UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-Q QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-09243 --------- The Gabelli Utility Trust ---------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580-1422 ---------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Bruce N. Alpert Gabelli Funds, LLC One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580-1422 ---------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-422-3554 -------------- Date of fiscal year end: December 31 ----------- Date of reporting period: September 30, 2007 ------------------ Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles. A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507. ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] THE GABELLI UTILITY TRUST THE GABELLI UTILITY TRUST Third Quarter Report September 30, 2007 TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS, During the third quarter of 2007, The Gabelli Utility Trust's (the "Fund") total return was 0.05% on a net asset value ("NAV") basis while the Standard & Poor's ("S&P") 500 Utilities Index rose 1.95% and the Lipper Utility Fund Average rose 2.07%. The Fund's market price on September 30, 2007 was $9.34, which equates to a 16.31% premium to its NAV of $8.03. The Fund's market price, adjusted for distributions, declined 1.26% during the first quarter of 2007. Enclosed is the investment portfolio as of September 30, 2007. COMPARATIVE RESULTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (a) ----------------------------------------------------- Since Inception Quarter 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year (07/09/99) ------- ------ ------ ------ ----------- GABELLI UTILITY TRUST NAV TOTAL RETURN (b) .................. 0.05% 16.35% 16.54% 16.59% 10.87% INVESTMENT TOTAL RETURN (c) ........... (1.26) 7.54 7.03 9.74 11.29 S&P 500 Utilities Index .................. 1.95 21.15 20.74 20.89 6.51 Lipper Utility Fund Average .............. 2.07 25.72 22.00 22.23 7.65 (a) RETURNS REPRESENT PAST PERFORMANCE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. INVESTMENT RETURNS AND THE PRINCIPAL VALUE OF AN INVESTMENT WILL FLUCTUATE. WHEN SHARES ARE SOLD, THEY MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL COST. CURRENT PERFORMANCE MAY BE LOWER OR HIGHER THAN THE PERFORMANCE DATA PRESENTED. VISIT WWW.GABELLI.COM FOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION AS OF THE MOST RECENT MONTH END. PERFORMANCE RETURNS FOR PERIODS LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED. INVESTORS SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, RISKS, CHARGES, AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND BEFORE INVESTING. THE S&P 500 UTILITIES INDEX IS AN UNMANAGED INDICATOR OF ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITY STOCK PERFORMANCE. THE LIPPER AVERAGE REFLECTS THE AVERAGE PERFORMANCE OF OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS CLASSIFIED IN THIS PARTICULAR CATEGORY. DIVIDENDS ARE CONSIDERED REINVESTED. YOU CANNOT INVEST DIRECTLY IN AN INDEX. (b) TOTAL RETURNS AND AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS REFLECT CHANGES IN NAV PER SHARE, REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS AT NAV ON THE EX-DIVIDEND DATE, AND ADJUSTMENTS FOR RIGHTS OFFERINGS AND ARE NET OF EXPENSES. SINCE INCEPTION RETURN IS BASED ON AN INITIAL NAV OF $7.50. (c) TOTAL RETURNS AND AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS REFLECT CHANGES IN CLOSING MARKET VALUES ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS, AND ADJUSTMENTS FOR RIGHTS OFFERINGS. SINCE INCEPTION RETURN IS BASED ON AN INITIAL OFFERING PRICE OF $7.50. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We have separated the portfolio manager's commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the content of the portfolio manager's commentary is unrestricted. The financial statements and investment portfolio are mailed separately from the commentary. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE GABELLI UTILITY TRUST SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED) MARKET SHARES VALUE ------------ ------------ COMMON STOCKS -- 88.7% ENERGY AND UTILITIES -- 74.4% ENERGY AND UTILITIES: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY -- 0.2% 11,500 Ormat Technologies Inc. ......................... $ 532,910 ------------ ENERGY AND UTILITIES: ELECTRIC INTEGRATED -- 44.8% 313,000 Allegheny Energy Inc.+ .......................... 16,357,380 23,000 ALLETE Inc. ..................................... 1,029,480 75,000 Alliant Energy Corp. ............................ 2,874,000 10,000 Ameren Corp. .................................... 525,000 80,000 American Electric Power Co. Inc. ................ 3,686,400 1,000,000 Aquila Inc.+ .................................... 4,010,000 10,000 Avista Corp. .................................... 203,500 35,000 Black Hills Corp. ............................... 1,435,700 30,000 Cleco Corp. ..................................... 758,100 170,000 CMS Energy Corp. ................................ 2,859,400 70,000 Constellation Energy Group Inc. ................. 6,005,300 1,000 Dominion Resources Inc. ......................... 84,300 160,000 DPL Inc. ........................................ 4,201,600 24,000 DTE Energy Co. .................................. 1,162,560 200,000 Duke Energy Corp. ............................... 3,738,000 90,000 Edison International ............................ 4,990,500 189,300 El Paso Electric Co.+ ........................... 4,378,509 3,000 Entergy Corp. ................................... 324,870 52,000 FirstEnergy Corp. ............................... 3,293,680 134,900 Florida Public Utilities Co. .................... 1,591,820 90,000 FPL Group Inc. .................................. 5,479,200 105,000 Great Plains Energy Inc. ........................ 3,025,050 50,000 Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. ............... 1,085,500 92,000 Integrys Energy Group Inc. ...................... 4,713,160 60,000 Maine & Maritimes Corp.+ ........................ 1,699,200 66,000 MGE Energy Inc. ................................. 2,207,040 45,000 NiSource Inc. ................................... 861,300 95,000 NorthWestern Corp. .............................. 2,581,150 100,000 OGE Energy Corp. ................................ 3,310,000 24,000 Otter Tail Corp. ................................ 855,600 48,000 PG&E Corp. ...................................... 2,294,400 20,000 PNM Resources Inc. .............................. 465,600 100,000 Progress Energy Inc. ............................ 4,685,000 40,000 Progress Energy Inc., CVO+ (a) .................. 13,200 19,000 Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. ............ 1,671,810 35,000 Puget Energy Inc. ............................... 856,450 60,000 SCANA Corp. ..................................... 2,324,400 30,000 Sierra Pacific Resources ........................ 471,900 105,000 TECO Energy Inc. ................................ 1,725,150 20,000 The Empire District Electric Co. ................ 451,800 100,000 TXU Corp. ....................................... 6,847,000 145,000 Unisource Energy Corp. .......................... 4,334,050 35,000 Unitil Corp. .................................... 1,032,500 47,000 Vectren Corp. ................................... 1,282,630 252,500 Westar Energy Inc. .............................. 6,201,400 MARKET SHARES VALUE ------------ ------------ 85,000 Wisconsin Energy Corp. .......................... $ 3,827,550 200,000 Xcel Energy Inc. ................................ 4,308,000 ------------ 132,120,139 ------------ ENERGY AND UTILITIES: ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION -- 6.9% 50,000 CH Energy Group Inc. ............................ 2,390,000 57,000 Consolidated Edison Inc. ........................ 2,639,100 80,000 Energy East Corp. ............................... 2,164,000 135,000 Northeast Utilities ............................. 3,856,950 215,000 NSTAR ........................................... 7,484,150 22,500 Pepco Holdings Inc. ............................. 609,300 36,666 UIL Holdings Corp. .............................. 1,154,979 ------------ 20,298,479 ------------ ENERGY AND UTILITIES: GLOBAL UTILITIES -- 3.2% 1,500 Areva SA ........................................ 1,517,240 8,000 Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. ................... 207,200 9,600 Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. ............. 373,586 20,000 Endesa SA (b) ................................... 1,143,322 200,000 Enel SpA ........................................ 2,264,398 300,000 Hera SpA ........................................ 1,238,432 8,000 Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc. ................ 173,073 8,000 Hokuriku Electric Power Co. ..................... 156,357 1,000 Huaneng Power International Inc., ADR ........... 52,780 30,000 Korea Electric Power Corp., ADR ................. 694,500 8,000 Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc. .................. 211,727 2,000 Niko Resources Ltd. ............................. 195,546 8,000 Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc. ................. 200,931 8,000 The Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. ............. 162,626 8,000 The Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. .............. 182,823 8,000 The Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc. ............... 201,976 15,000 Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc. .................. 320,594 ------------ 9,297,111 ------------ ENERGY AND UTILITIES: MERCHANT ENERGY -- 1.8% 20,000 Calpine Corp.+ .................................. 30,000 35,810 Dynegy Inc., Cl. A+ ............................. 330,885 8,130 Mirant Corp.+ ................................... 330,728 300,000 Mirant Corp. Escrow+ (a) ........................ 0 230,000 The AES Corp.+ .................................. 4,609,200 ------------ 5,300,813 ------------ ENERGY AND UTILITIES: NATURAL GAS INTEGRATED -- 6.0% 170,000 El Paso Corp. ................................... 2,884,900 34,000 EnergySouth Inc. ................................ 1,714,280 105,000 National Fuel Gas Co. ........................... 4,915,050 100,000 ONEOK Inc. ...................................... 4,740,000 110,000 Southern Union Co. .............................. 3,422,100 ------------ 17,676,330 ------------ See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 2 THE GABELLI UTILITY TRUST SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED) MARKET SHARES VALUE ------------ ------------ COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) ENERGY AND UTILITIES (CONTINUED) ENERGY AND UTILITIES: NATURAL GAS UTILITIES -- 5.8% 27,000 AGL Resources Inc. .............................. $ 1,069,740 50,000 Atmos Energy Corp. .............................. 1,416,000 10,000 Chesapeake Utilities Corp. ...................... 339,900 6,000 Corning Natural Gas Corp.+ ...................... 98,100 29,700 Delta Natural Gas Co. Inc. ...................... 730,917 90,000 Nicor Inc. ...................................... 3,861,000 35,000 Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. ................... 878,150 1,000 Questar Corp. ................................... 52,530 6,000 RGC Resources Inc. .............................. 160,140 308,900 SEMCO Energy Inc.+ .............................. 2,437,221 130,000 Southwest Gas Corp. ............................. 3,677,700 100,000 Spectra Energy Corp. ............................ 2,448,000 ------------ 17,169,398 ------------ ENERGY AND UTILITIES: NATURAL RESOURCES -- 1.2% 4,000 Anadarko Petroleum Corp. ........................ 215,000 20,000 Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA, ADR ......................... 955,600 20,000 Exxon Mobil Corp. ............................... 1,851,200 3,000 Peabody Energy Corp. ............................ 143,610 4,000 Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A, ADR ............... 328,720 ------------ 3,494,130 ------------ ENERGY AND UTILITIES: SERVICES -- 0.6% 70,000 ABB Ltd., ADR ................................... 1,836,100 ------------ ENERGY AND UTILITIES: WATER -- 2.8% 14,000 American States Water Co. ....................... 546,000 21,333 Aqua America Inc. ............................... 483,832 24,750 Artesian Resources Corp., Cl. A ................. 470,250 20,500 BIW Ltd. ........................................ 476,625 20,520 California Water Service Group .................. 789,815 7,500 Connecticut Water Service Inc. .................. 173,700 51,333 Middlesex Water Co. ............................. 970,194 24,088 Pennichuck Corp. ................................ 583,170 80,000 SJW Corp. ....................................... 2,731,200 8,101 Southwest Water Co. ............................. 102,316 12,000 Suez SA ......................................... 708,238 12,000 Suez SA, Strips+ ................................ 171 9,000 York Water Co. .................................. 151,650 ------------ 8,187,161 ------------ DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIAL -- 1.1% 25,000 Catalytica Energy Systems Inc.+ ................. 32,000 12,000 Cooper Industries Ltd., Cl. A ................... 613,080 60,000 General Electric Co. ............................ 2,484,000 ------------ 3,129,080 ------------ SHARES/ MARKET UNITS VALUE ------------ ------------ EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES -- 0.0% 50,000 Capstone Turbine Corp.+ ......................... $ 60,000 2,000 Mueller Industries Inc. ......................... 72,280 ------------ 132,280 ------------ TOTAL ENERGY AND UTILITIES ...................... 219,173,931 ------------ COMMUNICATIONS -- 12.0% CABLE AND SATELLITE -- 2.6% 5,000 Cogeco Cable Inc. ............................... 221,183 20,000 Cogeco Inc. ..................................... 760,067 10,000 Comcast Corp., Cl. A+ ........................... 241,800 50,000 EchoStar Communications Corp., Cl. A+ ........... 2,340,500 35,000 Liberty Global Inc., Cl. A+ ..................... 1,435,700 20,000 Liberty Global Inc., Cl. C+ ..................... 773,200 10,000 Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B ............... 455,300 60,000 The DIRECTV Group Inc.+ ......................... 1,456,800 ------------ 7,684,550 ------------ COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT -- 0.4% 280,000 The Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. .................. 1,369,956 ------------ TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- 5.0% 46,500 AT&T Inc. ....................................... 1,967,415 80,000 BCE Inc. ........................................ 3,204,000 4,350 Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund (a)(c) ............ 140,123 30,000 BT Group plc, ADR ............................... 1,884,900 220,000 Cincinnati Bell Inc.+ ........................... 1,086,800 5,000 Citizens Communications Co. ..................... 71,600 20,000 D&E Communications Inc. ......................... 284,400 30,000 Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR ........................ 588,900 2,000 France Telecom SA, ADR .......................... 66,880 200 Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. ........................... 278 500 Mobistar SA ..................................... 43,741 200 PT Indosat Tbk .................................. 168 1,200 Tele2 AB, Cl. B ................................. 25,931 6,000 Telecom Italia SpA, ADR ......................... 181,620 40,000 Touch America Holdings Inc.+ .................... 0 115,000 Verizon Communications Inc. ..................... 5,092,200 ------------ 14,638,956 ------------ WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS -- 4.0% 600 America Movil SAB de CV, Cl. L, ADR ............. 38,400 2,000 China Mobile Ltd., ADR .......................... 164,080 2,000 China Unicom Ltd., ADR .......................... 41,680 200 Cosmote Mobile Telecommunications SA ........................ 6,873 500,000 Dobson Communications Corp., Cl. A+ ............. 6,395,000 4,000 Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, ADR .................... 277,240 171 MobileOne Ltd. .................................. 236 See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 3 THE GABELLI UTILITY TRUST SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED) MARKET SHARES VALUE ------------ ------------ COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) COMMUNICATIONS (CONTINUED) WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS (CONTINUED) 500 NTT DoCoMo Inc. ................................. $ 713,881 3,000 QUALCOMM Inc. ................................... 126,780 3,900 Rural Cellular Corp., Cl. A+ .................... 169,650 600 SK Telecom Co. Ltd., ADR ........................ 17,820 200 SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. ................................ 248 30,000 United States Cellular Corp.+ ................... 2,946,000 30,000 Vimpel-Communications, ADR ...................... 811,200 ------------ 11,709,088 ------------ TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS ............................ 35,402,550 ------------ OTHER -- 2.3% AEROSPACE -- 0.2% 65,000 Rolls-Royce Group plc+ .......................... 694,871 ------------ AGRICULTURE -- 0.0% 800 Cadiz Inc.+ ..................................... 15,120 ------------ AVIATION: PARTS AND SERVICES -- 0.3% 6,000 Sequa Corp., Cl. A+ ............................. 994,680 ------------ ENTERTAINMENT -- 1.1% 100,000 Time Warner Inc. ................................ 1,836,000 30,000 Vivendi ......................................... 1,266,238 ------------ 3,102,238 ------------ HEALTH CARE -- 0.3% 10,100 Dade Behring Holdings Inc. ...................... 771,135 ------------ PUBLISHING -- 0.0% 3,000 Idearc Inc. ..................................... 94,410 ------------ REAL ESTATE -- 0.1% 6,075 Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Cl. A ........................................ 233,887 ------------ TRANSPORTATION -- 0.3% 20,000 GATX Corp. ...................................... 855,000 ------------ TOTAL OTHER ..................................... 6,761,341 ------------ TOTAL COMMON STOCKS ............................. 261,337,822 ------------ CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS -- 1.6% ENERGY AND UTILITIES -- 1.0% ENERGY AND UTILITIES: NATURAL GAS INTEGRATED -- 1.0% 2,000 El Paso Corp., 4.990% Cv. Pfd. (c) .......................... 2,830,370 ------------ COMMUNICATIONS -- 0.6% TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- 0.6% 30,000 Citizens Utilities Trust, 5.000% Cv. Pfd. .............................. 1,885,200 ------------ TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS ............................. 4,715,570 ------------ PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE ------------ ------------ CORPORATE BONDS -- 0.0% COMMUNICATIONS -- 0.0% TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- 0.0% $ 100,000 Williams Communications Group Inc., Escrow, 10.875%, 10/01/09+ (a) ....................... $ 0 SHARES ------------ WARRANTS -- 0.2% ENERGY AND UTILITIES -- 0.2% ENERGY AND UTILITIES: MERCHANT ENERGY -- 0.2% 26,107 Mirant Corp., Ser. A, expire 01/03/11+ .......... 554,774 ------------ ENERGY AND UTILITIES: NATURAL GAS -- 0.0% 3,000 Corning Natural Gas Corp., expire 08/17/11+ ............................. 0 ------------ TOTAL WARRANTS .................................. 554,774 ------------ PRINCIPAL AMOUNT ------------ REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS -- 9.5% $ 25,119,000 Barclays Capital Inc., 3.900%, dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07, proceeds at maturity, $25,127,164 (d) .............................. 25,119,000 3,000,000 Daiwa Securities America Inc., 3.850%, dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07, proceeds at maturity, $3,000,963 (e) ......... 3,000,000 ------------ TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS ................................... 28,119,000 ------------ TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 100.0% (Cost $231,002,633) ......................................... $294,727,166 ============ ---------- Aggregate book cost ................................ $231,002,633 ============ Gross unrealized appreciation ...................... $ 66,136,443 Gross unrealized depreciation ...................... (2,411,910) ------------ Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ......... $ 63,724,533 ============ ---------- (a) Security fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The procedures may include reviewing available financial information about the company and reviewing the valuation of comparable securities and other factors on a regular basis. At September 30, 2007, the market value of fair valued securities amounted to $153,323 or 0.05% of total investments. (b) At September 30, 2007, the Fund held an investment in a restricted security amounting to $1,143,322 or 0.39% of total investments. (c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2007, the Rule 144A securities are considered liquid and their market value amounted to $2,970,493 or 1.01% of total investments. (d) Collateralized by $24,000,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.25%, due 11/15/28, market value $25,621,380. (e) Collateralized by $3,076,000 U.S. Treasury Bill, 3.545%, due 11/08/07, market value $3,060,620. + Non-income producing security. ADR American Depository Receipt CVO Contingent Value Obligation See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 4 THE GABELLI UTILITY TRUST NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) 1. SECURITY VALUATION. Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a market's official closing price as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the security is valued at the most recently available price or, if the Board of Trustees (the "Board") so determines, by such other method as the Board shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange or market are valued according to the broadest and most representative market, as determined by Gabelli Funds, LLC. Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board if market conditions change significantly after the close of the foreign market but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt instruments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less that are not credit impaired are valued at amortized cost, unless the Board determines such amount does not reflect the securities' fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board. Debt instruments having a maturity greater than 60 days for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the security is valued using the closing bid price. Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. 2. SWAP AGREEMENTS. The Fund may enter into interest rate swap or cap transactions. The use of swaps and caps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio transactions. Swap agreements may involve, to varying degrees, elements of market and counterparty risk, and exposure to loss in excess of the related amounts as follows. In an interest rate swap, the Fund would agree to pay to the other party to the interest rate swap (which is known as the "counterparty") periodically a fixed rate payment in exchange for the counterparty agreeing to pay to the Fund periodically a variable rate payment that is intended to approximate the Fund's variable rate payment obligation on the Series B Preferred Stock. In an interest rate cap, the Fund would pay a premium to the counterparty and, to the extent that a specified variable rate index exceeds a predetermined fixed rate, would receive from the counterparty payments of the difference based on the notional amount of such cap. Interest rate swap and cap transactions introduce additional risk because the Fund would remain obligated to pay preferred stock dividends when due in accordance with the Articles Supplementary even if the counterparty defaulted. If there is a default by the counterparty to a swap contract, the Fund will be limited to contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. There is no assurance that the swap contract counterparties will be able to meet their obligations pursuant to the swap contracts or that, in the event of default, the Fund will succeed in pursuing contractual remedies. The Fund thus assumes the risk that it may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments owed to it pursuant to the swap contracts. The creditworthiness of the swap contract counterparties is closely monitored in order to minimize this risk. Depending on the general state of short-term interest rates and the returns on the Fund's portfolio securities at that point in time, such a default could negatively affect the Fund's ability to make dividend payments. In addition, at the time an interest rate swap or cap transaction reaches its scheduled termination date, there is a risk that the Fund will not be able to obtain a replacement transaction or that the terms of the replacement will not be as favorable as on the expiring transaction. If this occurs, it could have a negative impact on the Fund's ability to make dividend payments. 5 THE GABELLI UTILITY TRUST NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED) The Fund has entered into an interest rate swap agreement with Citibank N.A. Under the agreement, the Fund receives a floating rate of interest and pays a respective fixed rate of interest on the nominal value of the swap. Details of the swap at September 30, 2007 are as follows: NET NOTIONAL FLOATING RATE* TERMINATION UNREALIZED AMOUNT FIXED RATE (RATE RESET MONTHLY) DATE APPRECIATION ------------ ---------- -------------------- ----------- ------------ $ 25,000,000 4.00% 5.72% 06/02/10 $ 357,621 ---------- * Based on Libor (London Interbank Offered Rate). 6 TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS THE GABELLI UTILITY TRUST ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE, NY 10580-1422 TRUSTEES Mario J. Gabelli, CFA CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. Dr. Thomas E. Bratter PRESIDENT & FOUNDER, JOHN DEWEY ACADEMY Anthony J. Colavita ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, ANTHONY J. COLAVITA, P.C. James P. Conn FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, FINANCIAL SECURITY ASSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD. Vincent D. Enright FORMER SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, KEYSPAN CORP. Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION John D. Gabelli SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GABELLI & COMPANY, INC. Robert J. Morrissey ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, MORRISSEY, HAWKINS & LYNCH Anthony R. Pustorino CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, PACE UNIVERSITY Salvatore J. Zizza CHAIRMAN, ZIZZA & CO., LTD. OFFICERS Bruce N. Alpert PRESIDENT Peter D. Goldstein CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER James E. McKee SECRETARY Agnes Mullady TREASURER David I. Schachter VICE PRESIDENT & OMBUDSMAN INVESTMENT ADVISER Gabelli Funds, LLC One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580-1422 CUSTODIAN Mellon Trust of New England, N.A. COUNSEL Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR Computershare Trust Company, N.A. STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING 5.625% Common Preferred ---------- --------- NYSE-Symbol: GUT GUT PrA Shares Outstanding: 29,930,702 1,183,700 The Net Asset Value per share appears in the Publicly Traded Funds column, under the heading "Specialized Equity Funds," in Monday's The Wall Street Journal. It is also listed in Barron's Mutual Funds/Closed End Funds section under the heading "Specialized Equity Funds." The Net Asset Value per share may be obtained each day by calling (914) 921-5070 or visiting www.gabelli.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For general information about the Gabelli Funds, call 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554), fax us at 914-921-5118, visit Gabelli Funds' Internet homepage at: WWW.GABELLI.COM or e-mail us at: closedend@gabelli.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund may, from time to time, purchase its common shares in the open market when the Fund's shares are trading at a discount of 10% or more from the net asset value of the shares. The Fund may also, from time to time, purchase shares of its Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares in the open market when the shares are trading at a discount to the Liquidation Value of $25.00. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE GABELLI UTILITY TRUST ONE CORPORATE CENTER RYE, NY 10580-1422 (914) 921-5070 WWW.GABELLI.COM THIRD QUARTER REPORT SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 GUT Q3/2007 ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. (a) The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). (b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 3. EXHIBITS. Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant) The Gabelli Utility Trust -------------------------------------------------------------------- By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Bruce N. Alpert ------------------------------------------------------- Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer Date November 15, 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Bruce N. Alpert ------------------------------------------------------- Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer Date November 15, 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Agnes Mullady ------------------------------------------------------- Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer Date November 15, 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.