UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~ of ~~Report~~the ~~(date~~Securities ofExchange ~~earliest~~Act ~~event~~of ~~reported): December 3, 2010~~ 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 7, 2026

The Gabelli Utility Trust

(Exact name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	811-09243	13-4046522
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation)		No.)

One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580-1422 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

One Corporate Center, Rye, New York		10580
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

~~Registrant’s~~Registrants telephone number, including area code: 1-(800-) 422-3554

~~Not Applicable~~ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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OnItem ~~December 3, 2010, the Board of Trustees of The Gabelli Utility Trust (the “Fund”) amended and restated in its entirety the bylaws of the Fund (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”)~~8.01. ~~The~~Other ~~Amended and Restated Bylaws were deemed effective December 3, 2010 and are attached hereto as Exhibit (3)(ii) and are incorporated herein by reference.~~Events

~~Section 9~~As previously —announced ~~Financial~~by ~~Statements~~GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GAMCO”) on March 23, 2026, Mario J. Gabelli (“Mr. Gabelli”), Trustee, Chairman and ~~Exhibits~~Chief Investment Officer of the Fund, and Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer – Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc. and Chief Investment Officer – Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management, Inc., was admitted to the hospital for observation and testing after a medical incident March 19, 2026, following a busy day of events around New York City. His condition is improving and he is on the road to recovery, but the timeline for his return is not yet known.

~~Item~~On 9March 22, 2026, GAMCO, the parent company of the Fund’s adviser, Gabelli Funds, LLC (the “Adviser”), implemented GAMCO’s succession plan that has been in place for several years.01 ~~Financial~~In ~~Statements~~accordance ~~and~~with ~~Exhibits~~that plan, Christopher J. Marangi was named President of GAMCO on March 22, 2026.

While the timeline for Mr. Gabelli’s return remains undetermined, the day-to-day operations of GAMCO will continue to be led by co-CEO, Douglas R. Jamieson, and Christopher J. Marangi.

The Gabelli Value team Co-Chief Investment Officers Kevin V. Dreyer and Christopher J. Marangi lead the portfolio management team for the Fund during Mr. Gabelli’s absence.

The Fund incorporates the information included in this Item 8.01 by reference into its effective Registration Statement.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

~~Exhibit~~104 ~~(3)(ii)~~Cover ~~Amended~~Page ~~and~~Interactive ~~Restated~~Data ~~Bylaws,~~File ~~dated~~(embedded ~~December 3,~~within ~~2010,~~the ofInline ~~The~~XBRL ~~Gabelli Utility Trust~~document).

~~SIGNATURES~~ 1

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~SIGNATURE

	THE GABELLI UTILITY TRUST
Date: December 9, 2010	By:	/s/ Agnes Mullady
		Agnes Mullady
		Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

	THE GABELLI UTILITY TRUST

Date: May 7, 2026	By:	/s/ John C. Ball
	Name:	John C. Ball
	Title:	President and Treasurer

Exhibit No.		Description
(3)(ii)		Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated December 3, 2010

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