UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
Please print or type.
1. Name and address of issuer:
Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1434
2. The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed
(If the Form is being filed for all series and classes of securities of the
issuer, check the box but do not list series or classes): X
3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-8518
Securities Act File Number:
33-79180
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
December 31, 1999
4(b). ____ Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90
calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year). (See Instruction A.2)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the registration
fee due.
4(c). ____ Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this
Form.
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5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $30,261,203
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $28,175,761
(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during any prior fiscal year ending
no earlier than October 11, 1995 that were not
previously used to reduce registration fees
payable to the Commission: $0
(iv) Total available redemption credits
[add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]: $28,175,761
(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $2,085,442
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years
- if Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $0
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee
(See Instruction C.9): x.000264
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v)
by Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): = $550.56
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6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then
report the amount of securities (number of shares or other units)
deducted here: 0. If there is a number of shares or other units that
were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of
the fiscal year for which this Form is filed that are available for use
by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number here: 0.
7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after
the end of the issuer's fiscal year (see instruction D): +$0
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]: =$550.56
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery:
__X__ Wire Transfer
____ Mail or other means
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SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacity and on the date indicated.
By (Signature and Title)*
By:/s/ Bruce N. Alpert
Name: Bruce N. Alpert
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
Date March 21, 2000
* Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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