EX-FILING FEES 2 fp0088475-1_ex9925s.htm

Exhibit (s)

 

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

 

Form N-2

(Form Type)

 

The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities

 

  Security Type Security Class Title Fee Calculations or Carry Forward Rule Amount Registered Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(1) Fee Rate Amount of Registration Fee

Carry Forward Form

Type

Carry Forward File Number Carry Forward Initial Effective Date Filing Fee Previously Paid in Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward
Newly Registered Securities
Fees to be Paid Equity Common Stock 457(o)     $109,000,000 $147.60 $16,088.40        
Fees to be Paid Other Rights to Purchase Shares of Common Stock(2)                
Fees Previously Paid                        
Newly Registered Securities
Carry Forward Securities                        
Total Offering Amounts $109,000,000   $16,088.40        
Total Fees Previously Paid            
Total Fee Offsets(3)(4)(5)     $16,088.40        
Net Fee Due            

 

(1) Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee.

 

 

 

  

(2) No separate consideration will be received by the Registrant. Any shares issued pursuant to an offering of rights to purchase shares of common stock, including any shares issued pursuant to an over-subscription privilege or a secondary over-subscription privilege, will be shares registered under this Registration Statement.

(3) Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, the entire filing fee of $16,088.40 required in connection with this Registration Statement on Form N-2 is being offset against the filing fees associated with the unsold securities registered under (i) the prior shelf registration statement on Form N-2 (the “Prior Shelf Registration Statement”), and (ii) the prior rights offering registration statement on Form N-2 (the “Prior Rights Offering Registration Statement”).

(4) The Registrant initially filed the Prior Shelf Registration Statement (File No. 333-255265) on April 15, 2021. The unsold aggregate offering amount from the Prior Shelf Registration Statement was $88,000,000. In accordance with the notes to Instruction 3.C.i. to Form N-2, this statement confirms that the offering of unsold common stock and subscription rights for common stock previously registered under the Prior Shelf Registration Statement has terminated.

(5) The Registrant initially filed the Prior Rights Offering Registration Statement (File No. 333-274174) on August 23, 2023. The unsold aggregate offering amount from the Prior Rights Offering Registration Statement was $47,815,753. In accordance with the notes to Instruction 3.C.i. to Form N-2, this statement confirms that the offering of unsold common stock previously registered under the Prior Rights Offering Registration Statement has terminated.

 

Table 2: Fee Offset Claims and Sources

 

  Registrant or Filer Name Form or Filing Type File Number Initial Filing Date Filing Date Fee Offset Claimed Security Type Associated with Fee Offset Claimed Security Title Associated with Fee Offset Claimed Unsold Securities Associated with Fee Offset Claimed Unsold Aggregate Offering Amount Associated with Fee Paid with Fee Offset Source
Rules 457(b) and 0-11(a)(2)
Rule 457(p)
Fee Offset Claims The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. Form N-2 333-255265 April 15, 2021   $10,819.10 Equity Common Stock $88,000,000 $88,000,000  
Fee Offset Sources The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. Form N-2 333-255265   April 15, 2021           — 
  The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. Form N-2 333-224685   May 4, 2018           — 
  The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. Form N-2 333-202213   May 21, 2015           $11,620
Fee Offset Claims The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. Form N-2 333-274174 August 23, 2023   $5,269.30 Equity Common Stock $47,815,753 $47,815,753  
Fee Offset Sources The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. Form N-2 333-274174   August 23, 2023           $9,077.81