UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number           811-21698                

        GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust        

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

One Corporate Center

                                     Rye, New York 10580-1422                                    

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Bruce N. Alpert

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

                                     Rye, New York 10580-1422                                    

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   1-800-422-3554

Date of fiscal year end:   December 31

Date of reporting period:   December 31, 2015

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Annual Report — December 31, 2015

(Y)our Portfolio Management Team

 

LOGO

To Our Shareholders,

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the net asset value (“NAV”) total return of the GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (the “Fund”) was (17.6)%, compared with total returns of 5.2% and (34.1)% for the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Buy/Write Index and the Philadelphia Gold & Silver (“XAU”) Index, respectively. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was (22.1)%. The Fund’s NAV per share was $5.34, while the price of the publicly traded shares closed at $4.75 on the NYSE MKT. See below for additional performance information.

Enclosed are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2015.

Comparative Results

Average Annual Returns through December 31, 2015 (a) (Unaudited)

     Since  
                          Inception  
    

1 Year

    

5 Year

    

10 Year

    

(03/31/05)

 

  GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

           

      NAV Total Return (b)

     (17.59)%         (12.08)%         (3.56)%         (1.51)%   

      Investment Total Return (c)

     (22.14)            (14.77)            (4.55)            (2.97)      

  CBOE S&P 500 Buy/Write Index

     5.24             6.97             4.87             4.89       

  Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index

     0.27             3.36             4.44             4.41       

  Energy Select Sector Index

     (21.39)            (0.24)            3.90             5.26       

  XAU Index

     (34.14)            (27.53)            (9.87)            (6.54)      
  (a)

Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are sold, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The CBOE S&P 500 Buy/Write Index is an unmanaged benchmark index designed to reflect the return on a portfolio that consists of a long position in the stocks in the S&P 500 Index and a short position in a S&P 500 (SPX) call option. The Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index is a market value weighted index that tracks the performance of fixed rate, publicly placed, dollar denominated obligations. The XAU Index is an unmanaged indicator of stock market performance of large North American gold and silver companies. The Energy Select Sector Index is an unmanaged indicator of stock market performance of large U.S. companies involved in the development or production of energy products. Dividends and interest income are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 
  (b)

Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in the NAV per share and reinvestment of distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date and are net of expenses. Since inception return is based on an initial NAV of $19.06.

 
  (c)

Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in closing market values on the NYSE MKT and reinvestment of distributions. Since inception return is based on an initial offering price of $20.00.

 


Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)

The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of total investments as of December 31, 2015:

GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

 

Long Positions

  

Metals and Mining

     54.9

Energy and Energy Services

     26.8

U.S. Government Obligations

     18.3
  

 

 

 
             100.0
  

 

 

 

Short Positions

  

Call Options Written

     (2.3 )% 

Put Options Written

             (0.4 )% 
  

 

 

 
     (2.7 )% 
  

 

 

 
 

 

The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Shareholders may obtain this information at www.gabelli.com or by calling the Fund at 800-GABELLI (800- 422- 3554). The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

Proxy Voting

The Fund files Form N-PX with its complete proxy voting record for the twelve months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2015

 

 

                          
                 Market  

Shares

        

Cost

   

Value

 
   COMMON STOCKS — 79.4%   
   Energy and Energy Services — 26.3%   
  305,000      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.(a)

  $ 31,695,919      $ 14,816,900   
  150,000      

Apache Corp.(a)

    16,405,823        6,670,500   
  21,275      

Baker Hughes Inc.

    1,558,606        981,841   
  114,000      

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.(a)

    4,293,822        2,016,660   
  127,500      

Cameron International Corp.†(a)

    8,657,037        8,058,000   
  80,000      

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.†

    5,449,600        2,366,400   
  100,000      

Cheniere Energy Inc.†

    7,578,680        3,725,000   
  950,000      

Cobalt International Energy Inc.†(a)

    24,075,571        5,130,000   
  80,000      

Concho Resources Inc.†

    9,552,800        7,428,800   
  130,000      

CONSOL Energy
Inc.(a)

    4,308,393        1,027,000   
  80,000      

Continental Resources Inc.†

    2,165,840        1,838,400   
  345,800      

CVR Refining LP

    7,966,164        6,545,994   
  250,000      

Devon Energy
Corp.(a)

    17,748,800        8,000,000   
  96,400      

Diamondback Energy Inc.†

    7,451,370        6,449,160   
  589,100      

Encana Corp.

    12,596,447        2,998,519   
  30,000      

EOG Resources Inc.

    2,937,900        2,123,700   
  16,800      

FMC Technologies Inc.†

    668,781        487,368   
  150,000      

Halliburton Co.

    9,274,306        5,106,000   
  100,000      

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    1,544,000        1,492,000   
  190,000      

Marathon Oil Corp.(a)

    6,919,205        2,392,100   
  250,000      

Marathon Petroleum Corp.(a)

    14,502,500        12,960,000   
  645,000      

Nabors Industries Ltd.

    17,011,179        5,488,950   
  15,000      

Newfield Exploration Co.†

    574,050        488,400   
  209,854      

Noble Energy Inc.

    11,705,929        6,910,492   
  50,000      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    4,849,344        3,380,500   
  330,000      

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    10,676,337        4,976,400   
  23,200      

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    4,186,968        2,908,816   
  150,000      

Plains GP Holdings LP, Cl. A

    3,591,300        1,417,500   
  85,000      

QEP Resources Inc.

    2,611,200        1,139,000   
  142,500      

Schlumberger Ltd.

    13,538,055        9,939,375   
  237,100      

SM Energy Co.(a)

    16,188,392        4,661,386   
  35,000      

Southwestern Energy Co.†

    244,044        248,850   
  335,000      

Suncor Energy Inc.(a)

    11,952,854        8,643,000   
  50,000      

Sunoco LP

    1,632,730        1,980,500   
  170,000      

Superior Energy Services Inc.

    5,631,182        2,289,900   
  205,000      

The Williams Companies Inc.

    11,588,350        5,268,500   
  130,000      

Total SA, ADR

    7,644,600        5,843,500   
  90,000      

Valero Energy Corp.

    6,234,600        6,363,900   
  375,000      

Weatherford International plc†(a)

    8,031,927        3,146,250   
  200,000      

WPX Energy Inc.†

    3,813,114        1,148,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
           339,057,719            178,857,561   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Metals and Mining — 53.1%

  

  1,226,000      

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.(a)

    48,835,342        32,219,280   
  2,567,045      

Alamos Gold Inc.,
Cl. A

    22,838,840        8,445,578   
  1,891,000      

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., ADR†(a)

    43,807,763        13,426,100   
                          
                 Market  

Shares

        

Cost

   

Value

 
  879,180      

Antofagasta plc

  $ 18,592,651      $ 6,082,573   
  1,086,656      

AuRico Metals Inc.†

    578,299        471,196   
  3,868,500      

B2Gold Corp.†

    11,193,976        3,945,870   
  2,020,000      

Barrick Gold Corp.(a)

    51,006,154        14,907,600   
  155,000      

BHP Billiton Ltd., ADR

    12,087,613        3,992,800   
  1,456,000      

Centerra Gold Inc.

    8,029,337        6,934,336   
  1,125,000      

Detour Gold Corp.†

    12,995,618        11,715,870   
  3,038,900      

Eldorado Gold
Corp.(a)

    35,159,597        9,025,533   
  495,000      

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    24,502,363        22,646,250   
  300,000      

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.(a)

    12,145,996        2,031,000   
  2,100,010      

Fresnillo plc

    29,262,204        21,918,639   
  500,000      

Gold Fields Ltd., ADR

    1,330,000        1,385,000   
  2,885,000      

Goldcorp Inc.(a)

    93,010,575        33,350,600   
  40,000      

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

    729,070        277,228   
  472,000      

MAG Silver Corp.†

    4,125,611        3,332,688   
  182,225      

Newcrest Mining Ltd.†

    7,057,334        1,725,671   
  1,078,500      

Newmont Mining
Corp.(a)

    55,502,448        19,402,215   
  3,174,800      

OceanaGold Corp.

    7,434,555        6,057,290   
  650,000      

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.

    7,452,113        6,421,551   
  850,000      

Perseus Mining Ltd.†

    2,832,874        215,003   
  1,147,200      

Primero Mining Corp.†

    5,739,028        2,615,616   
  906,500      

Randgold Resources Ltd., ADR(a)

    87,230,953        56,139,545   
  311,000      

Rio Tinto plc, ADR(a)

    17,231,617        9,056,320   
  623,577      

Royal Gold Inc.(a)

    49,465,337        22,741,853   
  5,909,090      

Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd.†.

    2,449,092        2,626,626   
  500,000      

SEMAFO Inc.†

    3,145,726        1,268,338   
  570,000      

Sibanye Gold Ltd., ADR

    5,637,152        3,471,300   
  1,428,500      

Silver Wheaton
Corp.(a)

    31,276,317        17,741,970   
  1,208,000      

Tahoe Resources Inc.

    24,781,294        10,473,360   
  3,121,000      

Torex Gold Resources Inc.†

    3,296,083        2,841,989   
  70,000      

US Silica Holdings Inc.

    4,057,900        1,311,100   
  108,475      

Vale SA, Cl. P, ADR

    1,749,992        276,611   
  914,000      

Yamana Gold Inc.

    2,304,057        1,700,040   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       748,874,881        362,194,539   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    1,087,932,600        541,052,100   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.5%

  

  

Energy and Energy Services — 0.5%

  

  82,300      

Kinder Morgan Inc.

   
  

    9.750%, Ser. A

    4,032,700        3,316,690   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

                  
  

CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS — 1.0%

  

  

Metals and Mining — 1.0%

  

  $  1,600,000      

B2Gold Corp.

   
  

    3.250%, 10/01/18

    1,429,077        1,334,000   
  4,800,000      

Detour Gold Corp.

   
  

    5.500%, 11/30/17

    4,670,150        4,668,000   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2015

 

 

                          
 

    

        
Principal               Market  

Amount

       

Cost

   

Value

 
 

CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

  

 

Metals and Mining (Continued)

  

 
  $  1,500,000(b)     

Wesdome Gold Inc.

   
 

    7.000%,
05/24/17(c)(d)

  $ 1,473,695      $ 1,074,706   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      7,572,922        7,076,706   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS

    7,572,922        7,076,706   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

CORPORATE BONDS — 0.8%

  

 

Metals and Mining — 0.8%

  

  1,725,000     

AuRico Gold Inc.,
Ser. 144A,

   

 

    7.750%, 04/01/20(c)

    1,605,120        1,565,438   
  2,500,000     

Gold Fields Orogen Holdings
(BVI) Ltd., Ser. 144A,

   

 

    4.875%, 10/07/20(c)

    2,049,464        1,875,000   
  600,000     

Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.,

   
 

    7.500%, 12/31/17

    611,154        420,611   
  1,500,000     

Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc.,

   
 

    9.750%, 12/01/17

    1,343,263        1,297,500   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      5,609,001        5,158,549   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

    5,609,001        5,158,549   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 18.3%

  

  125,122,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

   
 

    0.000% to 0.260%††,

   
 

    01/14/16 to
06/30/16(e)

    124,983,967        124,994,610   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

  $ 1,230,131,190        681,598,655   
   

 

 

   
       

Market

Value

 

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $30,753,061)

  $ (15,690,002

PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $1,922,216)

    (2,664,362

Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)

    28,224,000   

PREFERRED STOCK
(3,588,941 preferred shares outstanding)

    (89,723,525
      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — COMMON STOCK
(112,645,302 common shares outstanding)

  $ 601,744,766   
      

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE
($601,744,766 ÷ 112,645,302 shares outstanding)

  $ 5.34   
      

 

 

 

 

 

 

                          
          Expiration        
Number of         Date/     Market  

Contracts

       

Exercise Price

   

Value

 
 

OPTIONS CONTRACTS WRITTEN (f) — (2.7)%

  

 

Call Options Written — (2.3)%

  

  650     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    Jan. 16/27.50      $ 29,250   
  2,500     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    Jan. 16/34        6,250   
  1,500     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    Jan. 16/35        3,000   
  2,400     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    Feb. 16/34        39,600   
  1,350     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    May 16/29        261,900   
  1,280     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    May 16/30        207,360   
  1,280     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    May 16/31        180,480   
  1,300     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    May 16/32        157,300   
  4,250     

Alamos Gold Inc.

    Feb. 16/5        21,250   
  1,500     

Alamos Gold Inc.

    Mar. 16/5        19,500   
  9,100     

Alamos Gold Inc.

    Jun. 16/5        191,100   
  1,050     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    Jan. 16/77.50        10,500   
  300     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    Feb. 16/70        6,900   
  1,000     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    May 16/60        160,000   
  700     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    May 16/65        68,600   
  3,184     

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., ADR

    Jan. 16/12        7,960   
  3,185     

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., ADR

    Jan. 16/13        7,962   
  6,000     

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., ADR

    Mar. 16/9            1,086,000   
  6,541     

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., ADR

    Apr. 16/10        130,820   
  450     

Antofagasta plc(g)

    Jan. 16/640        0   
  429     

Antofagasta plc(g)

    Feb. 16/640        14,230   
  465     

Apache Corp.

    Jan. 16/50        7,905   
  250     

Apache Corp.

    Jan. 16/52.50        2,250   
  325     

Apache Corp.

    Feb. 16/50        30,550   
  460     

Apache Corp.

    Apr. 16/55        35,880   
  19,345     

B2Gold Corp.

    Jan. 16/1.50        0   
  3,638     

Barrick Gold Corp.

    Jan. 16/9        7,276   
  13,000     

Barrick Gold Corp.

    Apr. 16/9        403,000   
  3,562     

Barrick Gold Corp.

    Jul. 16/8        295,646   
  200     

BHP Billiton Ltd., ADR

    Jan. 16/32.50        1,400   
  41     

BHP Billiton Ltd., ADR

    Jan. 16/35        123   
  534     

BHP Billiton Ltd., ADR

    Feb. 16/32.50        4,539   
  775     

BHP Billiton Ltd., ADR

    Apr. 16/27.50        102,850   
  900     

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    Jan. 16/27.50        9,000   
  1,221     

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    Feb. 16/26.50        34,603   
  919     

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    Apr. 16/20        140,148   
  640     

Cameron International Corp.

    Jan. 16/50        889,600   
  200     

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.

    Jan. 16/45        1,500   
  300     

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.

    Jan. 16/47.50        2,250   
  150     

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.

    Feb. 16/45        4,125   
  650     

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.

    Apr. 16/42.50        42,250   
  2,500     

Centerra Gold Inc.(h)

    Jan. 16/7        26,198   
  11,000     

Centerra Gold Inc.(h)

    Jan. 16/8        27,824   
  300     

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    Mar. 16/57.50        6,450   
  3,200     

Cobalt International Energy Inc.

    Jan. 16/9        16,000   
  200     

Concho Resources Inc.

    Jan. 16/115        1,500   
  200     

Concho Resources Inc.

    Mar. 16/115        31,000   
  400     

Concho Resources Inc.

    Apr. 16/115        88,284   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2015

 

 

Number of

Contracts

       

Expiration
Date/
Exercise Price

   

Market
Value

 
  OPTIONS CONTRACTS WRITTEN (f) (Continued)   
  Call Options Written (Continued)   
  300     

CONSOL Energy Inc.

    Jan. 16/13      $ 600   
  500     

CONSOL Energy Inc.

    Jan. 16/16        1,500   
  500     

CONSOL Energy Inc.

    Jul. 16/11        42,250   
  800     

Continental Resources Inc.

    Jan. 16/35        1,600   
  2,000     

Detour Gold Corp.(h)

    Jan. 16/17        6,504   
  3,000     

Detour Gold Corp.(h)

    Mar. 16/16        173,448   
  2,250     

Detour Gold Corp.(h)

    Apr. 16/17        121,956   
  4,000     

Detour Gold Corp.(h)

    Jul. 16/16              469,755   
  800     

Devon Energy Corp.

    Jan. 16/47.50        15,200   
  400     

Devon Energy Corp.

    Feb. 16/47.50        3,364   
  400     

Devon Energy Corp.

    Feb. 16/50        1,828   
  225     

Devon Energy Corp.

    Mar. 16/50        1,958   
  675     

Devon Energy Corp.

    Apr. 16/50        16,537   
  164     

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    Jan. 16/77.50        4,920   
  400     

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    Mar. 16/77.50        90,000   
  400     

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    Jun. 16/80        142,000   
  8,432     

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    Jan. 16/6        21,080   
  14,738     

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    Mar. 16/4.25        110,093   
  5,432     

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    Apr. 16/4.50        40,740   
  1,695     

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    Apr. 16/5.50        12,712   
  1,250     

Encana Corp.

    Jan. 16/11        3,125   
  450     

Encana Corp.

    Apr. 16/10        5,625   
  150     

EOG Resources Inc.

    Jan. 16/90        150   
  75     

EOG Resources Inc.

    Feb. 16/80        5,850   
  75     

EOG Resources Inc.

    Apr. 16/80        15,225   
  168     

FMC Technologies Inc.

    Apr. 16/36        9,660   
  1,000     

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    Jan. 16/45        160,000   
  1,200     

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    Jan. 16/55        18,000   
  1,750     

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    Feb. 16/50        155,750   
  1,000     

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    Apr. 16/47.50        288,070   
  2,000     

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    Jul. 16/47.50        868,540   
  1,500     

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    Jan. 16/10        4,500   
  400     

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    Jan. 16/15        400   
  1,100     

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    Feb. 16/12        4,400   
  980     

Fresnillo plc(g)

    Feb. 16/740        303,392   
  700     

Fresnillo plc(g)

    Mar. 16/740        314,744   
  2,000     

Gold Fields Ltd., ADR

    Jul. 16/3        86,000   
  3,000     

Gold Fields Ltd., ADR

    Jan. 17/3        189,000   
  3,500     

Goldcorp Inc.

    Jan. 16/14        5,250   
  8,250     

Goldcorp Inc.

    Jan. 16/17        8,250   
  1,367     

Goldcorp Inc.

    Jan. 16/18        684   
  3,633     

Goldcorp Inc.

    Feb. 16/14        50,862   
  500     

Halliburton Co.

    Jan. 16/43        500   
  500     

Halliburton Co.

    Mar. 16/41        18,000   
  150     

Halliburton Co.

    Apr. 16/40        11,400   
  200     

Halliburton Co.

    Apr. 16/41        11,800   
  168     

Icahn Enterprises LP

    Jan. 16/20        2,520   
  750     

Icahn Enterprises LP

    Jan. 16/21        3,892   
  640     

Icahn Enterprises LP

    Mar. 16/22.50        9,600   

Number of

Contracts

       

Expiration
Date/
Exercise Price

   

Market
Value

 
  780     

Icahn Enterprises LP

    Mar. 16/21      $ 31,871   
  1,120     

Icahn Enterprises LP

    May 16/21        70,291   
  210     

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV(g)

    Apr. 16/680        208,845   
  210     

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV(g)

    Apr. 16/700        173,367   
  1,000     

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    Jun. 16/17.50        90,000   
  2,000     

MAG Silver Corp.(h)

    Jan. 16/10        28,908   
  1,600     

MAG Silver Corp.(h)

    Feb. 16/10.50        37,580   
  1,120     

MAG Silver Corp.(h)

    Mar. 16/10.50        40,471   
  1,000     

Marathon Oil Corp.

    Jan. 16/24        5,000   
  450     

Marathon Oil Corp.

    Feb. 16/24        1,467   
  250     

Marathon Oil Corp.

    Apr. 16/15        23,500   
  250     

Marathon Oil Corp.

    Apr. 16/16        17,000   
  800     

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    Mar. 16/55        151,992   
  1,000     

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    Apr. 16/57.50              140,000   
  700     

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    May 16/55        195,370   
  2,400     

Nabors Industries Ltd.

    Jan. 16/12        2,400   
  2,400     

Nabors Industries Ltd.

    Mar. 16/14        6,000   
  1,650     

Nabors Industries Ltd.

    Jun. 16/11        86,625   
  1,822     

Newcrest Mining Ltd.(i)

    Jan. 16/15        5,311   
  1,000     

Newmont Mining Corp.

    Jan. 16/19        21,000   
  3,000     

Newmont Mining Corp.

    Jan. 16/20        18,000   
  1,785     

Newmont Mining Corp.

    Mar. 16/19        171,360   
  1,500     

Newmont Mining Corp.

    Mar. 16/20        97,500   
  2,000     

Newmont Mining Corp.

    Jun. 16/19        327,000   
  1,500     

Newmont Mining Corp.

    Jun. 16/20        96,750   
  500     

Noble Energy Inc.

    Jan. 16/37.50        5,000   
  317     

Noble Energy Inc.

    Feb. 16/40        4,755   
  79     

Noble Energy Inc.

    Feb. 16/42.50        790   
  1,200     

Noble Energy Inc.

    Mar. 16/40        56,652   
  250     

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    Jan. 16/75        2,750   
  250     

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    Feb. 16/77.50        8,750   
  10,000     

OceanaGold Corp.(h)

    Feb. 16/3        67,717   
  10,500     

OceanaGold Corp.(h)

    Apr. 16/3        136,970   
  3,000     

Osisko Gold Royalties
Ltd.(h)

    Jan. 16/15        9,756   
  3,000     

Osisko Gold Royalties
Ltd.(h)

    Jan. 16/16        7,588   
  500     

Osisko Gold Royalties
Ltd.(h)

    Apr. 16/15        20,778   
  600     

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    Feb. 16/16        57,000   
  600     

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    Feb. 16/17        36,000   
  1,100     

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    Apr. 16/16        156,068   
  600     

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    May 16/17        81,000   
  500     

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    May 16/18        50,000   
  82     

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    Jan. 16/150        2,460   
  5,000     

Primero Mining Corp.

    Jan. 16/3        17,450   
  4,000     

Primero Mining Corp.

    Apr. 16/3        58,840   
  425     

QEP Resources Inc.

    Jan. 16/16        2,125   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2015

 

 

                          

Number of
Contracts

       

Expiration Date/

Exercise Price

 

Market

Value

 
  OPTIONS CONTRACTS WRITTEN (f) (Continued)   
  Call Options Written (Continued)   
  200     

QEP Resources Inc.

  Mar. 16/16   $ 12,000   
  225     

QEP Resources Inc.

  Jun. 16/16     25,875   
  2,650     

Randgold Resources Ltd., ADR

  Jan. 16/67.50     53,000   
  500     

Randgold Resources Ltd., ADR

  Jan. 16/82.50     2,500   
  1,000     

Randgold Resources Ltd., ADR

  Mar. 16/70     120,000   
  950     

Randgold Resources Ltd., ADR

  Mar. 16/75     47,500   
  1,000     

Randgold Resources Ltd., ADR

  Mar. 16/77.50     35,000   
  1,500     

Randgold Resources Ltd., ADR

  May 16/67.50     459,300   
  1,000     

Rio Tinto plc, ADR

  Jan. 16/47.50     2,500   
  500     

Rio Tinto plc, ADR

  Apr. 16/37.50     8,750   
  510     

Rio Tinto plc, ADR

  Apr. 16/40     2,550   
  736     

Royal Gold Inc.

  Jan. 16/52.50     1,840   
  500     

Royal Gold Inc.

  Apr. 16/42.50     70,000   
  300     

Schlumberger Ltd.

  Jan. 16/77.50     900   
  325     

Schlumberger Ltd.

  Jan. 16/80     1,625   
  450     

Schlumberger Ltd.

  Feb. 16/80     9,900   
  800     

Schlumberger Ltd.

  Feb. 16/82.50     8,000   
  2,500     

SEMAFO Inc.(h)

  Apr. 16/3.50     63,236   
  1,400     

Sibanye Gold Ltd., ADR

  Jan. 16/9     196   
  2,400     

Sibanye Gold Ltd., ADR

  Apr. 16/5     300,000   
  1,900     

Sibanye Gold Ltd., ADR

  Jul. 16/5     275,500   
  1,773     

Silver Wheaton Corp.

  Jan. 16/15     3,546   
  2,989     

Silver Wheaton Corp.

  Jan. 16/17     4,484   
  2,068     

Silver Wheaton Corp.

  Feb. 16/15     28,952   
  2,500     

Silver Wheaton Corp.

  Mar. 16/15     70,000   
  2,500     

Silver Wheaton Corp.

  Jun. 16/15     152,500   
  1,231     

SM Energy Co.

  Jan. 16/55     21,542   
  800     

SM Energy Co.

  Feb. 16/45     14,000   
  790     

SM Energy Co.

  Aug. 16/25     183,675   
  700     

Southwestern Energy Co.

  Jun. 16/8     102,900   
  895     

Southwestern Energy Co.

  Jun. 16/11     68,020   
  1,000     

Suncor Energy Inc.

  Jan. 16/29     1,500   
  675     

Suncor Energy Inc.

  Mar. 16/27     56,700   
  1,675     

Suncor Energy Inc.

  Jun. 16/28     189,275   
  500     

Sunoco LP

  Mar. 16/35     275,000   
  850     

Superior Energy Services Inc.

  Mar. 16/17.50     23,375   
  850     

Superior Energy Services Inc.

  Jun. 16/15     123,250   
  2,080     

Tahoe Resources Inc.

  Jan. 16/11     5,179   
  6,000     

Tahoe Resources Inc.

  Mar. 16/10     270,000   
  425     

The Williams Companies Inc.

  Jan. 16/44     50,788   
                          

Number of

Contracts

       

Expiration Date/
Exercise Price

 

Market

Value

 
  15,000     

Torex Gold Resources Inc.(h)

  Jan. 16/1.50   $ 7,046   
  400     

Total SA, ADR

  Jan. 16/50     2,400   
  500     

Total SA, ADR

  Feb. 16/50     16,000   
  400     

Total SA, ADR

  Mar. 16/52.50     9,376   
  100     

US Silica Holdings Inc.

  Jan. 16/22.50     1,750   
  200     

US Silica Holdings Inc.

  Jan. 16/25     1,500   
  200     

US Silica Holdings Inc.

  Mar. 16/22     25,000   
  200     

Us Silica Holdings Inc.

  Jun. 16/23     40,000   
  400     

Valero Energy Corp.

  Jan. 16/65     250,000   
  300     

Valero Energy Corp.

  Mar. 16/70     67,500   
  200     

Valero Energy Corp.

  Jun. 16/70     124,000   
  1,000     

Weatherford International plc

  Jan. 16/12     25,000   
  1,000     

Weatherford International plc

  Feb. 16/13     7,500   
  1,750     

Weatherford International plc

  May 16/11     113,750   
  215     

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

  Jan. 16/25     538   
  115     

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

  Jan. 16/32.50     288   
  400     

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

  Jan. 16/37.50     1,000   
  450     

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

  Mar. 16/25     3,375   
  805     

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

  Mar. 16/26     6,037   
  1,000     

WPX Energy Inc.

  Feb. 16/7.50     35,000   
  1,000     

WPX Energy Inc.

  May 16/11     21,060   
  9,140     

Yamana Gold Inc.

  Jan. 17/2.50     301,620   
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $30,753,061)

    15,690,002   
     

 

 

 
 

Put Options Written — (0.4)%

 
  10,000     

Alamos Gold Inc.

  Dec. 16/2.50     691,700   
  500     

Continental Resources Inc.

  Jan. 16/20     16,500   
  3,408     

Eldorado Gold Corp

  Jan. 16/5     698,640   
  250     

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

  Apr. 16/50     75,000   
  1,800     

Newcrest Mining Ltd.(i)

  Sep. 16/10     80,903   
  2,000     

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.(h)

  Jan. 16/13     20,958   
  2,000     

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.(h)

  Jul. 16/13     191,516   
  239     

SM Energy Co.

  Jan. 16/55     849,645   
  200     

Sunoco LP

  Mar. 16/30     11,000   
  200     

Sunoco LP

  Jun. 16/30     28,500   
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $1,922,216)

    2,664,362   
   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL OPTIONS CONTRACTS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $32,675,277)

  $     18,354,364   
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Securities, or a portion thereof, with a value of $237,814,289 were deposited with the broker as collateral for options written.

(b)

Principal amount denoted in Canadian Dollars.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2015

 

 

(c)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2015, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $4,515,144 or 0.66% of total investments.

(d)

At December 31, 2015, the Fund held an investment in a restricted and illiquid security amounting to $1,074,706 or 0.16% of total investments, which was valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as follows:

 

                                   

Acquisition

Principal

Amount

 

Issuer

  Acquisition
Date
    Acquisition
Cost
    12/31/15
Carrying
Value
Per Bond
 
$1,500,000(b)  

Wesdome Gold Inc.

     
 

    7.000%, 05/24/17

    05/18/12      $ 1,473,695        $71.6471   

 

(e)

At December 31, 2015, $70,653,000 of the principal amount was pledged as collateral for options written.

(f)

At December 31, 2015, the Fund had written over-the-counter Option Contracts with Pershing LLC, Morgan Stanley, and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

(g)

Exercise price denoted in British pence.

(h)

Exercise price denoted in Canadian dollars.

(i)

Exercise price denoted in Australian dollars.

Non-income producing security.

††

Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

 

Geographic Diversification

  

% of

Total

Investments

 

Market

Value

Long Positions

        

North America

       78.5 %     $ 534,989,392  

Europe.

       15.0         102,186,827  

South Africa

       2.7         18,282,400  

Latin America

       2.6         17,579,936  

Asia/Pacific

       1.2         8,560,100  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Investments

       100.0 %     $ 681,598,655  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Short Positions

        

North America

       (2.5 )%     $ (17,253,573 )

Europe.

       (0.1 )       (1,014,577 )

Asia/Pacific Rim

       (0.1 )       (86,214 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Investments

       (2.7 )%     $ (18,354,364 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

7


GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2015

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (cost $1,230,131,190)

   $ 681,598,655   

Foreign currency (cost $2,315)

     2,335   

Cash

     289,043   

Deposit at brokers

     28,188,692   

Receivable for investments sold

     357,213   

Dividends and interest receivable

     408,475   

Deferred offering expense

     266,388   

Prepaid expense

     7,886   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     711,118,687   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Call options written (premiums received $30,753,061)

     15,690,002   

Put options written (premiums received $1,922,216)

     2,664,362   

Distributions payable

     49,846   

Payable for investments purchased

     305,475   

Payable for preferred shares repurchased

     19,122   

Payable for investment advisory fees

     600,120   

Payable for payroll expenses

     101,384   

Payable for accounting fees

     7,500   

Other accrued expenses

     212,585   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     19,650,396   
  

 

 

 

Preferred Shares:

  

Series B Cumulative Preferred Shares
(5.000%, $25 liquidation value, $0.001 par value, 4,000,000 shares authorized with 3,588,941 shares issued and outstanding)

     89,723,525   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders

   $ 601,744,766   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,409,224,653   

Undistributed net investment income

     336,987   

Distributions in excess of net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, written options, and foreign currency transactions

     (273,604,283

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

     (548,532,535

Net unrealized appreciation on written options

     14,320,913   

Net unrealized depreciation on foreign currency translations

     (969
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 601,744,766   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Common Share:

    

($601,744,766 ÷ 112,645,302 shares outstanding at $0.001 par value; unlimited number of shares authorized)

     $ 5.34   
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $731,370)

   $ 11,177,598   

Interest

     951,502   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     12,129,100   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Investment advisory fees

     8,529,702   

Shareholder communications expenses

     372,444   

Payroll expenses

     252,523   

Trustees’ fees

     214,000   

Legal and audit fees

     153,571   

Custodian fees

     63,742   

Accounting fees

     45,000   

Shareholder services fees

     25,253   

Interest expense

     429   

Miscellaneous expenses

     177,645   
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     9,834,309   
  

 

 

 

Less:

  

Expenses paid indirectly by broker
(See Note 3)

     (7,394
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses .

     9,826,915   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     2,302,185   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, Written Options, and Foreign Currency:

  

Net realized loss on investments

     (254,324,931

Net realized gain on securities sold short

     58,729   

Net realized gain on written options

     91,069,583   

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

     (494,052
  

 

 

 

Net realized loss on investments, securities sold short, written options, and foreign currency transactions

     (163,690,671
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation:

  

on investments

     32,768,844   

on written options

     1,602,902   

on foreign currency translations

     (800
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, written options, and foreign currency translations

     34,370,946   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, Written Options, and Foreign Currency

     (129,319,725
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (127,017,540
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Preferred Shareholders

     (4,531,445
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

   $ (131,548,985
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders

 

 

   

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

    December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014

Operations:

       

Net investment income

    $ 2,302,185       $ 2,228,431  

Net realized loss on investments, securities sold short, written options, and foreign currency transactions

      (163,690,671 )         (52,474,395 )  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, written options, and foreign currency translations

      34,370,946         (123,554,232 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

      (127,017,540 )       (173,800,196 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Preferred Shareholders:

       

Net investment income

      (83,002 )       (2,112,605 )

Return of capital

      (4,448,443 )       (2,519,410 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Preferred Shareholders

      (4,531,445 )       (4,632,015 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations.

      (131,548,985 )       (178,432,211 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders:

       

Net investment income

      (1,733,920 )        

Return of capital

      (92,928,783 )       (117,707,377 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Common Shareholders

      (94,662,703 )       (117,707,377 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions:

       

Net increase in net assets from common shares issued in offering

              61,892,099  

Increase in net assets from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

              4,256,226  

Net decrease in net assets from repurchase of common shares

      (435,405 )        

Net increase in net assets from repurchase of preferred shares and transaction costs

      365,063         329,791  

Adjustments to offering costs for preferred shares credited to paid-in capital

              20,000  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Fund Share Transactions

      (70,342 )       66,498,116  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders

      (226,282,030 )       (229,641,472 )

Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders:

       

Beginning of year

      828,026,796         1,057,668,268  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $336,987 and $0, respectively)

    $ 601,744,766       $ 828,026,796  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Financial Highlights

 

Selected data for a common share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year.

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Operating Performance:

                         

Net asset value, beginning of year

      $ 7.35         $ 9.94         $ 13.26         $ 14.70         $ 18.25   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

        0.02           0.03           0.07           0.11           0.11   

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments, securities sold short, swap contracts, written options, and foreign currency transactions

        (1.15        (1.51        (1.89        (0.01        (2.00
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

        (1.13        (1.48        (1.82        0.10           (1.89
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Preferred Shareholders: (a)

                         

Net investment income

        (0.00 )(b)         (0.02        (0.00 )(b)         (0.00 )(b)         (0.00 )(b) 

Net realized gain

                            (0.05        (0.07        (0.10

Return of capital

        (0.04        (0.02                              
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions to preferred shareholders

        (0.04        (0.04        (0.05        (0.07        (0.10
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets attributable to common shareholders resulting from operations

        (1.17        (1.52        (1.87        0.03           (1.99
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders:

                         

Net investment income

        (0.02                  (0.06        (0.02        (0.09

Net realized gain

                            (0.75        (1.36        (1.54

Return of capital

        (0.82        (1.08        (0.63        (0.24        (0.05
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions to common shareholders

        (0.84        (1.08        (1.44        (1.62        (1.68
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions:

                         

Increase in net asset value from issuance of common shares

                  0.01           0.01           0.15           0.12   

Increase in net asset value from repurchase of common shares

        0.00 (b)                   0.00 (b)                     

Increase in net asset value from repurchase of preferred shares and transaction fees

        0.00 (b)         0.00 (b)         0.01                       

Offering costs for preferred shares charged to paid-in capital

                            (0.03                    

Adjustments to offering costs for preferred shares credited to paid-in capital

                  0.00 (b)                               
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Fund share transactions

        0.00 (b)         0.01           (0.01        0.15           0.12   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

      $ 5.34         $ 7.35         $ 9.94         $ 13.26         $ 14.70   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NAV total return †

        (17.59 )%         (17.23 )%         (14.62 )%         1.36        (11.00 )% 
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Market value, end of year

      $ 4.75         $ 7.00         $ 9.02         $ 12.80         $ 14.11   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investment total return ††

        (22.14 )%         (13.01 )%         (19.51 )%         1.82        (18.98 )% 
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

Selected data for a common share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year.

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015             2014             2013             2012             2011  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data:

                         

Net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares, end of year (in 000’s)

      $ 691,468         $ 920,538         $ 1,152,361         $ 1,428,491         $ 1,206,020   

Net assets attributable to common shares, end of year (in 000’s)

      $ 601,745         $ 828,027         $ 1,057,668         $ 1,329,599         $ 1,107,127   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets attributable to common shares

        0.30        0.21        0.59        0.33        0.16

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares

        1.29 %(c)         1.24        1.20        1.22        1.27

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares

        1.15 %(c)         1.14        1.11        1.12        1.16

Portfolio turnover rate

        36.0        87.4        83.7        47.4        66.4

Preferred Shares:

                         

5.000% Series B Cumulative Preferred Shares

                         

Liquidation value, end of year (in 000’s)

      $ 89,724         $ 92,512         $ 94,693                       

Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)

        3,589           3,700           3,788                       

Liquidation preference per share

      $ 25.00         $ 25.00         $ 25.00                       

Average market value (d)

      $ 22.03         $ 21.28         $ 21.00                       

Asset coverage per share

      $ 193         $ 249         $ 304                       

Asset coverage

        771        995        1,217                    

 

Based on net asset value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions at the net asset value per share on the ex-dividend dates.

††

Based on market value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

(a)

Calculated based upon average common shares outstanding on the record dates throughout the years.

(b)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(c)

The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2015, there was no impact on the expense ratios.

(d)

Based on weekly prices.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

11


GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1. Organization. GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on January 4, 2005 and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Investment operations commenced on March 31, 2005.

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to seek capital appreciation consistent with the Fund’s strategy and its primary objective. The Fund will attempt to achieve its objectives, under normal market conditions, by investing 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies principally engaged in the gold and natural resources industries. As part of its investment strategy, the Fund intends to earn income through an option strategy of writing (selling) covered call options on equity securities in its portfolio. The Fund anticipates that it will invest at least 25% of its assets in the equity securities of companies principally engaged in the exploration, mining, fabrication, processing, distribution, or trading of gold, or the financing, managing and controlling, or operating of companies engaged in “gold related” activities (“Gold Companies”). In addition, the Fund anticipates that it will invest at least 25% of its assets in the equity securities of companies principally engaged in the exploration, production, or distribution of natural resources, such as gas and oil, paper, food and agriculture, forestry products, metals, and minerals as well as related transportation companies and equipment manufacturers (“Natural Resources Companies”). The Fund may invest in the securities of companies located anywhere in the world.

The Fund may invest a high percentage of its assets in specific sectors of the market in order to achieve a potentially greater investment return. As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to economic, political, and regulatory developments in a particular sector of the market, positive or negative, and may experience increased volatility to the Fund’s NAV and a magnified effect in its total return.

2. Significant Accounting Policies. As an investment company, the Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance, which is part of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) that may require the use of management estimates and assumptions in the preparation of its financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation. Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a market’s official closing price as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the security is valued at the most recently available price or, if the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) so determines, by such other method as the Board shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange or market are valued according to the broadest and most representative market, as determined by Gabelli Funds, LLC (the “Adviser”).

Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board if market conditions change significantly after the close of the foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt instruments with remaining maturities of sixty days

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

or less that are not credit impaired are valued at amortized cost, unless the Board determines such amount does not reflect the securities’ fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board. Debt instruments having a maturity greater than sixty days for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the security is valued using the closing bid price. U.S. government obligations with maturities greater than sixty days are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and non-financial information about the company; comparisons with the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities with the equivalent U.S. dollar value American Depositary Receipt securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.

The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

 

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

 

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Board’s determinations as to the fair value of investments).

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input both individually and in the aggregate that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The summary of the Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2015 is as follows:

     Valuation Inputs     
     Level 1    Level 2 Other Significant    Level 3 Significant    Total Market Value
     Quoted Prices    Observable Inputs    Unobservable Inputs    at 12/31/15

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

                   

ASSETS (Market Value):

                   

Common Stocks:

                   

Energy and Energy Services

     $ 178,857,561                            $  178,857,561  

Metals and Mining

       360,468,868          $    1,725,671                   362,194,539  

Total Common Stocks

       539,326,429          1,725,671                   541,052,100  

Convertible Preferred Stocks(a)

       3,316,690                        3,316,690  

Convertible Corporate Bonds(a)

       1,074,706          1,334,000          $4,668,000          7,076,706  

Corporate Bonds(a)

                4,737,938          420,611          5,158,549  

U.S. Government Obligations

                124,994,610                     124,994,610  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS

     $ 543,717,825          $132,792,219          $5,088,611          $681,598,655  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

     Valuation Inputs    
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
  Level 2 Other Significant
Observable Inputs
  Level 3 Significant
Unobservable Inputs
  Total Market Value
at 12/31/15

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

                

LIABILITIES (Market Value):

                

EQUITY CONTRACTS:

                

Call Options Written

     $ (8,892,952 )     $ (6,352,755 )     $ (444,295 )     $ (15,690,002 )

Put Options Written

       (1,679,285 )       (985,077 )               (2,664,362 )

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – LIABILITIES

     $ (10,572,237 )     $ (7,337,832 )     $ (444,295 )     $ (18,354,364 )
(a)

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund had transfers of $1,293,579 or 0.16% of net assets as of 12/31/14 from Level 2 to Level 1. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 are due to an increase in market activity (e.g. frequency of trades), which resulted in an increase in available market inputs to determine the price. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers among Levels as of the beginning of the reporting period.

The following table reconciles Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

     Balance
as of
12/31/14
  Accrued
discounts/
(premiums)
  Realized
gain/
(loss)
  Change in
unrealized
appreciation/
depreciation†
  Purchases   Sales  

Transfers
into

Level 3††

  Transfers
out of
Level 3††
  Balance
as of
12/31/15
  Net change
in unrealized
appreciation/
depreciation
during the
period on
Level 3
investments
still held at
12/31/15†

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

                                       

ASSETS (Market Value):

                                       

Convertible Corporate Bonds

                            $ 420,000                       $ 4,248,000               $ 4,668,000       $ 420,000  

Corporate Bonds

                              28,117                         392,494                 420,611         28,117  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES-ASSETS

                            $ 448,117                       $ 4,640,494               $ 5,088,611       $ 448,117  

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

                                       

LIABILITIES (Market Value):

                                       

EQUITY

                                       

CONTRACTS:

                                       

Call Options Written

    $ (80,865 )               $ 1,386,270       $ 4,557,348       $ (6,307,048 )                             $ (444,295 )     $ 5,862,753  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES-LIABILITIES

    $ (80,865 )             $ 1,386,270       $ 5,005,465       $ (6,307,048 )             $ 4,640,494               $ 4,644,316       $ 6,310,870  

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments is included in the Statement of Operations.

††

The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into and out of Level 3 as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

The following tables summarize the valuation techniques used and unobservable inputs utilized to determine the value of certain of the Fund’s Level 3 investments as of December 31, 2015:

 

Description

   Balance at 12/31/15   Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input   Range

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

          

ASSETS (Market Value):

          

Convertible Corporate Bonds (a)

       $ 4,668,000     Last available closing price   Discount Range   0%

Corporate Bonds (a)

       420,611     Last available closing price   Discount Range   0%

Call Options Written (a)

       (444,295 )   Last available closing price   Discount Range   0%
    

 

 

             
       $ 4,644,316        
    

 

 

             

 

(a)

Includes fair value securities of investments developed using various valuation techniques and unobservable inputs.

 

Unobservable Input

  

Impact to Value if Input Increases

  

Impact to Value if Input Decreases

Discount Range

  

Decrease

   Increase

Additional Information to Evaluate Qualitative Information.

    General. The Fund uses recognized industry pricing services – approved by the Board and unaffiliated with the Adviser – to value most of its securities, and uses broker quotes provided by market makers of securities not valued by these and other recognized pricing sources. Several different pricing feeds are received to value domestic equity securities, international equity securities, preferred equity securities, and fixed income securities. The data within these feeds is ultimately sourced from major stock exchanges and trading systems where these securities trade. The prices supplied by external sources are checked by obtaining quotations or actual transaction prices from market participants. If a price obtained from the pricing source is deemed unreliable, prices will be sought from another pricing service or from a broker/dealer that trades that security or similar securities.

    Fair Valuation. Fair valued securities may be common and preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, and fixed income obligations. Where appropriate, Level 3 securities are those for which market quotations are not available, such as securities not traded for several days, or for which current bids are not available, or which are restricted as to transfer. Among the factors to be considered to fair value a security are recent prices of comparable securities that are publicly traded, reliable prices of securities not publicly traded, the use of valuation models, current analyst reports, valuing the income or cash flow of the issuer, or cost if the preceding factors do not apply. A significant change in the unobservable inputs could result in a lower or higher value in Level 3 securities. The circumstances of Level 3 securities are frequently monitored to determine if fair valuation measures continue to apply.

The Adviser reports quarterly to the Board the results of the application of fair valuation policies and procedures. These may include back testing the prices realized in subsequent trades of these fair valued securities to fair values previously recognized.

Derivative Financial Instruments. The Fund may engage in various portfolio investment strategies by investing in a number of derivative financial instruments for the purposes of increasing the income of the Fund. Investing in certain derivative financial instruments, including participation in the options, futures, or swap markets, entails certain execution, liquidity, hedging, tax, and securities, interest, credit, or currency market risks. Losses may arise if the Adviser’s prediction of movements in the direction of the securities, foreign currency, and interest rate markets is inaccurate. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform its duties under a contract,

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

or that, in the event of default, the Fund may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments or other contractual remedies owed to it under derivative contracts. The creditworthiness of the counterparties is closely monitored in order to minimize these risks. Participation in derivative transactions involves investment risks, transaction costs, and potential losses to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these strategies. The consequences of these risks, transaction costs, and losses may have a negative impact on the Fund’s ability to pay distributions.

Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives, while collateral terms are contract specific for derivatives traded over-the-counter. Securities pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. Cash collateral, if any, pledged for the same purpose will be reported, separately as, Deposit at brokers, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund’s policy with respect to offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the master agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. The enforceability of the right to offset may vary by jurisdiction.

The Fund’s derivative contracts held at December 31, 2015, if any, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP and are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments together with the related counterparty.

    Options. The Fund may purchase or write call or put options on securities or indices for the purpose of increasing the income of the Fund. As a writer of put options, the Fund receives a premium at the outset and then bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the financial instrument underlying the option. The Fund would incur a loss if the price of the underlying financial instrument decreases between the date the option is written and the date on which the option is terminated. The Fund would realize a gain, to the extent of the premium, if the price of the financial instrument increases between those dates.

As a purchaser of put options, the Fund pays a premium for the right to sell to the seller of the put option the underlying security at a specified price. The seller of the put has the obligation to purchase the underlying security upon exercise at the exercise price. If the price of the underlying security declines, the Fund would realize a gain upon sale or exercise. If the price of the underlying security increases or stays the same, the Fund would realize a loss upon sale or at the expiration date, but only to the extent of the premium paid.

If a written call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether there has been a realized gain or loss. If a written put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security. In the case of call options, the exercise prices are referred to as “in-the-money,” “at-the-money,” and “out-of-the-money,” respectively. The Fund may write (a) in-the-money call options when the Adviser expects that the price of the underlying security will remain stable or decline during the option period, (b) at-the-money call options when the Adviser expects that the price of the underlying security will remain stable, decline, or advance moderately during the option period, and (c) out-of-the-money call options when the Adviser expects that the premiums received from writing the call option will be greater than the appreciation in the price of the underlying security above the exercise price. By writing a call option, the Fund limits its opportunity to profit from any increase in the market value of the underlying security above the exercise price of the option. Out-of-the-money, at-the-money, and in-the-money put options (the reverse

 

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of call options as to the relation of exercise price to market price) may be utilized in the same market environments that such call options are used in equivalent transactions. Option positions at December 31, 2015 are reflected within the Schedule of Investments.

The Fund’s volume of activity in equity options contracts during the year ended December 31, 2015 had an average monthly market value of approximately $34,812,071. Please refer to Note 4 for option activity during the year ended December 31, 2015.

At December 31, 2015, the Fund’s derivative liabilities (by type) are as follows:

 

    

Gross Amounts of
Recognized Liabilities
Presented in the
Statement of

Assets and Liabilities

  

Gross Amounts
Available for

Offset in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities

   Net Amounts of
Liabilities Presented in
the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities

Liabilities

              

Equity Written Options

     $ 18,354,364                 $ 18,354,364  

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of the related collateral segregated by the Fund as of December 31, 2015:

 

            Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
    
     Net Amounts of
Liabilities Presented in
the Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
     Cash Collateral
Pledged
   Net Amount

Counterparty

           

Pershing LLC

     $12,123,781                     $(12,123,781)                 

Morgan Stanley

     6,025,896                     (6,025,896)                 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

            204,687                             (204,687)                  

Total

     $18,354,364                      $(18,354,364)                  

As of December 31, 2015, the value of equity option positions can be found in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, under Liabilities, Call options written and Put options written. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the effect of equity option positions can be found in the Statement of Operations under Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, Written Options, and Foreign Currency, within Net realized gain on written options and Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written options.

Limitations on the Purchase and Sale of Futures Contracts, Certain Options, and Swaps. Subject to the guidelines of the Board, the Fund may engage in “commodity interest” transactions (generally, transactions in futures, certain options, certain currency transactions, and certain types of swaps) only for bona fide hedging or other permissible transactions in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). Pursuant to amendments by the CFTC to Rule 4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”), the Adviser has filed a notice of exemption from registration as a “commodity pool operator” with respect to the Fund. The Fund and the Adviser are therefore not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under the CEA. In addition, certain trading restrictions are now applicable to the Fund as of January 1, 2013. These trading restrictions permit the Fund to engage in commodity interest transactions that include (i) “bona fide hedging” transactions, as that term is defined and interpreted by the CFTC and its

 

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staff, without regard to the percentage of the Fund’s assets committed to margin and options premiums and (ii) non-bona fide hedging transactions, provided that the Fund does not enter into such non-bona fide hedging transactions if, immediately thereafter, either (a) the sum of the amount of initial margin deposits on the Fund’s existing futures positions or swaps positions and option or swaption premiums would exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s liquidating value, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such transactions, or (b) the aggregate net notional value of the Fund’s commodity interest transactions would not exceed 100% of the market value of the Fund’s liquidating value, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such transactions. Therefore, in order to claim the Rule 4.5 exemption, the Fund is limited in its ability to invest in commodity futures, options, and certain types of swaps (including securities futures, broad based stock index futures, and financial futures contracts). As a result, in the future, the Fund will be more limited in its ability to use these instruments than in the past, and these limitations may have a negative impact on the ability of the Adviser to manage the Fund, and on the Fund’s performance.

Securities Sold Short. The Fund may enter into short sale transactions. Short selling involves selling securities that may or may not be owned and, at times, borrowing the same securities for delivery to the purchaser, with an obligation to replace such borrowed securities at a later date. The proceeds received from short sales are recorded as liabilities and the Fund records an unrealized gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received and the value of an open short position on the day of determination. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when the short position is closed out. By entering into a short sale, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security sold short. Dividends on short sales are recorded as an expense by the Fund on the ex-dividend date and interest expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The broker retains collateral for the value of the open positions, which is adjusted periodically as the value of the position fluctuates. At December 31, 2015, there were no short sales outstanding.

Foreign Currency Translations. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments, and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in foreign exchange rates and/or changes in market prices of securities have been included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Fund and the amounts actually received. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuation in exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in realized gain/(loss) on investments.

Foreign Securities. The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies, and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

 

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Foreign Taxes. The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities for which the markets are restricted. Restricted securities include securities whose disposition is subject to substantial legal or contractual restrictions. The sale of restricted securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity standards established by the Board. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and accordingly the Board will monitor their liquidity. For the restricted securities as of December 31, 2015, refer to the Schedule of Investments.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain/(loss) on investments determined by using the identified cost method. Interest income (including amortization of premium and accretion of discount) is recorded on the accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield to maturity method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends.

Custodian Fee Credits and Interest Expense. When cash balances are maintained in the custody account, the Fund receives credits which are used to offset custodian fees. The gross expenses paid under the custody arrangement are included in custodian fees in the Statement of Operations with the corresponding expense offset, if any, shown as “Custodian fee credits.” When cash balances are overdrawn, the Fund is charged an overdraft fee equal to 110% of the 90 day Treasury Bill rate on outstanding balances. This amount, if any, would be included in the Statement of Operations.

Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are based on income and capital gains as determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from income and capital gains as determined under GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities and foreign currency transactions held by the Fund, timing differences, and differing characterizations of distributions made by the Fund. Distributions from net investment income for federal income tax purposes include net realized gains on foreign currency transactions. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate capital accounts in the period when the differences arise. Permanent differences were primarily due to the tax treatment of currency gains and losses. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2015, reclassifications were made to decrease accumulated net investment income by $53,521 and decrease distributions in excess of net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, written options, and foreign currency transactions by $476,337, with an offsetting adjustment to paid-in capital.

Distributions to shareholders of the Fund’s 5.000% Series B Cumulative Preferred Shares (“Series B Preferred”) are accrued on a daily basis.

 

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The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended      Year Ended  
    

December 31, 2015

    

December 31, 2014

 
    

Common

    

Preferred

    

Common

    

Preferred

 

Distributions paid from:

           

Ordinary income

   $ 1,733,920       $ 83,002               $ 2,112,605   

Return of capital

     92,928,783         4,448,443       $ 117,707,377         2,519,410   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $ 94,662,703       $ 4,531,445       $ 117,707,377       $ 4,632,015   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Provision for Income Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment company taxable income and net capital gains. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

As of December 31, 2015, the components of accumulated earnings/losses on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Accumulated capital loss carryforwards

   $ (196,292,958

Net unrealized depreciation on investments, written options, and foreign currency translations

     (568,765,792

Qualified late year loss deferral*

     (42,371,286

Other temporary differences**

     (49,851
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ (807,479,887
  

 

 

 

 

*

Under the current law, qualified late year losses realized after October 31 and prior to the Fund’s year end may be elected as occurring on the first day of the following year. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund elected to defer $4,552,916, $46,918,302, and $5,900 of late year short term capital gains, long term capital losses, and late year ordinary losses, respectively.

**

Other temporary differences are primarily due to adjustments on preferred share class distribution payables.

At December 31, 2015, the Fund had net long term capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of $196,292,958, which are available for an unlimited period to reduce future required distributions of net capital gains to shareholders. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short term or long term capital losses.

At December 31, 2015, the temporary differences between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation were primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales for tax purposes, passive foreign investment companies, and basis adjustments on investments in partnerships.

The following summarizes the tax cost of investments, written options, and the related net unrealized appreciation/depreciation at December 31, 2015:

 

                Gross        Gross        Net
Unrealized
 
       Cost/        Unrealized        Unrealized        Appreciation/  
       Premiums        Appreciation        Depreciation        Depreciation  

Investments

     $ 1,264,527,137         $ 20,337,900         $ (603,266,382      $ (582,928,482

Written options

       (32,675,277        18,439,575           (4,118,662        14,320,913   
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          $ 38,777,475         $ (607,385,044      $ (568,607,569
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

The Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Income tax and related interest and penalties would be recognized by the Fund as

 

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tax expense in the Statement of Operations if the tax positions were deemed not to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of December 31, 2015, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. The Fund’s federal and state tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain open, subject to examination. On an ongoing basis, the Adviser will monitor the Fund’s tax positions to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary.

3. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Arrangements. The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Adviser which provides that the Fund will pay the Adviser a fee, computed weekly and paid monthly, equal on an annual basis to 1.00% of the value of the Fund’s average weekly net assets including the liquidation value of preferred shares. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Fund’s portfolio and oversees the administration of all aspects of the Fund’s business and affairs.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. The amount of such expenses paid through this directed brokerage arrangement during the year ended December 31, 2015 was $7,394.

The cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund paid or accrued $45,000 to the Adviser in connection with the cost of computing the Fund’s NAV.

As per the approval of the Board, the Fund compensates officers of the Fund, who are employed by the Fund and are not employed by the Adviser (although the officers may receive incentive based variable compensation from affiliates of the Adviser). For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund paid or accrued $252,523 in payroll expenses in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund pays each Trustee who is not considered an affiliated person an annual retainer of $15,000 plus $2,000 for each Board meeting attended. Each Trustee is reimbursed by the Fund for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended, the Audit Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $3,000, the Nominating Committee Chairman and the Lead Trustee each receive an annual fee of $2,000. A Trustee may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for participation in certain meetings held on behalf of multiple funds. Trustees who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund.

4. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the year ended December 31, 2015, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $278,969,785 and $300,293,682, respectively.

 

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Written options activity for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

     Number of         
     Contracts      Premiums  

Options outstanding at December 31, 2014

     478,989       $ 51,909,177   

Options written

     1,029,270         94,738,860   

Options repurchased

     (139,503      (9,010,546

Options expired

     (862,433      (85,488,758

Options exercised

     (127,236      (19,473,456

Stock splits on options

     2,873           
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2015

     381,960       $ 32,675,277   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

5. Capital. The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares of beneficial interest (par value $0.001). There were no offerings during the year ended December 31, 2015. The following table summarizes the data relating to the “at the market” offering of the Fund’s common shares for the year ended December 31, 2014:

 

               Sales         Net
     Shares    Net    Manager    Offering    Proceeds in

Year

   Issued    Proceeds    Commissions    Expenses    Excess of NAV

2014

   5,872,182    $61,892,099    $564,357    $170,769    $1,441,595

The Board has authorized the repurchase of its common shares in the open market when the shares are trading at a discount of 7.5% or more (or such other percentage as the Board may determine from time to time) from the NAV of the shares. During the year ended December 31, 2015 , the Fund repurchased and retired 82,958 shares in the open market at a cost of $435,405 and an average discount of approximately 13.07% from its NAV. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund did not repurchase any common shares of beneficial interest.

Transactions in common shares of beneficial interest for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

 

     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    

December 31, 2015

   

December 31, 2014

 
    

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

    

Amount

 

Shares issued pursuant to shelf offerings

                   5,872,182       $ 61,892,099   

Net increase from shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

                   425,658         4,256,226   

Net decrease from shares repurchased

     (82,958   $ (435,405               
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     (82,958   $ (435,405     6,297,840       $ 66,148,325   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

G.research, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser, acted as sales manager for all of the offerings and collected sales manager commissions of $564,357 for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Pursuant to its current $350,000,000 shelf registration enabling the Fund to offer additional common and preferred shares, on May 7, 2013, the Fund received net proceeds of $96,679,930 (after deduction of $3,150,000 of underwriting fees and offering expenses of $170,070) from the offering in connection with the issuance of 4,000,000 Series B Preferred. The Series B Preferred will be callable at anytime at the liquidation value of $25 per share plus accrued dividends following the expiration of the five year call protection on May 7, 2018. The Board has authorized the repurchase of the Series B Preferred in the open market at prices less than the

 

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$25 liquidation value per share. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund repurchased and retired 111,525 of the Series B Preferred in the open market at a cost of $2,422,463 and an average discount of approximately 13.15% from its liquidation preference. At December 31, 2015, 3,588,941 Series B Preferred were outstanding and accrued dividends amounted to $49,846.

The Series B Preferred is senior to the common shares and results in the financial leveraging of the common shares. Such leveraging tends to magnify both the risks and opportunities to common shareholders. Dividends on the Series B Preferred are cumulative. The Fund is required by the 1940 Act and by the Statement of Preferences to meet certain asset coverage tests with respect to the Series B Preferred. If the Fund fails to meet these requirements and does not correct such failure, the Fund may be required to redeem, in part or in full, the Series B Preferred at the redemption price of $25 per share plus an amount equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends whether or not declared on such shares in order to meet the requirements. Additionally, failure to meet the foregoing asset coverage requirements could restrict the Fund’s ability to pay dividends to common shareholders and could lead to sales of portfolio securities at inopportune times. The income received on the Fund’s assets may vary in a manner unrelated to the fixed rate, which could have either a beneficial or detrimental impact on net investment income and gains available to common shareholders.

The Fund redeemed a portion of shares of its Series A Preferred on April 11, 2013 and the remainder on June 12, 2013, including dividends accrued to the respective redemption dates. All of the Fund’s Series A Preferred have been retired.

The holders of Preferred Shares generally are entitled to one vote per share held on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Fund and will vote together with holders of common shares as a single class. The holders of Preferred Shares voting together as a single class also have the right currently to elect two Trustees and under certain circumstances are entitled to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees. In addition, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of all outstanding shares of the Preferred Shares, voting as a single class, will be required to approve any plan of reorganization adversely affecting the Preferred Shares, and the approval of two-thirds of each class, voting separately, of the Fund’s outstanding voting shares must approve the conversion of the Fund from a closed-end to an open-end investment company. The approval of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding Preferred Shares and a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities are required to approve certain other actions, including changes in the Fund’s investment objectives or fundamental investment policies.

A shelf registration authorizing the offering of an additional $500 million of common or preferred shares was declared effective by the SEC on March 19, 2015.

6. Indemnifications. The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

7. Subsequent Events. Management has evaluated the impact on the Fund of all subsequent events occurring through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of

GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources Income Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets attributable to common shareholders and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2015, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

February 26, 2016

 

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The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to the Trustees and officers of the Fund is set forth below. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554) or by writing to GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422.

 

          Number of          
     Term of Office    Funds in Fund          
Name, Position(s)    and    Complex          
Address 1    Length of    Overseen by    Principal Occupation(s)    Other Directorships

and Age

  

Time Served 2

  

Trustee

  

During Past Five Years

  

Held by Trustee 3

INDEPENDENT

           

TRUSTEES 4 :

           

Anthony J. Colavita

Trustee

Age: 80

   Since 2005**    36    President of the law firm of Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.   

James P. Conn

Trustee

Age: 77

   Since 2005***    22    Former Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. (1992-1998)   

Vincent D. Enright

Trustee

Age: 72

   Since 2005*    16    Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of KeySpan Corp. (public utility) (1994-1998)    Director of Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (therapeutics and diagnostics) (2008- 2014); Director of LGL Group, Inc. (diversified manufacturing) (2011-2014)

Frank J. Fahrenkopf,

Jr.

Trustee

Age: 76

   Since 2005**    9    Co-Chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates; Former President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Gaming Association (1995-2013); Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1983-1989)    Director of First Republic Bank (banking)

Michael J. Melarkey

Trustee

Age: 66

   Since 2005*    7    Of Counsel McDonald Cargno Wilson LLT; Partner in the law firm of Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel, Mulligan & McKenzie (1976-2015); Owner in Pioneer Crossing Casino Group    Director of Southwest Gas Corporation (natural gas utility)

Salvatore M. Salibello,

CPA

Trustee

Age: 70

   Since 2005***    3    Senior Partner of Bright Side Consulting (consulting); Certified Public Accountant and Managing Partner of the certified public accounting firm of Salibello & Broder LLP (1978-2012); Partner of BDO Seidman, LLP (2012-2013)    Director of Kid Brands, Inc.
(consumer products)

Anthonie C. van Ekris

Trustee

Age: 81

   Since 2005***    22    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BALMAC International, Inc. (global import/ export company)   

Salvatore J. Zizza

Trustee

Age: 70

   Since 2005**    30    President of Zizza & Associates Corp. (financial consulting); Chairman of Harbor Diversified, Inc. (pharmaceuticals); Chairman of BAM (semiconductor and aerospace manufacturing); Chairman of Bergen Cove Realty Inc.; Chairman of Metropolitan Paper Recycling Inc. (recycling) (2005-2014)   

Director and Vice Chairman of Trans-Lux Corporation (business services); Director and Chairman of Harbor Diversified Inc. (pharmaceuticals); Director, Chairman, and CEO of General Employment Enterprises

(staffing services) ( 2009-2012)

 

 

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     Term of     
Name, Position(s)    Office and     
Address 1    Length of    Principal Occupation(s)

and Age

  

Time Served 2

  

During Past Five Years

OFFICERS:

     

Bruce N. Alpert

President

Age: 64

   Since 2005    Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 1988; Officer of several registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex; Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2008; Director of Teton Advisors, Inc., 1998-2012; Chairman of Teton Advisors, Inc., 2008-2010; President of Teton Advisors, Inc., 1998-2008

Andrea R. Mango

Vice President and Secretary

Age: 43

   Since 2013    Counsel of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2013; Secretary of all registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 2013; Vice President of all closed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 2014; Corporate Vice President within the Corporate Compliance Department of New York Life Insurance Company, 2011-2013; Vice President and Counsel of Deutsche Bank, 2006-2011

Agnes Mullady

Treasurer

Age: 57

   Since 2006    President and Chief Operating Officer of the Fund Division of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2015; Chief Executive Officer of G.distributors, LLC since 2010; Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2009; Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2007; Officer of all of the registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex

Richard J. Walz

Chief Compliance Officer

Age: 56

   Since 2013    Chief Compliance Officer of all of the registered investment companies within the Gabelli/ GAMCO Fund Complex since 2013; Chief Compliance Officer of AEGON USA Investment Management, 2011-2013; Chief Compliance Officer of Cutwater Asset Management, 2004-2011

Carter W. Austin

Vice President

Age: 49

   Since 2005    Vice President and/or Ombudsman of closed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex;
Senior Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2015

Molly A.F. Marion

Vice President and

Ombudsman

Age: 62

   Since 2005    Vice President and/or Ombudsman of closed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex;
Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2012

Laurissa M. Martire

Vice President and

Ombudsman

Age: 39

   Since 2010    Vice President and/or Ombudsman of closed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex; Assistant Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2003

David I. Schachter

Vice President

Age: 62

   Since 2011    Vice President and/or Ombudsman of closed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex;
Senior Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2015

 

1  

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

2  

The Fund’s Board of Trustees 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. The three year term for each class expires as follows:

  *

– Term expires at the Fund’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

  **

– Term expires at the Fund’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

  ***

– Term expires at the Fund’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

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.

3  

This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, i.e., public companies, or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

4  

Trustees who are not interested persons are considered “Independent” Trustees.

 

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GAMCO GLOBAL GOLD, NATURAL RESOURCES & INCOME TRUST

INCOME TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

December 31, 2015

Cash Dividends and Distributions

 

                  Total Amount      Ordinary             Foreign      Dividend  
          Payable                Record          Paid          Investment              Return of          Tax          Reinvestment      
    Date      Date      Per Share (a)      Income (a)      Capital (b)          Credit (d)          Price  

Common Stock

  

              
    01/23/15         01/15/15         $0.07000                 $0.07000                 $7.52130   
    02/20/15         02/12/15         0.07000                 0.07000                 7.46540   
    03/24/15         03/17/15         0.07000                 0.07000                 7.21460   
    04/23/15         04/16/15         0.07000                 0.07000                 7.32830   
    05/21/15         05/14/15         0.07000                 0.07000                 7.26830   
    06/23/15         06/16/15         0.07000                 0.07000                 6.97790   
    07/24/15         07/17/15         0.07000                 0.07000                 5.31990   
    08/24/15         08/17/15         0.07000                 0.07000                 5.19360   
    09/23/15         09/16/15         0.07000                 0.07000                 5.25600   
    10/23/15         10/16/15         0.07000                 0.07000                 5.84850   
    11/20/15         11/13/15         0.07000                 0.07000                 5.02370   
    12/18/15         12/11/15         0.07000                 0.07000                 4.71160   
       

 

 

       

 

 

       
          $0.84000                 $0.84000              

5.000% Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock

  

           
    03/26/15         03/19/15         $0.31250         $0.21740         $0.14080         $(0.04570)      
    06/26/15         06/19/15         0.31250         0.21740         0.14080         (0.04570)      
    09/28/15         09/21/15         0.31250         0.21740         0.14080         (0.04570)      
    12/28/15         12/18/15         0.31250         0.21740         0.14080         (0.04570)      
       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    
          $1.25000         $0.86960         $0.56320         $(0.18280)      

A Form 1099-DIV has been mailed to all shareholders of record which sets forth specific amounts to be included in your 2015 tax returns. Ordinary distributions may include net investment income, realized net short term capital gains, and foreign tax paid. Ordinary income is reported in box 1a of Form 1099-DIV. Capital gain distributions are reported in box 2a of Form 1099-DIV.

There were no long term capital gain distributions for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction, Qualified Dividend Income, and U.S. Government Securities Income

In 2015, the Fund paid to common and Series B Cumulative Preferred shareholders ordinary income dividends of $0.8400 and $1.2500 per share, respectively. For 2015, 100% of the ordinary dividend qualified for the dividend received deduction available to corporations, 100% of the ordinary income distribution was deemed qualified dividend income, and 7.66% of ordinary income distribution was qualified interest income. The percentage of ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund during 2015 derived from U.S. Government securities was 1.04%. Such income is exempt from state and local taxes in all states. However, many states, including New York and California, allow a tax exemption for a portion of the income earned only if a mutual fund has invested at least 50% of its assets at the end of each quarter of its fiscal year in U.S. Government securities. The Fund did not meet this strict requirement in 2015. The percentage of U.S. Government securities held as of December 31, 2015 was 18.34%.

 

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GAMCO GLOBAL GOLD, NATURAL RESOURCES & INCOME TRUST

INCOME TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

Historical Distribution Summary

 

              Short Term          Long Term               Foreign      Total      Adjustment  
     Investment      Capital      Capital      Return of      Tax      Distributions      to Cost  
     Income (c)(d)      Gains (c)      Gains        Capital (b)          Credit (d)        (a)      Basis (e)  

Common Stock

                    

2015

                             $0.84000                 $0.84000         $0.84000   

2014

                             1.08000                 1.08000         1.08000   

2013

     $0.05562         $0.76900                 0.61538                 1.44000         0.61538   

2012

     0.04689         1.19955         $0.16042         0.22614         $(0.01300)         1.62000         0.22614   

2011

     0.09570         1.28230         0.26120         0.04080                 1.68000         0.04080   

2010

     0.34100         1.11480         0.22420                         1.68000           

2009

     0.25914         0.28117         0.12228         1.01741                 1.68000         1.01741   

2008

     0.11760                 0.39240         1.17000                 1.68000         1.17000   

2007

     0.14980         0.98430         0.79590                         1.93000           

2006

             1.45430         0.28570                         1.74000           

2005

     0.08460         1.07540                                 1.16000           

5.000% Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock

  

              

2015

     $0.86960                         $0.56320         $(0.18280)         $1.25000         $0.56320   

2014

     0.56600                         0.68400                 1.25000         0.68400   

2013

     0.05364         $0.74150                                 0.79514           

6.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock

  

              

2013

     $0.05647         $0.78084                                 $0.83731           

2012

     0.05465         1.39626         $0.22051                 $(0.01518)         1.65625           

2011

     0.09204         1.26428         0.29993                         1.65625           

2010

     0.32400         1.06004         0.27222                         1.65625           

2009

     0.60224         0.65354         0.40047                         1.65625           

2008

     0.38281                 1.27344                         1.65625           

2007

     0.01987         0.09151         0.21527                         0.32665           
                    

 

 

 

(a) Total amounts may differ due to rounding.

(b) Non-taxable.

(c) Taxable as ordinary income for Federal tax purposes.

(d) Per share ordinary investment income and investment income are grossed up for the foreign tax credit.

(e) Decrease in cost basis.

 

All designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

This Fund intends to generate current income from short term gains primarily through its strategy of writing (selling) covered call options on the equity securities in its portfolio. Because of its primary strategy, the Fund forgoes the opportunity to participate fully in the appreciation of the underlying equity security above the exercise price of the option. It also is subject to the risk of depreciation of the underlying equity security in excess of the premium received.

 

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AUTOMATIC DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT

AND VOLUNTARY CASH PURCHASE PLANS

Enrollment in the Plan

It is the policy of GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust to automatically reinvest dividends payable to common shareholders. As a “registered” shareholder, you automatically become a participant in the Fund’s Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan authorizes the Fund to credit shares of common stock to participants upon an income dividend or a capital gains distribution regardless of whether the shares are trading at a discount or a premium to net asset value. All distributions to shareholders whose shares are registered in their own names will be automatically reinvested pursuant to the Plan in additional shares of the Fund. Plan participants may send their stock certificates to American Stock Transfer (“AST”) to be held in their dividend reinvestment account. Registered shareholders wishing to receive their distribution in cash must submit this request in writing to:

GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

c/o American Stock Transfer

6201 15th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

Shareholders requesting this cash election must include the shareholder’s name and address as they appear on the share certificate. Shareholders with additional questions regarding the Plan or requesting a copy of the terms of the Plan may contact AST at (888) 422-3262.

If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, or nominee, you should contact such institution. If such institution is not participating in the Plan, your account will be credited with a cash dividend. In order to participate in the Plan through such institution, it may be necessary for you to have your shares taken out of “street name” and re-registered in your own name. Once registered in your own name, your dividends will be automatically reinvested. Certain brokers participate in the Plan. Shareholders holding shares in “street name” at participating institutions will have dividends automatically reinvested. Shareholders wishing a cash dividend at such institution must contact their broker to make this change.

The number of shares of common shares distributed to participants in the Plan in lieu of cash dividends is determined in the following manner. Under the Plan, whenever the market price of the Fund’s common shares is equal to or exceeds net asset value at the time shares are valued for purposes of determining the number of shares equivalent to the cash dividends or capital gains distribution, participants are issued shares of common shares valued at the greater of (i) the net asset value as most recently determined or (ii) 95% of the then current market price of the Fund’s common stock. The valuation date is the dividend or distribution payment date or, if that date is not a New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) trading day, the next trading day. If the net asset value of the common shares at the time of valuation exceeds the market price of the common shares, participants will receive shares from the Fund valued at market price. If the Fund should declare a dividend or capital gains distribution payable only in cash, AST will buy common stock in the open market, or on the NYSE or elsewhere, for the participants’ accounts, except that AST will endeavor to terminate purchases in the open market and cause the Fund to issue shares at net asset value if, following the commencement of such purchases, the market value of the common shares exceeds the then current net asset value.

The automatic reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions will not relieve participants of any income tax which may be payable on such distributions. A participant in the Plan will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received, on a dividend payment date, a dividend or distribution in an amount equal to the cash the participant could have received instead of shares.

Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan

The Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan is yet another vehicle for our shareholders to increase their investment in the Fund. In order to participate in the Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan, shareholders must have their shares registered in their own name.

Participants in the Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan have the option of making additional cash payments to AST for investments in the Fund’s shares at the then current market price. Shareholders may send an amount from $250 to $10,000. AST will use these funds to purchase shares in the open market on or about the 1st and 15th of each month. AST will charge each shareholder who participates a pro rata share of the brokerage commissions. Brokerage charges for such purchases are expected to be less than the usual brokerage charge for such transactions. It is suggested that any voluntary cash payments be sent to American Stock Transfer, 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219 such that AST receives such payments approximately 10 days before the 1st and 15th of the month. Funds not received at least five days before the investment date shall be held for investment until the next purchase date. A payment may be withdrawn without charge if notice is received by AST at least 48 hours before such payment is to be invested.

Shareholders wishing to liquidate shares held at AST must do so in writing or by telephone. Please submit your request to the above mentioned address or telephone number. Include in your request your name, address, and account number. The cost to liquidate shares is $1.00 per transaction as well as the brokerage commission incurred. Brokerage charges are expected to be less than the usual brokerage charge for such transactions.

For more information regarding the Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan, brochures are available by calling (914) 921-5070 or by writing directly to the Fund.

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan as applied to any voluntary cash payments made and any dividend or distribution paid subsequent to written notice of the change sent to the members of the Plan at least 90 days before the record date for such dividend or distribution. The Plan also may be amended or terminated by AST on at least 90 days written notice to participants in the Plan.

 

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GAMCO GLOBAL GOLD, NATURAL RESOURCES & INCOME TRUST

AND YOUR PERSONAL PRIVACY

Who are we?

The GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust is a closed-end management investment company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC, which is affiliated with GAMCO Investors, Inc. GAMCO Investors, Inc. is a publicly held company that has subsidiaries that provide investment advisory services for a variety of clients.

What kind of non-public information do we collect about you if you become a Fund shareholder?

When you purchase shares of the Fund on the New York Stock Exchange, you have the option of registering directly with our transfer agent in order, for example, to participate in our dividend reinvestment plan.

 

 

Information you give us on your application form. This could include your name, address, telephone number, social security number, bank account number, and other information.

 

 

Information about your transactions with us. This would include information about the shares that you buy or sell; it may also include information about whether you sell or exercise rights that we have issued from time to time. If we hire someone else to provide services — like a transfer agent — we will also have information about the transactions that you conduct through them.

What information do we disclose and to whom do we disclose it?

We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone other than our affiliates, our service providers who need to know such information, and as otherwise permitted by law. If you want to find out what the law permits, you can read the privacy rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. They are in volume 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 248. The Commission often posts information about its regulations on its website, www.sec.gov.

What do we do to protect your personal information?

We restrict access to non-public personal information about you to the people who need to know that information in order to provide services to you or the Fund and to ensure that we are complying with the laws governing the securities business. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to keep your personal information confidential.

 


GAMCO GLOBAL GOLD, NATURAL RESOURCES & INCOME TRUST

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

Portfolio Management Team Biographies

Caesar M. P. Bryan joined GAMCO Asset Management in 1994. He is a member of the global investment team of Gabelli Funds, LLC and portfolio manager of several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. Prior to joining Gabelli, Mr. Bryan was a portfolio manager at Lexington Management. He began his investment career at Samuel Montagu Company, the London based merchant bank. Mr. Bryan graduated from the University of Southampton in England with a Bachelor of Law and is a member of the English Bar.

Barbara G. Marcin, CFA, joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 1999 and currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. Prior to joining GAMCO, Ms. Marcin was head of value investments at Citibank Global Asset Management. Ms. Marcin graduated with Distinction as an Echols Scholar from the University of Virginia and holds an MBA degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business.

Vincent Hugonnard-Roche joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 2000. He is Director of Quantitative Strategies, head of the Gabelli Risk Management Group, serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC, and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. He received a Master’s degree in Mathematics of Decision Making from EISITI, France and an MS in Finance from ESSEC, France.

 

We have separated the portfolio managers’ commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the content of the portfolio managers’ commentary is unrestricted. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com.

The Net Asset Value per share appears in the Publicly Traded Funds column, under the heading “Specialized Equity Funds,” in Monday’s The Wall Street Journal. It is also listed in Barron’s Mutual Funds/Closed End Funds section under the heading “Specialized Equity Funds.”

The Net Asset Value per share may be obtained each day by calling (914) 921-5070 or visiting www.gabelli.com.

The NASDAQ symbol for the Net Asset Value is “XGGNX.”

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund may from time to time purchase its common shares in the open market when the Fund’s shares are trading at a discount of 7.5% or more from the net asset value of the shares. The Fund may also from time to time purchase its preferred shares in the open market when the preferred shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation value.


GAMCO GLOBAL GOLD, NATURAL RESOURCES

& INCOME TRUST

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

 

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TRUSTEES   OFFICERS

Anthony J. Colavita

President,

Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.

 

James P. Conn

Former Managing Director &

Chief Investment Officer,

Financial Security Assurance

Holdings Ltd.

 

Vincent D. Enright

Former Senior Vice President &

Chief Financial Officer,

KeySpan Corp.

 

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.

Former President &

Chief Executive Officer,

American Gaming Association

 

Michael J. Melarkey

Of Counsel,

McDonald Carano Wilson LLP

 

Salvatore M. Salibello, CPA

Senior Partner,

Bright Side Consulting

 

Anthonie C. van Ekris

Chairman,

BALMAC International, Inc.

 

Salvatore J. Zizza

Chairman,

Zizza & Associates Corp.

 

Bruce N. Alpert

President

 

Andrea R. Mango

Secretary & Vice President

 

Agnes Mullady

Treasurer

 

Richard J. Walz

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Carter W. Austin

Vice President

 

Molly A.F. Marion

Vice President & Ombudsman

 

Laurissa M. Martire

Vice President & Ombudsman

 

David I. Schachter

Vice President

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

 

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

CUSTODIAN

 

The Bank of New York Mellon

 

COUNSEL

 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

 

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

 

American Stock Transfer and

Trust Company

 

 

 

GGN Q4/2015

LOGO

 


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

  (a) 

The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

  (c) 

There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

 

  (d) 

The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

As of the end of the period covered by the report, the registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Vincent D. Enright is qualified to serve as an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that he is “independent,” as defined by Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Audit Fees

 

  (a) 

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $56,650 for 2014 and $58,350 for 2015.

Audit-Related Fees

 

  (b) 

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $16,500 for 2014 and $7,500 for 2015.


Tax Fees

 

  (c) 

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $55,090 for 2014 and $55,243 for 2015. Tax fees represent tax compliance services provided in connection with the review of the Registrant’s tax returns.

All Other Fees

 

  (d) 

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $0 for 2014 and $0 for 2015. All other fees represent services provided in review of registration statements and performing strategic analysis work.

 

(e)(1)

Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Audit Committee (“Committee”) of the registrant is responsible for pre-approving (i) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the registrant and (ii) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Adviser, Gabelli Funds, LLC, and any affiliate of Gabelli Funds, LLC (“Gabelli”) that provides services to the registrant (a “Covered Services Provider”) if the independent registered public accounting firm’s engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. The Committee may delegate its responsibility to pre-approve any such audit and permissible non-audit services to the Chairperson of the Committee, and the Chairperson must report to the Committee, at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the Chairperson’s pre-approval of such services, his or her decision(s). The 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 Committee’s pre-approval responsibilities to the other persons (other than Gabelli or the registrant’s officers). Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (ii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee or Chairperson prior to the completion of the audit.

 

(e)(2)

The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows:

(b) N/A

(c) 100%

(d) 100%

 

  (f) 

The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was 0%.


  (g) 

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $0 for 2014 and $0 for 2015.

 

  (h) 

The registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants.

The registrant has a separately designated audit committee consisting of the following members: Vincent D. Enright, Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., Salvatore J. Zizza.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7. 

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

The Proxy Voting Policies are attached herewith.


SECTION HH

The Voting of Proxies on Behalf of Clients

Rules 204(4)-2 and 204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Rule 30b1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 require investment advisers to adopt written policies and procedures governing the voting of proxies on behalf of their clients.

These procedures will be used by GAMCO Asset Management Inc., Gabelli Funds, LLC, Gabelli Securities, Inc., and Teton Advisors, Inc. (collectively, the “Advisers”) to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities held by their clients, including the procedures that the Advisers use when a vote presents a conflict between the interests of the shareholders of an investment company managed by one of the Advisers, on the one hand, and those of the Advisers; the principal underwriter; or any affiliated person of the investment company, the Advisers, or the principal underwriter. These procedures will not apply where the Advisers do not have voting discretion or where the Advisers have agreed to with a client to vote the client’s proxies in accordance with specific guidelines or procedures supplied by the client (to the extent permitted by ERISA).

 

  I.

Proxy Voting Committee

The Proxy Voting Committee was originally formed in April 1989 for the purpose of formulating guidelines and reviewing proxy statements within the parameters set by the substantive proxy voting guidelines originally published in 1988 and updated periodically, a copy of which are appended as Exhibit A. The Committee will include representatives of Research, Administration, Legal, and the Advisers. Additional or replacement members of the Committee will be nominated by the Chairman and voted upon by the entire Committee.

 Meetings are held on an as needed basis to form views on the manner in which the Advisers should vote proxies on behalf of their clients.

In general, the Director of Proxy Voting Services, using the Proxy Guidelines, recommendations of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), other third-party services and the analysts of G.research, Inc., will determine how to vote on each issue. For non-controversial matters, the Director of Proxy Voting Services may vote the proxy if the vote is: (1) consistent with the recommendations of the issuer’s Board of Directors and not contrary to the Proxy Guidelines; (2) consistent with the recommendations of the issuer’s Board of Directors and is a non-controversial issue not covered by the Proxy Guidelines; or (3) the vote is contrary to the recommendations of the Board of Directors but is consistent with the Proxy Guidelines. In those instances, the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Chairman of the Committee may sign and date the proxy statement indicating how each issue will be voted.

 

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All matters identified by the Chairman of the Committee, the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Legal Department as controversial, taking into account the recommendations of ISS or other third party services and the analysts of G.research, Inc., will be presented to the Proxy Voting Committee. If the Chairman of the Committee, the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Legal Department has identified the matter as one that (1) is controversial; (2) would benefit from deliberation by the Proxy Voting Committee; or (3) may give rise to a conflict of interest between the Advisers and their clients, the Chairman of the Committee will initially determine what vote to recommend that the Advisers should cast and the matter will go before the Committee.

 

  A.

Conflicts of Interest.

The Advisers have implemented these proxy voting procedures in order to prevent conflicts of interest from influencing their proxy voting decisions. By following the Proxy Guidelines, as well as the recommendations of ISS, other third-party services and the analysts of G.research, the Advisers are able to avoid, wherever possible, the influence of potential conflicts of interest. Nevertheless, circumstances may arise in which one or more of the Advisers are faced with a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest in connection with its vote. In general, a conflict of interest may arise when an Adviser knowingly does business with an issuer, and may appear to have a material conflict between its own interests and the interests of the shareholders of an investment company managed by one of the Advisers regarding how the proxy is to be voted. A conflict also may exist when an Adviser has actual knowledge of a material business arrangement between an issuer and an affiliate of the Adviser.

In practical terms, a conflict of interest may arise, for example, when a proxy is voted for a company that is a client of one of the Advisers, such as GAMCO Asset Management Inc. A conflict also may arise when a client of one of the Advisers has made a shareholder proposal in a proxy to be voted upon by one or more of the Advisers. The Director of Proxy Voting Services, together with the Legal Department, will scrutinize all proxies for these or other situations that may give rise to a conflict of interest with respect to the voting of proxies.

 

  B.

Operation of Proxy Voting Committee

For matters submitted to the Committee, each member of the Committee will receive, prior to the meeting, a copy of the proxy statement, any relevant third party research, a summary of any views provided by the Chief Investment Officer and any recommendations by G.research, Inc. analysts. The Chief Investment Officer or the G.research, Inc. analysts may be invited to present their viewpoints. If the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Legal Department believe that the matter before the

 

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committee is one with respect to which a conflict of interest may exist between the Advisers and their clients, counsel will provide an opinion to the Committee concerning the conflict. If the matter is one in which the interests of the clients of one or more of the Advisers may diverge, counsel will so advise and the Committee may make different recommendations as to different clients. For any matters where the recommendation may trigger appraisal rights, counsel will provide an opinion concerning the likely risks and merits of such an appraisal action.

Each matter submitted to the Committee will be determined by the vote of a majority of the members present at the meeting. Should the vote concerning one or more recommendations be tied in a vote of the Committee, the Chairman of the Committee will cast the deciding vote. The Committee will notify the proxy department of its decisions and the proxies will be voted accordingly.

Although the Proxy Guidelines express the normal preferences for the voting of any shares not covered by a contrary investment guideline provided by the client, the Committee is not bound by the preferences set forth in the Proxy Guidelines and will review each matter on its own merits. The Advisers subscribe to ISS, which supplies current information on companies, matters being voted on, regulations, trends in proxy voting and information on corporate governance issues.

If the vote cast either by the analyst or as a result of the deliberations of the Proxy Voting Committee runs contrary to the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the issuer, the matter will be referred to legal counsel to determine whether an amendment to the most recently filed Schedule 13D is appropriate.

 

  II.

Social Issues and Other Client Guidelines

If a client has provided special instructions relating to the voting of proxies, they should be noted in the client’s account file and forwarded to the proxy department. This is the responsibility of the investment professional or sales assistant for the client. In accordance with Department of Labor guidelines, the Advisers’ policy is to vote on behalf of ERISA accounts in the best interest of the plan participants with regard to social issues that carry an economic impact. Where an account is not governed by ERISA, the Advisers will vote shares held on behalf of the client in a manner consistent with any individual investment/voting guidelines provided by the client. Otherwise the Advisers will abstain with respect to those shares.

 

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  III.

Client Retention of Voting Rights

If a client chooses to retain the right to vote proxies or if there is any change in voting authority, the following should be notified by the investment professional or sales assistant for the client.

- Operations

- Proxy Department

- Investment professional assigned to the account

In the event that the Board of Directors (or a Committee thereof) of one or more of the investment companies managed by one of the Advisers has retained direct voting control over any security, the Proxy Voting Department will provide each Board Member (or Committee member) with a copy of the proxy statement together with any other relevant information including recommendations of ISS or other third-party services.

 

  IV.

Proxies of Certain Non-U.S. Issuers

Proxy voting in certain countries requires “share-blocking.” Shareholders wishing to vote their proxies must deposit their shares shortly before the date of the meeting with a designated depository. During the period in which the shares are held with a depository, shares that will be voted at the meeting cannot be sold until the meeting has taken place and the shares are returned to the clients’ custodian. Absent a compelling reason to the contrary, the Advisers believe that the benefit to the client of exercising the vote is outweighed by the cost of voting and therefore, the Advisers will not typically vote the securities of non-U.S. issuers that require share-blocking.

In addition, voting proxies of issuers in non-US markets may also give rise to a number of administrative issues to prevent the Advisers from voting such proxies. For example, the Advisers may receive the notices for shareholder meetings without adequate time to consider the proposals in the proxy or after the cut-off date for voting. Other markets require the Advisers to provide local agents with power of attorney prior to implementing their respective voting instructions on the proxy. Although it is the Advisers’ policies to vote the proxies for its clients for which they have proxy voting authority, in the case of issuers in non-US markets, we vote client proxies on a best efforts basis.

 

  V.

Voting Records

The Proxy Voting Department will retain a record of matters voted upon by the Advisers for their clients. The Advisers will supply information on how they voted a client’s proxy upon request from the client.

The complete voting records for each registered investment company (the “Fund”) that is managed by the Advisers will be filed on Form N-PX for the twelve months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to Gabelli Funds, LLC at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov .

 

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The Advisers’ proxy voting records will be retained in compliance with Rule 204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act.

 

  VI.

Voting Procedures

1.  Custodian banks, outside brokerage firms and clearing firms are responsible for forwarding proxies directly to the Advisers.

Proxies are received in one of two forms:

 

   

Shareholder Vote Instruction Forms (“VIFs”) - Issued by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”). Broadridge is an outside service contracted by the various institutions to issue proxy materials.

   

Proxy cards which may be voted directly.

2.  Upon receipt of the proxy, the number of shares each form represents is logged into the proxy system, electronically or manually, according to security.

3.  Upon receipt of instructions from the proxy committee, the votes are cast and recorded for each account.

Records have been maintained on the ProxyEdge system.

ProxyEdge records include:

Security Name and Cusip Number

Date and Type of Meeting (Annual, Special, Contest)

Client Name

Adviser or Fund Account Number

Directors’ Recommendation

How the Adviser voted for the client on item

4.  VIFs are kept alphabetically by security. Records for the current proxy season are located in the Proxy Voting Department office. In preparation for the upcoming season, files are transferred to an offsite storage facility during January/February.

5.  If a proxy card or VIF is received too late to be voted in the conventional matter, every attempt is made to vote including:

 

   

When a solicitor has been retained, the solicitor is called. At the solicitor’s direction, the proxy is faxed or sent electronically.

 

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In some circumstances VIFs can be faxed or sent electronically to Broadridge up until the time of the meeting.

6.  In the case of a proxy contest, records are maintained for each opposing entity.

7.  Voting in Person

a) At times it may be necessary to vote the shares in person. In this case, a “legal proxy” is obtained in the following manner:

 

 

Banks and brokerage firms using the services at Broadridge:

Broadridge is notified that we wish to vote in person. Broadridge issues individual legal proxies and sends them back via email or overnight (or the Adviser can pay messenger charges). A lead-time of at least two weeks prior to the meeting is needed to do this. Alternatively, the procedures detailed below for banks not using Broadridge may be implemented.

 

 

Banks and brokerage firms issuing proxies directly:

The bank is called and/or faxed and a legal proxy is requested.

All legal proxies should appoint:

“Representative of [Adviser name] with full power of substitution.”

b)  The legal proxies are given to the person attending the meeting along with the limited power of attorney.

 

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Appendix A

Proxy Guidelines

PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

General Policy Statement

It is the policy of GAMCO Investors, Inc, and its affiliated advisers (collectively “the Advisers”) to vote in the best economic interests of our clients. As we state in our Magna Carta of Shareholders Rights, established in May 1988, we are neither for nor against management. We are for shareholders.

At our first proxy committee meeting in 1989, it was decided that each proxy statement should be evaluated on its own merits within the framework first established by our Magna Carta of Shareholders Rights. The attached guidelines serve to enhance that broad framework.

We do not consider any issue routine. We take into consideration all of our research on the company, its directors, and their short and long-term goals for the company. In cases where issues that we generally do not approve of are combined with other issues, the negative aspects of the issues will be factored into the evaluation of the overall proposals but will not necessitate a vote in opposition to the overall proposals.

Board of Directors

We do not consider the election of the Board of Directors a routine issue. Each slate of directors is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Factors taken into consideration include:

 

 

Historical responsiveness to shareholders

This may include such areas as:

-Paying greenmail

-Failure to adopt shareholder resolutions receiving a majority of shareholder votes

 

Qualifications

 

Nominating committee in place

 

Number of outside directors on the board

 

Attendance at meetings

 

Overall performance

 

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Selection of Auditors

In general, we support the Board of Directors’ recommendation for auditors.

Blank Check Preferred Stock

We oppose the issuance of blank check preferred stock.

Blank check preferred stock allows the company to issue stock and establish dividends, voting rights, etc. without further shareholder approval.

Classified Board

A classified board is one where the directors are divided into classes with overlapping terms. A different class is elected at each annual meeting.

While a classified board promotes continuity of directors facilitating long range planning, we feel directors should be accountable to shareholders on an annual basis. We will look at this proposal on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration the board’s historical responsiveness to the rights of shareholders.

Where a classified board is in place we will generally not support attempts to change to an annually elected board.

When an annually elected board is in place, we generally will not support attempts to classify the board.

Increase Authorized Common Stock

The request to increase the amount of outstanding shares is considered on a case-by-case basis.

Factors taken into consideration include:

 

 

Future use of additional shares

-Stock split

-Stock option or other executive compensation plan

-Finance growth of company/strengthen balance sheet

-Aid in restructuring

-Improve credit rating

-Implement a poison pill or other takeover defense

 

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Amount of stock currently authorized but not yet issued or reserved for stock option plans

 

Amount of additional stock to be authorized and its dilutive effect

We will support this proposal if a detailed and verifiable plan for the use of the additional shares is contained in the proxy statement.

Confidential Ballot

We support the idea that a shareholder’s identity and vote should be treated with confidentiality.

However, we look at this issue on a case-by-case basis.

In order to promote confidentiality in the voting process, we endorse the use of independent Inspectors of Election.

Cumulative Voting

In general, we support cumulative voting.

Cumulative voting is a process by which a shareholder may multiply the number of directors being elected by the number of shares held on record date and cast the total number for one candidate or allocate the voting among two or more candidates.

Where cumulative voting is in place, we will vote against any proposal to rescind this shareholder right.

Cumulative voting may result in a minority block of stock gaining representation on the board. When a proposal is made to institute cumulative voting, the proposal will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. While we feel that each board member should represent all shareholders, cumulative voting provides minority shareholders an opportunity to have their views represented.

Director Liability and Indemnification

We support efforts to attract the best possible directors by limiting the liability and increasing the indemnification of directors, except in the case of insider dealing.

 

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Equal Access to the Proxy

The SEC’s rules provide for shareholder resolutions. However, the resolutions are limited in scope and there is a 500 word limit on proponents’ written arguments. Management has no such limitations. While we support equal access to the proxy, we would look at such variables as length of time required to respond, percentage of ownership, etc.

Fair Price Provisions

Charter provisions requiring a bidder to pay all shareholders a fair price are intended to prevent two-tier tender offers that may be abusive. Typically, these provisions do not apply to board-approved transactions.

We support fair price provisions because we feel all shareholders should be entitled to receive the same benefits.

Reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Golden Parachutes

Golden parachutes are severance payments to top executives who are terminated or demoted after a takeover.

We support any proposal that would assure management of its own welfare so that they may continue to make decisions in the best interest of the company and shareholders even if the decision results in them losing their job. We do not, however, support excessive golden parachutes. Therefore, each proposal will be decided on a case-by- case basis.

Anti-Greenmail Proposals

We do not support greenmail. An offer extended to one shareholder should be extended to all shareholders equally across the board.

 

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Limit Shareholders’ Rights to Call Special Meetings

We support the right of shareholders to call a special meeting.

Consideration of Nonfinancial Effects of a Merger

This proposal releases the directors from only looking at the financial effects of a merger and allows them the opportunity to consider the merger’s effects on employees, the community, and consumers.

As a fiduciary, we are obligated to vote in the best economic interests of our clients. In general, this proposal does not allow us to do that. Therefore, we generally cannot support this proposal.

Reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Mergers, Buyouts, Spin-Offs, Restructurings

Each of the above is considered on a case-by-case basis. According to the Department of Labor, we are not required to vote for a proposal simply because the offering price is at a premium to the current market price. We may take into consideration the long term interests of the shareholders.

Military Issues

Shareholder proposals regarding military production must be evaluated on a purely economic set of criteria for our ERISA clients. As such, decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.

In voting on this proposal for our non-ERISA clients, we will vote according to the client’s direction when applicable. Where no direction has been given, we will vote in the best economic interests of our clients. It is not our duty to impose our social judgment on others.

Northern Ireland

Shareholder proposals requesting the signing of the MacBride principles for the purpose of countering the discrimination of Catholics in hiring practices must be evaluated on a purely economic set of criteria for our ERISA clients. As such, decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.


In voting on this proposal for our non-ERISA clients, we will vote according to client direction when applicable. Where no direction has been given, we will vote in the best economic interests of our clients. It is not our duty to impose our social judgment on others.

Opt Out of State Anti-Takeover Law

This shareholder proposal requests that a company opt out of the coverage of the state’s takeover statutes. Example: Delaware law requires that a buyer must acquire at least 85% of the company’s stock before the buyer can exercise control unless the board approves.

We consider this on a case-by-case basis. Our decision will be based on the following:

 

 

State of Incorporation

 

Management history of responsiveness to shareholders

 

Other mitigating factors

 

Poison Pill

In general, we do not endorse poison pills.

In certain cases where management has a history of being responsive to the needs of shareholders and the stock is very liquid, we will reconsider this position.

Reincorporation

Generally, we support reincorporation for well-defined business reasons. We oppose reincorporation if proposed solely for the purpose of reincorporating in a state with more stringent anti-takeover statutes that may negatively impact the value of the stock.

Stock Incentive Plans

Director and Employee Stock incentive plans are an excellent way to attract, hold and motivate directors and employees. However, each incentive plan must be evaluated on its own merits, taking into consideration the following:

 

 

Dilution of voting power or earnings per share by more than 10%.

 

Kind of stock to be awarded, to whom, when and how much.

 

Method of payment.


 

Amount of stock already authorized but not yet issued under existing stock plans.

 

The successful steps taken by management to maximize shareholder value.

Supermajority Vote Requirements

Supermajority vote requirements in a company’s charter or bylaws require a level of voting approval in excess of a simple majority of the outstanding shares. In general, we oppose supermajority-voting requirements. Supermajority requirements often exceed the average level of shareholder participation. We support proposals’ approvals by a simple majority of the shares voting.

Limit Shareholders Right to Act by Written Consent

Written consent allows shareholders to initiate and carry on a shareholder action without having to wait until the next annual meeting or to call a special meeting. It permits action to be taken by the written consent of the same percentage of the shares that would be required to effect proposed action at a shareholder meeting.

Reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

“Say-on-Pay” / “Say-When-on-Pay” / “Say-on-Golden-Parachutes”

Required under the Dodd-Frank Act; these proposals are non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation. We will generally vote with the Board of Directors’ recommendation(s) on advisory votes on executive compensation (“Say-on-Pay”), advisory votes on the frequency of voting on executive compensation (“Say-When-on-Pay”) and advisory votes relating to extraordinary transaction executive compensation (“Say-on-Golden-Parachutes”). In those instances when we believe that it is in our clients’ best interest, we may abstain or vote against executive compensation and/or the frequency of votes on executive compensation and/or extraordinary transaction executive compensation advisory votes.


Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

A portfolio team manages the Fund. The individuals listed below are those who are primarily responsible for the day to day management of the Fund.

Caesar M. P. Bryan joined GAMCO Asset Management Inc. in 1994. He is a member of the global investment team of Gabelli Funds, LLC and portfolio manager of several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex.


Prior to joining Gabelli, Mr. Bryan was a portfolio manager at Lexington Management. He began his investment career in 1979 at Samuel Montagu Company, the London based merchant bank. Mr. Bryan graduated from the University of Southampton in England with a Bachelor of Law and is a member of the English Bar.

Barbara G. Marcin, CFA, joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 1999 and currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. Prior to joining GAMCO, Ms. Marcin was head of value investments at Citibank Global Asset Management. Ms. Marcin graduated with Distinction as an Echols Scholar from the University of Virginia and holds an MBA degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business.

Vincent Hugonnard-Roche joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 2000. He is Director of Quantitative Strategies, head of the Gabelli Risk Management Group, and serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages another fund within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund complex. He received a Master’s degree in Mathematics of Decision Making from EISITI, France and an MS in Finance from ESSEC, France.

MANAGEMENT OF OTHER ACCOUNTS

The table below shows the number of other accounts managed by each Portfolio Manager and the total assets in each of the following categories: registered investment companies, other paid investment vehicles and other accounts as of December 31, 2015. For each category, the table also shows the number of accounts and the total assets in the accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on account performance.

 

Name of Portfolio
Manager or

Team Member

  Type of
Accounts
 

Total

No. of Accounts

Managed

 

Total

Assets

 

No. of

Accounts

where

Advisory Fee

is Based on

Performance

 

Total Assets in

Accounts

where

Advisory Fee

is Based on

Performance

1. Caesar M.P. Bryan

  Registered Investment Companies:   5   397.6M   0   0
    Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:   2   2.3M   2   2.3M
    Other Accounts:   22   240.3M   0   0
                     

2. Barbara G. Marcin

  Registered Investment Companies:   3   2.2B   1   2.2B
    Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:   0   0   0   0
    Other Accounts:   31   92.1M   0   0
                     

3. Vincent Hugonnard-Roche

  Registered Investment Companies:   1   137.0M   0   0
    Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:   1   12.5M   0   0
    Other Accounts:   6   591.7K   0   0


POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

As reflected above, the Portfolio Managers manage accounts in addition to the Fund. Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a Portfolio Manager also has day to day management responsibilities with respect to one or more other accounts. These potential conflicts include:

ALLOCATION OF LIMITED TIME AND ATTENTION. As indicated above, the Portfolio Managers manage multiple accounts. As a result, he/she will not be able to devote all of their time to the management of the Fund. A Portfolio Manager, therefore, may not be able to formulate as complete a strategy or identify equally attractive investment opportunities for each of those accounts, as might be the case if he/she were to devote all of his/her attention to the management of only the Fund.

ALLOCATION OF LIMITED INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. As indicated above, the Portfolio Managers manage accounts with investment strategies and/or policies that are similar to the Fund. In these cases, if the Portfolio Manager identifies an investment opportunity that may be suitable for multiple accounts, the Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity because the opportunity may be allocated among all or many of these accounts or other accounts managed primarily by other Portfolio Managers of the Adviser, and their affiliates. In addition, in the event a Portfolio Manager determines to purchase a security for more than one account in an aggregate amount that may influence the market price of the security, accounts that purchased or sold the security first may receive a more favorable price than accounts that made subsequent transactions.

PURSUIT OF DIFFERING STRATEGIES. At times, a Portfolio Manager may determine that an investment opportunity may be appropriate for only some of the accounts for which he/she exercises investment responsibility, or may decide that certain of the funds or accounts should take differing positions with respect to a particular security. In these cases, the Portfolio Manager may execute differing or opposite transactions for one or more accounts which may affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment of one or more other accounts.

VARIATION IN COMPENSATION. A conflict of interest may arise where the financial or other benefits available to the Portfolio Manager differ among the accounts that he or she manages. If the structure of the Adviser’s management fee or the Portfolio Manager’s compensation differs among accounts (such as where certain accounts pay higher management fees or performance-based management fees), the Portfolio Manager may be motivated to favor certain accounts over others. The Portfolio Manager may also be motivated to favor accounts in which he or she has an investment interest, or in which the Adviser, or their affiliates have investment interests. Similarly, the desire to maintain assets under management or to enhance a Portfolio Manager’s performance record or to derive other rewards, financial or otherwise, could influence the Portfolio Manager in affording preferential treatment to those accounts that could most significantly benefit the Portfolio Manager. For example, as reflected above, if a Portfolio Manager manages accounts, which have performance fee arrangements, certain portions of their compensation will depend on the achievement of performance milestones on those accounts. The Portfolio Manager could be incented to afford preferential treatment to those accounts and thereby by subject to a potential conflict of interest.

The Adviser, and the Funds have adopted compliance policies and procedures that are designed to address the various conflicts of interest that may arise for the Adviser and their staff members. However, there is no guarantee that such policies and procedures will be able to detect and prevent every situation in which an actual or potential conflict may arise.


COMPENSATION STRUCTURE FOR THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

The compensation of the Portfolio Managers for the Fund is structured to enable the Adviser to attract and retain highly qualified professionals in a competitive environment. The Portfolio Managers receive a compensation package that includes a minimum draw or base salary, equity-based incentive compensation via awards of stock options, and incentive based variable compensation based on a percentage of net revenue received by the Adviser for managing the Fund to the extent that the amount exceeds a minimum level of compensation. Net revenues are determined by deducting from gross investment management fees certain of the firm’s expenses (other than the Portfolio Managers’ compensation) allocable to the Fund (the incentive-based variable compensation for managing other accounts is also based on a percentage of net revenues to the investment adviser for managing the account). This method of compensation is based on the premise that superior long-term performance in managing a portfolio should be rewarded with higher compensation as a result of growth of assets through appreciation and net investment activity. The level of equity-based incentive and incentive-based variable compensation is based on an evaluation by the Adviser’s parent, GBL, of quantitative and qualitative performance evaluation criteria. This evaluation takes into account, in a broad sense, the performance of the accounts managed by the Portfolio Manager, but the level of compensation is not determined with specific reference to the performance of any account against any specific benchmark. Generally, greater consideration is given to the performance of larger accounts and to longer term performance over smaller accounts and short-term performance.

OWNERSHIP OF SHARES IN THE FUND

Caesar M. P. Bryan, Barbara G. Marcin, and Vincent Hugonnard-Roche each owned $0 - $10,000, $10,001- $50,000 and $0 - $10,000, respectively, of shares of the Trust as of December 31, 2015.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

REGISTRANT PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Period  

(a) Total Number

of Shares (or

Units) Purchased

 

(b) Average

Price Paid per

Share (or Unit)

 

(c) Total Number of Shares

(or Units) Purchased as Part

of Publicly Announced Plans

or Programs

 

(d) Maximum Number (or

Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares

(or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or Programs

         

Month #1 07/01/15

through 07/31/15

  Common – 62,958

 

Preferred Series B
– 25,016

  Common – $5.2294

 

Preferred Series B –
$21.6272

  Common – 62,958

 

Preferred Series B –
25,016

  Common – 112,728,260 –
62,958 = 112,665,302

 

Preferred Series B –
3,669,141 – 25,016 =
3,644,125

         

Month #2 08/01/15

through 08/31/15

  Common – 20,000

 

Preferred Series B
– 11,550

  Common – $5.22

 

Preferred Series B –
$21.0442

  Common – 20,000

 

Preferred Series B –
11,550

  Common – 112,665,302 –
20,000 = 112,645,302

 

Preferred Series B –
3,644,125 – 11,550 =
3,632,575

         

Month #3 09/01/15

through 09/30/15

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B
– 5,726

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B –
$21.4558

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B –
5,726

  Common – 112,645,302

 

Preferred Series B –
3,632,575 – 5,726 =
3,626,849


         

Month #4 10/01/15

through 10/31/15

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B –
33,000

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B –
$21.5334

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B –
33,000

  Common – 112,645,302

 

Preferred Series B –
3,626,849 – 33,000 =
3,593,849

         

Month #5 11/01/15

through 11/30/15

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B –
900

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B –
$21.96

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B –
900

  Common – 112,645,302

 

Preferred Series B –
3,593,849 – 900 =
3,592,949

         

Month #6 12/01/15

through 12/31/15

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B –
4,008

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B –
$22.2515

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B –
4,008

  Common – 112,645,302

 

Preferred Series B –
3,592,949 – 4,008 =
3,588,941

         

Total

  Common – 82,958

 

Preferred Series B –
80,200

  Common – $5.2263

 

Preferred Series B –
$21.6041

  Common – 82,958

 

Preferred Series B –
80,200

  N/A

Footnote columns (c) and (d) of the table, by disclosing the following information in the aggregate for all plans or programs publicly announced:

 

a. The date each plan or program was announced – The notice of the potential repurchase of common and preferred shares occurs quarterly in the Fund’s quarterly report in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
b. The dollar amount (or share or unit amount) approved – Any or all common shares outstanding may be repurchased when the Fund’s common shares are trading at a discount of 7.5% or more from the net asset value of the shares. Any or all preferred shares outstanding may be repurchased when the Fund’s preferred shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation value of $25.00.
c. The expiration date (if any) of each plan or program – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.
d. Each plan or program that has expired during the period covered by the table – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.
e. Each plan or program the registrant has determined to terminate prior to expiration, or under which the registrant does not intend to make further purchases. – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.


Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

    (a) 

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

    (b) 

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)

Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

 

  (a)(2)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

  (a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

  (b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

(12.other) Not applicable.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)       GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust                            
By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Bruce N. Alpert                                                                           

    Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

Date     3/9/2016                                                                                                                            

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Bruce N. Alpert                                                                         

    Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

Date     3/9/2016                                                                                                                           
By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Agnes Mullady                                                                          

    Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date     3/9/2016                                                                                                                           

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.

EX-99.CODE ETH

Joint Code of Ethics for Chief Executive

and Senior Financial Officers of the Gabelli/GAMCO/TETON Funds

 

 

Each affiliated registered investment company (each a “ Company ”) is committed to conducting business in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations and the highest standards of business ethics, and to full and accurate disclosure -- financial and otherwise -- in compliance with applicable law. This Code of Ethics, applicable to each Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (or persons performing similar functions) (together, “ Senior Officers ”), sets forth policies to guide you in the performance of your duties.

As a Senior Officer, you must comply with applicable law. You also have a responsibility to conduct yourself in an honest and ethical manner. You have leadership responsibilities that include creating a culture of high ethical standards and a commitment to compliance, maintaining a work environment that encourages the internal reporting of compliance concerns and promptly addressing compliance concerns.

This Code of Ethics recognizes that the Senior Officers are subject to certain conflicts of interest inherent in the operation of investment companies, because the Senior Officers currently or may in the future serve as Senior Officers of each of the Companies, as officers or employees of the investment advisor to the Companies or service providers thereof (the “ Advisor ”) and/or affiliates of the Advisor (the “Advisory Group”) and as officers or trustees/directors of other registered investment companies and unregistered investment funds advised by the Advisory Group. This Code of Ethics also recognizes that certain laws and regulations applicable to, and certain policies and procedures adopted by, the Companies or the Advisory Group govern your conduct in connection with many of the conflict of interest situations that arise in connection with the operations of the Companies, including:

 

   

the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the rules and regulation promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ 1940 Act ”);

 

   

the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Advisers Act ”);

 

   

the Code of Ethics adopted by each Company pursuant to Rule 17j-1(c) under the 1940 Act (collectively, the “ Trust’s 1940 Act Code of Ethics ”);

 

   

one or more codes of ethics adopted by the Advisory Group that have been reviewed and approved by those trustees/directors (the “ Directors ”) of each Company that are not “interested persons” of such Company (the “ Independent Directors ”) within the meaning of the 1940 Act (the “ Advisory Group’s 1940 Act Code of Ethics ” and, together with such Company’s 1940 Act Code of Ethics, the “ 1940 Act Codes of Ethics ”);

 

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the policies and procedures adopted by each Company to address conflict of interest situations, such as procedures under Rule 10f-3, Rule 17a-7 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act (collectively, the “ Conflict Policies ”); and

 

   

the Advisory Group’s policies and procedures to address, among other things, conflict of interest situations and related matters (collectively, the “ Advisory Policies ”).

The provisions of the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, the 1940 Act Codes of Ethics, the Conflict Policies and the Advisory Policies are referred to herein collectively as the “ Additional Conflict Rules ”.

This Code of Ethics is different from, and is intended to supplement, the Additional Conflict Rules. Accordingly, a violation of the Additional Conflict Rules by a Senior Officer is hereby deemed not to be a violation of this Code of Ethics, unless and until the Directors shall determine that any such violation of the Additional Conflict Rules is also a violation of this Code of Ethics.

Senior Officers Should Act Honestly and Candidly

Each Senior Officer has a responsibility to each Company to act with integrity. Integrity requires, among other things, being honest and candid. Deceit and subordination of principle are inconsistent with integrity.

Each Senior Officer must:

 

   

act with integrity, including being honest and candid while still maintaining the confidentiality of information where required by law or the Additional Conflict Rules;

 

   

comply with the laws, rules and regulations that govern the conduct of each Company’s operations and report any suspected violations thereof in accordance with the section below entitled “Compliance With Code Of Ethics”; and

 

   

adhere to a high standard of business ethics.

Conflicts Of Interest

A conflict of interest for the purpose of this Code of Ethics occurs when your private interests interfere in any way, or even appear to interfere, with the interests of a Company.

 

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Senior Officers are expected to use objective and unbiased standards when making decisions that affect each Company, keeping in mind that Senior Officers are subject to certain inherent conflicts of interest because Senior Officers of a Company also are or may be officers of other Companies and/or the Advisory Group (as a result of which it is incumbent upon you to be familiar with and to seek to comply with the Additional Conflict Rules).

You are required to conduct the business of each Company in an honest and ethical manner, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and business relationships. When making any investment, accepting any position or benefits, participating in any transaction or business arrangement or otherwise acting in a manner that creates or appears to create a conflict of interest with respect to each Company where you are receiving a personal benefit, you should act in accordance with the letter and spirit of this Code of Ethics.

If you are in doubt as to the application or interpretation of this Code of Ethics to you as a Senior Officer of a Company, you should make full disclosure of all relevant facts and circumstances to the Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisory Group (the “CCO”) and obtain the approval of the CCO prior to taking action.

Some conflict of interest situations that should always be approved by the CCO, if material, include the following:

 

   

the receipt of any entertainment or non-nominal gift by the Senior Officer, or a member of his or her family, from any company with which a Company has current or prospective business dealings (other than the Advisory Group), unless such entertainment or gift is business related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place, and not so frequent as to raise any question of impropriety;

 

   

any ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, of any of the Companies’ service providers, other than the Advisory Group; or

 

   

a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by a Company for effecting portfolio transactions or for selling or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Senior Officer’s employment by the Advisory Group, such as compensation or equity ownership.

Disclosures

It is the policy of each Company to make full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in all reports and documents that such Company files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission or a national securities exchange and in all other public

 

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communications made by such Company. As a Senior Officer, you are required to promote compliance with this policy and to abide by such Company’s standards, policies and procedures designed to promote compliance with this policy.

Each Senior Officer must:

   

familiarize himself or herself with the disclosure requirements applicable to each Company as well as the business and financial operations of each Company; and

 

   

not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about any Company to others, including to the Directors, such Company’s independent auditors, such Company’s counsel, any counsel to the Independent Directors, governmental regulators or self-regulatory organizations.

Compliance With Code Of Ethics

If you know of or suspect a violation of this Code of Ethics or other laws, regulations, policies or procedures applicable to the Company, you must report that information on a timely basis to the CCO or report it anonymously by following the “whistle blower” policies adopted by the Advisory Group from time to time. No one will be subject to retaliation because of a good faith report of a suspected violation .

Each Company will follow these procedures in investigating and enforcing this Code of Ethics, and in reporting on this Code of Ethics:

 

   

the CCO will take all appropriate action to investigate any actual or potential violations reported to him or her;

 

   

violations and potential violations will be reported to the Board of Directors of each affected Company after such investigation;

 

   

if the Board of Directors determines that a violation has occurred, it will take all appropriate disciplinary or preventive action; and

 

   

appropriate disciplinary or preventive action may include a letter of censure, suspension, dismissal or, in the event of criminal or other serious violations of law, notification of the Securities and Exchange Commission or other appropriate law enforcement authorities.

Waivers Of Code Of Ethics

Except as otherwise provided in this Code of Ethics, the CCO is responsible for applying this Code of Ethics to specific situations in which questions are presented to the CCO and has the authority to interpret this Code of Ethics in any particular situation. The CCO shall take all action he or she considers appropriate to investigate any actual or potential violations reported under this Code of Ethics.

 

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The CCO is authorized to consult, as appropriate, with counsel to the affected Company, the Advisory Group or the Independent Directors, and is encouraged to do so.

The Board of Directors of the affected Company is responsible for granting waivers of this Code of Ethics, as appropriate. Any changes to or waivers of this Code of Ethics will, to the extent required, be disclosed on Form N-CSR, or otherwise, as provided by Securities and Exchange Commission rules.

Recordkeeping

Each Company will maintain and preserve for a period of not less than six (6) years from the date an action is taken, the first two (2) years in an easily accessible place, a copy of the information or materials supplied to the Boards of Directors pursuant to this Code of Ethics:

 

   

that provided the basis for any amendment or waiver to this Code of Ethics; and

 

   

relating to any violation of this Code of Ethics and sanctions imposed for such violation, together with a written record of the approval or action taken by the relevant Board of Directors.

Confidentiality

All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code of Ethics shall be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Code of Ethics, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the Independent Directors and their counsel, the Companies and their counsel, the Advisory Group and its counsel and any other advisors, consultants or counsel retained by the Directors, the Independent Directors or any committee of Directors.

Amendments

This Code of Ethics may not be amended as to any Company except in written form, which is specifically approved by a majority vote of the affected Company’s Directors, including a majority of its Independent Directors.

No Rights Created

This Code of Ethics is a statement of certain fundamental principles, policies and procedures that govern each of the Senior Officers in the conduct of the Companies’ business. It is not intended to and does not create any rights in any employee, investor, supplier, competitor, shareholder or any other person or entity.

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM

I have received and read the Joint Code of Ethics for Chief Executive and Senior Financial Officers, and I understand its contents. I agree to comply fully with the standards contained in the Code of Ethics and the Company’s related policies and procedures. I understand that I have an obligation to report any suspected violations of the Code of Ethics on a timely basis to the Chief Compliance Officer or report it anonymously by following the “whistle blower” policies adopted by the Advisory Group from time to time.

 

 

 

 
 

Printed Name

 
 

 

 
 

Signature

 
 

 

 
 

Date

 

 

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Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Bruce N. Alpert, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) 

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b) 

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c) 

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and


  (d) 

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) 

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

  (b) 

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:     3/9/2016                    

  

/s/ Bruce N. Alpert                                       

  

Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

 


Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Agnes Mullady, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) 

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b) 

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c) 

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and


  (d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

  (b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:      3/9/2016                        

  

/s/ Agnes Mullady                                        

  

Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and

  

Treasurer

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer of GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (the “Registrant”), certify that:

 

  1.

The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

Date:     3/9/2016                      

  

/s/ Bruce N. Alpert                            

  

Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

I, Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (the “Registrant”), certify that:

 

  1.

The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

Date:      3/9/2016                      

  

/s/ Agnes Mullady                                        

  

Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and

Treasurer