SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SUSAN L CICIORA TRUST

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1029 WEST 3RD AVENUE, SUITE 400

(Street)
ANCHORAGE AK 99503

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BOULDER TOTAL RETURN FUND INC [ BTF ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/20/2015
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/20/2015 S(1) 72,176 D (1) 0 D(2)(3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SUSAN L CICIORA TRUST

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1029 WEST 3RD AVENUE, SUITE 400

(Street)
ANCHORAGE AK 99503

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
HOREJSI STEWART R

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 SOUTH SANTA FE

(Street)
SALINA KS 67401

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Disposed of on March 20, 2015 pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between the Issuer and Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc. (BIF) and two affiliated funds in exchange for BIF common stock at a conversion rate of 3.121182 shares of BIF common stock (net asset value $10.73 per share) for each share of Issuers common stock (net asset value $33.50 per share).
2. The trustee of the Susan L. Ciciora Trust (the Trust) is Alaska Trust Company, which may be deemed to control the Trust. As a result of his advisory role with the Trust, Stewart R. Horejsi may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the Shares directly beneficially owned by the Trust. However, Mr. Horejsi disclaims such beneficial ownership of the Shares directly beneficially held by the Trust.
3. Trusts, persons and entities affiliated with the Susan L. Ciciora Trust, including the Lola Brown Trust No. 1B, the Ernest Horejsi Trust No. 1B, the Stewart West Indies Trust and Evergreen Atlantic LLC, owned an aggregate of 5,215,262 Shares of the Issuer prior to the reorganization of the Issuer on March 20, 2015.
Douglas J. Blattmachr, President, Alaska Trust Company, trustee of the Susan L. Ciciora Trust 03/24/2015
Stewart R. Horejsi 03/24/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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