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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001166988-12-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
FILED AS OF DATE: 20120209
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120209
SUBJECT COMPANY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TBP ADVISORS LTD
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166988
IRS NUMBER: 061566345
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-86626
FILM NUMBER: 12584597
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 287 BOWMAN AVENUE SUITE 203
CITY: PURCHASE
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10577
BUSINESS PHONE: 914-251-2940
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 287 BOWMAN AVENUE SUITE 203
CITY: PURCHASE
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10577
FILED BY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TBP ADVISORS LTD
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166988
IRS NUMBER: 061566345
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 287 BOWMAN AVENUE SUITE 203
CITY: PURCHASE
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10577
BUSINESS PHONE: 914-251-2940
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 287 BOWMAN AVENUE SUITE 203
CITY: PURCHASE
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10577
SC 13G
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Annualamendment13G.txt
ANNUAL AMENDMENT 13G
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UNITED STATES Expires: February 28. 2009
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Washington, D.C. 20549 hours per response. ....... 10.4
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. annual )
* Asia Tigers Fund
(Name of Issuer)
Closed End Fund
(Title of Class of Securities) 04516T105
(CUSIP Number) December 31, 2011
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the
appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
o Rule 13d-l(b)
o Rule 13d-l(c)
~Rule 13d-l(d)
'The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with
respect to the subject class of securities, and for any
subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder ofthis cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in tbis
form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
CUSIP No ........Q45.16nOS .......... .
I. Names of Reporting Persons. TBP Advisors, Ltd.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). 06-1566345
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
3.
SEC Use Only .....................................................
4.
Citizenship or Place of Organization .. ".~..~()~~..s.:t:a:~........
.. 194774
Number of 5. Sole Votmg Power ..................................
Shares Beneficially by 6. Shared Voting Power ..................
Owned by Each
Reporting 7. Sole Dispositive Power ............................
Person With:
8. Shared Dispositive Power ....................................
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person ..... }
9.~??4.................................................. .
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions) .......................................... .
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) ................
12.
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
6.05
IA
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE 13G
Instructions for Cover Page
(I) Names and I.R.S. Identification Numbers ofReporting Persons-Furnish
the full legal name of each person for whom the report is filed-i.e., each
person required to sign the schedule itself-including each member ofa group.
Do not include the
name of a person required to be identified in the report but who is not
a reporting person.
Reporting persons that are entities
are also requested to furnish their I.R.S. identification numbers, although
disclosure of
such numbers is voluntary, not mandatory
(see "SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH SCHEDULE 13G" below).
(2)
Ifany ofthe shares beneficially owned by a reporting person are held as a
memberofa group
and that membership is expressly affirmed, please check row 2(a).
[fthe reporting person disclaims membership in a group or describes a
relationship with
other persons but does not affirm the existence of a group, please check
row 2(b)
[unless it is ajoint filing pursuant to Rule 13d-l(k)(l) in which case
it may not be necessary to check row 2(b)).
(3)
The third row is for SEC internal use; please leave blank.
(4)
Citizenship or Place of Organization-Furnish citizenship if the named
reporting
person is a natural person. Otherwise,
furnish place of organization.
(5)-(9), (II) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting
Person, Etc.
-Rows (5) through (9) inclusive, and (II) are to be completed in
accordance with
the provisions of Item 4 of Schedule 13G. All percentages are
to be rounded
off to the nearest tenth (one place after decimal point).
(10)
Check if the aggregate amount reported as beneficially owned in row
(9) does not
include shares as to which beneficial ownership is disclaimed
pursuant to Rule 13d-4
(17 CFR 240.13d-4] under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(12)
Type ofReporting Person-Please classify each "reporting person"
according to the
following breakdown (see Item 3 of Schedule 13G) and place the
appropriate symbol on the form:
Category Symbol
Broker Dealer BD
Bank BK
Insurance Company IC
Investment Company IV
Investment Adviser IA
Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund,
or Endowment Fund EP
Parent Holding Company/Control Person HC
Savings Association SA
Church Plan CP
Corporation CO
Partnership PN
Individual IN
Other 00
Notes:
Attach as many copies of the second part of the cover page as are needed,
one reporting person per page.
Filing persons may, in order to avoid unnecessary duplication, answer
items on the schedules (Schedule 13D, 13G or 14D-I) by appropriate cross
references to an item or items on the cover page(s). This approach may only
be used where the cover page item or items provide all the disclosure required
by the schedule item. Moreover, such a use of a cover page item will result in
the item becoming a part of the schedule and accordingly being considered as
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act.
Reporting persons may comply with their cover page filing requirements by
filing either completed copies of the blank forms
available from the Commission, printed or typed facsimiles, or computer p
rinted facsimiles, provided the documents filed have
identical formats to the forms prescribed in the Commission 's regulations
and meet existing Securities Exchange Act rules as to such matters as clarity
and size (Securities Exchange Act Rule 12b-12).
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH SCHEDULE 13G
Under Sections 13(d), 13(g), and 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules and regulations thereunder, the Commission is
authorized to solicit
the information required to be supplied by this schedule by certain security
holders of certain issuers.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE 13G
Instructions for Cover Page
(1)
Names and I.R.S. Identification Numbers ofReporting Persons-Furnish the full
legal name of each person for whom the report is filed-i.e.,
each person required
to sign the schedule itself-including each member ofa group. Do not
include the name of a person required to be identified in the
report but who is
not a reporting person. Reporting persons that are entities are also requested
to furnish their I.R.S. identification numbers,
although disclosure of such numbers
is voluntary, not mandatory (see "SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING
WITH SCHEDULE 13G" below).
(2)
Ifany ofthe shares beneficially owned by a reporting person are held as
a memberofa group and that membership is expressly affirmed, please
check row 2(a). If the reporting person disclaims membership in a group o
r describes a
relationship with other persons but does not affirm the
existence of a group, please
check row 2(b) [unless it is ajoint filing pursuant to Rule 13d-l(k)(1)
in which case it may not be necessary to check row 2(b)].
(3)
The third row is for SEC internal use; please leave blank.
(4)
Citizenship or Place of Organization-Furnish citizenship if the
named reporting person is a natural person. Otherwise,
furnish place of organization.
(5)-(9), (11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person,
Etc.-Rows (5) through (9) inclusive, and (11) are to be
completed in accordance
with the provisions of Item 4 of Schedule J3G. All percentages are to be rounded
off to the nearest tenth (one place after decimal point).
(10) Check if the aggregate amount reported as beneficially
owned in row (9) does
not include shares as to which beneficial ownership is disclaimed pursuant
to Rule 13d-4
(l7 CFR 240.13d-4] under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(l2) Type ofReporting Person-Please classify each "reporting person" according
to the following breakdown (see Item 3 of Schedule J3G)
and place the appropriate
symbol on the form:
Category Symbol
Broker Dealer BD
Bank BK
Insurance Company IC
Investment Company IV
Investment Adviser IA
Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund,
or Endowment Fund EP
Parent Holding Company/Control Person HC
Savings Association SA
Church Plan CP
Corporation CO
Partnership PN
Individual IN
Other 00
Notes:
Attach as many copies of the second part of the cover page as are needed,
one reporting person per page.
Filing persons may, in order to avoid unnecessary duplication, answer
items on the schedules (Schedule 13D, 13G or 14D-I) by appropriate cross
references
to an item or items on the cover page(s). This approach may only be used
where the cover page item or items provide all the disclosure required
by the schedule item. Moreover, such a use of a cover page item will resuIt
in the item
becoming a part of the schedule and accordingly being considered as
"filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act or otherwise subject
to the liabilities of that section of the Act.
Reporting persons may comply with their cover page filing requirements by
filing either completed copies of the blank forms available from the
Commission,
printed or typed facsimiles, or computer printed facsimiles, provided the
documents filed have identical formats to the forms prescribed in the
Commission's
regulations and meet existing Securities Exchange Act rules as to such
matters
as clarity and size (Securities Exchange Act Rule 12b-12).
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH SCHEDULE l3G
Under Sections 13(d), 13(g), and 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules and regulations thereunder, the Commission is authorized to
solicit the
infonnation required to be supplied by this schedule by certain security
holders of certain issuers.
Disclosure of the infonnation specified in this schedule is mandatory, except
for I.R.S. identification numbers, disclosure of which is voluntary.
The information
will be used for the primary purpose of determining and disclosing
the holdings of certain
beneficial owners of certain equity securities. This statement will be made a
matter of public record. Therefore, any infonnation
given will be available for inspection by any member of the public.
Because ofthe public nature ofthe information, the Commission can use it for a
variety ofpurposes, including referral to other
governmental authorities or securities self-regulatory organizations for
investigatory purposes or in connection with litigation involving the Federal
securities
laws or other civil, criminal or regulatory statutes or provisions.
I.R.S. identification numbers,
if furnished, will assist the Commission in identifying security holders and,
therefore, in promptly processing statements of
beneficial ownership of securities.
Failure to disclose the information requested by this schedule,
except for I.R.S.
identification numbers, may result in civil or criminal action
against the persons
involved for violation of the Federal securities laws and rules
promulgated thereunder.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
A. Statements filed pursuant to Rule 13d-l(b) containing the
information required
by this schedule shall be filed not later than February 14 following
the calendar year
covered by the statement or within the time specified in Rules 13d-l(b)(2)
and 13d-2(c). Statements filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1 (c) shall be
filed within the time
specified in Rules 13d-l(c), 13d-2(b) and 13d-2(d).
Statements filed pursuant to Rule 13d-l(d) shall be filed not later
than February 14
following the calendar year covered by the statement pursuant to
Rules 13d-l(d) and 13d-2(b).
B. Information contained in a form which is required to be filed
by rules
under section 13(1) (15 U.S.C. 78m(f)) for the same calendar year as
that covered by a
statement on this schedule may be incorporated by reference in
response to any ofthe items of this schedule. If such information is
incorporated by
reference in this schedule, copies of the relevant pages of such form shall
be filed as an exhibit to this schedule.
C. The item numbers and captions of the items shall be included
but the
text ofthe items is to be omitted. The answers to the items shall be
so prepared as to
indicate clearly the coverage of the items without referring to the text
of the items. Answer
every item. If an item is inapplicable or the answer is in the negative,
so state.
Item I.
(a)
Name of Issuer Asia Tigers Fund
(b)
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 345 Park Ave New York, NY 10154
Item 2.
(a)
Name of Person Fili~ TBP Advisors Ltd
(b)
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence 287 I3