Gabelli Announces First Ever Dividend for Class A Shareholders and Authorizes Repurchase of Shares
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Rye, NY
November 20, 2003
NYSE - GBL

Gabelli Asset Management Company (NYSE:GBL - News) announced that its Board of Directors had declared its first dividend in the amount of $.02 per share to shareholders of the firm's Class A stock. The dividend will be paid on December 15, 2003, to shareholders of record December 1, 2003.

The Class B shareholders have elected to waive receipt of their dividends for 2003.

The Board also authorized the repurchase of up to $12.8 million of its shares pursuant to Rule 10-b-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This provision facilitates the repurchase of shares under the firm's stock buyback program.

Gabelli Asset Management Inc, through its subsidiaries, manages approximately $23 billion in assets of mutual funds and closed end funds (Gabelli Funds, LLC), partnerships (Alternative Investment Group) and private advisory accounts (GAMCO).