UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST
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The following are materials relating to The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (the "Fund") that were made available to shareholders of the Fund on May 9, 2026: (i) the text of an email sent to shareholders who have elected to receive communications from the Fund electronically, which includes a hyperlink (https://gabelli.com/gabellitv/gabelli-dividend-income-trust-gdv-vote-on-the-white-proxy-card/) to a video posted on the Fund's website; (ii) a screenshot of content appearing in the video; and (iii) the transcript of such video, each of which is reproduced below.
| 1. | Email sent to shareholders |
Dear Shareholder,
Time is running out to help The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (GDV) against an Activist seeking to disrupt the Board.
Please watch the video below to further understand why your Fund needs your help and vote now:
For Your Viewing https://gabelli.com/gabellitv/gabelli-dividend-income-trust-gdv-vote-on-the-white-proxy-card/
Regardless of how many shares you own, your vote is very important. Please vote only on the Fund’s WHITE proxy card online using the Control Number in this email to ensure your proxy is received in time for the Meeting on Monday, May 11, 2026.
Only your latest dated proxy counts. We urge you to DISCARD any Gold proxy card sent to you by an Activist.
Even if you have sent a Gold proxy card to an Activist, you have every right to change your vote. You may revoke that Gold proxy, and vote as recommended by your Board today.
| 2. | Screenshot of content appearing in the video |
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| 3. | Transcript of video |
Hello, I’m Chris Marangi, President of Gabelli and a Portfolio Manager for the Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (symbol GDV) asking for your vote via the White Card in our upcoming proxy contest.
As you make your decision you should know that GDV is up over 29% in the last twelve months ended May 5 and an average of 8.8% since its inception in 2003.
That has supported a dividend of $1.80 per year (nearly a 6% return at the current $29 per share price) and history of growing that dividend. In fact, GDV has returned a cumulative $27.65 per share in dividends since inception.
Your current Board and your whole Gabelli team continues to work hard on your behalf.
We hope you vote to continue building on this track record of consistent returns through Net Asset Value growth and dependable dividends by returning the White Card - and discarding the Gold Card – or by calling our representatives Equiniti at 888-548-6498.
Thank you for your time and investment.
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