UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:

 

811-08076

 

 

 

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure 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:

 

October 31

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

 

1/31/12

 


 


 

Item 1: Schedule of Investments

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

January 31, 2012

 

No. of
Shares

 

Description

 

Value

 

EQUITY SECURITIES-98.1%

 

 

 

EQUITY SECURITIES OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES IN EMERGING COUNTRIES-95.5%

 

 

 

ARGENTINA-2.3%

 

 

 

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES-2.3%

 

 

 

102,000

 

Tenaris S.A., ADR (cost $4,189,347)

 

$

4,004,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASIA-0.1%

 

 

 

VENTURE CAPITAL-0.1%

 

 

 

3,622,118

(a)

TVG Asian Communications Fund II, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (cost $711,954)

 

83,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRAZIL-6.3%

 

 

 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS-2.7%

 

 

 

228,000

 

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.

 

4,612,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT-2.3%

 

 

 

169,000

 

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios S.A.

 

3,869,047

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE-1.3%

 

 

 

149,000

 

Wilson Sons Limited, BDR

 

2,217,262

 

 

 

Total Brazil (cost $9,612,946)

 

10,699,290

 

 

 

 

 

CHILE-2.3%

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-1.1%

 

 

 

100,132

 

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.

 

1,833,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES-1.2%

 

 

 

5,600,000

 

Enersis S.A.

 

2,027,665

 

 

 

Total Chile (cost $3,568,296)

 

3,860,838

 

 

 

 

 

CHINA-8.1%

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-8.1%

 

 

 

1,355,172

 

China Mobile Limited(d) (cost $11,910,073)

 

13,849,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONG KONG-5.2%

 

 

 

MARINE-1.0%

 

 

 

3,788,000

 

Pacific Basin Shipping Limited(d)

 

1,796,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT-4.2%

 

 

 

586,000

 

Hang Lung Group Limited(d)

 

3,724,993

 

261,500

 

Swire Pacific Limited(d)

 

2,907,921

 

183,050

 

Swire Properties Limited(c)(d)

 

462,626

 

 

 

 

 

7,095,540

 

 

 

Total Hong Kong (cost $10,251,523)

 

8,891,569

 

 

 

 

 

INDIA-8.6%

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS-2.1%

 

 

 

145,000

 

Ultratech Cement Limited(d)

 

3,567,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT SERVICES-1.6%

 

 

 

50,400

 

Infosys Technologies Limited(d)

 

2,762,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-4.9%

 

 

 

1,135,920

 

Bharti Airtel Limited(d)

 

8,382,086

 

 

 

Total India (cost $16,016,089)

 

14,712,008

 

 

 

 

 

INDONESIA-5.1%

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-3.3%

 

 

 

7,334,954

 

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk(d)

 

5,591,856

 

 



 

No. of
Shares

 

Description

 

Value

 

EQUITY SECURITIES (continued)

 

 

 

EQUITY SECURITIES OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES IN EMERGING COUNTRIES (continued)

 

 

 

INDONESIA (continued)

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-1.8%

 

 

 

5,206,356

 

PT Indosat Tbk(d)

 

$

3,150,491

 

 

 

Total Indonesia (cost $7,886,161)

 

8,742,347

 

 

 

 

 

KENYA-2.4%

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-2.4%

 

 

 

106,089,400

 

Safaricom Limited(d) (cost $5,804,768)

 

4,044,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LATIN AMERICA-0.1%

 

 

 

VENTURE CAPITAL-0.1%

 

 

 

2,286,227

(a)

JP Morgan Latin America Capital Partners, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (cost $666,719)

 

158,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MALAYSIA-7.2%

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS-1.0%

 

 

 

772,000

 

Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd(d)

 

1,692,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-6.2%

 

 

 

8,130,000

 

Digi.Com Bhd(d)

 

10,576,872

 

 

 

Total Malaysia (cost $6,923,340)

 

12,269,541

 

 

 

 

 

MEXICO-9.1%

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE-1.0%

 

 

 

114,000

 

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

 

1,707,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-8.1%

 

 

 

596,996

 

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

 

13,856,277

 

 

 

Total Mexico (cost $6,850,393)

 

15,563,997

 

 

 

 

 

MOROCCO-3.2%

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-3.2%

 

 

 

332,000

 

Maroc Telecom(d) (cost $5,999,978)

 

5,461,445

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHILIPPINES-1.7%

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT-1.7%

 

 

 

7,000,000

 

Ayala Land, Inc.(d) (cost $2,563,586)

 

2,879,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RUSSIA-4.2%

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-2.0%

 

 

 

328,759

 

VimpelCom Limited, ADR

 

3,504,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-2.2%

 

 

 

524,000

 

Mobile Telesystems OJSC(d)

 

3,677,484

 

 

 

Total Russia (cost $5,889,821)

 

7,182,055

 

 

 

 

 

SOUTH AFRICA-6.0%

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-6.0%

 

 

 

597,791

 

MTN Group Limited(d) (cost $8,548,167)

 

10,187,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOUTH KOREA-4.3%

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT-4.3%

 

 

 

12,500

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Limited(d) (cost $6,432,661)

 

7,323,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAIWAN-8.2%

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-8.2%

 

 

 

4,609,206

 

Taiwan Mobile Co., Limited(d) (cost $7,915,360)

 

13,935,446

 

 



 

No. of
Shares

 

Description

 

Value

 

EQUITY SECURITIES (continued)

 

 

 

EQUITY SECURITIES OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES IN EMERGING COUNTRIES (continued)

 

 

 

THAILAND-7.4%

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS-1.7%

 

 

 

215,000

 

Siam Cement PCL(d)

 

$

2,796,922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-5.7%

 

 

 

1,997,765

 

Advanced Info Service Public Co., Limited

 

9,735,760

 

 

 

Total Thailand (cost $7,716,387)

 

12,532,682

 

 

 

 

 

TURKEY-3.0%

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS-1.2%

 

 

 

420,000

 

Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Tica(d)

 

2,020,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES-1.8%

 

 

 

1,137,318

 

Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS(d)

 

3,107,869

 

 

 

Total Turkey (cost $5,125,788)

 

5,127,942

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL-0.7%

 

 

 

VENTURE CAPITAL-0.7%

 

 

 

7,248,829

(a)

Emerging Markets Ventures l, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)

 

482,845

 

2,400,000

(a)

Telesoft Partners II QP, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)

 

792,696

 

 

 

Total Global (cost $4,005,168)

 

1,275,541

 

 

 

Total Emerging Countries (cost $138,588,525)

 

162,785,189

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY SECURITIES OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES-2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISRAEL-2.5%

 

 

 

SOFTWARE-1.3%

 

 

 

39,000

 

Check Point Software Technologies Limited(c)

 

2,195,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VENTURE CAPITAL-1.2%

 

 

 

1,674,587

(a)

BPA Israel Ventures, LLC(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)

 

450,399

 

4,000,000

(a)

Concord Ventures Fund II, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)

 

143,860

 

2,750,000

(a)

Giza GE Venture Fund III, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)

 

520,795

 

2,000,000

(a)

Concord Fund I Liquidating Main Trust(b)(c)(d)(e)

 

85,890

 

708,684

(a)

Neurone Ventures II, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)

 

112,925

 

2,001,470

(a)

SVE Star Ventures Enterprises GmbH & Co. No. IX KG(b)(c)(d)(e)

 

446,428

 

1,375,001

(a)

Walden-Israel Ventures III, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)

 

384,615

 

 

 

 

 

2,144,912

 

 

 

Total Israel (cost $10,928,518)

 

4,340,222

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES-0.1%

 

 

 

VENTURE CAPITAL-0.1%

 

 

 

1,952,000

(a)

Technology Crossover Ventures IV, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (cost $438,625)

 

130,991

 

 

 

Total Developed Countries (cost $11,367,143)

 

4,471,213

 

 

 

Total Equity Securities-98.1% (cost $149,955,668)

 

167,256,402

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount
(000’s)

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-2.0%

 

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM-2.0%

 

 

 

$

3,367

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. London, overnight deposit, 0.03%, 02/01/12 (cost $3,367,000)

 

3,367,000

 

 

 

Total Investments-100.1% (cost $153,322,668)

 

170,623,402

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets-(0.1)%

 

(102,412

)

 

 

Net Assets-100.0%

 

$

170,520,990

 

 



 


(a)

Represents contributed capital.

(b)

Restricted security, not readily marketable.

(c)

Non-income producing security.

(d)

Security was fair valued as of January 31, 2012. 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.

(e)

Illiquid Security.

(f)

As of January 31, 2012, the aggregate amount of open commitments for the Fund is $2,457,291.

 

ADR       American Depositary Receipts.

BDR        Brazilian Depositary Receipts.

 



 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

January 31, 2012

 

(a) 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. If there is no sale price available, the last quoted mean price provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board is used. Securities traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. 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 the same as 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 January 31, 2012, 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 Depositary Receipts (ADRs), exchange -traded funds, futures contracts, and certain indices, and these securities are categorized as Level 2.

 



 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

January 31, 2012

 

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 01/31/12

 

Percent of
Net Assets

 

Distributions
Received

 

Open
Commitments

 

BPA Israel Ventures, LLC

 

10/05/00 - 12/09/05

 

$

1,160,483

 

$

450,399

 

0.26

 

$

97,293

 

$

625,413

 

Concord Ventures Fund II, L.P.

 

03/29/00 - 12/15/06

 

2,370,238

 

143,860

 

0.08

 

931,294

 

 

Emerging Markets Ventures l, L.P.

 

01/22/98 - 01/10/06

 

2,719,587

 

482,845

 

0.28

 

7,307,818

 

851,171

 

Giza GE Venture Fund III, L.P.

 

01/31/00 - 11/23/06

 

1,812,299

 

520,795

 

0.31

 

724,175

 

 

JP Morgan Latin America Capital Partners, L.P.

 

04/10/00 - 03/20/08

 

666,719

 

158,138

 

0.09

 

2,290,424

 

502,325

 

K.T. Concord Venture Fund, L.P.

 

12/08/97 - 09/29/00

 

1,260,856

 

85,890

 

0.05

 

1,320,492

 

 

Neurone Ventures II, L.P.

 

11/24/00 - 12/21/10

 

171,317

 

112,925

 

0.07

 

401,833

 

52,500

 

SVE Star Ventures Enterprises GmbH & Co. No. IX KG

 

12/21/00 - 08/12/08

 

1,588,456

 

446,428

 

0.26

 

460,338

 

 

Technology Crossover Ventures IV, L.P.

 

03/08/00 - 09/27/10

 

438,625

 

130,991

 

0.08

 

2,798,791

 

48,000

 

Telesoft Partners II QP, L.P.

 

07/14/00 - 03/01/10

 

1,285,581

 

792,696

 

0.47

 

1,109,561

 

 

TVG Asian Communications Fund II, L.P.

 

06/07/00 - 10/27/05

 

711,954

 

83,062

 

0.05

 

3,689,401

 

377,882

 

Walden-Israel Ventures III, L.P.

 

02/23/01 - 10/20/10

 

845,948

 

384,615

 

0.23

 

1,141,882

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

15,032,063

 

$

3,792,644

 

2.23

 

$

22,273,302

 

$

2,457,291

 

 

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 for 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 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, which are 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 securities.

 

 

·

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.)

 



 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

January 31, 2012

 

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 January 31, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value. Refer to the Schedule of Investments for a detailed breakout of the security types:

 

Investments, at value

 

Level 1*

 

Level 2*

 

Level 3*

 

Balance as of
01/31/2012

 

Construction Materials

 

$

 

$

10,077,062

 

$

 

$

10,077,062

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

5,337,744

 

11,053,301

 

 

16,391,045

 

Electric Utilities

 

2,027,665

 

 

 

2,027,665

 

Energy Equipment & Services

 

4,004,520

 

 

 

4,004,520

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

3,107,869

 

 

3,107,869

 

IT Services

 

 

2,762,524

 

 

2,762,524

 

Marine

 

 

1,796,029

 

 

1,796,029

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

4,612,981

 

 

 

4,612,981

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

4,331,673

 

9,512,612

 

 

13,844,285

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

7,323,148

 

 

7,323,148

 

Software

 

2,195,310

 

 

 

2,195,310

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

3,924,982

 

 

 

3,924,982

 

Venture Capital

 

 

 

3,792,644

 

3,792,644

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

23,592,037

 

67,804,301

 

 

91,396,338

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

3,367,000

 

 

3,367,000

 

Total

 

$

50,026,912

 

$

116,803,846

 

$

3,792,644

 

$

170,623,402

 

 


*              Mobile Telesystems OJSC with a fair value of $3,677,484 transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 during the period ended January 31, 2012. There were no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies.

 

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
10/31/2011

 

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
01/31/2012

 

Venture Capital

 

$

4,337,409

 

$

 

$

 

$

(21,490

)

$

 

$

(523,275

)

$

 

$

 

$

3,792,644

 

Total

 

$

4,337,409

 

$

 

$

 

$

(21,490

)

$

 

$

(523,275

)

$

 

$

 

$

3,792,644

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation relating to investments still held at January 31, 2012 is $(21,490).

 

(b) 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.

 

(c) Foreign Currency Translation:

 

Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. Dollars on the following basis:

 

(I)            market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities at the valuation date rate of exchange; and

 

(II)           purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the relevant rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

The Fund does not isolate that portion of gains and losses on investments in equity securities which is due to changes in the foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of equity securities. Accordingly, realized and unrealized foreign currency gains and losses with respect to such securities are included in the reported net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investment transactions balances.

 

The Fund reports certain foreign currency related transactions and foreign taxes withheld on security transactions as components of realized gains for financial reporting purposes, whereas such foreign currency related transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 



 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

January 31, 2012

 

Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation/depreciation in value of investments, and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.

 

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses represent foreign exchange gains and losses from transactions in foreign currencies and forward foreign currency contracts, exchange gains or losses realized between the trade date and settlement date on security transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received.

 

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin, including unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. Dollar. When the U.S. Dollar rises in value against foreign currency, the Fund’s investments denominated in that currency will lose value because its currency is worth fewer U.S. Dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. Dollar falls in relative value.

 

(d) Security Transactions and Investment Income:

 

Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized and unrealized gains/(losses) from security and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis.  Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except for certain dividends on foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed after the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis.

 

(e) Distributions:

 

On an annual basis, the Fund intends to distribute its net realized capital gains, if any, by way of a final distribution to be declared during the calendar quarter ending December 31. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for foreign currencies.

 

(f) Federal Income Tax Cost:

 

At January 31, 2012, 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 $149,955,668, $35,885,017, $(18,584,283) and $17,300,734, 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.

 

(g) Subsequent Events:

 

Management has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events. Based on this evaluation, no adjustments were required to the report as of January 31, 2012.

 

Effective March 1, 2012, Aberdeen PLC is merging a number of its companies (the “Merging Companies”), including AAMISL, into Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (“AAML”). The merger will be achieved by transferring all the assets and liabilities of the Merging Companies to AAML, a Scottish company that is authorized and regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority and acts as the Group’s main operating company in the United Kingdom. AAML will continue to conduct the businesses of the Merging Companies as their successor and will have all necessary regulatory licenses, authorizations and permissions in order to carry on the business of the Merging Companies, including registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. There will be no change to the portfolio management team or the level or nature of the services provided to the Fund and the same resources available to AAMISL for the management and compliance oversight of the Fund will be available to AAML. Counsel to the Fund has provided a legal opinion confirming that the transaction will not be deemed an assignment under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 



 

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 second 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

 

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 Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

 

By:

/s/ Christian Pittard

 

 

 

Christian Pittard,

 

 

 

President of

 

 

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: March 28, 2012

 

 

 

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 Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: March 28, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrea Melia

 

 

 

Andrea Melia,

 

 

 

Treasurer of

 

 

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: March 28, 2012