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Bancroft Fund Ltd.
cusip # 05-9695106

released January 10, 2012

DIVIDEND AND TAX INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
Record
Date
2011		 Payment
Date
2011


Total Paid
Per Share

Ordinary
Income
Dividends

   Qualified
Dividends
(QDI)		 Short-Term
Capital Gains 		 

Long-Term
Capital Gains

Dividend
Reinvestment Price
Mar. 10 Mar. 24 $0.1275 $0.1275   $0.031939 $

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$

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 $17.4623
Jun. 9 Jun. 23 0.1275 0.1275   0.037694  

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 17.0676
Sep. 15 Sep. 29 0.1275 0.1275   0.041658  

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 15.4006
Dec. 1 Dec. 29      0.1650      0.1650   0.044488  

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 15.3200
0.5475 0.5475   0.155779  

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The portion of each ordinary income dividend qualifying for the corporate dividends-received deduction, allowable to certain corporate shareholders, was 28%.

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.

There was no interest earned on direct obligations of the U.S. Government.