GAMCO Will Benefit From Executive Decision to Waive Compensation from July 1, 2020 to November 10, 2020

GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GAMCO”) (NYSE: GBL) announced today that 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 July 1, 2020 to November 10, 2020. In addition to adding to our investing in new product development, the Company plans to allocate a portion of the funds to continue its charitable contribution programs which since its IPO in 1999, the firm has donated over $57 million to charities, including over $4.5 million allocated to the shareholder designated charitable contribution last year. This year, we will recommend shareholders focus on inner-city schools and frontline healthcare workers.

About GAMCO Investors, Inc.

Since inception in 1977, GAMCO has been identified with its research driven approach to equity investing and Private Market Value (PMV) with a Catalyst^TM investment approach.

GAMCO conducts its investment advisory business principally through two subsidiaries, which are registered investment advisors: Gabelli Funds, LLC (mutual and closed-end funds) and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. (Institutional and Private Wealth Management).

GAMCO provides investment advisory services through 24 mutual funds, 16 closed-end funds, a SICAV, and approximately 1,700 institutional and private wealth management accounts, principally in the U.S. The investments are generally in value, growth, gold, utilities, and convertible securities.

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