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Statement of Additional Info - Gabelli

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finance distribution activities on behalf <strong>of</strong> other <strong>Gabelli</strong>/GAMCO funds and a portion <strong>of</strong> the payments by such other<br />

funds may be used to finance distribution activities on behalf <strong>of</strong> the Funds. The Plans are intended to benefit the Funds,<br />

among other things, by increasing its assets and thereby reducing the Funds’ expense ratio. The Independent Trustees<br />

have concluded that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plans will benefit these classes and their respective<br />

shareholders.<br />

Under its terms, each Plan remains in effect so long as its continuance is specifically approved at least annually by vote <strong>of</strong><br />

the Funds’ Board, including a majority <strong>of</strong> the Independent Trustees. No Plan may be amended to materially increase the<br />

amount to be spent for services provided by the Distributor thereunder without shareholder approval, and all material<br />

amendments <strong>of</strong> any Plan must also be approved by the Board in the manner described above. Each Plan may be<br />

terminated at any time, without penalty, by vote <strong>of</strong> a majority <strong>of</strong> the Independent Trustees, or by a vote <strong>of</strong> a majority <strong>of</strong><br />

the outstanding voting securities <strong>of</strong> the Funds (as defined in the 1940 Act). Under each Plan, the Distributor will provide<br />

the Trustees with periodic reports <strong>of</strong> amounts expended under such Plan and the purpose for which such expenditures<br />

were made.<br />

Pursuant to each Plan, the Board will review at least quarterly a written report <strong>of</strong> the distribution expenses incurred on<br />

behalf <strong>of</strong> each class <strong>of</strong> shares <strong>of</strong> the Funds by the Distributor. The report includes an itemization <strong>of</strong> the distribution<br />

expenses and the purposes <strong>of</strong> such expenditures. In addition, as long as the Plans remain in effect, the selection and<br />

nomination <strong>of</strong> Independent Trustees shall be limited to the Independent Trustees.<br />

The Trust has entered into an Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with the<br />

Distributor authorizing payments to the Distributor at the following annual rates, based on each Fund's average daily net<br />

assets:<br />

Share Class<br />

Rule 12b-1<br />

Distribution Fees (as<br />

a percentage <strong>of</strong><br />

average daily<br />

net assets)<br />

Service Fees<br />

(as a percentage <strong>of</strong><br />

average daily<br />

net assets)<br />

TETON Westwood Mighty Mites<br />

Fund Class AAA 0.25% N/A<br />

Class A 0.50% N/A<br />

Class C 0.75% 0.25%<br />

Class I N/A N/A<br />

TETON Westwood SmallCap<br />

Equity Fund Class AAA 0.25% N/A<br />

Class A 0.50% N/A<br />

Class C 0.75% 0.25%<br />

Class I N/A N/A<br />

TETON Westwood Mid-Cap Equity<br />

Fund Class AAA 0.25% N/A<br />

Class A 0.50% N/A<br />

Class C 0.75% 0.25%<br />

Class I N/A N/A<br />

TETON Westwood Income Fund Class AAA 0.25% N/A<br />

Class A 0.50% N/A<br />

Class C 0.75% 0.25%<br />

Class I N/A N/A<br />

TETON Westwood Equity Fund Class AAA 0.25% N/A<br />

Class A 0.50% N/A<br />

Class C 0.75% 0.25%<br />

Class I N/A N/A<br />

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