UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 -------- FORM N-Q -------- QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER 811-8747 CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) -------- 1235 Westlakes Drive, Suite 400 Berwyn, PA 19312 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) PNC Bank, National Association 400 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 Attn: Closed-End Department (Name and address of agent for service) REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: 1-610-296-1400 DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END: NOVEMBER 30 DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD: AUGUST 31, 2005 ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND INC. AUGUST 31, 2005 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) NUMBER OF MARKET SHARES VALUE -------------- -------------- COMMON STOCK--74.4% BANKS--12.6% AmSouth Bancorporation........................................................ 46,760 $ 1,230,723 Bank of America Corporation................................................... 242,000 10,413,260 Citigroup, Inc................................................................ 50,000 2,188,500 New York Community Bancorp, Inc............................................... 100,000 1,758,000 U.S. Bancorp.................................................................. 100,000 2,922,000 -------------- 18,512,483 -------------- BASIC INDUSTRY--3.1% Dow Chemical Company.......................................................... 30,000 1,296,000 Packaging Corporation of America.............................................. 50,000 1,048,000 Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc....................................................... 59,280 1,285,783 Weyerhaeuser Company.......................................................... 12,900 838,758 -------------- 4,468,541 -------------- CONSUMER CYCLICAL--2.3% Coinmach Corporation.......................................................... 245,000 3,354,050 -------------- CONSUMER STAPLES--11.6% Altria Group, Inc............................................................. 132,950 9,399,565 B&G Foods, Inc................................................................ 34,300 444,185 Loews Corporation - Carolina Group............................................ 128,225 4,950,767 Regal Entertainment Group, Class A............................................ 110,000 2,150,500 -------------- 16,945,017 -------------- ENERGY--9.5% Baker Hughes, Inc............................................................. 30,000 1,762,500 Chevron Corporation........................................................... 30,000 1,842,000 ConocoPhillips................................................................ 75,000 4,945,500 Exxon Mobil Corporation....................................................... 20,000 1,198,000 Halliburton Company........................................................... 800 49,576 Schlumberger Limited.......................................................... 30,000 2,586,900 Sunoco Logistics Partners LP.................................................. 40,000 1,554,400 -------------- 13,938,876 -------------- FINANCIAL--8.9% Alliance Capital Management Holdings LP....................................... 100,000 4,422,000 Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc........................................ 39,200 2,863,560 Montpelier Re Holdings Limited................................................ 80,000 2,616,000 People's Choice Europe Limited+............................................... 35,000 341,250 Washington Mutual, Inc........................................................ 67,700 2,814,966 -------------- 13,057,776 -------------- INDUSTRIAL--1.4% Arlington Tankers Limited..................................................... 42,100 947,671 Teekay LNG Partners LP........................................................ 35,000 1,114,750 -------------- 2,062,421 -------------- REAL ESTATE--11.6% Boston Properties, Inc........................................................ 30,000 2,134,500 BRE Properties, Class A....................................................... 19,500 807,300 CarrAmerica Realty Corporation................................................ 32,600 1,176,534 Deerfield Triarc Capital Corporation.......................................... 50,000 705,500 Duke Realty Corporation....................................................... 80,320 2,629,677 HomeBanc Corporation.......................................................... 225,000 1,793,250 1 ------ CHARTWELL CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND INC. AUGUST 31, 2005 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) NUMBER OF SHARES/PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE -------------- -------------- COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED) REAL ESTATE (CONTINUED) iStar Financial, Inc.......................................................... 50,000 $ 2,073,500 Mack-Cali Realty Corporation.................................................. 27,682 1,219,392 New Century Financial Corporation............................................. 40,000 1,719,600 Reckson Associates Realty Corporation......................................... 80,000 2,652,000 -------------- 16,911,253 -------------- TELECOMMUNICATIONS--7.6% Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc...................................... 175,000 1,895,250 BellSouth Corporation......................................................... 100,000 2,629,000 Citizens Communications Company............................................... 350,000 4,774,000 Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc..................................... 50,000 690,000 Fairpoint Communications, Inc................................................. 75,000 1,205,250 -------------- 11,193,500 -------------- TRANSPORTATION--1.7% Aries Maritime Transport Limited.............................................. 50,000 759,100 K-Sea Transportation Partners LP.............................................. 10,000 400,500 Seaspan Corporation........................................................... 43,400 910,966 Transmontaigne Partners LP.................................................... 15,000 388,500 -------------- 2,459,066 -------------- UTILITIES--4.1% AmeriGas Partners LP.......................................................... 15,200 500,688 Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.................................................. 30,000 544,500 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP.............................................. 45,000 2,299,950 Northern Border Partners LP................................................... 26,600 1,272,810 TEPPCO Partners LP............................................................ 34,800 1,439,328 -------------- 6,057,276 -------------- TOTAL COMMON STOCK (COST $96,339,124)......................................... 108,960,259 -------------- CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS--48.0% BASIC INDUSTRY--8.5% Buhrmann US, Inc. 8.250%, 07/01/14............................................................ $ 850,000 877,625 Commercial Vehicle Group+ 8.000%, 07/01/13............................................................ 755,000 788,975 Domtar, Inc. 7.125%, 08/15/15............................................................ 500,000 500,992 Georgia-Pacific Corporation 7.700%, 06/15/15............................................................ 500,000 568,750 Goodman Global Holdings Company, Inc.+ 7.875%, 12/15/12............................................................ 1,100,000 1,045,000 K. Hovnanian Enterprises 6.500%, 01/15/14............................................................ 500,000 499,684 Koppers Industries 9.875%, 10/15/13............................................................ 1,560,000 1,739,400 Lamar Media Corporation+ 6.625%, 08/15/15............................................................ 900,000 922,500 Nortek, Inc. 8.500%, 09/01/14............................................................ 1,085,000 1,060,588 2 ------ CHARTWELL CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND INC. AUGUST 31, 2005 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE -------------- -------------- CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS (CONTINUED) BASIC INDUSTRY (CONTINUED) Ply Gem Industries, Inc. 9.000%, 02/15/12............................................................ $ 855,000 $ 769,500 Sensus Metering Systems, Inc. 8.625%, 12/15/13............................................................ 700,000 659,750 Tenneco Automotive, Inc. 8.625%, 11/15/14............................................................ 800,000 834,000 United Agri Products 8.250%, 12/15/11............................................................ 651,000 693,315 Vertis, Inc., Series B 10.875%, 06/15/09........................................................... 500,000 513,750 Williams Scotsman, Inc. 9.875%, 06/01/07............................................................ 875,000 879,375 -------------- 12,353,204 -------------- CAPITAL GOODS--2.5% Allied Waste North America, Series B 8.500%, 12/01/08............................................................ 935,000 993,438 H&E Equipment Finance 11.125%, 06/15/12........................................................... 970,000 1,088,825 Norcross Safety Products LLC, Series B 9.875%, 08/15/11............................................................ 850,000 907,375 Propex Frabics, Inc. 10.000%, 12/01/12........................................................... 600,000 582,000 -------------- 3,571,638 -------------- CONSUMER CYCLICAL--4.2% Allied Security Escrow 11.375%, 07/15/11........................................................... 1,020,000 1,017,450 Cenveo, Inc. 9.625%, 03/15/12............................................................ 1,200,000 1,290,000 Coinmach Corporation 9.000%, 02/01/10............................................................ 1,110,000 1,154,400 LCE Acquisition Corporation+ 9.000%, 08/01/14............................................................ 1,255,000 1,239,313 Norcraft Companies 9.000%, 11/01/11............................................................ 570,000 601,350 Sonic Automotive, Inc., Series B 8.625%, 08/15/13............................................................ 865,000 895,275 -------------- 6,197,788 -------------- CONSUMER STAPLES--5.7% American Seafood Group LLC 10.125%, 04/15/10........................................................... 1,005,000 1,077,863 Brown Shoe Company, Inc. 8.750%, 05/01/12............................................................ 800,000 858,000 Chiquita Brands International, Inc. 7.500%, 11/01/14............................................................ 950,000 916,750 Jean Countu Group (PJC), Inc. 8.500%, 08/01/14............................................................ 1,225,000 1,261,750 MTR Gaming Group, Inc., Series B 9.750%, 04/01/10............................................................ 520,000 567,450 Solo Cup Company 8.500%, 02/15/14............................................................ 1,100,000 1,075,250 Starwood Hotels & Resorts 7.375%, 11/15/15............................................................ 960,000 1,056,000 Stater Brothers Holdings 8.125%, 06/15/12............................................................ 715,000 729,300 3 ------ CHARTWELL CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND INC. AUGUST 31, 2005 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE -------------- -------------- CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS (CONTINUED) CONSUMER STAPLES (CONTINUED) WH Holdings Limited 9.500%, 04/01/11............................................................ $ 294,000 $ 320,460 Wynn Las Vegas, LLC 6.625%, 12/01/14............................................................ 500,000 488,750 -------------- 8,351,573 -------------- ENERGY--2.5% Bluewater Finance Limited 10.250%, 02/15/12........................................................... 1,000,000 1,090,000 Chesepeake Energy Corporation+ 6.250%, 01/15/18............................................................ 500,000 498,125 Kerr-McGee Corporation 7.000%, 11/01/11............................................................ 1,010,000 1,015,050 Reliant Energy, Inc. 6.750%, 12/15/14............................................................ 500,000 495,000 Whiting Petroleum Corporation 7.250%, 05/01/13............................................................ 600,000 606,000 -------------- 3,704,175 -------------- FINANCIAL--2.4% E*Trade Financial Corporation 8.000%, 06/15/11............................................................ 870,000 926,550 Labranche & Company, Inc. 11.000%, 05/15/12........................................................... 1,160,000 1,287,600 Western Financial 9.625%, 05/15/12............................................................ 1,120,000 1,271,200 -------------- 3,485,350 -------------- HEALTHCARE--2.5% HCA, Inc. 5.750%, 03/15/14............................................................ 910,000 903,873 Iasis Healthcare Corporation 8.750%, 06/15/14............................................................ 1,005,000 1,087,912 Mylan Laboratories, Inc.+ 6.375%, 08/15/15............................................................ 500,000 503,125 Town Sports International 9.625%, 04/15/11............................................................ 1,100,000 1,171,500 -------------- 3,666,410 -------------- INDUSTRIAL--5.0% Ainsworth Lumber 7.250%, 10/01/12............................................................ 665,000 625,100 Douglas Dynamics, LLC+ 7.750%, 01/15/12............................................................ 610,000 619,150 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. 10.125%, 02/01/10........................................................... 1,010,000 1,116,050 General Cable Corporation 9.500%, 11/15/10............................................................ 420,000 447,300 INVISTA+ 9.250%, 05/01/12............................................................ 1,690,000 1,867,450 L-3 Communications Corporation+ 6.375%, 10/15/15............................................................ 500,000 510,000 Noble Group Limited+ 6.625%, 03/17/15............................................................ 900,000 840,241 Rayovac Corporation 8.500%, 10/01/13............................................................ 395,000 408,825 4 ------ CHARTWELL CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND INC. AUGUST 31, 2005 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE -------------- -------------- CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS (CONTINUED) INDUSTRIAL (CONTINUED) Superior Essex Communications, LLC 9.000%, 04/15/12............................................................ $ 900,000 $ 918,000 -------------- 7,352,116 -------------- REAL ESTATE--4.0% Aztar Corporation 7.875%, 06/15/14............................................................ 880,000 937,200 Geo Group, Inc. 8.250%, 07/15/13............................................................ 1,120,000 1,106,000 Intrawest Corporation 7.500%, 10/15/13............................................................ 890,000 923,375 La Quinta Properties 8.875%, 03/15/11............................................................ 1,430,000 1,547,975 Tech Olympic USA, Inc. 9.000%, 07/01/10............................................................ 1,320,000 1,381,050 -------------- 5,895,600 -------------- TELECOMMUNICATIONS--7.0% Albritton Communications Company 7.750%, 12/15/12............................................................ 990,000 1,001,137 Cablevision Systems Corporation 8.000%, 04/15/12............................................................ 670,000 669,162 Charter Communications Operating, LLC+ 8.000%, 04/30/12............................................................ 900,000 915,750 Cincinnati Bell, Inc. 8.375%, 01/15/14............................................................ 875,000 888,125 Cincinnati Bell, Inc.+ 8.375%, 01/15/14............................................................ 515,000 522,725 Directv Holdings/Finance+ 6.375%, 06/15/15............................................................ 845,000 847,113 Echostar DBS Corporation 6.625%, 10/01/14............................................................ 500,000 498,125 Intelsat Bermuda Limited+ 8.695%, 01/15/12............................................................ 630,000 644,175 MediaCom Broadband, LLC 11.000%, 07/15/13........................................................... 1,775,000 1,945,844 Qwest Corporation+ 7.625%, 06/15/15............................................................ 1,075,000 1,107,250 Time Warner, Inc. 9.750%, 07/15/08............................................................ 1,150,000 1,173,000 -------------- 10,212,406 -------------- TRANSPORTATION--0.9% Ship Finance International Limited 8.500%, 12/15/13............................................................ 1,365,000 1,325,756 -------------- UTILITIES--2.8% AES Corporation 9.500%, 06/01/09............................................................ 900,000 996,750 CE Generation, LLC 7.416%, 12/15/18............................................................ 668,395 730,512 CMS Energy Corporation 6.300%, 02/01/12............................................................ 1,035,000 1,060,875 MSW Energy Holdings 7.375%, 09/01/10............................................................ 130,000 135,850 Tenaska Alabama Part+ 7.000%, 06/30/21............................................................ 600,000 628,914 5 ------ CHARTWELL CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND INC. AUGUST 31, 2005 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT/NUMBER MARKET OF SHARES VALUE -------------- -------------- CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS (CONTINUED) UTILITIES (CONTINUED) TXU Corporation+ 5.550%, 11/15/14............................................................ $ 500,000 $ 486,986 -------------- 4,039,887 -------------- TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS (COST $69,577,229)................................ 70,155,903 -------------- CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK--3.3% CONSUMER STAPLES--0.8% Albertson's, Inc.............................................................. 54,400 1,194,624 -------------- FINANCIAL--1.8% ACE Limited................................................................... 26,025 694,607 Chubb Corporation............................................................. 10,000 316,800 Felcor Lodging Trust, Inc..................................................... 40,000 999,200 Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc........................................ 5,000 333,700 XL Capital Limited............................................................ 10,000 229,600 -------------- 2,573,907 -------------- REAL ESTATE--0.7% LTC Properties, Inc........................................................... 25,000 1,037,500 -------------- TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK (COST $4,269,583)........................... 4,806,031 -------------- PREFERRED STOCK--0.7% FINANCIAL--0.7% Metlife, Inc.................................................................. 25,000 690,250 TransCanada Corporation....................................................... 14,905 389,319 -------------- TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (COST $1,006,501)....................................... 1,079,569 -------------- PREFERRED TERM SECURITIES (A)--7.4% I-Preferred Term Securities IV................................................ 10,000 1,051,250 Preferred Term Securities IV.................................................. 20,000 1,282,500 Preferred Term Securities XIII................................................ 10,000 999,000 Preferred Term Securities XIV................................................. 20,000 1,971,000 Preferred Term Securities XV.................................................. 20,000 2,120,000 Preferred Term Securities XVI................................................. 10,000 1,080,000 Preferred Term Securities XVII................................................ 6,000 606,000 Preferred Term Securities XVIII............................................... 10,000 985,500 Taberna Preferred Funding I+.................................................. 2,500 250,000 Taberna Preferred Funding II+................................................. 5 500,000 -------------- TOTAL PREFERRED TERM SECURITIES (COST $10,137,277)............................ 10,845,250 -------------- CASH EQUIVALENTS--3.8% SEI Daily Income Trust, Prime Obligations Fund, Class A....................... 1,386,312 1,386,312 SEI Daily Income Trust, Treasury Fund......................................... 4,174,687 4,174,687 -------------- TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS (COST $5,560,999)...................................... 5,560,999 -------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS--137.6% (COST $186,890,713)*........................................................ 201,408,011 -------------- 6 ------ CHARTWELL CHARTWELL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND INC. AUGUST 31, 2005 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) WRITTEN MARKET CONTRACTS VALUE -------------- -------------- COVERED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN--(0.3)% Altria Group, Inc. Oct. 75 Call............................................... (200)$ (18,000) Baker Hughes, Inc. Sept. 60 Call.............................................. (200) (13,000) BellSouth Corporation Sept. 27.5 Call......................................... (1,000) (5,000) Chevron Corporation Oct. 65 Call.............................................. (300) (21,000) ConocoPhillips Sept. 65 Call.................................................. (750) (165,000) Dow Chemical Company Oct. 50 Call............................................. (300) (3,000) Exxon Mobil Corporation Sept. 60 Call......................................... (200) (19,000) Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Sept. 80 Call......................... (392) (1,960) New Century Financial Corporation Sept. 45 Call............................... (400) (26,000) Schulmberger Limited Aug. 80 Call............................................. (300) (191,100) Weyerhaeuser Company Sept. 65 Call............................................ (129) (16,125) -------------- TOTAL COVERED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN (PREMIUM RECEIVED $376,350)................ (479,185) -------------- OTHER LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS -- (37.3)%........................ (54,559,959) ++ -------------- NET ASSETS -- 100.0%....................................................... $ 146,368,867 ============== * At August 31, 2005, the tax basis cost of the Fund's investments was $186,890,713, and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $18,686,200 and $(4,168,902), respectively. + Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutions. At August 31, 2005, these securities amounted to $15,578,041 or 10.3% of net assets. ++ As of August 31, 2005, $55,000,000 of commercial paper was outstanding with an amortized cost of $54,751,735. The average discount rate of commercial paper outstanding at August 31, 2005, was 3.57%. The average daily balance of commercial paper outstanding for the quarter ended August 31, 2005, was $54,767,970 at a weighted average discount rate of 1.92%. The maximum face amount of commercial paper outstanding at any time during the quarter ended August 31, 2005, was $55,000,000. In conjunction with the issuance of the commercial paper, the Fund has entered into a line of credit arrangement with a bank for $30,000,000. Interest on borrowing is based on market rates in effect at the time of borrowing. The commitment fee is computed at the rate of 0.30% per annum on the unused balance. There were no borrowings under this arrangement during the quarter ended August 31, 2005. (a) Securities are illiquid. LLC Limited Liability Company LP Limited Partnership For information regarding the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements. 7 ------ CHARTWELL ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES (a) The certifying officers, whose certifications are included herewith, have evaluated the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report. In their opinion, based on their evaluation, the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed, and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. (b) There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 3. EXHIBITS. (a) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), are filed herewith. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant) Chartwell Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Winthrop S. Jessup ----------------------------- Winthrop S. Jessup, President (Principal Executive Officer) Date October 17, 2005 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Winthrop S. Jessup ----------------------------- Winthrop S. Jessup, President (Principal Executive Officer) Date October 17, 2005 By (Signature and Title)* /s/ G. Gregory Hagar ---------------------------------------- G. Gregory Hagar, Vice President and CFO (Principal Financial Officer) Date October 17, 2005 * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.