DEFA14A 1 diglobaldividend_defa14a.htm DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL PROXY SOLICITING MATERIALS

SCHEDULE 14A

(Rule 14a-101)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )

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Delaware Investments Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.

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2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7094

Hello all,

It’s not too late to vote in our ongoing proxy solicitation for all Delaware Investments® mutual funds! Your vote is an important part of the proxy solicitation, as well as a critical piece towards the closing of the pending sale of Delaware Investments to Macquarie Group (“Closing”).

We held a special shareholder meeting on Nov. 12, 2009. However, we had to adjourn the proposals for certain funds until December, because we did not receive enough votes. So please, vote your shares today.

If:

  • you have investments in Delaware Investments funds or
  • you joined Delaware Investments by Dec. 31, 2007, in which case you are a participant in the DMHI retirement plan, you should have received a proxy statement and one or more proxy cards in the mail.

We encourage you and all shareholders to vote as soon as possible as the deadline for all responses is very quickly approaching. At a high level for the remaining proposals, shareholders are being asked to:

  • approve a new advisory agreement between each fund and Delaware Management Company ("DMC"), the current investment manager to each fund, so that DMC may continue to serve as the investment manager for each fund after the closing. This applies to certain funds.
  • elect their current Board of Trustees. This applies to open-end funds only.

We urge you to review the proxy materials and vote your shares. If you have already voted for all of your accounts, thank you, and you don’t need to do it again. If you do not have the proxy materials but are a shareholder, please e-mail Kathie Callahan at kcallahan@delinvest.com with questions or for new materials.