BCV-A Bancroft Fund Ltd

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM N-PX

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-02151

 

Bancroft Fund Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

James A. Dinsmore

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-422-3554

 

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

 

Date of reporting period: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023

 

Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (17 CFR 239.24 and 274.5), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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PROXY VOTING RECORD

 

FOR PERIOD JULY 1, 2022 TO JUNE 30, 2023

 

ProxyEdge	Report Date: 07/01/2023
Meeting Date Range: 07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023	1
Bancroft Fund Ltd.

 

Investment Company Report

 

CROWN CASTLE INC.

Security

22822V101

Meeting Type

Annual

Ticker Symbol

CCI

Meeting Date

17-May-2023

ISIN

US22822V1017

Agenda

935796788 - Management

Item

Proposal

Proposed by

Vote

For/Against Management

1a.

Election of Director: P. Robert Bartolo

Management

For

For

1b.

Election of Director: Jay A. Brown

Management

For

For

1c.

Election of Director: Cindy Christy

Management

For

For

1d.

Election of Director: Ari Q. Fitzgerald

Management

For

For

1e.

Election of Director: Andrea J. Goldsmith

Management

For

For

1f.

Election of Director: Tammy K. Jones

Management

For

For

1g.

Election of Director: Anthony J. Melone

Management

For

For

1h.

Election of Director: W. Benjamin Moreland

Management

For

For

1i.

Election of Director: Kevin A. Stephens

Management

For

For

1j.

Election of Director: Matthew Thornton, III

Management

For

For

2.

The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2023.

Management

For

For

3.

The non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

Management

For

For

4.

The amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, regarding officer exculpation.

Management

For

For

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Registrant

Bancroft Fund Ltd.

 

By (Signature and Title)*	/s/ James A. Dinsmore
	James A. Dinsmore, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

Date	August 18, 2023

 

*Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.

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