UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-PX

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-02151

Bancroft Fund Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

65 Madison Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey 07960
(Address of principal executive offices)

Gary I. Levine, Executive Vice President
Bancroft Fund Ltd.
65 Madison Avenue
Morristown, New Jersey 07960-7308
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (973) 631-1177

Date of fiscal year end:  October 31
Date of reporting period:  July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014





Meeting Date Range: 01-Jul-2013 To 30-Jun-2014

 

Selected Accounts

 

HALCON RESOURCES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Security:

40537Q209

 

Meeting Type:

Annual

 

Ticker:

HK

 

Meeting Date:

22-May-2014

 

ISIN

US40537Q2093

 

Vote Deadline Date:

21-May-2014

 

Agenda

933995663

Management

 

 

Total Ballot Shares:

136

 

Last Vote Date:

24-Apr-2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

Proposal

Recommendation

Default Vote

For

Against

Abstain

Take No Action

1

DIRECTOR

For

None

 

 

 

 

 

1

JAMES W. CHRISTMAS

 

 

 

68

0

0

0

 

2

THOMAS R. FULLER

 

 

 

68

0

0

0

 

3

DAVID B. MILLER

 

 

 

68

0

0

0

 

4

MICHAEL A. VLASIC

 

 

 

68

0

0

0

2

TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE
FOUR OF OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO
INCREASE OUR AUTHORIZED COMMON
STOCK BY 670,000,000 SHARES TO A TOTAL
OF 1,340,000,000 SHARES.

For

None

68

0

0

0

3

TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE
& TOUCHE LLP, AN INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, AS
OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2014.

For

None

68

0

0

0

METLIFE, INC.

 

 

 

 

Security:

59156R108

 

Meeting Type:

Annual

 

Ticker:

MET

 

Meeting Date:

22-Apr-2014

 

ISIN

US59156R1086

 

Vote Deadline Date:

21-Apr-2014

 

Agenda

933951471

Management

 

 

Total Ballot Shares:

36855

 

Last Vote Date:

31-Mar-2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

Proposal

Recommendation

Default Vote

For

Against

Abstain

Take No Action

1

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: CHERYL W. GRISE

For

None

22680

0

0

0

2

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: CARLOS M.
GUTIERREZ

For

None

22680

0

0

0

3

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: R. GLENN
HUBBARD

For

None

22680

0

0

0

4

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: STEVEN A.
KANDARIAN

For

None

22680

0

0

0

5

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JOHN M. KEANE

For

None

22680

0

0

0

6

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: ALFRED F. KELLY,
JR.

For

None

22680

0

0

0

7

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: WILLIAM E.
KENNARD

For

None

22680

0

0

0

8

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JAMES M. KILTS

For

None

22680

0

0

0

9

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: CATHERINE R.
KINNEY

For

None

22680

0

0

0

10

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: DENISE M.
MORRISON

For

None

22680

0

0

0

11

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: KENTON J.
SICCHITANO

For

None

22680

0

0

0

12

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: LULU C. WANG

For

None

22680

0

0

0

13

RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT
AUDITOR FOR 2014.

For

None

22680

0

0

0

14

ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE
COMPENSATION PAID TO THE COMPANY'S
NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

For

None

22680

0

0

0

15

APPROVAL OF THE METLIFE, INC. 2015
STOCK AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
PLAN.

For

None

22680

0

0

0

16

APPROVAL OF THE METLIFE, INC. 2015 NON-
MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR STOCK
COMPENSATION PLAN.

For

None

22680

0

0

0





SIGNATURES:

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Bancroft Fund Ltd.
(Registrant)

BY:

/s/Thomas H. Dinsmore
Thomas H. Dinsmore
Principal Executive Officer

DATE:

July 29, 2014