SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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                    THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.

                (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

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                    THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.

                              One Corporate Center
                            Rye, New York 10580-1422
                                 (914) 921-5070

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                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                           TO BE HELD ON MAY 19, 2008

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To the Shareholders of
THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.

      Notice is hereby  given  that the  Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders  (the
"Meeting") of The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. (the "Fund") will be held
at  The  Cole  Auditorium,  The  Greenwich  Library,  101  West  Putnam  Avenue,
Greenwich,  Connecticut  06830, on Monday,  May 19, 2008, at 11:30 a.m., for the
following purposes:

      1.    To elect  three (3)  Directors  of the Fund,  to be  elected  by the
            holders of the Fund's Common Stock and holders of its 6.00% Series B
            Cumulative  Preferred  Stock and  Series C Auction  Rate  Cumulative
            Preferred Stock (together,  the "Preferred Stock"),  voting together
            as a single class (PROPOSAL 1);

      2.    To consider and vote upon an amendment to the fundamental investment
            restriction  regarding  the Fund's  investment  policy on  borrowing
            (PROPOSAL 2); and

      3.    To   consider   and  vote  upon  such   other   matters,   including
            adjournments,  as may  properly  come  before  said  Meeting  or any
            adjournments thereof.

      These  items  are  discussed  in  greater  detail  in the  attached  Proxy
Statement.

      The close of  business on March 17, 2008 has been fixed as the record date
for the  determination of shareholders  entitled to notice of and to vote at the
Meeting and any adjournments thereof.

      YOUR VOTE IS  IMPORTANT  REGARDLESS  OF THE SIZE OF YOUR  HOLDINGS  IN THE
FUND.  WHETHER  OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND  THE  MEETING,  WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE
COMPLETE,  SIGN,  AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED  ENVELOPE,  WHICH  NEEDS NO  POSTAGE  IF MAILED IN THE  UNITED  STATES.
INSTRUCTIONS  FOR THE PROPER  EXECUTION  OF PROXIES  ARE SET FORTH ON THE INSIDE
COVER.

                                             By Order of the Board of Directors,

                                             AGNES MULLADY
                                             SECRETARY

April 14, 2008



                      INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGNING PROXY CARDS

      The  following  general rules for signing proxy cards may be of assistance
to you and avoid the time and expense to the Fund  involved in  validating  your
vote if you fail to sign your proxy card properly.

      1.    INDIVIDUAL  ACCOUNTS:  Sign your name  exactly  as it appears in the
            registration on the proxy card.

      2.    JOINT  ACCOUNTS:  Either  party may sign,  but the name of the party
            signing   should   conform   exactly   to  the  name  shown  in  the
            registration.

      3.    ALL OTHER  ACCOUNTS:  The  capacity of the  individuals  signing the
            proxy card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of
            registration. For example:

            REGISTRATION                          VALID SIGNATURE

            CORPORATE ACCOUNTS

            (1) ABC Corp.                         ABC Corp.
            (2) ABC Corp.                         John Doe, Treasurer
            (3) ABC Corp.
                c/o John Doe, Treasurer           John Doe
            (4) ABC Corp., Profit Sharing Plan    John Doe, Trustee

            TRUST ACCOUNTS

            (1) ABC Trust                         Jane B. Doe, Trustee
            (2) Jane B. Doe, Trustee
                u/t/d 12/28/78                    Jane B. Doe

            CUSTODIAN OR ESTATE ACCOUNTS

            (1) John B. Smith, Cust.
                f/b/o John B. Smith, Jr. UGMA     John B. Smith
            (2) John B. Smith, Executor
                Estate of Jane Smith              John B. Smith, Executor

                            TELEPHONE/INTERNET VOTING

      Various  brokerage firms may offer the convenience of providing you voting
instructions  via  telephone or the Internet for shares held through such firms.
If  available,  instructions  are included  with this Proxy  Statement and proxy
card.



                    THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.
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                         ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                                  MAY 19, 2008

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                                 PROXY STATEMENT

      This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection  with the  solicitation of
proxies by the Board of Directors of The Gabelli  Global  Multimedia  Trust Inc.
(the  "Fund") for use at the Annual  Meeting of  Shareholders  of the Fund to be
held on  Monday,  May 19,  2008,  at 11:30  a.m.,  at The Cole  Auditorium,  The
Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich,  Connecticut 06830, and at
any  adjournments  thereof  (the  "Meeting").  A Notice  of  Annual  Meeting  of
Shareholders  and proxy card  accompany this Proxy  Statement,  all of which are
first being mailed to shareholders on or about April 18, 2008.

      In addition to the  solicitation of proxies by mail,  officers of the Fund
and  officers  and  regular  employees  of  Computershare  Trust  Company,  N.A.
("Computershare"), the Fund's transfer agent, and affiliates of Computershare or
other  representatives  of the Fund  may  also  solicit  proxies  by  telephone,
telegraph, Internet, or in person. In addition, the Fund has retained The Altman
Group,  Inc. to assist in the  solicitation  of proxies for an estimated  fee of
$30,000 plus reimbursement of expenses. The Fund will pay the costs of the proxy
solicitation  and the expenses  incurred in connection  with preparing the Proxy
Statement and its enclosures.  The Fund will also reimburse  brokerage firms and
others for their expenses in forwarding solicitation materials to the beneficial
owners of its shares.

      THE  FUND'S  MOST  RECENT  ANNUAL  REPORT,   INCLUDING  AUDITED  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED  DECEMBER  31,  2007,  IS  AVAILABLE  UPON
REQUEST,  WITHOUT CHARGE, BY WRITING TO THE FUND AT ONE CORPORATE  CENTER,  RYE,
NEW YORK 10580-1422, BY CALLING THE FUND AT 800-422-3554, OR VIA THE INTERNET AT
WWW.GABELLI.COM.

      If the  enclosed  proxy is properly  executed  and  returned in time to be
voted at the Meeting,  the Shares (as defined below) represented thereby will be
voted  "FOR"  (i) the  election  of the  nominees  as  Directors  listed  in the
accompanying  Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and (ii) the amendment to
the  Fund's  fundamental  investment  restriction  regarding  borrowing,  unless
instructions  to the contrary are marked  thereon,  and at the discretion of the
proxy holders as to the transaction of any other business that may properly come
before  the  Meeting.  Any  shareholder  who has  given a proxy has the right to
revoke it at any time prior to its exercise  either by attending the Meeting and
voting his or her shares in person or by  submitting a letter of revocation or a
later-dated  proxy to the  Fund at the  above  address  prior to the date of the
Meeting.

      A quorum of  shareholders  is  constituted by the presence in person or by
proxy  of the  holders  of a  majority  of the  outstanding  shares  of the Fund
entitled  to vote at the  Meeting.  In the event a quorum is not  present at the
Meeting,  or in the event that a quorum is present at the Meeting but sufficient
votes to approve any of the proposed  items are not received,  the persons named
as  proxies  may  propose  one or more  adjournments  of such  Meeting to permit
further  solicitation of proxies. A shareholder vote may be taken on one or more
of the proposals in this Proxy Statement prior to such adjournment if sufficient
votes have been received for approval and it is otherwise appropriate.  Any such
adjournment  will  require the  affirmative  vote of a majority of those  shares
present  at the  Meeting  in  person or by proxy.  If a quorum is  present,  the
persons named as proxies will vote those proxies which they are entitled to vote
"FOR" any  proposal  in favor of such  adjournment  and will vote those  proxies
required to be voted "AGAINST" any proposal against such adjournment. Absent the
establishment  of a  subsequent  record  date and the  giving  of  notice to the
holders of record thereon,  the adjourned  Meeting must take place not more than
120 days after the record date. At such adjourned  Meeting,  any business may be
transacted which might have been transacted at the original Meeting.


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      The close of  business on March 17, 2008 has been fixed as the record date
for the  determination of shareholders  entitled to notice of and to vote at the
Meeting and all adjournments thereof.

      The Fund has two classes of capital stock:  common stock, par value $0.001
per share (the "Common  Stock"),  and  preferred  stock  consisting of (i) 6.00%
Series B Cumulative  Preferred  Stock  ("Series B Preferred")  and (ii) Series C
Auction Rate Cumulative  Preferred  Stock ("Series C Preferred"),  each having a
par value of $0.001 per share (together, the "Preferred Stock" and together with
the Common Stock,  the "Shares").  The holders of the Common Stock and Preferred
Stock are each entitled to one vote for each full share held and an  appropriate
fraction of a vote for each  fractional  share held.  On the record date,  there
were  13,995,553  shares of Common Stock,  993,100  shares of Series B Preferred
Stock, and 1,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding.

      The following  person was known to the Fund to be beneficial owner of more
than 5% of the Fund's outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the record date:



    NAME AND ADDRESS OF                              AMOUNT OF SHARES
    BENEFICIAL OWNER(s)          TITLE OF CLASS   AND NATURE OF OWNERSHIP   PERCENT OF CLASS
---------------------------      --------------   -----------------------   ----------------
                                                                         
Lazard Asset Management LLC          Common         778,036 (beneficial)          5.56%
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112


      As of the  record  date,  there  were no  persons  known to the Fund to be
beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Fund's  outstanding shares of Preferred
Stock.

                   SUMMARY OF VOTING RIGHTS ON PROXY PROPOSALS



PROPOSAL                       COMMON STOCKHOLDERS                  PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS
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1.    Election of              Common and Preferred Stockholders,   Common and Preferred Stockholders,
      Directors                voting together as a single class,   voting together as a single class,
                               vote to elect three Directors:       vote to elect three Directors:
                               Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.,            Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.,
                               Werner J. Roeder, and                Werner J. Roeder, and
                               Salvatore J. Zizza                   Salvatore J. Zizza

2.    Amendment to             Common and Preferred Stockholders,   Preferred Stockholders,
      Fundamental Investment   voting together as a single class    voting as a separate class
      Restriction Regarding
      Borrowing

3.    Other Business           Common and Preferred Stockholders, voting together as a single class


      In order  that your  Shares may be  represented  at the  Meeting,  you are
requested to vote on the following matters:


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              PROPOSAL 1: TO ELECT THREE (3) DIRECTORS OF THE FUND

NOMINEES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

      The Board of Directors is divided into three classes,  each class having a
term of three  years.  Each year the term of office  of one class  will  expire.
Frank J.  Fahrenkopf,  Jr.,  Werner J. Roeder,  and Salvatore J. Zizza have each
been nominated by the Board of Directors for a three-year  term to expire at the
Fund's 2011 Annual Meeting of  Shareholders  or until their  successors are duly
elected  and  qualified.  Each of the  Directors  of the Fund has served in that
capacity  since the April 6, 1994  organizational  meeting  of the Fund with the
exception of (i) Mr. Fahrenkopf, who became a Director of the Fund on August 18,
1999,  (ii) Dr. Roeder,  who became a Director of the Fund on November 17, 1999,
and (iii) Mr.  Colavita,  who became a Director of the Fund on August 15,  2001.
All of the  Directors  of the Fund  are  also  directors  or  trustees  of other
investment  companies  for  which  Gabelli  Funds,  LLC (the  "Adviser")  or its
affiliates serve as investment  adviser.  The classes of Directors are indicated
below:

NOMINEES TO SERVE UNTIL 2011 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.
Werner J. Roeder
Salvatore J. Zizza

DIRECTORS SERVING UNTIL 2010 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Mario J. Gabelli, CFA
Thomas E. Bratter
Anthony J. Colavita

DIRECTORS SERVING UNTIL 2009 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
James P. Conn
Anthony R. Pustorino

      Under the Fund's Articles of Incorporation,  Articles  Supplementary,  and
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"),  holders of the
Fund's outstanding  Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, are entitled to
elect two  Directors,  and holders of the Fund's  outstanding  Common  Stock and
Preferred  Stock,  voting together as a single class,  are entitled to elect the
remaining  Directors,  subject to the  provisions of the 1940 Act and the Fund's
Articles of Incorporation,  Articles Supplementary,  and By-Laws. The holders of
the Fund's  outstanding  Preferred  Stock would be entitled to elect the minimum
number of additional  Directors that would represent a majority of the Directors
in the event that dividends on the Fund's Preferred Stock are in arrears for two
full years. No dividend arrearages exist as of the date of this Proxy Statement.
Messrs.  Colavita and Conn are  currently the  Directors  elected  solely by the
holders of the Fund's Preferred Stock.

      Unless authority is withheld,  it is the intention of the persons named in
the proxy to vote the proxy "FOR" the election of the nominees named above. Each
nominee has indicated that he has consented to serve as a Director if elected at
the Meeting.  If a designated nominee declines or otherwise becomes  unavailable
for  election,  however,  the proxy confers  discretionary  power on the persons
named therein to vote in favor of a substitute nominee or nominees.


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INFORMATION ABOUT DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

      Set forth in the table  below are the  existing  Directors  and  Nominees,
including those Directors who are not considered to be "interested  persons," as
defined in the 1940 Act (the "Independent Directors"), for election to the Board
of the Fund and officers of the Fund,  including  information  relating to their
respective  positions held with the Fund, a brief  statement of their  principal
occupations during the past five years, and other directorships (excluding other
funds managed by the Adviser), if any.



                             TERM OF                                                                   NUMBER OF
                            OFFICE AND                                                               PORTFOLIOS IN
NAME, POSITION(S)           LENGTH OF                                                                FUND COMPLEX
    ADDRESS 1                 TIME           PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)         OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS        OVERSEEN
    AND AGE                  SERVED 2         DURING PAST FIVE YEARS          HELD BY DIRECTOR        BY DIRECTOR
------------------------  -------------   -----------------------------   ------------------------   -------------
                                                                                             
INTERESTED DIRECTOR 3:

MARIO J. GABELLI          Since 1994**    Chairman and Chief Executive    Director of Morgan Group       26
Director and                              Officer of GAMCO Investors,     Holdings, Inc. (holding
Chief Investment Officer                  Inc. and Chief Investment       company); Chairman of
Age: 65                                   Officer - Value Portfolios of   the Board of LICT Corp.
                                          Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO    (multimedia and
                                          Asset Management Inc.;          communication services)
                                          Director/Trustee or Chief
                                          Investment Officer of other
                                          registered investment
                                          companies in the Gabelli/
                                          GAMCO Funds complex;
                                          Chairman and Chief Executive
                                          Officer of GGCP, Inc.

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS/NOMINEES 4:

THOMAS E. BRATTER         Since 1994**    Director, President and                   --                    4
Director                                  Founder of The John Dewey
Age: 68                                   Academy (residential college
                                          preparatory therapeutic high
                                          school)

ANTHONY J. COLAVITA 5     Since 2001**    Partner in the law firm of                --                   35
Director                                  Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.
Age: 72

JAMES P. CONN 5           Since 1994***   Former Managing Director and              --                   16
Director                                  Chief Investment Officer of
Age: 69                                   Financial Security Assurance
                                          Holdings Ltd. (insurance
                                          holding company) (1992-1998)

FRANK J. FAHRENKOPF, JR.  Since 1999*     President and Chief Executive             --                    5
Director                                  Officer of the American
Age: 68                                   Gaming Association; Co-
                                          Chairman of the Commission on
                                          Presidential Debates; Former
                                          Chairman of the Republican
                                          National Committee (1983-1989)

ANTHONY R. PUSTORINO      Since 1994***   Certified Public Accountant;    Director of The LGL            14
Director                                  Professor Emeritus, Pace        Group, Inc. (diversified
Age: 82                                   University                      manufacturing)

WERNER J. ROEDER          Since 1999*     Medical Director of Lawrence              --                   23
Director                                  Hospital and practicing
Age: 67                                   private physician

SALVATORE J. ZIZZA        Since 1994*     Chairman of Zizza & Co., Ltd.   Director of Hollis-Eden        26
Director                                  (consulting)                    Pharmaceuticals
Age: 62                                                                   (biotechnology)
                                                                          and Earl Scheib, Inc.
                                                                          (automotive services)



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                                 TERM OF
                               OFFICE AND
 NAME, POSITION(S)              LENGTH OF
    ADDRESS 1                     TIME                                      PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
     AND AGE                     SERVED                                      DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
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OFFICERS 6:

BRUCE N. ALPERT                Since 2003   Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 1988;
President                                   Officer of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds
Age: 56                                     complex; Director and President of Teton Advisors, Inc. (formerly Gabelli Advisers,
                                            Inc.) since 1998

PETER D. GOLDSTEIN             Since 2004   Director of Regulatory Affairs for GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2004; Chief Compliance
Chief Compliance Officer                    Officer of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds
Age: 54                                     complex; Vice President of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 2000-2004

LAURISSA M. MARTIRE            Since 2004   Vice President of the Fund and The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc.
Vice President                              since 2004; Assistant Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2003
Age: 31

AGNES MULLADY                  Since 2006   Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2007; Officer of all of the registered
Treasurer and Secretary                     investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Senior Vice President of
Age: 49                                     U.S. Trust Company, N.A. and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Excelsior Funds
                                            from 2004-2005; Chief Financial Officer of AMIC Distribution Partners from 2002-2004

LOAN P. NGUYEN                 Since 2004   Vice President of the Fund since 2004; Vice President of other registered investment
Vice President and Ombudsman                companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Assistant Vice President of GAMCO
Age: 25                                     Investors, Inc. since 2006; Portfolio Administrator for Gabelli Funds, LLC during 2004;
                                            Student at Boston College prior to 2004


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  1   Address: One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422, unless otherwise noted.

  2   The Fund's Board of Directors is divided into three classes, each class
      having a term of three years. Each year the term of office of one class
      expires and the successor or successors elected to such class serve for a
      three-year term.

  3   "Interested person" of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act. Mr. Gabelli is
      considered to be an "interested person" of the Fund because of his
      affiliation with Gabelli Funds, LLC, which is the Fund's investment
      adviser, and Gabelli & Company, Inc., which executes portfolio
      transactions for the Fund, and as a controlling shareholder because of the
      level of his ownership of common shares of the Fund.

  4   Directors who are not considered to be "interested persons" as defined in
      the 1940 Act are considered to be "Independent" Directors.

  5   As a Director, elected solely by holders of the Fund's Preferred Stock.

  6   Each officer will hold office for an indefinite term until the date he or
      she resigns or retires or until his or her successor is elected and
      qualified.

  *   Nominee to serve, if elected, until the Fund's 2011 Annual Meeting of
      Shareholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

 **   Term continues until the Fund's 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or
      until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

***   Term continues until the Fund's 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or
      until his successor is duly elected and qualified.


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BENEFICIAL  OWNERSHIP  OF SHARES HELD IN THE FUND AND THE FUND  COMPLEX FOR EACH
DIRECTOR AND NOMINEE FOR ELECTION AS DIRECTOR

      Set forth in the table below is the dollar range of equity  securities  in
the Fund  beneficially  owned by each  Director  and  Nominee  for  election  as
Director and the aggregate dollar range of equity securities in the Fund complex
beneficially owned by each Director and Nominee for election as Director.



                                         DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY   AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY
                                            SECURITIES HELD          SECURITIES HELD IN
NAME OF DIRECTOR/NOMINEE                     IN THE FUND*(1)          FUND COMPLEX*(1)(2)
------------------------                 ----------------------   --------------------------------
                                                                         
INTERESTED DIRECTOR:

Mario J. Gabelli                                   E                           E

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS/NOMINEES:

Thomas E. Bratter                                  C                           E

Anthony J. Colavita**                              C                           E

James P. Conn                                      E                           E

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.                           A                           B

Anthony R. Pustorino**                             C                           E

Werner J. Roeder                                   A                           E

Salvatore J. Zizza                                 D                           E


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 *    Key to Dollar Ranges

      A.    None
      B.    $1 - $10,000
      C.    $10,001 - $50,000
      D.    $50,001 - $100,000
      E.    Over $100,000

      All   shares were valued as of December 31, 2007.

**    Messrs.  Colavita and Pustorino each  beneficially own less than 1% of the
      common stock of The LGL Group, Inc., having a value of $9,071 and $20,971,
      respectively,  as of December 31, 2007. The LGL Group,  Inc. may be deemed
      to be  controlled by Mario J. Gabelli and in that event would be deemed to
      be under common control with the Fund's Adviser.

(1)   This  information  has been  furnished  by each  Director  and Nominee for
      election as Director as of December 31, 2007.  "Beneficial  Ownership"  is
      determined  in  accordance  with  Section  16a-1(a)(2)  of the  Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act").

(2)   The "Fund Complex"  includes all the funds that are considered part of the
      same fund  complex  as the Fund  because  they have  common or  affiliated
      investment advisers.


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      Set forth in the table below is the amount of shares beneficially owned by
each Director of the Fund.

                                      AMOUNT AND NATURE OF     PERCENT OF SHARES
NAME OF DIRECTOR/NOMINEE            BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP (1)    OUTSTANDING (2)
-------------------------------   ---------------------------- -----------------
INTERESTED DIRECTOR:

   Mario J. Gabelli                       585,595 (3)                 4.2%
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS/NOMINEES:

   Thomas E. Bratter                        1,521                       *
   Anthony J. Colavita                      2,500 (4)                   *
   James P. Conn                           15,986                       *
                                   1,000 Series B Preferred             *
   Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.                     0                       *
   Anthony R. Pustorino                     3,019 (5)                   *
   Werner J. Roeder                             0                       *
   Salvatore J. Zizza                       7,557 (6)                   *
                                  3,000 Series B Preferred (7)          *

(1)   This  information  has been  furnished  by each  Director  and Nominee for
      election as Director as of December 31, 2007.  "Beneficial  Ownership"  is
      determined  in  accordance  with  Section  16a-1(a)(2)  of the  1934  Act.
      Reflects ownership of common shares unless otherwise noted.

(2)   An asterisk  indicates that the ownership amount  constitutes less than 1%
      of the total shares outstanding.

(3)   Comprised of 245,977  common shares owned directly by Mr.  Gabelli,  8,582
      common shares owned by a family  partnership  for which Mr. Gabelli serves
      as general  partner,  and 331,036 common shares owned by GAMCO  Investors,
      Inc. or its affiliates.  Mr. Gabelli disclaims beneficial ownership of the
      shares held by the discretionary accounts and by the entities named except
      to the extent of his interest in such entities.

(4)   Comprised of 2,500 common shares owned by Mr.  Colavita's spouse for which
      he disclaims beneficial ownership.

(5)   Includes 1,056 common shares owned by Mr.  Pustorino's spouse for which he
      disclaims beneficial ownership.

(6)   Includes  5,335  common  shares  owned by Mr.  Zizza's  sons for  which he
      disclaims beneficial ownership.

(7)   Comprised of 3,000 preferred shares owned by Mr. Zizza's sons for which he
      disclaims beneficial ownership.

      The Fund pays each Director who is not affiliated  with the Adviser or its
affiliates a fee of $6,000 per year plus $500 per meeting attended in person and
by telephone,  including Committee meetings, together with the Director's actual
out-of-pocket expenses relating to his attendance at such meetings. In addition,
the Audit Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $3,000 and the Nominating
Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $2,000. The aggregate  remuneration
(not including  out-of-pocket expenses) paid by the Fund to the Directors during
the fiscal year ended  December 31, 2007 amounted to $66,448.  During the fiscal
year ended  December 31, 2007,  the  Directors of the Fund met four times.  Each
Director then serving in such capacity  attended at least 75% of the meetings of
Directors and of any Committee of which he is a member.

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

      The role of the Fund's  Audit  Committee  (the  "Audit  Committee")  is to
assist the Board of Directors in its  oversight of (i) the quality and integrity
of the Fund's financial  statement  reporting  process and the independent audit
and reviews thereof; (ii) the Fund's accounting and financial reporting policies
and practices, its internal controls, and, as appropriate, the internal controls
of certain of its service providers;  (iii) the Fund's compliance with legal and
regulatory  requirements;  and (iv) the independent registered public accounting
firm's qualifications,  independence,  and performance. The Audit Committee also
is required to prepare an audit  committee  report  pursuant to the rules of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the "SEC") for  inclusion  in the Fund's
annual  proxy  statement.  The Audit  Committee  operates  pursuant to the Audit
Committee  Charter (the "Audit  Charter")  that was most  recently  reviewed and
approved by the Board of Directors on February 28, 2008.

      Pursuant to the Audit  Charter,  the Audit  Committee is  responsible  for
conferring  with the  Fund's  independent  registered  public  accounting  firm,
reviewing  annual  financial  statements,  approving the selection of the Fund's
independent  registered  public  accounting  firm,  and  overseeing  the  Fund's
internal controls. The Audit Charter also


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contains  provisions  relating to the  pre-approval  by the Audit  Committee  of
certain  non-audit  services  to  be  provided  by  PricewaterhouseCoopers   LLP
("PricewaterhouseCoopers")  to the Fund and to the  Adviser  and  certain of its
affiliates.  The  Audit  Committee  advises  the  full  Board  with  respect  to
accounting,  auditing, and financial matters affecting the Fund. As set forth in
the Audit Charter, management is responsible for maintaining appropriate systems
for  accounting  and internal  control,  and the Fund's  independent  registered
public  accounting  firm is  responsible  for  planning  and carrying out proper
audits  and  reviews.  The  independent  registered  public  accounting  firm is
ultimately accountable to the Board of Directors and to the Audit Committee,  as
representatives  of shareholders.  The independent  registered public accounting
firm for the Fund reports directly to the Audit Committee.

      In performing  its oversight  function,  at a meeting held on February 25,
2008, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management of the Fund and
PricewaterhouseCoopers  the audited  financial  statements of the Fund as of and
for the fiscal year ended  December 31, 2007,  and  discussed  the audit of such
financial statements with the independent registered public accounting firm.

      In addition, the Audit Committee discussed with the independent registered
public  accounting firm the accounting  principles  applied by the Fund and such
other matters brought to the attention of the Audit Committee by the independent
registered public accounting firm as required by Statement of Auditing Standards
No.  61,  COMMUNICATIONS  WITH  AUDIT  COMMITTEES,   as  currently  modified  or
supplemented.  The Audit Committee also received from the independent registered
public  accounting firm the written  disclosures and statements  required by the
SEC's  independence  rules,  delineating  relationships  between the independent
registered  public  accounting  firm and the Fund, and discussed the impact that
any such  relationships  might have on the objectivity  and  independence of the
independent registered public accounting firm.

      As set forth above, and as more fully set forth in the Charter,  the Audit
Committee has  significant  duties and powers in its oversight role with respect
to the Fund's financial reporting procedures,  internal control systems, and the
independent audit process.

      The  members  of the  Audit  Committee  are  not,  and  do  not  represent
themselves  to  be,  professionally  engaged  in the  practice  of  auditing  or
accounting  and  are  not  employed  by  the  Fund  for  accounting,   financial
management,  or internal control purposes.  Moreover, the Audit Committee relies
on and  makes  no  independent  verification  of the  facts  presented  to it or
representations  made by management or the Fund's independent  registered public
accounting firm.  Accordingly,  the Audit Committee's oversight does not provide
an  independent  basis to determine that  management has maintained  appropriate
accounting  and/or  financial  reporting  principles  and policies,  or internal
controls and procedures, designed to assure compliance with accounting standards
and  applicable  laws  and  regulations.   Furthermore,  the  Audit  Committee's
considerations  and discussions  referred to above do not provide assurance that
the audit of the Fund's financial  statements has been carried out in accordance
with the  standards of the Public  Company  Accounting  Oversight  Board (United
States) or that the  financial  statements  are  presented  in  accordance  with
generally accepted accounting principles (United States).

      Based on its  consideration  of the audited  financial  statements and the
discussions  referred  to  above  with  management  and the  Fund's  independent
registered  public  accounting  firm,  and  subject  to the  limitations  on the
responsibilities  and role of the Audit Committee set forth in the Audit Charter
and those discussed above,  the Audit Committee  recommended to the Fund's Board
of Directors  that the Fund's  audited  financial  statements be included in the
Fund's Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

      SUBMITTED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE FUND'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

      Anthony R. Pustorino, Chairman
      Werner J. Roeder
      Salvatore J. Zizza

      February 28, 2008


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      The Audit  Committee  met twice during the fiscal year ended  December 31,
2007.  The  Audit  Committee  is  composed  of three of the  Fund's  Independent
Directors  (as such term is  defined by the New York  Stock  Exchange's  listing
standards (the "NYSE Listing Standards")), namely Messrs. Pustorino, Roeder, and
Zizza.  Each member of the Audit  Committee has been  determined by the Board of
Directors to be financially literate.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

      The  Board of  Directors  has a  Nominating  Committee  composed  of three
Independent  Directors (as such term is defined by the NYSE Listing  Standards),
namely Messrs.  Colavita,  Roeder, and Zizza. The Nominating  Committee met once
during the fiscal year ended  December 31,  2007.  The  Nominating  Committee is
responsible  for  identifying  and   recommending  to  the  Board  of  Directors
individuals believed to be qualified to become Board members in the event that a
position is vacated or created.  The Nominating Committee will consider Director
candidates  recommended by shareholders.  In considering candidates submitted by
shareholders, the Nominating Committee will take into consideration the needs of
the Board of Directors,  the qualifications of the candidate,  and the interests
of shareholders.  The Nominating  Committee may also take into consideration the
number of shares  held by the  recommending  shareholder  and the length of time
that such shares have been held. To recommend a candidate for  consideration  by
the  Nominating  Committee,  a  shareholder  must submit the  recommendation  in
writing and must include the following information:

      o     The  name  of the  shareholder  and  evidence  of the  shareholder's
            ownership  of  shares of the Fund,  including  the  number of shares
            owned and the length of time of ownership;

      o     The name of the candidate,  the  candidate's  resume or a listing of
            his or her  qualifications  to be a  Director  of the Fund,  and the
            person's  consent  to be  named as a  Director  if  selected  by the
            Nominating Committee and nominated by the Board of Directors; and

      o     If requested by the  Nominating  Committee,  a completed  and signed
            director's questionnaire.

      The shareholder  recommendation  and  information  described above must be
sent to the Fund's  Secretary,  c/o Gabelli Funds, LLC at One Corporate  Center,
Rye, NY 10580-1422,  and must be received by the Secretary no less than 120 days
prior to the  anniversary  date of the  Fund's  most  recent  annual  meeting of
shareholders  or, if the  meeting has moved by more than 30 days,  a  reasonable
amount of time before the meeting.

      The  Nominating  Committee  believes that the minimum  qualifications  for
serving  as a  Director  of the Fund are that  the  individual  demonstrate,  by
significant  accomplishment in his or her field, an ability to make a meaningful
contribution to the Board of Directors' oversight of the business and affairs of
the Fund and have an  impeccable  record and  reputation  for honest and ethical
conduct in both his or her  professional and personal  activities.  In addition,
the Nominating Committee examines a candidate's specific experiences and skills,
time  availability  in  light  of  other  commitments,  potential  conflicts  of
interest,  and  independence  from  management  and  the  Fund.  The  Nominating
Committee  also seeks to have the Board of  Directors  represent a diversity  of
backgrounds and experience.

      The Fund's  Nominating  Committee  adopted a charter on May 12, 2004,  and
amended the charter on November 17, 2004. The charter can be found on the Fund's
website at www.gabelli.com.

OTHER BOARD-RELATED MATTERS

      The Board of Directors has established  the following  procedures in order
to facilitate  communications between the Board and the shareholders of the Fund
and other interested parties.

RECEIPT OF COMMUNICATIONS

      Shareholders  and other  interested  parties  may contact the Board or any
member of the Board by mail or electronically.  To communicate with the Board or
any member of the Board,  correspondence should be addressed to the Board or the
Board  member(s) with whom you wish to communicate by either name or title.  All
such  correspondence  should be sent c/o the Fund at  Gabelli  Funds,  LLC,  One
Corporate  Center,   Rye,  NY,   10580-1422.   To  communicate  with  the  Board
electronically,  shareholders may go to the corporate website at www.gabelli.com
under the heading "Contact Us/Board of Directors."


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FORWARDING THE COMMUNICATIONS

      All  communications  received  will be opened by the office of the General
Counsel of the Adviser for the sole purpose of determining  whether the contents
represent a message to one or more Directors.  The office of the General Counsel
will forward  promptly to the  addressee(s) any contents that relate to the Fund
and that  are not in the  nature  of  advertising,  promotion  of a  product  or
service, or patently offensive or otherwise  objectionable material. In the case
of communications to the Board of Directors or any committee or group of members
of the Board, the General  Counsel's  office will make sufficient  copies of the
contents to send to each  Director  who is a member of the group or committee to
which the envelope or e-mail is addressed.

      The Fund does not expect Directors or Nominees for election as Director to
attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

      The  following  table  sets  forth  certain   information   regarding  the
compensation  of the Fund's  Directors  and  officers  for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007. Ms. Nguyen is employed by the Fund and is not employed by the
Adviser  (although she may receive  incentive-based  variable  compensation from
affiliates of the Adviser). Officers of the Fund who are employed by the Adviser
receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund.

                               COMPENSATION TABLE
                   FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007



                                                                AGGREGATE COMPENSATION FROM
                                     AGGREGATE COMPENSATION      THE FUND AND FUND COMPLEX
NAME OF PERSON AND POSITION               FROM THE FUND       PAID TO DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS*
-------------------------------      ----------------------   -------------------------------
                                                                 
INTERESTED DIRECTOR:

MARIO J. GABELLI                            $      0                   $       0 (26)
Director and
Chief Investment Officer

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS/NOMINEES:

THOMAS E. BRATTER                           $  8,000                   $  39,500  (4)
Director

ANTHONY J. COLAVITA                         $ 10,750                   $ 225,000 (35)
Director

JAMES P. CONN                               $  8,500                   $ 104,750 (16)
Director

FRANK J. FAHRENKOPF, JR.                    $  8,000                   $  60,500  (5)
Director

ANTHONY R. PUSTORINO                        $ 12,167                   $ 141,500 (14)
Director

WERNER J. ROEDER                            $  9,500                   $ 103,250 (23)
Director

SALVATORE J. ZIZZA                          $  9,531                   $ 166,250 (26)
Director

OFFICER:

LOAN P. NGUYEN                              $ 85,000                   $ 165,000  (3)
Vice President and Ombudsman


----------
*     Represents the total compensation paid to such persons during the fiscal
      year ended December 31, 2007 by investment companies (including the Fund)
      or portfolios thereof from which such person receives compensation that
      are considered part of the same fund complex as the Fund because they have
      common or affiliated investment advisers. The number in parentheses
      represents the number of such investment companies and portfolios.


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REQUIRED VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 1

      The  election  of each of the listed  Nominees  for  Director  of the Fund
requires the  affirmative  vote of the holders of a plurality of the  applicable
class or classes of Shares of the Fund represented at the Meeting if a quorum is
present.

      THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,  INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS,  UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMON AND PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" THE ELECTION OF
EACH NOMINEE.

                      PROPOSAL 2: TO AMEND THE FUNDAMENTAL
                   INVESTMENT RESTRICTION REGARDING BORROWING

      GENERAL

      The Fund,  like all registered  funds, is required by law to have policies
governing certain of its investment practices that may only be changed by a vote
of shareholders.  These policies are considered  "fundamental." After review, it
has been determined that the Fund's investment  restriction  regarding borrowing
money is more restrictive than the law requires.

      At a meeting held on February 19,  2008,  the Board of Directors  reviewed
the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding borrowing money and concluded
that the policy  should be made less  restrictive  to provide the  Adviser  with
additional  flexibility  in  its  management  of  the  Fund  (the  "Amendment").
Importantly,  while the  proposed  Amendment  is intended to provide the Adviser
with greater flexibility in managing the Fund, the Amendment will not affect the
investment  objectives of the Fund,  which will remain  unchanged,  and the Fund
will  continue  to be  managed in  accordance  with the  investment  objectives,
strategies and policies  described in the prospectus and statement of additional
information and in accordance with applicable law.

      If the Amendment is approved, the Fund will continue to maintain important
shareholder  protections,  while the Adviser  will have greater  flexibility  in
managing the Fund to respond to changing markets,  new investment  opportunities
and future  changes in  applicable  law.  The  Amendment  will allow the Fund to
borrow to the  extent  permitted  by the 1940 Act.  It is  possible  that as the
financial  markets  continue to evolve  over time,  the 1940 Act and the related
rules may be further amended to address changed circumstances and new investment
opportunities. It is also possible that the 1940 Act and the related rules could
change for other reasons. For flexibility,  the Amendment will be interpreted to
refer to the 1940 Act and the  related  rules as they are in effect from time to
time.  This will allow the Fund to benefit from future changes in applicable law
without seeking additional costly and time-consuming  shareholder approvals.  To
the extent the Fund  engages in new  investment  practices  in  connection  with
borrowing, the Fund may be subject to additional risks. Before a material change
is made in the Fund's  investment  practices in response to the  Amendment,  the
Fund's Board will be consulted.

      The  Amendment  also refers to  interpretations  or  modifications  of, or
relating  to,  the 1940 Act from the SEC or  members  of its  staff,  as well as
interpretations or modifications of other authorities  having  jurisdiction over
the Fund. These authorities could include courts.  From time to time the SEC and
members of its staff issue formal or informal views on various provisions of the
1940  Act and  the  related  rules,  including  through  no-action  letters  and
exemptive  orders.   The  Amendment  will  be  interpreted  to  refer  to  these
interpretations  or  modifications  as they are given from time to time.  Again,
this will allow the Fund the  flexibility  to benefit from future changes in the
positions  taken by  regulators  and others  without  the  expense  and delay of
seeking further shareholder approvals.

      When the Amendment  provides that  borrowing may be conducted as permitted
by the 1940 Act, the policy will be interpreted to mean either that the 1940 Act
expressly  permits  the  practice  or that the 1940  Act does not  prohibit  the
practice.

      Traditionally,  the Fund has engaged in leverage  through the  issuance of
preferred  stock. If the Amendment is approved and the Board  determines that it
is in the best  interests of Fund  shareholders  to do so, the  Amendment  would
permit the Fund to engage in  borrowings  or other forms of leverage in order to
potentially  redeem the  outstanding  shares of any series of fixed or  variable
rate  Preferred  Stock,  although it is not required to do so. The Board has not
determined to redeem Preferred Stock and this proposal should not be interpreted
to mean otherwise.


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      The  Adviser  has  advised  the  Board of the Fund that the  Amendment  is
neither  expected  to  materially  affect  the manner in which the Fund is being
managed at this time, nor materially affect the investment risks associated with
the Fund.  Specifically,  the Adviser has no current intention of increasing the
leverage of the Fund,  which as of March 31, 2008  represented 23% of the Fund's
total assets.  On this basis, the Board of the Fund recommends that shareholders
of the Fund vote in favor of the Amendment as further discussed below.

      PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT RESTRICTION REGARDING BORROWING MONEY

      The discussion  below sets out the Fund's current  investment  restriction
and the proposed amendment. A summary of the amended investment restriction,  if
approved,  will be  reflected  in the  Fund's  semi-annual  or annual  report to
shareholders.

      The  Fund's  current  investment  restriction  regarding  borrowing  money
states:

            The Fund may not borrow money,  except that the Fund may borrow from
            banks and other financial  institutions on an unsecured basis, in an
            amount  not  exceeding  10% of its  total  assets,  to  finance  the
            repurchase of its stock. The Fund also may borrow money on a secured
            basis  from  banks  as a  temporary  measure  for  extraordinary  or
            emergency  purposes.  Temporary  borrowings may not exceed 5% of the
            value of the total  assets of the Fund at the time the loan is made.
            The Fund may  pledge up to 10% of the lesser of the cost or value of
            its total assets to secure temporary  borrowings.  The Fund will not
            borrow for investment purposes. Immediately after any borrowing, the
            Fund will maintain asset coverage of not less than 300% with respect
            to all borrowings. While the borrowing of the Fund exceeds 5% of its
            respective total assets,  the Fund will make no further purchases of
            securities,  although this  limitation  will not apply to repurchase
            transactions as described above.

      If  shareholders   approve  Proposal  2,  the  Fund's  current  investment
restriction relating to borrowing money will be revised to state:

            The Fund may not borrow money,  except as permitted by the 1940 Act,
            or interpretations or modifications thereof by the SEC, SEC staff or
            other authority with appropriate jurisdiction.

      DISCUSSION OF POLICY REGARDING BORROWING MONEY. All registered funds, like
the Fund, are required to have a policy on borrowing money. At the present time,
the 1940 Act  generally  requires a  registered  investment  company to maintain
asset  coverage  of  300%  for  so-called  "senior  securities"  that  represent
indebtedness.  This means that, generally speaking,  for a registered investment
company to borrow or otherwise issue debt (other than limited exceptions such as
temporary  borrowing  or a  borrowing  for  emergency  purposes  up to 5% of the
investment  company's  total  assets),  the  investment  company must have total
assets of at least twice the amount borrowed.  A registered  investment  company
that issues  preferred  stock must maintain asset coverage of at least 200% with
respect to the preferred stock. Asset coverage means the ratio that the value of
the fund's total assets,  minus liabilities other than borrowings,  bears to the
aggregate  amount of all borrowings.  Certain widely used  investment  practices
that involve a commitment by a fund to deliver money or securities in the future
are not considered by the SEC to be senior securities.  These include repurchase
and reverse repurchase agreements,  dollar rolls, options,  futures,  options on
futures and forward contracts, provided that in each case a fund segregates cash
or liquid  securities in an amount  necessary to pay the  obligation or the fund
holds an offsetting commitment from another party.

      The Amendment will not affect the Fund's  existing  abilities to engage in
these  practices.  Similarly,  the Amendment will be interpreted  not to prevent
collateral  arrangements  with  respect  to swaps,  options,  forward or futures
contracts or other derivatives, or the posting of initial or variation margin.

      The  Amendment  will  permit  the Fund to borrow  money,  and to engage in
trading practices that may be considered to be borrowing,  to the fullest extent
permitted by the 1940 Act and related interpretations, as in effect from time to
time.  The Amendment  will be  interpreted to permit a Fund to engage in trading
practices  and  investments  that may be  considered  to be  borrowing,  such as
repurchase and reverse repurchase  agreements,  dollar rolls, options,  futures,
options on futures  and  forward  contracts.  In  addition,  short-term  credits
necessary for the settlement of securities  transactions and  arrangements  with
respect to securities  lending will not be considered to be borrowings under the
Amendment.  Practices  and  investments  that may involve  leverage  but are not
considered to be borrowings are not subject to the  Amendment.


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      REQUIRED VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 2

      The  approval  of the  amendment  to  the  Fund's  fundamental  investment
restriction  regarding  borrowing  is to be  determined  by (i)  the  vote  of a
majority of the  outstanding  shares of the Fund  (holders  of Common  Stock and
holders of Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class) and (ii) the vote
of a  majority  of the  outstanding  preferred  stock  of the Fund  (holders  of
Preferred  Stock,  voting  as a  separate  class).  Under  the  1940 Act and for
purposes  of this proxy  statement,  this means that in order for each  separate
vote in (i) and (ii)  above to be  approved,  the  Amendment  must  receive  the
affirmative  vote of the lesser of (1) a majority of the  outstanding  shares of
the Fund,  or (2) 66 2/3% or more of the shares of the Fund  represented  at the
Meeting if more than 50% of the  outstanding  shares of the Fund are  present or
represented by proxy at the Meeting.  If the vote required to approve Proposal 2
is not obtained,  the investment  restriction will not be changed, and the Board
will consider what other actions to take in the best interests of the Fund.

      THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,  INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS,  UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMON AND PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" THE AMENDMENT.

                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

      PricewaterhouseCoopers,  300 Madison Avenue,  New York, NY 10017, has been
selected to serve as the Fund's  independent  registered  public accounting firm
for the fiscal year ending  December 31, 2008.  PricewaterhouseCoopers  acted as
the Fund's  independent  registered  public  accounting firm for the fiscal year
ended  December  31,  2007.  The Fund knows of no direct  financial  or material
indirect   financial   interest  of   PricewaterhouseCoopers   in  the  Fund.  A
representative of PricewaterhouseCoopers will not be present at the Meeting, but
will be available by telephone and will have an opportunity to make a statement,
if asked, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

      Set forth in the table  below are audit fees and  non-audit  related  fees
billed to the Fund by PricewaterhouseCoopers  for professional services received
during and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively.

      FISCAL YEAR ENDED                AUDIT-RELATED                    ALL
         DECEMBER 31      AUDIT FEES       FEES*       TAX FEES**   OTHER FEES
      -----------------   ----------   -------------   ----------   ----------
           2006             $46,500       $7,200         $3,150          --
           2007             $48,800       $7,200         $4,000          --

----------
*     "Audit-Related  Fees"  are  those  estimated  fees  billed  to the Fund by
      PricewaterhouseCoopers  in connection  with the  preparation  of Preferred
      Shares Reports to Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch Ratings.

**    " Tax Fees" are those fees billed by  PricewaterhouseCoopers in connection
      with tax compliance services, including primarily the review of the Fund's
      income tax returns.

      The Fund's Audit Charter requires that the Audit Committee pre-approve all
audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public
accounting  firm to the Fund,  and all non-audit  services to be provided by the
independent  registered public accounting firm to the Fund's Adviser and service
providers  controlling,  controlled  by, or under common control with the Fund's
Adviser  ("affiliates")  that provide on-going  services to the Fund (a "Covered
Services  Provider"),  if the engagement  relates directly to the operations and
financial   reporting  of  the  Fund.  The  Audit  Committee  may  delegate  its
responsibility to pre-approve any such audit and permissible  non-audit services
to the  Chairman  of the Audit  Committee,  and the  Chairman  must  report  his
decision(s)  to the Audit  Committee,  at its next regularly  scheduled  meeting
after the Chairman's pre-approval of such services. The Audit Committee may also
establish detailed pre-approval policies and procedures for pre-approval of such
services in accordance with applicable laws, including the delegation of some or
all of the Audit  Committee's  pre-approval  responsibilities  to other  persons
(other  than the  Adviser or the  Fund's  officers).  Pre-approval  by the Audit
Committee of any permissible  non-audit services is not required so long as: (i)
the aggregate amount of all such


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permissible  non-audit  services  provided  to the Fund,  the  Adviser,  and any
Covered  Services  Provider  constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of
revenues paid by the Fund to its independent  registered  public accounting firm
during the year in which the permissible  non-audit services are provided;  (ii)
the permissible  non-audit  services were not recognized by the Fund at the time
of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly
brought  to the  attention  of the Audit  Committee  and  approved  by the Audit
Committee  or the  Chairman  prior to the  completion  of the audit.  All of the
audit,   audit-related,   and   tax   services   described   above   for   which
PricewaterhouseCoopers  billed the Fund fees for the fiscal years ended December
31, 2006 and December 31, 2007 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

      For the fiscal year ended  December 31, 2007,  PricewaterhouseCoopers  has
represented to the Fund that it did not provide any non-audit  services (or bill
any fees for such  services)  to the  Adviser  or any  affiliates  thereof  that
provide services to the Fund.

THE INVESTMENT ADVISER AND ADMINISTRATOR

      Gabelli  Funds,  LLC is the  Fund's  Adviser  and  Administrator  and  its
business address is One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580-1422.

COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      Section  16(a) of the 1934 Act and Section  30(h) of the 1940 Act, and the
rules thereunder, require the Fund's executive officers and Directors, executive
officers and directors of the Adviser,  certain other affiliated  persons of the
Adviser,  and persons who own more than 10% of a registered  class of the Fund's
securities  to file reports of ownership  and changes in ownership  with the SEC
and the New York  Stock  Exchange  and to  furnish  the Fund with  copies of all
Section  16(a) forms they file.  Based solely on the Fund's review of the copies
of such forms it received for the fiscal year ended  December 31, 2007, the Fund
believes that during that year such persons  complied  with all such  applicable
filing requirements.

BROKER NON-VOTES AND ABSTENTIONS

      For  purposes of  determining  the  presence  of a quorum for  transacting
business at the Meeting,  abstentions and broker  "non-votes"  (that is, proxies
from  brokers  or  nominees  indicating  that  such  persons  have not  received
instructions  from the beneficial owner or other persons entitled to vote shares
on a particular matter with respect to which the brokers or nominees do not have
discretionary  power)  will be treated as shares  that are present but that have
not been voted.  Accordingly,  shareholders  are urged to forward  their  voting
instructions promptly.

      The affirmative  vote of a plurality of votes cast for each Nominee by the
shareholders  entitled to vote for a  particular  Nominee is  necessary  for the
election of a Director.  The affirmative  vote of a majority of the votes by (i)
holders of Common Stock and Preferred Stock,  voting together as a single class,
and (ii)  holders  of  Preferred  Stock,  voting as a  separate  class,  for the
Amendment is necessary for its approval.  Abstentions  or broker  non-votes will
not be  counted  as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote
for  Proposal  1, but will  have the  effect  of a vote  "against"  Proposal  2.
Abstentions or broker  non-votes,  however,  will be considered to be present at
the Meeting for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum.

      Shareholders  of the Fund will be  informed  of the voting  results of the
Meeting in the Fund's  Semi-Annual  Report dated June 30, 2008.

                    OTHER MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING

      The  Directors of the Fund do not intend to present any other  business at
the  Meeting,  nor are they  aware  that any  shareholder  intends to do so. If,
however, any other matters, including adjournments,  are properly brought before
the Meeting,  the persons named in the  accompanying  proxy will vote thereon in
accordance with their judgment.


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                              SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

      All  proposals  by  shareholders  of the Fund  which  are  intended  to be
presented at the Fund's next Annual Meeting of  Shareholders  to be held in 2009
must be received by the Fund for consideration for inclusion in the Fund's proxy
statement  and proxy  relating to that  meeting no later than  December 3, 2008.
There are additional  requirements  regarding  proposals of shareholders,  and a
shareholder  contemplating  submission  of a proposal  is referred to Rule 14a-8
under the 1934 Act.

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      IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROXIES BE RETURNED PROMPTLY. SHAREHOLDERS WHO DO NOT
EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING ARE THEREFORE  URGED TO COMPLETE,  SIGN,  DATE, AND
RETURN THE PROXY CARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.


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   this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas.   [X]

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   [A] PROPOSALS -- THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED AND FOR PROPOSAL 2.

   1. To elect three (3) Directors of the Fund:

                                  FOR  WITHHOLD                           FOR  WITHHOLD                            FOR  WITHHOLD   +
   01 - Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.  [ ]     [ ]    02 - Werner J. Roeder    [ ]     [ ]    03 - Salvatore J. Zizza   [ ]     [ ]

                                                                                                              FOR  AGAINST  ABSTAIN
   2. To consider and vote upon an amendment to the fundamental investment restriction regarding the Fund's
   investment policy on borrowing.                                                                            [ ]    [ ]      [ ]

   [B] NON-VOTING ITEMS

   CHANGE OF ADDRESS -- Please print new address below.              COMMENTS -- Please print your comments below.
   ---------------------------------------------------------------   ---------------------------------------------------------------

   ---------------------------------------------------------------   ---------------------------------------------------------------

   [C] AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES -- THIS SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED. -- DATE AND SIGN BELOW

   Please sign this proxy exactly as your name(s) appear(s) in the records of the Fund. If joint owners,  either may sign.  Trustees
   and other  fiduciaries  should  indicate the capacity in which they sign,  and where more than one name appears,  a majority must
   sign. If a corporation, this signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title.

   Date (mm/dd/yyyy) -- Please print       Signature 1 -- Please keep signature   Signature 2 -- Please keep signature within the
   date below.                             within the box.                        box.
   -------------------------------------   ------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------
           /        /
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                                           C 1234567890                  J N T    MR A SAMPLE (THIS AREA IS SET UP TO ACCOMMODATE
                                                                                  140 CHARACTERS) MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND
                                                                                  MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND
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   PROXY -- THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.                                                           COMMON SHAREHOLDER
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   THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

   The undersigned hereby appoints Mario J. Gabelli,  Agnes Mullady and Bruce N. Alpert, and each of them,  attorneys and proxies of
   the  undersigned,  with full powers of  substitution  and  revocation,  to represent the undersigned and to vote on behalf of the
   undersigned all shares of The Gabelli Global  Multimedia Trust Inc. (the "Fund") which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the
   Annual Meeting of  Shareholders of the Fund to be held at The Cole  Auditorium,  The Greenwich  Library,  101 West Putnam Avenue,
   Greenwich,  Connecticut  06830 on Monday,  May 19, 2008 at 11:30 a.m., and at any adjournments  thereof.  The undersigned  hereby
   acknowledges  receipt of the Notice of Meeting and Proxy  Statement and hereby  instructs said attorneys and proxies to vote said
   shares as indicated herein. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come
   before the Meeting.

   A majority of the proxies present and acting at the Meeting in person or by substitute (or, if only one shall be so present, then
   that one) shall have and may exercise all of the power and authority of said proxies  hereunder.  The undersigned  hereby revokes
   any proxy previously given.

   This proxy, if properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed by the undersigned  shareholder.  If no direction is made,
   this proxy will be voted FOR the election of the nominees as Directors,  FOR Proposal 2 and in the discretion of the proxy holder
   as to any other  matter that may properly  come before the  Meeting.  Please  refer to the Proxy  Statement  for a discussion  of
   Proposal Nos. 1 and 2.

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            ADD 1
            ADD 2
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            ADD 4
            ADD 5
            ADD 6

            [BAR CODE]

   Using a BLACK INK pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in
   this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas.   [X]

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   THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. ANNUAL MEETING PROXY CARD                                          SERIES B PREFERRED
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                o PLEASE FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. o
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   [A] PROPOSALS -- THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED AND FOR PROPOSAL 2.

   1. To elect three (3) Directors of the Fund:

                                  FOR  WITHHOLD                           FOR  WITHHOLD                            FOR  WITHHOLD   +
   01 - Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.  [ ]     [ ]    02 - Werner J. Roeder    [ ]     [ ]    03 - Salvatore J. Zizza   [ ]     [ ]

                                                                                                              FOR  AGAINST ABSTAIN
   2. To consider and vote upon an amendment to the fundamental investment restriction regarding the Fund's
   investment policy on borrowing.                                                                            [ ]    [ ]      [ ]

   [B] NON-VOTING ITEMS

   CHANGE OF ADDRESS -- Please print new address below.              COMMENTS -- Please print your comments below.
   ---------------------------------------------------------------   ---------------------------------------------------------------

   ---------------------------------------------------------------   ---------------------------------------------------------------

   [C] AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES -- THIS SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED. -- DATE AND SIGN BELOW

   Please sign this proxy exactly as your name(s) appear(s) in the records of the Fund. If joint owners,  either may sign.  Trustees
   and other  fiduciaries  should  indicate the capacity in which they sign,  and where more than one name appears,  a majority must
   sign. If a corporation, this signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title.

   Date (mm/dd/yyyy) -- Please print       Signature 1 -- Please keep signature   Signature 2 -- Please keep signature within the
   date below.                             within the box.                        box.
   -------------------------------------   ------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------
           /        /
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                                           C 1234567890                  J N T    MR A SAMPLE (THIS AREA IS SET UP TO ACCOMMODATE
                                                                                  140 CHARACTERS) MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND
                                                                                  MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND
   [ ]   [BAR CODE]                        1 U P X               0 1 7 1 5 7 1    MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND  +


(STOCK#)   00VLTH




             
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   PROXY -- THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.                                                           SERIES B PREFERRED
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   THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

   The undersigned hereby appoints Mario J. Gabelli,  Agnes Mullady and Bruce N. Alpert, and each of them,  attorneys and proxies of
   the  undersigned,  with full powers of  substitution  and  revocation,  to represent the undersigned and to vote on behalf of the
   undersigned all shares of The Gabelli Global  Multimedia Trust Inc. (the "Fund") which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the
   Annual Meeting of  Shareholders of the Fund to be held at The Cole  Auditorium,  The Greenwich  Library,  101 West Putnam Avenue,
   Greenwich,  Connecticut  06830 on Monday,  May 19, 2008 at 11:30 a.m., and at any adjournments  thereof.  The undersigned  hereby
   acknowledges  receipt of the Notice of Meeting and Proxy  Statement and hereby  instructs said attorneys and proxies to vote said
   shares as indicated herein. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come
   before the Meeting.

   A majority of the proxies present and acting at the Meeting in person or by substitute (or, if only one shall be so present, then
   that one) shall have and may exercise all of the power and authority of said proxies  hereunder.  The undersigned  hereby revokes
   any proxy previously given.

   This proxy, if properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed by the undersigned  shareholder.  If no direction is made,
   this proxy will be voted FOR the election of the nominees as Directors,  FOR Proposal 2 and in the discretion of the proxy holder
   as to any other  matter that may properly  come before the  Meeting.  Please  refer to the Proxy  Statement  for a discussion  of
   Proposal Nos. 1 and 2.

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   PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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            ADD 1
            ADD 2
[BAR CODE]  ADD 3
            ADD 4
            ADD 5
            ADD 6

            [BAR CODE]

   Using a BLACK INK pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in
   this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas.   [X]

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. ANNUAL MEETING PROXY CARD                                          SERIES C PREFERRED
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                o PLEASE FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. o
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   [A] PROPOSALS -- THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED AND FOR PROPOSAL 2.

   1. To elect three (3) Directors of the Fund:

                                  FOR  WITHHOLD                           FOR  WITHHOLD                            FOR  WITHHOLD   +
   01 - Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.  [ ]     [ ]    02 - Werner J. Roeder    [ ]     [ ]    03 - Salvatore J. Zizza   [ ]     [ ]

                                                                                                              FOR  AGAINST ABSTAIN
   2. To consider and vote upon an amendment to the fundamental investment restriction regarding the Fund's
   investment policy on borrowing.                                                                            [ ]    [ ]      [ ]

   [B] NON-VOTING ITEMS

   CHANGE OF ADDRESS -- Please print new address below.              COMMENTS -- Please print your comments below.
   ---------------------------------------------------------------   ---------------------------------------------------------------

   ---------------------------------------------------------------   ---------------------------------------------------------------

   [C] AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES -- THIS SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED. -- DATE AND SIGN BELOW

   Please sign this proxy exactly as your name(s) appear(s) in the records of the Fund. If joint owners,  either may sign.  Trustees
   and other  fiduciaries  should  indicate the capacity in which they sign,  and where more than one name appears,  a majority must
   sign. If a corporation, this signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title.

   Date (mm/dd/yyyy) -- Please print       Signature 1 -- Please keep signature   Signature 2 -- Please keep signature within the
   date below.                             within the box.                        box.
   -------------------------------------   ------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------
           /        /
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                                           C 1234567890                  J N T    MR A SAMPLE (THIS AREA IS SET UP TO ACCOMMODATE
                                                                                  140 CHARACTERS) MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND
                                                                                  MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND
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   PROXY -- THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.                                                           SERIES C PREFERRED
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

   The undersigned hereby appoints Mario J. Gabelli,  Agnes Mullady and Bruce N. Alpert, and each of them,  attorneys and proxies of
   the  undersigned,  with full powers of  substitution  and  revocation,  to represent the undersigned and to vote on behalf of the
   undersigned all shares of The Gabelli Global  Multimedia Trust Inc. (the "Fund") which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the
   Annual Meeting of  Shareholders of the Fund to be held at The Cole  Auditorium,  The Greenwich  Library,  101 West Putnam Avenue,
   Greenwich,  Connecticut  06830 on Monday,  May 19, 2008 at 11:30 a.m., and at any adjournments  thereof.  The undersigned  hereby
   acknowledges  receipt of the Notice of Meeting and Proxy  Statement and hereby  instructs said attorneys and proxies to vote said
   shares as indicated herein. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come
   before the Meeting.

   A majority of the proxies present and acting at the Meeting in person or by substitute (or, if only one shall be so present, then
   that one) shall have and may exercise all of the power and authority of said proxies  hereunder.  The undersigned  hereby revokes
   any proxy previously given.

   This proxy, if properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed by the undersigned  shareholder.  If no direction is made,
   this proxy will be voted FOR the election of the nominees as Directors,  FOR Proposal 2 and in the discretion of the proxy holder
   as to any other  matter that may properly  come before the  Meeting.  Please  refer to the Proxy  Statement  for a discussion  of
   Proposal Nos. 1 and 2.

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   PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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