0001271163-18-000014.txt : 20180403 0001271163-18-000014.hdr.sgml : 20180403 20180403120955 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001271163-18-000014 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180329 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180403 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180403 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MELARKEY MICHAEL J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001270868 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21969 FILM NUMBER: 18732224 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE CORPORATE CENTER CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GDL FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001378701 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE CORPORATE CENTER CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 BUSINESS PHONE: 914-921-5100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE CORPORATE CENTER CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Gabelli Global Deal Fund DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20061019 4 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2018-03-29 0 0001378701 GDL FUND GDL.C 0001270868 MELARKEY MICHAEL J ONE CORPORATE CENTER RYE NY 10580 1 0 0 0 Series C Cumulative Puttable and Callable Preferred Shares 2018-03-29 4 J 0 3038 50 A 3038 D The reporting person acquired these Series C preferred shares through a primary and pro-rata oversubscription allocation based on the exercise of preferred share purchase rights and also surrendering his Series B preferred shares. Bruce N. Alpert as Attorney-in-Fact for Michael J. Melarkey 2018-04-03