RYE, N.Y. -- (Business Wire)
The Board of Trustees of The GDL Fund (NYSE:GDL) (the “Fund”) declared a
$0.16 per share cash distribution payable on September 23, 2014 to
common shareholders of record on September 16, 2014.
Each quarter, the Board of Trustees reviews the amount of any potential
distribution from the income, realized capital gain, or capital
available. The Board of Trustees will continue to monitor the Fund’s
distribution level, taking into consideration the Fund’s net asset value
and the financial market environment. The distribution rate should not
be considered the dividend yield or total return on an investment in the
Fund.
The Board of Trustees remains committed to delivering value through
implementing positive shareholder initiatives. Since its initial public
offering in January 2007, the Fund has paid cumulative cash
distributions of $9.68 per share to common shareholders. In addition,
the Fund will continue to repurchase its common shares, within the
applicable regulatory parameters, when the shares are trading at a
discount of 7.5% or more from the net asset value. Pursuant to this
share repurchase plan, through August 20, 2014, the Fund has repurchased
and retired 1,066,975 common shares in the open market at an average
discount of approximately 13% from its NAV.
The Fund makes annual distributions of its realized net long-term
capital gains and quarterly cash distributions of all or a portion of
its investment company taxable income (which includes ordinary income
and net realized short-term capital gains) to common shareholders. A
portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. Various factors
will affect the level of the Fund’s income, such as its asset mix and
use of merger arbitrage strategies. To permit the Fund to maintain more
stable distributions, the Fund may distribute more than the entire
amount of income earned in a particular period. Because the Fund’s
current quarterly distributions are subject to modification by the Board
of Trustees at any time and the Fund’s income will fluctuate, there can
be no assurance that the Fund will pay distributions at a particular
rate or frequency.
If the Fund does not generate sufficient earnings (dividends and
interest income and realized net capital gain) equal to or in excess of
the aggregate distributions paid by the Fund in a given year, then the
amount distributed in excess of the Fund’s earnings would be deemed a
return of capital. Since this would be considered a return of a portion
of a shareholder’s original investment, it is generally not taxable and
is treated as a reduction in the shareholder’s cost basis. Under federal
tax regulations, some or all of the return of capital distributed by the
Fund may be taxable as ordinary income in certain circumstances. This
may occur when the Fund has a capital loss carry forward, net capital
gains are realized in a fiscal year, and distributions are made in
excess of investment company taxable income.
Short-term capital gains, qualified dividend income, ordinary income,
and return of capital, if any, will be allocated on a pro-rata basis to
all distributions to common shareholders for the year. Based on the
accounting records of the Fund as of August 15, 2014, each of the
distributions paid to common shareholders in 2014 would include
approximately 10% from net capital gains and 90% would be deemed a
return of capital on a book basis. The estimated components of each
distribution are updated and provided to shareholders of record in a
notice accompanying the distribution and are available on our website (www.gabelli.com).
The final determination of the sources of all distributions in 2014 will
be made after year end and can vary from the quarterly estimates. All
shareholders with taxable accounts will receive written notification
regarding the components and tax treatment for all 2014 distributions in
early 2015 via Form 1099-DIV.
Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks,
charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing.More
information regarding the Fund’s distribution policy and other
information about the Fund is available by calling 800-GABELLI
(800-422-3554) or visiting www.gabelli.com.
The GDL Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company
with $389 million in total net assets whose investment objective is to
achieve absolute returns in various market conditions without excessive
risk of capital. The Fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC, a subsidiary
of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE:GBL), which is a publicly traded NYSE
listed company.
Contacts:
The GDL Fund:
Frank Yodice
David Schachter
(914)
921-5070
Source: The GDL Fund
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