-----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, BmBeQkx7SmPKmdxFhAhNz9IJqlp3+yw+r60Qw+f8yzR+8jW9dBt6SOk2bZKRI0V2 kN1RWGbGGX0vuPTXtjQROg== 0001193125-09-112908.txt : 20090515 0001193125-09-112908.hdr.sgml : 20090515 20090515144606 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-09-112908 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090515 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20090515 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090515 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: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-02409 FILM NUMBER: 09831967 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 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):        May 15, 2009

The Mexico Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland   811-02409   13 306 9854

(State or other

jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1775 I Street, NW, Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20006

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(202) 261-7941

(none)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 


Item 8.01                                 Other Events

On May 15, 2009, The Mexico Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) issued a press release announcing certain actions to address the Fund’s stock price discount. The text of the press release is included as Exhibit (d)(i) to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01             Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

            (d)             Exhibits

    The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

            (i)        Press Release dated May 15, 2009


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

      The Mexico Fund, Inc.
Date:   May 15, 2009     By:   /s/ Sander M. Bieber
       

Sander M. Bieber

Assistant Secretary

EX-99.I 2 dex99i.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release
LOGO    The Mexico Fund, Inc.

 

 

CONTACT:

   Eduardo Solano
   Investor Relations
   Vice President
   The Mexico Fund, Inc.
   011-52-55-5282-8900

CONTACT:

   Patricia Baronowski
   The Altman Group
   212-400-2604

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEXICO FUND ANNOUNCES ACTIONS TO ADDRESS STOCK PRICE DISCOUNT

Washington, D.C., May 15, 2009 — The Mexico Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MXF) announced today that its Board of Directors (“Board”) adopted the following statement on behalf of the Fund:

 

 

The Mexico Fund, Inc.

Actions to Address Stock Price Discount

Introduction

The Mexico Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) has as its investment objective long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities, primarily equity, listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange. In addition to the performance of the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) consistent with its stated objective, the Fund has sought to narrow the discount to NAV at which Fund shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange. The periodic in-kind repurchase program implemented by the Fund in 2002, following receipt of stockholder approval of the fundamental policy authorizing the repurchase program and an order of exemptive relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission, initially appeared to be effective in partially addressing the stock price discount.

On April 30, 2009, the Fund filed a definitive proxy statement seeking stockholder approval to eliminate the fundamental policy governing the Fund’s periodic in-kind repurchase offers (“Policy”) at a special meeting of stockholders to be held on May 29, 2009 (“Special Meeting”). In the view of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Fund, the Policy no longer achieves its intended purpose.

The purpose of this statement is to assure Fund Stockholders that the proposed elimination of the Policy is not an abandonment by the Fund or the Board of efforts to

 

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reduce the stock price discount. The Board intends to have the Fund take the following actions as part of a consolidated strategy to reduce the stock price discount. The Board is committed to the following actions:

Resumption of Quarterly Distributions at an Annualized Rate of 10% of NAV

In September 2008, the Fund implemented its Managed Distribution Plan (“MDP”) pursuant to which the Fund may make quarterly cash distributions to stockholders, each of which may include capital gains distributions. The Board intends to restore and maintain quarterly distributions under the MDP to an annual rate of 10% of NAV.

Distributions under the MDP may involve a return of capital to stockholders. Stockholders who periodically receive the payment of a dividend or other distribution consisting of a return of capital may be under the impression that they are receiving net profits when they are not. Stockholders should not assume that the source of a distribution from the Fund is net profit. In order to address this concern, the Board routinely issues a statement with each distribution indicating the source of each distribution at the time the distribution is made.

Stockholders may increase their holdings of Fund shares through participation in the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”), through which distributions received in the MDP may be reinvested directly in additional Fund shares.

Conditional In-Kind Tender Offer

The Board intends to authorize an in-kind tender offer to acquire 15% of the Fund’s outstanding shares at a price of 98% of the Fund’s NAV on the pricing date for the tender offer in exchange for a pro-rata “slice” of the Fund’s portfolio securities if, during a 12-week measuring period following the elimination of the Policy, the Fund trades at a volume-weighted average discount to NAV of greater than 10% during the period.

If the Policy is eliminated at the Special Meeting, rolling 12-week periods will be measured beginning immediately thereafter.

Open Market Share Repurchases

The Fund is permitted to repurchase shares of its stock in the open market. Upon elimination of the Policy at the Special Meeting, the Board intends to authorize the Fund’s investment adviser to repurchase up to 10% of the Fund’s outstanding common stock in open market transactions during any 12 month period if and when Fund shares trade at a price which is at a discount of at least 10% to NAV.

* * * * * *

The Board will issue more information and details regarding the MDP, the conditional in-kind tender offer, and open market share repurchases following final action being taken at the Special Meeting, including any adjournments thereof.

Approved May 15, 2009

 

 

 

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For further information, contact the Fund’s Investor Relations office at 011-52-55-5282-8900, or by email at investor-relations@themexicofund.com.

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.

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements regarding future circumstances. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Fund’s current expectations and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements including, in particular, the risks and uncertainties described in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results, events, and performance may differ. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Fund undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The inclusion of any statement in this release does not constitute an admission by The Mexico Fund or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such statement are material.

END OF PRESS RELEASE

 

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