Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Confirms Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares Rating

The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (NYSE:GDV) (the “Fund”) has 3,600 shares of Series B Auction Market Preferred Shares, 4,320 shares of Series C Auction Market Preferred Shares, and 4,860 shares of Series E Auction Rate Preferred Shares outstanding. The secondary credit rating agency for the Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares changed from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services to Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) on January 28, 2014.

The Series B Preferred Shares, the Series C Preferred Shares, and the Series E Preferred Shares are rated AA by Fitch and Aa3 by Moody’s Investors Service.

The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company with $2.4 billion in total net assets whose primary investment objective is to provide a high level of total return with an emphasis on dividends and income. The Fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC, a subsidiary of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE:GBL).

Gabelli Dividend & Income TrustCarter AustinLaurissa Martire914-921-5070