AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 20, 2005 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE TO ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934) DELAWARE INVESTMENTS GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC. (Name of Issuer) DELAWARE INVESTMENTS GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC. (Name of Person Filing Statement) SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE (Title of Class of Securities) 245916101 _______________ (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) Richelle S. Maestro, Esq., Secretary Delaware Investments Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-255-1371 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Person(s) Filing Statement) CALCULATION OF FILING FEE TRANSACTION VALUATION $________* AMOUNT OF FILING FEE: None. This filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. * Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined. / / Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. Amount Previously Paid: ____________________________________________________ Form or Registration No.: __________________________________________________ Filing Party: ______________________________________________________________ Date Filed: ________________________________________________________________ /X/ Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates: / / third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. /X/ issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. / / going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. / / amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: / / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christina Ward Priscilla Brown Corporate Communications Investor Relations Delaware Investments Lincoln Financial Group 215-255-1388 215-448-1422 cward@delinvest.com DELAWARE INVESTMENTS GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC. ANNOUNCES SELF-TENDER FOR 10 PERCENT OF ITS SHARES PHILADELPHIA, May 20, 2005 Delaware Investments Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: DGF) (the "Fund") announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized an issuer tender offer to purchase for cash up to 598,558 shares of its common stock, each of which has a par value $0.01 per share, representing 10 percent of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The tender offer will commence on Friday, June 3, 2005, and will expire, unless extended, at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, June 30, 2005. Subject to various terms and conditions described in offering materials to be distributed to shareholders, purchases will be made at a price per share equal to the Fund's net asset value per share on the first business day after the expiration of the offer. Subject to various terms and conditions described in offering materials to be distributed to shareholders, if more shares are tendered than the amount the Board has authorized to purchase, the Fund will purchase a number of shares equal to the offer amount on a pro-rated basis. The shares of common stock of the Fund have recently traded at a discount to their net asset value per share. During the pendency of the tender offer, the current net asset value per share will be available by telephone at 1-866-340-1397. The Fund is a diversified, closed-end fund. The primary investment objective is to seek high current income; capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The Fund seeks to achieve its objectives by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 50 percent of its total assets in income-generating equity securities, including dividend-paying common stocks, convertible securities, preferred stocks, and other equity-related securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. Up to 50 percent of the Fund's total assets may be invested in non-convertible debt securities consisting primarily of government and high-yield, high-risk corporate bonds of U.S. and foreign issuers. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 50 percent of its total assets in securities of U.S. issuers and at least 20 percent of its total assets in securities of foreign issuers. In addition, the Fund utilizes leveraging techniques in an attempt to obtain higher return for the Fund. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. In 1995, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy. Under the policy, the Fund is managed with a goal of generating as much of the dividend as possible from ordinary income (net investment income and short-term capital gains). The balance of the dividend then comes from long-term capital gains and, if necessary, a return of capital. SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE OFFER TO PURCHASE WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED BY THE FUND WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, INCLUDING THE FUND'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2004, WILL BE AVAILABLE WITHOUT COST AT THE COMMISSION'S WEB SITE (www.sec.gov) OR BY CALLING THE FUND AT 1-800-523-1918. About Delaware Investments Delaware Investments, based in Philadelphia, is a diversified asset management organization with more than $100 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2005. Delaware Investments provides investment products and services through a broad range of mutual funds, managed accounts, retirement plan services, subadvised funds, and college savings plans. These products and services are provided to individual and institutional investors such as private and public pension funds, foundations, and endowment funds. For more information about the company, visit www.delawareinvestments.com. Delaware Investments is a part of Lincoln Financial Group, the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation and its affiliates. -- ## -- Delaware Investments is the marketing name for Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. www.delawareinvestments.com
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Delaware Investments Global Dividend & Income Fund (DGF) Inactive SC TO-CInformation about tender offer
Filed: 20 May 05, 12:00am