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Ellsworth Fund Ltd.
Proxy Voting Record
Voted during the 12-Month period ended June 30, 2011
Issuer: Abbott Laboratories
Ticker symbol: ABT
002824100
Meeting date: 04/29/2011
Matter Voted On Proposed
By

Voted
(Yes or No)

 Vote
Cast		 For/
Against
Mgmt.
1-01. Election of Director: Robert J. Alpern, M.D.

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-02. Election of Director: Roxanne S. Austin

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-03. Election of Director: W. James Farrell

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-04. Election of Director: H. Laurance Fuller

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-05. Election of Director: Edward M. Liddy

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-06. Election of Director: Phebe N. Novakovic

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-07. Election of Director: William A. Osborn

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-08. Election of Director: Samuel C. Scott III

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-09. Election of Director: Glenn F. Tilton

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-10. Election of Director: Miles D. White

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
2. Ratification of the appointment of independent auditors for 2011

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
3. Advisory vote on executive compensation

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
4. Advisory vote on the frequency of future votes on executive compensation

Management

YES

 1 YEAR 1 YEAR
5. Pharmaceutical Pricing

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
Issuer: AT&T Inc.
Ticker symbol: T
00206R102
Meeting date: 04/29/2011
Matter Voted On Proposed
By

Voted
(Yes or No)

 Vote
Cast		 For/
Against
Mgmt.
1-01. Election of Director: Randall L. Stephenson

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-02. Election of Director: Gilbert F. Amelio

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-03. Election of Director: Reuben V. Anderson

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-04. Election of Director: James H. Blanchard

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-05. Election of Director: Jaime Chico Pardo

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-06. Election of Director: James P. Kelly

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-07. Election of Director: Jon C. Madonna

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-08. Election of Director: Lynn M. Martin

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-09. Election of Director: John B. McCoy

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-10. Election of Director: Joyce M. Roche

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-11. Election of Director: Matthew K. Rose

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-12. Election of Director: Laura D'Andrea Tyson

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
2. Ratification of the appointment of independent auditors for 2011

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
3. Approval of 2011 incentive plan

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
4. Advisory vote on executive compensation

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
5. Advisory vote on the frequency of future votes on executive compensation

Management

YES

 3 YEARS 3 YEARS
6. Political contributions

Shareholder

YES

 FOR AGAINST
7. Special Stockholder Meetings

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
8. Written consent

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
Issuer: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Ticker symbol: BMY
CUSIP: 110122108
Meeting date: 05/03/2011
Matter Voted On Proposed
By

Voted
(Yes or No)

 Vote
Cast		 For/
Against
Mgmt.
1-01. Election of Director: Lamberto Andreotti

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-02. Election of Director: Lewis B. Campbell

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-03. Election of Director: James M. Cornelius

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-04. Election of Director: Louis J. Freeh

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-05. Election of Director: Laurie H. Glimcher, M.D.

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-06. Election of Director: Michael Grobstein

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-07. Election of Director: Leif Johansson

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-08. Election of Director: Alan J. Lacy

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-09. Election of Director: Vicki L. Sato, Ph.D.

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-10. Election of Director: Elliott Sigal, M.D.

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-11. Election of Director: Togo D. West, Jr.

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-12. Election of Director: R. Sanders Williams

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
2. Ratification of the appointment of independent auditors for 2011

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
3. Advisory vote on executive compensation

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
4. Advisory vote on the frequency of future votes on executive compensation

Management

YES

 3 YEARS 3 YEARS
5. Executive compensation disclosure

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
6. Shareholder action by written consent

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
7. Pharmaceutical price restraint

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
Issuer: ConocoPhilips
Ticker symbol: COP
CUSIP: 20825C104
Meeting date: 05/11/2011
Matter Voted On Proposed
By

Voted
(Yes or No)

 Vote
Cast		 For/
Against
Mgmt.
1-01. Election of Director: Richard L. Armitage

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-02. Election of Director: Richard H. Auchinleck

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-03. Election of Director: James E. Copeland, Jr.

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-04. Election of Director: Kenneth M. Duberstein

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-05. Election of Director: Ruth R. Harkin

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-06. Election of Director: Harold W. McGraw III

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-07. Election of Director: James J. Mulva

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-08. Election of Director: Robert A. Niblock

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-09. Election of Director: Harald J. Norvik

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-10. Election of Director: William K. Reilly

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-11. Election of Director: Victoria J. Tschinkel

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-12. Election of Director: Kathryn C. Turner

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-13. Election of Director: William E. Wade, Jr.

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
2. Ratification of the appointment of independent auditors for 2011

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
3. Advisory vote on executive compensation

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
4. Advisory vote on the frequency of future votes on executive compensation

Management

YES

 1 YEAR 1 YEAR
5. Approval of 2011 omnibus stock and performance incentive plan

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
6. Gender expression non-discrimination

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
7. Political contributions

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
8. Report on grassroots lobbying expenditures

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
9. Accident risk mitigation

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
10. Company environmental policy

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
11. Greenhouse gas reduction targets

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
12. Report on financial risks from climate change

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
13. Canadian oil sands

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
Issuer: The Walt Disney Company
Ticker symbol: DIS
CUSIP: 254687106
Meeting date: 03/23/2011
Matter Voted On Proposed
By

Voted
(Yes or No)

 Vote
Cast		 For/
Against
Mgmt.
1-01. Election of Director: Susan E. Arnold

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-02. Election of Director: John E. Bryson

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-03. Election of Director: John S. Chen

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-04. Election of Director: Judith L. Estrin

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-05. Election of Director: Robert A. Iger

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-06. Election of Director: Steven P. Jobs

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-07. Election of Director: Fred H. Langhammer

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-08. Election of Director: Aylwin B. Lewis

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-09. Election of Director: Monica C. Lozano

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-10. Election of Director: Robert W. Matschullat

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-11. Election of Director: John E. Pepper, Jr.

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-12. Election of Director: Sheryl Sandberg

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-13. Election of Director: Orin C. Smith

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
2. Ratification of the appointment of independent auditors for 2011

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
3. Approval of the 2011 stock incentive plan

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
4. Advisory approval of executive compensation

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
5. Advisory vote on the frequency of future votes on executive compensation

Management

YES

 1 YEAR 1 YEAR
8. Performance tests for restricted stock units

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
Issuer: Merck & Company, Inc.
Ticker symbol: MRK
CUSIP: 58933Y105
Meeting date: 05/24/2011
Matter Voted On Proposed
By

Voted
(Yes or No)

 Vote
Cast		 For/
Against
Mgmt.
1-01. Election of Director: Leslie A. Brun

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-02. Election of Director: Thomas R. Cech

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-03. Election of Director: Richard T. Clark

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-04. Election of Director: Kenneth C. Frazier

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-05. Election of Director: Thomas H. Glocer

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-06. Election of Director: Steven F. Goldstone

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-07. Election of Director: William B. Harrison, Jr.

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-08. Election of Director: Harry R. Jacobson

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-09. Election of Director: William N. Kelley

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-10. Election of Director: C. Robert Kidder

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-11. Election of Director: Rochelle B. Lazarus

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-12. Election of Director: Carlos E. Represas

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-13. Election of Director: Patricia F. Russo

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-14. Election of Director: Thomas E. Shenk

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-15. Election of Director: Anne M. Tatlock

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-16. Election of Director: Craig B. Thompson

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-17. Election of Director: Wendell P. Weeks

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-18. Election of Director: Peter C. Wendell

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
2. Ratification of the appointment of independent auditors for 2011

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
3. Advisory vote on executive compensation

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
4. Advisory vote on the frequency of future votes on executive compensation

Management

YES

 3 YEARS 3 YEARS
Issuer: Verizon Communications Inc.
Ticker symbol: VZ
CUSIP: 92343V104
Meeting date: 05/05/2011
Matter Voted On Proposed
By

Voted
(Yes or No)

 Vote
Cast		 For/
Against
Mgmt.
1-01. Election Of Director: Richard L. Carrion

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-02. Election Of Director: M. Frances Keeth

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-03. Election Of Director: Robert W. Lane

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-04. Election Of Director: Lowell C. Mcadam

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-05. Election Of Director: Sandra O. Moose

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-06. Election Of Director: Joseph Neubauer

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-07. Election Of Director: Donald T. Nicolaisen

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-08. Election Of Director: Clarence Otis, Jr.

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-09. Election Of Director: Hugh B. Price

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-10. Election Of Director: Ivan G. Seidenberg

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-11. Election Of Director: Rodney E. Slater

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
1-12. Election Of Director: John W. Snow

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
2. Ratification of the appointment of independent auditors for 2011

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
3. Advisory vote on executive compensation

Management

YES

 FOR FOR
4. Advisory vote on the frequency of future votes on executive compensation

Management

YES

 1 YEAR 1 YEAR
5. Disclose prior government service

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
6. Performance stock unit performance thresholds

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
7. Cumulative voting

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A
8. Shareholder right to call a special meeting

Shareholder

YES

 ABSTAIN N/A

 

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