SCHEDULE 13D
DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT
10/14/16
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Bulldog Investors, LLC
2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP a[ ]
b[]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e) []
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DE
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
486,219
8. SHARED VOTING POWER
469,450
9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
486,219
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
469,450
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
955,669 (Footnote 1)
12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11
9.95%
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Bulldog Investors Group of Funds
2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP a[X]
b[]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e) []
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DE
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
486,219
8. SHARED VOTING POWER
0
9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
486,219
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
486,219 (Footnote 1)
12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[]
___________________________________________________________
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11
5.06%
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IC
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Phillip Goldstein
2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP a[X]
b[]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e) []
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
___________________________________________________________
77. SOLE VOTING POWER
486,219
8. SHARED VOTING POWER
469,450
9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
486,219
_______________________________________________________
10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
469,450
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
955,669 (Footnote 1)
12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[]
___________________________________________________________
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11
9.95%
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
___________________________________________________________
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Andrew Dakos
2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP a[]
b[]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e) []
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
___________________________________________________________
7. SOLE VOTING POWER
486,219
8. SHARED VOTING POWER
469,450
9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
486,219
_______________________________________________________
10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
469,450
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
955,669 (Footnote 1)
12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[]
___________________________________________________________
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11
9.95%
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
___________________________________________________________
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Steven Samuels
2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP a[]
b[]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e) []
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
___________________________________________________________
7. SOLE VOTING POWER
486,219
8. SHARED VOTING POWER
469,450
9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
486,219
_______________________________________________________
10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
469,450
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
955,669 (Footnote 1)
12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[]
___________________________________________________________
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11
9.95%
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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Item 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER
This Schedule 13D relates to the shares of Common Stock of
Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc. ("LGI" or
the "Issuer").
The principal executive offices of LGI are located at
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10012
Item 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND
(a) This statement is filed on behalf of Bulldog Investors,LLC, (a Delaware
Limited Liability Company), the Bulldog Investors Group of Funds (a number
of private investment funds), Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos and Steven
Samuels.
(b) The business address of the reporting persons is Park 80 West-Plaza Two,
250 Pehle Ave., Suite 708, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663.
(c) Bulldog Investors,LLC is a registered investment adviser.
Messrs. Goldstein, Dakos and Samuels are control persons of Bulldog
Investors,LLC.
(d) n/a
(e) n/a
(f) Each of Messrs. Goldstein, Dakos and Samuels is a citizen of the United
States.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Shares of the Issuer have been accumulated on behalf of clients of
Bulldog Investors,LLC.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
The filing persons believe the Fund's shares are undervalued and intend to
communicate with the Board of Directors regarding a representation made in
2004 to investors when the Fund's shares were originally sold that "the
Fund's Board of Directors may consider action that might be taken to reduce
or eliminate any material discount from net asset value in respect of Common
Stock...including the conversion of the Fund to an open-end investment
company."
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
(a) As per the N-CSRS filed on September 6, 2016, there were 9,605,237 shares
of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2016. The percentages set forth
herein were derived using such number. Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos and
Steven Samuels own Bulldog Investors, LLC, a registered investment advisor.
As of October 21, 2016, Bulldog Investors, LLC is deemed to be the beneficial
owner of 955,669 shares of LGI (representing 9.95% of LGI's outstanding
shares) solely by virtue of Bulldog Investors LLC's power to direct the vote
of,and dispose of, these shares. These 955,669 shares of LGI include
486,219 shares (representing 5.06% of LGI's outstanding shares) that are
beneficially owned by Mr. Goldstein and the following entities over which
Messrs. Goldstein, Dakos and Samuels exercise control: Opportunity Partners
LP, Calapasas West Partners LP, Full Value Special Situations Fund, LP, Full
Value Offshore Fund, Ltd., Opportunity Income Plus, Full Value Partners, LP,
and MCM Opportunity Partners, LP (collectively, "Bulldog Investors Group of
Funds"). Bulldog Investors Group of Funds may be deemed to constitute a group.
All other shares included in the aforementioned 955,669 shares of LGI
beneficially owned by Bulldog Investors LLC (solely by virtue of its power
to sell or direct the vote of these shares) are also beneficially owned by
clients of Bulldog Investors, LLC who are not members of any group. The
total number of these "non-group" shares is 469,450 (representing 4.89%
of LGI's outstanding shares).
(b)Bulldog Investors,LLC has sole power to dispose of and vote 486,219 shares.
Bulldog Investors, LLC has shared power to dispose of and vote 469,450 shares.
Certain of Bulldog Investors, LLC's clients (none of whom beneficially own more
than 5% of LGI's shares) share this power with Bulldog Investors, LLC. Messrs.
Goldstein, Dakos and Samuels are control persons of Bulldog Investors, LLC.
c) During the past 60 days the following shares of LGI were purchased:
Date: Shares: Price:
08/15/16 5,244 13.9298
08/16/16 500 13.9240
08/23/16 7,900 14.0756
08/25/16 6,300 13.9997
08/26/16 5,900 13.9734
08/29/16 13,925 14.0524
08/30/16 3,609 14.0290
08/31/16 25,475 14.0000
08/31/16 6,300 13.9938
09/01/16 10,521 13.9149
09/02/16 38,233 14.0287
09/06/16 16,293 14.1447
09/07/16 7,691 14.2018
09/12/16 12,322 13.8943
09/13/16 5,958 13.7358
09/15/16 12,391 13.7452
09/16/16 9,563 13.6441
09/19/16 9,600 13.7228
09/20/16 11,528 13.7613
09/21/16 4,400 13.8119
09/22/16 653 14.0738
09/28/16 8,809 13.8779
09/29/16 1,478 13.9312
10/05/16 3,214 13.9900
10/06/16 4,250 13.9449
10/10/16 2,218 13.9122
10/11/16 16,073 13.6756
10/12/16 1,990 13.5837
10/13/16 12,950 13.4400
10/14/16 17,233 13.5322
10/17/16 2,000 13.3941
10/19/16 3,100 13.5681
d) Clients of Bulldog Investors, LLC are entitled to receive any dividends or
sales proceeds.
e) N/A
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS,ARRANGEMENTS,UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS
WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
N/A
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: 10/24/16
By: /S/ Phillip Goldstein
Name: Phillip Goldstein
By: /S/ Andrew Dakos
Name: Andrew Dakos
By: /S/ Steven Samuels
Name: Steven Samuels
Bulldog Investors, LLC
By: /s/ Andrew Dakos
Andrew Dakos, Member
Footnote 1: The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership except
to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
Exhibit 1:
Agreement to Make Joint Filing
Agreement made as of the 24th day of October, 2016, by and among
Bulldog Investors, LLC, Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos, and Steven Samuels.
WHEREAS, Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides
that whenever two or more persons are required to file a statement containing
the information required by Schedule 13D with respect to the same securities,
only one such statement need be filed, so long as, among other things, such
filing includes as an exhibit an agreement among such persons that such a
statement is filed on behalf of each of them;
WHEREAS, in connection with certain holdings of Lazard Global Total Return &
income Fund Inc. (LGI), each of the parties to this Agreement is required to
file a statement containing the information required by Schedule 13D with
respect to the same holdings of LGI;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree that one statement containing the
information required by Schedule 13D shall be filed on behalf of each party
hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties
hereto as of the day and year first written above.
By:/s/ Phillip Goldstein By:/s/ Andrew Dakos
Phillip Goldstein Andrew Dakos
BULLDOG INVESTORS, LLC
By: /s/ Steven Samuels By: /s/ Andrew Dakos
Steven Samuels Andrew Dakos, Member