UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 27)
Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
318652104
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(CUSIP Number)
Moritz Sell
Landesbank Berlin AG
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin
Germany
+44.20.7572.6200
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
January 19, 2010
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-l(e), 240.13d-l(f) or 240.13d-l(g), check the following box. o
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Names of Reporting Persons. |
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I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). |
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Landesbank Berlin AG |
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IRS No. |
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) |
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SEC Use Only |
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Source of Funds (See Instructions) |
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Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) |
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Citizenship or Place of Organization |
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Federal Republic of Germany |
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Number of |
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Sole Voting Power: |
1,141,387 |
Shares Bene-
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Shared Voting Power: |
Owned by Each
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Sole Dispositive Power: |
1,141,387 |
Person with:
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Shared Dispositive Power: |
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person |
1,141,387
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Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) |
5.9
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) |
BK
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This Amendment No. 27 amends and supplements item 5 of the Statement on Schedule 13D of Landesbank Berlin AG (“LB”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Landesbank Berlin Holding AG (the “Parent”), which is in turn controlled by Erwerbsgesellschaft der S-Finanzgruppe mbH & Co. KG, a German limited partnership (the “Partnership”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"). Statements that are not modified in this amendment are not amended and remain as previously reported.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) According to the Fund’s report on Form N-CSR filed on January 10, 2010, there were 19,235,840 shares of Common Stock outstanding at October 31, 2009. The percentage set forth in this Item 5(a) is derived using such number. LB has sole power to vote and dispose of 1,141,387 shares of Common Stock, which constitute approximately 5.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(c) Since December 1, 2009, LB has effected the following sales of shares of Common Stock in at-the-market transactions on the American Stock Exchange:
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Number of Shares |
Average Price per Share |
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(including commissions) |
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12/11/2009 |
31,760 |
$12.6872 |
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12/14/2009 |
27,542 |
12.5623 |
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12/15/2009 |
15,800 |
12.4685 |
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12/16/2009 |
14,842 |
12.4229 |
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12/17/2009 |
1,727 |
12.2606 |
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12/18/2009 |
1,300 |
12.2500 |
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12/21/2009 |
11,816 |
12.3533 |
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12/22/2009 |
13,400 |
12.3765 |
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12/23/2009 |
15,142 |
12.4183 |
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12/24/2009 |
4,038 |
12.5776 |
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12/28/2009 |
4,700 |
12.6495 |
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1/12/2010 |
5,000 |
12.6143 |
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1/13/2010 |
9,700 |
12.5943 |
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1/14/2010 |
10,600 |
12.7313 |
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1/15/2010 |
10,100 |
12.6478 |
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1/19/2010 |
20,000 |
12.7070 |
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1/20/2010 |
2,120 |
12.4684 |
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1/21/2010 |
16,600 |
12.1711 |
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1/25/2010 |
10,000 |
11.7996 |
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: January 27, 2010
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LANDESBANK BERLIN AG |
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By: /s/ Dirk Kipp |
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Name: Dirk Kipp |
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Managing Director |
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By: /s/ Moritz Sell |
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Name: Moritz Sell |
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Director |