Delaware Investments- DDF Tender Offer to be filed 7/11/05


      AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY 11, 2005
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                   SCHEDULE TO
                          ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
                          UNDER SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                (Amendment No.2)

               DELAWARE INVESTMENTS DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC.
                            (Name of Subject Company)

               DELAWARE INVESTMENTS DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC.
                        (Name of Filing Person (Issuer))

                SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    245915103
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                      Richelle S. Maestro, Esq., Secretary
               Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.
                               2005 Market Street
                        Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
                                  215-255-1371
       (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
             Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Person)

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                            CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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 TRANSACTION VALUATION $16,365,777 (a)   AMOUNT OF FILING FEE: $3,274 (b)
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(a) Pursuant to Rule  0-11(b)(1)  under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the transaction value was calculated by multiplying 1,287,630 shares of
Common Stock of Delaware  Investments  Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. by $12.71,
the Net Asset Value per share as of 4:00 p.m. May 27, 2005.

(b) Calculated as 1/50 of 1% of the Transaction Valuation.

/X/ Check box if any part of the fee is offset as  provided  by Rule  0-11(a)(2)
and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid.

Identify the previous filing by registration  statement  number,  or the Form or
Schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid:      $3,274
Form or Registration No.:    Schedule TO
Filing Party:                Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.
Date Filed:                  June 3, 2005

/ / Check the box if the filing  relates  solely to  preliminary  communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the  appropriate  boxes below to designate any  transactions  to which the
statement relates:

     / / third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

     /X/ issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

     / / going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

     / / amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: /X/

This  Amendment No. 2 to the Issuer Tender Offer  Statement on Schedule TO filed
with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on  June 3,  2005 by  Delaware
Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund"),
relating to an offer to purchase for cash up to  1,287,630  shares of its issued
and  outstanding  common  stock,  par value $0.01 per share,  amends such Issuer
Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO to add an additional exhibit in accordance
with Rule 13e-4(c)(1)  promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.





ITEM 12.  EXHIBITS.

(a)(5)(ii)  Press Release dated July 8, 2005.





                                   SIGNATURE

     After due inquiry  and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

                                       DELAWARE INVESTMENTS DIVIDEND AND
                                       INCOME FUND, INC.

                                       /s/ Jude T. Driscoll
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                                       Jude T. Driscoll
                                       Chairman, Director, President and Chief
                                       Executive Officer





[DELAWARE INVESTMENTS LOGO]

                                                              2005 Market Street
                                                     Philadelphia, PA 19103-7094


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Christina Ward               Priscilla Brown
Corporate Communications              Investor Relations
Delaware Investments                  Lincoln Financial Group
215.255.1388                          215.448.1422
cward@delinvest.com

               DELAWARE INVESTMENTS DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC.
                     ANNOUNCES FINAL RESULTS OF TENDER OFFER


PHILADELPHIA, July 8, 2005-- Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.
(NYSE: DDF) (the "Fund"),  a closed-end  management  investment  company,  today
announced  the final  results of its tender offer for up to 1,287,630  shares of
its common stock representing 10 percent of its issued and outstanding shares of
common stock.  The offer expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday,
June 30, 2005.

Based on a count by Mellon Investor Services, LLC, the depositary for the tender
offer,  approximately  1,459,694 shares of common stock, or  approximately  11.3
percent of the Fund's common stock  outstanding,  were  tendered,  and 1,287,630
have been  accepted for cash payment at a price equal to $13.09,  the Fund's net
asset value  ("NAV") as of 4:00 p.m.  New York City time on July 1, 2005.  Since
the tender  offer was  oversubscribed,  all  tenders  of shares  are  subject to
proration (at a ratio of approximately  0.882102626) in accordance with terms of
the tender offer.  Following the purchase of the tendered shares,  the Fund will
have approximately 11,588,670 shares of common stock outstanding.

The Fund is a diversified,  closed-end fund. The primary investment objective is
to seek high current income; capital appreciation is a secondary objective.  The
Fund seeks to achieve its objectives by investing,  under normal  circumstances,
at least 65 percent of its total assets in income-generating  equity securities,
including  dividend-paying  common  stocks,  convertible  securities,  preferred
stocks and other equity-related securities. Up to 35 percent of the Fund's total
assets may be invested in non-convertible  debt securities  consisting primarily
of  high-yield,  high-risk  corporate  bonds.  In  addition,  the Fund  utilizes
leveraging  techniques  in an  attempt  to obtain a higher  return for the Fund.
There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives.

In 1995, the Fund implemented a managed  distribution  policy. Under the policy,
the  Fund is  managed  with a goal of  generating  as  much of the  dividend  as
possible from ordinary  income (net  investment  income and  short-term  capital
gains). The balance of the dividend then comes from long-term capital gains and,
if necessary, a return of capital.

About Delaware Investments

Delaware Investments,  based in Philadelphia,  is a diversified asset management
organization  with more than $95 billion in assets under  management as of March
31, 2005. Delaware Investments provides investment products and services through
a broad range of mutual  funds,  managed  accounts,  retirement  plan  services,
subadvised  funds,  and college  savings plans.  These products and services are
provided to individual  and  institutional  investors such as private and public
pension funds, foundations,  and endowment funds. For more information about the
company, visit www.delawareinvestments.com.


Delaware  Investments is a part of Lincoln  Financial  Group, the marketing name
for Lincoln National Corporation and its affiliates.

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Delaware  Investments  is the marketing name for Delaware  Management  Holdings,
Inc. and its subsidiaries.

www.delawareinvestments.com