0000807249-24-000141.txt : 20241018 0000807249-24-000141.hdr.sgml : 20241018 20241018163438 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000807249-24-000141 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20241018 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20241018 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001260729 ORGANIZATION NAME: IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-84324 FILM NUMBER: 241381118 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE CORPORATE CENTER CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000807249 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] ORGANIZATION NAME: IRS NUMBER: 133056041 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 191 MASON STREET CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 BUSINESS PHONE: 9149215000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 191 MASON STREET CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GABELLI ASSET MANAGEMENT INC ET AL DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020828 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GABELLI FUNDS INC ET AL DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940714 SC 13D 1 gdv_00.htm  




SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
(Name of Issuer)

(i)
Common Shares; (ii) 5.375% Series H Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series J Cumulative Term Preferred Shares, 4.250% Series K Cumulative Preferred Shares & 4.80% Series M Cumulative Preferred Shares (“Preferred Shares”)
 (Title of Class of Securities)


(i) 36242H104; (ii) 36242H880, 36242H872, 36242H864 & 36242H856
 (CUSIP Number)

David Goldman
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1435
(914) 921-5000
 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)


_____________October 11, 2024____________
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box  .

1

 CUSIP No. (i) 36242H104; (ii) 36242H880, 36242H872, 36242H864 & 36242H856
1
Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
 
GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. I.D. No.  13-4044521
2
Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
 
 
(b)
 
3
Sec use only
 
4
Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 00-Funds of investment advisory clients
 
5
Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
 
 
6
Citizenship or place of organization
   New York
 
Number Of
 
Shares
 
Beneficially
 
Owned
 
By Each
 
Reporting
 
Person
 
With
: 7
:
:
:
Sole voting power
 
(i) 3,586 shares of Common (ii) 400,000 of Preferred (Item 5)
: 8
:
:
:
Shared voting power
 
None
: 9
:
:
:
Sole dispositive power
 
(i) 3,586 shares of Common (ii) 400,000 of Preferred (Item 5)
:10
:
:
:
Shared dispositive power
 
None
11
 
 
 
Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
 
(i) 3,586 shares of Common (ii) 400,000 of Preferred (Item 5)
12
 
 
 
Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
13
 
 
 
Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
 
(i) 0.00% of Common shares outstanding (ii) 1.77% of Preferred shares outstanding
14
 
Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    IA, CO

2


CUSIP No. (i) 36242H104; (ii) 36242H880, 36242H872, 36242H864 & 36242H856
1
Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
 
Gabelli Foundation, Inc.                                                     I.D. No.  94-2975159
2
Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
 
(b)
 
3
Sec use only
 
4
Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
     WC
 
5
Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
 
 
6
Citizenship or place of organization
   NV
 
Number Of
 
Shares
 
Beneficially
 
Owned
 
By Each
 
Reporting
 
Person
 
With
: 7
:
:
:
Sole voting power
 
(i) 0 shares of Common (ii) 1,900,000 of Preferred (Item 5)
: 8
:
:
:
Shared voting power
 
None
: 9
:
:
:
Sole dispositive power
 
(i) 0 shares of Common (ii) 1,900,000 of Preferred (Item 5)
:10
:
:
:
Shared dispositive power
 
None
11
 
 
 
Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
 
(i) 0 shares of Common (ii) 1,900,000 of Preferred (Item 5)
12
 
 
 
Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
13
 
 
 
Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
 
 (i) 0.00% of Common shares outstanding (ii) 8.41% of Preferred shares outstanding
14
 
 
 
Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    00-Private Foundation

3


CUSIP No. (i) 36242H104; (ii) 36242H880, 36242H872, 36242H864 & 36242H856
1
Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
 
GAMCO Investors, Inc.                                                                                   I.D. No.  13-4007862
2
Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
 
 
(b)
 
3
Sec use only
 
4
Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
WC
 
5
Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
 
 
6
Citizenship or place of organization
   Delaware
 
Number Of
 
Shares
 
Beneficially
 
Owned
 
By Each
 
Reporting
 
Person
 
With
: 7
:
:
:
Sole voting power
 
(i) 0 shares of Common (ii) 600,000 of Preferred (Item 5)
: 8
:
:
:
Shared voting power
 
None
: 9
:
:
:
Sole dispositive power
 
(i) 0 shares of Common (ii) 600,000 of Preferred (Item 5)
:10
:
:
:
Shared dispositive power
 
None
11
 
 
 
Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
 
(i) 0 shares of Common (ii) 600,000 of Preferred (Item 5)

12
 
 
 
Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)  X
13
 
 
 
Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
 
(i) 0.00% of Common shares outstanding (ii) 2.66% of Preferred shares outstanding
 
14
 
 
Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    HC, CO


4


CUSIP No. (i) 36242H104; (ii) 36242H880, 36242H872, 36242H864 & 36242H856
1
Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
 
GGCP, Inc.              I.D. No.  13-3056041
2
Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
 
 
(b)
 
3
Sec use only
 
4
Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
WC
 
5
Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
 
 
6
Citizenship or place of organization
Wyoming
 
Number Of
 
Shares
 
Beneficially
 
Owned
 
By Each
 
Reporting
 
Person
 
With
: 7
:
:
:
Sole voting power
 
(i) 8,000 shares of Common (ii) 1,500,000 of Preferred (Item 5)
: 8
:
:
:
Shared voting power
 
None
: 9
:
:
:
Sole dispositive power
 
(i) 8,000 shares of Common (ii) 1,500,000 of Preferred (Item 5)
:10
:
:
:
Shared dispositive power
 
None
11
 
 
 
Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
 
(i) 8,000 shares of Common (ii) 1,500,000 of Preferred (Item 5)

12
 
 
 
Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)  X
13
 
 
 
Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
 
(i) 0.01% of Common shares outstanding (ii) 6.64% of Preferred shares outstanding
 
14
 
 
 
Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    HC, CO


5

CUSIP No. (i) 36242H104; (ii) 36242H880, 36242H872, 36242H864 & 36242H856
1
Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
 
Associated Capital Group, Inc.                                                                                  I.D. No. 47-3965991
 
Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
 
 
                                 (b)
 
3
Sec use only
 
4
Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
WC
5
Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
 
 
6
Citizenship or place of organization
  Delaware
 
Number Of
 
Shares
 
Beneficially
 
Owned
 
By Each
 
Reporting
 
Person
 
With
: 7
:
:
:
Sole voting power
 
(i) 626,000 shares of Common (ii) 3,100,000 of Preferred (Item 5)
: 8
:
:
:
Shared voting power
 
None
: 9
:
:
:
Sole dispositive power
 
(i) 626,000 shares of Common (ii) 3,100,000 of Preferred (Item 5)
:10
:
:
:
Shared dispositive power
 
None
11
 
 
 
Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
 
(i) 626,000 shares of Common (ii) 3,100,000 of Preferred (Item 5)

12
 
 
 
Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)  X
13
 
 
 
Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
 
(i) 0.70
 
14
 
 
 
Type of reporting pe% of Common shares outstanding (ii) 13.73% of Preferred shares outstanding rson (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    HC, CO

6


CUSIP No. (i) 36242H104; (ii) 36242H880, 36242H872, 36242H864 & 36242H856
1
Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
 
Mario J. Gabelli
2
Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
 
 
(b)
 
3
Sec use only
 
4
Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 00-Private Funds
 
5
Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
 
 
6
Citizenship or place of organization
   USA
 
Number Of
 
Shares
 
Beneficially
 
Owned
 
By Each
 
Reporting
 
Person
 
With
: 7
:
:
:
Sole voting power
 
 (i) 143,312 shares of Common (ii) 3,211,500 of Preferred (Item 5)
: 8
:
:
:
Shared voting power
 
None
: 9
:
:
:
Sole dispositive power
 
(i) 143,312 shares of Common (ii) 3,211,500 of Preferred (Item 5)
:10
:
:
:
Shared dispositive power
 
None
11
 
 
 
Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
 
(i) 143,312 shares of Common (ii) 3,211,500 of Preferred (Item 5)

12
 
 
 
Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) X
13
 
 
 
Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
 
(i) 0.16% of Common shares outstanding (ii) 14.22% of Preferred shares outstanding
 
14
 
 
 
Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    IN

7


Item 1. Security and Issuer
The class of equity securities to which this statement on Schedule 13D relates is the Common Shares, 5.375% Series H Cumulative Preferred Shares, the Series J Cumulative Term Preferred Shares, the 4.250% Series K Cumulative Preferred Shares & the 4.80% Series M Cumulative Preferred Shares (“Preferred Shares”) of The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (the “Issuer”), a Delaware statutory trust with principal offices located at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580.

Item 2. Identity and Background
              This statement is being filed by various entities which except for LICT Corporation (“LICT) and CIBL, Inc. (“CIBL”), engage in various aspects of the securities business, primarily as investment adviser to various institutional and individual clients, including registered investment companies and pension plans, and as general partner or the equivalent of various private investment partnerships or private funds and as a registered broker-dealer.  Certain of these entities may also make investments for their own accounts. Mario J. Gabelli (“Mario Gabelli”) is deemed to directly or indirectly control these entities through his ownership interest.
The foregoing persons in the aggregate often own beneficially more than 5% of a class of equity securities of a particular issuer.  Although several of the foregoing persons are treated as institutional investors for purposes of reporting their beneficial ownership on the short-form Schedule 13G, the holdings of those who do not qualify as institutional investors may exceed the 1% threshold presented for filing on Schedule 13G or implementation of their investment philosophy may from time to time require action which could be viewed as not completely passive.  In order to avoid any question as to whether their beneficial ownership is being reported on the proper form and in order to provide greater investment flexibility and administrative uniformity, these persons have decided to file their beneficial ownership reports on the more detailed Schedule 13D form rather than on the short-form Schedule 13G and thereby to provide more expansive disclosure than may be necessary.
(a), (b) and (c) - This statement is being filed by one or more of the following persons: GGCP, Inc.  (“GGCP”), GGCP Holdings LLC (“GGCP Holdings”), GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GBL”), Associated Capital Group, Inc. (“AC”), Gabelli Funds, LLC (“Gabelli Funds”), GAMCO Asset Management Inc. (“GAMCO”), Teton Advisors, LLC (“Teton Advisors”), Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC (“Keeley-Teton”), Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc. (“GCIA”), Morgan Group Holding Co., (“MGH”), G.research, LLC (“G.research”), MJG Associates, Inc. (“MJG Associates”), Gabelli Securities International (Bermuda) Limited (“GSIL”), Gabelli Foundation, Inc. (“Foundation”), Mario Gabelli, LICT and CIBL.  Those of the foregoing persons signing this Schedule 13D are hereinafter referred to as the “Reporting Persons”.
GGCP makes investments for its own account and is the manager and a member of GGCP Holdings which is the controlling shareholder of GBL and AC.  GBL, a public company whose stock is quoted on the OTCQX platform, is the parent company for a variety of companies engaged in the securities business, including certain of those named below.  AC, a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is the parent company for a variety of companies engaged in the securities business, including certain of those listed below.
GAMCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GBL, is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”).  GAMCO is an investment manager providing discretionary managed account services for employee benefit plans, private investors, endowments, foundations and others.
GCIA, a wholly owned subsidiary of AC, is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act and serves as a general partner or investment manager to limited partnerships and offshore investment companies and other accounts.  As a part of its business, GCIA may purchase or sell securities for its own account.  GCIA or its relying advisers, act as a general partner or investment manager of a number of funds or partnerships, including Gabelli Associates Fund, L.P., Gabelli Associates Fund II, L.P., Gabelli Associates Limited, Gabelli Associates Limited II E, Gabelli Intermediate Credit Fund L.P., GAMA Select Plus Master Fund, Ltd., GAMCO Medical Opportunities L.P., and Gabelli Multimedia Partners, L.P.
G.research is a wholly owned subsidiary of MGH. G.research, is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“1934 Act”), which may as a part of its business purchase and sell securities for its own account.
Gabelli Funds, a wholly owned subsidiary of GBL, is a limited liability company. Gabelli Funds is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act which provides advisory services for The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc., The Gabelli Asset Fund, The Gabelli Growth Fund, The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc., The Gabelli Value 25 Fund Inc., The Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund, The Gabelli Equity Income Fund, The Gabelli ABC Fund, The Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund, The Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc., The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc., The Gabelli Global Rising Income & Dividend Fund, The Gabelli Capital Asset Fund, The Gabelli International Growth Fund, Inc., The Gabelli Global Growth Fund, The Gabelli Utility Trust, The Gabelli Utilities Fund, The Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund, The Gabelli Focused Growth and Income Fund, The Comstock Capital Value Fund, The Gabelli Dividend and Income Trust, The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust, The GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources, & Income Trust, The GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust, The GDL Fund, Gabelli Enterprise Mergers & Acquisitions Fund, The Gabelli SRI Fund, Inc., The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund, The Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Rx Trust, The Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust, Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Plc,  The Gabelli Global Financial Services Fund, The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund, The Gabelli Media Mogul Fund, The Gabelli Pet Parents’ Fund, The Gabelli U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund, Bancroft Fund Ltd. and Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd., Gabelli Growth Innovators ETF, Gabelli Love Our Planet & People ETF, Gabelli Automation ETF, Gabelli Commercial Aerospace & Defense ETF, Gabelli Financial Services Opportunities ETF (collectively, the “Funds”), which are registered investment companies.  Gabelli Funds is also the investment adviser to The GAMCO International SICAV (sub-funds GAMCO Merger Arbitrage and GAMCO All Cap Value), a UCITS III vehicle.
Teton Advisors, an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, provides discretionary advisory services to The TETON Westwood Mighty Mitessm Fund, The TETON Convertible Securities Fund, The Teton Westwood Balanced Fund, and The TETON Westwood  Equity Fund. The TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund and the Teton Convertible Securities Fund are subadvised by Gabelli Funds, and their holdings are included in this filing.
Keeley-Teton, an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, provides discretionary advisory services to The Teton Westwood Smallcap Equity Fund, The Keeley Small Cap Dividend Value Fund, The Keeley Small-Mid Cap Value Fund, and The Keeley Mid Cap Dividend Value Fund, as well as to institutional and individual clients.
MJG Associates provides advisory services to private investment partnerships and offshore funds.  Mario Gabelli is the sole shareholder, director and employee of MJG Associates.   MJG Associates is the Investment Manager of Gabelli International Limited and Gabelli Fund, LDC.  Mario J. Gabelli is the general partner of Gabelli Performance Partnership, LP.
The Foundation is a private foundation.  Mario Gabelli is the Chairman, a Trustee and the Investment Manager of the Foundation. Elisa M. Wilson is the President of the Foundation.
LICT is a holding company with operating subsidiaries engaged primarily in the rural telephone industry. LICT actively pursues new business ventures and acquisitions. LICT makes investments in marketable securities to preserve capital and maintain liquidity for financing their business activities and acquisitions and are not engaged in the business of investing, or trading in securities. Mario J. Gabelli is the Chief Executive Officer, a director, and substantial shareholder of LICT.
CIBL is a holding company with interests in telecommunications operations, primarily in the rural telephone industry. CIBL actively pursues new business ventures and acquisitions. CIBL makes investments in marketable securities to preserve capital and maintain liquidity for financing their business activities and acquisitions and are not engaged in the business of investing, or trading in securities. Mario J. Gabelli is a director, and substantial shareholder of CIBL.
Mario Gabelli is the controlling stockholder, co-Chief Executive Officer and a director of GGCP and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GBL. He is the Executive Chairman of AC.  Mario Gabelli is also a member of GGCP Holdings. Mario Gabelli is the controlling shareholder of  MGH and indirectly of Teton Advisors and Keeley-Teton Advisors..
The Reporting Persons do not admit that they constitute a group.
GAMCO is a New York corporation and GBL and MGH are Delaware corporations, each having its principal business office at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. GGCP is a Wyoming corporation and AC and GCIA are Delaware corporations each having its principal business office 191 Mason Street, Greenwich, CT 06830.   GGCP Holdings is a Delaware limited liability corporation having its principal business office at 191 Mason Street, Greenwich, CT 06830.  G.research is a Delaware limited liability company having its principal officers at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580.  Gabelli Funds is a New York limited liability company having its principal business office at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580.  Teton Advisors is a Delaware limited liability company having its principal place of business at 189 Mason Street, Greenwich, CT 06830.  Keeley-Teton Advisors is a Delaware limited liability company having its principal place of business at 141 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. MJG Associates is a Connecticut corporation having its principal business office at 191 Mason Street, Greenwich, CT 06830.  The Foundation is a Nevada corporation having its principal offices at 165 West Liberty Street, Reno, Nevada 89501.  LICT is a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business as 401 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, New York 10580. CIBL, Inc. is a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business as 165 West Liberty Street, Suite 220, Reno, NV 89501.
For information required by instruction C to Schedule 13D with respect to the executive officers and directors of the foregoing entities and other related persons (collectively, “Covered Persons”), reference is made to Schedule I annexed hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) – Not applicable.
(e) – Not applicable.
 (f) – Reference is made to Schedule I hereto.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
The Reporting Persons used an aggregate of approximately $107,115,000 to purchase the Series M shares reported as beneficially owned in Item 5 in a private placement. GAMCO used approximately $4,000,000 of funds that were provided through the accounts of certain of its investment advisory clients (and, in the case of some of such accounts at GAMCO, may be through borrowings from client margin accounts) in order to purchase the Series M shares for such clients. AC used approximately $31,000,000 of its working capital to purchase the Series M shares reported by it. Foundation used approximately $19,000,000 of its funds to purchase the Series M shares reported by it. GGCP used approximately $15,000,000 of working capital to purchase the Series M shares reported by it. Mario Gabelli used approximately $32,115,000 of personal funds to purchase the Series M shares reported by him.  GBL used approximately $6,000,000 of working capital to purchase the Series M shares reported by it.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
                              Each of the Reporting Persons has purchased and holds the Securities reported by it for investment for one or more accounts over which it has shared, sole, or both investment and/or voting power, for its own account, or both.
Certain of the Reporting Persons are engaged in the business of securities analysis and investment. These persons and certain of their Affiliates engaged in such business, analyze the operations, capital structure and markets of companies in which they invest, including the Issuer, on a continuous basis through analysis of documentation and discussions with knowledgeable industry and market observers and with representatives of such companies (often at the invitation of management).  As a result of these analytical activities one or more of the such persons may issue analysts reports, participate in interviews or hold discussions with third parties or with management in which the such person may suggest or take a position with respect to potential changes in the operations, management or capital structure of such companies as a means of enhancing shareholder values.  Such suggestions or positions may relate to one or more of the transactions specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D including, without limitation, such matters as disposing of one or more businesses, selling the company or acquiring another company or business, changing operating or marketing strategies, adopting or not adopting, certain types of anti-takeover measures and restructuring the company’s capitalization or dividend policy.
Each Reporting Person will continuously assess the Issuer’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, general economic conditions, the securities markets in general and those for the Issuer’s securities in particular, other developments and other investment opportunities, as well as the investment objectives and diversification requirements of its shareholders.
Each of the Covered Persons who is not a Reporting Person has purchased the Securities reported herein as beneficially owned by him for investment for his own account or that of one or more members of his immediate family.  Each such person may acquire additional Securities or dispose of some or all of the Securities reported herein with respect to him.
Other than as described above, none of the Reporting Persons and none of the Covered Persons who is not a Reporting Person has any present plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any transaction, change or event specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

Item 5. Interest In Securities Of The Issuer
(a) The aggregate number of Securities to which this Schedule 13D relates is 780,899 Common Shares representing 0.87% of the 89,213,241 Common Shares outstanding as reported by the Issuer and 10,711,500 Preferred Shares representing 47.44% of the 22,580,582 Preferred Shares outstanding as reported by the Issuer. The Reporting Persons beneficially own those Securities as follows:
   Name
Common shares
Common %
Preferred shares
Preferred %
Mario Gabelli
 
GAMCO
 
Foundation
 
AC
 
GGCP
 
GBL
 
143,312
 
3,586
 
0
 
626,000
 
8,000
 
0
0.16%
 
0.00%
 
0.00%
 
0.70%
 
0.01%
 
0.00%
3,211,500
 
400,000
 
1,900,000
 
3,100,000
 
1,500,000
 
600,000
14.22%
 
1.77%
 
8.41%
 
13.73%
 
6.64%
 
2.66%
 
                Mario Gabelli is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons.  AC, GBL and GGCP are deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons other than Mario Gabelli and the Foundation.
(b) Each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the Securities reported for it, either for its own benefit or for the benefit of its investment clients or its partners, as the case may be.
(c) Information with respect to all transactions in the Securities which were effected during the past sixty days or since the most recent filing on Schedule 13D, whichever is less, by each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons is set forth on Schedule II annexed hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) None.
(e) Not applicable.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as an Exhibit
The following Exhibit A is attached hereto.  The following Exhibit B is incorporated by reference to Exhibit B in the Initial Schedule 13D of the Reporting Persons with respect to Lincare Holdings Inc.
Exhibit A:
Joint Filing Agreement
Exhibit B:
Powers of Attorney to David M. Goldman and Douglas R. Jamieson from Mario J. Gabelli individually and/or as an executive officer or director of any entity of which Mr. Gabelli serves.

8


Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: October 18, 2024

GGCP, INC.
GABELLI FOUNDATION, INC.
MARIO J. GABELLI



By:/s/ David Goldman
     David Goldman
     Attorney-in-Fact



  GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.


By:/s/ Peter D. Goldstein 
     Peter D. Goldstein
                General Counsel – GAMCO Investors, Inc.




ASSOCIATED CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
GAMCO ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.



By:/s/ Douglas R. Jamieson 
     Douglas R. Jamieson
                    President & Chief Executive Officer – Associated Capital
Group, Inc.
      President – GAMCO Asset Management Inc.


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      Schedule I
     Information with Respect to Executive
Officers and Directors of the Undersigned
Schedule I to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows:

The following sets forth as to each of the executive officers and directors of the undersigned: his name; his business address; his present principal occupation or employment and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted.  Unless otherwise specified, the principal employer of each such individual is GAMCO Asset Management Inc., Gabelli Funds, LLC, G.research, LLC, Teton Advisors, LLC, or GAMCO Investors, Inc., the business address of each of which is One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580, or Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc. or Associated Capital Group, Inc., the business address of each of which is 191 Mason Street, Greenwich, CT 06830 and each such individual identified below is a citizen of the United States.  To the knowledge of the undersigned, during the last five years, no such person has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), and no such person was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which he was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities law or finding any violation with respect to such laws except as reported in Item 2(d) and (e) of this Schedule 13D.

















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GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Directors:
   
 
Raymond C. Avansino
 
 
 
 
              Leslie B. Daniels
 
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
E.L. Wiegand Foundation
165 West Liberty Street
Reno, NV 89501
 
Operating Partner
AE Industrial Partners, LP
2500 N. Military Trail, Suite 470
Boca Raton, FL 33431
 
 
Mario J. Gabelli
 
 
 
 
 
 
              Elisa M. Wilson
 
 
 
              Douglas R. Jamieson
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of GGCP, Inc.
Chairman & Co- Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc.
Director/Trustee of all registered investment companies advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC.
 
Director
c/o GAMCO Investors, Inc.
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580
 
Co- Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc.
President and Chief Executive Officer of Associated Capital Group, Inc.
President, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of GAMCO Asset Management Inc.
 
 
               Robert S. Prather
 
 
President & Chief Executive Officer
Heartland Media, LLC
1843 West Wesley Road
Atlanta, GA 30327
 
 
               Agnes Mullady
 
Former Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc.
 
 
 
               Alexis Glick
 
Former Chief Executive Officer of GENYOUth
 
Officers:
   
Mario J. Gabelli
 
Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and
       Co-Chief Investment Officer - Value
 
 
              Douglas R. Jamieson
 
Co-Chief Executive Officer
 
Peter D. Goldstein
 
Kieran Caterina
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
 
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer
 
 
     
GAMCO Asset Management Inc.
Directors:
 
   
Douglas R. Jamieson
Regina M. Pitaro
              Paul Swirbul
              Christopher Desmarais
   
Officers:
 
   
Mario J. Gabelli
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer – Value Portfolios
 
 
Douglas R. Jamieson
 
               David Goldman
 
President, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director
 
General Counsel, Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer
 
 
Gabelli Funds, LLC
Officers:
 
   
Mario J. Gabelli
 
Chief Investment Officer – Value Portfolios
 
 
               David Goldman
 
Vice President, Corporate Development and General Counsel
 
 
               Richard Walz
 
Chief Compliance Officer
 
 
               Kieran Caterina
 
Chief Accounting Officer
 
 
               John Ball
 
Senior Vice President, Fund Administration
 
     
 
Gabelli Foundation, Inc.
Officers:
 
                Mario J. Gabelli
Chairman, Trustee & Chief Investment Officer
 
                Elisa M. Wilson
 
                Marc Gabelli
 
                Matthew R. Gabelli
 
                Michael Gabelli
President
 
Trustee
 
Trustee
 
Trustee






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GGCP, Inc.
Directors:
 
          Mario J. Gabelli
 
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of GGCP, Inc.
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc.
Director/Trustee of all registered investment companies advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC.
 
          Marc Gabelli
 
President – GGCP, Inc.
          Matthew R. Gabelli
 
Vice President – Trading
G.research, LLC
One Corporate Center
Rye,  NY 10580
 
          Michael Gabelli
 
 
President & COO
Gabelli & Partners, LLC
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580
 
 
          Frederic V. Salerno
 
Chairman
Former Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
Verizon Communications
 
 
           Vincent S. Tese
 
Executive Chairman – FCB Financial Corp
 
           Elisa M. Wilson
 
Director
   
Officers:
 
Mario J. Gabelli
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
              Marc Gabelli
President
   
GGCP Holdings LLC
Members:
 
              GGCP, Inc.
 
              Mario J. Gabelli
 
 
 
Manager and Member
 
Member



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Teton Advisors, LLC
Directors:
 
               Marc Gabelli
 
               Vincent J. Amabile
 
               Stephen G. Bondi, CPA
 
               Aaron J. Feingold, M.D.
 
               Nicholas F. Galluccio
 
               Kevin M. Keeley
 
               James C. Abbott, CFA, CAIA
 
               Herve D. Francois
 
               Jason D. Lamb
 
Chairman of the Board
 
Founder- Amabile Partners
 
Former Chief Executive Officer
 
President and Founder – Raritan Bay Cardiology Group
 
Chairman of Teton Advisors, LLC
 
President & Executive Chairman – Keeley Teton Advisors, LLC
 
Former Chairman and CEO of Carillon Tower Advisors
 
Multifamily real estate investors
 
Special advisor to IronNet, Inc.
Officers:
 
 
               Patrick B. Huvane, CPA, CFA
 
               Casey Haars
 
               Tiffany Hayden
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Controller
 
Chief Compliance Officer
   






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Associated Capital Group, Inc.
Directors:
 
Mario J. Gabelli
 
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of GGCP, Inc.
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc.
Director/Trustee of all registered investment companies advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC.
 
 
              Marc Gabelli
 
 
Vice Chairman
              Douglas R. Jamieson
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
              Bruce Lisman
 
 
Former Chairman - JP Morgan – Global Equity Division
Daniel R. Lee
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
Full House Resorts, Inc.
4670 South Ford Apache Road, Suite 190
Las Vegas, NV 89147
 
              Richard T. Prins
 
Former Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
 
 
              Salvatore F. Sodano
 
Vice Chairman – Retired
Broadridge Financial Solutions
 
 
              Frederic V. Salerno
 
 
 
See above
              Elisa M. Wilson
 
Director
 
Officers:
 
Mario J. Gabelli
 
               Douglas R. Jamieson
 
               Patrick Huvane
 
               Ian McAdams
 
               Peter D. Goldstein
 
Executive Chairman
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Vice President – Corporate Strategy
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
 
   
Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc.
 
Directors:
 
 
              Douglas R. Jamieson
 
 

Officers:
 
              Douglas R. Jamieson
 
              John Givissis
 
              Craig A. Weynand
 
Chief Executive Officer and President
 
Controller
 
Chief Compliance Officer
 
G.research, LLC
 
 
Officers:
 
               Cornelius V. McGinity
 
Office of the Chairman
 
               Vincent Amabile
 
President
               Paul Greenhaw
 
               Joseph Fernandez
 
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Controller and Financial and Operations Principal
   




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SCHEDULE II
INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D

                                                                     SHARES PURCHASED        AVERAGE
                                                     DATE                  SOLD(-)                        PRICE

SERIES M PREFERRED SHARES- THE GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST

          GABELLI FOUNDATION, INC.
                                                     10/11/24              1,900,000                   10.0000
          GAMCO ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.  INC.
                                                    10/11/24                  400,000                   10.0000
          ASSOCIATED CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
                                                    10/11/24               3,100,000                   10.0000
          GGCP, INC.
                                                    10/11/24               1,500,000                   10.0000
          MARIO J. GABELLI
                                                    10/11/24               3,211,500                   10.0000
          GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
                                                    10/11/24                  600,000                   10.0000


(1) THE TRANSACTIONS ON 10/11/24 WERE PART OF A PRIVATE PLACEMENT.









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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(f) under the securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with all other Reporting Entities (as such term is defined in the Schedule 13D referred to below) on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Shares, 5.375% Series H Cumulative Preferred Shares, the Series J Cumulative Term Preferred Shares, the 4.250% Series K Cumulative Preferred Shares & the 4.80% Series M Cumulative Preferred Shares of The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement this October 18, 2024

 
MARIO J. GABELLI
GGCP, INC.
MJG ASSOCIATES, INC.
GABELLI FOUNDATION, INC.
 
By:/s/ David Goldman 
     David Goldman
     Attorney-in-Fact
 
 
TETON ADVISORS, LLC
GABELLI FUNDS, LLC
 
By: /s/ David Goldman
       David Goldman
       General Counsel - Gabelli Funds, LLC
       Counsel – Teton Advisors, LLC
 
 
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
 
By:/s/ Peter D. Goldstein 
 Peter D. Goldstien
General Counsel – GAMCO Investors, Inc.
 
 
ASSOCIATED CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
GAMCO ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
GABELLI & COMPANY INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.
G.RESEARCH, INC.
 
By:/s/ Douglas R. Jamieson
     Douglas R. Jamieson
     President & Chief Executive Officer – Associated Capital Group,
       Inc.
     President – GAMCO Asset Management Inc.
     Vice President – Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc.
     Secretary – G.research, Inc.
 

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