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 811-07896 --------- GAMCO Global Series Funds, 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: December 31, 2007 ----------------- 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. ss. 3507. ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS. The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith. THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND ANNUAL REPORT DECEMBER 31, 2007 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 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 managers to eliminate their opinions and/or restrict their commentary to historical facts, we have separated their 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/funds. Enclosed are the audited financial statements and the investment portfolio as of December 31, 2007 with a description of factors that affected the performance during the past year. PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION (UNAUDITED) During the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, the Fund (Class AAA) generated a total rate of return of 2.08%, which includes reinvestment of its regular quarterly distributions of three cents per share. The Merrill Lynch Global 300 Convertible Index, rose 9.80% in 2007. Credit spreads widened over the course of the year. The Fund was 70%+ invested in U.S. companies for most of the year which caused some performance drag due to the weakening U.S. dollar. For the full year, our best performing holdings were once again marked by M&A activity. Both Hilton Hotels and Royal Numico announced agreements to be acquired in the late second quarter and early third quarter, respectively. Both deals closed in the fourth quarter. The Transocean Offshore (3.0% of net assets as of December 31, 2007) bonds, well in the money, also contributed positively to 2007 performance as the stock surged from $80 to almost $150 on a continued increase in the oil price and Transocean's enviable position of having the highest quality deepwater drilling fleet in the world. Upon the merger with Global SantaFe in November, the bonds converted to common. While the Fund has generally been underweight financials for a few years, the holdings in that sector were the biggest performance detractors in 2007. CompuCredit's (2.3%) bonds dropped sharply in July when the extent of the subprime mortgage mess began to emerge in July. CompuCredit, primarily a credit card company, does no mortgage lending of any kind but that didn't prevent investors from lumping it in with lending miscreants like Countrywide. The other financial holding that hurt the portfolio in 2007 was the Sovereign Bankcorp (1.9%) 4.375% convertible preferred. The company's acquisition of Independence Community Bank in 2006 gave Sovereign a sizable mortgage book and the shares suffered along with banks in general. Sincerely yours, /s/ Bruce N. Alpert Bruce N. Alpert February 22, 2008 President COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND CLASS AAA SHARES, THE LIPPER CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND AVERAGE, THE UBS GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE INDEX, AND THE MSCI WORLD FREE INDEX [THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED BY A LINE GRAPH IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL.] GAMCO Global Convertible Securities Fund Lipper Convertible Class AAA Shares Securities Fund Average UBS Global Convertible Index MSCI World Free Index 2/3/1994 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 12/31/1994 $10,090 $ 9,277 $ 9,709 $ 9,863 12/31/1995 $11,363 $11,316 $11,146 $11,910 12/31/1996 $11,985 $13,084 $11,883 $13,520 12/31/1997 $12,323 $15,511 $12,057 $15,632 12/31/1998 $13,388 $16,204 $14,544 $19,442 12/31/1999 $20,229 $20,889 $19,734 $24,268 12/31/2000 $17,397 $21,026 $17,683 $21,070 12/31/2001 $15,093 $19,542 $16,633 $17,526 12/31/2002 $14,361 $17,994 $16,533 $14,040 12/31/2003 $17,446 $22,817 $20,595 $18,688 12/31/2004 $19,479 $24,795 $22,482 $21,439 12/31/2005 $21,037 $25,524 $22,496 $23,474 12/31/2006 $22,802 $28,301 $26,532 $28,185 12/31/2007 $23,276 $30,423 $29,519 $30,733 PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT PREDICTIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. The performance tables and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. COMPARATIVE RESULTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2007 (a) Since Inception Quarter 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year (2/3/94) ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- --------- GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND CLASS AAA ................................ (6.19)% 2.08% 6.12% 10.14% 6.57% 6.26% Merrill Lynch Global 300 Convertible Index .. (2.03) 9.80 8.47 10.79 7.67 N/A* UBS Global Convertible Index ................ (0.46) 11.26 9.50 12.28 9.37 8.32 MSCI World Free Index ....................... (2.42) 9.04 12.75 16.96 6.99 8.40 Class A ..................................... (5.99) 2.11 6.19 10.17 6.58 6.28 (11.39)(b) (3.76)(b) 4.11(b) 8.88(b) 5.96(b) 5.83(b) Class B ..................................... (6.29) 1.30 5.37 9.37 6.04 5.88 (10.97)(c) (3.70)(c) 4.46(c) 9.08(c) 6.04 5.88 Class C ..................................... (6.29) 1.17 5.32 9.35 6.11 5.93 (7.22)(d) 0.17(d) 5.32 9.35 6.11 5.93 IN THE CURRENT PROSPECTUS, THE GROSS EXPENSE RATIOS FOR CLASS AAA, A, B, AND C SHARES ARE 2.14%, 2.14%, 2.89%, AND 2.89%, RESPECTIVELY. THE NET EXPENSE RATIO FOR THESE SHARE CLASSES IS 2.02%, 2.02%, 2.77%, AND 2.77%, RESPECTIVELY. THE GROSS AND NET EXPENSE RATIOS ARE IN THE CURRENT PROSPECTUS. CLASS AAA SHARES DO NOT HAVE A SALES CHARGE. THE MAXIMUM SALES CHARGE FOR CLASS A, B, AND C SHARES IS 5.75%, 5.00%, AND 1.00%, RESPECTIVELY. (a) RETURNS REPRESENT PAST PERFORMANCE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. INVESTMENT RETURNS AND THE PRINCIPAL VALUE OF AN INVESTMENT WILL FLUCTUATE. TOTAL RETURNS AND AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS REFLECT CHANGES IN SHARE PRICE AND REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS AND ARE NET OF EXPENSES. WHEN SHARES ARE REDEEMED, THEY MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL COST. PERFORMANCE RETURNS FOR PERIODS LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED. 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. INVESTORS SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, RISKS, CHARGES, AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND BEFORE INVESTING. THE PROSPECTUS CONTAINS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AND OTHER MATTERS AND SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING. INVESTING IN FOREIGN SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS NOT ORDINARILY ASSOCIATED WITH INVESTMENTS IN DOMESTIC ISSUES, INCLUDING CURRENCY FLUCTUATION, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL RISKS. THE CLASS AAA SHARES' NET ASSET VALUES ("NAV'S") PER SHARE ARE USED TO CALCULATE PERFORMANCE FOR THE PERIODS PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF CLASS A SHARES, CLASS B SHARES, AND CLASS C SHARES ON MAY 2, 2001, MARCH 28, 2001, AND NOVEMBER 26, 2001, RESPECTIVELY. THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE CLASS B SHARES AND CLASS C SHARES WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CLASSES OF SHARES. THE UBS GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE INDEX, THE MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL 300 CONVERTIBLE INDEX, AND THE MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL ("MSCI") WORLD FREE INDEX ARE UNMANAGED INDICATORS OF INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE. DIVIDENDS ARE CONSIDERED REINVESTED. YOU CANNOT INVEST DIRECTLY IN AN INDEX. (b) INCLUDES THE EFFECT OF THE MAXIMUM 5.75% SALES CHARGE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD. (c) PERFORMANCE RESULTS INCLUDE THE DEFERRED SALES CHARGES FOR THE CLASS B SHARES UPON REDEMPTION AT THE END OF THE QUARTER, ONE YEAR, THREE YEAR, AND FIVE YEAR PERIODS OF 5%, 5%, 3%, AND 2%, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE FUND'S NAV PER SHARE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OR SALE, WHICHEVER IS LOWER. CLASS B SHARES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR NEW PURCHASES. (d) PERFORMANCE RESULTS INCLUDE THE DEFERRED SALES CHARGES FOR THE CLASS C SHARES UPON REDEMPTION AT THE END OF THE QUARTER AND ONE YEAR PERIODS OF 1% OF THE FUND'S NAV PER SHARE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OR SALE, WHICHEVER IS LOWER. * THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR THE MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL 300 CONVERTIBLE INDEX PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 1994. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (UNAUDITED) For the Six Month Period from July 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007 EXPENSE TABLE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of fees and expenses regarding your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund's gross income, directly reduce the investment return of a fund. When a fund's expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets, this figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period. The Expense Table below illustrates your Fund's costs in two ways: ACTUAL FUND RETURN: This section provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this section to help you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period after any fee waivers and expense reimbursements. The "Ending Account Value" shown is derived from the Fund's ACTUAL return during the past six months, and the "Expenses Paid During Period" shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your Fund under the heading "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid during this period. HYPOTHETICAL 5% RETURN: This section provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio. It assumes a hypothetical annualized return of 5% before expenses during the period shown. In this case - because the hypothetical return used is NOT the Fund's actual return - the results do not apply to your investment and you cannot use the hypothetical account value and expense to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. This example is useful in making comparisons of the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees, if any, which are described in the Prospectus. If these costs were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Therefore, the 5% hypothetical return is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. The "Annualized Expense Ratio" represents the actual expenses for the last six months and may be different from the expense ratio in the Financial Highlights which is for the year ended December 31, 2007. Beginning Ending Annualized Expenses Account Value Account Value Expense Paid During 07/01/07 12/31/07 Ratio Period* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACTUAL FUND RETURN Class AAA $ 1,000.00 $ 966.00 2.05% $ 10.10 Class A $ 1,000.00 $ 968.00 2.05% $ 10.11 Class B $ 1,000.00 $ 963.70 2.79% $ 13.73 Class C $ 1,000.00 $ 963.30 2.74% $ 13.49 HYPOTHETICAL 5% RETURN Class AAA $ 1,000.00 $ 1,014.79 2.05% $ 10.35 Class A $ 1,000.00 $ 1,014.79 2.05% $ 10.35 Class B $ 1,000.00 $ 1,011.08 2.79% $ 14.07 Class C $ 1,000.00 $ 1,011.33 2.74% $ 13.82 * Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for the last six months multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365. 3 SUMMARY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS (UNAUDITED) The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of total net assets as of December 31, 2007: THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND Financial Services ................................................... 11.5% Computer Software and Services ....................................... 10.3% Energy and Utilities ................................................. 9.7% Health Care .......................................................... 9.2% Telecommunications ................................................... 8.2% Metals and Mining .................................................... 7.8% Retail ............................................................... 7.3% Transportation ....................................................... 5.7% Broadcasting ......................................................... 4.6% Technology. .......................................................... 3.9% Consumer Products .................................................... 3.7% Automotive: Parts and Accessories .................................... 3.5% Business Services .................................................... 3.4% Automotive ........................................................... 3.1% Entertainment ........................................................ 2.8% Real Estate Investment Trusts ........................................ 2.7% Electronics .......................................................... 2.5% Equipment and Supplies ............................................... 1.8% Food and Beverage .................................................... 1.3% Specialty Chemicals .................................................. 0.6% Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) ................................... (3.6)% ----- 100.0% ===== THE FUND FILES A COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (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, 2007. 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 12 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; or (iii) visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. 4 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS -- DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT COST VALUE - ---------- ------------ ------------ CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS -- 72.0% AUTOMOTIVE: PARTS AND ACCESSORIES -- 1.3% $ 130,000 Standard Motor Products Inc., Sub. Deb. Cv., 6.750%, 07/15/09 ................ $ 125,777 $ 124,475 ------------ ------------ BROADCASTING -- 2.0% 225,000 Citadel Broadcasting Co., Sub. Deb. Cv., 1.875%, 02/15/11 ................ 182,729 185,625 ------------ ------------ BUSINESS SERVICES -- 3.4% 100,000(a) Fugro NV, Cv., 2.375%, 04/27/10 ................ 171,159 318,021 ------------ ------------ COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES -- 10.3% 200,000 EMC Corp., Cv., 1.750%, 12/01/11 ................ 279,373 271,250 300,000 Epicor Software Corp., Cv., 2.375%, 05/15/27 ................ 270,935 273,000 500,000 Midway Games Inc., Cv., 6.000%, 09/30/25 ................ 484,337 428,125 ------------ ------------ 1,034,645 972,375 ------------ ------------ CONSUMER PRODUCTS -- 3.7% 200,000 Church & Dwight Co. Inc., Deb. Cv., 5.250%, 08/15/33 ................ 212,203 352,750 ------------ ------------ ELECTRONICS -- 2.5% 400,000 Spansion Inc., Sub. Deb. Cv., 2.250%, 06/15/16 (b) ............ 347,119 233,000 ------------ ------------ ENERGY AND UTILITIES -- 2.5% 100,000 Quanta Services Inc., Sub. Deb. Cv., 4.500%, 10/01/23 ................ 183,603 239,250 ------------ ------------ FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 7.8% CompuCredit Corp., Cv., 200,000 3.625%, 05/30/25 ................ 213,290 95,750 300,000 5.875%, 11/30/35 ................ 262,499 129,000 500,000 Franklin Bank Corp., Cv., 4.000%, 05/01/27 ................ 343,914 340,625 200,000(c) Givaudan Nederland Finance BV, Cv., 5.375%, 03/01/10 ................ 172,757 174,372 ------------ ------------ 992,460 739,747 ------------ ------------ HEALTH CARE -- 8.8% 500,000 Advanced Medical Optics Inc., Sub. Deb. Cv., 3.250%, 08/01/26 ................ 405,308 396,250 200,000 Chemed Corp., Cv., 1.875%, 05/15/14 ................ 190,719 191,000 300,000 Nektar Therapeutics Sub. Deb. Cv., 3.250%, 09/28/12 ................ 247,720 249,000 ------------ ------------ 843,747 836,250 ------------ ------------ PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT COST VALUE - ---------- ------------ ------------ METALS AND MINING -- 4.8% $ 300,000 Vedanta Finance Jersey Ltd., Cv., 4.600%, 02/21/26 ................ $ 455,263 $ 456,000 ------------ ------------ REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS -- 2.7% 300,000 Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., Cv., 2.625%, 04/15/27 (b) ............ 285,327 257,625 ------------ ------------ RETAIL -- 4.4% 500,000 Pier 1 Imports Inc., Cv. (STEP), 6.375%, 02/15/36 ................ 469,401 415,000 ------------ ------------ TECHNOLOGY -- 3.9% 100,000 ION Geophysical Corp., Cv., 5.500%, 12/15/08 ................ 262,124 372,250 ------------ ------------ TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- 8.2% 30,000,000(d) Softbank Corp., Cv., 1.500%, 03/31/13 ................ 335,778 332,154 500,000 XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., Cv., 1.750%, 12/01/09 ................ 437,710 442,500 ------------ ------------ 773,488 774,654 ------------ ------------ TRANSPORTATION -- 5.7% 200,000 CSX Corp., Deb. Cv., Zero Coupon, 10/30/21 ........... 294,252 313,000 300,000 Greenbrier Companies Inc. Cv., 2.375%, 05/15/26 ................ 259,814 231,750 ------------ ------------ 554,066 544,750 ------------ ------------ TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS ................. 6,893,111 6,821,772 ------------ ------------ SHARES - ---------- CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS -- 18.2% AUTOMOTIVE -- 3.1% 15,000 General Motors Corp., 6.250% Cv. Pfd., Ser. C ......... 368,053 293,550 ------------ ------------ BROADCASTING -- 2.6% 6,900 Emmis Communications Corp., 6.250% Cv. Pfd., Ser. A ......... 308,655 245,675 ------------ ------------ ENERGY AND UTILITIES -- 3.1% 6,000 Goodrich Petroleum Corp., 5.375% Cv. Pfd. ................. 354,000 295,571 ------------ ------------ FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 3.7% 6,000 Sovereign Capital Trust IV, 4.375% Cv. Pfd. ................. 273,000 177,000 200 Washington Mutual Inc., 7.750% Cv. Pfd., Ser. R ......... 179,077 177,000 ------------ ------------ 452,077 354,000 ------------ ------------ HEALTH CARE -- 0.4% 1,000 Omnicare Inc., 4.000% Cv. Pfd., Ser. B ......... 43,290 35,850 ------------ ------------ See accompanying notes to financial statements. 5 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) -- DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ---------- ------------ ------------ CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (CONTINUED) METALS AND MINING -- 2.4% 1,500 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., 6.750% Cv. Pfd. ...... $ 219,104 $ 226,380 ------------ ------------ RETAIL -- 2.9% 300 Blockbuster Inc., 7.500% Cv. Pfd. ................. 337,981 275,325 ------------ ------------ TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS ................ 2,083,160 1,726,351 ------------ ------------ COMMON STOCKS -- 13.4% AUTOMOTIVE: PARTS AND ACCESSORIES -- 2.2% 6,854 Federal-Mogul Corp., Cl. A+ ........ 278,500 202,193 ------------ ------------ ENERGY AND UTILITIES -- 4.1% 12,000 Lamprell plc ....................... 97,154 102,715 2,000 Transocean Inc.+ ................... 222,258 286,354 ------------ ------------ 319,412 389,069 ------------ ------------ ENTERTAINMENT -- 2.8% 7,000 Aruze Corp. ........................ 247,155 265,676 ------------ ------------ EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES -- 1.8% 31,500 Allen-Vanguard Corp.+ .............. 193,937 170,434 ------------ ------------ FOOD AND BEVERAGE -- 1.3% 1,500 InBev NV ........................... 125,788 125,006 ------------ ------------ METALS AND MINING -- 0.6% 25,000 Imdex Ltd. ......................... 37,728 55,756 ------------ ------------ SPECIALTY CHEMICALS -- 0.6% 1,400 Phosphate Holdings Inc.+ ........... 47,628 58,800 ------------ ------------ TOTAL COMMON STOCKS ................ 1,250,148 1,266,934 ------------ ------------ TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 103.6% ........... $ 10,226,419 9,815,057 ============ OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (NET) -- (3.6)% (344,647) ------------ NET ASSETS -- 100.0% ............... $ 9,470,410 ============ - ---------- (a) Principal amount denoted in Euros. (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 December 31, 2007, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $490,625 or 5.18% of total net assets. (c) Principal amount denoted in Swiss Francs. (d) Principal amount denoted in Japanese Yen. + Non-income producing security. STEP Step coupon bond. The rate disclosed is that in effect at December 31, 2007. % OF MARKET MARKET GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION VALUE VALUE - -------------------------- -------- ------------ North America ....................................... 78.4% $ 7,699,003 Europe .............................................. 10.9 1,073,399 Japan ............................................... 6.1 597,830 Latin America ....................................... 2.9 286,354 Africa/Middle East .................................. 1.1 102,715 Asia Pacific ........................................ 0.6 55,756 ------ ------------ 100.0% $ 9,815,057 ====== ============ See accompanying notes to financial statements. 6 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS: Investments, at value (cost $10,226,419) ................. $ 9,815,057 Foreign currency, at value (cost $193,133) ............... 199,598 Receivable for Fund shares sold .......................... 15,164 Dividends and interest receivable ........................ 91,166 Prepaid expenses ......................................... 18,022 ------------- TOTAL ASSETS ............................................. 10,139,007 ------------- LIABILITIES: Payable to custodian ..................................... 302,680 Payable for Fund shares redeemed ......................... 195,245 Payable for investments purchased ........................ 109,077 Payable for investment advisory fees ..................... 1,174 Payable for distribution fees ............................ 2,225 Other accrued expenses ................................... 58,196 ------------- TOTAL LIABILITIES ........................................ 668,597 ------------- NET ASSETS applicable to 1,985,990 shares outstanding .................................... $ 9,470,410 ============= NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: Paid-in capital, each class at $0.001 par value .......... $ 10,103,836 Accumulated distributions in excess of net ............... (223,791) investment income Accumulated distributions in excess of net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ................................. (5,259) Net unrealized depreciation on investments ............... (411,362) Net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency translations ................................. 6,986 ------------- NET ASSETS ............................................... $ 9,470,410 ============= SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK: CLASS AAA: Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($9,293,958 / 1,946,934 shares outstanding; 75,000,000 shares authorized) ............ $ 4.77 ============= CLASS A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($57,276 / 11,990 shares outstanding; 50,000,000 shares authorized) ......................... $ 4.78 ============= Maximum offering price per share (NAV / 0.9425, based on maximum sales charge of 5.75% of the offering price) ................................ $ 5.07 ============= CLASS B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($37,442 / 8,626 shares outstanding; 25,000,000 shares authorized) ......................... $ 4.34(a) ============= CLASS C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($81,734 / 18,440 shares outstanding; 25,000,000 shares authorized) ......................... $ 4.43(a) ============= STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT INCOME: Dividends (net of foreign taxes of $167) ................. $ 110,922 Interest ................................................. 38,903 ------------- TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME .................................. 149,825 ------------- EXPENSES: Investment advisory fees ................................. 105,724 Distribution fees - Class AAA ............................ 25,860 Distribution fees - Class A .............................. 176 Distribution fees - Class B .............................. 403 Distribution fees - Class C .............................. 1,177 Shareholder communications expenses ...................... 31,964 Legal and audit fees ..................................... 31,337 Shareholder services fees ................................ 15,687 Interest expense ......................................... 13,128 Custodian fees ........................................... 17,386 Registration expenses .................................... 7,754 Directors' fees .......................................... 1,000 Miscellaneous expenses ................................... 9,309 ------------- TOTAL EXPENSES ........................................... 260,905 Less: Expense reimbursement (see Note 3) .................... (35,274) Custodian fees credits ................................ (75) ------------- NET EXPENSES ............................................. 225,556 ------------- NET INVESTMENT LOSS ...................................... (75,731) ------------- NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY: Net realized gain on investments ......................... 1,134,518 Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions ................................. 92,274 ------------- Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ..................... 1,226,792 ------------- Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on investments ........................... (915,911) Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on foreign currency translations ......... 6,839 ------------- Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations ................................. (909,072) ------------- NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY ................... 317,720 ------------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ....................................... $ 241,989 ============= - ---------- (a) Redemption price varies based on the length of time held. See accompanying notes to financial statements. 7 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 DECEMBER 31, 2006 ----------------- ----------------- OPERATIONS: Net investment income (loss) ........................................... $ (75,731) $ 194,695 Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ..... 1,226,792 2,061,341 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations ....................................... (909,072) (1,199,173) -------------- -------------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ................... 241,989 1,056,863 -------------- -------------- DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: Net investment income Class AAA ........................................................... (339,964) (253,454) Class A ............................................................. (2,169) (1,031) Class B ............................................................. (1,439) (967) Class C ............................................................. (3,657) (2,302) -------------- -------------- (347,229) (257,754) -------------- -------------- Net realized gains Class AAA ........................................................... (899,675) (1,907,313) Class A ............................................................. (5,310) (8,497) Class B ............................................................. (3,773) (7,690) Class C ............................................................. (8,158) (29,949) -------------- -------------- (916,916) (1,953,449) -------------- -------------- Return of capital Class AAA ........................................................... (226,444) -- Class A ............................................................. (1,336) -- Class B ............................................................. (950) -- Class C ............................................................. (2,054) -- -------------- -------------- (230,784) -- -------------- -------------- TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS .................................... (1,494,929) (2,211,203) -------------- -------------- CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: Class AAA ........................................................... (164,705) (1,967,425) Class A ............................................................. 14,542 (39,957) Class B ............................................................. 1,261 (26,216) Class C ............................................................. (73,462) 41,588 -------------- -------------- NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS ............. (222,364) (1,992,010) -------------- -------------- REDEMPTION FEES ........................................................ 2 94 -------------- -------------- NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS ............................................. (1,475,302) (3,146,256) NET ASSETS: Beginning of period .................................................... 10,945,712 14,091,968 -------------- -------------- End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $0 and $0, respectively) ......................................... $ 9,470,410 $ 10,945,712 ============== ============== See accompanying notes to financial statements. 8 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. ORGANIZATION. The GAMCO Global Convertible Securities Fund (the "Fund"), a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. (the "Corporation"), was organized on July 16, 1993 as a Maryland corporation. The Fund is a non-diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and one of four separately managed portfolios (collectively, the "Portfolios") of the Corporation. The Fund's primary objective is to obtain a high level of total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation. The Fund commenced investment operations on February 3, 1994. 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with United States ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. 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 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. 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 to the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities to the equivalent U.S. dollar value American Depository Receipt ("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. 9 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 157, Fair Value Measurements, which clarifies the definition of fair value and requires companies to expand their disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. Adoption of SFAS 157 requires the use of the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. As of December 31, 2007, the Fund does not believe the adoption of SFAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements. 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. The Fund will always receive and maintain securities as collateral whose market value, including accrued interest, will be at least equal to 102% of the dollar amount invested by the Fund in each agreement. 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, 2007, there were no open repurchase agreements. 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, which are included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and 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. At December 31, 2007, there were no open futures contracts. FORWARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS. The Fund may engage in forward foreign exchange contracts for 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 investments and 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. 10 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. At December 31, 2007, there were no open forward foreign exchange contracts. 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 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 ability 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 which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend. DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND CALCULATION OF EXPENSES. Certain administrative expenses are common to, and allocated among, various affiliated funds. Such allocations are made on the basis of each Fund's average net assets or other criteria directly affecting the expenses as determined by the Adviser pursuant to procedures established by the Board. In calculating the NAV per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, redemption fees, and expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of each day. Distribution expenses are borne solely by the class incurring the expense. 11 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 shown as "interest expense" in the Statement of Operations. 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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. 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 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. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, reclassifications were made to decrease distributions in excess of net investment income by $315,091 and to increase accumulated distributions in excess of net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions by $84,307, with an offsetting adjustment to paid-in capital. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was as follows: YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 DECEMBER 31, 2006 ----------------- ----------------- DISTRIBUTIONS PAID FROM: Ordinary income (inclusive of short-term capital gains) ................................. $ 563,795 $ 599,473 Long-term capital gains ........................... 700,350 1,685,799 Return of capital ................................. 230,784 -- ----------- ----------- Total distributions paid .......................... $ 1,494,929 $ 2,285,272 =========== =========== The Fund has a fixed distribution policy. Under the policy, the Fund declares and pays distributions quarterly in the amount of $0.03 per share and identifies that portion of the distribution which is from net investment income, capital gains, and paid-in capital. The actual source of the distribution is determined after the end of the fiscal year. The Fund continues to evaluate its distribution policy in light of ongoing economic and market conditions and may change the amount of the quarterly distributions in the future. The Fund currently intends to pay $0.03 per share on a quarterly basis in March, June, September, and December. 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, 2007, the difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized depreciation was primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales for tax purposes and premiums amortized on convertible bonds. 12 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As of December 31, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows: Net unrealized appreciation on investments, foreign receivables and payables ............... $(631,390) Other temporary differences ....................... (2,036) --------- Total ............................................. $(633,426) ========= The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at December 31, 2007: GROSS GROSS UNREALIZED UNREALIZED NET UNREALIZED COST APPRECIATION DEPRECIATION DEPRECIATION ----------- ------------ ------------ -------------- Investments .................... $10,453,431 $627,393 $(1,265,767) $(638,374) FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" (the "Interpretation") established a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether the Fund is taxable in a particular jurisdiction) and required certain expanded tax disclosures. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund did not have any liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund is not subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities for tax years before 2003 and by state tax authorities for tax years before 2002. 3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS. 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 daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 1.00% of the value of its average daily net assets. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Fund's portfolio, oversees the administration of all aspects of the Fund's business and affairs, and pays the compensation of all Officers and Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Adviser. The Adviser has voluntarily agreed to waive the investment advisory fee of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the annualized total net operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) at no more than 2.00%, 2.00%, 2.75%, and 2.75% of average daily net assets for Class AAA, Class A, Class B, and Class C, respectively. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Adviser reimbursed the Fund in the amount of $35,274. Such amount is not recoverable in future fiscal years. If total net assets of the Corporation are in excess of $100 million, the Corporation pays each Director who is not considered to be an affiliated person an annual retainer of $3,000 plus $500 for each Board meeting attended and they are reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. If total net assets of the Corporation are below $100 million, the Corporation pays each Independent Director an annual retainer of $1,500 plus $250 for each Board meeting attended and they are reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $500 per meeting attended. Directors who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund. 4. DISTRIBUTION PLAN. The Fund's Board has adopted a distribution plan (the "Plan") for each class of shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Gabelli & Company, Inc. ("Gabelli & Company"), an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as distributor of the Fund. Under the Class AAA, Class A, Class B, and Class C Share Plans, payments are authorized to Gabelli & Company at annual rates of 0.25%, 0.25%, 1.00%, and 1.00%, 13 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- respectively, of the average daily net assets of those classes, the annual limitations under each Plan. Such payments are accrued daily and paid monthly. 5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES. Purchases and proceeds from the sales of securities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, other than short-term and U.S. Government securities, aggregated $14,652,521 and $14,981,703, respectively. 6. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund paid brokerage commissions on security trades of $2,561 to Gabelli & Company. Additionally, Gabelli & Company informed the Fund that it received $528 from investors representing commissions (sales charges and underwriting fees) on sales and redemptions of Fund shares. 7. LINE OF CREDIT. Effective June 20, 2007, the Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit of up to $75,000,000, and may borrow up to 10% of its net assets from the custodian for temporary borrowing purposes. Prior to June 20, 2007, the line of credit was $25,000,000. Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at 0.75% above the federal funds rate on outstanding balances. This amount, if any, would be shown as "interest expense" in the Statement of Operations. At December 31, 2007, there was a balance of $303,000 outstanding under the line of credit. The average daily amount of borrowings outstanding from the line of credit within the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 was $96,597 with a weighted average interest rate of 5.83%. The maximum amount borrowed at any time during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 was $624,000. 8. CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS. The Fund offers five classes of shares - Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares. Class AAA Shares are offered only to investors who acquire them directly from Gabelli & Company, or through selected broker/dealers, or the transfer agent without a sales charge. Class I Shares are offered to foundations, endowments, institutions, and employee benefit plans. Class A Shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class B Shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") upon redemption within six years of purchase and automatically convert to Class A Shares approximately eight years after the original purchase. The applicable CDSC is equal to a declining percentage of the lesser of the NAV per share at the date of the original purchase or at the date of redemption, based on the length of time held. Class C Shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC for one year after purchase. Class B Shares are available only through exchange of Class B Shares of other funds distributed by Gabelli & Company. Class I Shares were first issued on January 11, 2008. The Fund imposes a redemption fee of 2.00% on Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares that are redeemed or exchanged on or before the seventh day after the date of a purchase. The redemption fee is deducted from the proceeds otherwise payable to the redeeming shareholders and is retained by the Fund. The redemption fees retained by the Fund during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 amounted to $2, and $94, respectively. The redemption fee does not apply to redemptions of shares where (i) the shares were purchased through automatic reinvestment of dividends or other distributions, (ii) the redemption was initiated by the Fund, (iii) the shares were purchased through programs that collect the redemption fee at the program level and remit them to the Fund, or (iv) the shares were purchased through programs that the Adviser determines to have appropriate anti-short-term trading policies in place or as to which the Adviser has received assurances that look-through redemption fee procedures or effective anti-short-term trading policies and procedures are in place. 14 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows: YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 DECEMBER 31, 2006 ----------------------- -------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT -------- ------------ ---------- ------------- CLASS AAA CLASS AAA ----------------------- -------------------------- Shares sold ............................................... 408,614 $ 2,306,843 1,878,922 $ 12,070,875 Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions .......... 276,253 1,347,031 353,287 1,969,894 Shares redeemed ........................................... (687,982) (3,818,579) (2,496,862) (16,008,194) -------- ------------ ---------- ------------- Net decrease ........................................... (3,115) $ (164,705) (264,653) $ (1,967,425) ======== ============ ========== ============= CLASS A CLASS A ----------------------- -------------------------- Shares sold ............................................... 6,870 $ 38,310 1,429 $ 8,999 Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions .......... 1,712 8,316 1,606 8,860 Shares redeemed ........................................... (5,492) (32,084) (9,066) (57,816) -------- ------------ ---------- ------------- Net increase (decrease) ................................ 3,090 $ 14,542 (6,031) $ (39,957) ======== ============ ========== ============= CLASS B CLASS B ----------------------- -------------------------- Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions .......... 1,340 $ 5,931 1,588 $ 8,177 Shares redeemed ........................................... (879) (4,670) (5,758) (34,393) -------- ------------ ---------- ------------- Net increase (decrease) ................................ 461 $ 1,261 (4,170) $ (26,216) ======== ============ ========== ============= CLASS C CLASS C ----------------------- -------------------------- Shares sold ............................................... -- -- 7,874 $ 50,000 Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions .......... 2,707 $ 12,269 6,086 31,842 Shares redeemed ........................................... (15,962) (85,731) (6,542) (40,254) -------- ------------ ---------- ------------- Net increase (decrease) ................................ (13,255) $ (73,462) 7,418 $ 41,588 ======== ============ ========== ============= 9. 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 and expects the risk of loss to be remote. 10. OTHER MATTERS. The Adviser and/or affiliates received subpoenas from the Attorney General of the State of New York and the SEC requesting information on mutual fund share trading practices involving certain funds managed by the Adviser. GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GAMCO"), the Adviser's parent company, responded to these requests for documents and testimony. In June 2006, GAMCO began discussions with the SEC regarding a possible resolution of their inquiry. In February 2007, the Adviser made an offer of settlement to the staff of the SEC for communication to the Commission for its consideration to resolve this matter. This offer of settlement is subject to agreement regarding the specific language of the SEC's administrative order and other settlement documents. On a separate matter, in September 2005, the Adviser was informed by the staff of the SEC that the staff may recommend to the Commission that an administrative remedy and a monetary penalty be sought from the Adviser in connection with the actions of two of nine closed-end funds managed by the Adviser relating to Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1 of the 1940 Act. These provisions require registered investment companies to provide written statements to shareholders when a dividend is made from a source other than net investment income. While the two closed-end funds sent annual statements and provided other materials containing this information, the funds did not send written statements to shareholders with each distribution in 2002 and 2003. The Adviser believes that all of the funds are now in compliance. The Adviser believes that these matters would have no effect on the Fund or any material adverse effect on the Adviser or its ability to manage the Fund. 15 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period: INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS DISTRIBUTIONS -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Net Net Asset Net Realized and Total Net Year Value, Investment Unrealized from Net Realized Return Ended Beginning Income Gain on Investment Investment Gain on of Total December 31, of Period (Loss)(a) Investments Operations Income Investments Capital Distributions - ------------ --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ----------- ------- ------------- CLASS AAA 2007 $ 5.48 $ (0.04) $ 0.16 $ 0.12 $ (0.19) $ (0.51) $ (0.13) $ (0.83) 2006 6.22 0.08 0.44 0.52 (0.10) (1.16) -- (1.26) 2005 6.26 0.04 0.40 0.44 (0.17) (0.32) -- (0.49) 2004 6.77 0.07 0.62 0.69 (0.12) (0.38) (0.70) (1.20) 2003 6.66 0.07 1.24 1.31 (0.11) -- (1.09) (1.20) CLASS A 2007 $ 5.49 $ (0.04) $ 0.16 $ 0.12 $ (0.19) $ (0.51) $ (0.13) $ (0.83) 2006 6.23 0.08 0.44 0.52 (0.10) (1.16) -- (1.26) 2005 6.26 0.04 0.41 0.45 (0.17) (0.32) -- (0.49) 2004 6.77 0.09 0.60 0.69 (0.11) (0.36) (0.73) (1.20) 2003 6.66 0.07 1.24 1.31 (0.11) -- (1.09) (1.20) CLASS B 2007 $ 5.10 $ (0.08) $ 0.15 $ 0.07 $ (0.19) $ (0.51) $ (0.13) $ (0.83) 2006 5.91 0.03 0.42 0.45 (0.10) (1.16) -- (1.26) 2005 6.01 (0.01) 0.39 0.38 (0.17) (0.32) -- (0.49) 2004 6.59 0.03 0.59 0.62 (0.10) (0.34) (0.76) (1.20) 2003 6.55 0.03 1.21 1.24 (0.07) -- (1.13) (1.20) CLASS C 2007 $ 5.19 $ (0.09) $ 0.16 $ 0.07 $ (0.19) $ (0.51) $ (0.13) $ (0.83) 2006 5.99 0.04 0.42 0.46 (0.10) (1.16) -- (1.26) 2005 6.09 0.00(c) 0.38 0.38 (0.17) (0.32) -- (0.49) 2004 6.66 0.03 0.60 0.63 (0.10) (0.34) (0.76) (1.20) 2003 6.61 0.03 1.22 1.25 (0.07) -- (1.13) (1.20) RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA --------------------------------------------------------- Net Asset Net Assets Net Operating Operating Year Value, End of Investment Expenses Expenses Portfolio Ended Redemption End of Total Period Income Before Net of Turnover December 31, Fees(a) Year Return+ (in 000's) (Loss) Reimbursement Reimbursement(b) Rate - ------------ ---------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ---------------- --------- CLASS AAA 2007 $ 0.00(c) $ 4.77 2.1% $ 9,294 (0.70)% 2.46% 2.12%(d) 141% 2006 0.00(c) 5.48 8.4 10,691 1.21 2.14 2.03(d) 130 2005 0.01 6.22 8.0 13,781 0.63 2.11 2.03(d) 58 2004 0.00(c) 6.26 11.7 20,350 1.06 2.06 2.01 60 2003 0.00(c) 6.77 21.5 17,281 1.12 2.07 2.01 54 CLASS A 2007 $ 0.00(c) $ 4.78 2.1% $ 57 (0.69)% 2.45% 2.12%(d) 141% 2006 0.00(c) 5.49 8.4 49 1.24 2.14 2.03(d) 130 2005 0.01 6.23 8.2 93 0.68 2.06 2.04(d) 58 2004 0.00(c) 6.26 11.6 598 1.41 2.06 2.01 60 2003 0.00(c) 6.77 21.5 86 1.12 2.07 2.01 54 CLASS B 2007 $ 0.00(c) $ 4.34 1.3% $ 37 (1.49)% 3.21% 2.87%(d) 141% 2006 0.00(c) 5.10 7.6 42 0.47 2.89 2.78(d) 130 2005 0.01 5.91 7.3 73 (0.13) 2.84 2.78(d) 58 2004 0.00(c) 6.01 10.8 133 0.45 2.81 2.76 60 2003 0.00(c) 6.59 20.7 68 0.37 2.82 2.76 54 CLASS C 2007 $ 0.00(c) $ 4.43 1.2% $ 82 (1.65)% 3.19% 2.87%(d) 141% 2006 0.00(c) 5.19 7.8 164 0.57 2.90 2.78(d) 130 2005 0.01 5.99 7.2 145 (0.01) 2.91 2.78(d) 58 2004 0.00(c) 6.09 10.9 95 0.44 2.81 2.76 60 2003 0.00(c) 6.66 20.7 39 0.37 2.82 2.76 54 - ---------- + Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the period and sold at the end of the period including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the applicable sales charges. (a) Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding method. (b) The Fund incurred interest expense during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, and 2003. If interest expense had not been incurred, the ratios of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 2.00%, 2.00%, 2.00%, 2.00%, and 2.00% (Class AAA and Class A) and 2.75%, 2.75%, 2.75%, 2.75%, and 2.75% (Class B and Class C), respectively. (c) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. (d) The ratios do not include a reduction of expenses for custodian fee credits on cash balances maintained with the custodian. Including such custodian fee credits, the expense ratios for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 would have been 2.02% and 2.03% (Class AAA), 2.02% and 2.03% (Class A), 2.77% and 2.78% (Class B), and 2.77% and 2.78% (Class C), respectively. Custodian fee credits for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 were minimal. See accompanying notes to financial statements. 16 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of The GAMCO Global Convertible Securities Fund (the "Fund"), a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc., as of December 31, 2007, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in 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. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2007, by correspondence with the Fund's custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The GAMCO Global Convertible Securities Fund, a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc., at December 31, 2007, 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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 21, 2008 17 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND BOARD CONSIDERATION AND RE-APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED) During the six months ended December 31, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved the continuation of the investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the Fund on the basis of the recommendation by the directors (the "Independent Board Members") who are not "interested persons" of the Fund. The following paragraphs summarize the material information and factors considered by the Independent Board Members as well as their conclusions relative to such factors. NATURE, EXTENT, AND QUALITY OF SERVICES. The Independent Board Members considered information regarding the portfolio managers, the depth of the analyst pool available to the Adviser and the Fund's portfolio managers, the scope of supervisory, administrative, shareholder, and other services supervised or provided by the Adviser, and the absence of significant service problems reported to the Board. The Independent Board Members noted the experience, length of service, and reputation of the Fund's portfolio managers. INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE. The Independent Board Members reviewed the short and medium-term performance of the Fund against a peer group of convertible securities funds, noting that the Fund's performance for the one year period was below average and for the three and five year periods was in the second quintile. The Independent Board Members also acknowledged the limitations of the peer group selected because there was only one other dedicated global convertible fund in the peer group. PROFITABILITY. The Independent Board Members reviewed summary data regarding the lack of profitability of the Fund to the Adviser both with an administrative overhead charge and without such a charge. The Independent Board Members also noted that an affiliated broker of the Adviser received distribution fees and minor amounts of sales commissions. ECONOMIES OF SCALE. The Independent Board Members discussed the major elements of the Adviser's cost structure and the relationship of those elements to potential economies of scale and reviewed rudimentary data suggesting that 20% growth in the Fund would not produce meaningful economies of scale that the shareholders would not participate in. SHARING OF ECONOMIES OF SCALE. The Independent Board Members noted that the investment management fee schedule for the Fund does not take into account any potential economies of scale that may develop. SERVICE AND COST COMPARISONS. The Independent Board Members compared the expense ratios of the investment management fee, other expenses, and total expenses of the Fund to similar expense ratios of the peer group of convertible securities funds and noted that the Adviser's management fee includes substantially all administrative services of the Fund as well as investment advisory services. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund's expense ratios, after voluntary expense reimbursements, were significantly higher than and the Fund's size was significantly lower than average within this group. The Independent Board Members also noted that all but one of the peer group were domestic convertible funds, thereby limiting the usefulness of peer group comparisons. The Independent Board Members also noted that the management fee structure was the same as that in effect for most of the Gabelli Complex. The Independent Board Members did not compare the management fee to the fee for other types of accounts managed by the Adviser. CONCLUSIONS. The Independent Board Members concluded that the Fund enjoyed highly experienced portfolio management services, good ancillary services, and a favorable performance record. The Independent Board Members also concluded that the Fund's expense ratios were reasonable, particularly in light of the lack of profitability to the Adviser of managing the Fund, and that economies of scale were not a significant factor in their thinking at this time. The Independent Board Members did not view the potential profitability of ancillary services as material to their decision. On the basis of the foregoing and without assigning particular weight to any single conclusion, the Independent Board Members determined to recommend continuation of the investment management agreement to the full Board. 18 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND ADDITIONAL FUND INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The business and affairs of the Corporation are managed under the direction of the Corporation's Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Corporation is set forth below. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Fund's Directors and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554) or by writing to The GAMCO Global Convertible Securities Fund at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422. TERM OF NUMBER OF NAME, POSITION(S) OFFICE AND FUNDS IN FUND ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF COMPLEX OVERSEEN PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS AND AGE TIME SERVED(2) BY DIRECTOR DURING PAST FIVE YEARS HELD BY DIRECTOR(4) - ------------------------ -------------- ---------------- -------------------------------- --------------------------------- INTERESTED DIRECTORS(3): MARIO J. GABELLI Since 1993 26 Chairman and Chief Executive Director of Morgan Group Director and Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc. Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Chief Investment Officer and Chief Investment Officer - Chairman of the Board of LICT Age: 65 Value Portfolios of Gabelli Corp. (multimedia and Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset communication services company) Management Inc.; Director/Trustee or Chief Investment Officer of other registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GGCP, Inc. JOHN D. GABELLI Since 1993 10 Senior Vice President of Gabelli Director of GAMCO Investors, Inc. Director & Company, Inc. Age: 63 INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS(5): E. VAL CERUTTI Since 2001 7 Chief Executive Officer of Director of The LGL Group, Inc. Director Cerutti Consultants, Inc. (diversified manufacturing) Age: 68 ANTHONY J. COLAVITA Since 1993 35 Partner in the law firm of -- Director Anthony J. Colavita, P.C. Age: 72 ARTHUR V. FERRARA Since 2001 7 Former Chairman of the Board and -- Director Chief Executive Officer of The Age: 77 Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (1993-1995) WERNER J. ROEDER, MD Since 1993 23 Medical Director of Lawrence -- Director Hospital and practicing private Age: 67 physician ANTHONIE C. VAN EKRIS Since 1993 19 Chairman of BALMAC -- Director International, Inc. (commodities Age: 73 and futures trading) SALVATORE J. ZIZZA Since 2004 26 Chairman of Zizza & Co., Ltd. Director of Hollis-Eden Director (consulting) Pharmaceuticals (biotechnology); Age: 62 Director of Earl Scheib, Inc. (automotive services) 19 THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND ADDITIONAL FUND INFORMATION (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TERM OF NAME, POSITION(S) OFFICE AND ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) AND AGE TIME SERVED(2) DURING PAST FIVE YEARS - ------------------------ -------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICERS: BRUCE N. ALPERT Since 2003 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, LLC President since 1988 and an officer of most of the registered investment companies in Age: 56 the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex. Director and President of Gabelli Advisers, Inc. since 1998 JAMES E. MCKEE Since 1995 Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of GAMCO Investors, Inc. Secretary since 1999 and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. since 1993; Secretary of all of Age: 44 the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex AGNES MULLADY Since 2006 Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2007; Officer of all of the Treasurer registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Senior Age: 49 Vice President of U.S. Trust Company, N.A. and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Excelsior Funds from 2004 through 2005; Chief Financial Officer of AMIC Distribution Partners from 2002 through 2004; Controller of Reserve Management Corporation and Reserve Partners, Inc. and Treasurer of Reserve Funds from 2000 through 2002 PETER D. GOLDSTEIN Since 2004 Director of Regulatory Affairs at GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2004; Chief Chief Compliance Officer Compliance Officer of all of the registered investment companies in the Age: 54 Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Vice President of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 2000 through 2004 - ---------- (1) Address: One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422, unless otherwise noted. (2) Each Director will hold office for an indefinite term until the earliest of (i) the next meeting of shareholders, if any, called for the purpose of considering the election or re-election of such Director and until the election and qualification of his or her successor, if any, elected at such meeting, or (ii) the date a Director resigns or retires, or a Director is removed by the Board of Directors or shareholders, in accordance with the Corporation's By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation. 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 Corporation as defined in the 1940 Act. Messrs. Gabelli are each considered an "interested person" because of their affiliation with Gabelli Funds, LLC which acts as the Corporation's investment adviser. Mario J. Gabelli and John D. Gabelli are brothers. (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) Directors who are not interested persons are considered "Independent" Directors. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 TAX NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited) For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund paid to shareholders an ordinary income dividend (comprised of net investment income and short-term capital gains) totaling $0.31, $0.31, $0.31, and $0.31 per share for Class AAA, Class A, Class B, and Class C Shares, respectively, and long-term capital gains totaling $700,350 which is designated as a capital gain dividend. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, 14.30% of the ordinary income distribution qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporations, and 71.47% of the ordinary income distribution was qualified dividend income. U.S. GOVERNMENT INCOME The percentage of the ordinary income dividend paid by the Fund during fiscal year 2007 which was derived from U.S. Treasury securities was 0.00%. 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 the Fund's fiscal year in U.S. Government securities. The GAMCO Global Convertible Securities Fund did not meet this strict requirement in 2007. Due to the diversity in state and local tax law, it is recommended that you consult your personal tax adviser as to the applicability of the information provided to your specific situation. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 This page is intentionally left blank. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GABELLI/GAMCO FUNDS AND YOUR PERSONAL PRIVACY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHO ARE WE? The Gabelli/GAMCO Funds are investment companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC and Gabelli Advisers, Inc., which are affiliated with GAMCO Investors, Inc. GAMCO Investors, Inc. is a publicly held company that has subsidiaries that provide investment advisory or brokerage services for a variety of clients. WHAT KIND OF NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU IF YOU BECOME A SHAREHOLDER? If you apply to open an account directly with us, you will be giving us some non-public information about yourself. The non-public information we collect about you is: o INFORMATION YOU GIVE US ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM. This could include your name, address, telephone number, social security number, bank account number, and other information. o INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR TRANSACTIONS WITH US, ANY TRANSACTIONS WITH OUR AFFILIATES, AND TRANSACTIONS WITH THE ENTITIES WE HIRE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOU. This would include information about the shares that you buy or redeem. If we hire someone else to provide services--like a transfer agent--we will also have information about the transactions that you conduct through them. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE DISCLOSE AND TO WHOM DO WE DISCLOSE IT? We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone other than our affiliates, our service providers who need to know such information, and as otherwise permitted by law. If you want to find out what the law permits, you can read the privacy rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. They are in volume 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 248. The Commission often posts information about its regulations on its website, www.sec.gov. WHAT DO WE DO TO PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? We restrict access to non-public personal information about you to the people who need to know that information in order to provide services to you or the Fund and to ensure that we are complying with the laws governing the securities business. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to keep your personal information confidential. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GABELLI FAMILY OF FUNDS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALUE GABELLI ASSET FUND Seeks to invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks selling at significant discounts to their private market value. The Fund's primary objective is growth of capital. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARIO J. GABELLI, CFA GABELLI BLUE CHIP VALUE FUND Seeks long term growth of capital through investment primarily in the common stocks of established companies which are temporarily out of favor. The Fund's objective is to identify a catalyst or sequence of events that will return the company to a higher value. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: BARBARA MARCIN, CFA GAMCO WESTWOOD EQUITY FUND Seeks to invest primarily in the common stock of well seasoned companies that have recently reported positive earnings surprises and are trading below Westwood's proprietary growth rate estimates. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: SUSAN M. BYRNE FOCUSED VALUE GABELLI VALUE FUND Seeks to invest in securities of companies believed to be undervalued. The Fund's primary objective is long-term capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARIO J. GABELLI, CFA SMALL CAP VALUE GABELLI SMALL CAP FUND Seeks to invest primarily in common stock of smaller companies (market capitalizations at the time of investment of $2 billion or less) believed to have rapid revenue and earnings growth potential. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARIO J. GABELLI, CFA GAMCO WESTWOOD SMALLCAP EQUITY FUND Seeks to invest primarily in smaller capitalization equity securities - market caps of $2.5 billion or less. The Fund's primary objective is long-term capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: ELIZABETH M. LILLY, CFA GABELLI WOODLAND SMALL CAP VALUE FUND Seeks to invest primarily in the common stocks of smaller companies (market capitalizations generally less than $3.0 billion) believed to be undervalued with shareholder oriented management teams that are employing strategies to grow the company's value. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: ELIZABETH M. LILLY, CFA GROWTH GAMCO GROWTH FUND Seeks to invest primarily in large cap stocks believed to have favorable, yet undervalued, prospects for earnings growth. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: HOWARD F. WARD, CFA GAMCO INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND Seeks to invest in the equity securities of foreign issuers with long-term capital appreciation potential. The Fund offers investors global diversification. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: CAESAR BRYAN AGGRESSIVE GROWTH GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND Seeks capital appreciation through a disciplined investment program focusing on the globalization and interactivity of the world's marketplace. The Fund invests in companies at the forefront of accelerated growth. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) TEAM MANAGED MICRO-CAP GAMCO WESTWOOD MIGHTY MITES(SM) FUND Seeks to invest in micro-cap companies that have market capitalizations of $300 million or less. The Fund's primary objective is long-term capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) TEAM MANAGED EQUITY INCOME GABELLI EQUITY INCOME FUND Seeks to invest primarily in equity securities with above average market yields. The Fund pays monthly dividends and seeks a high level of total return with an emphasis on income. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARIO J. GABELLI, CFA GAMCO WESTWOOD BALANCED FUND Seeks to invest in a balanced and diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds. The Fund's primary objective is both capital appreciation and current income. (MULTICLASS) CO-PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: SUSAN M. BYRNE MARK FREEMAN, CFA GAMCO WESTWOOD INCOME FUND Seeks to provide a high level of current income as well as long-term capital appreciation by investing in income producing equity and fixed income securities. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: BARBARA MARCIN, CFA SPECIALTY EQUITY GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND Seeks to invest principally in bonds and preferred stocks which are convertible into common stock of foreign and domestic companies. The Fund's primary objective is total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) TEAM MANAGED GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND Seeks to invest in common stock of companies which have rapid growth in revenues and earnings and potential for above average capital appreciation or are undervalued. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) TEAM MANAGED GABELLI SRI FUND Seeks to invest in common and preferred stocks of companies that meet the Fund's guidelines for social responsibility at the time of investment, looking to avoid companies in tobacco, alcohol, and gaming, defense/weapons contractors, and manufacturers of abortifacients. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: CHRISTOPHER C.DESMARAIS SECTOR GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND Seeks to invest in telecommunications companies throughout the world - targeting undervalued companies with strong earnings and cash flow dynamics. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) TEAM MANAGED GAMCO GOLD FUND Seeks to invest in a global portfolio of equity securities of gold mining and related companies. The Fund's objective is long-term capital appreciation. Investment in gold stocks is considered speculative and is affected by a variety of worldwide economic, financial, and political factors. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: CAESAR BRYAN GABELLI UTILITIES FUND Seeks to provide a high level of total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. (MULTICLASS) TEAM MANAGED MERGER AND ARBITRAGE GABELLI ABC FUND Seeks to invest in securities with attractive opportunities for appreciation or investment income. The Fund's primary objective is total return in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital loss. (NO-LOAD) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARIO J. GABELLI, CFA CONTRARIAN GAMCO MATHERS FUND Seeks long-term capital appreciation in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital loss. (NO-LOAD) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: HENRY VAN DER EB, CFA COMSTOCK CAPITAL VALUE FUND Seeks capital appreciation and current income. The Fund may use either long or short positions to achieve its objective. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARTIN WEINER, CFA COMSTOCK STRATEGY FUND The Fund emphasizes investments in debt securities, which maximize total return in light of credit risk, interest rate risk, and the risk associated with the length of maturity of debt instruments. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARTIN WEINER, CFA FIXED INCOME GAMCO WESTWOOD INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND Seeks to invest in a diversified portfolio of bonds with various maturities. The Fund's primary objective is total return. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARK FREEMAN, CFA CASH MANAGEMENT-MONEY MARKET GABELLI U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND Seeks to invest exclusively in short-term U.S. Treasury securities. The Fund's primary objective is to provide high current income consistent with the preservation of principal and liquidity. (NO-LOAD) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: JUDITH A. RANERI AN INVESTMENT IN THE ABOVE MONEY MARKET FUND IS NEITHER INSURED NOR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY. ALTHOUGH THE FUND SEEKS TO PRESERVE THE VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT AT $1.00 PER SHARE, IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE FUND. THE FUNDS MAY INVEST IN FOREIGN SECURITIES WHICH INVOLVE RISKS NOT ORDINARILY ASSOCIATED WITH INVESTMENTS IN DOMESTIC ISSUES, INCLUDING CURRENCY FLUCTUATION, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL RISKS. TO RECEIVE A PROSPECTUS, CALL 800-GABELLI (422-3554). INVESTORS SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, RISKS, CHARGES, AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND BEFORE INVESTING. THE PROSPECTUS CONTAINS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AND OTHER MATTERS AND SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING. GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580-1422 800-GABELLI 800-422-3554 FAX: 914-921-5118 WEBSITE: WWW.GABELLI.COM E-MAIL: INFO@GABELLI.COM Net Asset Value per share available daily by calling 800-GABELLI after 6:00 P.M. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mario J. Gabelli, CFA John D. Gabelli CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER GABELLI & COMPANY, INC. GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. Werner J. Roeder, MD E. Val Cerutti MEDICAL DIRECTOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER LAWRENCE HOSPITAL CERUTTI CONSULTANTS, INC. Anthonie C. van Ekris Anthony J. Colavita CHAIRMAN ATTORNEY-AT-LAW BALMAC INTERNATIONAL, INC. ANTHONY J. COLAVITA, P.C. Salvatore J. Zizza Arthur V. Ferrara CHAIRMAN FORMER CHAIRMAN AND ZIZZA & CO., LTD. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA OFFICERS Bruce N. Alpert James E. McKee PRESIDENT SECRETARY Agnes Mullady Peter D. Goldstein TREASURER CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER DISTRIBUTOR Gabelli & Company, Inc. CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AGENT, AND DIVIDEND AGENT State Street Bank and Trust Company LEGAL COUNSEL Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of The GAMCO Global Convertible Securities Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAB441Q407SR GAMCO THE GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND ANNUAL REPORT DECEMBER 31, 2007 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND ANNUAL REPORT DECEMBER 31, 2007 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 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 managers to eliminate their opinions and/or restrict their commentary to historical facts, we have separated their 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/funds. Enclosed are the audited financial statements and the investment portfolio as of December 31, 2007 with a description of factors that affected the performance during the past year. PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION (UNAUDITED) During 2007 The GAMCO Global Growth Fund (Class AAA) returned 17.67% outperforming the Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country ("MSCI AC") World Free Index and the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Core Fund Average which were up 12.18% and 9.24% respectively. This outperformance was the result of overweighting our Energy exposure, with our investments in solar power posting exceptional gains. Our overweighting of Information Technology also helped our yearly performance. Additionally, we were aggressive in reducing our exposure to Financials prior to the subprime fallout and we closed out the year with a sizable underweighting in Financials. We also had success throughout the year being opportunistic with our Materials holdings, but largely exited the sector before concerns about economic weakness surfaced. At year end, about 41% of the Fund's assets were invested in U.S. dollar based assets. The dollar weighting of the MSCI AC World Free Index ended the quarter at about 42%. Our emerging market exposure at year end was 7.2%, compared to 11.3% for the Index. Sincerely yours, /s/ Bruce N. Alpert Bruce N. Alpert February 22, 2008 President SUMMARY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS (UNAUDITED) The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of total net assets as of December 31, 2007: THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND Energy and Utilities ................................................. 16.1% Health Care .......................................................... 9.2% Computer Software and Services ....................................... 8.6% Food and Beverage .................................................... 8.6% Financial Services ................................................... 8.5% Telecommunications ................................................... 6.4% Retail ............................................................... 5.0% Consumer Products .................................................... 4.8% Exchange Traded Funds ................................................ 4.7% Diversified Industrial ............................................... 3.4% Aerospace ............................................................ 3.2% Electronics .......................................................... 3.2% Metals and Mining .................................................... 2.8% Business Services .................................................... 1.8% Equipment and Supplies ............................................... 1.6% Entertainment ........................................................ 1.5% Hotels and Gaming .................................................... 1.3% Building and Construction ............................................ 1.2% Environmental Services ............................................... 1.1% Automotive ........................................................... 0.8% Machinery ............................................................ 0.5% U.S. Government Obligations .......................................... 0.5% Chemicals and Allied Products ........................................ 0.4% Publishing ........................................................... 0.4% Broadcasting ......................................................... 0.3% Agriculture .......................................................... 0.2% Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) ................................... 3.9% ----- 100.0% ===== THE FUND FILES A COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (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, 2007. 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 12 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; or (iii) visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. 2 COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND CLASS AAA SHARES, THE LIPPER GLOBAL MULTI-CAP CORE FUND AVERAGE, AND THE MSCI AC WORLD FREE INDEX [THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED BY A LINE GRAPH IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL.] GAMCO Global Growth Fund Class AAA Shares Lipper Global Multi-Cap Core Fund Average MSCI AC World Free Index 2/7/1994 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 12/31/1994 $ 10,250 $ 9,482 $ 9,849 12/31/1995 $ 12,083 $ 11,160 $ 11,766 12/31/1996 $ 13,594 $ 12,875 $ 13,319 12/31/1997 $ 19,263 $ 15,250 $ 15,315 12/31/1998 $ 24,836 $ 17,281 $ 18,680 12/31/1999 $ 53,645 $ 22,505 $ 23,690 12/31/2000 $ 33,534 $ 21,495 $ 20,387 12/31/2001 $ 25,435 $ 18,883 $ 17,144 12/31/2002 $ 19,130 $ 16,421 $ 13,890 12/31/2003 $ 27,048 $ 21,561 $ 18,700 12/31/2004 $ 29,598 $ 24,484 $ 21,645 12/31/2005 $ 33,659 $ 26,952 $ 24,106 12/31/2006 $ 37,880 $ 31,782 $ 29,296 12/31/2007 $ 44,574 $ 34,719 $ 32,865 PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT PREDICTIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. The performance tables and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. COMPARATIVE RESULTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2007 (a) ---------------------------------------------------- Since Inception Quarter 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year (2/7/94) ------- ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND CLASS AAA (b) ..................... 2.20% 17.67% 14.62% 18.43% 8.75% 11.36% MSCI AC World Free Index .......... (1.70) 12.18 14.94 18.80 7.94 8.93 Lipper Global Multi-Cap Core Fund Average ................. (1.80) 9.24 11.88 16.11 7.20 8.98 Class A ........................... 2.18 17.68 14.61 18.44 8.77 11.37 (3.70)(c) 10.92(c) 12.37(c) 17.05(c) 8.13(c) 10.90(c) Class B ........................... 1.99 16.82 13.76 17.55 8.16 10.92 (3.01)(d) 11.82(d) 12.98(d) 17.34(d) 8.16 10.92 Class C ........................... 2.00 16.78 13.76 17.55 8.13 10.90 1.00(e) 15.78(e) 13.76 17.55 8.13 10.90 IN THE CURRENT PROSPECTUS, THE EXPENSE RATIOS FOR CLASS AAA, A, B, AND C SHARES ARE 1.78%, 1.78%, 2.53%, AND 2.53%, RESPECTIVELY. CLASS AAA SHARES DO NOT HAVE A SALES CHARGE. THE MAXIMUM SALES CHARGE FOR CLASS A, B, AND C SHARES IS 5.75%, 5.00%, AND 1.00%, RESPECTIVELY. (a) RETURNS REPRESENT PAST PERFORMANCE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. TOTAL RETURNS AND AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS REFLECT CHANGES IN SHARE PRICE AND REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS AND ARE NET OF EXPENSES. INVESTMENT RETURNS AND THE PRINCIPAL VALUE OF AN INVESTMENT WILL FLUCTUATE. WHEN SHARES ARE REDEEMED, THEY MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL COST. PERFORMANCE RETURNS FOR PERIODS LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED. 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. INVESTORS SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, RISKS, CHARGES, AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND BEFORE INVESTING. THE PROSPECTUS CONTAINS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AND OTHER MATTERS AND SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING. THE CLASS AAA SHARES' NET ASSET VALUES ("NAV'S") PER SHARE ARE USED TO CALCULATE PERFORMANCE FOR THE PERIODS PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF CLASS A SHARES, CLASS B SHARES, AND CLASS C SHARES ON MARCH 2, 2000, MAY 5, 2000, AND MARCH 12, 2000, RESPECTIVELY. THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE CLASS B SHARES AND CLASS C SHARES WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CLASSES OF SHARES. INVESTING IN FOREIGN SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS NOT ORDINARILY ASSOCIATED WITH INVESTMENTS IN DOMESTIC ISSUES, INCLUDING CURRENCY FLUCTUATION, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL RISKS. THE MSCI AC WORLD FREE INDEX IS AN UNMANAGED INDICATOR OF STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE, WHILE THE LIPPER GLOBAL MULTI-CAP CORE FUND AVERAGE REFLECTS THE AVERAGE PERFORMANCE OF MUTUAL FUNDS CLASSIFIED IN THIS PARTICULAR CATEGORY. DIVIDENDS ARE CONSIDERED REINVESTED. YOU CANNOT INVEST DIRECTLY IN AN INDEX. (b) EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 15, 2007, CLASS AAA SHARES ARE OFFERED ONLY TO INVESTORS WHO WERE SHAREHOLDERS IN ONE OR MORE OF THE REGISTERED FUNDS DISTRIBUTED BY GABELLI & COMPANY, INC. PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 15, 2007. (c) INCLUDES THE EFFECT OF THE MAXIMUM 5.75% SALES CHARGE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD. (d) PERFORMANCE RESULTS INCLUDE THE DEFERRED SALES CHARGES FOR THE CLASS B SHARES UPON REDEMPTION AT THE END OF THE QUARTER, ONE YEAR, THREE YEAR, AND FIVE YEAR PERIODS OF 5%, 5%, 3%, AND 2%, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE FUND'S NAV PER SHARE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OR SALE, WHICHEVER IS LOWER. CLASS B SHARES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR NEW PURCHASES. (e) PERFORMANCE RESULTS INCLUDE THE DEFERRED SALES CHARGES FOR THE CLASS C SHARES UPON REDEMPTION AT THE END OF THE QUARTER AND ONE YEAR PERIODS OF 1% OF THE FUND'S NAV PER SHARE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OR SALE, WHICHEVER IS LOWER. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (UNAUDITED) For the Six Month Period from July 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007 EXPENSE TABLE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of fees and expenses regarding your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund's gross income, directly reduce the investment return of a fund. When a fund's expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets, this figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period. The Expense Table below illustrates your Fund's costs in two ways: ACTUAL FUND RETURN: This section provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this section to help you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period after any fee waivers and expense reimbursements. The "Ending Account Value" shown is derived from the Fund's ACTUAL return during the past six months, and the "Expenses Paid During Period" shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your Fund under the heading "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid during this period. HYPOTHETICAL 5% RETURN: This section provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio. It assumes a hypothetical annualized return of 5% before expenses during the period shown. In this case - because the hypothetical return used is NOT the Fund's actual return - the results do not apply to your investment and you cannot use the hypothetical account value and expense to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. This example is useful in making comparisons of the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees, if any, which are described in the Prospectus. If these costs were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Therefore, the 5% hypothetical return is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. The "Annualized Expense Ratio" represents the actual expenses for the last six months and may be different from the expense ratio in the Financial Highlights which is for the year ended December 31, 2007. Beginning Ending Annualized Expenses Account Value Account Value Expense Paid During 07/01/07 12/31/07 Ratio Period* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACTUAL FUND RETURN Class AAA $ 1,000.00 $ 1,071.90 1.71% $ 8.88 Class A $ 1,000.00 $ 1,072.10 1.72% $ 8.93 Class B $ 1,000.00 $ 1,067.90 2.47% $ 12.80 Class C $ 1,000.00 $ 1,067.70 2.47% $ 12.80 HYPOTHETICAL 5% RETURN Class AAA $ 1,000.00 $ 1,016.50 1.71% $ 8.64 Class A $ 1,000.00 $ 1,016.44 1.72% $ 8.69 Class B $ 1,000.00 $ 1,012.68 2.47% $ 12.46 Class C $ 1,000.00 $ 1,012.68 2.47% $ 12.46 * Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for the last six months multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365. 4 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS -- DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ----------- ------------- ------------- COMMON STOCKS -- 95.6% AEROSPACE -- 3.2% 5,000 General Dynamics Corp. ........................... $ 345,708 $ 444,950 6,000 L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. ................. 463,245 635,640 9,000 Rockwell Collins Inc. ............................ 516,913 647,730 90,000 Rolls-Royce Group plc+ ........................... 751,339 976,862 3,636,000 Rolls-Royce Group plc, Cl. B ..................... 7,431 7,962 9,000 United Technologies Corp. ........................ 442,069 688,860 ------------- ------------- 2,526,705 3,402,004 ------------- ------------- AGRICULTURE -- 0.2% 2,000 Monsanto Co. ..................................... 185,316 223,380 ------------- ------------- AUTOMOTIVE -- 0.8% 10,000 Honda Motor Co. Ltd., ADR ........................ 373,143 331,400 5,000 Toyota Motor Corp., ADR .......................... 668,331 530,850 ------------- ------------- 1,041,474 862,250 ------------- ------------- BROADCASTING -- 0.3% 25,000 British Sky Broadcasting Group plc ............... 358,450 307,520 ------------- ------------- BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION -- 1.2% 5,000 CRH plc, Dublin .................................. 120,555 173,647 5,000 CRH plc, London .................................. 130,531 172,426 4,000 Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA ......... 138,679 298,862 8,000 Technip SA ....................................... 266,839 636,331 ------------- ------------- 656,604 1,281,266 ------------- ------------- BUSINESS SERVICES -- 1.8% 18,000 Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. ................... 450,663 498,600 2,500 MasterCard Inc., Cl. A ........................... 351,070 538,000 16,000 Secom Co. Ltd. ................................... 620,342 873,501 ------------- ------------- 1,422,075 1,910,101 ------------- ------------- CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS -- 0.4% 50,000 Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. ............................ 205,108 446,385 ------------- ------------- COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES -- 8.6% 15,000 Adobe Systems Inc.+ .............................. 503,426 640,950 3,600 Apple Inc.+ ...................................... 372,960 713,088 36,000 Cisco Systems Inc.+ .............................. 865,245 974,520 15,000 eBay Inc.+ ....................................... 542,820 497,850 35,000 EMC Corp.+ ....................................... 786,746 648,550 5,700 Google Inc., Cl. A+ .............................. 1,781,911 3,941,436 32,000 Microsoft Corp. .................................. 924,925 1,139,200 6,100 Research In Motion Ltd.+ ......................... 376,111 691,740 ------------- ------------- 6,154,144 9,247,334 ------------- ------------- CONSUMER PRODUCTS -- 4.8% 7,000 Christian Dior SA ................................ 438,852 919,918 MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ----------- ------------- -------------- 15,314 Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, Cl. A ......... $ 443,000 $ 1,046,267 8,000 NIKE Inc., Cl. B ................................. 489,079 513,920 1,500 Nintendo Co. Ltd. ................................ 448,147 880,728 5,000 Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. .......................... 382,569 308,950 12,500 Procter & Gamble Co. ............................. 698,206 917,750 10,000 The Swatch Group AG .............................. 561,367 589,343 ------------- ------------- 3,461,220 5,176,876 ------------- ------------- DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIAL -- 3.4% 10,000 Bouygues SA ...................................... 343,461 830,932 13,000 Emerson Electric Co. ............................. 551,954 736,580 39,000 General Electric Co. ............................. 1,395,696 1,445,730 10,000 ITT Corp. ........................................ 440,030 660,400 ------------- ------------- 2,731,141 3,673,642 ------------- ------------- ELECTRONICS -- 3.2% 3,700 Fanuc Ltd. ....................................... 325,019 358,708 36,000 Intel Corp. ...................................... 866,050 959,760 7,000 MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.+ .................. 506,850 619,430 13,000 NVIDIA Corp.+ .................................... 304,444 442,260 20,000 Texas Instruments Inc. ........................... 508,831 668,000 14,000 Trimble Navigation Ltd.+ ......................... 526,724 423,360 ------------- ------------- 3,037,918 3,471,518 ------------- ------------- ENERGY AND UTILITIES -- 16.1% 12,000 Apache Corp. ..................................... 857,509 1,290,480 700 Areva SA ......................................... 784,252 803,742 13,500 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. .................. 881,062 987,390 15,000 Chesapeake Energy Corp. .......................... 530,130 588,000 5,672 Devon Energy Corp. ............................... 278,827 504,298 5,500 Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. ................... 599,251 781,000 10,000 EnCana Corp. ..................................... 506,694 679,600 9,000 Hess Corp. ....................................... 433,185 907,740 6,900 Imperial Oil Ltd. ................................ 253,504 381,861 8,000 National Oilwell Varco Inc.+ ..................... 319,327 587,680 18,000 Noble Corp. ...................................... 652,726 1,017,180 13,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp. ....................... 670,114 1,000,870 6,000 Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR ...................... 630,878 691,440 10,000 Saipem SpA ....................................... 240,421 399,338 5,000 Schlumberger Ltd. ................................ 158,943 491,850 15,900 Suncor Energy Inc. ............................... 1,337,496 1,728,807 6,000 SunPower Corp., Cl. A+ ........................... 406,140 782,340 13,000 Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd., ADR+ ............ 562,364 1,070,160 4,897 Transocean Inc.+ ................................. 361,079 701,006 10,000 Vestas Wind Systems A/S+ ......................... 705,263 1,079,808 15,000 XTO Energy Inc. .................................. 587,803 770,400 ------------- ------------- 11,756,968 17,244,990 ------------- ------------- See accompanying notes to financial statements. 5 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) -- DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ----------- ------------ ------------ COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) ENTERTAINMENT -- 1.5% 14,300 Viacom Inc., Cl. B+ .............................. $ 563,843 $ 628,056 20,180 Vivendi .......................................... 436,833 926,526 ------------- ------------- 1,000,676 1,554,582 ------------- ------------- ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES -- 1.1% 12,500 Veolia Environnement ............................. 1,041,888 1,138,609 ------------- ------------- EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES -- 1.6% 5,500 Canon Inc. ....................................... 302,383 251,716 4,000 Canon Inc., ADR .................................. 219,051 183,320 3,900 Keyence Corp. .................................... 791,420 957,721 11,000 Nikon Corp. ...................................... 247,210 374,202 ------------- ------------- 1,560,064 1,766,959 ------------- ------------- EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS -- 4.7% 15,500 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund ......... 1,563,036 2,329,650 25,500 Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF .................... 1,934,859 2,659,650 ------------- ------------- 3,497,895 4,989,300 ------------- ------------- FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 8.5% 5,500 Allianz SE ....................................... 704,835 1,184,918 12,500 American Express Co. ............................. 735,679 650,250 30,000 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. ....... 505,274 717,944 30,000 Aviva plc ........................................ 320,646 399,824 1,533 China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., ADR ............... 35,142 117,275 7,400 Julius Baer Holding Ltd. AG ...................... 353,875 607,209 8,200 Royal Bank of Canada ............................. 351,545 421,569 42,700 Standard Chartered plc ........................... 878,245 1,558,408 6,000 State Street Corp. ............................... 292,010 487,200 10,000 T. Rowe Price Group Inc. ......................... 469,315 608,800 35,000 The Charles Schwab Corp. ......................... 723,144 894,250 6,250 Toronto-Dominion Bank ............................ 353,908 440,119 44,500 Westpac Banking Corp. ............................ 703,450 1,082,105 ------------- ------------- 6,427,068 9,169,871 ------------- ------------- FOOD AND BEVERAGE -- 8.6% 33,000 Ajinomoto Co. Inc. ............................... 382,303 373,470 60,000 Cadbury Schweppes plc ............................ 592,403 733,613 25,494 Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA ............... 358,399 1,100,238 90,000 Davide Campari-Milano SpA ........................ 418,374 857,652 70,000 Diageo plc ....................................... 891,438 1,502,567 12,000 Groupe Danone .................................... 669,806 1,075,486 3,000 Nestle SA ........................................ 850,228 1,377,571 9,000 PepsiCo Inc. ..................................... 495,029 683,100 4,515 Pernod-Ricard SA ................................. 401,452 1,041,981 46,000 Tesco plc ........................................ 395,588 437,577 ------------- ------------- 5,455,020 9,183,255 ------------- ------------- MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ----------- ------------- ------------- HEALTH CARE -- 9.2% 5,000 Alcon Inc. ....................................... $ 590,374 $ 715,200 6,700 Genentech Inc.+ .................................. 401,420 449,369 16,800 Gilead Sciences Inc.+ ............................ 581,768 772,968 20,000 GlaxoSmithKline plc .............................. 423,287 507,931 16,000 Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. ................ 331,635 485,207 10,000 Novartis AG ...................................... 438,222 546,873 20,000 Novo Nordisk A/S, ADR ............................ 797,927 1,297,200 4,300 Roche Holding AG ................................. 343,824 743,323 20,000 Schering-Plough Corp. ............................ 514,741 532,800 13,000 St. Jude Medical Inc.+ ........................... 562,492 528,320 2,400 Straumann Holding AG ............................. 504,079 658,834 11,300 Stryker Corp. .................................... 596,145 844,336 4,800 Synthes Inc. ..................................... 398,130 596,105 10,000 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. ................... 445,295 584,208 10,000 Zimmer Holdings Inc.+ ............................ 813,138 661,500 ------------- ------------- 7,742,477 9,924,174 ------------- ------------- HOTELS AND GAMING -- 1.3% 36,000 Crown Ltd.+ ...................................... 473,408 425,151 31,053 InterContinental Hotels Group plc ................ 759,687 541,144 71,803 Ladbrokes plc .................................... 723,006 458,325 ------------- ------------- 1,956,101 1,424,620 ------------- ------------- MACHINERY -- 0.5% 6,000 Deere & Co. ...................................... 437,594 558,720 ------------- ------------- METALS AND MINING -- 2.8% 6,950 Anglo American plc ............................... 272,680 421,875 12,000 BHP Billiton plc ................................. 190,715 365,920 10,400 Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, ADR .................. 198,362 339,768 6,000 Lonmin plc ....................................... 367,849 367,455 5,228 Peabody Energy Corp. ............................. 62,783 322,254 6,300 Rio Tinto plc .................................... 235,015 663,027 6,866 Xstrata plc ...................................... 171,836 481,794 ------------- ------------- 1,499,240 2,962,093 ------------- ------------- PUBLISHING -- 0.4% 20,000 News Corp., Cl. B ................................ 491,752 425,000 ------------- ------------- RETAIL -- 5.0% 12,000 Coach Inc.+ ...................................... 389,619 366,960 11,000 CVS Caremark Corp. ............................... 387,900 437,250 9,150 Hennes & Mauritz AB, Cl. B ....................... 389,129 552,711 11,000 J. Crew Group Inc.+ .............................. 483,135 530,310 10,000 Next plc ......................................... 347,050 322,110 10,000 Nordstrom Inc. ................................... 525,300 367,300 24,000 Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd. ...................... 813,032 697,259 10,000 Starbucks Corp.+ ................................. 301,871 204,700 8,000 Tiffany & Co. .................................... 258,189 368,240 10,000 Whole Foods Market Inc. .......................... 490,412 408,000 39,100 Woolworths Ltd. .................................. 607,675 1,159,550 ------------- ------------- 4,993,312 5,414,390 ------------- ------------- See accompanying notes to financial statements. 6 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) -- DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ----------- ------------- ------------- COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- 6.4% 18,000 America Movil SAB de CV, Cl. L, ADR .............. $ 916,313 $ 1,105,020 23,000 AT&T Inc. ........................................ 863,774 955,880 2,000 China Mobile Ltd., ADR ........................... 93,749 173,740 20,000 Corning Inc. ..................................... 518,776 479,800 12,000 Harris Corp. ..................................... 613,285 752,160 85 KDDI Corp. ....................................... 432,573 628,921 25,000 Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B ................ 875,022 1,131,250 14,000 Verizon Communications Inc. ...................... 499,964 611,660 27,000 Vodafone Group plc, ADR .......................... 806,889 1,007,640 ------------- ------------- 5,620,345 6,846,071 ------------- ------------- TOTAL COMMON STOCKS .............................. 75,260,555 102,604,910 ------------- ------------- PRINCIPAL AMOUNT - ----------- U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS -- 0.5% $ 609,000 U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.828% to 3.188%++, 03/13/08 to 03/27/08 .......................... 604,860 604,704 ------------- ------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 96.1% .......................... $ 75,865,415 103,209,614 ============= OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (NET) -- 3.9% ....... 4,133,649 ------------- NET ASSETS -- 100.0% ............................. $ 107,343,263 ============= - ---------- + Non-income producing security. ++ Represents annualized yield at date of purchase. ADR American Depository Receipt % OF MARKET MARKET GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION VALUE VALUE - -------------------------- ------------- ------------- North America .................................................. 52.2% $ 53,824,729 Europe ......................................................... 30.8 31,836,500 Japan .......................................................... 7.7 7,957,596 Latin America .................................................. 5.3 5,416,424 Asia/Pacific ................................................... 4.0 4,174,365 ------------- ------------- 100.0% $ 103,209,614 ============= ============= See accompanying notes to financial statements. 7 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS: Investments, at value (cost $75,865,415) ............. $ 103,209,614 Foreign currency, at value (cost $4,032,995) ......... 4,218,806 Cash ................................................. 72,314 Receivable for Fund shares sold ...................... 119,671 Dividends and interest receivable .................... 149,379 Prepaid expense ...................................... 30,179 ---------------- TOTAL ASSETS ......................................... 107,799,963 ---------------- LIABILITIES: Payable for Fund shares redeemed ..................... 139,809 Payable for investment advisory fees ................. 91,115 Payable for distribution fees ........................ 23,176 Payable for legal and audit fees ..................... 81,734 Payable for shareholder communications expenses ...... 59,076 Payable for shareholder services fees ................ 30,126 Payable for accounting fees .......................... 11,251 Other accrued expenses ............................... 20,413 ---------------- TOTAL LIABILITIES .................................... 456,700 ---------------- NET ASSETS applicable to 3,993,353 shares outstanding ................................. $ 107,343,263 ================ NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: Paid-in capital, each class at $0.001 par value ...... $ 125,300,432 Undistributed net investment income .................. 8,634 Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions .................. (45,500,803) Net unrealized appreciation on investments ........... 27,344,199 Net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency translations .............................. 190,801 ---------------- NET ASSETS ........................................... $ 107,343,263 ================ SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK: CLASS AAA: Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($104,421,460 / 3,883,330 shares outstanding; 75,000,000 shares authorized) ......... $ 26.89 ================ CLASS A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($2,223,737 / 82,726 shares outstanding; 50,000,000 shares authorized) ......... $ 26.88 ================ Maximum offering price per share (NAV / .9425, based on maximum sales charge of 5.75% of the offering price) ................................ $ 28.52 ================ CLASS B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($270,159 / 10,541 shares outstanding; 25,000,000 shares authorized) ...................... $ 25.63(a) ================ CLASS C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($427,907 / 16,756 shares outstanding; 25,000,000 shares authorized) ...................... $ 25.54(a) ================ STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT INCOME: Dividends (net of foreign taxes of $48,286) .......... $ 2,135,025 Interest ............................................. 51,089 ---------------- TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME .............................. 2,186,114 ---------------- EXPENSES: Investment advisory fees ............................. 1,037,202 Distribution fees - Class AAA ........................ 253,706 Distribution fees - Class A .......................... 4,237 Distribution fees - Class B .......................... 2,482 Distribution fees - Class C .......................... 2,947 Shareholder services fees ............................ 144,580 Shareholder communications expenses .................. 118,348 Legal and audit fees ................................. 68,566 Custodian fees ....................................... 56,822 Accounting fees ...................................... 45,000 Registration expenses ................................ 11,673 Directors' fees ...................................... 9,508 Interest expense ..................................... 1,654 Miscellaneous expenses ............................... 47,974 ---------------- TOTAL EXPENSES ....................................... 1,804,699 Less: Custodian fee credits .......................... (69) ---------------- NET EXPENSES ......................................... 1,804,630 ---------------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME ................................ 381,484 ---------------- NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY: Net realized gain on investments ..................... 8,737,656 Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions .............................. (14,233) ---------------- Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions .............................. 8,723,423 ---------------- Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on investments ........................ 7,514,702 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on foreign currency translations ...... 181,882 ---------------- Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations ...................... 7,696,584 ---------------- NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY .................. 16,420,007 ---------------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ...................................... $ 16,801,491 ================ - ---------- (a) Redemption price varies based on the length of time held. See accompanying notes to financial statements. 8 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 DECEMBER 31, 2006 ----------------- ----------------- OPERATIONS: Net investment income .............................................................. $ 381,484 $ 277,720 Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ................. 8,723,423 14,070,539 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations .................................................... 7,696,584 (1,920,801) ----------------- ----------------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ............................... 16,801,491 12,427,458 ----------------- ----------------- DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: Net investment income: Class AAA ........................................................................ (352,631) (272,763) Class A .......................................................................... (8,655) (3,545) ----------------- ----------------- TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS ................................................ (361,286) (276,308) ----------------- ----------------- CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: Class AAA ........................................................................ (12,564,280) (19,507,826) Class A .......................................................................... 678,353 (2,805) Class B .......................................................................... 6,654 (60) Class C .......................................................................... 105,141 14,905 ----------------- ----------------- NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS ......................... (11,774,132) (19,495,786) ----------------- ----------------- REDEMPTION FEES .................................................................... 395 148 ----------------- ----------------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS .............................................. 4,666,468 (7,344,488) NET ASSETS: Beginning of period ................................................................ 102,676,795 110,021,283 ----------------- ----------------- End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $8,634 and $2,669, respectively) ................................................. $ 107,343,263 $ 102,676,795 ================= ================= NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. ORGANIZATION. The GAMCO Global Growth Fund (the "Fund"), a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. (the "Corporation"), was organized on July 16, 1993 as a Maryland corporation. The Fund is a non-diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and one of four separately managed portfolios (collectively, the "Portfolios") of the Corporation. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. The Fund commenced investment operations on February 7, 1994. 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with United States ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. 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 Directors (the "Board") so determines, by such other method as the Board 9 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 to the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities to 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. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 157, Fair Value Measurements, which clarifies the definition of fair value and requires companies to expand their disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. Adoption of SFAS 157 requires the use of the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. As of December 31, 2007, the Fund does not believe the adoption of SFAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements. 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. The Fund will always receive and maintain securities as collateral whose market value, including accrued interest, will be at least equal to 102% of the dollar amount invested by the Fund in each agreement. 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, 2007, there were no open repurchase agreements. 10 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, which are included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and 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. At December 31, 2007, there were no open futures contracts. 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 Fund did not hold any short positions as of December 31, 2007. FORWARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS. The Fund may engage in forward foreign exchange contracts for 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 investments and 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. 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. At December 31, 2007, there were no open forward foreign exchange contracts. 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 11 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 ability 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 which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend. DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND CALCULATION OF EXPENSES. Certain administrative expenses are common to, and allocated among, various affiliated funds. Such allocations are made on the basis of each Fund's average net assets or other criteria directly affecting the expenses as determined by the Adviser pursuant to procedures established by the Board. In calculating the NAV per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, redemption fees, and expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of each day. Distribution expenses are borne solely by the class incurring the expense. 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 shown as "interest expense" in the Statement of Operations. 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 U.S. generally 12 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- accepted accounting principles. 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 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. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, reclassifications were made to decrease undistributed net investment income by $14,233 and to decrease accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions by $14,233. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was $361,286 and $276,308, respectively, of ordinary income. 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. As of December 31, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on tax basis were as follows: Undistributed ordinary income ......................... $ 8,634 Capital loss carryforwards ............................ (45,500,209) Net unrealized appreciation on investments, foreign currency, and foreign receivables and payables ..... 27,534,406 ------------- Total ................................................. $ (17,957,169) ============= At December 31, 2007, the Fund had net capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of $45,500,209, which are available to reduce future required distributions of net capital gains to shareholders. $4,251,022 is available through 2009; $39,969,419 is available through 2010; and $1,279,768 is available through 2011. At December 31, 2007, the differences between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation was primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales for tax purposes. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, The GAMCO Global Growth Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $8,718,744. The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at December 31, 2007: GROSS GROSS UNREALIZED UNREALIZED NET UNREALIZED COST APPRECIATION DEPRECIATION APPRECIATION ----------- ------------ ------------ -------------- Investments .... $75,866,010 $29,439,686 $(2,096,082) $27,343,604 FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" (the "Interpretation") established a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether the Fund is taxable in a particular jurisdiction) and required certain expanded tax disclosures. 13 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund did not have any liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund is not subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities for tax years before 2003 and by state tax authorities for tax years before 2002. 3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS. 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 daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 1.00% of the value of its average daily net assets. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Fund's portfolio, oversees the administration of all aspects of the Fund's business and affairs, and pays the compensation of all Officers and Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Adviser. If total net assets of the Corporation are in excess of $100 million, the Corporation pays each Director who is not considered to be an affiliated person an annual retainer of $3,000 plus $500 for each Board meeting attended and they are reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. If total net assets of the Corporation are below $100 million, the Corporation pays each Independent Director an annual retainer of $1,500 plus $250 for each Board meeting attended and they are reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $500 per meeting attended. Directors who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund. 4. DISTRIBUTION PLAN. The Fund's Board has adopted a distribution plan (the "Plan") for each class of shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Gabelli & Company, Inc. ("Gabelli & Company"), an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as distributor of the Fund. Under the Class AAA, Class A, Class B, and Class C Share Plans, payments are authorized to Gabelli & Company at annual rates of 0.25%, 0.25%, 1.00%, and 1.00%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of those classes, the annual limitations under each Plan. Such payments are accrued daily and paid monthly. 5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES. Purchases and proceeds from the sales of securities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, other than short-term and U.S. Government securities, aggregated $42,526,560 and $57,745,252, respectively. 6. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund paid brokerage commissions on security trades of $16,121 to Gabelli & Company. Additionally, Gabelli & Company informed the Fund that it received $5,010 from investors representing commissions (sales charges and underwriting fees) on sales and redemptions of Fund shares. The cost of calculating the Fund's NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund paid or accrued $45,000 to the Adviser in connection with the cost of computing the Fund's NAV. 7. LINE OF CREDIT. Effective June 20, 2007, the Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit of up to $75,000,000, and may borrow up to 10% of its net assets from the custodian for temporary borrowing purposes. Prior to June 20, 2007, the line of credit was $25,000,000. Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at 0.75% above the federal funds rate on outstanding balances. This amount, if any, would be shown as "interest expense" in the Statement of Operations. At December 31, 2007, there were no borrowings outstanding under the line of credit. 14 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The average daily amount of borrowings outstanding from the line of credit within the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, was $2,682 with a weighted average interest rate of 5.72%. The maximum amount borrowed at any time during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 was $251,000. 8. CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS. The Fund offers five classes of shares - Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares. Effective February 15, 2007, Class AAA Shares are offered only to investors who were shareholders prior to that date in one or more of the registered funds distributed by Gabelli & Company. Class AAA Shares are offered to these investors only through selected broker/dealers, or the transfer agent without a sales charge. Class I Shares are offered to foundations, endowments, institutions, and employee benefit plans. Class A Shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class B Shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") upon redemption within six years of purchase and automatically convert to Class A Shares approximately eight years after the original purchase. The applicable CDSC is equal to a declining percentage of the lesser of the NAV per share at the date of the original purchase or at the date of redemption, based on the length of time held. Class C Shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC for one year after purchase. Class B Shares are available only through exchange of Class B Shares of other funds distributed by Gabelli & Company. Class I Shares were first issued on January 11, 2008. The Fund imposes a redemption fee of 2.00% on Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares that are redeemed or exchanged on or before the seventh day after the date of a purchase. The redemption fee is deducted from the proceeds otherwise payable to the redeeming shareholders and is retained by the Fund. The redemption fees retained by the Fund during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 amounted to $395 and $148, respectively. The redemption fee does not apply to redemptions of shares where (i) the shares were purchased through automatic reinvestment of dividends or other distributions, (ii) the redemption was initiated by the Fund, (iii) the shares were purchased through programs that collect the redemption fee at the program level and remit them to the Fund, or (iv) the shares were purchased through programs that the Adviser determines to have appropriate anti-short-term trading policies in place or as to which the Adviser has received assurances that look-through redemption fee procedures or effective anti-short-term trading policies and procedures are in place. 15 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows: YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 DECEMBER 31, 2006 ------------------------ -------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT -------- ------------- ---------- ------------- CLASS AAA CLASS AAA ------------------------ -------------------------- Shares sold .............................................. 117,821 $ 2,949,985 263,640 $ 5,632,563 Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions ......... 12,529 337,411 11,428 262,618 Shares redeemed .......................................... (646,624) (15,851,676) (1,183,208) (25,403,007) -------- ------------- ---------- ------------- Net decrease .......................................... (516,274) $ (12,564,280) (908,140) $ (19,507,826) ======== ============= ========== ============= CLASS A CLASS A ------------------------ -------------------------- Shares sold .............................................. 41,318 $ 1,051,315 8,807 $ 187,766 Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions ......... 270 7,257 126 2,895 Shares redeemed .......................................... (15,295) (380,219) (8,777) (193,466) -------- ------------- ---------- ------------- Net increase (decrease) ............................... 26,293 $ 678,353 156 $ (2,805) ======== ============= ========== ============= CLASS B CLASS B ------------------------ -------------------------- Shares sold .............................................. 646 $ 14,664 -- $ -- Shares redeemed .......................................... (366) (8,010) (2) (60) -------- ------------- ---------- ------------- Net increase (decrease) ............................... 280 $ 6,654 (2) $ (60) ======== ============= ========== ============= CLASS C CLASS C ------------------------ -------------------------- Shares sold .............................................. 8,778 $ 215,838 9,832 $ 202,102 Shares redeemed .......................................... (4,598) (110,697) (9,339) (187,197) -------- ------------- ---------- ------------- Net increase .......................................... 4,180 $ 105,141 493 $ 14,905 ======== ============= ========== ============= 9. 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 and expects the risk of loss to be remote. 10. OTHER MATTERS. The Adviser and/or affiliates received subpoenas from the Attorney General of the State of New York and the SEC requesting information on mutual fund share trading practices involving certain funds managed by the Adviser. GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GAMCO"), the Adviser's parent company, responded to these requests for documents and testimony. In June 2006, GAMCO began discussions with the SEC regarding a possible resolution of their inquiry. In February 2007, the Adviser made an offer of settlement to the staff of the SEC for communication to the Commission for its consideration to resolve this matter. This offer of settlement is subject to agreement regarding the specific language of the SEC's administrative order and other settlement documents. On a separate matter, in September 2005, the Adviser was informed by the staff of the SEC that the staff may recommend to the Commission that an administrative remedy and a monetary penalty be sought from the Adviser in connection with the actions of two of nine closed-end funds managed by the Adviser relating to Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1 of the 1940 Act. These provisions require registered investment companies to provide written statements to shareholders when a dividend is made from a source other than net investment income. While the two closed-end funds sent annual statements and provided other materials containing this information, the funds did not send written statements to shareholders with each distribution in 2002 and 2003. The Adviser believes that all of the funds are now in compliance. The Adviser believes that these matters would have no effect on the Fund or any material adverse effect on the Adviser or its ability to manage the Fund. 16 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period: INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS DISTRIBUTIONS -------------------------------------- -------------------------- Net Net Asset Net Realized and Total Period Value, Investment Unrealized from Net Ended Beginning Income Gain on Investment Investment Total Redemption December 31 of Period (Loss)(a) Investments Operations Income Distributions Fees(a) - ----------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ------------- ---------- CLASS AAA 2007 $ 22.93 $ 0.09 $ 3.96 $ 4.05 $ (0.09) $ (0.09) $ 0.00(c) 2006 20.43 0.06 2.50 2.56 (0.06) (0.06) 0.00(c) 2005 17.98 0.02 2.45 2.47 (0.02) (0.02) 0.00(c) 2004 16.43 (0.05) 1.60 1.55 -- -- 0.00(c) 2003 11.62 (0.06) 4.86 4.80 -- -- 0.01 CLASS A 2007 $ 22.93 $ 0.11 $ 3.95 $ 4.06 $ (0.11) $ (0.11) $ 0.00(c) 2006 20.43 0.06 2.50 2.56 (0.06) (0.06) 0.00(c) 2005 18.01 0.01 2.45 2.46 (0.04) (0.04) 0.00(c) 2004 16.45 (0.05) 1.61 1.56 -- -- 0.00(c) 2003 11.63 (0.06) 4.87 4.81 -- -- 0.01 CLASS B 2007 $ 21.94 $ (0.09) $ 3.78 $ 3.69 -- -- $ 0.00(c) 2006 19.65 (0.10) 2.39 2.29 -- -- 0.00(c) 2005 17.41 (0.12) 2.36 2.24 -- -- 0.00(c) 2004 16.02 (0.17) 1.56 1.39 -- -- 0.00(c) 2003 11.42 (0.16) 4.75 4.59 -- -- 0.01 CLASS C 2007 $ 21.87 $ (0.03) $ 3.70 $ 3.67 -- -- $ 0.00(c) 2006 19.58 (0.09) 2.38 2.29 -- -- 0.00(c) 2005 17.35 (0.16) 2.39 2.23 -- -- 0.00(c) 2004 15.97 (0.19) 1.57 1.38 -- -- 0.00(c) 2003 11.38 (0.16) 4.74 4.58 -- -- 0.01 RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA -------------------------------------------------- Net Asset Net Assets Net Period Value, End of Investment Portfolio Ended End of Total Period Income Operating Turnover December 31 Period Return+ (in 000's) (Loss) Expenses(b) Rate - ----------- ---------- ------- ------------ ---------- ----------- --------- CLASS AAA 2007 $ 26.89 17.7% $ 104,421 0.37% 1.74% 42% 2006 22.93 12.5 100,883 0.26 1.78 46 2005 20.43 13.7 108,433 0.11 1.79(d) 33 2004 17.98 9.4 114,011 (0.30) 1.82 100 2003 16.43 41.4 132,886 (0.45) 1.71 63 CLASS A 2007 $ 26.88 17.7% $ 2,224 0.43% 1.74% 42% 2006 22.93 12.5 1,294 0.28 1.78 46 2005 20.43 13.7 1,150 0.03 1.79(d) 33 2004 18.01 9.5 493 (0.29) 1.82 100 2003 16.45 41.4 426 (0.45) 1.71 63 CLASS B 2007 $ 25.63 16.8% $ 270 (0.36)% 2.49% 42% 2006 21.94 11.7 225 (0.49) 2.53 46 2005 19.65 12.9 202 (0.67) 2.54(d) 33 2004 17.41 8.7 183 (1.05) 2.57 100 2003 16.02 40.3 211 (1.20) 2.46 63 CLASS C 2007 $ 25.54 16.8% $ 428 (0.11)% 2.49% 42% 2006 21.87 11.7 275 (0.42) 2.53 46 2005 19.58 12.9 236 (0.90) 2.52(d) 33 2004 17.35 8.6 52 (1.17) 2.57 100 2003 15.97 40.3 207 (1.20) 2.46 63 - ---------- + Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the period and sold at the end of the period including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect applicable sales charges. (a) Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding method. (b) The Fund incurred interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2004. If interest expense had not been incurred, the ratios of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 1.73%, and 1.81% (Class AAA), 1.73% and 1.81% (Class A), 2.48% and 2.56% (Class B), and 2.48% and 2.56% (Class C), respectively. (c) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. (d) The ratios do not include a reduction of expenses for custodian fee credits on cash balances maintained with the custodian. Including such custodian fee credits, the expense ratios for the year ended December 31, 2005 would have been 1.79%, 1.79%, 2.53%, and 2.52% for Class AAA, Class A, Class B, and Class C, respectively. See accompanying notes to financial statements. 17 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of The GAMCO Global Growth Fund (the "Fund"), a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc., as of December 31, 2007, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in 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. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2007, by correspondence with the Fund's custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The GAMCO Global Growth Fund, a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc., at December 31, 2007, 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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 21, 2008 18 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND BOARD CONSIDERATION AND RE-APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED) During the six months ended December 31, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved the continuation of the investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the Fund on the basis of the recommendation by the directors (the "Independent Board Members") who are not "interested persons" of the Fund. The following paragraphs summarize the material information and factors considered by the Independent Board Members as well as their conclusions relative to such factors. NATURE, EXTENT, AND QUALITY OF SERVICES. The Independent Board Members considered information regarding the Fund's portfolio managers, the depth of the analyst pool available to the Adviser and the portfolio managers, the scope of supervisory, administrative, shareholder, and other services supervised or provided by the Adviser, and the absence of significant service problems reported to the Board. The Independent Board Members noted the experience, length of service, and reputation of the Fund's portfolio managers. INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE. The Independent Board Members reviewed the short, medium, and long-term performance of the Fund against a peer group of global multi-cap core funds, noting its top quintile performance for the one, three and five year periods, and against a peer group of global multi-cap core and growth funds, noting its above average performance over the one and five year periods and average performance over the three year period. PROFITABILITY. The Independent Board Members reviewed summary data regarding the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser both with a pro rata administrative overhead charge and with a stand-alone administrative charge. The Board Members also noted an affiliated broker of the Adviser received distribution fees and minor amounts of sales commissions. ECONOMIES OF SCALE. The Independent Board Members discussed the major elements of the Adviser's cost structure and the relationship of those elements to potential economies of scale and reviewed rudimentary data suggesting that 20% growth in the Fund would not produce meaningful economies of scale that the shareholders would not participate in. SHARING OF ECONOMIES OF SCALE. The Independent Board Members noted that the investment management fee schedule for the Fund does not take into account any potential economies of scale that may develop. SERVICE AND COST COMPARISONS. The Independent Board Members compared the expense ratios of the investment management fee, other expenses, and total expenses of the Fund to similar expense ratios of the peer group of global multi-cap core funds and noted that the Adviser's management fee includes substantially all administrative services of the Fund as well as investment advisory services. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund's expense ratios were significantly higher than and the Fund's size was lower than average within this group. The Independent Board Members also noted that the management fee structure was the same as that in effect for most of the Gabelli Complex. The Independent Board Members were presented with, but did not attach significance to, information comparing the management fee to the fee for other types of accounts managed by an affiliate of the Adviser. CONCLUSIONS. The Independent Board Members concluded that the Fund enjoyed highly experienced portfolio management services, good ancillary services, and a favorable performance record. The Independent Board Members also concluded that the Fund's expense ratios and the profitability to the Adviser of managing the Fund were reasonable, and that economies of scale were not a significant factor in their thinking at this time. The Independent Board Members did not view the potential profitability of ancillary services as material to their decision. On the basis of the foregoing and without assigning particular weight to any single conclusion, the Independent Board Members determined to recommend continuation of the investment management agreement to the full Board. 19 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND ADDITIONAL FUND INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The business and affairs of the Corporation are managed under the direction of the Corporation's Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Corporation is set forth below. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Fund's Directors and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554) or by writing to The GAMCO Global Growth Fund at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422. TERM OF NUMBER OF NAME, POSITION(S) OFFICE AND FUNDS IN FUND ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF COMPLEX OVERSEEN PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS AND AGE TIME SERVED(2) BY DIRECTOR DURING PAST FIVE YEARS HELD BY DIRECTOR(4) - ------------------------ -------------- ---------------- ------------------------------ -------------------------- INTERESTED DIRECTORS(3): MARIO J. GABELLI Since 1993 26 Chairman and Chief Executive Director of Morgan Group Director and Officer of GAMCO Investors, Holdings, Inc. (holding Chief Investment Officer Inc. and Chief Investment company); Chairman of the Age: 65 Officer - Value Portfolios of Board of LICT Corp. Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO (multimedia and Asset Management Inc.; communication services Director/Trustee or Chief company) Investment Officer of other registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GGCP, Inc. JOHN D. GABELLI Since 1993 10 Senior Vice President of Director of GAMCO Director Gabelli & Company, Inc. Investors, Inc. Age: 63 INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS(5): E. VAL CERUTTI Since 2001 7 Chief Executive Officer of Director of The LGL Group, Director Cerutti Consultants, Inc. Inc. (diversified Age: 68 manufacturing) ANTHONY J. COLAVITA Since 1993 35 Partner in the law firm of -- Director Anthony J. Colavita, P.C. Age: 72 ARTHUR V. FERRARA Since 2001 7 Former Chairman of the Board -- Director and Chief Executive Officer of Age: 77 The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (1993-1995) WERNER J. ROEDER, MD Since 1993 23 Medical Director of Lawrence -- Director Hospital and practicing Age: 67 private physician ANTHONIE C. VAN EKRIS Since 1993 19 Chairman of BALMAC -- Director International, Inc. Age: 73 (commodities and futures trading) SALVATORE J. ZIZZA Since 2004 26 Chairman of Zizza & Co., Ltd. Director of Hollis-Eden Director (consulting) Pharmaceuticals Age: 62 (biotechnology); Director of Earl Scheib, Inc. (automotive services) 20 THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND ADDITIONAL FUND INFORMATION (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TERM OF NAME, POSITION(S) OFFICE AND ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) AND AGE TIME SERVED(2) DURING PAST FIVE YEARS - ------------------------ -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICERS: BRUCE N. ALPERT Since 2003 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 1988 President and an officer of most of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Age: 56 Funds complex. Director and President of Gabelli Advisers, Inc. since 1998 JAMES E. MCKEE Since 1995 Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 1999 Secretary and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. since 1993; Secretary of all of the registered Age: 44 investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex AGNES MULLADY Since 2006 Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2007; Officer of all of the registered Treasurer investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Senior Vice President of Age: 49 U.S. Trust Company, N.A. and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Excelsior Funds from 2004 through 2005; Chief Financial Officer of AMIC Distribution Partners from 2002 through 2004; Controller of Reserve Management Corporation and Reserve Partners, Inc. and Treasurer of Reserve Funds from 2000 through 2002 PETER D. GOLDSTEIN Since 2004 Director of Regulatory Affairs at GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2004; Chief Compliance Chief Compliance Officer Officer of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Age: 54 complex; Vice President of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 2000 through 2004 - ---------- (1) Address: One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422, unless otherwise noted. (2) Each Director will hold office for an indefinite term until the earliest of (i) the next meeting of shareholders, if any, called for the purpose of considering the election or re-election of such Director and until the election and qualification of his or her successor, if any, elected at such meeting, or (ii) the date a Director resigns or retires, or a Director is removed by the Board of Directors or shareholders, in accordance with the Corporation's By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation. 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 Corporation as defined in the 1940 Act. Messrs. Gabelli are each considered an "interested person" because of their affiliation with Gabelli Funds, LLC which acts as the Corporation's investment adviser. Mario J. Gabelli and John D. Gabelli are brothers. (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) Directors who are not interested persons are considered "Independent" Directors. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 TAX NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited) For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund paid to shareholders ordinary income dividends (comprised of net investment income) totaling $0.091 and $0.105 per share for Class AAA and Class A, respectively. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, 100% of the ordinary income distribution qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporations, and 100% of the ordinary income distribution was qualified dividend income. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GABELLI/GAMCO FUNDS AND YOUR PERSONAL PRIVACY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHO ARE WE? The Gabelli/GAMCO Funds are investment companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC and Gabelli Advisers, Inc., which are affiliated with GAMCO Investors, Inc. GAMCO Investors, Inc. is a publicly held company that has subsidiaries that provide investment advisory or brokerage services for a variety of clients. WHAT KIND OF NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU IF YOU BECOME A SHAREHOLDER? If you apply to open an account directly with us, you will be giving us some non-public information about yourself. The non-public information we collect about you is: o INFORMATION YOU GIVE US ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM. This could include your name, address, telephone number, social security number, bank account number, and other information. o INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR TRANSACTIONS WITH US, ANY TRANSACTIONS WITH OUR AFFILIATES, AND TRANSACTIONS WITH THE ENTITIES WE HIRE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOU. This would include information about the shares that you buy or redeem. If we hire someone else to provide services--like a transfer agent--we will also have information about the transactions that you conduct through them. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE DISCLOSE AND TO WHOM DO WE DISCLOSE IT? We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone other than our affiliates, our service providers who need to know such information, and as otherwise permitted by law. If you want to find out what the law permits, you can read the privacy rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. They are in volume 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 248. The Commission often posts information about its regulations on its website, www.sec.gov. WHAT DO WE DO TO PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? We restrict access to non-public personal information about you to the people who need to know that information in order to provide services to you or the Fund and to ensure that we are complying with the laws governing the securities business. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to keep your personal information confidential. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GABELLI FAMILY OF FUNDS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALUE GABELLI ASSET FUND Seeks to invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks selling at significant discounts to their private market value. The Fund's primary objective is growth of capital. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARIO J. GABELLI, CFA GABELLI BLUE CHIP VALUE FUND Seeks long term growth of capital through investment primarily in the common stocks of established companies which are temporarily out of favor. The Fund's objective is to identify a catalyst or sequence of events that will return the company to a higher value. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: BARBARA MARCIN, CFA GAMCO WESTWOOD EQUITY FUND Seeks to invest primarily in the common stock of well seasoned companies that have recently reported positive earnings surprises and are trading below Westwood's proprietary growth rate estimates. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: SUSAN M. BYRNE FOCUSED VALUE GABELLI VALUE FUND Seeks to invest in securities of companies believed to be undervalued. The Fund's primary objective is long-term capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARIO J. GABELLI, CFA SMALL CAP VALUE GABELLI SMALL CAP FUND Seeks to invest primarily in common stock of smaller companies (market capitalizations at the time of investment of $2 billion or less) believed to have rapid revenue and earnings growth potential. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARIO J. GABELLI, CFA GAMCO WESTWOOD SMALLCAP EQUITY FUND Seeks to invest primarily in smaller capitalization equity securities - market caps of $2.5 billion or less. The Fund's primary objective is long-term capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: ELIZABETH M. LILLY, CFA GABELLI WOODLAND SMALL CAP VALUE FUND Seeks to invest primarily in the common stocks of smaller companies (market capitalizations generally less than $3.0 billion) believed to be undervalued with shareholder oriented management teams that are employing strategies to grow the company's value. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: ELIZABETH M. LILLY, CFA GROWTH GAMCO GROWTH FUND Seeks to invest primarily in large cap stocks believed to have favorable, yet undervalued, prospects for earnings growth. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: HOWARD F. WARD, CFA GAMCO INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND Seeks to invest in the equity securities of foreign issuers with long-term capital appreciation potential. The Fund offers investors global diversification. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: CAESAR BRYAN AGGRESSIVE GROWTH GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND Seeks capital appreciation through a disciplined investment program focusing on the globalization and interactivity of the world's marketplace. The Fund invests in companies at the forefront of accelerated growth. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) TEAM MANAGED MICRO-CAP GAMCO WESTWOOD MIGHTY MITES(SM) FUND Seeks to invest in micro-cap companies that have market capitalizations of $300 million or less. The Fund's primary objective is long-term capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) TEAM MANAGED EQUITY INCOME GABELLI EQUITY INCOME FUND Seeks to invest primarily in equity securities with above average market yields. The Fund pays monthly dividends and seeks a high level of total return with an emphasis on income. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARIO J. GABELLI, CFA GAMCO WESTWOOD BALANCED FUND Seeks to invest in a balanced and diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds. The Fund's primary objective is both capital appreciation and current income. (MULTICLASS) CO-PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: SUSAN M. BYRNE MARK FREEMAN, CFA GAMCO WESTWOOD INCOME FUND Seeks to provide a high level of current income as well as long-term capital appreciation by investing in income producing equity and fixed income securities. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: BARBARA MARCIN, CFA SPECIALTY EQUITY GAMCO GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND Seeks to invest principally in bonds and preferred stocks which are convertible into common stock of foreign and domestic companies. The Fund's primary objective is total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) TEAM MANAGED GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND Seeks to invest in common stock of companies which have rapid growth in revenues and earnings and potential for above average capital appreciation or are undervalued. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) TEAM MANAGED GABELLI SRI FUND Seeks to invest in common and preferred stocks of companies that meet the Fund's guidelines for social responsibility at the time of investment, looking to avoid companies in tobacco, alcohol, and gaming, defense/weapons contractors, and manufacturers of abortifacients. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: CHRISTOPHER C. DESMARAIS SECTOR GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND Seeks to invest in telecommunications companies throughout the world - targeting undervalued companies with strong earnings and cash flow dynamics. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. (MULTICLASS) TEAM MANAGED GAMCO GOLD FUND Seeks to invest in a global portfolio of equity securities of gold mining and related companies. The Fund's objective is long-term capital appreciation. Investment in gold stocks is considered speculative and is affected by a variety of worldwide economic, financial, and political factors. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: CAESAR BRYAN GABELLI UTILITIES FUND Seeks to provide a high level of total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. (MULTICLASS) TEAM MANAGED MERGER AND ARBITRAGE GABELLI ABC FUND Seeks to invest in securities with attractive opportunities for appreciation or investment income. The Fund's primary objective is total return in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital loss. (NO-LOAD) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARIO J. GABELLI, CFA CONTRARIAN GAMCO MATHERS FUND Seeks long-term capital appreciation in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital loss. (NO-LOAD) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: HENRY VAN DER EB, CFA COMSTOCK CAPITAL VALUE FUND Seeks capital appreciation and current income. The Fund may use either long or short positions to achieve its objective. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARTIN WEINER, CFA COMSTOCK STRATEGY FUND The Fund emphasizes investments in debt securities, which maximize total return in light of credit risk, interest rate risk, and the risk associated with the length of maturity of debt instruments. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARTIN WEINER, CFA FIXED INCOME GAMCO WESTWOOD INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND Seeks to invest in a diversified portfolio of bonds with various maturities. The Fund's primary objective is total return. (MULTICLASS) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: MARK FREEMAN, CFA CASH MANAGEMENT-MONEY MARKET GABELLI U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND Seeks to invest exclusively in short-term U.S. Treasury securities. The Fund's primary objective is to provide high current income consistent with the preservation of principal and liquidity. (NO-LOAD) PORTFOLIO MANAGER: JUDITH A. RANERI AN INVESTMENT IN THE ABOVE MONEY MARKET FUND IS NEITHER INSURED NOR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY. ALTHOUGH THE FUND SEEKS TO PRESERVE THE VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT AT $1.00 PER SHARE, IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE FUND. THE FUNDS MAY INVEST IN FOREIGN SECURITIES WHICH INVOLVE RISKS NOT ORDINARILY ASSOCIATED WITH INVESTMENTS IN DOMESTIC ISSUES, INCLUDING CURRENCY FLUCTUATION, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL RISKS. TO RECEIVE A PROSPECTUS, CALL 800-GABELLI (422-3554). INVESTORS SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, RISKS, CHARGES, AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND BEFORE INVESTING. THE PROSPECTUS CONTAINS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AND OTHER MATTERS AND SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING. GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580-1422 800-GABELLI 800-422-3554 FAX: 914-921-5118 WEBSITE: WWW.GABELLI.COM E-MAIL: INFO@GABELLI.COM Net Asset Value per share available daily by calling 800-GABELLI after 6:00 P.M. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mario J. Gabelli, CFA John D. Gabelli CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER GABELLI & COMPANY, INC. GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. Werner J. Roeder, MD E. Val Cerutti MEDICAL DIRECTOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER LAWRENCE HOSPITAL CERUTTI CONSULTANTS, INC. Anthonie C. van Ekris Anthony J. Colavita CHAIRMAN ATTORNEY-AT-LAW BALMAC INTERNATIONAL, INC. ANTHONY J. COLAVITA, P.C. Salvatore J. Zizza Arthur V. Ferrara CHAIRMAN FORMER CHAIRMAN AND ZIZZA & CO., LTD. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA OFFICERS Bruce N. Alpert James E. McKee PRESIDENT SECRETARY Agnes Mullady Peter D. Goldstein TREASURER CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER DISTRIBUTOR Gabelli & Company, Inc. CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AGENT, AND DIVIDEND AGENT State Street Bank and Trust Company LEGAL COUNSEL Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of The GAMCO Global Growth Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAB442Q407SR GAMCO THE GAMCO GLOBAL GROWTH FUND ANNUAL REPORT DECEMBER 31, 2007 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND ANNUAL REPORT DECEMBER 31, 2007 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 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 managers to eliminate their opinions and/or restrict their commentary to historical facts, we have separated their 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/funds. Enclosed are the audited financial statements and the investment portfolio as of December 31, 2007 with a description of factors that affected the performance during the past year. PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION (UNAUDITED) For the year ended December 31, 2007 the net asset value of the Fund (Class AAA) appreciated by 13.62% which compares with 9.24% for the average Global Multi-Cap Growth Fund monitored by Lipper and 12.18% for the Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country ("MSCI AC") World Free Index. Performance in 2007 was helped by the Fund's Energy and Industrial holdings and its underweighting in the Financials sector. Individual holdings that contributed positively to performance were CNH Global (+141.1%) (1.3% of net assets as of December 31, 2007), Petrobras (+123.8%) (3.0%), Precision Castparts (+77.2%) (3.0%), Schlumberger (+55.8%) (3.1%), Peabody Energy (+52.5%) (0.9%) and Google (50.2%) (2.1%). Performance was adversely affected by the Fund's exposure to the Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare sectors. Holdings that hurt performance were Harmony Gold Mining (-34.6%) (1.1%), Sprint Nextel (-30.5%) (0.9%), Gold Fields (-24.8%) (2.7%), Independent News (-24.6%) (0.3%), CRH (-24.4%) (2.0%), and UBS (-23.7%) (1.0%). Sincerely yours, /s/ Bruce N. Alpert Bruce N. Alpert President February 22, 2008 COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND CLASS AAA SHARES, THE LIPPER GLOBAL MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUND AVERAGE, AND THE MSCI AC WORLD FREE INDEX [THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED BY A LINE GRAPH IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL.] GAMCO Global Opportunity Fund Lipper Global Multi-Cap Class AAA Shares Growth Fund Average MSCI AC World Free Index 5/11/1998 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 12/31/1998 $ 11,010 $ 9,922 $ 10,613 12/31/1999 $ 19,731 $ 13,502 $ 13,459 12/31/2000 $ 17,069 $ 12,115 $ 11,583 12/31/2001 $ 12,131 $ 10,011 $ 9,740 12/31/2002 $ 10,738 $ 8,056 $ 7,892 12/31/2003 $ 14,756 $ 10,641 $ 10,624 12/31/2004 $ 16,823 $ 12,194 $ 12,298 12/31/2005 $ 19,367 $ 13,608 $ 13,696 12/31/2006 $ 22,183 $ 16,077 $ 16,645 12/31/2007 $ 25,204 $ 18,610 $ 18,672 PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT PREDICTIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. The performance tables and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. COMPARATIVE RESULTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2007 (a) Since Inception Quarter 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year (5/11/98) ------- ------ ------ ------ ---------- GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND CLASS AAA ....... (2.03)% 13.62% 14.43% 18.61% 10.06% MSCI AC World Free Index ...................... (1.70) 12.18 14.94 18.80 6.67 Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Fund Average ... 1.80 9.24 11.88 16.11 7.34 Class A ....................................... (2.01) 13.69 14.47 18.63 10.08 (7.64)(b) 7.15(b) 12.23(b) 17.23(b) 9.40(b) Class B ....................................... (2.17) 12.78 13.56 17.72 9.47 (7.06)(c) 7.78(c) 12.78(c) 17.51(c) 9.47 Class C ....................................... (2.17) 12.57 13.59 18.21 9.92 (3.15)(d) 11.57(d) 13.59 18.21 9.92 IN THE CURRENT PROSPECTUS, THE EXPENSE RATIOS FOR CLASS AAA, A, B, AND C SHARES ARE 1.95%, 1.95%, 2.70%, AND 2.70%, RESPECTIVELY. CLASS AAA SHARES DO NOT HAVE A SALES CHARGE. THE MAXIMUM SALES CHARGE FOR CLASS A, B, AND C SHARES IS 5.75%, 5.00%, AND 1.00%, RESPECTIVELY. (a) RETURNS REPRESENT PAST PERFORMANCE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. TOTAL RETURNS AND AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS REFLECT CHANGES IN SHARE PRICE AND REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS AND ARE NET OF EXPENSES. INVESTMENT RETURNS AND THE PRINCIPAL VALUE OF AN INVESTMENT WILL FLUCTUATE. WHEN SHARES ARE REDEEMED, THEY MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL COST. PERFORMANCE RETURNS FOR PERIODS LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED. 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. INVESTORS SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, RISKS, CHARGES, AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND BEFORE INVESTING. THE PROSPECTUS CONTAINS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AND OTHER MATTERS AND SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING. INVESTING IN FOREIGN SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS NOT ORDINARILY ASSOCIATED WITH INVESTMENTS IN DOMESTIC ISSUES, INCLUDING CURRENCY FLUCTUATION, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL RISKS. THE CLASS AAA SHARES' NET ASSET VALUES ("NAV'S") PER SHARE ARE USED TO CALCULATE PERFORMANCE FOR THE PERIODS PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF CLASS A SHARES, CLASS B SHARES, AND CLASS C SHARES ON MARCH 12, 2000, AUGUST 16, 2000, AND NOVEMBER 23, 2001, RESPECTIVELY. THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE CLASS B SHARES AND CLASS C SHARES WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER FOR THE PERIODS STARTING PRIOR TO AUGUST 16, 2000 AND NOVEMBER 23, 2001, RESPECTIVELY, DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CLASSES OF SHARES. RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD THE ADVISER NOT REIMBURSED CERTAIN EXPENSES OF THE FUND. THE MSCI AC WORLD FREE INDEX IS AN UNMANAGED INDICATOR OF STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE, WHILE THE LIPPER GLOBAL MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUND AVERAGE REFLECTS THE AVERAGE PERFORMANCE OF MUTUAL FUNDS CLASSIFIED IN THIS PARTICULAR CATEGORY. DIVIDENDS ARE CONSIDERED REINVESTED. YOU CANNOT INVEST DIRECTLY IN AN INDEX. (b) INCLUDES THE EFFECT OF THE MAXIMUM 5.75% SALES CHARGE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD. (c) PERFORMANCE RESULTS INCLUDE THE DEFERRED SALES CHARGES FOR THE CLASS B SHARES UPON REDEMPTION AT THE END OF THE QUARTER, ONE YEAR, THREE YEAR, AND FIVE YEAR PERIODS OF 5%, 5%, 3%, AND 2%, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE FUND'S NAV PER SHARE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OR SALE, WHICHEVER IS LOWER. CLASS B SHARES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR NEW PURCHASES. (d) PERFORMANCE RESULTS INCLUDE THE DEFERRED SALES CHARGES FOR THE CLASS C SHARES UPON REDEMPTION AT THE END OF THE QUARTER, AND ONE YEAR PERIODS OF 1% OF THE FUND'S NAV PER SHARE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OR SALE, WHICHEVER IS LOWER. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (UNAUDITED) For the Six Month Period from July 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007 EXPENSE TABLE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of fees and expenses regarding your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund's gross income, directly reduce the investment return of a fund. When a fund's expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets, this figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period. The Expense Table below illustrates your Fund's costs in two ways: ACTUAL FUND RETURN: This section provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this section to help you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period after any fee waivers and expense reimbursements. The "Ending Account Value" shown is derived from the Fund's ACTUAL return during the past six months, and the "Expenses Paid During Period" shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your Fund under the heading "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid during this period. HYPOTHETICAL 5% RETURN: This section provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio. It assumes a hypothetical annualized return of 5% before expenses during the period shown. In this case - because the hypothetical return used is NOT the Fund's actual return - the results do not apply to your investment and you cannot use the hypothetical account value and expense to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. This example is useful in making comparisons of the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees, if any, which are described in the Prospectus. If these costs were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Therefore, the 5% hypothetical return is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. The "Annualized Expense Ratio" represents the actual expenses for the last six months and may be different from the expense ratio in the Financial Highlights which is for the year ended December 31, 2007. Beginning Ending Annualized Expenses Account Value Account Value Expense Paid During 07/01/07 12/31/07 Ratio Period* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACTUAL FUND RETURN Class AAA $ 1,000.00 $ 1,023.30 2.03% $ 10.30 Class A $ 1,000.00 $ 1,024.10 2.03% $ 10.30 Class B $ 1,000.00 $ 1,020.00 2.78% $ 14.08 Class C $ 1,000.00 $ 1,018.10 2.78% $ 14.06 HYPOTHETICAL 5% RETURN Class AAA $ 1,000.00 $ 1,014.89 2.03% $ 10.25 Class A $ 1,000.00 $ 1,014.89 2.03% $ 10.25 Class B $ 1,000.00 $ 1,011.13 2.78% $ 14.02 Class C $ 1,000.00 $ 1,011.13 2.78% $ 14.02 * Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for the last six months multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365. 3 SUMMARY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS (UNAUDITED) The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of total net assets as of December 31, 2007: THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND Energy and Utilities ................................................ 15.3% Health Care ......................................................... 12.0% Consumer Products ................................................... 11.4% Metals and Mining ................................................... 9.0% Food and Beverage ................................................... 8.1% Financial Services .................................................. 6.2% Computer Software and Services ...................................... 5.7% Aerospace ........................................................... 3.9% Diversified Industrial .............................................. 3.7% Machinery ........................................................... 3.7% U.S. Treasury Bills ................................................. 3.2% Hotels and Gaming ................................................... 3.1% Aviation: Parts and Services ........................................ 3.1% Wireless Communications ............................................. 2.4% Telecommunications .................................................. 2.1% Broadcasting ........................................................ 2.1% Building and Construction ........................................... 2.0% Electronics ......................................................... 1.0% Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) .................................. 0.9% Cable and Satellite ................................................. 0.8% Publishing .......................................................... 0.3% ----- 100.0% ===== THE FUND FILES A COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (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, 2007. 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 12 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; or (iii) visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. 4 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS -- DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ---------- ------------ ------------ COMMON STOCKS -- 95.9% AEROSPACE -- 3.9% 3,000 L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. .................... $ 127,720 $ 317,820 5,500 Lockheed Martin Corp. .............. 135,166 578,930 ------------ ------------ 262,886 896,750 ------------ ------------ AVIATION: PARTS AND SERVICES -- 3.1% 5,000 Precision Castparts Corp. .......... 74,125 693,500 ------------ ------------ BROADCASTING -- 2.1% 20,000 Mediaset SpA ....................... 195,380 201,479 4,000 Modern Times Group MTG AB, Cl. B .................... 140,956 277,591 ------------ ------------ 336,336 479,070 ------------ ------------ BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION -- 2.0% 4,125 CRH plc, Dublin .................... 47,794 143,258 9,000 CRH plc, London .................... 106,637 310,367 ------------ ------------ 154,431 453,625 ------------ ------------ CABLE AND SATELLITE -- 0.8% 7,000 Cablevision Systems Corp., Cl. A+ ........................... 67,535 171,500 ------------ ------------ COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES -- 5.7% 5,000 eBay Inc.+ ......................... 175,275 165,950 700 Google Inc., Cl. A+ ................ 220,948 484,036 10,500 Microsoft Corp. .................... 275,325 373,800 5,000 Square Enix Co. Ltd. ............... 121,465 152,224 5,000 Yahoo! Inc.+ ....................... 169,373 116,300 ------------ ------------ 962,386 1,292,310 ------------ ------------ CONSUMER PRODUCTS -- 11.4% 10,000 Assa Abloy AB, Cl. B ............... 189,995 200,537 4,000 Christian Dior SA .................. 227,736 525,668 11,000 Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, Cl. A .............. 231,884 751,530 4,000 Fortune Brands Inc. ................ 328,419 289,440 25 Japan Tobacco Inc. ................. 144,496 147,819 4,000 Procter & Gamble Co. ............... 221,128 293,680 7,000 UST Inc. ........................... 345,154 383,600 ------------ ------------ 1,688,812 2,592,274 ------------ ------------ DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIAL -- 3.7% 6,000 Bouygues SA ........................ 216,198 498,559 9,500 General Electric Co. ............... 320,183 352,165 ------------ ------------ 536,381 850,724 ------------ ------------ ELECTRONICS -- 1.0% 1,000 Fanuc Ltd. ......................... 101,607 96,948 500 Keyence Corp. ...................... 112,873 122,785 ------------ ------------ 214,480 219,733 ------------ ------------ MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ---------- ------------ ------------ ENERGY AND UTILITIES -- 15.3% 100,000 China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Cl. H ............ $ 103,694 $ 148,245 7,000 Connecticut Water Service Inc. ..................... 158,291 164,990 6,600 Imperial Oil Ltd. .................. 222,619 365,258 9,000 Mueller Water Products Inc., Cl. B ............................ 137,238 89,730 6,000 Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR ........ 90,692 691,440 10,000 Saipem SpA ......................... 210,831 399,338 7,200 Schlumberger Ltd. .................. 238,374 708,264 3,000 Suncor Energy Inc. ................. 101,766 326,190 20,000 Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. .............. 87,265 178,554 2,798 Transocean Inc. .................... 164,041 400,534 ------------ ------------ 1,514,811 3,472,543 ------------ ------------ FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 6.2% 4,500 American Express Co. ............... 260,351 234,090 8,750 Julius Baer Holding Ltd. AG ........ 313,419 717,983 10,000 Kinnevik Investment AB, Cl. B ............................ 230,284 225,056 5,000 UBS AG ............................. 210,579 230,000 ------------ ------------ 1,014,633 1,407,129 ------------ ------------ FOOD AND BEVERAGE -- 8.1% 19,000 Cadbury Schweppes plc .............. 187,570 232,311 6,000 Cermaq ASA ......................... 93,252 82,989 5,000 General Mills Inc. ................. 248,004 285,000 5,000 Heineken Holding NV ................ 233,715 283,768 1,487 Lighthouse Caledonia ASA+ .......... 1,954 1,413 175,000 Marine Harvest+ .................... 193,551 111,591 5,000 PepsiCo Inc. ....................... 261,500 379,500 2,000 Pernod-Ricard SA ................... 407,530 461,564 ------------ ------------ 1,627,076 1,838,136 ------------ ------------ HEALTH CARE -- 12.0% 6,000 Cochlear Ltd. ...................... 246,988 392,260 4,208 GlaxoSmithKline plc ................ 126,084 106,869 6,000 Novartis AG ........................ 232,122 328,124 3,500 Roche Holding AG ................... 305,337 605,030 5,000 St. Jude Medical Inc.+ ............. 192,663 203,200 1,200 Straumann Holding AG ............... 254,333 329,417 2,500 Synthes Inc. ....................... 255,485 310,471 3,200 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. ......................... 200,978 186,947 3,000 William Demant Holding A/S+ ..................... 141,483 275,549 ------------ ------------ 1,955,473 2,737,867 ------------ ------------ See accompanying notes to financial statements. 5 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) -- DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ---------- ------------ ------------ COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) HOTELS AND GAMING -- 3.1% 20,000 Crown Ltd.+ ........................ $ 263,198 $ 236,195 8,392 InterContinental Hotels Group plc ........................ 207,348 146,243 15,000 Ladbrokes plc ...................... 121,993 95,746 100,000 Mandarin Oriental International Ltd. ............... 221,081 236,000 ------------ ------------ 813,620 714,184 ------------ ------------ MACHINERY -- 3.7% 3,000 Bobst Group AG ..................... 196,729 214,112 4,500 CNH Global NV ...................... 129,912 296,190 4,000 Outotec Oyj ........................ 213,475 216,878 1,000 SMC Corp. .......................... 124,201 118,964 ------------ ------------ 664,317 846,144 ------------ ------------ METALS AND MINING -- 9.0% 25,000 Alumina Ltd. ....................... 139,364 138,398 58,630 Antofagasta plc .................... 70,152 831,205 43,000 Gold Fields Ltd., ADR .............. 186,535 610,600 24,000 Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., ADR+ ................... 130,306 247,440 350 Patriot Coal Corp.+ ................ 10,799 14,609 3,500 Peabody Energy Corp. ............... 169,179 215,740 ------------ ------------ 706,335 2,057,992 ------------ ------------ PUBLISHING -- 0.3% 20,000 Independent News & Media plc ........................ 55,391 69,496 ------------ ------------ TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- 2.1% 15,675 Sprint Nextel Corp. ................ 255,701 205,813 2,300 Telephone & Data Systems Inc. ..................... 45,066 143,980 2,300 Telephone & Data Systems Inc., Special ............ 41,599 132,480 ------------ ------------ 342,366 482,273 ------------ ------------ WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS -- 2.4% 10,000 China Mobile Ltd. .................. 122,566 174,145 4,500 United States Cellular Corp.+ ...... 254,809 378,450 ------------ ------------ 377,375 552,595 ------------ ------------ TOTAL COMMON STOCKS ................ 13,368,769 21,827,845 ------------ ------------ PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT COST VALUE - ---------- ------------ ------------ CORPORATE BONDS -- 0.0% TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- 0.0% $ 200,000 Williams Communications Group Inc., Escrow, 10.875%, 10/01/09+ (a) ........... $ 0 $ 0 ------------ ------------ U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS -- 3.2% 721,000 U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.890% to 4.148%++, 01/03/08 to 03/27/08 ............. 718,531 718,326 ------------ ------------ TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 99.1% ............. $ 14,087,300 22,546,171 ============ OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (NET) -- 0.9% .................... 203,566 ------------ NET ASSETS -- 100.0% ............... $ 22,749,737 ============ - ---------- (a) Securities fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Directors. The procedures may include reviewing available financial information about the company and reviewing valuation of comparable securities and other factors on a regular basis. At December 31, 2007, the market value of fair valued securities amounted to $0 or 0.00% of net assets. + Non-income producing security. ++ Represents annualized yield at date of purchase. ADR American Depository Receipt % OF MARKET MARKET GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION VALUE VALUE - -------------------------- ------- ------------ Europe ............................................... 39.4% $ 8,873,671 North America ........................................ 38.5 8,684,739 Latin America ........................................ 8.0 1,800,238 Asia/Pacific ......................................... 5.9 1,325,243 Japan ................................................ 4.4 1,004,240 South Africa ......................................... 3.8 858,040 ------- ------------ 100.0% $ 22,546,171 ======= ============ See accompanying notes to financial statements. 6 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS: Investments, at value (cost $14,087,300) .................. $ 22,546,171 Foreign currency, at value (cost $16,122) ................. 16,611 Receivable for investments sold ........................... 224,663 Dividends receivable ...................................... 30,152 Receivable for Fund shares sold ........................... 10,074 Prepaid expense ........................................... 15,445 ------------ TOTAL ASSETS .............................................. 22,843,116 ------------ LIABILITIES: Payable to custodian ...................................... 1,178 Payable for Fund shares redeemed .......................... 1,030 Payable for investment advisory fees ...................... 22,046 Payable for distribution fees ............................. 4,851 Payable for legal and audit fees .......................... 32,663 Payable for shareholder communications expenses ........... 16,072 Payable for custodian fees ................................ 5,937 Other accrued expenses .................................... 9,602 ------------ TOTAL LIABILITIES ......................................... 93,379 ------------ NET ASSETS applicable to 1,104,757 shares outstanding ...................................... $ 22,749,737 ============ NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: Paid-in capital, each class at $0.001 par value ........... $ 17,575,493 Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions ....................... (3,294,058) Net unrealized appreciation on investments ................ 8,458,871 Net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency translations ............................................ 9,431 ------------ NET ASSETS ................................................ $ 22,749,737 ============ SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK: CLASS AAA: Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($22,506,877 / 1,092,923 shares outstanding; 75,000,000 shares authorized) ............................................. $ 20.59 ============ CLASS A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($233,139 / 11,352 shares outstanding; 50,000,000 shares authorized) ........................... $ 20.54 ============ Maximum offering price per share (NAV / 0.9425, based on maximum sales charge of 5.75% of the offering price) ..................................... $ 21.79 ============ CLASS B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($6,149 / 309.6 shares outstanding; 25,000,000 shares authorized) ........................... $ 19.86(a) ============ CLASS C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($3,572 / 172 shares outstanding; 25,000,000 shares authorized) ........................... $ 20.77(a) ============ STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT INCOME: Dividends (net of foreign taxes of $24,363) ............... $ 653,612 Interest .................................................. 15,590 ------------ TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME ................................... 669,202 ------------ EXPENSES: Investment advisory fees .................................. 233,229 Distribution fees - Class AAA ............................. 57,723 Distribution fees - Class A ............................... 550 Distribution fees - Class B ............................... 104 Distribution fees - Class C ............................... 34 Shareholder communications expenses ....................... 35,082 Legal and audit fees ...................................... 31,515 Custodian fees ............................................ 24,780 Shareholder services fees ................................. 17,059 Expense reimbursement to Adviser (see Note 3) ............. 15,233 Registration expenses ..................................... 11,991 Interest expense .......................................... 6,632 Directors' fees ........................................... 2,163 Miscellaneous expenses .................................... 37,433 ------------ TOTAL EXPENSES ............................................ 473,528 Less: Custodian fee credits ............................... (334) ------------ NET EXPENSES .............................................. 473,194 ------------ NET INVESTMENT INCOME ..................................... 196,008 ------------ NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY: Net realized gain on investments .......................... 2,707,413 Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions ................................... (8,972) ------------ Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ....................... 2,698,441 ------------ Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on investments ............................. (92,509) Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on foreign currency translations ........... 8,807 ------------ Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations ........................... (83,702) ------------ NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY ..................... 2,614,739 ------------ NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ......................................... $ 2,810,747 ============ - ---------- (a) Redemption price varies based on the length of time held. See accompanying notes to financial statements. 7 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended Year Ended DECEMBER 31, 2007 DECEMBER 31, 2006 ----------------- ----------------- OPERATIONS: Net investment income (loss) .................................. $ 196,008 $ (101,772) Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ................................................ 2,698,441 1,180,871 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations ............... (83,702) 1,986,484 ------------- ------------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS .......... 2,810,747 3,065,583 ------------- ------------- DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: Net investment income Class AAA ................................................... (120,449) (3,855) Class A ..................................................... (1,327) (124) ------------- ------------- (121,776) (3,979) ------------- ------------- Return of capital Class AAA ................................................... (1,301) -- Class A ..................................................... (14) -- ------------- ------------- (1,315) -- ------------- ------------- TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS ........................... (123,091) (3,979) ------------- ------------- CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: Class AAA ................................................... (3,577,929) (1,022,036) Class A ..................................................... (14,498) (57,936) Class B ..................................................... (20,353) (27,495) Class C ..................................................... (555) -- ------------- ------------- NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS .... (3,613,335) (1,107,467) ------------- ------------- REDEMPTION FEES ............................................... 20 499 ------------- ------------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS ......................... (925,659) 1,954,636 NET ASSETS: Beginning of period ........................................... 23,675,396 21,720,760 ------------- ------------- End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $0 and $0, respectively) .................................... $ 22,749,737 $ 23,675,396 ============= ============= NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. ORGANIZATION. The GAMCO Global Opportunity Fund (the "Fund"), a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. (the "Corporation"), was organized on July 16, 1993 as a Maryland corporation. The Fund is a non-diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and one of four separately managed portfolios (collectively, the "Portfolios") of the Corporation. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. The Fund commenced investment operations on May 11, 1998. 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with United States ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. 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 Directors (the "Board") so determines, by such other method as the Board shall determine in good faith to reflect 8 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 to the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities to 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. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 157, Fair Value Measurements, which clarifies the definition of fair value and requires companies to expand their disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. Adoption of SFAS 157 requires the use of the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. As of December 31, 2007, the Fund does not believe the adoption of SFAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements. 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. The Fund will always receive and maintain securities as collateral whose market value, including accrued interest, will be at least equal to 102% of the dollar amount invested by the Fund in each agreement. 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, 2007, there were no open 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 9 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Fund did not hold any short positions as of December 31, 2007. FORWARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS. The Fund may engage in forward foreign exchange contracts for 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 investments and 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. 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. At December 31, 2007, there were no open forward foreign exchange contracts. 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 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 ability 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 which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend. 10 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND CALCULATION OF EXPENSES. Certain administrative expenses are common to, and allocated among, various affiliated funds. Such allocations are made on the basis of each Fund's average net assets or other criteria directly affecting the expenses as determined by the Adviser pursuant to procedures established by the Board. In calculating the NAV per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, redemption fees, and expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of each day. Distribution expenses are borne solely by the class incurring the expense. 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 shown as "interest expense" in the Statement of Operations. 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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. 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 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. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, reclassifications were made to decrease undistributed net investment income by $7,657 and to decrease accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions by $8,972 with an offsetting adjustment to paid-in capital. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was as follows: YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 DECEMBER 31, 2006 ----------------- ----------------- DISTRIBUTIONS PAID FROM: Ordinary income ............ $121,776 $3,979 Return of capital .......... 1,315 -- -------- ------ Total distributions paid ... $123,091 $3,979 ======== ====== 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, 2007, the difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation was primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales for tax purposes. 11 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As of December 31, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on tax basis were as follows: Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions ................................ $ 8,468,275 Capital loss carryforwards .............................. (3,294,031) ------------ Total ................................................... $ 5,174,244 ============ At December 31, 2007, The Fund had net capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of $3,294,031, which are available to reduce future required distributions of net capital gains to shareholders. $316,789 of the loss carryforward is available through 2010; $1,776,091 is available through 2011; and $1,201,151 is available through 2012. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, The GAMCO Global Opportunity Fund utilized net capital loss carryforwards of $2,707,412. The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at December 31, 2007: GROSS GROSS UNREALIZED UNREALIZED NET UNREALIZED COST APPRECIATION DEPRECIATION APPRECIATION ------------ ------------ ------------ -------------- Investments ............................ $ 14,087,327 $ 8,940,564 $ (481,720) $ 8,458,844 FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" (the "Interpretation") established a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether the Fund is taxable in a particular jurisdiction) and required certain expanded tax disclosures. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund did not have any liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund is not subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities for tax years before 2003 and by state tax authorities for tax years before 2002. 3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS. 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 daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 1.00% of the value of its average daily net assets. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Fund's portfolio, oversees the administration of all aspects of the Fund's business and affairs, and pays the compensation of all Officers and Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Adviser. Effective January 1, 2007, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee and/or to reimburse expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the annualized total operating expenses of the Fund (excluding brokerage, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) at no more than 2.00%, 2.00%, 2.75%, and 2.75% of the value of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class AAA, Class A, Class B, and Class C, respectively. In addition, the Fund has agreed, during the two year period following any waiver or reimbursement by the Adviser, to repay such amount to the extent, that after giving the effect to the repayment, such adjusted annualized total operating expenses of the Fund would not exceed 2.00%, 2.00%, 2.75%, and 2.75% of the value of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class AAA, Class A, Class B, and Class C, respectively. As of December 31, 2007, there were no additional waived fees for the Adviser to recoup. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund repaid the Adviser $15,233. If total net assets of the Corporation are in excess of $100 million, the Corporation pays each Director who is not considered to be an affiliated person an annual retainer of $3,000 plus $500 for each Board meeting attended and 12 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- they are reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. If total net assets of the Corporation are below $100 million, the Corporation pays each Independent Director an annual retainer of $1,500 plus $250 for each Board meeting attended and they are reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $500 per meeting attended. Directors who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund. 4. DISTRIBUTION PLAN. The Fund's Board has adopted a distribution plan (the "Plan") for each class of shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Gabelli & Company, Inc. ("Gabelli & Company"), an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as distributor of the Fund. Under the Class AAA, Class A, Class B, and Class C Share Plans, payments are authorized to Gabelli & Company at annual rates of 0.25%, 0.25%, 1.00%, and 1.00%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of those classes, the annual limitations under each Plan. Such payments are accrued daily and paid monthly. 5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES. Purchases and proceeds from the sales of securities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, other than short-term securities, aggregated $4,552,458 and $8,668,892, respectively. 6. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund paid brokerage commissions on security trades of $1,872 to Gabelli & Company. Additionally, Gabelli & Company informed the Fund that it received $576 from investors representing commissions (sales charges and underwriting fees) on sales and redemptions of Fund shares. 7. LINE OF CREDIT. Effective June 20, 2007, the Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit of up to $75,000,000, and may borrow up to 10% of its net assets from the custodian for temporary borrowing purposes. Prior to June 20, 2007, the line of credit was $25,000,000. Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at 0.75% above the federal funds rate on outstanding balances. This amount, if any, would be shown as "interest expense" in the Statement of Operations. At December 31, 2007, there were no borrowings outstanding under the line of credit. The average daily amount of borrowings outstanding from the line of credit within the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 was $98,129 with a related weighted average interest rate of 5.87%. The maximum amount borrowed at any time during this period was $1,914,000. 8. CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS. The Fund offers five classes of shares - Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares. Class AAA Shares are offered only to investors who acquire them directly from Gabelli & Company, or through selected broker/dealers, or the transfer agent without a sales charge. Class I Shares are offered to foundations, endowments, institutions, and employee benefit plans. Class A Shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class B Shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") upon redemption within six years of purchase and automatically convert to Class A Shares approximately eight years after the original purchase. The applicable CDSC is equal to a declining percentage of the lesser of the NAV per share at the date of the original purchase or at the date of redemption, based on the length of time held. Class C Shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC for one year after purchase. Class B Shares are available only through exchange of Class B Shares of other funds distributed by Gabelli & Company. Class I Shares were first issued on January 11, 2008. The Fund imposes a redemption fee of 2.00% on Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares, that are redeemed or exchanged on or before the seventh day after the date of a purchase. The redemption fee is deducted from the proceeds otherwise payable to the redeeming shareholders and is retained by the Fund. The redemption fees retained by the Fund during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 amounted to $20 and $499, respectively. The redemption fee does not apply to redemptions of shares where (i) the shares were purchased through automatic reinvestment of dividends or other distributions, (ii) the redemption was initiated by the Fund, (iii) the 13 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- shares were purchased through programs that collect the redemption fee at the program level and remit them to the Fund, or (iv) the shares were purchased through programs that the Adviser determines to have appropriate anti-short-term trading policies in place or as to which the Adviser has received assurances that look-through redemption fee procedures or effective anti-short-term trading policies and procedures are in place. Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows: YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 DECEMBER 31, 2006 ----------------------- ----------------------- SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT -------- ----------- -------- ----------- CLASS AAA CLASS AAA ----------------------- ----------------------- Shares sold ....................................... 296,123 $ 5,950,384 283,265 $ 4,840,122 Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions .. 5,545 114,326 206 3,759 Shares redeemed ................................... (494,227) (9,642,639) (344,742) (5,865,917) -------- ----------- -------- ----------- Net decrease ................................... (192,559) $(3,577,929) (61,271) $(1,022,036) ======== =========== ======== =========== CLASS A CLASS A ----------------------- ----------------------- Shares sold ....................................... 3,972 $ 79,644 3,963 $ 67,574 Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions .. 64 1,315 5 97 Shares redeemed ................................... (4,786) (95,457) (7,241) (125,607) -------- ----------- -------- ----------- Net decrease ................................... (750) $ (14,498) (3,273) $ (57,936) ======== =========== ======== =========== CLASS B CLASS B ----------------------- ----------------------- Shares redeemed ................................... (1,112) $ (20,353) (1,701) $ (27,495) -------- ----------- -------- ----------- Net decrease ................................... (1,112) $ (20,353) (1,701) $ (27,495) ======== =========== ======== =========== CLASS C CLASS C ----------------------- ----------------------- Shares sold ....................................... 162 $ 3,500 -- $ -- Shares redeemed ................................... (211) (4,055) -- -- -------- ----------- -------- ----------- Net decrease ................................... (49) $ (555) -- $ -- ======== =========== ======== =========== 9. 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 and expects the risk of loss to be remote. 10. OTHER MATTERS. The Adviser and/or affiliates received subpoenas from the Attorney General of the State of New York and the SEC requesting information on mutual fund share trading practices involving certain funds managed by the Adviser. GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GAMCO"), the Adviser's parent company, responded to these requests for documents and testimony. In June 2006, GAMCO began discussions with the SEC regarding a possible resolution of their inquiry. In February 2007, the Adviser made an offer of settlement to the staff of the SEC for communication to the Commission for its consideration to resolve this matter. This offer of settlement is subject to agreement regarding the specific language of the SEC's administrative order and other settlement documents. On a separate matter, in September 2005, the Adviser was informed by the staff of the SEC that the staff may recommend to the Commission that an administrative remedy and a monetary penalty be sought from the Adviser in connection with the actions of two of nine closed-end funds managed by the Adviser relating to Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1 of the 1940 Act. These provisions require registered investment companies to provide written statements to shareholders when a dividend is made from a source other than net investment income. While the two closed-end funds sent annual statements and provided other materials containing this information, the funds did not send written statements to shareholders with each distribution in 2002 and 2003. The Adviser believes that all of the funds are now in compliance. The Adviser believes that these matters would have no effect on the Fund or any material adverse effect on the Adviser or its ability to manage the Fund. 14 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period: INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS DISTRIBUTIONS --------------------------------- ------------- Net Net Asset Net Realized and Total Period Value, Investment Unrealized from Net Ended Beginning Income Gain on Investment Investment Return of Total December 31 of Period (Loss)(a) Investments Operations Income Capital Distributions - ---------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- --------- ------------- CLASS AAA 2007 $ 18.22 $ 0.17 $ 2.31 $ 2.48 $ (0.11) $ (0.00)(e) $ (0.11) 2006 15.91 (0.08) 2.39 2.31 (0.00)(e) -- (0.00)(e) 2005 13.84 0.01 2.08 2.09 (0.02) -- (0.02) 2004 12.18 0.03 1.68 1.71 (0.05) -- (0.05) 2003 8.87 0.00(e) 3.29 3.29 (0.01) -- (0.01) CLASS A 2007 $ 18.17 $ 0.18 $ 2.31 $ 2.49 $ (0.12) $ (0.00)(e) $ (0.12) 2006 15.87 (0.08) 2.39 2.31 (0.01) -- (0.01) 2005 13.81 0.01 2.09 2.10 (0.04) -- (0.04) 2004 12.16 0.03 1.67 1.70 (0.05) -- (0.05) 2003 8.86 0.00(e) 3.28 3.28 (0.01) -- (0.01) CLASS B 2007 $ 17.61 $ (0.08) $ 2.33 $ 2.25 -- -- -- 2006 15.49 (0.19) 2.31 2.12 -- -- -- 2005 13.56 (0.08) 2.01 1.93 -- -- -- 2004 12.00 (0.07) 1.66 1.59 $ (0.03) -- $ (0.03) 2003 8.80 (0.07) 3.24 3.17 -- -- -- CLASS C 2007 $ 18.45 $ 0.03 $ 2.29 $ 2.32 -- -- -- 2006 16.22 (0.21) 2.44 2.23 -- -- -- 2005 14.17 (0.10) 2.15 2.05 -- -- -- 2004 12.39 0.07 1.71 1.78 -- -- -- 2003 9.00 (0.07) 3.43 3.36 -- -- -- RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA ---------------------------------------------- Net Asset Net Assets Net Operating Operating Period Value, End of Investment Expenses Expenses Net Portfolio Ended Redemption End of Total Period Income Before of Reimburse- Turnover December 31 Fees(a) Period Return+ (in 000's) (Loss) Reimbursement(b) ment(c)(d) Rate - ----------- ---------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------------- ------------- --------- CLASS AAA 2007 $ 0.00(e) $ 20.59 13.6% $ 22,507 0.84% 2.03% 2.03%(f) 20% 2006 0.00(e) 18.22 14.5 23,426 (0.44) 2.02 2.02(f) 15 2005 0.00(e) 15.91 15.1 21,425 0.10 2.04 1.85(f) 26 2004 0.00(e) 13.84 14.0 21,033 0.25 2.00 1.50 35 2003 0.03 12.18 37.4 19,305 0.04 1.83 1.52 13 CLASS A 2007 $ 0.00(e) $ 20.54 13.7% $ 233 0.91% 2.03% 2.03%(f) 20% 2006 0.00(e) 18.17 14.5 220 (0.45) 2.02 2.02(f) 15 2005 0.00(e) 15.87 15.2 244 0.05 2.06 1.87(f) 26 2004 0.00(e) 13.81 14.0 106 0.26 2.00 1.50 35 2003 0.03 12.16 37.4 67 0.04 1.83 1.52 13 CLASS B 2007 $ 0.00(e) $ 19.86 12.8% $ 6 (0.45)% 2.78% 2.78%(f) 20% 2006 0.00(e) 17.61 13.7 25 (1.14) 2.77 2.77(f) 15 2005 0.00(e) 15.49 14.2 48 (0.60) 2.79 2.58(f) 26 2004 0.00(e) 13.56 13.2 52 (0.53) 2.75 2.25 35 2003 0.03 12.00 36.4 12 (0.71) 2.58 2.27 13 CLASS C 2007 $ 0.00(e) $ 20.77 12.6% $ 4 0.14% 2.78% 2.78%(f) 20% 2006 0.00(e) 18.45 13.8 4 (1.20) 2.77 2.77(f) 15 2005 0.00(e) 16.22 14.5 4 (0.66) 2.79 2.68(f) 26 2004 0.00(e) 14.17 14.4 0.1 0.58 2.75 2.25 35 2003 0.03 12.39 37.7 0.1 (0.71) 2.58 2.27 13 - ---------- + Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the period and sold at the end of the period including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect applicable sales charges. (a) Per share data is calculated using the average shares outstanding method. (b) Under an expense deferral agreement with the Adviser, the Fund repaid the Adviser $15,233 during 2007 and $14,200 during 2006, representing previously reimbursed expenses from the Adviser. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, had such payment not been made, the expense ratio would have been 1.96% and 1.95% (Class AAA), 1.96% and 1.95% (Class A), 2.71% and 2.70% (Class B), and 2.71% and 2.70% (Class C), respectively. (c) The Fund incurred interest expense during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004, and 2003. If interest expense had not been incurred, the ratios of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 1.50%, 1.50%, 2.25%, and 2.25% for Class AAA, Class A, Class B, and Class C, respectively for each year. (d) The Fund incurred interest expense during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005. If interest expense had not been incurred, the ratios of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 2.00%, 2.00%, and 1.84% (Class AAA), 2.00%, 2.00%, and 1.86% (Class A), 2.75%, 2.75%, and 2.57% (Class B), and 2.75%, 2.75% and 2.68% (Class C), respectively. (e) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. (f) The ratios do not include a reduction of expenses for custodian fee credits on cash balances maintained with the custodian. Including such custodian fee credits, the expense ratios for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 would have been 1.84%, 1.87%, 2.58%, and 2.68% for Class AAA, Class A, Class B, and Class C, respectively. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007, the effect of the custodian fee credits was minimal. See accompanying notes to financial statements. 15 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of The GAMCO Global Opportunity Fund (the "Fund"), a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc., as of December 31, 2007, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in 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. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2007, by correspondence with the Fund's custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The GAMCO Global Opportunity Fund, a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc., at December 31, 2007, 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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 21, 2008 16 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND BOARD CONSIDERATION AND RE-APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED) During the six months ended December 31, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved the continuation of the investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the Fund on the basis of the recommendation by the directors (the "Independent Board Members") who are not "interested persons" of the Fund. The following paragraphs summarize the material information and factors considered by the Independent Board Members as well as their conclusions relative to such factors. NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF SERVICES. The Independent Board Members considered information regarding the Fund's portfolio managers, the depth of the analyst pool available to the Adviser and the portfolio managers, the scope of supervisory, administrative, shareholder, and other services supervised or provided by the Adviser, and the absence of significant service problems reported to the Board. The Independent Board Members noted the experience, length of service, and reputation of the Fund's portfolio managers. INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE. The Independent Board Members reviewed the short and medium-term performance of the Fund against a peer group of global multi-cap core funds, noting the Fund's top quintile performance for the one, three, and five year periods, and against a peer group of global multi-cap core and growth funds, noting its second quintile performance for the one, three, and five year periods. PROFITABILITY. The Independent Board Members reviewed summary data regarding the lack of profitability of the Fund to the Adviser both with a pro rata administrative charge and with a stand-alone administrative charge. The Independent Board Members also noted that an affiliated broker of the Adviser received distribution fees and minor amounts of sales commissions. ECONOMIES OF SCALE. The Independent Board Members discussed the major elements of the Adviser's cost structure and the relationship of those elements to potential economies of scale and reviewed rudimentary data suggesting that 20% growth in the Fund would not produce meaningful economies of scale that the shareholders would not participate in. SHARING OF ECONOMIES OF SCALE. The Independent Board Members noted that the investment management fee schedule for the Fund does not take into account any potential economies of scale that may develop or any losses or diminished profitability to the Adviser in prior years. SERVICE AND COST COMPARISONS. The Independent Board Members compared the expense ratios of the investment management fee, other expenses, and total expenses of the Fund to similar expense ratios of the peer group of global multi-cap growth funds and noted that the Adviser's management fee includes substantially all administrative services of the Fund as well as investment advisory services. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund's expense ratios after waivers were moderately higher than and the Fund's size was significantly lower than average within this group and that the Adviser had been waiving substantial portions of its fees in order to make the Fund a more attractive investment. The Independent Board Members also noted that the management fee structure before waivers was the same as that in effect for most of the Gabelli Complex. The Independent Board Members were presented with, but did not attach significance to, information comparing the management fee to the fee for other types of accounts managed by the Adviser. CONCLUSIONS. The Independent Board Members concluded that the Fund enjoyed highly experienced portfolio management services, good ancillary services, and an acceptable performance record. The Independent Board Members also concluded that the Fund's expense ratios were reasonable, particularly in light of the lack of profitability to the Adviser of managing the Fund, and that economies of scale were not a factor in their thinking at this time. The Independent Board Members did not view the potential profitability of ancillary services as material to their decision. On the basis of the foregoing and without assigning particular weight to any single conclusion, the Independent Board Members determined to recommend continuation of the investment management agreement to the full Board. 17 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND ADDITIONAL FUND INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The business and affairs of the Corporation are managed under the direction of the Corporation's Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Company is set forth below. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Fund's Directors and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554) or by writing to The GAMCO Global Opportunity Fund at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422. TERM OF NUMBER OF NAME, POSITION(S) OFFICE AND FUNDS IN FUND ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF COMPLEX OVERSEEN PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(s) OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS AND AGE TIME SERVED(2) BY DIRECTOR DURING PAST FIVE YEARS HELD BY DIRECTOR(4) - ------------------------- -------------- ---------------- ------------------------------------------ --------------------------- INTERESTED DIRECTORS(3): MARIO J. GABELLI Since 1993 26 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Director of Morgan Group Director and GAMCO Investors, Inc. and Chief Investment Holdings, Inc. (holding Chief Investment Officer Officer - Value Portfolios of Gabelli company); Chairman of the Age: 65 Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Board of LICT Corp. Inc.; Director/Trustee or Chief Investment (multimedia and Officer of other registered investment communication services companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds company) complex; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GGCP, Inc. JOHN D. GABELLI Since 1993 10 Senior Vice President of Gabelli & Director of GAMCO Director Company, Inc. Investors, Inc. Age: 63 INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS(5): E. VAL CERUTTI Since 2001 7 Chief Executive Officer of Cerutti Director of The LGL Group, Director Consultants, Inc. Inc. (diversified Age: 68 manufacturing) ANTHONY J. COLAVITA Since 1993 35 Partner in the law firm of Anthony -- Director J. Colavita, P.C. Age: 72 ARTHUR V. FERRARA Since 2001 7 Former Chairman of the Board and Chief -- Director Executive Officer of The Guardian Life Age: 77 Insurance Company of America (1993-1995) WERNER J. ROEDER, MD Since 1993 23 Medical Director of Lawrence Hospital and -- Director practicing private physician Age: 67 ANTHONIE C. VAN EKRIS Since 1993 19 Chairman of BALMAC International, Inc. -- Director (commodities and futures trading) Age: 73 SALVATORE J. ZIZZA Since 2004 26 Chairman of Zizza & Co., Ltd. (consulting) Director of Hollis-Eden Director Pharmaceuticals Age: 62 (biotechnology); Director of Earl Scheib, Inc. (automotive services) 18 THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND ADDITIONAL FUND INFORMATION (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TERM OF NAME, POSITION(S) OFFICE AND ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(s) AND AGE TIME SERVED(2) DURING PAST FIVE YEARS - ------------------------ -------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICERS: BRUCE N. ALPERT Since 2003 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, LLC President since 1988 and an officer of most of the registered investment companies in the Age: 56 Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex. Director and President of Gabelli Advisers, Inc. since 1998 JAMES E. MCKEE Since 1995 Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since Secretary 1999 and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. since 1993; Secretary of all of the Age: 44 registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex AGNES MULLADY Since 2006 Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2007; Officer of all of the Treasurer registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Senior Vice Age: 49 President of U.S. Trust Company, N.A. and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Excelsior Funds from 2004 through 2005; Chief Financial Officer of AMIC Distribution Partners from 2002 through 2004; Controller of Reserve Management Corporation and Reserve Partners, Inc. and Treasurer of Reserve Funds from 2000 through 2002 PETER D. GOLDSTEIN Since 2004 Director of Regulatory Affairs at GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2004; Chief Chief Compliance Officer Compliance Officer of all of the registered investment companies in the Age: 54 Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Vice President of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 2000 through 2004 - ---------- (1) Address: One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422, unless otherwise noted. (2) Each Director will hold office for an indefinite term until the earliest of (i) the next meeting of shareholders, if any, called for the purpose of considering the election or re-election of such Director and until the election and qualification of his or her successor, if any, elected at such meeting, or (ii) the date a Director resigns or retires, or a Director is removed by the Board of Directors or shareholders, in accordance with the Corporation's By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation. 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 Corporation as defined in the 1940 Act. Messrs. Gabelli are each considered an "interested person" because of their affiliation with Gabelli Funds, LLC which acts as the Corporation's investment adviser. Mario J. Gabelli and John D. Gabelli are brothers. (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) Directors who are not interested persons are considered "Independent" Directors. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 TAX NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited) For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund paid to shareholders, an ordinary income dividend (comprised of net investment income) totaling $0.112 and $0.117 per share for Class AAA and Class A, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2007, 100% of the ordinary income distribution qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporations, and 100% of the ordinary income distribution was qualified dividend income. U.S. GOVERNMENT INCOME: The percentage of the ordinary income dividend paid by the Fund during fiscal year 2007 which was derived from U.S. Treasury securities was 3.59%. 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 the Fund's fiscal year in U.S. Government securities. The GAMCO Global Opportunity Fund did not meet this strict requirement in 2007. Due to the diversity in state and local tax law, it is recommended that you consult your personal tax advisor as to the applicability of the information provided to your specific situation. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580-1422 800-GABELLI 800-422-3554 FAX: 914-921-5118 WEBSITE: WWW.GABELLI.COM E-MAIL: INFO@GABELLI.COM Net Asset Value per share available daily by calling 800-GABELLI after 6:00 P.M. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mario J. Gabelli, CFA John D. Gabelli CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER GABELLI & COMPANY, INC. GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. Werner J. Roeder, MD E. Val Cerutti MEDICAL DIRECTOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER LAWRENCE HOSPITAL CERUTTI CONSULTANTS, INC. Anthonie C. van Ekris Anthony J. Colavita CHAIRMAN ATTORNEY-AT-LAW BALMAC INTERNATIONAL, INC. ANTHONY J. COLAVITA, P.C. Salvatore J. Zizza Arthur V. Ferrara CHAIRMAN FORMER CHAIRMAN AND ZIZZA & CO., LTD. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA OFFICERS Bruce N. Alpert James E. McKee PRESIDENT SECRETARY Agnes Mullady Peter D. Goldstein TREASURER CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER DISTRIBUTOR Gabelli & Company, Inc. CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AGENT, AND DIVIDEND AGENT State Street Bank and Trust Company LEGAL COUNSEL Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of The GAMCO Global Opportunity Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAB403Q407SR GAMCO THE GAMCO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND ANNUAL REPORT DECEMBER 31, 2007 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND ANNUAL REPORT DECEMBER 31, 2007 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 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 managers to eliminate their opinions and/or restrict their commentary to historical facts, we have separated their 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/funds. Enclosed are the audited financial statements and the investment portfolio as of December 31, 2007 with a description of factors that affected the performance during the past year. PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION (UNAUDITED) The GAMCO Global Telecommunications Fund (Class AAA) gained 18.30% in 2007, underperforming the MSCI AC World Telecommunication Services Index that returned 28.23% for the year. The strength of the global telecommunications sector in 2007 relative to broader markets came, at least in part, from sector rotation. Weakness in credit markets and the shares of financial services companies, coupled with growing concerns about consumer and cyclical names, acted to shift investments towards telecoms. The defensive qualities of large, diversified telecom operators and the continued strong growth of wireless services in developing markets provided a solid rationale for sector gains. In analyzing the performance of the GAMCO Global Telecommunications Fund, the dominance of non-U.S. holdings among the top contributors to performance is noteworthy. Eight of the ten largest contributions came from non-U.S. entities. The largest single contributor was Vimpel-Communications (3.7% of net assets as of December 31, 2007), the wireless operator in Russia and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) that gained 163.5% for the year as the company continued to benefit from the growth in the domestic economy and consumer spending. The top performing names also included Rogers Communications (3.7%) of Canada, with a 51.9% gain; America Movil (4.0%) with cellular operations in Mexico and South America up 35.8%; and China Mobile (2.1%), now the largest wireless operator in the world by subscribers, which doubled its share price during 2007. In Europe, Telefonica (3.2%) with a gain of +53.1% led its peers, as the company outlined an ambitious future growth program and accelerated shareholder returns in the fourth quarter. Fund performance was adversely impacted in 2007 by U.S. cable stocks, with each of Cablevision (-14.0%) (1.1% of net assets as of December 31, 2007), Charter Communications (-61.8%) (0.2%), and Comcast Corp. (-35.1%) (1.2%) appearing among the bottom contributors as sentiment for the group turned decidedly negative. The other name worth mentioning is Sprint Nextel Corp. (1.9%), which continues to struggle in the marketplace, resulting in a further price decline of 30.5% in 2007. While at a slower pace in the second half of the year owing to unsettled financial markets, 2007 continued to witness considerable corporate activity in the sector and moves towards further industry consolidation. Major transactions included BCE Inc. of Canada and a set of U.S. cellular consolidation transactions such as Alltel Corp., Rural Cellular Corp. (0.6%), and Dobson Communications. Sincerely yours, /s/ Bruce N. Alpert Bruce N. Alpert President February 22, 2008 SUMMARY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS (UNAUDITED) The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of total net assets as of December 31, 2007: THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND Diversified Telecommunications Services ............................. 42.8% Wireless Telecommunications Services ................................ 32.6% Other ............................................................... 18.5% U.S. Government Obligations ......................................... 6.0% Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) .................................. 0.1% ----- 100.0% ===== THE FUND FILES A COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (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, 2007. 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 12 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; or (iii) visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. 2 COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND CLASS AAA SHARES, THE MSCI AC WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES INDEX, AND THE MSCI AC WORLD FREE INDEX [THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED BY A LINE GRAPH IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL.] GAMCO Global Telecommunications Fund MSCI AC World Telecommunication Services Index MSCI AC World Free Index Class AAA Shares 11/1/1993 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 12/31/1993 $ 10,300 $ 9,993 12/31/1994 $ 9,921 $ 10,496 12/31/1995 $ 11,524 $ 12,538 12/31/1996 $ 12,560 $ 14,193 12/31/1997 $ 16,563 $ 16,321 12/31/1998 $ 22,319 $ 19,907 12/31/1999 $ 40,234 $ 25,246 12/31/2000 $ 30,546 $ 21,727 12/31/2001 $ 24,214 $ 24,214 $ 18,270 12/31/2002 $ 17,051 $ 17,683 $ 14,803 12/31/2003 $ 24,337 $ 22,504 $ 19,929 12/31/2004 $ 30,025 $ 26,832 $ 23,067 12/31/2005 $ 30,878 $ 25,488 $ 25,690 12/31/2006 $ 39,804 $ 34,245 $ 31,221 12/31/2007 $ 47,008 $ 43,913 $ 35,024 PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT PREDICTIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. The performance tables and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. COMPARATIVE RESULTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2007 (a) Since Inception Quarter 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year (11/1/93) --------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------- GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND CLASS AAA ..................................... (1.00)% 18.30% 16.18% 22.53% 11.01% 11.56% MSCI AC World Telecommunication Services Index ... 3.40 28.23 17.86 20.10 N/A* N/A* MSCI AC World Free Index ......................... (1.70) 12.18 14.94 18.80 7.94 9.25 Class A .......................................... (1.01) 18.36 16.21 22.53 11.03 11.57 (6.70)(b) 11.56(b) 13.94(b) 21.09(b) 10.37(b) 11.11(b) Class B .......................................... (1.21) 17.37 15.30 21.60 10.40 11.12 (6.15)(c) 12.37(c) 14.54(c) 21.41(c) 10.40 11.12 Class C .......................................... (1.23) 17.33 15.28 21.59 10.39 11.12 (2.22)(d) 16.33(d) 15.28 21.59 10.39 11.12 IN THE CURRENT PROSPECTUS, THE EXPENSE RATIOS FOR CLASS AAA, A, B, AND C SHARES ARE 1.56%, 1.56%, 2.31%, AND 2.31%, RESPECTIVELY. CLASS AAA SHARES DO NOT HAVE A SALES CHARGE. THE MAXIMUM SALES CHARGE FOR CLASS A, B, AND C SHARES IS 5.75%, 5.00%, AND 1.00%, RESPECTIVELY. (a) RETURNS REPRESENT PAST PERFORMANCE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. TOTAL RETURNS AND AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS REFLECT CHANGES IN SHARE PRICE AND REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS AND ARE NET OF EXPENSES. INVESTMENT RETURNS AND THE PRINCIPAL VALUE OF AN INVESTMENT WILL FLUCTUATE. WHEN SHARES ARE REDEEMED, THEY MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL COST. PERFORMANCE RETURNS FOR PERIODS LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED. 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. INVESTORS SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, RISKS, CHARGES, AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND BEFORE INVESTING. THE PROSPECTUS CONTAINS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AND OTHER MATTERS AND SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING. THE CLASS AAA SHARES' NET ASSET VALUES ("NAV'S") PER SHARE ARE USED TO CALCULATE PERFORMANCE FOR THE PERIODS PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF CLASS A SHARES, CLASS B SHARES, AND CLASS C SHARES ON MARCH 12, 2000, MARCH 13, 2000, AND JUNE 2, 2000, RESPECTIVELY. THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE CLASS B SHARES AND CLASS C SHARES WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CLASSES OF SHARES. INVESTING IN FOREIGN SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS NOT ORDINARILY ASSOCIATED WITH INVESTMENTS IN DOMESTIC ISSUES, INCLUDING CURRENCY FLUCTUATION, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL RISKS. THE MSCI AC WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES INDEX AND THE MSCI AC WORLD FREE INDEX ARE UNMANAGED INDICATORS OF GLOBAL STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE DIVIDENDS ARE CONSIDERED REINVESTED. YOU CANNOT INVEST DIRECTLY IN AN INDEX. (b) INCLUDES THE EFFECT OF THE MAXIMUM 5.75% SALES CHARGE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD. (c) PERFORMANCE RESULTS INCLUDE THE DEFERRED SALES CHARGES FOR THE CLASS B SHARES UPON REDEMPTION AT THE END OF THE QUARTER, ONE YEAR, THREE YEAR, AND FIVE YEAR PERIODS OF 5%, 5%, 3%, AND 2%, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE FUND'S NAV PER SHARE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OR SALE, WHICHEVER IS LOWER. CLASS B SHARES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR NEW PURCHASES. (d) PERFORMANCE RESULTS INCLUDE THE DEFERRED SALES CHARGES FOR THE CLASS C SHARES UPON REDEMPTION AT THE END OF THE QUARTER AND ONE YEAR PERIODS OF 1% OF THE FUND'S NAV PER SHARE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OR SALE, WHICHEVER IS LOWER. * INFORMATION FOR THE MSCI AC WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES INDEX IS NOT AVAILABLE WITH DIVIDENDS PRIOR TO AUGUST 2001. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (UNAUDITED) For the Six Month Period from July 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007 EXPENSE TABLE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of fees and expenses regarding your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund's gross income, directly reduce the investment return of a fund. When a fund's expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets, this figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period. The Expense Table below illustrates your Fund's costs in two ways: ACTUAL FUND RETURN: This section provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this section to help you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period after any fee waivers and expense reimbursements. The "Ending Account Value" shown is derived from the Fund's ACTUAL return during the past six months, and the "Expenses Paid During Period" shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your Fund under the heading "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid during this period. HYPOTHETICAL 5% RETURN: This section provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio. It assumes a hypothetical annualized return of 5% before expenses during the period shown. In this case - because the hypothetical return used is NOT the Fund's actual return - the results do not apply to your investment and you cannot use the hypothetical account value and expense to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. This example is useful in making comparisons of the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees, if any, which are described in the Prospectus. If these costs were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Therefore, the 5% hypothetical return is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. The "Annualized Expense Ratio" represents the actual expenses for the last six months and may be different from the expense ratio in the Financial Highlights which is for the year ended December 31, 2007. Beginning Ending Annualized Expenses Account Value Account Value Expense Paid During 07/01/07 12/31/07 Ratio Period* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACTUAL FUND RETURN Class AAA $ 1,000.00 $ 1,037.10 1.51% $ 7.71 Class A $ 1,000.00 $ 1,037.10 1.51% $ 7.71 Class B $ 1,000.00 $ 1,033.20 2.26% $ 11.52 Class C $ 1,000.00 $ 1,033.30 2.26% $ 11.52 HYPOTHETICAL 5% RETURN Class AAA $ 1,000.00 $ 1,017.50 1.51% $ 7.64 Class A $ 1,000.00 $ 1,017.50 1.51% $ 7.64 Class B $ 1,000.00 $ 1,013.74 2.26% $ 11.41 Class C $ 1,000.00 $ 1,013.74 2.26% $ 11.41 * Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for the last six months multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365. 4 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS -- DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ------------ ---------------- ------------ COMMON STOCKS -- 93.3% DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES -- 42.8% ASIA/PACIFIC -- 4.4% 24,900 Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd., ADR ............. $ 529,770 $ 463,140 170,000 First Pacific Co. Ltd. ............ 92,079 131,903 20,000 First Pacific Co. Ltd., ADR ....... 30,144 74,000 1 Hanarotelecom Inc., ADR+ .......... 5,250 11 10,000 KT Corp., ADR ..................... 183,666 258,000 20,000 Orascom Telecom Holding SAE, GDR ............... 1,277,888 1,656,198 2,000 Pakistan Telecommunications Co. Ltd., GDR (a) .............. 155,765 136,471 100,000 PCCW Ltd. ......................... 81,405 59,379 71,000 Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., ADR ............. 1,353,915 5,376,120 18,360 PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, ADR ............................ 165,504 771,304 874,000 Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. ........ 701,513 2,428,705 35,555 Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd., ADR .......... 433,477 590,569 375,000 Telekom Malaysia Berhad ........... 1,622,971 1,270,033 13,000 Telkom SA Ltd. .................... 323,646 262,497 2,400 Telstra Corp. Ltd., ADR ........... 47,304 49,416 8,075 Thai Telephone & Telecom, GDR+ (a)(b) .................... 100,542 646 1,000,000 True Corp. Public Co. Ltd.+ ....... 687,194 163,277 ---------------- ------------ 7,792,033 13,691,669 ---------------- ------------ EUROPE -- 21.2% 39,000 BT Group plc, ADR ................. 1,474,439 2,102,880 300,000 Cable & Wireless plc .............. 544,359 1,110,757 8,960 Colt Telecom Group SA+ ............ 39,631 29,608 470,000 Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR .......... 6,480,815 10,184,900 169,000 Elisa Oyj ......................... 2,013,236 5,188,824 38,000 France Telecom SA, ADR ............ 1,021,948 1,353,940 19,000 Golden Telecom Inc.+ .............. 282,095 1,918,050 5,507 Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA ................ 86,065 202,898 36,000 Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA, ADR ........... 218,769 664,920 20,000 Hungarian Telephone & Cable Corp.+ ................... 179,947 353,800 500 Magyar Telekom Telecommunications plc, ADR ............................ 9,650 13,465 70,000 Maroc Telecom ..................... 1,153,651 1,356,054 70,000 Neuf Cegetel ...................... 2,160,309 3,541,091 100,000 Portugal Telecom SGPS SA .......... 1,363,628 1,305,613 68,000 Portugal Telecom SGPS SA, ADR ............................ 277,645 885,360 SHARES/ MARKET UNITS COST VALUE - ------------ ---------------- ------------ 11,000 Rostelecom, ADR ................... $ 138,618 $ 765,050 57,000 Royal KPN NV, ADR ................. 472,195 1,034,550 19,000 Sistema JSFC, GDR ................. 550,007 793,250 74,000 Sistema JSFC, GDR (a) ............. 1,258,000 3,089,500 96,000 Swisscom AG, ADR .................. 2,483,053 3,715,200 2,120,000 Telecom Italia SpA ................ 4,155,401 6,586,546 27,000 Telecom Italia SpA, ADR ........... 621,934 832,680 100,000 Telefonica SA, ADR ................ 2,634,654 9,759,000 6,361 Telefonica SA, BDR ................ 108,406 203,695 101,000 Telekom Austria AG ................ 1,753,734 2,810,109 15,000 Telenor ASA+ ...................... 278,729 358,435 650,000 TeliaSonera AB .................... 2,791,663 6,084,447 ---------------- ------------ 34,552,581 66,244,622 ---------------- ------------ JAPAN -- 0.5% 237 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. ................ 1,207,105 1,185,902 22,000 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., ADR ........... 622,716 542,520 ---------------- ------------ 1,829,821 1,728,422 ---------------- ------------ LATIN AMERICA -- 3.9% 33,250 Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. ........ 112,178 1,123,185 12,000 Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA, ADR ........................ 595,898 894,960 44 Brasil Telecom SA, Preference ..... 474 451 17,415,054 Cable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd.+ .... 406,745 164,166 148,000 Compania de Telecomunicaciones de Chile SA, ADR .................. 2,049,285 1,104,080 1,000 Maxcom Telecomunicaciones SAB de CV, ADR+ ................ 17,587 12,710 25,693 Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA, ADR ........................ 357,297 495,361 200,000 Telecom Argentina SA, ADR+ ........ 677,225 4,450,000 55,000 Telefonica de Argentina SA, ADR+ ........................... 348,883 741,950 87,000 Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV, Cl. L, ADR ................. 643,919 3,205,080 3,355 Telemar Norte Leste SA, Preference, Cl. A .............. 148,531 129,111 ---------------- ------------ 5,358,022 12,321,054 ---------------- ------------ NORTH AMERICA -- 12.8% 165,000 AT&T Inc. ......................... 4,777,613 6,857,400 47,836 Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund .................... 882,832 1,426,428 39,371 Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund (a)(b)(c) .......... 726,607 1,158,689 23,000 CenturyTel Inc. ................... 846,499 953,580 750,000 Cincinnati Bell Inc.+ ............. 4,427,150 3,562,500 40,000 Citizens Communications Co. ....... 578,825 509,200 See accompanying notes to financial statements. 5 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) -- DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ------------ ---------------- ------------ COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (CONTINUED) NORTH AMERICA (CONTINUED) 10,000 Covad Communications Group Inc.+ .................... $ 15,401 $ 8,600 90,060 D&E Communications Inc. ........... 1,210,418 1,301,367 10,000 E.Spire Communications Inc.+ ...... 50,000 6 3,230 EarthLink Inc.+ ................... 45,250 22,836 20,000 Embarq Corp. ...................... 492,315 990,600 70,000 FairPoint Communications, Inc. ........... 1,399,072 911,400 80,000 General Communication Inc., Cl. A+ ......................... 376,995 700,000 800 Lexcom Inc., Cl. B, Non-Voting+ .................... 39,716 45,300 10,000 Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. .................. 371,015 465,778 22,422 McLeodUSA Inc., Cl. A+ ............ 78,431 110 130,000 McLeodUSA Inc., Cl. A, Escrow+ (c) .................... 0 0 21,000 New Ulm Telecom Inc. .............. 269,129 251,580 93,500 North Pittsburgh Systems Inc. ................... 2,239,377 2,121,515 20,000 NorthPoint Communications Group Inc.+ .................... 11,250 22 160,000 Price Communications Corp., Escrow+ (c) .................... 0 0 310,000 Qwest Communications International Inc.+ ............ 1,264,388 2,173,100 33,000 Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. ......... 138,825 791,340 45,000 TELUS Corp. ....................... 873,965 2,254,217 33,057 TELUS Corp., Non-Voting ........... 827,048 1,608,052 16,943 TELUS Corp., Non-Voting, ADR ...... 813,432 817,669 120,000 Time Warner Telecom Inc., Cl. A+ ......................... 2,273,301 2,434,800 183,520 Verizon Communications Inc. ....... 6,488,264 8,017,989 40,000 Windstream Corp. .................. 274,920 520,800 ---------------- ------------ 31,792,038 39,904,878 ---------------- ------------ TOTAL DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES ....................... 81,324,495 133,890,645 ---------------- ------------ WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES -- 32.0% ASIA/PACIFIC -- 3.7% 77,000 China Mobile Ltd., ADR ............ 1,054,768 6,688,990 73,000 China Unicom Ltd., ADR ............ 587,280 1,635,200 666 Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. ............. 519 1,001 8,000 PT Indosat Tbk, ADR ............... 78,652 373,120 100,000 SK Telecom Co. Ltd., ADR .......... 1,346,082 2,984,000 ---------------- ------------ 3,067,301 11,682,311 ---------------- ------------ MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ------------ ---------------- ------------ EUROPE -- 8.8% 55,000 Bouygues SA ....................... $ 1,546,045 $ 4,583,534 24,000 Millicom International Cellular SA+ ................... 1,836,800 2,830,560 800 Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, ADR ...... 29,612 81,432 50,000 Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet A/S, ADR ............................ 1,137,702 1,378,500 275,000 Vimpel-Communications, ADR ........ 597,856 11,440,000 110,000 Vivendi ........................... 2,511,736 5,046,713 56,000 Vodafone Group plc, ADR ........... 1,482,655 2,089,920 ---------------- ------------ 9,142,406 27,450,659 ---------------- ------------ JAPAN -- 2.8% 600 KDDI Corp. ........................ 3,016,473 4,468,514 2,600 NTT DoCoMo Inc. ................... 6,138,096 4,328,872 ---------------- ------------ 9,154,569 8,797,386 ---------------- ------------ LATIN AMERICA -- 4.3% 203,000 America Movil SAB de CV, Cl. L, ADR ..................... 1,091,367 12,462,170 17,500 Grupo Iusacell SA de CV+ .......... 29,040 232,461 460 Tele Norte Celular Participacoes SA, ADR+ ......... 7,079 6,670 1,150 Telemig Celular Participacoes SA, ADR .......... 30,497 64,572 14,900 Tim Participacoes SA, ADR ......... 438,054 520,755 3,020 Vivo Participacoes SA+ ............ 6,747 22,989 23,976 Vivo Participacoes SA, ADR ........ 316,130 131,149 13,024 Vivo Participacoes SA, Preference ..................... 159,589 68,852 ---------------- ------------ 2,078,503 13,509,618 ---------------- ------------ NORTH AMERICA -- 12.4% 40,000 Centennial Communications Corp.+ .......... 233,877 371,600 45,000 Clearwire Corp., Cl. A+ ........... 980,290 616,950 2,000 Leap Wireless International Inc.+ ............ 73,090 93,280 11,000 MetroPCS Communications Inc.+ ........... 264,614 213,950 58,000 Nextwave Wireless Inc.+ ........... 644,177 312,040 255,000 Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B .......................... 1,183,119 11,538,750 42,000 Rural Cellular Corp., Cl. A+ ...... 410,550 1,851,780 440,000 Sprint Nextel Corp. ............... 5,808,752 5,777,200 10,000 SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc., Cl. A+ .......... 257,690 266,800 65,000 Telephone & Data Systems Inc. ................... 1,415,754 4,069,000 60,000 Telephone & Data Systems Inc., Special .......... 1,278,136 3,456,000 119,000 United States Cellular Corp.+ ..... 5,686,803 10,007,900 5,000 Virgin Mobile USA Inc., Cl. A+ .... 75,000 44,450 ---------------- ------------ 18,311,852 38,619,700 ---------------- ------------ TOTAL WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES ....................... 41,754,631 100,059,674 ---------------- ------------ See accompanying notes to financial statements. 6 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) -- DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ------------ ---------------- ------------ COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) OTHER -- 18.5% ASIA/PACIFIC -- 0.3% 38,000 ABC Communications Holdings Ltd. .................. $ 19,234 $ 2,729 19,065 Austar United Communications Ltd.+ ........... 34,838 26,533 100,000 Champion Technology Holdings Ltd. .................. 87,982 20,648 10,000 China Education Ltd.+ ............. 9,532 2,634 70,000 CP Pokphand Co. Ltd., ADR+ ........ 58,725 80,500 26,000 Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd., GDR+ (a)(c) .................... 141,200 122,318 50,000 Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. ............ 487,170 567,176 300,000 Time Engineering Berhad+ .......... 316,448 51,709 ---------------- ------------ 1,155,129 874,247 ---------------- ------------ EUROPE -- 1.8% 20,000 Alcatel-Lucent, ADR ............... 272,622 146,400 1,500 British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, ADR ................. 36,400 73,380 3,600 Carlisle Group Ltd.+ .............. 5,269 9,065 6,744 Cockleshell Ltd.+ ................. 0 8,592 3,000 E.ON AG ........................... 126,255 638,581 59,500 G4S plc ........................... 0 289,884 98,000 GN Store Nord A/S+ ................ 533,809 770,541 3,200 L. M. Ericsson Telephone Co., Cl. B, ADR ..................... 40,907 74,720 28,000 Nokia Corp., ADR .................. 67,091 1,074,920 14,085 PT Multimedia Servicos de Telecomunicacoes e Multimedia SGPS SA ............. 138,456 196,663 9,578 PT Multimedia Servicos de Telecomunicacoes e Multimedia SGPS SA, ADR ........ 137,444 129,303 15,428 Seat Pagine Gialle SpA ............ 30,784 6,102 900 Shellshock Ltd.+ .................. 521 1,138 750 Siemens AG, ADR ................... 23,625 118,020 5,852 Telecom Italia Media SpA+ ......... 4,669 2,032 25,000 Telegraaf Media Groep NV .......... 541,844 913,783 7,000 ThyssenKrupp AG ................... 128,725 392,488 15,000 TNT NV, ADR ....................... 198,277 615,000 1,000 Via Net.Works Inc.+ ............... 2,625 19 ---------------- ------------ 2,289,323 5,460,631 ---------------- ------------ JAPAN -- 0.2% 75,000 The Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. .... 381,079 291,367 22,000 Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. .................... 717,793 472,631 ---------------- ------------ 1,098,872 763,998 ---------------- ------------ MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ------------ ---------------- ------------ LATIN AMERICA -- 0.2% 9,000 BB Holdings Ltd.+ ................. $ 36,940 $ 42,975 1,400 Claxson Interactive Group Inc.+ ... 2,240 15,960 25,693 Contax Participacoes SA, ADR ...... 11,051 33,401 20,200 Grupo Televisa SA, ADR ............ 500,748 480,154 ---------------- ------------ 550,979 572,490 ---------------- ------------ NORTH AMERICA -- 16.0% 80,000 Adelphia Communications Corp., Cl. A+ (c) .............. 74,756 0 80,000 Adelphia Communications Corp., Cl. A, Escrow+ (c) ...... 0 0 80,000 Adelphia Recovery Trust+ (c) ...... 0 0 2,000 America Online Latin America Inc., Cl. A+ (c) ....... 840 4 2,000 Amphenol Corp., Cl. A ............. 8,184 92,740 140,000 Cablevision Systems Corp., Cl. A+ ......................... 3,506,729 3,430,000 50,000 California Micro Devices Corp.+ ................. 283,857 232,000 23,566 CanWest Global Communications Corp.+ ............. 322,321 235,660 35,434 CanWest Global Communications Corp., Cl. A+ ......................... 407,389 256,703 600,000 Charter Communications Inc., Cl. A+ ......................... 1,859,814 702,000 200,000 Clear Channel Communications Inc. ............ 7,675,100 6,904,000 10,000 Cogeco Inc. ....................... 195,069 400,223 200,000 Comcast Corp., Cl. A, Special+ .... 4,922,920 3,624,000 4,000 Convergys Corp.+ .................. 53,716 65,840 42,000 Discovery Holding Co., Cl. A+ ..... 270,887 1,055,880 90,000 EchoStar Communications Corp., Cl. A+ .................. 1,831,302 3,394,800 6,000 Fisher Communications Inc.+ ....... 270,822 227,760 390,000 Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.+ ............ 1,737,745 1,856,400 1,000 Geoworks Corp.+ ................... 1,375 37 1,000 Google Inc., Cl. A+ ............... 346,423 691,480 4,250 Idearc Inc. ....................... 130,063 74,630 45,000 IDT Corp. ......................... 424,047 355,500 40,000 IDT Corp., Cl. B .................. 309,786 338,000 1,600 JDS Uniphase Corp.+ ............... 30,931 21,280 1,000 L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. .................. 11,000 105,940 60,732 Liberty Global Inc., Cl. A+ ....... 1,330,262 2,380,087 50,000 Liberty Global Inc., Cl. C+ ....... 1,219,998 1,829,500 24,000 Liberty Media Corp. - Capital, Cl. A+ ......................... 1,095,117 2,795,760 40,000 Liberty Media Corp. - Interactive, Cl. A+ ............ 450,264 763,200 See accompanying notes to financial statements. 7 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) -- DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET SHARES COST VALUE - ------------ ---------------- ------------ COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) OTHER (CONTINUED) NORTH AMERICA (CONTINUED) 1,000 Lockheed Martin Corp. ............. $ 22,787 $ 105,260 60,100 LSI Corp.+ ........................ 436,261 319,131 20,000 Mediacom Communications Corp., Cl. A+ .................. 177,215 91,800 55,000 Motorola Inc. ..................... 454,388 882,200 4,000 News Corp., Cl. A ................. 58,200 81,960 2,000 News Corp., Cl. B ................. 21,050 42,500 100,000 Nortel Networks Corp.+ ............ 2,320,207 1,509,000 2,524 Orbital Sciences Corp.+ ........... 16,208 61,888 3,000 R. H. Donnelley Corp.+ ............ 40,206 109,440 10,000 SCANA Corp. ....................... 264,594 421,500 5,000 SJW Corp. ......................... 78,585 173,350 368,900 The DIRECTV Group Inc.+ ........... 8,722,160 8,528,968 47,000 Time Warner Cable Inc., Cl. A+ ......................... 1,578,421 1,297,200 175,000 Time Warner Inc. .................. 3,041,641 2,889,250 2,000 TiVo Inc.+ ........................ 11,105 16,680 1,000 Vishay Intertechnology Inc.+ ...... 22,908 11,410 47 Xanadoo Co.+ ...................... 23,394 16,873 72,000 Yahoo! Inc.+ ...................... 2,252,189 1,674,720 ---------------- ------------ 48,312,236 50,066,554 ---------------- ------------ TOTAL OTHER ....................... 53,406,539 57,737,920 ---------------- ------------ TOTAL COMMON STOCKS ............... 176,485,665 291,688,239 ---------------- ------------ RIGHTS -- 0.0% DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES -- 0.0% ASIA/PACIFIC -- 0.0% 315,789 True Corp. plc, expire 04/03/08+ (c) ........... 0 14 ---------------- ------------ WARRANTS -- 0.6% WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES -- 0.6% ASIA/PACIFIC -- 0.6% 75,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd., expire 12/15/16+ (a) ........... 1,621,599 1,878,570 ---------------- ------------ OTHER -- 0.0% ASIA/PACIFIC -- 0.0% 20,000 Champion Tech, expire 4/16/09+ ................ 0 0 22,741 Champion Technology Holdings Ltd., expire 03/08/08+ ......... 0 642 ---------------- ------------ 0 642 ---------------- ------------ TOTAL OTHER ....................... 0 642 ---------------- ------------ TOTAL WARRANTS .................... 1,621,599 1,879,212 ---------------- ------------ PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT COST VALUE - ------------ ---------------- ------------ U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS -- 6.0% $ 18,820,000 U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.828% to 3.193%++, 01/03/08 to 06/12/08 ........... $ 18,577,348 $ 18,565,054 ---------------- ------------ TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 99.9% ........ $ 196,684,612 312,132,519 ================ OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (NET) -- 0.1% 382,378 ------------ NET ASSETS -- 100.0% .............. $312,514,897 ============ - ---------- (a) 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, 2007, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $6,386,194 or 2.04% of total net assets. (b) At December 31, 2007, the Fund held investments in restricted and illiquid securities amounting to $1,159,335 or 0.37% of total net assets, which were valued under methods approved by the Board as follows: 12/31/07 CARRYING ACQUISITION ACQUISITION ACQUISITION VALUE SHARES ISSUER DATE COST PER UNIT - ------------ ------ ----------- ----------- ------------- 39,371 Bell Alliant Regional Communications Income Fund ........... 12/29/06 $726,607 $ 29.4300 8,075 Thai Telephone & Telecom, GDR .......... 03/31/94 100,542 0.0800 (c) Securities fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Directors. The procedures may include reviewing available financial information about the company and reviewing valuation of comparable securities and other factors on a regular basis. At December 31, 2007, the market value of fair valued securities amounted to $1,281,025 or 0.41% of total net assets. + Non-income producing security. ++ Represents annualized yield at date of purchase. ADR American Depository Receipt BDR Brazilian Depository Receipt GDR Global Depository Receipt % OF MARKET MARKET GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION VALUE VALUE - -------------------------- ---------- ------------- North America ......................................... 47.1% $ 147,156,186 Europe ................................................ 31.8 99,155,912 Asia/Pacific .......................................... 9.0 28,127,453 Latin America ......................................... 8.5 26,403,162 Japan ................................................. 3.6 11,289,806 ---------- ------------- 100.0% $ 312,132,519 ========== ============= See accompanying notes to financial statements. 8 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS: Investments, at value (cost $196,684,612) ................ $ 312,132,519 Foreign currency, at value (cost $5) ..................... 5 Cash ..................................................... 1,082 Receivable for investments sold .......................... 433,936 Receivable for Fund shares sold .......................... 219,164 Dividends and interest receivable ........................ 425,840 Prepaid expense .......................................... 43,113 ------------- TOTAL ASSETS ............................................. 313,255,659 ------------- LIABILITIES: Payable for Fund shares redeemed ......................... 184,709 Payable for investment advisory fees ..................... 267,740 Payable for distribution fees ............................ 68,497 Payable for accounting fees .............................. 11,251 Payable for shareholder communications expenses .......... 76,338 Payable for shareholder services fees .................... 56,325 Payable for legal and audit fees ......................... 55,513 Other accrued expenses ................................... 20,389 ------------- TOTAL LIABILITIES ........................................ 740,762 ------------- NET ASSETS applicable to 11,869,583 shares outstanding .................................... $ 312,514,897 ============= NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: Paid-in capital, each class at $0.001 par value .......... $ 227,917,660 Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income ................................. (179,241) Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions ..................... (30,683,715) Net unrealized appreciation on investments ............... 115,447,907 Net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency translations ................................. 12,286 ------------- NET ASSETS ............................................... $ 312,514,897 ============= SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK: CLASS AAA: Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($307,367,684 / 11,671,142 shares outstanding; 75,000,000 shares authorized) ............ $ 26.34 ============= CLASS A: Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($2,728,228 / 103,661 shares outstanding; 50,000,000 shares authorized) ......................... $ 26.32 ============= Maximum offering price per share (NAV / 0.9425, based on maximum sales charge of 5.75% of the offering price) ................................ $ 27.93 ============= CLASS B: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($296,734 / 11,560 shares outstanding; 25,000,000 shares authorized) ......................... $ 25.67(a) ============= CLASS C: Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($2,122,251 / 83,220 shares outstanding; 25,000,000 shares authorized) ......................... $ 25.50(a) ============= - ---------- (a) Redemption price varies based on the length of time held. STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT INCOME: Dividends (net of foreign taxes of $701,626) ............. $ 6,446,185 Interest ................................................. 711,005 ------------- TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME .................................. 7,157,190 ------------- EXPENSES: Investment advisory fees ................................. 2,884,635 Distribution fees - Class AAA ............................ 708,471 Distribution fees - Class A .............................. 6,530 Distribution fees - Class B .............................. 2,981 Distribution fees - Class C .............................. 21,648 Shareholder services fees ................................ 284,819 Shareholder communications expenses ...................... 167,054 Custodian fees ........................................... 92,946 Legal and audit fees ..................................... 58,366 Accounting fees .......................................... 45,000 Registration expenses .................................... 29,467 Directors' fees .......................................... 24,028 Interest expense ......................................... 1,085 Miscellaneous expenses ................................... 30,273 ------------- TOTAL EXPENSES ........................................... 4,357,303 Less: Custodian fee credits .............................. (9,462) ------------- NET EXPENSES ............................................. 4,347,841 ------------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME .................................... 2,809,349 ------------- NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY: Net realized gain on investments ......................... 14,417,913 Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions ................................. (14,035) ------------- Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ......................... 14,403,878 ------------- Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on investments ........................... 26,844,542 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on foreign currency translations ......... 9,272 ------------- Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations ......................... 26,853,814 ------------- NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY ...................... 41,257,692 ------------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ....................................... $ 44,067,041 ============= See accompanying notes to financial statements. 9 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 DECEMBER 31, 2006 ----------------- ----------------- OPERATIONS: Net investment income ...................................................... $ 2,809,349 $ 1,213,397 Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ......... 14,403,878 16,183,622 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations ....................................... 26,853,814 33,122,636 ----------------- ----------------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ....................... 44,067,041 50,519,655 ----------------- ----------------- DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: Net investment income Class AAA ............................................................... (2,693,875) (1,296,097) Class A ................................................................. (23,949) (7,802) Class B ................................................................. (404) -- Class C ................................................................. (2,660) (692) ----------------- ----------------- TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS ........................................ (2,720,888) (1,304,591) ----------------- ----------------- CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: Class AAA ............................................................... 52,054,458 (20,313,616) Class A ................................................................. 1,251,175 237,838 Class B ................................................................. (42,544) (210,652) Class C ................................................................. 1,652,116 94,168 ----------------- ----------------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS ...... 54,915,205 (20,192,262) ----------------- ----------------- REDEMPTION FEES ............................................................ 5,395 589 ----------------- ----------------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS ................................................. 96,266,753 29,023,391 NET ASSETS: Beginning of period ........................................................ 216,248,144 187,224,753 ----------------- ----------------- End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $0 and $0, respectively) ................................................ $ 312,514,897 $ 216,248,144 ================= ================= See accompanying notes to financial statements. 10 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. ORGANIZATION. The GAMCO Global Telecommunications Fund (the "Fund"), a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. (the "Corporation"), was organized on July 16, 1993 as a Maryland corporation. The Fund is a non-diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and one of four separately managed portfolios (collectively, the "Portfolios") of the Corporation. The Fund's primary objective is capital appreciation. The Fund commenced investment operations on November 1, 1993. 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with United States ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. 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 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. 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 to the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities to 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. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 157, Fair Value Measurements, which clarifies the definition of fair value and requires companies to expand their disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim 11 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. Adoption of SFAS 157 requires the use of the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. As of December 31, 2007, the Fund does not believe the adoption of SFAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements. 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. The Fund will always receive and maintain securities as collateral whose market value, including accrued interest, will be at least equal to 102% of the dollar amount invested by the Fund in each agreement. 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, 2007, there were no open repurchase agreements. 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, which are included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and 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. At December 31, 2007, there were no open futures contracts. 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 Fund did not hold any short positions as of December 31, 2007. 12 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORWARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS. The Fund may engage in forward foreign exchange contracts for 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 investments and 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. 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. At December 31, 2007, there were no open forward foreign exchange contracts. 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 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 ability 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. RESTRICTED AND ILLIQUID SECURITIES. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities for which the markets are illiquid. Illiquid securities include securities the disposition of which is subject to substantial legal or contractual restrictions. The sale of illiquid securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity 13 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- standards established by the Board. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and accordingly the Board will monitor their liquidity. CONCENTRATION RISKS. The Fund may invest a high percentage of its assets in specific sectors of the market in order to achieve a potentially greater investment return. As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to economic, political, and regulatory developments in a particular sector of the market, positive or negative, and may experience increased volatility to the Fund's NAV and a magnified effect in its total return. 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 which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend. DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND CALCULATION OF EXPENSES. Certain administrative expenses are common to, and allocated among, various affiliated funds. Such allocations are made on the basis of each Fund's average net assets or other criteria directly affecting the expenses as determined by the Adviser pursuant to procedures established by the Board. In calculating the NAV per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, redemption fees, and expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of each day. Distribution expenses are borne solely by the class incurring the expense. 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 shown as "interest expense" in the Statement of Operations. 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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. 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 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. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, reclassifications were made to increase accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income by $14,035 and to decrease accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions by $14,035. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was $2,720,888 and $1,304,591, respectively, of ordinary income. 14 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2007, the difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation was primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales for tax purposes and mark-to-market adjustments on passive foreign investment companies. As of December 31, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows: Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions ................... $108,769,878 Capital loss carryforwards ......................... (24,201,456) Undistributed ordinary income ...................... 74,426 Other temporary differences ........................ (45,611) ------------ Total .............................................. $ 84,597,237 ============ At December 31, 2007, the Fund had net capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of $24,201,456, which are available to reduce future required distributions of net capital gains to shareholders. $8,976,662 of the loss carryforward is available through 2010; $11,910,139 is available through 2011; and $3,314,655 is available through 2012. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, The GAMCO Global Telecommunications Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $14,365,946. The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at December 31, 2007: GROSS GROSS UNREALIZED UNREALIZED NET UNREALIZED COST APPRECIATION DEPRECIATION APPRECIATION ------------ ------------ ------------ -------------- Investments ............ $203,374,927 $129,598,395 $(20,840,803) $ 108,757,592 FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" (the "Interpretation") established a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether the Fund is taxable in a particular jurisdiction) and required certain expanded tax disclosures. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund did not have any liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expenses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund is not subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities for tax years before 2003 and by state tax authorities for tax years before 2002. 3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS. 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 daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 1.00% of the value of its average daily net assets. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Fund's portfolio, oversees the administration of all aspects of the Fund's business and affairs, and pays the compensation of all Officers and Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Adviser. 15 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If total net assets of the Corporation are in excess of $100 million, the Corporation pays each Director who is not considered to be an affiliated person an annual retainer of $3,000 plus $500 for each Board meeting attended and they are reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. If total net assets of the Corporation are below $100 million, the Corporation pays each Independent Director an annual retainer of $1,500 plus $250 for each Board meeting attended and they are reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $500 per meeting attended. Directors who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund. 4. DISTRIBUTION PLAN. The Fund's Board has adopted a distribution plan (the "Plan") for each class of shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Gabelli & Company, Inc. ("Gabelli & Company"), an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as distributor of the Fund. Under the Class AAA, Class A, Class B, and Class C Share Plans, payments are authorized to Gabelli & Company at annual rates of 0.25%, 0.25%, 1.00%, and 1.00%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of those classes, the annual limitations under each Plan. Such payments are accrued daily and paid monthly. 5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES. Purchases and proceeds from the sales of securities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, other than short-term and U.S. Government securities, aggregated $100,227,456 and $31,193,145, respectively. 6. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund paid brokerage commissions on security trades of $86,673 to Gabelli & Company. Additionally, Gabelli & Company informed the Fund that it received $32,519 from investors representing commissions (sales charges and underwriting fees) on sales and redemptions of Fund shares. The cost of calculating the Fund's NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund paid or accrued $45,000 to the Adviser in connection with the cost of computing the Fund's NAV. 7. LINE OF CREDIT. Effective June 20, 2007, the Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit of up to $75,000,000, and may borrow up to 10% of its net assets from the custodian for temporary borrowing purposes. Prior to June 20, 2007, the line of credit was $25,000,000. Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at 0.75% above the federal funds rate on outstanding balances. This amount, if any, would be shown as "interest expense" in the Statement of Operations. At December 31, 2007, there were no borrowings outstanding from the line of credit. The average daily amount of borrowings outstanding from the line of credit within the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 was $17,447 with a weighted average interest rate of 5.62%. The maximum amount borrowed at any time during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 was $1,695,000. 8. CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS. The Fund offers five classes of shares - Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares. Class AAA Shares are offered only to investors who acquire them directly from Gabelli & Company, or through selected broker/dealers, or the transfer agent without a sales charge. Class I Shares are offered to foundations, endowments, institutions, and employee benefit plans. Class A Shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class B Shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") upon redemption within six years of purchase and automatically 16 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- convert to Class A Shares approximately eight years after the original purchase. The applicable CDSC is equal to a declining percentage of the lesser of the NAV per share at the date of the original purchase or at the date of redemption, based on the length of time held. Class C Shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC for one year after purchase. Class B Shares are available only through exchange of Class B Shares of other funds distributed by Gabelli & Company. Class I Shares were first issued on January 11, 2008. The Fund imposes a redemption fee of 2.00% on Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares that are redeemed or exchanged on or before the seventh day after the date of a purchase. The redemption fee is deducted from the proceeds otherwise payable to the redeeming shareholders and is retained by the Fund. The redemption fees retained by the Fund during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 amounted to $5,395 and $589, respectively. The redemption fee does not apply to redemptions of shares where (i) the shares were purchased through automatic reinvestment of dividends or other distributions, (ii) the redemption was initiated by the Fund, (iii) the shares were purchased through programs that collect the redemption fee at the program level and remit them to the Fund, or (iv) the shares were purchased through programs that the Adviser determines to have appropriate anti-short-term trading policies in place or as to which the Adviser has received assurances that look-through redemption fee procedures or effective anti-short-term trading policies and procedures are in place. Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows: YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 DECEMBER 31, 2006 ------------------------- ------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------ CLASS AAA CLASS AAA ------------------------- ------------------------- Shares sold ............................................. 4,806,884 $119,374,310 1,918,009 $ 37,710,107 Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions ........ 97,527 2,580,391 55,184 1,236,136 Shares redeemed ......................................... (2,778,619) (69,900,243) (3,033,740) (59,259,859) ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------ Net increase (decrease) .............................. 2,125,792 $ 52,054,458 (1,060,547) $(20,313,616) ========== ============ ========== ============ CLASS A CLASS A ------------------------- ------------------------- Shares sold ............................................. 136,657 $ 3,386,273 22,898 $ 474,817 Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions ........ 554 14,666 303 6,781 Shares redeemed ......................................... (85,705) (2,149,764) (13,041) (243,760) ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------ Net increase ......................................... 51,506 $ 1,251,175 10,160 $ 237,838 ========== ============ ========== ============ CLASS B CLASS B ------------------------- ------------------------- Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions ........ 10 $ 256 -- -- Shares redeemed ......................................... (1,758) (42,800) (11,513) $ (210,652) ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------ Net decrease ......................................... (1,748) $ (42,544) (11,513) $ (210,652) ========== ============ ========== ============ CLASS C CLASS C ------------------------- ------------------------- Shares sold ............................................. 165,095 $ 3,923,242 8,244 $ 162,900 Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions ........ 90 2,310 32 691 Shares redeemed ......................................... (98,077) (2,273,436) (3,583) (69,423) ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------ Net increase ......................................... 67,108 $ 1,652,116 4,693 $ 94,168 ========== ============ ========== ============ 17 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. 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 and expects the risk of loss to be remote. 10. OTHER MATTERS. The Adviser and/or affiliates received subpoenas from the Attorney General of the State of New York and the SEC requesting information on mutual fund share trading practices involving certain funds managed by the Adviser. GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GAMCO"), the Adviser's parent company, responded to these requests for documents and testimony. In June 2006, GAMCO began discussions with the SEC regarding a possible resolution of their inquiry. In February 2007, the Adviser made an offer of settlement to the staff of the SEC for communication to the Commission for its consideration to resolve this matter. This offer of settlement is subject to agreement regarding the specific language of the SEC's administrative order and other settlement documents. On a separate matter, in September 2005, the Adviser was informed by the staff of the SEC that the staff may recommend to the Commission that an administrative remedy and a monetary penalty be sought from the Adviser in connection with the actions of two of nine closed-end funds managed by the Adviser relating to Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1 of the 1940 Act. These provisions require registered investment companies to provide written statements to shareholders when a dividend is made from a source other than net investment income. While the two closed-end funds sent annual statements and provided other materials containing this information, the funds did not send written statements to shareholders with each distribution in 2002 and 2003. The Adviser believes that all of the funds are now in compliance. The Adviser believes that these matters would have no effect on the Fund or any material adverse effect on the Adviser or its ability to manage the Fund. 18 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period: INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS DISTRIBUTIONS -------------------------------------------- --------------------------- Net Net Asset Realized and Total Period Value, Net Unrealized from Net Ended Beginning Investment Gain on Investment Investment Total December 31, of Period Income (Loss)(a) Investments Operations Income Distributions - ------------ --------- ---------------- ------------ ---------- ---------- -------------- CLASS AAA 2007 $ 22.46 $ 0.25 $ 3.86 $ 4.11 $ (0.23) $ (0.23) 2006 17.53 0.12 4.95 5.07 (0.14) (0.14) 2005 17.23 0.16 0.33 0.49 (0.19) (0.19) 2004 14.03 0.07 3.21 3.28 (0.08) (0.08) 2003 9.83 (0.04) 4.24 4.20 -- -- CLASS A 2007 $ 22.43 $ 0.23 $ 3.89 $ 4.12 $ (0.23) $ (0.23) 2006 17.51 0.12 4.95 5.07 (0.15) (0.15) 2005 17.22 0.14 0.35 0.49 (0.20) (0.20) 2004 14.03 0.08 3.19 3.27 (0.08) (0.08) 2003 9.83 (0.04) 4.24 4.20 -- -- CLASS B 2007 $ 21.90 $ 0.06 $ 3.75 $ 3.81 $ (0.04) $ (0.04) 2006 17.11 (0.03) 4.82 4.79 -- -- 2005 16.77 0.01 0.33 0.34 -- -- 2004 13.69 (0.04) 3.12 3.08 -- -- 2003 9.67 (0.13) 4.15 4.02 -- -- CLASS C 2007 $ 21.76 $ 0.05 $ 3.72 $ 3.77 $ (0.03) $ (0.03) 2006 17.03 0.00(c) 4.77 4.77 (0.04) (0.04) 2005 16.71 0.04 0.29 0.33 (0.01) (0.01) 2004 13.68 (0.06) 3.14 3.08 (0.05) (0.05) 2003 9.66 (0.16) 4.18 4.02 -- -- RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA --------------------------------------------------- Net Asset Net Assets Net Period Value, End of Investment Portfolio Ended Redemption End of Total Period Income Operating Turnover December 31, Fees(a) Period Return+ (in 000's) (Loss) Expenses(b) Rate - ------------ ---------- ---------------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ------------- ---------- CLASS AAA 2007 $0.00(c) $ 26.34 18.3% $307,368 0.98% 1.50% 11% 2006 0.00(c) 22.46 28.9 214,436 0.63 1.56 7 2005 0.00(c) 17.53 2.8 185,870 0.92 1.59 4 2004 0.00(c) 17.23 23.4 209,043 0.49 1.62 15 2003 0.00(c) 14.03 42.7 185,719 (0.38) 1.62 11 CLASS A 2007 $0.00(c) $ 26.32 18.4% $ 2,728 0.89% 1.50% 11% 2006 0.00(c) 22.43 29.0 1,170 0.64 1.56 7 2005 0.00(c) 17.51 2.8 735 0.83 1.59 4 2004 0.00(c) 17.22 23.3 598 0.52 1.62 15 2003 0.00(c) 14.03 42.7 421 (0.38) 1.62 11 CLASS B 2007 $0.00(c) $ 25.67 17.4% $ 297 0.26% 2.25% 11% 2006 0.00(c) 21.90 28.0 291 (0.17) 2.31 7 2005 0.00(c) 17.11 2.0 425 0.09 2.33 4 2004 0.00(c) 16.77 22.5 855 (0.25) 2.37 15 2003 0.00(c) 13.69 41.6 817 (1.13) 2.37 11 CLASS C 2007 $0.00(c) $ 25.50 17.3% $ 2,122 0.19% 2.25% 11% 2006 0.00(c) 21.76 28.0 351 (0.02) 2.31 7 2005 0.00(c) 17.03 2.0 195 0.26 2.34 4 2004 0.00(c) 16.71 22.5 249 (0.44) 2.37 15 2003 0.00(c) 13.68 41.6 94 (1.13) 2.37 11 - ---------- + Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the year and sold at the end of the year including reinvestment of dividends and does not reflect applicable sales charges. (a) Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding method. (b) The Fund incurred interest expense during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003. If interest expense had not been incurred, the ratio of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 1.58%, 1.61%, and 1.61% (Class AAA), 1.59%, 1.61%, and 1.61%, (Class A), 2.33%, 2.36%, and 2.36% (Class B), and 2.34%, 2.36%, and 2.36% (Class C), respectively. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, interest expense was minimal. (c) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. See accompanying notes to financial statements. 19 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of The GAMCO Global Telecommunications Fund (the "Fund"), a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc., as of December 31, 2007, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in 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. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2007, by correspondence with the Fund's custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The GAMCO Global Telecommunications Fund, a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc., at December 31, 2007, 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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 21, 2008 20 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND BOARD CONSIDERATION AND RE-APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED) During the six months ended December 31, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved the continuation of the investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the Fund on the basis of the recommendation by the directors (the "Independent Board Members") who are not "interested persons" of the Fund. The following paragraphs summarize the material information and factors considered by the Independent Board Members as well as their conclusions relative to such factors. NATURE, EXTENT, AND QUALITY OF SERVICES. The Independent Board Members considered information regarding the Fund's portfolio managers, the depth of the analyst pool available to the Adviser and the Fund's portfolio managers, the scope of supervisory, administrative, shareholder, and other services supervised or provided by the Adviser, and the absence of significant service problems reported to the Board. The Independent Board Members noted the experience, length of service, and reputation of the Fund's portfolio managers. INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE. The Independent Board Members reviewed the short, medium, and long-term performance of the Fund against a peer group of all telecommunications funds, noting that the Fund's performance was above average in its peer group for the one year period, in the middle of its peer group for the three year period, and in above average for the five year period. PROFITABILITY. The Independent Board Members reviewed summary data regarding the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser both with a pro rata administrative charge and with a standalone administrative charge. The Independent Board Members also noted that a substantial portion of the Fund's portfolio transactions were executed by an affiliated broker of the Adviser and that the affiliated broker received distribution fees and minor amounts of sales commissions. ECONOMIES OF SCALE. The Independent Board Members discussed the major elements of the Adviser's cost structure and the relationship of those elements to potential economies of scale and reviewed rudimentary data suggesting that 20% growth in the Fund would not produce meaningful economies of scale that the shareholders would not participate in. SHARING OF ECONOMIES OF SCALE. The Independent Board Members noted that the investment management fee schedule for the Fund does not take into account any potential economies of scale that may develop. SERVICE AND COST COMPARISONS. The Independent Board Members compared the expense ratios of the investment management fee, other expenses, and total expenses of the Fund to similar expense ratios of the Lipper peer group of telecommunication funds and noted that the Adviser's management fee includes substantially all administrative services of the Fund as well as investment advisory services of the Adviser. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund's expense ratio was above average and the Fund's size was below average within this group. The Independent Board Members compared the management fee to the fee for other funds managed by the Adviser but did not compare it to the fees of other types of accounts managed by an affiliated adviser. CONCLUSIONS. The Independent Board Members concluded that the Fund enjoyed highly experienced portfolio management services, good ancillary services, and a performance record that was satisfactory. The Independent Board Members also concluded that the Fund's expense ratios and the profitability to the Adviser of managing the Fund were reasonable, and that economies of scale were not a significant factor in their thinking at this time. The Independent Board Members did not view the potential profitability of ancillary services as material to their decision. On the basis of the foregoing and without assigning particular weight to any single conclusion, the Independent Board Members determined to recommend continuation of the investment management agreement to the full Board. 21 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND ADDITIONAL FUND INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The business and affairs of the Corporation are managed under the direction of the Corporation's Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Corporation is set forth below. The Corporation's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Fund's Directors and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554) or by writing to The GAMCO Global Telecommunications Fund at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422. TERM OF NUMBER OF NAME, POSITION(S) OFFICE AND FUNDS IN FUND ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF COMPLEX OVERSEEN PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS AND AGE TIME SERVED(2) BY DIRECTOR DURING PAST FIVE YEARS HELD BY DIRECTOR(4) - ------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------------------------------- -------------------------- INTERESTED DIRECTORS(3): MARIO J. GABELLI Since 1993 26 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Director of Morgan Group Director and of GAMCO Investors, Inc. and Chief Holdings, Inc. (holding Chief Investment Officer Investment Officer - Value Portfolios company); Chairman of the Age: 65 of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Board of LICT Corp. Management Inc.; Director/Trustee or (multimedia and Chief Investment Officer of other communication services registered investment companies in company) the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GGCP, Inc. JOHN D. GABELLI Since 1993 10 Senior Vice President of Gabelli & Director of GAMCO Director Company, Inc. Investors, Inc. Age: 63 INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS(5): E. VAL CERUTTI Since 2001 7 Chief Executive Officer of Cerutti Director of The LGL Group, Director Consultants, Inc. Inc. (diversified Age: 68 manufacturing) ANTHONY J. COLAVITA Since 1993 35 Partner in the law firm of Anthony J. -- Director Colavita, P.C. Age: 72 ARTHUR V. FERRARA Since 2001 7 Former Chairman of the Board and -- Director Chief Executive Officer of The Age: 77 Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (1993-1995) WERNER J. ROEDER, MD Since 1993 23 Medical Director of Lawrence Hospital -- Director and practicing private physician Age: 67 ANTHONIE C. VAN EKRIS Since 1993 19 Chairman of BALMAC International, -- Director Inc. (commodities and futures trading) Age: 73 SALVATORE J. ZIZZA Since 2004 26 Chairman of Zizza & Co., Ltd. Director of Hollis-Eden Director (consulting) Pharmaceuticals Age: 62 (biotechnology); Director of Earl Scheib, Inc. (automotive services) 22 THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND ADDITIONAL FUND INFORMATION (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TERM OF NAME, POSITION(S) OFFICE AND ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) AND AGE TIME SERVED(2) DURING PAST FIVE YEARS - ------------------------- -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ OFFICERS: BRUCE N. ALPERT Since 2003 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli President Funds, LLC since 1988 and an officer of most of the registered Age: 56 investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex. Director and President of Gabelli Advisers, Inc. since 1998 JAMES E. MCKEE Since 1995 Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of GAMCO Secretary Investors, Inc. since 1999 and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. since Age: 44 1993; Secretary of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex AGNES MULLADY Since 2006 Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2007; Officer of all Treasurer of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Age: 49 complex; Senior Vice President of U.S. Trust Company, N.A. and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Excelsior Funds from 2004 through 2005; Chief Financial Officer of AMIC Distribution Partners from 2002 through 2004; Controller of Reserve Management Corporation and Reserve Partners, Inc. and Treasurer of Reserve Funds from 2000 through 2002 PETER D. GOLDSTEIN Since 2004 Director of Regulatory Affairs at GAMCO Investors, Inc. since Chief Compliance Officer 2004; Chief Compliance Officer of all of the registered Age: 54 investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Vice President of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 2000 through 2004 - ---------- (1) Address: One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422, unless otherwise noted. (2) Each Director will hold office for an indefinite term until the earliest of (i) the next meeting of shareholders, if any, called for the purpose of considering the election or re-election of such Director and until the election and qualification of his or her successor, if any, elected at such meeting, or (ii) the date a Director resigns or retires, or a Director is removed by the Board of Directors or shareholders, in accordance with the Corporation's By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation. 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 Corporation as defined in the 1940 Act. Messrs. Gabelli are each considered an "interested person" because of their affiliation with Gabelli Funds, LLC which acts as the Corporation's investment adviser. Mario J. Gabelli and John D. Gabelli are brothers. (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) Directors who are not interested persons are considered "Independent" Directors. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 TAX NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited) For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund paid to shareholders ordinary income dividends (comprised of net investment income) totaling $0.232, $0.230, $0.035, and $0.032 per share for Class AAA, Class A, Class B, and Class C, respectively. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, 84.39% of the ordinary income distributions qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporations and 100% of the ordinary income distribution was qualified dividend income. U.S. GOVERNMENT INCOME: The percentage of the ordinary income dividend paid by the Fund during fiscal year 2007 which was derived from U.S. Treasury securities was 10.26%. 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 the Fund's fiscal year in U.S. Government securities. The GAMCO Global Telecommunications Fund did not meet this strict requirement in 2007. Due to the diversity in state and local tax law, it is recommended that you consult your personal tax adviser as to the applicability of the information provided to your specific situation. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580-1422 800-GABELLI 800-422-3554 FAX: 914-921-5118 WEBSITE: WWW.GABELLI.COM E-MAIL: INFO@GABELLI.COM Net Asset Value per share available daily by calling 800-GABELLI after 6:00 P.M. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mario J. Gabelli, CFA John D. Gabelli CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER GABELLI & COMPANY, INC. GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. Werner J. Roeder, MD E. Val Cerutti MEDICAL DIRECTOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER LAWRENCE HOSPITAL CERUTTI CONSULTANTS, INC. Anthonie C. van Ekris Anthony J. Colavita CHAIRMAN ATTORNEY-AT-LAW BALMAC INTERNATIONAL, INC. ANTHONY J. COLAVITA, P.C. Salvatore J. Zizza Arthur V. Ferrara CHAIRMAN FORMER CHAIRMAN AND ZIZZA & CO., LTD. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA OFFICERS Bruce N. Alpert James E. McKee PRESIDENT SECRETARY Agnes Mullady Peter D. Goldstein TREASURER CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER DISTRIBUTOR Gabelli & Company, Inc. CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AGENT, AND DIVIDEND AGENT State Street Bank and Trust Company LEGAL COUNSEL Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of The GAMCO Global Telecommunications Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAB401Q407SR [GRAPHIC OMITTED] E P Gabelli Triangle P M MANAGEMENT S V CASH FLOW RESEARCH THE GAMCO GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND ANNUAL REPORT DECEMBER 31, 2007 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 Directors has determined that Salvatore J. Zizza 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 $124,000 for 2006 and $129,600 for 2007. 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 2006 and $0 for 2007. 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 $15,600 for 2006 and $16,400 for 2007. 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 2006 and $0 for 2007. (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) Not applicable (c) 100% (d) Not applicable (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%) zero percent. (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 $112,600 for 2006 and $81,400 for 2007. (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. Not applicable. ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. 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. ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. Not applicable. ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. Not applicable. ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. Not applicable. ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's Board of Directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item. 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) GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------- By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Bruce N. Alpert ------------------------------------------------------- Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer Date 03/05/08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 03/05/08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Agnes Mullady ------------------------------------------------------- Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer Date 03/05/08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.