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The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc.
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One Corporate Center
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The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. |
Rye, NY 10580-1422 |
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Tel. (914) 921-5070 |
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Fax (914) 921-5118 |
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www.gabelli.com |
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May 24, 2010
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
The 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. (the
Fund) is on June 8, 2010. We urge you to review the Funds proxy statement and to vote the
WHITE Proxy Form to re-elect your Boards nominees Mario J. Gabelli and
Thomas E. Bratter as directors of the Fund.
Your vote at this years Annual Meeting is particularly important in light of a
threat to the Fund from Arthur Lipson, a dissident investor, and Western Investment LLC, a
hedge fund advisor that Mr. Lipson controls.
What are the benefits of owning (y)our fund?
Would you trust those that skirt the rules?
Should you trust Mr. Lipson and Western Investment LLC?
How do you protect your investment?
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
TRUST YOUR FUND!
PLEASE VOTE YOUR WHITE PROXY FORM TODAY!
Your Board of Directors seeks to enhance value for all shareholders and believes that
goal is best served by re-electing Mario J. Gabelli and Thomas E. Bratter who collectively have
more than 30 years of experience and service on your Board as directors of the Fund.
We urge you to support the Fund by signing, dating and mailing the WHITE Proxy Form to
vote FOR the re-election of two experienced Directors of the Fund. Please take a moment now to
vote your WHITE Proxy Form in accordance with your Board of Directors recommendations.
Alternatively, you may vote by telephone or Internet by following the instructions on the
WHITE Proxy Form.
Please DO NOT sign or vote any Gold proxy form sent to you by Mr. Lipson, Western or their
agents.
We thank you for your continued support.
Unanimously,
Your Board of Directors
IMPORTANT!
Regardless of how many shares you own, your vote is very important. Please sign, date and mail the
enclosed WHITE proxy form.
Please vote each WHITE proxy form you receive since each account must be voted separately.
Only your latest dated proxy counts. We urge you NOT to sign any Gold proxy form sent to you by
Western.
Even if you have sent a Gold proxy form to Western, you have every right to change your vote. You
may revoke that proxy, and vote as recommended by your Board by signing, dating and mailing the
enclosed WHITE proxy form in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.
If your shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm or bank, please sign, date and mail the
enclosed WHITE voting instruction form in the postage paid envelope to give your broker or
bank specific instructions on how to vote your shares. Depending upon your broker or custodian,
you may be able to vote either by toll-free telephone or via the Internet. Please refer to the
enclosed voting form for instructions on how to vote electronically. You may also vote by signing,
dating and returning the enclosed voting form.
We are available to address any questions on how to vote your shares,
please call us at:
(914) 921-5070 or (800) GABELLI (422-3554)
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One Corporate Center
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The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. |
Rye, NY 10580-1422 |
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Tel. (914) 921-5070 |
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Fax (914) 921-5118 |
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www.gabelli.com |
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info@gabelli.com |
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May 25, 2010
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF OWNING (Y)OUR FUND?
I. Performance
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(Y)our Funds portfolio value rose 91% during the one year period ended March 31, 2010. |
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The market price for our Funds publicly traded shares (NYSE:GGT) increased 119% during the
one year period ended March 31, 2010. |
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Your Board recently enhanced the Funds investment team. Christopher J. Marangi joined
Mario J. Gabelli and Lawrence J. Haverty as Portfolio Managers. |
II. Share Repurchases
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We have almost 14 million shares outstanding today. We have repurchased approximately 1.5
million shares of the 1.7 million shares we have been authorized to buy back. |
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Your Fund has repurchased over 200,000 shares in 2010 alone. |
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Your Fund may repurchase shares when the shares are trading at a discount of 5% or more
from net asset value (NAV). |
III. Distributions
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Your Board announced a distribution policy of 10% of NAV. |
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A quarterly cash distribution of $0.20 per share is payable on June 23, 2010 to
shareholders of record on June 16, 2010. |
IV. Fees and Performance Aligned
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Your Fund has issued preferred stock to benefit long-term common shareholders. When the
Fund earns a total return greater than the dividend rate on the preferred stock, additional
value is created for common shareholders. |
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Your Investment Adviser does not accept a management fee on the preferred stock unless the
total return of the Fund exceeds the dividend rate of the preferred stock. |
TRUST
WOULD YOU TRUST THOSE THAT SKIRT THE RULES?
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The Fund initiated a lawsuit against Mr. Arthur Lipson and Western Investment LLC because
we believe the hedge funds they control have acquired shares of the Fund in violation of
certain provisions of federal securities laws. |
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Congress anti-pyramiding law provides that any investment company, such as a hedge fund,
may not own more than 3% of the outstanding shares of a closed-end fund. |
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Mr. Lipson, who controls Western Investment, has acquired control through the backdoor of
7% of the outstanding common shares of the Fund, in aggregate. |
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Hedge funds should not be permitted to subvert the intent of Congress by acquiring shares
of a closed-end fund using several different funds to avoid rules that are intended to limit
the ownership of shares of a closed-end fund in a single hedge fund. |
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The Fund believes the SEC should use its authority to review Mr. Lipsons investment. |
SHOULD YOU TRUST MR. LIPSON AND WESTERN INVESTMENT LLC?
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Mr. Lipson and Western are in the business of attacking closed-end funds. |
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Unlike most of the shareholders of the Fund who are long-term investors, we believe Mr.
Lipson and Western are flippers not long-term investors. |
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Mr. Lipsons commitment is not to you, but to the hedge funds he controls. His goal is to
generate a quick profit by attacking closed-end funds, their boards and managements. |
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Mr. Lipson and Western have divided loyalties. They are involved in at least six other
hostile actions against closed-end funds this year alone. In each case, Western has nominated
Mr. Lipson for election as a director in order to pursue his agenda against the boards and
managements of these funds. |
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The costly proxy contest initiated by Mr. Lipson and Western is not in the best
interests of the Funds shareholders. |
HOW DO YOU PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT?
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Sign, date and mail the enclosed WHITE Proxy Form to vote FOR the re-election of
Mario J. Gabelli and Thomas E. Bratter who collectively have more than 30 years of
experience and service on your Board as directors of the Fund. |
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DO NOT sign or vote any Gold proxy form sent to you by Mr. Lipson, Western or their
agents. |
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TRUST YOUR FUND! |
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We thank you for your continued support. |
Unanimously,
Your Board of Directors
IMPORTANT!
Regardless of how many shares you own, your vote is very important. Please sign, date and mail the
enclosed WHITE proxy form.
Please vote each WHITE proxy form you receive since each account must be voted separately.
Only your latest dated proxy counts. We urge you NOT to sign any Gold proxy form sent to you by
Western.
Even if you have sent a Gold proxy form to Western, you have every right to change your vote. You
may revoke that proxy, and vote as recommended by your Board by signing, dating and mailing the
enclosed WHITE proxy form in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.
If your shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm or bank, please sign, date and mail the
enclosed WHITE voting instruction form in the postage paid envelope to give your broker or
bank specific instructions on how to vote your shares. Depending upon your broker or custodian,
you may be able to vote either by toll-free telephone or via the Internet. Please refer to the
enclosed voting form for instructions on how to vote electronically. You may also vote by signing,
dating and returning the enclosed voting form.
We are available to address any questions on how to vote your shares,
please call us at:
(914) 921-5070 or (800) GABELLI (422-3554)
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
PLEASE VOTE YOUR WHITE PROXY FORM TODAY!
SUPPORT YOUR FUND
We are available to address any questions on how to vote your shares,
please call us at:
(914) 921-5070 or (800) GABELLI (422-3554)
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One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580-1422
Tel. (914) 921-5070
Fax (914) 921-5118
www.gabelli.com
info@gabelli.com
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The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. |
May 26, 2010
PROTECT YOUR DIVIDEND!
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
This years Annual Meeting is particularly important. Arthur Lipson, a dissident investor,
and Western Investment LLC, a hedge fund advisor controlled by Mr. Lipson, have been waging a proxy
contest against your Fund in an attempt to replace experienced directors, Mario J. Gabelli, Thomas
E. Bratter and Anthony J. Colavita, with his own hand-picked nominees.
We believe Mr. Lipsons goal is to eliminate the closed-end fund structure of your Fund. Rest
assured we are doing everything possible to protect the Fund, but we need your help.
Your Board of Directors seeks to enhance value for all shareholders and is committed to YOU.
The Series B Preferred Shares, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GGT Pr
B, are rated Aaa by Moodys Investors Service and have an annual dividend rate of $1.50 per
share.
The June quarterly distribution of $0.375 per share is payable June 28, 2010 to preferred
shareholders of record on June 21, 2010.
Protect your dividend and Aaa rating by signing, dating and mailing the WHITE Proxy
Form promptly to vote FOR the re-election of three experienced Directors of your Fund.
Please DO NOT sign or vote any Gold proxy form sent to you by Mr. Lipson, Western or their
agents.
We thank you for your continued support.
Unanimously,
Your Board of Directors
IMPORTANT!
Regardless of how many shares you own, your vote is very important. Please sign, date and mail the
enclosed WHITE proxy form.
Please vote each WHITE proxy form you receive since each account must be voted separately.
Only your latest dated proxy counts. We urge you NOT to sign any Gold proxy form sent to you by
Western.
Even if you have sent a Gold proxy form to Western, you have every right to change your vote. You
may revoke that proxy, and vote as recommended by your Board by signing, dating and mailing the
enclosed WHITE proxy form in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.
If your shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm or bank, please sign, date and mail the
enclosed WHITE voting instruction form in the postage paid envelope to give your broker or
bank specific instructions on how to vote your shares. Depending upon your broker or custodian,
you may be able to vote either by toll-free telephone or via the Internet. Please refer to the
enclosed voting form for instructions on how to vote electronically. You may also vote by signing,
dating and returning the enclosed voting form.
We are available to address any questions on how to vote your shares,
please call us at:
(914) 921-5070 or (800) GABELLI (422-3554)