Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Announces the Offering of $150 Million of 4.25% Series K Cumulative Preferred Shares
05 October 2021 - 7:15AM
Business Wire
The Board of Trustees of The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
(NYSE:GDV) (the “Fund”) is pleased to announce the pricing of an
offering of six million 4.25% Series K Cumulative Preferred Shares
(“Series K Preferred”) with an aggregate liquidation value of $150
million. The offering is expected to close on Thursday, October 7,
2021, subject to customary closing conditions.
The Fund intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from this
offering to redeem all or a portion of the Fund’s outstanding
Series G Preferred Shares and the remaining proceeds will be used
to purchase portfolio securities in accordance with the Fund’s
investment objectives and policies.
The Series K Preferred is perpetual, non-callable for five
years, and will have a liquidation preference of $25 per share.
Distributions are scheduled to be paid quarterly beginning on
December 26, 2021. Shares of the Series K Preferred are expected to
commence trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
“GDV Pr K” within thirty days of the date of issuance.
The Board of Trustees would like to thank all participants in
the offering, which was led by BofA Securities, Inc. and Morgan
Stanley & Co. LLC and also included G.research, LLC.
About The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust is a diversified,
closed-end management investment company with $2.9 billion in total
net assets whose primary investment objective is to provide a high
level of total return on its assets with an emphasis on dividends
and income. The Fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC, a subsidiary
of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE:GBL).
A registration statement relating to these securities has
been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is
effective. This press release is not an offering, which can only be
made by a prospectus. Investors should consider the Fund’s
investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before
investing. The Fund’s prospectus supplement relating to the Series
K Preferred and the Fund’s base prospectus contain this and
additional information about The Gabelli Dividend & Income
Trust and the Series K Preferred, and should be read carefully
before investing. Visit www.gabelli.com for more information about
the Fund.
NYSE – GDV CUSIP – 36242H104 NYSE – GDV Pr K CUSIP –
36242H864
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