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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-002442
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	N-CSR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		10
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20191031
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200109
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200109
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200109

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000779336
		IRS NUMBER:				133304681
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		N-CSR
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04438
		FILM NUMBER:		20517062

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 MARKET STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		215-405-5700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 MARKET STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST AUSTRALIA FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;N-CSR</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1900 Market Street, Suite&nbsp;200</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Ms.&nbsp;Andrea Melia</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">800-522-5465</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="5" face="Arial" style="font-size:18.0pt;">Managed Distribution Policy</font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">  </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(unaudited)</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Board of Directors of the Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) has authorized a managed distribution policy (&#147;MDP&#148;) of paying quarterly distributions at an annual rate, set once a year, that is a percentage of the rolling average of the Fund&#146;s prior four quarter-end net asset values. With each distribution, the Fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release which will provide detailed information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution and other information required by the Fund&#146;s MDP</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">exemptive order. The Fund&#146;s Board of Directors may amend or terminate the MDP at any time without prior notice to shareholders; however, at this time, there are no reasonably foreseeable circumstances that might cause the termination of the MDP. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund&#146;s investment performance from the amount of distributions or from the terms of the Fund&#146;s MDP.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund&#146;s policy is to provide investors with a stable distribution rate. Each quarterly distribution will be paid out of current income, supplemented by realized capital gains and, to the extent necessary, paid-in capital.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund is subject to U.S. corporate, tax and securities laws. Under U.S. tax rules, the amount applicable to the Fund and character 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.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Therefore, the exact amount of distributable income for each fiscal year can only be determined as of the end of the Fund&#146;s fiscal year, October&nbsp;31. Under Section&nbsp;19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;), the Fund is required to indicate the</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">sources of certain distributions to shareholders. The estimated distribution composition may vary from quarter to quarter because it may be materially impacted by future income, expenses and realized gains and losses on securities and fluctuations in the value of the currencies in which Fund&#146;s assets are denominated.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The distributions for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019 consisted of 25% net investment income, 22% net realized gains and 53% tax return of capital.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">In January&nbsp;2020, a Form&nbsp;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 2019 calendar year.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="5" face="Arial" style="font-size:18.0pt;">Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan</font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">  </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(unaudited)</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Plan allows registered stockholders and first time investors to buy and sell shares and automatically reinvest dividends and capital gains through the transfer agent. This is a cost-effective way to invest in the Fund.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Please note that for both purchase and reinvestment purposes, shares will be purchased in the open market at the current share price and cannot be issued directly by the Fund.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">For more information about the Plan and a brochure that includes the terms and conditions of the Plan, please call Computershare at 1-800-647-0584 or visit www.computershare.com/buyaberdeen.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">On September&nbsp;5, 2019, the Board approved the termination of the Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan sponsored and administered by Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Fund&#146;s transfer agent, effective April&nbsp;30, 2020. See Dividend Reinvestment and Optional Cash Purchase Plan on Page&nbsp;23 for further information.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">We present this Annual Report, which covers the activities of Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;), for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019. The Fund&#146;s principal investment objective is long-term capital appreciation through investment primarily in equity securities of Australian companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange Limited. Its secondary objective is current income, which is expected to be derived primarily from dividends and interest on Australian corporate and governmental securities.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total Investment Return</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">For the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, the total return to shareholders of the Fund based on the net asset value (&#147;NAV&#148;) and market price of the Fund compared to the Fund&#146;s benchmark are as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;text-indent:-.1in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">assuming the reinvestment of dividends and distributions</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund&#146;s total return is based on the reported NAV on each financial reporting period end and may differ from what is reported on the Financial Highlights due to financial statement rounding or adjustments. For more information about Fund performance please see page&nbsp;3 Report of the Investment Manager.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NAV, Market Price and Discount</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The below table represents comparison from current fiscal year end to prior fiscal year of Market Price to NAV and associated Discount.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 6.5pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">10.6%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$5.17</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Throughout the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, the Fund&#146;s NAV was within a range of $5.13 to $6.07 and the Fund&#146;s market price traded within a range $4.66 to $5.62. Throughout the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, the Fund&#146;s shares traded within a range of discount of 2.9% to 11.8%.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Portfolio Management</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund is managed by Aberdeen&#146;s Asia-Pacific equity team. The Asia-Pacific equity team works in a truly collaborative fashion; all team members have both portfolio management and research responsibilities. The team is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Effective June&nbsp;12, 2019, Camille Simeon replaced Robert Penaloza as part of the team having the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund&#146;s portfolio. The team also includes Jason Kururangi, Michelle Lopez, Natalie Tam and Hugh Young. Camille Simeon is an Investment Manager on the Australian Equities team. She joined Aberdeen Standard Investments Australia Limited in 2008.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Managed Distribution Policy</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund has a managed distribution policy of paying quarterly distributions at an annual rate, set once a year, that is a percentage of the rolling average of the Fund&#146;s prior four quarter-end net asset values. In March&nbsp;2019, the Board of Directors of the Fund (the &#147;Board&#148;) determined the rolling distribution rate to be 10% for the 12-month period commencing with the distribution payable in March&nbsp;2019. This policy will be subject to regular review by the Board. The distributions will be made from current income, supplemented by realized capital gains and, to the extent necessary, paid-in capital, which is a non-taxable return of capital.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">On December&nbsp;10, 2019, the Fund announced that it will pay on January&nbsp;10, 2020, a distribution of US $0.14 per share to all shareholders of record as of December&nbsp;31, 2019.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Open Market Repurchase Program</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund&#146;s policy is generally to buy back Fund shares on the open market when the Fund trades at certain discounts to NAV and management believes such repurchases may enhance shareholder value. During the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, the Fund did not repurchase any shares.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Portfolio Holdings Disclosure</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund&#146;s complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year are included in the Fund&#146;s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) quarterly. The Fund&#146;s full portfolio holdings as of its first and third fiscal quarters (as of the third month of the Fund&#146;s fiscal quarter for reporting periods on or after September&nbsp;30, 2019) will be made publicly available 60 days after the end of each quarter on www.sec.gov. This information is also available to shareholders upon request and without charge by calling Investor Relations toll-free at 1-800-522-5465.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy Voting</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">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 the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve months ended June&nbsp;30 is</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 9.35pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-9.35pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1&nbsp;&nbsp;The ASX 200 is a market-capitalization weighted and float-adjusted stock market index of Australian stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange from S&amp;P Global Ratings. Indexes are unmanaged and have been provided for comparison purposes only. No fees or expenses are reflected. You cannot invest directly in an index.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Australian equities rose sharply over the 12-month period ended October&nbsp;31, 2019. In the first six months of the reporting period, the market initially was hurt by an indiscriminate sell-off on fears of a slowing global economy. Stocks subsequently rebounded as commodity prices, particularly iron ore, recovered in the wake of miner Vale&#146;s (which the Fund does not hold) dam disaster in Brazil that had hurt output. Financial-sector stocks were also boosted by the release of the final report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, which was less severe than expected.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">In the second half of the reporting period, Australian shares rallied as economies in emerging markets and China stabilized. Although there were continued concerns over the health of the global economy, monetary easing by major global central banks brightened investors&#146; mood. In Australia, the Liberal-National coalition&#146;s upset victory in the Parliamentary elections in May&nbsp;2019 also cheered investors, alongside the Reserve Bank of Australia&#146;s interest-rate cuts &#150; the first since 2016. In addition, tax cuts and easier home loan requirements also helped boost investors&#146; risk appetite, along with seemingly reconciliatory gestures by the U.S. and China ahead of the resumption of trade talks.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">In recent economic data, growth in Australia&#146;s private sector decelerated, led by the services sector, even as manufacturing output stabilized. New orders slowed and business confidence sagged. Similarly, consumer confidence dipped as households grappled with the impact of U.S.-China trade relations on the global economy and speculation of a recession in the U.S. In September&nbsp;2019, the country&#146;s unemployment rate improved despite fewer jobs added, with marginally fewer people seeking work. Inflation rose at an annualized rate of 1.7% in the third quarter of 2019, in line with expectations. Meanwhile, credit rating agency Fitch</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;position:relative;top:-5.0pt;">*</font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">&#160;maintained Australia&#146;s AAA credit rating with a stable outlook, given the government&#146;s flexible policy framework that underpinned positive economic growth.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund returned 16.6% on a net asset value basis for the 12-month period ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, modestly outperforming the 16.0% return of its benchmark, the S&amp;P/Australian Stock Exchange Ltd. (ASX) 200 Index.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">At the stock level, the Fund performance benefited from the holding in accounting-software developer Xero Ltd., which is focused on cloud-computing solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses. Xero</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">delivered strong corporate results early in the reporting period, driven by a combination of solid subscriber growth and cost-efficiencies, with the company also hitting a major milestone of achieving positive free cash flow. We remain optimistic about the firm&#146;s long runway for growth across various markets, underpinned by its high-quality products and we believe that it has an opportunity to grow and gain market share through its accounting ecosystem.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund&#146;s holding in securities exchange operator Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) also contributed to performance for the reporting period. ASX&#146;s monopolistic business continued to benefit from higher trading volumes, and growth in margin balances supported improved earnings. The company also sold its stake in software company Iress early in the reporting period, resulting in special dividends being passed onto shareholders. We like ASX for its robust revenue growth, its ability to outperform in times of heightened market volatility, as well as revenue opportunities that may arise as part of its distributed ledger technology rollout in the medium term.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Finally, the position in healthcare equipment company ResMed Inc., a manufacturer of CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) devices, bolstered Fund performance, as its shares had a solid run and reached an all-time high. The CPAP market in Australia is currently enjoying a benign pricing environment, with the company having launched a number of new mask products, resulting in consecutive quarters of phenomenal growth over and above that of its competitors. The company remains focused on unlocking synergy benefits from recent acquisitions, which we believe should drive long-term growth.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Conversely, among the detractors from the Fund&#146;s relative performance for the reporting period was the lack of exposure to financial services company IOOF Holdings Ltd., due to a favorable decision by the Federal Court of Australia in relation to the regulator&#146;s proceedings to disqualify management and its board from the industry. The stock price also moved higher after IOOF reached a revised agreement to acquire Australia and New Zealand Banking Group&#146;s (ANZ) wealth pension and investments division at a lower price, though this remains subject to approval from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). (The Fund does not hold ANZ.) We previously exited the Fund&#146;s position in IOOF given our concerns about its quality and corporate governance. The absence of a position in Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. also weighed on Fund performance. Shares of the company rallied as iron-ore prices spiked due to supply uncertainty following miner Vale&#146;s dam collapse. Additionally, the Fund&#146;s holding in South32 Ltd, detracted from</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">performance, as the mining and metals company was hampered by weaker aluminum and coal prices amid the uncertain macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop. However, we believe that the company&#146;s robust balance sheet, along with its pipeline of growth projects emanating from a sound strategy for acquisitions, bode well for the stock&#146;s long-term performance.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">During the reporting period, we exited the Fund&#146;s position in financial services company AMP Ltd., as we think that the company&#146;s new management may reset market expectations for the stock. We sold the Fund&#146;s shares in Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd, due to our concerns about its corporate governance, and Dulux Group to take significant profits in view of its recently approved takeover by Nippon Paint (which the Fund does not hold). We also exited the Fund&#146;s holdings in commercial real estate company Unibail-Rodamco Westfield SE and real estate investment trust Vicinity Centres Ltd. in favor of what we believed were better investment opportunities elsewhere, and we sold the Fund&#146;s shares in financial services company Perpetual Ltd., as its core equities business continued to see outflows and the stock underperformed.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">In contrast, we initiated a holding in property management company Charter Hall Group. We believe that the company should continue to raise and deploy third-party capital because of its funds&#146; strong track records and the Australian market&#146;s solid fundamentals. We also introduced technology company Altium Ltd., which has built a market-leading position in designs for printed circuit-boards. Altium has a clear set of targets until 2025, which we believe management is capable of executing on and should unlock significant value. We also initiated a position in diversified financial services company Macquarie Group Ltd, which has businesses across asset management, banking and financial advisory services. In our view, the company is benefiting from solid underlying demand for infrastructure and renewables investment globally. Coupled with Macquarie&#146;s specialist background in owning and operating assets, we believe that its asset management business will continue to deploy equity under management, while it generates attractive fees. Furthermore, we feel that Macquarie will be able to deliver attractive returns through the market cycle, given its prudent approach. Finally, we established a new position in real estate investment trust Mirvac Ltd., as we believe it has attractive exposure</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">to both the recovering residential market and the office segment, where we think that asset values should appreciate further, given robust offshore demand for quality assets that are able to deliver sustainable yields.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Outlook</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Australian economy has seen weakness in some indicators, while geopolitical uncertainty globally continues to weigh on business and consumer confidence. These factors have, at least in part, driven the Reserve Bank of Australia&#146;s recent bout of monetary policy easing. In our view, the change in monetary policy, combined with measures to relax home loan requirements, should give the property and construction sectors a much-needed boost after a challenging few years of falling house prices. We think that the looser monetary policy, easier lending standards, and personal income tax cuts are likely to provide support to many parts of the Australian economy and, by extension, Australian equities over the coming months.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Given this change to the outlook, we are becoming more optimistic towards domestic residential-related businesses. As always, our focus is on accumulating positions in companies that we believe are led by strong management and have healthy balance sheets and upbeat long-term prospects.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Limited </font></i></b><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">(formerly known as Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited)</font></i></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Past performance does not guarantee future results.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">International investing entails special risk considerations, including currency fluctuations, lower liquidity, economic and political risks, and differences in accounting methods; these risks are generally heightened for emerging market investments. There are also risks associated with investing in Australia, including the risk of investing in a single-country fund. Concentrating investments in the Australia region subjects the Fund to more volatility and greater risk of loss than geographically diverse funds. Equity stocks of small and mid-cap companies carry greater risk, and more volatility than equity stocks of larger, more established companies.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The following table summarizes the average annual Fund performance compared to the ASX 200, the Fund&#146;s benchmark, for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods as of October&nbsp;31, 2019.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">4.2%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">8.4%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-style:italic;">Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. has entered into an agreement with the Fund to limit investor relations services fees, without which performance would be lower. This agreement aligns with the term of the advisory agreement and may not be terminated prior to the end of the current term of the advisory agreement. See Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements.</font></i></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-style:italic;">Returns represent past performance. Total investment return at NAV is based on changes in the NAV of Fund shares and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, at market prices pursuant to the dividend reinvestment program. All return data at NAV includes fees charged to the Fund, which are listed in the Fund&#146;s Statement of Operations under &#147;Expenses&#148;. The Fund&#146;s total return is based on the reported NAV on each financial reporting period end. Total investment return at market value is based on changes in the market price at which the Fund&#146;s shares traded on the NYSE American during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, at market prices pursuant to the dividend reinvestment program sponsored by the Fund&#146;s transfer agent. Because the Fund&#146;s shares trade in the stock market based on investor demand, the Fund may trade at a price higher or lower than its NAV. Therefore, returns are calculated based on both market price and NAV.<b> Past performance is no guarantee of future results.</b> The performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions received from the Fund. The current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the figures shown. The Fund&#146;s yield, return, market price and NAV will fluctuate. Performance information current to the most recent month-end is available at www.aberdeeniaf.com or by calling 800-522-5465.</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-style:italic;">The net operating expense ratio both excluding and net of fee waivers based on the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019 was 1.48%.</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="5" face="Arial" style="font-size:18.0pt;">Portfolio Composition </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(unaudited)</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The following table summarizes the composition of the Fund&#146;s portfolio, in S&amp;P Global Industry Classification Standard (&#147;GICS&#148;) sectors, expressed as a percentage of net assets. As of October&nbsp;31, 2019, the GICS structure consists of 11 sectors, 24 industry groups, 69 industries and 158 subindustries. An industry classification standard sector can include more than one industry group.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund may invest between 25% and 35% of its total assets in the securities of any one industry group if, at the time of investment, that industry group represents 20% or more of the ASX 200. As of October&nbsp;31, 2019, the Fund did not have more than 25% of its assets invested in any industry group.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">As of October&nbsp;31, 2019, the Fund held 97.6% of its net assets in equities, 0.3% in a short-term investment and 2.1% in other assets in excess of liabilities.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">7.2%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">As of October&nbsp;31, 2019, the Fund&#146;s holdings in the Financials sector were allocated to three industries: Banks (18.3%), Diversified Financials (8.2%) and Insurance (1.9%).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="5" face="Arial" style="font-size:18.0pt;">Top Ten Equity Holdings</font><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">  </font></b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(unaudited)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The following were the Fund&#146;s top ten equity holdings as of October&nbsp;31, 2019:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Name of Security</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">CSL   Ltd.</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">8.6%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Commonwealth   Bank of Australia</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">8.1%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">BHP   Group PLC</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">8.1%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">5.4%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Cochlear   Ltd.</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">4.4%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Telstra   Corp. Ltd.</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">4.3%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Goodman   Group, REIT</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Westpac   Banking Corp.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Australia&nbsp;&amp;   New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">3.8%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Woodside   Petroleum Ltd.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Aberdeen   Australia Equity Fund, Inc.</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.3pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS&#151;97.6%</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.3pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">COMMON STOCKS&#151;97.6%</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.3pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AUSTRALIA&#151;79.4%</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">29,900</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Altium Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Software&#151;0.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">661,902</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">153,700</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Aristocrat   Leisure Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Hotels, Restaurants&nbsp;&amp; Leisure&#151;2.6%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3,351,433</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">124,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">ASX Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Capital Markets&#151;5.4%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">7,038,465</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,001,600</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">AusNet Services</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Electric Utilities&#151;1.9%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,556,780</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">271,800</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Australia&nbsp;&amp;   New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Banks&#151;3.8%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4,994,898</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">502,100</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">BHP Group PLC</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Metals&nbsp;&amp; Mining&#151;8.1%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10,649,813</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">263,300</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Charter Hall   Group</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts   (REIT)&#151;1.6%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,051,607</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,684,300</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Cleanaway Waste   Management Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Commercial Services&nbsp;&amp;   Supplies&#151;1.6%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,140,734</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">39,400</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Cochlear Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Health Care&#151;4.4%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">5,748,065</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">196,600</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Commonwealth Bank   of Australia</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Banks&#151;8.1%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10,659,670</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">63,700</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">CSL Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Biotechnology&#151;8.6%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">11,233,893</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">537,600</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Goodman Group,   REIT</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts   (REIT)&#151;4.1%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">5,337,970</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">241,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Incitec Pivot   Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Chemicals&#151;0.4%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">573,445</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">39,700</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Macquarie Group   Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Capital Markets&#151;2.8%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3,665,795</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,090,700</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Medibank Pvt Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Insurance&#151;1.9%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,542,119</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">902,200</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Mirvac Group,   REIT</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts   (REIT)&#151;1.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,999,165</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">159,600</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">National   Australia Bank Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Banks&#151;2.4%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3,132,810</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">369,700</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Oil Search Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Oil, Gas&nbsp;&amp; Consumable Fuels&#151;1.4%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,824,575</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">363,100</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Origin Energy   Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Oil, Gas&nbsp;&amp; Consumable Fuels&#151;1.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,968,530</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,339,900</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Telstra Corp.   Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Diversified Telecommunication Services&#151;4.3%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">5,635,518</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">247,700</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Treasury Wine   Estates Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Beverages&#151;2.3%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3,002,902</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">270,600</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Westpac Banking   Corp.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Banks&#151;4.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">5,253,831</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">206,800</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Woodside   Petroleum Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Oil, Gas&nbsp;&amp; Consumable Fuels&#151;3.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4,583,404</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">138,900</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Woolworths Group   Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:40.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Food&nbsp;&amp; Staples Retailing&#151;2.7%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3,581,692</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">104,189,016</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.3pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NEW ZEALAND&#151;10.4%</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">774,939</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Auckland   International Airport Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)(b)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Transportation Infrastructure&#151;3.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4,582,523</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">236,200</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Fisher&nbsp;&amp;   Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Health Care&#151;2.2%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,896,258</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">528,900</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Spark New Zealand   Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)(b)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Diversified Telecommunication Services&#151;1.2%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,519,131</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">96,300</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Xero Ltd.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)(b)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Software&#151;3.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4,567,911</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">13,565,823</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.3pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED KINGDOM&#151;4.9%</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">75,100</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Rio Tinto   PLC&#151;London Listing</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Metals&nbsp;&amp; Mining&#151;3.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3,909,842</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,413,900</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">South32   Ltd.&#151;London Listing</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Metals&nbsp;&amp; Mining&#151;1.9%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,487,669</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">6,397,511</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.3pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES&#151;2.9%</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">262,100</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">ResMed,&nbsp;Inc.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Health Care&#151;2.9%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3,851,103</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total   Long-Term Investments&#151;97.6% (cost $114,812,803)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">128,003,453</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc.</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">447,463</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">State Street   Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 1.75%</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(c)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total   Short-Term Investment&#151;0.3% (cost $447,463)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">447,463</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total   Investments&#151;97.9% (cost $115,260,266)</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:4.5pt;font-weight:bold;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">(d)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">128,450,916</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Other Assets in   Excess of Liabilities&#151;2.1%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,706,053</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Net   Assets&#151;100.0%</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">$&nbsp;131,156,969</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(a) Fair Values are determined pursuant to procedures approved by the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors. Unless otherwise noted, securities are valued by applying valuation factors to the exchange traded price. See Note 2(a)&nbsp;of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(b) Non-income producing security.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(c) Registered investment company advised by State Street Global Advisors. The rate shown is the 7 day yield as of October&nbsp;31, 2019.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">PLC Public Limited Company</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">REIT Real Estate Investment Trust</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">See Notes to Financial Statements.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Aberdeen   Australia Equity Fund, Inc.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">As of October&nbsp;31, 2019</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Assets</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Investments, at value (cost $114,812,803)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$&nbsp;&nbsp;128,003,453</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Short-term investments, at value (cost   $447,463)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">447,463</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Foreign currency, at value (cost   $2,959,771)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">3,018,121</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">1,922,614</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">817</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Prepaid expenses and other assets</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">43,900</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Total assets</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">133,436,368</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Liabilities</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Payable for investments purchased</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">2,015,710</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Investment management fees payable (Note 3)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">111,886</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Investor relations fees payable (Note 3)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">20,138</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Legal fees and expenses payable</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">10,351</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Administration fees payable (Note 3)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">9,593</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Other accrued expenses</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">111,721</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Total liabilities</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2,279,399</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Net Assets</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">$&nbsp;&nbsp;131,156,969</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Composition of Net Assets</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Common stock (par value $0.01 per share)   (Note 5)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;227,423</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Paid-in capital in excess of par</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">112,561,636</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Distributable earnings</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">18,367,910</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Net Assets</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">$&nbsp;&nbsp;131,156,969</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Net asset value per share based on 22,742,326   shares issued and outstanding</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.77</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="5" face="Arial" style="font-size:18.0pt;">Statement of Operations</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">For the Year Ended October&nbsp;31, 2019</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Net Investment Income:</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Income</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes   of $105,992)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5,800,426</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Interest and other income</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">36,647</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Total Investment Income</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">5,837,073</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Expenses:</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Investment management fee (Note 3)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">1,205,636</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Directors&#146; fees and expenses</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">210,333</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Administration fee (Note 3)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">103,501</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Insurance expense</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">82,098</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Independent auditors&#146; fees and expenses</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">63,760</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Reports to shareholders and proxy   solicitation</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">58,831</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Investor relations fees and expenses (Note   3)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">49,521</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Legal fees and expenses</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.68%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">37,968</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Custodian&#146;s fees and expenses</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">28,647</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Transfer agent&#146;s fees and expenses</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.68%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">28,512</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Miscellaneous</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">43,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Net expenses</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">1,911,807</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.68%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Net Investment Income</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">3,925,266</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Net Realized/Unrealized   Gain/(Loss) from Investments and Foreign Currency Related Transactions:</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Net realized gain/(loss) from:</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Investment transactions</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(2,134,233</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Foreign currency transactions</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.68%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(151,578</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.68%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(2,285,811</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Net change in unrealized   appreciation/(depreciation) on:</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Investments</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">14,215,557</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Foreign currency translation</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">3,273,549</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.68%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">17,489,106</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Net realized and unrealized gain from   investments and foreign currency related transactions</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:1.68%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">15,203,295</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="81%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:81.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Net Increase in Net Assets   Resulting from Operations</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">See Notes to Financial Statements.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Aberdeen   Australia Equity Fund, Inc.</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">For the<br>   Year&nbsp;Ended <br>   October&nbsp;31, 2019</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">For the<br>   Year&nbsp;Ended <br>   October&nbsp;31, 2018</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Increase/(Decrease) in Net   Assets:</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Operations:</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Net investment income</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$&nbsp;&nbsp;3,925,266</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$&nbsp;&nbsp;3,544,488</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Net realized gain/(loss) from investment   transactions</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(2,134,233</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">5,272,314</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Net realized loss from foreign currency   transactions</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(151,578</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(333,738</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Net change in unrealized   appreciation/(depreciation) on investments</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">14,215,557</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(11,874,333</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Net change in unrealized depreciation on   foreign currency translation</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">3,273,549</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(2,098,503</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Net increase/(decrease) in net assets   resulting from operations</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">19,128,561</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(5,489,772</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Distributions to Shareholders   From:</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Distributable earnings</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(6,238,691</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(12,928,295</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Tax return of capital</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(6,951,858</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(1,626,794</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Net decrease in net assets from   distributions</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">(13,190,549</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">(14,555,089</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">)</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Change in net assets resulting from   operations</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">5,938,012</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(20,044,861</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Net Assets:</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Beginning of year</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">125,218,957</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">145,263,818</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">End of year</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">$131,156,969</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">$125,218,957</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">See Notes to Financial Statements.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2017</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2016</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net asset value, beginning of year</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$5.51</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$6.39</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$6.09</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$6.21</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$8.27</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net investment income</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.17</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.16</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.17</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.15</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.21</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net realized and unrealized   gains/(losses) on investments and foreign currencies</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.67</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.40</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.77</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.40</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1.45</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total from investment operations</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.84</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.24</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.94</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.55</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net investment income</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.15</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.14</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.13</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.16</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.27</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net realized gains</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.13</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.43</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.16</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.09</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.15</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tax return of capital</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.30</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.07</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.35</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.42</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.40</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total distributions</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.58</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.64</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.64</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.67</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.82</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Capital Share Transactions:&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net asset value, end of year</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$5.77</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$5.51</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$6.39</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$6.09</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$6.21</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Market value, end of year</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$5.16</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$5.17</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$6.25</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$5.56</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$5.57</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Market value</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11.15%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(8.37%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.92%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12.92%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(20.61%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net asset value</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">16.62%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4.48%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">16.61%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.94%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(14.91%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net assets, end of year (000 omitted)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$131,157</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$125,219</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$145,264</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="7%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:7.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$138,413</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$142,067</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Average net assets (000 omitted)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$129,377</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$143,263</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$144,958</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$140,809</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$166,905</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net operating expenses, net of fee   waivers</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.48%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.46%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.48%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.64%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;position:relative;top:-5.0pt;">(c)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.45%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net operating expenses, excluding fee   waivers</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.48%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.46%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.48%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="7%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:7.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.65%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;position:relative;top:-5.0pt;">(c)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="7%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:7.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.45%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net investment income</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.03%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:8.6%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.47%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:8.6%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.68%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="7%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:7.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.44%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:3.18%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="7%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:1.45pt 0in 1.45pt 0in;width:7.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.91%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Portfolio turnover</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Total investment return based on market value is calculated assuming that shares of the Fund&#146;s common stock were purchased at the closing market price as of the beginning of the period, dividends, capital gains and other distributions were reinvested as provided for in the Fund&#146;s dividend reinvestment plan and then sold at the closing market price per share on the last day of the period. The computation does not reflect any sales commission investors may incur in purchasing or selling shares of the Fund. The total investment return based on the net asset value is similarly computed except that the Fund&#146;s net asset value is substituted for the closing market value.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">See Notes to Financial Statements.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company incorporated in Maryland on September&nbsp;30, 1985. The Fund&#146;s principal investment objective is long-term capital appreciation through investment primarily in equity securities of Australian companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange Limited (&#147;ASX&#148;). Its secondary objective is current income, which is expected to be derived primarily from dividends and interest on Australian corporate and governmental securities. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, consisting of common stock, preferred stock and convertible stock, of companies tied economically to Australia (each an &#147;Australian Company&#148;). This 80% investment policy is a non-fundamental policy of the Fund and may be changed by the Board upon 60 days&#146; prior written notice to shareholders. As a fundamental policy, at least 65% of the Fund&#146;s total assets must be invested in companies listed on the ASX. Aberdeen Standard Investments Australia Limited (formerly known as Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited), the Fund&#146;s investment manager (&#147;ASIAL&#148; or the &#147;Investment Manager&#148;), uses the following criteria in determining if a company is &#147;tied economically&#148; to Australia: whether the company (i)&nbsp;is a constituent of the ASX; (ii)&nbsp;has its headquarters located in Australia, (iii)&nbsp;pays dividends on its stock in Australian Dollars; (iv)&nbsp;has its accounts audited by Australian auditors; (v)&nbsp;is subject to Australian taxes levied by the Australian Taxation Office; (vi)&nbsp;holds its annual general meeting in Australia; (vii)&nbsp;has common stock/ordinary shares and/or other principal class of securities registered with Australian regulatory authorities for sale in Australia; (viii)&nbsp;is incorporated in Australia; or (ix)&nbsp;has a majority of its assets located in Australia or a majority of its revenues are derived from Australian sources. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (&#147;FASB&#148;) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (&#147;GAAP&#148;). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">are maintained in U.S. Dollars and the U.S. Dollar is used as both the functional and reporting currency. However, the Australian Dollar is the functional currency for U.S. federal tax purposes.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">a. Security Valuation:</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund values its securities at current market value or fair value, consistent with regulatory requirements. &#147;Fair value&#148; is defined in the Fund&#146;s Valuation and Liquidity Procedures as the price that could be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants without a compulsion to transact at the measurement date.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Equity securities that are traded on an exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded at the &#147;Valuation Time&#148; subject to application, when appropriate, of the valuation factors described in the paragraph below. The Valuation Time is as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m.&nbsp;Eastern Time). In the absence of a sale price, the security is valued at the mean of the bid/ask price quoted at the close on the principal exchange on which the security is traded. Securities traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (&#147;ETFs&#148;) are valued at the market price of the security at the Valuation Time. A security using any of these pricing methodologies is determined to be a Level 1 investment.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Foreign equity securities that are traded on foreign exchanges that close prior to Valuation Time are valued by applying valuation factors to the last sale price or the mean price as noted above. Valuation factors are provided by an independent pricing service provider approved by the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;). These valuation factors are used when pricing the Fund&#146;s portfolio holdings to estimate market movements between the time foreign markets close and the time the Fund values such foreign securities. These valuation factors are based on inputs such as depositary receipts, indices, futures, sector indices/ETFs, exchange rates, and local exchange opening and closing prices of each security. When prices with the application of valuation factors are utilized, the value assigned to the foreign securities may not be the same as quoted or published prices of the securities on their primary markets. A security that applies a valuation factor is determined to be a Level 2 investment because the exchange-traded price has been adjusted. Valuation factors are not utilized if the independent pricing service provider is unable to provide a valuation factor or if the valuation factor falls below a predetermined threshold; in such case, the security is determined to be a Level 1 investment.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Short-term investments are comprised of cash and cash equivalents invested in short-term investment funds which are redeemable daily. The Fund sweeps available cash into the State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, which has elected to qualify as a</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">&#147;government money market fund&#148; pursuant to Rule&nbsp;2a-7 under the 1940 Act, and has an objective, which is not guaranteed, to maintain a $1.00 per share net asset value. Generally, these investment types are categorized as Level 1 investments.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">In the event that a security&#146;s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which they trade closed before the Valuation Time), the security is valued at fair value as determined by the Fund&#146;s Pricing Committee, taking into account the relevant factors and surrounding circumstances using valuation policies and procedures approved and established by the Board. Under normal circumstances, the Valuation Time is as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m Eastern Time). A security that has been fair valued by the Fund&#146;s Pricing Committee may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the nature of the inputs.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the Fund discloses the fair value of its investments using a three-level hierarchy that classifies the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy assigns Level 1, the highest level, measurements to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets, Level 2 measurements to valuations based upon other significant observable inputs, including adjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets, and Level 3, the lowest level, measurements</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, which are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity&#146;s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. A financial instrument&#146;s level within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Level 1 &#150; quoted prices in active markets for identical investments;</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Level 2 &#150; other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk); or</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Level 3 &#150; significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund&#146;s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October&nbsp;31, 2019 in valuing the Fund&#146;s investments at fair value. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed breakout of the security types:</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$&#150;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$128,003,453</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$&#150;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.9pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$128,003,453</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Short-Term Investment</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">447,463</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">&#150;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Total</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Amounts listed as &#147;&#150;&#148; are $0 or round to $0.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">For the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, there were no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">b. Foreign Currency Translation:</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Foreign securities, currencies, and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. Dollars at the exchange rate of said currencies against the U.S. Dollar, as of the Valuation Time, as provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Valuation Time is as of the close of regular trading n the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m.&nbsp;Eastern Time).</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. Dollars on the following basis:</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities &#150; at the current daily rates of exchange at the Valuation Time; and</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund isolates that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the foreign exchange rates due to the fluctuations 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.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Net exchange gain/(loss) is realized from sales and maturities of portfolio securities, sales of foreign currencies, settlement of securities transactions, dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund&#146;s books. 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.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">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. Generally, when the U.S. Dollar rises in value against foreign currency, the Fund&#146;s investments denominated in that foreign currency will lose value because the foreign currency is worth fewer U.S. Dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. Dollar falls in relative value.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">c. Security Transactions,&nbsp;Investment Income and Expenses:</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized and unrealized gains/(losses) from security and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income and corporate actions are recorded generally on the ex-date, except for certain dividends and corporate actions which may be recorded after the ex-date, as soon as a Fund acquires information regarding such dividends or corporate actions. Interest income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund has a managed distribution policy to pay distributions from net investment income supplemented by net realized foreign exchange gains, net realized capital gains and return of capital distributions, if necessary, on a quarterly basis. The managed distribution policy is subject to regular review by the Board. 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. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for foreign currencies, loss deferrals and recognition of market discount and premium.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund, for U.S. federal income purposes is comprised of a separately identifiable unit called a Qualified Business Unit (&#147;QBUs&#148;) (see section 987 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;IRC&#148;)). The Fund has operated with a QBU for U.S. federal income purposes since 1989. The home office is designated as the United States and the QBU is Australia with a functional currency of the Australian dollar. The securities held within the Fund reside within either the home office of the QBU or the home office depending on certain factors including geographic region of the security. As an example, the majority of the Fund&#146;s Australian securities reside within the Australian QBU. When sold, the Australian dollar denominated securities within the Australian QBU generate capital gain/loss but not currency gain/loss, because the QBU&#146;s functional currency is Australian dollar.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">IRC section 987 states that currency gain/loss is generated when money is repatriated from a QBU to the home office. The currency gain/loss would result from the difference between the current exchange rate and the average exchange rate for the year during which money was originally contributed to the QBU from the home office. Based on the QBU structure, there may be sizable differences in the currency gain/loss recognized for U.S. federal income tax purposes and what is reported within the financial statements under GAAP. Additionally, the Fund&#146;s composition of the distributions to shareholders is calculated based on U.S. federal income tax requirements whereby currency gain/loss is characterized as income and distributed as such. As of the Fund&#146;s fiscal year-end, the calculation of the composition of distributions to shareholders is finalized and reported in the Fund&#146;s annual report to shareholders.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a &#147;regulated investment company&#148; by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined in Subchapter M of the IRC, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains sufficient to relieve the Fund from all federal income taxes. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund&#146;s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019 are subject to such review.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="5" face="Arial" style="font-size:18.0pt;">Notes to Financial Statements </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(continued)</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">In addition, when the Fund sells securities within certain countries in which it invests, the capital gains realized may be subject to tax. Based on these market requirements and as required under GAAP, the Fund accrues deferred capital gains tax on securities currently held that have unrealized appreciation within these countries. The amount of deferred capital gains tax accrued is reported on the Statement of Operations as part of the Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Investments. For the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, there were no deferred cap gains tax.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">a. Investment Manager and Investment Adviser:</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">ASIAL serves as investment manager to the Fund and Aberdeen Standard Investments Australia Limited (formerly known as Aberdeen Asset Management Limited) (the &#147;Investment Adviser&#148;) serves as investment adviser to the Fund, pursuant to a management agreement and an advisory agreement, respectively. The Investment Manager and the Investment Adviser are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Standard Life Aberdeen plc (collectively the &#147;Advisers&#148;).</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">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, including the selection of, and responsibility for the placement of orders with, brokers and dealers to execute portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">In rendering management services, the Investment Manager may use the resources of advisory subsidiaries of Standard Life Aberdeen plc. These affiliates have entered into a memorandum of understanding/ personnel sharing procedures pursuant to which investment professionals from each affiliate, including the Investment Adviser, may render portfolio management and research services to U.S. clients of the Standard Life Aberdeen plc affiliates, including the Fund, as associated persons of the Investment Manager. No remuneration is paid by the Fund with regards to the memorandum of understanding/personnel sharing procedures.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Pursuant to the management agreement, the Fund pays the Investment Manager a fee, payable monthly by the Fund, at the following annual rates: 1.10% of the Fund&#146;s average weekly Managed Assets up to $50 million, 0.90% of the Fund&#146;s average weekly Managed Assets between $50 million and $100 million and 0.70% of the Fund&#146;s average weekly Managed Assets in excess of $100 million. Managed Assets is defined in the management agreement as net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes. The Investment Adviser is paid by the Investment Manager, and not the Fund, for its services.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">For the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, ASIAL earned $1,205,636 from the Fund for investment management fees.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">b. Fund Administrator:</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. (&#147;ASII&#148;), an affiliate of the Advisers, is the Fund&#146;s Administrator, pursuant to an agreement under which ASII receives a fee, payable monthly by the Fund, at an annual fee rate of 0.08% of the Fund&#146;s average weekly Managed Assets up to $500 million, 0.07% of the Fund&#146;s average weekly Managed Assets between $500 million and $1.5 billion, and 0.06% of the Fund&#146;s average weekly Managed Assets in excess of $1.5 billion. For the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, ASII earned $103,501 from the Fund for administration services.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">c. Investor Relations:</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Under the terms of the Investor Relations Services Agreement, ASII provides and pays third parties to provide investor relations services to the Fund and certain other closed-end funds advised by ASIAL or its affiliates as part of an Investor Relations Program. Under the Investor Relations Services Agreement, the Fund owes a portion of the fees related to the Investor Relations Program (the &#147;Fund&#146;s Portion&#148;). However, investor relations services fees are capped by ASII so that the Fund will only pay up to an annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund&#146;s average weekly net assets. Any difference between the capped rate of 0.05% of the Fund&#146;s average weekly net assets and the Fund&#146;s Portion is paid for by ASII.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Pursuant to the terms of the Investor Relations Services Agreement, ASII (or third parties engaged by ASII), among other things, provides objective and timely information to shareholders based on publicly-available information; provides information efficiently through the use of technology while offering shareholders immediate access to knowledgeable investor relations representatives; develops and maintains effective communications with investment professionals from a wide variety of firms; creates and maintains investor relations communication materials such as fund manager interviews, films and webcasts, published white papers, magazine articles and other relevant materials discussing the Fund&#146;s investment results, portfolio positioning and outlook; develops and maintains effective communications with large institutional shareholders; responds to specific shareholder questions; and reports activities and results to the Board and management detailing insight into general shareholder sentiment.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">During the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, the Fund incurred investor relations fees of approximately $49,521, For the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, ASII did not waive any investor relations fees because the Fund did not reach the capped amount.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="5" face="Arial" style="font-size:18.0pt;">Notes to Financial Statements </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(continued)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">October&nbsp;31, 2019</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term securities) for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, were $25,038,844 and $35,361,468, respectively.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">5. Capital</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The authorized capital of the Fund is 30 million shares of $0.01 par value per share of common stock. As of October&nbsp;31, 2019, there were 22,742,326 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">6. Open Market Repurchase Program</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">On March&nbsp;1, 2001, the Board approved a stock repurchase program. The Board amended the program on December&nbsp;12, 2007. 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 when management believes such repurchases may enhance shareholder value. The Fund reports repurchase activity on the Fund&#146;s website on a monthly basis. For the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019 and fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2018, the Fund did not repurchase any shares through this program.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">a. Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies:</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of U.S. issuers. These risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, and political or social instability or diplomatic developments, which could adversely affect investments in those countries.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Certain countries also may impose substantial restrictions on investments in their capital markets by foreign entities, including restrictions on investments in issuers in industries deemed sensitive to relevant national interests. These factors may limit the investment opportunities available and result in a lack of liquidity and high price volatility with respect to securities of issuers from developing countries. Foreign securities may also be harder to price than U.S. securities.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. Dollar fluctuates in response to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical or</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">other conditions. A decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. Dollar reduces the value in U.S. Dollars of investments denominated in that foreign currency. This risk may impact the Fund more greatly to the extent the Fund does not hedge its currency risk, or hedging techniques used by the Adviser are unsuccessful.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">b. Focus Risk:</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund may have elements of risk not typically associated with investments in the United States due to focused investments in a limited number of countries or regions subject to foreign securities or currency risks. Concentrating investments in Australia subjects the Fund to more volatility and greater risk of loss than geographically diverse funds. Such focused investments may subject the Fund to additional risks resulting from political or economic conditions in such countries or regions and the possible imposition of adverse governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions could cause the securities and their markets to be less liquid and their prices to be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. securities.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">c. Sector Risk:</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">To the extent that the Fund has a significant portion of its assets invested in securities of companies conducting business in a broadly related group of industries within an economic sector, the Fund may be more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in that economic sector than funds that invest more broadly.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">In particular, being invested heavily in the financial sector may make the Fund vulnerable to risks and pressures facing companies in that sector, such as regulatory, consolidation, interest rate changes and general economic conditions.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">8. Contingencies</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">In the normal course of business, the Fund may provide general indemnifications pursuant to certain contracts and organizational documents. The Fund&#146;s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Fund expects, the risk of loss from such claims to be remote.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="5" face="Arial" style="font-size:18.0pt;">Notes to Financial Statements</font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">  </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(concluded)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">9. Tax Information</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The U.S. federal income tax basis of the Fund&#146;s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of October&nbsp;31, 2019, were as follows:</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Net&nbsp;Unrealized<br>   Appreciation/<br>   (Depreciation)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$104,314,061</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$27,555,951</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$(3,419,096)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$24,136,855</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October&nbsp;31, 2019 and October&nbsp;31, 2018 was as follows:</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">October&nbsp;31, 2018</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$3,357,871</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$3,077,566</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Net long-term capital gains</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">2,880,820</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">9,850,729</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Tax return of capital</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">6,951,858</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">1,626,794</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Total tax character of   distributions</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">$13,190,549</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">$14,555,089</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">As of October&nbsp;31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Undistributed ordinary income &#150; net</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$&#150;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Undistributed long-term capital gains &#150; net</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">&#150;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Total undistributed earnings</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$&#150;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Capital loss carryforward</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">&#150;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">*</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Other currency gains</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">5,733,613</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Other temporary differences</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">3</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) &#150; securities</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">24,195,191</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">**</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) &#150; currency</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(11,560,897</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">)**</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Total accumulated earnings/(losses)   &#150; net</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">$18,367,910</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">During the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, the Fund did not utilize a capital loss carryforward.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">**</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable to: the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies spin-off adjustments, differing treatments for foreign currencies, and the tax deferral of wash sales.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">10. Subsequent Events</font></b></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Management has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no disclosures and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements as of October&nbsp;31, 2019.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">On December&nbsp;10, 2019, the Fund announced that it will pay on January&nbsp;10, 2020 a distribution of $0.14 per share to all shareholders of record as of December&nbsp;31, 2019.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Subsequent to the reporting period, the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors approved a change in the Fund&#146;s benchmark from S&amp;P/ASX 200 (gross dividends) to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (net dividends). Future shareholder reports will include information with respect to the new benchmark.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Aberdeen   Australia Equity Fund, Inc.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc. (the Fund), including the portfolio of investments, as of October&nbsp;31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October&nbsp;31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund&#146;s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of October&nbsp;31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">We have served as the auditor of one or more Aberdeen investment companies since 2009.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br> December&nbsp;27, 2019</font></p>
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<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.105335</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">6/28/2019</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.16%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.140000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.041687</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.098313</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="12%" valign="top" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">9/30/2019</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.16%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.140000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.041687</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.098313</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">0.000000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="12%" valign="top" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">TOTAL</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.16%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">$0.580000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">$0.128039</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">$0.301961</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">$0.150000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">$0.004929</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">$0.154929</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">$0.154929</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">$0.154929</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#F1F1F2" style="background:#F1F1F2;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The foreign taxes paid represent taxes incurred by the Fund on interest received from foreign sources. Foreign taxes paid may be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or may be taken as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the appropriate treatment of foreign taxes paid.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund hereby designates the amount indicated above or the maximum amount allowable by law.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Board of Directors&#146; Consideration of Management and Advisory Agreements</font></b></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">At an in-person meeting of the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc. (&#147;IAF&#148; or the &#147;Fund&#148;) held on June&nbsp;12, 2019, the Board, including a majority of the Directors who are not considered to be &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Fund (the &#147;Independent Directors&#148;) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;), approved for an annual period the continuation of the Fund&#146;s management agreement with Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Limited (the &#147;Investment Manager&#148;) and the investment advisory agreement among the Fund, the Investment Manager and Aberdeen Standard Investments Australia Limited (the &#147;Investment Adviser&#148;). In addition, the Independent Directors of the Fund held a separate telephonic meeting on June&nbsp;6, 2019 to review the materials provided and the relevant legal considerations (together with the in-person meeting held on June&nbsp;12, 2019, the &#147;Meetings&#148;). The Investment Manager and the Investment Adviser are referred to collectively herein as the &#147;Advisers&#148; and the aforementioned agreements with the Advisers are referred to as the &#147;Advisory Agreements.&#148; The Investment Adviser is an affiliate of the Investment Manager.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">In connection with their consideration of whether to approve the renewal of the Fund&#146;s Advisory Agreements, the Board received and reviewed a variety of information provided by the Advisers relating to the Fund, the Advisory Agreements and the Advisers, including comparative performance, fee and expense information and other information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisers under their respective Advisory Agreements. The materials provided to the Board generally included, among other items: (i)&nbsp;information on the Fund&#146;s advisory fees and other expenses, including information comparing the Fund&#146;s expenses to those of a peer group of funds and information about any applicable expense limitations and fee &#147;breakpoints&#148;; (ii)&nbsp;information on the investment performance of the Fund and the performance of peer groups of funds and the Fund&#146;s performance benchmark; (iii)&nbsp;information about the profitability of the Advisory Agreements to the Advisers; (iv)&nbsp;a report prepared by the Advisers in response to a request submitted by the Independent Directors&#146; independent legal counsel on behalf of such Directors; and (v)&nbsp;a memorandum from the Independent Directors&#146; independent legal counsel on the responsibilities of the Board in considering for approval the investment advisory arrangements under the 1940 Act and Maryland law. The Board, including the Fund&#146;s Independent Directors, also considered other matters such as: (i)&nbsp;the Fund&#146;s investment objective and strategies; (ii)&nbsp;the Advisers&#146; investment personnel and operations; (iii)&nbsp;the Advisers&#146; financial results and financial condition; (iv)&nbsp;the procedures employed to value the Fund&#146;s assets; (v)&nbsp;the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Fund&#146;s investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies (vi)&nbsp;the allocation of the Fund&#146;s brokerage, if any, including, if applicable, allocations to brokers affiliated with the Advisers and the use, if any, of &#147;soft&#148; commission dollars to pay Fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services; and (vii)&nbsp;possible conflicts of interest. Throughout the process, the Board had the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from the Advisers.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">In addition to the materials requested by the Directors in connection with their annual consideration of the continuation of the Advisory Agreements, the Directors received and reviewed materials in advance of each regular quarterly meeting of the Board that contained information about the Fund&#146;s investment performance and information relating to the services provided by the Advisers.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Independent Directors were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process and consulted in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel regarding their consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements. The Directors also considered the recommendation of the Board&#146;s Contract Review Committee, which consists solely of the Board&#146;s Independent Directors, that the Advisory Agreements be renewed. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreements, the Board, including the Independent Directors, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Individual Directors may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. Matters considered by the Board, including the Independent Directors, in connection with its approval of the continuation of the Advisory Agreements included the factors listed below.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-style:italic;">Investment performance of the Fund and the Advisers.</font></i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;"> The Board received and reviewed with management, among other performance data, information that compared the Fund&#146;s return to comparable investment companies focused on non-U.S. regions included in its Lipper category. The Board also received and considered performance information compiled by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC (&#147;SI&#148;), an independent third-party provider of investment company data as to the Fund&#146;s total return, as compared with the funds in the Fund&#146;s Morningstar category (the &#147;Morningstar Group&#148;). In addition, the Board received and considered information for each of the last five fiscal years regarding the Fund&#146;s total return on a gross and net basis and relative to the Fund&#146;s benchmark, the impact of foreign currency movements on the Fund&#146;s performance and the Fund&#146;s share performance and premium/discount information. The Board also received and reviewed information on the Fund&#146;s total return for each of the last five fiscal years as compared with the total returns of its Morningstar Group average, and other comparable Aberdeen-managed funds. The Board took into account information about the Fund&#146;s discount/premium ranking relative to its Morningstar Group and considered management&#146;s discussion of the Fund&#146;s performance. Additionally, the Directors considered management&#146;s discussion of the factors contributing to differences in performance, including differences in the investment strategies of each of these other funds and accounts.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Board also considered the historical responsiveness of the Investment Manager to Director concerns about performance, the Advisers&#146; performance and reputation generally and the willingness of the Advisers to take steps intended to improve performance.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-style:italic;">Fees and expenses.</font></i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;"> The Board reviewed with management the effective annual management fee rate paid by the Fund to the Investment Manager for investment management services. The Board also received and considered information compiled at the request of the Fund by SI that compared the Fund&#146;s effective annual management fee rate with the fees paid by a peer group consisting of other comparable closed-end funds (each such group, a &#147;Peer Group&#148;). The Directors took into account the management fee structure, including that management fees for the Fund were based on the Fund&#146;s total managed assets. The Directors also considered information from management about the fees charged by the Advisers to other U.S. clients investing primarily in an asset class similar to that of the Fund. The Board reviewed and considered additional information about the Investment Adviser&#146;s fees, including the amount of the management fees retained by the Investment Manager after payment of the advisory fees. The Board considered that the compensation paid to the Investment Adviser was paid by the Investment Manager, and, accordingly that the retention of the Investment Adviser did not increase the fees or expenses otherwise incurred by the Fund&#146;s shareholders. The Board considered the fee comparisons in light of the differences in resources and costs required to manage the different types of accounts.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Board also took into account management&#146;s discussion of the Fund&#146;s expenses, including the factors that impacted the Fund&#146;s expenses.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-style:italic;">Economies of Scale.</font></i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;"> The Board considered management&#146;s discussion of the Fund&#146;s management fee structure and determined that the management fee structure was reasonable. The Board based this determination on various factors, including that how the Fund&#146;s management fee compared to its Peer Group at higher asset levels and that the Fund&#146;s management agreement provides breakpoints at higher asset levels.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-style:italic;">The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreements.</font></i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;"> The Board considered, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Advisers to the Fund and the resources dedicated to the Fund by the Advisers. The Directors took into account the Advisers&#146; investment experience and considered the allocation of responsibilities between the Advisers. The Board also considered the background and experience of the Advisers&#146; senior management personnel and the qualifications, background and responsibilities of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management services for the Fund. The Board also considered information regarding the Advisers&#146; compliance with applicable laws and SEC and other regulatory inquiries or audits of the Fund and</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">the Advisers. The Board also considered the Advisers&#146; risk management processes. The Board considered that they received information on a regular basis from the Fund&#146;s Chief Compliance Officer regarding the Advisers&#146; compliance policies and procedures and considered the Advisers&#146; brokerage policies and practices. Management reported to the Board on, among other things, its business plans and organizational changes. The Directors took into account their knowledge of management and the quality of the performance of management&#146;s duties through Board meetings, discussion and reports during the preceding year.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">After reviewing these and related factors, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided supported the renewal of the Advisory Agreements.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Directors also considered other factors, which included but were not limited to the following:</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">whether the Fund has operated in accordance with their investment objectives and the Fund&#146;s record of compliance with their investment restrictions, and the compliance programs of the Advisers. The Directors also considered the compliance-related resources the Advisers and their affiliates were providing to the Fund.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">the effect of any market and economic volatility on the performance, asset levels and expense ratios of the Fund.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">so-called &#147;fallout benefits&#148; to the Advisers and their affiliates, including indirect benefits. The Directors considered any possible conflicts of interest associated with these fallout and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor such possible conflicts of interest.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Directors, including the Independent Directors, concluded that renewal of the Advisory Agreements would be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Board, including the Board&#146;s Independent Directors voting separately, approved the Fund&#146;s Advisory Agreements for an additional one-year period.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">On September&nbsp;5, 2019, the Board approved the termination of the Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan sponsored and administered by Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Fund&#146;s transfer agent, and adopted a Dividend Reinvestment and Optional Cash Purchase Plan (&#147;New DRIP&#148;) for the Fund, each effective April&nbsp;30, 2020. A few of the key terms and a summary of the New DRIP are set out below.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Yes (only new   shareholders establishing a position after April&nbsp;30, 2020 will be   automatically enrolled, subject to the Plan&#146;s terms)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">$250,000</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Shares are issued   at the higher of NAV or 95% of current market price</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">If the Fund   shares shift from a discount to a premium during the purchase period, the   Plan Agent will cease making open-market purchases and will receive the uninvested   portion of the dividend amount in newly issued shares at the close of   business on the last purchase date.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Each participant   will pay a minimal service fee for each investment and a pro rata portion of   brokerage commissions for Open-Market Purchases.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Summary of the Dividend Reinvestment and Optional Cash Purchase Plan that will go into effect on April&nbsp;30, 2020:</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The Fund intends to distribute to stockholders substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute any net realized capital gains at least annually. Net investment income for this purpose is income other than net realized long-term and short-term capital gains net of expenses. Pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment and Optional Cash Purchase Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), stockholders whose shares of common stock are registered in their own names will be deemed to have elected to have all distributions automatically reinvested by Computershare Trust Company N.A. (the &#147;Plan Agent&#148;) in the Fund shares pursuant to the Plan, unless such stockholders elect to receive distributions in cash. Stockholders who elect to receive distributions in cash will receive such distributions paid by check in U.S. Dollars mailed directly to the stockholder by the Plan Agent, as dividend paying agent. In the case of stockholders such as banks, brokers or nominees that hold shares for others who are beneficial owners, the Plan Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of shares certified from time to time by the stockholders as representing the total amount registered in such stockholders&#146; names and held for the account of beneficial owners that have not elected to receive distributions in cash. Investors that own shares registered in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee should consult with such nominee as to participation in the Plan through such nominee and may be required to have their shares registered in their</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">own names in order to participate in the Plan. Please note that the Fund does not issue certificates so all shares will be registered in book entry form. The Plan Agent serves as agent for the stockholders in administering the Plan. If the Directors of the Fund declare an income dividend or a capital gains distribution payable either in the Fund&#146;s common stock or in cash, nonparticipants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive common stock, to be issued by the Fund or purchased by the Plan Agent in the open market, as provided below. If the market price per share (plus expected per share fees) on the valuation date equals or exceeds NAV per share on that date, the Fund will issue new shares to participants at NAV; provided, however, that if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the valuation date, then such shares will be issued at 95% of the market price. The valuation date will be the payable date for such distribution or dividend or, if that date is not a trading day on the New York Stock Exchange, the immediately preceding trading date. If NAV exceeds the market price of Fund shares at such time, or if the Fund should declare an income dividend or capital gains distribution payable only in cash, the Plan Agent will, as agent for the participants, buy Fund shares in the open market, on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere, for the participants&#146; accounts on, or shortly after, the payment date. If, before the Plan Agent has completed its purchases, the market price exceeds the NAV of a Fund share, the average per share purchase price paid by the Plan Agent may exceed the NAV of the Fund&#146;s shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares than if the distribution had</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">If the participant sets up recurring automatic monthly ACH debits, funds will be withdrawn from his or her U.S. bank account on the 20</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;position:relative;top:-5.0pt;">th</font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">&#160;of each month or the next business day if the 20</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;position:relative;top:-5.0pt;">th</font><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">&#160;is not a banking business day and invested on the next investment date. The Plan Agent maintains all stockholder accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmations of all transactions in an account, including information needed by stockholders for personal and tax records. Shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Plan Agent in the name of the participant, and each stockholder&#146;s proxy will include those shares purchased pursuant to the Plan. There will be no brokerage charges with respect to common shares issued directly by the Fund. However, each participant will pay a per share fee of $0.02 incurred with respect to the Plan Agent&#146;s open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains distributions and voluntary cash payments made by the participant. Per share fees</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">Participants also have the option of selling their shares through the Plan. The Plan supports two types of sales orders. Batch order sales are submitted on each market day and will be grouped with other sale requests to be sold. The price will be the average sale price obtained by Computershare&#146;s broker, net of fees, for each batch order and will be sold generally within 2 business days of the request during regular open market hours. Please note that all written sales requests are always processed by Batch Order. ($10 and $0.12 per share). Market Order sales will sell at the next available trade. The shares are sold real time when they hit the market, however an available trade must be presented to complete this transaction. Market Order sales may only be requested by phone at 1-800-647-0584 or using Investor Center through www.computershare.com/buyaberdeen. ($25 and $0.12 per share).</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The receipt of dividends and distributions under the Plan will not relieve participants of any income tax that may be payable on such dividends or distributions. The Fund or the Plan Agent may terminate the Plan as applied to any voluntary cash payments made and any dividend or distribution paid subsequent to notice of the termination sent to members of the Plan at least 30 days prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution. The Plan also may be amended by the Fund or the Plan Agent, but (except when necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules&nbsp;or policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority) only by mailing a written notice at least 30 days&#146; prior to the effective date to the participants in the Plan. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent by phone at 1-800-647-0584, using Investor Center through www.computershare.com/buyaberdeen or in writing to Computershare Trust Company N.A., P.O.&nbsp;Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233-5000.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">The names of the Directors and Officers of the Fund, their addresses, years of birth, and principal occupations during the past five years are provided in the tables below. Directors that are deemed &#147;interested persons&#148; (as that term is defined in Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Fund, the Investment Manager or Investment Adviser are included in the table below under the heading &#147;Interested Directors.&#148; Directors who are not interested persons, as described above, are referred to in the table below under the heading &#147;Independent Directors.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Martin J. Gilbert**</font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;"><br>   Aberdeen Asset<br>   Management PLC<br>   10 Queen&#146;s Terrace<br>   Aberdeen, Scotland<br>   AB10 1YG<br>    <br>   Year of Birth: 1955</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Gilbert has been Vice   Chairman of Standard Life Aberdeen PLC and Chairman of Aberdeen Standard   Investments Inc. since March&nbsp;2019. He is Co-Founder (and former Chief   Executive)of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, having been a Director since   1983. Mr.&nbsp;Gilbert is Senior Independent Director of Glencore plc and   Chairman of the Prudential Regulation Authority&#146;s Practitioner Panel, as well   as a member of the International Advisory Panel of the Monetary Authority of   Singapore and the International Advisory Board of British American Business.   He serves as officer and/or director of various Standard Life Aberdeen plc   subsidiary companies, Aberdeen- managed investment trusts and funds.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Director of The Asia Tigers   Fund,&nbsp;Inc. from 2012 to 2018.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Neville J. Miles</font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;"><br>   142 Martins Lane<br>   Knockrow<br>   NSW 2010 Australia<br>    <br>   Year of Birth: 1946</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Term expires 2022; Director since   1996</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Miles is a non-executive   director of a number of Australian companies</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Director of Ballyshaw Pty. Ltd.   (share trading, real estate development and investment) (Chairman).</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">P. Gerald Malone</font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;"><br>   c/o Aberdeen Standard<br>   Investments Inc.,<br>   1900 Market St,<br>   Suite&nbsp;200<br>   Philadelphia, PA 19103<br>    <br>   Year of Birth: 1950</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Currently, Mr.&nbsp;Malone is a   non-executive director of a number of U.S. companies and funds. Formerly   Chairman of UK companies, Crescent OTC Ltd (pharmaceutical services) until   February&nbsp;2018; and fluidOil Ltd. (oil services) until June&nbsp;2018;   U.S. company Rejuvenan llc (wellbeing services) until September; Chairman of   UK company, Ultrasis plc (healthcare software services company) until   October&nbsp;2014.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Director of Medality Medical since 2019 and   Bionik Laboratories Corporation since 2018. Director of Rejuvenan LLC   (wellbeing) from 2015-2017.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">William J. Potter<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">c/o Aberdeen   Standard Investments Inc.,<br>   1900 Market St,<br>   Suite&nbsp;200<br>   Philadelphia, PA 19103<br>    <br>   Year of Birth: 1948</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Potter has been the   Chairman of Arrow Robotics Ltd (technology) since 2017 and is the   non-executive Chairman of Howell Biopharma Ltd (health care) beginning in   2018. He was president of Meredith Financial Group from 2004 to 2016 and an   officer of Ridgewood Group International Ltd. from 2012 to 2015.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Director of Arrow Robotic Ltd.   (Chairman) and Alexandria Bancorp (international banking and trustee   services). Director of Howell Biopharma Ltd (since 2018); Director of   Meredith Financial Group Inc. (Chairman) (investment management) from 2004 to   2016, Meredith Portfolio Management Inc. from 2004 to 2016 and Robert R.   Meredith&nbsp;&amp; Co,&nbsp;Inc. (broker dealer) from 2006 to 2016.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Peter D. Sacks<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">c/o Aberdeen   Standard Investments Inc.,<br>   1900 Market St,<br>   Suite&nbsp;200<br>   Philadelphia, PA 19103<br>    <br>   Year of Birth: 1945</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Term expires 2020; Director since 1999</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Sacks served as Founder and   Investment Counsellor at Cidel Asset Management Inc. (investment management)   from 2015 to 2017. Previously, he was a Director and Founding Partner of   Toron AMI International Asset Management (investment management) from 1988 to   2015.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Moritz Sell</font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;"><br>   c/o Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc.,<br>   1900 Market St,<br>   Suite&nbsp;200<br>   Philadelphia, PA 19103<br>    <br>   Year of Birth: 1967</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Term expires 2019; Director since 2004</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Sell has been a Principal at   Edison Holdings GmbH (commercial real estate and venture capital) since 2015.   In addition, Mr.&nbsp;Sell currently serves as Senior Advisor to Markston   International LLC (an independent asset manager)..</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Director of Swiss Helvetia Fund,&nbsp;Inc.   Director of Aberdeen Greater China Fund,&nbsp;Inc. from 2012 to 2018 and   Aberdeen Singapore Fund,&nbsp;Inc. from 2011 to 2018. Director/Trustee of   High Income Securities Fund from 2018 to present.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">*&#160;&#160;&#160; Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund,&nbsp;Inc., Aberdeen Global Income Fund,&nbsp;Inc., Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund,&nbsp;Inc. , the Aberdeen Funds, Aberdeen Investment Funds, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc., The India Fund,&nbsp;Inc.,. Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund, Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund and Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund have the same Investment Manager and Investment Adviser as the Fund, or an investment adviser that is affiliated with the Investment Manager and Investment Adviser and may thus be deemed to be part of the same &#147;Fund Complex&#148; as the Fund.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Joseph Andolina**<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aberdeen Standard   Investments Inc.,<br>   1900 Market St, Suite&nbsp;200<br>   Philadelphia, PA 19103<br><br></font></p>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Currently,   Chief Risk Officer Americas for Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. Prior to   joining the Compliance Department, he was a member of ASI&#146;s Legal Department,   where he served as U.S. Counsel and worked primarily on matters relating to   ASI&#146;s registered funds.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Jeffrey Cotton**<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aberdeen Standard   Investments Inc.,<br>   1900 Market St, Suite&nbsp;200<br>   Philadelphia, PA 19103<br><br></font></p>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Currently,   Chief Risk Officer &#150; Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Mr.&nbsp;Cotton   joined ASI in 2010 as Head of Compliance-Americas.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Sharon Ferrari**<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aberdeen Standard   Investments Inc.,<br>   1900 Market St, Suite&nbsp;200<br>   Philadelphia, PA 19103<br><br></font></p>
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Year   of Birth: 1977</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Assistant   Treasurer</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Since 2009</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Currently,   Senior Fund Administration Manager &#150; US for Aberdeen Standard Investments   Inc. Ms.&nbsp;Ferrari joined Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. as a Senior   Fund Administrator in 2008.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Martin J. Gilbert<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aberdeen Asset   Management PLC<br>   10 Queen&#146;s Terrace<br>   Aberdeen, Scotland<br>   AB10 1YG<br><br></font></p>
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Year   of Birth: 1955</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Vice   President</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Since 2008</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Gilbert   is a founding director and shareholder, and Chief Executive of Aberdeen Asset   Management PLC, the holding company of the fund management group that was   established in 1983. He was President of the Fund, Aberdeen Global Income   Fund,&nbsp;Inc. and Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund,&nbsp;Inc. from   February&nbsp;2004 to March&nbsp;2008. He was Chairman of the Board of the   Fund and of Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund,&nbsp;Inc. from 2001 to   September&nbsp;2005. He was a Director of Aberdeen Standard Investments   (Asia) Limited (formerly known as Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited),   the Fund&#146;s Investment Manager, from 1991 to 2014 and a Director of Aberdeen   Standard Investments Australia Limited (formerly known as Aberdeen Asset   Management Limited), the Fund&#146;s Investment Adviser, from 2000 to 2014. He Was   a Director from 1995 to 2014, and was President from September&nbsp;2006 to   2014 of Aberdeen Asset Management Inc., the Fund&#146;s Administrator.   Mr.&nbsp;Gilbert also serves as officer and/or director of various Aberdeen group   subsidiary companies, Aberdeen- managed investment trusts and funds&#146; boards.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Alan Goodson**<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aberdeen Standard   Investments Inc.,<br>   1900 Market St, Suite&nbsp;200<br>   Philadelphia, PA 19103<br><br></font></p>
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Year   of Birth: 1974</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Vice   President</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Since 2009</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Currently,   Director, Vice President and Head of Product &#150; Americas for Aberdeen Standard   Investments Inc., overseeing Product Management and Product Development for   ASI&#146;s registered and unregistered investment companies in the U.S. and   Canada. Mr.&nbsp;Goodson is Director and Vice President of Aberdeen Standard   Investments Inc. and joined ASI in 2000.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Bev Hendry**<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aberdeen Standard   Investments Inc.,<br>   1900 Market St, Suite&nbsp;200<br>   Philadelphia, PA 19103<br><br></font></p>
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Year   of Birth: 1969</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Currently,   Chairman &#150; Americas for Standard Life Aberdeen plc (2018-present).   Mr.&nbsp;Hendry was Chief Executive Officer &#150; Americas for Aberdeen Asset   Management PLC (2014-2018) and Chief Operating Officer for Hansberger Global   Investors (2008-2014).</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Matthew Keener**<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aberdeen Standard   Investments Inc.,<br>   1900 Market St, Suite&nbsp;200<br>   Philadelphia, PA 19103<br><br></font></p>
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Year   of Birth: 1976</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Since 2008</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Currently,   Senior Product Manager for Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. Mr.&nbsp;Keener   joined Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. in 2006 as a Fund Administrator.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Megan Kennedy**<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aberdeen Standard   Investments Inc.,<br>   1900 Market St, Suite&nbsp;200<br>   Philadelphia, PA 19103<br>    <br>   Year of Birth: 1974</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Currently,   Head of Product Management for Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. (since   2009). Ms.&nbsp;Kennedy joined Standard Investments Inc. in 2005.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Jason Kururangi<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aberdeen Standard   Investments Australia Limited<br>   Level 6, 201 Kent St<br>   Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia<br>    <br>   Year of Birth: 1986</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Currently,&nbsp;Investment   Manager on the Australian Equities desk for Aberdeen Standard Investments   Australia Limited. Mr.&nbsp;Kururangi joined Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited   in 2011.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Michelle Lopez<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aberdeen Standard   Investments Australia Limited<br>   Level 6, 201 Kend St<br>   Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia<br>    <br>   Year of Birth 1982</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Currently,   Head of Australian Equities on the Australian Equities team. Ms.&nbsp;Lopez   joined Aberdeen Standard Investments Australia Limited in 2004 from KPMG.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Andrea Melia**<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aberdeen Standard   Investments Inc.,<br>   1900 Market St, Suite&nbsp;200<br>   Philadelphia, PA 19103<br>    <br>   Year of Birth: 1969</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Treasurer   and Principal Accounting Officer</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Currently,   Head of Fund Operations, Traditional Assets &#150; Americas and Vice President of   Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. Ms.&nbsp;Melia joined Aberdeen Standard   Investments Inc. in September&nbsp;2009.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Christian Pittard**<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aberdeen Standard   Investments Inc.,<br>   1900 Market St, Suite&nbsp;200<br>   Philadelphia, PA 19103<br>    <br>   Year of Birth: 1973</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Currently,   Group Head of Product Opportunities. From 2005 to 2007 he was Head of North   American funds based in the US. Prior to that he was a Managing Director of   Aberdeen&#146;s business in Jersey, Channel Islands having joined Aberdeen in   1998. Christian is qualified as a Chartered Accountant and a fellow of The   Securities Institute by Diploma. He has experience in launching and servicing   both closed and open ended funds in Europe and the US.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Lucia Sitar**<br>    </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aberdeen Standard   Investments Inc.,<br>   1900 Market St, Suite&nbsp;200<br>   Philadelphia, PA 19103<br>    <br>   Year of Birth: 1971</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Currently,   Vice President and Managing U.S. Counsel for Aberdeen Standard Investments   Inc. since 2013. Ms.&nbsp;Sitar joined Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. in   2007 as U.S. Counsel.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;">**&#160;&#160;&#160; Messrs.&nbsp;Andolina, Cotton, Gilbert, Goodson, Hendry, Keener and Pittard and Mses. Ferrari, Kennedy, Melia, and Sitar hold one or more officer positions with one or more of the following funds: Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund,&nbsp;Inc., Aberdeen Global Income Fund,&nbsp;Inc., Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund,&nbsp;Inc., the Aberdeen Funds, Aberdeen Investment Funds, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc., The India Fund,&nbsp;Inc.,. Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund, Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund and Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund have the same Investment Manager and Investment Adviser as the Fund, or an investment adviser that is affiliated with the Investment Manager and Investment Adviser and may thus be deemed to be part of the same &#147;Fund Complex&#148; as the Fund</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section&nbsp;23(c)&nbsp;of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund may purchase, from time to time, shares of its common stock in the open market.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 40.5pt;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>As of October&nbsp;31, 2019, the Registrant had adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to the Registrant&#146;s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party (the &#147;Code of Ethics&#148;).</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 42.55pt;text-indent:-2.05pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant&#146;s Board of Directors has determined that Peter D. Sacks, a member of the Board of Directors&#146; Audit and Valuation Committee, possesses the attributes, and has acquired such</font>  </font>attributes through means, identified in instruction 2 of Item 3 to Form&nbsp;N-CSR to qualify as an &#147;audit committee financial expert,&#148; and has designated Mr.&nbsp;Sacks as the Audit and Valuation Committee&#146;s financial expert. Mr.&nbsp;Sacks is considered to be an &#147;independent&#148; director, as such term is defined in paragraph (a)(2)&nbsp;of Item 3 to Form&nbsp;N-CSR.</p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(d)<br>   All&nbsp;Other&nbsp;Fees</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">October&nbsp;31, 2019</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">55,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,610</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 63.35pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Tax Fees are for the completion of the Registrant&#146;s federal and state tax returns.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-29.45pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The&#160; Registrant&#146;s Audit and Valuation Committee (the &#147;Committee&#148;) has adopted a Charter that provides that the Committee shall annually select, retain or terminate, and recommend to the Independent Directors for their ratification, the selection, retention or termination, the Registrant&#146;s independent auditor and, in connection</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">therewith, to evaluate the terms of the engagement (including compensation of the independent auditor) and the qualifications and independence of the independent auditor, including whether the independent auditor provides any consulting, auditing or tax services to the Registrant&#146;s investment adviser or any sub-adviser, and to receive the independent auditor&#146;s specific representations as to their independence, delineating all relationships between the independent auditor and the Registrant, consistent with the PCAOB Rule&nbsp;3526 or any other applicable auditing standard.&#160; PCAOB Rule&nbsp;3526 requires that, at least annually, the auditor: (1)&nbsp;disclose to the Committee in writing all relationships between the auditor and its related entities and the Registrant and its related entities that in the auditor&#146;s professional judgment may reasonably be thought to bear on independence; (2)&nbsp;confirm in the letter that, in its professional judgment, it is independent of the Registrant within the meaning of the Securities Acts administered by the SEC; and (3)&nbsp;discuss the auditor&#146;s independence with the audit committee. </font>The Committee is responsible for actively engaging in a dialogue with the independent auditor with respect to any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the independent auditor and for taking, or recommending that the full Board take, appropriate action to oversee the independence of the independent auditor.&#160; The Committee Charter also provides that the Committee shall review in advance, and consider approval of, any and all proposals by Management or the Registrant&#146;s investment adviser that the Registrant, the investment adviser or their affiliated persons, employ the independent auditor to render &#147;permissible non-audit services&#148; to the Registrant and to consider whether such services are consistent with the independent auditor&#146;s independence. The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members (&#147;Delegates&#148;) authority to pre-approve permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Registrant. Any pre-approval determination of a Delegate shall be presented to the full Committee at its next meeting. The Committee shall communicate any pre-approval made by it or a Delegate to the Adviser, who will ensure that the appropriate disclosure is made in the Registrant&#146;s periodic reports required by Section&nbsp;30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and other documents as required under the federal securities laws.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-29.45pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>None of the services described in each of paragraphs (b)&nbsp;through (d)&nbsp;of this Item involved a waiver of the pre-approval requirement by the Audit and Valuation Committee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;2-01 (c)(7)(i)(C)&nbsp;of Regulation S-X.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 70.9pt;text-indent:-28.35pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Not applicable.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 70.9pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For the fiscal years ended October&nbsp;31, 2018 and October&nbsp;31, 2017, respectively, KPMG billed $620,047 and $745,960 for aggregate non-audit fees for services to the Registrant and to the Registrant&#146;s Investment Manager and Investment Adviser.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-29.45pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Registrant has a separately-designated standing Audit and Valuation Committee established in accordance with Section&nbsp;3(a)(58)(A)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)).</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 71.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, the Audit and Valuation committee members were:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 42.55pt;text-indent:29.45pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">P. Gerald Malone</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 42.55pt;text-indent:29.45pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Moritz Sell</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-13.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160; </font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Not applicable.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 58.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form&nbsp;N-CSR.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 58.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Not applicable.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 42.55pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures, the Registrant has delegated responsibility for its proxy voting to its Investment Manager and Investment Adviser, provided that the Registrant&#146;s Board of Directors has the opportunity to periodically review the Investment Manager&#146;s and </font>Investment Adviser&#146;s proxy voting policies and material amendments thereto.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 42.55pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The proxy voting policies of the Registrant are included herewith as </font>Exhibit&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;and policies of the Investment Manager and Investment Adviser are included as Exhibit&nbsp;(e).</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)(</font>1)&nbsp;The information in the table below is as of January&nbsp;8, 2020.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Hugh Young<br>   Managing Director</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Responsible for equities globally from the Singapore   office.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Hugh Young is a Managing Director of Aberdeen   Standard Investment (Asia) Limited. Previously, he served as Head of Asia   Pacific, a main board director and Head of Investments for Aberdeen Asset   Management (before its merger with Standard Life plc). Hugh joined Aberdeen   Standard Investments as a result of the merger between Aberdeen Asset   Management and Standard Life in August&nbsp;2017. Hugh joined Aberdeen in   1985 to manage Asian equities from London, having started his investment   career in 1980. He founded Singapore-based Aberdeen Asia in 1992 and since   then he has built the company into one of the largest and most well-respected   managers of such assets globally. Hugh is a director of a number of group   subsidiary companies and group-managed investment trusts and funds. Hugh   graduated with a BA (Hons) in Politics from Exeter University.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jason Kururangi<br>   Investment Manager &#151; Equities Asia</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Responsible for Australian equities portfolio   management</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Currently Investment Manager &#151; Equities.   Mr.&nbsp;Kururangi joined Aberdeen in 2011.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michelle Lopez<br>   Head of Equities - Australia</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Responsible for Australian equities portfolio   management</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Currently Investment Head of Equities - Australia.   She joined Aberdeen in 2004 upon graduation.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Natalie Tam<br>   Investment Director</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Responsible for Australian equities portfolio   management</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Currently Investment Director on the Australian   equity desk. She joined Aberdeen in 2005 from Deutsche Bank, where she worked   as an equity research analyst.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Camille Simeon<br>   Investment Manager</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Responsible for Australian equities portfolio   management</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Currently Investment Manager &#151; Australian Equities.   Ms.&nbsp;Simeon joined Aberdeen in 2008.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)(</font>2)&nbsp; The information in the table below is as of October&nbsp;31, 2019.</p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Type&nbsp;of&nbsp;Accounts</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total<br>   Number<br>   of<br>   Accounts<br>   Managed</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total&nbsp;Assets&nbsp;($M)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number&nbsp;of<br>   Accounts<br>   Managed&nbsp;for<br>   Which<br>   Advisory<br>   Fee&nbsp;is&nbsp;Based<br>   on<br>   Performance</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Hugh Young</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registered Investment Companies</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,638.38</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pooled Investment Vehicles</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">173</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">29,926.32</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Other Accounts</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">80</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24,184.74</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,625.88</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jason Kururangi</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registered Investment Companies</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">916.93</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pooled Investment Vehicles</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">70</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18,879.04</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Other Accounts</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">48</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13,398</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,126.43</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michelle Lopez</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registered Investment Companies</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">916.93</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pooled Investment Vehicles</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">70</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18,879.04</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Other Accounts</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">48</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13,398</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,126.43</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Natalie Tam</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registered Investment Companies</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">916.93</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pooled Investment Vehicles</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">70</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18,879.04</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Other Accounts</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">48</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13,398</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Camille Simeon</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registered Investment Companies</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">916.93</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pooled Investment Vehicles</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">70</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18,879.04</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Other Accounts</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">48</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13,398</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,126.43</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total assets are as of October&nbsp;31, 2019 and have been translated to U.S. dollars at a rate of &#163;1.00 = $1.28.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Advisers serve as investment managers for multiple clients, including the Registrant and other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act and private funds (such clients are also referred to below as &#147;accounts&#148;). The portfolio managers&#146; management of &#147;other accounts&#148; may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the Registrant&#146;s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts, on the other. The other accounts may have the same investment objective as the Registrant. 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.&#160; However, the Advisers believe that these risks are mitigated by the fact that: (i)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;portfolio manager personal trading is monitored to avoid potential conflicts. In addition, the Advisers have adopted trade allocation procedures that require equitable allocation of trade orders for a particular security among participating accounts.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Advisers sometimes enter into agreements for performance-based fees with qualified clients. The existence of such a performance-based fee may create conflicts of interest in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities between different strategies. Additionally, collecting performance-based fees may result in instances in which a portfolio manager concurrently manages accounts with different fee structures for the same strategy. This &#147;side-by-side&#148; active management of accounts by the Advisers may raise potential conflicts of interest.&#160; To address such potential conflicts of interest, ASI has adopted procedures and policies designed to:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&nbsp;Identify practices that may potentially favor actively managed accounts in which an Adviser has an ownership and/or a greater pecuniary interest over actively managed accounts in which an Adviser has</font>  </font>no ownership and/or a lesser pecuniary interest; (2)&nbsp;prevent an Adviser and Covered Persons (as defined in the policies and procedures) from inappropriately favoring some clients over others; (3)&nbsp;detect potential violations of such policies and procedures; (4)&nbsp;provide a process to review requests for waivers; and (5)&nbsp;promptly resolve any actual violations detected.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Another potential conflict could include instances in which securities considered as investments for the Registrant also may be appropriate for other investment accounts managed by the Advisers or their affiliates.&#160; Whenever decisions are made to buy or sell securities for the Registrant and one or more of the other accounts simultaneously, the Advisers may aggregate the purchases and sales of the securities and will allocate the securities transactions in a manner that they believe to be equitable under the circumstances. As a result of the allocations, there may be instances where the Registrant will not participate in a transaction that is allocated among other accounts. While these aggregation and allocation policies could have a detrimental effect on the price or amount of the securities available to the Registrant from time to time, it is the opinion of the Advisers that the benefits achieved through economies of scale from the Advisers&#146; organization outweigh any disadvantage that may arise from exposure to simultaneous transactions.&#160; The Registrant has adopted policies that are designed to eliminate or minimize conflicts of interest, although there is no guarantee that procedures adopted under such policies will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">With respect to non-discretionary model delivery accounts, ASI may utilize a third party service provider to deliver model portfolio recommendations and model changes. ASI seeks to treat clients fairly and equitably over time, by delivering model changes to our service provider and investment instructions for our discretionary accounts to our trading desk, simultaneously or approximately at the same time. The service provider will then deliver the model changes to each sponsor on a randomly generated rotation schedule.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ASI may have already commenced trading for its discretionary client accounts before the model delivery accounts have executed ASI&#146;s recommendations. In this event, trades placed by the model delivery clients may be subject to price movements, particularly with large orders or where securities are thinly traded, that may result in model delivery clients receiving less favorable prices than our discretionary clients. ASI has no discretion over transactions executed by model delivery clients and is unable to control the market impact of those transactions.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Timing delays or other operational factors associated with the implementation of trades may result in non-discretionary and model delivery clients receiving materially different prices relative to other client accounts. In addition, the constitution and weights of stocks within model portfolios may not always be exactly aligned with similar discretionary accounts.&nbsp; This may create performance dispersions within accounts with the same or similar investment mandate.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Timing delays or other operational factors associated with the implementation of trades may result in non-discretionary and model delivery clients receiving materially different prices relative to other client accounts. In addition, the constitution and weights of stocks within model portfolios may not always be exactly aligned with similar discretionary accounts.&nbsp; This may create performance dispersions within accounts with the same or similar investment mandate.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In facilitating trades with unaffiliated brokers on behalf of our clients, each management team may use the resources of our Standard Life Aberdeen plc affiliates. These affiliates have entered into a global trading agreement pursuant to which professionals from each affiliate may help to facilitate trades on behalf of our clients with unaffiliated brokers. The use of advisory affiliates with respect to trading facilitation under the global trading agreement does not alter or change the entity making investment decisions for the client accounts&#160; or the Advisers&#146; duty to seek best execution of trades.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ASI&#146;s remuneration policies are designed to support its business strategy as a leading international asset manager.&nbsp; The objective is to attract, retain and reward talented individuals for the delivery of sustained, superior returns for ASI&#146;s clients and shareholders.&nbsp;&nbsp; ASI operates in a highly competitive international employment market, and aims to maintain its strong track record of success in developing and retaining talent.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ASI&#146;s policy is to recognize corporate and individual achievements each year through an appropriate annual bonus scheme.&nbsp; The bonus is a single, fully discretionary variable pay award. The aggregate value of awards in any year is dependent on the group&#146;s overall performance and profitability.&nbsp; Consideration is also given to the levels of bonuses paid in the market.&nbsp; Individual awards, which are payable to all members of staff, are determined by a rigorous assessment of achievement against defined objectives.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The variable pay award comprises a mixture of cash and a deferred award based on the size of the award. Deferred awards are by default Standard Life Aberdeen plc Shares, with an option to put up to 5% of the deferral into funds.&#160; Overall compensation packages are designed to be competitive relative to the investment management industry.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Base Salary</font></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ASI&#146;s policy is to pay a fair salary commensurate with the individual&#146;s role, responsibilities and experience, and having regard to the market rates being offered for similar roles in the asset management sector and other comparable companies. Any increase is generally to reflect inflation and is applied in a manner consistent with other ASI employees; any other increases must be justified by reference to promotion or changes in responsibilities.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Annual Bonus</font></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Remuneration Committee determines the key performance indicators that will be applied in considering the overall size of the bonus pool.&nbsp; In line with practices amongst other asset management companies, individual bonuses are not subject to an absolute cap.&nbsp; However, the aggregate size of the bonus pool is dependent on the group&#146;s overall performance and profitability.&nbsp; Consideration is also given to the levels of bonuses paid in the market.&nbsp; Individual awards are determined by a rigorous assessment of achievement against defined objectives, and are reviewed and approved by the Remuneration Committee.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ASI has a deferral policy which is intended to assist in the retention of talent and to create additional alignment of executives&#146; interests with ASI&#146;s sustained performance and, in respect of the deferral into funds, managed by ASI, to align the interest of asset managers with our clients.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Staff performance is reviewed formally at least once a year. The review process evaluates the various aspects that the individual has contributed to ASI, and specifically, in the case of portfolio managers, to the relevant investment team. Discretionary bonuses are based on client service, asset growth and the performance of the respective portfolio manager. Overall participation in team meetings, generation of original research ideas and contribution to presenting the team externally are also evaluated.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In the calculation of a portfolio management team&#146;s bonus, ASI takes into consideration investment matters (which include the performance of funds, adherence to the company investment process, and quality of company meetings) as well as more subjective issues such as team participation and effectiveness at client presentations through key performance indicator (KPI) scorecards.&nbsp; To the</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">extent performance is factored in, such performance is not judged against any specific benchmark and is evaluated over the period of a year - January&nbsp;to December. The pre- or after-tax performance of an individual account is not considered in the determination of a portfolio manager&#146;s discretionary bonus; rather the review process evaluates the overall performance of the team for all of the accounts the team manages.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Portfolio manager performance on investment matters is judged over all of the accounts the portfolio manager contributes to and is documented in the appraisal process.&nbsp; A combination of the team&#146;s and individual&#146;s performance is considered and evaluated.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Although performance is not a substantial portion of a portfolio manager&#146;s compensation, ASI also recognizes that fund performance can often be driven by factors outside one&#146;s control, such as (irrational) markets, and as such pays attention to the effort by portfolio managers to ensure integrity of our core process by sticking to disciplines and processes set, regardless of momentum and &#145;hot&#146; themes.&nbsp; Short-terming is thus discouraged and trading-oriented managers will thus find it difficult to thrive in the ASI environment.&nbsp; Additionally, if any of the aforementioned undue risks were to be taken by a portfolio manager, such trend would be identified via ASI&#146;s dynamic compliance monitoring system.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In rendering investment management services, the Advisers may use the resources of additional investment adviser subsidiaries of Standard Life Aberdeen plc. These affiliates have entered into a memorandum of understanding (&#147;MOU&#148;) pursuant to which investment professionals from each affiliate may render portfolio management, research or trading services to Aberdeen clients. Each investment professional who renders portfolio management, research or trading services under a MOU or personnel sharing arrangement (&#147;Participating Affiliate&#148;) must comply with the provisions of the Advisers Act, the 1940 Act, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), the Exchange Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the laws of states or countries in which the Advisers do business or has clients. No remuneration is paid by the Fund with respect to the MOU/personnel sharing arrangements.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)(4)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No such purchases were made by or on behalf of the Registrant during the period covered by the report.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 42.55pt;text-indent:-42.55pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 10 &#151; Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 42.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">During the period ended October&nbsp;31, 2019, there were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant&#146;s Board of Directors.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Registrant&#146;s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant&#146;s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule&nbsp;30a-3(c)&nbsp;under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the &#147;Act&#148;) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule&nbsp;30a-3(b)&nbsp;under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a3(b)) and Rule&nbsp;13a-15(b)&nbsp;or 15d-15(b)&nbsp;under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b)&nbsp;or 240.15d15(b)).</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 78.5pt;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Proxy Voting Policy of Registrant.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 78.5pt;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Investment Manager&#146;s and Investment Adviser&#146;s Proxy Voting Policies</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(Principal Executive Officer/President and Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer)</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">I.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Purpose of the Code/Covered Officers</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) has adopted rules&nbsp;requiring annual disclosure of an investment company&#146;s code of ethics applicable to its principal executive, principal financial and principal accounting officers.&#160; The Funds have adopted this Code of Ethics (the &#147;Code&#148;) pursuant to these rules.&#160; The Code applies to the series (each a &#147;Fund&#148;).&#160; The Code specifically applies to each Fund&#146;s President/Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer (&#147;Covered Officers&#148;) for the purpose of promoting:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that are filed with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Funds;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>compliance with applicable laws, rules&nbsp;and regulations;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>an environment that encourages disclosure of ethical and compliance related concerns;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code without fear of reprisal; and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>accountability for adherence to the Code.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Covered Officers are integral to the Funds&#146; goal of creating a culture of high ethical standards and commitment to compliance.&#160; In their roles, the Covered Officers will refrain from engaging in any activity that may compromise their professional ethics or otherwise prejudice their ability to carry out their duties to the Funds.&#146;&#160; They will act in good faith, with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting material facts or allowing their independent judgment to be subordinated.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">II.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Actual and Apparent Conflicts of Interest</b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Overview:</font></b>&#160; A &#147;conflict of interest&#148; occurs when a Covered Officer&#146;s private interest interferes with the interests of, or service to, the Funds.&#160; For example, a conflict of interest would arise if a Covered Officer, or a member of his or her family, receives improper benefits as a result of his or her position with the Funds.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Certain conflicts of interest arise out of the relationship between Covered Officers and each Fund and already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;) and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the &#147;Advisers Act&#148;).&#160; For example, Covered Officers may not individually engage in certain transactions (such as the purchase or sale of securities or other property) with the Funds because of their status as &#147;affiliated persons&#148; of the Funds.&#160; Each Fund&#146;s Adviser and Sub-adviser (the &#147;adviser(s)&#148;) have adopted and implemented respective compliance programs and procedures that are designed to prevent, or identify and correct, violations of these provisions.&#160; This Code does not, and is not intended to repeat or replace these programs and procedures, and such conflicts fall outside of the parameters of this Code.&#160; Each Covered Officer should be sensitive to situations that may give rise to actual as well as apparent</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">conflicts of interest and should encourage his or her colleagues who provide service to the Funds, whether directly or indirectly, to do the same.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Although typically not presenting an opportunity for improper personal benefit, conflicts arise from, or as a result of, the contractual relationship between each Fund and the investment adviser (and distributor to the Aberdeen open-end funds) of which the Covered Officers are also officers or employees.&#160; As a result, this Code recognizes that the Covered Officers will, in the normal course of their duties (whether formally for the Fund or the investment adviser or for both), be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions that will have different effects on the investment adviser, distributor and the Funds.&#160; The participation of the Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contractual relationship between the Funds and the Adviser and is consistent with the performance by the Covered Officers of their duties as officers of each Fund.&#160; Thus, if performed in conformity with the provisions of the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act, such activities will be deemed to have been handled ethically.&#160; In addition, it is recognized by the Funds&#146; Board that the Covered Officers may also be officers or employees of the Funds.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Other conflicts of interest are covered by this Code, even if such conflicts of interest are not subject to provisions in the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act.&#160; The overarching principle is that the personal interest of a Covered Officer should not be placed improperly before the interest of the Funds.&#160; A defining question is, &#147;What is the long term interest of current shareholders?&#148;&#160; The following list provides examples of conflicts of interest under this Code, but Covered Officers should keep in mind that these examples are not exhaustive.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each Covered Officer must:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>not use his or her personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting by the Funds whereby the Covered Officer would directly or indirectly benefit personally to the detriment of the Funds;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>not cause the Funds to take action, or fail to take action, for the individual personal benefit of the Covered Officer rather than the benefit of the Funds;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>not use material non-public knowledge of Fund transactions made or contemplated for the Funds to trade personally or cause others to trade personally in contemplation of the market effect of such transactions;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>report at least annually affiliations or other relationships related to conflicts of interest covered by the Funds&#146; Directors and Officers Questionnaire.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any activity or relationship that would present a conflict for a Covered Officer would likely also present a conflict for the Covered Officer if a member of the Covered Officer&#146;s family engages in such activity or has such a relationship.&#160; There are some conflict of interest situations that should always be discussed with the Compliance Officer prior to their occurrence, or if foreseen, as soon as reasonably possible after discovery.&#160; Examples of these include:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>service on the board of any public company;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>any outside business activity that detracts from the ability of a Covered Officer to devote appropriate time and attention to his or her responsibilities as a Covered Officer of the Funds;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the receipt of any non-nominal gifts in excess of $100.00;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the receipt of any entertainment from any company with which the Funds has current or prospective business dealings unless such entertainment is business-related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place, and not so frequent as to raise any question of impropriety;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>any ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with any of the Funds&#146; service providers, other than its investment adviser, investment sub-adviser, principal underwriter, administrator or any affiliated person thereof;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by the Funds for effecting Fund transactions or for selling or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Covered Officer&#146;s employment, such as compensation or equity ownership.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">III.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Definitions</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(A)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#147;<i>Covered Officer</i>&#148; with respect to a Fund means the principal executive officer of the Fund and senior financial officers of the Fund, including the principal financial officer, controller or principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these persons are employed by the Fund or a third party.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(B)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#147;<i>Executive Officer</i>&#148; of a Fund has the same meaning as set forth in Rule&nbsp;3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.&#160; Subject to any changes in that rule, the term &#147;executive officer,&#148; when used in the Code, means the president, any vice president, any officer who performs a policy making function, or any other person who performs similar policy making functions for a Fund.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(C)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#147;<i>Waiver</i>&#148; means the approval by a Fund&#146;s CCO of a material departure from a provision of the Code.&#160; &#147;<i>Waiver&#148; </i>includes an &#147;<i>Implicit Waiver,&#148; </i>which is a Fund&#146;s failure to take action within a reasonable period of time regarding a material departure from a provision of this Code that has been made known to an Executive Officer of the Fund.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>should not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Funds to others, whether within or outside the Funds, including the Funds&#146; Board and auditors, and to governmental regulators and self-regulatory organizations;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>should cooperate with the each Fund&#146;s independent accountants, regulatory agencies, and internal auditors in their review of the Funds and its operations;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">V.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Reporting and Accountability</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each Covered Officer must:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>upon adoption of this Code (or thereafter&#160; as applicable, upon becoming a Covered Officer), affirm in writing that he has received, read, and understands this Code;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>annually thereafter affirm that he has complied with the requirements of this Code;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>not retaliate against any other Covered Officer or any employee of the Adviser, or their affiliated persons, or any other employee of a private contractor that provides service to the Funds, for reports of potential violations that are made in good faith; and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>notify the Funds&#146; CCO promptly if he or she knows or suspects that a violation of applicable laws, regulations, or of this Code has occurred, is occurring, or is about to occur.&#160; Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">See <b>Exhibit&nbsp;A</b> for the form of PEO/PFO certification.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">The</font> Funds&#146; CCO is responsible for applying this Code to specific situations in which questions are presented under it and has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situation.&#160; However, any approvals or Waivers sought by the President will be considered by the Funds&#146; Audit Committee.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Funds will follow these procedures in investigating and enforcing this Code.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Funds&#146; Compliance Officer will take all appropriate action to investigate any potential violations reported to him/her.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>If, after such investigation, the Compliance Officer believes that no violation has occurred, he or she is not required to take any further action.&#160; The Compliance Officer is authorized to consult, as appropriate, with the chair of the Audit Committee and Counsel to the Independent Board, and is encouraged to do so after consultation with each Fund&#146;s President when, in the Compliance Officer&#146;s opinion such consultation will not increase the risk to shareholders.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Any matter that the Compliance Officer believes is a violation will be reported to the Audit Committee (the &#147;Committee&#148;).</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>If the Committee concurs that a violation has occurred, it will inform and make a recommendation to the full Board, which will consider appropriate action, which may include review of and appropriate modifications to, applicable policies and procedures; notification to appropriate personnel of the Adviser or its Board; or a recommendation to dismiss the Covered Officer.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Each Fund&#146;s Board will be responsible for granting Waivers, as appropriate.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Any changes to or Waivers of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed as provided by the SEC rules.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VI.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Sanctions</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The matters covered in the Code are of the utmost importance to the Funds and their stockholders and are essential to each Fund&#146;s ability to conduct its business in accordance with its stated values.&#160; Each Covered Officer and each Executive Officer is expected to adhere to these rules</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(to the extent applicable) in carrying out his or her duties for the Funds. The conduct of each Covered Officer and each Executive Officer can reinforce an ethical atmosphere and positively influence the conduct of all officers, employees and agents of the Funds. A Fund will, if appropriate, take action against any Covered Officer whose actions are found to violate the Code. Appropriate sanctions for violations of the Code will depend on the materiality of the violation to the Fund.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sanctions may include, among other things, a requirement that the violator undergo training related to the violation, a letter or sanction or written censure by the Board, the imposition of a monetary penalty, suspension of the violator as an officer of a Fund or termination of the employment of the violator. If a Fund has suffered a loss because of violations of the Code, the Fund may pursue remedies against the individuals or entities responsible.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VII.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Other Policies and Procedures</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Code shall be the sole code of ethics adopted by the Funds for the purposes of Section&nbsp;406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules&nbsp;and forms applicable to registered investment companies thereunder.&#160; Insofar as other policies or procedures of the Funds, the Adviser, principal underwriter, or other service providers govern or purport to govern the behavior or activities if the Covered Officers who are subject to this Code, they are superseded by this Code to the extent that they overlap or conflict with the provisions of this Code.&#160; The Funds&#146; and Adviser&#146;s code of ethics under Rule&nbsp;17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are not part of this Code.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VIII.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Amendments</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any amendments to this Code must be approved or ratified by a majority vote of the each Fund&#146;s Board, including a majority of Independent Board members.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">IX.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Confidentiality</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code will be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly.&#160; Except as otherwise required by law or this Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the appropriate Board and its Counsel.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">X.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Internal Use</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Code is intended solely for internal use by the Funds and does not constitute an admission, by or on behalf of the Funds, as to any fact, circumstance, or legal conclusion.&#160; This Code is a statement of certain fundamental principles, policies, and procedures that govern the Covered Officers in the conduct of each Fund&#146;s business.&#160; It is not intended and does not create any rights in any employee, investor, supplier, creditor, shareholder or any other person.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This is to certify that I have received a copy of the Code of Ethics Pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (&#147;Code&#148;) for the following Funds:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">List of Funds</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I have read and understand the Code.&#160; Moreover,&nbsp;I agree to promptly report to the Chief Compliance Officer any violation or possible violation of this Code of which I become aware.&#160; I understand that violation of the Code will be grounds for disciplinary action or dismissal.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Initial</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(A)&nbsp;UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION&nbsp;302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 18.2pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I, Andrea Melia, certify that:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>I have reviewed this report on Form&nbsp;N-CSR of Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc.;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The registrant&#146;s other certifying officer(s)&nbsp;and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule&nbsp;30a-3(c)&nbsp;under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule&nbsp;30a-3(d)&nbsp;under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant&#146;s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting; and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The registrant&#146;s other certifying officer(s)&nbsp;and I have disclosed to the registrant&#146;s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant&#146;s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant&#146;s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: </font>January&nbsp;9, 2020</p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(A)&nbsp;UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION&nbsp;302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 18.2pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I, Christian Pittard, certify that:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>I have reviewed this report on Form&nbsp;N-CSR of Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc.;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The registrant&#146;s other certifying officer(s)&nbsp;and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule&nbsp;30a-3(c)&nbsp;under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule&nbsp;30a-3(d)&nbsp;under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant&#146;s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting; and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The registrant&#146;s other certifying officer(s)&nbsp;and I have disclosed to the registrant&#146;s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant&#146;s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant&#146;s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: </font>January&nbsp;9, 2020</p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(B)&nbsp;UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION&nbsp;906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Christian Pittard, Principal Executive Officer, and Andrea Melia, Principal Financial Officer, of Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc., a Maryland corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), each certify that:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Registrant&#146;s periodic report on Form&nbsp;N-CSR for the period ended October&nbsp;31, 2019 (the &#147;Form&nbsp;N-CSR&#148;) fully complies with the requirements of Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable; and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The information contained in the Form&nbsp;N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/ Christian Pittard</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: January&nbsp;9, 2020</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: January&nbsp;9, 2020</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section&nbsp;906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of Form&nbsp;N-CSR or as a separate disclosure document.&#160; A signed original of this written statement required by Section&nbsp;906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.13(c)</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NYSE MKT: IAF&#160;&#160; Cusip: 003 011 103</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DISTRIBUTION NOTICE</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund,&nbsp;Inc. (</font>NYSE American: IAF) (the &#147;Fund&#148;), a closed-end equity fund, today announced that it paid on September&nbsp;30, 2019 a quarterly distribution of US$0.14 per share to all shareholders of record as of September&nbsp;23, 2019 (ex-dividend date September&nbsp;20, 2019).</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Your Fund&#146;s policy is to provide investors with a stable distribution rate.&#160; Each quarterly distribution will be paid out of current income, supplemented by realized capital gains and, to the extent necessary, paid-in capital.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under U.S. tax rules&nbsp;applicable to the Fund, the amount and character of distributable income for each fiscal year can be finally determined only as of the end of the Fund&#146;s fiscal year. However, under Section&nbsp;19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;) and related Rules, the Fund may be required to indicate to shareholders the source of certain distributions to shareholders.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the sources of the distribution for purposes of Section&nbsp;19 of the 1940 Act and the Rules&nbsp;adopted thereunder. The table has been computed based on generally accepted accounting principles. The table includes estimated amounts and percentages for this distribution and for the cumulative distributions paid fiscal year to date (11/01/2018 &#151; 08/31/2019), from the following sources: net investment income; net realized short-term capital gains; net realized long-term capital gains; and return of capital. The estimated composition of the distributions may vary from quarter to quarter because the estimated composition may be impacted by future income, expenses and realized gains and losses on securities and currencies.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Estimated<br>   Amounts&nbsp;of<br>   Current<br>   Quarterly<br>   Distribution&nbsp;per<br>   share&nbsp;($)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Return of   Capital</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.1008</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">72</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.4176</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">72</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total (per   common share)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.1400</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.5800</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*includes currency gains</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund&#146;s investment performance and should not be confused with &#147;yield&#148; or &#147;income.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about the Fund&#146;s investment performance from the amount of the Fund&#146;s current distributions or from the terms of the distribution policy (the &#147;Distribution Policy&#148;).</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The final determination of the source of all distributions in 2019 will be made after year-end. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund&#146;s investment experience during the remainder of the fiscal year and may be subject to change based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form&nbsp;1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table provides information regarding the Fund&#146;s total return performance based on net asset value (NAV) over various time periods compared to the Fund&#146;s annualized and cumulative distribution rates.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Average Annual Total Return on NAV for the 5 Year   Period Ending 08/31/2019(1)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.13</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Current Fiscal   Period&#146;s Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV(2)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.10</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fiscal   Year to Date (11/01/2018 to 08/31/2019)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cumulative Total   Return on NAV(1)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12.96</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cumulative   Distribution Rate on NAV(2)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.67</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&nbsp;Return data is net of all fund expenses and fees and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund&#146;s dividend reinvestment plan.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&nbsp;Based on the Fund&#146;s NAV as of&#160; August&nbsp;31, 2019.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund&#146;s investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder&#146;s investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder&#146;s investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund&#146;s market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the Fund&#146;s shares in the open market.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;30, 2010, the Fund may distribute any long-term capital gains more frequently than the limits provided in Section&nbsp;19(b)&nbsp;under the 1940 Act and Rule&nbsp;19b-1 thereunder. Therefore, distributions paid by the Fund during the year may include net income, short-term capital gains, long-term capital gains and/or a return of capital. Net income dividends and short-term capital gain dividends, while generally taxable at ordinary income rates, may be eligible, to the extent of qualified dividend income earned by the Fund, to be taxed at a lower rate not to exceed the maximum rate applicable to your long-term capital gains. Distributions made in any calendar year in excess of investment company taxable income and net capital gain are treated as taxable ordinary dividends to the extent of undistributed earnings and profits, and then as a return of capital that reduces the adjusted basis in the shares held. To the extent return of capital distributions exceed the adjusted basis in the shares held, capital gain is recognized with a holding period based on the period the shares have been held at the date such amount is received. Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about the Fund&#146;s investment performance from the terms of the distribution policy. The final determination of the source of all distributions will be made after year-end. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund&#146;s investment experience during the fiscal year and may be subject to change based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form&nbsp;1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report distributions for federal income tax purposes.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The payment of distributions in accordance with the Distribution Policy may result in a decrease in the Fund&#146;s net assets. A decrease in the Fund&#146;s net assets may cause an increase in the Fund&#146;s annual operating expense ratio and a decrease in the Fund&#146;s market price per share to the extent the market price correlates closely to the Fund&#146;s net asset value per share. The Distribution Policy may also negatively affect the Fund&#146;s investment activities to the extent that the Fund is required to hold larger cash positions than it typically would hold or to the extent that the Fund must liquidate securities that it would not have sold, for the purpose of paying the distribution. The Fund&#146;s Board of Directors has the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Distribution Policy at any time. The amendment, suspension or termination of the Distribution Policy may affect the Fund&#146;s market price per share. Investors should consult their tax advisor regarding federal, state and local tax considerations that may be applicable in their particular circumstances.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Circular 230 disclosure:</font></u> To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the U.S. Treasury, we inform you that any U.S. tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i)&nbsp;avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii)&nbsp;promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In the United States, Aberdeen Standard Investments is the marketing name for the following affiliated, registered investment advisers:&#160; Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc., Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd., Aberdeen Standard Investments Australia Ltd., Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Ltd., Aberdeen Capital Management, LLC, Aberdeen Standard Investments ETFs Advisors LLC and Standard Life Investments (Corporate Funds) Ltd.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Closed-end funds are traded on the secondary market through one of the stock exchanges. The Fund&#146;s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor&#146;s shares may be worth more or less than the original cost. Shares of closed-end funds may trade above (a premium) or below (a discount) the NAV of the fund&#146;s portfolio. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Past performance does not guarantee future results.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROXY VOTING POLICY</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">I.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Generally</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;) require the Funds to disclose publicly its proxy voting policies and procedures, as well as its actual proxy votes.&#160; The SEC rules&nbsp;also permit the Funds to delegate its proxy voting responsibilities to the Funds&#146; Investment Manager, Investment Adviser, and Sub-advisers (collectively &#147;the Advisers&#148;).&#160; In connection with this ability to delegate proxy voting responsibilities, the SEC has adopted rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, that require the Advisers to adopt and implement written proxy voting policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure that it votes proxies on behalf of its clients, when given such authority, in the best interests of those clients.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consistent with the SEC&#146;s requirements, the Funds have delegated responsibility for voting its proxy to the Funds&#146; Investment Manager,&nbsp;Investment Adviser and Sub-advisers.&#160; The Advisers have adopted proxy voting policies and procedures to ensure the proper, and timely, voting of the proxies on behalf of the Funds.&#160; Moreover, the Advisers will assist the Funds in the preparation of each Fund&#146;s complete proxy voting record on Form&nbsp;N-PX for the twelve-month period ended June&nbsp;30, by no later than August&nbsp;31 of each year.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">II.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Procedures</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each Fund shall ensure that its investment manager, investment adviser and sub-advisers are compliant with applicable rules&nbsp;and regulations. These rules&nbsp;and regulations require, in part, that each Fund disclose how it votes each proxy. The rules&nbsp;and regulations also require that the Advisers disclose that they have (1)&nbsp;adopted and implemented proxy voting policies; and (2)&nbsp;adopted procedures regarding how each portfolio security is voted in relation to each Fund. The Adviser must disclose that the procedures are the following:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>are written;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>are reasonably designed to ensure that the adviser votes proxies in the best interest of the adviser&#146;s clients;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>describe the adviser&#146;s proxy voting procedures to the adviser&#146;s clients and provides copies of the adviser&#146;s proxy voting procedures on request;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>set forth the process by which the adviser evaluates the issues presented by a proxy and records the adviser&#146;s decision about how the proxy will be voted;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>establish procedures for the identification and handling of proxies that involve material conflicts of interest with the adviser&#146;s clients; and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>disclose to the adviser&#146;s clients how the clients may obtain information on how the adviser voted the clients&#146; proxies.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Funds also shall disclose to shareholders the policies and procedures that are used to determine how to vote proxies.&#160; The Funds include in the Funds&#146; statement of additional information appropriate summary disclosure regarding the proxy voting policies and procedures of the Funds&#146; adviser and sub-advisers, and any third party retained by the Funds&#146; investment adviser or sub-adviser to determine how to vote proxies.&#160; In addition, as required by the financial statements&#146; requirements of Form&nbsp;N-1A and N-2, the Funds&#146; financial statements must include a statement that a</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge:&#160; (i)&nbsp;upon request, by calling a specified toll-free (or collect) telephone number; or (ii)&nbsp;on the Funds&#146; website; and (iii)&nbsp;on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Funds also shall file with the SEC, on an annual basis, the complete proxy voting record of each Fund on Form&nbsp;N-PX for the twelve-month period ending June&nbsp;30</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>, by no later than August&nbsp;31<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">st</font>&#160;of each year, which Report on Form&nbsp;N-PX shall be executed by the principal executive officer of the each Fund.&#160; Each Fund&#146;s proxy voting record on the Form&nbsp;N-PX Report shall be made available by each Fund, without charge, upon request, by calling specified toll-free (or collect) telephone number (but is not available on the Funds&#146; website).&#160; If a Fund receives a telephonic request for a proxy voting record, the Fund shall send the requested information disclosed in the Fund&#146;s most-recently filed Report on Form&nbsp;N-PX within three (3)&nbsp;business days of the receipt of the request for this information, by first-class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sub-advisers to the Funds must have procedures and internal controls to ensure compliance with proxy voting regulations.&#160; Specifically, the sub-advisers must have procedures for the reporting of proxy voting, and communicating changes in proxy voting policies to the Funds.&#160; Prior to Board approval of new advisers, the Chief Compliance Officer (&#147;CCO&#148;) reviews the proxy voting policies and procedures of the sub-adviser.&#160; The CCO ensures that any inadequate procedures or controls of a sub-adviser are reported to the Board and must be corrected in a timely manner.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.13(e)</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">U.S. Registered Advisers (the &#147;ASI Advisers&#148;)</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy Voting Guidelines</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Effective as of January&nbsp;1, 2019</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rule&nbsp;206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;Advisers Act&#148;) requires the ASI Advisers to vote proxies in a manner consistent with clients&#146; best interest and must not place its interests above those of its clients when doing so. It requires the ASI Advisers to: (i)&nbsp;adopt and implement written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure that the ASI Advisers vote proxies in the best interest of the clients, and (ii)&nbsp;to disclose to the clients how they may obtain information on how the ASI Advisers voted proxies. In addition, Rule&nbsp;204-2 requires the ASI Advisers to keep records of proxy voting and client requests for information.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As registered investment advisers, the ASI Advisers have an obligation to vote proxies with respect to securities held in its client portfolios in the best economic interests of the clients for which it has proxy voting authority.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The ASI Advisers invest for the clients&#146; portfolios in companies globally and actively target investment in those companies with sound corporate governance practices. The ASI Advisers are committed to exercising responsible ownership with a conviction that companies adopting best practices in corporate governance will be more successful in their core activities and deliver enhanced returns to shareholders.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ASI and its affiliated U.S. registered advisers (the &#147;ASI Advisers&#148;) have adopted a proxy voting policy. The proxy voting policy is designed and implemented in a way that is reasonably expected to ensure that proxies are voted in the best interests of clients.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Voting decisions are made by the ASI Advisers&#146; investment managers, and are based on their knowledge of the company and discussions with management &#151; ASI Advisers&#146; investment managers consider explanations from companies about their compliance with relevant corporate governance codes and may refer to independent research from voting advisory services in reaching a voting decision. However, voting decisions for exchange traded funds are made strictly in accordance with ISS&#146;s proxy voting guidelines which are reviewed and approved on an annual basis.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Where contentious issues arise in relation to motions put before a shareholders&#146; meeting, ASI Advisers will usually contact the management of the company to exchange views and give management the opportunity to articulate its position. The long term nature of the relationships that we develop with investee company boards should enable us to deal with any concerns that we may have over strategy, the management of risk or governance practices directly with the chairman or senior independent director. In circumstances where this approach is unsuccessful, ASI Advisers are prepared to escalate their intervention by expressing their concerns through the company&#146;s advisers, through interaction with other shareholders or attending and speaking at General Meetings.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As an independent asset manager, ASI is free of many of the conflicts of interest that can compromise the implementation of a rigorous and objective proxy voting policy. However, in managing third party money on behalf of clients, there are a limited number of situations where potential conflicts of interest could arise in the context of proxy voting. One case is where funds are invested in companies that are either clients or related parties of clients. Another case is where one fund managed by ASI invests in other funds managed by ASI.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For cases involving potential conflicts of interest, ASI Advisers have implemented&#160; procedures to ensure the appropriate handling of proxy voting decisions. The guiding principle of ASI Advisers&#146; conflicts of interest policy is simple &#151; to exercise our right to vote in the best interests of the clients on whose behalf we are managing funds.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We employ ISS as a service provider to deliver our voting decisions efficiently to companies. We require ISS to provide recommendations based on our own set of parameters to tailored ASI&#146;s assessment and approach, but remain conscious always that all voting decisions are our own on behalf of our clients. We consider ISS&#146;s recommendations and those based on our custom parameters as input to our voting decisions.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">An ASI analyst will assess the resolutions at general meetings in our active investment portfolios. This analysis will be based on our knowledge of the company, but will also make use of the custom and standard recommendations provided by ISS as described above. The product of this analysis will be final voting decision instructed through ISS applied to all funds for which ASI have been appointed to vote. For funds managed by a sub-adviser, we may delegate to the sub-adviser the authority to vote proxies; however, the sub-adviser will be required to either follow our policies and procedures or to demonstrate that their policies and procedures are consistent with ours, or otherwise implemented in the best interest of clients.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">There may be certain circumstances where ASI may take a more limited role in voting proxies. We will not vote proxies for client accounts in which the client contract specifies that ASI will not vote. We may abstain from voting a client proxy if the voting is uneconomic or otherwise not in clients&#146; best interests. For companies held only in passively managed portfolios the ASI custom recommendations provided by ISS will be used to automatically apply our voting approach; we have scope to intervene to test that this delivers appropriate results, and will on occasions intrude to apply a vote more fully in clients&#146; best interests. If voting securities are part of a securities lending program, we may be unable to vote while the securities are on loan. However, we have the ability to recall shares on loan or to restrict lending when required, in order to ensure all shares have voted. In addition, certain jurisdictions may impose share-blocking restrictions at various times which may prevent ASI from exercising our voting authority.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This policy has been developed by the ASI corporate governance working group. The implementation of this policy, along with the conflicts of interest database, will be reviewed periodically by the group. ASI&#146;s Corporate Governance Policy and Principles are published on our website</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To the extent that an ASI Adviser may rely on sub-advisers, whether affiliated or unaffiliated, to manage any client portfolio on a discretionary basis, the ASI Adviser may delegate responsibility for voting proxies to the sub-adviser.&#160; However, such sub-advisers will be required either to follow these Policies and Procedures or to demonstrate that their proxy voting policies and procedures are consistent with these Policies and Procedures or otherwise implemented in the best interests of the ASI Advisers&#146; clients.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Upon request, the ASI Advisers will provide clients with a copy of these Policies and Procedures, as revised from time to time.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As disclosed in Part&nbsp;2A of each ASI Adviser&#146;s Form&nbsp;ADV, a client may obtain information on how its proxies were voted by requesting such information from its ASI Adviser.&#160; Unless specifically requested by a client in writing, and other than as required for the Funds, the ASI Advisers do not generally disclose client-specific proxy votes to third parties.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our proxy voting records are available per request and on the SEC&#146;s website at SEC.gov.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ERISA</font></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The U.S. Department of Labor (&#147;DOL&#148;) has indicated that an investment adviser with a duty to vote proxies has an obligation to take reasonable steps under the circumstances to ensure that it receives the proxies.&#160; Failure to take any action to reconcile proxies would cause ASI to fail to satisfy ERISA&#146;s fiduciary responsibility provisions. Appropriate steps include informing the Plan sponsor and its trustees, bank custodian or broker/dealer custodian of the requirement that all proxies be forwarded to the adviser and making periodic reviews during the proxy season, including follow-up letters and phone calls if necessary.&#160; When voting proxies, an investment manager must consider proxies as a Plan asset and vote only in the best economic interests of the Plan participants, vote consistently among clients, and avoid specific client voting instructions about voting proxies.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DOL has provided investment managers with the following guidance about their ERISA responsibilities, including proxy voting, compliance with written statements of investment policy, and active monitoring of corporate management by Plan fiduciaries:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">i.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Where the authority to manage Plan assets has been delegated to an investment manager, only the investment manager has authority to vote proxies, except when the named fiduciary has reserved to itself or to another named fiduciary (as authorized by the plan document) the right to direct a Plan trustee regarding the voting of proxies.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ii.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Investment managers, as Plan fiduciaries, have a responsibility to vote proxies on foreign issues that may affect the value of the shares in the Plan&#146;s portfolio and will vote such proxies unless the cost of doing so cannot be justified.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">iii.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>An investment manager is required to comply with statements of investment policy, unless compliance with the guidelines in a given instance would be imprudent and therefore failure to follow the guidelines would not violate ERISA.&#160; ERISA does not shield the investment manager from liability for imprudent actions taken in compliance with a statement of investment policy.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On occasions when it is deemed to be a fiduciary for an ERISA client&#146;s assets, ASI will vote the Plan assets in accordance with ASI&#146;s Proxy Voting Policy.&#160; ASI will provide each ERISA client (upon request) with proxy voting records to demonstrate how proxies for securities held in the portfolio were voted.</font></p>
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