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THE GABELLI EQUITY TRUST INC. [ ] Shares, [ ] Series F Cumulative Preferred Stock FORM OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Purchase Agreement • November 6th, 2006 • Gabelli Equity Trust Inc • New York

• Contract Type
  Purchase Agreement
• Filed
  November 6th, 2006
• Company
  Gabelli Equity Trust Inc
• Jurisdiction
  New York

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. MERRILL LYNCH & CO. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED as Representatives of the several Underwriters c/o Merrill Lynch & Co. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 4 World Financial Center New York, New York 10080