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Bancroft Fund Ltd.
cusip # 05-9695106

released January 8, 2007

DIVIDEND AND TAX INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
Record
Date
2006		 Payment
Date
2006


Total Paid
Per Share

Ordinary
Income
Dividends

   Qualified
Dividends
(QDI)

Long-Term
Capital Gain

Dividend
Reinvestment
         Price
Mar. 16 Mar. 30 $0.180 $0.180   $0.033627

$

  —

 $18.8923
Jun. 15 Jun. 29 0.180 0.180   0.038123

  —

 18.3846
Sep. 14 Sep. 28 0.180 0.180   0.027243

  —

 19.0082
Dec. 01 Dec. 26       0.731       0.265   0.028821

0.466

 19.4400
1.271 0.805   0.127814

0.466
The portion of each ordinary income dividend qualifying for the corporate dividends-received deduction, allowable to certain corporate shareholders, was 16%.

None of the dividends paid during the year represented a return of capital.

There were no year-end reallocations or reclassifications of income or gains.

The amount of interest earned on direct obligations of the U.S. Government was negligible.

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