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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001133228-19-001860
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190513
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190329
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190328
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20190329

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000793040
		IRS NUMBER:				133345139
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04656
		FILM NUMBER:		19713467

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		65 MADISON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 550
		CITY:			MORRISTOWN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07960
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(973) 631-1177

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		65 MADISON AVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 550
		CITY:			MORRISTOWN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07960

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ELLSWORTH FUND LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060330

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ELLSWORTH CONVERTIBLE GROWTH & INCOME FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Filed by Registrant <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.4in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD><TD>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></TD><TD>Definitive Proxy Statement</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD><TD>Definitive Additional Materials</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD><TD>Soliciting Material Pursuant to Sec. 240.14a-12</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its
Charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement,
if other than the Registrant)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></TD><TD>No fee required</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 27pt; text-indent: -27pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD><TD>Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">1)</TD><TD>Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 45pt; text-indent: -0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">2)</TD><TD>Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">3)</TD><TD>Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11(set forth the amount on
which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">4)</TD><TD>Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">5)</TD><TD>Total fee paid:</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD><TD>Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify
the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or
the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">1)</TD><TD>Amount Previously Paid:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">2)</TD><TD>Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">3)</TD><TD>Filing Party:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.4in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">4)</TD><TD>Date Filed:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>ELLSWORTH GROWTH AND INCOME FUND LTD.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">One Corporate Center</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Rye, New York 10580-1422</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(914) 921-5070</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>To Be Held on May 13, 2019</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">To the Shareholders of</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">ELLSWORTH GROWTH AND INCOME FUND LTD.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Notice is hereby given that the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of the Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd., a Delaware statutory trust (the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo;), will
be held on Monday, May 13, 2019, at 9:15 a.m., local time, at The Cole Auditorium, The Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Avenue,
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 (the &ldquo;Meeting&rdquo;), and at any adjournments or postponements thereof for the following purposes:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To elect three (3) Trustees of the Fund to be elected by
the holders of the Fund&rsquo;s common shares and holders of its 5.25% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares (&ldquo;Preferred
Shares&rdquo;), voting together as a single class; and</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To consider and vote upon such other matters, including
adjournments, as may properly come before said Meeting or any adjournments thereof.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">These items are discussed in greater detail in the attached
Proxy Statement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The close of business on March 21,&nbsp;2019,
has been fixed as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and any
adjournments or postponements thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><B>YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE OF YOUR HOLDINGS IN THE FUND. WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE VOTE
PROMPTLY. SHAREHOLDERS MAY AUTHORIZE THEIR PROXY BY TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET. ALTERNATIVELY, SHAREHOLDERS MAY SUBMIT VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
BY SIGNING AND DATING THE PROXY CARD AND RETURNING IT IN THE ACCOMPANYING POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By Order of the Board of Trustees,</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ANDREA R. MANGO</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Secretary</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">April 3, 2019</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGNING PROXY CARDS
TO BE RETURNED BY MAIL</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The following general
rules for signing proxy cards may be of assistance to you and avoid the time and expense to the Fund involved in validating your
vote if you fail to properly sign your proxy card.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 19.9pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Individual Accounts: </I>Sign your name exactly as it
appears in the registration on the proxy card.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Joint Accounts: </I>Either party may sign, but the name
of the party signing should conform exactly to the name shown in the registration.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">3.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>All Other Accounts: </I>The capacity of the individuals
signing the proxy card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of registration. For example:</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Registration</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Va</U></B><U>l<B>id Signatu</B>r<B>e</B></U></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Corporate Accounts</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ABC Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 51%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ABC Corp., John Doe, Treasurer</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ABC Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">John Doe, Treasurer</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ABC Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">c/o John Doe, Treasurer</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">John Doe</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ABC Corp., Profit Sharing Plan</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">John Doe, Trustee</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Trust Accounts</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ABC Trust</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Jane B. Doe, Trustee</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Jane B. Doe, Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">u/t/d 12/28/78</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Jane B. Doe</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Custodian or Estate Accounts</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">John B. Smith, Cust.</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">f/b/o John B. Smith, Jr. UGMA</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">John B. Smith</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">John B. Smith, Executor</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Estate of Jane Smith</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">John B. Smith, Executor</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>INSTRUCTIONS FOR TELEPHONE/INTERNET VOTING</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Instructions for authorizing
your proxy to vote your shares by telephone or Internet are included with the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
and the proxy card.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>ELLSWORTH GROWTH AND INCOME FUND LTD.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>May 13, 2019</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PROXY STATEMENT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 19.2pt">This Proxy
Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Trustees (the &ldquo;Board,&rdquo; the members
of which are referred to as &ldquo;Trustees&rdquo;) of the Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd., a Delaware statutory trust (the
&ldquo;Fund&rdquo;), for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held on Monday, May 13, 2019, at 9:15 a.m.,
local time, at The Cole Auditorium, The Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 (the &ldquo;Meeting&rdquo;),
and at any adjournments or postponements thereof. A Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials will first be mailed to
shareholders on or about April 3, 2019.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">In addition
to the solicitation of proxies by mail, officers of the Fund and officers and regular employees of American Stock Transfer &amp;
Trust Company (&ldquo;AST&rdquo;), the Fund&rsquo;s transfer agent, and affiliates of AST or other representatives of the Fund
may also solicit proxies by telephone, Internet, or in person. In addition, the Fund has retained Morrow Sodali LLC to assist in
the solicitation of proxies for an estimated fee of $1,000 plus reimbursement of expenses. The Fund will pay the costs of the proxy
solicitation and the expenses incurred in connection with preparing, printing, and mailing the Notice of Internet Availability
of Proxy Materials and/or Proxy Statement and its enclosures. If requested, the Fund will also reimburse brokerage firms and others
for their expenses in forwarding solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of its shares.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><B>The Fund&rsquo;s most recent
annual report, including audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, is available upon request,
without charge, by writing to the Secretary of the Fund, One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580-1422, calling the Fund at 800-422-3554,
or via the Internet at www.gabelli.com.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 19.45pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 19.45pt">If the
proxy is properly executed and returned in time to be voted at the Meeting, the shares represented thereby will be voted &ldquo;FOR&rdquo;
the election of the nominees as Trustees as described in this Proxy Statement, unless instructions to the contrary are marked thereon,
and at the discretion of the proxy holders as to the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the Meeting.
Any shareholder who has submitted a proxy has the right to revoke it at any time prior to its exercise either by attending the
Meeting and voting his or her shares in person or by submitting a letter of revocation or a later dated proxy to the Fund at the
above address prior to the date of the Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">A &ldquo;quorum&rdquo;
is required in order to transact business at the Meeting. A quorum of shareholders is constituted by the presence in person or
by proxy of the holders of one-third of the outstanding shares of the Fund entitled to vote at the Meeting. In the event a quorum
is not present at the Meeting, or in the event that a quorum is present at the Meeting but sufficient votes to approve any of the
proposed items are not received, the chairperson of the Meeting may propose one or more adjournments of such Meeting to permit
further solicitation of proxies. If a quorum is present, a shareholder vote may be taken on one or more of the proposals in this
Proxy Statement prior to such adjournment if sufficient votes have been received for approval and it is otherwise appropriate.
If a quorum is present, the persons named as proxies will vote those proxies which they are entitled to vote &ldquo;FOR&rdquo;
any proposal in favor of such adjournment and will vote those proxies required to be voted &ldquo;AGAINST&rdquo; any proposal against
any such adjournment. Absent the establishment of a subsequent record date and the giving of notice to the holders of record thereon,
the adjourned meeting must take place not more than 130 days after the record date. At such adjourned meeting, any business may
be transacted which might have been transacted at the original Meeting. The Fund may postpone or cancel a meeting of shareholders,
and if it does the Fund will make a public announcement of such postponement or cancellation prior to the meeting. The postponed
meeting may not be held more than 130 days after the initial record date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The close
of business on March 21, 2019, has been fixed as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and
to vote at the meeting and all adjournments or postponements thereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Fund has two classes
of shares of beneficial interest outstanding: common shares, par value $0.01 per share (&ldquo;Common Shares&rdquo;), and 5.25%
Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares, par value $0.01 per share (&ldquo;Preferred Shares&rdquo;). The holders of the Common Shares
and Preferred Shares are each entitled to one vote for each full share held. On the record date, there were 13,023,167 Common Shares
and 1,200,000 Preferred Shares outstanding.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Set forth
below is information as to those shareholders to the Fund&rsquo;s knowledge that beneficially own 5% or more of a class of the
Fund&rsquo;s outstanding voting securities as of the record date.</P>

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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 10pt">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 36%; text-indent: 0.25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Name
    and Address of</B></FONT><BR>
    <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Beneficial Owner(s)</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 11%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Title of Class</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 36%; padding-left: 13.7pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Amount
    of Shares and</B></FONT><BR>
    <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Nature of Ownership</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 17%; padding-left: 16.3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Percent of Class</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 33.35pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: -0.25pt">Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: -0.25pt">1585, Broadway</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: -0.25pt">New York, NY 10036</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,072,279</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 33.35pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8.2%</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 33.35pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: -0.25pt">Advisors Asset Management, Inc.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: -0.25pt">18925 Base Camp Road</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Monument, CO 80132</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">870,054</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 33.35pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.7%</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 33.35pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: -0.25pt">UBS Group AG</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: -0.25pt">Bahnhofstrasse 45</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: -0.25pt">P.O. Box CH-8021</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: -0.25pt">Zurich, Switzerland</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">673,524</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 33.35pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.2%</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 31.7pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: -0.25pt">Americo Financial Life &amp; Annuity</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: -0.25pt">P.O. Box 410288</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: -0.25pt">Kansas City, MO 64141</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Preferred</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">120,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 31.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.0%</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SUMMARY OF VOTING RIGHTS ON PROXY PROPOSALS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 20%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Proposal</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 40%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Common Shareholders</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; padding-left: 4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Preferred Shareholders</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Election of Trustees</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common and Preferred Shareholders, voting together as a single class, vote to elect three Trustees:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common and Preferred Shareholders, voting together as a single class, vote to elect three Trustees:</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">James A. Dinsmore,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">James A. Dinsmore,</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Elizabeth C. Bogan, and</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Elizabeth C. Bogan, and</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Anthonie C. van Ekris</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Anthonie C. van Ekris</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Other Business</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common and Preferred Shareholders, voting together as a single class</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PROPOSAL: TO ELECT THREE (3) TRUSTEES
OF THE FUND</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>Nominees for the Board of Trustees</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Board
consists of eleven Trustees, nine of whom are not &ldquo;interested persons&rdquo; of the Fund (as defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the &ldquo;1940 Act&rdquo;)). The Fund divides the Board into three classes, each class having a term
of three years. Each year, the term of office of one class will expire. James A. Dinsmore, Elizabeth C. Bogan, and Anthonie C.
van Ekris have each been nominated by the Board for election to serve for a three year term to expire at the Fund&rsquo;s 2022
Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Dr. Bogan has served as a Trustee of the
Fund since 1986, Mr. Platt has served as a Trustee since 1997, Mr. Harding has served as a Trustee since 2007, and Mr. Bizzell
has served as a Trustee since 2008. Messrs. Conn, Dinsmore, Fahrenkopf, Gabelli, Melarkey, Nakamura, and van Ekris became Trustees
of the Fund on November 1, 2015. All of the Trustees, with the exception of Mr. Dinsmore, are also directors or trustees of other
investment companies for which Gabelli Funds, LLC (the &ldquo;Adviser&rdquo;) or its affiliates serve as investment adviser. The
classes of Trustees are indicated below:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B><U>Nominees to Serve Until 2022 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify">James A. Dinsmore</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify">Elizabeth C. Bogan</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify">Anthonie C. van Ekris</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B><U>Trustees Serving Until 2021 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt">Mario J. Gabelli</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt">Daniel D. Harding</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt">Kuni Nakamura</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt">Nicolas W. Platt</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B><U>Trustees Serving Until 2020 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt">Kinchen C. Bizzell</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt">James P. Conn</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt">Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt">Michael J. Melarkey</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Under the Fund&rsquo;s
Declaration of Trust, Statement of Preferences, and the 1940 Act, holders of the Fund&rsquo;s outstanding Preferred Shares, voting
as a separate class, are entitled to elect two Trustees, and holders of the Fund&rsquo;s outstanding Common Shares and Preferred
Shares, voting together as a single class, are entitled to elect the remaining Trustees. The holders of the Fund&rsquo;s outstanding
Preferred Shares would be entitled to elect the minimum number of additional Trustees that would represent a majority of the Trustees
in the event that dividends on the Fund&rsquo;s Preferred Shares become in arrears for two full years and until all arrearages
are eliminated. No dividend arrearages exist as of the date of this Proxy Statement. Messrs. Melarkey and Nakamura are currently
the Trustees elected solely by the holders of the Fund&rsquo;s Preferred Shares, and their terms as Trustees are scheduled to expire
at the Fund&rsquo;s 2020 and 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, respectively. Therefore, they are not standing for election at
this Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Unless instructions
are provided to the contrary, it is the intention of the persons named in the proxy to vote the proxy &ldquo;FOR&rdquo; the election
of the nominees named above. Each nominee has indicated that he has consented to serve as a Trustee if elected at the Meeting.
If, however, a designated nominee declines or otherwise becomes unavailable for election, the proxy confers discretionary power
on the persons named therein to vote in favor of a substitute nominee or nominees. Each nominee is qualified to serve as a Trustee
under the Fund&rsquo;s governing documents.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Set forth in the
table below are the existing Trustees, including those Trustees who are not considered to be &ldquo;interested persons,&rdquo;
as defined in the 1940 Act (the &ldquo;Independent Trustees&rdquo;), three of whom are nominated for re-election to the Board of
the Fund, and officers of the Fund, including information relating to their respective positions held with the Fund, a brief statement
of their principal occupations, and, in the case of the Trustees, their other directorships during the past five years (excluding
other funds managed by the Adviser), if any.</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Name, Position(s),</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Address<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>and Age</U></B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Term of</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Office and</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Length of</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Time</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Serve</U></B><U>d<B><SUP>(2)</SUP></B></U></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 27%">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Principal Occupation(s)</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>During Past Five Years</U></B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; padding-left: 3pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Other Directorships</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Held by Trustee</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>During Past Five Years</U></B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Number of</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Portfolios in</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Fund Complex<SUP>(3)</SUP></B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Overseen</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>by Trustee </U></B></P></TD></TR>

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    <TD COLSPAN="4"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>INTERESTED TRUSTEES/NOMINEES<SUP>(4)</SUP>:</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 21%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Mario J. Gabelli</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chairman</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 76</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 13%"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2015**</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt; width: 27%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc. and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc.; Director/ Trustee or Chief Investment Officer of other registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex; Chief Executive Officer of GGCP, Inc.; Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt; width: 21%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director of Morgan Group &nbsp;Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of LICT Corp. (multimedia and communication services company); Director of CIBL, Inc. (broadcasting and wireless communications); Director of ICTC Group Inc. (communications)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 18%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">33</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>James A. Dinsmore</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">President and Trustee</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 36</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2015*</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Portfolio Manager for Gabelli Funds, LLC; President of the Fund; Executive Vice President of the Bancroft Fund Ltd. (2013-2015); Executive Vice President of the Fund (January 2013- February 2014); Vice President of the Fund and the Bancroft Fund Ltd. (2009-2012)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ndash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/NOMINEES<SUP>(5)</SUP>:</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Kinchen C. Bizzell</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 64</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2008***</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Private Investor; Managing Director of CAVU Securities (securities broker-dealer) (2013-2016); Investor Relations Managing Director (1998- 2013) and Senior Counselor (after 2013) at Burson-Marsteller (global public relations and communications)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ndash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Elizabeth C. Bogan</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 74</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 1990*</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Senior Lecturer in Economics at Princeton University</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ndash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>James P. Conn</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 81</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2015***</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Former Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Financial Security Assurance Holdings, Ltd. (1992-1998)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ndash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">26</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.<SUP>(7)</SUP></B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 79</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2015***</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Co-Chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates; Former President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Gaming Association (1995-2013); Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1983-1989)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director of First Republic Bank &nbsp;(banking); Director of Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (casino entertainment company)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Name, Position(s),</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Address<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>and Age</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Term of</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Office and</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Length of</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Time</B></FONT><BR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Principal Occupation(s)</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>During Past Five Years</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Other Directorships</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Held by Trustee</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>During Past Five Years</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Number of</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Portfolios in</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Fund Complex<SUP>(3)</SUP></B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Overseen</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>by Trustee</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Daniel D. Harding</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 66</FONT></TD>
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                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2007**</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Managing General Partner of the Global Equity Income Fund (private investment fund); Director of TRC (private asset management); General Partner of Latitude Capital Partners, LLC (private investment)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Morristown Medical Center; Atlantic Health Systems; Ocean Reef Community Foundation; and Ocean Reef Medical Center Foundation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Michael J. Melarkey<SUP>(6)</SUP></B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 68</FONT></TD>
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                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2015***</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Of Counsel in the law firm of McDonald Carano Wilson LLP; Partner in the law firm of Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel, Mulligan &amp; McKenzie (1980-2015)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chairman of Southwest Gas Corporation (natural gas utility)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Kuni Nakamura<SUP>(6)(7)</SUP></B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 50</FONT></TD>
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                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2015**</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ndash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">35</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Nicolas W. Platt</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 65</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 1997**</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Private Investor; Member of NYSE American LLC Committee on Securities; Township Committee Member, Harding, New Jersey; Former Mayor of Township of Harding, New Jersey (2013-2016); Managing Director of FTI Consulting Inc. (international consulting company) (March 2009-May 2011)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Anthonie C. van Ekris<SUP>(7)</SUP></B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 83</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2015*</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BALMAC International, Inc. (global import/export company)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ndash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>OFFICERS:</U></B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Name, Position(s)</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Address<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>and age</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Term of</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Office and</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Length of</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Time</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Served<SUP>(8)</SUP></U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 65%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Principal Occupation(s)</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>During Past Five Years</U></B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>John C. Ball</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer </FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 43</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2017</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Treasurer of funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 2017; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of AMG Funds, 2014-2017; Vice President of State Street Corporation, 2007-2014</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Agnes Mullady</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Vice President</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 60</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2015</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Officer of registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 2006; President and Chief Operating Officer of the Fund Division of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2015; Chief Executive Officer of G.distributors, LLC since 2010; Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2009; Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2007; Executive Vice President of Associated Capital Group, Inc. since 2016</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Andrea R. Mango</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Secretary and Vice President</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 46</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2015</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Vice President of GAMCO Investors, since 2016; Counsel of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2013; Secretary of registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 2013; Vice President of closed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 2014</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Richard J. Walz</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief Compliance Officer</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 59</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2015</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief Compliance Officer of registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 2013</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Laurissa M. Martire</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Vice President and Ombudsman</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 42</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2015</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Vice President and/or Ombudsman of closed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex; Senior Vice President (since January 2019) and other positions (2003-2019) of GAMCO Investors, Inc.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Bethany A. Uhlein</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Vice President and Ombudsman</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Age: 28</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
                                   <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Since 2017</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Vice President and/or Ombudsman of closed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since May 2017; Assistant Vice President (since January 2015) and Associate (2013-2015) for GAMCO Asset Management Inc.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(1)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Address: One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(2)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Fund&rsquo;s Board of Trustees is divided into three
classes, each class having a term of three years. Each year the term of office of one class expires and the successor or successors
elected to such class serve for a three year term.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(3)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The &ldquo;Fund Complex&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Gabelli/GAMCO
Fund Complex&rdquo; includes all the U.S. registered investment companies that are considered part of the same fund complex as
the Fund because they have common or affiliated investment advisers.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(4)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&ldquo;Interested person&rdquo; of the Fund, as defined
in the 1940 Act. Messrs. Gabelli and Dinsmore are each considered to be an &ldquo;interested person&rdquo; of the Fund because
of their affiliation with the Fund&rsquo;s Adviser.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(5)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Trustees who are not considered to be &ldquo;interested
persons&rdquo; of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act are considered to be &ldquo;Independent&rdquo; Trustees. None of the Independent
Trustees (with the possible exceptions as described in this proxy statement) nor their family members had any interest in the
Adviser or any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser as of December
31, 2018.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(6)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Trustee elected solely by holders of the Fund&rsquo;s
Preferred Shares.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(7)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Mr. Fahrenkopf&rsquo;s daughter, Leslie F. Foley, serves
as a director of other funds in the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. Mr. van Ekris is an independent director of Gabelli International
Ltd., Gabelli Fund LDC, GAMA Capital Opportunities Master Ltd., and GAMCO International SICAV, and Mr. Nakamura is a director
of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Plc, all of which may be deemed to be controlled by Mario J. Gabelli and/or affiliates and in that
event would be deemed to be under common control with the Fund&rsquo;s Adviser.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(8)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Includes time served in prior officer positions with the
Fund. Each officer will hold office for an indefinite term until the date he or she resigns or retires or until his or her successor
is duly elected and qualifies.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">*</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Nominee to serve, if elected, until the Fund&rsquo;s 2022
Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">**</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Term continues until the Fund&rsquo;s 2021 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">***</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Term continues until the Fund&rsquo;s 2020 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Board
believes that each Trustee&rsquo;s experience, qualifications, attributes or skills on an individual basis and in combination with
those of other Trustees lead to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve in such capacity. Among the attributes or skills
common to all Trustees are their ability to review critically and to evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them,
to interact effectively with the other Trustees, the Adviser, the sub-administrator, other service providers, counsel, and the
Fund&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm, and to exercise effective and independent business judgment in the
performance of their duties as Trustees. Each Trustee&rsquo;s ability to perform his or her duties effectively has been attained
in large part through the Trustee&rsquo;s business, consulting, or public service positions and through experience from service
as a member of the Board and one or more of the other funds in the Fund Complex, public companies, non-profit entities, or other
organizations as set forth above and below. Each Trustee&rsquo;s ability to perform his or her duties effectively also has been
enhanced by education, professional training, and other experience.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B><U>Interested Trustees/Nominees</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><I>Mario
J. Gabelli, CFA. </I>Mr. Gabelli is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Fund. He serves in the same capacity for other funds
in the Fund Complex. Mr. Gabelli is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of GAMCO
Investors, Inc. (&ldquo;GBL&rdquo;), a New York Stock Exchange (&ldquo;NYSE&rdquo;)-listed asset manager and financial services
company. He is the Chief Investment Officer of Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. (&ldquo;GAMCO&rdquo;),
each of which are asset management subsidiaries of GBL. In addition, Mr. Gabelli is Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer,
a director and the controlling shareholder of GGCP, Inc. (&ldquo;GGCP&rdquo;), a private company that holds a majority interest
in GBL, and the Chairman of MJG Associates, Inc., which acts as an investment manager of various investment funds and other accounts.
He is Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc., a public company that provides alternative management and institutional
research services and is a majority-owned subsidiary of GGCP. Mr. Gabelli serves as Overseer of the Columbia University Graduate
School of Business and as a trustee of Boston College and Roger Williams University. He serves as a director of the Winston Churchill
Foundation, The E.L. Wiegand Foundation, The American-Italian Cancer Foundation, and The Foundation for Italian Art and Culture.
He is Chairman of the Gabelli Foundation, Inc., a Nevada private charitable trust. Mr. Gabelli serves as Co-President of Field
Point Park Association, Inc. Mr. Gabelli received his Bachelor&rsquo;s degree from Fordham University, M.B.A. from Columbia Business
School, and honorary Doctorates from Fordham University and Roger Williams University.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><I>James
A. Dinsmore, CFA. </I>Mr. Dinsmore has been President of the Fund since February 2014, and serves as a portfolio manager of the
Fund and other funds in the Fund Complex. He was Executive Vice President of Bancroft Fund Ltd. from 2013 until 2015. He was Executive
Vice President of the Fund from January 2013 until February 2014. He served as Vice President of the Fund and the Bancroft Fund
Ltd. from 2009 through 2012. He received a B.A. degree in Economics from Cornell University and an M.B.A. in Finance and marketing
from Rutgers University.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B><U>Independent Trustees/Nominees</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 20.15pt"><I>Kinchen C. Bizzell,
CFA. </I>Mr. Bizzell is a private investor. He was a Managing Director of CAVU Securities, a New York institutional securities
broker-dealer from 2013 until 2016. At CAVU, Mr. Bizzell was a Compliance Officer and a Financial Institution Group Investment
Banker. From 1998 until 2003, Mr. Bizzell was an Investor Relations Managing Director and later a Senior Counselor at Burson-Marsteller,
a global public relations and communications firm. He advised clients on earnings warnings and restatements, mergers and acquisitions,
and bankruptcies. He started his career as a lawyer and was a partner in the New York law firm of Mendes &amp; Mount, counsel to
Lloyd&rsquo;s of London and British insurers. Mr. Bizzell serves on the Fund&rsquo;s Audit Committee and in the same capacity for
another fund in the Fund Complex. Mr. Bizzell is a member of the New York State Bar. He holds twelve securities licenses from the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority including: Research Analyst (Series 86, 87) and Principal registration for Financial and
Operations, General Securities, Municipal Securities and Registered Options (Series 27, 24, 53, 4). Mr. Bizzell received his Bachelor&rsquo;s
degree from North Carolina State University and Juris Doctor degree from Duke University.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 18.7pt"><I>Elizabeth
C. Bogan, Ph.D. </I>Dr. Bogan has been Senior Lecturer in Economics at Princeton University since 1992. She was formerly Chair of
the Economics and Finance Department, Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a member of the Executive Committee for the College of
Business Administration. Dr. Bogan serves on the Fund&rsquo;s Audit Committee and also serves in the same capacity for another
fund in the Fund Complex. She received her Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Economics from Wellesley College, an M.A. degree in Quantitative
Economics from the University of New Hampshire, and a Ph.D. degree in Economics from Columbia University.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><I>James
P. Conn. </I>Mr. Conn is the Lead Independent Trustee of the Fund and a member of the Fund&rsquo;s <I>ad hoc </I>Proxy Voting Committee.
He serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. He was
a senior business executive of Transamerica Corp., an insurance holding company, for much of his career including service as Chief
Investment Officer. Mr. Conn has been a director of several public companies in banking and other industries, and was lead director
and/or chair of various committees. He received his Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Business Administration from Santa Clara University.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><I>Frank
J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. </I>Mr. Fahrenkopf is the Co-Chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates, which is responsible for the
widely-viewed Presidential debates during the quadrennial election cycle. He also served as Chairman of the Republican National
Committee for six years during Ronald Reagan&rsquo;s presidency. Additionally, he serves as a board member of the International
Republican Institute, which he founded in 1984. Mr. Fahrenkopf is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the American
Gaming Association (&ldquo;AGA&rdquo;), the trade group for the hotel-casino industry. Mr. Fahrenkopf serves on the Fund&rsquo;s
Nominating Committee and on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards
he sits. He served for many years as Chairman of the Pacific Democrat Union and Vice Chairman of the International Democrat Union,
a worldwide association of political parties from the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan, Australia,
and twenty other nations. Prior to becoming the AGA&rsquo;s first chief executive in 1995, Mr. Fahrenkopf was a partner in the
law firm of Hogan &amp; Hartson, where he chaired the International Trade Practice Group and specialized in regulatory, legislative,
and corporate matters for multinational, foreign, and domestic clients. Mr. Fahrenkopf is the former Chairman of the Finance Committee
of the Culinary Institute of America and remains a member of the board. For over 30 years, Mr. Fahrenkopf has served on the Board
of First Republic Bank and as Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee.
He also serves as a member of the Board of Eldorado Resorts, Inc., which owns and operates 19 casinos in 10 states. Mr. Fahrenkopf
received his Bachelor&rsquo;s degree from the University of Nevada, Reno and his Juris Doctor from Boalt Hall School of Law, U.C.
Berkeley.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 20.15pt"><I>Daniel D. Harding,
CFA. </I>Mr. Harding is the Managing General Partner of the Global Equity Income Fund, a private investment fund. He is General
Partner of Latitude Capital LLC, a private investment firm specializing in asset backed lending and tax lien securities. Mr. Harding
serves as Chairman of the Fund&rsquo;s Audit Committee and is the Fund&rsquo;s designated Audit Committee Financial Expert. He
serves in the same capacities for another fund in the Fund Complex. Mr. Harding is co-founder and was Chief Investment Officer
of Harding Loevner Management LP, an investment advisory firm, from 1989 through 2003. Prior to founding Harding Loevner, he was
a Trust Investment Officer at American National Bank and a partner and associate for the Rockefeller Family Office. He is a director
of TRC, a private asset management firm, and was a director of Legg Mason Investment Counsel, LLC and Chair of the Investment Committee
from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Harding is engaged in numerous not for profit organizations with fiduciary responsibilities including Morristown
Medical Center, Atlantic Health Systems, Ocean Reef Community Foundation, and Ocean Reef Medical Center Foundation. He received
his undergraduate degree from Colgate University, and is a CFA and CIC charterholder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><I>Michael
J. Melarkey, Esq. </I>Mr. Melarkey, after more than forty years of experience as an attorney specializing in business, estate planning,
and gaming regulatory work, recently retired from the active practice of law, and is of counsel to the firm of McDonald Carano
and Wilson in Reno Nevada. He is Chairman of the Fund&rsquo;s Nominating Committee and serves as a member of one of the multi-fund
<I>ad hoc </I>Compensation Committees. He serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund
Complex on whose boards he sits. He is Chairman of the Board of Southwest Gas Corporation and serves on its Nominating, Corporate
Governance, and Compensation Committees. Mr. Melarkey acts as a trustee and officer for several private charitable organizations,
including as a trustee of The Bretzlaff Foundation and Edwin L. Wiegand Trust. He is an officer of a private oil and gas company.
Mr. Melarkey received his Bachelor&rsquo;s degree from the University of Nevada, Reno, Juris Doctor from the University of San
Francisco School of Law, and Masters of Law in Taxation from New York University School of Law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><I>Kuni
Nakamura. </I>Mr. Nakamura is the president of Advanced Polymer, Inc., a chemical manufacturing company, and president of KEN
Enterprises, Inc., a real estate company. He is Chairman of the Fund&rsquo;s <I>ad hoc </I>Proxy Voting Committee and a
member of the Fund&rsquo;s Audit Committee. Mr. Nakamura serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other
funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. He also serves as a director of the Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Plc. Mr.
Nakamura was previously a board member of The LGL Group, Inc., a diversified manufacturing company. He is involved in various
capacities with The University of Pennsylvania and The Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Mr. Nakamura is a graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania &ndash; The Wharton School with a Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Economics and Multinational
Management.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><I>Nicolas
W. Piatt. </I>Mr. Platt is a private investor. He served as Mayor of the Township of Harding, New Jersey from 2013 to 2016, and
is up for re-election in 2019. Mr. Platt is now serving on the Township Committee. He is a member of the Fund&rsquo;s Nominating
and <I>ad hoc </I>Proxy Voting Committees. He serves on comparable or other committees for another fund in the Fund Complex on
whose board he sits. From 2009 until 2011, Mr. Platt served as Managing Director of FTI Consulting Inc., an international financial
consulting company. Prior to March 2009, he was a senior executive with WPP Group, plc subsidiaries Ogilvy Worldwide and Young
&amp; Rubicam - Burson-Marsteller&rsquo;s corporate practice. He spent thirteen years in leadership roles at both the New York
and American Stock Exchanges. At the AMEX, Mr. Platt oversaw the exchange&rsquo;s domestic and international listing efforts and
was the liaison to the investment banking community. Mr. Platt is a member of the NYSE American LLC Committee on Securities, which
reviews the continued exchange listing qualifications for companies. He sits on the boards of several non-public organizations.
Mr. Platt received his Bachelor&rsquo;s degree from Skidmore College and an M.A. in Economics from Columbia University.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><I>Anthonie
C. van Ekris. </I>Mr. van Ekris has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BALMAC International, Inc., a global import/export
company, for over twenty years. He serves on the boards of other funds in the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex and as a director and
the Chairman of the GAMCO International SICAV. Mr. van Ekris has over fifty-five years of experience as Chairman and/or Chief Executive
Officer of public and private companies involved in international trading or commodity trading, and served in both of these capacities
for nearly twenty years for a large public jewelry chain. Mr. van Ekris is a former director of an oil and gas operations company.
He served on the boards of a number of public companies and for more than ten years on the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army
of Greater New York.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>Trustees &ndash; Leadership Structure and Oversight
Responsibilities</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Overall responsibility
for general oversight of the Fund rests with the Board. Mr. Gabelli, an Interested Trustee, serves as Chairman of the Board. The
Board has appointed Mr. Conn as the Lead Independent Trustee. The Lead Independent Trustee presides over executive sessions of
the Trustees and also serves between meetings of the Board as a liaison with service providers, officers, counsel, and other Trustees
on a wide variety of matters including scheduling agenda items for Board meetings. Designation as such does not impose on the Lead
Independent Trustee any obligations or standards greater than or different from other Trustees. The Board has established a Nominating
Committee and an Audit Committee to assist the Board in the oversight of the management and affairs of the Fund. The Board also
has an <I>ad hoc </I>Proxy Voting Committee that exercises beneficial ownership responsibilities on behalf of the Fund in selected
situations. From time to time, the Board establishes additional committees or informal working groups, such as an <I>ad hoc </I>Pricing
Committee related to securities offerings by the Fund, to address specific matters, or assigns one of its members to work with
trustees or directors of other funds in the Fund Complex on special committees or working groups that address fund complex-wide
matters, such as the multi-fund <I>ad hoc </I>Compensation Committee relating to the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer
for all the funds in the Fund Complex, and a separate multi-fund <I>ad hoc </I>Compensation Committee relating to the compensation
of certain other officers of the closed-end funds in the Fund Complex.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">All of the Fund&rsquo;s
Trustees, other than Messrs. Mario J. Gabelli and James A. Dinsmore, are Independent Trustees and the Board believes it is able
to provide effective oversight of the Fund&rsquo;s service providers. In addition to providing feedback and direction during Board
meetings, the Independent Trustees meet regularly in executive session and chair all committees of the Board.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Fund&rsquo;s operations
entail a variety of risks, including investment, administration, valuation, and a range of compliance matters. Although the Adviser,
the sub-administrator, and the officers of the Fund are responsible for managing these risks on a dayto day basis within the framework
of their established risk management functions, the Board also addresses risk management of the Fund through its meetings and those
of the committees and working groups. As part of its general oversight, the Board reviews with the Adviser at Board meetings the
levels and types of risks being undertaken by the Fund, and the Audit Committee discusses the Fund&rsquo;s risk management and
controls with the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Fund. The Board reviews valuation policies and procedures
and the valuations of specific illiquid securities. The Board also receives periodic reports from the Fund&rsquo;s Chief Compliance
Officer regarding compliance matters relating to the Fund and its major service providers, including results of the implementation
and testing of the Fund&rsquo;s and such providers&rsquo; compliance programs. The Board&rsquo;s oversight function is facilitated
by management reporting processes designed to provide visibility to the Board regarding the identification, assessment, and management
of critical risks, and the controls and policies and procedures used to mitigate those risks. The Board reviews its role in supervising
the Fund&rsquo;s risk management from time to time and may make changes at its discretion at any time.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Board has determined
that its leadership structure is appropriate for the Fund because it enables the Board to exercise informed and independent judgment
over matters under its purview, allocates responsibility among committees in a manner that fosters effective oversight, and allows
the Board to devote appropriate resources to specific issues in a flexible manner as they arise. The Board periodically reviews
its leadership structure as well as its overall structure, composition, and functioning, and may make changes at its discretion
at any time.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt"><B>Beneficial Ownership of Shares Held in the Fund
and the Family of Investment Companies for each Trustee and Nominee for Election as Trustee</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Set forth in the table
below is the dollar range of equity securities in the Fund beneficially owned by each Trustee and nominee for election as Trustee
and the aggregate dollar range of equity securities in the Fund Complex beneficially owned by each Trustee and nominee for election
as Trustee.</P>

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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 40%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 20%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Dollar Range of Equity</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 40%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Securities Held</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Securities Held in the</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Name of Trustee/Nominee</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>in the Fund*<SUP>(1)</SUP></U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Family of Investment Companies*<SUP>(1)(2)</SUP></U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>INTERESTED TRUSTEES/NOMINEES:</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mario J. Gabelli</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">E</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">James A. Dinsmore</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">C</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">E</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/NOMINEES:</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Kinchen C. Bizzell</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">D</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">E</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Elizabeth C. Bogan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">E</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">E</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">James P. Conn</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">B</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">E</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">C</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Daniel D. Harding</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">E</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">E</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Michael J. Melarkey</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">C</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">E</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Kuni Nakamura</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">C</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">E</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Nicolas W. Platt</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">B</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">D</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Anthonie C. van Ekris</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">D</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">E</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">A. None</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">B. $1-$10,000</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">C. $10,001-$50,000</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">D. $50,001-$100,000</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">E. Over
$100,000</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">All shares were valued as of December 31, 2018.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(1)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">This information has been furnished by each Trustee and
nominee for election as Trustee as of December 31, 2018. &ldquo;Beneficial Ownership&rsquo;&rsquo; determined in accordance with Rule 16a-l(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;1934 Act&rdquo;).</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(2)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The term &ldquo;Family of Investment Companies&rdquo; includes two or more registered funds
                                                                              that share the same investment adviser or principal underwriter and hold themselves out to investors as related companies for
                                                                              purposes of investment and investor services. Currently, the registered funds that comprise the &ldquo;Fund
                                                                              Complex&rdquo; are identical to those that comprise the &ldquo;Family of Investment Companies.&rdquo;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Set forth in the
table below is the amount of shares beneficially owned by each Trustee, nominee for election as Trustee, and executive officer
of the Fund.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 53%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 27%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Amount and Nature of</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Percent of Shares</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Name of Trustee/Nominee/Officer</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Beneficial Ownership<SUP>(1)</SUP></U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Outstanding</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>INTERESTED TRUSTEES/NOMINEES:</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mario J. Gabelli</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">James A. Dinsmore</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5,472 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,070 Series A Preferred</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/NOMINEES:</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Kinchen C. Bizzell</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8,143</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Elizabeth C. Bogan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">14,353 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">James P. Conn</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,000 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Daniel D. Harding</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">14,736 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Michael J. Melarkey</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2,956 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Kuni Nakamura</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3,641</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">268 Series A Preferred</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Nicolas W. Platt</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">700</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Anthonie C. van Ekris</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6,000<SUP>(3)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>EXECUTIVE OFFICERS:</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">John C. Ball</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Andrea R. Mango</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Agnes Mullady</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Richard J. Walz</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(1)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">This information has been furnished by each Trustee, including
each nominee for election as Trustee, and executive officer as of December 31, 2018. &ldquo;Beneficial Ownership&rdquo; is determined
in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act. Reflects ownership of Common Shares unless otherwise noted.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(2)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">An asterisk indicates that the ownership amount constitutes
less than 1% of the total shares outstanding. The ownership of the Trustees, including nominees for election as Trustee, and executive
officers as a group constitutes less than 1% of the total Common Shares and less than 1% of the total Preferred Shares outstanding.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(3)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">All 6,000 Common Shares are owned by Mr. van Ekris&rsquo;
children for which he disclaims beneficial ownership.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Set forth in the table
below is the amount of interests beneficially owned by each Independent Trustee, nominee for election as an Independent Trustee
or his or her immediate family member, as applicable, in a person, other than a registered investment company, that may be deemed
to be controlled by the Fund&rsquo;s Adviser and/or affiliates (including Mario J. Gabelli) and in that event would be deemed to
be under common control with the Fund&rsquo;s Adviser.</P>

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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Name of Owner and</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Name of Independent</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Relationships to</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Value of</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Percent of</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Trustee/Nominee</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Trustee/Nominee</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Company</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Title of Class</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>In</U></B><U>t<B>erests<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></U></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Class<SUP>(2)</SUP></U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 14%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Same </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 30%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gabelli Associates Limited II E</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 20%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Membership Interests</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 7%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,248,346</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 9%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.36%</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Kuni Nakamura</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Same</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The LGL Group, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common Stock</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$ </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10,590</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUB>*</SUB></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Anthonie C. van Ekris</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Same</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">LICT Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common Stock</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$ </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">345,600</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUB>*</SUB></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Anthonie C. van Ekris</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Same</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The LGL Group, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common Stock</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13,420</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUB>*</SUB></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Anthonie C. van Ekris</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Same</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CIBL, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common Stock</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">40,560</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUB>*</SUB></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Anthonie C. van Ekris</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Same</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Morgan Group Holdings, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common Stock</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">240</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUB>*</SUB></FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(1)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">This information has been furnished as of December 31,
2018.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(2)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">An asterisk indicates that the ownership amount constitutes
less than 1% of the total interests outstanding.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Fund pays each
Independent Trustee an annual retainer of $8,500 plus $1,000 for each Board meeting attended. Each Independent Trustee is reimbursed
by the Fund for any outofpocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $500 per meeting attended.
In addition, the Audit Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $2,000, the Nominating Committee Chairman receives an annual
fee of $2,000, and the Lead Independent Trustee receives an annual fee of $1,000. A Trustee may receive a single meeting fee, allocated
among the participating funds, for participation in certain meetings on behalf of multiple funds. The aggregate remuneration (excluding
outofpocket expenses) paid by the Fund to such Trustees during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, amounted to $126,500.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, the Trustees of the Fund met four times, all of which were regular quarterly Board
meetings. Each Trustee then serving in such capacity attended at least 75% of the Board meetings and of any committee of which
he is a member.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>The Audit Committee and Audit Committee Report</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The role of the Fund&rsquo;s
Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Trustees in its oversight of (i) the quality and integrity of the Fund&rsquo;s financial
statement reporting process and the independent audit and reviews thereof; (ii) the Fund&rsquo;s accounting and financial reporting
policies and practices, its internal controls, and, as appropriate, the internal controls of certain of its service providers;
(iii) the Fund&rsquo;s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; and (iv) the independent registered public accounting
firm&rsquo;s qualifications, independence, and performance. The Audit Committee also is required to prepare an audit committee
report pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) for inclusion in the Fund&rsquo;s
annual proxy statement. The Audit Committee operates pursuant to the Audit Committee Charter (the &ldquo;Audit Charter&rdquo;)
that was most recently reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees on November 15, 2018. The Audit Charter is available in the
Closed-End Funds &ndash; Corporate Governance Section on the Fund&rsquo;s website at www.gabelli.com.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Pursuant
to the Audit Charter, the Audit Committee is responsible for conferring with the Fund&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting
firm, reviewing annual financial statements, approving the selection of the Fund&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting
firm, and overseeing the Fund&rsquo;s internal controls. The Audit Charter also contains provisions relating to the pre-approval
by the Audit Committee of audit and non-audit services to be provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (&ldquo;PricewaterhouseCoopers&rdquo;),
the Fund&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, to the Fund and to
the Adviser and certain of its affiliates. The Audit Committee advises the full Board with respect to accounting, auditing, and
financial matters affecting the Fund. As set forth in the Audit Charter, management is responsible for maintaining appropriate
systems for accounting and internal control, and the Fund&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm is responsible
for planning and carrying out proper audits and reviews. The independent registered public accounting firm is ultimately accountable
to the Board of Trustees and to the Audit Committee, as representatives of shareholders. The independent registered public accounting
firm for the Fund reports directly to the Audit Committee.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">In performing
its oversight function, at a meeting held on November 13, 2018, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management of the
Fund and PricewaterhouseCoopers the audited financial statements of the Fund as of and for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2018, and the conduct of the audit of such financial statements.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 20.15pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">In addition, the
Audit Committee discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers the accounting principles applied by the Fund and such other matters brought
to the attention of the Audit Committee by PricewaterhouseCoopers as required by current standards issued by the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (&ldquo;PCAOB&rdquo;). The Audit Committee also received from PricewaterhouseCoopers
the written disclosures and statements required by the SEC&rsquo;s independence rules, delineating relationships between PricewaterhouseCoopers
and the Fund, and discussed the impact that any such relationships might have on the objectivity and independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers
as the independent registered public accounting firm.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">As set
forth above, and as more fully set forth in the Audit Charter, the Audit Committee has significant duties and powers in its oversight
role with respect to the Fund&rsquo;s financial reporting procedures, internal control systems, and the independent audit process.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The members of the
Audit Committee are not, and do not represent themselves to be, professionally engaged in the practice of auditing or accounting
and are not employed by the Fund for accounting, financial management, or internal control purposes. Moreover, the Audit Committee
relies on and makes no independent verification of the facts presented to it or representations made by management or the Fund&rsquo;s
independent registered public accounting firm. Accordingly, the Audit Committee&rsquo;s oversight does not provide an independent
basis to determine that management has maintained appropriate accounting and/or financial reporting principles and policies, or
internal controls and procedures, designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations.
Furthermore, the Audit Committee&rsquo;s considerations and discussions referred to above do not provide assurance that the audit
of the Fund&rsquo;s financial statements has been carried out in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB or that the financial
statements are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (United States).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Based on
its consideration of the audited financial statements and the discussions referred to above with management and PricewaterhouseCoopers,
and subject to the limitations on the responsibilities and role of the Audit Committee set forth in the Audit Charter and those
discussed above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Fund&rsquo;s Board of Trustees that the Fund&rsquo;s audited financial
statements be included in the Fund&rsquo;s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>Submitted by the Audit Committee of the Fund&rsquo;s
Board of Trustees</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Daniel D. Harding, Chairman</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Kinchen C. Bizzell</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Elizabeth C. Bogan</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Kuni Nakamura</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">November 13, 2018</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Audit
Committee met two times during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018. The Audit Committee is composed of four of the Fund&rsquo;s
Independent Trustees, Messrs. Harding (Chairman), Bizzell, and Nakamura, and Dr. Bogan. The Fund has certified that each member
of the Audit Committee is able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including those of the Fund. Mr. Harding
has been designated as the Fund&rsquo;s audit committee financial expert, as defined in Items 407(d)(5)(ii) and (iii) of Regulation
S-K (the &ldquo;Audit Committee Financial Expert&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>Nominating Committee</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 20.15pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Board
of Trustees has a Nominating Committee composed of three of the Fund&rsquo;s Independent Trustees, Messrs. Melarkey (Chairman),
Fahrenkopf, Jr., and Platt. Each Nominating Committee Member is an Independent Trustee as determined under guidelines of the NYSE
American. The Nominating Committee met once during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018. The Nominating Committee is responsible
for identifying and recommending qualified candidates to the Board in the event that a position is vacated or created. In considering
candidates submitted by shareholders, the Nominating Committee will take into consideration the needs of the Board, the qualifications
of the candidate, and the interests of shareholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Nominating Committee
believes that the minimum qualifications for serving as a Trustee of the Fund are that the individual demonstrate, by significant
accomplishment in his or her field, an ability to make a meaningful contribution to the Board of Trustees&rsquo; oversight of the
business and affairs of the Fund and have an impeccable record and reputation for honest and ethical conduct in both his or her
professional and personal activities. In addition, the Nominating Committee examines a candidate&rsquo;s specific experiences and
skills, time availability in light of other commitments, potential conflicts of interest, and independence from management and
the Fund. The Fund has adopted specific Trustee qualification requirements that can be found in the Fund&rsquo;s By-Laws and are
applicable to all individuals who may be nominated, elected, appointed, qualified or seated to serve as Trustees. The qualification
requirements include: (i) age limits (at least 21 years of age and such maximum age as the Trustees may in the future determine);
(ii) prohibitions regarding any legal disability; (iii) limits on service on other boards; (iv) restrictions on relationships with
investment advisers other than the Fund&rsquo;s adviser; and (v) character and fitness requirements. Additionally, each Independent
Trustee must not be an &ldquo;interested person&rdquo; of the Fund as defined under Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act and may not
be or have certain relationships with a shareholder beneficially owning five percent or more of the Fund&rsquo;s outstanding shares
or specified levels of interest in registered investment companies. The Fund&rsquo;s By-Laws also provide that a majority of the
Trustees then in office may determine by resolution that a failure to satisfy a particular qualification requirement will not present
undue conflicts or impede the ability of the candidate to discharge the duties of a Trustee or the free flow of information among
Trustees or between the Fund&rsquo;s adviser and the Board. Reference is made to the Fund&rsquo;s By-Laws for more details.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Nominating Committee
also considers the overall composition of the Board, bearing in mind the benefits that may be derived from having members who have
a variety of experiences, qualifications, attributes, or skills useful in overseeing a publicly traded, highly regulated entity
such as the Fund. The Nominating Committee does not have a formal policy regarding the consideration of diversity in identifying
trustee candidates. For a discussion of experiences, qualifications, attributes or skills supporting the appropriateness of each
Trustee&rsquo;s service on the Fund&rsquo;s Board, see the biographical information of the Trustees above in the section entitled
&ldquo;Information About Trustees and Officers.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt; text-indent: 19.45pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Board of Trustees adopted
a Nominating Committee Charter on November 18, 2015. The charter is available in the Closed-End Funds &ndash; Corporate Governance Section
on the Fund&rsquo;s website at www.gabelli.com.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>Other Board Related Matters</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Board
of Trustees has established the following procedures in order to facilitate communications among the Board and the shareholders
of the Fund and other interested parties.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Receipt of Communications</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 20.15pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Shareholders and other interested parties
may contact the Board or any member of the Board by mail or electronically. To communicate with the Board or any member of the
Board, correspondence should be addressed to the Board or the Board member(s) with whom you wish to communicate either by name
or title. All such correspondence should be sent to Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd., c/o Gabelli Funds, LLC, One Corporate
Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422. To communicate with the Board electronically, shareholders may go to the corporate website at www.gabelli.com
under the heading &ldquo;Contact Us/Email Addresses/Board of Directors (Gabelli Closed-End Funds).&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Forwarding the Communications</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">All communications
received will be opened by the office of the General Counsel of the Adviser for the sole purpose of determining whether the contents
represent a message to one or more Trustees. The office of the General Counsel will forward promptly to the addressee(s) any contents
that relate to the Fund and that are not in the nature of advertising, promotions of a product or service, or patently offensive
or otherwise objectionable material. In the case of communications to the Board of Trustees or any committee or group of members
of the Board, the General Counsel&rsquo;s office will make sufficient copies of the contents to send to each Trustee who is a member
of the group or committee to which the envelope or e-mail is addressed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Fund
does not expect Trustees or nominees for election as Trustee to attend the Meeting. No Trustee or nominee for election as Trustee
attended the Fund&rsquo;s annual meeting of shareholders held on May 14, 2018.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The following table
sets forth certain information regarding the compensation of the Trustees and officers, if any, who were compensated by the Fund
rather than the Adviser, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, and by the Fund Complex for the calendar year ended December
31, 2018.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>COMPENSATION TABLE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Aggregate Compensation from</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Compensation from</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>the Fund and Fund Complex</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Name of Person and Position</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>the Fund*</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Paid to Trustees**</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>INTERESTED TRUSTEES/NOMINEES:</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Mario J. Gabelli</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(0)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chairman</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>James A. Dinsmore</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(0)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">President and Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/NOMINEES:</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Kinchen C. Bizzell</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">14,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">27,500</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Elizabeth C. Bogan</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13,500</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">40,775</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>James P. Conn</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">14,500</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">273,500</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(26)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">164,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Daniel D. Harding</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">17,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">37,500</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Michael J. Melarkey</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">14,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">189,567</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(25)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Kuni Nakamura</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">15,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">328,108</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(37)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Nicolas W. Platt</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">26,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Anthonie C. van Ekris</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12,500</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">215,250</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(24)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">*</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Represents total compensation paid to such persons by the
Fund during the Fund&rsquo;s fiscal year ended September 30, 2018.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">**</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Represents the total compensation paid to such persons
during the calendar year ended December 31, 2018 by investment companies (including the Fund) or portfolios that are considered
part of the Fund Complex. The number in parentheses represents the number of such investment companies and portfolios.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt"><B>Required Vote</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The election of each
of the listed nominees for Trustee of the Fund requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a plurality of the Common Shares
of the Fund present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting if a quorum is present. A &ldquo;plurality&rdquo; vote means
that the nominees who receive the largest number of votes cast (even if they receive less than a majority) will be elected as trustees.
Since the nominees are running unopposed, each nominee only needs one vote to be elected if there is a quorum present at the Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in"><B>THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES,
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMON SHAREHOLDERS VOTE &ldquo;FOR&rdquo; THE ELECTION OF EACH NOMINEE.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>Recent Change in Auditor</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Effective
February 22, 2018, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, upon recommendation and approval of the Audit Committee,
dismissed Tait Weller &amp; Baker LLP (&ldquo;Tait Weller&rdquo;) as the Fund&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting
firm and appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers to serve in this role for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Tait Weller&rsquo;s
report on the financial statements of the Fund for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017 did not contain an adverse opinion
or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">During the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2017 and the subsequent interim period through February 22, 2018, there were no &ldquo;disagreements&rdquo;
(as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and related instructions) with Tait Weller on any matter of accounting principles
or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction
of Tait Weller, would have caused Tait Weller to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their
reports on the Fund&rsquo;s financial statements for such fiscal years.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">During the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2017 and the subsequent interim period through February 22, 2018, there were no &ldquo;reportable
events&rdquo; (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Fund
provided Tait Weller with a copy of the foregoing disclosure in accordance with the requirements of Instruction 2 to Item 304 of
Regulation S-K. Tait Weller did not indicate that it believed the foregoing disclosure was incorrect or incomplete.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">During the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2017 and the subsequent interim period prior to engaging PricewaterhouseCoopers, neither the Fund, nor
anyone on its behalf, consulted with PricewaterhouseCoopers with respect to: (i) the application of accounting principles to a
specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might have been rendered on the Fund&rsquo;s
financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided that PricewaterhouseCoopers concluded was an important
factor considered by the Fund in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter
that was either the subject of a &ldquo;disagreement&rdquo; (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and related instructions)
or a &ldquo;reportable event&rdquo; (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">PricewaterhouseCoopers,
300 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017, has been selected to serve as the Fund&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting
firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. The Fund knows of no direct financial or material indirect financial interest
of PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Fund. Representatives of Tait Weller and PricewaterhouseCoopers will not be present at the Meeting,
but will be available by telephone and will have an opportunity to make a statement, if asked, and will be available to respond
to appropriate questions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Set forth in the
table below are audit fees and non-audit related fees billed to the Fund by Tait Weller for professional services received during
and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, and PricewaterhouseCoopers for professional services received during the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2018.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 20.65pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Fiscal Year Ended</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Audit</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>September 30</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Audit Fees</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Related Fees</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Tax Fees*</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>All Other Fees</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2017</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$22,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$3,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$5,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2018</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$26,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$3,700</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 11.3pt; text-indent: -11.3pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">*</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&ldquo;Tax Fees&rdquo; are those fees billed by Tait Weller
and PricewaterhouseCoopers in connection with tax compliance services, including primarily the review of the Fund&rsquo;s income
tax returns.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Fund&rsquo;s Audit
Charter requires that the Audit Committee pre-approve all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered
public accounting firm to the Fund, and all non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm
to the Fund&rsquo;s Adviser and service providers controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Fund&rsquo;s Adviser
(&ldquo;affiliates&rdquo;) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (a &ldquo;Covered Services Provider&rdquo;), if the engagement
relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. The Audit Committee may delegate its responsibility to
pre-approve any such audit and permissible non-audit services to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, and the Chairman must report
his decision(s) to the Audit Committee, at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the Chairman&rsquo;s pre-approval of such
services. The Audit Committee may also establish detailed pre-approval policies and procedures for pre-approval of such services
in accordance with applicable laws, including the delegation of some or all of the Audit Committee&rsquo;s pre-approval responsibilities
to other persons (other than the Adviser or the Fund&rsquo;s officers). Pre-approval by the Audit Committee of any permissible
non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to
the Fund, the Adviser, and any Covered Services Provider constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid by the
Fund to its independent registered public accounting firm during the year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided;
(ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services;
and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and approved by the Audit Committee or the
Chairman prior to the completion of the audit. All of the audit, audit related, and tax services described above for which Tait
Weller and PricewaterhouseCoopers billed the Fund fees for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017 and September 30,2018 were
pre-approved by the Audit Committee. All other fees for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017 reflected in the table above were
for issuance of a consent and comfort letter for the filing of Form N-2.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">For the fiscal years
ended September 30, 2017 and 2018, Tait Weller and PricewaterhouseCoopers have represented to the Fund that they did not provide
any non-audit services (or bill any fees for such services) to the Adviser or any Covered Services Provider.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Audit Committee
was not required to consider whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Adviser or Covered Service Providers
that were not pre-approved was compatible with maintaining Tait Weller&rsquo;s or PricewaterhouseCoopers&rsquo;s independence.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>The Investment Adviser and Administrator</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 20.15pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Gabelli Funds, LLC
is the Fund&rsquo;s Adviser and Administrator and its business address is One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580-1422.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Section
16(a) of the 1934 Act and Section 30(h) of the 1940 Act, and the rules thereunder, require the Fund&rsquo;s executive officers
and Trustees, executive officers and directors of the Adviser, certain other affiliated persons of the Adviser, and persons who
own more than 10% of a registered class of the Fund&rsquo;s securities to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with
the SEC and the NYSE and to furnish the Fund with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely on the Fund&rsquo;s
review of the copies of such forms it received, if any, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, the Fund believes that during
that year such persons complied with all such applicable filing requirements.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Broker Non-Votes and Abstentions</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 19.45pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">For purposes of determining
the presence of a quorum for transacting business at the Meeting, abstentions (or &ldquo;withheld votes&rdquo; with respect to
the election of Trustees) and broker &ldquo;non-votes&rdquo; (that is, proxies from brokers or nominees indicating that such persons
have not received instructions from the beneficial owner or other persons entitled to vote shares on a particular matter with respect
to which the brokers or nominees do not have discretionary power) will be treated as shares that are present but that have not
been voted. Accordingly, shareholders are urged to forward their voting instructions promptly.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Because the Fund requires
a plurality of votes to elect each nominee for Trustee, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not be counted as votes
cast, but will have no effect on the result of the vote. Abstentions and any broker non-votes, however, will be considered to be
present at the Meeting for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Brokers holding shares
of the Fund in &ldquo;street name&rdquo; for the benefit of their customers and clients will request the instructions of such customers
and clients on how to vote their shares on Proposal 1 before the Meeting. Under the rules of the NYSE, such brokers may, for certain
&ldquo;routine&rdquo; matters, grant discretionary authority to the proxies designated by the Board to vote if no instructions
have been received from their customers and clients prior to the date specified in the brokers&rsquo; request for voting instructions.
Proposal 1 is a &ldquo;routine&rdquo; matter and accordingly beneficial owners who do not provide proxy instructions or who do
not return a proxy card may have their shares voted by broker-dealer firms in favor of Proposal 1. A properly executed proxy card
or other authorization by a beneficial owner of shares that does not specify how the beneficial owner&rsquo;s shares should be
voted on Proposal 1 may be deemed an instruction to vote such shares in favor of the proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Shareholders
of the Fund will be informed of the voting results of the Meeting in the Fund&rsquo;s Semiannual Report for the six months ended
March 31, 2019.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5pt"><B>&ldquo;Householding&rdquo;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 20.15pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Please note that
only one document (i.e., an annual or semiannual report or set of proxy soliciting materials) may be delivered to two or more shareholders
of the Fund who share an address, unless the Fund has received instructions to the contrary. To request a separate copy of a document,
or for instructions regarding how to request a separate copy of these documents or regarding how to request a single copy if multiple
copies of these documents are received, shareholders should contact the Fund at the address and phone number set forth above.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 20.15pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>OTHER MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 19.45pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The Trustees
of the Fund do not intend to present any other business at the Meeting, nor are they aware that any shareholder intends to do so.
If, however, any other matters, including adjournments, are properly brought before the Meeting, the persons named in the accompanying
proxy will vote thereon in accordance with their judgment.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 19.45pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SHAREHOLDER NOMINATIONS AND PROPOSALS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 18.7pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">All proposals by shareholders
of the Fund that are intended to be presented pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act (&ldquo;Rule 14a-8&rdquo;) at the Fund&rsquo;s
next Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2020 (the &ldquo;2020 Annual Meeting&rdquo;) must be received by the Fund for
consideration for inclusion in the Fund&rsquo;s 2020 proxy statement and 2020 proxy relating to that meeting no later than December
5, 2019. Rule 14a-8 specifies a number of procedural and eligibility requirements to be satisfied by a shareholder submitting a
proposal for inclusion in the Fund&rsquo;s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8. Any shareholder contemplating submissions of
such a proposal is referred to Rule 14a-8.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The
Fund&rsquo;s By-Laws require shareholders that wish to nominate Trustees or make proposals to be voted on at an Annual
Meeting of the Fund&rsquo;s Shareholders (and which are not proposed to be included in the Fund&rsquo;s proxy materials
pursuant to Rule 14a-8) to provide timely notice of the nomination or proposal in writing. To be considered timely for the
2020 Annual Meeting, the shareholder notice (and information summarized below and described fully in the Fund&rsquo;s
By-Laws) must be sent to the Fund&rsquo;s Secretary, c/o Gabelli Funds, LLC, One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422, and
must be received by the Secretary no earlier than December 15, 2019 and no later than January 14, 2020; provided, however,
that if the 2020 Annual Meeting is to be held on a date that is earlier than April 18, 2020 or later than June 7, 2020, such
notice must be so received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the date on which notice of the
date of the annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was made, whichever occurred
first. In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting, or the public announcement of such an
adjournment or postponement, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a shareholder&rsquo;s
notice as described above.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">In order for a shareholder
of record to propose a nominee for Trustee, such shareholder must furnish written notice setting forth specified information about
the nominee and associates of the nominee, the shareholder(s) of record (and if different, each beneficial owner on whose behalf
the nomination is being made) and associates of the shareholder(s), as well as an executed certificate by the nominee relating
to the nominee&rsquo;s disclosure of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Fund
in connection with service as a Trustee of the Fund, the nominee&rsquo;s consent to serve as a Trustee if elected and the nominee&rsquo;s
satisfaction of the Trustee qualifications set forth in the Fund&rsquo;s governing documents. If requested by the Nominating Committee,
the proposing shareholder will need to also submit a completed and signed trustee&rsquo;s questionnaire, including a supplement,
relating to the nominee&rsquo;s satisfaction of the qualifications requirements set forth in the governing documents.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">The foregoing description of the procedures
for a shareholder of the Fund properly to make a nomination for election to the Board or to propose other business for the Fund
is only a summary and is not complete. Copies of the Fund&rsquo;s governing documents, including the provisions that concern the
requirements for shareholder nominations and proposals, are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC&rsquo;s website at www.sec.gov.
The Fund will also furnish, without charge, a copy of its governing documents to a shareholder upon request, which may be requested
by writing to the Fund&rsquo;s Secretary, c/o Gabelli Funds, LLC, One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422. Any shareholder of
the Fund considering making a nomination or other proposal should carefully review and comply with those provisions of the Fund&rsquo;s
governing documents.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in"><B>IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROXIES BE RETURNED PROMPTLY.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><B>SHAREHOLDERS
MAY PROVIDE THEIR VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THE PROXY CARD, VOTING INSTRUCTION
FORM OR SET FORTH IN THE NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS.</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F"><B><I>PROXY
    TABULATOR</I></B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><BR>
    <FONT STYLE="color: #221E1F"><B><I>P.O. BOX 9112</I></B></FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><IMG SRC="e517091_img01.jpg" ALT="" STYLE="width: 39px; height: 31px"></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F"><B>To
                                         vote by Internet</B></FONT></P>
                                                                              <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
                                                                              <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B><I>FARMINGDALE,
    NY 11735</I></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Read
    the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card <FONT STYLE="color: #221E1F">below at hand.</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Go
    to website <FONT STYLE="color: #221E1F"><B>www.proxyvote.com</B></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Follow
    the instructions provided on the website.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 41%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><IMG SRC="e517091_img02.jpg" ALT=""></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F"><B>To
                                         vote by Telephone</B></FONT></P>
                                                                              <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Read
    the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card <FONT STYLE="color: #221E1F">below at hand.</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Call
    <FONT STYLE="color: #221E1F"><B>1-800-690-6903</B></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Follow
    the instructions.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD ROWSPAN="5" STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><IMG SRC="e517091_img03.jpg" ALT=""></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F"><B>To
                                         vote by Mail</B></FONT></P>
                                                                              <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Read
    the Proxy Statement.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Check
    the appropriate box on the proxy card below.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Sign
    and date the proxy card.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Return
    the proxy card in the envelope provided.</FONT></TD></TR>
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                        <P STYLE="margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" STYLE="font-size: 7pt">TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:</FONT></P> </TD>

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                        <P STYLE="margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: right; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt"> <FONT FACE="ARIAL" STYLE="font-size: 7pt">KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS</FONT></P> </TD> </TR>

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                        <P STYLE="margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>

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                        <P STYLE="margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: right; margin-top: 2pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD> </TR>

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                        <P STYLE="margin-left: 8.65pt; text-indent: -8.65pt; text-align: left; margin-top: 2pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>

        <TD COLSPAN="2" VALIGN="BOTTOM" STYLE="border-bottom: black 0.5pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #221E1F"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>ELLSWORTH
                                         GROWTH AND INCOME FUND LTD.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #221E1F"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>This
proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #221E1F"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">The
undersigned hereby appoints Mario J. Gabelli, Andrea R. Mango and Agnes Mullady, and each of them, attorneys and proxies of the
undersigned, with full powers of substitution and revocation, to represent the undersigned and to vote on behalf of the undersigned
all shares of the Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (the &quot;Fund&quot;), which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held at The Cole Auditorium, The Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich,
Connecticut 06830 on Monday, May 13, 2019, at 9:15 a.m., and at any adjournments thereof (the &quot;Meeting&quot;). The undersigned
hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement and hereby instructs said attorneys and proxies to vote
said shares as indicated herein. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly
come before the Meeting.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #221E1F"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">A
majority of the proxies present and acting at the Meeting in person or by substitute (or, if only one shall be so present, then
that one) shall have and may exercise all of the power and authority of said proxies hereunder. The undersigned hereby revokes
any proxy previously given.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #221E1F; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">This
proxy, if properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this
proxy will be voted <B>FOR </B>the election of the nominees as Trustees and in the discretion of the proxy holder as to any other
matter that may properly come before the Meeting. Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of Proposal No. 1.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #221E1F">&nbsp;</P> </TD>

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                        <P STYLE="margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: right; margin-top: 2pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD> </TR>

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                        <P STYLE="margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>

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                        <P STYLE="margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: right; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD> </TR>

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                        <P STYLE="margin: 0in 0in 0in 8.65pt; text-indent: -8.65pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>

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                        <P STYLE="margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B><FONT FACE="ARIAL" STYLE="font-size: 9pt">PLEASE VOTE, SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</FONT></B></P> </TD>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F"><B><I>PROXY
    TABULATOR</I></B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><BR>
    <FONT STYLE="color: #221E1F"><B><I>P.O. BOX 9112</I></B></FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><IMG SRC="e517091_img01.jpg" ALT="" STYLE="width: 39px; height: 31px"></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F"><B>To
                                         vote by Internet</B></FONT></P>
                                                                              <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
                                                                              <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B><I>FARMINGDALE,
    NY 11735</I></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Read
    the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card <FONT STYLE="color: #221E1F">below at hand.</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Go
    to website <FONT STYLE="color: #221E1F"><B>www.proxyvote.com</B></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Follow
    the instructions provided on the website.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 41%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><IMG SRC="e517091_img02.jpg" ALT=""></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F"><B>To
                                         vote by Telephone</B></FONT></P>
                                                                              <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Read
    the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card <FONT STYLE="color: #221E1F">below at hand.</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Call
    <FONT STYLE="color: #221E1F"><B>1-800-690-6903</B></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Follow
    the instructions.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD ROWSPAN="5" STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><IMG SRC="e517091_img03.jpg" ALT=""></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F"><B>To
                                         vote by Mail</B></FONT></P>
                                                                              <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Read
    the Proxy Statement.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Check
    the appropriate box on the proxy card below.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Sign
    and date the proxy card.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #221E1F">4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Return
    the proxy card in the envelope provided.</FONT></TD></TR>
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                        <P STYLE="margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" STYLE="font-size: 7pt">TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:</FONT></P> </TD>

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                      <P STYLE="margin-left: 3pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B><FONT FACE="Arial" STYLE="font-size: 7pt">Election of Trustees &#151; The Board of Trustees recommends a vote <U>FOR</U> each of the nominees listed.</FONT></B></P> </TD>

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                        <P STYLE="margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT FACE="Arial" STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Please sign this proxy exactly as your name(s) appear(s) in the records of the Fund. If joint owners, either may sign. Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title.</FONT></P> </TD>

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                                         GROWTH AND INCOME FUND LTD.</B></FONT></P>

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proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees</B></FONT></P>
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undersigned hereby appoints Mario J. Gabelli, Andrea R. Mango and Agnes Mullady, and each of them, attorneys and proxies of the
undersigned, with full powers of substitution and revocation, to represent the undersigned and to vote on behalf of the undersigned
all shares of the Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (the &quot;Fund&quot;), which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held at The Cole Auditorium, The Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich,
Connecticut 06830 on Monday, May 13, 2019, at 9:15 a.m., and at any adjournments thereof (the &quot;Meeting&quot;). The undersigned
hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement and hereby instructs said attorneys and proxies to vote
said shares as indicated herein. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly
come before the Meeting.</FONT></P>

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majority of the proxies present and acting at the Meeting in person or by substitute (or, if only one shall be so present, then
that one) shall have and may exercise all of the power and authority of said proxies hereunder. The undersigned hereby revokes
any proxy previously given.</FONT></P>

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proxy, if properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this
proxy will be voted <B>FOR </B>the election of the nominees as Trustees and in the discretion of the proxy holder as to any other
matter that may properly come before the Meeting. Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of Proposal No. 1.</FONT></P>

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                        <P STYLE="margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B><FONT FACE="ARIAL" STYLE="font-size: 9pt">PLEASE VOTE, SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</FONT></B></P> </TD>

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