Company: GDV-PK
Filing Date: 2025-08-08
Form Type: N-14
Source: 0001829126-25-006008
Chunk: 176

Company: GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST
Filing Date: 2025-08-08
Form: N-14
Chunk 176
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 non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation. We will generally vote with the Board of Directors’ recommendation(s) on advisory votes on executive compensation (“Say-on-Pay”), advisory votes on the frequency of voting on executive compensation (“Say-When-on-Pay”) and advisory votes relating to extraordinary transaction executive compensation (“Say-on-Golden-Parachutes”). In those instances when we believe that it is in our clients’ best interest, we may abstain or vote against executive compensation and/or the frequency of votes on executive compensation and/or extraordinary transaction executive compensation advisory votes.

<div align='center'>Proxy Access</div>

Proxy access is a tool used to attempt to promote board accountability by requiring that a company’s proxy materials contain not only the names of management nominees, but also any candidates nominated by long-term shareholders holding at least a certain stake in the company. We will review proposals regarding proxy access on a case-by-case basis taking into account the provisions of the proposal, the company’s current governance structure, the successful steps taken by management to maximize shareholder value, as well as other applicable factors.

| Revised: August 16, 2023 |     | INTERNAL USE ONLY |
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<div align='center'>REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</div>

[To come.]

<div align='center'>Preferred Trust Statement of Assets and Liabilities</div>

[To come.]

<div align='center'>PART C
OTHER INFORMATION</div>

Item 15. Indemnification

The Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Preferred Trust provides that Preferred Trust will indemnify its Trustees and officers and may indemnify its employees or agents against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with litigation in which they may be involved because of their positions with Preferred Trust to the fullest extent permitted by law. However, the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Preferred Trust states that nothing contained therein protects or indemnifies a trustee, officer, employee or agent of Preferred Trust against any liability to which such person would otherwise be subject in the event of such person’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her position.

Item 16. Exhibits

| (1)     |     | Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant.*                                                                 |
| (2)     |     | By-Laws of Registrant.*                                                                                            |
| (3)     |     | Not Applicable.