UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: |
811-06342 |
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: |
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. |
Address of principal executive offices: |
800 Scudders Mill Road |
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 |
Name and address of agent for service: |
Mr. Joseph Malone |
Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. |
1735 Market Street |
37th Floor |
Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: |
866-839-5233 |
Date of fiscal year end: |
October 31 |
Date of reporting period: |
April 30, 2008 |
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Invests primarily in global fixed-income securities
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
Semi-Annual Report
April 30, 2008
Letter to Shareholders
June 16, 2008
Dear Shareholder,
We present this Semi-Annual Report which covers the activities of Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) for the six months ended April 30, 2008. The Funds principal investment objective is to provide high current income by investing primarily in fixed income securities. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation, but only when consistent with its principal investment objective.
Net Asset Value Performance
The Funds total return based on net asset value (NAV) was -0.1% for the six months ended April 30, 2008 and 8.2% per annum since inception, assuming the reinvestment of distributions.
Share Price Performance
The Funds share price decreased by 6.4% over the six months, from $12.97 on October 31, 2007 to $12.14 on April 30, 2008. The Funds share price on April 30, 2008 represented a discount of 10.1% to the NAV per share of $13.50 on that date, compared with a discount of 8.6% to the NAV per share of $14.19 on October 31, 2007. At the date of this letter, the share price was $12.06, representing a discount of 9.0% to the NAV per share of $13.26.
Credit Quality: 70.6% of Securities Rated or Deemed Equivalent to A or Better
As of April 30, 2008, 70.6% of the Funds portfolio was invested in securities where either the issue or the issuer was rated A or better, or judged by Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (the Investment Manager) to be of equivalent quality.
Distributions
Distributions to common shareholders for the twelve months ended April 30, 2008 totaled 99 cents per share. Based on the share price of $12.14 on April 30, 2008, the distribution rate over the twelve months then ended was 8.2%. Since all distributions are paid after deducting applicable withholding taxes, the effective distribution rate may be higher for those U.S. investors who are able to claim a tax credit.
On June 11, 2008, the Board of Directors authorized a monthly distribution of 7 cents per share, payable on July 11, 2008 to common shareholders of record as of June 30, 2008.
The Boards policy is to provide investors with a stable monthly distribution out of current income, supplemented by realized capital gains and, to the extent necessary, paid-in-capital. It is the Boards intention that a monthly distribution of at least 7 cents per share be maintained for twelve months, beginning with the July 11, 2008 distribution payment. This policy is subject to regular review at the Boards quarterly meetings, unless market conditions require an earlier evaluation. The next review is scheduled to take place in September 2008.
Share Repurchase Policy
The Boards policy is generally to buy back Fund shares on the open market when the Fund trades at certain discounts to NAV. The Board decided that the Fund would implement a share buy back in December 2007 since the Funds shares were trading at an 8% or greater discount to net asset value. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund repurchased 97,400 shares.
Portfolio Holdings Disclosure
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds Forms N-Q are available on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information about the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund makes the information on Form N-Q available to shareholders on the Funds website or upon request and without charge by calling Investor Relations toll-free at 1-866-839-5233.
Proxy Voting
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and information regarding how
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Letter to Shareholders (concluded)
the Fund voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the twelve months ended June 30, 2007, is available: (i) upon request and without charge by calling Investor Relations toll-free at 1-866-839-5233; and (ii) on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
Investor Relations Information
For information about the Fund, daily updates of share price, NAV, and details of recent distributions, contact Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. by:
| calling toll free at 1-866-839-5233 in the United States, |
| emailing InvestorRelations@aberdeen-asset.com, or |
| visiting the website at www.aberdeenfco.com. |
For information about the Aberdeen Group, visit the Aberdeen website at www.aberdeen-asset.com.
Yours sincerely,
Vincent Esposito
President
All amounts are U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated
Your Boards policy is to provide investors with a stable monthly distribution out of current income, supplemented by realized capital gains and, to the extent necessary, paid-in capital.
The Fund is subject to U.S. corporate, tax and securities laws. Under U.S. tax accounting rules, the amount of distributable income for each fiscal period depends on the actual exchange rates during the entire year between the U.S. dollar and the currencies in which Fund assets are denominated and on the aggregate gains and losses realized by the Fund during the entire year.
Therefore, the exact amount of distributable income for each fiscal year can only be determined as of the end of the Funds fiscal year, October 31. However, under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund may be required to indicate the sources of certain distributions to shareholders.
The Fund estimates that distributions for the fiscal year commencing November 1, 2007, including the distribution paid on June 13, 2008, are comprised entirely of net investment income.
This estimated distribution composition may vary from month to month because it may be materially impacted by future realized gains and losses on securities and fluctuations in the value of the currencies in which Fund assets are denominated.
In January 2009, a Form 1099-DIV will be sent to shareholders, which will state the amount and composition of distributions and provide information with respect to their appropriate tax treatment for the 2008 calendar year.
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Automatic Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan
Common shareholders are automatically enrolled in the Funds Automatic Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan (the Plan), which allows you to automatically reinvest your distributions in shares of the Funds common stock at favorable commission rates, unless an election is made to receive distributions in cash. Distributions made under the Plan are taxable to the same extent as are cash distributions. The Plan also enables you to make additional cash investments in shares of at least $100 per transaction, with a maximum of $10,000 per month, and an aggregate annual limit of $120,000. Under this arrangement, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (the Plan Agent) will purchase shares for you on the American Stock Exchange or otherwise on the open market on or before the investment date. The investment date is the 15th day of each month, but if such date is not a business day, the preceding business day.
As a participant in the Plan you will benefit from:
| Automatic reinvestment the Plan Agent will automatically reinvest your distributions, allowing you to gradually grow your holdings in the Fund; |
| Lower costs shares are purchased on your behalf under the Plan at low brokerage rates. Brokerage on share purchases is currently 2 cents per share; |
| Convenience the Plan Agent will hold your shares in non-certificated form and will provide a detailed plan account statement of your holdings at the end of each month. |
To request a brochure containing information on the Plan, please contact the Plan Agent;
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Shareholder Relations Department
480 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07310
or call toll free at 1-866-221-1606.
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Report of the Investment Manager
Share Price Performance
On April 30, 2008, the Funds share price was $12.14, which represented a discount of 10.1% to the NAV per share of $13.50. As of June 16, 2008, the share price was $12.06, representing a discount of 9.0% to the NAV per share of $13.26.
Redemption of the Auction Market Preferred Stock
On March 7, 2008, the Fund announced that it would redeem all the issued and outstanding shares of its series of Auction Market Preferred Stock (the AMPS) pursuant to their terms and replace the AMPS with debt financing from a loan of an equivalent amount from Scotia Capital. The Fund undertook this transaction in response to liquidity issues in the AMPS market. In early February 2008, for the first time in the history of the Funds AMPS program, the Fund did not receive sufficient hold orders and purchase requests for its AMPS. As a result, the amount sold by each selling AMPS holder was reduced pro rata or to zero. In addition, the dividend rate on the AMPS, which was normally set by means of a Dutch Auction procedure, automatically reset to the maximum rate permitted under the AMPS program.
On March 13, 2008, the Fund entered into the loan facility with Scotia Capital in the amount of $30 million to fund the redemption of the AMPS. For the period ended, April 30, 2008, the average interest rate on the loan facility was 3.60%.
Loan Facility and the Use of Leverage
The Fund utilizes leverage to seek to increase the yield for its common stockholders. Following redemption of the AMPS, using leverage for investment purposes involves borrowing under the loan facility and investing those proceeds at higher rates in the Funds portfolio. However, the cost of leverage could exceed the income earned by the Fund on the proceeds of such leverage. To the extent that the Fund is unable to invest the proceeds from the use of leverage in assets which pay interest at a rate which exceeds the rate paid on the leverage, the yield on the Funds common stock will decrease. In addition, in the event of a general market decline in the value of assets in which the Fund invests, the effect of that decline will be magnified in the Fund because of the additional assets purchased with the proceeds of the leverage. Non-recurring expenses in connection with the implementation of the loan facility and the redemption of the AMPS will reduce the Funds performance.
The Funds leveraged capital structure creates special risks not associated with unleveraged funds having similar investment objectives and policies. The funds borrowed pursuant to the loan facility may constitute a substantial lien and burden by reason of their prior claim against the income of the Fund and against the net assets of the Fund in liquidation. The Fund is not permitted to declare dividends or other distributions unless there is no event of default under the loan facility. As described below, in the event of a default under the credit agreement, the lenders have the right to cause a liquidation of the collateral (i.e., sell portfolio securities and other assets of the Fund) and, if any such default is not cured, the lenders may be able to control the liquidation as well. Finally, because the Funds AMPS did not have a maturity date, they were considered to be a perpetual form of leverage. The loan facility has a term of 364 days; there can be no assurance that the loan facility will be available for renewal on acceptable terms, if at all.
The credit agreement governing the loan facility includes usual and customary covenants for this type of transaction. These covenants impose on the Fund asset coverage requirements, fund composition requirements and limits on certain investments, such as illiquid investments, that are more stringent than those imposed on the Fund by the 1940 Act. These covenants or guidelines could impede the Investment Manager or Investment Adviser from fully managing the Funds portfolio in accordance with the Funds investment objective and policies. These covenants also include limits on the Funds ability to (i) issue preferred shares or forms of indebtedness, (ii) incur liens, (iii) change its investment objective or fundamental investment restrictions without the approval of the lender, (iv) amend the Funds organizational documents in a manner which could adversely affect the rights and remedies of the lender, or (v) create, incur, assume or permit to exist certain debt except for certain specified types of debt. In addition, the credit agreement does not permit the
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Report of the Investment Manager (concluded)
Funds asset coverage ratio (as defined in the agreement) to fall below 300% at any time.
Furthermore, non-compliance with such covenants or the occurrence of other events could lead to the cancellation of the loan facility. These other events include, but are not limited to:
| Non-payment by the Fund of certain obligations to the lender and other parties; |
| Involuntary or voluntary liquidation, reorganization or other debt relief proceedings are commenced against or by the Fund; |
| Aberdeen Asset Management Limited ceases to be the Investment Adviser to the Fund; State Street Bank and Trust Company ceases to be the Funds custodian, or Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc., ceases to be the Funds administrator. |
| Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited ceases to be owned or controlled by Aberdeen Asset Management PLC; |
| Suspension or de-listing of the Funds shares from trading on The American Stock Exchange. |
The credit agreement permits, in certain circumstances, the Fund to cure non-compliance or seek waivers or approvals from the lenders. However, in the event that the loan facility were cancelled or were not available for renewal, the Fund may not be able to find other financing on acceptable terms, if at all. Should the Fund be unable to find other sources for financing, it would be forced to de-leverage by making significant sales of its portfolio investments. De-leveraging could involve the sales of some securities under unfavorable market conditions in order to repay the lenders. Furthermore, these sales may realize capital gains. Because capital gains must be distributed to the Funds stockholders, the Fund may need to sell additional portfolio securities under unfavorable market conditions in order to fund such distributions.
Interest Rate Swaps
The Fund has entered into interest rate swap agreements, based on an aggregate notional amount of $12.0 million, which represented 40% of the total borrowings and AMPS outstanding. Under the terms of the agreements currently in effect, the Fund receives a floating rate of interest (one month USD-LIBOR BBA rate) and pays fixed rates of interest for the terms and based upon the notional amounts set forth below:
Remaining Term as of April 30, 2008 |
Amount (in $ million) |
Fixed Rate Payable (%) | ||
30 months | 4.8 | 4.055 | ||
6 months | 7.2 | 3.540 |
A significant risk associated with interest rate swaps is the risk that the counterparty may default or file for bankruptcy, in which case the Fund would bear the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under the swap agreements. There can be no assurance that the Fund will have an interest rate swap in place at any given time nor can there be any assurance that, if an interest rate swap is in place, it will be successful in hedging the Funds interest rate risk with respect to the loan facility. The implementation of this strategy is at the discretion of the Leverage Committee of the Board of Directors.
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Portfolio Composition
Quality of Investments
As of April 30, 2008, 70.6% of the Funds total investments were invested in securities where either the issue or the issuer was rated at least A by Standard & Poors Corporation or Moodys Investors Service, Inc. or, if unrated, judged to be of equivalent quality by the Investment Manager. The table below shows the asset quality of the Funds portfolio as of April 30, 2008, compared with the previous six and twelve months:
Date | AAA/Aaa % |
AA/Aa % |
A % |
BBB/Baa % |
BB/Ba* % |
B* % | ||||||
April 30, 2008 | 43.3 | 15.3 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 16.0 | 5.9 | ||||||
October 31, 2007 | 45.3 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 8.1 | 15.3 | 5.1 | ||||||
April 30, 2007 | 51.6 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 15.0 | 4.0 |
* | Below investment grade |
Geographic Composition
The Funds investments are divided into three categories: Developed Markets, Investment Grade Developing Markets and Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets. The table below shows the geographic composition (i.e., with U.S. dollar denominated bonds issued by foreign issuers allocated into country of issuance) of the Funds total investments as of April 30, 2008, compared with the previous six and twelve months:
Date | Developed Markets % |
Investment Grade Developing Markets |
Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets % | |||
April 30, 2008 | 70.4 | 5.6 | 24.0 | |||
October 31, 2007 | 70.2 | 5.5 | 24.3 | |||
April 30, 2007 | 76.5 | 6.9 | 16.6 |
Currency Composition
The table below shows the currency composition of the Funds total investments as of April 30, 2008, compared with the previous six and twelve months:
Date | Developed Markets % |
Investment Grade Developing Markets |
Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets % | |||
April 30, 2008 | 82.6 | 11.8 | 5.6 | |||
October 31, 2007 | 88.5 | 3.9 | 7.6 | |||
April 30, 2007 | 86.1 | 4.5 | 9.4 |
Maturity Composition
As of April 30, 2008, the average maturity of the Funds total investments was 7.8 years, compared with 7.9 years on October 31, 2007. The table below shows the maturity composition of the Funds investments as of April 30, 2008, compared with the previous six and twelve months:
Date | Under 3 Years % |
3 to 5 Years % |
5 to 10 Years % |
10 Years & Over % | ||||
April 30, 2008 | 23.9 | 21.2 | 37.4 | 17.5 | ||||
October 31, 2007 | 26.7 | 20.7 | 31.7 | 20.9 | ||||
April 30, 2007 | 31.3 | 16.1 | 32.7 | 19.9 |
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Summary of Key Rates
The following table summarizes the movements of key interest rates and currencies from the previous six and twelve month periods.
April 30, 2008 | October 31, 2007 | April 30, 2007 | ||||
Australia |
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90 day bank bills | 7.80% | 7.01% | 6.38% | |||
10 year bonds | 6.29% | 6.15% | 5.88% | |||
Australian Dollar | $0.94 | $0.93 | $0.83 | |||
Canada |
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90 day bank bills | 2.64% | 3.95% | 4.16% | |||
10 year bonds | 3.59% | 4.31% | 4.15% | |||
Canadian Dollar | $0.99 | $1.05 | $0.90 | |||
Malaysia |
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90 day T-bills | 3.34% | 3.49% | 3.35% | |||
10 year bonds | 3.75% | 3.72% | 3.49% | |||
Malaysian Ringgit* | ||||||
New Zealand |
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90 day bank bills | 8.85% | 8.68% | 8.09% | |||
10 year bonds | 6.54% | 6.45% | 6.09% | |||
New Zealand Dollar | $0.78 | $0.77 | $0.74 | |||
Philippines |
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90 day T-bills | N/A | N/A | 3.73% | |||
10 year bonds | N/A | N/A | 6.58% | |||
Philippines Peso* | ||||||
Singapore |
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90 day T-bills | 0.95% | 2.27% | 2.20% | |||
10 year bonds | 2.44% | 2.81% | 2.68% | |||
Singapore Dollar* | ||||||
South Korea |
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90 day T-bills | 4.99% | 6.15% | 4.95% | |||
10 year bonds | 5.14% | 5.56% | 5.15% | |||
South Korean Won* | ||||||
Thailand |
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90 day deposits | 2.25% | 2.25% | 2.75% | |||
10 year bonds | 4.74% | 4.81% | 3.86% | |||
Thai Baht* | ||||||
United Kingdom |
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90 day bank bills | 4.85% | 5.65% | 5.35% | |||
10 year bonds | 4.67% | 4.93% | 5.04% | |||
British Pound | $1.98 | $2.08 | $2.00 | |||
U.S.$ Bonds** |
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Malaysia | 3.45% | 4.68% | 5.10% | |||
Philippines | 6.16% | 4.58% | 5.20% | |||
South Korea | 4.79% | 5.10% | 5.16% |
* | These currencies are quoted Asian currency per U.S. dollar. The Australian, Canadian and New Zealand dollars and British pound are quoted U.S. dollars per currency. |
** | Sovereign issues. |
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited
June 2008
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Financial Statements
As of April 30, 2008
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
As of April 30, 2008
Principal Amount (000) |
Description | Value (US$) | |||||
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS117.8% |
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ARGENTINA2.3% |
|||||||
USD |
4,070 | Republic of Argentina, 7.00%, 4/17/17 |
$ | 2,797,402 | |||
AUSTRALIA30.5% |
|||||||
AUD |
500 | ABN Amro Bank NV, 6.50%, 5/17/13 (a)(b) |
405,198 | ||||
AUD |
1,500 | Asian Development Bank, 7.125%, 3/19/13 |
1,407,403 | ||||
AUD |
500 | Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd., 6.25%, 5/23/11 (a)(b) |
438,252 | ||||
AUD |
500 | AXA SA, 7.50%, 10/26/16 (a)(b) |
380,850 | ||||
AUD |
500 | Bank of America Corp., 6.50%, 12/05/08 |
465,591 | ||||
AUD |
1,000 | Brisbane Airport Corporation, Ltd., 7.30%, 6/30/10 |
923,204 | ||||
AUD |
1,200 | Caisse dAmortissement de la Dette Sociale, 7.50%, 2/28/13 |
1,136,841 | ||||
AUD |
500 | CFS Retail Property Trust, 6.25%, 12/22/14 |
393,207 | ||||
AUD |
500 | Cie de Financement Foncier, 6.25%, 1/30/17 |
436,441 | ||||
AUD |
500 | Commonwealth of Australia, 5.25%, 8/15/10 |
459,371 | ||||
AUD |
250 | Commonwealth of Australia, 5.75%, 6/15/11 |
231,639 | ||||
AUD |
1,550 | Commonwealth of Australia, 6.00%, 2/15/17 |
1,433,950 | ||||
AUD |
500 | Commonwealth of Australia, 6.25%, 4/15/15 |
470,684 | ||||
AUD |
100 | Commonwealth of Australia, 6.50%, 5/15/13 |
95,272 | ||||
AUD |
500 | Deutsche Bank AG, 7.50%, 10/19/12 |
452,509 | ||||
AUD |
200 | Eurofima, 6.00%, 1/28/14 |
178,404 | ||||
AUD |
500 | FGL Finance Australia, Ltd., 6.25%, 3/17/10 |
453,420 | ||||
AUD |
500 | General Electric Capital Australia Funding Pty, 6.00%, 5/15/13 |
417,618 | ||||
AUD |
600 | General Electric Capital Australia Funding Pty, 6.00%, 4/15/15 |
481,245 | ||||
AUD |
900 | General Electric Capital Australia Funding Pty, 6.50%, 11/15/11 |
790,101 | ||||
AUD |
500 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.35%, 4/12/16 |
394,040 | ||||
AUD |
500 | GPT RE, Ltd., 6.00%, 6/27/08 |
470,023 | ||||
AUD |
500 | HBOS PLC, 6.75%, 5/01/12 (a)(b) |
415,274 | ||||
AUD |
800 | HSBC Bank, 6.50%, 9/22/11 |
684,425 | ||||
AUD |
2,000 | HSBC Bank Australia, 8.04%, 5/20/11 (a)(b) |
1,818,470 | ||||
AUD |
1,000 | ING Bank Australia, Ltd., 7.00%, 4/24/12 |
890,291 | ||||
AUD |
750 | International Finance Corp., 7.50%, 2/28/13 |
714,790 | ||||
AUD |
1,700 | Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 7.50%, 8/26/11 |
1,607,436 | ||||
AUD |
500 | Macquarie Bank, Ltd., 6.50%, 5/31/12 (a)(b) |
431,440 | ||||
AUD |
500 | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.50%, 7/28/09 |
453,881 | ||||
AUD |
200 | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.75%, 3/12/14 |
161,404 | ||||
AUD |
500 | Monumental Global Funding, Ltd., 6.50%, 11/08/11 |
432,570 | ||||
AUD |
500 | National Capital Trust III, 8.8133%, 9/30/16 (a)(b) |
375,184 | ||||
AUD |
3,000 | New South Wales Treasury Corporation, 7.00%, 12/01/10 |
2,824,350 | ||||
AUD |
1,250 | Northern Territory Treasury, 6.75%, 7/14/09 |
1,172,963 | ||||
AUD |
1,000 | Queensland Treasury Corporation, 6.00%, 7/14/09 |
932,526 | ||||
AUD |
200 | Queensland Treasury Corporation, 6.00%, 6/14/11 |
183,282 | ||||
AUD |
1,950 | Queensland Treasury Corporation, 6.00%, 8/14/13 |
1,766,950 | ||||
AUD |
1,250 | Queensland Treasury Corporation, 6.00%, 6/14/21 |
1,097,544 | ||||
AUD |
500 | RWH Finance Pty. Limited, 6.20%, 3/26/17 (a) |
406,694 | ||||
AUD |
750 | SPI Australia Finance Pty. Ltd., 6.25%, 11/14/08 |
700,278 | ||||
AUD |
600 | SPI Electricity & Gas, 6.50%, 11/03/11 |
529,809 | ||||
AUD |
500 | St. George Bank, Ltd., 6.50%, 7/26/11 (a)(b) |
426,743 | ||||
AUD |
1,000 | Sydney Airport Finance, 6.25%, 11/21/11 |
884,098 | ||||
AUD |
500 | Telstra Corporation, Ltd., 7.25%, 3/30/10 |
460,058 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
As of April 30, 2008
Principal Amount (000) |
Description | Value (US$) | |||||
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (continued) | |||||||
AUSTRALIA (continued) |
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AUD |
500 | Travelers Insurance Company Institutional Funding, Ltd., 6.00%, 4/07/09 |
$ | 460,290 | |||
AUD |
700 | Wells Fargo & Co., 5.75%, 7/12/10 |
620,924 | ||||
AUD |
2,000 | Western Australia Treasury Corporation, 7.00%, 4/15/15 |
1,895,067 | ||||
AUD |
1,550 | Western Australia Treasury Corporation, 8.00%, 6/15/13 |
1,522,695 | ||||
AUD |
1,000 | Western Australia Treasury Corporation, 8.00%, 7/15/17 |
1,013,567 | ||||
AUD |
700 | Westpac Banking Corp., 8.25%, 4/18/11 |
658,146 | ||||
37,856,412 | |||||||
BRAZIL4.3% |
|||||||
BRL |
500 | Electropaulo Metropolitian, 19.125%, 6/28/10 |
331,325 | ||||
USD |
410 | Federal Republic of Brazil, 10.00%, 8/07/11 |
483,800 | ||||
BRL |
6,810 | Federal Republic of Brazil, 10.00%, 1/01/17 |
3,341,206 | ||||
USD |
260 | Independencia International, Ltd., 9.875%, 1/31/17 |
256,100 | ||||
USD |
410 | ISA Capital do Brasil SA, 8.80%, 1/30/17 |
436,650 | ||||
USD |
470 | Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 7.50%, 10/18/12 (b) |
477,343 | ||||
5,326,424 | |||||||
CANADA18.5% |
|||||||
CAD |
2,500 | Canadian Government, 5.50%, 6/01/10 |
2,616,374 | ||||
CAD |
2,000 | Canadian Government, 8.00%, 6/01/23 |
2,877,291 | ||||
CAD |
2,000 | Canadian Government, 9.00%, 6/01/25 |
3,180,121 | ||||
CAD |
3,000 | Canadian Government, 10.25%, 3/15/14 |
4,074,680 | ||||
CAD |
750 | Canada (Cayman), 7.25%, 6/01/08 |
746,703 | ||||
CAD |
500 | Ontario Hydro, 8.50%, 5/26/25 |
711,022 | ||||
CAD |
2,000 | Province of British Columbia, 9.50%, 1/09/12 |
2,387,568 | ||||
CAD |
2,000 | Province of New Brunswick, 7.75%, 1/13/14 |
2,384,363 | ||||
CAD |
1,000 | Province of Newfoundland, 5.125%, 12/29/10 |
1,032,680 | ||||
CAD |
2,000 | Quebec Hydro, 9.625%, 7/15/22 |
2,980,816 | ||||
22,991,618 | |||||||
CHINA0.4% |
|||||||
USD |
450 | Parkson Retail Group, Ltd., 7.125%, 5/30/10 (b) |
432,000 | ||||
COLOMBIA1.5% |
|||||||
USD |
270 | EEB International, Ltd., 8.75%, 10/31/11 (b) |
286,095 | ||||
USD |
1,460 | Republic of Colombia, 7.375%, 9/18/37 |
1,627,900 | ||||
1,913,995 | |||||||
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC1.6% |
|||||||
USD |
1,820 | Dominican Republic International Bond, 8.625%, 4/20/27 |
1,938,300 | ||||
ECUADOR0.6% |
|||||||
USD |
460 | Republic of Ecuador, 9.375%, 12/15/15 |
488,175 | ||||
USD |
270 | Republic of Ecuador, 10.00%, 8/15/08 (a)(b) |
272,025 | ||||
760,200 | |||||||
EGYPT0.8% |
|||||||
EGP |
5,070 | Republic of Egypt, 8.75%, 7/18/12 |
950,082 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
As of April 30, 2008
Principal Amount (000) |
Description | Value (US$) | |||||
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (continued) | |||||||
EL SALVADOR0.5% |
|||||||
USD |
320 | Republic of El Salvador, 7.65%, 6/15/35 |
$ | 342,400 | |||
USD |
270 | Republic of El Salvador, 8.25%, 4/10/32 |
309,150 | ||||
651,550 | |||||||
GABON0.8% |
|||||||
USD |
940 | Gabonese Republic, 8.20%, 12/12/17 |
986,295 | ||||
GEORGIA0.8% |
|||||||
USD |
940 | Republic of Georgia, 7.50%, 4/15/13 |
944,117 | ||||
GHANA0.7% |
|||||||
USD |
880 | Republic of Ghana, 8.50%, 10/04/17 |
916,520 | ||||
INDONESIA2.0% | |||||||
USD |
230 | Empire Cap Resources PTE, 9.375%, 12/15/09 (b) |
241,824 | ||||
USD |
110 | Indonesia Government International Bond, 7.75%, 1/17/38 |
110,896 | ||||
IDR |
2,550,000 | Indonesia Government International Bond, 11.00%, 12/15/12 |
263,643 | ||||
IDR |
400,000 | Indonesia Government International Bond, 12.50%, 3/15/13 |
43,452 | ||||
IDR |
1,150,000 | Indonesia Government International Bond, 13.40%, 2/15/11 |
129,600 | ||||
IDR |
4,400,000 | Indonesia Government International Bond, 13.45%, 8/15/11 |
497,820 | ||||
USD |
790 | Majapahit Holding BV, 7.75%, 10/17/16 |
781,340 | ||||
USD |
130 | Republic of Indonesia, 6.875%, 3/09/17 |
133,709 | ||||
USD |
300 | Republic of Indonesia, 8.50%, 10/12/35 |
328,109 | ||||
2,530,393 | |||||||
MEXICO2.3% | |||||||
USD |
100 | Desarrolladora Homex SA, 7.50%, 9/28/10 (b) |
100,570 | ||||
MXN |
15,000 | Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 9.75%, 5/27/08 |
1,430,844 | ||||
MXN |
1,630 | Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, 9.00%, 12/20/12 |
161,854 | ||||
GBP |
550 | Mexico Government International Bond, 16.50%, 9/01/08 |
1,126,571 | ||||
2,819,839 | |||||||
NETHERLANDS0.3% | |||||||
USD |
450 | GTB Finance BV, 8.50%, 1/29/12 |
428,400 | ||||
NEW ZEALAND24.2% | |||||||
NZD |
3,000 | ANZ National Bank, Ltd., 7.60%, 3/02/12 (a)(b) |
2,074,019 | ||||
NZD |
1,000 | Auckland Healthcare Services, Ltd., 7.75%, 9/15/15 |
733,948 | ||||
NZD |
3,000 | Bank of America Corp., 7.53%, 3/08/12 |
2,244,381 | ||||
NZD |
1,000 | Bank of New Zealand, 7.50%, 9/15/08 |
776,430 | ||||
NZD |
2,000 | Deutsche Bank AG, 7.14%, 6/16/09 (a)(b) |
1,513,847 | ||||
NZD |
2,000 | European Investment Bank, 6.50%, 9/10/14 |
1,492,230 | ||||
NZD |
500 | European Investment Bank, 7.25%, 2/08/10 |
386,765 | ||||
NZD |
1,000 | General Electric Capital Corp., 6.50%, 9/28/15 |
704,680 | ||||
NZD |
1,000 | General Electric Capital Corp., 6.625%, 2/04/10 |
749,349 | ||||
NZD |
1,000 | General Electric Capital Corp., 6.75%, 9/26/16 |
664,143 | ||||
NZD |
2,000 | Inter-American Development Bank, 6.00%, 12/15/17 |
1,419,470 | ||||
NZD |
1,000 | International Finance Corp., 6.75%, 7/15/09 |
766,224 | ||||
NZD |
1,500 | Morgan Stanley, 6.86%, 9/06/12 |
1,063,167 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
As of April 30, 2008
Principal Amount (000) |
Description | Value (US$) | |||||
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (continued) | |||||||
NEW ZEALAND (continued) | |||||||
NZD |
500 | Nederlandse Waterschapsbank, 6.50%, 10/17/08 |
$ | 385,872 | |||
NZD |
5,750 | New Zealand Government, 6.00%, 12/15/17 |
4,318,793 | ||||
NZD |
500 | New Zealand Government, 6.50%, 4/15/13 |
387,240 | ||||
NZD |
1,250 | NRMA NZ Holdings, Ltd., 7.25%, 8/15/08 |
970,487 | ||||
NZD |
1,000 | Powerco, Ltd., 6.39%, 3/29/13 |
668,981 | ||||
NZD |
1,000 | Province of Manitoba, 6.375%, 9/01/15 |
736,449 | ||||
NZD |
1,500 | Province of Ontario, 6.25%, 6/16/15 |
1,093,764 | ||||
NZD |
1,000 | Province of Quebec, 6.75%, 11/09/15 |
745,509 | ||||
NZD |
3,000 | Rabo Australia, Ltd., 6.25%, 11/22/11 |
2,238,349 | ||||
NZD |
1,500 | SLM Corp., 6.50%, 6/15/10 |
1,030,725 | ||||
NZD |
1,000 | Telstra Corporation, Ltd., 7.15%, 11/24/14 |
705,237 | ||||
NZD |
3,000 | Total Capital SA, 6.50%, 7/20/12 |
2,238,272 | ||||
30,108,331 | |||||||
PAKISTAN0.5% | |||||||
USD |
760 | Republic of Pakistan, 6.875%, 6/01/17 |
646,000 | ||||
PANAMA0.5% | |||||||
USD |
490 | Republic of Panama, 8.875%, 9/30/27 |
633,938 | ||||
PERU3.3% |
|||||||
USD |
850 | Republic of Peru, 6.55%, 3/14/37 |
893,053 | ||||
PEN |
4,400 | Republic of Peru, 6.90%, 8/12/37 |
1,536,949 | ||||
USD |
1,340 | Republic of Peru, 9.875%, 2/06/15 |
1,714,396 | ||||
4,144,398 | |||||||
PHILIPPINES1.7% |
|||||||
USD |
100 | Republic of Philippines, 8.00%, 1/15/16 |
114,500 | ||||
USD |
300 | Republic of Philippines, 8.25%, 1/15/14 |
343,110 | ||||
USD |
210 | Republic of Philippines, 9.375%, 1/18/12 (b) |
262,772 | ||||
USD |
520 | Republic of Philippines, 9.50%, 2/02/30 |
685,750 | ||||
USD |
510 | Republic of Philippines, 10.625%, 3/16/25 |
717,162 | ||||
2,123,294 | |||||||
RUSSIA3.1% |
|||||||
USD |
450 | Alfa MTN Markets, Ltd., 8.20%, 6/25/12 |
431,438 | ||||
USD |
1,040 | Evraz Group SA, 8.25%, 11/10/15 |
1,015,300 | ||||
USD |
240 | Evraz Group SA, 8.875%, 4/24/13 |
243,000 | ||||
RUB |
4,400 | GPB Eurobond Finance PLC, 7.25%, 2/22/10 |
183,239 | ||||
RUB |
23,311 | Red Arrow International Leasing, 8.375%, 3/31/12 |
958,953 | ||||
USD |
520 | Russian Standard Finance SA, 7.50%, 10/07/10 |
478,816 | ||||
USD |
480 | Vimpel-Communication, 8.375%, 4/30/13 |
480,463 | ||||
3,791,209 | |||||||
SERBIA0.9% |
|||||||
USD |
1,150 | Republic of Serbia, 3.75%, 5/01/08 (a)(b) |
1,055,125 | ||||
SOUTH AFRICA0.6% |
|||||||
ZAR |
6,000 | South Africa Government Bond, 10.00%, 2/28/09 |
786,296 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
As of April 30, 2008
Principal Amount (000) |
Description | Value (US$) | |||||
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (continued) | |||||||
TURKEY2.0% |
|||||||
USD |
600 | Republic of Turkey, 11.00%, 1/14/13 |
$ | 723,000 | |||
TRY |
2,740 | Republic of Turkey, 16.00%, 3/07/12 |
1,781,880 | ||||
2,504,880 | |||||||
UKRAINE1.4% |
|||||||
USD |
400 | Alfa Bank Ukraine, 9.75%, 12/22/09 |
401,340 | ||||
USD |
160 | CJSC, The EXIM of Ukraine 7.65%, 9/07/11 |
160,000 | ||||
UAH |
3,000 | Credit Suisse Ukraine Government Bond Linked Note, 12.00%, 10/20/08 (a)(b) |
622,750 | ||||
USD |
610 | Ukraine Government International Bond, 6.75%, 11/14/17 |
601,332 | ||||
1,785,422 | |||||||
UNITED KINGDOM7.0% |
|||||||
GBP |
1,000 | Barclays Bank PLC, 9.875%, 5/12/08 (a)(b) |
1,988,744 | ||||
GBP |
1,400 | British Gas PLC, 8.875%, 7/08/08 |
2,792,317 | ||||
GBP |
1,250 | Republic of Finland, 10.125%, 6/22/08 |
2,496,826 | ||||
GBP |
600 | United Kingdom Treasury, 8.00%, 12/07/15 |
1,447,723 | ||||
8,725,610 | |||||||
UNITED STATES1.2% |
|||||||
USD |
1,400 | United States Treasury, 4.50%, 4/30/12 |
1,486,297 | ||||
URUGUAY1.7% |
|||||||
UYU |
24,200 | Republica Orient Uruguay, 4.25%, 4/05/27 |
1,251,955 | ||||
USD |
870 | Republica Orient Uruguay, 7.625%, 3/21/36 |
921,330 | ||||
2,173,285 | |||||||
VENEZUELA1.8% |
|||||||
USD |
1,400 | Petroleos de Venezula SA, 5.25%, 4/12/17 |
924,000 | ||||
USD |
760 | Republic of Venezula, 5.75%, 2/26/16 |
598,500 | ||||
USD |
619 | Republic of Venezula, 8.50%, 10/08/14 |
583,686 | ||||
USD |
97 | Republic of Venezula, 10.75%, 9/19/13 |
100,152 | ||||
2,206,338 | |||||||
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $130,790,237) |
146,413,970 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS4.5% |
|||||||
MEXICO0.5% |
|||||||
MXN |
7,000 | Mexican Cetes Treasury Bills, Zero Coupon, 10/23/08 (c) |
643,495 | ||||
UNITED STATES4.0% |
|||||||
CAD |
993 | State Street Bank and Trust Company Time Deposit, 2.00%, 2/08/08 |
985,999 | ||||
NZD |
893 | State Street Bank and Trust Company Fixed Deposit, 5.50%, 2/06/08 |
697,880 | ||||
USD |
3,314 | Repurchase Agreement, State Street Bank and Trust Company, 1.63% dated 4/30/08, due 5/01/08 in the amount of $3,314,150 (collateralized by $1,730,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 7.875% due 2/15/21; value $2,361,450 and $725,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 8.00% due 11/15/21; value $1,020,438) |
3,314,000 | ||||
4,997,879 | |||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $5,644,086) |
5,641,374 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
As of April 30, 2008
Principal Amount (000) |
Description | Value (US$) |
||||||
Total Investments122.3% (cost $136,434,323) |
$ | 152,055,344 | ||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets(22.3)% |
(27,764,949 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders100.0% |
$ | 124,290,395 |
AUDAustralian dollar | GBPBritish pound | PENPeruvian sol | USDUnited States dollar | |||
BRLBrazilian real | IDRIndonesian rupah | RUBRussian ruble | UYUUruguayan peso | |||
CADCanadian dollar | MXNMexican peso | TRYTurkish lira |
ZARSouth African rand | |||
EGPEgyptian pound | NZDNew Zealand dollar | UAHUkrainian hryvnia |
(a) | Indicates a variable rate security. The maturity date presented for these instruments is the later of the next date on which the security can be redeemed at par or the next date on which the rate of interest is adjusted. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at April 30, 2008. |
(b) | The maturity date presented for these instruments represents the next call/put date. |
(c) | Security has been fair valued. |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements
Counterparty | Termination Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Fixed |
Floating Rate | Unrealized Depreciation |
||||||||
UBS AG |
October 31, 2008 | 7,200 | 3.540 | % | 1 month LIBOR | $ | (36,859 | ) | |||||
UBS AG |
October 31, 2010 | 4,800 | 4.055 | % | 1 month LIBOR | (109,884 | ) | ||||||
$ | (146,743 | ) |
Futures Contracts
Description | Expiration | Contracts | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
|||||||||
Purchase Contract: |
||||||||||||
Australian Treasury Bond 6%3 year |
June 2008 | 84 | $ | (33,510 | ) | |||||||
Sale Contract: |
||||||||||||
Australian Treasury Bond 6%10 year |
June 2008 | 23 | 16,239 | |||||||||
$ | (17,271 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
As of April 30, 2008
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Purchase/Sale | Amount Purchased |
Amount Sold | Purchase Value as of April 30, 2008 |
Sale Value as of April 30, 2008 |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
|||||||||
Brazilian Real/United States Dollar |
||||||||||||||
settlement date 7/16/08 |
BRL1,883,000 | USD1,103,085 | $ | 1,110,070 | $ | 1,103,085 | $ | 6,985 | ||||||
Malaysian Ringgit/United States Dollar |
||||||||||||||
settlement date 7/16/08 |
MYR15,935,000 | USD5,071,933 | 5,037,586 | 5,071,933 | (34,347 | ) | ||||||||
Mexican New Peso/United States Dollar |
||||||||||||||
settlement date 7/16/08 |
MXN6,926,000 | USD653,670 | 650,799 | 653,669 | (2,870 | ) | ||||||||
Singapore Dollar/United States Dollar |
||||||||||||||
settlement date 7/16/08 |
SGD16,930,000 | USD12,512,934 | 12,526,340 | 12,512,934 | 13,406 | |||||||||
Taiwan Dollar/United States Dollar |
||||||||||||||
settlement date 7/16/08 |
TWD335,340,000 | USD11,290,909 | 11,073,052 | 11,290,909 | (217,857 | ) | ||||||||
United States Dollar/Australian Dollar |
||||||||||||||
settlement date 7/16/08 |
USD10,581,840 | AUD11,500,000 | 10,581,840 | 10,736,952 | (155,112 | ) | ||||||||
United States Dollar/Brazilian Real |
||||||||||||||
settlement date 7/16/08 |
USD2,526,450 | BRL4,346,000 | 2,526,450 | 2,562,064 | (35,614 | ) | ||||||||
United States Dollar/British Pound |
||||||||||||||
settlement date 7/16/08 |
USD151,430 | GBP77,000 | 151,430 | 152,250 | (820 | ) | ||||||||
United States Dollar/Canadian Dollar |
||||||||||||||
settlement date 7/16/08 |
USD6,169,716 | CAD6,316,000 | 6,169,716 | 6,267,442 | (97,726 | ) | ||||||||
United States Dollar/Mexican New Peso |
||||||||||||||
settlement date 7/16/08 |
USD653,670 | MXN6,926,000 | 653,670 | 650,695 | 2,975 | |||||||||
United States Dollar/New Zealand Dollar |
||||||||||||||
settlement date 7/16/08 |
USD14,467,250 | NZD18,405,000 | 14,467,250 | 14,196,337 | 270,913 | |||||||||
United States Dollar/Russian Ruble |
||||||||||||||
settlement date 7/16/08 |
USD1,130,942 | RUB26,645,000 | 1,130,942 | 1,123,101 | 7,841 | |||||||||
United States Dollar/South African Rand |
||||||||||||||
settlement date 7/16/08 |
USD680,167 | ZAR5,448,000 | 680,167 | 706,470 | (26,303 | ) | ||||||||
United States Dollar/Turkish Lira |
||||||||||||||
settlement date 7/16/08 |
USD1,204,908 | TRY1,640,000 | 1,204,908 | 1,248,681 | (43,773 | ) | ||||||||
Net USD Total | $ | 67,964,220 | $ | 68,276,522 | $ | (312,302 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (concluded)
As of April 30, 2008
AUDAustralian dollar | MXNMexican peso | TRYTurkish lira | ||
BRLBrazilian real | MYRMalaysian ringgit | TWDTaiwan dollar | ||
CADCanadian dollar | NZDNew Zealand dollar | USDUnited States dollar | ||
GBPBritish pound | RUBRussian ruble | ZARSouth Africa rand | ||
SGDSingapore dol |
Tax Cost of Investments
The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund's investments and net unrealized appreciation as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:
Cost | Appreciation | Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation | ||||||
$136,434,323 | $ | 17,770,710 | $ | 2,149,689 | $ | 15,621,021 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
As of April 30, 2008
Assets | ||||
Investments, at value (cost $136,434,323) |
$ | 152,055,344 | ||
Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,863,503) |
1,880,738 | |||
Cash at broker |
260,069 | |||
Interest receivable |
3,384,336 | |||
Receivable for investments sold |
1,396,730 | |||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts |
302,120 | |||
Receivable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts closed |
173,715 | |||
Prepaid expenses | 9,880 | |||
Total assets |
159,462,932 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Bank loan payable (Note 6) |
30,000,000 | |||
Payable for investments purchased |
2,875,682 | |||
Dividends payable to common shareholders |
644,830 | |||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts |
614,555 | |||
Due to custodian |
452,590 | |||
Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps |
146,743 | |||
Investment management fee payable |
90,652 | |||
Interest payable on bank loan |
55,050 | |||
Payable for common shares repurchased |
54,431 | |||
Administration fee payable |
20,920 | |||
Variation margin payable for futures contracts |
18,860 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 198,224 | |||
Total liabilities |
35,172,537 | |||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders |
$ | 124,290,395 | ||
Composition of Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders | ||||
Common Stock (par value $.001 per share) |
$ | 9,208 | ||
Paid-in capital in excess of par |
112,236,447 | |||
Distributions in excess of net investment income |
(2,242,656 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions |
(5,523,867 | ) | ||
Net unrealized depreciation on investments |
(3,383,298 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized foreign exchange gains |
4,582,208 | |||
Net unrealized foreign exchange gains | 18,612,353 | |||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders |
$ | 124,290,395 | ||
Net asset value per common share based on 9,208,308 shares issued and outstanding | $ | 13.50 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations (unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008
Net Investment Income | ||||
Income | ||||
Interest and amortization of discount and premium (net of foreign withholding taxes of $15,238) | $ | 5,403,247 | ||
Expenses | ||||
Investment management fee |
504,830 | |||
Directors fees and expenses |
122,597 | |||
Administration fee |
116,499 | |||
Legal fees and expenses |
91,668 | |||
Independent auditors fees and expenses |
54,475 | |||
Insurance expense |
44,795 | |||
Reports to shareholders and proxy solicitation |
44,567 | |||
Investor relations fees and expenses |
37,286 | |||
Custodians fees and expenses |
33,507 | |||
Auction agents fees and expenses |
29,519 | |||
Transfer agents fees and expenses |
15,420 | |||
Bank loan fees and expenses |
12,861 | |||
Miscellaneous | 25,986 | |||
Total operating expenses |
1,134,010 | |||
Interest expense (Note 6) | 147,175 | |||
Total expenses |
1,281,185 | |||
Net investment income | 4,122,062 | |||
Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments, Swaps, Futures, and Foreign Currencies | ||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on: | ||||
Investment transactions |
(881,566 | ) | ||
Interest rate swaps |
13,916 | |||
Futures contracts |
48,136 | |||
Foreign currency transactions | 2,486,346 | |||
1,666,832 | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on: | ||||
Investments |
(28,185,980 | ) | ||
Interest rate swaps |
(279,272 | ) | ||
Futures contracts |
(23,200 | ) | ||
Foreign currency translation | 22,313,284 | |||
(6,175,168 | ) | |||
Net loss on investments, swaps, futures, and foreign currencies | (4,508,336 | ) | ||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting From Operations |
(386,274 | ) | ||
Dividends to preferred shareholders from net investment income | (609,571 | ) | ||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations | $ | (995,845 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008 (unaudited) |
For the Year Ended October 31, 2007 |
|||||||
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders |
||||||||
Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 4,122,062 | $ | 7,496,116 | ||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, swaps and futures |
(819,514 | ) | 265,994 | |||||
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions |
2,486,346 | 3,009,262 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on |
(28,488,452 | ) | 21,496,532 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on |
22,313,284 | (16,557,219 | ) | |||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
(386,274 | ) | 15,710,685 | |||||
Dividends to preferred shareholders from net investment income |
(609,571 | ) | (1,645,505 | ) | ||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting From Operations |
(995,845 | ) | 14,065,180 | |||||
Distributions to common shareholders from: | ||||||||
Net investment income |
(5,566,046 | ) | (7,258,466 | ) | ||||
Total decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders |
(5,566,046 | ) | (7,258,466 | ) | ||||
Common Stock Transactions | ||||||||
Repurchase of common stock resulting in the reduction of |
(1,183,273 | ) | | |||||
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets applicable to |
(7,745,164 | ) | 6,806,714 | |||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders | ||||||||
Beginning of period |
132,035,559 | 125,228,845 | ||||||
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($2,242,656) and ($189,101), respectively) |
$ | 124,290,395 | $ | 132,035,559 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008 (unaudited) |
|||
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE(1): | |||
Net asset value per common share, beginning of period | $14.19 | ||
Net investment income | 0.45 | ||
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments, swaps futures and foreign currencies | (0.48 | ) | |
Dividends to preferred shareholders from net investment income | (0.06 | ) | |
Total from investment operations applicable to common shareholders | (0.09 | ) | |
Distributions to common shareholders from: | |||
Net investment income | (0.60 | ) | |
Tax return of capital | | ||
Total distributions | (0.60 | ) | |
Net asset value per common share, end of period | $13.50 | ||
Market value, end of period | $12.14 | ||
Total Investment Return Based on(2): | |||
Market value | (1.74% | ) | |
Net asset value | (0.13% | ) | |
Ratio to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders/Supplementary Data(3): |
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Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of period (000 omitted) | $124,290 | ||
Average net assets applicable to common shareholders (000 omitted) | 126,186 | ||
Operating expenses(4) | 2.04% | (6) | |
Operating expenses, excluding interest expenses(4)(5) | 1.81% | (6) | |
Net investment income | 5.60% | (6) | |
Portfolio turnover | 20% | ||
Senior securities (preferred stock) outstanding (000 omitted) | | ||
Asset coverage ratio on revolving credit facility at period end | 514% | ||
Asset coverage per $1,000 on revolving credit facility at period end | $5,143 | ||
Asset coverage ratio on preferred stock at period end | | ||
Asset coverage per share on preferred stock at period end | |
(1) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions. |
(3) | Ratios are calculated on the basis of income and expenses applicable to both the common and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of common shareholders. Ratio of net investment income before preferred stock dividends to average net assets of common shareholders is 6.57%, 5.93%, 5.13%, 5.35%, 5.22%, and 4.90%, respectively. |
(4) | Includes expenses of both preferred and common stock. |
(5) | Excludes interest expense of 0.23% in 2008. |
(6) | Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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For the Year Ended October 31, |
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2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||
$13.46 | $13.87 | $13.72 | $12.43 | $10.46 | |||||||||||
0.81 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.68 | 0.57 | |||||||||||
0.88 | 0.14 | 0.21 | 1.38 | 2.17 | |||||||||||
(0.18 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||
1.51 | 0.67 | 0.87 | 2.01 | 2.69 | |||||||||||
(0.78 | ) | (0.98 | ) | (0.72 | ) | (0.72 | ) | (0.44 | ) | ||||||
| (0.10 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | |||||||||
(0.78 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (0.72 | ) | (0.72 | ) | (0.72 | ) | ||||||
$14.19 | $13.46 | $13.87 | $13.72 | $12.43 | |||||||||||
$12.97 | $13.00 | $13.05 | $14.02 | $13.62 | |||||||||||
5.90% | 8.23% | (1.94% | ) | 8.77% | 55.30% | ||||||||||
11.90% | 5.43% | 6.50% | 16.64% | 26.70% | |||||||||||
$132,036 | $125,229 | $129,080 | $127,404 | $115,183 | |||||||||||
126,436 | 125,426 | 131,739 | 121,359 | 107,415 | |||||||||||
1.93% | 2.02% | 1.71% | 1.96% | 2.30% | |||||||||||
1.93% | 2.02% | 1.71% | 1.96% | 2.30% | |||||||||||
4.63% | 3.97% | 4.65% | 4.86% | 4.49% | |||||||||||
71% | 30% | 36% | 22% | 31% | |||||||||||
$30,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 | |||||||||||
| | | | | |||||||||||
| | | | | |||||||||||
540% | 517% | 530% | 525% | 484% | |||||||||||
$135,030 | $129,357 | $132,566 | $131,170 | $120,986 |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) was incorporated in Maryland on June 28, 1991, as a closed-end, non-diversified investment company.
The Funds principal investment objective is to provide high current income by investing primarily in fixed-income securities. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation, but only when consistent with its principal investment objective. The Funds investments are divided into three categories: Developed Markets, Investment Grade Developing Markets and Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets. Developed Markets are those countries contained in the Citigroup World Government Bond Index, Luxembourg and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Investment Grade Developing Markets are those countries whose sovereign debt is rated not less than Baa3 by Moodys or BBB- by S&P. Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets are those countries that are not Developed Markets or Investment Grade Developing Markets. Under normal circumstances, at least 60% of the Funds total assets would be invested in a portfolio of fixed income securities from issuers in Developed Markets or Investment Grade Developing Markets, whether or not denominated in the currency of such country; provided, however, that the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets in fixed income securities of issuers in Developed Markets. The Fund may only invest up to 40% of its total assets in fixed income securities of issuers in Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets whether or not denominated in the currency of such country.
In order to comply with a rule adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 regarding fund names, the Board of Directors has adopted an investment policy that, for as long as the name of the Fund remains Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc., it shall be the policy of the Fund normally to invest at least 80% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in debt securities. This 80% investment policy is a non-fundamental policy of the Fund and may be changed by the Board of Directors upon 60 days prior written notice to shareholders. The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry, country or region.
1. | Accounting Policies |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Basis of Presentation:
The financial statements of the Fund are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America using the United States dollar as both the functional and reporting currency. However, the Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar and British Pound are the functional currencies for Federal tax purposes (see Taxes on page 27).
Securities Valuation:
The Funds Board of Directors has adopted Pricing and Valuation Procedures (the Procedures) to be used in determining the value of the assets held by the Fund. In accordance with the Procedures, investments are stated at value. Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last trade price on the date of determination as obtained from a pricing source. If no such trade price is available, such investments are valued at the quoted bid price or the mean between the quoted bid and ask price on the date of determination as obtained from a pricing source.
Short-term securities which mature in more than 60 days are valued at current market quotations. Short-term securities which mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including investments which are subject to limitations as to their sale) are to be valued at fair value. As a general rule, whether or not the Fund is required to fair value price an asset is dependent on the ready availability of
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
current market quotes or, even if readily available, the reliability of such quotes. Any assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which available prices are not reliable, shall be determined in a manner that most fairly reflects the assets (or group of assets) fair value (i.e., the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the asset upon its current sale) on the valuation date, based on consideration of all available information.
The Procedures provide that in certain instances, including without limitation, if there is a stale price for a portfolio security, in an emergency situation, or if a significant event occurs after the close of trading of a portfolio security, but before the calculation of the Funds net asset value, the security may be valued at its fair value.
Repurchase Agreements:
In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements with U.S. financial institutions, it is the Funds policy that its custodian/counterparty segregates the underlying collateral securities, the value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the collateral is valued on a daily basis to determine its adequacy. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.
Foreign Currency Translation:
Foreign currency amounts are translated into United States dollars on the following basis:
(i) | market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities at the exchange rates at the end of the reporting period; |
(ii) | purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. |
The Fund isolates that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities held at the end of the reporting period. Similarly, the Fund isolates the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of portfolio securities sold during the reporting period.
Net realized foreign exchange gains/(losses) includes realized foreign exchange gains/(losses) from sales and maturities of portfolio securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of interest, discount and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange appreciation/(depreciation) includes changes in the value of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities arising as a result of changes in the exchange rate. Accumulated realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains/(losses) shown in the composition of net assets represent foreign exchange gains/(losses) for book purposes that have not yet been recognized for tax purposes.
Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin, including unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
Securities Transactions and Investment Income:
Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized and unrealized gains/(losses) from security and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted or amortized on an effective yield basis over the
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estimated lives of the respective securities. Expenses are accrued on a daily basis.
Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Fund is authorized to use derivatives to manage currency risk, credit risk and interest rate risk and to replicate or as a substitute for physical securities. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of derivative instruments involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Interest Rate Swaps:
The Fund may engage in certain interest rate swap transactions to hedge the Funds leverage facility. An interest rate swap is an agreement between two parties, which involves the exchange of floating and fixed rate interest payments for a specified period of time. Interest rate swaps involve the accrual and exchange of interest payments between the parties. These payments are recorded as realized gain/(loss).
During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized appreciation or depreciation by marking-to-market the fair market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, the Fund will record a realized gain/(loss) equal to the difference, if any, between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds basis in the contract. The Fund is exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counter party to the swap. However, the Fund does not anticipate non-performance by any counterparty.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:
A forward foreign currency exchange contract (Forward Contract) involves an obligation to purchase and sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. The Forward Contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the Forward Contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Risks arise from the unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the functional currencies and from potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
Futures Contracts:
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a security for a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Options:
When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When a security is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the security acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the security sold. When an option expires (or the Fund enters into a closing transaction), the Fund realizes a gain or loss on
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premium paid or received). As of April 30, 2008, there were no open option contracts.
Distributions:
It is the Funds current policy to pay distributions from net investment income supplemented by net realized foreign exchange gains, net realized short-term capital gains and return of capital distributions if necessary, on a monthly basis. The Fund will also declare and pay distributions at least annually from net realized gains on investment transactions and net realized foreign exchange gains, if any. Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Income distributions and capital and currency gains distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for foreign currencies, loss deferrals and recognition of market discount and premium.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (FAS 157), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The Fund will adopt FAS 157 during the fiscal 2009 year and the impact on the Funds financial statements, if any, is currently being assessed.
In addition, in March 2008, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (FAS 61) was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entitys results of operations and financial position. Management is currently evaluating the implications of FAS 161. The impact on the Funds financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
Taxes:
For Federal income and excise tax purposes, substantially all of the Funds transactions are accounted for using the functional currencies. Accordingly, only realized currency gains/(losses) resulting from the repatriation of any of the functional currencies (Australian dollar, Canadian dollar or British Pound) into U.S. dollars or another functional currency and realized currency gains and losses on non-functional currencies are recognized for U.S. tax purposes.
No provision has been made for United States of America Federal income taxes because it is the Funds policy to meet the requirements of the United States of America Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to shareholders. Under the applicable foreign tax law, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest and discounts earned at various rates.
Effective April 30, 2008, the Fund implemented Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48). FIN 48 prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax position must meet in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken by an entity, including investment companies, before being measured and recognized in the financial statements. Management has evaluated the application of FIN 48 to the Fund, and has determined that the adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
impact on the Funds financial statements. The Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Funds U.S. federal tax returns remain open for the years ended October 31, 2004 through October 31, 2006. The statutes of limitations on the Funds state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. | Agreements |
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (the Investment Manager) serves as the investment manager to the Fund and Aberdeen Asset Management Limited (the Investment Adviser) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund, pursuant to a management agreement and an advisory agreement, respectively. The Investment Adviser is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager, which is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC. The Investment Manager has also entered into an agreement with CIBC World Markets, Inc. (the Consultant).
The Investment Manager makes investment decisions on behalf of the Fund on the basis of recommendations and information furnished to it by the Investment Adviser and the Consultant, including the selection of and the placement of orders with brokers and dealers to execute portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund.
The management agreement provides the Investment Manager with a fee, payable monthly, at the following annual rates: 0.65% of the Funds average weekly Managed Assets up to $200 million, 0.60% of Managed Assets between $200 million and $500 million, and 0.55% of Managed Assets in excess of $500 million. Managed Assets are defined in the management agreement as net assets plus the amount of any borrowings, for investment purposes. The Investment Manager pays fees to the Investment Adviser and the Consultant for their services rendered. The Funds Investment Manager informed the Fund that it paid $195,506 to the Investment Adviser and approximately $3,000 to the Consultant during the six months ended April 30, 2008.
Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. (AAMI), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and the Investment Adviser, is the Funds Administrator, pursuant to an agreement under which AAMI receives a fee, payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.15% of the Funds average weekly Managed Assets up to $600 million and 0.125% of the Funds average weekly Managed Assets in excess of $600 million. Managed Assets are defined as net assets plus the amount of any borrowings, for investment purposes.
Under terms of an Investor Relations Services Agreement, AAMI serves as the Funds investor relations services provider. This agreement provides AAMI with a monthly retainer of $4,000 plus out-of-pocket expenses. During the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Fund incurred fees of $24,000 for the services of AAMI. Investor relations fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses.
3. | Portfolio Securities |
Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, for the six months ended April 30, 2008, aggregated $29,893,015 and $34,965,636, respectively.
4. | Common Stock |
There are 300 million shares of $.001 par value common stock authorized. At April 30, 2008, there were 9,208,308 shares issued and outstanding.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (concluded)
On March 1, 2001, the Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program. The stock repurchase program allows the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding common stock in the open market during any 12-month period, if and when the discount to NAV is at least 8%. For the six months ended April 30, 2008 and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, the Fund repurchased 97,400 and 0 shares, respectively, through this program. The weighted average discount on shares repurchased by the Fund was 10.4% during the six months ended April 30, 2008.
5. | Preferred Stock |
As of April 30, 2008, there are 100 million shares of $.001 par value of Auction Market Preferred Stock (AMPS) authorized. The 1,200 shares of AMPS that were outstanding through March 13, 2008 consisted of one series, W-7. The AMPS had a liquidation value of $25,000 per share plus any accumulated but unpaid dividends whether or not declared. The AMPS had rights set forth in the Funds Articles of Amendment and Restatement.
Dividends on the AMPS were cumulative at a rate typically reset every 28 days based on the results of an auction. Dividend rates ranged from 5.00% to 6.50% during the period ended March 13, 2008.
On March 13, 2008, the AMPS were redeemed. The AMPS were redeemable at the option of the Fund, in whole or in part, on any dividend payment date at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated but unpaid dividends. The AMPS were also subject to mandatory redemption at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated but unpaid dividends, whether or not declared, if certain requirements relating to the composition of the assets and liabilities of the Fund as set forth in the Articles are not satisfied.
6. | Revolving Credit Facility |
On March 13, 2008, the Fund entered into a $30 million revolving credit loan facility with the Scotia Bank. For the period ended April 30, 2008, the average interest rate on the loan facility was 3.60%. The interest expense is accrued on a daily basis and is payable to the Scotia Bank on a monthly basis.
The credit agreement governing the loan facility includes usual and customary covenants for this type of transaction. These covenants or guidelines could impede the Investment Manager or Investment Adviser from fully managing the Funds portfolio in accordance with the Funds investment objective and policies. These covenants also include limits on the Funds ability to (i) issue preferred shares or forms of indebtedness, (ii) incur liens, (iii) change its investment objective or fundamental investment restrictions without the approval of the lender, (iv) amend the Funds organizational documents in a manner which could adversely affect the rights and remedies of the lenders, or (v) create, incur, assume or permit to exist certain debt except for certain specified types of debt. In addition, the credit agreement does not permit the Funds asset coverage ratio (as defined in the agreement) to fall below 300% at any time.
7. | Subsequent Events |
Subsequent to April 30, 2008, the Fund declared monthly distributions of 7 cents per common share payable on June 13, 2008 and July 11, 2008 to common shareholders of record on May 30, 2008 and June 30, 2008, respectively.
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Supplemental Information (unaudited)
Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 1735 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The description of the proposal and number of shares voted at the meeting are as follows:
To elect one director to serve as Class I directors for a three-year term expiring in 2011:
Votes For |
Votes Withheld | |||
P. Gerald Malone | 7,498,298 | 215,055 |
To elect two directors to represent the interests of the holders of the preferred stock for the ensuing year:
Votes For |
Votes Withheld | |||
Neville J. Miles | 965 | 52 | ||
John T. Sheehy | 965 | 52 |
Directors whose term of office continued beyond this meeting are as follows: Martin Gilbert, William J. Potter, and Peter D. Sacks.
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Corporate Information
Directors
P. Gerald Malone, Chairman
Martin J. Gilbert
Neville J. Miles
William J. Potter
Peter D. Sacks
John T. Sheehy
Officers
Vincent Esposito, President
Gary Bartlett, Vice President
Kevin Daly, Vice President
Martin Gilbert, Vice President
Anthony Michael, Vice President
John Murphy, Vice President
Jennifer Nichols, Vice President
Timothy Sullivan, Vice President
Vincent McDevitt, Vice President Compliance
Joseph Malone, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer
Megan Kennedy, Assistant Treasurer
Lucia Sitar, Secretary
Investment Manager
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited
21 Church Street
#01-01 Capital Square Two
Singapore 049480
Investment Adviser
Aberdeen Asset Management Limited
Level 6, 201 Kent Street
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Administrator
Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
1735 Market Street, 37th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Consultant
CIBC World Markets, Inc.
BCE Place, Canada Trust Tower
P.O. Box 500
Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S8 Canada
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Heritage Drive
North Quincy, MA 02171
Transfer Agent
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Shareholder Relations Department
480 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07310
1-866-221-1606
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
300 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Legal Counsel
Dechert LLP
1775 I Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
Investor Relations
Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
1735 Market Street, 37th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-866-839-5233
InvestorRelations@aberdeen-asset.com
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited
The accompanying Financial Statements as of April 30, 2008 were not audited and accordingly, no opinion is expressed thereon.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Fund may purchase, from time to time, shares of its common stock in the open market.
The common shares of Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. are traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol FCO. Information about the Funds net asset value and market price is available at www.aberdeenfco.com.
This report, including the financial information herein, is transmitted to the shareholders of Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. for their general information only. It does not have regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation and the particular needs of any specific person. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns.
Item 2 Code of Ethics.
Not required to be included in this filing.
Item 3 Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not required to be included in this filing.
Item 4 Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not required to be included in this filing.
Item 5 Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not required to be included in this filing.
Item 6 Investments.
(a) | Included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
Item 7 Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not required to be included in this filing.
Item 8 Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a)
(1) Pursuant to Item 8(b), the information in the table below is as of the date of the filing.
Individual & Position
|
Services Rendered
|
Past Business Experience
| ||
John Murphy (Commenced December 2005) Portfolio Manager [London] |
Responsible for Australian & Asian fixed interest strategy and asset allocation. | Currently is a member of the London based fixed income team serving as a senior portfolio manager. Joined in December 2005 when Aberdeen acquired Deutsche London. Prior to joining Deutsche London, worked for the predecessor team at Morgan Grenfell since 1984 as a portfolio manager. |
(2) The information in the table below is as of April 30, 2008.
Registered Investment Companies Managed by Portfolio Manager |
Pooled Investment Vehicle Managed by Portfolio Manager |
Other Accounts Managed by Portfolio Manager | ||||||||||
Name of Portfolio Manager |
Number of Accounts |
FUM USD($M) |
Number of Accounts |
FUM USD($M) |
Number of Accounts |
FUM USD($M) | ||||||
John Murphy |
2 | $440,120 | 1 | $86,975 | 7 | $1,845,793 |
Total Assets are as of April 30, 2008 and have been translated into U.S. dollars at a rate of £1.00 = $1.9806.
There are no accounts with respect to which part of the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account.
The portfolio managers management of other accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the Funds investments, on the one hand, and the management of the other accounts (including the portfolio managers personal account, if the portfolio manager has an account), on the other. The other accounts may have the same investment objective as the Fund. Therefore, a potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the identical investment objectives, whereby the portfolio manager could favor one account over another. However, the Adviser believes that these risks are mitigated by the fact that: (i) accounts with like investment strategies managed by a particular portfolio manager are generally managed in a similar fashion, subject to exceptions to account for particular investment restrictions or policies applicable only to certain accounts, differences in cash flows and account sizes, and similar factors; and (ii) portfolio manager personal trading is monitored avoid potential conflicts.
(3) The Aberdeen Group recognizes the need to provide a competitive compensation package in order to attract and retain high calibre staff. Currently, in addition to an attractive base salary and performance-related bonus, investment professionals also receive a competitive benefits package and participation in a company-wide stock ownership plan. Key executives participate in a substantial stock option plan, as well as cash-backed and equity-backed long-term incentive plans. A description of the various compensation plans is provided below:
Executive Share Option Plan. The Aberdeen Group has an executive share option plan. Options are granted based on an assessment of the individuals expected contribution to future Aberdeen Group performance. Options are granted for no consideration. Options granted may only be exercised if the Aberdeen Groups Remuneration Committee is satisfied that the prescribed performance criteria are met. The criteria have been chosen as
being reflective of success in the industry sector within which the Aberdeen Group operates. The criteria have also been deemed to be appropriate in order to achieve the goal of delivering good returns to clients and shareholders alike.
Share Incentive Plan. The Share Incentive Plan is intended to encourage ownership of shares of Aberdeen PLC by employees of the Aberdeen Group, and is available to all executive directors and employees of the Aberdeen Group, thus aligning their interests with those of the shareholders. All executive directors and employees who have been employed for a minimum period of 12 months may participate in the Share Incentive Plan.
Pension. The Aberdeen Group offers a contributory money purchase pension plan to which the employers contribution is 15% of basic salary and the employee contributes 5%. Once an employee becomes a member of the Aberdeen Groups pension plan, the Aberdeen Group will provide life insurance coverage that provides death-in-service benefits.
Deferred Bonus. During 2003, the Aberdeen Group implemented a deferred bonus plan designed to encourage the retention of certain key employees identified as critical to the Aberdeen Groups achievement of its long-term goals. An employee benefit trust was established and funded for the purpose of paying potential awards under this plan. Deferred payments made in the form of cash bonuses were paid to qualifying employees over a three year period from 2004 to 2006.
Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP). The LTIP is administered by an independent professional trustee. Under the LTIP, an award made by the trustee to an eligible participant may take one of the following two forms:
1. | The right to acquire a specified number of shares. The number of shares which may be acquired will be determined by the performance of the Aberdeen Group over the relevant measurement period; or |
2. | The acquisition of shares by a participant at the time the award is made. The participants ownership of any shares is contingent upon the satisfaction of the Aberdeen Groups performance targets. |
In each case, the rules of the LTIP will ensure that the participant does not acquire ownership of the relevant shares until the end of the measurement period and then only to the extent that the performance targets have been satisfied.
Performance is reviewed on a formal basis once a year and this review influences individual staff members subsequent remuneration. The review process looks at all of the ways in which an individual has contributed to the organization, and specifically, in the case of investment managers, to the investment team. Discretionary bonuses are based on a combination of the team and the individuals performance, as well as industry comparatives and the Aberdeen Groups performance as a whole. The weighting of these factors varies and overall participation in team meetings, generation of original research ideas and contribution to presenting the team
externally are also contributory factors. Discretionary bonuses generally range from 10% to 50% of a portfolio managers annual salary; equity incentives could provide a substantially greater part of compensation over the longer term (3 years or more).
(4) The information in the table below, provides information on the newly identified portfolio managers ownership of shares of the registrant as of June 27, 2008.
Individual | Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Registrant Beneficially owner by the Portfolio Manager | |
John Murphy | None |
(b) | As of the date of this filing, the information provided in response to Item 8(a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) details the replacement of Alison Briggs and Derek Fulton with John Murphy as a portfolio manager identified in the Registrants Annual Report on Form N-CSR filed on January 7, 2008. |
Item 9 Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
REGISTRANT PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period | (a) Total Number of Shares Purchased |
(b) Average Price Paid per Share |
(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs 1 |
(d) Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs 1 | ||||
November 1 through November 30, 2007 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 930,571 | ||||
December 1 through December 31, 2007 |
7,500 | 11.79 | 7,500 | 929,821 | ||||
January 1 through January 31, 2008 |
26,100 | 12.089 | 33,600 | 927,211 | ||||
February 1 through February 29, 2008 |
20,800 | 12.215 | 54,400 | 925,131 | ||||
March 1 through March 31, 2008 |
16,900 | 12.155 | 71,300 | 923,891 | ||||
April 1 through April 30, 2008 |
26,100 | 12.154 | 97,400 | 920,831 | ||||
Total |
97,400 | 12.119 | 97,400 | - |
1 The Registrants stock repurchase program was announced on March 19, 2001 and further amended by the Funds Board of Directors on December 12, 2007. Under the terms of the current program, the Registrant is permitted to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, on the open market during any 12 month period if and when the discount to net asset value is at least 8%.
Item 10 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
During the period ended April 30, 2008, there were no material changes to the policies by which stockholders may recommend nominees to the Funds Board.
Item 11 Controls and Procedures.
(a) | It is the conclusion of the Registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the Registrants current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commissions rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the Registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
(b) | There have been no changes in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12 Exhibits.
(a)(1) | Not applicable. |
(a)(2) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
(a)(3) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
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.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Vincent Esposito | |
Vincent Esposito, | ||
President of | ||
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. |
Date: June 27, 2008
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: | /s/ Vincent Esposito | |
Vincent Esposito, | ||
President of | ||
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. |
Date: June 27, 2008
By: | /s/Joseph Malone | |
Joseph Malone, | ||
Treasurer of | ||
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. |
Date: June 27, 2008
Exhibit List
12(a)(2) Rule 30a-2(a) Certifications
12(b) Rule 30a-2(b) Certifications