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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
As previously disclosed, on May 11, 2026, The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (the “Fund”) convened its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and the holders of the Fund’s preferred shares voted to elect Anthony S. Colavita, the Trustee nominee standing for election by the holders of preferred shares only, voting separately as a single class, to hold office until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2029 Annual Meeting”) or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The Annual Meeting was adjourned to June 29, 2026, to permit the solicitation of additional shareholder votes with respect to the election of three Trustees by the holders of common shares and preferred shares of the Fund, voting together as a single class.
At the reconvened Annual Meeting held on June 29, 2026, holders of common shares and preferred shares of the Fund, voting together as a single class, elected each of the Fund’s three Trustee nominees, Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., Colin J. Kilrain and Salvatore J. Zizza, to hold office until the 2029 Annual Meeting or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Because the election of trustees by the holders of common shares and preferred shares voting together as a single class was considered a contested election under the Fund’s by-laws, each of Messrs. Fehernkopf and Zizza and Vice Admiral Kilrain received the affirmative vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding shares, to be duly elected.
The final vote, as certified by the Inspector of Election for the Annual Meeting, was as follows:
| Nominee | For | Against | Withhold/ Abstain | |||||||||
| Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. | 58,723,425 | 0 | 3,009,688 | |||||||||
| Colin J. Kilrain | 60,361,740 | 0 | 1,371,375 | |||||||||
| Salvatore J. Zizza | 58,730,870 | 0 | 3,002,242 | |||||||||
| Andre Clemot | 20,721,002 | 278,502 | 73,551 | |||||||||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST | ||
| Date: July 6, 2026 | By: | /s/ John C. Ball |
| Name: | John C. Ball | |
| Title: | President and Treasurer | |
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