-----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, A1n7JrWFhTEzgcMKvEnK/ZlB05MlRSFGh+B2+AojSeAGB3ppyVWuF/Jgdh70G82W 4AfnNULs9qZpJxWKEWdTdQ== 0001072613-05-002460.txt : 20051101 0001072613-05-002460.hdr.sgml : 20051101 20051101164619 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001072613-05-002460 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20051101 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051101 GROUP MEMBERS: CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BRAZIL FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000820028 IRS NUMBER: 046576929 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-39510 FILM NUMBER: 051170319 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154 BUSINESS PHONE: 1-800-349-4281 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001018138 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 EASTCHEAP STREET 2: LONDON ENGLAND EC3MLAJ CITY: LONDON BUSINESS PHONE: 011441717110771 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 EASTCHEAP STREET 2: LONDON ENLAND EC3MLAJ CITY: LONDON FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OLLIFF & PARTNERS PLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960705 SC 13D/A 1 sch13da_13949.txt AMENDMENT #2 TO BRAZIL FUND SCHEDULE 13-D ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D/A (Rule 13d-101) (Amendment No. 2) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) The Brazil Fund, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (Title of Class of Securities) 105759104 (CUSIP Number) Barry M. Olliff c/o City of London Investment Management Company Limited 10 Eastcheap, London EC3M ILX, England +44 207 711 0771 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) November 1, 2005 (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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), (f) or (g), check the following box / /. *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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act. ================================================================================ =================== =========== CUSIP NO. 105759104 13D PAGE 2 of 6 =================== =========== ================================================================================ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS City of London Investment Group PLC, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales. - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) |_| (B) |_| - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* OO - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E) |_| - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION England and Wales - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 1,223,900 ------ ------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 ------ ------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 1,223,900 ------ ------------------------------------------------- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,223,900 - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.54% - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC ================================================================================ Page 2 of 6 =================== =========== CUSIP NO. 105759104 13D PAGE 3 of 6 =================== =========== ================================================================================ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS City of London Investment Management Company Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales. - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) |_| (B) |_| - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) |_| - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION England and Wales - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 1,223,900 ------ ------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 ------ ------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 1,223,900 ------ ------------------------------------------------- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,223,900 - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.54% - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA ================================================================================ Page 3 of 6 This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D (this "Amendment No. 2") should be read in conjunction with the Schedule 13D filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 5, 2005 (the "Original Schedule 13D"), with Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on September 2, 2005 ("Amendment No. 1" and, together with Amendment No. 1, the "Amendments") by City of London Investment Group PLC ("City of London") and City of London Investment Management Company Limited relating to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), of The Brazil Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"). This Amendment No. 2 amends Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D. All other information in the Original Schedule 13D remains in effect. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Original Schedule 13D. ITEM 5. INTERESTS IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. Items 5(a) and 5(b) below are hereby amended and restated in their entirety and Item 5(c) is hereby amended as follows: (a) and (b). As of the date hereof, EWF, FOCUS, FREE, GEM, GFM, IEM, TDX, and Accounts owned 104,400, 30,570, 163,667, 303,856, 37,122, 300,275, 4,000, and 280,010 Shares, respectively, representing approximately 0.64%, 0.19%, 1.01%, 1.87%, 0.23%, 1.85%, 0.02%, and 1.72%, respectively, of the Shares outstanding (based on the most recent Share information publicly disclosed by the Fund). As of the date hereof, CLIG, through its control of CLIM, is the beneficial owner of 1,223,900 Shares, representing approximately 7.54% of the Shares outstanding (based on the most recent Share information publicly disclosed by the Fund). As of the date hereof, CLIM, through EWF, GEM, IEM, FREE, GFM, FOCUS and the Accounts, is the beneficial owner 1,223,900 Shares, representing approximately 7.54% of the Shares outstanding (based on the most recent Share information publicly disclosed by the Fund). (c). Except as described below, no transactions in the Shares were effected by the Reporting Persons, or, to their knowledge, any of the persons identified in Item 2, since the filing of the Schedule 13D. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FUND TRADE TRANSACTION NUMBER OF TRADE DATE TYPE SHARES PRICE - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEM 9/2/2005 Purchase 3,700.00 41.7649 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accounts 9/7/2005 Purchase 14,000.00 42.899 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- EWF 9/7/2005 Purchase 15,000.00 42.899 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 of 6 FOCUS 9/7/2005 Purchase 5,000.00 42.899 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE 9/7/2005 Purchase 7,000.00 42.899 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEM 9/7/2005 Purchase 40,000.00 42.899 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEM 9/7/2005 Purchase 39,000.00 42.899 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TDX 9/14/2005 Sale 3,500.00 43.5469 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- EWF 10/6/2005 Purchase 10,000.00 45.0629 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEM 10/6/2005 Purchase 20,000.00 45.0629 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accounts 10/6/2005 Purchase 32,500.00 45.0629 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEM 10/12/2005 Purchase 6,200.00 46.7238 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accounts 10/13/2005 Purchase 1,250.00 45.7624 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- EWF 10/13/2005 Purchase 4,530.00 45.7624 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOCUS 10/13/2005 Purchase 570 45.7624 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE 10/13/2005 Purchase 4,050.00 45.7624 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEM 10/13/2005 Purchase 2,600.00 45.7624 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEM 10/13/2005 Purchase 12,000.00 45.7624 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accounts 10/14/2005 Purchase 15,600.00 45.7132 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- GFM I 10/20/2005 Purchase 1,000.00 44.196 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEM 10/20/2005 Purchase 9,000.00 44.196 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 5 of 6 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: November 1, 2005 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC /s/ Barry M. Olliff ------------------------------ Name: Barry M. Olliff Title: Director CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED /s/ Barry M. Olliff ------------------------------ Name: Barry M. Olliff Title: Director Page 6 of 6 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----