American Stock Exchange Lists the Gabelli Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
March 29 2005 - 12:10PM
PR Newswire (US)
American Stock Exchange Lists the Gabelli Global Gold, Natural
Resources & Income Trust Gabelli Asset Management Inc. Launches
Second Closed-End Fund on Amex NEW YORK, March 29 /PRNewswire/ --
The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today began trading common
shares of the Gabelli Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income
Trust under the ticker symbol GGN. The Gabelli Global Gold, Natural
Resources & Income Trust, the second closed-end fund launched
by Gabelli Asset Management's investment company advisory
subsidiary, Gabelli Funds, LLC, to list on the Amex, is a newly
organized, non-diversified, closed-end management investment
company. The Fund's investment objectives are to provide a high
level of current income with a secondary objective to seek capital
appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest
at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of U.S. and
overseas companies principally engaged in the gold and natural
resources industries. As part of its investment strategy, the Fund
intends to earn income primarily through an option strategy of
writing (selling) covered call options on equity securities in its
portfolio. "We are delighted to welcome the Gabelli Global Gold,
Natural Resources & Income Trust to the American Stock
Exchange," said Tom Rzepski, vice president of the Amex's
closed-end fund business. "The Amex looks forward to a long and
collaborative relationship with Gabelli Funds as it continues to
deliver innovative investment opportunities to investors." The Fund
is issuing 16.6 million common shares at an initial price of $20
per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $332 million, exclusive
of the underwriters' over-allotments. The lead manager of the
underwriting syndicate was Citigroup and the specialist for GGN is
HBH Specialists. Today's new addition brings the total number of
closed-end funds listed on the Amex to 149. For further
information, please contact 1-800-THE-AMEX. About the American
Stock Exchange The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) is the only
primary exchange that offers trading across a full range of
equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including
structured products and HOLDRS(SM). In addition to its role as a
national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF,
responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in
1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 155
ETFs. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in the
U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as
domestic and foreign stocks. For more information, please visit
http://www.amex.com/. About Gabelli Asset Management Inc. Gabelli
Asset Management Inc., through its subsidiaries, manages
approximately $28.7 billion in assets of private advisory accounts
(GAMCO), mutual funds and closed-end funds (Gabelli Funds, LLC),
and partnerships and offshore funds (Alternative Investment Group).
DATASOURCE: American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Mary Chung of American
Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1641, or Web site: http://www.amex.com/
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