PAGE 1
000 A000000 05/31/2008
000 C000000 0001059213
000 D000000 N
000 E000000 NF
000 F000000 Y
000 G000000 N
000 H000000 N
000 I000000 6.1
000 J000000 A
001 A000000 CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC.
001 B000000 811-8747
001 C000000 6104074841
002 A000000 400 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, C/O PFPC INC.
002 B000000 WILMINGTON
002 C000000 DE
002 D010000 19809
003 000000 N
004 000000 N
005 000000 N
006 000000 N
007 A000000 N
007 B000000 0
007 C010100 1
008 A000001 CHARTWELL INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P.
008 B000001 A
008 C000001 801-54124
008 D010001 BERWYN
008 D020001 PA
008 D030001 19312
008 D040001 2416
010 A000001 SEI INVESTMENTS GLOBAL FUNDS SERVICES
010 B000001 801-24593
010 C010001 OAKS
010 C020001 PA
010 C030001 19456
011 A000001 ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED
011 B000001 8-0000
011 C010001 MILWAUKEE
011 C020001 WI
011 C030001 53202
011 A000002 EVEREN SECURITIES, INC.
011 B000002 8-37180
011 C010002 CHICAGO
011 C020002 IL
011 C030002 60603
011 A000003 FAHNESTOCK & CO. INC.
011 B000003 8-0000
011 C010003 NEW YORK
011 C020003 NY
011 C030003 10005
011 A000004 GRUNTAL & CO., LLC
PAGE 2
011 B000004 8-000
011 C010004 NEW YORK
011 C020004 NY
011 C030004 10005
011 C040004 2176
011 A000005 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC.
011 B000005 8-7221
011 C010005 NEW YORK
011 C020005 NY
011 C030005 10080
011 A000006 PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
011 B000006 8-27154
011 C010006 NEWARK
011 C020006 NJ
011 C030006 07101
011 A000007 A.G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.
011 B000007 8-13580
011 C010007 ST. LOUIS
011 C020007 MO
011 C030007 63103
011 A000008 ADVEST, INC.
011 B000008 8-21409
011 C010008 HARTFORD
011 C020008 CT
011 C030008 06103
011 A000009 JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT INC.
011 B000009 8-462
011 C010009 PHILADELPHIA
011 C020009 PA
011 C030009 19103
011 A000010 LEGG MASON WOOD WALKER, INCORPORATED
011 B000010 8-15939
011 C010010 BALTIMORE
011 C020010 MD
011 C030010 21202
012 A000001 PFPC INC.
012 B000001 84-00000
012 C010001 PROVIDENCE
012 C020001 RI
012 C030001 02940
012 C040001 3027
013 A000001 ERNST & YOUNG LLP
013 B010001 PHILADELPHIA
013 B020001 PA
013 B030001 19103
015 A000001 US BANK, N.A.
015 B000001 C
015 C010001 PHILADELPHIA
015 C020001 PA
015 C030001 19109
018 000000 Y
PAGE 3
019 A000000 N
019 B000000 0
020 A000001 MERRILL LYNCH, INC.
020 B000001 13-5674085
020 C000001 108
020 A000002 MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER, INC.
020 B000002 13-2655998
020 C000002 83
020 A000003 GOLDMAN, SACHS & COMPANY
020 B000003 13-5108880
020 C000003 35
020 A000004 JP MORGAN
020 B000004 13-2224016
020 C000004 27
020 A000005 JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT INC.
020 C000005 12
020 A000006 INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY
020 B000006 13-3757717
020 C000006 11
020 A000007 LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.
020 B000007 13-2518466
020 C000007 8
020 A000008 ISI GROUP, INC.
020 C000008 6
020 A000009 BANK OF NEW YORK
020 C000009 5
021 000000 295
022 A000001 BANK OF AMERICA CORP.
022 B000001 95-3783486
022 C000001 2393
022 D000001 1221
022 A000002 FIRST TENNESSEE NATIONAL CORP.
022 B000002 62-1758945
022 C000002 1253
022 D000002 196
022 A000003 BNP PARIBAS
022 C000003 187
022 D000003 1161
022 A000004 MERRILL LYNCH
022 B000004 13-3247006
022 C000004 218
022 D000004 965
022 A000005 DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITES LIMITED.
022 B000005 14-348532
022 C000005 0
022 D000005 1155
022 A000006 LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.
022 B000006 13-2927667
022 C000006 1104
022 D000006 0
022 A000007 BANK OF NEW YORK
PAGE 4
022 C000007 1015
022 D000007 0
022 A000008 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
022 B000008 13-5659485
022 C000008 449
022 D000008 0
022 A000009 UBS WARBURG PAINEWEBBER, INC.
022 B000009 13-2932966
022 C000009 352
022 D000009 0
022 A000010 MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER, INC.
022 B000010 13-2655998
022 C000010 47
022 D000010 0
023 C000000 47761
023 D000000 45943
024 000000 Y
025 A000001 BANK OF AMERICA
025 B000001 56-2058466
025 C000001 E
025 D000001 6802
025 A000002 JP Morgan Chase & Co.
025 B000002 36-2669970
025 C000002 E
025 D000002 2150
025 A000003 US BANCORP INVESTMENTS
025 C000003 E
025 D000003 3651
026 A000000 N
026 B000000 N
026 C000000 N
026 D000000 Y
026 E000000 N
026 F000000 N
026 G010000 N
026 G020000 N
026 H000000 N
027 000000 N
028 A010000 0
028 A020000 0
028 A030000 0
028 A040000 0
028 B010000 0
028 B020000 0
028 B030000 0
028 B040000 0
028 C010000 0
028 C020000 0
028 C030000 0
028 C040000 0
028 D010000 0
PAGE 5
028 D020000 0
028 D030000 0
028 D040000 0
028 E010000 0
028 E020000 0
028 E030000 0
028 E040000 0
028 F010000 0
028 F020000 0
028 F030000 0
028 F040000 0
028 G010000 0
028 G020000 0
028 G030000 0
028 G040000 0
028 H000000 0
030 A000000 0
030 B000000 0.00
030 C000000 0.00
031 A000000 0
031 B000000 0
032 000000 0
033 000000 0
035 000000 0
036 B000000 0
038 000000 0
042 A000000 0
042 B000000 0
042 C000000 0
042 D000000 0
042 E000000 0
042 F000000 0
042 G000000 0
042 H000000 0
043 000000 0
044 000000 0
045 000000 Y
046 000000 N
047 000000 Y
048 000000 0.950
048 A010000 0
048 A020000 0.000
048 B010000 0
048 B020000 0.000
048 C010000 0
048 C020000 0.000
048 D010000 0
048 D020000 0.000
048 E010000 0
048 E020000 0.000
048 F010000 0
PAGE 6
048 F020000 0.000
048 G010000 0
048 G020000 0.000
048 H010000 0
048 H020000 0.000
048 I010000 0
048 I020000 0.000
048 J010000 0
048 J020000 0.000
048 K010000 0
048 K020000 0.000
049 000000 N
050 000000 N
051 000000 N
052 000000 N
053 A000000 Y
053 B000000 Y
053 C000000 N
054 A000000 N
054 B000000 N
054 C000000 N
054 D000000 N
054 E000000 N
054 F000000 N
054 G000000 N
054 H000000 Y
054 I000000 N
054 J000000 Y
054 K000000 N
054 L000000 N
054 M000000 N
054 N000000 N
054 O000000 Y
055 A000000 N
055 B000000 N
056 000000 Y
057 000000 N
058 A000000 N
059 000000 Y
060 A000000 Y
060 B000000 Y
061 000000 0
062 A000000 N
062 B000000 0.0
062 C000000 0.0
062 D000000 0.0
062 E000000 0.0
062 F000000 0.0
062 G000000 0.0
062 H000000 0.0
062 I000000 0.0
PAGE 7
062 J000000 0.0
062 K000000 0.0
062 L000000 0.0
062 M000000 0.0
062 N000000 0.0
062 O000000 0.0
062 P000000 0.0
062 Q000000 0.0
062 R000000 0.0
063 A000000 0
063 B000000 0.0
066 A000000 Y
066 B000000 N
066 C000000 N
066 D000000 N
066 E000000 N
066 F000000 Y
066 G000000 N
067 000000 N
068 A000000 N
068 B000000 N
069 000000 N
070 A010000 Y
070 A020000 N
070 B010000 Y
070 B020000 Y
070 C010000 Y
070 C020000 N
070 D010000 Y
070 D020000 Y
070 E010000 N
070 E020000 N
070 F010000 N
070 F020000 N
070 G010000 N
070 G020000 N
070 H010000 N
070 H020000 N
070 I010000 N
070 I020000 N
070 J010000 Y
070 J020000 Y
070 K010000 Y
070 K020000 Y
070 L010000 Y
070 L020000 Y
070 M010000 N
070 M020000 N
070 N010000 Y
070 N020000 N
070 O010000 Y
PAGE 8
070 O020000 Y
070 P010000 Y
070 P020000 N
070 Q010000 N
070 Q020000 N
070 R010000 Y
070 R020000 N
071 A000000 45912
071 B000000 44530
071 C000000 177424
071 D000000 25
072 A000000 6
072 B000000 2573
072 C000000 5201
072 D000000 0
072 E000000 0
072 F000000 860
072 G000000 91
072 H000000 0
072 I000000 20
072 J000000 10
072 K000000 0
072 L000000 45
072 M000000 13
072 N000000 13
072 O000000 0
072 P000000 1022
072 Q000000 0
072 R000000 31
072 S000000 57
072 T000000 0
072 U000000 0
072 V000000 0
072 W000000 158
072 X000000 2320
072 Y000000 90
072 Z000000 5544
072AA000000 9062
072BB000000 12723
072CC010000 0
072CC020000 10906
072DD010000 7608
072DD020000 0
072EE000000 0
073 A010000 0.4500
073 A020000 0.0000
073 B000000 0.0000
073 C000000 0.0000
074 A000000 18
074 B000000 0
074 C000000 0
PAGE 9
074 D000000 57424
074 E000000 3644
074 F000000 99107
074 G000000 0
074 H000000 0
074 I000000 15317
074 J000000 156
074 K000000 0
074 L000000 0
074 M000000 1573
074 N000000 177239
074 O000000 46
074 P000000 144
074 Q000000 0
074 R010000 0
074 R020000 0
074 R030000 585
074 R040000 55141
074 S000000 0
074 T000000 121323
074 U010000 16906
074 U020000 0
074 V010000 7.18
074 V020000 0.00
074 W000000 0.0000
074 X000000 85
074 Y000000 0
075 A000000 0
075 B000000 180500
076 000000 7.13
077 A000000 N
078 000000 N
080 C000000 0
081 B000000 0
082 B000000 0
083 B000000 0
084 B000000 0
086 A010000 0
086 A020000 0
086 B010000 0
086 B020000 0
086 C010000 0
086 C020000 0
086 D010000 0
086 D020000 0
086 E010000 0
086 E020000 0
086 F010000 0
086 F020000 0
087 A010000 COMMON STOCK
087 A020000 16139P104
PAGE 10
087 A030000 CWF
088 A000000 Y
088 B000000 N
088 C000000 N
088 D000000 N
SIGNATURE WINTHROP S. JESSUP
TITLE PRESIDENT