SC 13G/A 1 dsc13ga.txt AMENDMENT # 9 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 9)/1/ The Latin America Equity Fund, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 51827T100 ------------------------------ (CUSIP Number) April 30, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [_] Rule 13d-1(c) [_] Rule 13d-1(d) /1/ 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 of this 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). ================================================================================ CUSIP NO. 51827T100 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages --------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). President and Fellows of Harvard College -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2 (a) [_] (b) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC USE ONLY 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Massachusetts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 1,684,299 shares SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 -- OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 1,684,299 shares PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 1,684,299 shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 19.2% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12 EP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer The Latin America Equity Fund, Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices One Citicorp Center 153 East 53rd Street 58th Floor New York, NY 10022 Item 2 (a) Name of Person Filing President and Fellows of Harvard College (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence c/o Harvard Management Company, Inc. 600 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02210 (c) Citizenship Massachusetts (d) Title of Class of Securities Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number 51827T100 Item 3. The reporting person is an employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,684,299 shares (b) Percent of class: 19.2% (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 1,684,299 shares Page 3 of 4 Pages (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote -- (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,684,299 shares (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of -- Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not Applicable Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not Applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. Not Applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not Applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group Not Applicable Item 10. Certification By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. 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. PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE By: /s/ Michael S. Pradko --------------------------- Name: Michael S. Pradko Title: Authorized Signatory May 9, 2001 Page 4 of 4 Pages