Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust filed SEC Form 8-K: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Financial Statements and Exhibits

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K 

 

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 14, 2025

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware		811-21423		80-0080998
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Corporate Center, Rye, New York				10580-1422
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (800) 422-3554

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) 

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  

 

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	GDV	New York Stock Exchange
Series H Cumulative Preferred Shares	GDV Pr H	New York Stock Exchange
Series K Cumulative Preferred Shares	GDV Pr K	New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

☐           Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐   

 

 

 

Item 5.03.

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

On March 19, 2025, the Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (the “Fund”) adopted Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Preferences of Series M Cumulative Term Preferred Shares (the “Series M Statement of Preferences Amendment”) establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the Fund’s Series M Cumulative Term Preferred Shares (the “Series M Preferred Shares”). The Series M Statement of Preferences Amendment increase the dividend rate on the Series M Shares from 4.80% per annum to 5.20% per annum, effective as of May 1, 2025.

 

A copy of the Series M Statement of Preferences Amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)        Exhibits

3.1

Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Preferences of Series M Cumulative Term Preferred Shares

 

 

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: May 14, 2025	By:	/s/ John C. Ball
	Name:	John C. Ball
	Title:	President and Treasurer