Ellsworth Fund Ltd. Declares Year-End Distribution of Investment Income and Annual Meeting Date
(firmenpresse) - MORRISTOWN, NJ -- (Marketwired) -- 10/21/13 -- Ellsworth Fund Ltd. (NYSE MKT: ECF) declared its one hundred and ninth quarterly dividend today.
The $0.06 per share dividend is payable from net investment income on November 27, 2013 to shareholders of record October 31, 2013.
Shareholders who are not members of the Fund's Automatic Dividend Investment Plan will be given the option to receive the distribution either in cash or in beneficial shares of the Trust. Because of this option, the dividend is taxable to all shareholders whether or not they choose to receive cash.
The expiration date of the option is November 18, 2013.
The number of shares that holders will be entitled to receive under the option will be determined on November 20, 2013, either on the basis of the closing market price of the Fund's beneficial shares, or its net asset value, whichever is lower on that date.
SHAREHOLDERS MEETING DATE: The trustees also set January 17, 2014 as the date of the annual shareholders meeting, with a record date of November 22, 2013.
Ellsworth Fund Ltd. operates as a closed-end, diversified management investment company and invests primarily in convertible securities, with the objectives of providing 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. Its shares are traded on the NYSE MKT Exchange under the ticker symbol ECF.
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For further information please contact:
Gary I. Levine
Chief Financial Officer
Ph. (973) 631-1177
Fax (973) 631-9893
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Datum: 21.10.2013 - 18:19 Uhr
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