Bancroft Fund Ltd. announces an Equity Buyback for 157,000 shares, representing 3% of its issued share capital.
November 19, 2014 at 12:00 am EST
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Bancroft Fund Ltd. announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the fund will repurchase up to 3% of its outstanding shares or 151,000 shares. The Fund may repurchase shares from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The program is intended to improve share valuation and is believed to be in the best interests of shareholders. The purchases will be made from existing cash balances. The Fund expects that substantially all purchases will be made pursuant to Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The extent to which the Fund repurchases its shares and the timing of such repurchases will depend on market conditions and other considerations as determined by the Fund's management team.
On November 19, 2015, the board of trustees also authorized the repurchase of the Fund's shares of beneficial interest in the open market, from time to time, when the shares are trading at a discount of 10% or more from net asset value.
Bancroft Fund Ltd. (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fundâs primary investment objective is to provide income and the potential for capital appreciation, which objectives the Fund considers to be relatively equal over the long term due to the nature of the securities in which it invests. The Fund invests primarily in convertible and equity securities. The Fund's investment portfolio includes convertible corporate bonds, convertible preferred stocks, mandatory convertible securities and common stocks. The Fund invests in various industries, such as computer software and services, health care, business services, financial services, security software, consumer services, communications equipment, energy and utilities, semiconductors, telecommunications, real estate investment trusts, diversified industrial, entertainment, airlines, equipment and supplies, transportation and agriculture. Gabelli Funds, LLC serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.