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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-05715
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc.
 
(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: March 31, 2009
Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith.
(GABELLI LOGO)
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc.
First Quarter Report
March 31, 2009
To Our Shareholders,
     The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund’s (the “Fund”) net asset value (“NAV”) total return was (8.4)% during the first quarter of 2009, compared with declines of 11.0% and 1.3% for the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index and the Barclays Capital Government/Corporate Bond Index, respectively, and a gain of 2.4% for the Lipper Convertible Securities Fund Average. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was (3.2)% during the first quarter. On March 31, 2009, the Fund’s NAV per share was $4.66, while the price of the publicly traded shares closed at $5.26 on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
     Enclosed is the investment portfolio as of March 31, 2009.
Comparative Results
Average Annual Returns through March 31, 2009 (a)
                                                         
                                                    Since
                                                    Inception
    Quarter   1 Year   3 Year   5 Year   10 Year   15 Year   (07/03/89)
Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund
                                                       
NAV Total Return (b)
    (8.39 )%     (27.75 )%     (7.86 )%     (2.55 )%     0.88 %     3.44 %     5.16 %
Investment Total Return (c)
    (3.25 )     (18.78 )     (8.11 )     (5.13 )     2.13       N/A (d)     4.13 (d)
S&P 500 Index
    (10.98 )     (38.06 )     (13.05 )     (4.76 )     (3.00 )     5.91       7.06 (e)
Barclays Capital Government/Corporate Bond Index
    (1.28 )     1.78       5.47       3.74       5.64       6.33       7.02 (e)
Lipper Convertible Securities Fund Average
    2.37       (28.01 )     (9.01 )     (3.04 )     1.96       4.94       6.79 (e)
 
(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 Barclays Capital Government/Corporate Bond Index is an unmanaged market value weighted index that tracks the total return performance of fixed rate, publicly placed, dollar denominated obligations. The Lipper Convertible Securities Fund Average reflects the average performance of open-end mutual funds classified in this particular category. Dividends and interest income are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
(b)   Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in the NAV per share, reinvestment of distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date, and adjustments for rights offerings and are net of expenses. Since inception return is based on an initial NAV of $10.00.
 
(c)   Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in closing market values on the New York Stock Exchange, reinvestment of distributions, and adjustments for rights offerings. Since inception return is based on an initial offering price of $11.25.
 
(d)   The Fund converted to closed-end status on March 31, 1995 and had no operating history on the New York Stock Exchange prior to that date.
 
(e)   From June 30, 1989, the date closest to the Fund’s inception for which data is available.
 
We have separated the portfolio manager’s commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the content of the portfolio manager’s commentary is unrestricted. The financial statements and investment portfolio are mailed separately from the commentary. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com.

 


 

THE GABELLI CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2009 (Unaudited)
                 
Principal         Market  
Amount         Value  
       
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS — 19.9%
       
       
Aerospace — 0.4%
       
$ 500,000    
GenCorp Inc., Sub. Deb. Cv., 4.000%, 01/16/24
  $ 349,375  
       
 
     
       
Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 2.0%
       
  150,000    
Johnson Controls Inc., Cv., 6.500%, 09/30/12
    189,750  
  2,114,000    
Standard Motor Products Inc., Sub. Deb. Cv., 6.750%, 07/15/09
    1,537,935  
       
 
     
       
 
    1,727,685  
       
 
     
       
Broadcasting — 2.5%
       
  4,500,000    
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Sub. Deb. Cv., 6.000%, 09/15/12
    1,468,125  
  1,400,000    
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Sub. Deb. Cv. (STEP), 4.875%, 07/15/18
    595,000  
       
 
     
       
 
    2,063,125  
       
 
     
       
Business Services — 0.0%
       
  900,000    
BBN Corp., Sub. Deb. Cv., 6.000%, 04/01/12† (a)
    0  
       
 
     
       
Cable and Satellite — 0.0%
       
  400,000    
Adelphia Communications Corp., Sub. Deb. Cv., 3.250%, 05/01/21† (a)
    0  
       
 
     
       
Communications Equipment — 3.6%
       
  3,000,000    
Agere Systems Inc., Sub. Deb. Cv., 6.500%, 12/15/09
    3,026,250  
       
 
     
       
Computer Hardware — 1.2%
       
  1,600,000    
SanDisk Corp., Cv., 1.000%, 05/15/13
    968,000  
       
 
     
       
Diversified Industrial — 1.0%
       
  100,000    
Griffon Corp., Ser. 2ND, Sub. Deb. Cv., 4.000%, 07/18/23
    93,375  
  1,400,000    
Roper Industries Inc., Sub. Deb. Cv. (STEP), 1.481%, 01/15/34
    738,500  
  100,000    
Trinity Industries Inc., Sub. Deb. Cv., 3.875%, 06/01/36
    43,375  
       
 
     
       
 
    875,250  
       
 
     
       
Electronics — 0.4%
       
  10,000    
Artesyn Technologies Inc., Sub. Deb. Cv., 5.500%, 08/15/10 (b)
    13,691  
  300,000    
CTS Corp., Sub. Deb. Cv., 2.125%, 05/01/24
    292,500  
       
 
     
       
 
    306,191  
       
 
     
       
Energy and Utilities — 0.4%
       
  400,000    
Unisource Energy Corp., Cv., 4.500%, 03/01/35 (b)
    344,500  
       
 
     
       
Entertainment — 2.0%
       
  1,750,000    
International Game Technology, Cv., 2.600%, 12/15/36
    1,704,063  
       
 
     
       
Equipment and Supplies — 0.0%
       
  10,000    
Regal-Beloit Corp., Sub. Deb. Cv., 2.750%, 03/15/24
    12,312  
       
 
     
       
Financial Services — 0.1%
       
  500,000    
Conseco Inc., Cv. (STEP), 3.500%, 09/30/35 (b)
    117,500  
       
 
     
       
Health Care — 0.3%
       
  100,000    
Chemed Corp., Cv., 1.875%, 05/15/14
    73,000  
  100,000    
Millipore Corp., Cv., 3.750%, 06/01/26
    93,250  
  150,000    
Thoratec Corp., Sub. Deb. Cv. (STEP), 1.380%, 05/16/34
    120,563  
       
 
     
       
 
    286,813  
       
 
     
       
Metals and Mining — 0.2%
       
  100,000    
Alcoa Inc., Cv., 5.250%, 03/15/14
    132,625  
       
 
     
       
Real Estate — 0.7%
       
  2,500,000    
Palm Harbor Homes Inc., Cv., 3.250%, 05/15/24
    628,125  
       
 
     
       
Retail — 2.3%
       
  60,000    
Costco Wholesale Corp., Sub. Deb. Cv., Zero Coupon, 08/19/17
    63,375  
  100,000    
Pier 1 Imports Inc., Cv. (STEP), 6.375%, 02/15/36
    37,625  
  3,200,000    
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc., Cv., 5.125%, 06/15/11
    1,808,000  
       
 
     
       
 
    1,909,000  
       
 
     
       
Specialty Chemicals — 1.1%
       
  2,700,000    
Ferro Corp., Cv., 6.500%, 08/15/13
    911,250  
       
 
     
       
Wireless Communications — 1.7%
       
  1,500,000    
Nextel Communications Inc., Cv., 5.250%, 01/15/10
    1,453,125  
       
 
     
       
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS
    16,815,189  
       
 
     
See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

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THE GABELLI CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2009 (Unaudited)
                 
            Market  
Shares         Value  
       
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 2.4%
       
       
Agriculture — 0.2%
       
  3,500    
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., 6.250% Cv. Pfd.
  $ 128,555  
       
 
     
       
Business Services — 0.0%
       
  15,143    
Interep National Radio Sales Inc., 4.000% Cv. Pfd., Ser. A† (a)(b)(c)
    0  
  20,000    
Key3Media Group Inc. (STEP), 5.500% Cv. Pfd., Ser. B† (a)
    117  
       
 
     
       
 
    117  
       
 
     
       
Communications Equipment — 0.2%
       
  600    
Lucent Technologies Capital Trust I, 7.750% Cv. Pfd.
    169,800  
       
 
     
       
Energy and Utilities — 0.6%
       
  6,000    
AES Trust III, 6.750% Cv. Pfd.
    207,480  
  500    
El Paso Corp., 4.990% Cv. Pfd. (b)
    288,655  
  300    
El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750% Cv. Pfd.
    7,500  
       
 
     
       
 
    503,635  
       
 
     
       
Financial Services — 0.1%
       
  100    
Alleghany Corp., 5.750% Cv. Pfd.
    25,460  
  37,000    
Federal National Mortgage Association, 8.750%, Cv. Pfd., Ser. 08-1
    38,480  
       
 
     
       
 
    63,940  
       
 
     
       
Health Care — 0.0%
       
  100    
Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc., $2.32 Cv. Pfd. Ser. C† (a)(c)
    7,603  
       
 
     
       
Telecommunications — 0.4%
       
  14,000    
Cincinnati Bell Inc., 6.750% Cv. Pfd., Ser. B
    376,180  
       
 
     
       
Transportation — 0.9%
       
  2,500    
GATX Corp., $2.50 Cv. Pfd.
    748,425  
       
 
     
       
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
    1,998,255  
       
 
     
       
COMMON STOCKS — 34.6%
       
       
Aerospace — 1.0%
       
  11,000    
Kaman Corp.
    137,940  
  8,000    
Northrop Grumman Corp.
    349,120  
  6,000    
Rockwell Automation Inc
    131,040  
  52,500    
Rolls-Royce Group plc†
    221,468  
       
 
     
       
 
    839,568  
       
 
     
       
Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 1.8%
       
  50,000    
Genuine Parts Co.
    1,493,000  
       
 
     
       
Broadcasting — 0.0%
       
  12,000    
Emmis Communications Corp., Cl. A†
    4,680  
       
 
     
       
Business Services — 0.1%
       
  308,000    
Trans-Lux Corp.† (d)
    67,760  
       
 
     
       
Cable and Satellite — 0.3%
       
  493,409    
Adelphia Recovery Trust† (a)
    0  
  15,000    
Cablevision Systems Corp., Cl. A
    194,100  
  2,000    
Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B
    45,660  
       
 
     
       
 
    239,760  
       
 
     
       
Communications Equipment — 0.5%
       
  33,000    
Corning Inc.
    437,910  
       
 
     
       
Computer Hardware — 1.1%
       
  10,000    
International Business Machines Corp.
    968,900  
       
 
     
       
Computer Software and Services — 0.5%
       
  12,000    
Diebold Inc.
    256,200  
  36,000    
Furmanite Corp.†
    111,960  
  3,000    
Microsoft Corp.
    55,110  
       
 
     
       
 
    423,270  
       
 
     
       
Consumer Products — 0.9%
       
  1,000    
Avon Products Inc.
    19,230  
  50,000    
Swedish Match AB
    723,897  
       
 
     
       
 
    743,127  
       
 
     
       
Diversified Industrial — 2.1%
       
  100,000    
General Electric Co
    1,011,000  
  379,703    
National Patent Development Corp.† (a)(b)
    433,946  
  55,554    
WHX Corp.†
    372,212  
       
 
     
       
 
    1,817,158  
       
 
     
       
Electronics — 0.4%
       
  24,000    
Intel Corp.
    361,200  
       
 
     
       
Energy and Utilities — 8.6%
       
  6,000    
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
    233,340  
  12,000    
BP plc, ADR
    481,200  
  2,000    
Cameron International Corp.†
    43,860  
  2,000    
CH Energy Group Inc
    93,800  
  14,000    
Chevron Corp.
    941,360  
  6,000    
ConocoPhillips
    234,960  
  3,000    
Devon Energy Corp.
    134,070  
  18,000    
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    1,225,800  
  12,000    
FPL Group Inc.
    608,760  
  30,000    
Great Plains Energy Inc.
    404,100  
See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

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THE GABELLI CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2009 (Unaudited)
                 
            Market  
Shares         Value  
       
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
       
       
Energy and Utilities (Continued)
       
  18,000    
Halliburton Co.
  $ 278,460  
  41,000    
Mirant Corp.†
    467,400  
  1,200,000    
Mirant Corp., Escrow† (a)
    0  
  24,000    
National Fuel Gas Co.
    736,080  
  15,000    
Northeast Utilities
    323,850  
  10,000    
Progress Energy Inc., CVO† (a)
    3,300  
  16,000    
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A, ADR
    708,800  
  7,000    
SJW Corp.
    178,010  
  10,000    
Xcel Energy Inc.
    186,300  
       
 
     
       
 
    7,283,450  
       
 
     
       
Equipment and Supplies — 0.1%
       
  3,000    
Mueller Industries Inc
    65,070  
       
 
     
       
Financial Services — 3.3%
       
  20,000    
AllianceBernstein Holding LP .
    294,400  
  35,000    
American Express Co.
    477,050  
  150,000    
Citigroup Inc.
    379,500  
  5,000    
M&T Bank Corp
    226,200  
  10,000    
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
    202,500  
  7,000    
Morgan Stanley
    159,390  
  8,000    
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
    226,000  
  60,000    
Wells Fargo & Co.
    854,400  
       
 
     
       
 
    2,819,440  
       
 
     
       
Food and Beverage — 3.9%
       
  24,080    
Cadbury plc, ADR
    729,624  
  11,000    
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc.†
    186,010  
  9,000    
General Mills Inc.
    448,920  
  210,000    
Parmalat SpA, GDR (b)(c)
    432,453  
  2,800    
Pernod-Ricard SA
    156,151  
  30,000    
The Coca-Cola Co.
    1,318,500  
       
 
     
       
 
    3,271,658  
       
 
     
       
Health Care — 5.7%
       
  25,000    
Eli Lilly & Co
    835,250  
  54,669    
Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cl. A†
    7,654  
  20,000    
Johnson & Johnson
    1,052,000  
  50,000    
Pfizer Inc
    681,000  
  8,000    
Schering-Plough Corp
    188,400  
  15,000    
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
    313,950  
  40,000    
Wyeth
    1,721,600  
       
 
     
       
 
    4,799,854  
       
 
     
       
Hotels and Gaming — 0.7%
       
  210,000    
Ladbrokes plc
    552,164  
       
 
     
       
Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicles — 0.0%
       
  14,000    
Fleetwood Enterprises Inc.†
    518  
       
 
     
       
Retail — 1.3%
       
  13,000    
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
    677,300  
  17,000    
Walgreen Co.
    441,320  
       
 
     
       
 
    1,118,620  
       
 
     
       
Specialty Chemicals — 0.9%
       
  10,000    
Rohm and Haas Co
    788,400  
       
 
     
       
Telecommunications — 1.3%
       
  7,000    
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., ADR
    308,910  
  27,000    
Verizon Communications Inc.
    815,400  
       
 
     
       
 
    1,124,310  
       
 
     
       
Transportation — 0.1%
       
  4,000    
GATX Corp
    80,920  
       
 
     
       
Wireless Communications — 0.0%
       
  49    
Winstar Communications Inc.† (a)
    0  
       
 
     
       
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
    29,300,737  
       
 
     
       
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.0%
       
       
Telecommunications — 0.0%
       
  3,679    
PTV Inc., 10.000% Pfd., Ser. A
    478  
       
 
     
       
WARRANTS — 0.0%
       
       
Consumer Products — 0.0%
       
  4,331    
Pillowtex Corp., expire 11/24/09† (a)
    0  
       
 
     
       
Food and Beverage — 0.0%
       
  1,300    
Parmalat SpA, GDR, expire 12/31/15† (a)(b)(c)
    526  
       
 
     
       
Health Care — 0.0%
       
  12,930    
Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc., expire 04/24/12† (a)(c)
    1,543  
       
 
     
       
TOTAL WARRANTS
    2,069  
       
 
     
 
Principal              
Amount              
       
CORPORATE BONDS — 1.0%
       
       
Consumer Products — 0.0%
       
$ 1,500,000    
Pillowtex Corp., Sub. Deb., 9.000%, 12/15/09† (a)
    0  
       
 
     
       
Diversified Industrial — 0.0%
       
  100,000    
Park-Ohio Industries Inc., Sub. Deb., 8.375%, 11/15/14
    38,500  
       
 
     
       
Electronics — 0.3%
       
  300,000    
Stoneridge Inc., 11.500%, 05/01/12
    237,000  
       
 
     
See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

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THE GABELLI CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2009 (Unaudited)
                 
Principal         Market  
Amount         Value  
       
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
       
       
Energy and Utilities — 0.6%
       
$ 1,000,000    
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Ser. B (STEP), 10.250%, 11/01/15
  $ 505,000  
       
 
     
       
Health Care — 0.0%
       
  150,000    
Sabratek Corp., Sub. Deb., 6.000%, 04/15/10† (a)
    0  
       
 
     
       
Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicles — 0.1%
       
  103,000    
Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., Sub. Deb., 14.000%, 12/15/11† (a)
    70,241  
       
 
     
       
Telecommunications — 0.0%
       
       
AMNEX Inc., Sub. Deb.,
       
  30,000    
8.500%, 09/25/49† (a)(b)
    0  
  50,000    
8.500%, 09/25/49† (a)(b)(c)
    0  
       
 
     
       
 
    0  
       
 
     
       
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
    850,741  
       
 
     
       
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 42.1%
       
       
U.S. Treasury Bills — 29.7%
       
  25,110,000    
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.081% to 0.396%††, 04/09/09 to 09/24/09
    25,098,961  
       
 
     
       
U.S. Treasury Cash Management Bills — 7.1%
       
  6,005,000    
U.S. Treasury Cash Management Bills, 0.112% to 0.137%††, 04/29/09 to 06/24/09
    6,002,560  
       
 
     
       
U.S. Treasury Notes — 5.3%
       
  4,490,000    
4.500%, 04/30/09
    4,501,864  
       
 
     
       
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS
    35,603,385  
       
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
   (Cost $111,065,291)
  $ 84,570,854  
       
 
     
       
Aggregate book cost
  $ 111,331,340  
       
 
     
       
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 1,457,266  
       
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (28,217,752 )
       
 
     
       
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
  $ (26,760,486 )
       
 
     
 
(a)   Security fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Directors. 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 March 31, 2009, the market value of fair valued securities amounted to $517,276 or 0.61% of total investments.
 
(b)   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 March 31, 2009, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $1,631,271 or 1.93% of total investments. Except as noted in (c), these securities are liquid.
 
(c)   At March 31, 2009, the Fund held investments in restricted and illiquid securities amounting to $442,125 or 0.52% of total investments, which were valued under methods approved by the Board of Directors as follows:
                                 
Acquisition                        
Shares/                       03/31/2009
Principal       Acquisition   Acquisition   Carrying Value
Amount   Issuer   Date   Cost   Per Unit
$ 50,000    
Amnex Inc., Sub. Deb., 8.500%, 09/25/49
    09/15/97     $ 48,801        
  100    
Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc., $2.32 Cv. Pfd. Ser C
    04/25/07       91,465     $ 76.0300  
  12,930    
Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc. Warrants expire 04/24/12
    04/25/07       8,535       0.1193  
  15,143    
Interep National Radio Sales Inc., 4.000% Cv. Pfd., Ser. A
    05/03/02       1,347,184        
  210,000    
Parmalat SpA, GDR
    04/10/03       897,621       2.0593  
  1,300    
Parmalat SpA, GDR, Warrants expire 12/31/15
    11/09/05             0.4046  
 
(d)   Security considered an affiliated holding because the Fund owns at least 5% of its outstanding shares.
 
  Non-income producing security.
 
††   Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.
 
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
 
CVO   Contingent Value Obligation
 
GDR   Global Depositary Receipt
 
STEP   Step coupon bond. The rate disclosed is that in effect at March 31, 2009.
See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

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THE GABELLI CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC.
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
1. Security Valuation. Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a market’s official closing price as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the security is valued at the most recently available price or, if the Board of Directors (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 60 days or less that are not credit impaired are valued at amortized cost, unless the Board determines such amount does not reflect the securities’ fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board. Debt instruments having a maturity greater than 60 days for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the security is valued using the closing bid price. 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.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”) clarifies the definition of fair value for financial reporting, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described 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).
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 and other financial instruments by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2009 is as follows:
                 
    Investments in     Other Financial Instruments  
    Securities     (Unrealized  
    (Market Value)     Appreciation)*  
Valuation Inputs   Assets     Assets  
Level 1 — Quoted Prices
  $ 32,392,439        
Level 2 — Other Significant Observable Inputs
    52,095,611     $ 14,665  
Level 3 — Significant Unobservable Inputs
    82,804        
 
           
Total
  $ 84,570,854     $ 14,665  
 
           
 
*   Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and swaps which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the investment.

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THE GABELLI CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC.
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) (Unaudited)
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
         
    Investments in  
    Securities  
    (Market Value)  
Balance as of 12/31/08
  $ 78,679  
Accrued discounts/(premiums)
    41  
Realized gain/(loss)
     
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
    2,541  
Net purchase/(sales)
     
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
    1,543  
 
     
Balance as of 3/31/09
  $ 82,804  
 
     
 
       
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) during the period on Level 3 investments held at 03/31/09
  $ (4,451 )
 
     
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” clarifies the financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position. As of March 31, 2009, the Fund did not hold any significant investments in derivatives.
2. Swap Agreements. The Fund may enter into equity and contract for difference swap transactions. The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio transactions. In a swap, a set of future cash flows are 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. There is no assurance that the swap contract counterparties will be able to meet their obligations pursuant to a swap contract or that, in the event of default, the Fund will succeed in pursuing contractual remedies. The Fund thus assumes the risk that it may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments owed to it pursuant to a swap contract. The creditworthiness of the swap contract counterparties is closely monitored in order to minimize this risk. Depending on the general state of short-term interest rates and the returns on the Fund’s portfolio securities at that point in time, such a default could negatively affect the Fund’s ability to make dividend payments. In addition, at the time 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. If this occurs, it could have a negative impact on the Fund’s ability to make dividend payments.

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THE GABELLI CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC.
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) (Unaudited)
The use of derivative instruments involves, to varying degrees, elements of market and counterparty risk in excess of the amount recognized below.
Effective March 16, 2008, Bear, Stearns International Limited entered into a Guaranty Agreement with JPMorgan Chase & Co., whereby JPMorgan Chase & Co. unconditionally guaranteed the due and punctual payment of certain liabilities of Bear, Stearns International Limited, including the current liabilities of Bear, Stearns International Limited to the Fund. As of March 31, 2009, the Fund held a contract for difference swap with Bear, Stearns International Limited which is covered by the JPMorgan Chase & Co. Guaranty Agreement as of the date of the report. Details of the swap at March 31, 2009 are as follows:
                 
                Net
Notional   Equity Security   Interest Rate/   Termination   Unrealized
Amount   Received   Equity Security Paid   Date   Appreciation
 
  Market Value
Appreciation on:
  Overnight LIBOR plus 75 bps plus Market Value Depreciation on:        
$185,654 (47,500 Shares)   Rolls-Royce Group plc   Rolls-Royce Group plc   03/11/10   $14,665

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AUTOMATIC DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT
AND VOLUNTARY CASH PURCHASE PLANS
Enrollment in the Plan
     It is the policy of The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) to automatically reinvest dividends payable to common shareholders. As a “registered” shareholder you automatically become a participant in the Fund’s Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan authorizes the Fund to credit shares of common stock to participants upon an income dividend or a capital gains distribution regardless of whether the shares are trading at a discount or a premium to net asset value. All distributions to shareholders whose shares are registered in their own names will be automatically reinvested pursuant to the Plan in additional shares of the Fund. Plan participants may send their stock certificates to Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) to be held in their dividend reinvestment account. Registered shareholders wishing to receive their distributions in cash must submit this request in writing to:
The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc.
c/o Computershare
P.O. Box 43010
Providence, RI 02940-3010
     Shareholders requesting this cash election must include the shareholder’s name and address as they appear on the share certificate. Shareholders with additional questions regarding the Plan or requesting a copy of the terms of the Plan, may contact Computershare at (800) 336-6983.
     If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, or nominee, you should contact such institution. If such institution is not participating in the Plan, your account will be credited with a cash dividend. In order to participate in the Plan through such institution, it may be necessary for you to have your shares taken out of “street name” and re-registered in your own name. Once registered in your own name your dividends will be automatically reinvested. Certain brokers participate in the Plan. Shareholders holding shares in “street name” at participating institutions will have dividends automatically reinvested. Shareholders wishing a cash dividend at such institution must contact their broker to make this change.
     The number of shares of common stock distributed to participants in the Plan in lieu of cash dividends is determined in the following manner. Under the Plan, whenever the market price of the Fund’s common stock is equal to or exceeds net asset value at the time shares are valued for purposes of determining the number of shares equivalent to the cash dividends or capital gains distribution, participants are issued shares of common stock valued at the greater of (i) the net asset value as most recently determined or (ii) 95% of the then current market price of the Fund’s common stock. The valuation date is the dividend or distribution payment date or, if that date is not a New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) trading day, the next trading day. If the net asset value of the common stock at the time of valuation exceeds the market price of the common stock, participants will receive shares from the Fund valued at market price. If the Fund should declare a dividend or capital gains distribution payable only in cash, Computershare will buy common stock in the open market, or on the NYSE or elsewhere, for the participants’ accounts, except that Computershare will endeavor to terminate purchases in the open market and cause the Fund to issue shares at net asset value if, following the commencement of such purchases, the market value of the common stock exceeds the then current net asset value.
     The automatic reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions will not relieve participants of any income tax which may be payable on such distributions. A participant in the Plan will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received, on a dividend payment date, a dividend or distribution in an amount equal to the cash the participant could have received instead of shares.

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Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan
     The Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan is yet another vehicle for our shareholders to increase their investment in the Fund. In order to participate in the Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan, shareholders must have their shares registered in their own name.
     Participants in the Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan have the option of making additional cash payments to Computershare for investments in the Fund’s shares at the then current market price. Shareholders may send an amount from $250 to $10,000. Computershare will use these funds to purchase shares in the open market on or about the 1st and 15th of each month. Computershare will charge each shareholder who participates $0.75, plus a pro rata share of the brokerage commissions. Brokerage charges for such purchases are expected to be less than the usual brokerage charge for such transactions. It is suggested that any voluntary cash payments be sent to Computershare, P.O. Box 43010, Providence, RI 02940–3010 such that Computershare receives such payments approximately 10 days before the 1st and 15th of the month. Funds not received at least five days before the investment date shall be held for investment until the next purchase date. A payment may be withdrawn without charge if notice is received by Computershare at least 48 hours before such payment is to be invested.
     Shareholders wishing to liquidate shares held at Computershare must do so in writing or by telephone. Please submit your request to the above mentioned address or telephone number. Include in your request your name, address, and account number. The cost to liquidate shares is $2.50 per transaction as well as the brokerage commission incurred. Brokerage charges are expected to be less than the usual brokerage charge for such transactions.
     For more information regarding the Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan, brochures are available by calling (914) 921-5070 or by writing directly to the Fund.
     The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan as applied to any voluntary cash payments made and any dividend or distribution paid subsequent to written notice of the change sent to the members of the Plan at least 90 days before the record date for such dividend or distribution. The Plan also may be amended or terminated by Computershare on at least 90 days written notice to participants in the Plan.

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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
THE GABELLI CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC.
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422
Directors
Mario J. Gabelli, CFA
     Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,
     GAMCO Investors, Inc.
E. Val Cerutti
     Chief Executive Officer,
     Cerutti Consultants, Inc.
Anthony J. Colavita
     Attorney-at-Law,
     Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.
Dugald A. Fletcher
     President, Fletcher & Company, Inc.
Anthony R. Pustorino
     Certified Public Accountant,
     Professor Emeritus, Pace University
Werner J. Roeder, MD
     Medical Director,
     Lawrence Hospital
Anthonie C. van Ekris
     Chairman, BALMAC International, Inc.
Salvatore J. Zizza
     Chairman, Zizza & Co., Ltd.
Officers
Bruce N. Alpert
     President
Peter D. Goldstein
     Chief Compliance Officer
Laurissa M. Martire
     Vice President & Ombudsman
Agnes Mullady
     Treasurer & Secretary
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
                 
            6.00%  
    Common     Preferred  
NYSE–Symbol:
  GCV   GCV PrB
Shares Outstanding:
    13,043,767       969,022  
 
The Net Asset Value per share appears in the Publicly Traded Funds column, under the heading “Convertible Securities Funds,” in Monday’s The Wall Street Journal. It is also listed in Barron’s Mutual Funds/Closed End Funds section under the heading “Convertible Securities Funds.”
The Net Asset Value per share may be obtained each day by calling (914) 921-5070 or visiting www.gabelli.com.

For general information about the Gabelli Funds, call 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554), fax us at 914-921-5118, visit Gabelli Funds’ Internet homepage at: www.gabelli.com, or e-mail us at: closedend@gabelli.com

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund may, from time to time, purchase shares of its common stock in the open market when the Fund’s shares are trading at a discount of 10% or more from the net asset value of the shares. The Fund may also, from time to time, purchase shares of its preferred stock in the open market when the preferred shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation value.


 

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THE GABELLI CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC. One Corporate Center Rye, NY 10580-1422 (914) 921-5070 www.gabelli.com


 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
  (a)   The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
  (b)   There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3. Exhibits.
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 


 

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
(Registrant)
  The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc.    
 
       
By (Signature and Title)*
  /s/ Bruce N. Alpert
 
Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer
   
 
       
Date 5/27/09
       
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 5/27/09
       
 
       
By (Signature and Title)*
  /s/ Agnes Mullady
 
Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
 
       
Date 5/27/09
       
 
*   Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.