FAV First Trust Dividend And Income Fund of Beneficial Interest

First Trust Dividend and Income Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: FAV) has increased its regularly scheduled quarterly distribution to $0.17 per share from $0.16 per share. The distribution will be payable on July 31, 2014, to shareholders of record as of July 24, 2014. The ex-dividend date is expected to be July 22, 2014. The quarterly distribution information for the Fund appears below.

First Trust Dividend and Income Fund (FAV):

        Distribution per share: $0.17 Distribution Rate based on the July 9, 2014 NAV of $10.48: 6.49% Distribution Rate based on the July 9, 2014 closing market price of $9.41: 7.23% Increase from previous distribution of $0.16: 6.25%  

The majority, and possibly all, of this distribution will be paid out of net investment income earned by the Fund. A portion of this distribution may come from net short-term realized capital gains or return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax status of all 2014 distributions will be made after the end of 2014.

The Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide a high level of current income. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. The Fund pursues these investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its Managed Assets in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying multi-cap equity securities, debt securities and senior, secured floating rate loans that offer the potential for attractive income and/or capital appreciation.

First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund’s investment advisor, along with its affiliate, First Trust Portfolios L.P., are privately-held companies which provide a variety of investment services, including asset management and financial advisory services, with collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $98 billion as of June 30, 2014, through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.

Chartwell Investment Partners, Inc. (“Chartwell”) serves as the Fund’s investment sub-advisor and is an investment firm focusing on institutional, sub-advisory, and private client relationships. The firm is a research-based equity and fixed-income manager with a disciplined, team-oriented investment process. At June 30, 2014, Chartwell had approximately $7.9 billion in assets under management.

Past performance is no assurance of future results. Investment return and market value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate. Shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Principal Risk Factors: Investment in this Fund involves investment and market risk, management risk, common stock risk, option risk; sub-advisor risk, value investing risk, dividend strategy risk, master limited partnership risk, qualified dividend income tax risk, equity securities risk, small and medium cap company risk, non-U.S. securities risk, and emerging markets risk. By writing call options on equity securities held, the capital appreciation potential of the equity securities is limited; however, the potential for capital depreciation is unlimited. The risks of investing in the Fund are detailed in the prospectus, shareholder reports and other regulatory filings.

The Fund’s daily closing New York Stock Exchange price and net asset value per share as well as other information can be found at www.ftportfolios.com or by calling 1-800-988-5891.

First Trust Dividend and Income FundPress Inquiries: Jane Doyle, 630-765-8775Analyst Inquiries: Jeff Margolin, 630-915-6784Broker Inquiries: Jeff Margolin, 630-915-6784