GAMCO Announces Final Results from its Shareholder Designated Charitable Contribution Program

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GAMCO Announces Final Results from its Shareholder Designated Charitable Contribution Program

  • $5.3 million to be distributed to 86 designated 501(c)(3) charities

RYE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GAMCO Investors, Inc. (GAMCO) (NYS: GBL) announced today that more than 99% of eligible shares participated in distributing over $5.3 million to eighty six different 501(c)(3) charities through GAMCO's Shareholder Designated Charitable Contribution program.

GAMCO adopted the Shareholder Designated Charitable Contribution program as a means to allow registered shareholders to designate a charitable contribution of corporate funds, based on their ownership interest, to a charitable organization of their choice. Each shareholder was eligible to direct a donation of $0.25 per share to a designated charity.


GAMCO Investors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manages private advisory accounts (GAMCO Asset Management Inc.), mutual funds and closed-end funds (Gabelli Funds, LLC), and partnerships and offshore funds (Gabelli Securities, Inc.). As of June 30, 2013, GAMCO had $40.5 billion in assets under management.

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GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Douglas R. Jamieson, 914-921-5020
President & Chief Operating Officer
www.gabelli.com

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