X0303 4 2010-01-22 0 0000897802 SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. PIF 0001462180 Bulldog Investors PARK 80 WEST 250 PEHLE AVE. SUITE 708 SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 2010-01-22 4 S 0 244851 14.18 D 0 I See footnote The reported securities were tendered by one or more of the principals of Bulldog Investors, pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer Statement filed by the issuer on December 23, 2009. Phillip Goldstein 2010-01-27