For the 1 and 3 years ended December 31, 2007, Ellsworth's Net Asset Value performance (with dividends reinvested) earned a Performance Achievement Certificate from Lipper, Inc., outperforming the other closed-end convertible funds followed by Lipper. Ellsworth also earned Performance Achievement Certificates for the 10 years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Lipper, Inc. is a globally recognized organization that ranks the performance of mutual funds. The fund is ranked based on total return, as calculated by Lipper, Inc. Each fund is ranked within a universe of funds similar in investment objective.

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