X0306 4 2012-11-21 0 0000009521 BANCROFT FUND LTD BCV 0001200357 BOGAN ELIZABETH C C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO. 65 MADISON AVENUE MORRISTOWN NJ 07960 1 0 0 0 Shares of Beneficial Interest 2012-11-21 4 P 0 400 16.21 A 3487 D Shares of Beneficial Interest 2012-11-21 4 P 0 1400 16.23 A 4887 D Shares of Beneficial Interest 2012-11-21 4 P 0 400 16.24 A 5287 D Shares of Beneficial Interest 2012-11-21 4 P 0 800 16.26 A 6087 D Includes 627 shares acquired on various dates in fiscal years 2004 through 2012 under the BCV dividend reinvestment plan. /s/ Gary I. Levine, attorney-in-fact 2012-11-26