-----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, CyAtpL4mempVODy/wlhrbbpgoQerIgaCqA+9l7wRPXlQFpG438n4kxtuuf0e0Uld 8ypTunhUvzmMr0sFoZUkxQ== 0001140361-09-017328.txt : 20090730 0001140361-09-017328.hdr.sgml : 20090730 20090730161410 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-09-017328 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090728 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090730 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090730 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TORINO MARTIN CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001211194 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06094 FILM NUMBER: 09973934 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3086 AVENUE FIGUEROA AL CORTA STREET 2: BUENOS ARIES CITY: ARGENTINA STATE: C1 ZIP: 00000 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LATIN AMERICA EQUITY FUND INC /MD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000862599 IRS NUMBER: 133577304 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MGMT, LLC STREET 2: ELEVEN MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10010 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-325-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MGMT, LLC STREET 2: ELEVEN MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10010 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LATIN AMERICA INVESTMENT FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 4 1 doc1.xml FORM 4 X0303 4 2009-07-28 0 0000862599 LATIN AMERICA EQUITY FUND INC /MD LAQ 0001211194 TORINO MARTIN AV. FIGUEROA ALCORTA 3260 P.B. B 1425 BUENOS ARIES, ARGENTINA C1 00000 ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2009-07-28 4 P 0 87 33.69 A 2608.825 D The reporting person was awarded 87 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer pursuant to the Issuer's Director Compensation Plan. The total shares held following this transaction includes 270.315 shares acquired on 1/16/09 as part of the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment Plan. /s/ Martin Torino by Matt Woodward as attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a power of attorney 2009-07-30 EX-24.1 2 poa1.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY tprinopoa.htm
 
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
 
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Jennifer Nichols, Lucia Sitar, Megan Kennedy, Alan Goodson, William Baltrus, Timothy Sullivan, Nicola Espie and Matt Woodward as the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:
 
 
1.           execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as a reporting person pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder of THE EMERGING MARKETS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC., THE CHILE FUND, INC., THE FIRST ISRAEL FUND, INC., THE INDONESIA FUND, INC., and/or THE LATIN AMERICA EQUITY FUND, INC.  (together, the "Funds"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act;
 
 
2.           do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority, including without limitation, completing and filing an application for EDGAR codes (i.e., CIK and CCC codes); and
 
 
3.           take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing that, in the opinion of any of such attorneys-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by any of such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as any of such attorneys-in-fact may approve in the discretion of any of such attorneys-in-fact.
 
 
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any of such attorneys-in-fact, or the substitute or substitutes of any of such attorneys-in-fact, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor are the Funds assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
 
 
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by each of the Funds, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 28 day of July, 2009.
 
 

 
 
Signature:                      /s/Martin M. Torino                                                                
 
 

 
 
Name:                                Martin M. Torino                                                      
 

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