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, 2010 DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD: FEBRUARY 28, 2010 ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS CHARTWELL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) NUMBER OF MARKET SHARES VALUE --------- ------------ COMMON STOCK - 59.3% AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.4% Honeywell International, Inc. ....................... 25,000 $ 1,004,000 ------------ BANKS - 4.6% JPMorgan Chase & Company ............................ 55,000 2,308,350 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. ...................... 64,415 443,819 NYSE Euronext ....................................... 20,000 527,600 ------------ 3,279,769 ------------ BASIC INDUSTRY - 0.3% PPG Industries, Inc. ................................ 3,000 184,620 ------------ BEVERAGES - 1.6% Coca-Cola Company ................................... 10,000 527,200 PepsiCo, Inc. ....................................... 10,000 624,700 ------------ 1,151,900 ------------ COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS - 1.4% Hewlett-Packard Company ............................. 20,000 1,015,800 ------------ ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.0% Emerson Electric Company ............................ 30,000 1,420,200 ------------ ENERGY - 9.7% Energy Transfer Partners LP (A) ..................... 42,500 1,966,900 Enterprise Products Partners LP (A) ................. 20,000 655,200 Exxon Mobil Corporation ............................. 20,000 1,300,000 General Maritime Corporation ........................ 105,000 759,150 Occidental Petroleum Corporation .................... 28,000 2,235,800 ------------ 6,917,050 ------------ FINANCIAL - 7.6% ACE Limited ......................................... 30,000 1,499,700 Lincoln National Corporation ........................ 50,000 1,259,000 MetLife, Inc. ....................................... 60,000 2,183,400 Star Asia Financial Limited * + (B)(C) .............. 15,000 471,900 ------------ 5,414,000 ------------ CHARTWELL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) NUMBER OF MARKET SHARES VALUE --------- ------------ COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED) FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.9% CVS Caremark Corporation ............................ 20,000 $ 675,000 ------------ FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 1.1% Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A .......................... 10,000 284,300 Philip Morris International, Inc. ................... 10,000 489,800 ------------ 774,100 ------------ HEALTHCARE - 5.7% Abbott Laboratories ................................. 20,000 1,085,600 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company ........................ 50,000 1,225,500 Pfizer, Inc. ........................................ 100,000 1,755,000 ------------ 4,066,100 ------------ INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES - 2.2% 3M Company .......................................... 20,000 1,603,000 ------------ IT SERVICES - 0.4% Paychex, Inc. ....................................... 10,000 299,400 ------------ MACHINERY - 0.8% Caterpillar, Inc. ................................... 10,000 570,500 ------------ METALS & MINING - 1.1% BHP Billiton Limited ADR ............................ 11,000 806,630 ------------ MULTILINE RETAIL - 1.5% JC Penney Company, Inc. ............................. 10,000 275,800 Target Corporation .................................. 16,000 824,320 ------------ 1,100,120 ------------ PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.8% Avon Products, Inc. ................................. 20,000 608,800 ------------ REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 4.6% Annaly Mortgage Management, Inc. .................... 120,000 2,205,600 MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. ...................... 150,000 1,086,000 ------------ 3,291,600 ------------ CHARTWELL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) NUMBER OF MARKET SHARES VALUE --------- ------------ COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED) ROAD & RAIL - 0.9% Union Pacific Corporation ........................... 10,000 $ 673,700 ------------ SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.2% Intel Corporation ................................... 30,000 615,900 Microchip Technology, Inc. .......................... 35,000 947,100 ------------ 1,563,000 ------------ SOFTWARE - 0.8% Microsoft Corporation ............................... 20,000 573,200 ------------ SPECIALTY RETAIL - 2.2% Limited Brands, Inc. ................................ 70,000 1,547,700 ------------ TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 3.4% AT&T, Inc. .......................................... 40,500 1,004,805 Frontier Communications Corporation ................. 125,000 973,750 Verizon Communications, Inc. ........................ 15,000 433,950 ------------ 2,412,505 ------------ TRANSPORTATION - 0.7% Seaspan Corporation ................................. 50,000 511,000 ------------ UTILITIES - 1.4% Exelon Corporation .................................. 15,000 649,500 Southern Company .................................... 10,000 317,700 ------------ 967,200 ------------ TOTAL COMMON STOCK (COST $39,643,051) ............... 42,430,894 ------------ EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 2.1% SPDR KBW Bank ....................................... 65,000 1,528,150 ------------ TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (COST $871,731) ......... 1,528,150 ------------ CHARTWELL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) NUMBER OF SHARES/ PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE ---------- ------------ PREFERRED STOCK - 1.8% FINANCIAL - 1.1% Solar Cayman Limited * + (B) ........................ 80,000 $ 748,800 ------------ REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 0.7% FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. * ........................ 40,000 522,000 ------------ TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (COST $2,200,000) ............. 1,270,800 ------------ CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS - 49.4% BASIC INDUSTRY - 2.3% Appleton Papers, Inc. + 10.500%, 06/15/15 ................................ $ 500,000 465,000 H&E Equipment Services, Inc. 8.375%, 07/15/16 ................................. 1,175,000 1,175,000 ------------ 1,640,000 ------------ BUILDING MATERIALS - 1.1% Gibraltar Industries, Inc. 8.000%, 12/01/15 ................................ 840,000 819,000 ------------ CABLE TELEVISION - 3.4% Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC and Cequel Capital Corporation + 8.625%, 11/15/17 ................................. 500,000 502,500 CSC Holdings, Inc. 7.875%, 02/15/18 ................................. 750,000 785,625 Mediacom Broadband LLC 8.500%, 10/15/15 ................................. 750,000 761,250 Virgin Media Finance PLC 9.500%, 08/15/16 ................................. 350,000 372,750 ------------ 2,422,125 ------------ CHARTWELL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE ---------- ------------ CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS (CONTINUED) CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 1.1% Headwaters, Inc. + 11.375%, 11/01/14 ................................ $ 750,000 $ 761,250 ------------ CONSUMER FINANCE - 0.3% Credit Acceptance Corporation + 9.125%, 02/01/17 ................................. 240,000 240,000 ------------ ENERGY - 7.8% Cie Generale de Geophysique 7.750%, 05/15/17 ................................. 500,000 492,500 Cimarex Energy Company 7.125%, 05/01/17 ................................. 650,000 653,250 Complete Production Services, Inc. 8.000%, 12/15/16 ................................. 780,000 762,450 Concho Resources, Inc. 8.625%, 10/01/17 ................................. 500,000 515,625 Copano Energy LLC 8.125%, 03/01/16 ................................. 935,000 946,687 Crosstex Energy + 8.875%, 02/15/18 ................................. 250,000 255,000 Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. 8.000%, 09/01/17 ................................. 400,000 394,000 Linn Energy LLC 9.875%, 07/01/18 ................................. 185,000 197,950 Niska Gas Storage + 8.875%, 03/15/18 ................................. 50,000 50,688 Plains Exploration & Production Company 7.625%, 06/01/18 ................................. 500,000 503,750 Range Resources Corporation 7.500%, 05/15/16 ................................. 750,000 770,625 ------------ 5,542,525 ------------ FINANCE-LEASING COMPANY - 0.6% International Lease Finance Corporation MTN 5.650%, 6/01/14 ..................................... 500,000 424,862 ------------ CHARTWELL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE ---------- ------------ CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS (CONTINUED) FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION - 1.0% Colt Defense LLC + 8.750%, 11/15/17 ................................. $ 750,000 $ 742,500 ------------ GAMING - 2.7% MTR Gaming Group, Inc. 9.000%, 06/01/12 ................................. 700,000 556,500 Seneca Gaming Corporation 7.250%, 05/01/12 ................................. 1,000,000 980,000 Yonkers Racing Corporation + 11.375%, 07/15/16 ................................ 400,000 424,000 ------------ 1,960,500 ------------ HEALTHCARE - 1.6% HCA Inc. 9.125%, 11/15/14 ................................. 500,000 526,875 Omnicare, Inc. 6.875%, 12/15/15 ................................. 650,000 627,250 ------------ 1,154,125 ------------ INDUSTRIAL - 2.0% Anixter, Inc. 10.000%, 03/15/14 ................................ 1,000,000 1,110,000 United Rentals North America, Inc. 10.875%, 06/15/16 ................................ 270,000 284,850 ------------ 1,394,850 ------------ INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 0.4% Equinix, Inc. 8.125%, 03/01/18 ................................. 300,000 300,000 ------------ LEISURE - 0.7% Universal City Development Partners Limited + 8.875%, 11/15/15 ................................. 500,000 506,250 ------------ CHARTWELL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE ---------- ------------ CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS (CONTINUED) MACHINERY - 0.2% Trimas Corporation + 9.750%, 12/15/17 ................................. $ 170,000 $ 171,700 ------------ METALS & MINING - 1.1% Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC + 8.500%, 12/15/19 ................................. 500,000 507,500 Steel Dynamics, Inc. 7.375%, 11/01/12 ................................. 250,000 255,625 ------------ 763,125 ------------ OIL-FIELD SERVICES - 0.7% Aquilex Holdings LLC + 11.125%, 12/15/16 ................................ 500,000 525,000 ------------ PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 3.2% P H Glatfelter 7.125%, 05/01/16 ................................. 1,190,000 1,148,350 PE Paper Escrow + 12.000%, 08/01/14 ................................ 250,000 271,716 U.S. Corrugated (B) 10.000%, 06/01/13 ................................ 1,000,000 850,000 ------------ 2,270,066 ------------ REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT - 0.5% Corrections Corp of America 7.750%, 06/01/17 ................................. 300,000 309,000 Geo Group, Inc. + 7.750%, 10/15/17 ................................. 30,000 30,525 ------------ 339,525 ------------ RETAIL - 2.8% Brown Shoe Company, Inc. 8.750%, 05/01/12 ................................. 700,000 712,250 Couche-Tard US LP 7.500%, 12/15/13 ................................. 500,000 505,000 CHARTWELL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE ---------- ------------ CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS (CONTINUED) RETAIL (CONTINUED) Sonic Automotive, Inc., Series B 8.625%, 08/15/13 ................................. $ 750,000 $ 755,625 ------------ 1,972,875 ------------ ROAD & RAIL - 1.0% RailAmerica, Inc. 9.250%, 07/01/17 ................................. 675,000 711,281 ------------ SERVICES - 2.2% ARAMARK Corporation 8.500%, 02/01/15 ................................. 500,000 507,500 KAR Holdings, Inc. 8.750%, 05/01/14 ................................. 770,000 781,550 Mobile Mini, Inc. 9.750%, 08/01/14 ................................. 250,000 257,500 ------------ 1,546,550 ------------ TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 3.7% Cincinnati Bell, Inc. 8.375%, 01/15/14 ................................. 750,000 759,375 Clearwire Communications LLC + 12.000%, 12/01/15 ................................ 750,000 736,875 Frontier Communications Corporation 8.250%, 05/01/14 ................................. 150,000 154,875 Hughes Network Systems LLC 9.500%, 04/15/14 ................................. 1,000,000 1,027,500 ------------ 2,678,625 ------------ TRANSPORTATION - 1.9% Marquette Transportation Company + 10.875%, 01/15/17 ................................ 400,000 404,500 Stena AB 7.500%, 11/01/13 ................................. 950,000 950,000 ------------ 1,354,500 ------------ CHARTWELL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE ---------- ------------ CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS (CONTINUED) UTILITIES - 7.1% AES Corporation + 9.750%, 04/15/16 ................................. $ 500,000 $ 536,250 Amerigas Partners LP 7.250%, 05/20/15 ................................. 750,000 757,500 Edison Mission Energy 7.000%, 05/15/17 ................................. 650,000 479,375 Elwood Energy LLC 8.159%, 07/05/26 ................................. 820,703 789,727 Ferrellgas Partners LP + 9.125%, 10/01/17 ................................. 100,000 105,000 Ferrellgas Partners LP 6.750%, 05/01/14 ................................. 400,000 392,000 Ipalco Enterprises, Inc. + 7.250%, 04/01/16 ................................. 500,000 507,500 North American Energy Alliance LLC + 10.875%, 06/01/16 ................................ 400,000 426,000 Sierra Pacific Resources 8.625%, 03/15/14 ................................. 750,000 767,813 Southern Star Central Corporation 6.750%, 03/01/16 ................................. 350,000 348,250 ------------ 5,109,415 ------------ TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS (COST $35,153,823) ...... 35,350,649 ------------ CHARTWELL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) NUMBER OF SHARES/ WRITTEN MARKET CONTRACTS VALUE ---------- ------------ CASH EQUIVALENTS - 0.5% SEI Daily Income Trust, Prime Obligations Fund, Class A, 0.070% (D) .............................. 390,696 $ 390,696 ------------ TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS (COST $390,696) .............. 390,696 ------------ TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 113.1% (COST $78,259,301) ** .... 80,971,189 ------------ COVERED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (0.4) % ACE Limited, Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $50 ... (100) (10,000) Annaly Capital Management, Inc., Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $17 ................................ (400) (56,800) Annaly Capital Management, Inc., Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $18 ................................ (800) (39,200) AT&T, Inc., Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $25 .... (100) (3,100) BHP Biliton Limited, Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $80. ...................................... (110) (2,750) Bristol-Myers Squibb, Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $26 ....................................... (200) (1,200) Caterpillar, Inc., Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $63 ....... ............................... (100) (1,800) CVS Caremark Corporation, Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $35 ....................................... (200) (3,800) Emerson Electric Company, Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $49 ....................................... (300) (9,000) Hewlett-Packard Company, Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $50 ....................................... (100) (14,700) Honeywell International, Inc., Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $42 ................................ (150) (2,850) Intel Corporation, Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $21 ....................................... (100) (2,600) JC Penney Company, Inc., Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $29 ....................................... (100) (2,500) JPMorgan Chase & Company, Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $43 ....................................... (200) (13,000) KBW Bank ETF, Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $23 .. (250) (22,500) KBW Bank, Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $24 ...... (400) (10,000) Kraft Foods, Inc., Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $29 ..... ................................. (100) (2,100) Limited Brands, Inc., Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $23 ....................................... (700) (28,000) CHARTWELL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) WRITTEN MARKET CONTRACTS VALUE ---------- ------------ COVERED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (CONTINUED) MetLife, Inc., Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $37.. (300) $ (23,700) Occidental Capital Management, Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $85 ................................ (280) (7,000) Pfizer, Inc., Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $18 .. (200) (3,800) Union Pacific Corporation, Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $68 ....................................... (100) (14,900) Verizon Communications, Inc., Expires: 03/20/10, Strike Price: $30 ................................ (150) (1,200) ------------ TOTAL COVERED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN (PREMIUMS RECEIVED $240,574) ..................... (276,500) ------------ OTHER LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF ASSETS - (12.7)% ++... (9,103,279) ------------ NET ASSETS - 100.0% ................................. $ 71,591,410 ============ * NON-INCOME PRODUCING SECURITY. + SECURITIES ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER RULE 144A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. THESE SECURITIES MAY BE RESOLD IN TRANSACTIONS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION NORMALLY TO QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONS. AT FEBRUARY 28, 2010, THESE SECURITIES AMOUNTED TO $9,390,454 OR 13.1% OF NET ASSETS. (A) SECURITIES CONSIDERED MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS. AT FEBRUARY 28, 2010, THESE SECURITIES AMOUNTED TO $2,622,100 OR 3.7% OF NET ASSETS. (B) SECURITIES FAIR VALUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAIR VALUE PROCEDURES, AT FEBRUARY 28, 2010 THESE SECURITIES AMOUNTED TO $2,070,700 OR 2.9% OF NET ASSETS. (C) SECURITY IS ILLIQUID. THE TOTAL VALUE OF ILLIQUID SECURITIES AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2010 WAS $471,900 OR 0.7% OF NET ASSETS. (D) THE RATE REPORTED IS THE 7-DAY EFFECTIVE YIELD AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2010. ADR AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP MTN MEDIUM TERM NOTE PLC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY SPDR STANDARD & POOR'S DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS ** AT FEBRUARY 28, 2010, THE TAX BASIS COST OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS WAS $78,259,301, AND THE UNREALIZED APPRECIATION AND DEPRECIATION WERE $8,203,029 AND $(5,491,141), RESPECTIVELY. ++ AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2010, $10,000,000 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER WAS OUTSTANDING WITH AN AMORTIZED COST OF $9,951,000. THE DISCOUNT RATE OF COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT FEBRUARY 28, 2010, WAS 3.20%. THE AVERAGE DAILY BALANCE OF COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING FOR THE QUARTER ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2010 WAS $9,960,676 AT A WEIGHTED AVERAGE DISCOUNT RATE OF 3.21%. THE MAXIMUM FACE AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING AT ANYTIME DURING THE QUARTER ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2010, WAS $10,000,000. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE COMMERCIAL PAPER, THE FUND HAS ENTERED ONTO A LINE OF CREDIT ARRANGEMENT WITH A BANK FOR $25,000,000. THE LINE IS COLLATERALIZED BY SECURITIES HELD IN THE FUND'S PORTFOLIO. INTEREST ON BORROWING IS BASED ON MARKET RATES IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF BORROWING. THE COMMITMENT FEE IS COMPUTED AT THE RATE OF 0.10% PER ANNUM ON THE UNUSED BALANCE. THERE WERE NO BORROWINGS UNDER THIS ARRANGEMENT DURING THE QUARTER ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2010. CHARTWELL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) THE FOLLOWING TABLE SETS FORTH INFORMATION ABOUT THE LEVEL OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC 820 (FORMERLY FAS 157) AT FEBRUARY 28, 2010: LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 TOTAL ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES COMMON STOCK $41,958,994 $ -- $ 471,900 (1) $42,430,894 EXCHANGE TRADED FUND 1,528,150 -- -- 1,528,150 PREFERRED STOCK 522,000 -- 748,800 (1) 1,270,800 CORPORATE NOTES/BONDS -- 34,500,649 850,000 (2) 35,350,649 CASH EQUIVALENT 390,696 -- -- 390,696 ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES $44,399,840 $34,500,649 $2,070,700 $80,971,189 =========== =========== ========== =========== LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 TOTAL ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- LIABILITIES WRITTEN OPTIONS $ (276,500) $ -- $ -- $ (276,500) ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- TOTAL LIABILITIES $ (276,500) $ -- $ -- $ (276,500) =========== =========== ========== =========== (1) CLASSIFIED AS FINANCIAL. (2) CLASSIFIED AS PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS THE FOLLOWING IS A RECONCILIATION OF THE INVESTMENTS IN WHICH SIGNIFICANT UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS (LEVEL 3) WERE USED IN DETERMINING VALUE: COMMON CORPORATE PREFERRED STOCK NOTES/BONDS STOCK TOTAL -------- ----------- --------- ---------- BEGINNING BALANCE AS OF 11/30/09 $471,900 $850,000 $776,000 $2,097,900 REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) -- -- -- -- CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) -- -- (27,200) (27,200) NET PURCHASE/SALES -- -- -- -- NET TRANSFERS IN/AND OR OUT OF LEVEL 3 -- -- -- -- -------- -------- -------- ---------- ENDING BALANCE AS OF 02/28/10 $471,900 $850,000 $748,800 $2,070,700 ======== ======== ======== ========== CHANGES IN UNREALIZED GAINS/(LOSSES) INCLUDED IN EARNINGS RELATED TO SECURITIES STILL HELD AT REPORTING DATE $ -- $ -- $(27,200) $ (27,200) ======== ======== ======== ========== RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS IN JANUARY 2010, THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATED NO. 2010-06, "IMPROVING DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS" ("ASU"). THE ASU REQUIRES ENHANCES DISCLOSURES ABOUT (1) TRANSFERS INTO AND OUT OF LEVELS 1 AND 2 AND (2) PURCHASES, SALES, ISSUANCES, AND SETTLEMENTS ON A GROSS BASIS RELATING TO LEVEL 3 MEASUREMENTS. THE FIRST DISCLOSURE IS EFFECTIVE FOR THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD (INCLUDING INTERIM PERIODS) BEGINNING AFTER DECEMBER 15, 2009, AND THE SECOND DISCLOSURE WILL BE EFFECTIVE FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING AFTER DECEMBER 15, 2010, AND FOR INTERIM PERIODS WITHIN THOSE FISCAL YEARS. MANAGEMENT IS CURRENTLY EVALUATING THE IMPACT THE ADOPTIONS OF THIS ASU WILL HAVE ON THE FUND'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT DISCLOSURES. CHARTWELL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) SUBSEQUENT EVENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN FASB STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ASC 855 "SUBSEQUENT EVENTS," MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL EVENTS OR TRANSACTIONS OCCURRED SUBSEQUENT TO FEBRUARY 28, 2010, THAT WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE IN THE FUND'S SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS OTHER THAN THE FOLLOWING: EFFECTIVE WITH THE COMMERCIAL PAPER MATURITY DATE OF APRIL 26, 2010, THE FUND HAS TERMINATED THE COMMERCIAL PAPER PROGRAM. THE FUND UTILIZED THE AFOREMENTIONED LINE OF CREDIT ARRANGEMENT TO PAY DOWN THE $10,000,000 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND TO BORROW AN ADDITIONAL $10,000,000, BRINGING TOTAL LEVERAGE TO $20,000,000. THE LINE OF CREDIT BEARS A VARIABLE INTEREST RATE EQUAL TO THE 1-MONTH LIBOR MARKET INDEX RATE PLUS 0.90% PER ANNUM (APPROXIMATELY 1.16% AS OF APRIL 26, 2010). FOR INFORMATION ON THE FUND'S POLICY REGARDING VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS, FAIR VALUE HIERARCHY AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, PLEASE REFER TO NOTE 1 OF THE FUND'S MOST RECENT SEMI-ANNUAL OR ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES (a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the "1940 Act")) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures, required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 3. EXHIBITS. (a) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), are filed herewith. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant) Chartwell Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Winthrop S. Jessup ---------------------------------------- Winthrop S. Jessup, President (Principal Executive Officer) Date April 29, 2010 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Winthrop S. Jessup ---------------------------------------- Winthrop S. Jessup, President (Principal Executive Officer) Date April 29, 2010 By (Signature and Title)* /s/ G. Gregory Hagar ---------------------------------------- G. Gregory Hagar, Vice President and CFO (Principal Financial Officer) Date April 29, 2010 * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.