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Ellsworth Fund Ltd.
cusip # 28-9074106

released January 11, 2010

DIVIDEND AND TAX INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
Record
Date
2009		 Payment
Date
2009


Total Paid
Per Share

Ordinary
Income
Dividends

 Qualified
Dividends
(QDI)		 Short-Term
Capital Gains

Long-Term
Capital Gains

Dividend
Reinvestment Price
Feb. 12 Feb. 26 $0.0750 $0.0750 $0.016872 $

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 $

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 $4.8188
May 14 May 28 0.0750 0.0750 0.017155

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 5.4641
Aug. 13 Aug. 27 0.0650 0.0650 0.014785

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 6.0420
Oct. 22 Nov. 25      0.0985      0.0985 0.016789

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 6.1800
0.3135 0.3135 0.065601

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The portion of each ordinary income dividend qualifying for the corporate dividends-received deduction, allowable to certain corporate shareholders, was 20%.

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.