UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 27, 2019

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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Delaware	1-14761	13-4007862
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
140 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, CT One Corporate Center, Rye, NY		06830 10580
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:     (203) 629-2726

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, .001 par value	GBL	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

      On August 27, 2019, GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GAMCO") announced its Chairman and CEO, Mr. Mario J. Gabelli, has elected to waive all of his compensation that he would otherwise have been entitled to for the period from September 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019. 

      No projection can be reasonably made as to what Mr. Gabelli would have earned under his employment agreement for the period from September 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019.  We refer you to the 2018 Proxy filed in April 2019 for the past full year variable compensation.

      The information furnished under Item 2.02, including the exhibit attached hereto, is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

GAMCO Investors, Inc.

By: /s/ Kieran Caterina

Kieran Caterina

Senior Vice President and Principal Financial Officer

Date:August 29, 2019