Company: GDV-PK
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001133228-25-002931
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Company: GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 4
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 in person. In addition, the Fund has retained Morrow
Sodali LLC to assist in the solicitation of proxies for an estimated fee of $1,050 plus reimbursement of expenses. The Fund will pay
the costs of the proxy solicitation and the expenses incurred in connection with preparing, printing, and mailing the Notice of Internet
Availability of Proxy Materials and/or Proxy Statement and its enclosures. If requested, the Fund will also reimburse brokerage firms
and others for their expenses in forwarding solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of its shares.

The Fund’s
most recent annual report, including audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, is available upon request,
without charge, by writing to the Secretary of the Fund, One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580-1422, calling the Fund at 800-422-3554,
or via the Internet at www.gabelli.com.

If the proxy is properly executed
and returned in time to be voted at the Meeting, the shares represented thereby will be voted “FOR” the election
of the nominees as Trustees as described in this Proxy Statement, unless instructions to the contrary are marked thereon, and at the
discretion of the proxy holders as to the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the Meeting. Any shareholder
who has submitted a proxy has the right to revoke it at any time prior to its exercise either by attending the Meeting and voting his
or her shares or by submitting a letter of revocation or a later dated proxy to the Fund at the above address prior to the date of the
Meeting.

A “quorum”
is required in order to transact business at the Meeting. A quorum of shareholders is constituted by the presence or representation by
proxy of the holders of one-third of the outstanding shares of the Fund entitled to vote at the Meeting. In the event a quorum is not
present at the Meeting, or in the event that a quorum is present at the Meeting but sufficient votes to approve any of the proposed items
are not received, the chairperson of the Meeting may propose one or more adjournments of such Meeting to permit further solicitation
of proxies. If a quorum is present, a shareholder vote may be taken on one or more of the proposals in this Proxy Statement prior to
such adjournment if sufficient votes have been received for approval and it is otherwise appropriate. If a quorum is present, the persons
named as proxies