PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delaware Investments announced today that Kevin P. Loome, CFA has been named as an additional co- manager of Delaware Investments Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc., Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc., and Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund. Mr. Loome is a senior vice president, senior portfolio manager and head of the High Yield fixed income team, responsible for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation of all high yield fixed income assets. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in August 2007, Mr. Loome spent 11 years at T. Rowe Price, starting as an analyst and leaving the firm as a portfolio manager. He began his career with Morgan Stanley as a corporate finance analyst in the New York and London offices. Mr. Loome received his bachelor's degree in commerce from the University of Virginia and earned an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Mr. Loome will serve as a co-manager with D. Tysen Nutt Jr., Anthony A. Lombardi, Robert A. Vogel Jr., Nikhil G. Lalvani, Nashira S. Wynn, Zoe Neale, Edward Gray, Todd A. Bassion, Thomas H. Chow, Philip R. Perkins, Babak Zenouzi, and Damon J. Andres for Delaware Investments Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. Mr. Loome will serve as a co-manager with Mr. Nutt, Mr. Lombardi, Mr. Vogel, Mr. Lalvani, Ms. Wynn, Mr. Chow, Mr. Zenouzi, and Mr. Andres for Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. Mr. Loome will serve as a co-manager with Mr. Nutt, Ms. Neale, Mr. Chow, Mr. Perkins, Mr. Zenouzi, Mr. Andres, and Liu-er Chen for Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund. DELAWARE INVESTMENTS GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC. Delaware Investments Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end fund that trades under the symbol "DGF" on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek to provide high current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective of the Fund. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. DELAWARE INVESTMENTS DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC. Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end fund that trades under the symbol "DDF" on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek to provide high current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective of the Fund. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end fund that trades under the symbol "DEX" on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fund's primary objective is to seek current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. About Delaware Investments: Delaware Investments, an affiliate of Lincoln Financial Group, is a Philadelphia-based diversified asset management firm with more than $164 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2007. Through a broad range of managed accounts and portfolios, mutual funds, retirement accounts, sub- advised funds, education savings plans and other investment products, Delaware Investments provides investment services to individual investors and to institutional investors such as private and public pension funds, foundations, and endowment funds. Delaware Investments is the marketing name for Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information on Delaware Investments, visit the company at http://www.delawareinvestments.com/. Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) and its affiliates. For more information on Lincoln Financial Group, visit http://www.lfg.com/. DATASOURCE: Delaware Investments CONTACT: Ayele Ajavon, Corporate Communications, +1-215-255-1632, or Laurel O'Brien, Corporate Communications, +1-215-255-1520, , both of Delaware Investments Web site: http://www.delawareinvestments.com/ http://www.lfg.com/

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