- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. [ PIF ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 60 HERITAGE DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/22/2010
(Street) PLEASANTVILLE, NY 10570 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	1/22/2010		S		62626	D	$14.18	0	D
Common Stock	1/22/2010		S		98809	D	$14.18	0	I	See Footnotes   (1) (2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The reported securities were tendered by Opportunity Partners Limited Partnership, a limited partnership; Full Value Partners L.P., a limited partnership; Full Value Special Situations Fund L.P., a limited partnership; Opportunity Income Plus L.P., a limited partnership; Full Value Offshore Partners L.P. , a limited partnership; and MCM Opportunity Partners L.P., a limited partnership, pursuant to the terms of a Tender Offer Statement filed by the Issuer on December 23, 2009.
( 2)	On January 22, 2010, the Issuer accepted the tender by Opportunity Partners Limited Partnership of 41,552 shares of Common Stock at a price of $14.18 per share; accepted the tender by Full Value Partners L.P. of 16,676 shares of Common Stock at $14.18 per share, the tender by Full Value Special Situations Fund L.P. of 5,773 shares of Common Stock at $14.18 per share, the tender by Opportunity Income Plus L.P. of 27,323 shares at $14.18 per share; the tender by Full Value Offshore Partners L.P. of 85 shares at $14.18 per share, and the tender by MCM Opportunity Partners L.P. of 7,400 shares of Common Stock at $14.18 per share.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP 60 HERITAGE DRIVE PLEASANTVILLE, NY 10570	X

Signatures
/s/ Phillip Goldstein		1/26/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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