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MORRISTOWN, NJ--(Marketwire - 11/16/09) - The Board of Trustees of Bancroft Fund Ltd. (AMEX:BCV - News) declared its one hundred fifty-sixth quarterly dividend today.
The $0.256 per share dividend is payable from net investment income on December 28, 2009 to shareholders of record November 27, 2009.
SHAREHOLDERS MEETING DATE: The trustees also set February 8, 2010 as the date of the annual shareholders meeting, with a record date of December 16, 2009.
Bancroft 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 Amex Exchange under the ticker symbol BCV.
CUSIP# 059 695 106
For further information, please contact:
Gary I. Levine
Chief Financial Officer
Ph. (973) 631-1177
Email Contact
Website: www.bancroftfund.com
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