N-Q/A 1 a12-14518_1nqa.htm N-Q/A

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q/A

 

Amendment No. 1.

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:

811-06094

 

 

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:

Aberdeen Latin America Equity Fund, Inc.

 

 

Address of principal executive offices:

c/o 1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor

 

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

 

Name and address of agent for service:

Ms. Andrea Melia

 

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

 

c/o 1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor

 

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

866-839-5205

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

9/30/11

 

The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings of Registered Management Investment Company on Form N-Q for the period ended September 30, 2011, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 29, 2011 (the “Form N-Q”), is to file the certifications for the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which were inadvertently excluded from the original filing.  Except as set forth above, no other changes have been made to the Form N-Q, and this Amendment No. 1 does not amend, update or change any other items or disclosure found in the Form N-Q. Further, this Amendment No. 1 does not reflect events that may have occurred after the filing of the Form N-Q.

 



 

Item 1: Schedule of Investments

 



 

Aberdeen Latin America Equity Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

No. of
Shares

 

Description

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY SECURITIES-99.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARGENTINA-3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES-3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

304,000

 

Tenaris S.A., ADR (cost $11,528,276)

 

$

7,736,800

 

 

 

 

 

BRAZIL-62.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE-1.0%

 

 

 

374,000

 

Embraer S.A.

 

2,337,189

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL BANKS-12.9%

 

 

 

1,156,246

 

Banco Bradesco S.A.

 

14,106,785

 

477,382

 

Banco Bradesco S.A., PN

 

7,035,371

 

87,302

 

Banco Itaú Holding Financeira S.A., PN

 

1,348,822

 

541,286

 

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., PN, ADR

 

8,400,759

 

 

 

 

 

30,891,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES-1.5%

 

 

 

365,200

 

Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca em Meios de Pagamento e Identificacao S.A.

 

3,719,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES-1.0%

 

 

 

515,563

 

BM&F Bovespa S.A.

 

2,410,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD PRODUCTS-1.6%

 

 

 

219,368

 

BRF - Brasil Foods S.A.

 

3,754,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES-2.8%

 

 

 

286,000

 

Amil Participações S.A.

 

2,547,800

 

277,000

 

Odontoprev S.A.

 

4,094,046

 

 

 

 

 

6,641,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MACHINERY-1.0%

 

 

 

251,844

 

Weg S.A.

 

2,504,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDIA-1.0%

 

 

 

177,000

 

Saraiva S.A. Livreiros Editores, PN

 

2,374,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

METALS & MINING-10.1%

 

 

 

180,800

 

Bradespar S.A., PN

 

3,181,849

 

999,000

 

Vale S.A., ADR

 

20,979,000

 

 

 

 

 

24,160,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTILINE RETAIL-3.9%

 

 

 

344,096

 

Lojas Renner S.A.

 

9,269,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS-11.7%

 

 

 

874,433

 

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., ADR

 

18,118,252

 

626,000

 

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A., ADR

 

9,909,580

 

 

 

 

 

28,027,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERSONAL PRODUCTS-2.7%

 

 

 

383,000

 

Natura Cosmeticos S.A.

 

6,518,282

 

 



 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT-4.0%

 

 

 

523,097

 

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios S.A.

 

9,695,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROAD & RAIL-1.4%

 

 

 

261,000

 

Localiza Rent a Car S.A.

 

3,456,402

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOFTWARE-1.1%

 

 

 

150,000

 

Totvs S.A.

 

2,552,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS-1.2%

 

 

 

294,667

 

Arezzo Industria e Comercio S.A.

 

2,977,622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOBACCO-1.8%

 

 

 

436,000

 

Souza Cruz S.A.

 

4,387,246

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE-1.4%

 

 

 

245,400

 

Wilson Sons Limited, BDR

 

3,393,379

 

 

 

Total Brazil (cost $114,960,837)

 

149,072,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHILE-6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIRLINES-0.2%

 

 

 

23,143

 

Lan Airlines S.A.

 

488,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEVERAGES-0.9%

 

 

 

318,000

 

Embotelladora Andina S.A., PNB

 

1,281,520

 

540,000

 

Viña Concha y Toro S.A.

 

963,720

 

 

 

 

 

2,245,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHEMICALS-0.4%

 

 

 

18,800

 

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A., PNB

 

905,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL BANKS-1.3%

 

 

 

11,208,901

 

Banco de Chile

 

1,312,114

 

25,113,969

 

Banco Santander Chile

 

1,804,871

 

 

 

 

 

3,116,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES-0.5%

 

 

 

3,780,000

 

Enersis S.A.

 

1,282,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES-0.6%

 

 

 

18,518

 

Antarchile S.A.

 

259,675

 

98,000

 

Empresas COPEC S.A.

 

1,165,995

 

 

 

 

 

1,425,670

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT SERVICES-0.5%

 

 

 

592,000

 

Sonda S.A.

 

1,272,385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTILINE RETAIL-0.3%

 

 

 

77,000

 

S.A.C.I. Falabella

 

612,927

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS-0.4%

 

 

 

298,570

 

Empresas CMPC S.A.

 

1,011,276

 

 



 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT-0.5%

 

 

 

692,000

 

Parque Arauco S.A.

 

1,130,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WATER UTILITIES-1.0%

 

 

 

84,144

 

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas S.A., ADR(a)(b)

 

2,313,354

 

 

 

Total Chile (cost $11,630,400)

 

15,804,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLOMBIA-1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL BANKS-1.1%

 

 

 

179,000

 

BanColombia S.A.

 

2,624,715

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING-0.7%

 

 

 

150,901

 

Almacenes Exito S.A.

 

1,795,174

 

 

 

Total Colombia (cost $4,422,580)

 

4,419,889

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LATIN AMERICA-0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VENTURE CAPITAL-0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,503,967

(c)

JP Morgan Latin America Capital Partners, L.P. (cost $917,439)(b)(d)(e)(f)(g)

 

194,483

 

 

 

 

 

MEXICO-25.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEVERAGES-4.9%

 

 

 

181,402

 

Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V., ADR

 

11,758,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL BANKS-3.3%

 

 

 

2,647,000

 

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

 

7,821,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING-3.9%

 

 

 

2,078,000

 

Organización Soriana S.A.B. de C.V.(e)

 

4,225,161

 

2,278,000

 

Wal-Mart de México S.A.B. de C.V., Series V

 

5,223,113

 

 

 

 

 

9,448,274

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES-1.0%

 

 

 

1,799,741

 

Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos S.A.B. de C.V.(e)

 

2,425,314

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS-2.2%

 

 

 

1,021,000

 

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V.

 

5,208,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE-3.5%

 

 

 

365,000

 

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

 

4,741,350

 

74,134

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste S.A.B. de C.V., ADR

 

3,685,942

 

 

 

 

 

8,427,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-6.5%

 

 

 

14,003,310

 

América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V., Series L

 

15,548,912

 

 

 

Total Mexico (cost $50,044,904)

 

60,637,847

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL-0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VENTURE CAPITAL-0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,237,292

(c)

Emerging Markets Ventures l, L.P. (cost $838,407)(b)(d)(e)(f)(g)

 

153,456

 

 

 

Total Equity Securities (cost $194,342,843)

 

238,019,820

 

 



 

Principal
Amount
(000’s)

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-0.5%

 

 

 

LONDON-0.5%

 

 

 

$

1,193

 

Citibank London, overnight deposit, 0.03%, 10/03/11 (cost $1,193,000)

 

1,193,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments-99.7% (cost $195,535,843)

 

239,212,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities-0.3%

 

812,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets-100.0%

 

$

240,025,076

 

 


(a)

SEC Rule 144A security. Such securities are traded only among “qualified institutional buyers.”

(b)

Illiquid Security.

(c)

Represents contributed capital.

(d)

Restricted security, not readily marketable.

(e)

Non-income producing security.

(f)

Security was fair valued as of September 30, 2011. Security is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) under procedures established by the Board.

(g)

As of September 30, 2011, the aggregate amount of open commitments for the Fund is $812,869.

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipts.

BDR

Brazilian Depositary Receipts.

PN

Preferred Shares.

PNB

Preferred Shares, Class B.

 



 

Security Valuation - Securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value as of the “Valuation Time.” The Valuation Time is as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Equity securities are typically valued at the last quoted sale price. Effective January 1, 2011, if there is no sale price available, the last quoted mean price provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Directors is used. Prior to January 1, 2011, if there was no sale price, the last quoted bid price provided by an independent pricing service was used. Securities traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Management has concluded there is no significant effect on the value of the portfolio due to change in methodology. Prices are taken from the primary market or exchange on which each security trades. Investment companies are valued at net asset value as reported by such company.

 

Most securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued either at fair value (see description below) or at the last sale price at the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Foreign securities, currencies, and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. Dollars at the exchange rate of said currencies against the U.S. Dollar, as of the Valuation Time, as provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board.

 

Debt and other fixed-income securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued at the last quoted bid price and/or by using a combination of daily quotes and matrix evaluations provided by an independent pricing service, the use of which has been approved by the Board. In the event such quotes are not available from such pricing agents, then the security may be priced based on bid quotations from broker-dealers. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality, such as commercial paper and U.S. Treasury Bills having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less at the time of purchase, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 



 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or for which an independent pricing service does not provide a value or provides a value that does not represent fair value in the judgment of the Fund’s investment adviser or designee, are valued at fair value under procedures approved by the Board. In addition, fair value determinations are required for securities whose value is affected by a “significant” event that materially affects the value of a domestic or foreign security which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such domestic or foreign security trades and before the Valuation Time (i.e., a “subsequent event”). Typically, this will involve events occurring after the close of a foreign market on which a security trades and before the next Valuation Time.

 

The Fund’s equity securities that are traded on a foreign exchange or market which closes prior to the Fund’s Valuation Time are fair valued by an independent pricing service. The fair value of each such security generally is calculated by applying a valuation factor provided by the independent pricing service to the last sales price for that security. If the pricing service is unable to provide a fair value for a security, the security will continue to be valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange on which it is principally traded, subject to adjustment by the Fund’s Pricing Committee. When the fair value prices are utilized, the value assigned to the foreign securities may not be quoted or published prices of the securities on their primary markets.

 

The Fund values restricted securities at fair value. The Fund’s estimate of fair value assumes a willing buyer and a willing seller neither acting under the compulsion to buy or sell. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized on such sales could differ from the prices originally paid by the Fund or the current carrying values, and the difference could be material.

 

The Fund also invests in venture capital private placement securities, which are classified as Level 3 investments. In determining the fair value of these investments, management uses the market approach which includes as the primary input the capital balance reported; however adjustments to the reported capital balance may be made based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the attributes of the interest held, including the rights and obligations, and any restrictions or illiquidity of such interests, and the fair value of these venture capital investments.

 

For the period ended September 30, 2011, except as described above, there have been no significant changes to the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

Equity securities generally are valued at the last quoted sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (US or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade and are categorized as Level 1 securities. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the last quoted mean price provided by an independent pricing service. For international equity securities traded on a foreign exchange or market which closes prior to the Fund’s Valuation Time, in order to adjust for events which occur between the close of the foreign exchange they are traded on and the close of the New York Stock Exchange, a fair valuation model is used (as described above). This fair valuation model takes into account comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), exchange-traded funds, futures contracts, and certain indices, and these securities are categorized as Level 2.

 

Restricted Securities - Certain of the Fund’s investments are restricted as to resale and are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board under procedures established by the Board in the absence of readily ascertainable market values.

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Date(s)

 

Cost

 

Fair Value
At 09/30/11

 

Percent of
Net Assets

 

Distributions
Received

 

Open
Commitments

 

Emerging Markets Ventures l, L.P.

 

01/22/98 - 01/10/06

 

$

838,407

 

$

153,456

 

0.06

 

$

2,506,031

 

$

262,708

 

JP Morgan Latin America Capital Partners, L.P.

 

04/10/00 - 10/20/09

 

917,439

 

194,483

 

0.08

 

2,508,571

 

550,161

 

Total

 

 

 

$

1,755,846

 

$

347,939

 

0.14

 

$

5,014,602

 

$

812,869

 

 



 

The Fund may incur certain costs in connection with the disposition of the above securities.

 

The Fund is required to disclose information regarding the fair value measurements of the Fund’s assets and liabilities. Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. The disclosure requirements utilize a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data, minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable.

 

Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

 

·

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

 

 

·

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

·

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments, information provided by the General Partner or investee companies such as publicly traded prices, financial statements, capital statements.)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value. Refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed breakout of the security types:

 



 

Investments, at value

 

Level 1*

 

Level 2*

 

Level 3*

 

Balance as of
09/30/2011

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

$

2,337,189

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,337,189

 

Airlines

 

488,086

 

 

 

488,086

 

Beverages

 

14,003,718

 

 

 

14,003,718

 

Chemicals

 

905,582

 

 

 

905,582

 

Commercial Banks

 

44,454,657

 

 

 

44,454,657

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

 

3,719,495

 

 

 

3,719,495

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

2,410,211

 

 

 

2,410,211

 

Electric Utilities

 

1,282,705

 

 

 

1,282,705

 

Energy Equipment & Services

 

7,736,800

 

 

 

7,736,800

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

11,243,448

 

 

 

11,243,448

 

Food Products

 

3,754,427

 

 

 

3,754,427

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

6,641,846

 

 

 

6,641,846

 

Household Durables

 

2,425,314

 

 

 

2,425,314

 

Household Products

 

5,208,357

 

 

 

5,208,357

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

1,425,670

 

 

 

1,425,670

 

IT Services

 

1,272,385

 

 

 

1,272,385

 

Machinery

 

2,504,711

 

 

 

2,504,711

 

Media

 

2,374,120

 

 

 

2,374,120

 

Metals & Mining

 

24,160,849

 

 

 

24,160,849

 

Multiline Retail

 

9,882,153

 

 

 

9,882,153

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

28,027,832

 

 

 

28,027,832

 

Paper & Forest Products

 

1,011,276

 

 

 

1,011,276

 

Personal Products

 

6,518,282

 

 

 

6,518,282

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

10,825,709

 

 

 

10,825,709

 

Road & Rail

 

3,456,402

 

 

 

3,456,402

 

Software

 

2,552,852

 

 

 

2,552,852

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

2,977,622

 

 

 

2,977,622

 

Tobacco

 

4,387,246

 

 

 

4,387,246

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

11,820,671

 

 

 

11,820,671

 

Venture Capital

 

 

 

347,939

 

347,939

 

Water Utilities

 

2,313,354

 

 

 

2,313,354

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

15,548,912

 

 

 

15,548,912

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

1,193,000

 

 

1,193,000

 

Total

 

$

237,671,881

 

$

1,193,000

 

$

347,939

 

$

239,212,820

 

 


* For the period ending September 30, 2011, there have been no significant changes to the fair value methodologies. For the period ended September 30, 2011, there were no transfers in or out of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements.

 

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments,
at value

 

Balance as
of
12/31/2010

 

Accrued
discounts/
premiums

 

Realized
gain/(loss)

 

Change in
unrealized
 appreciation/

(depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into Level
3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as
of
09/30/2011

 

Venture Capital

 

$

565,761

 

$

 

$

 

$

(195,665

)

$

 

$

(22,157

)

$

 

$

 

$

347,939

 

Total

 

$

565,761

 

$

 

$

 

$

(195,665

)

$

 

$

(22,157

)

$

 

$

 

$

347,939

 

 

The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation relating to investments still held at September 30, 2011, is $(195,665).

 

Short-Term Investment - The Fund sweeps available cash into a short-term time deposit available through Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., (“BBH & Co.”) the Fund’s custodian. The short-term time deposit is a variable rate account classified as a short-term investment.

 

Federal Income Tax Cost - At September 30, 2011, the identified cost for federal income tax purposes, as well as the gross unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost, gross unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value and the net unrealized appreciation from investments were $195,535,843, $63,340,414, $(19,663,437) and $43,676,977, respectively.

 

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders. This information is also available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

 

Subsequent Events- Management has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no adjustments were required to the Financial Statements as of September  30, 2011.

 



 

Item 2: Controls and Procedures

 

(a) It is the conclusion of the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the Registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified by the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3: Exhibits

 

1. The certifications of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act are exhibits to this report.

 



 

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.

 

Aberdeen Latin America Equity Fund, Inc.

 

 

By:

/s/ Christian Pittard

 

 

Christian Pittard,

 

 

President of Aberdeen Latin America Equity Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 29, 2011

 

 

 

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/ Christian Pittard

 

 

Christian Pittard,

 

 

President of Aberdeen Latin America Equity Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 29, 2011

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Andrea Melia

 

 

Andrea Melia,

 

 

Treasurer of Aberdeen Latin America Equity Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 29, 2011