Company: GDV-PK
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001133228-25-002931
Chunk: 29

Company: GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form: DEF 14A
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 in state control share statutes against beneficial owners who hold their shares through financial intermediaries.

The ownership restrictions set
forth in the Fund’s Governing Documents and the limitations of the DSTA Control Share Statute described above could have the effect
of depriving shareholders of an opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over prevailing market prices by discouraging a third party
from seeking to obtain control over the Fund and may reduce market demand for the Fund’s common shares, which could have the effect
of increasing the likelihood that the Fund’s common shares trade at a discount to net asset value and increasing the amount of
any such discount.

<div align='center'>OTHER MATTERS
TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING</div>

The Trustees of the Fund do not
intend to present any other business at the Meeting nor are they aware that any shareholder intends to do so. If, however, any other
matters, including adjournments, are properly brought before the Meeting, the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote thereon
in accordance with their judgment.

<div align='center'>SHAREHOLDER NOMINATIONS AND PROPOSALS</div>

All proposals by shareholders of
the Fund that are intended to be presented pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act (“Rule 14a-8”) at the
Fund’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2026 (the “2026 Annual Meeting”) must be received
by the Fund for consideration for inclusion in the Fund’s 2026 proxy statement and 2026 proxy relating to that meeting no later
than December 3, 2025. Rule 14a-8 specifies a number of procedural and eligibility requirements to be satisfied by a shareholder submitting a proposal for inclusion in the Fund’s proxy materialspursuant to Rule 14a-8.
Any shareholder contemplating submissions of such a proposal is referred to Rule 14a-8.

The Fund’s By-Laws require
shareholders that wish to nominate Trustees or make proposals to be voted on at an Annual Meeting of the Fund’s Shareholders (and
which are not proposed to be included in the Fund’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8) to provide timely notice of the nomination
or proposal in writing. To be considered timely for the 2026 Annual Meeting, the shareholder notice (and information summarized below
and described fully in the Fund’s By-Laws) must be sent to the Fund’s Secretary, c/o Gabelli Funds