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ABERDEEN GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
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800 Scudders Mill Road |
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 |
March 15, 2005 |
Dear Stockholder:
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders is to be held at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern time), on Friday, April 8, 2005, at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Entrance 2, Plainsboro, New Jersey. A Proxy Statement regarding the meeting, a proxy card for your vote at the meeting, and an envelope, postage pre-paid, in which to return your proxy card are enclosed.
At the Annual Meeting, the Funds common stockholders will vote for the election of the Funds Class I Directors for three-year terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualify, and the Funds preferred stockholders will vote for the election of two Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify. Stockholders who are present at the meeting will hear a report on the Fund and will be given the opportunity to discuss matters of interest to you as a stockholder.
Your Directors recommend that you vote in favor of each of the foregoing matters.
Martin J. Gilbert
Chairman
YOU ARE URGED TO COMPLETE, SIGN AND MAIL THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE TO ASSURE A QUORUM AT THE MEETING. THIS IS IMPORTANT REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES THAT YOU OWN.
ABERDEEN GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
800 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
April 8, 2005
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Fund), will be held at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Entrance 2, Plainsboro, New Jersey on Friday, April 8, 2005, at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern time), for the following purposes:
(1) | To elect two Directors to serve as Class I Directors for three-year terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualify; |
(2) | To elect two Directors to serve as Preferred Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify; and |
(3) | To transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. |
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 10, 2005 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Roy M. Randall, Secretary
Plainsboro, New Jersey
March 15, 2005
IMPORTANT: Stockholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting. Stockholders who do not expect to attend the meeting in person are requested to complete, date and sign the enclosed proxy card and return it promptly in the envelope provided for that purpose, or to authorize the proxy vote by telephone pursuant to instructions on the enclosed proxy card. Your prompt return of the enclosed proxy card may save the Fund the necessity and expense of further solicitations to assure a quorum at the meeting. The enclosed proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Fund.
PROXY STATEMENT
ABERDEEN GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
800 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
April 8, 2005
INTRODUCTION
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors of Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Fund), to be voted at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund (the Meeting) to be held at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Entrance 2, Plainsboro, New Jersey, on Friday, April 8, 2005, at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern time). The approximate mailing date for this Proxy Statement is March 15, 2005 or as soon as practicable thereafter.
All properly executed proxies received prior to the Meeting will be voted at the Meeting in accordance with the instructions marked on the proxy card. Unless instructions to the contrary are marked on the proxy card, proxies submitted by holders of the Funds common stock will be voted FOR Proposal 1 and proxies submitted by holders of the Funds preferred stock will be voted FOR Proposal 2. The persons named as proxy holders on the proxy card will vote in their discretion on any other matters that may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. Any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise by submitting a properly executed, subsequently dated proxy, giving written notice to the Secretary of the Fund (addressed to the Secretary at the principal executive office of the Fund, 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536), or by attending the Meeting and voting in person. Stockholders may authorize proxy voting by using the enclosed proxy card along with the enclosed envelope with pre-paid postage. Stockholders may also authorize proxy voting by telephone, by following the instructions contained on their proxy card.
The presence at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, of the stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the Meeting shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. For purposes of determining the presence of a quorum at the Meeting, abstentions and broker non-votes (that is, proxies from brokers or nominees indicating that such persons have not received instructions from the beneficial owner or other persons entitled to vote shares on a particular proposal with respect to which the brokers or nominees do not have discretionary power) will be treated as shares that are present.
Approval of Proposal 1 (Election of Class I Directors to the Board of Directors) will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present in person or by proxy at the Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. Approval of Proposal 2 (Election of Preferred Directors to the Board of Directors) will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of preferred stock present in person or by proxy at the Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. An abstention as to Proposal 1 or 2 will be treated as present and will have the effect of a vote against that proposal. Proxies from brokers or nominees indicating that such persons have not received instructions from the beneficial owner or other person entitled to vote shares on these proposals will be voted FOR each Proposal.
If a quorum is not present in person or by proxy at the time the Meeting is called to order, the chairman of the Meeting or the stockholders may adjourn the Meeting. The vote required to adjourn the Meeting is the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes cast on the matter. If a quorum is present but there are not sufficient votes to approve a proposal, the chairman of the Meeting may adjourn the Meeting as to that proposal or the persons named as proxy holders may propose one or more
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adjournments of the Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies on that proposal. The vote required for stockholders to adjourn the Meeting is the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes cast on the matter. In such a case, the persons named as proxy holders will vote those proxies which they are entitled to vote in favor of the proposal FOR the adjournment as to that proposal, and will vote those proxies required to be voted against the proposal AGAINST the adjournment as to that proposal. If the motion for adjournment is not approved, the voting on that proposal will be completed at the Meeting.
The following table indicates which class of the Funds stockholders is being solicited with respect to each Proposal to be considered at the Meeting.
Solicitation of Vote of Common Stockholders |
Solicitation of Vote of Preferred Stockholders (Series W-7) | |||
Proposal 1: |
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Election of Class I Directors |
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Proposal 2: |
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Election of Preferred Directors |
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Only stockholders or their duly appointed proxy holders can attend the Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. To gain admittance, if you are a stockholder of record, you must bring a form of personal identification to the Meeting, where your name will be verified against our stockholder list. If a broker or other nominee holds your shares and you plan to attend the Meeting, you should bring a recent brokerage statement showing your ownership of the shares, as well as a form of personal identification. If you are a beneficial owner and plan to vote at the Meeting, you should also bring a proxy card from your broker.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 10, 2005 as the record date (Record Date) for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. Stockholders on the Record Date will be entitled to one vote for each share held. As of March 10, 2005, the Fund had outstanding 9,305,708 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share and 1,200 shares of Auction Market Preferred Stock, Series W-7, par value $0.001 per share.
The Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of the Funds annual report for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2004, and any more recent reports, to any Fund stockholder upon request. To request a copy, please call or write to Aberdeen Asset Management Inc., Las Olas Place, 300 S.E. 2nd Street, Suite 820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, Telephone: 1-866-839-5233.
PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTORS
The Funds charter provides that the Board of Directors to be elected by holders of the Funds common stock will be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, each of which will serve for three years, with one class being elected each year. Each year the term of office of one class expires. Directors who are deemed interested persons (as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act)) of the Fund, the Investment Manager or the Investment Adviser, are referred to in this Proxy Statement as Interested Directors. Directors who are not interested persons as described above are referred to in this Proxy Statement as Independent Directors.
The Board of Directors of the Fund, including the Independent Directors, upon the recommendation of the Funds Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which is composed entirely of Independent Directors, has nominated David L. Elsum and E. Duff Scott to serve as Class I Directors for three-year terms, to expire at the Annual Meeting of
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Stockholders to be held in 2008, and until their successors are duly elected and qualify. Messrs. Elsum and Scott were elected by stockholders to serve until the 2005 Annual Meeting. The nominees have indicated an intention to serve if elected and have consented to be named in this Proxy Statement.
At its December 2004 meeting, the Board of Directors adopted a retirement policy providing for the retirement of directors at the age of 70, subject to annual review thereafter by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to determine whether it is then in the best interests of the Fund for the director to remain on the Board. This policy will be implemented by the Fund during the current fiscal year. It is anticipated that a director would be requested, upon reaching the age of 70, to tender his or her resignation, to be effective on the date of the next meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected. However, in recognition of the fact that a person may continue to provide a valuable contribution to the Fund after reaching the age of 70, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may determine on an annual basis thereafter whether the director could continue to serve during the remainder of the term for which the director was elected, and whether a director could be nominated to serve for an additional term.
It is the intention of the persons named on the enclosed proxy card to vote FOR the election of the persons indicated above to serve as Class I Directors. The Board of Directors of the Fund knows of no reason why any of these nominees will be unable to serve, but in the event of any such inability, the proxies received will be voted for such substituted nominees as the Board of Directors may recommend. If elected, Mr. Elsum would be subject to the Funds retirement policy during the third year of his term, and his resignation, if accepted, would not be effective until the next meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected, which would most likely be the annual meeting of stockholders at the end of his term. If elected, Mr. Scott would be subject to the Funds retirement policy during the second year of his term. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee would then determine whether Mr. Scott could continue to serve during the third year of his term. If the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee determined to accept Mr. Scotts resignation, the Board of Directors could appoint a successor director to serve during the remainder of Mr. Scotts term, leave the directorship vacant, reduce the size of the Board of Directors, or nominate a successor director for election by stockholders at the next meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected.
The names of the Funds nominees for election as Class I Directors, and each other Director of the Fund, and their addresses, ages and principal occupations during the past five years, are provided in the tables below:
Name, Address and Age |
Position(s) |
Term of Office |
Principal Occupation(s) |
Number of Funds in Fund Complex* Overseen by Director or Nominee for Director |
Other Directorships | |||||
Class I Directors | ||||||||||
Independent Directors |
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David L. Elsum, A.M.° c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited 21 Church Street Singapore 049480
Age: 67 |
Class I Director/ Nominee | Current term expires 2005; Director since 1992 | Mr. Elsum has been a member of the State of Victoria Regulator-General Appeal Panel since 2001 and is Chairman, director or adviser to several government and privately owned organizations in Australia. |
3 | Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc.; Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. |
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Name, Address and Age |
Position(s) |
Term of Office |
Principal Occupation(s) |
Number of Funds in Fund Complex* Overseen by Director or Nominee for Director |
Other Directorships | |||||
E. Duff Scott c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited 21 Church Street
Age: 68 |
Class I Director/ Nominee | Current term expires 2005; Director since 1992 |
Mr. Scott has been Chairman of QLT Inc. |
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Class II Directors | ||||||||||
Independent Directors |
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William J. Potter° 21 Church Street Singapore 049480
Age: 56 |
Class II Director | Term expires 2006; Director since 1992 |
Mr. Potter has been President of Ridgewood Group International Ltd., an international consulting and merchant banking company, since 1989. He has also been Chairman of Meredith Portfolio Management Inc. (investment management) since 2004 and President of Kingsdale Capital (USA) Inc. (private placement broker) since 2004. |
3 | Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc.; Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. | |||||
Peter D. Sacks 445 King Street
West
Age: 59 |
Class II Director | Term expires 2006; Director since 1992 |
Mr. Sacks has been Managing Partner of Toron Capital Markets, Inc. (investment management) since 1988. |
3 | Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc.; Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. |
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Name, Address and Age |
Position(s) |
Term of Office |
Principal Occupation(s) |
Number of Funds in Fund Complex* Overseen by Director or Nominee for Director |
Other Directorships | |||||
Class III | ||||||||||
Interested Director |
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Martin J. Gilbert** 21 Church Street Singapore 049480
Age: 49 |
Chairman of Board; President; Class III Director | Term as Director expires 2007; Director since 2001 | Mr. Gilbert is one of the founding directors and the Chief Executive and an Executive Director of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, the parent company of the Funds Investment Manager and Investment Adviser. He has been President of the Fund, of Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc., and Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. since February 2004. He has been Chairman of the Board of the Fund and of Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. since 2001. He has been a Director of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited, the Funds Investment Manager (effective March 8, 2004) since 1991. Mr. Gilbert has also been a Director of Aberdeen Asset Management Limited (the Funds Investment Adviser) and Aberdeen Asset Managers (C.I.) Limited (the Funds Investment Manager to March 8, 2004) since 2000, and President and a Director of Aberdeen Asset Management Inc., the Funds administrator (effective November 1, 2004) since 1995. |
2 | Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. |
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Name, Address and Age |
Position(s) |
Term of Office |
Principal Occupation(s) |
Number of Funds in Fund Complex* Overseen by Director or Nominee for Director |
Other Directorships | |||||
Independent Directors |
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Neville J. Miles° 2 Paddington Street Paddington, NSW 2021 Australia
Age: 58 |
Class III Director | Term expires 2007; Director since 1999 | Mr. Miles has been Chief Executive Officer of Pulse International Pty. Ltd. (financial transaction processing) since 2004. |
3 | Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc.; Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. | |||||
Warren C. Smith 1002 Sherbrooke St. West Montreal, Quebec
Age: 49 |
Class III Director | Term expires 2007; Director since 1992 |
Mr. Smith has been Managing Editor of BCA Publications (financial publications) |
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* | Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. and Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. have a common Investment Manager and Investment Adviser with the Fund, and may thus be deemed to be part of the same Fund Complex as the Fund. |
** | Mr. Gilbert is deemed to be an interested person because of his affiliation with the Funds Investment Manager and Investment Adviser. |
| Messrs. Elsum, Potter and Sacks are members of the Contract Review Committee. |
| Messrs. Potter, Sacks and Scott are members of the Audit and Valuation Committee. |
° | Messrs. Elsum, Miles and Potter are members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. |
Please also see the information contained below under the heading Further Information Regarding Directors and Officers.
The Board of Directors recommends that holders of common stock vote FOR the election of the Funds two nominees as Class I Directors to the Funds Board of Directors.
PROPOSAL 2: ELECTION OF PREFERRED DIRECTORS
The Fund has outstanding 1,200 shares of Auction Market Preferred Stock, Series W-7, with an aggregate liquidation preference of $30 million.
Section 18 of the 1940 Act requires that the holders of any preferred shares, voting separately as a single class without regard to series, have the right to elect at least two Directors at all times. The Board of Directors of the Fund, including the
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Independent Directors, upon the recommendation of the Funds Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which is composed entirely of Independent Directors, has nominated Dr. Anton E. Schrafl and Mr. John T. Sheehy to serve as Preferred Directors until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2006 and until their successors are duly elected and qualify. The nominees have indicated an intention to continue to serve if elected and have consented to be named in this Proxy Statement.
It is the intention of the persons named on the enclosed proxy card to vote FOR the election of the persons indicated above to serve as Preferred Directors. The Board of Directors of the Fund knows of no reason why either of these nominees will be unable to serve, but in the event of any such inability, the proxies received will be voted for such substituted nominees as the holders of preferred stock shall recommend, and if no such recommendations are made, such substituted nominees as the Board of Directors may recommend.
The names of the Funds nominees for election as Preferred Directors, their addresses, ages and principal occupations during the past five years are provided in the table below. Both of the nominees are Independent Directors.
Name, Address and Age |
Position(s) |
Term of Office |
Principal Occupation(s) |
Number of Funds in Fund Complex* Overseen by Director or Nominee for Director |
Other Directorships | |||||
Dr. Anton E. Schrafl Wiesenstrasse 7
Age: 73 |
Preferred Stock Director | Current term expires 2005; Director since 1993 | Dr. Schrafl has been Chairman of the Board of Dynavest Ltd., (investment management company) since 1993. He was Deputy Chairman of Holcim Limited (global manufacturer and distributor of cement and allied products) from 1985 until 2002. |
2 | Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. | |||||
John T. Sheehy° Englewood
Cliffs,
Age: 62 |
Preferred Stock Director | Current term expires 2005; Director since 1992 | Mr. Sheehy has been Senior Managing Director of B.V. Murray and Company (investment banking) since 2001, and Managing Member of The Value Group LLC (venture capital) since 1997. |
3 | Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc.; Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. |
* | Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. and Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. have a common Investment Manager and Investment Adviser with the Fund, and may thus be deemed to be part of the same Fund Complex as the Fund. |
| Mr. Sheehy is a member of the Contract Review Committee. |
° | Mr. Sheehy is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. |
Please also see the information contained below under the heading Further Information Regarding Directors and Officers.
The Board of Directors recommends that holders of preferred stock vote FOR the election of the Funds two nominees as Preferred Directors to the Funds Board of Directors.
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FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Officers of the Fund
The names of the officers of the Fund who are not Directors, their addresses, ages and principal occupations during the past five years are provided in the table below:
Name, Address and Age |
Position(s) Held |
Term of Office* and Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |||
Alison Briggs Level 6, 201 Kent Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia
Age: 32 |
Vice President** | Since 2004 | Director of Economics and Fixed Interest (from 2003 to 2005) and Senior Manager (prior to 2003) of Aberdeen Asset Management Limited (the Funds Investment Adviser). | |||
Derek Fulton Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited 21 Church Street #01-01 Capital Square Two Singapore 049480
Age: 32 |
Vice President** | Since 2005 | Head of Global Sovereign and Asian Fixed Income, and a Director, of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (the Funds Investment Manager) (since 2004); Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Fixed Income of Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd. (affiliate of the Funds Investment Manager and Investment Adviser) (from 2000 to 2004). | |||
Andrew Smith New York, New York
Age: 36 |
Vice PresidentCompliance*** | Since 2004 | Vice President (since 2000) and a Director (since 2005) of Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. (the Funds administrator, effective November 1, 2004); Vice President of Murray Johnstone Group (from 1988 to 2000). | |||
Christian Pittard
Age: 31 |
Treasurer and Assistant Secretary*** | Since 2001 | Managing Director of Aberdeen Asset Managers (C.I.) Limited (the Funds former Investment Manager) (since 2000); Managing Director of Aberdeen Private Wealth Management (affiliate of the Funds Investment Manager and Investment Adviser) (since 2000). | |||
Roy M. Randall Level 12, Chifley Tower
Age: 68 |
Secretary*** | Since 1992 | Consultant to The Seidler Law Firm, Australian counsel to the Fund (since 2003); Partner of Stikeman Elliott, former Australian counsel to the Fund (from 1997 through 2002). |
* | Officers hold their positions with the Fund until a successor has been duly elected and qualifies. Officers are generally elected annually at the meeting of the Board of Directors next following the annual meeting of stockholders. The officers were last elected on June 9, 2004, except for Mr. Smith, who was elected on September 13, 2004. |
** | Ms. Briggs and Mr. Fulton hold the same position with Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc., which may be deemed to be part of the same Fund Complex as the Fund. |
*** | Messrs. Smith, Pittard and Randall hold the same position(s) with Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. and Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc., both of which may be deemed to be a part of the same Fund Complex as the Fund. |
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Ownership of Securities
As of December 31, 2004, the Funds Directors and executive officers, as a group, owned less than 1% of the Funds outstanding shares of common stock, and no shares of the Funds preferred stock. The information as to ownership of securities which appears below is based on statements furnished to the Fund by its Directors and executive officers.
As of December 31, 2004, the dollar range of equity securities owned beneficially by each Director in the Fund and in any registered investment companies overseen by the Director within the same family of investment companies as the Fund was as follows:
Name of Director or Nominee |
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Director or Nominee in Family of Investment Companies * | ||
Interested Director |
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Martin J. Gilbert |
$10,001 to $50,000 | $10,001 to $50,000 | ||
Independent Directors |
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David L. Elsum |
$10,001 to $50,000 | $50,001 to $100,000 | ||
Neville J. Miles |
$10,001 to $50,000 | $10,001 to $50,000 | ||
William J. Potter |
$10,001 to $50,000 | $10,001 to $50,000 | ||
Peter D. Sacks |
$10,001 to $50,000 | $10,001 to $50,000 | ||
Dr. Anton E. Schrafl |
$10,001 to $50,000 | $10,001 to $50,000 | ||
E. Duff Scott |
$50,001 to $100,000 | $50,001 to $100,000 | ||
John T. Sheehy |
$10,001 to $50,000 | $50,001 to $100,000 | ||
Warren C. Smith |
over $100,000 | over $100,000 |
* | Aggregate Dollar Range shown includes equity securities of the Fund, and of Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. and Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc., all of which may be deemed to be in the same Family of Investment Companies. |
As of December 31, 2004, none of the Independent Directors or their immediate family members owned any shares of the Investment Manager or Investment Adviser or of any person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Investment Manager or Investment Adviser.
Messrs. Martin Gilbert and Christian Pittard serve as executive officers of the Fund. As of December 31, 2004, Mr. Pittard owned no shares of the Funds common stock or preferred stock.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Current Committees and Members
The Board of Directors has a standing Audit and Valuation Committee, Contract Review Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, each of which is composed entirely of Independent Directors. Each member is also independent within the meaning of the American Stock Exchange (Amex) listing standards.
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Audit and Valuation Committee
The Audit and Valuation Committee, established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), is responsible for the selection and engagement of the Funds independent registered public accounting firm (subject to ratification by the Funds Independent Directors), pre-approves and reviews both the audit and nonaudit work of the Funds independent registered public accounting firm, and reviews compliance of the Fund with regulations of the SEC and the Internal Revenue Service, and other related matters. The members of the Funds Audit and Valuation Committee are Messrs. William J. Potter, Peter D. Sacks and E. Duff Scott.
The Board of Directors has adopted an Audit Charter and a Valuation Charter for its Audit and Valuation Committee. The Audit Charter was most recently amended in 2004, in connection with the transfer of the listing of the Funds shares of common stock from the New York Stock Exchange to the American Stock Exchange. A copy of the Funds current Audit Charter is attached to this proxy statement as Appendix A.
The Audit and Valuation Committee oversees the activities of the Funds Pricing Committee and performs the responsibilities assigned to the Audit and Valuation Committee in the Funds Pricing and Valuation Procedures, such as overseeing the implementation of the Funds Pricing and Valuation Procedures. The Board of Directors has delegated to the Audit and Valuation Committee the responsibility of determining the fair value of the Funds securities or other assets in situations set forth in the Pricing and Valuation Procedures.
Contract Review Committee
The Contract Review Committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to entering into, renewal or amendment of the Funds management agreement, advisory agreement, administration agreement, investor relations services agreement and other agreements. The members of the Funds Contract Review Committee are Messrs. David L. Elsum, William J. Potter, Peter D. Sacks and John T. Sheehy.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; Consideration of Potential Director Nominees
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommends nominations for membership on the Board of Directors and reviews and evaluates the effectiveness of the Board in its role in governing the Fund and overseeing the management of the Fund. It evaluates candidates qualifications for Board membership and, with respect to nominees for positions as Independent Directors, their independence from the Funds Investment Manager and Investment Adviser and other principal service providers. The Committee generally meets twice annually to identify and evaluate nominees for director and makes its recommendations to the Board at the time of the Boards December meeting. The Committee also periodically reviews director compensation and will recommend any appropriate changes to the Board as a group. The Committee also reviews and may make recommendations to the Board relating to those issues that pertain to the effectiveness of the Board in carrying out its responsibilities in governing the Fund and overseeing the management of the Fund. The Board of Directors has adopted a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter, which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix B. The members of the Funds Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Messrs. David L. Elsum, Neville J. Miles, William J. Potter and John T. Sheehy.
The Committee may take into account a wide variety of factors in considering prospective director candidates, including (but not limited to): (i) availability and commitment of a candidate to attend meetings and perform his or her responsibilities on the Board; (ii) relevant industry and related experience; (iii) educational background; (iv) financial expertise; (v) the candidates ability, judgment and expertise; and (vi) overall diversity of the Boards composition. The Committee will consider potential director candidates recommended by Fund stockholders provided that: (i) the proposed candidates satisfy the director qualification requirements set forth in the Funds bylaws, and (ii) the nominating stockholders comply with the Funds Policies for Consideration of Board Member Candidates submitted by Fund Stockholders, annexed to this Proxy Statement as Appendix C, in addition to such procedures and requirements as are set forth in the Funds bylaws. Other than
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compliance with the requirements mentioned in the preceding sentence, the Committee will not otherwise evaluate stockholder director nominees in a different manner than other nominees and the standard of the Committee is to treat all equally qualified nominees in the same manner. The Committee may identify prospective director candidates from any reasonable source and has the ability to engage third-party search services for the identification and evaluation of potential nominees.
The Funds bylaws (Article III, Section 2(c)) contain provisions regarding minimum qualifications for directors. These include a requirement that, to qualify as a nominee for a directorship, each candidate, at the time of nomination, other than persons who were directors at the time of the adoption of the minimum qualifications, must possess at least the following specific minimum qualifications: (i) a nominee shall have at least five years experience in either investment management, economics, public accounting or Australian business; (ii) a nominee shall have a college undergraduate or graduate degree in economics, finance, business administration, accounting or engineering, or a professional degree in law, engineering, or medicine, from an accredited university or college in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada or New Zealand, or the equivalent degree from an equivalent institution of higher learning in another country; and (iii) a nominee shall not have violated any provision of the U.S. federal or state securities laws, or comparable laws of another country.
The Funds bylaws (Article II, Section 11) also contain advance notice provisions and general procedures with respect to the submission of proposals, including the nomination of directors. Stockholders recommending potential director candidates must substantiate compliance with these requirements at the time of submitting their proposed director candidate to the attention of the Funds Secretary. Notice to the Funds Secretary should be provided in accordance with the deadline specified in the Funds bylaws, and shall include the following information: (1) the nature of the proposed business with reasonable particularity, including the exact text of any proposal to be presented for adoption, and the reasons for conducting that business at the meeting of stockholders, (2) with respect to each such stockholder, that stockholders name and address (as they appear on the records of the Fund), business address and telephone number, residence address and telephone number, and the number of shares of each class of stock of the Fund beneficially owned by that stockholder, (3) any interest of the stockholder in the proposed business, (4) the name or names of each person nominated by the stockholder to be elected or re-elected as a director, if any, and (5) with respect to each nominee, that nominees name, business address and telephone number, and residence address and telephone number, the number of shares, if any, of each class of stock of the Fund owned directly and beneficially by that nominee, and all information relating to that nominee that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for elections of directors, or is otherwise required, pursuant to Regulation 14A under the 1934 Act (or any provisions of law subsequently replacing Regulation 14A), together with a notarized letter signed by the nominee stating his or her acceptance of the nomination by that stockholder, stating his or her intention to serve as director if elected, and consenting to being named as a nominee for director in any proxy statement relating to such election. Any stockholder who would like a copy of the Funds bylaws may obtain a copy from the Fund, by writing to Aberdeen Asset Management Inc., the Funds investor relations services provider, at Las Olas Place, 300 S.E. 2nd Street, Suite 820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, or by sending an e-mail to Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. at InvestorRelations@aberdeen-asset.com.
Board and Committee Meetings in Fiscal 2004
During the Funds fiscal year ended October 31, 2004, the Board of Directors held four regular meetings and two special meetings; the Audit and Valuation Committee held three meetings; the Contract Review Committee held one meeting; and the Nominating Committee held six meetings. Each incumbent Director, attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board of Directors and of all the Committees of the Board on which he served, except for Dr. Schrafl, who attended 67% of such meetings.
Communications with the Board of Directors
Stockholders who wish to communicate with Board members with respect to matters relating to the Fund may address their written correspondence to the Board as a whole or to individual Board members c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.,
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the Funds investor relations services provider, at Las Olas Place, 300 S.E. 2nd Street, Suite 820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, or may send e-mail correspondence to the Director(s) c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. at InvestorRelations@aberdeen-asset.com.
Director Attendance at Annual Meetings of Stockholders
Generally, in the event that any of the Funds Directors are geographically close to the site of an annual meeting of stockholders at the time of such meeting, one or more of such Directors will attend the meeting. However, since a majority of the Funds Directors reside outside of the United States, the Fund recognizes that it would be impractical for most Directors to attend such meetings and would create a significant expense for the Fund. In light of the fact that the residences of most Directors are substantial distances from the location of the annual meetings of stockholders and that, historically, few stockholders have attended annual meetings in person, the Fund has not established a policy with respect to Director attendance at annual meetings of stockholders. One Director attended the 2004 annual meeting of stockholders.
Compensation of Directors and Certain Officers
The following table sets forth information regarding compensation of Directors by the Fund and by the fund complex of which the Fund is a part for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004. Officers of the Fund and Directors who are interested persons of the Fund do not receive any compensation directly from the Fund or any other fund in the fund complex for performing their duties as officers or Directors, respectively. Each Independent Director of the Fund receives an aggregate fee, effective January 1, 2004, of $18,500 per year, inclusive of attendance at in-person and telephonic Board meetings. Members of the Funds Audit and Valuation Committee, Contract Review Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and ad hoc committees receive a fee of $500 per committee meeting attended, and the Chairman of each of these Committees receives an additional fee of $500 per committee meeting attended. The fees for attendance at committee meetings may be less than $500 per meeting, in certain instances where committee meetings are held jointly with committee meetings of other funds in the same fund complex.
Compensation Table
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2004
Name of Director |
Aggregate Compensation From Fund |
Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued As Part of Fund Expenses |
Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement |
Total Compensation From Fund and Fund Complex Paid to Directors* |
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David L. Elsum |
$ | 18,140 | N/A | N/A | $ | 59,380 | (3) | ||||
Laurence Freedman |
$ | 0 | N/A | N/A | $ | 0 | (2) | ||||
Martin J. Gilbert |
$ | 0 | N/A | N/A | $ | 0 | (2) | ||||
Neville J. Miles |
$ | 20,398 | N/A | N/A | $ | 93,405 | (3) | ||||
William J. Potter |
$ | 22,126 | N/A | N/A | $ | 79,543 | (3) | ||||
Peter D. Sacks |
$ | 19,917 | N/A | N/A | $ | 71,416 | (3) | ||||
E. Duff Scott |
$ | 19,083 | N/A | N/A | $ | 19,083 | (1) | ||||
Warren C. Smith |
$ | 18,083 | N/A | N/A | $ | 18,083 | (1) | ||||
Preferred Directors: |
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Dr. Anton E. Schrafl |
$ | 17,390 | N/A | N/A | $ | 39,990 | (2) | ||||
John T. Sheehy |
$ | 20,626 | N/A | N/A | $ | 81,793 | (3) |
* | The number in parentheses indicates the total number of boards in the fund complex on which the Director serves or served at any time during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004. |
| Mr. Freedman resigned from the Board of Directors, effective February 18, 2004. |
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act and Section 30(h) of the 1940 Act, as applied to the Fund, require the Funds officers, Directors, the Investment Manager and Investment Adviser, affiliates of the Investment Manager or Investment Adviser, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of the Funds outstanding securities (Reporting Persons), to electronically file reports of ownership of the Funds securities and changes in such ownership with the SEC and the Amex. Such persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Fund with copies of all such filings.
Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it and written representations from certain Reporting Persons that no year-end reports were required for those persons, and except as provided in the following sentences, the Fund believes that during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004, its Reporting Persons complied with all applicable filing requirements. Mr. Andrew Smith filed a Form 3 Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of the Funds securities subsequent to the 10 day period specified in the Form. For the fiscal year commencing November 1, 2004, Mr. Derek Fulton filed a Form 3 Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of the Funds securities subsequent to the 10 day period specified in the Form.
Relationship of Directors or Nominees with the Investment Manager and the Investment Adviser
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited serves as the investment manager to the Fund (the Investment Manager) and Aberdeen Asset Management Limited serves as investment adviser to the Fund (the Investment Adviser) pursuant to a management agreement dated as of March 8, 2004 and an advisory agreement dated as of March 8, 2004, respectively. The Investment Manager is a Singapore corporation with its registered office located at 21 Church Street, #01-01 Capital Square Two, Singapore 049480. The Investment Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Management Holdings Limited (AAMHL), an Australian corporation. The registered offices of the Investment Adviser and AAMHL are located at Level 6, 201 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia. Both the Investment Manager and AAMHL are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, a United Kingdom corporation. The registered offices of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC are located at 10 Queens Terrace, Aberdeen, Scotland AB10 1YG.
Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. (AAMI), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and the Investment Adviser, serves as the Funds administrator, pursuant to an agreement under which AAMI receives a fee at an annual rate equal to 0.15% of the Funds average weekly net assets, computed based upon the net asset values applicable to the shares of common stock and shares of preferred stock. AAMI also provides investor relations services to the Fund under an investor relations services agreement, for a monthly retainer of $4,000, plus out-of-pocket expenses. AAMI is a Delaware corporation with its office located at Las Olas Place, 300 S.E. 2nd Street, Suite 820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.
Mr. Martin Gilbert, a Director and President of the Fund, also serves as a Director of the Investment Manager, a Director of the Investment Adviser, President and a Director of AAMI and as the Chief Executive and an Executive Director of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC. Mr. Gilbert is also a stockholder of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC.
REPORT OF THE AUDIT AND VALUATION COMMITTEE;
INFORMATION REGARDING THE FUNDS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Audit and Valuation Committee has selected, and the Funds Independent Directors have ratified the selection of, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm, to audit the financial statements of the Fund for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2005.
Representatives from PwC are expected to be present at the Meeting and will have the opportunity to respond to questions from stockholders and to make a statement if they so desire.
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The Audit and Valuation Committee has received from PwC the written disclosures and the letter required by Independence Standards Board No. 1, and has discussed with PwC its independence. The Audit and Valuation Committee has also reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with Fund management and PwC, and discussed certain matters with PwC addressed by Statements on Auditing Standards Nos. 61 and 90. Based on the foregoing, the Audit and Valuation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Funds audited financial statements be included in the Funds Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004. The members of the Audit and Valuation Committee are Messrs. William J. Potter, Peter D. Sacks and E. Duff Scott.
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by PwC to the Fund during the Funds two most recent fiscal years:
Fiscal year |
Audit Fees |
Audit-Related Fees |
Tax Fees |
All Other Fees* | ||||||||
2004 | $ | 93,000 | $ | 8,500 | $ | 5,500 | $ | 0 | ||||
2003 | $ | 96,500 | $ | 24,500 | $ | 4,900 | $ | 0 |
All of the services described in the table above were approved by the Audit and Valuation Committee pursuant to its pre-approval policies and procedures (the Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures) which are summarized below. The tax fees were for the preparation of the Funds federal income tax returns.
Other than as set forth in the table above, PwC did not bill any non-audit fees for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004, and billed non-audit fees in the amount of $29,000 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003, for services rendered to the Fund, the Funds current Investment Manager, Aberdeen Asset Managers (C.I.) Limited (AAMCIL, the Funds former investment manager), and the Funds Investment Adviser. For 2003, these fees were for agreed upon procedures performed on behalf of AAMCIL in connection with the transfer of fund accounting for a fund managed by AAMCIL. The Funds Audit and Valuation Committee determined that these services performed on behalf of AAMCIL were compatible with maintaining PwCs independence.
For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2004 and October 31, 2003, PwC did not provide any non-audit services to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Funds Investment Manager or the Funds Investment Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund (Service Affiliates).
The Funds Audit and Valuation Committee has adopted Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures pursuant to which the Committee pre-approves all audit and non-audit services provided by the Funds independent registered public accounting firm (Auditor) and any non-audit services provided by the Auditor to the Funds Investment Manager, Investment Adviser and Service Affiliates during the period of the independent registered public accounting firms engagement to provide audit services to the Fund, if those services directly impact the Funds operations and financial reporting. Audit services include those typically associated with the annual audit such as evaluation of internal controls. Non-audit services include certain services that are audit-related, such as consultations regarding financial accounting and reporting standards, and tax services. Certain services may not be provided by the Auditor to the Fund or to the Funds Service Affiliates without jeopardizing the Auditors independence. These services are deemed prohibited services and include certain management functions; human resources services; broker-dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services; legal services; and expert services unrelated to the audit. Other services are conditionally prohibited and may be provided if the Audit and Valuation Committee reasonably concludes that the results of the services will not be subject to audit procedures during an audit of the clients financial statements. These types of services include bookkeeping; financial information systems design and implementation; appraisal or valuation services; actuarial services; and internal audit outsourcing services.
The Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures require Audit and Valuation Committee approval of the engagement of the Auditor for each fiscal year and approval of the engagement by at least a majority of the Funds independent directors. In
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determining whether to engage the independent registered public accounting firm for its audit services, the Audit and Valuation Committee will consider the independent registered public accounting firms proposed fees for the engagement, in light of the scope and nature of the audit services that the Fund will receive. The Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures also permit the Audit and Valuation Committee to pre-approve the provisions of types or categories of permissible non-audit services for the Fund and its Service Affiliates on an annual basis at the time of the independent registered public accounting firms engagement and on a project-by-project basis. At the time of the annual engagement of the Funds independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit and Valuation Committee is to receive a list of the categories of expected non-audit services with a description and an estimated budget of fees. In its pre-approval, the Audit and Valuation Committee should determine that the provision of the service is consistent with, and will not impair, the ongoing independence of the independent registered public accounting firm and set any limits on fees or other conditions it finds appropriate. Non-audit services may also be approved on a project-by-project basis by the Audit and Valuation Committee consistent with the same standards for determination and information.
The Audit and Valuation Committee may also appoint a Designated Member of the Committee to pre-approve non-audit services that have not been pre-approved or material changes in the nature or cost of any non-audit services previously pre-approved. Any actions by the Designated Member are to be ratified by the Audit and Valuation Committee by the time of its next regularly scheduled meeting. The Funds Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures are to be reviewed annually by the Audit and Valuation Committee and the Fund maintains a record of the decisions made by the Committee pursuant to those procedures.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Expenses. The expense of preparation, printing and mailing of the enclosed proxy card and accompanying Notice and Proxy Statement will be borne by the Fund. The Fund will reimburse banks, brokers and others for their reasonable expenses in forwarding proxy solicitation material to the beneficial owners of the shares of the Fund. In order to obtain the necessary quorum at the Meeting, supplementary solicitation may be made by mail, telephone, telegraph or personal interview. Such solicitation may be conducted by, among others, officers, Directors and employees of the Fund, the Investment Manager, the Investment Adviser or the Funds administrator. Georgeson Shareholder Communications, Inc. (Georgeson) has been retained to assist in the solicitation of proxies. Georgeson will be paid approximately $5,000 by the Fund, and the Fund will reimburse Georgeson for its related expenses.
Solicitation and Voting of Proxies. Solicitation of proxies is being made primarily by the mailing of this Proxy Statement with its enclosures on or about March 15, 2005. As mentioned above, Georgeson has been engaged to assist in the solicitation of proxies. As the meeting date approaches, certain stockholders of the Fund may receive a call from a representative of Georgeson if the Fund has not yet received their vote. Authorization to permit Georgeson to execute proxies may be obtained by telephonic instructions from stockholders of the Fund. Proxies that are obtained telephonically will be recorded in accordance with procedures that Management of the Fund believes are reasonably designed to ensure that the identity of the stockholder casting the vote is accurately determined and that the voting instructions of the stockholder are accurately determined.
Any proxy given by a stockholder is revocable. A stockholder may revoke the accompanying proxy at any time prior to its use by submitting a properly executed, subsequently dated proxy, giving written notice to the Secretary of the Fund, or by attending the Meeting and voting in person.
Beneficial Ownership. To the best of the Funds knowledge, based upon filings made with the SEC, as of March 9, 2005, no persons or group beneficially owned more than 5% of the voting securities of the Fund.
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Stockholder Proposals. If a stockholder intends to present a proposal, including the nomination of a director, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund to be held in 2006 and desires to have the proposal included in the Funds proxy statement and form of proxy for that meeting, the stockholder must deliver the proposal to the Secretary of the Fund at the office of the Fund, 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 and such proposal must be received by the Secretary no later than November 15, 2005.
Stockholders wishing to present proposals, including the nomination of a director, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund to be held in 2006 which they do not wish to be included in the Funds proxy materials must send written notice of such proposals to the Secretary of the Fund at the office of the Fund, 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536, and such notice must be received by the Secretary no sooner than December 9, 2005 and no later than January 8, 2006 in the form prescribed from time to time in the Funds bylaws.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Board of Directors of the Fund knows of no business that will be presented for consideration at the Meeting other than as set forth above. If any other matter is properly presented, it is the intention of the persons named on the enclosed proxy card to vote in accordance with their discretion.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Roy M. Randall, Secretary
800 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
March 15, 2005
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Appendix A
ABERDEEN GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
AUDIT AND VALUATION COMMITTEE
AUDIT CHARTER
Mission
The mission of the Audit and Valuation Committee (the Committee) of the Board of Directors (the Board) of Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund), under this Audit Charter, is to oversee the Funds accounting and financial reporting policies and practices, its internal controls and, as appropriate, the internal controls of certain service providers, and to oversee the integrity, quality and objectivity of the Funds financial statements and the independent audit thereof; including, but not limited to, oversight of the independent auditors qualifications and independence. The Committee will also report to the Board, if necessary, any relationships between the auditor and the Fund, or any other relationships, which come to the Committees attention that may adversely affect the independence of the auditor.
The function of the Committee is to provide oversight; it is the responsibility of the Fund and the Funds investment manager (the Manager) and investment adviser (the Adviser) to maintain appropriate systems for accounting and internal control, and it is the responsibility of the Funds independent auditors to plan and carry out a proper audit.
The independent auditors are directly accountable to the Committee.
Committee Membership
The Committee shall be composed of at least three members. Each member must have been determined not to be an interested person (as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act)) of the Fund, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Directors or any Board committee (an Independent Director) and, in addition, each member shall have the additional qualifications indicated below. The President of the Fund, although not a member of the Committee, will nonetheless be expected to have a significant role in assisting the Committee to discharge its responsibilities, including ensuring adequate access to, and support from, the Funds Manager and the Funds Adviser.
Qualifications of Committee Members
1. Members of the Committee must be members of the Board and may not be officers of the Fund. In addition, members should be free of any relationships that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment.
2. Each member of the Committee must be able to read and understand basic financial statements, including the Funds balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows, or must become able to do so within a reasonable period of time after his or her appointment to the Committee. At least one member of the Committee must be financially sophisticated, in that he or she has past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or any other comparable experience or background which result in that individuals having financial sophistication, including, but not limited to, being or having been a chief executive officer, chief financial officer or other senior officer with financial oversight responsibilities. If a member qualifies as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K or Item 3 of Form N-CSR that member may be presumed to be financially sophisticated.
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3. Unless exempted by an order of the SEC, each member of the Committee may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Committee, the Board, or any other committee of the Board, directly or indirectly, accept any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Fund.
4. If none of the members of the Committee is a financial expert (as that term is defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC), the Funds periodic reports shall disclose the reason why.
Duties and Powers
To carry out its mission under this Audit Charter, the Committee shall, to the extent it deems appropriate, carry out the following functions:
1. To annually select, retain or terminate the Funds independent auditors and, in connection therewith, to evaluate the qualifications and the independence of the auditors, including whether the auditors provide any consulting, auditing or tax services to the Manager or the Adviser, and to receive the auditors specific representations as to their independence, delineating all relationships between the auditor and the Fund, consistent with Independence Standards Board (ISB) Standard No. 1.1 The Committee is responsible for actively engaging in a dialogue with the auditor with respect to any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the auditor and for taking, or recommending that the full Board take, appropriate action to oversee the independence of the outside auditor;
2. To review in advance, and consider approval of, any and all proposals by management of the Fund or the Manager or the Adviser that the Fund, the Manager or the Adviser, or their affiliated persons, employ the independent auditor to render permissible non-audit services2 to the Fund and to consider whether such services are consistent with the independent auditors independence.3 The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members (Delegates) authority to pre-approve permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Fund. 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
1 | ISB Standard No. 1 requires the auditor to annually: (1) disclose to the Committee, in writing, all relationships between the auditor and its related entities and the Fund and its related entities that in the auditors professional judgment may reasonably be thought to bear on independence; (2) confirm in the letter that, in its professional judgment, it is independent of the Fund within the meaning of the Securities Acts administered by the SEC; and (3) discuss the auditors independence with the audit committee. |
2 | Permissible non-audit services include any professional services, including tax services, provided to the Fund by the independent auditor, other than those provided to the Fund in connection with an audit or a review of the financial statements of the Fund. Permissible non-audit services may not include: (i) bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund; (ii) financial information systems design and implementation; (iii) appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports; (iv) actuarial services; (v) internal audit outsourcing services; (vi) management functions or human resources; (vii) broker or dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services; (viii) legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit; and (ix) any other service the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible. |
3 | Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid by the Fund to its auditor during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee or its Delegate(s) prior to the completion of the audit. |
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the Funds Manager, who will ensure that the appropriate disclosure is made in the Funds periodic reports required by Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and other documents as required under the federal securities laws;
3. To select, recommend and engage new independent auditors, should it prove necessary, subject to ratification by the Board and shareholder approval, if required;
4. To review and oversee, in advance and in consultation with the independent auditor, the staffing of the audit of the Funds financial statements and obtain from the independent auditors a written representation that they have appointed a lead auditor and/or review partner who has not acted in such capacity for the Fund in each of the Funds previous five fiscal years;
5. To meet with the Funds independent auditors and Fund management, including private meetings, as necessary (i) to review the arrangements for and scope of the annual audit and any special audits, and the fees proposed to be charged in connection with such services, (ii) to discuss any matters of concern relating to the Funds financial statements, including any adjustments to such statements recommended by the auditors, or other results of said audit(s), including matters required to be discussed by the Statements on Auditing Standards (SAS) Nos. 61 and 90,4 and Fund managements response to such matters; (iii) to consider the auditors comments with respect to the Funds financial policies, procedures and internal accounting controls and managements responses thereto, (iv) to review the form of opinion the auditors propose to render to the Board and shareholders, and (v) to review the performance of the auditor;
6. To consider the effect upon the Fund of any changes in accounting principles or practices proposed by management or the auditors;
7. To consider, in consultation with the independent auditor, (i) material questions of choice with respect to appropriate accounting principles and practices to be used in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund and the effect upon the Fund of any proposed changes in accounting principles or practices, (ii) all critical accounting policies and practices to be used; (iii) all alternative treatments of financial information within generally accepted accounting principles that have been discussed with management officials of the Fund, the ramifications of the use of such alternative disclosures and treatments, and the treatment preferred by the independent auditors; (iv) reasons for major year-to-year variations in financial statements; (v) reports of any significant accounting accruals, reserves, estimates made by management, and provisions for contingent liabilities; and (vi) any other material written communications between the independent auditor and management, such as any management letter or schedule of unadjusted differences.
8. To review the fees charged by the auditors for audit and permissible non-audit services;
4 | SAS Nos. 61 and 90 (amending SAS Nos. 61 and 71) require independent auditors to communicate certain matters related to the conduct of an audit to those who have responsibility for oversight of the financial reporting process, specifically the audit committee. Among the matters to be communicated to the audit committee are: (1) methods used to account for significant unusual transactions; (2) the effect of significant accounting policies in controversial or emerging areas for which there is a lack of authoritative guidance or consensus; (3) the process used by management in formulating particularly sensitive accounting estimates and the basis for the auditors conclusions regarding the reasonableness of those estimates; and (4) disagreements with management over the application of accounting principles, the basis for managements accounting estimates, and the disclosures in the financial statements. SAS No. 90 clarifies that the auditor must discuss certain information relating to its judgment about the quality, not just the acceptability, of the companys accounting principles with the audit committee and encourages a three-way discussion among the auditor, management and the audit committee. |
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9. To review, in consultation with the Funds independent auditors, the Funds system of internal controls, including (i) the security of tangible and intangible Fund assets and the security of computer systems and facilities; (ii) instances of employee defalcation and violations of the Code of Ethics and other Fund policies and procedures; and (iii) reports from Fund legal counsel with respect to compliance with laws and regulations, significant litigation, and possible impact on financial results;
10. To establish rules and procedures necessary for the Committee to fulfill its responsibilities and conduct its business;
11. To investigate improprieties or suspected improprieties in Fund operations, as they are presented to the Committee or brought to the attention of the Committee;
12. To review the Funds tax compliance and status, including the status of the Funds position relative to tax audits and significant issues disputed by tax authorities;
13. To investigate matters brought to its attention within the scope of its duties;
14. To develop, establish and periodically review procedures for: (i) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Fund from any source regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters; and (ii) the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Fund or its service providers of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters related to the Fund;
15. To assure that all its actions are recorded in minutes of its meetings and maintained with the Funds records; and
16. To report its activities to the full Board on a regular basis and to make such recommendations with respect to the above and other matters as the Committee may deem necessary or appropriate.
Other Powers and Responsibilities
1. The Committee normally shall meet in person twice yearly, in June and December, prior to the meetings of the full Board, and may meet at such other time or times as the Committee or Board may determine appropriate or necessary, and is empowered to hold special meetings as circumstances require.
2. Each December, the Committee shall make a report indicating whether the Committee (i) reviewed and discussed the financial statements with management; (ii) discussed the matters required by SAS Nos. 61 and 90, as modified or supplemented; and (iii) received from the auditors the letter and written disclosure required by ISB Standard No. 1, and discussed with the auditors their independence. The Committees report should also indicate whether the Committee, based on its review and its discussions with management and the auditors, recommends to the Board that the financial statements be included in the Funds annual report for the last fiscal year.
3. The Funds officers shall provide, or arrange to provide, such information, data and service as the Committee may request. The Committee shall conduct interviews or discussions as it deems appropriate with personnel of the Fund, and/or others whose views would be considered helpful to the Committee. The Committee may ask management and representatives of the service providers to attend meetings as necessary.
4. The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including authority to engage legal counsel and to retain experts or other persons with specific competence at the expense of the Fund.
5. The Committee shall review this Charter at least annually and recommend any changes to the full Board of Directors.
December 9, 2004
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Appendix B
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter
Committee Membership
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the Committee) shall be composed entirely of independent directors. The President of the Fund, although not a member of the Committee, will, upon request, cooperate with the Committee by recommending candidates and recruiting them for the Board of Directors (the Board) and for executive officers of the Fund, and otherwise assisting the Committee in the discharge of its responsibilities.
Mission
To promote the effective participation of qualified individuals on the Board, Committees of the Board, and as executive officers of the Fund, and to review, evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of the Board in its role in governing the Fund and overseeing the management of the Fund.
Nominating FunctionBoard
1. The Committee shall make nominations for directors and officers of the Fund and submit such nominations to the full Board. The Committee shall evaluate candidates qualifications for such positions, and, in the case of candidates for independent director positions, their independence from the Funds Investment Manager, Investment Adviser and other principal service providers. Persons selected as independent directors must not be interested persons of the Fund as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). The Committee shall also consider the effect of any relationships beyond those delineated in the 1940 Act that might impair independence, e.g. business, financial or family relationships with the Investment Manager or Investment Adviser. In determining nominees qualifications for Board membership, the Committee shall consider factors which may be delineated in the Funds bylaws and in any policies and procedures which may be adopted by the Committee from time to time, and may consider such other factors as it may determine to be relevant to fulfilling the role of being a member of the Board.
2. The Committee will consider potential director candidates, if any, recommended by stockholders, provided that the proposed candidates (i) satisfy any minimum qualifications of the Fund for its directors; (ii) are not interested persons of the Fund, the Funds Investment Manager, or the Funds Investment Adviser as that term is defined in the 1940 Act; and (iii) are independent as defined in the American Stock Exchange listing standards.
3. The Committee is empowered to establish such procedures and eligibility requirements for stockholder submission of nominee candidates as the Committee deems appropriate, in addition to such procedures and requirements as are set forth in the Funds bylaws. Other than such requirements as may be established in accordance with the previous sentence, the Committee shall not otherwise evaluate stockholder director nominees in a different manner than other nominees and the standard of the Committee is to treat all equally qualified nominees in the same manner.
4. The Committee may identify prospective directors from any reasonable source, including, but not limited to, consultation with third-party director search services, and may pay for such search services from the assets of the Fund.
5. The Committee may take into account a wide variety of factors in considering prospective director candidates, including (but not limited to): (i) availability and commitment of a candidate to attend meetings and perform his or her responsibilities on the Board; (ii) relevant industry and related experience; (iii) educational background; (iv) financial expertise; (v) the candidates ability, judgment and expertise; and (vi) overall diversity of the Boards composition.
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6. It shall be in the Committees sole discretion as to whether or not to nominate a candidate for membership on the Board.
7. The Committee shall evaluate the participation and contribution of each director coming to the end of his or her term before deciding whether to recommend re-election. The Committee may seek the views of other directors to assist it in this evaluation.
8. The Committee shall periodically review the composition of the Board to determine whether it may be appropriate to add individuals with different backgrounds or skills from those already on the Board.
9. The Committee shall periodically review the amount of compensation to be paid by the Fund to Directors for their service as members of the Board and as members of committees, and shall recommend any appropriate changes to the Board as a group.
10. The Committee shall periodically review issues related to the succession of officers of the Fund.
Nominating FunctionCommittees
The Committee shall make nominations for membership on all committees of the Board and submit such nominations to the full Board, and shall review committee assignments as necessary.
Corporate Governance Function
The Committee shall review, discuss, and make recommendations to the Board relating to those issues that pertain to the effectiveness of the Board in carrying out its responsibilities in governing the Fund and overseeing the management of the Fund. These may include, but are not limited to, issues relating to:
1. Composition of the Board, including:
(a) the size of the Board and the qualifications and representative areas of expertise;
(b) years of service on the Board; and
(c) retirement policies relating to members of the Board.
2. Members of the Board, including:
(a) guidelines relating to ownership by members of the Board of shares of the Fund;
(b) continuing education of members of the Board; and
(c) identification of best practices for members of the Board.
3. Meetings of the Board, including:
(a) coordination with the Chairman of the Board in developing the agenda for the meetings of the Board;
(b) frequency of meetings of the Board;
(c) Board meeting attendance policies.
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4. The role of the Independent Directors, including:
(a) ability of independent members of the Board to act and function independently of management; and
(b) responsibilities pursuant to statutory and regulatory requirements.
5. The role of the committees of the Board, including:
(a) scope of the responsibilities of the committees; and
(b) whether there is a continuing need for each committee, whether there is a need for additional committees, and whether committees should be combined or reorganized.
6. The relationship between the Board and management, including:
(a) oversight of management;
(b) communication with management; and
(c) coordination with management in ensuring that management has developed an appropriate plan to deal with potential crisis management situations.
7. Board self-evaluation.
The Committee may confer with the Board, and with independent consultants, in connection with the foregoing, and shall make recommendations for any action to the full Board. The Committee may pay for the services of such independent consultants from the assets of the Fund.
Other Powers and Responsibilities
1. The Committee shall normally meet twice yearly, prior to the meeting of the full Board, to carry out its nominating function, and at such other time or times as the Committee or Board may determine appropriate or necessary, and is empowered to hold special meetings as circumstances require.
2. The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including authority to utilize Fund counsel and to retain experts or other persons with specific competence, at the expense of the Fund.
3. The Committee shall review this Charter at least annually and recommend any changes to the full Board.
December 9, 2004
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Appendix C
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
Policies for Consideration of Board Member Candidates submitted by Fund Stockholders
(Adopted September 13, 2004)
Pursuant to the Charter of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the Committee) of Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund), the Committee is charged with evaluating the qualifications of candidates to serve on the Funds Board of Directors (Board) and with making nominations for members of the Board. These Policies shall apply to the Committees consideration of Board member candidates submitted by Fund stockholders.
Nominations from Stockholders
While the Committee is solely responsible for evaluating and nominating candidates to serve on the Board, the Committee may consider nominations from stockholders of the Fund. Holders of the Funds common stock may submit for the Committees consideration recommendations regarding potential candidates for service as directors to represent the holders of such common stock, and holders of the Funds preferred stock may submit for the Committees consideration recommendations regarding potential candidates for service as preferred directors. Each eligible stockholder or stockholder group may submit no more than one candidate each calendar year.
In order for the Committee to consider stockholder submissions, the following requirements must be satisfied regarding the candidate:
(a) The candidate must satisfy all qualifications provided herein, in the Funds organizational documents and in the Funds Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter.
(b) If the nominating stockholder or any member of the nominating stockholder group is a natural person, the candidate may not be the nominating stockholder, a member of the nominating stockholder group, or a member of the immediate family of the nominating stockholder or any member of the nominating stockholder group.1
(c) If the nominating stockholder or any member of the nominating stockholder group is an entity, neither the candidate nor any member of the candidates immediate family may have been employed during the calendar year of the submission nor the immediately preceding calendar year, by the nominating stockholder or any member of a nominating stockholder group.
(d) Neither the candidate nor any immediate family member of the candidate is permitted to have accepted directly or indirectly, during the calendar year of the submission or during the immediately preceding calendar year, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the nominating stockholder or any member of a nominating stockholder group or any affiliate of any such stockholder or any such member.
(e) The candidate may not be an executive officer or director (or person performing similar functions) of the nominating stockholder or any member of the nominating stockholder group, or of an affiliate of such stockholder or any such member.
1 | The terms immediate family member and control shall be interpreted in accordance with the federal securities laws. |
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(f) The candidate may not control the nominating stockholder or any member of the nominating stockholder group (or, in the case of a stockholder or member that is a fund, an interested person of such stockholder or member as defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended).
(g) A stockholder or stockholder group may not submit for consideration a candidate who has previously been considered by the Committee.
In order for the Committee to consider stockholder submissions, the following requirements must be satisfied regarding the stockholder or stockholder group submitting the candidate:
(a) The Committee only will consider stockholder submissions that are received during the period from August 1 through September 30 of the year prior to the meeting of stockholders at which the director is to be elected (Stockholders Meeting).
(b) Any stockholder or stockholder group submitting a proposed candidate must beneficially own, either individually or in the aggregate, more than 5% of the Funds shares of common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be. The shares used for purposes of calculating this ownership must have been held continuously for at least two years as of the date of the submission of the candidate. In addition, such securities must continue to be held through the date of the Stockholders Meeting. The nominating stockholder or stockholder group must also bear the economic risk of the investment.
(c) The nominating stockholder or each member of the nominating stockholder group must meet the requirements set out in Rule 13d-1(b) or (c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to file on Schedule 13G. The nominating stockholder or the nominating stockholder group must have reported its beneficial ownership on Schedule 13G or Schedule 13D, before or on the date of the stockholder submission.
A stockholder or stockholder group submitting a proposed candidate to the Committee must substantiate compliance with the above requirements at the time of such submission. Any submission must be directed to the attention of the Funds Secretary, who will forward such submission to the Committee. This submission must include:
(a) Contact information for the nominating stockholder or stockholder group;
(b) A copy of the Schedule 13G or Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the nominating stockholder or the nominating stockholder group;
(c) A certification from the nominating stockholder or stockholder group providing that the shares have been held continuously for at least two years as of the date of the submission of the candidate, and will continue to be held through the date of the Stockholders Meeting;
(d) The candidates contact information and the number of applicable Fund shares owned by the candidate;
(e) All information regarding the candidate that would be required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for elections of directors required by Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
(f) A notarized letter executed by the candidate, stating his or her intention to serve as a candidate and consent to be named in the Funds proxy statement and form of proxy, if so designated by the Funds Board, and to serve as a director if so elected;
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(g) A representation that, to the knowledge of the nominating stockholder or stockholder group, the nominees candidacy or, if elected, board membership, would not violate controlling state law or federal law or rules of a national securities exchange or national securities association applicable to the Fund; and
(h) A statement as to whether or not, during the past ten years, the nominating stockholder or any member of the nominating stockholder group, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) and, if so, the dates, the nature of the conviction, the name or other disposition of the case; and whether the individual has been involved in any other legal proceedings during the last five years, as specified in Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K. When the nominating stockholder or any member of the nominating stockholder group is a general or limited partnership, syndicate or other group, the foregoing information must be provided with respect to (i) each partner of the general partnership; (ii) each partner who is, or functions as, a general partner of the limited partnership; (iii) each member of the syndicate or group; and (iv) each person controlling the partner or member. If the nominating stockholder or any member of the nominating stockholder group is a corporation or if a person referred to in (i)-(iv) of the preceding sentence is a corporation, the foregoing information must be provided with respect to (a) each executive officer and director of the corporation; (b) each person controlling the corporation; and (c) each executive officer and director of any corporation or other person ultimately in control of the corporation.
It shall be in the Committees sole discretion whether to seek corrections of a deficient submission or to exclude a candidate from consideration.
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PROXY | PROXY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF | PROXY | ||
ABERDEEN GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC. | ||||
To be held April 8, 2005, at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern time) |
The undersigned stockholder of Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Fund), hereby appoints William J. Potter and Andrew Smith, or any of them, with full power of substitution in each of them, to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund to be held at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Entrance 2, Plainsboro, New Jersey on Friday, April 8, 2005, at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern time), and any adjournment or postponement thereof, to cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to cast at such meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned at the meeting with all powers possessed by the undersigned if personally present at the meeting. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and of the accompanying Proxy Statement and revokes any proxy heretofore given with respect to such meeting.
The votes entitled to be cast by the undersigned will be cast as instructed on the reverse side hereof. If this Proxy is executed but no instructions are given, the votes entitled to be cast by the undersigned will be cast FOR each of the nominees for director (Proposal 1), and in the discretion of the Proxy holder on any other matter that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
NOTE: Please sign as name appears herein. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in another representative capacity, please give the full title under the signature. |
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COMMON STOCK
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE FUNDS COMMON STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 1, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT.
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1. | Election of the following two nominees to serve as Class I Directors for three-year terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualify: (01) David L. Elsum and (02) E. Duff Scott |
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A proxy executed in such manner as not to withhold authority to vote for the election of any nominee shall be deemed to grant such authority. |
The signer of this Proxy authorizes the Proxy holder to vote and otherwise represent the signer on any other matter that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof in the discretion of the Proxy holder.
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Your vote is important! | ||
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Telephone voting is instantaneous 24 hours a day. | ||
Just follow these simple steps: | ||
1. Read your proxy statement and have it at hand. | ||
2. Call toll-free 1-866-241-6192. | ||
3. Follow the recorded directions. | ||
4. Do not mail your proxy card when you vote by phone. |
Please detach at perforation before mailing.
PROXY | PROXY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF | PROXY | ||
ABERDEEN GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC. | ||||
To be held April 8, 2005, at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern time) |
The undersigned stockholder of Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Fund), hereby appoints William J. Potter and Andrew Smith, or any of them, with full power of substitution in each of them, to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund to be held at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Entrance 2, Plainsboro, New Jersey on Friday, April 8, 2005, at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern time), and any adjournment or postponement thereof, to cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to cast at such meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned at the meeting with all powers possessed by the undersigned if personally present at the meeting. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and of the accompanying Proxy Statement and revokes any proxy heretofore given with respect to such meeting.
The votes entitled to be cast by the undersigned will be cast as instructed on the reverse side hereof. If this Proxy is executed but no instructions are given, the votes entitled to be cast by the undersigned will be cast FOR each of the nominees for director (Proposal 2), and in the discretion of the Proxy holder on any other matter that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
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AUCTION MARKET PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES W - 7
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT HOLDERS OF THE FUNDS PREFERRED STOCK VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 2, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT.
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2. | Election of the following two nominees to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify: (01) Dr. Anton E. Schrafl and (02) John T. Sheehy | FOR ALL |
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