-- the ongoing costs and expenses, both direct and indirect, associated
with being listed on the AMEX;
-- the ongoing corporate governance requirements of the AMEX and Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002 which apply only to listed companies; and
-- the limited trading volume and liquidity of the Fund's stock on the
AMEX.
Delisting will allow management to focus its resources on pursuing the
Fund's investment objective and position the Fund to enhance long term
stockholder value. The Fund will continue to maintain its investment
company registration and update its stockholders with financial information
as required.
Commenting on these developments, Thomas B. Winmill, President of the Fund,
stated: "Costs and obligations associated with being listed on the AMEX
have a real effect on our results. In addition, due to our small market
capitalization, we have not enjoyed many of the benefits traditionally
associated with an AMEX listing. Our Board believes that stockholder value
is best served through emphasizing future returns over the limited benefits
that have resulted from our current AMEX listing."
The Fund's non-fundamental investment objective is total return which it
may seek from growth of capital and from income in any security type and in
any industry sector. The Fund is managed by CEF Advisers, Inc., a
subsidiary of Winmill & Co.
Incorporated, which is engaged through subsidiaries in stock market and
gold investing
through its investment management of equity and gold mutual
funds, and closed end funds. More information about the Fund may be
obtained at www.foxbycorp.com.
This release contains certain "forward looking statements" made pursuant to
the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of
the Fund, which may cause the Fund's actual results to be materially
different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks,
uncertainties and other factors include those described in the Fund's
filings with the SEC. The forward looking statements made herein are only
made as of the date of this release, and the Fund undertakes no obligation
to publicly update such forward looking statements to reflect subsequent
events or circumstances.
Contact Information: Contact: John F. Ramírez Email: 1-212-344-6310, extension 208