X0303 4 2008-10-14 0 0000793040 ELLSWORTH FUND LTD ECF 0001200357 BOGAN ELIZABETH C C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 65 MADISON AVENUE MORRISTOWN NJ 07960 1 0 0 0 Shares of Beneficial Interest 2008-10-14 4 P 0 7000 5 A 39583 I Spouse Includes 32,583 shares of which 8,825 shares were acquired in fiscal years 2004 through 2008 under the ECF dividend reinvestment plan. The reporting person is the direct beneficial owner of these 32,583 shares. /s/ Gary I. Levine, attorney-in-fact 2008-10-16