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THE MEXICO FUND, INC. N-CSR

Exhibit 99(c)(2)

 

   

The Mexico Fund, Inc.

October 25, 2018

 

 

As announced on September 24, 2018, The Mexico Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is paying on October 25, 2018 a distribution of $0.2500 per share to stockholders of record on October 17, 2018. Under the Fund’s Managed Distribution Plan (MDP), the Fund pays quarterly distributions of $0.2500 per share. This distribution is the third corresponding to the fiscal year 2018.

 

As a general matter, the amount of distributable income for each fiscal period depends on the aggregate gains and losses realized by the Fund during the entire year. Distributions may consist of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital, but the character of these distributions cannot be determined until after the end of the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’.

 

However, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund is required to indicate the source of each distribution to stockholders. The following table sets forth an estimate of the source of the October 25, 2018 distribution and of distributions paid in the current fiscal year:

 

Distribution Estimates October 2018 Fiscal Year-to-date ( YTD)1

 

Source

Per Share
Amount

Percent of
Current
Distribution

Per Share
Amount

Percent of
Fiscal Year
Distributions

Net Investment Income $0.0301 12.03% $0.1203 17.69%
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains $0.0079 3.18% $0.0318 4.68%
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains $0.0715 28.59% $0.0715 10.51%
Return of Capital $0.1405 56.20% $0.4564 67.12%
Total Distribution $0.2500 100.00% $0.6800 100.00%

 

 

Information regarding the Fund’s performance and distribution rates is set forth below:

Average Annual Total Return for the 5-year period ended on September 30, 20182   (0.75)%
Current Annualized Distribution Rate (current fiscal year)3 2.48%
Current Fiscal Year Cumulative Total Return4 7.55%
Cumulative Distribution Rate (current fiscal year)5 2.27%
   
   
1

The Fund’s current fiscal year began on November 1, 2017.

2Average Annual Total Return represents the simple arithmetic average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for the last five years. Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
3The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the Cumulative Distribution Rate as of September 30, 2018, annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV at the same date.

 

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The Mexico Fund, Inc.

October 25, 2018

 

 

4Current Fiscal Year Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV from November 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018, including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
5Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund’s current fiscal period (November 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the period as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of September 30, 2018.

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s MDP.

 

The amounts and sources of distributions reported above are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report the distribution for federal income tax purposes.

 

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