ARTICLE XIX FX TRANSACTIONSCustody Agreement • September 29th, 2003 • Bancroft Convertible Fund Inc • New York
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Agreement ---------Investment Advisory Agreement • September 29th, 2003 • Bancroft Convertible Fund Inc
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September 27, 2003Letter of Agreement • September 29th, 2003 • Bancroft Convertible Fund Inc • New York
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Exhibit (k)(2) SUBSCRIPTION AGENT AGREEMENT This Subscription Agent Agreement (the "Agreement") is made as of October ___, 2003 between Ellsworth Convertible Growth and Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as...Subscription Agent Agreement • September 29th, 2003 • Bancroft Convertible Fund Inc • New York
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONSCustody Agreement • September 29th, 2003 • Bancroft Convertible Fund Inc • New York
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BANCROFT FUND LTD. (a Delaware Statutory Trust) 1,200,000 Shares of 5.375% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTUnderwriting Agreement • August 8th, 2016 • Bancroft Fund LTD • New York
Contract Type FiledAugust 8th, 2016 Company JurisdictionThe Bancroft Fund Ltd., a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), and the Fund’s investment adviser, Gabelli Funds, LLC, a New York limited liability company (the “Adviser”), each confirms its agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”) and each of the other Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters,” which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10 hereof), for whom MLPF&S is acting as representative (in such capacity, the “Representative”), with respect to the issue and sale by the Fund and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the respective number of shares set forth in said Schedule A hereto of an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares of the Fund’s 5.375% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares (the “Shares”). The Shares will be authorized by, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Fund’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trus
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • May 12th, 2016 • Bancroft Fund LTD
Contract Type FiledMay 12th, 2016 CompanyBancroft Fund Ltd. (the “Fund”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the state of Delaware, confirms its investment advisory agreement with Gabelli Funds, LLC (the “Adviser”), as follows:
Item 77Q1 BANCROFT CONVERTIBLE FUND, INC. Investment Advisory Agreement August 1, 1996 (Approved October 25, 1996) DAVIS-DINSMORE MANAGEMENT COMPANY 65 Madison Avenue Morristown, New Jersey 07960 Gentlemen: The undersigned, Bancroft Convertible Fund,...Investment Advisory Agreement • December 30th, 1996 • Bancroft Convertible Fund Inc
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Sub-Item 77Q1: Exhibits (g)(1) Merger Agreement BANCROFT CONVERTIBLE FUND, INC. AGREEMENT OF MERGER (the "Agreement"), dated as of November 18, 2005, by and between Bancroft Convertible Fund, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Bancroft...Merger Agreement • June 30th, 2006 • Bancroft Fund LTD
Contract Type FiledJune 30th, 2006 CompanyAGREEMENT OF MERGER (the "Agreement"), dated as of November 18, 2005, by and between Bancroft Convertible Fund, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Bancroft Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"). BACKGROUND The Company is organized as a management investment company and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company's shares of common stock currently trade on the American Stock Exchange ("AMEX"). The Company desires to change its form of organization by merging with and into the Trust (the "Merger"). In anticipation of the Merger, the Board of Trustees of the Trust has established the Trust and has designated one class of shares of beneficial interest in the Trust (the "Trust Shares"). The Merger is subject to, and shall be effected in accordance with, the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement is intended to be and is adopted by the Company, and by the Trust, as a Plan of Reorganizatio
Sub-Item 77Q1E: Attachment INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this 12th day of February, 2001 by and between BANCROFT CONVERTIBLE FUND, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and DAVIS- DINSMORE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a...Investment Advisory Agreement • June 22nd, 2001 • Bancroft Convertible Fund Inc
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AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF BANCROFT FUND LTD. WHEREAS, THIS AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST of Bancroft Fund Ltd., dated October 17, 2005, is hereby amended and restated effective as of January 16, 2006, among Gordon...Trust Agreement • June 30th, 2006 • Bancroft Fund LTD
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Sub-item 77Q1: Exhibits (e) Amended Advisory Agreement INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this 16th day of March, 2006 by and between BANCROFT FUND LTD, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), and DAVIS- DINSMORE MANAGEMENT...Investment Advisory Agreement • June 30th, 2006 • Bancroft Fund LTD
Contract Type FiledJune 30th, 2006 CompanyINVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this 16th day of March, 2006 by and between BANCROFT FUND LTD, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), and DAVIS-DINSMORE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the "Adviser"). Background The Trust is registered as a diversified, closed end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the "1940 Act"). The Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act"). The Trust desires to engage the Adviser to provide investment advisory services to the Trust, and the Adviser desires to provide such services to the Trust, all on the terms and conditions set forth below. NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: Agreement SECTION 1. Appointment of Investment Adviser. The Trust hereby appoints t
ADDENDUM TO TRANSFER AGENCY AND REGISTRAR SERVICES AGREEMENTTransfer Agency and Registrar Services Agreement • August 8th, 2016 • Bancroft Fund LTD
Contract Type FiledAugust 8th, 2016 CompanyThis Addendum (this “Addendum”), is made as of August 9, 2016, by and between Bancroft Fund Ltd., a Delaware statutory trust (the “Company”) and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, a New York limited liability trust company (“AST”).
If the contract set forth herein is acceptable to you, please so indicate by executing the enclosed copy of this letter and returning the same to the undersigned, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding contract between the parties hereto,...Investment Advisory Agreement • February 28th, 1997 • Bancroft Convertible Fund Inc
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Item 77Q1 BANCROFT CONVERTIBLE FUND, INC. Interim Investment Advisory Agreement August 11, 1996 DAVIS-DINSMORE MANAGEMENT COMPANY 65 Madison Avenue Morristown, New Jersey 07960 Gentlemen: The undersigned, Bancroft Convertible Fund, Inc., a Delaware...Interim Investment Advisory Agreement • December 30th, 1996 • Bancroft Convertible Fund Inc
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AGREEMENTPartnership Agreement • January 31st, 2008 • Bancroft Fund LTD • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJanuary 31st, 2008 Company JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT is made this 11th day of January, 2008 by and among BANCROFT FUND LTD., a Delaware statutory trust (“Bancroft”), PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN, an individual (“Goldstein”), BULLDOG INVESTORS, a New York general partnership (“Bulldog”), OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS, L.P., an Ohio limited partnership (“Opportunity Partners”), KIMBALL & WINTHROP, INC., an Ohio corporation (“Kimball”), ANDREW DAKOS, an individual (“Dakos”), FULL VALUE PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Full Value Partners”), OPPORTUNITY INCOME PLUS FUND, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Opportunity Income”), CALAPASAS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P., a California limited partnership (“Calapasas”), MERCURY PARTNERS, L.P., a California limited partnership (“Mercury”), STEADY GAIN PARTNERS, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership (“Steady Gain”),and FULL VALUE OFFSHORE PARTNERS, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“Full Value Offshore”). Goldstein, Bulldog, Opportunity Partners, Kimball, Dakos, Full Valu
Exhibit 77(Q)(1)(e) INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT November 1, 2015 Gabelli Funds, LLC One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580 Dear Sir: Bancroft Fund Ltd. (the "Fund"), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the state of Delaware, confirms its...Investment Advisory Agreement • June 21st, 2016 • Bancroft Fund LTD
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AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF BANCROFT FUND LTD.Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust • May 12th, 2016 • Bancroft Fund LTD
Contract Type FiledMay 12th, 2016 CompanyTHIS AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF BANCROFT FUND LTD. (this “Amendment”), dated as of September 9, 2015, hereby amends that certain Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration of Trust”), dated January 16, 2006, of Bancroft Fund Ltd. (the “Fund”) among the Trustees of the Fund, and each person who becomes a Shareholder in accordance with the terms of the Declaration of Trust. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise herein defined are used as defined in the Declaration of Trust.