EX-99 4 0004.txt The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. 2nd Quarter 2000 Section 10f-3 Transactions The following securities were purchased pursuant to Rule 10f-3 and all requirements of the Affiliated Underwriting Procedures of the Fund. A folder documenting such compliance for each transaction is available for inspection by Board Members. Trade Dates 04-26-00 Issue AT&T Wireless Shares 10,000 Price $29.50 Amount $295,000 Spread Amount .86 Spread % 2.92% Fund's % of Issue 0.003% % of Issue for all GabelliFunds 0.195% Broker Merill Lynch Issues within 90 days 3 Reason (1),(2) The Purchases listed above meet the following requirements of 10f-3 ...Part of an issue registered under the Securities Act of 1933. ...Purchased at not more than the offering price. ...Offered pursuant to a firm commitment underwriting. ... The issuer has been in continuos operation for at least 3 years. All other requirements are presented in the table above. Reason Key (1) Does not exceed 125% of the mean offering spread of 3 comparable Issues underwritten in the last 90 days. (2) Does not exceed 110% of this underwriting spread of 3 comparable Issues underwritten in the last 90 days. Note: If 3 comparable issues are not available within 90 days, a one-year window is used.