1(a)  NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)

(b) IRS IDENT. NO.

(c) S.E.C. FILE NO.

 

 

 

Gabelli Equity Trust

 

22-2736509

 

333-173819

 

 

(e) TELEPHONE NO.

 

One Corporate Center                              Rye                                                   NY                                      10580

AREA CODE

914

NUMBER

921-5000

 

2(a)  NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE

         SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD

(b) IRS IDENT. NO.

 

(c)  RELATIONSHIP

       TO ISSUER

STREET                                                 CITY                          STATE              ZIP CODE

 

GAMCO Investors, Inc.

 

13-4044521

Parent Company of Investment Adviser for Issuer

 

 

One Corporate Center    Rye            NY            10580

3(a)

Title of the

Class of Securities

To Be Sold

(b)

Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities

 

Broker-Dealer

File Number

(c)

Number of Shares

or Other Units To Be Sold

[See instr. 3(c)]

(d)

Aggregate

Market Value

([See instr. 3(d)]

(e)

Number of Shares or Other

Units Outstanding

[See instr. 3(e)]

(f)

Approximate Date of Sale

[See instr. 3(f)]

(MO          DAY          YR)

(g)

Name of Each Securities Exchange

[See instr. 3(g)]

 

Preferred Stock

 

G.research, Inc.

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580

 

 

1,500

 

$35,042

as of 8/12/2013

 

2,816,524

 

8/12/2013

 

NYSE / OTC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.  (a)  Name of Issuer

     (b)  Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number

     (c)  Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any

     (d)  Issuer's address, including zip code

     (e)  Issuer's telephone number, including area code

 

2.  (a)  Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold

     (b)  Such person's  relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)

     (c)  Such person's address, including zip code

3.  (a)  Title of the class of securities to be sold

     (b)  Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold

     (c)  Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)

     (d)  Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice

     (e)  Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent

           report or statement published by the issuer

     (f)  Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold

     (g)  Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold

Title of

the Class

Date You

Acquired

 

Nature of Acquisition Transaction

Name of Person from Whom Acquired

(if gift, also give date donor acquired)

Amount of

Securities Acquired

Date of

Payment

 

Nature of Payment

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

 

07/31/2012

 

 

 

     Initial Offering

 

 

GAMCO Investors, Inc.

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

     07/31/2012

 

 

             Cash

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given.  If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments, describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

 

 

Name and Address of Seller

Title of Securities Sold

Date of Sale

Amount of Securities Sold

Gross Proceeds

 

GAMCO Investors, Inc.

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY  10580

 

 

 

 

 

Gabelli Equity Trust 6.0% Pfds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/2/2013

8/5/2013

8/6/2013

8/7/2013

8/8/2013

8/9/2013

 

 

 

 

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

$35,949(1)

$35,863(1)

$35,618(1)

$35,353(1)

$35,232(1)

$35,148(1)

 

 

 

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144.  Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition.  In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

ATTENTION:

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.  If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.

ATTENTION:  Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)