SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
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Bancroft Fund Ltd.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc.
The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.
The GDL Fund
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust
The Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust
The Gabelli Utility Trust
The Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust
Bancroft Fund Ltd.
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.
(each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”)
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1422
(914) 921-5070
SUPPLEMENT TO NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS/SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held on May 13, 2024
THIS SUPPLEMENT SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH FUND’S PROXY STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS/SHAREHOLDERS, EACH DATED APRIL 3, 2024.
To the Stockholders/Shareholders of the Funds,
Notice is hereby given that the location of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders/Shareholders of each Fund (each, a “Meeting”) has been changed. The date and time of each Meeting remains the same as disclosed in each Fund’s Proxy Statement and Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders/Shareholders. Each Fund has determined that each Meeting will now be held at Indian Harbor Yacht Club, 710 Steamboat Rd, Greenwich, CT 06830. There are no additional changes to each Meeting, each Meeting will still be a “hybrid” meeting that you may attend in person or virtually by following the instructions in your Fund’s Proxy Statement and Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders/Shareholders, and the remaining information in each Fund’s Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders/Shareholders is herein incorporated by reference.
| By Order of the Board of Directors/Trustees, | |
| PETER GOLDSTEIN | |
| Secretary | |
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April 3, 2024 |