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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001133228-13-001317
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130403
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130403
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130403
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20130403

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GDL FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001378701
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-21969
		FILM NUMBER:		13740622

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CORPORATE CENTER
		CITY:			RYE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10580
		BUSINESS PHONE:		914-921-5100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CORPORATE CENTER
		CITY:			RYE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10580

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Gabelli Global Deal Fund
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20061019
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font face=ARIAL><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</font></b></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font face=Arial><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><font face=Arial><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">(Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:left;"><font face=Arial><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Filed by Registrant <font face=Wingdings>x</font></font></font></font></font></p>

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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font face=Arial><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant <font face=Wingdings>o</font></font></font></font></font></p>

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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font face=Arial><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Check the appropriate box:</font></font></font></font></p>

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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Definitive Additional Materials</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Soliciting Material Pursuant to Sec. 240.14a-12</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font face=Arial><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">The GDL Fund</font></b></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><font face=Arial><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font face=Arial><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:left;"><font face=Arial><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</font></font></font></font></p>

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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">No fee required</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">1)</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">2)</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">3)</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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):</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">4)</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">5)</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Total fee paid:</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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.</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">1)</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Amount Previously Paid:</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">2)</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">3)</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">4)</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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   <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Arial><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Date Filed:</font></font></font></font></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">THE GDL FUND</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">One Corporate Center</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Rye, New York 10580-1422</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">(914) 921-5070</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">______________</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:16pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">To Be Held on May 13, 2013</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">______________</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">To the Shareholders of</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">THE GDL FUND</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The GDL Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the &#147;Fund&#148;), will be held on Monday, May 13, 2013, at 8:30 a.m., local time, at The Cole Auditorium, The Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 (the &#147;Meet ing&#148;), and at any adjournments or postponements thereof for the following purposes:</font></font></font></font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">1.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">To elect three (3) Trustees of the Fund, two (2) Trustees to be elected by the holders of the Fund&#146;s Common Shares and holders of its Series B Cumulative Puttable and Callable Preferred Shares (the &#147;Preferred Shares&#148;), voting together as a single class, and one (1) Trustee to be elected by the holders of the Fund&#146;s Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class </font></font></font></font><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">(Proposal 1)</font></b></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">; and </font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">2.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">To consider and vote upon such other matters, including adjournments, as may properly come before said Meeting or any adjournments thereof. </font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">These items are discussed in greater detail in the attached Proxy Statement.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The close of business on March 18, 2013 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.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">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. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PROPER VOTING AND/OR EXECUTION OF PROXIES ARE SET FORTH ON THE INSIDE COVER. SHAREHOLDERS MAY AUTHORIZE THEIR PROXY BY TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPA NYING THE PROXY CARD, VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM OR NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAIL ABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS. ALTERNATIVELY, SHAREHOLDERS MAY SUBMIT VOTING INSTRUCTIONS BY SIGNING AND DATING THE PROXY CARD OR VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM AND RETURNING IT IN THE ACCOMPANYING POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.</font></b></font></font></font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">By Order of the Board of Trustees,</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">AGNES MULLADY</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">April 3, 2013</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGNING PROXY CARDS TO BE RETURNED BY MAIL</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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 sign your proxy card properly.</font></font></font></font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">1.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">Individual Accounts: </font></i></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Sign your name exactly as it appears in the registration on the proxy card. </font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">2.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">Joint Accounts: </font></i></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Either party may sign, but the name of the party signing should conform exactly to the name shown in the registration. </font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">All Other Accounts: </font></i></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The capacity of the individuals signing the proxy card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of registration. For example: </font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:25.9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-25.9pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ABC Corp.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">ABC Corp., John Doe, Treasurer</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">John Doe, Treasurer</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">John Doe, Trustee</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Jane B. Doe, Trustee</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Jane B. Doe</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:25.9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-25.9pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John B. Smith, Cust.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:25.9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">f/b/o John B. Smith, Jr. UGMA</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">John B. Smith</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:25.9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-25.9pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John B. Smith, Executor</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:25.9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Estate of Jane Smith</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">John B. Smith, Executor</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">INSTRUCTIONS FOR TELEPHONE/INTERNET VOTING</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Various brokerage firms may offer the convenience of providing you with voting instructions via telephone or the Internet to vote your shares held through such firms. Instructions for authorizing your proxy to vote your shares by telephone or Internet are included with each of the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and the proxy card.</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">THE GDL FUND</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">______________</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:16pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">May 13, 2013</font></b></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">PROXY STATEMENT</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Trustees (the &#147;Board,&#148; the members of which are referred to as &#147;Trustees&#148;) of The GDL Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the &#147;Fund&#148;) for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held on Monday, May 13, 2013, at 8:30 a.m., local time, at The Cole Auditorium, The Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 (the &#147;Meeting&#148;), 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, 2013.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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 (&#147;AST&#148;), the Fund&#146;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 &amp; Co., 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. The Fund will also reimburse brokerage firms and others for their expenses in forwarding solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of its Shares (as defined below).</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">The Fund&#146;s most recent annual report, including audited financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2012, is available upon request, without charge, by writing to the Secretary of the Fund, One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580-1422, by calling the Fund at 800-422-3554, or via the Internet at www.gabelli.com.</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">If the proxy is properly executed and returned in time to be voted at the Meeting, the Shares represented thereby will be voted &#147;FOR&#148; 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.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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 chairman 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 &#147;FOR&#148; any proposal in favor of such adjournment and will
vote those proxies required to be voted &#147;AGAINST&#148; 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.</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">1</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The close of business on March 18, 2013 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 thereof.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The Fund has two classes of capital stock outstanding: common shares, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;Common Shares&#148;), and Series B Cumulative Puttable and Callable Preferred Shares, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;Preferred Shares&#148; and together with the Common Shares, the &#147;Shares&#148;). 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 21,036,179 Common Shares and 2,879,758 Preferred Shares outstanding.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The following person was known to the Fund to be a beneficial owner of more than 5% of each of the Fund&#146;s outstanding Common and Preferred Shares as of the record date:</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font face="times new roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">Name and Address of</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">Amount of Shares</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:10pt;">Beneficial Owner(s)</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:10pt;">Title of Class</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:10pt;">and Nature of Ownership</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:10pt;">Percent of Class</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Lazard Asset Management LLC</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Common</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">2,618,244 (beneficial)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">12.45%</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">30 Rockefeller Plaza</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">New York, NY 10112</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Mario J. Gabelli and affiliates</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Common</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">1,408,389 (beneficial)<sup>1</sup></font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">6.70%</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">One Corporate Center</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Rye, NY 10580-1422</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Preferred</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">642,548 (beneficial)<sup>2</sup></font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">22.31%</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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<font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10.5pt;">______________</font></b></font></font></font><font face="times new roman">
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">1</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Comprised of 55,005 Common Shares owned directly by Mr. Gabelli, 37,987 Common Shares owned by a family partnership for which Mr. Gabelli serves as general partner, 24,746 Common Shares owned by GPJ Retirement Partners, LLC in which Mr. Gabelli has less than 100% interest and disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by this entity which are in excess of this indirect pecuniary interest, and 1,290,651 Common Shares owned by GAMCO Investors, Inc. or its affiliates. Mr. Gabelli disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the discretionary accounts and by the entities named except to the extent of his interest in such entities. </font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">2</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Comprised of 425,148 Preferred Shares owned directly by Mr. Gabelli and 217,400 Preferred Shares owned by GAMCO Investors, Inc. or its affiliates. Mr. Gabelli disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by the discretionary account and by the entities named except to the extent of his interest in such entities. </font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">SUMMARY OF VOTING RIGHTS ON PROXY PROPOSALS</font></b></font></font></font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:10pt;">Preferred Shareholders</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Election of Trustees</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Common and Preferred Shareholders, voting together as a single class, vote to elect two Trustees:</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Edward T. Tokar and</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Salvatore J. Zizza</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Common and Preferred Shareholders, voting together as a single class, vote to elect two Trustees:</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Edward T. Tokar and</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Salvatore J. Zizza</font></font></font></font></p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Preferred Shareholders, voting as a separate class, vote to elect one Trustee:</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Anthony J. Colavita</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Business</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Common and Preferred Shareholders, voting together as a single class</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">In order that your Shares may be represented at the Meeting, you are requested to vote on the following matters:</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">2</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">PROPOSAL 1: TO ELECT THREE (3) TRUSTEES OF THE FUND</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">Nominees for the Board of Trustees</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The Board consists of nine Trustees, seven of whom are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Fund (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;)). 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. Anthony J. Colavita, Edward T. Tokar, and Salvatore J. Zizza have each been nominated by the Board for election to serve for a three year term to expire at the Fund&#146;s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each of the Trustees of the Fund has served in that capacity since the November 8, 2006 organizational meeting of the Fund. All of the Trustees of the Fund are also directors or trustees of other investment companies for which Gabelli Funds, LLC (the &#147;Adviser&#148;) or its
affiliates serve as investment adviser. The classes of Trustees are indicated below:</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><u><font style="font-size:10pt;">Nominees to Serve Until 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders</font></u></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Anthony J. Colavita</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Edward T. Tokar</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Salvatore J. Zizza</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><u><font style="font-size:10pt;">Trustees Serving Until 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders</font></u></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Mario J. Gabelli, CFA</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Mario d&#146;Urso</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Michael J. Melarkey</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><u><font style="font-size:10pt;">Trustees Serving Until 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders</font></u></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">James P. Conn</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Clarence A. Davis</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Arthur V. Ferrara</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Under the Fund&#146;s Declaration of Trust, Statement of Preferences, and the 1940 Act, holders of the Fund&#146;s outstanding Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, are entitled to elect two Trustees, and holders of the Fund&#146;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&#146;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&#146;s Preferred Shares are in arrears for two full years. No dividend arrearages exist as of the date of this Proxy Statement. Messrs. Colavita and Conn are currently the Trustees elected solely by the holders of the Fund&#146;s Preferred Shares. Mr. Conn&#146;s term as Trustee is scheduled to expire
at the Fund&#146;s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and therefore he is not standing for election at the Meeting. A quorum of the Preferred Shareholders must be present in person or by proxy at the Meeting in order for the proposal to elect Mr. Colavita to be considered.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Unless instructions are provided to the contrary, it is the intention of the persons named in the proxy to vote the proxy &#147;FOR&#148; 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&#146;s governing documents.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">3</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">Information about Trustees and Officers</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Set forth in the table below are the existing Trustees, including those Trustees who are not considered &#147;interested persons,&#148; as defined in the 1940 Act (the &#147;Independent Trustees&#148;), 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.</font></font></font></font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Term of </font></b></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Office and </font></b></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Length of </font></b></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Time </font></b></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">Served<sup>(2)</sup></font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Principal Occupation(s) </font></b></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">During Past Five Years</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Other Directorships</font></b></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Held by Trustee</font></b></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">During Past Five Years</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Number of</font></b></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Portfolios to</font></b></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Fund Complex<sup>(3)</sup></font></b></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Overseen</font></b></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">by Trustee</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">INTERESTED TRUSTEES/NOMINEES<sup>(4)</sup>:</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Mario J. Gabelli</font></b></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Chairman and</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Chief Investment Officer</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Age: 70</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Since 2006**</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7.5pt;">Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc. and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC </font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">and GAMCO Asset Management Inc.; Director/Trustee or Chief Investment Officer of other registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex; Chief Executive Officer of GGCP, Inc.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Director of Morgan Group 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 RLJ Acquisition, Inc. (blank check company) (2011-2012)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">27</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Edward T. Tokar</font></b></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Age: 65</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Since 2006*</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Senior Managing Director of Beacon </font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7.5pt;">Trust Company (trust services) since 2004; Chief Executive Officer of </font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Allied Capital Management LLC (1997-2004); Vice President of Honeywell International Inc. (1977-2004)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Director of CH Energy Group (energy services); Director of DB Hedge Strategies Fund through March 2007; Director of Topiary Fund for Benefit Plan Investors (BPI) LLC through December 2007; Director, Teton Advisors, Inc. (financial services 2008-2010)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">2</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/NOMINEES</font></u></b></font></font></font><font><sup><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">(5)</font></u></b></font></font></sup></font><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">:</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Anthony J. Colavita</font></b></font></font></font><font><sup><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">(6)(7)</font></b></font></font></sup></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Age: 77</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.,</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Attorney at Law from 1961 to date</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">35</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">James P. Conn</font></b></font></font></font><font><sup><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">(6)</font></b></font></font></sup></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Age: 75</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Since 2006***</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Former Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Financial Security Assurance Holdings, Ltd. (insurance holding company) (1992-1998)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Director of First Republic Bank </font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7.5pt;">(banking) through January 2008 and Director of La Quinta Corp. (hotels) through January 2006</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">19</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Clarence A. Davis</font></b></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Age: 71</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Since 2006***</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Former Chief Executive Officer</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">of Nestor, Inc. (2007-2009);</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Former Chief Operating Officer</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">(2000-2005) and Chief Financial</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Officer (1999-2000) of the</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">American Institute of Certified</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Public Accountants</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Director of Oneida Ltd.</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">(kitchenware) (2005-2006);</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Director of Telephone &amp; Data</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Systems, Inc. (telephone</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">services); Director of Pennichuck</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Corp. (water supply); Director of</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Sonesta International Hotels</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Corp. (hotels) (2005-2006)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">2</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Mario d&#146;Urso</font></b></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Age: 72</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Since 2006**</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Chairman of Mittel Capital</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Markets S.p.A. (2001-2008);</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Senator in the Italian Parliament</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">(1996-2001)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">5</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Arthur V. Ferrara</font></b></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Age: 82</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Since 2006***</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Former Chairman of the Board</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">and Chief Executive Officer of</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">The Guardian Life Insurance</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Company of America (1993-1995)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">8</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Michael J. Melarkey</font></b></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font><br> <font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Age: 63</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Partner in the law firm of</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel,</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Mulligan &amp; McKenzie; Owner in</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Pioneer Crossing Casino Group</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 1988; Officer of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex; Director of Teton Advisors, Inc., 1998-2012; Chairman of Teton Advisors, Inc. 2008-2010; President of Teton Advisors, Inc. 1998-2008; Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2008</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The Board believes that each Trustee&#146;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&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm, and to exercise effective and independent business judgment in the performance of their duties as Trustees. Each Trustee&#146;s ability to perform his/her duties effectively has been attained in large part through the Trustee&#146;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, or non-profit entities, or other organizations as set forth above and below. Each Trustee&#146;s ability to perform his/her duties effectively also has been enhanced by education, professional training, and other experience.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">Anthony J. Colavita, Esq. </font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Mr. Colavita is a practicing attorney with over fifty years of experience, including</font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">the field of business and financial law. He is the Chairman of the Fund&#146;s Nominating Committee and a member of the Fund&#146;s Audit Committee. Mr. Colavita also serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. He served as a Commissioner of the New York State Thruway Authority and as a Commissioner of the New York State Bridge Authority, where his duties included reviewing financial documents of these agencies. He served for eleven years as the elected Supervisor of the Town of Eastchester, New York, responsible for ten annual municipal budgets of approximately eight
million dollars each. Mr. Colavita also served as Special Counsel to the New York State Assembly for five years and as a Senior Attorney with the New York State Insurance Department. He is the former Chairman of the New York State Republican Party, the Westchester County Republican Party, and the Eastchester Republican Town Committee. Mr. Colavita received his Bachelor of Arts from Fairfield University and his Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">James P. Conn. </font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Mr. Conn is the lead Independent Trustee of the Fund, a member of the Fund&#146;s</font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;"> ad hoc </font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Proxy</font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Voting Committee, and a member of the Fund&#146;s </font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">ad hoc</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> Pricing Committee (described below under &#147;Trustees &#150; Leadership Structure and Oversight Responsibilities&#148;). He also serves on comparable or other board committees for other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. He was a senior business executive of 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 of Science in Business Administration from Santa Clara University.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">Clarence A. Davis, CPA. </font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Mr. Davis was the CEO of Nestor, Inc. until January 2009 and was a director of the</font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">company until it went into receivership in June 2009. He is a member of the Fund&#146;s Audit Committee and also serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to another fund in the Fund Complex. Mr. Davis formerly served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Davis also has served as an audit committee member and Director of Oneida Ltd., Telephone &amp; Data Systems, Inc., Pennichuck Corp. (a water supply company), and Sonesta International Hotels Corp. Mr. Davis founded Clarence A. Davis Enterprises, Inc., which provided financial and organizational
consulting, due diligence for acquisitions and forensic accounting for various industries for eight years. Mr. Davis was a Senior Audit Partner for twelve years, which encompassed a career of twenty-three years in public accounting for Spicer &amp; Oppenheim. He is a former Chairman of the Accountants for Public Interest/Support Center of New York and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Minority Recruitment Committee. Mr. Davis was appointed to the American Red Cross Liberty Fund and September 11 Recovery Oversight Commission; the New York State Board of Public Accountancy, and the Future Issues Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has served as a Consultant for the American Red Cross National Office. Mr. Davis was also a faculty member of the Long Island University Brooklyn Center, the New York Institute of Finance, and the Foundation for Accounting Education. Mr. Davis received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Long
Island University. Mr. Davis received his CPA license in 1975.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">Mario d&#146;Urso. </font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Mr. d&#146;Urso is a former Senator and Undersecretary of Commerce in the Italian government. He</font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">serves on the Fund&#146;s </font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">ad hoc</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> Pricing Committee and is a board member of other funds in the Fund Complex. He is a former Chairman of Mittel Capital Markets, S.p.A., a boutique investment bank headquartered in Italy, and former Partner and Managing Director at investment banks, Kuhn Loeb &amp; Co. and Shearson Lehman Brothers Co. He previously served as President of The Italy Fund, a closed-end fund investing mainly in Italian listed and non-listed companies. Mr. d&#146;Urso received his Masters Degree in Comparative Law from George Washington University and was
formerly a practicing attorney in Italy.</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">Arthur V. Ferrara. </font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Mr. Ferrara is the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Guardian</font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Life Insurance Company of America, and formerly served on the boards of The Guardian Insurance and Annuity Company and funds managed by Guardian Investor Services Corporation. He is a former Chairman of the Life Insurance Council of New York Inc. He is a member of the Fund&#8217;s Proxy Voting Committee and also serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. Mr. Ferrara also is a member of one of the multi-fund </font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">ad hoc</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> Compensation Committees. Mr. Ferrara received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the College of the Holy Cross.</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">Mario J. Gabelli. </font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Mr. Gabelli is Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Investment Officer of the Fund.</font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">He also currently serves as Chairman of the boards of other funds in the Fund Complex. Mr. Gabelli is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (&#8220;GBL&#8221;), a New York Stock Exchange (&#8220;NYSE&#8221;)-listed investment advisory firm. He is also the Chief Investment Officer of Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management, Inc., each of which are asset management subsidiaries of GBL. In addition, Mr. Gabelli is Chief Executive Officer and a director and the controlling shareholder of GGCP, Inc., an investment holding company that holds a majority interest in GBL. Mr. Gabelli also sits on the boards of other publicly traded companies and private firms, and various charitable foundations and educational institutions, including the Board of Trustees of Boston College and Roger Williams University and the Board of Overseers of Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Mr. Gabelli received his Bachelors degree from Fordham University and his Masters of Business Administration from Columbia University School of Business.</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">Michael J. Melarkey, Esq. </font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Mr. Melarkey is a practicing attorney specializing in business, estate planning, and</font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">gaming regulatory work with over thirty-five years of experience. Mr. Melarkey is a member of one of the multi-fund </font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">ad hoc</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> Compensation Committees. He also serves on other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. He is currently a Director of a natural gas utility company and chairs its nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. Melarkey acts as a Trustee and officer for several private charitable organizations. He is an owner of two northern Nevada casinos and an officer of a private oil and gas company. Mr. Melarkey received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nevada, Reno, his Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law, and his Masters of Law in Taxation from New York University School of Law.</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">Edward T. Tokar. </font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Mr. Tokar has been the Senior Managing Director of Beacon Trust Company, a trust services</font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">company, since 2004. He serves as Chairman of the Fund&#8217;s </font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">ad hoc</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> Proxy Voting Committee. Mr. Tokar also is a member of the board of another fund in the Fund Complex. Mr. Tokar also serves as a Director of an energy services company. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Allied Capital Management LLC and Vice President of Honeywell International Inc. Mr. Tokar formerly served as a Director or Trustee of Teton Advisors, Inc., DB Hedge Strategies Fund, Topiary Fund for Benefit Plan Investors (BPI) LLC. Mr. Tokar has over thirty-five years of investment experience in managing and directing investments in public and private securities involving stocks, bonds, high yield securities, private placements, international investments, and various partnership participations. As the former Vice President of Investments of Honeywell International Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Allied Capital Management LLC, he was responsible for the investment of employee benefit fund assets worldwide, where his operations were widely recognized for excellence. He is a Trustee Emeritus of the College of William &amp; Mary, and currently serves on the Board of the William &amp; Mary Mason School of Business Foundation. Mr. Tokar has served on numerous advisory boards and professional organizations throughout his career. He is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Tokar graduated from the University of Maryland, with a Bachelor of Science degree with High Honors, and received a Masters in Business Administration from the College of William &amp; Mary.</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">Salvatore J. Zizza. </font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Mr. Zizza is the Chairman of a financial consulting firm. He also serves as Chairman to</font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">other companies involved in manufacturing, recycling, and real estate. He is the Chair of the Fund&#8217;s Audit Committee and is the Fund&#8217;s designated Audit Committee Financial Expert (as defined below). Mr. Zizza is a member of the Fund&#8217;s Nominating Committee, the Fund&#8217;s </font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">ad hoc</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> Pricing Committee, and both multi-fund </font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">ad hoc</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> Compensation Committees. In addition, he serves on comparable or other board committees, including as lead independent director/trustee, with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. In addition to serving on the boards of other funds within the Fund Complex, he is currently a director of three other public companies and previously served on the boards of several other public companies. He also served as the Chief Executive of a large NYSE-listed construction company. Mr. Zizza received his Bachelor of Arts and his Master of Business Administration in Finance from St. John&#8217;s University, which awarded him an Honorary Doctorate in Commercial Sciences.</font></font></font></font></p>

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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Overall responsibility for general oversight of the Fund rests with the Board. The Board does not have a Chairman. 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 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 </font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">ad hoc</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> 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 </font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">ad hoc</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> 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 </font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">ad hoc</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;"> Compensation Committee relating to <font face="Times New Roman">the </font>compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer for all the funds in the Fund Complex and a separate multi-fund </font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;">ad hoc </font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Compensation Committee relating to the compensation of certain other officers of the closed-end funds in</font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><i><font style="font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;</font></i></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">the Fund Complex.</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">All of the Fund&#8217;s Trustees other than Mr. Gabelli and Mr. Tokar are Independent Trustees, and the Board believes it is able to provide effective oversight of the Fund&#8217;s service providers. In addition to providing feedback and direction during Board meetings, the Trustees meet regularly in executive session and chair all committees of the Board.</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The Fund&#8217;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 day-to-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&#8217;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&#8217;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&#8217;s and such providers&#8217; compliance programs. The Board&#8217;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&#8217;s risk management from time to time and may make changes at its discretion at any time.</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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.</font></font></font></font></p>

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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">INTERESTED TRUSTEES/NOMINEES:</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Mario J. Gabelli</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">E</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Edward T. Tokar</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">D</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">E</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/NOMINEES:</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Anthony J. Colavita</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">B</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">E</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">James P. Conn</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">E</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">E</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Clarence A. Davis</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">A</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">B</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Mario d&#146;Urso</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">A</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">E</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Arthur V. Ferrara</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">C</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">E</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Michael J. Melarkey</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">E</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Salvatore J. Zizza</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">E</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Key to Dollar Ranges</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:left;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">A. None</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:left;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">B. $1 &#150; $10,000</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:left;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">C. $10,001 &#150; $50,000</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:left;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">D. $50,001 &#150; $100,000</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:left;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">E. Over $100,000</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:left;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">All Shares were valued as of December 31, 2012.</font></font></font></font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">This information has been furnished by each Trustee and nominee for election as Trustee as of December 31, 2012. &#147;Beneficial Ownership&#148; is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;1934 Act&#148;). </font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">The term &#147;Family of Investment Companies&#148; 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 &#147;Fund Complex&#148; are identical to those that comprise the &#147;Family of Investment Companies.&#148;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><B><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Beneficial Ownership<SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></U></B></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><B><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Outstanding<SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></U></B></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><B><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">INTERESTED TRUSTEES/NOMINEES:</FONT></U></B></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Mario J. Gabelli</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">1,408,389<SUP>(3)</SUP></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">6.7%</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">642,548 Preferred Shares<SUP>(4)</SUP></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">22.3%</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Edward T. Tokar</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">5,000</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><B><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/NOMINEES<SUP>(5)</SUP>:</FONT></U></B></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Anthony J. Colavita</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">560<SUP>(5)</SUP></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">188 Preferred Shares<SUP>(6)</SUP></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">James P. Conn</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">15,000</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">2,250 Preferred Shares</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Clarence A. Davis</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">0</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Mario d&#8217;Urso</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">0</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Arthur V. Ferrara</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">1,500</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">225 Preferred Shares</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Michael J. Melarkey</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">10,400</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">1,660 Preferred Shares</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Salvatore J. Zizza</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">0</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><B><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">EXECUTIVE OFFICERS:</FONT></U></B></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Bruce N. Alpert</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="36%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">0</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="22%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

<TR>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="38%">

   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</P></TD>

   <TD vAlign=bottom width="2%">

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">(1)</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">This information has been furnished by each Trustee, including each nominee for election as Trustee, and executive officer as of December 31, 2012. &#8220;Beneficial Ownership&#8221; is determined in accordance with Rule 13(d)(3) of the 1934 Act. Reflects ownership of Common Shares unless otherwise noted. </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">(2)</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">An asterisk indicates that the ownership amount constitutes less than 1% of the total Shares outstanding. The Trustees, including nominees for election as Trustee, and executive officers ownership as a group constitutes 6.8% of the total Common Shares outstanding and 22.5% of the total Preferred Shares outstanding. </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">(3)</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Comprised of 55,005 Common Shares owned directly by Mr. Gabelli, 37,987 Common Shares owned by a family partnership for which Mr. Gabelli serves as general partner, 24,746 Common Shares owned by GPJ Retirement Partners, LLC in which Mr. Gabelli has less than 100% interest and disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by this entity which are in excess of this indirect pecuniary interest, and 1,290,651 Common Shares owned by GAMCO Investors, Inc. or its affiliates. Mr. Gabelli disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by the discretionary accounts and by the entities named except to the extent of his interest in such entities. </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">(4)</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Comprised of 425,148 Preferred Shares owned directly by Mr. Gabelli and 217,400 Preferred Shares owned by GAMCO Investors, Inc. or its affiliates. Mr. Gabelli disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by the discretionary account and by the entities named except to the extent of his interest in such entities. </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">(5)</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">All 560 Common Shares are owned by Mr. Colavita&#8217;s spouse for which he disclaims beneficial ownership. </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">(6)</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">All 188 Preferred Shares are owned by Mr. Colavita&#8217;s spouse for which he disclaims beneficial ownership. </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>

<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 8pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 5%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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 that 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&#8217;s Adviser.</FONT></FONT></P>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Anthony J. Colavita</FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Same</FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">The LGL Group, Inc.</FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Common Stock</FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">$7,004<SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Mario d&#8217;Urso</FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Same</FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Gabelli Associates Limited</FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Membership Interests</FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">$549,192<SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Salvatore J. Zizza</FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Same</FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Gabelli Associates Fund</FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Membership Interests</FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">$2,642,128<SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">1.3%</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">(1)</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">This information has been furnished as of December 31, 2012.</FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"> &nbsp;</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">(2)</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">This information has been furnished as of March 31, 2013.</FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"> &nbsp;</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>

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   <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">(3)</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 8pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 5%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT><FONT face="times new roman"><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Fund pays each Independent Trustee an annual retainer of $9,000 plus $2,000 for each Board meeting attended. Each Trustee who is not employed by the Adviser is reimbursed by the Fund for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended, the Audit Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $3,000, and the Nominating Committee Chairman and the lead Independent Trustee each receive an annual fee of $2,000. 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 out-of-pocket expenses) paid by the Fund to such Trustees during the period ended December 31, 2012 amounted to $151,784. During the period ended December 31, 2012, 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 meetings of Trustees and of any Committee of which he is a member.</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The role of the Fund&#8217;s Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Trustees in its oversight of (i) the quality and integrity of the Fund&#8217;s financial statement reporting process and the independent audit and reviews thereof; (ii) the Fund&#8217;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&#8217;s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; and (iv) the independent registered public accounting firm&#8217;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 &#8220;SEC&#8221;) for inclusion in the Fund&#8217;s annual proxy statement. The Audit Committee operates pursuant to the Audit Committee Charter (the &#8220;Audit Charter&#8221;) that was most recently reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees on February 27, 2013. The Audit Charter is available on the Fund&#8217;s website at www.gabelli.com/corporate/closed/corp_gov.html.</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to the Audit Charter, the Audit Committee is responsible for conferring with the Fund&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm, reviewing annual financial statements, approving the selection of the Fund&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm, and overseeing the Fund&#8217;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 Ernst &amp; Young LLP (&#8220;Ernst &amp; Young&#8221;)<font face="Times New Roman">,</font> the Fund&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, 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&#8217;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.</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">In performing its oversight function, at a meeting held on February 25, 2013, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management of the Fund and Ernst &amp; Young, the audited financial statements of the Fund as of and for the period ended December 31, 2012, and the conduct of the audit of such financial statements.</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">In addition, the Audit Committee discussed with Ernst &amp; Young the accounting principles applied by the Fund and such other matters brought to the attention of the Audit Committee by Ernst &amp; Young as required by Statement of Auditing Standards No. 114, as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1 AU Section 380), as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (&#8220;PCAOB&#8221;) in Rule 3200T. The Audit Committee also received from Ernst &amp; Young the written disclosures and statements required by the SEC&#8217;s independence rules, delineating relationships between Ernst &amp; Young and the Fund, and discussed the impact that any such relationships might have on the objectivity and independence of Ernst &amp; Young as the independent registered public accounting firm.</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">As set forth above, and as more fully set forth in the Charter, the Audit Committee has significant duties and powers in its oversight role with respect to the Fund&#8217;s financial reporting procedures, internal control systems, and the independent audit process.</font></font></font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm. Accordingly, the Audit Committee&#8217;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&#8217;s considerations and discussions referred to above do not provide assurance that the audit of the Fund&#8217;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).</font></font></font></font></p>

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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Based on its consideration of the audited financial statements and the discussions referred to above with management and Ernst &amp; Young, 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&#146;s Board of Trustees that the Fund&#146;s audited financial statements be included in the Fund&#146;s Annual Report for the period ended December 31, 2012.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">Submitted by the Audit Committee of the Fund&#146;s Board of Trustees</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Salvatore J. Zizza, Chairman</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Anthony J. Colavita</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Clarence A. Davis</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">February 27, 2013</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The Audit Committee met two times during the period ended December 31, 2012. The Audit Committee is composed of three of the Fund&#146;s Independent Trustees, namely Messrs. Colavita, Davis, and Zizza. Each member of the Audit Committee has been determined by the Board of Trustees to be financially literate. Mr. Zizza has been designated as the Fund&#146;s audit committee financial expert, as defined in Items 407(d)(5)(ii) and (iii) of Regulation S-K (the &#147;Audit Committee Financial Expert&#148;).</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">Nominating Committee</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The Board of Trustees has a Nominating Committee composed of two of the Fund&#146;s Independent Trustees, namely Messrs. Colavita (Chairman) and Zizza. Each Nominating Committee member is an Independent Trustee as determined under guidelines of the NYSE. The Nominating Committee met once during the period ended December 31, 2012. 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.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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 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&#146;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's governing documents 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's adviser; and (v) character and fitness requirements. Additionally, each Independent Trustee must not be an &#147;interested person&#148; 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's outstanding Shares or specified levels of interest in registered investment companies. The Fund&#146;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&#146;s adviser and the Board. Reference is made to the Fund's governing documents for more details.</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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 Trustees have not determined a maximum age. 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&#146;s service on the Fund&#146;s Board, see the biographical information of the Trustees above in the section entitled &#147;Information about Trustees and Officers.&#148;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The Fund&#146;s Nominating Committee adopted a charter on November 8, 2006. The charter is available on the Fund&#146;s website at www.gabelli.com/corporate/closed/corp_gov.html.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">Other Board Related Matters</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><u><font style="font-size:10pt;">Receipt of Communications</font></u></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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 to The GDL Fund, 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 &#147;Our Firm/Contact Us/Email Addresses/Board of Directors (Gabelli Closed-End Funds).&#148;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><u><font style="font-size:10pt;">Forwarding the Communications</font></u></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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, promotion 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&#146;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.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The Fund does not expect Trustees or nominees for election as Trustee to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Gabelli attended the Fund&#146;s annual meeting of shareholders held on May 14, 2012. No other Trustee or nominee for election as Trustee attended that meeting.</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation of the Trustees by the Fund officers, if any, who and were compensated by the Fund rather than the Adviser, for the year ended December 31, 2012.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">COMPENSATION TABLE</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012</font></b></font></font></font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">INTERESTED TRUSTEES/NOMINEES:</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Mario J. Gabelli</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee and</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Chief Investment Officer</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$0</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$0 (0)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Edward T. Tokar</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$17,250</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$45,000 (2)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/NOMINEES:</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Anthony J. Colavita</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$21,521</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$402,500 (34)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">James P. Conn</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$19,538</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$224,500 (18)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Clarence A. Davis</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$19,250</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$25,500 (2)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Mario d&#146;Urso</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$17,000</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$80,000 (4)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Arthur V. Ferrara</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$17,125</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$66,500 (8)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Michael J. Melarkey</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$17,100</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$83,000 (4)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Salvatore J. Zizza</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Trustee</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$23,000</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$328,500 (28)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">*</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Represents the total compensation paid to such persons during the year ended December 31, 2012 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.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">Required Vote</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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 applicable class or classes of Shares of the Fund present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting if a quorum is present.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES, UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMON AND PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS VOTE &#147;FOR&#148; THE ELECTION OF EACH APPLICABLE NOMINEE.</font></b></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Ernst &amp; Young, LLP, 5 Times Square, New York, NY 10036-6530, has been selected to serve as the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. Ernst &amp; Young acted as the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for the period ended December 31, 2012. The Fund knows of no direct financial or material indirect financial interest of Ernst &amp; Young in the Fund. A representative of Ernst &amp; Young 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.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Set forth in the table below are audit fees and non-audit related fees billed to the Fund by Ernst &amp; Young for professional services received during and for the period ended December 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font face="times new roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Period Ended</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Audit</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">December 31</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">Audit Fees</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">Related Fees</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">Tax Fees*</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:8pt;">All Other Fees</font></u></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">2011</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$20,600</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&#151;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$3,200</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&#151;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">2012</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$21,300</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&#151;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">$3,300</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&#151;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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<font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10.5pt;">______________</font></b></font></font></font><font face="times new roman">
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">*</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&#147;Tax Fees&#148; are those fees billed by Ernst &amp; Young in connection with tax compliance services, including primarily the review of the Fund&#146;s income tax returns.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The Fund&#146;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&#146;s Adviser and service providers controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Fund&#146;s Adviser (&#147;affiliates&#148;) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (a &#147;Covered Services Provider&#148;), 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&#146;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&#146;s pre-approval responsibilities to other persons (other than the Adviser or the Fund&#146;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 and tax services described above for which Ernst &amp; Young billed the Fund fees for the periods ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">For the periods ended December 31, 2011 and 2012, Ernst &amp; Young has informed the Fund that it billed $28,025 and $49,500, respectively, in the aggregate for certain non-audit services to the Adviser or Covered Service Providers.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The Audit Committee has considered 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 Ernst &amp; Young&#146;s independence.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">The Investment Adviser and Administrator</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Gabelli Funds, LLC is the Fund&#146;s Adviser and Administrator and its business address is One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580-1422.</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act and Section 30(h) of the 1940 Act, and the rules thereunder, require the Fund&#146;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&#146;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&#146;s review of the copies of such forms it received for the period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund believes that during that year such persons complied with all such applicable filing requirements.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">Broker Non-Votes and Abstentions</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">For purposes of determining the presence of a quorum for transacting business at the Meeting, abstentions (or &#147;withheld votes&#148; with respect to the election of Trustees) and broker &#147;non-votes&#148; (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.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Brokers holding Shares of the Fund in &#147;street name&#148; 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 &#147;routine&#148; 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&#146; request for voting instructions. Proposal 1 is a &#147;routine&#148; 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&#146;s Shares should be voted on Proposal 1 may be deemed an instruction to vote such Shares in favor of the proposal.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Shareholders of the Fund will be informed of the voting results of the Meeting in the Fund&#146;s Semiannual Report for the six months ended June 30, 2013.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">&#147;Householding&#148;</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">Please note that only one document (i.e., an annual or semiannual report or one 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.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">OTHER MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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.</font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">SHAREHOLDER NOMINATIONS AND PROPOSALS</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">All proposals by shareholders of the Fund that are intended to be presented at the Fund&#146;s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2014 (the &#147;2014 Annual Meeting&#148;) must be received by the Fund for consideration for inclusion in the Fund&#146;s 2014 proxy statement and proxy relating to that meeting no later than December 4, 2013. Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act (&#147;Rule 14a-8&#148;) specifies a number of procedural and eligibility requirements to be satisfied by a shareholder submitting a proposal for inclusion in the Fund&#146;s proxy materials pursuant to this Rule. Any shareholder contemplating submissions of such a proposal is referred to Rule 14a-8.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The Fund&#146;s By-Laws require shareholders that wish to nominate Trustees or make proposals to be voted on at an Annual Meeting of the Fund&#146;s Shareholders (and which are not proposed to be included in the Fund&#146;s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act) to provide timely notice of the nomination or proposal in writing. To be considered timely for the 2014 Annual Meeting, the shareholder notice (and information described below) must be sent to the Fund'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 14, 2013 and no later than January 13, 2014; provided, however, that if the 2014 Annual Meeting is to be held on a date that is earlier than April 18, 2014 or later than June 7, 2014, 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's notice as described above.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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&#146;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&#146;s consent to serve as a Trustee if elected and the nominee&#146;s satisfaction of the Trustee qualifications set forth in the Fund&#146;s governing documents. If requested by the Nominating Committee, the proposing shareholder will need to also submit a completed and signed
trustee&#146;s questionnaire, including a supplement, relating to the nominee&#146;s satisfaction of the qualifications requirements set forth in the governing documents.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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&#146;s governing documents, including the provisions that concern the requirements for shareholder nominations and proposals, are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC&#146;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&#146;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&#146;s governing documents.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROXIES BE RETURNED PROMPTLY.</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:5%;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">SHAREHOLDERS MAY PROVIDE THElR 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.</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">April 3, 2013</font></font></font></font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.15in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.15in;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">1)</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Read the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card below at hand.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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 <td valign=bottom width=50%><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">1)</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Read the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card below at hand.</font></font></font></font></td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
 <td valign=bottom width=50%><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">1)</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Read the Proxy Statement.</font></font></font></font></td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.15in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.15in;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">2)</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Check the appropriate boxes on the proxy card below.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.15in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.15in;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">3)</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Sign and date the proxy card.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.15in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.15in;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">4)</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Return the proxy card in the envelope provided.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"> <font face="ARIAL"><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">M55533-P37634</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"> <font face="ARIAL"><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:8.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-8.65pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:1.45pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:2pt;text-align:center;"><font face="ARIAL"><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:9pt;">THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:3pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                            <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:9pt;">THE GDL FUND</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:9pt;">COMMON SHAREHOLDER</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font color="#FFFFFF"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:15pt;">A</font></b></font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">Election of Trustees &#151; The Board of Trustees recommends a vote </font></b></font></font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:7pt;">FOR&nbsp;</font></u></b></font></font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;"> each of the nominees listed.</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">For</font></b></font></font></font><br> <font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">All</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">Withhold</font></b></font></font></font><br> <font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">All</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">For All</font></b></font></font></font><br> <font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">Except</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">To withhold authority to vote for any individual&nbsp;nominee(s), mark "For All Except" and write the&nbsp;name(s)&nbsp;of the&nbsp;nominee(s) on the line below.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">1.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">To elect two (2) Trustees of the Fund:</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Wingdings>o</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Wingdings>o</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Wingdings>o</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Nominees:</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">01)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Edward T. Tokar</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">02)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Salvatore J. Zizza</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font color="#FFFFFF"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:15pt;">B</font></b></font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">Authorized Signatures &#151; This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. &#151; Sign and Date Below</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font 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></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:6pt;">Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX]</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:6pt;">Date</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:6pt;">Signature [Joint Owners]</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:6pt;">Date</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">THE GDL FUND</font></b></font></font></font></p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees</font></b></font></font></font></p>
			<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The undersigned hereby appoints Mario J. Gabelli, Agnes Mullady and Bruce N. Alpert, 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 GDL Fund (the "Fund") 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&nbsp;13, 2013, at 8:30 A.M., and at any adjournments thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement and hereby instructs said attorneys
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            <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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></font></font></font></p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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 </font></font></font></font><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:9pt;">FOR</font></b></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:9pt;"> 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></font></font></font></p>
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 <td valign=bottom width=50%><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">3)</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Follow the instructions.</font></font></font></font></td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
 <td valign=bottom width=50%><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">1)</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Read the Proxy Statement.</font></font></font></font></td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.15in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.15in;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">2)</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Check the appropriate boxes on the proxy card below.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.15in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.15in;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">3)</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Sign and date the proxy card.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.15in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.15in;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">4)</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Return the proxy card in the envelope provided.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"> <font face="ARIAL"><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">M55535-P37634</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"> <font face="ARIAL"><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:8.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-8.65pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:1.45pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:2pt;text-align:center;"><font face="ARIAL"><font face="times new roman"><font><b><font style="font-size:9pt;">THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.</font></b></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><font><font face="times new roman"><font><font style="font-size:3pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:9pt;">THE GDL FUND</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:9pt;">SERIES B PREFERRED SHAREHOLDER
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font color="#FFFFFF"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:15pt;">A</font></b></font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">Election of Trustees &#151; The Board of Trustees recommends a vote </font></b></font></font><font><font><b><u><font style="font-size:7pt;">FOR&nbsp;</font></u></b></font></font><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;"> each of the nominees listed.</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">For</font></b></font></font></font><br> <font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">All</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">Withhold</font></b></font></font></font><br> <font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">All</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">For All</font></b></font></font></font><br> <font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">Except</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">To withhold authority to vote for any individual&nbsp;nominee(s), mark "For All Except" and write the&nbsp;name(s)&nbsp;of the nominee(s) on the line below.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">1.</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">To elect three (3) Trustees of the Fund:</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Wingdings>o</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Wingdings>o</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font face=Wingdings>o</font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:8pt;">Nominees:</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:4pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">01)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Anthony J. Colavita</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">02)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Edward T. Tokar</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">03)</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:8pt;">Salvatore J. Zizza</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font color="#FFFFFF"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:15pt;">B</font></b></font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:7pt;">Authorized Signatures &#151; This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. &#151; Sign and Date Below</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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  <td colspan="2" valign=bottom width=3% style="border-left:solid black 2.25pt;">
                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font 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></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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  <td colspan="2" valign=bottom width=3% style="border-left:solid black 2.25pt;">
                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:8.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-8.65pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
 <td valign=bottom width=3% style="border-right:solid black 2.25pt;">
                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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  <td valign=bottom width=2% style="border-left:solid black 2.25pt;border-right:solid black .5pt;">
                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:8.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-8.65pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:8.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-8.65pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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  <td valign=bottom width=2% style="border-left:solid black 2.25pt;">
                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:8.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-8.65pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:6pt;">Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX]</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:6pt;">Date</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:6pt;">Signature [Joint Owners]</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:6pt;">Date</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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  <td valign=bottom width=2% style="border-bottom:solid black 2.25pt;border-left:solid black 2.25pt;">
                        <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:8.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-8.65pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:0pt;"><font><font><font><font style="font-size:7pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p> </td>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">THE GDL FUND</font></b></font></font></font></p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:10pt;">This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees</font></b></font></font></font></p>
			<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">The undersigned hereby appoints Mario J. Gabelli, Agnes Mullady and Bruce N. Alpert, 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 GDL Fund (the "Fund") 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&nbsp;13, 2013, at 8:30 A.M., and at any adjournments thereof. 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></font></font></font></p>

            <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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></font></font></font></p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:10pt;">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 </font></font></font></font><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:9pt;">FOR</font></b></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font><font><font style="font-size:9pt;"> 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></font></font></font></p>
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                        <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><font face="ARIAL"><font><font><b><font style="font-size:9pt;">PLEASE VOTE, SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</font></b></font></font></font></p> </td>
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