The Board of Trustees of Ellsworth Fund Ltd. announced that it had declared a dividend of 10.75 cents ($0.1075) per share. The dividend is payable on February 26, 2015 to shareholders of record on February 12, 2015.

Based on company current estimates, the Fund anticipates that approximately $0.0962 per share of the dividend will be paid from accumulated net investment income, and approximately $0.0113 per share will represent a return of capital.