UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number:   811-07460
 
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.
 
Address of principal executive offices: 2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
Name and address of agent for service: David F. Connor, Esq.
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 523-1918
 
Date of fiscal year end: November 30
 
Date of reporting period: November 30, 2013



Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

   
   
   
   
Annual Report
Delaware
Investments® 
Dividend and
Income Fund, Inc.
 
  November 30, 2013 
   
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The figures in the annual report for Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. represent past results, which are not a guarantee of future results. A rise or fall in interest rates can have a significant impact on bond prices. Funds that invest in bonds can lose their value as interest rates rise.
 
 
 
 
  Closed-end fund
   



Table of contents

       Portfolio management review 1
       Performance summary 4
       Security type/sector allocation and top 10 equity holdings 6
       Schedule of investments 8
       Statement of assets and liabilities 17
       Statement of operations 18
       Statements of changes in net assets 19
       Statement of cash flows 20
       Financial highlights 21
       Notes to financial statements 22
       Report of independent registered public accounting firm 31
       Other Fund information 32
       Board of trustees/directors and officers addendum 40
       About the organization 43

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Nov. 30, 2013, and subject to change.

Funds are not FDIC insured and are not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.

Mutual fund advisory services are provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, which is a registered investment advisor. Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie Group, refers to Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.

© 2013 Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.

All third-party marks cited are the property of their respective owners.



Portfolio management review

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.
December 10, 2013

Performance preview (for the year ended November 30, 2013)
Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. @ market price 1-year return            +27.51%
Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. @ NAV 1-year return +28.51%
Lipper Closed-end Income and Preferred Stock Funds Average @ market price 1-year return +2.76%
Lipper Closed-end Income and Preferred Stock Funds Average @ NAV 1-year return +9.77%

Past performance does not guarantee future results.


For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc., please see the table on page 4.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

For the 12-month period ended Nov. 30, 2013, Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. returned +28.51% at net asset value (NAV) and +27.51% at market price (both figures reflect all distributions reinvested). Complete annualized performance for the Fund is shown in the table on page 4.

Stocks outpaced other asset classes

Developed stock markets enjoyed strong results during the fiscal year aided by the presence of quantitative easing (QE) programs — large-scale economic stimulus efforts implemented by central banks in an effort to lift asset values.

The U.S. Federal Reserve, for example, implemented a third round of QE, consisting of $85 billion in monthly Treasury and mortgage-backed security purchases. In May, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke announced the central bank’s intention to begin tapering these bond purchases if the U.S. economy were to demonstrate signs of sustained economic growth.

Despite investors’ initial concerns about tapering, this bond-buying program stayed in place throughout the remainder of the Fund’s fiscal year, as the U.S. economy continued its subdued growth.

Against this backdrop, equity investments performed particularly well with the U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500® Index, gaining 30.30%. Income-oriented investments such as high yield bonds and real estate investment trusts (REITs) — the latter of which struggled particularly in the summer months, concurrent with the heightened concerns about QE tapering — also generated positive performance, but did not nearly keep pace with the equity market.

Strength from equities

All of the asset classes in which the Fund regularly invests — large-cap value stocks, high yield bonds, REITs, and convertible securities — turned in positive absolute performance during the Fund’s fiscal year.

The Fund benefited most notably from its allocation to large-cap value stocks (representing 42% of the portfolio’s net assets at the end of the fiscal year) and, to a lesser extent, convertible securities (13% of the portfolio at fiscal year end). These asset classes enjoyed strong returns, and our sizeable weighting in both groups proved beneficial. The Fund’s use of leverage — a portfolio-management tool designed to obtain a higher return on our equity investments — lifted its performance, in light of the stock market’s rise.

Within the equity portion of the portfolio, the Fund’s leading individual contributors included Johnson Controls, which makes heating and air conditioning systems; Xerox, a leading printer manufacturer; defense contractor Northrop Grumman; food processing firm Archer-Daniels-Midland; and oilfield services provider Halliburton.

Detractors within the Fund’s equity portion included CBL & Associates, an owner and operator of class B malls; American Campus Communities, an owner and operator of student housing on college campuses; Westfield Group, an owner, operator, and developer of class A malls in Australia and elsewhere, Quest Diagnostics, a diagnostic testing provider; and Broadcom, a provider of silicon solutions for broadband digital transmissions.

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Nov. 30, 2013, and subject to change.

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Portfolio management review

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.

Challenges from REITs

For an income-oriented investment vehicle such as the Fund, REITs can be desirable to own, in our opinion, because they tend to provide relatively high absolute yields. (REITs, in exchange for favorable tax treatment, are required to pass through to shareholders at least 90% of their taxable income every year.)

However, our allocation to REITs (comprising 14% of the portfolio’s net assets at period end) limited the Fund’s upside during the fiscal year, as this category lagged the equity market by a significant margin. Generally speaking, REITs struggled amid a rising interest rate environment. As measured by the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index, the REIT market was up only 6% during the Fund’s fiscal year — more than 20 percentage points behind the return of the S&P 500 Index.

Consistent portfolio positioning

During the period, we made a limited number of changes to the portfolio, as we continued to focus on the Fund’s primary objective: investing in yield-oriented securities in an attempt to provide shareholders with a high level of income.

Equity investments remained a focus, reflecting our belief that this asset class still provided better value than many others, even after significant gains. The portfolio’s large-cap value equity allocation rose from 35% at the start of the fiscal year to 42% by the end, though much of this increase was because of market appreciation rather than a shift in management. Similarly, the Fund’s REIT allocation declined from 16% to 14%, reflecting property stocks’ significant underperformance compared to that of equities more generally.

After equities, high yield bonds represented the next-largest allocation in the portfolio ( 33% as of Nov. 30, 2013). While we remained comfortable with the credit quality of high yield issuers, we continued to be sensitive to the valuations of high yield bonds, which had rallied in the months leading up to this reporting period and also during its first half. As always, we sought to balance the securities’ income-generating capabilities with their interest rate and credit risk.

During the fiscal year, we also wrote call options on certain stocks within the Fund, generally with a short duration, in seeking to enhance income. These options had a negligible effect on Fund performance.

Staying focused on income

By the end of the Fund’s fiscal year, the portfolio continued to emphasize equities; although, we had concluded that stock valuations, after a long rally, were no longer as attractive as they had been in prior quarters. Accordingly, we remained focused on trying to identify what we considered to be good large-cap value stocks at a reasonable price while continuing to meet our dividend objectives.

We remained comfortable with the portfolio’s relatively high allocations to U.S. large-cap value equities and high yield bonds, as well as its ongoing exposure to REITs and convertible bonds. As we continue to monitor market conditions, we will seek to position the portfolio to provide a high level of income for our shareholders while secondarily investing in securities we believe provide favorable long-term total-return potential.

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Performance summary

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Please obtain the performance data for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918.

Fund performance
Average annual total returns
through Nov. 30, 2013       1 year       5 years       10 years       Lifetime
At market price +27.51% +30.13% +8.04% +8.33%
At net asset value +28.51% +25.88% +9.23% +9.19%

Diversification may not protect against market risk.

Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.

The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a fixed income security that is held by the Fund may be prepaid prior to maturity, potentially forcing the Fund to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.

High yielding, noninvestment grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds.

The Fund may invest in derivatives, which may involve additional expenses and are subject to risk, including the risk that an underlying security or securities index moves in the opposite direction from what the portfolio manager anticipated. A derivative transaction depends upon the counterparties’ ability to fulfill their contractual obligations.

Narrowly focused investments may exhibit higher volatility than investments in multiple industry sectors. REIT investments are subject to many of the risks associated with direct real estate ownership, including changes in economic conditions, credit risk, and interest rate fluctuations.

If and when the Fund invests in forward foreign currency contracts or uses other investments to hedge against currency risks, the Fund will be subject to special risks, including counterparty risk.

The Fund borrows through a line of credit for purposes of leveraging. Leveraging may result in higher degrees of volatility because the Fund’s net asset value could be subject to fluctuations in short-term interest rates and changes in market value of portfolio securities attributable to leverage.

The “Fund performance” table and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment policy. Shares of the Fund were initially offered with a sales charge of 6%. Performance since inception does not include the sales charge or any other brokerage commission for purchases made since inception.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Fund basics
As of Nov. 30, 2013

Fund objectives
The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek high current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective.

Total Fund net assets
$98 million

Number of holdings
416

Fund start date
March 26, 1993

NYSE symbol
DDF

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Market price versus net asset value (see notes below)
Nov. 30, 2012, through Nov. 30, 2013

Starting value (Nov. 30, 2012)      Ending value (Nov. 30, 2013)

  Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. @ NAV

$8.66    

  $10.37

Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. @ Market price

$7.92    

$9.41

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of a $10,000 investment

Average annual total returns from Nov. 30, 2003, through Nov. 30, 2013

Starting value (Nov. 30, 2003)       Ending value (Nov. 30, 2013)

Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. @ NAV

$10,000    

  $24,160


Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. @ Market price

$10,000    

$21,701

  Lipper Closed-end Income and Preferred Stock Funds Average @ NAV

$10,000    

$19,072


Lipper Closed-end Income and Preferred Stock Funds Average @ Market price

$10,000    

$18,479

The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph assumes $10,000 invested in the Fund on Nov. 30, 2003, and includes the reinvestment of all distributions at market value. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Lipper Closed-end Income and Preferred Stock Funds Average at market price and at NAV. Performance of the Fund and the Lipper class at market value is based on market performance during the period. Performance of the Fund and Lipper class at NAV is based on the fluctuations in NAV during the period. Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. was initially offered with a sales charge of 6%. Performance shown in both graphs above does not include fees, the initial sales charge, or any brokerage commissions for purchases. Investments in the Fund are not available at NAV.

The Lipper Closed-end Income and Preferred Stock Funds Average represents the average return of closed-end funds that normally seek a high level of current income through investing in income-producing stocks, bonds, and money market instruments, or funds that invest primarily in preferred securities, often considering tax code implications (source: Lipper).

The S&P 500 Index, mentioned on page 1, measures the performance of 500 mostly large-cap stocks weighted by market value, and is often used to represent performance of the U.S. stock market.

The FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index, mentioned on page 2, measures the performance of all publicly traded equity real estate investment trusts (REITs) traded on U.S. exchanges, excluding timber REITs.

Market price is the price an investor would pay for shares of the Fund on the secondary market. NAV is the total value of one fund share, generally equal to a fund’s net assets divided by the number of shares outstanding.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

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Security type/sector allocation and
top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.
As of November 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials. The sector designations may represent the investment manager’s internal sector classifications, which may result in the sector designations for one fund being different than another fund’s sector designations.

Percentage
Security Type/Sector of Net Assets
Common Stock 76.95 %
Consumer Discretionary 4.78 %
Consumer Staples 7.29 %
Diversified REITs 1.45 %
Energy 9.24 %
Financials 7.36 %
Healthcare 11.16 %
Healthcare REITs 0.96 %
Hotel REITs 0.71 %
Industrial REITs 0.99 %
Industrials 5.82 %
Information Technology 9.25 %
Mall REITs 1.98 %
Manufactured Housing REIT 0.34 %
Materials 1.85 %
Mixed REITs 0.27 %
Mortgage REIT 0.38 %
Multifamily REITs 1.22 %
Office REITs 1.30 %
Real Estate Management & Development 0.00 %
Self-Storage REITs 0.62 %
Shopping Center REITs 1.80 %
Single Tenant REIT 0.19 %
Specialty REITs 2.30 %
Telecommunications 3.75 %
Utilities 1.94 %
Convertible Preferred Stock 3.32 %
Convertible Bonds 9.46 %
Basic Industry 0.25 %
Capital Goods 0.62 %
Communications 1.70 %
Consumer Cyclical 1.31 %
Consumer Non-Cyclical 1.70 %
Energy 0.60 %
Financials 0.51 %
Industrials 0.12 %
Insurance 0.19 %
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.70 %
Technology 1.76 %
Corporate Bonds 32.86 %
Automobiles 1.28 %
Banking 0.98 %
Basic Industry 4.48 %
Capital Goods 1.84 %
Communications 2.99 %
Consumer Cyclical 2.91 %
Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.90 %
Energy 4.75 %
Financials 0.43 %
Healthcare 2.60 %
Insurance 1.13 %
Media 2.85 %
Services 2.93 %
Technology 1.89 %
Utilities 0.90 %
Senior Secured Loans 3.69 %
Limited Partnership 1.32 %
Preferred Stock 0.69 %
Short-Term Investments 1.08 %
Securities Lending Collateral 3.00 %
Total Value of Securities 132.37 %
Option Written (0.01 %)
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral (3.00 %)
Borrowing Under Line of Credit (28.84 %)
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets (0.52 %)
Total Net Assets 100.00 %

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Holdings are for informational purposes only and are subject to change at any time. They are not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security.

Percentage
Top 10 Equity Holdings of Net Assets
Xerox 2.04 %
Merck 1.98 %
Johnson Controls 1.97 %
Raytheon 1.97 %
Cardinal Health 1.92 %
Motorola Solutions 1.91 %
Waste Management 1.90 %
CVS Caremark 1.90 %
Bank of New York Mellon 1.87 %
Baxter International 1.87 %

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.
November 30, 2013

Number of
          Shares       Value
Common Stock – 76.95%
Consumer Discretionary – 4.78%
Abercrombie & Fitch Class A 8,900 $ 305,092
DIRECTV Class A 1,550 102,471
Hertz Global Holdings 3,700 89,762
Johnson Controls 38,200 1,929,481
Lowe’s 35,000 1,661,800
Quiksilver 15,209 135,360
Tarkett 10,050   394,555
United Rentals 916 62,957
4,681,478
Consumer Staples – 7.29%
Akorn 3,870 99,653
Archer-Daniels-Midland 42,900 1,726,725
CVS Caremark 27,700 1,854,791
Kraft Foods Group 32,133 1,706,905
Mondelez International Class A 52,200 1,750,266
7,138,340
Diversified REITs – 1.45%
Fibra Uno Administracion 129,600 408,363
Fifth Street Finance 23,143 221,247
Lexington Reality Trust 69,300 711,711
Nieuwe Steen Investments 269 1,684
Vornado Realty Trust 865 76,059
1,419,064
Energy – 9.24%
Chevron 14,900 1,824,356
ConocoPhillips 24,000 1,747,200
Halcon Resources 1,155 4,633
Halliburton 33,000 1,738,440
Kodiak Oil & Gas 10,439 118,378
Marathon Oil 49,800 1,794,792
Occidental Petroleum 18,100 1,718,776
Range Resources 1,217 94,500
9,041,075
Financials – 7.36%
Allstate 32,900 1,785,483
Bank of New York Mellon 54,200 1,826,540
Marsh & McLennan 38,200 1,812,590
Travelers 19,600 1,778,504
7,203,117
Healthcare – 11.16%
Baxter International 26,700 1,827,615
Cardinal Health 29,100 1,879,860
Johnson & Johnson 18,600 1,760,676
Merck 38,800 1,933,405
Pfizer 56,289 1,786,050
Quest Diagnostics 28,400 1,730,696
10,918,302
Healthcare REITs – 0.96%
HCP 7,450 273,937
Health Care REIT 5,260 294,507
Healthcare Trust of America 26,000 263,900
LTC Properties 2,800 107,828
940,172
Hotel REITs – 0.71%
Ashford Hospitality Prime 1,800 36,828
Ashford Hospitality Trust 9,000 73,890
DiamondRock Hospitality 12,300 140,589
LaSalle Hotel Properties 3,100 97,092
Summit Hotel Properties 37,600 341,408
689,807
Industrial REITs – 0.99%
First Industrial Realty Trust 26,400 460,944
Prologis 1,080 40,964
STAG Industrial 21,700 470,456
972,364
Industrials – 5.82%
Delta Air Lines 24 696
Mueller Water Products Class A 5,910 50,885
Northrop Grumman 16,200 1,825,416
Raytheon 21,700 1,924,355
Rexnord 1,560 37,924
Waste Management 40,700 1,859,176
5,698,452
Information Technology – 9.25%
Broadcom Class A 65,600 1,750,864
Cisco Systems 77,800 1,653,250
Intel 74,500 1,776,080
Motorola Solutions 28,442 1,873,759
Xerox 175,200 1,993,777
9,047,730
Mall REITs – 1.98%
CBL & Associates Properties 16,834 304,022
General Growth Properties 4,429 91,902
Macerich 1,326 75,502
* Rouse Properties 228 5,561
Simon Property Group 9,747 1,460,588
1,937,575
Manufactured Housing REIT – 0.34%
Sun Communities 8,100 330,480
330,480
Materials – 1.85%
duPont (E.I.) deNemours 28,800 1,767,744
Rockwood Holdings 634 43,404
1,811,148
Mixed REITs – 0.27%
Liberty Property Trust 2,300 74,497
Orange ADR 5,100 66,198
PS Business Parks 1,600 125,312
266,007
Mortgage REIT – 0.38%
Starwood Property Trust 13,500 376,245
376,245
Multifamily REITs – 1.22%
Apartment Investment & Management 12,119 304,308
BRE Properties 4,200 215,166
Camden Property Trust 2,950 170,864
Education Realty Trust 25,000 217,500
Equity Residential 5,600 288,624
1,196,462

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          Number of
Shares       Value
Common Stock (continued)
Office REITs – 1.30%
Alstria Office REIT 23,400 $ 294,736
Corporate Office Properties Trust 18,300 406,809
Government Properties Income Trust 4,100 101,721
* Parkway Properties 25,700 470,053
1,273,319
Real Estate Management &
Development – 0.00%
Howard Hughes 1 114
114
Self-Storage REITs – 0.62%
Extra Space Storage 8,100 339,552
Public Storage 1,750 267,225
606,777
Shopping Center REITs – 1.80%
Agree Realty 19,600 574,280
Equity One 6,800 152,320
Federal Realty Investment Trust 300 31,056
* First Capital Realty 11,881 196,254
Kimco Realty 17,230 355,283
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 12,900 206,400
Weingarten Realty Investors 3,000 85,620
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust 37,700 158,340
1,759,553
Single Tenant REIT – 0.19%
* National Retail Properties 5,700 180,975
180,975
Specialty REITs – 2.30%
EPR Properties 2,420 121,702
* Gladstone Land 27,600 452,364
Home Loan Servicing Solution 39,400 916,838
Plum Creek Timber 5,785 253,036
Rayonier 2,500 110,275
Solar Capital 17,228 398,828
  2,253,043
Telecommunications – 3.75%
AT&T 48,400 1,704,164
=† Century Communications 500,000 0
CenturyLink 2,699 82,859
* Frontier Communications 33,800 158,184
Verizon Communications 34,800 1,726,776
  3,671,983
Utilities – 1.94%
American Water Works 3,600 152,460
Edison International 35,700 1,649,697
NRG Energy 3,776 99,913
  1,902,070
Total Common Stock
(cost $55,432,693)   75,315,652
 
Convertible Preferred Stock – 3.32%
# Chesapeake Energy 144A 5.75%
          exercise price $27.83,
          expiration date 12/31/49 258 296,378
El Paso Energy Capital Trust I 4.75%
          exercise price $34.49,
          expiration date 3/31/28 5,250 296,100
Goodyear Tire & Rubber 5.875%
          exercise price $18.21,
          expiration date 3/31/14 2,900 183,878
Halcon Resources 5.75%
          exercise price $6.16,
          expiration date 12/31/49 335 288,393
HealthSouth 6.50%
          exercise price $30.50,
          expiration date 12/31/49 288 381,671
Huntington Bancshares 8.50%
          exercise price $11.95,
          expiration date 12/31/49 182 232,050
Intelsat 5.75%
          exercise price $22.05,
          expiration date 5/1/16 5,558 321,864
Maiden Holdings 7.25%
          exercise price $15.50,
          expiration date 9/15/16 5,350 269,480
MetLife 5.00%
          exercise price $44.27,
          expiration date 3/26/14 8,575 264,625
SandRidge Energy
          7.00% exercise price $7.76,
          expiration date 12/31/49 1,600 151,100
          8.50% exercise price $8.01,
          expiration date 12/31/49 1,780 177,626
Wells Fargo 7.50%
          exercise price $156.71,
          expiration date 12/31/49 259 291,699
Weyerhaeuser 6.375%
          exercise price $33.30,
          expiration date 7/1/16 1,788 98,018
Total Convertible Preferred Stock
(cost $2,973,982) 3,252,882
 
Principal
Amount
Convertible Bonds – 9.46%
Basic Industry – 0.25%
* Peabody Energy 4.75%
          exercise price $57.95,
          expiration date 12/15/41 $ 135,000 109,013
Steel Dynamics 5.125%
          exercise price $17.17,
          expiration date 6/15/14 122,000 139,003
248,016

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Schedule of investments

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.

Principal      
          Amount Value
Convertible Bonds (continued)
Capital Goods – 0.62%
L-3 Communications Holdings 3.00%
          exercise price $90.24,
          expiration date 8/1/35 $ 275,000   $ 323,468
Titan Machinery 3.75%
          exercise price $43.17,
          expiration date 4/30/19
            3.75% 5/1/19 327,000 284,286
  607,754
Communications – 1.70%
# Alaska Communications Systems
          Group 144A 6.25%
          exercise price $10.28
          expiration date 4/27/18 253,000   211,729
# Blucora 144A 4.25%
          exercise price $21.66,
          expiration date 3/29/19 111,000 164,696
# Clearwire Communications 144A
          8.25% exercise price $7.08,
          expiration date 11/30/40   405,000 465,244
Equinix 4.75%
          exercise price $84.32,
          expiration date 6/13/16 37,000 73,931
# Liberty Interactive 144A
          0.75% exercise price $1,000.00,
          expiration date 3/30/43 205,000 257,019
          1.00% exercise price $74.31,
          expiration date 9/28/43 364,000 376,740
SBA Communications 4.00%
          exercise price $30.38,
          expiration date 9/29/14 41,000 115,159
1,664,518
Consumer Cyclical – 1.31%
Φ ArvinMeritor 4.00%
          exercise price $26.73,
          expiration date 2/12/27 394,000 364,204
Iconix Brand Group 2.50%
          exercise price $30.75
          expiration date 5/31/16 164,000 226,935
Live Nation Entertainment 2.875%
          exercise price $27.14,
          expiration date 7/14/27 434,000 442,680
MGM Resorts International 4.25%
          exercise price $18.58,
          expiration date 4/10/15 202,000 245,051
  1,278,870
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 1.70%
* Alere 3.00% exercise price $43.98,
          expiration date 5/15/16 228,000 251,940
Dendreon 2.875%
          exercise price $51.24,
          expiration date 1/13/16 156,000 101,010
Φ Hologic 2.00%
        *exercise price $31.71,
          expiration date 2/27/42 214,000 219,083
          exercise price $38.59,
          expiration date 12/15/43 227,000 240,194
# Illumina 144A 0.25%
          exercise price $83.55,
          expiration date 3/11/16 106,000 135,018
Mylan 3.75%
          exercise price $13.32,
          expiration date 9/15/15 65,000 217,222
NuVasive 2.75%
          exercise price $42.13,
          expiration date 6/30/17 380,000 416,099
*# Opko Health 144A 3.00%
          exercise price $7.07
          expiration date 1/28/33 51,000 80,038
1,660,604
Energy – 0.60%
Chesapeake Energy 2.50%
          exercise price $50.90,
          expiration date 5/15/37 126,000 129,229
# Energy XXI Bermuda 144A 3.00%
          exercise price $40.40,
          expiration date 12/13/18 81,000 80,393
Helix Energy Solutions Group 3.25%
          exercise price $25.02,
          expiration date 3/12/32 140,000 168,263
# Vantage Drilling 144A 5.50%
          exercise price $2.39,
          expiration date 7/15/43 189,000 206,009
  583,894
Financials – 0.51%
Ares Capital 5.75%
          exercise price $19.13,
          expiration date 2/1/16 189,000 204,829
BGC Partners 4.50%
          exercise price $9.84,
          expiration date 7/13/16 282,000 296,276
  501,105
Industrials – 0.12%
Φ General Cable 5.00%
          exercise price $36.11,
          expiration date 11/15/29 107,000 114,289
114,289
Insurance – 0.19%
WellPoint 2.75%
          exercise price $75.31,
          expiration date 10/15/42 136,000 187,510
187,510

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          Principal
Amount       Value
Convertible Bonds (continued)
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 0.70%
Blackstone Mortgage Trust 5.25%
          exercise price $28.66,
          expiration date 12/1/18 $ 176,000 $ 178,640
# Campus Crest Communities
          Operating Partnership 144A 4.75%
          exercise price $12.56,
          expiration date 10/11/18 224,000 228,760
# Forest City Enterprises 144A 3.625%
          exercise price $24.21,
          expiration date 8/14/20 60,000 62,250
# Lexington Realty Trust 144A 6.00%
          exercise price $6.84,
          expiration date 1/11/30 139,000 212,583
  682,233
Technology – 1.76%
# Ciena 144A 3.75%
          exercise price $20.17,
          expiration date 10/15/18 196,000 270,358
Intel 3.25% exercise price $21.94,
          expiration date 8/1/39 155,000 198,304
Linear Technology 3.00%
          exercise price $40.93
          expiration date 4/30/27 190,000 205,675
Nuance Communications 2.75%
          exercise price $32.30,
          expiration date 11/1/31 160,000 153,600
SanDisk 1.50%
          exercise price $52.00
          expiration date 8/11/17 186,000 267,259
TIBCO Software 2.25%
          exercise price $50.57,
          expiration date 4/30/32 354,000 356,433
VeriSign 3.25%
          exercise price $34.37,
          expiration date 8/15/37 158,000 273,538
  1,725,167
Total Convertible Bonds
(cost $8,099,414) 9,253,960
 
Corporate Bonds – 32.86%
Automobiles – 1.28%
American Axle & Manufacturing
          7.75% 11/15/19 103,000 117,420
# Chassix 144A 9.25% 8/1/18 105,000 112,875
* Chrysler Group 8.25% 6/15/21 230,000 262,775
û# Cooper-Standard Holdings PIK 144A
          7.375% 4/1/18 190,000 192,850
# International Automotive
          Components Group 144A
          9.125% 6/1/18 215,000 223,600
# LKQ 144A 4.75% 5/15/23 200,000 188,500
Meritor
          6.75% 6/15/21 110,000 111,100
          10.625% 3/15/18 40,000 43,300
    1,252,420
Banking – 0.98%
Barclays Bank 7.625% 11/21/22 200,000 210,750
# Credit Suisse 144A 6.50% 8/8/23   200,000 212,192
# HBOS Capital Funding
          144A 6.071% 6/29/49 420,000 420,525
* JPMorgan Chase 6.00% 12/29/49 120,000 116,100
  959,567
Basic Industry – 4.48%
* AK Steel 7.625% 5/15/20 109,000 103,550
# APERAM 144A 7.75% 4/1/18 150,000 155,625
ArcelorMittal 6.125% 6/1/18 335,000 365,149
*# Builders FirstSource
          144A 7.625% 6/1/21 197,000 204,880
# Cemex Espana Luxembourg 144A
          9.25% 5/12/20 186,000 202,973
# CPG Merger Sub 144A 8.00% 10/1/21 185,000 193,788
# Essar Steel Algoma 144A
          9.375% 3/15/15 100,000 97,750
*# FMG Resources August 2006 144A
          6.875% 2/1/18 70,000 74,200
          6.875% 4/1/22 212,000 230,019
HD Supply 11.50% 7/15/20 170,000 203,575
Headwaters 7.625% 4/1/19 145,000 156,963
# Inmet Mining 144A 8.75% 6/1/20 170,000 185,725
# JMC Steel Group 144A
          8.25% 3/15/18 210,000 209,475
# LSB Industries 144A 7.75% 8/1/19 95,000 99,750
# Masonite International 144A
          8.25% 4/15/21 175,000 192,719
# New Gold 144A 6.25% 11/15/22 190,000 187,625
Norcraft 10.50% 12/15/15 91,000 93,711
Nortek 8.50% 4/15/21 154,000 170,940
# Perstorp Holding 144A
          8.75% 5/15/17 200,000 215,000
Ryerson
          9.00% 10/15/17 120,000 126,450
          11.25% 10/15/18 50,000 52,750
# Sappi Papier Holding 144A
          8.375% 6/15/19 200,000 218,750
# Taminco Global Chemical 144A
          9.75% 3/31/20 137,000 156,523
# TPC Group 144A 8.75% 12/15/20 210,000 222,862
# U.S. Coatings Acquisition 144A
          7.375% 5/1/21 150,000 159,750
# WESCO Distribution 144A
          5.375% 12/15/21 20,000 20,200
# Wise Metals Group 144A
          8.75% 12/15/18 80,000 82,400
  4,383,102
Capital Goods – 1.84%
*# Accudyne 144A
          7.75% 12/15/20 180,000 190,800
# Allegion US Holding 144A
          5.75% 10/1/21 115,000 119,888

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Principal
          Amount       Value
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Capital Goods (continued)
z# BOE Intermediate Holding PIK 144A
          9.00% 11/1/17 $ 73,185 $ 75,746
û# BOE Merger PIK 144A
          9.50% 11/1/17 182,000 193,830
# Consolidated Container 144A
            10.125% 7/15/20 171,000 184,253
# Milacron 144A 7.75% 2/15/21 180,000 189,900
# Plastipak Holdings 144A
          6.50% 10/1/21 145,000 151,163
Reynolds Group Issuer
          8.25% 2/15/21 200,000 211,500
          9.875% 8/15/19 270,000 301,049
TransDigm 7.50% 7/15/21 170,000 183,600
  1,801,729
Communications – 2.99%
Centurylink 6.75% 12/1/23 115,000 117,803
# Columbus International 144A
          11.50% 11/20/14 130,000 141,050
# Digicel Group 144A 8.25% 9/30/20 221,000 232,050
Hughes Satellite Systems
          7.625% 6/15/21 160,000 177,200
# Intelsat Luxembourg 144A
          7.75% 6/1/21 50,000 52,563
          8.125% 6/1/23 335,000 354,680
Level 3 Communications
          8.875% 6/1/19 80,000 88,100
Level 3 Financing
        #144A 6.125% 1/15/21 5,000 5,088
          7.00% 6/1/20 195,000 207,675
# MetroPCS Wireless 144A
          6.25% 4/1/21 85,000 88,719
# Sprint 144A
          7.25% 9/15/21 90,000 97,763
          7.875% 9/15/23 70,000 76,825
Sprint Capital 6.90% 5/1/19 200,000 218,000
Sprint Nextel 8.375% 8/15/17 84,000 97,860
T-Mobile USA
          6.125% 1/15/22 55,000 56,169
          6.50% 1/15/24 35,000 35,525
          6.731% 4/28/22 60,000 62,775
# Wind Acquisition Finance 144A
          7.25% 2/15/18 200,000 211,000
          11.75% 7/15/17 100,000 106,375
Windstream
          7.50% 6/1/22 105,000 109,331
        #144A 7.75% 10/1/21 115,000 123,338
Zayo Group 10.125% 7/1/20 227,000 263,319
2,923,208
Consumer Cyclical – 2.91%
û# BI-LO Finance PIK 144A
          8.625% 9/15/18 130,000 135,363
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse
          10.00% 2/15/19 185,000 208,356
û# Burlington Holdings PIK 144A
          9.00% 2/15/18 33,000 34,155
# CDR DB Sub 144A 7.75% 10/15/20 235,000 233,825
û# Chinos Intermediate Holdings PIK
          144A 7.75% 5/1/19 200,000 202,000
Dave & Buster’s 11.00% 6/1/18 151,000 167,234
#^ Dave & Buster’s Entertainment 144A
          10.004% 2/15/16 245,000 202,738
# Landry’s 144A 9.375% 5/1/20 220,000 240,899
û# Michaels Finco Holdings PIK 144A
          7.50% 8/1/18 135,000 140,400
Michaels Stores 11.375% 11/1/16 35,000 35,963
Pantry 8.375% 8/1/20 195,000 209,138
* Party City Holdings 8.875% 8/1/20 210,000 234,150
# Quiksilver 144A 7.875% 8/1/18 210,000 227,325
* Rite Aid 6.75% 6/15/21 200,000 209,750
Tempur Sealy International
          6.875% 12/15/20 140,000 151,900
# Wok Acquisition 144A 10.25% 6/30/20 195,000 211,575
  2,844,771
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.90%
# Beverage Packaging Holdings 144A
          5.625% 12/15/16 90,000 92,475
# Crestview DS Merger Sub II 144A
          10.00% 9/1/21 125,000 133,125
Del Monte 7.625% 2/15/19 144,000 150,480
# JBS USA 144A 8.25% 2/1/20 165,000 179,024
Smithfield Foods 6.625% 8/15/22 135,000 143,269
# Spectrum Brands Escrow 144A
          6.375% 11/15/20 35,000 37,363
          6.625% 11/15/22 135,000 144,113
879,849
Energy – 4.75%
AmeriGas Finance 7.00% 5/20/22 105,000 114,188
Calumet Specialty Products Partners  
        #144A 7.625% 1/15/22 105,000   106,050
          9.375% 5/1/19 180,000   200,250
Chaparral Energy
          7.625% 11/15/22 90,000 97,875
          8.25% 9/1/21 105,000 115,763
CHC Helicopter 9.375% 6/1/21 100,000 101,750
Chesapeake Energy
          5.375% 6/15/21 40,000 41,500
          6.125% 2/15/21 26,000 28,080
          6.625% 8/15/20 145,000 163,125
Comstock Resources 7.75% 4/1/19 176,000 185,680
*# Drill Rigs Holdings 144A
          6.50% 10/1/17 195,000 212,062
# Exterran Partners 144A 6.00% 4/1/21 195,000 195,000
Genesis Energy 5.75% 2/15/21 215,000 218,762
Halcon Resources 8.875% 5/15/21 210,000 214,199

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          Principal
Amount       Value
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Energy (continued)
# Hercules Offshore 144A
          7.50% 10/1/21 $ 95,000 $ 100,225
          8.75% 7/15/21 55,000 61,050
Key Energy Services 6.75% 3/1/21 190,000 195,225
Laredo Petroleum
          7.375% 5/1/22 45,000 48,938
          9.50% 2/15/19 168,000 188,160
Linn Energy
          6.50% 5/15/19 17,000 17,213
        #144A 7.00% 11/1/19 110,000 110,000
          8.625% 4/15/20 41,000 44,075
Midstates Petroleum 9.25% 6/1/21 190,000 199,263
# Murphy Oil USA 144A
          6.00% 8/15/23 140,000 143,500
Northern Oil and Gas 8.00% 6/1/20 175,000 184,188
NuStar Logistics 6.75% 2/1/21 115,000 119,025
# Oasis Petroleum 144A
          6.875% 3/15/22 215,000 232,199
Offshore Group Investment
          7.125% 4/1/23 90,000 93,150
  PDC Energy 7.75% 10/15/22 185,000 201,187
Pioneer Energy Services
          9.875% 3/15/18 147,000 158,025
Rosetta Resources 5.625% 5/1/21 120,000 121,050
# Samson Investment 144A
          10.50% 2/15/20 141,000 153,161
SandRidge Energy
          7.50% 3/15/21 60,000 63,150
          8.125% 10/15/22 188,000 199,045
          8.75% 1/15/20 25,000 27,125
4,653,238
Financials – 0.43%
E Trade Financial 6.375% 11/15/19 190,000 204,250
*# Nuveen Investments 144A
          9.50% 10/15/20 220,000 217,250
421,500
Healthcare – 2.60%
Air Medical Group Holdings
          9.25% 11/1/18 123,000 134,070
Alere 6.50% 6/15/20 110,000 113,300
Biomet 6.50% 10/1/20 195,000 203,774
Community Health Systems
          7.125% 7/15/20 65,000 67,356
          8.00% 11/15/19 124,000 135,470
û# Healthcare Technology Intermediate
          PIK 144A 7.375% 9/1/18 185,000 191,013
Immucor 11.125% 8/15/19 155,000 174,375
Kinetic Concepts
          10.50% 11/1/18 124,000 142,290
          12.50% 11/1/19 85,000 94,775
û# MPH Intermediate Holding 2 PIK
          144A 8.375% 8/1/18 90,000 93,488
Par Pharmaceutical
          7.375% 10/15/20 280,000 295,399
Radnet Management
          10.375% 4/1/18 118,000 123,310
# Service International 144A
          5.375% 1/15/22 105,000 106,313
Tenet Healthcare
        #144A 6.00% 10/1/20 175,000 183,203
          8.125% 4/1/22 115,000 125,063
Truven Health Analytics
          10.625% 6/1/20 70,000 79,538
# Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
          144A
          5.625% 12/1/21 130,000 130,975
          6.375% 10/15/20 105,000 111,169
          7.00% 10/1/20 35,000 37,713
2,542,594
Insurance – 1.13%
American International Group
          8.175% 5/15/58 220,000 265,210
# Hockey Merger Sub 2 144A
          7.875% 10/1/21 140,000 145,425
# Liberty Mutual Group 144A
          7.00% 3/15/37 190,000 198,550
# Onex USI Acquisition 144A
          7.75% 1/15/21 190,000 195,225
XL Group 6.50% 12/29/49 305,000 300,425
  1,104,835
Media – 2.85%
CCO Holdings 5.25% 9/30/22 195,000 184,763
# Cequel Communications Holdings 1
          144A 6.375% 9/15/20 145,000 150,438
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings
          7.625% 3/15/20 225,000 238,370
CSC Holdings 6.75% 11/15/21 130,000 140,725
DISH DBS 5.00% 3/15/23 105,000 100,538
# Gray Television 144A
          7.50% 10/1/20 180,000 190,350
# MDC Partners 144A
          6.75% 4/1/20 205,000 214,225
# Nara Cable Funding 144A
          8.875% 12/1/18 200,000 215,500
# Nielsen 144A 5.50% 10/1/21 120,000 123,000
# Ono Finance II 144A
          10.875% 7/15/19 234,000 255,059
# RCN Telecom Services 144A
          8.50% 8/15/20 100,000 101,500
Satelites Mexicanos 9.50% 5/15/17   95,000 104,500
# Univision Communications 144A  
          8.50% 5/15/21 365,000   406,062
# UPCB Finance VI 144A  
          6.875% 1/15/22 150,000 161,625
# Virgin Media Finance 144A
          6.375% 4/15/23 200,000 207,500
2,794,155

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Principal
          Amount       Value
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Services – 2.93%
# Algeco Scotsman Global Finance 144A
            8.50% 10/15/18 $ 165,000 $ 179,025
          10.75% 10/15/19 280,000 292,599
Avis Budget Car Rental 5.50% 4/1/23 170,000 166,175
# Carlson Wagonlit 144A
          6.875% 6/15/19 200,000 208,000
# DigitalGlobe 144A 5.25% 2/1/21 175,000 171,500
H&E Equipment Services
          7.00% 9/1/22 170,000 186,575
M/I Homes 8.625% 11/15/18 185,000 200,725
# Mattamy Group 144A
          6.50% 11/15/20 190,000 188,100
MGM Resorts International
          6.75% 10/1/20 55,000 59,263
          7.75% 3/15/22 90,000 100,350
          11.375% 3/1/18 195,000 250,087
PHH
          6.375% 8/15/21 75,000 75,844
          7.375% 9/1/19 100,000   108,500
Pinnacle Entertainment  
          7.75% 4/1/22 60,000   65,700
          8.75% 5/15/20 30,000 33,300
# PNK Finance 144A 6.375% 8/1/21 85,000 88,188
Seven Seas Cruises 9.125% 5/15/19 185,000 205,119
Swift Services Holdings
          10.00% 11/15/18 180,000 201,375
# Watco 144A 6.375% 4/1/23 90,000 90,225
2,870,650
Technology – 1.89%
# ACI Worldwide 144A
          6.375% 8/15/20 110,000 114,538
# Activision Blizzard 144A
          5.625% 9/15/21 135,000 140,569
          6.125% 9/15/23 60,000 63,000
# BMC Software Finance 144A
          8.125% 7/15/21 295,000 314,174
First Data
          11.25% 3/31/16 71,000 72,154
       *#144A 11.25% 1/15/21 230,000 254,149
         #144A 11.75% 8/15/21 180,000 187,650
Freescale Semiconductor
        #144A 6.00% 1/15/22 90,000 91,125
          10.75% 8/1/20 15,000 17,100
Infor US 9.375% 4/1/19 164,000 185,730
j2 Global 8.00% 8/1/20 185,000 200,263
# Viasystems 144A 7.875% 5/1/19 195,000 213,038
1,853,490
Utilities – 0.90%
AES
          7.375% 7/1/21 133,000 150,955
          8.00% 6/1/20 43,000 50,525
# Calpine 144A
          5.875% 1/15/24 40,000 40,000
          6.00% 1/15/22 180,000 185,850
Elwood Energy 8.159% 7/5/26 103,792 110,668
GenOn Energy 9.875% 10/15/20 188,000 211,970
* Mirant Americas 8.50% 10/1/21 115,000 125,925
875,893
Total Corporate Bonds
(cost $30,428,454) 32,161,001
 
«Senior Secured Loans – 3.69%
Akorn Tranche B 4.50% 11/13/20 105,000 105,492
Allegion U.S. Holding Tranche B
          3.00% 12/26/20 60,000 60,225
Azure Midstream Tranche B
          6.50% 10/21/18 60,000 60,413
BJ’S Wholesale Club 2nd Lien
          8.50% 3/31/20 100,000 102,219
BMC Software 1st Lien 5.00% 8/9/20 89,000 89,899
Borgata Tranche B 1st Lien
          6.75% 8/15/18 190,000 190,949
CityCenter Holdings Tranche B
          5.00% 10/9/20 95,000 96,326
Clear Channel Communications
          Tranche B 3.65% 1/29/16 105,000 101,799
          Tranche D 6.75% 1/30/19 95,000 90,102
Drillships Financing Holding
          Tranche B1 6.00% 2/17/21 90,000 92,070
Exopack Tranche B 1st Lien
          5.25% 4/24/19 110,000 111,856
Gentiva Health Services Tranche B
          6.50% 10/10/19 190,000 187,743
Getty Images Tranche B
          4.75% 9/19/19 124,686 115,790
Gray Television 4.75% 10/11/19 129,000 129,860
Hostess Brands 1st Lien
          6.75% 3/12/20 145,000 149,713
Hudson’s Bay 2nd Lien 8.25% 10/7/21 85,000 87,253
Ineos US Finance 4.50% 5/4/18 180,000 180,613
KIK Custom Products
          1st Lien 5.50% 5/23/19 30,000 29,606
          2nd Lien 9.50% 11/23/19 15,000 15,000
LTS Buyer 2nd Lien 8.00% 3/15/21 45,000 45,394
Moxie Liberty Tranche B
          7.50% 8/21/20 200,000 204,499
Neiman Marcus Group
          5.00% 10/18/20 200,000 201,485
Nuveen Investments 2nd Lien
          6.50% 2/28/19 100,000 98,146
Otter Products Tranche B
          5.25% 4/29/19 35,000 35,117

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          Principal
      Amount       Value
«Senior Secured Loans (continued)
Panda Temple Power II Tranche B
          1st Lien 7.25% 3/28/19 $ 155,000 $ 159,650
@ Polymer Group Bridge Loan
          7.00% 2/1/19 185,000 185,924
Quickrete 2nd Lien 7.00% 3/19/21 20,000 20,506
Ranpak 2nd Lien 8.50% 4/10/20 26,000 26,780
Rite Aid 2nd Lien 5.75% 8/3/20 97,000 99,870
Samson Investment 2nd Lien
          6.00% 9/10/18 90,000 90,788
Smart & Final 2nd Lien 10.50% 11/8/20 143,590 146,462
State Class Tankers II 1st Lien
          6.75% 6/10/20 125,000 126,406
Toys R US Property Tranche B
          6.00% 7/31/19 90,000 87,818
USI Insurance Services Tranche B
            5.25% 12/14/19 90,000 90,563
Total Senior Secured Loans
(cost $3,574,439) 3,616,336
 
Number of
Shares
Limited Partnership – 1.32%
* Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 10,300 394,284
Lehigh Gas Partners 31,800 900,576
Total Limited Partnership
(cost $897,682) 1,294,860
 
Preferred Stock – 0.69%
# Ally Financial 144A 7.00% 200 193,194
GMAC Capital Trust I 8.125% 8,000 214,720
Regions Financial 6.375% 8,000 178,160
@= Wheeler Real Estate Investment
          Trust 9.00% 86 89,714
Total Preferred Stock (cost $680,170) 675,788
 
Principal
Amount
Short-Term Investments – 1.08%
Discount Note – 0.01%
Federal Home Loan Bank
          0.05% 12/27/13 $ 11,096 11,096
11,096
Repurchase Agreements – 0.31%
Bank of America 0.04%, dated
          11/29/13, to be repurchased on
          12/2/13, repurchase price $54,916
          (collateralized by U.S. government
          obligations 0.375%-1.875%
          11/15/14-6/30/15; market
          value $56,015) 54,916 54,916
BNP Paribas 0.06%, dated 11/29/13,
          to be repurchased on 12/2/13,
          repurchase price $242,084
          (collateralized by U.S. government
          obligations 0.625%-2.625%
          6/30/14-11/30/19; market
          value $246,925) 242,084 242,084
297,000
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 0.76%
U.S. Treasury Bills
          0.02% 12/19/13 283,735 283,732
          0.033% 1/23/14 209,347 209,344
          0.065% 4/24/14 251,217 251,128
  744,204
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $1,052,316) 1,052,300
Total Value of Securities Before
Securities Lending Collateral – 129.37%
(cost $103,139,150) 126,622,779
 
  Number of
  Shares Value
**Securities Lending Collateral – 3.00%
Investment Companies
          Delaware Investments
          Collateral Fund No.1 2,932,709 2,932,709
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $2,932,709) 2,932,709
©Total Value of Securities – 132.37%
(cost $106,071,859) $ 129,555,488
 
Number of
Contracts
Option Written – (0.01%)
Equity Call Option – (0.01%)
Abercrombie & Fitch, strike price $34.00,    
          expires 12/21/13 (MSC) (89 ) $ (11,392 )
Total Option Written
(premium received ($9,940)) $ (11,392 )

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All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding options written.

Non income producing security.

*

Fully or partially on loan.

=

Security is being fair valued in accordance with the Fund’s fair valuation policy. At Nov. 30, 2013, the aggregate value of fair valued securities was $89,714, which represented 0.09% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 1 in “Notes to financial statements.”

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Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Nov. 30, 2013, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $20,280,936, which represented 20.72% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”

û

100% of the income received was in the form of cash.

z

100% of the income received was in the form of additional par.

Φ

Step coupon bond. Coupon increases or decreases periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Stated rate in effect at Nov. 30, 2013.

Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of Nov. 30, 2013. Interest rates reset periodically.

^

Zero coupon security. The rate shown is the yield at the time of purchase.

«

Senior secured loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically redetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally: (i) the prime rate offered by one or more United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. Senior secured loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. Stated rate in effect at Nov. 30, 2013.

The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

**

See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.

@

Illiquid security. At Nov. 30, 2013, the aggregate value of illiquid securities was $275,638, which represented 0.28% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”

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Includes $3,712,711 of securities loaned.

Summary of Abbreviations:
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
MSC — Morgan Stanley Capital
PIK — Pay-in-kind
REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust

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Statement of assets and liabilities

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.
November 30, 2013

Assets:      
       Investments, at value1 $ 125,570,479
       Short-term investments, at value2 1,052,300
       Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at value3 2,932,709
       Foreign currencies, at value4 63,551
       Receivable for securities sold 366,769
       Dividend and interest receivable 843,683
       Securities lending income receivable 2,545
       Other assets 925
       Total assets 130,832,961
 
Liabilities:
       Cash overdraft 414,654
       Payable for securities purchased 1,181,524
       Options written, at value5 11,392
       Borrowing under line of credit 28,225,000
       Obligation to return securities lending collateral 2,932,709
       Investment interest payable 26,351
       Investment management fees payable 56,968
       Directors’ fees payable 684
       Other affiliates payable 8,898
       Other accrued expenses 100,245
       Total liabilities 32,958,425
 
Total Net Assets $ 97,874,536
 
Net Assets Consist of:
       Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized to the Fund $ 89,375,788
       Distributions in excess of net investment income (629,820 )
       Accumulated net realized loss on investments (14,353,183 )
       Net unrealized appreciation of investments and derivatives 23,481,751
Total Net Assets $ 97,874,536
 
1Investments, at cost $ 102,086,834
2Short-term investments, at cost 1,052,316
3Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at cost 2,932,709
4Foreign currencies, at cost 64,902
5Options written, premiums received (9,940 )
 
Net Asset Value
 
Common Shares
Net assets $ 97,874,536
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding 9,439,043
Net asset value per share $ 10.37

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of operations

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.
Year Ended November 30, 2013

Investment Income:            
       Dividends $ 2,310,924
       Interest 3,081,377
       Securities lending income 48,327
       Foreign tax withheld (5,497 ) $ 5,435,131
 
Expenses:
       Management fees 658,493
       Reports to shareholders 91,096
       Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses 70,269
       Accounting and administration expenses 46,400
       Audit and tax 38,160
       Legal fees 32,156
       Custodian fees 6,497
       Directors’ fees and expenses 4,920  
       Registration fees 958
       Other expenses 51,779
       Total operating expenses (before interest expense) 1,000,728
       Interest expense 310,052
       Total operating expenses (after interest expense) 1,310,780
Net investment income 4,124,351
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       Net realized gain (loss) on:
              Investments 5,624,204
              Foreign currencies 1,291
              Foreign currency exchange contracts (623 )
              Options written 96,362
       Net realized gain 5,721,234
       Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
              Investments 12,255,406
              Foreign currencies (1,398 )
              Options written (1,452 )
       Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 12,252,556
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain 17,973,790
 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 22,098,141

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.

Year Ended
11/30/13       11/30/12
Increase in Net Assets from Operations:
       Net investment income $ 4,124,351 $ 4,145,871
       Net realized gain 5,721,234 1,234,009
       Net change in unrealized appreciation 12,252,556 10,327,973
       Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 22,098,141 15,707,853
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:1
       Net investment income (5,946,597 ) (5,485,622 )
       Return of capital (885,732 )
  (5,946,597 ) (6,371,354 )
 
Net Increase in Net Assets 16,151,544 9,336,499
 
Net Assets:
       Beginning of period 81,722,992 72,386,493
       End of period (including distributions in excess of
              net investment income of $(629,820) and $(469,551), respectively) $ 97,874,536 $ 81,722,992

1See Note 4 in “Notes to financial statements.”

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of cash flows

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.
Year Ended November 30, 2013

Net Cash (including Foreign Currency) Provided by Operating Activities:      
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $ 22,098,141
 
       Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from
              operations to cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
              Amortization of premium and discount on investments purchased, net (29,339 )
              Purchase of investment securities (52,681,841 )
              Proceeds from disposition of investment securities 52,340,421
              Proceeds from disposition of short-term investment securities, net 1,832,436
              Net realized gain (5,733,472 )
              Premiums on options written 202,105
              Options terminated in closing purchase transactions (16,306 )
              Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (12,252,556 )
              Decrease in receivable for investments sold 956,844
              Decrease in interest and dividends receivable and other assets 53,203
              Decrease in payable for investments purchased (730,686 )
              Increase in interest payable 25,076
              Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities 5,926
       Total adjustments (16,028,189 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 6,069,952
  
Cash Flows Used for Financing Activities:
       Cash dividends and distributions paid from income (5,946,597 )
Net cash used for financing activities (5,946,597 )
Effect of exchange rates on cash (1,398 )
Net increase in cash 121,957
Cash and foreign currencies at beginning of period (473,060 )
Cash and foreign currencies at end of period $ (351,103 )
 
Cash paid for interest expense for leverage $ 284,976

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial highlights

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.
 

Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

Year Ended
      11/30/13       11/30/12       11/30/11       11/30/10       11/30/09
Net asset value, beginning of period $8.660 $7.670 $7.680 $7.040 $5.220
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income1 0.437 0.439 0.432 0.423 0.413
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.903 1.226 0.248 0.907 2.120
Total from investment operations 2.340 1.665 0.680 1.330 2.533
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income (0.630 ) (0.581 ) (0.690 ) (0.690 ) (0.410 )
Return of capital (0.094 ) (0.303 )
Total dividends and distributions (0.630 ) (0.675 ) (0.690 ) (0.690 ) (0.713 )
 
Net asset value, end of period $10.370 $8.660 $7.670 $7.680 $7.040
 
Market value, end of period $9.410 $7.920 $6.890 $7.560 $6.600
 
Total return based on:2
Net asset value 28.51% 22.88% 9.30% 19.61% 53.26%
Market value 27.51% 25.10% (0.26% ) 25.59% 86.93%
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $97,875 $81,723 $72,386 $72,470 $66,421
Ratio of expenses to average net assets3,4 1.43% 1.60% 1.51% 1.65% 1.83%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets5 4.51% 5.26% 5.35% 5.75% 7.06%
Portfolio turnover 45% 39% 45% 62% 65%
 
Leverage Analysis:
Debt outstanding at end of period at par (000 omitted) $28,225 $28,225 $20,225 $20,225 $20,225
Asset coverage per $1,000 of debt outstanding at end of period $4,468 $3,895 $4,579 $4,583 $4,284

1 The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
2 Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for the purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Generally, total investment return based on net asset value will be higher than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is an increase in the discount or decrease in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. Conversely, total investment return based on net asset value will be lower than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is a decrease in the discount or an increase in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods.
3 The ratio of expenses, before interest expense, to adjusted average net assets (excluding debt outstanding) for the years ended Nov. 30, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were 0.84%, 0.85%, 0.91%, 0.95% and 1.05%, respectively.
4 The ratio of interest expense to adjusted average net assets (excluding debt outstanding) for the years ending Nov. 30, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were 0.26%, 0.36%, 0.28%, 0.33% and 0.30%, respectively.
5 The ratio of net investment income to adjusted average net assets for the years ended Nov. 30, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were 3.44%, 3.97%, 4.23%, 4.45% and 5.21%, respectively.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.
November 30, 2013

Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. (Fund) is organized as a Maryland corporation and is a diversified closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund’s shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol DDF.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek high current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective.

1. Significant Accounting Policies

The following accounting policies are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Fund.

Security Valuation — Equity securities and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the NYSE on the valuation date. Securities and ETFs traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If on a particular day an equity security does not trade, then the mean between the bid and ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Securities listed on a foreign exchange are normally valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. Debt securities are valued based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service or broker and reviewed by management. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. Valuations for fixed income securities utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. U.S. government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Investment company securities are valued at net asset value per share, as reported by the underlying investment company. Foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last reported sale price or, if no sales are reported, at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Directors (Board). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. The Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. To account for this, the Fund may frequently value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).

Federal & Foreign Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (Nov. 30, 2010–Nov. 30, 2013), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. In regard to foreign taxes only, the Fund has open tax years in certain foreign countries it invests in that may date back to the inception of the Fund.

Repurchase Agreements — The Fund may purchase certain U.S. government securities subject to the counterparty’s agreement to repurchase them at an agreed upon date and price. The counterparty will be required on a daily basis to maintain the value of the collateral subject to the agreement at not less than the repurchase price (including accrued interest). The agreements are conditioned upon the collateral being deposited under the Federal Reserve book-entry

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system with the Fund’s custodian or a third-party sub-custodian. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. All open repurchase agreements as of the date of this report were entered into on Nov. 29, 2013.

Distributions — The Fund has implemented a managed distribution policy. Under the policy, the Fund is managed with a goal of generating as much of the distribution as possible from net investment income and short-term capital gains. The balance of the distribution will then come from long-term capital gains to the extent permitted, and if necessary, a return of capital. Even though the Fund may realize current year capital gains, such gains may be offset, in whole or in part, by the Fund’s capital loss carryovers from prior years. For federal income tax purposes, the effect of such capital loss carryovers may be to convert (to the extent of such current year gains) what would otherwise be returns of capital into distributions taxable as ordinary income. This tax effect can occur during times of extended market volatility. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (Act), this tax effect attributable to the Fund’s capital loss carryovers (the conversion of returns of capital into distributions taxable as ordinary income) will no longer apply to net capital losses of the Fund arising in Fund tax years beginning after the date of the enactment.

Foreign Currency Transactions — Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the valuation date in accordance with the Fund’s prospectus. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated daily into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Transaction gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates during the reporting period or upon settlement of the foreign currency transaction are reported in operations for the current period. The Fund generally bifurcates that portion of realized gains and losses on investments in debt securities which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of debt securities. That portion of gains (losses) is included in the statements of operations under the caption net realized gain (loss) on foreign currencies. For foreign equity securities, these changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. The Fund reports certain foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains (losses) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income (loss) for federal income tax purposes.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.

Other — Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and some other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Distributions received from investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer. Foreign dividends are also recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon after the ex-dividend date that the Fund is aware of such dividends, net of all tax withholdings, a portion of which may be reclaimable. Withholding taxes on and reclaims on foreign dividends have been recorded in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Subject to seeking best execution, the Fund may direct certain security trades to brokers who have agreed to rebate a portion of the related brokerage commission to the Fund in cash. Such commission rebates are included in realized gain on investments in the accompanying financial statements and totaled $1,227 for the year ended Nov. 30, 2013. In general, best execution refers to many factors, including the price paid or received for a security, the commission charged,

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

the promptness and reliability of execution, the confidentiality and placement accorded the order, and other factors affecting the overall benefit obtained by the Fund on the transaction. Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, and its affiliates have previously acted and may in the future act as an investment advisor to mutual funds or separate accounts affiliated with the administrator of the commission recapture program described above. In addition, affiliates of the administrator act as consultants in helping institutional clients choose investment advisors and may also participate in other types of business and provide other services in the investment management industry.

The Fund may receive earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. There were no earnings credits for the year ended Nov. 30, 2013.

2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates

In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays DMC and the investment manager, an annual fee of 0.55% of the adjusted average weekly net assets of the Fund. For purposes of the calculation of investment management fees, adjusted average weekly net assets exclude the line of credit liability.

Delaware Service Company, Inc. (DSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Fund. For these services, the Fund pays DSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets excluding the line of credit liability of the Delaware Investments Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.0050% of the first $30 billion; 0.0045% of the next $10 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DSC under the service agreement described above are allocated among all Funds in the Delaware Investments Family of Funds on a relative net asset value basis. For the year ended Nov. 30, 2013, the Fund was charged $5,798 for these services.

As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and its affiliates that provide legal, tax and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. For the year ended Nov. 30, 2013, the Fund was charged $16,102 for internal legal, tax and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees.

Directors’ fees include expenses accrued by the Fund for each Director’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC and DSC are officers and/or Directors of the Fund. These officers and Directors are paid no compensation by the Fund.

3. Investments

For the year ended Nov. 30, 2013, the Fund made purchases of $52,681,841 and sales of $52,340,423 of investment securities other than short-term investments.

At Nov. 30, 2013, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $106,995,021. At Nov. 30, 2013, net unrealized appreciation was $22,560,467, of which $25,050,568 related to unrealized appreciation of investments and $2,490,101 related to unrealized depreciation of investments.

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity.

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Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available under the circumstances. The Fund’s investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

Level 1 –  inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, exchange-traded options contracts)
 
Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities)
 
Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities)

Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity and industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of Nov. 30, 2013:

      Level 1       Level 2       Level 3       Total
Common Stock $ 75,315,652 $ $ $ 75,315,652
Convertible Preferred Stock1 1,773,835 1,479,047 3,252,882
Corporate Debt 41,414,961 41,414,961
Senior Secured Loans 3,042,061 574,275 3,616,336
Limited Partnership 1,294,860 1,294,860
Preferred Stock1 392,880 193,194 89,714 675,788
Short-Term Investments 1,052,300 1,052,300
Securities Lending Collateral 2,932,709 2,932,709
Total $ 78,777,227 $ 50,114,272 $ 663,989 $ 129,555,488
 
Option Written $ (11,392 ) $ $ $ (11,392 )

1Security type is valued across multiple levels. The amount attributed to Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments and Level 3 investments represents the following percentages of the total market value of this security type for the Fund. Level 1 investments represent exchange-traded investments, Level 2 investments represent investments with observable inputs, while Level 3 investments represent investments without observable inputs.

      Level 1       Level 2       Level 3       Total
Convertible Preferred Stock 54.53% 45.47% 100.00%
Senior Secured Loans 84.12% 15.88% 100.00%
Preferred Stock 58.14% 28.59% 13.27% 100.00%

The securities that have been deemed worthless on the schedule of investments are considered to be Level 3 securities in this table.

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.

3. Investments (continued)

During the year ended Nov. 30, 2013, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments or Level 3 investments that had a significant impact to the Fund. This does not include transfers between Level 1 investments and Level 2 investments due to the Fund utilizing international fair value pricing during the year. In accordance with the Fair Valuation Procedures described in Note 1, international fair value pricing of securities in the Fund occurs when market volatility exceeds an established rolling threshold. If the threshold is exceeded on a given date, then prices of international securities (those that traded on exchanges that close at a different time than the time that the Fund’s Net Asset Value is determined) will be established using a separate pricing feed from a third party vendor designed to establish a price for each such security as of the time that the Fund’s Net Asset Value is determined. Further, international fair value pricing uses other observable market-based inputs in place of the closing exchange price due to the events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded, causing a change in classification between levels. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the beginning of the reporting period.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning, interim or end of the period in relation to net assets. Management has determined not to provide additional disclosure on Level 3 inputs under ASU No. 2011-04 since the Level 3 investments are not considered significant to the Fund’s net assets at the end of the period.

4. Dividend and Distribution Information

Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Additionally, distributions from net gains on foreign currency transactions and net short-term gains on sales of investment securities are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended Nov. 30, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:

Year Ended
  11/30/13       11/30/12
Ordinary income $ 5,946,597 $ 5,485,622
Return of capital 885,732
Total $ 5,946,597 $ 6,371,354

5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax Basis

As of Nov. 30, 2013, the components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:

Shares of beneficial interest $ 89,375,788
Capital loss carryforwards (14,059,841 )
Unrealized appreciation 22,558,589
Net assets $ 97,874,536

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, contingent payment debt instruments, partnership income, trust preferred securities, market discount and premium on debt instruments and passive foreign investment companies.

For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to tax treatment of gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions, dividends and distributions, contingent payment debt instruments, market discount and premium on certain debt instruments. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications. For the year ended Nov. 30, 2013, the Fund recorded the following reclassifications:

Distributions in excess of net investment income $ 1,661,977
Accumulated net realized loss (241,969 )
Paid-in capital (1,420,008 )

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For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. $5,471,896 was utilized in 2013. Capital loss carryforwards remaining at Nov. 30, 2013 will expire as follows: $2,844,205 expires in 2016, and $11,215,636 expires in 2017.

On Dec. 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (Act) was enacted, which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated investment companies. The changes were generally effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. Under the Act, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as permitted under previous regulation.

6. Capital Stock

Shares obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan are purchased by the Fund’s transfer agent, Computershare, Inc., in the open market. There were no shares issued under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan for the year ended Nov. 30, 2013 and the year ended Nov. 30, 2012.

The Fund did not repurchase shares under the Share Repurchase Program during the year ended Nov. 30, 2013 and the year ended Nov. 30, 2012.

7. Line of Credit

For the year ended Nov. 30, 2013, the Fund borrowed a portion of the money available to it pursuant to a $30,000,000 Credit Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) that expired on November 11, 2013 and was extended to Nov. 1, 2014. Depending on market conditions, the amount borrowed by the Fund pursuant to the Credit Agreement may be reduced or possibly increased in the future.

At Nov. 30, 2013, the par value of loans outstanding was $28,225,000 at a variable interest rate of 1.03%. During the year ended Nov. 30, 2013, the average daily balance of loans outstanding was $28,225,000 at a weighted average interest rate of approximately 1.10%. Interest on borrowing is based on a variable short-term rate plus an applicable margin. The commitment fee is computed at a rate of 0.15% per annum on the unused balance. The loan is collateralized by the Fund’s portfolio.

8. Unfunded Commitments

The Fund may invest in floating rate loans. In connection with these investments, the Fund may also enter into unfunded corporate loan commitments (commitments). Commitments may obligate the Fund to furnish temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be arranged. In connection with these commitments, the Fund earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. As of Nov. 30, 2013, the Fund had the following unfunded loan commitments:

Borrower       Unfunded Loan Commitment
Community Health Systems $215,000
Darling International   185,000

9. Derivatives

U.S. GAAP requires disclosures that enable investors to understand: 1) how and why an entity uses derivatives; 2) how they are accounted for; and 3) how they affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts as a way of managing foreign exchange rate risk. The Fund may enter into these contracts to fix the U.S. dollar value of a security that it has agreed to buy or sell for the period between the date the trade was entered into and the date the security is delivered and paid for. The Fund may also use these contracts to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies. The change in value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

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9. Derivatives (continued)

The use of foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities, but does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts limit the risk of loss due to an unfavorable change in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency change favorably. In addition, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the value of its currency exchanged with the counterparty. The risk is generally mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. No foreign currency exchange contracts were outstanding at Nov. 30, 2013.

Options Contracts — During the year ended Nov. 30, 2013, the Fund entered into options contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may buy or write options contracts for any number of reasons, including without limitation: to manage the Fund’s exposure to changes in securities prices and foreign currencies; to earn income; as an efficient means of adjusting the Fund’s overall exposure to certain markets; to protect the value of portfolio securities; and as a cash management tool. The Fund may buy or write call or put options on securities, futures, swaps, swaptions, financial indices, and foreign currencies. When the Fund buys an option, a premium is paid and an asset is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect the current market value of the options purchased. When the Fund writes an option, a premium is received and a liability is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect the current market value of the options written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is treated as realized gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has a realized gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. When writing options, the Fund is subject to minimal counterparty risk because the counterparty is only obligated to pay premiums and does not bear the market risk of an unfavorable market change.

Transactions in options written during the year ended Nov. 30, 2013 for the Fund were as follows:

Number of
Call Options Contracts       Premiums
Options outstanding at Nov. 30, 2012          $
Options written 1,464 202,105
Options expired (712 ) (96,362 )
Options exercised (600 ) (79,497 )
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions (63 ) (16,306 )
Options outstanding at Nov. 30, 2013 89 $ 9,940

At Nov. 30, 2013, the Fund had equity currency risk, which is disclosed in the statement of assets and liabilities and statement of operations.

Derivatives Generally. The table below summarizes the average balance of derivative holdings by the Fund during the year ended Nov. 30, 2013.

Long Short
Derivative       Derivative
Volume Volume
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average cost) USD  6,057 USD 
Options contracts (average notional value) 5,385

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10. Securities Lending

The Fund, along with other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with BNY Mellon. At the time a security is loaned, the borrower must post collateral equal to the required percentage of the market value of the loaned security, including any accrued interest. The required percentage is: (i) 102% with respect to U.S. securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in U.S. dollars; and (ii) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With respect to each loan, if on any business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral held is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral by the end of the following business day which, together with the collateral already held, will be not less than the applicable initial collateral requirements for such security loan. If the aggregate market value of securities collateral and cash collateral held with respect to a security loan exceeds the applicable initial collateral requirement, upon request of the borrower, BNY Mellon must return enough collateral to the borrower by the end of the following business day to reduce the value of the remaining collateral to the applicable initial collateral requirement for such security loan. As a result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security on any particular day may be more or less than the value of the security on loan.

Cash collateral received is generally invested in the Delaware Investments Collateral Fund No. 1 (Collective Trust) established by BNY Mellon for the purpose of investment on behalf of funds managed by DMC that participate in BNY Mellon’s securities lending program. The Collective Trust may invest in U.S. government securities and high quality corporate debt, asset-backed and other money market securities and in repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities, provided that the Collective Trust will generally have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 60 days or less. The Fund can also accept U.S. government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund or, at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among the Fund, the security lending agent and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.

The Collective Trust used for the investment of cash collateral received from borrowers of securities seeks to maintain a net asset value per unit of $1.00, but there can be no assurance that it will always be able to do so. The Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral in the Collective Trust or another collateral investment pool. This could occur if an investment in a collateral investment pool defaulted or if it were necessary to liquidate assets in the collateral investment pool to meet returns on outstanding security loans at a time when the collateral investment pool’s net asset value per unit was less than $1.00. Under those circumstances, the Fund may not receive an amount from the collateral investment pool that is equal in amount to the collateral the Fund would be required to return to the borrower of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.

At Nov. 30, 2013 the value of securities on loan was $3,712,711, for which the Fund received collateral, comprised of non-cash collateral (U.S. government securities) valued at $933,540 and cash collateral of $2,936,835. At Nov. 30, 2013 the value of invested collateral was $2,932,709. Investments purchased with cash collateral are presented on the schedule of investments under the caption “Securities Lending Collateral”.

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Notes to financial statements

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11. Credit and Market Risks

The Fund borrows through its line of credit for purposes of leveraging. Leveraging may result in higher degrees of volatility because the Fund’s net asset value could be subject to fluctuations in short-term interest rates and changes in market value of portfolio securities attributable to the leverage.

The Fund invests a portion of its assets in high yield fixed income securities, which are securities rated BB or lower by Standard & Poor’s and Ba or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Investments in these higher yielding securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than higher rated securities. Additionally, lower rated securities may be more susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment grade securities.

The Fund invests in certain obligations that may have liquidity protection to ensure that the receipt of payments due on the underlying security is timely. Such protection may be provided through guarantees, insurance policies or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor through third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction or through a combination of such approaches. The Fund will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of a security.

The Fund invests in REITs and is subject to the risks associated with that industry. If the Fund holds real estate directly as a result of defaults or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the year ended Nov. 30, 2013. The Fund’s REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs it holds use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations.

The Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Fund’s Board has delegated to DMC the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the 10% limit on investments in illiquid securities. Rule 144A and illiquid securities have been identified on the schedule of investments.

12. Contractual Obligations

The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

13. Subsequent Events

Management has determined no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to Nov. 30, 2013, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.

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Report of independent
registered public accounting firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets and of cash flows and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) at November 30, 2013, the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights for the year ended November 30, 2009 were audited by other independent accountants whose report dated January 21, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.






PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 22, 2014

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Other Fund information
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Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.

Proxy results

Annual meeting

The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on August 21, 2013. At the Annual Meeting, the Fund’s shareholders elected 10 Directors. The results of the voting at the meeting were as follows:

No Ballot
Nominee   Shares Voted For       Shares Withheld       Received
Patrick P. Coyne 7,916,202.068 364,185.592 1,158,654.490
Thomas L. Bennett 7,946,852.068 333,535.592 1,158,654.490
John A. Fry 7,947,847.068 332,513.592 1,158,654.490
Anthony D. Knerr 7,915,197.068 365,190.592 1,158,654.490
Lucinda S. Landreth 7,927,890.068 352,497.592 1,158,654.490
Joseph W. Chow 7,946,836.068 330,551.592 1,158,654.490
Frances Sevilla-Sacasa 7,944,316.068 336,071.592 1,158,654.490
Janet L. Yeomans 7,928,856.068 351,531.592 1,158,654.490
J. Richard Zecher 7,962,968.068 317,419.592 1,158,654.490
Thomas K. Whitford 7,953,683.068 326,704.592 1,158,654.490

Fund management

Changes to portfolio management team

Paul A. Matlack, Craig C. Dembek, and John P. McCarthy were appointed co-portfolio managers of the Fund on Dec. 4, 2012. Messrs. Matlack, Dembek, and McCarthy joined Babak Zenouzi, Damon J. Andres, Wayne A. Anglace, D. Tysen Nutt Jr., Anthony A. Lombardi, Robert Vogel Jr., Nikhil G. Lalvani, Kristen E. Bartholdson, Roger A. Early, and Thomas H. Chow in making day-to-day decisions for the Fund.

On Dec. 4, 2012, the Fund announced that Kevin P. Loome would no longer serve as a co-portfolio manager of the Fund.

Babak “Bob” Zenouzi
Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer — Real Estate Securities and Income Solutions (RESIS)

Bob Zenouzi is the lead manager for the real estate securities and income solutions (RESIS) group at Delaware Investments, which includes the team, its process, and its institutional and retail products, which he created during his prior time with the firm. He also focuses on opportunities in Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia for the firm’s global REIT product. Additionally, he serves as lead portfolio manager for the firm’s Dividend Income products, which he helped to create in the 1990s. He is also a member of the firm’s asset allocation committee, which is responsible for building and managing multi-asset class portfolios. He rejoined Delaware Investments in May 2006 as senior portfolio manager and head of real estate securities. In his first term with the firm, he spent seven years as an analyst and portfolio manager, leaving in 1999 to work at Chartwell Investment Partners, where from 1999 to 2006 he was a partner and senior portfolio manager on Chartwell’s Small-Cap Value portfolio. He began his career with The Boston Company, where he held several positions in accounting and financial analysis. Zenouzi earned a master’s degree in finance from Boston College and a bachelor’s degree from Babson College. He is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and the Urban Land Institute.

Mr. Zenouzi has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since May 2006.

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Damon J. Andres, CFA
Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

Damon J. Andres, who joined Delaware Investments in 1994 as an analyst, currently serves as a portfolio manager for the firm’s real estate securities and income solutions (RESIS) group. He also serves as a portfolio manager for the firm’s Dividend Income products. From 1991 to 1994, he performed investment-consulting services as a consulting associate with Cambridge Associates. Andres earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance and accounting from the University of Richmond.

Mr. Andres has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since January 2001.

Wayne A. Anglace, CFA
Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

Wayne A. Anglace currently serves as a senior portfolio manager for the firm’s convertible bond strategies. Prior to joining the firm in March 2007 as a research analyst and trader, he spent more than two years as a research analyst at Gartmore Global Investments for its convertible bond strategy. From 2000 to 2004, Anglace worked in private client research at Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown in Baltimore where he focused on equity research, and he started his financial services career with Ashbridge Investment Management in 1999. Prior to moving to the financial industry, Anglace worked as a professional civil engineer. He earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Villanova University and an MBA with a concentration in finance from Saint Joseph’s University, and he is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia.

Mr. Anglace has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since March 2010.

Kristen E. Bartholdson
Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

Kristen E. Bartholdson is a senior portfolio manager for the firm’s Large-Cap Value team. Prior to joining the firm in 2006 as an associate portfolio manager, she worked at Susquehanna International Group from 2004 to 2006, where she was an equity research salesperson. From 2000 to 2004 she worked in equity research at Credit Suisse, most recently as an associate analyst in investment strategy. Bartholdson earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from Princeton University.

Ms. Bartholdson has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since December 2008.

Thomas H. Chow, CFA
Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

Thomas H. Chow is a member of the firm’s taxable fixed income portfolio management team, with primary responsibility for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation in credit exposures. He is the lead portfolio manager for Delaware Corporate Bond Fund and Delaware Extended Duration Bond Fund, as well as several institutional mandates. His experience includes significant exposure to asset liability management strategies, and credit risk opportunities including high yield mutual funds and strategies. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in 2001 as a portfolio manager working on the Lincoln General Account, he was a trader of high grade and high yield securities, and was involved in the portfolio management of high yield collateralized bond obligations (CBOs) and insurance portfolios at SunAmerica/AIG from 1997 to 2001. Before that, he was an analyst, trader, and portfolio manager at Conseco Capital Management from 1989 to 1997. Chow received a bachelor’s degree in business analysis from Indiana University, and he is a Fellow of Life Management Institute.

Mr. Chow has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since May 2007.

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Fund management (continued)

Craig C. Dembek, CFA
Senior Vice President, Co-Head of Credit Research, Senior Research Analyst

Craig C. Dembek is a senior research analyst on the firm’s taxable fixed income team with primary responsibility for banks, brokers, insurance companies, and real estate investment trusts (REITs), as well as oversight for other sectors. He rejoined the firm in March 2007. During his previous time at Delaware Investments, from April 1999 to January 2001, he was a senior investment grade credit analyst. Most recently, he spent four years at Chartwell Investment Partners as a senior fixed income analyst and Turner Investment Partners as a senior fixed income analyst and portfolio manager. Dembek also spent two years at Stein, Roe & Farnham as a senior fixed income analyst. Earlier in his career, he worked for two years as a lead bank analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Dembek earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Michigan State University and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Vermont.

Mr. Dembek has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since December 2012.

Roger A. Early, CPA, CFA, CFP
Senior Vice President, Co-Chief Investment Officer — Total Return Fixed Income Strategy

Roger A. Early rejoined Delaware Investments in March 2007 as a member of the firm’s taxable fixed income portfolio management team, with primary responsibility for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation. During his previous time at the firm, from 1994 to 2001, he was a senior portfolio manager in the same area, and he left Delaware Investments as head of its U.S. investment grade fixed income group. In recent years, Early was a senior portfolio manager at Chartwell Investment Partners and Rittenhouse Financial and was the chief investment officer for fixed income at Turner Investments. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in 1994, he worked for more than 10 years at Federated Investors where he managed more than $25 billion in mutual fund and institutional portfolios in the short-term and investment grade markets. He left the firm as head of institutional fixed income management. Earlier in his career, he held management positions with the Federal Reserve Bank, PNC Financial, Touche Ross, and Rockwell International. Early earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA with concentrations in finance and accounting from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia.

Mr. Early has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since January 2008.

Nikhil G. Lalvani, CFA
Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

Nikhil G. Lalvani is a senior portfolio manager for the firm’s Large-Cap Value team. At Delaware Investments, Lalvani has worked as both a fundamental and quantitative analyst. Prior to joining the firm in 1997 as an account analyst, he was a research associate with Bloomberg. Lalvani holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from The Pennsylvania State University. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Philadelphia.

Mr. Lalvani has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since October 2006.

Anthony A. Lombardi, CFA
Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

Anthony A. Lombardi is a senior portfolio manager for the firm’s Large-Cap Value team. Prior to joining the firm in 2004 in his current role, Lombardi was a director at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. He joined Merrill Lynch Investment Managers’ Capital Management Group in 1998 and last worked as a director and portfolio manager for the U.S. Active Large-Cap Value team, managing mutual funds and separate accounts for institutions and private clients. From 1990 to 1997, he worked at Dean Witter Reynolds as a sell-side equity research analyst, last serving as a vice president. He began his career as an investment analyst with Crossland Savings. Lombardi graduated from Hofstra University, receiving a bachelor’s degree in finance and an MBA in finance with a concentration in portfolio management. He is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the CFA Institute.

Mr. Lombardi has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since March 2005.

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Paul A. Matlack, CFA
Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Strategist

Paul A. Matlack is a strategist and senior portfolio manager for the firm’s fixed income team. Matlack rejoined the firm in May 2010. During his previous time at Delaware Investments, from September 1989 to October 2000, he was senior credit analyst, senior portfolio manager, and left the firm as co-head of the high yield group. Most recently, he worked at Chartwell Investment Partners from September 2003 to April 2010 as senior portfolio manager in fixed income, where he managed core, core plus, and high yield strategies. Prior to that, Matlack held senior roles at Turner Investment Partners, PNC Bank, and Mellon Bank. He earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA with a concentration in finance from George Washington University.

Mr. Matlack has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since December 2012.

John P. McCarthy, CFA
Senior Vice President, Co-Head of Credit Research, Senior Research Analyst

John P. McCarthy is a senior research analyst on the firm’s taxable fixed income team, responsible for industrials, steel, metals, and mining. He rejoined Delaware Investments in March 2007 after he worked in the firm’s fixed income area from 1990 to 2000 as a senior high yield analyst and high yield trader, and from 2001 to 2002 as a municipal bond trader. Most recently, he was a senior high yield analyst/trader at Chartwell Investment Partners. McCarthy earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Babson College, and he is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia. Mr. McCarthy has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since December 2012.

D. Tysen Nutt Jr.
Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Team Leader

D. Tysen Nutt Jr. is senior portfolio manager and team leader for the firm’s Large-Cap Value team. Before joining Delaware Investments in 2004 as senior vice president and senior portfolio manager, Nutt led the U.S. Active Large-Cap Value team within Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, where he managed mutual funds and separate accounts for institutions and private clients. He departed Merrill Lynch Investment Managers as a managing director. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Investment Managers in 1994, Nutt was with Van Deventer & Hoch where he managed large-cap value portfolios for institutions and private clients. He began his investment career at Dean Witter Reynolds, where he eventually became vice president, investments. Nutt earned his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, and he is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the CFA Institute.

Mr. Nutt has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since March 2005.

Robert A. Vogel Jr., CFA
Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

Robert A. Vogel Jr. is a senior portfolio manager for the firm’s Large-Cap Value team. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in 2004 as vice president and senior portfolio manager, he worked at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers for more than seven years, where he rose to the position of director and portfolio manager within the U.S. Active Large-Cap Value team. He began his career in 1992 as a financial consultant at Merrill Lynch. Vogel graduated from Loyola University Maryland, earning both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in finance. He also earned an MBA with a concentration in finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Vogel is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts, the CFA Institute, and the CFA Society of Philadelphia.

Mr. Vogel has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since March 2005.

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Distribution information
Shareholders were sent monthly notices from the Fund that set forth estimates, on a book basis, of the source or sources from which monthly distributions were paid. Subsequently, certain of these estimates have been corrected in part. Listed below is a written statement of the sources of these monthly distributions on a book basis.

Long Term Total
Investment Return of Capital Distribution
      Income       Capital       Gain/(Loss)       Amount
Month   per Share per Share per Share per Share
December 2012 0.0448 0.0077         $—         0.0525
January 2013 0.0311 0.0214 0.0525
February 2013 0.0356 0.0169 0.0525
March 2013 0.0460 0.0065 0.0525
April 2013 0.0288 0.0237 0.0525
May 2013 0.0394 0.0131 0.0525
June 2013 0.0412 0.0113 0.0525
July 2013 0.0362 0.0163 0.0525
August 2013 0.0397 0.0128 0.0525
September 2013 0.0432 0.0093 0.0525
October 2013 0.0298 0.0227 0.0525
November 2013 0.0384 0.0141 0.0525
Total 0.4542 0.1758 $— 0.6300

Please note that the information in the preceding chart is for book purposes only. Shareholders should be aware the tax treatment of distributions may differ from their book treatment. For federal income tax purposes, the effect of capital loss carryovers may be to convert (to the extent of such current year gains) what would otherwise be returns of capital into distributions taxable as ordinary income. This tax effect can occur during times of extended market volatility. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (Act), this tax effect attributable to the Fund’s capital loss carryovers (the conversion of returns of capital into distributions taxable as ordinary income) will no longer apply to net capital losses of the Fund arising in Fund tax years beginning after the date of the enactment. The tax treatment of distributions will be set forth in a Form 1099-DIV.

Dividend reinvestment plan
The Fund offers an automatic dividend reinvestment program (“Plan”). Shareholders who have shares registered in their own names are automatically considered participants in the Plan, unless they elect to withdraw from the Plan. Shareholders who hold their shares through a bank, broker, or other nominee should request the bank, broker, or nominee to participate in the Plan on their behalf. This can be done as long as the bank, broker, or nominee provides a dividend reinvestment service for the Fund. If the bank, broker, or nominee does not provide this service, such shareholders must have their shares taken out of “street” or nominee name and re-registered in their own name in order to participate in the Plan.

Computershare, Inc. (“Computershare”) will apply all cash dividends, capital gains and other distributions (collectively, “Distributions”) on the Fund’s shares of common stock which become payable to each Plan participant to the purchase of outstanding shares of the Fund’s common stock for such participant. These purchases may be made on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market, and may be subject to such terms of price, delivery, and related matters to which Computershare may agree. The Fund will not issue new shares in connection with the Plan.

Distributions reinvested for participants are subject to income taxes just as if they had been paid directly to the shareholder in cash. Participants will receive a year-end statement showing distributions reinvested, and any brokerage commissions paid on such participant’s behalf.

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Shareholders holding shares of the Fund in their own names who wish to terminate their participation in the Plan may do so by sending written instruction to Computershare so that Computershare receives such instructions at least 10 days prior to the Distribution record date. Shareholders with shares held in account by a bank, broker, or other nominee should contact such bank, broker, or other nominee to determine the procedure for withdrawal from the Plan.

If written instructions are not received by Computershare at least 10 days prior to the record date for a particular Distribution, that Distribution may be reinvested at the sole discretion of Computershare. After a shareholder’s instructions to terminate participation in the Plan become effective, Distributions will be paid to shareholders in cash. Upon termination, a shareholder may elect to receive either stock or cash for all the full shares in the account. If cash is elected, Computershare will sell such shares at the then current market value and then send the net proceeds to the shareholder, after deducting brokerage commissions and related expenses. Any fractional shares at the time of termination will be paid in cash at the current market price, less brokerage commissions and related expenses, if any. Shareholders may at any time request a full or partial withdrawal of shares from the Plan, without terminating participation in the Plan. When shares outside of the Plan are liquidated, Distributions on shares held under the Plan will continue to be reinvested unless Computershare is notified of the shareholder’s withdrawal from the Plan.

An investor holding shares that participate in the Plan in a brokerage account may not be able to transfer the shares to another broker and continue to participate in the Plan. Please contact your broker/dealer for additional details.

Computershare will charge participants their proportional share of brokerage commissions on market purchases. Participants may obtain a certificate or certificates for all or part of the full shares credited to their accounts at any time by making a request in writing to Computershare. A fee may be charged to the participant for each certificate issuance.

If you have any questions and shares are registered in your name, contact Computershare at 866 437-0252 or P.O. Box 30170, College Station, TX 77842-3170. If you have any questions and shares are registered in “street” name, contact the broker/dealer holding the shares or your financial advisor.

Effective August 1, 2008, the Dividend Reinvestment Plan may be amended by the Fund upon twenty days written notice to the Plan’s participants.

Tax Information

The information set forth below is for the Fund’s fiscal year as required by federal income tax laws. Shareholders, however, must report distributions on a calendar year basis for income tax purposes, which may include distributions for portions of two fiscal years of the Fund. Accordingly, the information needed by shareholders for income tax purposes will be sent to them in January of each year. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information.

All reporting is based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly is subject to change. For any and all items requiring reporting, it is the intention of the Fund to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations there under.

For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2013, the Fund reports distributions paid during the year as follows:

(A)
Ordinary
Income (B)
  Distributions* Qualifying
(Tax Basis)       Dividends1
100.00% 28.16%

(A) is based on a percentage of the Fund’s total distributions.
(B)  is based on a percentage of the Fund’s ordinary income distributions.
1 Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction.
*For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2013, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, by Tax Relief Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creations Act of 2010, and made permanent by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The Fund intends to report up to a maximum 30.62% to be taxed at a maximum rate of 15%. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2013 Form 1099-DIV.

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Other Fund information
(Unaudited)

Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.

Board consideration of Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. investment advisory agreement
At a meeting held on August 20–22, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”), including a majority of disinterested or independent Directors, approved the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement for Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). In making its decision, the Board considered information furnished at regular quarterly Board meetings, including reports detailing Fund performance, investment strategies and expenses, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with the renewal of the investment advisory and sub-advisory contracts. Information furnished specifically in connection with the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement with Delaware Management Company (“DMC”) concerning, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund, the costs of such services to the Fund, economies of scale and the financial condition and profitability of Delaware Investments. In addition, in connection with the Annual Meeting, reports were provided to the Directors in May 2013 and included reports provided by Lipper, Inc., an independent statistical compilation organization (“Lipper”). The Lipper reports compared the Fund’s investment performance and expenses with those of other comparable mutual funds. The Independent Directors reviewed and discussed the Lipper reports with independent legal counsel to the Independent Directors. The Board requested and received information regarding DMC’s policy with respect to advisory fee levels and its breakpoint philosophy; the structure of portfolio manager compensation; the investment manager’s profitability; comparative client fee information; and any constraints or limitations on the availability of securities for certain investment styles, which had in the past year inhibited, or which were likely in the future to inhibit, DMC’s ability to invest fully in accordance with Fund policies.

In considering information relating to the approval of the Fund’s advisory agreement, the Independent Directors received assistance and advice from and met separately with independent legal counsel to the Independent Directors. Although the Board gave attention to all information furnished, the following discussion identifies, under separate headings, the primary factors taken into account by the Board during its contract renewal considerations.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Service. The Board considered the services provided by Delaware Investments to the Fund and its shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent and quality of services, the Board considered reports furnished to it throughout the year, which covered matters such as the relative performance of the Fund, compliance of portfolio managers with the investment policies, strategies and restrictions for the Fund, compliance by DMC (“Management”) personnel with the Code of Ethics adopted throughout the Delaware Investments Family of Funds complex and adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Board was pleased with the current staffing of the Fund’s investment advisor and the emphasis placed on research in the investment process. The Board recognized DMC’s recent receipt of several industry distinctions. The Board gave favorable consideration to DMC’s efforts to control expenditures while maintaining service levels committed to fund matters. The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the overall services provided by Delaware Investments.

Investment Performance. The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of the Fund in view of the importance of investment performance to shareholders. Although the Board gave appropriate consideration to performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Board meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular weight to the Lipper reports furnished for the Annual Meeting. The Lipper reports prepared for the Fund showed the investment performance of its shares in comparison to a group of similar funds as selected by Lipper (the “Performance Universe”). A fund with the highest performance ranked first, and a fund with the lowest ranked last. The highest/best performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the first quartile; the next 25%, the second quartile; the next 25%, the third quartile; and the lowest/worst performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the fourth quartile. Comparative annualized performance for the Fund was shown for the past one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, to the extent applicable, ended March 31, 2013. The Board’s objective is that the Fund’s performance for the periods considered be at or above the median of its Performance Universe. The following paragraph summarizes the performance results for the Fund and the Board’s view of such performance.

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The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all leveraged closed-end income and preferred stock funds as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the one-, three- and ten-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the five-year period was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board was satisfied with performance.

Comparative Expenses. The Board considered expense comparison data for the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds. Management provided the Board with information on pricing levels and fee structures for the Fund as of its most recently completed fiscal year. The Board also focused on the comparative analysis of effective management fees and total expense ratios of the Fund versus effective management fees and expense ratios of a group of similar closed-end funds as selected by Lipper (the “Expense Group”). In reviewing comparative costs, the Fund’s contractual management fee and the actual management fee incurred by the Fund were compared with the contractual management fees (assuming all funds in the Expense Group were similar in size to the Fund) and actual management fees (as reported by each fund) within the Expense Group, taking into account any applicable breakpoints and fee waivers. The Fund’s total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Group. The Board considered fees paid to Delaware Investments for non-management services. The Board’s objective is to limit the Fund’s total expense ratio to be competitive with that of the Expense Group. The following paragraph summarizes the expense results for the Fund and the Board’s view of such expenses.

The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee and total expenses were in the quartile with the lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board was satisfied with the management fee and total expenses of the Fund in comparison to those of its Expense Group.

Management Profitability. The Board considered the level of profits, if any, realized by Delaware Investments in connection with the operation of the Fund. In this respect, the Board reviewed the Investment Management Profitability Analysis that addressed the overall profitability of Delaware Investments’ business in providing management and other services to each of the individual funds and the Delaware Investments Family of Funds as a whole. Specific attention was given to the methodology followed in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability. Management stated that the level of profits of Delaware Investments, to a certain extent, reflects recent operational cost savings and efficiencies initiated by Delaware Investments. The Board considered Delaware Investments’ efforts to improve services provided to fund shareholders and to meet additional regulatory and compliance requirements resulting from recent industry-wide Securities and Exchange Commission initiatives. The Board also considered the extent to which Delaware Investments might derive ancillary benefits from fund operations, including the potential for procuring additional business as a result of the prestige and visibility associated with its role as service provider to the Delaware Investments Family of Funds and the benefits from allocation of fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies. The Board found that the management fees were reasonable in light of the services rendered and the profitability of Delaware Investments.

Economies of Scale. As a closed-end fund, the Fund does not issue shares on a continuous basis. Fund assets increase only to the extent that the values of the underlying securities in the Fund increase. Accordingly, the Board determined that the Fund was not likely to experience significant economies of scale due to asset growth and, therefore, a fee schedule with breakpoints to pass the benefit of economies of scale on to shareholders was not likely to provide the intended effect.

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Board of trustees/directors
and officers addendum

Delaware Investments® Family of Funds

A fund is governed by a Board of Trustees/Directors (“Trustees”), which has oversight responsibility for the management of a fund’s business affairs. Trustees establish procedures and oversee and review the performance of the investment manager and others who perform services for the fund. The independent fund trustees, in particular, are advocates for shareholder interests. Each trustee has served in that capacity since he or she was elected to or appointed to the Board of Trustees, and will continue to serve until his or her retirement or the election of a new trustee in his or her place. The following is a list of the Trustees and Officers with certain background and related information.

  Number of
Portfolios in Fund Other
Name,   Complex Overseen Directorships
Address, Position(s) Length of Principal Occupation(s) by Trustee Held by
and Birth Date Held with Fund(s) Time Served During Past 5 Years or Officer Trustee or Officer
Interested Trustees
Patrick P. Coyne1 Chairman, Chairman and Trustee Patrick P. Coyne has served in 70 Director and Audit
2005 Market Street President, since August 16, 2006 various executive capacities Committee Member —
Philadelphia, PA Chief Executive at different times at Kaydon Corp.
19103 Officer, and President and Delaware Investments.2
Trustee Chief Executive Officer Board of Governors
April 1963 since August 1, 2006 Member — Investment
Company Institute (ICI)
Independent Trustees
Thomas L. Bennett Trustee Since Private Investor — 70 Director —
2005 Market Street March 2005 (March 2004–Present) Bryn Mawr
Philadelphia, PA Bank Corp. (BMTC)
19103 (2007–2011)
 
October 1947
Joseph W. Chow Trustee Since Executive Vice President 70 Director and Audit
2005 Market Street January 2013 (Emerging Economies Strategies, Committee Member —
Philadelphia, PA Risk and Corporate Administration) Hercules Technology
19103 State Street Corporation Growth Capital, Inc.
  (July 2004–March 2011)
 
January 1953
John A. Fry Trustee Since President 70 Director —
2005 Market Street January 2001 Drexel University Hershey Trust
Philadelphia, PA (August 2010–Present)
19103
  President — Director and Audit
May 1960 Franklin & Marshall College Committee Member —
  (June 2002–July 2010) Community Health
  Systems
Anthony D. Knerr Trustee Since Managing Director — 70 None
2005 Market Street April 1990 Anthony Knerr & Associates
Philadelphia, PA (Strategic Consulting)
19103 (1990–Present)
 
December 1938
Lucinda S. Landreth Trustee Since Private Investor 70 None
2005 Market Street March 2005 (2004–Present)
Philadelphia, PA
19103
 
June 1947

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Number of
Portfolios in Fund Other
Name, Complex Overseen Directorships
Address, Position(s) Length of Principal Occupation(s) by Trustee Held by
and Birth Date Held with Fund(s) Time Served During Past 5 Years or Officer Trustee or Officer
Independent Trustees (continued)
Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa Trustee Since Chief Executive Officer — 70 Trust Manager and
2005 Market Street September 2011 Banco Itaú Europa Audit Committee
Philadelphia, PA International Member — Camden
19103 (April 2012–Present) Property Trust
 
January 1956 Executive Advisor to Dean
(August 2011–March 2012)
and Interim Dean  
  (January 2011–July 2011)
    — University of Miami
School of Business
Administration
 
President — U.S. Trust,  
Bank of America Private
Wealth Management
(Private Banking)
(July 2007–December 2008)
Thomas K. Whitford Trustee Since Vice Chairman (2010–April 2013) 70 none
2005 Market Street January 2013 Chief Administrative Officer (2008–2010)
Philadelphia, PA and Executive Vice President and
19103 Chief Administrative Officer
(2007–2009) — PNC
Financial Services Group
March 1956
Janet L. Yeomans Trustee Since Vice President and Treasurer 70 Director, Audit
2005 Market Street April 1999 (January 2006–July 2012) Committee Member
Philadelphia, PA Vice President — Mergers & Acquisitions and Investment
19103 (January 2003–January 2006), and Committee Member —
Vice President and Treasurer Okabena Company
July 1948 (July 1995–January 2003)
3M Corporation Chair — 3M Investment
Management Company
(2005–2012)
J. Richard Zecher Trustee Since Founder — 70

Director and Compensation

2005 Market Street March 2005 Investor Analytics Committee Member —
Philadelphia, PA (Risk Management) Investor Analytics
19103 (May 1999–Present)
Director —
July 1940 Founder — P/E Investments
P/E Investments
(Hedge Fund)
(September 1996–Present)
Officers
David F. Connor Senior Vice President, Senior Vice President, David F. Connor has served as 70 None3
2005 Market Street Deputy General Deputy General Counsel Deputy General Counsel of
Philadelphia, PA Counsel, and Secretary since May 2013; Delaware Investments
19103 Vice President, since 2000.
Deputy General Counsel
September 2000–May 2013;
Secretary since
October 2005
December 1963
Daniel V. Geatens Vice President Treasurer Daniel V. Geatens has served 70 None3
2005 Market Street and Treasurer since in various capacities at
Philadelphia, PA October 2007 different times at
19103 Delaware Investments.
 
October 1972

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Number of
Portfolios in Fund Other
Name, Complex Overseen Directorships
Address, Position(s) Length of Principal Occupation(s) by Trustee Held by
and Birth Date Held with Fund(s) Time Served During Past 5 Years or Officer Trustee or Officer
Officers (continued)
 
David P. O’Connor Executive Vice Executive Vice President David P. O’Connor has served in 70 None3
2005 Market Street President, since February 2012; various executive and legal
Philadelphia, PA General Counsel, Senior Vice President capacities at different times  
19103 and Chief October 2005–February 2012; at Delaware Investments.
Legal Officer General Counsel and  
February 1966 Chief Legal Officer    
  since
October 2005
Richard Salus Senior Chief Financial Richard Salus has served in 70 None3
2005 Market Street Vice President Officer since various executive capacities
Philadelphia, PA and November 2006 at different times at
19103 Chief Financial Delaware Investments.
Officer
October 1963

1 Patrick P. Coyne is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he is an executive officer of the Fund’s investment advisor.
2 Delaware Investments is the marketing name for Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s investment advisor.
3 David F. Connor, Daniel V. Geatens, David P. O’Connor, and Richard Salus serve in similar capacities for the six portfolios of the Optimum Fund Trust, which have the same investment advisor as the registrant.

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About the organization

This annual report is for the information of Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. shareholders. The figures in this report represent past results that are not a guarantee of future results. The return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Fund may, from time to time, purchase shares of its common stock on the open market at market prices. Your Fund’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program in 1994 that authorizes the Fund to purchase up to 10% of its outstanding shares on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Board of Directors       Affiliated officers      
 

Patrick P. Coyne
Chairman, President,
and Chief Executive Officer
Delaware Investments Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA

Thomas L. Bennett
Private Investor
Rosemont, PA

Joseph W. Chow
Former Executive Vice President
State Street Corporation
Brookline, MA

John A. Fry
President
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Anthony D. Knerr
Founder and Managing Director
AKA Strategy
New York, NY

Lucinda S. Landreth
Former Chief Investment Officer
Assurant, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA

Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa
Chief Executive Officer
Banco Itaú Europa International
Miami, FL

Thomas K. Whitford
Former Vice Chairman
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh, PA

Janet L. Yeomans
Former Vice President and Treasurer
3M Corporation
St. Paul, MN

J. Richard Zecher
Founder
Investor Analytics
Scottsdale, AZ

David F. Connor
Senior Vice President, Deputy General
Counsel, and Secretary
Delaware Investments Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA

Daniel V. Geatens
Vice President and Treasurer
Delaware Investments Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA

David P. O’Connor
Executive Vice President, General Counsel,
and Chief Legal Officer
Delaware Investments Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA

Richard Salus
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Delaware Investments Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities are available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 866 437-0252; (ii) on the Fund’s website at delawareinvestments.com; and (iii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at delawareinvestments.com; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

Investment manager
Delaware Management Company
a series of Delaware Management
Business Trust
Philadelphia, PA

Principal office of the Fund
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7094

Independent registered public
accounting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Registrar and stock transfer
agent
Computershare, Inc.
480 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07310
866 437-0252

Website
delawareinvestments.com

Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie Group, refers to Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.

Your reinvestment options
Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. offers an automatic dividend reinvestment program. If you would like to reinvest dividends, and shares are registered in your name, contact Computershare, Inc. at 866 437-0252. You will be asked to put your request in writing. If you have shares registered in “street” name, contact the broker/dealer holding the shares or your financial advisor.

If you choose to receive your dividends in cash, you may now elect to receive them by ACH transfer. Contact Computershare at the number above for more information.


†Audit committee member

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

     The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. A copy of the registrant’s Code of Business Ethics has been posted on the Delaware Investments Internet Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com. Any amendments to the Code of Business Ethics, and information on any waiver from its provisions granted by the registrant, will also be posted on this Web site within five business days of such amendment or waiver and will remain on the Web site for at least 12 months.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

     The registrant’s Board of Trustees/Directors has determined that certain members of the registrant’s Audit Committee are audit committee financial experts, as defined below. For purposes of this item, an “audit committee financial expert” is a person who has the following attributes:

     a. An understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements;

     b. The ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals, and reserves;

     c. Experience preparing, auditing, analyzing, or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrant’s financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities;

     d. An understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting; and

     e. An understanding of audit committee functions.

An “audit committee financial expert” shall have acquired such attributes through:

     a. Education and experience as a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, or auditor or experience in one or more positions that involve the performance of similar functions;

     b. Experience actively supervising a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, auditor, or person performing similar functions;

     c. Experience overseeing or assessing the performance of companies or public accountants with respect to the preparation, auditing, or evaluation of financial statements; or

     d. Other relevant experience.

     The registrant’s Board of Trustees/Directors has also determined that each member of the registrant’s Audit Committee is independent. In order to be “independent” for purposes of this item, the Audit Committee member may not: (i) other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees/Directors or any committee thereof, accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the issuer; or (ii) be an “interested person” of the registrant as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.



     The names of the audit committee financial experts on the registrant’s Audit Committee are set forth below:

       Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa
       Janet L. Yeomans

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

     (a) Audit fees.

     The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $28,035 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2013.

     The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $16,300 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2012.

     (b) Audit-related fees.

     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2013.

     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $618,000 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2013. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These audit-related services were as follows: year-end audit procedures; group reporting and subsidiary statutory audits.

     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2012.

     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $685,000 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2012. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These audit-related services were as follows: year-end audit procedures; group reporting and subsidiary statutory audits.



     (c) Tax fees.

     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $4,850 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2013. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns and review of annual excise distribution calculations.

     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2013.

     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $2,090 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2012. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns and review of annual excise distribution calculations.

     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2012.

     (d) All other fees.

     The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2013.

     The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrant’s independent auditors to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2013. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%.

     The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2012.

     The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrant’s independent auditors to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2012. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%.



     (e) The registrant’s Audit Committee has established pre-approval policies and procedures as permitted by Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(B) of Regulation S-X (the “Pre-Approval Policy”) with respect to services provided by the registrant’s independent auditors. Pursuant to the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant up to the specified fee limits. Certain fee limits are based on aggregate fees to the registrant and other registrants within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds.

Service Range of Fees
Audit Services

Statutory audits or financial audits for new Funds

up to $40,000 per Fund

Services associated with SEC registration statements (e.g., Form N-1A, Form N-14, etc.), periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings (e.g., comfort letters for closed-end Fund offerings, consents), and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters

up to $10,000 per Fund

Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and/or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit-related services” rather than “audit services”)

up to $25,000 in the aggregate

Audit-Related Services

Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and /or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit services” rather than “audit-related services”)

up to $25,000 in the aggregate

Tax Services

U.S. federal, state and local and international tax planning and advice (e.g., consulting on statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, evaluation of Funds’ tax compliance function, etc.)

up to $25,000 in the aggregate

U.S. federal, state and local tax compliance (e.g., excise distribution reviews, etc.)

up to $5,000 per Fund

Review of federal, state, local and international income, franchise and other tax returns

up to $5,000 per Fund




     Under the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has also pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant’s investment adviser and other entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provide ongoing services to the registrant (the “Control Affiliates”) up to the specified fee limit. This fee limit is based on aggregate fees to the investment adviser and its Control Affiliates.

Service Range of Fees

Non-Audit Services

Services associated with periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters

up to $10,000 in the aggregate


     The Pre-Approval Policy requires the registrant’s independent auditors to report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all services initiated since the last such report was rendered, including those services authorized by the Pre-Approval Policy.

     (f) Not applicable.

     (g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services rendered to the registrant and to its investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser were $7,732,970 and $10,867,923 for the registrant’s fiscal years ended November 30, 2013 and November 30, 2012, respectively.

     (h) In connection with its selection of the independent auditors, the registrant’s Audit Committee has considered the independent auditors’ provision of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X. The Audit Committee has determined that the independent auditors’ provision of these services is compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

     The registrant has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The members of the registrant’s Audit Committee are Joseph W. Chow, Lucinda S. Landreth, Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa and Janet L. Yeomans.

Item 6. Investments

     (a) Included as part of report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

     (b) Divestment of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

     Not applicable.



Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

     The registrant has formally delegated to its investment adviser (the “Adviser”) the responsibility for making all proxy voting decisions in relation to portfolio securities held by the registrant. If and when proxies need to be voted on behalf of the registrant, the Adviser will vote such proxies pursuant to its Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (the “Procedures”). The Adviser has established a Proxy Voting Committee (the “Committee”) which is responsible for overseeing the Adviser’s proxy voting process for the registrant. One of the main responsibilities of the Committee is to review and approve the Procedures to ensure that the Procedures are designed to allow the Adviser to vote proxies in a manner consistent with the goal of voting in the best interests of the registrant.

     In order to facilitate the actual process of voting proxies, the Adviser has contracted with Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), which is a subsidiary of MSCI Inc., to analyze proxy statements on behalf of the registrant and other Adviser clients and vote proxies generally in accordance with the Procedures. The Committee is responsible for overseeing ISS’s proxy voting activities. If a proxy has been voted for the registrant, ISS will create a record of the vote. By no later than August 31 of each year, information (if any) regarding how the registrant voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the registrant’s website at delawareinvestments.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at sec.gov.

     The Procedures contain a general guideline stating that recommendations of company management on an issue (particularly routine issues) should be given a fair amount of weight in determining how proxy issues should be voted. However, the Adviser will normally vote against management’s position when it runs counter to its specific Proxy Voting Guidelines (the “Guidelines”), and the Adviser will also vote against management’s recommendation when it believes that such position is not in the best interests of the registrant.

     As stated above, the Procedures also list specific Guidelines on how to vote proxies on behalf of the registrant. Some examples of the Guidelines are as follows: (i) generally vote for shareholder proposals asking that a majority or more of directors be independent; (ii) generally vote against proposals to require a supermajority shareholder vote; (iii) votes on mergers and acquisitions should be considered on a case-by-case basis, determining whether the transaction enhances shareholder value; (iv) generally vote against proposals at companies with more than one class of common stock to increase the number of authorized shares of the class that has superior voting rights; (v) generally vote re-incorporation proposals on a case-by-case basis; (vi) votes with respect to equity-based compensation plans are generally determined on a case-by-case basis; and (vii) generally vote for proposals requesting reports on the level of greenhouse gas emissions from a company’s operations and products.

     Because the registrant has delegated proxy voting to the Adviser, the registrant is not expected to encounter any conflict of interest issues regarding proxy voting and therefore does not have procedures regarding this matter. However, the Adviser does have a section in its Procedures that addresses the possibility of conflicts of interest. Most proxies that the Adviser receives on behalf of the registrant are voted by ISS in accordance with the Procedures. Because almost all of the registrant proxies are voted by ISS pursuant to the pre-determined Procedures, it normally will not be necessary for the Adviser to make an actual determination of how to vote a particular proxy, thereby largely eliminating conflicts of interest for the Adviser during the proxy voting process. In the very limited instances where the Adviser is considering voting a proxy contrary to ISS’s recommendation, the Committee will first assess the issue to see if there is any possible conflict of interest involving the Adviser or affiliated persons of the Adviser. If a member of the Committee has actual knowledge of a conflict of interest, the Committee will normally use another independent third party to do additional research on the particular proxy issue in order to make a recommendation to the Committee on how to vote the proxy in the best interests of the registrant. The Committee will then review the proxy voting materials and recommendation provided by ISS and the independent third party to determine how to vote the issue in a manner that the Committee believes is consistent with the Procedures and in the best interests of the registrant.



Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

     The information in the annual report under “Other Fund information – Fund management” is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.

Other Accounts Managed 
    
The following chart lists certain information about types of other accounts for which each Fund manager is primarily responsible as of November 30, 2013. Any accounts managed in a personal capacity appear under “Other Accounts” along with the other accounts managed on a professional basis. The personal account information is current as of June 30, 2013.

No. of Accounts with Total Assets in Accounts
No. of Total Assets Performance- with Performance-
Accounts Managed Based Fees Based Fees
Damon J. Andres
Registered Investment 8 $1.7 billion 0 $0
Companies
Other Pooled Investment 1 $75.8 million 0 $0
Vehicles
Other Accounts 4 $177.0 million 0 $0
Wayne A. Anglace
Registered Investment 3 $1.0 billion 0 $0
Companies
Other Pooled Investment 2 $88.6 million 0 $0
Vehicles
Other Accounts 17 $99.2 million 0 $0
Kristen E. Bartholdson
Registered Investment 7 $6.3 billion 0 $0
Companies
Other Pooled Investment 5 $692.6 million 0 $0
Vehicles
Other Accounts 30 $5.9 billion 1 $2.8 billion
Thomas H. Chow
Registered Investment 20 $22.8 billion 0 $0
Companies
Other Pooled Investment 6 $490.1 million 0 $0
Vehicles
Other Accounts 16 $4.5 billion 0 $0
Craig C. Dembek
Registered Investment 11 $4.3 billion 0 $0
Companies
Other Pooled Investment 1 $15.8 million 0 $0
Vehicles
Other Accounts 2 Less than $1 million 0 $0
Roger A. Early
Registered Investment 17 $23.2 billion 0 $0
Companies
Other Pooled Investment 4 $555.6 million 0 $0
Vehicles
Other Accounts 44 $6.0 billion 0 $0
Nikhil G. Lalvani
Registered Investment 7 $6.3 billion 0 $0
Companies
Other Pooled Investment 5 $692.6 million 0 $0
Vehicles
Other Accounts 25 $5.9 billion 1 $2.8 billion



Anthony A. Lombardi
Registered Investment 7 $6.3 billion 0 $0
Companies
Other Pooled Investment 5 $692.6 million 0 $0
Vehicles
Other Accounts 28 $5.9 billion 1 $2.8 billion
Paul A. Matlack
Registered Investment 14 $4.9 billion 0 $0
Companies
Other Pooled Investment 6 $490.1 million 0 $0
Vehicles
Other Accounts 3 $413.7 million 0 $0
John P. McCarthy
Registered Investment 11 $4.3 billion 0 $0
Companies
Other Pooled Investment 0 $0 0 $0
Vehicles
Other Accounts 5 Less than $1 million 0 $0
D. Tysen Nutt
Registered Investment 8 $6.6 billion 0 $0
Companies
Other Pooled Investment 5 $692.6 million 0 $0
Vehicles
Other Accounts 31 $5.9 billion 1 $2.8 billion
Robert A. Vogel
Registered Investment 7 $6.3 billion 0 $0
Companies
Other Pooled Investment 5 $692.6 million 0 $0
Vehicles
Other Accounts 29 $5.9 billion 1 $2.8 billion
Babak Zenouzi
Registered Investment 14 $3.0 billion 0 $0
Companies
Other Pooled Investment 2 $91.7 million 0 $0
Vehicles
Other Accounts 4 $176.9 million 0 $0

DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 
     Individual portfolio managers may perform investment management services for other funds or accounts similar to those provided to the Funds and the investment action for such other fund or account and the Funds may differ. For example, an account or fund may be selling a security, while another account or Fund may be purchasing or holding the same security. As a result, transactions executed for one fund or account may adversely affect the value of securities held by another fund, account or Fund. Additionally, the management of multiple other funds or accounts and the Funds may give rise to potential conflicts of interest, as a portfolio manager must allocate time and effort to multiple funds or accounts and the Funds. A portfolio manager may discover an investment opportunity that may be suitable for more than one account or fund. The investment opportunity may be limited, however, so that all funds or accounts for which the investment would be suitable may not be able to participate. The Adviser has adopted procedures designed to allocate investments fairly across multiple funds or accounts.

     One of the accounts managed by the portfolio managers has a performance-based fee. This compensation structure presents a potential conflict of interest. The portfolio manager has an incentive to manage this account so as to enhance its performance, to the possible detriment of other accounts for which the investment manager does not receive a performance-based fee.



     A portfolio manager’s management of personal accounts also may present certain conflicts of interest. While Delaware’s code of ethics is designed to address these potential conflicts, there is no guarantee that it will do so.

Compensation Structure 
     Each portfolio’s manager’s compensation consists of the following:

     Base Salary – Each named portfolio manager receives a fixed base salary. Salaries are determined by a comparison to industry data prepared by third parties to ensure that portfolio manager salaries are in line with salaries paid at peer investment advisory firms.

     Bonus – (Mr. Nutt, Ms. Bartholdson, Mr. Lalvani, Mr. Lombardi and Mr. Vogel only) Each named portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus. The bonus pool is determined by the revenues associated with the products a portfolio manager manages. Delaware Investments keeps a percentage of the revenues and the remaining percentage of revenues (minus appropriate expenses associated with relevant product and the investment management team) create the "bonus pool" for the product. Various members of the team have the ability to earn a percentage of the bonus pool. The pool is allotted based on subjective factors and objective factors. The primary objective factor is the one-, three-, and five-year performance of the funds managed relative to the performance of the appropriate Lipper peer groups and the performance of institutional composites relative to the appropriate indices. Three- and five-year performance is weighted more heavily and there is no objective award for a fund whose performance falls below the 50th percentile for a given time period.

     Individual allocations of the bonus pool are based on individual performance measurements, both objective and subjective, as determined by senior management.

     (Mr. Andres and Mr. Zenouzi only) Each named portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus. The bonus pool is determined by the revenues associated with the products a portfolio manager manages. Delaware Investments keeps a percentage of the revenues and the remaining percentage of revenues (minus appropriate expenses associated with relevant product and the investment management team) create the "bonus pool" for the product. Various members of the team have the ability to earn a percentage of the bonus pool with the most senior contributor generally having the largest share. The pool is allotted based on subjective factors (50%) and objective factors (50%). The primary objective factor is the one-, three-, and five-year performance of the funds managed relative to the performance of the appropriate Lipper peer groups and the performance of institutional composites relative to the appropriate indices. Three- and five-year performance is weighed more heavily and there is no objective award for a fund whose performance falls below the 50th percentile for a given time period.

     Individual allocations of the bonus pool are based on individual performance measurements, both objective and subjective, as determined by senior management.

     (Mr. Anglace, Mr. Chow, Mr. Dembek, Mr. Early, Mr. Matlack and Mr. McCarthy only) An objective component is added to the bonus for each manager that is reflective of account performance relative to an appropriate peer group or database. The following paragraph describes the structure of the non-guaranteed bonus.



     Each portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus, which is based on quantitative and qualitative factors. There is one pool for bonus payments for the fixed income department. The pool is allotted based on subjective factors (50%) and objective factors (50%). The amount of the pool for bonus payments is determined by assets managed (including investment companies, insurance product-related accounts and other separate accounts), management fees and related expenses (including fund waiver expenses) for registered investment companies, pooled vehicles, and managed separate accounts. For investment companies, each manager is compensated according to the Fund’s Lipper or Morningstar peer group percentile ranking on a one, three-, and five-year basis, with longer-term performance more heavily weighted. For managed separate accounts the portfolio managers are compensated according to the composite percentile ranking against the eVestment Alliance, and Callan Associates databases (or similar sources of relative performance data) on a one-, three-, and five-year basis, with longer term performance more heavily weighted. There is no objective award for a fund that falls below the 50th percentile, but incentives reach maximum potential at the top 25th-30th percentile. There is a sliding scale for investment companies that are ranked above the 50th percentile. The remaining portion of the bonus is discretionary as determined by Delaware Investments and takes into account subjective factors.

     For new and recently transitioned portfolio managers, the compensation may be weighted more heavily towards a portfolio manager’s actual contribution and ability to influence performance, rather than longer-term performance. Management intends to move the compensation structure towards longer-term performance for these portfolio managers over time.

     Portfolio managers participate in retention programs, including the Delaware Investments Incentive Unit Plan, the Delaware Investments Notional Investment Plan, and the Macquarie Group Employee Retained Equity Plan, for alignment of interest purposes.

     Delaware Investments Incentive Unit Plan - Portfolio managers may be awarded incentive unit awards (“Awards”) relating to the underlying shares of common stock of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. issuable pursuant to the terms of the Delaware Investments Incentive Unit Plan (the “Plan”) adopted on November 30, 2010.

     The Plan was adopted in order to: assist the Adviser in attracting, retaining, and rewarding key employees of the company; enable such employees to acquire or increase an equity interest in the company in order to align the interest of such employees and the Adviser; and provide such employees with incentives to expend their maximum efforts. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable award agreements, Awards typically vest in 25% increments on a four-year schedule, and shares of common stock underlying the Awards are issued after vesting. The fair market value of the shares of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., is normally determined as of each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 by an independent appraiser. Generally, a stockholder may put shares back to the company during the put period communicated in connection with the applicable valuation.

     Delaware Investments Notional Investment Plan – A portion of a portfolio manager’s retained profit share may be notionally exposed to the return of a portfolio of Delaware Investments Family of Funds-managed funds pursuant to the terms of the Delaware Investments Notional Investment Plan. The retained amount will vest in three equal tranches in each of the first, second and third years following the date upon which the investment is made.



     Macquarie Group Employee Retained Equity Plan – A portion of a portfolio manager’s retained profit share may be invested in the Macquarie Group Employee Retained Equity Plan (“MEREP”), which is used to deliver remuneration in the form of Macquarie Group Limited (“Macquarie”) equity. The main type of award currently being offered under the MEREP is units comprising a beneficial interest in a Macquarie share held in a trust for the employee, subject to the vesting and forfeiture provisions of the MEREP. Subject to vesting conditions, vesting and release of the shares occurs in equal tranches two, three, and four years after the date of investment.

     Other Compensation - Portfolio managers may also participate in benefit plans and programs available generally to all employees.

Ownership of Securities 
    
As of November 30, 2013, the portfolio managers did not own any shares of the Fund.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers

     Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

     The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this report and have concluded that they are effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein (i.e., the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.



Item 12. Exhibits
  
(a)  (1)  Code of Ethics
 
Not applicable.
 
(2) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
 
(3) Written solicitations to purchase securities pursuant to Rule 23c-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Not applicable.
 
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.906CERT.  



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.
 
DELAWARE INVESTMENTS® DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC.
 
/s/ PATRICK P. COYNE
By: Patrick P. Coyne
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 3, 2014

     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.
 
/s/ PATRICK P. COYNE
By: Patrick P. Coyne
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 3, 2014
 
/s/ RICHARD SALUS
By: Richard Salus
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 3, 2014