BANCROFT FUND LTD — Director's Dealing 2011

Feb 17, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BANCROFT FUND LTD (BCV)
CIK: 0000009521
Period of Report: 2011-02-16

Reporting Person: Bizzell Kinchen C (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-02-16	Shares of Beneficial Interest	P	200	$17.85	Acquired	1387.675	Direct
2011-02-17	Shares of Beneficial Interest	P	80	$17.71	Acquired	1467.675	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 248.385 shares acquired on various dates in fiscal years 2010 through 2011 under the BCV dividend reinvestment plan.