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GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST (GDV) has amended the Statement of Preferences for its Series M Cumulative Term Preferred Shares. The amendment extends the mandatory redemption date from December 26, 2026 to December 26, 2028 and introduces several put rights for holders.
Holders will have a mandatory put on December 26, 2026, unless they opt out, and may instead continue to hold their shares until the new mandatory redemption date. Those who opt out will have optional put opportunities on June 26, 2027, December 26, 2027, and June 26, 2028. The Fund also designated an additional 20 million common shares as Series M Preferred, bringing authorized Series M Preferred Shares to 50 million. As of August 18, 2026, 20,881,000 Series M Preferred Shares were issued and outstanding and 29,119,000 were available for future issuance.
The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust reported the results of its reconvened Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 29, 2026. Holders of common and preferred shares, voting together as a single class, elected three trustee nominees — Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., Colin J. Kilrain and Salvatore J. Zizza — each to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting or until a successor is elected and qualified.
The election was treated as a contested election under the Fund’s by-laws, so each trustee was required to receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding shares. Certified results show Fahrenkopf receiving 58,723,425 votes for and 3,009,688 withheld/abstain, Kilrain receiving 60,361,740 for and 1,371,375 withheld/abstain, and Zizza receiving 58,730,870 for and 3,002,242 withheld/abstain.
The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust reports that Mario J. Gabelli, its Trustee, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, was admitted to the hospital after a medical incident on March 19, 2026, and that his condition is improving, though his return date is not yet known.
GAMCO Investors, Inc., parent of the Fund’s adviser, implemented a long-standing succession plan on March 22, 2026, naming Christopher J. Marangi as President of GAMCO. Day-to-day operations at GAMCO will be led by co-CEO Douglas R. Jamieson and Christopher J. Marangi, and the Gabelli Value team Co-Chief Investment Officers Kevin V. Dreyer and Mr. Marangi are leading portfolio management for the Fund during Mr. Gabelli’s absence.
The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust filed a current report stating that it plans to use a WHITE proxy card for its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. A proxy card is the form shareholders use to vote their shares if they do not attend the meeting in person. The color designation helps investors identify the voting materials sent by the Trust.
The Trust also notes that this disclosure is being furnished under the securities laws and is not treated as filed for liability purposes, unless specifically incorporated by reference in another document.
The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust expanded its authorization for its Series M Cumulative Term Preferred Shares. On December 11, 2025, the fund adopted Amendment No. 2 to the Statement of Preferences for these preferred shares, designating an additional 10 million authorized and unissued common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share, as Series M Preferred Shares. As a result, the fund is authorized to issue up to 30 million Series M Preferred Shares. As of December 11, 2025, 16,850,000 Series M Preferred Shares were issued and outstanding, and 13,150,000 Series M Preferred Shares were available to be issued and sold.