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Bancroft Fund Ltd.
cusip # 05-9695106

released January 9, 2008

DIVIDEND AND TAX INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
Record
Date
2007		 Payment
Date
2007


Total Paid
Per Share

Ordinary
Income
Dividends

   Qualified
Dividends
(QDI)		 Short-Term
Capital Gains 		 

Long-Term
Capital Gains

Dividend
Reinvestment Price
Mar. 15 Mar. 29 $0.210 $0.210   $0.032870 $

  —

$

  —

 $20.1935
Jun. 14 Jun. 28 0.210 0.210   0.027579  

  —

  —

 21.2569
Sep. 13 Sep. 27 0.210 0.210   0.032027  

  —

  —

 21.4484
Nov. 29 Dec. 26       2.175       0.166   0.035428  

0.510

1.499

 18.8500
2.805 0.796   0.127904  

0.510

1.499
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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