We believe stock option plans are an excellent way to attract, hold and motivate employees. As an asset manager we have evaluated many plans and have fought on behalf of our clients to defeat abusive or super-dilutive stock option programs.

Since our initial public offering in February 1999, we have granted stock options to substantially all of our staff. At June 30, 2002 options to purchase 693,000 shares of our common stock were outstanding and total shares set aside for option grants have remained below 10% of the total shares outstanding.

Gabelli Asset Management Inc. through its subsidiaries manages $23.2 billion in assets in mutual funds and closed end funds (Gabelli Funds LLC), partnerships (Alternative Investment Group), and private investment advisory accounts (GAMCO).

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