0001166988-12-000002.txt : 20120209 0001166988-12-000002.hdr.sgml : 20120209 20120209092746 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 1 Annualamendment13G.txt ANNUAL AMENDMENT 13G OMBAPPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0145 UNITED STATES Expires: February 28. 2009 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Estimated average burden 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