-----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, IZ44HC3xs9TYl/9uRMmJrDn9/SNxnYnVjyvgMl+P4MlD/M2+DLn16jvKDjCvahEb Fmzf1KDmhkfZ7VjUS+HGhQ== 0001193125-08-001536.txt : 20080104 0001193125-08-001536.hdr.sgml : 20080104 20080104141642 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-001536 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 9 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071031 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080104 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080104 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080104 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MEXICO FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000065433 IRS NUMBER: 133069854 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-02409 FILM NUMBER: 08510824 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1775 EYE STREET NW CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20006-2401 BUSINESS PHONE: 2026263300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 77 ARISTOTELES STREET 3RD FLOOR STREET 2: POLANCO D F 11560 CITY: MEXICO N-CSR 1 dncsr.htm ANNUAL REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 31,2007 ANNUAL REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 31,2007

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-02409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE MEXICO FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

1775 I STREET, N.W.,

WASHINGTON, DC

  20006-2401
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

José Luis Gómez Pimienta

77 ARISTOTELES STREET, 3RD FLOOR

POLANCO D.F. 11560 MEXICO

(Name and address of agent for service)

Copies to:

Sander M. Bieber

Dechert LLP

1775 I STREET, N.W.,

WASHINGTON, DC 20006-2401

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 202-261-7941

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2007

 

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2007


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

A copy of the Registrant’s annual report to stockholders for the period ending October 31, 2007 transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is provided below.



The Mexico Fund, Inc.


 

Directors:

 

Emilio Carrillo Gamboa — Chairman

Eugenio Clariond Reyes-Retana

José Luis Gómez Pimienta

Claudio X. González

Robert L. Knauss

Jaime Serra Puche

Marc J. Shapiro

 

Officers:

 

José Luis Gómez Pimienta — President

Samuel García-Cuéllar — Secretary

Alberto Osorio — Treasurer

Carlos H. Woodworth — Corporate Governance

Vice President,

Chief Compliance Officer

Eduardo Solano — Investor Relations

Vice President

Sander M. Bieber — Assistant Secretary

 

Investment Adviser —

Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C.

 

Custodian —

BBVA Bancomer, S.A.

Comerica Bank

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar —

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

 

Counsel —

Dechert LLP

Creel, García-Cuéllar y Müggenburg, S.C.

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm —

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

This report, including the financial statements herein, is transmitted to stockholders of The Mexico Fund, Inc. for their information. It is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Fund or any securities mentioned in the report.



 


 


 

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The Mexico Fund, Inc.

 


 

Annual Report

October 31, 2007

 


 


 

LOGO

 


www.themexicofund.com




INSERT TO THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEXICO FUND, INC.

 

The Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (the “Report”) contained in the Annual Report is dated incorrectly. Below please find the correctly dated Report. Please disregard the Report as contained in the Annual Report.

 


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

The Mexico Fund, Inc.

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Mexico Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) at October 31, 2007, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2007 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

December 21, 2007



The Mexico Fund, Inc.

Annual Report

October 31, 2007

Highlights

 

·  

The Fund’s fiscal year 2007 ended on October 31, 2007.

 

·  

During fiscal 2007, the Fund’s market price and net asset value (NAV) per share registered total returns of 37.0% and 40.3%, respectively, compared with increases of 37.4% and 37.3% registered by the IFCG Mexico and IPC indices, respectively.

 

·  

At the end of this period, the discount between the Fund’s market price and NAV per share was 11.8%, compared with 13.0% at the end of fiscal 2006.

 

·  

The Board of Directors has declared, for the third consecutive year, the payment of the Fund’s largest dividend distribution per share since its inception in June 1981. The Board has declared a stock dividend of $5.1443 per share, which stockholders may request be paid in cash, and a cash dividend of $0.8975 per share. Together, these two dividend distributions are equivalent to 13.37% of the Fund’s market price and to 11.79% of its net asset value per share as of the Fund’s fiscal year end, October 31, 2007.

 

·  

On November 21, 2007, the Fund filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an application for exemptive relief to permit the Fund to distribute long-term capital gains more frequently than once a year. This exemption would allow the Fund to make long-term capital gains distributions to stockholders as often as monthly. If its application is approved, and based upon information currently available, the Board of Directors intends to implement a Managed Distribution Plan with quarterly distributions to stockholders equivalent to 12% per annum of the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 

·  

The Fund’s ratio of total expenses to average net assets has been decreasing over the past four years, from 1.92% during fiscal 2003 to 1.07% during fiscal 2007.

 

·  

The Mexican Congress approved tax reforms proposed by President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, which are based on a flat corporate tax rate and are intended to boost tax collections and reduce tax evasion and the dependence of the government’s finances on oil revenues.

 

·  

Mexico’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased 4.8% during 2006 and 3.7% during the third quarter of 2007, and is expected by analysts to grow 3.2% during 2007.

 

The Mexico Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company with the investment objective of long-term capital appreciation through investments in securities, primarily equity, listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange. The Fund provides a vehicle to investors who wish to invest in Mexican companies through a managed non-diversified portfolio as part of their overall investment program.

 

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Fund may purchase, from time to time, shares of its common stock in the open market.



The Mexico Fund, Inc.

To Our Stockholders:


We present to you the Fund’s 2007 Annual Report. The stabilization of the Mexican economy and the Fund’s investment strategy produced favorable performance in the Fund’s market price and net asset value (NAV) per share. In this Report, we summarize the period’s prevailing economic, political and market conditions in Mexico and outline the Fund’s investment strategy and resulting performance. We hope you find this Report useful and informative.

 

Economic and Political Environment

The Mexican economy continued to show signs of stability during the first year of office of President Felipe Calderón. According to official sources, Mexico’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased 4.8% during 2006 and 3.7% during the third quarter of 2007. The Mexican and US economies are strongly correlated, mainly through trade, remittances, financial services and tourism, and the deceleration of the US economy has affected the growth of the Mexican economy. Developments in the US sub prime mortgage market also impacted Mexican financial markets and resulted in higher volatility on the Mexican Stock Exchange and in the currency market. However, figures released by US authorities indicate the US GDP grew 3.0% during the first nine months of 2007, suggesting that, until now, the impact of this crisis has been minimal in the real economy. Mexico does not have a sub-prime mortgage market, and analysts surveyed by Mexico’s central bank estimate that Mexican GDP will grow 3.2% during 2007, and 3.4% during 2008.

Mexico’s inflation rates continue to remain under control. According to information prepared by Banco de Mexico, the Central Bank, for the year ended on October 31, 2007, the Mexican inflation rate amounted to 3.74%. The Central Bank continues to implement the necessary measures to contain inflation and, at the end of October 2007, it increased the reference interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.50% in order to compensate for recent inflationary pressures coming mainly from high prices of agricultural products. Private sector analysts surveyed by the Central Bank during November 2007 estimate that annual inflation rate will be 3.85% by the end of 2007 and that it will remain at similar levels during next year and slightly decrease to 3.65% towards the end of 2009. Mexico’s interest rates reacted to the increase in the reference interest rate and the 28-day Cetes increased to levels near 7.50%. However, a small spread between short- and long-term Mexican debt instruments persists, as the 30-year government bonds pay 8.1%, suggesting continued confidence of domestic and international investors towards Mexico. At the same time, Mexico’s country risk, measured by the spread between the yields of Mexican sovereign debt instruments traded abroad and US Treasury bonds, was 107 basis points (1.07%) at the end of October 2007, the lowest of Latin America, and it reached a new historical minimum level of 68 basis points (0.68%) in May 2007. Private sector analysts estimate that interest rates will be relatively stable during the rest of 2007 and 2008, projected at 7.47% and 7.38%, respectively, at the end of each year.

 

The recent significant increase of international oil prices and the stable flow of dollars sent to Mexico by Mexicans living abroad, mostly in the United States, continued to contribute to the relative strength of the Mexican peso. Although the currency market experienced some volatility during this fiscal year, the exchange rate of the peso against the US dollar remained almost unchanged and it ended October 31, 2007 at Ps. 10.7023, marginally lower than one year earlier. During the first nine months of calendar 2007, remittances sent to Mexico from Mexicans living abroad amounted to $18.2 billion, a similar level to that of the same period of 2006, while oil exports slightly decreased during the same period to $30.10 billion. After the end of this fiscal period, international oil prices increased significantly, and the price of the Mexican oil mix increased to a record level of around $82 dollars per barrel during the first days



of November 2007. Analysts estimate that the exchange rate will continue to be relatively stable, estimated at Ps. 10.90 and Ps. 11.17 at the end of 2007 and 2008, respectively.

 

Management Discussion of Fund’s Performance and Portfolio Strategy

 

Throughout fiscal 2007, one of the main concerns of investors was tax reform. President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa submitted a proposal which was finally approved during September 2007. Most important of all, the final terms of the tax reforms do not modify the current value added tax scheme, but rather are intended to increase the current tax base through the incorporation of a flat corporate tax rate (referred to as IETU for its Spanish initials). The IETU starts at 16.5% in 2008, increases to 17.0% in 2009 and will be 17.5% from the year 2010. The tax reforms are expected to increase tax resources from their current level of 10.2% of GDP to 12.4% of GDP by the year 2012. The tax reforms are intended to reduce the country’s dependence on oil revenues, which currently represent approximately one third of the government’s total revenues.

In addition to the tax reforms, the Mexican Congress approved during fiscal 2007 the New Law of the Social Security Institute for State Workers, and Electoral Reform. The positive news derived from the political environment, the stability of the Mexican economy and the positive financial results of listed companies allowed for a continuation of the Mexican Bolsa rally. The Fund was able to capitalize on the results of its strategy of investing in leading Mexican corporations as well as attractive and growth-oriented small- and medium-capitalization companies. During this period, the Fund’s market price and NAV per share registered total returns of 37.0% and 40.3%, respectively, increasing to $45.20 and $51.23, respectively. These figures compare with 37.4% for the IFCG Mexico Index, 37.3% for the Bolsa IPC Index, 29.5% for the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index and 43.8% for the Bolsa Index of Medium Size Companies.

 

During the period that covers this Report, Mexican listed companies continued reporting strong financial results. For the first nine months of calendar 2007, compared with the same period of 2006, sales of listed companies increased 11.4%, EBITDA1 increased 13.7% and net income grew 4.7%. The average Price Earnings Ratio (PER) of the market increased from 14.5 times at the end of fiscal 2006, to 17.9 times at the end of October 2007 while the price to book value increased from 3.0 times to 3.3 times during the same period.2

 

The Fund’s five portfolio holdings that contributed the most to the growth of the Fund’s NAV during this fiscal 2007 were: América Móvil (AMX), Grupo México (GMexico), Empresas Ica (ICA), Axtel and Mexichem, which together accounted for 44.77% of the Fund’s net assets as of the end of October 2007. These five issuers provided 62.39% of the total return of the Fund’s NAV during this period. AMX provides telecommunications services in Mexico and Latin America; GMexico is a mining company; ICA is dedicated to infrastructure and housing projects; Axtel provides telecommunications services, mostly fixed lines and Mexichem is a chemical company. During this fiscal year, the market prices of these five issuers increased 53.0%, 175.4%, 102.4%, 263.8% and 187.4%, respectively. Two other important contributors to the Fund’s NAV performance were América Telecom (Amtel), which merged into AMX in January 2007, and Grupo Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos (Urbi), a housing construction company. The market prices of these two issuers increased 17.5% and 26.4%, respectively.

 

Until recently, companies listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange were organized under Mexican law. Lately, companies organized outside of Mexico have listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange, a consequence of the increasing globalization of the Mexican economy and its securities market. Be-

 


1

 

EBITDA refers to earnings before interests, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

2

 

Source: Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C. with figures provided by the Mexican Stock Exchange.



cause the Fund’s investment adviser believes some of these issuers may present attractive investment opportunities, the Fund’s Board of Directors approved an investment policy permitting the Fund to invest in securities of issuers listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange that are not organized in Mexico, provided that such issuers or their subsidiaries have a business presence in Mexico, and that, in the aggregate, they do not account for more than 20% of the Fund’s NAV. Consistent with this policy, the Fund held in its portfolio shares of Tenaris, with positive results. Tenaris is a company operating in Mexico but organized in Luxembourg, which is listed on several stock exchanges, including the Mexican Stock Exchange. During fiscal 2007, the market price of Tenaris, which represented 2.58% of the Fund’s net assets, increased by 41.2%.

Of the 33 equity issuers included in the Fund’s portfolio at the end of October 2007, only three experienced negative total returns during fiscal 2007. These companies were Corporación Geo (Geo), which is dedicated to housing projects and represented 1.15% of net assets; Dine, a company dedicated to tourism and residential projects, and that represented 0.98% of net assets; and Maxcom Telecommunications (Maxcom), a company recently listed on the Bolsa which is dedicated to telecommunications services. The market prices of these three companies decreased 20.5%, 2.3% and 5.4%, respectively.

At the closing of October 2007, the Fund had 19,026,253 outstanding shares, with total net assets of $974.75 million. The total number of Fund shares traded on all US consolidated markets during fiscal 2007 was 11.10 million shares. The discount between the Fund’s market price and NAV ended October 2007 at 11.77%, compared with 13.01% at the end of fiscal 2006. The Board of Directors continues to closely monitor the Fund’s expenses, and the Fund’s ratio of total expenses to average net assets has been decreasing over the past four years, from 1.92% during fiscal 2003 to 1.07% during fiscal 2007.

 

The following chart shows the Fund’s portfolio composition by sector, expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets. More detailed information about the Fund’s portfolio is available below in this report.

 

Portfolio Composition by Sector

% of Net Assets

October 31, 2007

 

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Discount Reduction Efforts

 

On a regular basis, the Board of Directors closely analyzes the Fund’s discount levels and considers different alternatives to try to mitigate it. On November 21, 2007, the Fund filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) an application for exemptive relief to permit the Fund to distribute long-term capital gains more frequently than once a year. This exemption would allow the Fund to make long-term capital gains distributions to stockholders as often as monthly. If its application is approved, and based upon information currently available, the Board of Directors intends to implement a Managed Distribution Plan with quarterly distributions to stockholders equivalent to 12% per annum of the Fund’s net asset value per share. The Fund will continue conducting its periodic in-kind repurchase offer program.

 

Declaration of Dividend

 

The Board of Directors has declared, for the third consecutive year, the payment of the Fund’s largest dividend distribution per share since its inception in June 1981. The Board has declared a stock dividend of $5.1443 and a cash dividend of $0.8975 per share. Together, these two dividend distributions are equivalent to 13.37% of the Fund’s market price and to 11.79% of its net asset value per share as of the Fund’s fiscal year end, October 31, 2007.

 

The $5.1443 dividend is payable in Fund shares unless the stockholder elects to receive the distribution in cash. This dividend is fully comprised of long-term capital gains. Fund stockholders will receive the stock dividend in additional shares of common stock of the Fund unless they elect to receive a cash payment. Instructions for making an election for a cash distribution will be available on the Fund’s website, www.themexicofund.com under the heading “Corporate Actions”, will be mailed to record date shareholders on or about December 28, 2007 and must be received by the Fund’s transfer agent by 4:00 p.m. (EST) on January 11, 2008. Stockholders whose election is not received before this deadline will receive this dividend in shares of common stock of the Fund. The number of Fund shares to be received by those shareholders not electing to receive cash will be based on the closing price of Fund shares on the New York Stock Exchange on January 15, 2008 and the dividend will be paid in cash or in the appropriate number of Fund shares on January 22, 2008. Cash will be paid in lieu of fractional shares to which a shareholder might otherwise be entitled.

 

The $0.8975 cash dividend per share is comprised of $0.6486 net investment income and $0.2489 short-term capital gains. This dividend is also payable on January 22, 2008 to stockholders of record on December 28, 2007.

 

Stockholders whose dividend distributions by the Fund are subject to withholding of U.S. taxes will receive cash or shares, as the case may be, net of the amounts of applicable withholding taxes.

 

The full amount of the dividend, whether received in additional shares of the Fund or in cash, will be reportable by U.S. taxpayers on their U.S. Federal income tax returns and may be subject to applicable state and local taxes.

 

A separate notice has been sent to shareholders with details regarding the stock dividend, which should be reviewed carefully. As part of their commitment and support of the Fund, all Directors and the Investment Adviser have chosen to receive their dividend in stock. Stockholders not desiring to receive this dividend in additional Fund shares must notify the Fund’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, not later than 4:00 pm (EST) on January 11, 2008. Although the Fund has enacted a Dividend Reinvestment Plan, the terms of this plan do not apply to stock dividends like the one to be paid on January 22, 2007. Participants in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan who elect to receive this dividend in cash will receive cash.

 

 



Possible Listing of Fund Shares on the Mexican Stock Exchange

 

As previously disclosed, the Board of Directors of the Fund continues to consider the registration of the Fund’s shares with the Registro Nacional de Valores (National Securities Registry) of the Comi- sion Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (Mexican Banking and Securities Commission) and their listing on the Bolsa (Mexican Stock Exchange), although the Board has determined to defer registration and listing at this time.

 

Concentration Policy

 

The Fund has adopted a concentration policy that permits it to concentrate its investments in any industry or group of industries in the IPC Index (or any successor or comparable index as determined by the Board of Directors to be an appropriate measure of the Mexican market) if, at the time of investment, such industry represents 20% or more of the IPC Index; provided, however, that the Fund will not exceed the IPC Index concentration by more than 5%.

 

At the end of October 2007, the only industry group that represented 20% or more of the value of the securities included in the IPC Index was the communications industry group. This industry includes local, long-distance, and cellular telephone companies, as well as broadcast and media companies. Approximately 88.30% of this industry group is comprised of stocks of telecommunications companies. At the end of October 2007, 34.50% of the Fund’s net assets were invested in this industry group. This is compared with the communications industry group’s weighting of approximately 39.48% of the IPC Index. The Fund’s Investment Adviser will continue to evaluate the concentration in this industry and may choose not to concentrate in this industry group in the future or to concentrate in other industries subject to the concentration policy described above.

 

Periodic Repurchase Offer Authority

 

On March 6, 2002, the Fund announced the Board’s approval of a policy to conduct periodic in-kind repurchase offers at no less than 98% of NAV for up to 100% of the Fund’s outstanding shares. This policy is intended to provide additional liquidity to Fund shares and to reduce the discount at which Fund shares have been trading on the NYSE. Under this policy, which was approved by stockholders and is the subject of exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Fund offers to repurchase no less than five percent of the Fund’s outstanding shares each fiscal year, based on the number of shares outstanding at the beginning of the fiscal year. Repurchase offers are in-kind and conducted at least once each fiscal year, but not more frequently than quarterly, and are for between one and one hundred percent of the Fund’s outstanding shares. The Board can set or reset the periodic interval between repurchase offers at three, six or 12 months.

 

The Board of Directors of the Fund anticipates that the Fund’s next repurchase offer will occur during March 2008 for an amount not yet determined.

 

The repurchase offers are not part of a plan to liquidate the Fund. Stockholder participation in the repurchase offers is not mandatory as stockholders can continue to purchase and sell Fund shares in cash transactions on the NYSE. The Fund continues to provide a convenient professionally managed vehicle for investing in Mexico.

 

Proxy Voting

 

Information is available about how the Fund voted proxies during the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2007, without charge, upon request, by calling collect Mr. Eduardo Solano, the Fund’s Investor Relations Vice President, and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s and the Fund’s Investment Adviser’s proxy voting policies



and procedures are on the Fund’s website, www.themexicofund.com under the heading “Corporate Governance”, the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or are available without charge, upon request, by calling Mr. Eduardo Solano. Mr. Solano can be contacted at (+52 55) 5282-8900, during Mexico City business hours (10:00 am to 3:00 pm and 5:00 to 7:00 pm ET).

 

Investor Relations; Reports to Stockholders

 

The Fund’s website has the Fund’s market price and NAV per share on a same-day basis, the complete history of dividend distributions made by the Fund and a downloadable database containing the most important historical figures for the Fund. Documentation of the Fund’s most recent in-kind repurchase offer is available at the website section titled “Corporate Actions”. The website section “Insiders’ Filings” provides direct hyperlinks to filings made by Directors and Officers of the Fund and its Investment Adviser regarding transactions in Fund shares available at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website. The Fund also has placed many Fund governance documents on the website under the section titled “Corporate Governance”, including the Fund’s Articles, By-laws and committee charters.

 

Starting with the third quarter in 2004, the Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s complete Schedules of Investment and Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year are also available electronically on the Fund’s website at section “Portfolio”. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information regarding which may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330). Electronic versions of the Fund’s Semi-Annual and Annual Reports and Monthly Summary Reports are published on the Fund’s website at the section “Investor Reports”. Stockholders will receive printed versions of the Fund’s Semi-Annual and Annual Reports. This information is also available on the Fund’s quarterly electronic Form N-Q filings submitted to the SEC. Stockholders who desire to receive public reports and press releases regarding the Fund electronically upon their dissemination by the Fund should contact the Fund’s Investor Relations Office via e-mail (see address below). We hope that the Fund’s web site is a useful resource for information and we will continue working to improve it.

 

Stockholders may contact the Investment Adviser via telephone, in Mexico City, at (+52 55) 5282-8900. Please ask for Mr. Eduardo Solano, the Fund’s Investor Relations Vice President. Personnel to answer your questions are regularly available from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm and from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm ET.

 

The Fund also offers stockholders and the general public the ability to contact the Fund via e-mail with questions or requests for additional information about the Fund. Stockholders may also direct any concerns regarding financial information to this e-mail address. Please direct your e-mail inquiries to:

 

Investor Relations Office

investor-relations@themexicofund.com

 

Information on the Fund’s NAV and market price per share is also published weekly in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and other newspapers in a table called “Closed-End Funds”. The Fund’s NYSE trading symbol is MXF.

 

The Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Transfer Agent is:

 

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

59 Maiden Lane—Plaza Level

New York, NY 10038

(212) 936-5100



Distribution Policies and Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

Under current Fund policies, distributions of long-term capital gains will be made, as described above, payable in Fund shares unless the stockholder elects to receive the distribution in cash. This policy allows stockholders to remain invested in the Fund, without the transaction costs that would be incurred if stockholders received a dividend in cash and reinvested the dividend proceeds in shares of the Fund. This is beneficial to investors who, consistent with the Fund’s investment policy, seek long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities, primarily equity, listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange. Furthermore, the policy lessens the likelihood that the Fund must sell portfolio securities in less favorable market conditions in order to generate cash for long-term capital gains distributions.

 

On November 21, 2007, the Fund filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an application for exemptive relief to permit the Fund to distribute long-term capital gains more frequently than once a year. This exemption would allow the Fund to make long-term capital gains distributions to stockholders as often as monthly. If its application is approved, and based upon information currently available, the Board of Directors intends to implement a Managed Distribution Plan with quarterly distributions to stockholders equivalent to 12% per annum of the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 

The Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”) provides a convenient way to increase your holdings in the Common Stock of the Fund through the reinvestment of net investment income and capital gain distributions. Under the terms of the Plan, Fund shareholders are automatically enrolled as participants in the Plan. If you do not wish to participate in the Plan, please contact the Plan Agent. Upon any termination of participation under the Plan, the Plan Agent will cause a share certificate for the appropriate number of full shares to be delivered to the participant, and a cash adjustment for any fractional shares. At a stockholder’s request, the Plan Agent will sell the participant’s shares and remit any proceeds to the participant, net of brokerage commissions. Stockholders who do not participate in the Plan will receive all distributions in cash.

 

Under the terms of the Plan, whenever the Fund declares a distribution, Plan participants will receive their distribution entirely in shares of Common Stock purchased either in the open market or from the Fund. If, on the date a distribution becomes payable or such other date as may be specified by the Fund’s Board of Directors (the valuation date), the market price of the Common Stock plus estimated brokerage commissions is equal to or exceeds the NAV per share of Common Stock, the Plan Agent will invest the distribution in newly issued shares of Common Stock, which will be valued at the greater of NAV per share or the current market price on the valuation date. If on the valuation date, the market price of the Common Stock plus estimated brokerage commissions is lower than the NAV per share, the Plan Agent will buy Common Stock in the open market. As a participant in the Plan, you will be charged a pro-rata portion of brokerage commissions on all open market purchases.

 

If your shares are registered or will be registered in the name of a broker-dealer or any other nominee, you must contact the broker-dealer or other nominee regarding his or her status under the Plan, including whether such broker-dealer or nominee will participate in the Plan on your behalf. Generally, shareholders receiving Common Stock under the Plan will be treated as having received a distribution equal to the amount payable to them in cash as a distribution had the stockholder not participated in the Plan.

 

If you have any questions concerning the Plan or would like a copy of the Plan brochure, please contact the Plan Agent:



American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

Attention: Dividend Reinvestment Department

59 Maiden Lane—Plaza Level

New York, NY 10038

(212) 936-5100

 

New York Stock Exchange Certifications

 

The Fund is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). As a result, it is subject to certain corporate governance rules and related interpretations issued by the NYSE. Pursuant to those requirements, the Fund must include information in this report regarding certain certifications. The Fund’s President and Treasurer have filed certifications with the SEC regarding the quality of the Fund’s public disclosure. Those certifications were made pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“Section 302 Certifications”). The Section 302 Certifications were filed as exhibits to the Fund’s annual report on Form N-CSR, which included a copy of this annual report along with other information about the Fund. After the Fund’s 2007 annual meeting of stockholders, it filed a certification with the NYSE stating that its President was unaware of any violation of the NYSE’s Corporate Governance listing standards.

 

Sincerely yours,

 

LOGO    LOGO

José Luis Gómez Pimienta

President

  

Emilio Carrillo Gamboa

Chairman of the Board

 

December 20, 2007



 

Directors’ and Officers’ Biographical Data (as of November 1, 2007)

 

Independent Directors

 

Name, Address and Age

  

Position(s)
Held With
the Fund*

  

Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served

  

Principal Occupation for Past
Five Years and Other
Directorships

  

Other Directorships
Held by Director or
Nominee for Director

Eugenio Clariond Reyes-Retana†

Av. Vasconcelos #220 Ote.

Col. Santa Engracia

66220 Garza Garcia, N.L.

Mexico

 

Age: 64

   Class III Director    Term expires 2008, Director since 2005.   

From January 1981 to November 2006, Mr. Clariond was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo IMSA, S.A., a manufacturer of steel, aluminum and plastic products for the construction industry.

 

From December 2004 to the present, he has served as the Non-Executive Chairman of Verzatec, S. de R.L. de C.V., a manufacturer of aluminum and plastic products. From June 2007 to the present, Mr. Clariond has served as Chairman of Amanco, a producer of pipe systems, connections and plastic accessories for the conduction of fluids, electricity and gas.

 

Mr. Clariond also acts as Chairman of the Mexico – United States Business Committee of the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment & Technology, and he

serves on the boards of various other U.S. and Mexican non-profit organizations and educational institutions.

   Director, Grupo Industrial Saltillo S.A. (manufacturer of metal products, construction products and cooking materials); Director, Mexichem, S.A.B. de C.V. (manufacturer of petrochemical products); Director, Navistar International Corp. (truck and engine manufacturer); Director, Johnson Controls, Inc. (automotive components, air conditioning, controls); Director, Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A. (banking).



Name, Address and Age

  

Position(s)
Held With
the Fund*

  

Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served

  

Principal Occupation for Past
Five Years and Other
Directorships

  

Other Directorships
Held by Director or
Nominee for Director

Emilio Carrillo Gamboa†

Blvd. Manuel Avila

Camacho No. 1, Ste. 609

Polanco 011009 México, D.F.

México

 

Age: 70

   Class III Director    Term expires 2008; Director 1981-1987 and since 2002.   

Mr. Carrillo Gamboa served as a director of the Fund from inception of the Fund in 1981 to 1987. He resigned as director in 1987 to become Mexico’s Ambassador to Canada. Mr. Carrillo Gamboa was reelected as a Director of the Fund in 2002.

 

Mr. Carrillo Gamboa is a prominent lawyer in Mexico with extensive business experience and has been a partner of the Bufete Carrillo Gamboa, S.C. law firm since 1989. He has also served or currently serves on the boards of many Mexican charitable organizations.

   Chairman of the Board; Holcim – Apasco (cement company); Director, ICA (Sociedad Controladora, S.A. de C.V. (construction company); Director, Grupo Modelo, S.A. de C.V. (beer brewing); Director, Grupo Mexico S.A. de C.V. (copper mining and rail transportation); Director, Kimberly-Clark de México, S.A. de C.V. (consumer products); Director, Sanluis Corporación, S.A. de C.V. (automotive parts); Director, Southern Copper Corporation (copper mining); Director, Posadas de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (hotel/hospitality); Director, Gasoductos de Chihuahua, S. de R.L. de C.V. (public utility-gas transportation); Director, Medica Integral GNP, S.A. de C.V. (medical clinics); Profuturo GNP, S.A. de C.V. Afore (life insurance); Grupo Nacional Provincial, S.A.B. (insurance).

Robert L. Knauss†

c/o Aristóteles 77, 3rd Floor

Col. Polanco

11560 México, D.F.

México

 

Age: 76

  

Class II

Director

   Term expires 2010; Director since 1985.    Mr. Knauss served as Chairman of the Board and Principal Executive Officer of Philips Services Corp. (industrial services) (1998-2003) and also served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Baltic International USA, Inc. (investments) (1995-2003). During the past twenty years Mr. Knauss has served on the Boards of Directors of eight public companies. Mr. Knauss was the former Dean and Distinguished University Professor of University of Houston Law School and was also Dean of Vanderbilt Law School.    Director, Equus Total Return Inc. (investment company); Director, XO Holdings, Inc. (telecommunications); Director, Westpoint International Inc. (home products).



Name, Address and Age

  

Position(s)
Held With
the Fund*

  

Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served

  

Principal Occupation for Past
Five Years and Other
Directorships

  

Other Directorships
Held by Director or
Nominee for Director

Claudio X. González†

Jaime Balmes 8

Los Morales Polanco

México, D.F. 11510

México

 

Age: 73

   Class II Director    Term expires 2010; Director since 1981.    Mr. González was President of the Business Coordinating Council of Mexico. He has served as Chairman of the Board (from March 1973 to the present) and Chief Executive Officer (from March 1973 to March 2007) of Kimberly-Clark de México S.A. de C.V., a consumer products company. Mr. González is also on the Board of Directors of several prominent U.S. and Mexican companies, including General Electric Co.    Chairman of the Board and Director, Kimberly-Clark de México, S.A. de C.V. (consumer products); Director, General Electric Co. (industrial and financial products); Director, Investment Company of America (investment fund); Director, Kellogg Co. (food products); Director, Home Depot (home improvement); Director, Grupo Alfa, S.A. de C.V. (conglomerate); Director, Grupo Carso, S.A. de C.V.; Director, Grupo México, S.A. de C.V. (copper mining and rail transportation); Director, Grupo Financiero Inbursa (investment and banking); Director, Televisa (broadcasting); Director, Grupo Integral de Seguridad (security systems).

Jaime Serra Puche†

Edificio Plaza

Prolongación Paseo de la

Reforma 600-103

Santa Fe Peña Blanca

01210 México, D.F.

México

 

Age: 56

   Class I Director    Term expires 2009; Director since 1997.   

Dr. Serra is a Senior Partner of the law and economics consulting firm SAI Consultores, S.C.

 

Dr. Serra is a former Secretary of Finance for Mexico and he was the minister in charge of negotiations for NAFTA and trade agreements between Mexico and Chile, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia and Costa Rica on behalf of the Mexican government.

 

Formerly, Dr. Serra has served as a Visiting Professor at Princeton University, Stanford University and New York University. He was also Secretary of Trade and Industry (Mexico) and a Distinguished Visiting Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He has a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University.

   Director, Vitro, S.A. de C.V. (glass manufacturer); Director, Tenaris (tube producer); Director, Chiquita Brands, Inc. (fruit producer); Director, Grupo Modelo, S.A. de C.V. (beer brewing); Director, Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer, S.A. de C.V. (banking); Co-Chairman, President’s Council on International Activities of Yale University.



 

Name, Address and Age

  

Position(s)
Held With
the Fund*

  

Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served

  

Principal Occupation for Past
Five Years and Other
Directorships

  

Other Directorships
Held by Director or
Nominee for Director

Marc J. Shapiro†

707 Travis, 11th Floor

Houston, TX 77002

 

Age: 60

   Class I Director    Term expires 2009; Director since 2006.    Since 2003, Mr. Shapiro has served as Non-Executive Chairman of Chase Bank of Texas. Prior to that time, he was Vice Chairman of JPMorgan Chase (banking and financial services).    Director, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (railroad); Director, Kimberly-Clark (consumer goods); Director, Weingarten Realty (real estate investment).

*   There are no other funds in the Fund Complex.
  Audit Committee, Contract Review Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee member. Member or alternate member of the Valuation Committee.

 

Interested Director

 

Name, Address and Age

  

Position(s)
Held With
the Fund*

  

Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served

  

Principal Occupation for Past
Five Years and Other
Directorships

  

Other Directorships
Held by Director or
Nominee for Director

José Luis Gómez Pimienta**††

Aristóteles 77, 3rd Floor

Col. Polanco

11560 México, D.F.

México

 

Age: 67

   President of the Fund; Class II Director    Term expires 2010; Director since 1989.    Mr. Gómez Pimienta has over two decades of experience investing in the Mexican securities market. He has been the President of the Fund since its inception and has also served as a Director since 1989. Mr. Gómez Pimienta has been Chairman of the Board of the Fund’s investment adviser, Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C., since 1987 and Chief Executive Officer since inception.    Director (since 1997) and member of the Executive Committee (since 1998) and the Audit Committee (since 2003) of the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (Mexican Stock Exchange).

*   There are no other funds in the Fund Complex.
**   Director is an “interested director” (as defined in the 1940 Act). Mr. Gómez Pimienta is deemed to be an interested director by reason of his affiliation with the Investment Adviser.
††   Alternate member of the Valuation Committee.



 

Officers Who Are Not Directors

 

Name, Address and Age

  

Position(s) Held
With the Fund

    

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served

    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Samuel García-Cuéllar

Creel, García-Cuéllar y

Müggenburg, S.C.,

Paseo de los Tamarindos 60 –

3er piso

Bosques de las Lomas

05120 México, D.F.

México

Age: 65

   Secretary      Since 1981.      Mr. García-Cuéllar is a partner of Creel, García-Cuéllar y Müggenburg, S.C., Mexican counsel to the Fund; Director, GE Capital Bank, S.C. Institución de Banca Múltiple, GE Capital Grupo Financiero (bank) (since 2002); Director, GE Capital Grupo Financiero, S.A. de C.V. (financial group) (since 2002).

Alberto Osorio Morales

Aristóteles 77, 3rd Floor

Col. Polanco

11560 México, D.F.

México

Age: 39

  

Treasurer

(formerly, Vice President of Finance)

    

Since 2002.

From 1999 to 2002.

     Mr. Osorio currently serves as Director of Finance of the Fund’s investment adviser, Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C. and has been an employee of the Adviser since 1991.

Carlos H. Woodworth Ortiz

Aristóteles 77, 3rd Floor

Col. Polanco

11560 México, D.F.

México

Age: 64

   Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Governance Vice President (formerly, Treasurer)     

Since 2002.

From 1992 to 2002.

     Mr. Woodworth has served on the Board of Directors of the Fund’s investment adviser, Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C., as well as Deputy Director of the Adviser since 1981.

Eduardo Solano Arroyo

Aristóteles 77, 3rd Floor

Col. Polanco

11560 México, D.F.

México

Age: 39

   Investor Relations Vice President      Since 1997.      Mr. Solano has served as Director of Economic Research of the Fund’s investment adviser, Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C. since 1997 and has been an employee of the Adviser since 1991.

Sander M. Bieber

1775 I Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006

Age: 57

   Assistant Secretary      Since 1989.      Partner of Dechert LLP, U.S. counsel to the Fund and the Independent Directors.



The Mexico Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments as of October 31, 2007


        Shares Held   Common Stock (98.44%)   Series    
 
Value
(Note 1)
  Percent

of Net
Assets

 

 
 

Building   (a)   2,186,300  

Grupo Lamosa, S.A.B. de C.V

  *   $ 4,698,513   0.48 %
Materials                            
Cement Industry     10,041,249  

Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V.

  CPO     30,361,214   3.12  
    5,300,700  

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A.B. de C.V.

  *     29,563,625   3.03  
                   
                      59,924,839   6.15  
Chemicals and     6,677,824  

Mexichem, S.A.B. de C.V.

  *     27,379,434   2.81  
Petrochemicals                            
Communications     12,507,200  

América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.

  A     39,441,802   4.05  
    57,966,666  

América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.

  L     183,449,443   18.82  
  (a)   23,820,100  

Axtel, S.A.B. de C.V.

  CPO     61,718,637   6.33  
    4,523,800  

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.

  CPO     22,077,317   2.27  
  (a)   5,721,300  

Maxcom Telecomunicaciones, S.A.B. de C.V.

  CPO     14,460,552   1.48  
    8,333,900  

Teléfonos de México, S.A.B. de C.V.

  A     15,106,815   1.55  
                   
                        336,254,566   34.50  
Construction   (a)   8,765,200  

Dine, S.A.B. de C.V.

  B     9,582,318   0.98  
  (a)   7,740,033  

Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V.

  *     53,712,964   5.51  
                   
                      63,295,282   6.49  
Consumer     4,550,680  

Kimberly-Clark de México, S.A.B. de C.V.

  A     19,465,921   2.00  
Products                            
Financial     8,857,000  

Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V.

  O     40,683,790   4.17  
Groups                            
Food and     2,952,900  

Gruma, S.A.B. de C.V.

  B     10,553,659   1.08  
Beverages     2,585,500  

Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V.

  A     14,649,629   1.50  
                   
                      25,203,288   2.58  
Holding     2,651,700  

Alfa, S.A.B. de C.V.

  A     17,594,089   1.81  
Companies   (a)   15,926,000  

Carso Infraestructura y Construcción, S.A.B. de C.V.

  B-1     17,142,812   1.76  
    2,163,100  

Verzatec, S.A.B. de C.V.

  *     1,243,010   0.13  
                   
                      35,979,911   3.70  
Housing   (a)   3,044,800  

Corporación Geo, S.A.B. de C.V.

  B     11,186,524   1.15  
  (a)   7,342,582  

Sare Holding, S.A.B. de C.V.

  B     12,712,972   1.30  
  (a)   12,483,400  

Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos, S.A.B. de C.V.

  *     48,301,542   4.96  
                   
                      72,201,038   7.41  
Mining Industry       7,851,653  

Grupo México, S.A.B. de C.V.

  B     70,935,811   7.28  
Retail Firms     10,048,828  

Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V.

  *     14,919,772   1.53  
  (a)   2,881,500  

Grupo Famsa, S.A.B. de C.V.

  A     11,744,301   1.20  
    8,982,300  

Organización Soriana, S.A.B. de C.V.

  B     28,435,040   2.92  
    11,628,693  

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V.

  V     46,950,265   4.82  
                   
                      102,049,378   10.47  
Service     4,522,248  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B de C.V

  B     17,387,898   1.78  
    5,399,200  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V.

  B     28,281,692   2.90  
  (a)   3,364,700  

Promotora Ambiental, S.A.B. de C.V.

  B     11,978,273   1.23  
                   
                      57,647,863   5.91  



The Mexico Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments as of October 31, 2007 — (Continued)


 

          Shares Held   Common Stock — (Continued)   Series    
 
Value
(Note 1)
  Percent

of Net
Assets

 

 
 

Steel   (a)     4,692,000  

Industrias CH, S.A.B. de C.V.

  B   $ 18,588,603   1.91 %
      936,500  

Tenaris, S.A.

  *     25,191,686   2.58  
                   
                        43,780,289   4.49  
             

Total Common Stock (Identified cost $485,776,027)

      $ 959,499,923   98.44  
Securities        
 
Principal
Amount
  Short-Term Securities (1.21%)        
 
Value
(Note 1)
  Percent

of Net
Assets

 

 
 

Repurchase Agreements     $ 9,334,125  

BBVA Bancomer, S.A., 7.30%, dated 10/31/07, due 11/01/07 repurchase price $9,334,125 collateralized by Bonos del Gobierno Federal. Value of collateral $9,441,812

    $ 9,332,233   0.96 %
U.S. Government         2,400,113  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/01/07

        2,399,957   0.24  
             

Total Short-Term Securities (Identified cost — $11,732,190)

      $ 11,732,190   1.20 %
      Total Investments (Identified cost — $497,508,217)       971,232,113   99.64  
      Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities       3,513,708   0.36  
                   
      Net Assets Equivalent to $51.23 per share on 19,026,253 shares of capital stock outstanding     $ 974,745,821   100.00 %
                   

(a)   Shares of these securities are currently non-income producing. Equity investments that have not paid dividends within the last twelve months are considered to be non-income producing.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.



 

The Mexico Fund, Inc.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of October 31, 2007


Assets:

     

Investments:

     

Securities, at value:

     

Common stock (identified cost — $485,776,027)

   $ 959,499,923   

Short term securities (identified cost — $11,732,190)

     11,732,190   
         

Total investments (identified cost — $497,508,217)

      $ 971,232,113

Cash

        835

Dividends receivable

        6,584,927

Interest receivable

        1,892

Prepaid expenses

        84,406
         

Total assets

        977,904,173
         

Liabilities:

     

Payable to Investment Adviser (Notes 2 and 3)

        703,085

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

        350,863

Payables for securities purchased

        2,104,404
         

Total liabilities

        3,158,352
         

Net Assets — Equivalent to $51.23 per share on 19,026,253 shares of capital stock outstanding

      $ 974,745,821
         

Composition of Net Assets:

     

Common Stock

      $ 19,026,253

Additional paid-in capital

        367,691,657

Accumulated net investment income

        12,339,732

Undistributed net realized gain on investments

        101,883,230

Unrealized appreciation of investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency

        473,804,949
         
      $ 974,745,821
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.



 

The Mexico Fund, Inc.

Statement of Operations For the Year Ended October 31, 2007


Net Investment Income:

    

Income:

    

Dividends

   $ 17,646,857    

Interest

     1,863,868    
          

Total income

     $ 19,510,725

Expenses:

    

Investment advisory fee

     6,428,633    

Administrative services

     901,467    

Legal fees

     560,759    

Directors’ fees

     285,000    

Insurance

     183,728    

Audit and tax fees

     149,940    

Printing, distribution and mailing of stockholder reports

     110,308    

Directors’ and Officers’ expenses

     83,009    

Miscellaneous

     80,281    

Stockholders’ information

     55,214    

Custodian fees

     52,726    

Stock exchange fees

     25,000    

Transfer agent and dividend disbursement fees

     21,000    
          

Operating expenses

       8,937,065
        

Net investment income

       10,573,660

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions:

    

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions:

    

Net realized gain on investments

     162,736,833    

Net realized gain from foreign currency transactions

     1,179,523    
          

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

       163,916,356

Increase (decrease) in net unrealized gain on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency:

    

Increase in net unrealized gain on investments

     89,480,833    

Decrease in net unrealized gain on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency

     (108,920 )  
          

Increase in net unrealized gain on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency

       89,371,913
        

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ 263,861,929
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.



 

The Mexico Fund, Inc.

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

For the
Year Ended

October 31, 2007

   

For the
Year Ended

October 31, 2006

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

    

From Operations

    

Net investment income

   $ 10,573,660     $ 4,999,621  

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     163,916,356       96,787,508  

Increase in net unrealized gain on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency

     89,371,913       117,128,252  
                

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     263,861,929       218,915,381  

Dividends to stockholders from net investment income

     (5,232,662 )     (10,556,280 )

Distributions to stockholders from net realized gain on investments

     (55,442,196 )     (38,590,309 )
                
     203,187,071       169,768,792  
                

From Capital Share Transactions:

    

Net increase in capital stock (Note 5)

     208,046,352       —    

Repurchase of stock, at cost (Note 7)

     (83,459,022 )     (57,451,725 )
                
     124,587,330       (57,451,725 )
                

Total increase in net assets

     327,774,401       112,317,067  

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     646,971,420       534,654,353  
                

End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $12,339,732 and $5,232,663, respectively)

   $ 974,745,821     $ 646,971,420  
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.



 

The Mexico Fund, Inc.
Financial Highlights
   For the Year Ended October 31,  
   2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  

Per Share Operating Performance:

          

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 42.43     $ 31.65     $ 21.92     $ 17.36     $ 15.46  
                                        

Net investment income*

     0.54       0.30       0.23       0.03       0.03  

Net gain on investments and translation of foreign currency*

     15.45       13.37       10.20       6.72       3.63  
                                        

Total from investment operations*

     15.99       13.67       10.43       6.75       3.66  
                                        

Less Dividends:

          

Dividends to stockholders from net investment income

     (0.34 )     (0.63 )     (0.13 )     —         (0.45 )

Distributions to stockholders from net realized gain on investments

     (3.64 )     (2.28 )     (0.58 )     (0.31 )     (1.34 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (3.98 )     (2.91 )     (0.71 )     (0.31 )     (1.79 )
                                        

Capital Share Transactions:

          

Effect on NAV of stock repurchased

     0.03       0.02       0.01       0.01       0.06  

Capital charge resulting from issuance of fund shares

     (3.24 )     —         —         (1.89 )     (0.03 )
                                        

Total capital share transactions

     (3.21 )     0.02       0.01       (1.88 )     0.03  
                                        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 51.23     $ 42.43     $ 31.65     $ 21.92     $ 17.36  
                                        

Market value per share, end of period

   $ 45.20     $ 36.91     $ 28.10     $ 18.65     $ 15.36  
                                        

Total investment return based on market value per share**

     37.03 %     44.14 %     55.64 %     27.39 %     22.49 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

          

Expenses

     1.07 %     1.20 %     1.38 %     1.64 %     1.92 %

Net investment income

     1.26 %     0.87 %     0.84 %     0.15 %     0.15 %

Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets at end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 974,746     $ 646,971     $ 534,654     $ 410,373     $ 269,762  

Portfolio turnover rate

     35.70 %     14.50 %     29.24 %     26.84 %     28.99 %

  *   Amounts were computed based on average shares outstanding during the period.
**   Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the last business day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed to be reinvested at the lower of the net asset value or the closing market price on the dividend/distribution day. If the fiscal 2003 distribution were taken in stock, which was issued at $12.08 per share, the total return would have been 20.99% for that year. For fiscal 2004, the total return was calculated assuming a sale of the rights received on September 22, and reinvested in stock at the closing market price of that date . For fiscal, 2007, the total return was calculated assuming a sale of the rights received on March 26, and reinvested in stock at the closing market price of that date. If the distribution corresponding to long-term capital gains in fiscal 2007 were taken in stock, which was issued at $38.95 per share, the total return would have been 37.16%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.



The Mexico Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements —

October 31, 2007


 

1.   Operations and Significant Accounting Policies:

 

The Mexico Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a closed-end management investment company. On October 16, 2000, the Fund received stockholder approval to convert from a diversified to a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long term capital appreciation through investment in securities, primarily equity, listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

 

Valuation of investments — Investments in which the principal exchange is on the Mexican Stock Exchange are valued at the closing price reported by the Mexican Stock Exchange. The closing price represents the weighted average for the last twenty minutes of operations in any business day. Investments in which the principal exchange is the New York Stock Exchange are valued at the last sale price. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of less than 60 days at the time of purchase are carried at cost, plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. All other securities are valued in accordance with methods determined by the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors believes that the price of a security obtained under the Fund´s valuation procedures does not represent the amount that the Fund reasonably expects to receive on a current sale of the security, the Fund will value the security based on a method that the Board believes accurately reflects fair value.

 

Security transactions and investment income — Security transactions are recorded on the date which the transactions are entered into (the trade date). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded as earned.

 

Foreign Currency — The market value of Mexican securities, currency holdings and other assets and liabilities denominated in Pesos (“Ps.”) was recorded in the financial statements after being translated into U.S. dollars based on the open market exchange rate prevailing in Mexico City at the end of the period. The open market exchange rate at October 31, 2007 was Ps. 10.7023 to $1.00.

 

The identified cost of portfolio holdings is translated at approximate rates prevailing when acquired. Income and expense amounts are translated at approximate rates prevailing when earned or incurred.

 

The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities during the year. Accordingly, the net realized and unrealized gain on investments presented in the accompanying financial statements include the effects of both such changes.

 

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of short-term securities in exchange of cash, payment of services or functional currency denominated assets, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the



difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded by the Fund, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amount actually received or paid.

 

Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in common stocks, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.

 

Repurchase Agreements — The Fund enters into repurchase agreements with approved institutions. The Fund´s repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by Mexican or U.S. Government securities. The Fund takes possession of the collateral and the Fund´s investment adviser monitors the credit standing of repurchase agreement counterparties. It is the Fund´s policy that the fair value of the collateral be at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest, at all times. If the counterparty defaults, and the fair value of the collateral declines, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

 

Realized gains and losses on investments — Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the identified cost basis.

 

Taxes — No provision has been made for U.S. income or excise taxes for the year ended October 31, 2007 on net investment company taxable income or net long-term capital gains as defined by the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), since the Fund intends to comply with the requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of such income to its stockholders.

 

Dividends to stockholders from net investment income are determined based on Federal income tax regulations, whereas the corresponding net investment income as reflected in the accompanying financial statements, is presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Net realized gains from security transactions are distributed annually to stockholders.

 

Dividends to stockholders — Cash dividends are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date. Dividends paid to stockholders may be subject to Mexican withholding taxes.

 

Risks of Investment in Mexican Securities — Investing in Mexican securities involves certain considerations not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers, including (1) lesser liquidity and smaller market capitalization of the Mexican securities markets, (2) currency fluctuations, (3) higher rates of inflation and domestic interest rates and (4) less stringent disclosure requirements, less available information regarding Mexican public companies and less active regulatory oversight of Mexican public companies.

 

The Mexican Stock Exchange is a concentrated market. A large percentage of the value of the Mexican securities market is currently represented by certain industry sectors, in particular, the communications industry. Also, a certain individual has a controlling interest in companies representing over 40% of the market capitalization of the Mexican Stock Exchange. The value of the Mexican Stock Exchange may be subject to greater volatility than markets that are less concentrated. Any factors or events which impact this individual could have negative repercussions for the issuers in which he holds a controlling interest, including certain Fund investments and the Mexican Stock Exchange as a whole.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements —In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (the “Interpretation”). The Interpretation establishes for all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Fund, a



minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction), and requires certain expanded tax disclosures. The Interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the date of effectiveness. Management has recently begun to evaluate the application of the Interpretation to the Fund, and is not in a position at this time to estimate the significance of its impact, if any, on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 157, Fair Value Measurements, which clarifies the definition of fair value and requires companies to expand their disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. Adoption of SFAS 157 requires the use of the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, the Fund is in the process of reviewing the Standard against its current valuation policies to determine future applicability.

 

2.   Investment Advisory Agreement:

 

The Fund has a management contract with Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C. (the “Adviser”), a Mexican company registered under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The Adviser furnishes investment research and portfolio management services consistent with the Fund’s stated investment policies. The Fund pays to the Adviser a monthly fee at the annual rate of 1.00% on the first $200 million of average daily net assets, 0.90% on the excess over $200 million up to $400 million and 0.60% on the excess over $400 million.

 

3.   Administrative Services Agreement:

 

The Fund has entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with the Adviser, which provides for certain services to be performed by the Adviser, including among other administrative activities, the determination and publication of the net asset value of the Fund, the maintenance of the Fund’s books and records in accordance with applicable U.S. and Mexican Laws and assistance in the preparation and filing of annual reports and tax returns. Prior to March 7, 2007, the Fund paid to the Adviser a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.11% of average daily net assets, with a minimum amount of $450,000 per year. On March 7, 2007, the Fund´s Board of Directors approved a modification in the fee structure of the contract with the Adviser. Accordingly, starting March 7, 2007, the Fund pays to the Adviser a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.11% on the first $600 million of average daily net assets, and 0.09% on the excess over $600 million, with a minimum amount of $450,000 per year. Additionally, the Adviser receives a fee of $75,000 per repurchase offer made by the Fund under the program, which is recorded as part of the total expenses of each offer. See Note 7.

 

4.   Purchases and Sales of Investments:

 

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended October 31, 2007 were as follows:

 

Purchases

      

Common Stock

   $ 359,230,726
      

Total Purchases

   $ 359,230,726
      

Proceeds from Investments Sold

      

Common Stock

   $ 289,259,669
      

Total Sales

   $ 289,259,669
      

 

Included in proceeds from investments sold, is $81,994,707 representing the value of securities



disposed of in payment of redemptions in-kind, resulting in realized gains of $51,216,389. Pursuant to a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, granted to the Fund, these gains are not recognized by the Fund for tax purposes. As a result, net realized gains differ for financial statement and tax purposes. These realized gains have been reclassified from undistributed realized gains on investments to additional paid in capital in the accompanying financial statements.

 

5.   Capital Stock:

 

At October 31, 2007, there were 150,000,000 shares of $1.00 par value common stock authorized, of which 19,026,253 shares were outstanding.

 

The Fund offers a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“Plan”) to its stockholders. Fund stockholders are automatically enrolled as participants in the Plan unless they notify the Fund´s transfer agent otherwise.

 

On December 5, 2006, the Board of Directors declared a stock dividend of $54,234,101. This dividend was paid in shares of common stock of the Fund, and in cash by specific election. Some stockholders selected the stock dividend, therefore on January 23, 2007 the Company issued 520,120 shares, which amounted to $20,258,664. The net asset value per share of the Fund´s common stockholders was reduced by approximately $0.18 per share as a result of this issuance.

 

In connection with a rights offering by the Fund, stockholders of record on March 22, 2007 were issued one transferable right for each share of common stock owned. The rights entitled the holders to purchase one new share for every three rights held at a subscription price equal to 95% of the lower of (i) the average of the last reported sale prices of a share of the Fund´s common stock on the NYSE on the expiration date (April 20, 2007) and the four preceding trading days and (ii) the net asset value per share on the expiration date. On April 30, 2007, the Fund issued 5,021,908 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $38.872 per share. Rights offering costs of $591,673 ($0.03 per share) and dealer manager commissions of $6,832,412 ($0.34 per share) were charged to paid in capital of common stockholders resulting in net proceeds to the Fund of $187,787,688. The net asset value per share of the Fund´s common stockholders was reduced by approximately $3.06 per share as a result of this issuance, which includes the effect of the dealer manager commissions and rights offering costs.

 

6. Distributions to Stockholders:

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006 were as follows:

 

      2007    2006

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 6,441,465    $ 14,294,756

Long term capital gains

     54,233,393      34,851,833
             

Total distributions paid

   $ 60,674,858    $ 49,146,589
             

 

As of October 31, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Accumulated capital gains

   $ 97,875,830

Undistributed ordinary income

     17,076,009

Unrealized appreciation

     473,076,072
      

Total accumulated earnings

   $ 588,027,911
      

 

At October 31, 2007, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $498,237,088. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $479,149,575 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $6,154,550 resulting in net unrealized appreciation on investments of $472,995,025 excluding foreign currency transactions. The difference between book-basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to different book and tax treatment on corporate reorganizations to securities held by the Fund.



7.   Stock Repurchase Program:

 

On March 6, 2002, the Board of Directors of the Fund announced a policy contemplating “in-kind” repurchase offers at no less than 98% of net asset value for up to 100% of the Fund’s outstanding shares.

 

The repurchases carried out by the Fund during the years ended October 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006 were as follows:

 

An offer for up to 5% of the Fund´s outstanding shares commenced on December 22, 2005 and expired on January 13, 2006. The amount paid for redeemed shares was 98.75% of the Fund´s net asset value on January 20, 2006 and was paid on January 27, 2006. A total of 5,746,444 shares participated in the offer, of which 844,143 were repurchased by the Fund equivalent to a total repurchase price of $28,334,134 including $222,329 of expenses related to the offer.

 

An offer for up to 5% of the Fund´s outstanding shares commenced on July 5, 2006 and expired on August 3, 2006. The amount paid for redeemed shares was 98.75% of the Fund´s net asset value on August 10, 2006 and was paid on August 17, 2006. A total of 5,384,274 shares participated in the offer, of which 802,521 were repurchased by the Fund equivalent to a total repurchase price of $29,117,591 including $202,648 of expenses related to the offer.

 

An offer for up to 5% of the Fund´s outstanding shares commenced on December 22, 2006 and expired on January 16, 2007. The amount paid for redeemed shares was 98.75% of the Fund´s net asset value on January 23, 2007 and was paid on January 30, 2007. A total of 4,277,046 shares participated in the offer, of which 762,401 were repurchased by the Fund equivalent to a total repurchase price of $33,383,506 including $213,595 of expenses related to the offer.

 

An offer for up to 5% of the Fund´s outstanding shares commenced on September 4, 2007 and expired on September 26, 2007. The amount paid for redeemed shares was 99.00% of the Fund´s net asset value on October 3, 2007 and was paid on October 10, 2007. A total of 7,137,465 shares participated in the offer, of which 1,001,378 were repurchased by the Fund equivalent to a total repurchase price of $50,075,516 including $246,326 of expenses related to the offer.

 

8.   Investments:

 

Certain members of the Board of Directors of the Fund are also members of Boards of Directors of certain companies held in the Fund´s portfolio.

 

9.   Commitments and Contingencies:

 

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties or which provide general indemnifications. The Fund´s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.



 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

The Mexico Fund, Inc.

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Mexico Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) at October 31, 2007, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2007 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

December 18, 2007

 

 



 

Tax Information (Unaudited)


In order to meet certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, we are advising you that the Fund designates $59,978,014 as long term capital gain distributions made during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, subject to the maximum tax rate of 15%. Of this amount $54,233,393 was attributable to gains from the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006.

 

Under Section 854(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), the Fund designates 100% of the ordinary income dividends as qualified dividends for purposes of the maximum rate under Section 1(h)(11) of the Code for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007. The information reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the stockholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2007. The information necessary to complete your income tax returns will be included with your form 1099-DIV to be received under separate cover in January 2008.


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a) The Board of Directors of the Registrant adopted a Code of Ethics on September 17, 2003 applicable to the principal executive officer and senior financial officers of the Registrant which is designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:

(A) honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

(B) full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents the Registrant files with, or submits to, the SEC or in other public communications made by the Registrant;

(C) compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;

(D) prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Ethics to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code of Ethics; and

(E) accountability for adherence to the Code of Ethics.

(c) During the period covered by this report, no amendments were made to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.

(d) During the period covered by this report, no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above were granted.

(e) Not applicable.

(f) The Registrant has posted the text of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above on its Internet website at www.themexicofund.com under the heading “Corporate Governance.”

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board of Directors of the Registrant has determined that Robert L. Knauss qualifies as the Registrant’s “audit committee financial expert” as such term is interpreted in the Instructions to this Item 3. Mr. Knauss is a member of the Registrant’s audit committee and is an “independent” director as interpreted under this Item 3.


Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) – (d) Below is a table reflecting the fee information requested in Items 4(a) through (d).

 

     Audit Fees    Audit-Related Fees    Tax Fees    All Other Fees

Fiscal Year 2006

   $ 108,000    $ 0    $ 20,000    $ 0

Fiscal Year 2007

   $ 119,000    $ 10,000    $ 22,000    $ 0

All fees described above were pre-approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee.

(e)(1) Below are the Registrant’s Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.

PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

as adopted by the

AUDIT COMMITTEE

of

THE MEXICO FUND, INC. (“FUND”)

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Act”) and rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Fund’s Audit Committee pre-approve all audit services and non-audit services provided to the Fund by its independent accountant (“Auditor”).1 The Act and such SEC rules also require that the Fund’s Audit Committee pre-approve all non-audit services provided by the Auditor to (i) the Fund’s investment adviser, and (ii) any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund (these entities are known as “Service Affiliates”) if the engagement for such entities relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund (“Covered Non-Audit Services”).2 At this time, the Fund has only one Service Affiliate, Impulsora del Fondo México, SC (“Impulsora”) so references to Service Affiliates throughout the procedures encompasses only Impulsora at this time.

The following policies and procedures govern the ways in which the Fund’s Audit Committee will consider the pre-approval of audit and non-audit services that the Auditor provides to the Fund, and


1

The term “Auditor,” as used in these procedures, means the firm engaged to provide the Fund with services listed in Appendix A.

 

2

Examples of types of non-audit services that may be provided to the Fund or a Service Affiliate are listed in Appendix B. Note that applicable law also prohibits the provision of certain services by the Auditor to entities in the “investment company complex.” The “investment company complex” includes Service Affiliates and other entities. These prohibited services are listed in Appendix C. Investment Company Complex Entities are also listed in Appendix C.


Covered Non-Audit Services that the Auditor proposes to provide to Service Affiliates.3 These policies and procedures do not apply in the case of audit services that the Auditor provides to Service Affiliates, nor do they apply to any services that an audit firm other than the Auditor provides to such entities.

These policies and procedures comply with applicable legal requirements for pre-approval, and also provide a mechanism by which management of the Fund and any Service Affiliates may request and secure pre-approval of audit and non-audit services in an orderly manner with minimal disruption to normal business operations.

The following policies and procedures are adopted by the Audit Committee of the Fund.

 

A. General

 

1. The Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit services and non-audit services that the Auditor provides to the Fund.

 

2. The Audit Committee must pre-approve any engagement of the Auditor to provide Covered Non-Audit Services to any Service Affiliate during the period of the Auditor’s engagement to provide audit services to the Fund.

 

B. Pre-Approval of Audit Services to the Fund

 

1. The Audit Committee shall approve the engagement of the Fund’s Auditor for each fiscal year (the “Engagement”). The approval of the Engagement shall not be delegated to a Designated Member. (See Section D below.) In approving the Engagement, the Audit Committee shall obtain, review and consider information concerning the proposed Auditor sufficient to enable the Audit Committee to make a reasonable evaluation of the Auditor’s qualifications and independence. The Audit Committee also shall consider the Auditor’s proposed fees for the Engagement, in light of the scope and nature of the audit services that the Fund will receive.

 

2. The Audit Committee shall report to the Fund’s board of directors (“Board”) regarding its approval of the Engagement and of the proposed fees for the Engagement, and the basis for such approval.

 

3. Unless otherwise in accordance with applicable law, the Engagement, in any event, shall require that the Auditor be selected by the vote, cast in person, of a majority of the members of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the Fund (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) (“Independent Directors”).

3

Unless otherwise indicated by the context, the term “non-audit services” herein includes Covered Non-Audit Services for Impulsora, as well as non-audit services for the Fund.


C. Pre-Approval of Non-Audit Services to the Fund and to Service Affiliates – by Types or Categories of Services

 

1. The Audit Committee may pre-approve the provision of types or categories of non-audit services for the Fund and Covered Non-Audit Services for Service Affiliates pursuant to this Section C.

 

2. Annually, at such time as the Audit Committee considers the Engagement of the Auditor, management of the Fund and of any Service Affiliates, in consultation with the Auditor, shall provide to the Audit Committee, for its consideration and action, the following: (a) a list of those types of non-audit services, if any, that the Fund expects to request from the Auditor during the fiscal year; and (b) a list of those types of Covered Non-Audit Services that Services Affiliates expect to request from the Auditor during the fiscal year.

 

3. The lists submitted to the Audit Committee shall describe the types of non-audit services in reasonable detail and shall include an estimated budget (or budgeted range) of fees where possible and such other information as the Audit Committee may request.

 

4. The Audit Committee, after appropriate consideration of such information as it deems relevant, may pre-approve a non-audit service that is not a prohibited service (see Appendix C) if it specifically finds that the provision of such service is consistent with, and will not impair, the ongoing independence of the Auditor (the “Standard for Pre-Approval”). In connection with any such pre-approval, the Audit Committee may set such limits on fees and other conditions as it believes to be appropriate.

 

5. The Audit Committee’s pre-approval of the types of non-audit services submitted pursuant to this Section C shall constitute authorization for management of the Fund to utilize the Auditor for services qualifying within the types of non-audit services so pre-approved, if needed or desired during the fiscal year, subject to such conditions as may have been set by the Audit Committee.

 

6. Fund management will distribute a list of the types of non-audit services pre-approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to this Section C to management of the Service Affiliates and the appropriate partners of the Auditor. Periodically, the Auditor will discuss with the Audit Committee those non-audit services that have been or are being provided pursuant to this Section C.

 

D. Pre-Approval of Non-Audit Services to the Fund and to Service Affiliates – Project-by-Project Basis

 

1. Non-audit services may be pre-approved on a project-by-project basis pursuant to this Section D, subject to the Standard for Pre-Approval in Section C.

 

2. The Audit Committee, from time to time, may, by resolution, designate one or more of its members who are Independent Directors (each a “Designated Member”) to consider, on the Audit Committee’s behalf, (i) any non-audit services proposed to be provided to the Fund that have not been pre-approved in accordance with these Procedures, (ii) any Covered Non-Audit Services proposed to be provided to any Service Affiliate, that have not been pre-approved in accordance with these Procedures and (iii) any proposed material change in the nature or cost of any non-audit service, including any Covered Non-Audit Service, previously approved. The authority delegated to the Designated Member shall be subject to such conditions as the Audit Committee may specify by resolution from time to time.


3. Management of the Fund or of Impulsora, in consultation with the Auditor, may submit either to the Audit Committee or to a Designated Member for its consideration and action, a pre-approval request identifying one or more non-audit service projects for the Fund or Covered Non-Audit Service projects for Impulsora, as well as any material changes proposed in a service that has been pre-approved. Any request so submitted shall describe the project or projects in reasonable detail and shall include an estimated budget (or budgeted range) of fees and such other information as the Audit Committee or Designated Member shall request. For any material change in the nature or cost of a pre-approved service, the request shall also describe reasons why the change is requested.

 

4. The Audit Committee or Designated Member, as applicable, will review the requested non-audit service or proposed material change in such service in light of the Standard for Pre-Approval in Section C. If the review is by a Designated Member, such Designated Member will either:

 

  (a) pre-approve, pre-approve subject to conditions, or disapprove any such requested service, or any proposed material change in such service, whether to the Fund or to Impulsora; or

 

  (b) refer such matter to the full Audit Committee for its consideration and action.

In considering any requested non-audit service or proposed material change in such service, the Designated Member shall take into account any restrictions placed by the Audit Committee on his pre-approval authority.

 

5. The Designated Member’s pre-approval (or pre-approval subject to conditions) of a requested non-audit service or proposed material change in service pursuant to this Section D shall constitute authorization for the management of the Fund or Impulsora, as the case may be, to utilize the Auditor for the non-audit service so pre-approved. Any action by the Designated Member in approving a requested non-audit service shall be presented for ratification by the Audit Committee not later than at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

 

E. Covered Non-Audit Services Provided to Covered Entities Pursuant to Waiver

Note: It is generally expected that non-prohibited non-audit services, even when they do not involve significant fees, will be pre-approved in accordance with Section C or D.

 

1. The Act provides a limited exception to the requirement that non-audit services (that are not prohibited services) must be pre-approved. This exception is designed to prevent the disqualification of the Auditor due to a minor oversight and is to be used only rarely and only if each of the following conditions is satisfied:

 

  (a) The aggregate fees and costs of all non-audit services (including Covered Non-Audit Services) that, but for the limited exception provided by this Section E, would require pre-approval by the Audit Committee constitutes no more than five percent of the total fees and costs paid by the Fund and Service Affiliates to the Auditor during the fiscal year during which such non-audit services are provided;


  (b) At the time of the engagement for such services, the Fund did not recognize that the services were “non-audit services” that required pre-approval; and

 

  (c) Each such service is (i) brought promptly to the attention of the Audit Committee, (ii) is approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee or a Designated Member, in accordance with the Standard for Pre-Approval set forth in Section C and (iii) is approved based upon a determination that the service is eligible for the waiver provided by this Section E.

 

F. Amendment; Annual Review

 

1. The Audit Committee may amend these procedures from time to time.

 

2. These procedures shall be reviewed annually by the Audit Committee.

 

G. Recordkeeping

 

1. The Fund shall maintain a written record of all decisions made by the Audit Committee or by a Designated Member pursuant to these procedures, together with appropriate supporting material.

 

2. In connection with the approval of any non-audit service pursuant to the de minimis exception provided in Section E of these procedures, a record shall be made indicating that each of the conditions for this exception has been satisfied.

 

3. A copy of these Procedures and of any amendments to these Procedures shall be maintained and preserved permanently in an easily accessible place. The written records referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 of this Section G shall be maintained and preserved for six years from the end of the fiscal year in which the actions recorded were taken, for at least the first two years in an easily accessible location.

As amended and restated through September 2005


APPENDIX A

AUDIT SERVICES

For purposes of these Procedures, “audit services” include the following activities:

 

1. Annual audit of the Fund’s financial statements and quarterly reviews.

 

2. Other procedures, including review of tax provisions, that need to be performed by the Auditor in order to provide an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements, including tests performed to evaluate the Fund’s internal control systems, review of information systems and procedures.

 

3. Preparation of the Auditor’s report on the Fund’s internal controls for financial reporting, and related procedures.

 

4. Services that generally only the Auditor can provide, such as consents, comfort letters, assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC, and statutory audits.


APPENDIX B

NON-AUDIT SERVICES

For purposes of these Procedures, the following services are “non-audit services.” If the services would be provided to a Service Affiliate and the engagement would relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund, these services would be Covered Non-Audit Services and, if not prohibited, are subject to the pre-approval requirements of these Procedures.

Audit-Related Services (traditionally performed by the firm engaged as Auditor)

 

1. Audit of an employee benefit plan.

 

2. Due diligence procedures related to mergers and acquisitions.

 

3. Review of internal controls.

 

4. Consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.

Tax Services

 

1. Tax compliance services, including preparation of tax returns.

 

2. Tax planning and advice.

Other Non-Audit Services

 

1. Advisory and consultation services.

 

2. Other non-audit services not listed above.


APPENDIX C

PROHIBITED SERVICES

In considering whether to pre-approve a service, the Audit Committee should be aware that the Auditor is prohibited from providing certain services to any Investment Company Complex Entity, subject to limited exceptions noted below. Investment Company Complex Entities include:

 

  1. The Fund, its investment manager and investment adviser;

 

  2. Any entity controlling, controlled by the Fund’s investment manager or investment adviser, and any entity under common control with the Fund’s investment manager or investment adviser if such entity (a) is an investment manager or investment adviser, or (b) is in the business of providing administrative, custodian, underwriting, or transfer agent services to any investment company or investment adviser; and

 

  3. Any investment company (including entities that would be investment companies but for the exclusions provided by Section 3(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) advised by the Fund’s investment manager or investment adviser or by an entity in paragraph 2, above.

 

  Note: The term “investment adviser” for this purpose does not include a sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and that is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser.

The following entities are “Investment Company Complex Entities.”

Impulsora del Fondo México, SC

The following services may not be provided by the Fund’s Auditor to an Investment Company Complex Entity, subject to the exceptions noted:

 

1. Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of an Investment Company Complex Entity, including;

 

   

Maintaining or preparing the accounting records for an Investment Company Complex Entity;

 

   

Preparing an Investment Company Complex Entity’s financial statements that are filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or that form the basis that form the basis for such financial statements; or

 

   

Preparing or originating source data underlying an Investment Company Complex Entity’s financial statements.


2. Financial information systems design and implementation, including:

 

   

Directly or indirectly operating, or supervising the operation of, an Investment Company Complex Entity’s information system or managing an Investment Company Complex Entity’s local area network.

 

   

Designing or implementing a hardware or software system that aggregates source data underlying the financial statements or generates information that is significant to an Investment Company Complex Entity’s financial statements or other financial information systems taken as a whole.

 

3. Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports.

 

4. Actuarial services.

This category includes any actuarially-oriented advisory service involving the determination of amounts recorded in an Investment Company Complex Entity’s financial statements and related accounts. This prohibition does not apply to providing assistance to an Investment Company Complex Entity in understanding the methods, models, assumptions, and inputs used in computing an amount.

 

5. Internal audit outsourcing services.

This category includes any internal audit service for an Investment Company Complex Entity that has been outsourced by the Investment Company Complex Entity that relates to the Investment Company Complex Entity’s internal accounting controls, financial systems, or financial statements.

Exception: The foregoing services 1-5 may be provided if the Audit Committee reasonably concludes that the results of these services will not be subject to audit procedures during an audit of an Investment Company Complex Entity’s financial statements.

 

6. Management functions.

This category includes acting, temporarily or permanently, as a director, officer, or employee of an Investment Company Complex Entity, or performing any decision-making, supervisory, or ongoing monitoring function for an Investment Company Complex Entity.

 

7. Human resources.

Services in this category are:

 

   

searching for or seeking out prospective candidates for managerial, executive, or director positions;

 

   

engaging in psychological testing, or other formal testing or evaluation programs;

 

   

undertaking reference checks of prospective candidates for an executive or director position;

 

   

acting as a negotiator on behalf of an Investment Company Complex Entity, such as determining position, status or title, compensation, fringe benefits, or other conditions of employment; or


   

recommending, or advising an Investment Company Complex Entity to hire, a specific candidate for a specific job (except that the Fund’s independent accountant may, upon request by an Investment Company Complex Entity, interview candidates and advise the Investment Company Complex Entity on the candidate’s competence for financial accounting, administrative, or control positions).

 

8. Broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services.

Services in this category are:

 

   

acting as a broker-dealer (registered or unregistered), promoter, or underwriter, on behalf of an Investment Company Complex Entity;

 

   

making investment decisions on behalf of an Investment Company Complex Entity, or otherwise having discretionary authority over an audit client’s investments;

 

   

executing a transaction to buy or sell an audit client’s investment; or

 

   

having custody of assets of an Investment Company Complex Entity, such as taking temporary possession of securities purchased by an Investment Company Complex Entity.

 

9. Legal services.

A prohibited legal service is any service to an Investment Company Complex Entity that, under circumstances in which the service is provided, could be provided only by someone licensed, admitted, or otherwise qualified to practice law in the jurisdiction in which the service is provided.

 

10. Expert services unrelated to the audit.

This category includes providing an expert opinion or other expert service for an Investment Company Complex Entity, or an Investment Company Complex Entity’s legal representative, for the purpose of advocating an Investment Company Complex Entity’s interests in litigation or in a regulatory or administrative proceeding or investigation. This prohibition is not applicable to cases in which the Fund’s independent accountant provides a factual account, including testimony, of work performed, or explains the positions taken or conclusions reached during the performance of any services provided by the accountant to an Investment Company Complex Entity.


APPENDIX D

SERVICE AFFILIATES

Any non-prohibited Covered Non-Audit Service provided to the following entities must be pre-approved as provided in these Procedures:

Impulsora del Fondo México, SC, as Investment Adviser and Administrator to the Fund.

 

Item 4. (cont’d)

(e)(2) All services relating to the fees billed as disclosed in Items 4(a) through (d) were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) None

(h) Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrant.

The Registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The members of the Audit Committee are all of the Directors of the Registrant except for Mr. José Luis Gómez Pimienta.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

This schedule is included as part of the report to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

The Registrant has adopted the following proxy voting policies and procedures.

THE MEXICO FUND, INC.

PROXY VOTING POLICY AND PROCEDURES

I. Statement of Policy

The following are general proxy voting policies and procedures (“Policies and Procedures”) adopted by The Mexico Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) and by the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Fund with respect to voting securities held by the Funds. These Policies and Procedures are adopted to ensure compliance with Rule 30b1-4 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and other applicable obligations of the Fund under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and interpretations of its staff (“Staff”). It is the policy of the Fund to seek to assure that proxies received by the Fund are voted in the best interests of the Fund’s stockholders.


II. Definitions

A. “Best interests of Fund stockholders” - means stockholders’ best economic interest over the long term, i.e., the common interest that all stockholders have in seeing the value of a common investment increase over time. Stockholders may have differing political or social interests, but their best economic interest is generally uniform.

B. “Conflict of interest” - means circumstances when a proxy vote presents a conflict between the interests of Fund stockholders, on the one hand, and those of the Fund’s investment adviser, principal underwriter, or an affiliated person of the Fund, its investment adviser, or principal underwriter, on the other, in how proxies are voted. In practical terms, these circumstances generally would arise when the Fund’s investment adviser knowingly does business with a particular proxy issuer or closely affiliated entity, and may appear to have a material conflict between its own interests and the interests of stockholders in how proxies of that issuer are voted. A conflict might exist in circumstances when the Fund’s investment adviser has actual knowledge of a material business arrangement between a particular proxy issuer (or closely affiliated entity) and the parent company or a corporate affiliate of the Fund’s investment adviser.

III. Delegation of Responsibility for Proxy Voting

A. The Fund’s Board annually evaluates its Fund’s contract with its investment adviser, and decides whether to renew the contract. This process gives the Fund an annual opportunity to ensure that investment adviser’s investment philosophy is generally consistent with its investment objectives and the best economic interests of its stockholders.

B. Because the investment philosophy of the Fund’s investment adviser is generally consistent with the investment objectives of the Fund and the best economic interests of Fund stockholders, investment decisions for the Fund should generally be consistent with its investment adviser’s philosophy. In proxy voting decisions, as in other investment decisions, the Fund’s investment adviser is in the best position to determine whether a particular proxy proposal is consistent with its philosophy, and therefore generally consistent with the investment objectives of the Fund and the best economic interests of Fund stockholders.

C. Accordingly, the Fund has chosen to delegate all responsibility for proxy voting to its investment adviser, provided that the Fund’s Board has the opportunity to periodically review and approve its proxy voting policies and any material amendments (and that the policies contains provisions to address any conflicts of interest as described below). Under this delegation, the investment adviser may vote, abstain from voting, or take no action on proxies for the Fund in any manner consistent with the its proxy voting policies (subject to provisions for addressing conflicts of interest). The Fund may revoke all or part of such delegation at any time by a vote of its Board. In the event that the Fund revokes the delegation of proxy voting responsibility to the investment adviser, the Fund will assume full responsibility for ensuring that proxies are voted in the best interest of its stockholders, and will promptly notify stockholders of the revocation. Thereafter, such Fund will vote proxies of portfolio securities consistently with the policies of the investment adviser, or develop its own basis for voting on particular matters.


D. This delegation generally applies to all proxy voting matters on which the Fund may vote, such as corporate governance matters; changes to capital structure, including increases and decreases of capital and preferred stock issuance; stock option plans and other management compensation issues; and social and corporate responsibility issues. This delegation permits the investment adviser to vote (or abstain from voting or take no action on) proxies relating to matters that may affect substantially the rights or privileges of the holders of securities to be voted, and to vote based on the decisions of the investment adviser or on provisions of the investment adviser’s proxy policies that may support or give weight to the views of management of a portfolio company.

IV. Conflicts of Interest

A. The Fund recognizes that in unusual circumstances, a conflict of interest in how proxies are voted may appear to exist, such as when its investment adviser knowingly does business with a particular proxy issuer or closely affiliated entity or has actual knowledge of a material business arrangement between a particular proxy issuer or closely affiliated entity, and the adviser’s parent or an affiliated subsidiary.

B. In those circumstances, to avoid any appearance concerns, the Fund believes it is appropriate for the investment adviser to follow an alternative voting procedure rather than to vote proxies in the investment adviser’s sole discretion. Some examples of acceptable alternative voting procedures for resolving conflicts of interest include the following:

(1) Causing the proxies to be voted in accordance with the recommendations of an independent service provider, if available, that the investment adviser may use to assist it in voting proxies;

(2) Notifying the Fund’s Board, a designated Board committee or a representative of either, of the conflict of interest and seeking a waiver of the conflict to permit the investment adviser to vote the proxies as it chooses under its usual policy; or

(3) Forwarding the proxies to the Fund’s Board, a designated Board committee or a representative of either, so that the Board, the committee or the representative may vote the proxies itself.

C. The Fund generally delegates all responsibility for resolving conflicts of interest to the Fund’s investment adviser, provided that the investment adviser’s proxy voting policy (as approved by the Fund’s Board) includes acceptable alternative voting procedures for resolving material conflicts of interest, such as the procedures described above. Under this delegation, the investment adviser may resolve conflicts of interest in any reasonable manner consistent with the alternative voting procedures described in its proxy voting policy. The Fund may revoke all or part of this delegation at any time by a vote of its Board. In the event that the Fund revokes the delegation of responsibility for resolving conflicts of interest to the investment adviser, the Fund will seek to resolve any conflicts of interest in the best interest of stockholders. In doing so, the Fund may follow any of the procedures described in Paragraph IV.B., above.

V. Disclosure of Policy or Description/Proxy Voting Record

A. The Fund will disclose its proxy voting policy or a description of it (and the investment adviser’s proxy voting policy, or a description of them), in the Fund’s annual report on


Form N-CSR (beginning with the first annual report filed on or after July 1, 2003). The Fund will disclose that this proxy voting policy or a description of it (and the investment adviser’s proxy voting policy or a description) is available without charge, upon request, (i) by calling, a toll-free (or collect) telephone number, (ii) on the Fund’s website; and (iii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Upon any request for a proxy voting policy or description of it, the policy or the description (or a copy of the most recent annual report containing the policy or description) will be sent by first-class mail or other equally prompt delivery method within three business days of receipt of the request.

B. The Fund also will disclose in its annual report (beginning with the first annual update filed on or after August 31, 2004) that information is available about how the Fund voted proxies during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, (i) by calling, a toll-free (or collect) telephone number, or on or through the Fund’s website or both; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Upon any request for the Fund’s proxy voting record, a copy of the information disclosed in its most recent Form N-PX will be sent by first-class mail or other equally prompt delivery method within three business days of receipt of the request.

C. The Fund will file Form N-PX, completed and signed in the manner required, containing its proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 with the SEC (beginning August 31, 2004).

D. The Fund will disclose the following information on Form N-PX for each matter relating to a portfolio security considered at any stockholder meeting held during the period covered by the report and with respect to which the Fund was entitled to vote:

 

   

The name of the issuer of the portfolio security;

 

   

The exchange ticker symbol of the portfolio security except to the extent not available through reasonably practicable means;

 

   

The Council on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (“CUSIP”) number for the portfolio security except to the extent not available through reasonably practicable means;

 

   

The stockholder meeting date;

 

   

A brief identification of the matter voted on;

 

   

Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a security holder;

 

   

Whether the Fund cast its vote on the matter;

 

   

How the Fund cast its vote (e.g., for or against proposal, or abstain; for or withhold regarding election of directors); and

 

   

Whether the Fund cast its vote for or against management.

Adopted effective June 9, 2003.


IMPULSORA DEL FONDO MÉXICO, SC

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

I. Introduction.-

To comply with the Rule 206(4)-6 and certain provisions of Rule 204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), as well as other applicable fiduciary obligations under rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and interpretations of its staff, Impulsora del Fondo México, SC (the “Adviser”) has adopted these Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures.

In developing the Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures, the Adviser has taken into account the substantial differences between proxy voting at stockholders’ meetings held in the United States of America and proxy voting in Mexico. The Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that proxies are voted in the best interests of The Mexico Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”)(to the extent that the Fund is the Adviser’s only client at this time) and its stockholders, in accordance with the Adviser’s fiduciary duties and Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act. “Best interests” means the Fund’s best economic interest over the long term, that is, the common interest that all clients of an investment adviser share in seeing the value of a common investment increase over time.

These Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures incorporate the principles and guidance set forth in Investment Advisers Act Release No. IA-2106 for investment advisers and IC-25922 for investment companies to the extent applicable to the Fund. These Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures shall be reviewed by the Board of the Adviser annually and may be amended as required to comply with applicable law and to reflect changes in proxy voting and stockholders’ meetings in Mexico.


II. Stockholders’ Meetings and Proxy Voting in Mexico

In Mexico, issuers typically do not send proxy voting materials to their stockholders. A stockholders’ meeting is called through the publication of the call and the agenda in a major newspaper in Mexico or the Official Bulletin. The calls are issued by the Board of Directors of the issuers and, occasionally by the Statutory Auditors. The only information disclosed to stockholders is the Agenda for the meeting. Materials addressing some of the topics included in the Agenda are generally available at the offices of the issuer.

Stockholders’ meetings in Mexico are considered Ordinary, Extraordinary or Special depending on the topics that are submitted for approval.

Annual Ordinary Stockholders’ meetings are called for the purpose of: (i) approving the Annual Report of the Board of Directors to stockholders, which includes the audited Annual Financial Statements; (ii) declaring dividends; (iii) electing Directors and other Officers and (iv) approving the compensation to Directors and other Officers.

Extraordinary Stockholder meetings are called to address topics such as dissolution and liquidation of the corporation, increase or reduction of the capital stock, transformation, merger or spin-up, issuance of preferential stock or bonds and amendment to the issuers By-laws. Special meetings are called to adopt resolutions on issues that require a vote from a particular Series or Class of shares.

There is no proxy solicitation effort as in the United States of America. Typically, there is only one call approved by the Board of Directors or Statutory Auditors for each stockholders’ meeting.

 

III. Policies.- (Principles)

A. The Adviser has the fiduciary obligation to vote at the stockholders’ meetings called by the issuers of securities held in the portfolio of its clients. It must be noted, though, that some portfolio holdings are of Series “A” shares which do not have voting power. In these cases, the Adviser only attends stockholders’ meetings as an observer.


B. The Adviser must exercise its voting authority in the best interests of its client and must not subrogate a client’s interest to its own.

C. The Adviser must monitor corporate events relating to issuers in which it has invested client assets and seek to obtain all relevant information about its investments for a client.

D. In accordance with the procedures specified below, the Adviser must identify the cases when it may be faced with a potential material conflict of interest in voting shares of portfolio investments in the best interest of its clients. A “material conflict of interest” may exist when the Adviser or its representatives knowingly does business or is otherwise associated with a particular issuer or closely affiliated entity of the issuer in which client assets are invested, which may appear to create a material conflict between the interests of the Adviser and the interests of the client in how proxies are voted. At this time, since the Fund is the Adviser’s only client, potential conflicts of interest could arise where affiliated persons of the Fund or the Adviser have a significant investment in the securities (5% or more of the outstanding securities), or are directors, officers or employees, of a given issuer in which the Fund is invested. Whether such a conflict is material will depend on the facts and circumstances involved.

E. If a potential material conflict of interest exists, the Adviser must exercise its voting authority after careful investigation and research of the issues involved in accordance with the procedures mentioned below. The Adviser could consult with third parties in the cases where the information available is insufficient to make a final judgment on how to vote the securities. In exceptional cases, the Adviser could make the determination that not voting the securities is, under the circumstances, in the best interest of its client.


IV. Proxy Voting Procedures.-

A. The Adviser’s Compliance Officer (“Contralor Normativo”) will have the responsibility of monitoring corporate events of all of the issuers in a client’s investment portfolio. The Adviser’s Compliance Officer is responsible for (1) implementing and updating these policies and procedures; (2) overseeing the proxy voting process; (3) consulting with the portfolio manager for the relevant portfolio security; and (4) overseeing voting execution and recordkeeping.

B. The Adviser’s Compliance Officer will have the responsibility to obtain all necessary information on the issuer and on the topics included in the Agenda, once a call for any stockholders’ meeting is published in accordance with Mexican law.

C. The Adviser’s Compliance Officer will identify in which cases, in exercising voting rights, the Adviser could be faced with a potential material conflict of interest. When a material conflict of interest between the Adviser and a client appears to exist, the Adviser may choose among the following options to eliminate such conflict: (1) vote in accordance with these policies and procedures if it involves little or no discretion (i.e., if it is a routine matter); (2) vote as recommended by an independent third party, if available, which has no knowledge of the nature of the material conflict of interest or does not itself have a material conflict of interest; (3) erect information barriers around the person or persons making voting decisions sufficient to insulate the decision from the conflict; or (4) if possible, notify the client of the material conflict of interest and seek a waiver of the conflict.

D. The Adviser’s general voting philosophy is as follows:

1) Support existing management on votes on the financial statements of the issuer and the election of the Board of Directors;

2) Vote for the acceptance of the accounts unless there are grounds to suspect that either the accounts as presented or audit procedures used, do not present an accurate picture of company results; and


3) Support routine issues such as the appointment of independent auditors, allocation of income and the declaration of dividends.

E. If in the opinion of the Adviser’s Compliance Officer the matters included in the Agenda are of an extraordinary nature, or an Extraordinary or Special Meeting has been called, he will need to further investigate and analyze all the information and documentation on the subject matter that is available. In this process, he will consult with other officers of the Adviser, and the Adviser’s and client’s outside legal counsel if necessary, to reach a decision as to how to vote. Such matters will be voted on a case by case basis. Matters which are considered to be of an extraordinary nature include, but are not limited to, delisting of the securities of an issuer in which the Fund has invested from the Bolsa, mergers, spinoffs, and liquidation and dissolution involving an issuer in which the Fund has invested.

F. The Adviser may take a limited role in voting proxies, including abstention or not voting a proxy under the following circumstances:

(1) where the effect on stockholders’ economic interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant;

(2) where the costs of voting the proxy are prohibitive; and

(3) in some cases, if the securities are on loan.

 

V. Disclosure

A. The Adviser will disclose to the Fund and any other clients in the United States its Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and provide a copy upon request.

B. The Adviser will provide all necessary information to the Fund, for compliance with its Form N-PX filing on a timely basis.


C. Upon written request from a client, the Adviser will make available a record of how the Adviser voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30.

 

VI. Records

A. The Adviser will maintain records of all proxies voted.

B. As required by Rule 204-2(c), such records will include: (a) a copy of the Policies and Procedures; (b) a copy of any document created by the Adviser that was material to making a decision how to vote proxies on behalf of a client or that memorializes the basis for that decision; and (c) each written request for proxy voting records and the Adviser’s written response to any client request for such records.

C. Proxy voting books and records will be maintained in an easily accessible place for a period of five years, the first two in an appropriate office of the Adviser.

 

VII. Review of Policies and Procedures

These policies and procedures will be subject to review on an annual basis, or more frequently, if deemed appropriate by the Adviser.

 

VIII. Effective Date

These Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures of the Adviser are effective as of June 19, 2003.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

(a)(1) A committee of persons associated with the Fund or the Investment Adviser of the Fund (the “Portfolio Management Committee”) is jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. Below is a table reflecting the information requested for each member of the Portfolio Management Committee:

 

Name

  

Title

  

Length of Service
with Investment
Adviser

  

Business Experience
During Past 5 Years

  

Role on Portfolio
Management
Committee

José Luis Gómez Pimienta    Chief Executive Officer    Since Inception    Mr. Gómez Pimienta has over two decades of experience investing in the Mexican securities market. He has been Chairman of the Board of the Fund’s Investment Adviser, Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C., since 1987 and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund since inception.    Mr. Gómez Pimienta oversees the full operation of the Fund’s Investment Adviser, and any determinations made by the Portfolio Management Committee.


Name

  

Title

  

Length of Service
with Investment
Adviser

  

Business Experience
During Past 5 Years

  

Role on Portfolio
Management
Committee

         Director (since 1997) and member of the Executive Committee (since 1998) and the Audit Committee (since 2003) of the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (Mexican Stock Exchange).   
Carlos H. Woodworth    Deputy Director    Since 1981    Mr. Woodworth has served on the Board of Directors of the Fund’s Investment Adviser, Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C., and has served as Deputy Director of the Investment Adviser since 1981.    Mr. Woodworth participates in the investment decision-making processes of the Portfolio Management Committee and monitors the trading and reporting activities of the brokerage houses used in connection with the Fund’s investments.
Alberto Osorio    Finance Director    Since 1991    Mr. Osorio currently serves as Finance Director of the Fund’s Investment Adviser, Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C. and has been an employee of the Investment Adviser since 1991.    Mr. Osorio participates in the investment decision-making processes of the Portfolio Management Committee. He also oversees the analysis of financial and quantitative information of equity issuers listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (Mexican Stock Exchange), and makes recommendations to the Committee regarding purchases or sales of portfolio securities.


Name

  

Title

  

Length of Service
with Investment
Adviser

  

Business Experience
During Past 5 Years

  

Role on Portfolio
Management
Committee

Eduardo Solano    Director of Economic Research    Since 1991    Mr. Solano has served as Director of Economic Research of the Fund’s Investment Adviser, Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C. since 1997 and has been an employee of the Investment Adviser since 1991.    Mr. Solano participates in the investment decision-making processes of the Portfolio Management Committee, and also analyzes the Mexican economic environment and its potential impact on the Fund’s portfolio.
Guadalupe Villar    Research Analyst    Since 1998    Ms. Villar serves as research analyst of the Fund’s Investment Adviser, Impulsora del Fondo México, S.C., since 2001 and has been an employee of the Investment Adviser since 1998.    Ms. Villar participates in the investment decision-making processes of the Portfolio Management Committee, and analyzes equity issuers listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (Mexican Stock Exchange). She also serves as Ssecretary of the Portfolio Management Committee.

(a)(2) Not applicable.

(a)(3) Compensation.

Components of compensation.

All of the individuals identified in the table above in response to paragraph (a)(1) are compensated through a base salary and a variable bonus that is paid in December of each year. There are no deferred compensation or pension/retirement plans. All of the individuals identified in the table above in response to paragraph (a)(1) participate in a stock option plan maintained by the Investment Adviser. Additionally, all members of the Committee are entitled to the use of a company car, owned by Impulsora.


Criteria on which compensation is based.

The base salary of the individuals identified in the table above in response to paragraph (a)(1) is fixed, and is generally adjusted on an annual basis at a rate similar to the inflation rate in Mexico. Experience and level of responsibility held within the Investment Adviser are taken into account in determining the base salary of each individual.

The annual bonus paid to the individuals identified in the table above in response to paragraph (a)(1) is variable, and depends on the annual performance results of the Investment Adviser. The total amount of bonus paid annually equals 40% of the difference between the Investment Adviser’s total income and its fixed costs (operating profit before tax and bonuses). The bonus is distributed in December of each year. Half of the bonus is distributed among all personnel employed by the Investment Adviser, and is paid on the basis of each person’s base salary. The other half of the bonus is distributed among certain “key officers” of the Investment Adviser. All of the individuals identified in the table above in response to paragraph (a)(1), as well as the Systems Manager of the Investment Adviser, are considered “key officers.” The portion of the bonus paid to key officers is determined on the basis of each key officer’s contribution to the performance of the Investment Adviser.

The Investment Adviser has a Compensation Committee whose members are appointed by its Board of Directors. The formula utilized to calculate the annual bonus was adopted by the Compensation Committee and ratified by the Board of Directors of the Investment Adviser. There are no other benchmarks or variables utilized to calculate compensation to the individuals identified in the table above in response to paragraph (a)(1).

(a)(4) Dollar Range of Equity Securities Beneficially Owned.

As of the end of the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, October 31, 2007, Mr. Gómez Pimienta was the beneficial owner of $500,001-$1,000,000 of equity securities of the Fund. None of the other individuals identified in the table above in response to paragraph (a)(1) had beneficial ownership of any equity securities of the Fund.


Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

REGISTRANT PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Period from April 30, 2007 to October 31, 2007

  

(a)

Total Number
of Shares (or
Units)
Purchased

  

(b)

Average
Price Paid
per Share
(or Unit)

  

(c)

Total Number of Shares (or
Units) Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced Plans
or Programs

  

(d)

Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar Value)
of Shares (or Units) that
May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs

 

Month # 1

           

May 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007

   0      0    0    0  

Month # 2

           

June 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007

   0      0    0    0  

Month # 3

           

July 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007

   0      0    0    0  

Month # 4

           

August 1, 2007 to August 31, 2007

   0      0    0    0  

Month # 5

           

September 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007

   0      0    0    0  

Month # 6

           

October 1, 2007 to October 31, 2007

   1,001,378    $ 49.76    1,001,378    (A )

 

(A) On September 4, 2007, the Fund offered to repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding shares (total outstanding of 20,027,631) in kind at 99.00% of the Fund’s NAV as of October 3, 2007. The September 2007 Repurchase Offer expired at 5:00 p.m. on September 26, 2007. This Repurchase Offer is part of a fundamental policy of the Fund adopted pursuant to Rule 23c-3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to offer to repurchase in kind at least 5% of the Fund’s outstanding shares on an annual basis. For more information, see the Fund’s Annual Report in Item 1.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There has been no material change to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.


(b) At the date of filing of this Form N-CSR, the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no changes in the Registrant’s internal controls that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Not applicable.

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(b) A certification of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.906CERT.

A copy of the Registrant’s Bylaws, which have been amended and restated as of December 4, 2007, is filed herewith as Exhibit (b)(6).


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

THE MEXICO FUND, INC.
By*   /s/ José Luis Gómez Pimienta
  Jose Luis Gómez Pimienta
  President and Principal Executive Officer

Date: January 4, 2008

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By*   /s/ José Luis Gómez Pimienta
  José Luis Gómez Pimienta
  President and Principal Executive Officer

Date: January 4, 2008

 

By*   /s/ Alberto Osorio
  Alberto Osorio
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date January 4, 2008

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.
EX-99.CERT 2 dex99cert.htm 302 CERTIFICATIONS 302 CERTIFICATIONS

Ex 99.CERT

FORM N-CSR CERTIFICATIONS

I, Alberto Osorio, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of THE MEXICO FUND, INC.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: January 4, 2008

 

/s/ Alberto Osorio
Alberto Osorio
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer


FORM N-CSR CERTIFICATIONS

I, José Luis Gómez Pimienta, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of THE MEXICO FUND, INC.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: January 4, 2008

 

/s/ José Luis Gómez Pimienta
José Luis Gómez Pimienta
President and Chief Executive Officer
EX-99.906CERT 3 dex99906cert.htm 906 CERTFICATION 906 CERTFICATION

Section 906 Certification

José Luis Gómez Pimienta, Chief Executive Officer, and Alberto Osorio, Chief Financial Officer, of The Mexico Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Registrant”), each certify that:

1. The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2007 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable; and

2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

The Mexico Fund, Inc.

   

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

The Mexico Fund, Inc.

/s/ José Luis Gómez Pimienta     /s/ Alberto Osorio
José Luis Gómez Pimienta     Alberto Osorio
Date: January 4, 2008     Date: January 4, 2008
EX-99.B.6 4 dex99b6.htm AMENDED BYLAWS AMENDED BYLAWS

Exhibit (b)(6)

THE MEXICO FUND, INC.

A Maryland Corporation

BYLAWS

Amended and Restated

as of December 4, 2007


Table of Contents

 

          Page

ARTICLE I

   NAME OF CORPORATION, LOCATION OF OFFICES AND SEAL    1

Section 1.

   Name    1

Section 2.

   Principal Offices    1

Section 3.

   Seal    1

ARTICLE II

   STOCKHOLDERS    1

Section 1.

   Annual Meetings    1

Section 2.

   Special Meetings    1

Section 3.

   Notice of Meetings    4

Section 4.

   Quorum; Adjournment of Meeting    4

Section 5.

   Voting    4

Section 6.

   Stockholders Entitled to Vote    5

Section 7.

   Proxies    5

Section 8.

   Stock Ledger and List of Stockholders    5

Section 9.

   Action Without Meeting    5

Section 10.

   Advance Notice of Stockholder Nominations for Director and Other Stockholder Proposals    5

Section 11.

   Organization and Conduct    8

Section 12.

   Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act    9

ARTICLE III

   BOARD OF DIRECTORS    10

Section 1.

   Powers    10

Section 2.

   Terms of Directors; Qualification    10

Section 3.

   Election    11

Section 4.

   Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships    11

Section 5.

   Removal    12

Section 6.

   Regular Meetings    12

Section 7.

   Special Meetings    12

Section 8.

   Waiver of Notice    12

Section 9.

   Quorum and Voting    12

Section 10.

   Action Without a Meeting    15

Section 11.

   Compensation of Directors    15

Section 12.

   Amendment    15

ARTICLE IV

   COMMITTEES    15

Section 1.

   Organization    15

Section 2.

   Executive Committee    16

Section 3.

   Other Committees    16

Section 4.

   Proceedings and Quorum    16

 

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ARTICLE V

   OFFICERS    16

Section 1.

   General    16

Section 2.

   Election, Tenure and Qualifications    16

Section 3.

   Removal and Resignation    16

Section 4.

   Chairman of the Board    17

Section 5.

   President    17

Section 6.

   Vice President    17

Section 7.

   Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers    17

Section 8.

   Secretary and Assistant Secretaries    17

Section 9.

   Subordinate Officers    18

Section 10.

   Remuneration    18

Section 11.

   Surety Bonds    18

ARTICLE VI

   CAPITAL STOCK    18

Section 1.

   Certificates of Stock    18

Section 2.

   Transfer of Shares    19

Section 3.

   Stock Ledgers    19

Section 4.

   Transfer Agents and Registrars    19

Section 5.

   Fixing of Record Date    19

Section 6.

   Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates    19

ARTICLE VII

   FISCAL YEAR AND ACCOUNTANT    20

Section 1.

   Fiscal Year    20

Section 2.

   Accountant    20

ARTICLE VIII

   CUSTODY OF SECURITIES    20

Section 1.

   Employment of a Custodian    20

Section 2.

   Termination of Custodian Agreement    21

ARTICLE IX

   INVESTMENT AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS    21

Section 1.

   Limitations    21

ARTICLE X

   INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE    23

Section 1.

   Indemnification of Officers, Directors, Employees and Agents    23

Section 2.

   Indemnification Under Bylaws Not Exclusive    24

Section 3.

   Insurance    24

ARTICLE XI

   AMENDMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS    24

Section 1.

   General    24

Section 2.

   By Stockholders Only    24

Section 3.

   Counselors    25

 

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BYLAWS

OF

THE MEXICO FUND, INC.

(A MARYLAND CORPORATION)

ARTICLE I

NAME OF CORPORATION, LOCATION OF

OFFICES AND SEAL

Section 1. Name. The name of the Corporation is The Mexico Fund, Inc.

Section 2. Principal Offices. The principal office of the Corporation in the State of Maryland shall be located in Baltimore, Maryland. The Corporation may, in addition, establish and maintain such other offices and places of business as the Board of Directors may, from time to time, determine.

Section 3. Seal. The corporate seal of the Corporation shall be circular in form and shall bear the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation, and the word “Maryland.” The form of the seal shall be subject to alteration by the Board of Directors and the seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile to be impressed or affixed or printed or otherwise reproduced. Any officer or Director of the Corporation shall have authority to affix the corporate seal of the Corporation to any document requiring the same.

ARTICLE II

STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1. Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of Stockholders for the election of Directors and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held at such time and place within the United States as the Board of Directors, or a Committee appointed by the Board of Directors, shall select during the period commencing on March 3 and ending April 1 of each year.

Section 2. Special Meetings.

(a) General. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, President or Board of Directors may call a special meeting of the stockholders. Any such special meeting shall be held at such place, date and time as may be designated by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President or Board of Directors, whoever has called the meeting. Pursuant to the Corporation’s election to be subject to Section 3-805 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”) and subject to subsection (b) of this Section 2, a special meeting of stockholders shall also be called by the Secretary of the Corporation upon the written request of the stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting.


(b) Stockholder Requested Special Meetings.

(i) Any stockholder of record seeking to have stockholders request a special meeting shall, by sending written notice to the Secretary (the “Record Date Request Notice”) by registered mail, return receipt requested, request the Board of Directors to fix a record date to determine the stockholders entitled to request a special meeting (the “Request Record Date”). The Record Date Request Notice shall set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at it, shall be signed by one or more stockholders of record as of the date of signature (or their agents duly authorized in writing), shall bear the date of signature of each such stockholder (or such agent) and shall set forth all information relating to each such stockholder that must be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Upon receiving the Record Date Request Notice, the Board of Directors may fix a Request Record Date. The Request Record Date shall not precede and shall not be more than ten days after the close of business on the date on which the resolution fixing the Request Record Date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors, within ten days after the date on which a valid Record Date Request Notice is received, fails to adopt a resolution fixing the Request Record Date and make a public announcement of such Request Record Date, the Request Record Date shall be the close of business on the tenth day after the first date on which the Record Date Request Notice is received by the Secretary.

(ii) In order for any stockholder to request a special meeting, one or more written requests for a special meeting signed by stockholders of record (or their agents duly authorized in writing) as of the Request Record Date entitled to cast not less than a majority (the “Special Meeting Percentage”) of all of the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting (the “Special Meeting Request”) shall be delivered to the Secretary. In addition, the Special Meeting Request shall set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at it (which shall be limited to the matters set forth in the Record Date Request Notice received by the Secretary), shall bear the date of signature of each such stockholder (or such agent) signing the Special Meeting Request, shall set forth the name and address, as they appear in the Corporation’s books, of each stockholder signing such request (or on whose behalf the Special Meeting Request is signed), the class, series and number of all shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned by each such stockholder, and the nominee holder for, and number of, shares owned by such stockholder beneficially but not of record, shall be sent to the Secretary by registered mail, return receipt requested, and shall be received by the Secretary within 60 days after the Request Record Date. Any requesting stockholder may revoke his, her or its request for a special meeting at any time by written revocation delivered to the Secretary.

 

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(iii) The Secretary shall inform the requesting stockholders of the reasonably estimated cost of preparing and mailing the notice of meeting (including the Corporation’s proxy materials). The Secretary shall not be required to call a special meeting upon stockholder request and such meeting shall not be held unless, in addition to the documents required by paragraph (ii) of this Section 2(b), the Secretary receives payment of such reasonably estimated cost prior to the mailing of any notice of the meeting.

(iv) In the case of any special meeting called by the Secretary upon the request of stockholders (a “Stockholder Requested Meeting”), such meeting shall be held at such place, date and time as may be designated by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that the date of any Stockholder Requested Meeting shall be not more than 90 days after the record date for such meeting (the “Meeting Record Date”); and provided further that if the Board of Directors fails to designate, within ten days after the date that a valid Special Meeting Request is actually received by the Secretary (the “Delivery Date”), a date and time for a Stockholder Requested Meeting, then such meeting shall be held at 2:00 p.m. local time on the 90th day after the Meeting Record Date or, if such 90th day is not a Business Day (as defined below), on the first preceding Business Day; and provided further that in the event that the Board of Directors fails to designate a place for a Stockholder Requested Meeting within ten days after the Delivery Date, then such meeting shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation. In fixing a date for any special meeting, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President or Board of Directors may consider such factors as he, she or it deems relevant within the good faith exercise of business judgment, including, without limitation, the nature of the matters to be considered, the facts and circumstances surrounding any request for the meeting and any plan of the Board of Directors to call an annual meeting or a special meeting. In the case of any Stockholder Requested Meeting, if the Board of Directors fails to fix a Meeting Record Date that is a date within 30 days after the Delivery Date, then the close of business on the 30th day after the Delivery Date shall be the Meeting Record Date.

(v) If written revocations of requests for the special meeting have been delivered to the Secretary and the result is that stockholders of record (or their agents duly authorized in writing), as of the Request Record Date, entitled to cast less than the Special Meeting Percentage have delivered, and not revoked, requests for a special meeting to the Secretary, the Secretary shall: (1) if the notice of meeting has not already been mailed, refrain from mailing the notice of the meeting and send to all requesting stockholders who have not revoked such requests written notice of any revocation of a request for the special meeting, or (2) if the notice of meeting has been mailed and if the Secretary first sends to all requesting stockholders who have not revoked requests for a special meeting written notice of any revocation of a request for the special meeting and written notice of the Secretary’s intention to revoke the notice of the meeting, revoke the notice of the meeting at any time before ten days before the commencement of the meeting. Any request for a special meeting received after a revocation by the Secretary of a notice of a meeting shall be considered a request for a new special meeting.

 

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(vi) The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or the Board of Directors may appoint regionally or nationally recognized independent inspectors of elections to act as the agent of the Corporation for the purpose of promptly performing a ministerial review of the validity of any purported Special Meeting Request received by the Secretary. For the purpose of permitting the inspectors to perform such review, no such purported request shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Secretary until the earlier of (1) five Business Days after receipt by the Secretary of such purported request and (2) such date as the independent inspectors certify to the Corporation that the valid requests received by the Secretary represent at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of stock that would be entitled to vote at such meeting. Nothing contained in this paragraph (vi) shall in any way be construed to suggest or imply that the Corporation or any stockholder shall not be entitled to contest the validity of any request, whether during or after such five Business Day period, or to take any other action (including, without limitation, the commencement, prosecution or defense of any litigation with respect thereto, and the seeking of injunctive relief in such litigation).

(vii) For purposes of these Bylaws, “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of Maryland are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

Section 3. Notice of Meetings. The Secretary shall cause notice of the place, date and hour, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, to be mailed, not less than 10 nor more than 90 days before the date of the meeting, to each Stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting at his address as it appears on the records of the corporation at the time of such mailing. Notice of any Stockholders’ meeting need not be given to any Stockholder who shall sign a written waiver of such notice whether before or after the time of such meeting, which waiver shall be filed with the record of such meeting, or to any Stockholder who is present at such meeting in person or by proxy. Notice of adjournment of a Stockholders’ meeting to another time or place need not be given if such time and place are announced at the meeting.

Section 4. Quorum; Adjournment of Meeting. At any meeting of stockholders, the presence in person or by proxy of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting shall constitute a quorum; but this section shall not affect any requirement under any statute or the charter of the Corporation for the vote necessary for the adoption of any measure. If, however, such quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting or the stockholders shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date without notice other than announcement at the meeting. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.

Section 5. Voting. At each Stockholders’ meeting, each Stockholder entitled to vote shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock of the Corporation validly issued and outstanding and standing in his name on the books of the Corporation on the record date fixed in

 

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accordance with Section 5 of Article VI hereof. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws or as required by provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time, all matters shall be decided by a vote of the majority of the votes validly cast. The vote upon any question shall be by ballot whenever requested by any person entitled to vote, but, unless such a request is made, voting may be conducted in any way approved by the meeting.

Section 6. Stockholders Entitled to Vote. If the Board of Directors sets a record date for the determination of Stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any Stockholders’ meeting in accordance with Section 5 of Article VI hereof, each Stockholder of the Corporation shall be entitled to vote, in person or by proxy, each share of stock standing in his name on the books of the Corporation on such record date. If no record date has been fixed, the record date for the determination of Stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of Stockholders shall be the later of the close of business on the day on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the thirtieth day before the meeting, or, if notice is waived by all Stockholders, at the close of business on the tenth day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.

Section 7. Proxies. The right to vote by proxy shall exist only if the instrument authorizing such proxy to act shall have been signed by the Stockholder or by his duly authorized attorney. Unless a proxy provides otherwise, it is not valid more than eleven months after its date. Proxies shall be delivered prior to the meeting to the Secretary of the Corporation or to the person acting as Secretary of the meeting before being voted. A proxy with respect to stock held in the name of two or more persons shall be valid if executed by one of them unless at or prior to exercise of such proxy the Corporation receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any one of them. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a Stockholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise.

Section 8. Stock Ledger and List of Stockholders. It shall be the duty of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation to cause an original or duplicate stock ledger to be maintained at the office of the Corporation’s transfer agent in New York, New York.

Section 9. Action Without Meeting. Any action to be taken by Stockholders may be taken without a meeting if (1) all Stockholders entitled to vote on the matter consent to the action in writing, (2) all Stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting but not entitled to vote at it sign a written waiver of any right to dissent and (3) said consents and waivers are filed with the records of the meetings of Stockholders. Such consent shall be treated for all purposes as a vote at the meeting.

Section 10. Advance Notice of Stockholder Nominations for Director and Other Stockholder Proposals.

(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders.

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at an annual meeting of stockholders (1) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting, (2) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (3) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 10(a) and at the time of the annual meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with this Section 10(a).

(ii) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (3) of subsection (a)(i) of this Section 10, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for action by the stockholders. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall set forth all information required under this Section 10 and shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. In no event shall the public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of an annual meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth (1) as to each individual whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director, (A) the name, age, business address and residence address of such individual, (B) the class, series and number of any shares of stock of the Corporation that are beneficially owned by such individual, (C) the date such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition, (D) whether such stockholder believes any such individual is, or is not, an “interested person” of the Corporation (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Investment Company Act”)), and information regarding such individual that is sufficient, in the discretion of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof or any authorized officer of the Corporation to make such determination, (E) sufficient information to enable the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors to make the determination as to the proposed nominee’s qualifications required under Article III, Section 2(c) of the Bylaws and (F) all other information relating to such individual that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder (including such individual’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (2) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for proposing such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and any Stockholder Associated Person (as defined in subsection (c)(iv) of this Section 10, below), individually or in the aggregate, including any anticipated benefit to the stockholder and any Stockholder Associated Person therefrom, (3) as to the stockholder giving the notice and any Stockholder

 

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Associated Person, the class, series and number of all shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned by such stockholder and by such Stockholder Associated Person, if any, and the nominee holder for, and number of, shares owned beneficially but not of record by such stockholder and by any such Stockholder Associated Person and (4) as to the stockholder giving the notice and any Stockholder Associated Person covered by clauses (2) or (3) of this paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 10(a), the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s stock ledger and current name and address, if different, and of such Stockholder Associated Person.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything in this subsection (a) of this Section 10 to the contrary, in the event the Board of Directors increases or decreases the maximum or minimum number of directors in accordance with Article III, Section 2(a) of these Bylaws, and there is no public announcement of such action at least 100 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 10(a) shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

(b) Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (iii) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such special meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 10 and at the time of the special meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 10. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more individuals to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder may nominate an individual or individuals (as the case may be) for election as a director as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice required by subsection (a)(ii) of this Section 10 shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of a special meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

 

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(c) General.

(i) Upon written request by the Secretary or the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, any stockholder proposing a nominee for election as a director or any proposal for other business at a meeting of stockholders shall provide, within five Business Days of delivery of such request (or such other period as may be specified in such request), written verification, satisfactory, in the discretion of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof or any authorized officer of the Corporation, to demonstrate the accuracy of any information submitted by the stockholder pursuant to this Section 10. If a stockholder fails to provide such written verification within such period, the information as to which written verification was requested may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 10.

(ii) Only such individuals who are nominated in accordance with this Section 10 shall be eligible for election as directors, and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 10. The chairman of the meeting shall have the power to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with this Section 10.

(iii) For purposes of this Section 10, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure (i) in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable news service or (ii) in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Investment Company Act.

(iv) For purposes of this Section 10, “Stockholder Associated Person” of any stockholder shall mean (1) any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such stockholder, (2) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder and (3) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Stockholder Associated Person.

(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of state law and of the Exchange Act and the Investment Company Act and any rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 10. Nothing in this Section 10 shall be deemed to affect any right of a stockholder to request inclusion of a proposal in, nor the right of the Corporation to omit a proposal from, the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act.

Section 11. Organization and Conduct. Every meeting of stockholders shall be conducted by an individual appointed by the Board of Directors to be chairman of the meeting or, in the absence of such appointment, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or, in the case of a vacancy in the office or absence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, by one of the following officers present at the meeting: the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there

 

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be one, the President, the Vice Presidents in their order of rank and seniority, or, in the absence of such officers, a chairman chosen by the stockholders by the vote of a majority of the votes cast by stockholders present in person or by proxy. The Secretary, or, in the Secretary’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, or in the absence of both the Secretary and Assistant Secretaries, a person appointed by the Board of Directors or, in the absence of such appointment, a person appointed by the chairman of the meeting shall act as secretary. In the event that the Secretary presides at a meeting of the stockholders, an Assistant Secretary, or in the absence of Assistant Secretaries, an individual appointed by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, shall record the minutes of the meeting. The order of business and all other matters of procedure at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined by the chairman of the meeting. The chairman of the meeting may prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and take such action as, in the discretion of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, (a) restricting admission to the time set for the commencement of the meeting; (b) limiting attendance at the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized proxies and other such individuals as the chairman of the meeting may determine; (c) limiting participation at the meeting on any matter to stockholders of record of the Corporation entitled to vote on such matter, their duly authorized proxies and other such individuals as the chairman of the meeting may determine; (d) limiting the time allotted to questions or comments by participants; (e) maintaining order and security at the meeting; (f) removing any stockholder or any other individual who refuses to comply with meeting procedures, rules or guidelines as set forth by the chairman of the meeting; and (g) recessing or adjourning the meeting to a later date and time and place announced at the meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

Section 12. Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act. Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation in accordance with Section 3-702(c)(4) of the MGCL, the Corporation is subject to Title 3, Subtitle 7 of the MGCL, with the result that any shares of voting stock of the Corporation, that would, if aggregated with all other shares of stock of the Corporation owned by such person or in respect of which such person is entitled to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power, except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy, entitle that person, directly or indirectly, to exercise or direct the exercise of the voting power of shares of stock of the Corporation in the election of directors within the range of one-tenth or more but less than one-third of all voting power, one-third or more but less than a majority of all voting power or a majority or more of all voting power, shall have no voting rights, except to the extent approved by stockholders at a meeting held under Section 3-704 of the MGCL by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, excluding all interested shares.

 

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ARTICLE III

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. Powers. Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Articles of Incorporation or by these Bylaws, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of and all the powers of the Corporation shall be exercised by or under authority of its Board of Directors.

Section 2. Terms of Directors; Qualification.

(a) Terms of Directors. Pursuant to the Corporation’s election to be subject to Section 3-804(b) of the MGCL, effective on September 17, 2003, the total number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed only by a vote of the Board of Directors.

(b) Board Composition. In addition to the qualifications set forth in subsection (c) of this Article III, Section 2, at least 60 percent of the entire Board of Directors shall be both citizens and residents of Mexico.

(c) Qualifications.

(i) To qualify as a nominee for a directorship, an individual, at the time of nomination, (1) shall have substantial expertise, experience or relationships relevant to the business of the Corporation, (2) shall have a degree in economics, finance, business administration, engineering, accounting or a graduate professional degree in law from an accredited university or college in the United States or Mexico or the equivalent degree from an equivalent institution of higher learning in another country, or a certification as a public accountant in the United States or Mexico; (3) shall not serve as a director or officer of another closed-end investment company which focuses its investments in a particular country or geographic region outside of the United States or which has as part of its name the name of a country or geographic region other than the United States, unless such company is managed by the Corporation’s investment manager or investment adviser or by an affiliate of either; and (4) shall be at least one of the following: (A) a citizen of Mexico for whom Mexico has been a primary residence for at least five years after reaching the age of 21; (B) a present or former director of, member of the supervisory board or senior executive officer of, or senior consultant to, (i) at least one company the securities of which, or of an affiliate or successor of which, are principally listed or traded on a securities exchange located in Mexico or (ii) a securities exchange located in Mexico; (C) a present or former director or senior executive officer of an investment adviser, investment manager or an administrator for the Corporation, or of any person controlling, or under common control with, an investment adviser, investment manager or an administrator for the Corporation; (D) a present officer of the Corporation; (E) an individual who has served at least five years as a director, trustee or senior investment officer (or in a capacity comparable to any such position) of an investment company (as defined under the Investment Company Act whether or not registered thereunder), the assets of which during that period have been invested primarily in securities of issuers organized under the laws of Mexico, having their principal place of business in Mexico, or whose securities have their

 

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principal trading market in Mexico; or (F) an individual who has served at least five years as a senior executive officer with responsibility for directing or managing the operations in Mexico of a company with substantial operations in Mexico.

(ii) In addition, to qualify as a nominee for a directorship or election as a Director, (1) an incumbent nominee shall not have violated any provision of the Conflicts of Interest and Corporate Opportunities Policy (the “Policy”), adopted by the Board on September 17, 2003, as subsequently amended or modified, and (2) an individual who is not an incumbent Director shall not have a relationship, hold any position or office or otherwise engage in any activity that would result in a violation of the Policy if the individual were elected as a Director.

(iii) The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether an individual satisfies the foregoing qualifications. Any individual who does not satisfy the qualifications set forth under the foregoing provisions of this subsection (c) shall not be eligible for nomination or election as a director.

(iv) In addition, no person shall be qualified to be a director unless the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, in consultation with counsel to the Corporation, has determined that such person, if elected as a director, would not cause the Corporation to be in violation of, or not in compliance with, applicable law, regulation or regulatory interpretation, or the Corporation’s charter (as amended and supplemented from time to time), or any general policy adopted by the Board of Directors regarding either retirement age or the percentage of “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) and non-interested persons to comprise the Corporation’s Board of Directors.

Section 3. Election. Directors shall be elected by a vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote thereupon. The Directors shall be divided into three classes and shall be designated as Class I, Class II, and Class III Directors, respectively: (1) The term of office of Class I Directors to expire at the 1988 annual stockholders meeting; (2) The term of office of the Class II Directors to expire at the 1989 annual stockholders meeting and (3) The term of office of the Class III Directors to expire at the 1990 annual stockholders meeting. After expiration of the terms of office specified for the Directors, the Directors of each class shall serve for terms of three years and until their successors are elected and qualify.

Section 4. Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Any vacancy, by reason of death, resignation, removal or otherwise, in the office of any Director, or any vacancy resulting from an increase in the size of the Board of Directors may be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors in office, even if the Directors do not constitute a quorum; provided, however, that immediately after filling such vacancy, at least two-thirds of the Directors then holding office shall have been elected to such office by the stockholders of the Corporation. Any director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the full term of class in which the vacancy occurred and until a successor is elected and qualifies.

 

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Section 5. Removal. At any meeting of Stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present, the Stockholders may, by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote in the election of Directors, remove any Director or Directors from office, but only for cause, and may elect a successor or successors to fill any resulting vacancies for the unexpired terms of the removed Directors.

Section 6. Regular Meetings. The Board of Directors from time to time may provide by resolution for the holding of regular meetings and fix their time and place within or outside the State of Maryland. Notice of such regular meetings need not be in writing, provided that written notice of any change in the time or place of such meetings shall be sent promptly to each Director not present at the meeting at which such change was made in the manner provided in Section 7 of this Article III for notice of special meetings.

Section 7. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place and for any purpose when called by the Chairman of the Board or by a majority of the Directors. Notice of special meetings, stating the time and place, shall be (1) mailed to each Director at his residence or regular place of business at least five days before the day on which a special meeting is to be held or (2) delivered to him personally or transmitted to him by telegraph, cable or wireless at least one day before the meeting.

Section 8. Waiver of Notice. No notice of any meeting need be given to any Director who is present at the meeting or who waives notice of such meeting in writing (which waiver shall be filed with the records of such meeting), whether before or after the time of the meeting.

Section 9. Quorum and Voting.

(a) General. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, the presence of a majority of the number of Directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn the meeting, from time to time, until a quorum shall be present. The action of a majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the Board of Directors, unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by law, by the Articles of Incorporation or by these Bylaws, provided that no action shall be taken without the affirmative vote of 75% of the Directors, including a majority of the Directors who are citizens and residents of Mexico, with respect to the following matters:

(i) a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into, or the sale of substantially all of the Corporation’s assets to, any other company;

(ii) the dissolution of the Corporation;

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(iv) the election of officers and the compensation of directors and officers; or

(v) any amendment to Section 2 of this Article III.

(b) Approval of Contracts.

(i) Definitions. In this Article III, Section 9(b), the following words have the following meanings:

(1) “Affiliated person” has the meaning stated in Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act.

(2) “Contract” means an investment advisory agreement, a sub-advisory agreement or a management agreement between the Corporation and an affiliated person of any (i) disinterested director serving on the Board at the time the proposed investment advisory agreement, sub-advisory agreement or management agreement is considered for approval by the Board of Directors or (ii) disinterested director who has served on the Board in the two years preceding the date on which the investment advisory agreement, sub-advisory agreement or management agreement is considered for approval by the Board of Directors.

(3) “Continuing Director” means any member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation who (i) was a member of the Board of Directors on September 17, 2003 or (ii) was elected, or nominated to succeed a Continuing Director, by a majority of the Continuing Directors then on the Board of Directors.

(4) “Control” has the meaning stated in Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act.

(5) “Disinterested director” means a director who is not an interested person with respect to the Corporation.

(6) “Interested person” has the meaning stated in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act.

(ii) Approval Required. In addition to the approval required under the Investment Company Act, the affirmative vote of at least 75 percent of all the disinterested directors who are not affiliated persons of a proposed party to a Contract shall be required to approve the Contract.

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(c) Conditional Tender Offer.

(i) Definitions. In this Article III, Section 9(c), the following words have the following meanings.

(1) “Affiliated person” has the meaning stated in Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act.

(2) “Contract” means an investment advisory agreement, a sub-advisory agreement or a management agreement between the Corporation and (i) an affiliated person of any disinterested director, (ii) a person (or an affiliated person of that person) who nominated any disinterested director serving on the Board at the time the proposed investment advisory agreement, sub-advisory agreement or management is considered for approval by the Board of Directors, or (iii) a person who controls the Corporation (or an affiliated person of that person).

(3) “Continuing Director” means any member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation who (i) has been a member of the Board of Directors September 17, 2003 or (ii) was recommended to succeed a Continuing Director by a majority of the Continuing Directors then on the Board of Directors.

(4) “Control” has the meaning stated in Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act.

(5) “Disinterested director” means a director who is not an interested person with respect to the Corporation.

(6) “Interested person” has the meaning stated in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act.

(ii) General. Not more than 45 days after the day on which a Contract is approved by the Board of Directors, the Corporation shall commence a tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for not less than 50 percent of all the outstanding shares of the Corporation nor more than any percentage of the outstanding shares that would require a vote of the stockholders under the MGCL for a price per share of not less than 98 percent of the net asset value per share. The Corporation shall pay for the shares tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer promptly after the expiration date of the Tender Offer. The Tender Offer shall be unconditional except as provided in subsection (iii) of this Section 9(c). The Tender Offer may be modified by the Corporation only to the extent necessary to comply with the 1940 Act, as amended, and the rules adopted thereunder, the Exchange Act, as amended, and the rules adopted thereunder, the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) applicable to listed companies, as amended, and the MGCL. If any such required modification affects the percentage of outstanding shares of the Corporation which the Corporation would offer to purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer, the Corporation shall reduce that percentage only by such minimum amount as is necessary for the Tender Offer to comply with the rules and regulations described in the foregoing sentence of this subsection.

 

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(iii) Certain Conditions of the Tender Offer. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 9(c), the Corporation shall modify the Tender Offer only to the extent necessary to ensure that the Tender Offer, if consummated, would (A) result in the delisting of the Corporation’s shares from NYSE (NYSE having advised the Corporation that it would currently consider delisting the shares) or (B) in the written opinion of counsel to the Corporation, pose a substantial risk that the Corporation would lose its status as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and the rules adopted thereunder (which would make the Corporation a taxable entity, causing the Corporation’s income to be taxed at the corporate level in addition to the taxation of Stockholders who receive dividends from the Corporation).

(iv) Amendment and Repeal. This Article III, Section 9(c) may be amended, modified, repealed or supplemented only by the affirmative vote of at least 75 percent of the Continuing Directors.

Section 10. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a written consent to such action is signed by all members of the Board or of such committee, as the case may be, and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.

Section 11. Compensation of Directors. Directors shall be entitled to receive such compensation from the Corporation for their services as may from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors in the manner provided by Section 9 of this Article III.

Section 12. Amendment. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws with regard to the vote required by Stockholders, the provisions of Section 2, Section 3, Section 5 and this Section 12 of this Article III may be amended only by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote in the election of Directors. This Section 12 shall not affect the ability of the Board of Directors to amend the Bylaws; however, Stockholders may not amend, alter or repeal this Section 12 except by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote in the election of Directors.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 1. Organization. By resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, the Board may designate one or more committees, including an Executive Committee. The Chairmen of such committees shall be elected by the Board of Directors. Each member of a committee shall be a director and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board. The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the members of such committees and to fill vacancies in the committees. The Board may delegate to these committees any of its powers, except the power to declare a dividend, authorize the issuance of stock, recommend to Stockholders any action requiring Stockholders’ approval, amend these Bylaws, or approve any merger or share exchange which does not require Stockholder approval.

 

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Section 2. Executive Committee. Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors, when the Board of Directors is not in session the Executive Committee shall have and may exercise all powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation that may lawfully be exercised by an Executive Committee. The Chairman of the Board, if any, and the President shall be members of the Executive Committee.

Section 3. Other Committees. The Board of Directors may appoint other committees which shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated from time to time by the Board.

Section 4. Proceedings and Quorum. In the absence of an appropriate resolution of the Board of Directors, each committee may adopt such rules and regulations governing its proceedings, quorum and manner of acting as it shall deem proper and desirable. In the event any member of any committee is absent from any meeting, the members thereof present at the meeting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may appoint a member of the Board of Directors to act in the place of such absent member.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 1. General. The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, and may include one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries or Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 of this Article. The Board of Directors may elect, but shall not be required to elect, a Chairman of the Board.

Section 2. Election, Tenure and Qualifications. The officers of the Corporation, except those appointed as provided in Section 9 of this Article V, shall be elected by the Board of Directors at its first meeting or such meetings as shall be held prior to its first annual meeting, and thereafter annually at the first meeting of the Board following the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting. If any officers are not chosen at any annual meeting, such officers may be chosen at any subsequent regular or special meeting of the Board. Except as otherwise provided in this Article V, each officer holds office until the next quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors following the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. Any person may hold one or more offices of the Corporation except the offices of President and Vice President. The Chairman of the Board shall be elected from among the Directors of the Corporation and may hold such office only so long as he continues to be a Director. No other officer need be a Director.

Section 3. Removal and Resignation. Whenever in the Board’s judgment the best interest of the Corporation will be served thereby, any officer may be removed from office by the vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors given at a regular meeting or any special meeting called for such purpose. Any officer may resign his office at any time by delivering a written resignation to the Board of Directors, the President, the Secretary, or any Assistant Secretary. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery.

 

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Section 4. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board, if there be such an officer, shall be the senior officer of the Corporation, shall preside at all Stockholders’ meetings and at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall be ex officio a member of all committees of the Board of Directors. He shall have such powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Section 5. President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board or if no Chairman of the Board has been chosen, he shall preside at all Stockholders’ meetings and at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall in general exercise the power and perform the duties of the Chairman of the Board. Subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors, he shall have general charge of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and general supervision over its officers, employees and agents. Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise order, he may sign in the name and on behalf of the Corporation all deeds, bonds, contracts, or agreements. He shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors.

Section 6. Vice President. The Board of Directors may from time to time elect one or more Vice Presidents who shall have such powers and perform such duties as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors or the President. At the request or in the absence or disability of the President, the Vice President (or, if there are two or more Vice Presidents, then the senior of the Vice Presidents present and able to act) may perform all the duties of the President and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President.

Section 7. Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers. The Treasurer shall be the principal financial and accounting officer of the Corporation and shall have general charge of the finances and books of account of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, he shall have general supervision of the funds and property of the Corporation and of the performance by the Custodian of its duties with respect thereto. He shall render to the Board of Directors, whenever directed by the Board, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all his transactions as Treasurer; and as soon as possible after the close of each financial year he shall make and submit to the Board of Directors a like report for such financial year. He shall perform all acts incidental to the Office of Treasurer, subject to the control of the Board of Directors.

Any Assistant Treasurer may perform such duties of the Treasurer as the Treasurer or the Board of Directors may assign, and, in the absence of the Treasurer, he may perform all the duties of the Treasurer.

Section 8. Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. The Secretary shall attend to the giving and serving of all notices of the Corporation and shall record all proceedings of the

 

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meetings of the Stockholders and Directors in books to be kept for that purpose. He shall keep in safe custody the seal of the Corporation, and shall have charge of the records of the Corporation, including the stock books and such other books and papers as the Board of Directors may direct and such books, reports, certificates and other documents required by law to be kept, all of which shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any Director. He shall perform such other duties as appertain to his office or as may be required by the Board of Directors.

Any Assistant Secretary may perform such duties of the Secretary as the Secretary or the Board of Directors may assign, and, in the absence of the Secretary, he may perform all the duties of the Secretary.

Section 9. Subordinate Officers. The Board of Directors from time to time may appoint such other officers or agents as it may deem advisable, each of whom shall have such title, hold office for such period, have such authority and perform such duties as the Board of Directors may determine. The Board of Directors from time to time may delegate to one or more officers or agents the power to appoint any such subordinate officers or agents and to prescribe their respective rights, terms of office, authorities and duties.

Section 10. Remuneration. The salaries or other compensation of the officers of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors in the manner provided by Section 9 of Article III, except that the Board of Directors may by resolution delegate to any person or group of persons the power to fix the salaries or other compensation of any subordinate officers or agents appointed in accordance with the provision of Section 9 of this Article V.

Section 11. Surety Bonds. The Board of Directors may require any officer or agent of the Corporation to execute a bond (including, without limitation, any bond required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission) to the Corporation in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors may determine, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties to the Corporation, including responsibility for negligence and for the accounting of any of the Corporation’s property, funds or securities that may come into his hands.

ARTICLE VI

CAPITAL STOCK

Section 1. Certificates of Stock. The interest of each Stockholder of the Corporation shall be evidenced by certificates for shares of stock in such form as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe, unless the Board of Directors by resolution or otherwise authorizes the issuance of shares of stock without certificates. No certificate shall be valid unless it is signed by the President or a Vice-President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation and sealed with its seal, or bears the facsimile signatures of such officers and a facsimile of such seal. In the event that the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any officer or officers designated for such purpose by resolution of the Board of Directors, decides to issue shares of stock of the Corporation without certificates

 

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in book-entry form only, to the extent then required by law, the Corporation shall provide to record holders of such shares a written statement of the information required to be included on stock certificates.

Section 2. Transfer of Shares. Shares of the Corporation shall be transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder thereof in person or by his duly authorized attorney or legal representative upon surrender and cancellation of the same number of shares of the same class (whether certificated or uncertificated). Certificates for shares of stock, if any, shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of assignment and transfer, with such proof of the authenticity of the signature as the Corporation or its agents may reasonably require. The shares of stock of the Corporation may be freely transferred, and the Board of Directors may, from time to time, adopt rules and regulations with reference to the method of transfer of the shares of stock of the Corporation.

Section 3. Stock Ledgers. The stock ledgers of the Corporation, containing the names and addresses of the Stockholders and the number of shares held by them respectively, shall be kept at the principal offices of the Corporation or, if the Corporation employs a transfer agent, at the offices of the transfer agent of the Corporation.

Section 4. Transfer Agents and Registrars. The Board of Directors may from time to time appoint or remove transfer agents and/or registrars of transfers of shares of stock of the Corporation, and it may appoint the same person as both transfer agent and registrar. Upon any such appointment being made all certificates representing shares of capital stock thereafter issued shall be countersigned by one of such transfer agents or by one of such registrars of transfers or by both and shall not be valid unless countersignature by such person shall be required.

Section 5. Fixing of Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as a record date for the determination of the Stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any Stockholders’ meeting or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, provided that (1) such record date shall not be more than 90 days before the date on which action requiring the determination will be taken, (2) the transfer books shall not be closed for a period longer than 20 days, and (3) in the case of a meeting of Stockholders, the record date or any closing of the transfer books shall be at least 10 days before the date of the meeting.

Section 6. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. Before issuing a new certificate for stock of the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Board of Directors or any officer authorized by the Board may, in its discretion, require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate (or his legal representative) to give the Corporation a bond or other indemnity, in such form and in such amount as the Board or any such officer may direct and with such surety or sureties as may be satisfactory to the Board or any such officer, sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.

 

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ARTICLE VII

FISCAL YEAR AND ACCOUNTANT

Section 1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall, unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, be twelve calendar months ending on the 31st day of October.

Section 2. Accountant.

(a) The Corporation shall employ an independent public accountant or a firm of independent public accountants as its Auditors to examine the accounts of the Corporation and to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements filed by the Corporation. The Accountant’s certificates and reports shall be addressed both to the Board of Directors and to the Stockholders. The employment of the Accountant shall be conditioned upon the right of this Corporation to terminate the employment forthwith without any penalty by vote of either (i) the Board of Directors, including a majority of Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Corporation (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) after recommendation by the independent Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, or (ii) a majority of the outstanding voting securities at any Stockholders’ meeting called for that purpose.

(b) A majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are not interested persons (as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Corporation shall select the Accountant at any meeting held within 10 days before or after the beginning of the fiscal year of the Corporation or before the annual Stockholders’ meeting in that year. Such selection shall be submitted for ratification or rejection at the next succeeding annual Stockholders’ meeting. If such meeting shall reject such selection, the Accountant shall be selected by majority vote of the Corporation’s outstanding voting securities, either at the meeting at which the rejection occurred or at a subsequent meeting of Stockholders called for that purpose.

(c) Any vacancy occurring between annual meetings, due to the resignation of the Accountant, may be filled by the vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are not interested persons.

ARTICLE VIII

CUSTODY OF SECURITIES

Section 1. Employment of a Custodian. The Corporation shall place and at all times maintain in the custody of a Custodian (including any subcustodian for the Custodian) all funds, securities and similar investments owned by the Corporation. The Custodian (and any subcustodian) shall be an institution eligible to serve as a custodian to the Corporation pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the regulations thereunder. The Custodian shall be appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors, which shall fix its remuneration.

 

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Section 2. Termination of Custodian Agreement. Upon termination of the Custodian Agreement or inability of the Custodian to continue to serve, the Board of Directors shall promptly appoint a successor Custodian, but in the event that no successor Custodian can be found who has the required qualifications and is willing to serve, the Board of Directors shall call as promptly as possible a special meeting of the Stockholders to determine whether the Corporation shall function without a Custodian or shall be liquidated. If so directed by vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation, the Custodian shall deliver and pay over all property of the Corporation held by it as specified in such vote.

ARTICLE IX

INVESTMENT AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS

Section 1. Limitations.

(a) The following investment limitations are fundamental policies of the Corporation and may not be changed without the approval of either (1) more than two-thirds of the Corporation’s outstanding shares present at a meeting at which holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present in person or by proxy, or (2) more than one-half of the Corporation’s outstanding shares.

(i) As to 50% of its assets, the Corporation may not (a) invest more than 5% of its assets (at the time of such purchase) in the securities of any one issuer, or (b) purchase more than 10% of the voting equity securities (at the time of such purchase) of any one issuer. The Corporation may not, however, invest more than 25% of its assets in short-term debt certificates and other obligations of the Mexican Federal Government.

(ii) The Corporation may concentrate its investments in any industry or group of industries of the Mexican Stock Exchange Index (or any successor or comparable index as determined by the Board of Directors to be an appropriate measure of the Mexican market) if, at the time of investment, such industry represents 20% or more of the Index; provided, however, that the Corporation will not exceed the Index concentration by more than 5%.

(iii) The Corporation may not invest in real estate or real estate mortgages.

(iv) The Corporation may issue senior securities as defined in the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or borrow through bank loans in an amount not in excess of 33-1/3% of the Corporation’s total assets (including the amount represented by such senior securities or borrowing).

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(vi) The Corporation may not act as an underwriter of securities of other issuers (except in connection with the purchase of securities for the Corporation’s investment portfolio or the sale of subscription rights issued by portfolio companies).

(vii) The Corporation may not purchase commodities or commodities contracts.

(viii) The Corporation may not make loans other than through the purchase of publicly traded fixed income securities or short-term obligations of publicly held Mexican corporations. The Corporation may lend its securities, provided that the loan is secured continually by collateral in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the securities loaned and the Corporation will receive any interest or dividends paid on the loaned securities. Such collateral may consist of U.S. dollars, securities issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or its agencies or instrumentalities (“U.S. Government securities”) or irrevocable stand-by letters of credit issued by a bank. The Corporation may invest such cash collateral in short-term liquid U.S. money market securities, including but not limited to, U.S. Government securities, commercial paper and floating rate notes of U.S. issuers.

If the percentage limitations set forth in investment restrictions (1) and (2) are adhered to at the time an investment is made, a change in percentage resulting other than from such investment will not be deemed contrary thereto. Such restrictions may be deviated from on a temporary basis in the light of market or other conditions, and nothing therein shall be deemed to prohibit the Corporation from purchasing the securities of any issuer pursuant to the exercise of subscription rights distributed to the Corporation by the issuer, except that no such purchase may be made if as a result the Corporation would no longer be a diversified investment company as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(b) The following operating policies of the Corporation may not be modified without the approval of two-thirds of the Corporation’s Board of Directors.

(i) The Corporation may not issue senior securities as defined in the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and may not borrow through bank loans in an amount in excess of 10% of the Corporation’s total assets (and then only to meet temporary cash needs).

(ii) The Corporation may not purchase on margin, write put or call options and engage in short sales of securities not owned by the Corporation.

(iii) The Corporation may not make loans other than through the purchase of publicly traded fixed income securities or short-term obligations of publicly held Mexican corporations.

 

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ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE

Section 1. Indemnification of Officers, Directors, Employees and Agents. The Corporation shall indemnify each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (“Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against all expenses, (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such Proceeding to the maximum extent permitted by the laws of the State of Maryland. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following provisions shall apply with respect to indemnification of the Corporation’s Directors, officers, investment adviser and principal underwriter:

(a) whether or not there is an adjudication of liability in such Proceeding, the Corporation shall not indemnify any such person for any liability arising by reason of such person’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office or under any contract or agreement with the Corporation (“disabling conduct”); and

(b) the Corporation shall not indemnify any such person unless:

(i) the court or other body before which the Proceeding was brought (i) dismisses the Proceeding for insufficiency of evidence of any disabling conduct, or (ii) reaches a final decision on the merits that such person was not liable by reason of disabling conduct; or

(ii) absent such a decision, a reasonable determination is made, based upon a review of the facts, by (i) the vote of a majority of a quorum of the Directors of the Corporation who are neither interested persons of the Corporation as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, nor parties to the Proceeding, or (ii) if such quorum is not obtainable, or even if obtainable, if a majority of a quorum of Directors described in paragraph (b)(2)(i) so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, that such person was not liable by reason of disabling conduct.

 

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Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in defending a Proceeding involving any such person will be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition thereof upon an undertaking by such person to repay such expenses (unless it is ultimately determined that he is entitled to indemnification), if:

(i) such person shall provide adequate security for his undertaking;

(ii) the Corporation shall be insured against losses arising by reason of such advance; or

(iii) a majority of a quorum of the Directors of the Corporation who are neither interested persons of the Corporation as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, nor parties to the Proceeding, or independent legal counsel in a written opinion, shall determine, based on a review of readily available facts, that there is reason to believe that such person will be found to be entitled to indemnification.

Section 2. Indemnification Under Bylaws Not Exclusive. Section 1 of this Article X shall be a non-exclusive means of the providing indemnification to Directors and officers of the Corporation. Notwithstanding Section 1 of this Article X, the Board of Directors is authorized to permit the indemnification of Directors and officers of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, entry into indemnification agreements with Directors and officers of the Corporation, with such indemnification on terms greater (or less) than the indemnification provided by Section 1 of this Article X, provided such indemnification is in conformity with the laws of the State of Maryland and any applicable federal requirements at the time such indemnification is provided to the Directors and/or officers of the Corporation.

Section 3. Insurance. The Directors shall be entitled and empowered to the fullest extent permitted by law to purchase with Corporation assets insurance for liability in connection with a Proceeding and for all expenses, (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such Proceeding to the maximum extent permitted by the laws of the State of Maryland, by reason of the fact that he is or was serving as Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

Section 1. General. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article XI, all Bylaws of the Corporation, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or the Stockholders, shall be subject to amendment, alteration or repeal, and new Bylaws may be made by the affirmative vote of a majority of either: (1) the holders of record of the outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, at any annual or special meeting, the notice or waiver of notice of which shall have specified or summarized the proposed amendment, alteration, repeal or new Bylaw; or (2) the Directors, at any regular or special meeting the notice or waiver of notice of which shall have specified or summarized the proposed amendment, alteration, repeal or new Bylaw.

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section may not be amended, altered or repealed except by the Stockholders. From and after the issue of any shares of the capital stock of the Corporation: (1) no amendment, alteration or repeal of Paragraph (a) of Article IX shall be made except by the affirmative vote of the holders of either: (a) more than two-thirds of the Corporation’s outstanding shares present at a meeting at which the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present in person or by proxy, or (b) more than 50% of the Corporation’s outstanding shares; and (2) no amendment, alteration or repeal of Articles III, Section 9 or this Article XI shall be made except by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Corporation’s outstanding shares.

Section 3. Counselors. The Board of Directors may from time to time retain one or more qualified persons to act as counselors. Any counselor may be removed from such position with or without cause by the vote of a majority of the Board of Directors given at any regular or special meeting. A counselor may be invited to attend meetings of the Board of Directors but shall not be present at any portion of a meeting from which the counselor shall have been excluded by vote of the Directors. A counselor shall not be a “Director,” “officer,” or “employee” within the meaning of the Corporation’s Charter, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or these Bylaws, shall not be deemed to be a member of an “advisory board” or an “investment adviser” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, shall not hold himself or herself out as any of the foregoing, and shall not be liable to any person for any act of the Corporation. A counselor shall not have the powers of a Director, may not vote at meetings of the Board of Directors, shall not take part in the operation or governance of the Corporation and shall have no power to determine that any security or other investment shall be purchased or sold by the Corporation. A counselor shall (i) furnish to the Corporation information about securities and currency markets, political developments, economic and business factors and trends, (ii) provide advice to the Corporation regarding such developments, factors and trends, and/or (iii) provide advice to the Corporation as to occasional transactions in specific securities or investments, but without generally furnishing advice or making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of securities. Counselors may confer with each other, but each counselor shall provide such advice and furnish such information individually and not as a board, group or in any other joint capacity. Each counselor shall be entitled to receive compensation, if any, as may from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors. Each counselor may also be reimbursed by the Corporation for reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or otherwise.

 

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