GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST

Regulatory Filings • Mar 31, 2010

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 o r 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest e vent reported): March 26, 2 010

THE GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified i n its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdicti on of incorporation ) 811-21529 (Commission File Number) 32-0116828 (IRS Employer Identification No .)

One Corporate Center, Rye, New York	10580-1422
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 422-3554

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

C heck the approp riate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the re g istrant under any of the fo ll owi n g provisions :

□	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Ac t (I7 CFR 230 . 425)
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□	Pre - commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (I7 CFR 240.14d - 2(b))
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 25, 2010, the Board of Trustees of The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust (the "Fund") appointed Bruce N. Alpert, CPA, age 58, as the Acting Treasurer of the Fund, effective as of the close of business on March 26, 2010. Agnes Mullady, who is the Treasurer of the Fund, is taking a leave of absence for a limited period of time for personal reasons, effective as of the close of business on March 26, 2010.

Mr. Alpert has been the Executive Vice President (since 1999) and Chief Operating Officer (since 1988) of Gabelli Funds, LLC, a registered investment adviser, and an officer of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex since 1988. He was a Director and President of Teton Advisors Inc., a registered investment adviser, from 1998 through June 2008 and has been Chairman of Teton Advisors, Inc. since July 2008. He has also been Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc., a holding company that is the parent company of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2008. GAMCO Investors, Inc., Gabelli Funds, LLC and Teton Advisors, Inc. are affiliates of the Fund.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 31, 2010

THE GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST
By:	/s/ PETER GOLDSTEIN
	Peter Goldstein
	Acting Secretary

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