-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VGerluZiKFQctUkjrqkjuPz4uZWZvVEafoBOko0wFae1jbddGDDuQK3ufTnnXZGS sTNSl3+DlhQM42EwRhqeHQ== 0000914760-08-000051.txt : 20080307 0000914760-08-000051.hdr.sgml : 20080307 20080307160127 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000914760-08-000051 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080307 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080307 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000779336 IRS NUMBER: 133304681 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-55117 FILM NUMBER: 08674295 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD CITY: PLAINSBORO STATE: NJ ZIP: 08536 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129688800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD CITY: PLAINSBORO STATE: NJ ZIP: 08536 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST AUSTRALIA FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Landesbank Berlin AG CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001377054 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALEXANDERPLATZ 2 CITY: BERLIN STATE: 2M ZIP: 10178 BUSINESS PHONE: 0049 30 245-62562 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALEXANDERPLATZ 2 CITY: BERLIN STATE: 2M ZIP: 10178 SC 13D/A 1 landesbank_13da21.htm AMENDMENT NO. 21

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 21)

Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

318652104

(CUSIP Number)

Moritz Sell

Landesbank Berlin AG

Alexanderplatz 2

D-10178 Berlin

Germany

+44.20.7572.6200

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to

Receive Notices and Communications)

February 21, 2008

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-l(e), 240.13d-l(f) or 240.13d-l(g), check the following box. o

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1.	Names of Reporting Persons.
	I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
	Landesbank Berlin AG

IRS No.

2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)	o
		(b)	o

3.	SEC Use Only

4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions)

5. Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) o

6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization
	Federal Republic of Germany

Number of

Sole Voting Power: 2,396,309

Shares Bene-

ficially

Shared Voting Power:

Owned by Each

Reporting

Sole Dispositive Power: 2,396,309

Person with:

10.	Shared Dispositive Power:

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

2,396,309

12. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

12.5%

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

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This Amendment No. 21 amends and supplements items 2, 4 and 5 of the Statement on Schedule 13D of Landesbank Berlin AG (“LB”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Landesbank Berlin Holding AG (the "Parent"), which is in turn controlled by Erwerbsgesellschaft der S-Finanzgruppe mbH & Co. KG, a German limited partnership (the “Partnership”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"). Statements that are not modified in this amendment are not amended and remain as previously reported.

Item 2. Identity and Background

The general partner of the Partnership is Regionalverbandsgesellschaft mbH, a German limited liability company (“RVG”) owned by several German regional savings bank associations. The amendment to Annex C attached hereto sets forth the name, address and principal occupation of each of the Executive Directors of RVG. Based on the information about such Executive Directors that is available to the Parent and LB pursuant to German law, neither the Parent nor LB is aware of any information to the effect that any such person has during the last five years been a party to any criminal or civil proceeding. All of the individuals listed on Annex C are citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The amendment to Annex B attached hereto sets forth the name, address and principal occupation of each director and executive officer of LB. Based on the information about the persons listed on Annex B that is available to the Parent and LB pursuant to German labor law (including a police certificate of no criminal record), neither the Parent nor LB is aware of any information to the effect that any such person has during the last five years been party to any such criminal or civil proceeding. All of the individuals listed on Annex B are citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

As previously reported, the Fund's Board of Directors authorized the preparation and filing by the Fund of a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”), at LB's expense, to register LB's remaining shares of Common Stock for sale in a public offering pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). The Registration Statement was declared effective on September 14, 2007, and since that date LB has, as it stated its intention to do in Amendment No. 20 to this Statement on Schedule 13D, periodically engaged in at-the-market sales of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the plan of distribution set forth in the Registration Statement. LB’s sales of Common Stock during the last 60 days are set forth in Item 5(c) below.

In addition to sales pursuant to the Registration Statement, LB reserves the right to make additional sales of its shares of Common Stock pursuant to rule 144 under the Securities Act, subject to the rule's filing requirements and limitations on the permitted volume of sales and the manner in which shares may be sold. Depending on market conditions, LB also reserves the right not to engage in sales of shares of Common Stock.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(a) According to the Fund’s definitive proxy statement filed on February 19, 2008, there were 19,184,686 shares of Common Stock outstanding at February 8, 2008. The percentage set forth in this Item 5(a) is derived using such number. LB has sole power to vote and dispose of 2,396,309 shares of Common Stock, which constitute approximately 12.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.

(c) During the last sixty days, LB has effected the following sales of shares of Common Stock in at-the-market transactions on the American Stock Exchange pursuant to the Registration Statement:

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Date	Number of Shares	Price (net of commissions)
01/03/2008	26,200	17.3776
01/08/2008	27,732	16.7108
01/09/2008	500	16.3
01/14/2008	10,900	16.8022
01/15/2008	300	16.41
01/29/2008	10,400	15.9118
01/30/2008	15,800	15.7501
02/20/2008	10,000	16.1007
02/21/2008	24,200	16.0702

Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: March 6, 2008

LANDESBANK BERLIN AG

By: /s/ Dirk Kipp
	Name: Dirk Kipp
	Title: Managing Director

By: /s/ Moritz Sell
	Name: Moritz Sell
	Title:	Director

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Annex B

Unless otherwise indicated, the business address for all individuals listed in this Annex B is Landesbank Berlin AG, Alexanderplatz 2, D-10178 Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany.

Landesbank Berlin AG

Members of the Managing Board

Name and Address	Principal Occupation
Hans-Jörg Vetter	Chairman of the Managing Board of Landesbank Berlin AG
Serge Demolière	Member of the Managing Board of Landesbank Berlin AG
Dr. Johannes Evers	Member of the Managing Board of Landesbank Berlin AG
Hans Jürgen Kulartz	Member of the Managing Board of Landesbank Berlin AG
Martin Klaus Müller	Member of the Managing Board of Landesbank Berlin AG
Dr. Thomas Veit	Member of the Managing Board of Landesbank Berlin AG

Executive Officers

Name and Address	Principal Occupation
Alt, Volker Landesbank Berlin AG Recht	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Bauer, Andrea Daniela Landesbank Berlin AG Client Business - Distribution	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Berentin, Ronald Landesbank Berlin AG Berliner Sparkasse Kredit Firmenkunden und Privatkunden Brunnenstraße 111 D-13355 Berlin	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG

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Name and Address	Principal Occupation
Boenke, Frank-Michael Landesbank Berlin AG Compliance Brunnenstraße 111 D-13355 Berlin	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Brummel, Beate Landesbank Berlin AG Kreditbereich Kapitalmarkt Strukturierte Finanzierungen/Projektfinanzierungen Kredit Immobilien (komm.)	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Burmester, Dr. Christian Landesbank Berlin AG London Branch 1 Crown Court Cheapside GB-London EC2V 6LR	General Manager of Landesbank Berlin AG London Branch
Butzer, Arnold Landesbank Berlin AG Vertrieb Immobilienfinanzierung Berlin und Neue Bundesländer Corneliusstr, 7 D-10787 Berlin	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Gottschalk, Gudrun Landesbank Berlin AG Datenschutz und Geldwäsche Brunnenstr. 111 D-13355 Berlin	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Hirschhaeuser, Dr. Karl-Friedrich Landesbank Berlin AG Risikocontrolling Brunnenstraße 111 D-13355 Berlin	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Jänichen, Michael Landesbank Berlin AG Berliner Sparkasse Firmenkunden Badensche Str. 23 D-10715 Berlin	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Kipp, Dirk Landesbank Berlin AG Treasury & Trading	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Klein, Gerald Landesbank Berlin AG Client Business - Production	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG

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Name and Address	Principal Occupation
Lange, Axel Landesbank Berlin AG Kreditbereich IBAG/IBG Hardenbergstr. 20 D-10623 Berlin	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Pritzsche, Wolfgang Landesbank Berlin AG Finanzen Brunnenstraße 111 D-13355 Berlin	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Reutter, Dr. Georg Landesbank Berlin AG Vertrieb Immobilienfinanzierung Alte Bundesländer, Ausland und Konsortial-/Sondergeschäft Corneliusstr, 7 D-10787 Berlin	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Richardt, Claus-Günther Landesbank Berlin AG Berliner Sparkasse Vermögensanlagen Badensche Str. 23 D-10715 Berlin	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Scheer, Heinz-Günter Landesbank Berlin AG Unternehmensentwicklung	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Schölper, Siegfried Landesbank Berlin AG Controlling	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Schroeder, Bartho Landesbank Berlin AG Business Management	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG
Thanheiser, Michael Landesbank Berlin AG Berliner Sparkasse Privatkunden Badensche Str. 23 D-10715 Berlin	Managing Director of Landesbank Berlin AG

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Annex C

Regionalverbandsgesellschaft mbH

Executive Directors

Unless otherwise indicated, the business address for all individuals listed in this Annex C is Regionalverbandsgesellschaft mbH, Charlottenstrasse 47, D-10117 Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany.

Name and Address	Principal Occupation
Manfred Üffing	Managing Director at Sparkassen- und Giroverband Hessen-Thüringen
Carsten Steffan	Department Head at Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverbandes e.V. (German savings bank association) (“DSGVeV”)
Dr. Michael Schieble	Department Head at DSGVeV

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