Edgar Filing: GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21529

The Gabelli Global Utility & Income 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: December 31, 2010

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR 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 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. § 3507.

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust
Annual Report
December 31, 2010

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

To Our Shareholders,

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires a fund’s principal executive and financial officers to certify the entire contents of the semi-annual and annual shareholder reports in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form N-CSR. This certification would cover the portfolio manager’s commentary and subjective opinions if they are attached to or a part of the financial statements. Many of these comments and opinions would be difficult or impossible to certify.

Because we do not want our portfolio manager to eliminate his opinions and/or restrict his commentary to historical facts, we have separated his commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio and have sent it to you separately. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com.

Enclosed are the audited financial statements including the investment portfolio as of December 31, 2010.

Investment Performance

For the year ended December 31, 2010, The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust’s (the “Fund”) net asset value (“NAV”) total return was 9.6% and the total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was 11.2%, compared with gains of 5.5% and 10.2% for the S&P 500 Utilities Index and the Lipper Utility Fund Average, respectively.

On December 31, 2010, the Fund’s NAV per share was $20.49, while the price of the Fund’s publicly traded shares closed at $20.31 on the NYSE Amex.


		Sincerely yours,

		Bruce N. Alpert
February 25, 2011		President

Comparative Results

Average Annual Returns through December 31, 2010 (a) (Unaudited)


													Since
													Inception
	Quarter			1 Year			3 Year			5 Year			(05/28/04)
Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust
NAV Total Return (b)		3.54	%		9.60	%		(1.14	)%		6.22	%		7.40	%
Investment Total Return (c)		2.34			11.24			2.43			9.70			7.08
S&P 500 Index		10.76			15.08			(2.84	)		2.29			3.87
S&P 500 Utilities Index		1.09			5.46			(5.71	)		3.90			8.57
Lipper Utility Fund Average		4.99			10.19			(4.35	)		5.41			9.47


(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 of 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 Index is an unmanaged indicator of stock market performance. The S&P 500 Utilities Index is an unmanaged indicator of electric and gas utility stock performance. The Lipper Utility Fund 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 the NAV per share and reinvestment of distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date and are net of expenses. Since inception return is based on an initial NAV of $19.06.

(c)		Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in closing market values on the NYSE Amex and reinvestment of distributions. Since inception return is based on an initial offering price of $20.00.

THE GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST
Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)

The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of total investments as of December 31, 2010:


Energy and Utilities: Integrated	44.0	%
Telecommunications	13.6	%
Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas Integrated	6.0	%
Cable and Satellite	5.9	%
Energy and Utilities:
Electric Transmission and Distribution	5.9	%
Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas Utilities	4.4	%
Energy and Utilities: Water	3.7	%
Energy and Utilities: Oil	3.5	%
Wireless Communications	3.2	%
U.S. Government Obligations	2.6	%
Entertainment	1.5	%
Aerospace	1.4	%
Diversified Industrial	0.6	%
Healthcare	0.6	%
Environmental Services	0.6	%
Energy and Utilities: Services	0.5	%
Metals and Mining	0.5	%
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders	0.4	%
Energy and Utilities: Alternative Energy	0.3	%
Real Estate	0.3	%
Transportation	0.3	%
Business Services	0.2	%
Building and Construction	0.0	%

	100.0	%

The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, the last of which was filed for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. Shareholders may obtain this information at www.gabelli.com or by calling the Fund at 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554). The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Proxy Voting

The Fund files Form N-PX with its complete proxy voting record for the twelve months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; and (iii) visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

THE GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2010


					Market
Shares			Cost		Value
		COMMON STOCKS — 97.1%
		ENERGY AND UTILITIES — 69.9%
		Energy and Utilities: Alternative Energy — 0.3%
		U.S. Companies
	7,000	Ormat Technologies Inc.	$	246,346	$	207,060

		Energy and Utilities:
		Electric Transmission and Distribution — 5.9%
		Non U.S. Companies
	5,000	Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.		24,120		25,244
	8,775	National Grid plc, ADR		401,681		389,435
	3,500	Red Electrica Corporacion SA		168,047		164,633
		U.S. Companies
	4,000	CH Energy Group Inc.		178,779		195,560
	2,000	Consolidated Edison Inc.		86,603		99,140
	5,000	Northeast Utilities		90,818		159,400
	46,000	NSTAR		1,092,818		1,940,740
	38,000	Pepco Holdings Inc.		720,883		693,500
	1,666	UIL Holdings Corp.		53,364		49,913

				2,817,113		3,717,565

		Energy and Utilities: Integrated — 44.0%
		Non U.S. Companies
	150,000	A2A SpA		276,010		206,259
	6,000	Areva SA		247,698		292,652
	9,000	Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.		190,737		221,259
	152,000	Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd., Cl. H		59,610		53,386
	2,700	E.ON AG		177,041		82,750
	9,000	E.ON AG, ADR		209,576		273,690
	9,760	EDP — Energias de Portugal SA, ADR		262,599		324,520
	10,000	Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.		252,321		313,709
	6,000	Emera Inc.		163,066		189,178
	10,000	Endesa SA		256,647		257,841
	68,400	Enel SpA		434,924		341,849
	29,000	Enersis SA, ADR		172,657		673,380
	140,000	Hera SpA		297,864		289,792
	10,000	Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.		171,210		204,459
	10,000	Hokuriku Electric Power Co.		165,392		245,720
	14,000	Huaneng Power International Inc., ADR		421,063		299,320
	80,047	Iberdrola SA		412,350		616,989
	12,000	Iberdrola SA, ADR		585,151		367,800
	3,000	International Power plc		25,732		20,468
	28,000	Korea Electric Power Corp., ADR†		324,467		378,280
	10,000	Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.		178,959		224,166
	10,000	Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.		171,759		294,125
	10,000	The Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc.		170,328		203,227
	16,000	The Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc.		284,746		394,925
	10,000	The Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc.		220,693		244,242
	10,000	Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.		164,025		222,934
	5,072	Verbund AG		229,314		188,964
		U.S. Companies
	2,000	Allegheny Energy Inc.		47,829		48,480
	2,000	ALLETE Inc.		71,269		74,520
	20,000	Ameren Corp.		872,505		563,800
	30,000	American Electric Power Co. Inc.		943,467		1,079,400
	1,500	Avista Corp.		27,915		33,780
	7,000	Black Hills Corp.		193,684		210,000
	500	Cleco Corp.		9,790		15,380
	500	CMS Energy Corp.		4,875		9,300
	11,000	Dominion Resources Inc.		452,826		469,920
	50,000	DPL Inc.		1,356,035		1,285,500
	38,000	Duke Energy Corp.		535,087		676,780
	4,000	El Paso Electric Co.†		77,953		110,120
	47,000	Great Plains Energy Inc.		1,139,030		911,330
	22,000	Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.		541,164		501,380
	29,500	Integrys Energy Group Inc.		1,408,474		1,431,045
	15,000	MGE Energy Inc.		487,338		641,400
	14,000	NextEra Energy Inc.		654,896		727,860
	45,000	NiSource Inc.		908,189		792,900
	13,000	NorthWestern Corp.		390,834		374,790
	19,500	OGE Energy Corp.		481,891		888,030
	10,000	Otter Tail Corp.		271,063		225,400
	1,000	PG&E Corp.		33,930		47,840
	16,000	Pinnacle West Capital Corp.		650,094		663,200
	4,200	PPL Corp.		117,280		110,544
	31,000	Progress Energy Inc.		1,324,875		1,347,880
	32,000	Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.		1,065,920		1,017,920
	18,000	SCANA Corp.		646,320		730,800
	45,000	Southern Co.		1,322,848		1,720,350
	1,000	TECO Energy Inc.		15,970		17,800
	30,000	The AES Corp.†		272,995		365,400
	2,000	The Empire District Electric Co.		41,522		44,400
	14,000	UniSource Energy Corp.		344,632		501,760
	15,000	Vectren Corp.		360,570		380,700
	40,000	Westar Energy Inc.		841,089		1,006,400
	5,000	Wisconsin Energy Corp.		171,276		294,300
	40,000	Xcel Energy Inc.		676,944		942,000

				25,288,318		27,688,293

		Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas Integrated — 6.0%
		Non U.S. Companies
	80,000	Snam Rete Gas SpA		288,733		397,686
		U.S. Companies
	50,000	El Paso Corp.		428,725		688,000
	1,000	Energen Corp.		30,935		48,260
	18,000	National Fuel Gas Co.		488,706		1,181,160
	2,000	ONEOK Inc.		51,437		110,940
	24,000	Southern Union Co.		486,282		577,680
	30,000	Spectra Energy Corp.		634,201		749,700

				2,409,019		3,753,426

		Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas Utilities — 4.4%
		Non U.S. Companies
	1,500	Enagas		37,053		29,897
	1,890	GDF Suez		62,915		67,813
	11,454	GDF Suez, ADR		362,710		412,802
	6,867	GDF Suez, Strips		0		9
		U.S. Companies
	14,000	Atmos Energy Corp.		344,856		436,800
	4,050	Chesapeake Utilities Corp.		117,706		168,156
	20,000	Nicor Inc.		667,385		998,400
	5,000	Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc.		116,790		139,800
	10,000	Southwest Gas Corp.		250,760		366,700
	5,000	The Laclede Group Inc.		159,165		182,700

				2,119,340		2,803,077

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

THE GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2010


						Market
Shares				Cost		Value
			COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
			ENERGY AND UTILITIES (Continued)
			Energy and Utilities: Oil — 3.5%
			Non U.S. Companies
	1,000		Niko Resources Ltd.	$	48,277	$	103,771
	2,200		PetroChina Co. Ltd., ADR		170,238		289,278
	11,000		Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR		327,674		416,240
	9,000		Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A, ADR		460,931		601,020
			U.S. Companies
	5,000		Atlas Energy Inc.†		216,525		219,850
	2,000		Chevron Corp.		120,100		182,500
	2,000		ConocoPhillips		74,050		136,200
	2,000		Devon Energy Corp.		67,255		157,020
	1,000		Exxon Mobil Corp.		45,500		73,120

					1,530,550		2,178,999

			Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.5%
			Non U.S. Companies
	10,000		ABB Ltd., ADR		123,092		224,500
			U.S. Companies
	2,500		Halliburton Co.		60,195		102,075

					183,287		326,575

			Energy and Utilities: Water — 3.7%
			Non U.S. Companies
	1,500		Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.		25,565		13,755
	49,000		Severn Trent plc		860,939		1,129,123
	37,090		United Utilities Group plc		366,828		342,334
			U.S. Companies
	8,666		Aqua America Inc.		129,735		194,812
	2,700		California Water Service Group		76,295		100,629
	4,000		Middlesex Water Co.		75,033		73,400
	17,000		SJW Corp.		277,304		449,990

					1,811,699		2,304,043

			Diversified Industrial — 0.6%
			Non U.S. Companies
	9,000		Bouygues SA		300,585		387,924

			Environmental Services — 0.6%
			Non U.S. Companies
	500		Suez Environnement Co. SA		0		10,323
	12,000		Veolia Environnement		367,020		350,701

					367,020		361,024

			Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders — 0.4%
			U.S. Companies
	12,000		NRG Energy Inc.†		289,986		234,480

			TOTAL ENERGY AND UTILITIES		37,363,263		43,962,466

			COMMUNICATIONS — 22.5%
			Cable and Satellite — 5.9%
			Non U.S. Companies
	10,000		British Sky Broadcasting Group plc		112,292		114,749
	10,000		Cogeco Inc.		195,069		377,049
	2,500		Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B		25,532		86,575
	5,400		Zon Multimedia Servicos de Telecomunicacoes e Multimedia SGPS SA		53,052		24,462
			U.S. Companies
	25,000		Cablevision Systems Corp., Cl. A		476,249		846,000
	30,000		DIRECTV, Cl. A†		685,518		1,197,900
	33,000		DISH Network Corp., Cl. A†		634,846		648,780
	6,000		EchoStar Corp., Cl. A†		150,819		149,820
	4,580		Liberty Global Inc., Cl. A†		86,290		162,040
	4,000		Liberty Global Inc., Cl. C†		72,761		135,560

					2,492,428		3,742,935

			Telecommunications — 13.5%
			Non U.S. Companies
	26,000		BCE Inc.		534,078		921,960
	4,000		Belgacom SA		127,825		134,299
	2,102	(b)	Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund (a)(c)		51,669		54,944
	25,000		BT Group plc, ADR		831,558		713,500
	38,000		Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR		632,643		486,400
	6,000		France Telecom SA, ADR		149,213		126,480
	15,000		Koninklijke KPN NV, ADR		114,993		220,050
	8,000		Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.		249,141		229,307
	29,651		Orascom Telecom Holding SAE, GDR† (d)(e)		155,291		108,226
	50,000		Portugal Telecom SGPS SA		565,468		559,913
	1,300		Swisscom AG		416,138		571,583
	20,000		Telecom Italia SpA		45,015		25,844
	17,000		Telefonica SA, ADR		744,598		1,163,140
	14,000		Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV, Cl. L, ADR		126,939		225,960
	17,000		Telekom Austria AG		246,989		238,985
	16,000		VimpelCom Ltd., ADR		146,091		240,640
			U.S. Companies
	31,000		AT&T Inc.		897,648		910,780
	70,000		Sprint Nextel Corp.†		239,721		296,100
	10,000		Telephone & Data Systems Inc.		342,725		365,500
	25,000		Verizon Communications Inc.		854,306		894,500

					7,472,049		8,488,111

			Wireless Communications — 3.1%
			Non U.S. Companies — 3.1%
	2,000		America Movil SAB de CV, Cl. L, ADR		95,286		114,680
	12,000		Millicom International Cellular SA		767,764		1,147,200
	4,000		Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, ADR		54,874		83,480
	10,000		Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A/S, ADR		146,511		171,300
	6,000		Vivo Participacoes SA, ADR		161,522		195,540
	8,000		Vodafone Group plc, ADR		208,589		211,440

					1,434,546		1,923,640

			TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS		11,399,023		14,154,686

			OTHER — 4.7%
			Aerospace — 1.4%
			Non U.S. Companies
	90,000		Rolls-Royce Group plc†		628,651		874,181
	5,760,000		Rolls-Royce Group plc., Cl. C†		9,090		8,980

					637,741		883,161

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

THE GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2010


					Market
Shares			Cost		Value
		COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
		OTHER (Continued)
		Building and Construction — 0.0%
		Non U.S. Companies
	400	Acciona SA	$	42,173	$	28,330

		Business Services — 0.2%
		Non U.S. Companies
	4,000	Sistema JSFC, GDR (d)		100,137		99,720

		Entertainment — 1.5%
		Non U.S. Companies
	35,000	Vivendi		980,642		944,770

		Health Care — 0.6%
		Non U.S. Companies
	12,000	Crucell NV†		409,292		378,443

		Metals and Mining — 0.5%
		Non U.S. Companies
	6,400	Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA, ADR		66,939		313,344

		Real Estate — 0.3%
		Non U.S. Companies
	6,000	Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Cl. A		149,494		199,740

		Transportation — 0.2%
		U.S. Companies
	3,500	GATX Corp.		91,876		123,480

		TOTAL OTHER		2,478,294		2,970,988

		TOTAL COMMON STOCKS		51,240,580		61,088,140

		CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.2%
		COMMUNICATIONS — 0.1%
		Telecommunications — 0.1%
		U.S. Companies
	2,000	Cincinnati Bell Inc., 6.750% Cv. Pfd., Ser. B		64,126		81,540

		OTHER — 0.1%
		Transportation — 0.1%
		U.S. Companies
	200	GATX Corp., $2.50 Cv. Pfd., Ser. A (a)		26,010		35,280

		TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS		90,136		116,820

		WARRANTS — 0.1%
		COMMUNICATIONS — 0.1%
		Wireless Communications — 0.1%
		Non U.S. Companies
	4,000	Bharti Airtel Ltd., expire 09/19/13† (c)		26,369		32,104
	2,000	Bharti Airtel Ltd., expire 09/29/14† (c)		14,981		16,052

		TOTAL WARRANTS		41,350		48,156


Principal
Amount
		U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 2.6%
$	1,640,000	U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.120% to 0.185%††, 01/20/11 to 03/24/11		1,639,610		1,639,715

		TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%	$	53,011,676		62,892,831

Unrealized

Notional

Termination

Appreciation/

Amount

Date

Depreciation

EQUITY CONTRACT FOR DIFFERENCE SWAP AGREEMENTS

486,756

(50,000 Shares)

Rolls-Royce Group plc

06/27/11

(1,320

)

4,972

(3,200,000 Shares)

Rolls-Royce Group plc, Cl. C

06/27/11

TOTAL EQUITY CONTRACT FOR DIFFERENCE SWAP AGREEMENTS

(1,310

)


	Market
	Value
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)		89,466

NET ASSETS — COMMON SHARES
(3,073,974 common shares outstanding)	$	62,980,987

NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE
($62,980,987 ÷3,073,974 shares outstanding)	$	20.49


(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 December 31, 2010, the market value of fair valued securities amounted to $90,224 or 0.14% of total investments.

(b)		Denoted in units.

(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 December 31, 2010, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $103,100 or 0.16% of total investments.

(d)		Security purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. These securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. At December 31, 2010, the market value of Regulation S securities amounted to $207,946 or 0.33% of total investments, which were valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as follows:

12/31/10

Acquisition

Carrying Value

Shares

Issuer

Date

Cost

Per Unit

29,651

Orascom Telecom Holding SAE, GDR

12/01/08

155,291

3.6500

4,000

Sistema JSFC, GDR

09/05/06

100,137

24.9300


(e)		Illiquid security.

†		Non-income producing security.

††		Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.

ADR		American Depositary Receipt

GDR		Global Depositary Receipt

OJSC		Open Joint Stock Company

Strips		Regular coupon payment portion of security traded separately from the principal portion of the security.


	% of
	Market			Market
Geographic Diversification	Value			Value
North America		65.0	%	$	40,854,859
Europe		26.0			16,387,818
Japan		4.1			2,568,765
Latin America		3.1			1,952,899
Asia/Pacific		1.6			1,020,264
Africa/Middle East		0.2			108,226

Total Investments		100.0	%	$	62,892,831

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2010


Assets:
Investments, at value (cost $53,011,676)	$	62,892,831
Cash		53,935
Dividends receivable		178,750
Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts		10
Prepaid expense		2,492

Total Assets		63,128,018

Liabilities:
Payable for investment advisory fees		42,559
Payable for payroll expenses		13,820
Payable for accounting fees		7,500
Payable for legal and audit fees		35,389
Payable for shareholder communications expenses		32,636
Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts		1,320
Other accrued expenses		13,807

Total Liabilities		147,031

Net Assets (applicable to 3,073,974 shares outstanding)	$	62,980,987

Net Assets Consist of:
Paid-in capital	$	53,174,294
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income		(15,458	)
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency transactions		(60,726	)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments		9,881,155
Net unrealized depreciation on swap contracts		(1,310	)
Net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency translations		3,032

Net Assets	$	62,980,987

Net Asset Value per Common Share:
($62,980,987 ÷ 3,073,974 shares outstanding at $0.001 par value; unlimited number of shares authorized)	$	20.49

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010


Investment Income:
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $111,033)	$	2,455,389
Interest		7,342

Total Investment Income		2,462,731

Expenses:
Investment advisory fees		505,185
Offering expense related to the shelf registration (See Note 5)		109,678
Shareholder communications expenses		72,070
Payroll expenses		62,079
Trustees’ fees		60,877
Legal and audit fees		59,246
Accounting fees		45,000
Custodian fees		32,456
Shareholder services fees		12,676
Interest expense		65
Miscellaneous expenses		29,708

Total Expenses		989,040

Less:
Advisory fee reduction on unsupervised assets (See Note 3)		(2,514	)
Custodian fee credits		(22	)

Total Reduction and Credits		(2,536	)

Net Expenses		986,504

Net Investment Income		1,476,227

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Swap Contracts, and Foreign Currency:
Net realized gain on investments		435,871
Net realized gain on swap contracts		89,019
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions		(1,681	)

Net realized gain on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency transactions		523,209

Net change in unrealized appreciation:
on investments		3,570,942
on swap contracts		7,060
on foreign currency translations		1,530

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency translations		3,579,532

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Swap Contracts, and Foreign Currency		4,102,741

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations	$	5,578,968

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


	Year Ended			Year Ended
	December 31, 2010			December 31, 2009
Operations:
Net investment income	$	1,476,227		$	1,468,217
Net realized gain on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency transactions		523,209			200,937
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency translations		3,579,532			6,186,555



Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations		5,578,968			7,855,709


Distributions to Common Shareholders:
Net investment income		(2,055,991	)		(1,596,871	)
Net realized long-term gain		(60,058	)		—
Return of capital		(1,561,292	)		(2,063,796	)


Total Distributions to Common Shareholders		(3,677,341	)		(3,660,667	)


Fund Share Transactions:
Net increase in net assets from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions		385,566			77,210


Net Increase in Net Assets from Fund Share Transactions		385,566			77,210


Net Increase in Net Assets		2,287,193			4,272,252

Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders:
Beginning of period		60,693,794			56,421,542

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $0 and $0, respectively)	$	62,980,987		$	60,693,794

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a common share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2010			2009			2008			2007			2006
Operating Performance:
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	19.87		$	18.50		$	25.50		$	24.52		$	20.45

Net investment income		0.48			0.48			0.47			0.45			0.64
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency transactions		1.34			2.09			(6.27	)		2.06			4.63

Total from investment operations		1.82			2.57			(5.80	)		2.51			5.27


Distributions to Common Shareholders:
Net investment income		(0.67	)		(0.52	)		(0.55	)		(0.30	)		(0.65	)
Net realized gain		(0.02	)		—			(0.48	)		(1.23	)		(0.55	)
Return of capital		(0.51	)		(0.68	)		(0.17	)		—			—

Total distributions to common shareholders		(1.20	)		(1.20	)		(1.20	)		(1.53	)		(1.20	)


Capital Share Transactions:
Contribution from Adviser		—			—			0.00	(a)		—			—

Total capital share transactions		—			—			0.00	(a)		—			—

Net Asset Value, End of Period	$	20.49		$	19.87		$	18.50		$	25.50		$	24.52


NAV total return †		9.60	%		14.92	%		(23.30	)%		10.46	%		26.66	%


Market value, end of period	$	20.31		$	19.42		$	15.90		$	23.05		$	22.17


Investment total return ††		11.24	%		31.31	%		(26.43	)%		11.29	%		32.83	%



Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)	$	62,981		$	60,694		$	56,422		$	77,778		$	74,807
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets		2.46	%		2.70	%		2.15	%		1.82	%		2.92	%
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets		1.65	%		1.61	%		1.54	%		1.55	%		1.66	%
Portfolio turnover rate †††		7.8	%		9.5	%		24.3	%		16.7	%		21.8	%


†		Based on net asset value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions at the net asset value per share on the ex-dividend dates.

††		Based on market value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions at prices determined under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

†††		Effective in 2008, a change in accounting policy was adopted with regard to the calculation of the portfolio turnover rate to include cash proceeds due to mergers. Had this policy adopted retroactively, the portfolio turnover rate for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 would have been 35.0% and 22.2%, respectively.

(a)		Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Organization. The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on March 8, 2004 and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Investment operations commenced on May 28, 2004.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek a consistent level of after-tax total return over the long term with an emphasis currently on qualified dividends. The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in equity securities (including preferred securities) of domestic and foreign companies involved to a substantial extent in providing products, services, or equipment for the generation or distribution of electricity, gas, or water and infrastructure operations, and in equity securities (including preferred securities) of companies in other industries, in each case in such securities that are expected to periodically pay dividends.

2. Significant Accounting Policies. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

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 (the “Adviser”).

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 sixty 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 sixty 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. U.S. government obligations with maturities greater than sixty days are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. Futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price of the exchange or board of trade on which the applicable contract is traded.

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and non-financial information about the company; comparisons with the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities with the equivalent U.S. dollar value ADR securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.

The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

	•		Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

	•		Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

	•		Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s determinations as to the fair value of investments).

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A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input both individually and in aggregate that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The summary of the Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2010 is as follows:


	Valuation Inputs
	Level 1		Level 2			Total
	Quoted		Other Significant			Market Value
	Prices		Observable Inputs			at 12/31/10
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:
ASSETS (Market Value):
Common Stocks:
COMMUNICATIONS
Telecommunications
Non U.S. Companies	$	5,966,287	$	54,944		$	6,021,231
OTHER
Aerospace
Non U.S.Companies		874,181		8,980			883,161
Other Industries (a)		54,183,748		—			54,183,748

Total Common Stocks		61,024,216		63,924			61,088,140

Convertible Preferred Stocks:
COMMUNICATIONS
Telecommunications
U.S. Companies		81,540		—			81,540
OTHER
Transportation
U.S. Companies		—		35,280			35,280

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks		81,540		35,280			116,820

Warrants (a)		—		48,156			48,156
U.S. Government Obligations		—		1,639,715			1,639,715

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES — ASSETS	$	61,105,756	$	1,787,075		$	62,892,831

OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:
ASSETS (Unrealized Appreciation): *
EQUITY CONTRACT
Contract for Difference Swap Agreement	$	—	$	10		$	10
LIABILITIES (Unrealized Depreciation): *
EQUITY CONTRACT
Contract for Difference Swap Agreement		—		(1,320	)		(1,320	)

TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS	$	—	$	(1,310	)	$	(1,310	)


(a)		Please refer to the Schedule of Investments (“SOI”) for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

*		Other financial instruments are derivatives reflected in the SOI, such as futures, forwards, and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation of the instrument.

The Fund did not have significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year ended December 31, 2010.

There were no Level 3 investments held at December 31, 2010 or December 31, 2009.

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued amended guidance to improve disclosure about fair value measurements which requires additional disclosures about transfers between Levels 1 and 2 and separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the reconciliation of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). FASB also clarified existing disclosure requirements relating to the levels of disaggregation of fair value measurement and inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2009 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management has adopted the amended guidance and determined that there was no material impact to the Fund’s financial statements except for additional disclosures made in the notes. Disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the rollforward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the additional disclosure requirements on the Fund’s financial statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments.

The Fund may engage in various portfolio investment strategies by investing in a number of derivative financial instruments for the purpose of increasing the income of the Fund, hedging against changes in the value of its portfolio securities and in the value of securities it intends to purchase, or hedging against a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction is denominated or another currency. Investing in certain derivative financial instruments, including participation in the options, futures, or swap markets, entails certain execution, liquidity, hedging, tax, and securities, interest, credit, or currency market risks. Losses may arise if the Adviser’s

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prediction of movements in the direction of the securities, foreign currency, and interest rate markets is inaccurate. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform its duties under a contract, or that, in the event of default, the Fund may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments or other contractual remedies owed to it under derivative contracts. The creditworthiness of the counterparties is closely monitored in order to minimize these risks. Participation in derivative transactions involves investment risks, transaction costs, and potential losses to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these strategies. The consequences of these risks, transaction costs, and losses may have a negative impact on the Fund’s ability to pay distributions.

The Fund’s derivative contracts held at December 31, 2010, if any, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP.

Swap Agreements. The Fund may enter into equity contract for difference swap transactions for the purpose of increasing the income of the Fund. The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio security transactions. In an equity contract for difference swap, a set of future cash flows is exchanged between two counterparties. One of these cash flow streams will typically be based on a reference interest rate combined with the performance of a notional value of shares of a stock. The other will be based on the performance of the shares of a stock. Depending on the general state of short-term interest rates and the returns on the Fund’s portfolio securities at the time a swap 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.

Unrealized gains related to swaps are reported as an asset and unrealized losses are reported as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The change in value of swaps, including the accrual of periodic amounts of interest to be received or paid on swaps, is reported as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic payment or termination of swap agreements.

The Fund has entered into equity contract for difference swap agreements with The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Details of the swaps at December 31, 2010 are reflected within the Schedule of Investments and further details are as follows:


				Net Unrealized
Notional	Equity Security	Interest Rate/	Termination	Appreciation/
Amount	Received	Equity Security Paid	Date	Depreciation
	Market Value Appreciation on:	One Month LIBOR plus 90 bps plus Market Value Depreciation on:
$486,756 (50,000 Shares)	Rolls-Royce Group plc	Rolls-Royce Group plc	6/27/11	$	(1,320	)
4,972 (3,200,000 Shares)	Rolls-Royce Group plc, Cl. C	Rolls-Royce Group plc, Cl. C	6/27/11		10

				$	(1,310	)

The Fund’s volume of activity in equity contract for difference swap agreements during the year ended December 31, 2010 had an average monthly notional amount of approximately $448,358.

As of December 31, 2010, the value of equity contract for difference swap agreements can be found in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under Assets, Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts and Liabilities, Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the effect of equity contract for difference swap agreements can be found in the Statement of Operations under Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Swap Contracts, and Foreign Currency, Net realized gain on swap contracts and Net change in unrealized appreciation on swap contracts.

Futures Contracts. The Fund may engage in futures contracts for the purpose of hedging against changes in the value of its portfolio securities and in the value of securities it intends to purchase. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker an amount of cash or cash equivalents equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed.

There are several risks in connection with the use of futures contracts as a hedging instrument. The change in value of futures contracts primarily corresponds with the value of their underlying instruments, which may not correlate with the change in value of the hedged investments. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund held no investments in futures contracts.

Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts. The Fund may engage in forward foreign exchange contracts for the purpose of hedging a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction is denominated or another currency as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Forward foreign exchange contracts are valued at the forward rate and are marked-to-market daily. The change in market value is included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency translations. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

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The use of forward foreign exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the Fund’s portfolio securities, but it does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although forward foreign exchange contracts limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase. In addition, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund held no investments in forward foreign exchange contracts.

Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with primary government securities dealers recognized by the Federal Reserve Board, with member banks of the Federal Reserve System, or with other brokers or dealers that meet credit guidelines established by the Adviser and reviewed by the Board. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, the Fund takes possession of an underlying debt obligation subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and the Fund to resell, the obligation at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during the Fund’s holding period. It is the policy of the Fund to receive and maintain securities as collateral whose market value is not less than their repurchase price. The Fund will make payment for such securities only upon physical delivery or upon evidence of book entry transfer of the collateral to the account of the custodian. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market on a daily basis to maintain the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. At December 31, 2010, the Fund held no investments in repurchase agreements.

Securities Sold Short. The Fund may enter into short sale transactions. Short selling involves selling securities that may or may not be owned and, at times, borrowing the same securities for delivery to the purchaser, with an obligation to replace such borrowed securities at a later date. The proceeds received from short sales are recorded as liabilities and the Fund records an unrealized gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received and the value of an open short position on the day of determination. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when the short position is closed out. By entering into a short sale, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security sold short. Dividends on short sales are recorded as an expense by the Fund on the ex-dividend date and interest expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The broker retains collateral for the value of the open positions, which is adjusted periodically as the value of the position fluctuates. At December 31, 2010, there were no short sales outstanding.

Foreign Currency Translations. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments, and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in foreign exchange rates and/or changes in market prices of securities have been included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Fund and the amounts actually received. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuation in exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in realized gain/loss on investments.

Foreign Securities. The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies, and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Foreign Taxes. The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain or loss on investments determined by using the identified cost method. Interest income (including amortization of premium and accretion of discount) is recorded on the accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield to maturity method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends.

Custodian Fee Credits and Interest Expense. When cash balances are maintained in the custody account, the Fund receives credits which are used to offset custodian fees. The gross expenses paid under the custody arrangement are included in custodian fees in the Statement of Operations with the corresponding expense offset, if any, shown as “Custodian fee credits.” When cash balances are overdrawn, the Fund is charged an overdraft fee equal to 2.00% above the federal funds rate on outstanding balances. This amount, if any, would be included in “interest expense” in the Statement of Operations.

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Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are based on income and capital gains as determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from income and capital gains as determined under GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities and foreign currency transactions held by the Fund, timing differences, and differing characterizations of distributions made by the Fund. Distributions from net investment income for federal income tax purposes include net realized gains on foreign currency transactions. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate capital accounts in the period when the differences arise. Permanent differences were primarily due to the tax treatment of currency gains and losses, disallowed expenses related to offering expense, recharacterization of distributions, and swap reclasses. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2010, reclassifications were made to decrease accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income by $572,852 and to decrease accumulated net realized loss on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency transactions by $87,616, with an offsetting adjustment to paid-in capital.

Distributions sourced from paid-in capital should not be considered as dividend yield or the total return from an investment in the Fund.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was as follows:


	Year Ended		Year Ended
	December 31, 2010		December 31, 2009
	Common		Common
Distributions paid from:
Ordinary income	$	2,055,991	$	1,596,871
Net long-term capital gains		60,058		—
Return of capital		1,561,292		2,063,796

Total distributions paid	$	3,677,341	$	3,660,667

Provision for Income Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment company taxable income and net capital gains. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

At December 31, 2010, the components of accumulated earnings/losses on a tax basis were as follows:


Net unrealized appreciation on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency translations	$	9,805,771
Other temporary differences*		922

Total	$	9,806,693


*		Other temporary differences are primarily due to mark-to-market and accrual adjustments on investments in swap contracts.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $375,515.

At December 31, 2010, the temporary difference between book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation on investments was primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales for tax purposes and mark-to-market adjustments on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized appreciation at December 31, 2010:


			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized			Net Unrealized
	Cost		Appreciation		Depreciation			Appreciation
Investments	$	53,088,783	$	12,115,877	$	(2,311,829	)	$	9,804,048

The Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Income tax and related interest and penalties would be recognized by the Fund as tax expense in the Statement of Operations if the tax positions were deemed not to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of December 31, 2010, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. Tax years ended December 31, 2007 through December 31, 2010 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities. On an ongoing basis, the Adviser will monitor the Fund’s tax positions to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary.

3. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates. The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Adviser which provides that the Fund will pay the Adviser a fee, computed weekly and paid monthly, currently equal on an annual basis to 0.80% (prior to May 28, 2010, the Advisory fees was 0.90%) of the value of the Fund’s average weekly total assets. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Fund’s portfolio and oversees the administration of all aspects of the Fund’s business and affairs.

There was a reduction in the advisory fee paid to the Adviser relating to certain portfolio holdings, i.e., unsupervised assets, of the Fund with respect to which the Adviser transferred dispositive and voting control to the Fund’s Proxy Voting Committee. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund’s Proxy Voting Committee exercised control and discretion over all rights to vote or consent with respect to such securities, and the Adviser reduced its fee with respect to such securities by $2,514.

THE GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund paid brokerage commissions on security trades of $3,030 to Gabelli & Company, Inc. (“Gabelli & Co.”), an affiliate of the Adviser.

The cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund paid or accrued $45,000 to the Adviser in connection with the cost of computing the Fund’s NAV.

As per the approval of the Board, the Fund compensates officers of the Fund, who are employed by the Fund and are not employed by the Adviser (although the officers may receive incentive based variable compensation from affiliates of the Adviser) and pays its allocated portion of the cost of the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer. For the year ended December 31, 2010 the Fund paid or accrued $62,079 in payroll expenses in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund pays each Trustee who is not considered an affiliated person an annual retainer of $3,000 plus $1,000 for each Board meeting attended. Each Trustee is reimbursed by the Fund for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $500 per meeting attended, the Audit Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $3,000, the Nominating Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $2,000, and the Lead Trustee receives an annual fee of $1,000. A Trustee may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for participation in certain meetings held on behalf of multiple funds. Trustees who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund.

4. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities for the year ended December 31, 2010, other than short-term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $4,435,497 and $4,529,926, respectively.

5. Capital. The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares of beneficial interest (par value $0.001). The Board has authorized the repurchase of its shares on the open market when the shares are trading at a discount of 10% or more (or such other percentage as the Board may determine from time to time) from the NAV of the shares. During the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Fund did not repurchase any common shares of beneficial interest in the open market.

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:


	Year Ended				Year Ended
	December 31, 2010				December 31, 2009
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount
Net increase from shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions		19,728	$	385,566		4,010	$	77,210

A shelf registration authorizing the offering of preferred shares was declared effective by the SEC on March 19, 2008. Offering costs of $103,678 relating to the shelf registration were written off in 2010.

6. Industry Concentration. Because the Fund primarily invests in common stocks and other securities of foreign and domestic companies in the utility industry, its portfolio may be subject to greater risk and market fluctuations than a portfolio of securities representing a broad range of investments.

7. Indemnifications. The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

8. Other Matters. On April 24, 2008, the Adviser entered into a settlement with the SEC to resolve an inquiry regarding prior frequent trading activity in shares of the GAMCO Global Growth Fund (the “Global Growth Fund”) by one investor who was banned from the Global Growth Fund in August 2002. In the administrative settlement order, the SEC found that the Adviser had willfully violated Section 206(2) of the 1940 Act, Section 17(d) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17d-1 thereunder, and had willfully aided and abetted and caused violations of Section 12(d)(1)(B)(i) of the 1940 Act. Under the terms of the settlement, the Adviser, while neither admitting nor denying the SEC’s findings and allegations, paid $16 million (which included a $5 million civil monetary penalty), approximately $12.8 million of which is in the process of being paid to shareholders of the Global Growth Fund in accordance with a plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the independent directors of the Global Growth Fund and acceptable to the staff of the SEC, and agreed to cease and desist from future violations of the above referenced federal securities laws and rule. The SEC order also noted the cooperation that the Adviser had given the staff of the SEC during its inquiry. The settlement did not have a material adverse impact on the Adviser or its ability to fulfill its obligations under the Advisory Agreement. On the same day, the SEC filed a civil action against the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser, alleging violations of certain federal securities laws arising from the same matter. The officer is also an officer of the Fund, the Global Growth Fund, and other funds in the Gabelli/GAMCO fund complex. The officer denied the allegations and is continuing in his positions with the Adviser and the funds. The court dismissed certain claims and found that the SEC was not entitled to pursue various remedies against the officer while leaving one remedy in the event the SEC were able to prove violations of law. The court subsequently dismissed without prejudice the remaining remedy against the officer, which would allow the SEC to appeal the court’s rulings. On October 29, 2010 the SEC filed its appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit regarding the lower court’s orders. The Adviser currently expects that any resolution of the action against the officer will not have a material adverse impact on the Fund or the Adviser or its ability to fulfill its obligations under the Advisory Agreement.

9. Subsequent Events. Management has evaluated the impact on the Fund of all subsequent events occurring through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

THE GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust (hereafter referred to as the “Trust”) at December 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 28, 2011

THE GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST
ADDITIONAL FUND INFORMATION (Unaudited)

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to the Trustees and officers of the Fund is set forth below. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554) or by writing to The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422.


		Number of
	Term of	Funds in Fund
Name, Position(s)	Office and	Complex
Address¹	Length of	Overseen by		Principal Occupation(s)	Other Directorships
and Age	Time Served²	Trustee		During Past Five Years	Held by Trustee⁴
INTERESTED TRUSTEE³:
Salvatore M. Salibello Trustee Age: 65	Since 2004**		3	Certified Public Accountant and Managing Partner of the public accounting firm of Salibello & Broder LLP since 1978	Director of Kid Brands, Inc. (group of companies in infant and juvenile products) and until September 2007, Director of Brooklyn Federal Bank Corp., Inc. (independent community bank)

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES⁵:
Anthony J. Colavita Trustee Age: 75	Since 2004*		34	President of the law firm of Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.	—

James P. Conn Trustee Age: 72	Since 2004**		18	Former Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. (insurance holding company) (1992-1998)	Director of First Republic Bank (banking) through January 2008 and LaQuinta Corp. (hotels) through January 2006

Mario d’Urso Trustee Age: 70	Since 2004***		5	Chairman of Mittel Capital Markets S.p.A. since 2001; Senator in the Italian Parliament (1996-2001)	—

Vincent D. Enright Trustee Age: 67	Since 2004***		16	Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of KeySpan Corporation (public utility) (1994-1998)	Director of Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (therapeutics and diagnostics) and until September 2006, Director of Aphton Corporation (pharmaceuticals)

Michael J. Melarkey Trustee Age: 61	Since 2004***		5	Partner in the law firm of Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel, Mulligan & McKenzie	Director of Southwest Gas Corporation (natural gas utility)

Salvatore J. Zizza Trustee Age: 65	Since 2004*		28	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zizza & Co., Ltd. (private holding company) and Chief Executive Officer of General Employment Enterprises, Inc.	Director of Harbor BioSciences, Inc. (biotechnology); and Trans-Lux Corporation (business services); Chairman of each of BAM (manufacturing); Metropolitan Paper Recycling (recycling); Bergen Cove Realty Inc. (real estate); Bion Environmental Technologies (technology) (2005-2008); Director of Earl Scheib Inc. (automotive painting) through April 2009

THE GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST
ADDITIONAL FUND INFORMATION (Continued) (Unaudited)


	Term of
Name, Position(s)	Office and
Address¹	Length of	Principal Occupation(s)
and Age	Time Served²	During Past Five Years
OFFICERS:

Bruce N. Alpert President Age: 59	Since 2004	Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 1988 and an officer of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex. Director of Teton Advisors, Inc. since 1998; Chairman of Teton Advisors, Inc. 2008 to 2010; President of Teton Advisors, Inc. 1998 through 2008; Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2008

Agnes Mullady Treasurer and Secretary Age: 52	Since 2006	Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc since 2009; Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2007; Officer of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Senior Vice President of U.S. Trust Company, N.A. and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Excelsior Funds from 2004 through 2005

David I. Schachter Vice President Age: 57	Since 2004	Vice President of other closed-end funds within the Gabelli Funds complex; Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 1996

Peter D. Goldstein Chief Compliance Officer Age: 57	Since 2004	Director of Regulatory Affairs at GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2004; Chief Compliance Officer of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex


¹		Address: One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422, unless otherwise noted.

²		The Fund’s Board of Trustees is divided into three classes, each class having a term of three years. Each year the term of office of one class expires and the successor or successors elected to such class serve for a three year term. The three year term for each class expires as follows:


*		— Term expires at the Fund’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

**		— Term expires at the Fund’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

***		— Term expires at the Fund’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.


		Each officer will hold office for an indefinite term until the date he or she resigns or retires or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

³		“Interested person” of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act. Mr. Salibello may be considered an “interested person” of the Fund as a result of being a partner in an accounting firm that provides professional services to affiliates of the investment adviser.

⁴		This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, i.e., public companies, or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

⁵		Trustees who are not interested persons are considered “Independent” Trustees.

THE GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST
INCOME TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
December 31, 2010

Cash Dividends and Distributions

Common Shares


				Total Amount		Ordinary		Long-Term				Dividend
Payable		Record		Paid		Investment		Capital		Return of		Reinvestment
Date		Date		Per Share (a)		Income (a)		Gains (a)		Capital (a)(c)		Price
	01/22/10		01/14/10	$	0.10000	$	0.05596	$	0.00159	$	0.04246	$	19.3500
	02/19/10		02/11/10		0.10000		0.05596		0.00159		0.04246		19.1500
	03/24/10		03/17/10		0.10000		0.05596		0.00159		0.04246		19.3900
	04/23/10		04/16/10		0.10000		0.05596		0.00159		0.04246		20.0000
	05/24/10		05/17/10		0.10000		0.05596		0.00159		0.04246		17.9600
	06/23/10		06/16/10		0.10000		0.05596		0.00159		0.04246		18.4372
	07/23/10		07/16/10		0.10000		0.05596		0.00159		0.04246		19.3500
	08/24/10		08/17/10		0.10000		0.05596		0.00159		0.04246		18.7826
	09/23/10		09/16/10		0.10000		0.05596		0.00159		0.04246		19.7500
	10/22/10		10/15/10		0.10000		0.05596		0.00159		0.04246		20.6100
	11/22/10		11/15/10		0.10000		0.05596		0.00159		0.04246		20.4500
	12/17/10		12/14/10		0.10000		0.05596		0.00159		0.04246		19.9028

				$	1.20000	$	0.67146	$	0.01906	$	0.50948

A Form 1099-DIV has been mailed to all shareholders of record for the distributions mentioned above, setting forth specific amounts to be included in the 2010 tax returns. Ordinary income distributions include net investment income and realized net short-term capital gains. Ordinary income is reported in box 1a of Form 1099-DIV.

The long-term gain distributions for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 were $60,058, or the maximum amount.

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction, Qualified Dividend Income, and U.S. Treasury Securities Income

The Fund paid to common shareholders an ordinary income dividend of $0.6715 per share in 2010. For the year ended December 31, 2010, 83.93% of the ordinary dividend qualified for the dividends received deduction available to corporations, 100% of the ordinary income distribution was qualified dividend income, and 0.29% of the ordinary income distribution was qualified interest income. The percentage of ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund during 2010 derived from U.S. Treasury securities was 0.11%. Such income is exempt from state and local tax in all states. However, many states, including New York and California, allow a tax exemption for a portion of the income earned only if a mutual fund has invested at least 50% of its assets at the end of each quarter of its fiscal year in U.S. Government securities. The Fund did not meet this strict requirement in 2010. The percentage of U.S. Government securities held as of December 31, 2010 was 2.60%.

Historical Distribution Summary

Common Shares


			Short-Term		Long-Term						Adjustment
	Investment		Capital		Capital		Return of		Total		to
	Income (b)		Gains (b)		Gains		Capital (c)		Distributions (a)		Cost Basis (d)
2010	$	0.54838	$	0.12308	$	0.01906	$	0.50948	$	1.20000	$	0.50948
2009		0.53040		—		—		0.66960		1.20000		0.66960
2008		0.63471		0.07875		0.40064		0.08590		1.20000		0.08590
2007		0.30220		0.28180		0.94600		—		1.53000		—
2006		0.56420		0.09180		0.54400		—		1.20000		—
2005		0.63370		0.15660		0.65970		—		1.45000		—
2004		0.26099		0.07758		—		0.26143		0.60000		0.26143


(a)		Total amounts may differ due to rounding.

(b)		Taxable as ordinary income for Federal tax purposes.

(c)		Non-taxable.

(d)		Decrease in cost basis.

All designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

Certifications

The Fund’s Chief Executive Officer has certified to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) that, as of June 14, 2010, he was not aware of any violation by the Fund of applicable NYSE corporate governance listing standards. The Fund reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-CSR which contains certifications by the Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that relate to the Fund’s disclosure in such reports and that are required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act.

The Annual Meeting of The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust’s
shareholders will be held on Monday, May 16, 2011 at the Greenwich Library in Greenwich, Connecticut.

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
THE GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422


*Trustees*
Anthony J. Colavita
President,
Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.
James P. Conn
Former Managing Director &
Chief Investment Officer,
Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd.

Mario d’Urso
Former Italian Senator

Vincent D. Enright
Former Senior Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer,
KeySpan Corp.

Michael J. Melarkey
Attorney-at-Law,
Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel & Mulligan
Salvatore M. Salibello
Certified Public Accountant,
Salibello & Broder LLP
Salvatore J. Zizza
Chairman, Zizza & Co., Ltd.

Officers
Bruce N. Alpert
President

Peter D. Goldstein
Chief Compliance Officer

Agnes Mullady
Treasurer & Secretary

David I. Schachter
Vice President & Ombudsman

Investment Adviser
Gabelli Funds, LLC
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1422

Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company

Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP

Transfer Agent and Registrar

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Stock Exchange Listing


	Common
NYSE Amex—Symbol:	GLU
Shares Outstanding:		3,073,974

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.

The NASDAQ symbol for the Net Asset Value is “XGLUX.”

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.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

	(a)		The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

	(c)		There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

	(d)		The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

As of the end of the period covered by the report, the registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Vincent D. Enright is qualified to serve as an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that he is “independent,” as defined by Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Audit Fees

(a)

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $44,400 for 2009 and $36,407 for 2010.

Audit-Related Fees

(b)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $0 for 2009 and $0 for 2010.

Tax Fees

(c)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $4,000 for 2009 and $3,625 for 2010. Tax fees represent tax compliance services provided in connection with the review of the Registrant’s tax returns.

All Other Fees

(d)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $0 for 2009 and $0 for 2010.

(e)

(1)

Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Audit Committee (“Committee”) of the registrant is responsible for pre-approving (i) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the registrant and (ii) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Adviser, Gabelli Funds, LLC, and any affiliate of Gabelli Funds, LLC (“Gabelli”) that provides services to the registrant (a “Covered Services Provider”) if the independent registered public accounting firm’s engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. The Committee may delegate its responsibility to pre-approve any such audit and permissible non-audit services to the Chairperson of the Committee, and the Chairperson must report to the Committee, at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the Chairperson’s pre-approval of such services, his or her decision(s). The Committee may also establish detailed pre-approval policies and procedures for pre-approval of such services in accordance with applicable laws, including the delegation of some or all of the Committee’s pre-approval responsibilities to the other persons (other than Gabelli or the registrant’s officers). Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (ii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee or Chairperson prior to the completion of the audit.

(e)

(2)

The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows:

	(b)		100%

	(c)		100%

	(d)		N/A

(f)

The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was 0%.

	(g)		The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $0 for 2009 and $0 for 2010.

	(h)		The registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants.

The registrant has a separately designated audit committee consisting of the following members: Anthony J. Colavita, Vincent D. Enright, and Salvatore J. Zizza.

Item 6. Investments.

(a)		Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

(b)		Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

The Proxy Voting Policies are attached herewith.

The Voting of Proxies on Behalf of Clients

Rules 204(4)-2 and 204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Rule 30b1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 require investment advisers to adopt written policies and procedures governing the voting of proxies on behalf of their clients.

These procedures will be used by GAMCO Asset Management Inc., Gabelli Funds, LLC, Gabelli Securities, Inc., and Teton Advisors, Inc. (collectively, the “Advisers”) to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities held by their clients, including the procedures that the Advisers use when a vote presents a conflict between the interests of the shareholders of an investment company managed by one of the Advisers, on the one hand, and those of the Advisers; the principal underwriter; or any affiliated person of the investment company, the Advisers, or the principal underwriter. These procedures will not apply where the Advisers do not have voting discretion or where the Advisers have agreed to with a client to vote the client’s proxies in accordance with specific guidelines or procedures supplied by the client (to the extent permitted by ERISA).

I. Proxy Voting Committee

The Proxy Voting Committee was originally formed in April 1989 for the purpose of formulating guidelines and reviewing proxy statements within the parameters set by the substantive proxy voting guidelines originally published in 1988 and updated periodically, a copy of which are appended as Exhibit A. The Committee will include representatives of Research, Administration, Legal, and the Advisers. Additional or replacement members of the Committee will be nominated by the Chairman and voted upon by the entire Committee.

Meetings are held as needed basis to form views on the manner in which the Advisers should vote proxies on behalf of their clients.

In general, the Director of Proxy Voting Services, using the Proxy Guidelines, recommendations of Institutional Shareholder Corporate Governance Service (“ISS”), other third-party services and the analysts of Gabelli & Company, Inc., will determine how to vote on each issue. For non-controversial matters, the Director of Proxy Voting Services may vote the proxy if the vote is (1) consistent with the recommendations of the issuer’s Board of Directors and not contrary to the Proxy Guidelines; (2) consistent with the recommendations of the issuer’s Board of Directors and is a non-controversial issue not covered by the Proxy Guidelines; or (3) the vote is contrary to the recommendations of the Board of Directors but is consistent with the Proxy Guidelines. In those instances, the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Chairman of the Committee may sign and date the proxy statement indicating how each issue will be voted.

All matters identified by the Chairman of the Committee, the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Legal Department as controversial, taking into account the

recommendations of ISS or other third party services and the analysts of Gabelli & Company, Inc., will be presented to the Proxy Voting Committee. If the Chairman of the Committee, the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Legal Department has identified the matter as one that (1) is controversial; (2) would benefit from deliberation by the Proxy Voting Committee; or (3) may give rise to a conflict of interest between the Advisers and their clients, the Chairman of the Committee will initially determine what vote to recommend that the Advisers should cast and the matter will go before the Committee.

	A.		Conflicts of Interest.

			The Advisers have implemented these proxy voting procedures in order to prevent conflicts of interest from influencing their proxy voting decisions. By following the Proxy Guidelines, as well as the recommendations of ISS, other third-party services and the analysts of Gabelli & Company, the Advisers are able to avoid, wherever possible, the influence of potential conflicts of interest. Nevertheless, circumstances may arise in which one or more of the Advisers are faced with a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest in connection with its vote. In general, a conflict of interest may arise when an Adviser knowingly does business with an issuer, and may appear to have a material conflict between its own interests and the interests of the shareholders of an investment company managed by one of the Advisers regarding how the proxy is to be voted. A conflict also may exist when an Adviser has actual knowledge of a material business arrangement between an issuer and an affiliate of the Adviser.

			In practical terms, a conflict of interest may arise, for example, when a proxy is voted for a company that is a client of one of the Advisers, such as GAMCO Asset Management Inc. A conflict also may arise when a client of one of the Advisers has made a shareholder proposal in a proxy to be voted upon by one or more of the Advisers. The Director of Proxy Voting Services, together with the Legal Department, will scrutinize all proxies for these or other situations that may give rise to a conflict of interest with respect to the voting of proxies.

	B.		Operation of Proxy Voting Committee

			For matters submitted to the Committee, each member of the Committee will receive, prior to the meeting, a copy of the proxy statement, any relevant third party research, a summary of any views provided by the Chief Investment Officer and any recommendations by Gabelli & Company, Inc. analysts. The Chief Investment Officer or the Gabelli & Company, Inc. analysts may be invited to present their viewpoints. If the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Legal Department believe that the matter before the committee is one with respect to which a conflict of interest may exist between the Advisers and their clients, counsel will

provide an opinion to the Committee concerning the conflict. If the matter is one in which the interests of the clients of one or more of Advisers may diverge, counsel will so advise and the Committee may make different recommendations as to different clients. For any matters where the recommendation may trigger appraisal rights, counsel will provide an opinion concerning the likely risks and merits of such an appraisal action.

Each matter submitted to the Committee will be determined by the vote of a majority of the members present at the meeting. Should the vote concerning one or more recommendations be tied in a vote of the Committee, the Chairman of the Committee will cast the deciding vote. The Committee will notify the proxy department of its decisions and the proxies will be voted accordingly.

Although the Proxy Guidelines express the normal preferences for the voting of any shares not covered by a contrary investment guideline provided by the client, the Committee is not bound by the preferences set forth in the Proxy Guidelines and will review each matter on its own merits. Written minutes of all Proxy Voting Committee meetings will be maintained. The Advisers subscribe to ISS, which supplies current information on companies, matters being voted on, regulations, trends in proxy voting and information on corporate governance issues.

If the vote cast either by the analyst or as a result of the deliberations of the Proxy Voting Committee runs contrary to the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the issuer, the matter will be referred to legal counsel to determine whether an amendment to the most recently filed Schedule 13D is appropriate.

II. Social Issues and Other Client Guidelines

If a client has provided special instructions relating to the voting of proxies, they should be noted in the client’s account file and forwarded to the proxy department. This is the responsibility of the investment professional or sales assistant for the client. In accordance with Department of Labor guidelines, the Advisers’ policy is to vote on behalf of ERISA accounts in the best interest of the plan participants with regard to social issues that carry an economic impact. Where an account is not governed by ERISA, the Advisers will vote shares held on behalf of the client in a manner consistent with any individual investment/voting guidelines provided by the client. Otherwise the Advisers will abstain with respect to those shares.

III. Client Retention of Voting Rights

If a client chooses to retain the right to vote proxies or if there is any change in voting authority, the following should be notified by the investment professional or sales assistant for the client.

	-		Operations

	-		Legal Department

	-		Proxy Department

	-		Investment professional assigned to the account

In the event that the Board of Directors (or a Committee thereof) of one or more of the investment companies managed by one of the Advisers has retained direct voting control over any security, the Proxy Voting Department will provide each Board Member (or Committee member) with a copy of the proxy statement together with any other relevant information including recommendations of ISS or other third-party services.

IV. Voting Records

The Proxy Voting Department will retain a record of matters voted upon by the Advisers for their clients. The Advisers will supply information on how an account voted its proxies upon request.

A letter is sent to the custodians for all clients for which the Advisers have voting responsibility instructing them to forward all proxy materials to:

[Adviser name]
Attn: Proxy Voting Department
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1433

The sales assistant sends the letters to the custodians along with the trading/DTC instructions. Proxy voting records will be retained in compliance with Rule 204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act.

V. Voting Procedures

1. Custodian banks, outside brokerage firms and clearing firms are responsible for forwarding proxies directly to the Advisers.

Proxies are received in one of two forms:

•

Shareholder Vote Authorization Forms (“VAFs”) — Issued by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) VAFs must be voted through the issuing institution causing a time lag. Broadridge is an outside service contracted by the various institutions to issue proxy materials.

•

Proxy cards which may be voted directly.

2. Upon receipt of the proxy, the number of shares each form represents is logged into the proxy system according to security.

3. In the case of a discrepancy such as an incorrect number of shares, an improperly signed or dated card, wrong class of security, etc., the issuing custodian is notified by phone. A corrected proxy is requested. Any arrangements are made to insure that a

proper proxy is received in time to be voted (overnight delivery, fax, etc.). When securities are out on loan on record date, the custodian is requested to supply written verification.

4. Upon receipt of instructions from the proxy committee (see Administrative), the votes are cast and recorded for each account on an individual basis.

Records have been maintained on the Proxy Edge system. The system is backed up regularly.

Proxy Edge records include:

Security Name and Cusip Number
Date and Type of Meeting (Annual, Special, Contest)
Client Name
Adviser or Fund Account Number
Directors’ Recommendation
How GAMCO voted for the client on each issue

5. VAFs are kept alphabetically by security. Records for the current proxy season are located in the Proxy Voting Department office. In preparation for the upcoming season, files are transferred to an offsite storage facility during January/February.

6. Shareholder Vote Authorization Forms issued by Broadridge are always sent directly to a specific individual at Broadridge.

7. If a proxy card or VAF is received too late to be voted in the conventional matter, every attempt is made to vote on one of the following manners:

•

VAFs can be faxed to Broadridge up until the time of the meeting. This is followed up by mailing the original form.

•

When a solicitor has been retained, the solicitor is called. At the solicitor’s direction, the proxy is faxed.

8. In the case of a proxy contest, records are maintained for each opposing entity.

9. Voting in Person

a) At times it may be necessary to vote the shares in person. In this case, a “legal proxy” is obtained in the following manner:

•

Banks and brokerage firms using the services at Broadridge:

The back of the VAF is stamped indicating that we wish to vote in person. The forms are then sent overnight to Broadridge. Broadridge issues individual legal proxies and

sends them back via overnight (or the Adviser can pay messenger charges). A lead-time of at least two weeks prior to the meeting is needed to do this. Alternatively, the procedures detailed below for banks not using Broadridge may be implemented.

•		Banks and brokerage firms issuing proxies directly:

		The bank is called and/or faxed and a legal proxy is requested.

All legal proxies should appoint:

“Representative of [Adviser name] with full power of substitution.”

b) The legal proxies are given to the person attending the meeting along with the following supplemental material:

•		A limited Power of Attorney appointing the attendee an Adviser representative.

•		A list of all shares being voted by custodian only. Client names and account numbers are not included. This list must be presented, along with the proxies, to the Inspectors of Elections and/or tabulator at least one-half hour prior to the scheduled start of the meeting. The tabulator must “qualify” the votes (i.e. determine if the vote have previously been cast, if the votes have been rescinded, etc. vote have previously been cast, etc.).

•		A sample ERISA and Individual contract.

•		A sample of the annual authorization to vote proxies form.

•		A copy of our most recent Schedule 13D filing (if applicable).

Appendix A
Proxy Guidelines

PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

GENERAL POLICY STATEMENT

It is the policy of GAMCO Investors, Inc. to vote in the best economic interests of our clients. As we state in our Magna Carta of Shareholders Rights, established in May 1988, we are neither for nor against management. We are for shareholders.

At our first proxy committee meeting in 1989, it was decided that each proxy statement should be evaluated on its own merits within the framework first established by our Magna Carta of Shareholders Rights. The attached guidelines serve to enhance that broad framework.

We do not consider any issue routine. We take into consideration all of our research on the company, its directors, and their short and long-term goals for the company. In cases where issues that we generally do not approve of are combined with other issues, the negative aspects of the issues will be factored into the evaluation of the overall proposals but will not necessitate a vote in opposition to the overall proposals.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The advisers do not consider the election of the Board of Directors a routine issue. Each slate of directors is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Factors taken into consideration include:

•

Historical responsiveness to shareholders

	This may include such areas as:

	•		Paying greenmail

	•		Failure to adopt shareholder resolutions receiving a majority of shareholder votes

•		Qualifications

•		Nominating committee in place

•		Number of outside directors on the board

•		Attendance at meetings

•		Overall performance

SELECTION OF AUDITORS

In general, we support the Board of Directors’ recommendation for auditors.

BLANK CHECK PREFERRED STOCK

We oppose the issuance of blank check preferred stock.

Blank check preferred stock allows the company to issue stock and establish dividends, voting rights, etc. without further shareholder approval.

CLASSIFIED BOARD

A classified board is one where the directors are divided into classes with overlapping terms. A different class is elected at each annual meeting.

While a classified board promotes continuity of directors facilitating long range planning, we feel directors should be accountable to shareholders on an annual basis. We will look

at this proposal on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration the board’s historical responsiveness to the rights of shareholders.

Where a classified board is in place we will generally not support attempts to change to an annually elected board.

When an annually elected board is in place, we generally will not support attempts to classify the board.

INCREASE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK

The request to increase the amount of outstanding shares is considered on a case-by-case basis.

Factors taken into consideration include:

•

Future use of additional shares

	-		Stock split

	-		Stock option or other executive compensation plan

	-		Finance growth of company/strengthen balance sheet

	-		Aid in restructuring

	-		Improve credit rating

	-		Implement a poison pill or other takeover defense

•

Amount of stock currently authorized but not yet issued or reserved for stock option plans

•

Amount of additional stock to be authorized and its dilutive effect

We will support this proposal if a detailed and verifiable plan for the use of the additional shares is contained in the proxy statement.

CONFIDENTIAL BALLOT

We support the idea that a shareholder’s identity and vote should be treated with confidentiality.

However, we look at this issue on a case-by-case basis.

In order to promote confidentiality in the voting process, we endorse the use of independent Inspectors of Election.

CUMULATIVE VOTING

In general, we support cumulative voting.

Cumulative voting is a process by which a shareholder may multiply the number of directors being elected by the number of shares held on record date and cast the total number for one candidate or allocate the voting among two or more candidates.

Where cumulative voting is in place, we will vote against any proposal to rescind this shareholder right.

Cumulative voting may result in a minority block of stock gaining representation on the board. When a proposal is made to institute cumulative voting, the proposal will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. While we feel that each board member should represent all shareholders, cumulative voting provides minority shareholders an opportunity to have their views represented.

DIRECTOR LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

We support efforts to attract the best possible directors by limiting the liability and increasing the indemnification of directors, except in the case of insider dealing.

EQUAL ACCESS TO THE PROXY

The SEC’s rules provide for shareholder resolutions. However, the resolutions are limited in scope and there is a 500 word limit on proponents’ written arguments. Management has no such limitations. While we support equal access to the proxy, we would look at such variables as length of time required to respond, percentage of ownership, etc.

FAIR PRICE PROVISIONS

Charter provisions requiring a bidder to pay all shareholders a fair price are intended to prevent two-tier tender offers that may be abusive. Typically, these provisions do not apply to board-approved transactions.

We support fair price provisions because we feel all shareholders should be entitled to receive the same benefits.

Reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

GOLDEN PARACHUTES

Golden parachutes are severance payments to top executives who are terminated or demoted after a takeover.

We support any proposal that would assure management of its own welfare so that they may continue to make decisions in the best interest of the company and shareholders even if the decision results in them losing their job. We do not, however, support excessive golden parachutes. Therefore, each proposal will be decided on a case-by- case basis.

Note: Congress has imposed a tax on any parachute that is more than three times the executive’s average annual compensation.

ANTI-GREENMAIL PROPOSALS

We do not support greenmail. An offer extended to one shareholder should be extended to all shareholders equally across the board.

LIMIT SHAREHOLDERS’ RIGHTS TO CALL SPECIAL MEETINGS

We support the right of shareholders to call a special meeting.

CONSIDERATION OF NONFINANCIAL EFFECTS OF A MERGER

This proposal releases the directors from only looking at the financial effects of a merger and allows them the opportunity to consider the merger’s effects on employees, the community, and consumers.

As a fiduciary, we are obligated to vote in the best economic interests of our clients. In general, this proposal does not allow us to do that. Therefore, we generally cannot support this proposal.

Reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

MERGERS, BUYOUTS, SPIN-OFFS, RESTRUCTURINGS

Each of the above is considered on a case-by-case basis. According to the Department of Labor, we are not required to vote for a proposal simply because the offering price is at a premium to the current market price. We may take into consideration the long term interests of the shareholders.

MILITARY ISSUES

Shareholder proposals regarding military production must be evaluated on a purely economic set of criteria for our ERISA clients. As such, decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.

In voting on this proposal for our non-ERISA clients, we will vote according to the client’s direction when applicable. Where no direction has been given, we will vote in the best economic interests of our clients. It is not our duty to impose our social judgment on others.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Shareholder proposals requesting the signing of the MacBride principles for the purpose of countering the discrimination of Catholics in hiring practices must be evaluated on a purely economic set of criteria for our ERISA clients. As such, decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.

In voting on this proposal for our non-ERISA clients, we will vote according to client direction when applicable. Where no direction has been given, we will vote in the best economic interests of our clients. It is not our duty to impose our social judgment on others.

OPT OUT OF STATE ANTI-TAKEOVER LAW

This shareholder proposal requests that a company opt out of the coverage of the state’s takeover statutes. Example: Delaware law requires that a buyer must acquire at least 85% of the company’s stock before the buyer can exercise control unless the board approves.

We consider this on a case-by-case basis. Our decision will be based on the following:

•		State of Incorporation

•		Management history of responsiveness to shareholders

•		Other mitigating factors

POISON PILL

In general, we do not endorse poison pills.

In certain cases where management has a history of being responsive to the needs of shareholders and the stock is very liquid, we will reconsider this position.

REINCORPORATION

Generally, we support reincorporation for well-defined business reasons. We oppose reincorporation if proposed solely for the purpose of reincorporating in a state with more stringent anti-takeover statutes that may negatively impact the value of the stock.

STOCK OPTION PLANS

Stock option plans are an excellent way to attract, hold and motivate directors and employees. However, each stock option plan must be evaluated on its own merits, taking into consideration the following:

•		Dilution of voting power or earnings per share by more than 10%

•		Kind of stock to be awarded, to whom, when and how much

•		Method of payment

•

Amount of stock already authorized but not yet issued under existing stock option plans

SUPERMAJORITY VOTE REQUIREMENTS

Supermajority vote requirements in a company’s charter or bylaws require a level of voting approval in excess of a simple majority of the outstanding shares. In general, we oppose supermajority-voting requirements. Supermajority requirements often exceed the average level of shareholder participation. We support proposals’ approvals by a simple majority of the shares voting.

LIMIT SHAREHOLDERS RIGHT TO ACT BY WRITTEN CONSENT

Written consent allows shareholders to initiate and carry on a shareholder action without having to wait until the next annual meeting or to call a special meeting. It permits action to be taken by the written consent of the same percentage of the shares that would be required to effect proposed action at a shareholder meeting.

Reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Mr. Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust, (the Fund). Mr. Gabelli has served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer -Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc. and its affiliates since their organization.

MANAGEMENT OF OTHER ACCOUNTS

The table below shows the number of other accounts managed by Mario J. Gabelli and the total assets in each of the following categories: registered investment companies, other paid investment vehicles and other accounts as of December 31, 2010. For each category, the table also shows the number of accounts and the total assets in the accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on account performance.


					Total Assets in
Name of				No. of Accounts	Accounts where
Portfolio Manager		Total		where Advisory Fee	Advisory Fee is
or		No. of Accounts		is Based on	Based on
Team Member	Type of Accounts	Managed	Total Assets	Performance	Performance
1. Mario J. Gabelli	Registered	26	17.1B	8	4.3B
	Investment
	Companies:
	Other Pooled	16	478.4M	14	470.6M
	Investment
	Vehicles:
	Other Accounts:	1,702	14.4B	9	1.9B

POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

As reflected above, Mr. Gabelli manages accounts in addition to the Fund. Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a Portfolio Manager also has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to one or more other accounts. These potential conflicts include:

ALLOCATION OF LIMITED TIME AND ATTENTION. As indicated above, Mr. Gabelli manages multiple accounts. As a result, he will not be able to devote all of his time to management of the Fund. Mr. Gabelli, therefore, may not be able to formulate as complete a strategy or identify equally attractive investment opportunities for each of those accounts as might be the case if he were to devote all of his attention to the management of only the Fund.

ALLOCATION OF LIMITED INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. As indicated above, Mr. Gabelli manages managed accounts with investment strategies and/or policies that are similar to the Fund. In these cases, if the he identifies an investment opportunity that may be suitable for multiple accounts, a Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity because the opportunity may be allocated among all or many of these accounts or other accounts managed primarily by other Portfolio Managers of the Adviser, and their affiliates. In addition, in the event Mr. Gabelli determines to purchase a security for more than one account in an aggregate amount that may influence the market price of the security, accounts that purchased or sold the security first may receive a more favorable price than accounts that made subsequent transactions.

SELECTION OF BROKER/DEALERS. Because of Mr. Gabelli’s position with the Distributor and his indirect majority ownership interest in the Distributor, he may have an incentive to use the Distributor to execute portfolio transactions for a Fund.

PURSUIT OF DIFFERING STRATEGIES. At times, Mr. Gabelli may determine that an investment opportunity may be appropriate for only some of the accounts for which he exercises investment responsibility, or may decide that certain of the funds or accounts should take differing positions with respect to a particular security. In these cases, he may execute differing or opposite transactions for one or more accounts which may affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment of one or more other accounts.

VARIATION IN COMPENSATION. A conflict of interest may arise where the financial or other benefits available to Mr. Gabelli differ among the accounts that he manages. If the structure of the Adviser’s management fee or the Portfolio Manager’s compensation differs among accounts (such as where certain accounts pay higher management fees or performance-based management fees), the Portfolio Manager may be motivated to favor certain accounts over others. The Portfolio Manager also may be motivated to favor accounts in which he has an investment interest, or in which the Adviser, or their affiliates have investment interests. Similarly, the desire to maintain assets under management or to enhance a Portfolio Manager’s performance record or to derive other rewards, financial or otherwise, could influence the Portfolio Manager in affording preferential treatment to those accounts that could most significantly benefit the Portfolio Manager. For example, as reflected above, if Mr. Gabelli manages accounts which have performance fee arrangements, certain portions of his compensation will depend on the achievement of performance milestones on those accounts. Mr. Gabelli could be incented to afford preferential treatment to those accounts and thereby by subject to a potential conflict of interest.

The Adviser, and the Funds have adopted compliance policies and procedures that are designed to address the various conflicts of interest that may arise for the Adviser and their staff members. However, there is no guarantee that such policies and procedures will be able to detect and prevent every situation in which an actual or potential conflict may arise.

COMPENSATION STRUCTURE FOR MARIO J. GABELLI

Mr. Gabelli receives incentive-based variable compensation based on a percentage of net revenues received by the Adviser for managing the Fund. Net revenues are determined by deducting from gross investment management fees the firm’s expenses (other than Mr. Gabelli’s compensation) allocable to this Fund. Five closed-end registered investment companies managed by Mr. Gabelli have arrangements whereby the Adviser will only receive its investment advisory fee attributable to the liquidation value of outstanding preferred stock (and Mr. Gabelli would only receive his percentage of such advisory fee) if certain performance levels are met. Additionally, he receives similar incentive based variable compensation for managing other accounts within the firm and its affiliates. This method of compensation is based on the premise that superior long-term performance in managing a portfolio should be rewarded with higher compensation as a result of growth of assets through appreciation and net investment activity. The level of compensation is not determined with specific reference to the performance of any account against any specific benchmark. One of the other registered investment companies managed by Mr. Gabelli has a performance (fulcrum) fee arrangement for which his compensation is adjusted up or down based on the performance of the investment company relative to an index. Mr. Gabelli manages other accounts with performance fees. Compensation for managing these accounts has two components. One component is based on a percentage of net revenues to the investment adviser for managing the account. The second component is based on absolute performance of the account, with respect to which a percentage of such performance fee is paid to Mr. Gabelli. As an executive officer of the Adviser’s parent company, GBL, Mr. Gabelli also receives ten percent of the net operating profits of the parent company. He receives no base salary, no annual bonus, and no stock options.

OWNERSHIP OF SHARES IN THE FUND

Mario J. Gabelli owned $0 of shares of the Fund as of December 31, 2010.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

REGISTRANT PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES


				(d) Maximum Number
			(c) Total Number of	(or Approximate
			Shares (or Units)	Dollar Value) of
			Purchased as Part	Shares (or Units)
	(a) Total Number of	(b) Average Price	of Publicly	that May Yet Be
	Shares (or Units)	Paid per Share (or	Announced Plans or	Purchased Under the
Period	Purchased	Unit)	Programs	Plans or Programs
Month #1 07/01/10 through 07/31/10	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — 3,067,383 Preferred — N/A

Month #2 08/01/10 through 08/31/10	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — 3,067,383 Preferred — N/A

Month #3 09/01/10 through 09/30/10	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — 3,069,629 Preferred — N/A

Month #4 10/01/10 through 10/31/10	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — 3,071,816 Preferred — N/A

Month #5 11/01/10 through 11/30/10	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — 3,073,974 Preferred — N/A

Month #6 12/01/10 through 12/31/10	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — 3,073,974 Preferred — N/A

Total	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	Common — N/A Preferred — N/A	N/A

Footnote columns (c) and (d) of the table, by disclosing the following information in the aggregate for all plans or programs publicly announced:

a.		The date each plan or program was announced — The notice of the potential repurchase of common and preferred shares occurs quarterly in the Fund’s quarterly report in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

b.		The dollar amount (or share or unit amount) approved — Any or all common shares outstanding may be repurchased when the Fund’s common shares are trading at a discount of 10% or more from the net asset value of the shares.

		Any or all preferred shares outstanding may be repurchased when the Fund’s preferred shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation value of $25.00.

c.		The expiration date (if any) of each plan or program — The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.

d.		Each plan or program that has expired during the period covered by the table — The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.

Each plan or program the registrant has determined to terminate prior to expiration, or under which the registrant does not intend to make further purchases. — The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On December 3, 2010, the Board of Trustees of The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust (the “Fund”) amended and restated in its entirety the bylaws of the Fund (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”). The Amended and Restated Bylaws were deemed effective December 3, 2010.

Item 11. 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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1)

Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

(a)(2)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

(a)(3)

Not applicable.

(b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 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 Global Utility & Income Trust



	By (Signature and Title)*	/s/ Bruce N. Alpert
		Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

Date 3/9/11

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 3/9/11



	By(Signature and Title)*	/s/ Agnes Mullady
		Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date 3/9/11


^*		Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.