UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 -------- FORM N-Q -------- QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER 811-8747 CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) -------- 1235 Westlakes Drive, Suite 400 Berwyn, PA 19312 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) PNC Bank, National Association 400 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 Attn: Closed-End Department (Name and address of agent for service) REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: 1-610-296-1400 DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END: NOVEMBER 30, 2007 DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD: FEBRUARY 28, 2007 ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) NUMBER OF MARKET SHARES VALUE ----------- ---------------- COMMON STOCK--79.4% BANKS--13.0% Bank of America Corporation................................................... 242,000 $ 12,310,540 National City Corporation..................................................... 100,000 3,785,000 Old National Bancorporation................................................... 50,000 912,000 Wachovia Corporation.......................................................... 40,000 2,214,800 Washington Mutual, Inc........................................................ 50,000 2,154,000 ---------------- 21,376,340 ---------------- CONSUMER STAPLES--17.4% Altria Group, Inc............................................................. 122,950 10,362,226 B&G Foods, Inc................................................................ 41,000 924,550 Coinmach Corporation, Class A................................................. 539,005 5,988,346 Gatehouse Media, Inc.......................................................... 60,000 1,160,400 Loews Corporation - Carolina Group............................................ 60,000 4,321,800 National Cinemedia, Inc.*..................................................... 2,600 68,172 Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc....................................................... 100,000 2,698,000 Regal Entertainment Group, Class A............................................ 80,000 1,709,600 Reynolds American, Inc........................................................ 20,000 1,221,000 ---------------- 28,454,094 ---------------- ENERGY--9.8% Atlas Energy Resource LLC*.................................................... 20,000 487,000 Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP*(c).................................... 5,000 205,450 Constellation Energy Partners LLC*............................................ 5,000 141,450 Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc................................................ 40,000 3,112,800 Duncan Energy Partners LP*(c)................................................. 15,000 360,000 Energy Transfer Partners LP(c)................................................ 50,000 2,758,000 Enterprise Products Partners LP(c)............................................ 50,000 1,525,500 Halliburton Company........................................................... 40,000 1,235,200 Linn Energy LLC(c)............................................................ 7,000 231,140 Marathon Oil Corporation...................................................... 6,400 580,736 Precision Drilling............................................................ 50,000 1,170,000 Sunoco Logistics Partners LP(c)............................................... 40,000 2,244,000 Sunoco, Inc................................................................... 30,000 1,935,600 ---------------- 15,986,876 ---------------- FINANCIAL--12.0% AllianceBernstein Holding LP(c)............................................... 73,800 6,332,040 Allied Capital Corporation.................................................... 50,000 1,557,500 American Capital Strategies Limited........................................... 100,000 4,448,000 Apollo Investment Corporation................................................. 149,800 3,397,464 Fortress Investment Group LLC*................................................ 2,400 72,480 MCG Capital Corporation....................................................... 45,000 852,750 Newcastle Investment Corporation.............................................. 15,000 442,500 Quadra Realty Trust, Inc.*.................................................... 35,000 485,800 Star Asia Financial Limited*.................................................. 50,000 500,000 Technology Investment Capital Corporation..................................... 100,595 1,646,740 ---------------- 19,735,274 ---------------- HEALTHCARE--1.8% Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A................................... 150,000 2,994,000 ---------------- REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS--7.5% Alesco Financial, Inc.*....................................................... 279,000 3,010,410 CapitalSource, Inc............................................................ 75,000 1,934,250 Deerfield Triarc Capital Corporation.......................................... 70,000 1,078,000 HomeBanc Corporation.......................................................... 450,000 1,251,000 iStar Financial, Inc.......................................................... 65,000 3,110,250 LTC Properties, Inc........................................................... 50,000 1,293,000 1 ----- CHARTWELL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) NUMBER OF MARKET SHARES VALUE ----------- ---------------- COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED) REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (CONTINUED) Northstar Realty Finance Corporation*......................................... 36,150 $ 548,396 ---------------- 12,225,306 ---------------- TELECOMMUNICATIONS--8.3% Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc...................................... 175,000 2,560,250 BCE, Inc.*.................................................................... 30,000 786,600 Citizens Communications Company............................................... 200,000 3,014,000 Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc..................................... 40,000 815,200 Fairpoint Communications, Inc................................................. 100,000 1,910,000 Windstream Corporation........................................................ 300,000 4,515,000 ---------------- 13,601,050 ---------------- TRANSPORTATION--4.7% Aries Maritime Transport Limited.............................................. 50,000 433,000 Arlington Tankers Limited*.................................................... 42,100 982,193 General Maritime Corporation.................................................. 75,000 3,214,500 K-Sea Transportation Partners LP(c)........................................... 10,000 395,000 Nordic American Tanker Shipping*.............................................. 16,440 542,849 Seaspan Corporation*.......................................................... 33,400 852,034 Teekay LNG Partners LP*(c).................................................... 35,000 1,288,350 ---------------- 7,707,926 ---------------- UTILITIES--4.9% AmeriGas Partners LP(c)....................................................... 15,200 486,704 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP(c)........................................... 45,000 2,280,150 Oneok Partners LP(c).......................................................... 50,900 3,295,266 TEPPCO Partners LP(c)......................................................... 34,800 1,487,352 Transmontaigne Partners LP*(c)................................................ 15,000 486,000 ---------------- 8,035,472 ---------------- TOTAL COMMON STOCK (COST $118,665,413)........................................ 130,116,338 ---------------- PREFERRED TERM SECURITIES+(a)--10.7% Alesco Preferred Funding IX, 06/23/36......................................... 10,000 767,500 Alesco Preferred Funding X, 03/15/36 10,000 1,000,000 Alesco Preferred Funding XI, 12/23/36......................................... 5,000 497,500 Alesco Preferred Funding XII, 07/15/37 5,000 500,000 Alesco Preferred Funding XIII, 09/23/37....................................... 2,500 250,000 Alesco Preferred Funding XIV, 03/15/37........................................ 5,000 500,000 I-Preferred Term Securities IV, 06/24/34...................................... 10,000 770,000 Preferred Term Securities IV, 12/23/31........................................ 20,000 682,500 Preferred Term Securities XIII, 03/24/34...................................... 10,000 835,700 Preferred Term Securities XIV, 06/24/34....................................... 20,000 1,653,000 Preferred Term Securities XV, 09/24/34........................................ 20,000 1,741,200 Preferred Term Securities XVI, 03/23/35....................................... 10,000 880,200 Preferred Term Securities XVII, 09/23/35...................................... 6,000 488,280 Preferred Term Securities XVIII, 06/23/35..................................... 10,000 816,700 Preferred Term Securities XIX, 12/22/35....................................... 10,000 846,700 Preferred Term Securities XX, 03/22/38........................................ 10,000 881,100 Preferred Term Securities XXI, 03/22/38....................................... 10,000 938,600 Preferred Term Securities XXII, 03/22/37...................................... 10,000 939,300 Preferred Term Securities XXIII, 12/22/36..................................... 5,000 475,000 Preferred Term Securities XXIV, 03/22/37...................................... 5,000 495,000 Taberna Preferred Funding I, 07/05/35......................................... 2,500 234,375 Taberna Preferred Funding II, 06/30/35........................................ 5,000 415,625 Taberna Preferred Funding VI, Limited, 12/06/36............................... 5,000 488,890 Taberna Preferred Funding VII, 02/05/37....................................... 5,000 461,250 ---------------- TOTAL PREFERRED TERM SECURITIES (COST $17,801,605)............................ 17,558,420 ---------------- 2 ----- CHARTWELL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE ----------- ---------------- CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS--38.8% BASIC INDUSTRY--4.5% Baldor Electric Company 8.625%, 02/15/17............................................................ $ 1,050,000 $ 1,109,062 Buhrmann US, Inc. 8.250%, 07/01/14............................................................ 620,000 636,275 Koppers Industries 9.875%, 10/15/13............................................................ 1,063,000 1,163,985 Ply Gem Industries, Inc. 9.000%, 02/15/12............................................................ 1,000,000 910,000 Quebecor Media 7.750%, 03/15/16............................................................ 1,060,000 1,091,800 WII Components, Inc. 10.000%, 02/15/12........................................................... 1,000,000 1,050,000 Williams Scotsman, Inc. 8.500%, 10/01/15............................................................ 1,370,000 1,435,075 ---------------- 7,396,197 ---------------- CAPITAL GOODS--1.0% Clarke American Corporation 450,000 11.750%, 12/15/13........................................................... 519,750 Verso Paper Holdings LLC+ 1,000,000 11.375%, 08/01/16........................................................... 1,080,000 ---------------- 1,599,750 ---------------- CONSUMER CYCLICAL--5.2% Allied Security Escrow 11.375%, 07/15/11........................................................... 515,000 535,600 Boyd Gaming Corporation 7.125%, 02/01/16............................................................ 750,000 740,625 Buffets, Inc. 12.500%, 11/01/14........................................................... 750,000 791,250 H&E Equipment Services Inc. 8.375%, 07/15/16............................................................ 1,175,000 1,260,187 MTR Gaming Group, Inc. 9.000%, 06/01/12............................................................ 700,000 736,750 Rent-A-Center, Inc. 7.500%, 05/01/10............................................................ 1,220,000 1,232,200 Rental Service Corporation+ 9.500%, 12/01/14............................................................ 725,000 775,750 Sonic Automotive, Inc., Series B 8.625%, 08/15/13............................................................ 1,390,000 1,452,550 TDS Investor Corporation+ 9.875%, 09/01/14............................................................ 1,000,000 1,072,500 ---------------- 8,597,412 ---------------- CONSUMER STAPLES--3.4% AMC Entertainment, Inc. 9.875%, 02/01/12............................................................ 1,000,000 1,056,250 Brown Shoe Company, Inc. 8.750%, 05/01/12............................................................ 800,000 852,000 Hanesbrand, Inc.+ 8.735%, 12/15/14............................................................ 1,025,000 1,053,188 Idearc, Inc.+ 8.000%, 11/15/16............................................................ 1,075,000 1,109,937 MTR Gaming Group, Inc., Series B 9.750%, 04/01/10............................................................ 520,000 547,300 Stater Brothers Holdings 8.125%, 06/15/12............................................................ 895,000 918,494 ---------------- 5,537,169 ---------------- 3 ----- CHARTWELL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE ----------- ---------------- CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS (CONTINUED) ENERGY--2.1% Bluewater Finance Limited 10.250%, 02/15/12........................................................... $ 1,000,000 $ 1,047,500 Complete Product Services, Inc.+ 8.000%, 12/15/16............................................................ 780,000 801,450 Copano Energy LLC 8.125%, 03/01/16............................................................ 935,000 972,400 Encore Acquisition Company 7.250%, 12/01/17............................................................ 600,000 577,500 ---------------- 3,398,850 ---------------- FINANCIAL--3.6% E*Trade Financial Corporation 8.000%, 06/15/11............................................................ 870,000 915,675 Ford Motor Credit Company 7.000%, 10/01/13............................................................ 1,950,000 1,873,032 General Motors Acceptance Corporation 8.000%, 11/01/31............................................................ 1,590,000 1,758,209 Labranche & Company, Inc. 11.000%, 05/15/12........................................................... 1,260,000 1,376,550 ---------------- 5,923,466 ---------------- HEALTHCARE--2.3% Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 7.500%, 08/15/13............................................................ 500,000 517,500 Hanger Orthopedic Group 10.250%, 06/01/14........................................................... 1,000,000 1,075,000 Iasis Healthcare Corporation 8.750%, 06/15/14............................................................ 1,000,000 1,042,500 Universal Hospital Services 10.125%, 11/01/11........................................................... 995,000 1,062,162 ---------------- 3,697,162 ---------------- INDUSTRIALS--10.2% Allied Waste North America 7.250%, 03/15/15............................................................ 1,165,000 1,194,125 Aramark Corporation+ 8.500%, 02/01/15............................................................ 1,000,000 1,043,750 Blount, Inc. 8.875%, 08/01/12............................................................ 750,000 785,625 Cie Generale Geophysique 7.750%, 05/15/17............................................................ 1,000,000 1,040,000 Crown Americas LLC 7.750%, 11/15/15............................................................ 1,020,000 1,071,000 Georgia-Pacific Corporation+ 7.125%, 01/15/17............................................................ 100,000 100,500 Gibraltar Industries, Inc. 8.000%, 12/01/15............................................................ 1,340,000 1,360,100 Hughes Network Systems 9.500%, 04/15/14............................................................ 855,000 910,575 Ineos Group Holdings+ 8.500%, 02/15/16............................................................ 520,000 508,300 Lear Corporation 8.750%, 12/01/16............................................................ 585,000 566,719 Momentive Performance+ 9.750%, 12/01/14............................................................ 1,000,000 1,052,500 Nalco Company 7.750%, 11/15/11............................................................ 1,050,000 1,089,375 Opti Canada, Inc.+ 8.250%, 12/15/14............................................................ 500,000 517,500 P H Glatfelter+ 7.125%, 05/01/16............................................................ 680,000 693,600 4 ----- CHARTWELL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE ----------- ---------------- CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS (CONTINUED) INDUSTRIALS--(CONTINUED) Quebecor World Capital Corporation+ 8.750%, 03/15/16............................................................ $ 975,000 $ 1,001,812 Superior Essex Communications LLC 9.000%, 04/15/12............................................................ 1,450,000 1,500,750 Tronox Worldwide Finance Corporation 9.500%, 12/01/12............................................................ 1,285,000 1,387,800 Wimar Opco LLC+ 9.625%, 12/15/14............................................................ 900,000 910,125 ---------------- 16,734,156 ---------------- REAL ESTATE--0.8% Geo Group, Inc. 8.250%, 07/15/13............................................................ 1,340,000 1,400,300 ---------------- TECHNOLOGY--0.6% Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.+ 10.125%, 12/15/16........................................................... 975,000 1,003,031 ---------------- TELECOMMUNICATIONS--3.5% Albritton Communications Company 7.750%, 12/15/12............................................................ 1,315,000 1,354,450 Cincinnati Bell, Inc. 8.375%, 01/15/14............................................................ 960,000 990,000 CSC Holdings, Inc. 7.875%, 02/15/18............................................................ 785,000 815,419 Intelsat Holdings Company 8.625%, 01/15/15............................................................ 1,155,000 1,247,400 Mediacom Broadband LLC 8.500%, 10/15/15............................................................ 500,000 511,250 Mediacom Broadband LLC+ 8.500%, 10/15/15............................................................ 750,000 766,875 ---------------- 5,685,394 ---------------- TRANSPORTATION--0.6% Ship Finance International Limited 8.500%, 12/15/13............................................................ 1,000,000 1,027,500 ---------------- UTILITIES--1.0% Alion Science+ 10.250%, 02/01/15........................................................... 1,000,000 1,045,000 NRG Energy, Inc. 7.375%, 02/01/16............................................................ 625,000 639,063 ---------------- 1,684,063 ---------------- TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS (COST $61,651,646)................................ 63,684,450 ---------------- NUMBER OF SHARES ----------- CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK--2.5% FINANCIAL--2.5% ACE Limited,7.800%............................................................ 26,025 668,322 Merrill Lynch & Company, RIG CAP APP Notes Transocean, 11.000% (a)............ 27,148 2,008,409 Metlife, Inc., 6.375%......................................................... 25,000 799,250 XL Capital Limited, 6.500%.................................................... 10,000 234,600 XL Capital Limited, 7.000%.................................................... 13,859 361,858 ---------------- 4,072,439 ---------------- TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $3,884,764).......................... 4,072,439 ---------------- 5 ----- CHARTWELL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) NUMBER OF MARKET SHARES VALUE ----------- ---------------- PREFERRED STOCK--0.9% FINANCIAL--0.9% Felcor Lodging Trust, Inc..................................................... 40,000 $ 1,018,000 TransCanada Corporation....................................................... 14,905 389,468 ---------------- TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (COST $1,381,501)....................................... 1,407,468 ---------------- CASH EQUIVALENT(b)--4.5% SEI Daily Income Trust, Prime Obligations Fund, Class A Shares, 5.320%........ 5,053,341 5,053,341 SEI Daily Income Trust, Treasury Fund, Class A Shares, 5.230%................. 2,305,689 2,305,689 ---------------- TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENT (COST $7,359,030)....................................... 7,359,030 ---------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS--136.8% (COST $210,743,959)**....................................................... 224,198,145 ---------------- WRITTEN CONTRACTS ----------- COVERED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN--(0.1)% Alliancebernstein Holding, Expires: 03/16/07, Strike Price: $95............... (150) $ (3,750) Allied Capital Corporation, Expires: 03/16/07, Strike Price: $30.............. (449) (47,145) Bank of America Corporation, Expires: 03/16/07, Strike Price: $53............. (200) (8,000) Diamond Offshore Drill, Expires: 03/16/07, Strike Price: $85.................. (400) (12,000) Halliburton Company, Expires: 03/16/07, Strike Price: $33..................... (400) (10,000) Marathon Oil Corporation, Expires: 03/16/07, Strike Price: $90................ (64) (17,920) Regal Entertainment Group, Expires: 03/16/07, Strike Price: $23............... (500) -- Reynolds American Inc., Expires: 04/20/07, Strike Price: $65.................. (200) (6,000) Sunoco, Inc., Expires: 03/16/07, Strike Price: $65............................ (300) (45,000) Wachovia Corporation, Expires: 03/16/2007, Strike Price: $58.................. (400) (8,000) Washington Mutual, Inc., Expires: 03/16/07, Strike Price: $45................. (500) (10,000) ---------------- TOTAL COVERED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN (PREMIUM RECEIVED $243,446)................ (167,815) ---------------- OTHER LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF ASSETS--(36.7)%................................ (60,118,246)++ ---------------- NET ASSETS--100.0%............................................................ $ 163,912,084 ================ * Non Income Producing Security. ** At February 28, 2007, the tax basis cost of the Fund's investments was $210,743,959, and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $18,152,268 and $(4,572,361), respectively. ++ As of February 28, 2007, $55,000,000 of commercial paper was outstanding with an amortized cost of $54,628,603. The average discount rate of commercial paper outstanding at February 28, 2007, was 5.37%. The average daily balance of commercial paper outstanding for the quarter ended February 28, 2007 was $54,642,120 at a weighted average discount rate of 5.37%. The maximum face amount of commercial paper outstanding at any time during the quarter ended February 28, 2007, was $55,000,000. In conjunction with the issuance of the commercial paper, the Fund has entered onto a line of credit arrangement with a bank for $30,000,000. Interest on borrowing is based on market rates in effect at the time of borrowing. The commitment fee is computed at the rate of 0.30% per annum on the unused balance. There were no borrowings under this arrangement during the quarter ended February 28, 2007. + Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutions. At February 28, 2007, these securities amounted to $32,094,238 or 19.6% of net assets. (a) Securities considered illiquid. The total value of such securities as of February 28, 2007 was $19,566,829 and 11.9% of net assets. (b) Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of February 28, 2007. (c) Securities are considered Master Limited Partnerships. At February 28, 2007, these securities amounted to $23,374,952 or 14.3% of net assets. LLC Limited Liability Company 6 ----- CHARTWELL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) LP Limited Partnership For information regarding the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements. Amounts designated as "--" are either $0 or have been rounded to $0. 7 ----- CHARTWELL ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES (a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the "1940 Act")) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures, required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 3. EXHIBITS. (a) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), are filed herewith. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant) Chartwell Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Winthrop S. Jessup ----------------------------- Winthrop S. Jessup, President (Principal Executive Officer) Date April 17, 2007 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Winthrop S. Jessup ----------------------------- Winthrop S. Jessup, President (Principal Executive Officer) Date April 17, 2007 By (Signature and Title)* /s/ G. Gregory Hagar ---------------------------------------- G. Gregory Hagar, Vice President and CFO (Principal Financial Officer) Date April 17, 2007 * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.