Sec Form 3 Filing - BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ @ NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND - 2008-12-31

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND [ JDD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/31/2008 (Street) CHARLOTTE, NC28255 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Auction Rate Preferred 99 ( 1 ) I By Subsidiary

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER100 N TRYON ST CHARLOTTE, NC28255 X Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C. 214 NORTH TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE, NC28255 X Signatures Bank of America Corporation, /s/ Charles F. Bowman, Senior Vice President 01/12/2009 Signature of Reporting Person Date Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C., /s/ Kevin G. Finnegan, Vice President 01/12/2009 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The Auction Preferred Shares ("Shares") reported in Table I represent 99 Shares beneficially owned by Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C. ("Blue Ridge"). Blue Ridge is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("Bank of America").

Remarks: The 99 Shares reported herein represent Bank of America's combined holdings in multiple series of auction preferred securities of the issuer, which are treated herein as one class of securities in accordance with the Auction Rate Securities -- Global Exemptive Relief no-action letter issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 22, 2008. Bank of America undertakes to provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, complete information regarding the number of equity securities of the issuer purchased or sold at each different price and date of all transactions in such securities that occurred after Bank of America became a 10% owner but prior to the date of this filing.

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

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