SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
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Preliminary Proxy Statement
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11 Hanover Square
New York, NY 10005
URGENT – VOTE TODAY
Your Vote is Very Important!
According to our latest records, we have not received your vote for Dividend and Income Fund’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 1, 2014.
We need your favorable vote. Your immediate response will help avoid the additional expenses and delays associated with soliciting your vote potentially incurred by the Fund.
There are four convenient ways to vote today:
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Call 1-844-253-1473 to Speak with a Live Agent. You can call our toll free number Monday through Friday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET) to speak with a live agent who can assist in registering your vote.
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Internet. Please visit www.proxyvote.com and follow the online instructions. Please note that for internet voting you will need your control number, which is located on the enclosed proxy voting card, and the last four digits of the primary shareholder’s social security number or tax identification number.
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Touch Tone Phone. Please 800-454-8683 and follow the recorded instructions. The service is available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Please note that for telephone voting you will need your control number, which is located on the enclosed proxy voting card, and the last four digits of the primary shareholder’s social security number or tax identification number.
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Mail. Please mail your signed proxy voting card(s) in the postage-paid envelope.
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FOR TELEPHONE AND INTERNET VOTING, YOUR VOTE MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 11:59 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON APRIL 30, 2014 TO BE COUNTED FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING.
If you have already voted, thank you for your response. If you have any further questions, please contact our Proxy Solicitor, Boston Financial Data Services, toll free at 1-844-253-1473. In addition, all proxy materials are conveniently available online at www.proxyvote.com.
We appreciate your continued support and encourage you to vote today.
DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND