Mario J. Gabelli - 03 Oct 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for GDL FUND (GDL)

Role: Director, Control Person of Adviser, 10%+ Owner
Signature: Douglas R. Jamieson as Attorney-in-Fact for Mario J. Gabelli
Issuer symbol: GDL
Transactions as of: 03 Oct 2022
Net transactions value: +$23,248
Form type: 4
Filing time: 05 Oct 2022, 20:04:47 UTC
Previous filing: 29 Sep 2022
Next filing: 11 Oct 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	GDL	Common Shares, Par Value $0.001	Purchase	$1,360	+170	+0.36%	$8.00	46,800	03 Oct 2022	GPJ Retirement Partners	F1
transaction	GDL	Common Shares, Par Value $0.001	Purchase	$21,888	+2,736	+0.11%	$8.00	2,510,000	04 Oct 2022	E3M Investors, LLC	F2
holding	GDL	Common Shares, Par Value $0.001						1,846,943	03 Oct 2022	Associated Capital Group, Inc.	F3
holding	GDL	Common Shares, Par Value $0.001						7,364	03 Oct 2022	Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc.	F4
holding	GDL	Common Shares, Par Value $0.001						244,500	03 Oct 2022	GGCP, Inc.	F5
holding	GDL	Common Shares, Par Value $0.001						240,857	03 Oct 2022	Direct
holding	GDL	Common Shares, Par Value $0.001						60,063	03 Oct 2022	MJG IV Limited Partnership	F6
holding	GDL	Common Shares, Par Value $0.001						57,132	03 Oct 2022	GAMCO Investors, Inc.	F7

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The shares reported reflect the total shares owned by GPJ Retirement Partners, LLC, a limited liability company. Mr. Gabelli has less than a 100% interest in the entity and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by this entity which are in excess of his indirect pecuniary interest.
F2	The shares being reported are held at E3M Investors, LLC, in which Mr. Gabelli has less than a 100% interest and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by it which are in excess of his indirect pecuniary interest.
F3	The shares reported reflect the total shares owned by Associated Capital Group, Inc. (AC). Mario J. Gabelli is the Executive Chair and controlling shareholder of AC. Mr. Gabelli has less than a 100% interest in AC and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by it which are in excess of his indirect pecuniary interest.
F4	The shares reported reflect the total shares owned by Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc. (GCIA), a majority owned subsidiary of Associated Capital Group, Inc. Mr. Gabelli has less than a 100% interest in GCIA and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by this entity which are in excess of his indirect pecuniary interest.
F5	The shares reported reflect the total shares owned by GGCP, Inc. (GGCP). Mario J. Gabelli is the Chief Executive Officer, a director, and the controlling shareholder of GGCP. Mr. Gabelli has less than a 100% interest in GGCP and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by it which are in excess of his indirect pecuniary interest.
F6	The shares reported reflect the total shares owned by MJG IV Limited Partnership, a limited partnership for which Mr. Gabelli serves as a general partner. Mr. Gabelli has less than a 100% interest in the entity and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by this entity which are in excess of his indirect pecuniary interest.
F7	The shares reported reflect the total shares owned by GAMCO Investors, Inc. (GAMCO). Mario J. Gabelli is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and controlling shareholder of GAMCO. Mr. Gabelli has less than a 100% interest in GAMCO and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by it which are in excess of his indirect pecuniary interest.