ABERDEEN GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act file number: |
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811-06342 |
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Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: |
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Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. |
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Address of principal executive offices: |
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1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor |
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Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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Name and address of agent for service: |
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Andrea Melia |
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Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. |
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1735 Market Street 32nd Floor |
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Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: |
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1-800-522-5465 |
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Date of fiscal year end: |
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October 31 |
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Date of reporting period: |
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April 30, 2016 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Aberdeen
Global Income Fund, Inc. (FCO)
Semi-Annual Report
April 30, 2016
Managed Distribution Policy
(unaudited)
The Board of Directors of the Fund has authorized a managed distribution policy (MDP) of paying monthly distributions at an annual rate set once a year. The Funds current monthly
distribution is set at a rate of $0.07 per share. With each distribution, the Fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release which will provide detailed information regarding the amount and estimated composition of the
distribution and other information required by the Funds MDP exemptive order. The Funds Board of Directors may amend or terminate the MDP at any time without prior notice to shareholders; however, at this time, there are no reasonably
foreseeable circumstances that might cause the termination of the MDP. You should not draw any conclusions about the Funds investment performance from the amount of distributions or from the terms of the Funds MDP.
Distribution Disclosure Classification (unaudited)
The Funds policy is to provide investors with a stable monthly distribution out of current income, supplemented by realized capital gains and, to the extent necessary, paid-in capital.
The Fund is subject to U.S. corporate, tax and securities laws. Under U.S. tax rules, the amount applicable to the Fund and character of distributable income
for each fiscal period depends on the actual exchange rates during the entire year between the U.S. Dollar and the currencies in which Fund assets are denominated and on the aggregate gains and losses realized by the Fund during the entire
year.
Therefore, the exact amount of distributable income for each fiscal year can only be determined as of the end of the Funds fiscal
year, October 31. Under Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), the Fund is required to indicate the sources of certain distributions to shareholders. The estimated distribution composition
may vary from month to month because it may be materially impacted by future income, expenses and realized gains and losses on securities and fluctuations in the value of the currencies in which the Funds assets are denominated.
Based on generally accepted accounting principles, the Fund estimates that distributions for the fiscal year commenced November 1, 2015, through the
distributions declared on May 10, 2016 and June 9, 2016, consisted of 39% net investment income and 61% return of capital.
In January
2017, a Form 1099-DIV will be sent to shareholders, which will state the amount and composition of distributions and provide information with respect to their appropriate tax treatment for the 2016 calendar year.
Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (unaudited)
Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (Computershare), the Funds transfer agent, sponsors and administers a Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (the Plan), which is
available to shareholders.
The Plan allows registered stockholders and first time investors to buy and sell shares and automatically reinvest
dividends and capital gains through the transfer agent. This is a cost-effective way to invest in the Fund.
Please note that for both purchases
and reinvestment purposes, shares will be purchased in the open market at the current share price and cannot be issued directly by the Fund.
For
more information about the Plan and a brochure that includes the terms and conditions of the Plan, please call Computershare at 1-800-647-0584 or visit www.computershare.com/buyaberdeen.
Letter to Shareholders
(unaudited)
Dear Shareholder,
We present this Semi-Annual Report which covers the activities of Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016. The Funds principal
investment objective is to provide high current income by investing primarily in fixed income securities. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation, but only when consistent with its principal investment
objective.
Total Return Performance
The Funds total return, based on net asset value (NAV) net of fees, was 6.6% for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 and 7.0% per annum since inception, assuming the
reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The Funds total return for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 and per annum since inception is based on the reported NAV on each financial reporting period end.
Share Price and NAV
For the
six-month period ended April 30, 2016, based on market price, the Funds total return was 13.4% assuming reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The Funds share price increased by 7.5% over the six-month period, from $8.11 on
October 31, 2015 to $8.72 on April 30, 2016. The Funds share price on April 30, 2016 represented a discount of 8.0% to the NAV per share of $9.48 on that date, compared with a discount of 13.5% to the NAV per share of $9.38 on
October 31, 2015.
Credit Quality and Changes to Investment Limitations
As of April 30, 2016, 65.4% of the Funds portfolio was invested in securities where either the issue or the issuer was rated
A or better by Standard & Poors1 or Moodys
Investors Services, Inc. (Moodys).2 On June 15, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Fund approved
amendments to three non-fundamental investment limitations of the Fund. The amendments will allow the Fund to increase its Asian local currency exposure and facilitate exposure to the global high yield asset class. The Fund may begin modifying its
portfolio to utilize the expanded investment authority after July 18, 2016. In addition, the Fund will change its benchmark, effective November 1, 2016. Please see Subsequent Events, Note 11 to the Notes to Financial Statements
for more information.
Managed Distribution Policy
Distributions to common shareholders for the twelve month period ended April 30, 2016 totaled $0.84 per share. Based on the share price of $8.72 on April 30, 2016, the distribution rate over the
12-month period ended April 30, 2016 was 9.6%. Since all distributions are paid after deducting applicable withholding taxes, the effective distribution rate may be higher for those U.S. investors who are able to claim a tax credit.
On May 10, 2016 and June 9, 2016, the Fund announced that it will pay on May 27, 2016 and June 27, 2016, a distribution of US $0.07 per
share to all shareholders of record as of May 19, 2016 and June 20, 2016, respectively.
The Funds policy is to provide investors
with a stable monthly distribution out of current income, supplemented by realized capital gains and, to the extent necessary, paid-in capital, which is a non-taxable return of capital. This policy is subject to an annual review as well as regular
review at the Boards quarterly meetings, unless market conditions require an earlier evaluation.
Open Market Repurchase
Program
The Funds policy is generally to buy back Fund shares on the open market when the Fund trades at certain discounts to NAV and
management believes such repurchases may enhance shareholder value. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 and fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, the Fund repurchased 92,790 and 350,802 shares, respectively.
Revolving Credit Facility
The
Funds revolving credit facility with The Bank of Nova Scotia was renewed for a 3-year term on February 28, 2014. The outstanding balance on the loan as of April 30, 2016 was $31,500,000. Under the terms of the loan facility and
applicable regulations, the Fund is required to maintain certain asset coverage ratios for the amount of its outstanding borrowings. The Board regularly reviews the use of leverage by the Fund. The Fund is also authorized to use reverse repurchase
agreements as another form of leverage.
Portfolio Holdings Disclosure
The Funds complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year is included in the Funds
semi-
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Standard & Poors credit ratings are expressed as letter grades that range from AAA to D to communicate the
agencys opinion of relative level of credit risk. Ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. The
investment grade category is a rating from AAA to BBB-. |
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Moodys is an independent, unaffiliated research company that rates fixed income securities. Moodys assigns ratings on the basis of risk and
the borrowers ability to make interest payments. Typically, securities are assigned a rating from Aaa to C, with Aaa being the highest quality and C the lowest quality.
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Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
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Letter to Shareholders
(unaudited) (concluded)
annual and annual reports to shareholders. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds Form N-Q filings are available on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at
the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information about the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund makes the information on Form N-Q available to shareholders on the Funds
website or upon request and without charge by calling Investor Relations toll-free at 1-800-522-5465.
Proxy Voting
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities,
and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve months ended June 30 is available by August 31 of the relevant year: (i) upon request and without charge by
calling Investor Relations toll-free at
1-800-522-5465; and (ii) on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
Unclaimed Share Accounts
Please be advised that abandoned or unclaimed property laws for certain states require financial organizations to transfer (escheat) unclaimed property
(including Fund shares) to the state. Each state has its own definition of unclaimed property, and Fund shares could be considered unclaimed property due to account inactivity (e.g., no owner-generated activity for a certain period),
returned mail (e.g., when mail sent to a shareholder is returned to the Funds transfer agent as undeliverable), or a combination of both. If your Fund shares are categorized as unclaimed, your financial advisor or the Funds transfer
agent will follow the applicable states statutory requirements to contact you, but if unsuccessful, laws may require that the shares be escheated to the appropriate state. If this happens, you will have to contact the state to recover your
property, which may involve time and expense. For more information on unclaimed property and how to maintain an active account, please contact your financial adviser or the Funds transfer agent.
Investor Relations Information
As part of Aberdeens commitment to shareholders, we invite you to visit the Fund on the web at www.aberdeenfco.com. From this
page, you can view monthly fact sheets, portfolio manager commentary, distribution and performance information, updated daily fact sheets courtesy of Morningstar®, portfolio charting and other timely data.
Enroll in our email
services and be among the first to receive the latest closed-end fund news, announcements of upcoming fund manager web casts, films and other information. In addition, you can receive electronic versions of important Fund documents including annual
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Please take a
look at Aberdeens award-winning Closed-End Fund Talk Channel, where a series of fund manager webcasts and short films are posted. Visit Aberdeens Closed-End Fund Talk Channel at www.aberdeen-asset.us/aam.nsf/usclosed/aberdeentv.
Contact us
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Visit us: http://www.aberdeen-asset.us/cef or www.aberdeenfco.com |
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Watch us: www.aberdeen-asset.us/aam.nsf/usclosed/aberdeentv |
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Email us: InvestorRelations@aberdeen-asset.com |
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Call us: 1-800-522-5465 (toll free in the U.S.) |
Yours sincerely,
/s/ Christian Pittard
Christian Pittard
President
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
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Report of the Investment Manager (unaudited)
Market review
The performance of global bonds and currencies was mixed over the six-month period ended April 30, 2016. The first half of the reporting period was marked by heightened volatility. A confluence of
events, such as the U.S. Federal Reserves (Feds) first interest-rate hike in nearly a decade, sharp gyrations in Chinese equities and the tumble in commodity prices, quelled investor risk appetite for fixed-income assets. Market
sentiment gradually recovered in the latter months of the period. Although investors questioned the effectiveness of negative interest rates imposed by central banks in Europe and Japan, they appeared to be encouraged that monetary policy generally
remained loose, as Asian central banks continued to lower rates and the Fed adopted a more dovish policy stance. Additionally, Chinese economic growth fears abated as Beijings policy communication improved and commodity prices rebounded
beginning in mid-February 2016.
In the UK, government bond yields fell, particularly at the long end of the curve. Nevertheless, the upcoming
referendum on European Union (EU) membership weighed on investor sentiment in the latter half of the reporting period, and the British sterling reflected the market jitters by falling 5.3% against the U.S. dollar over the period. The Bank of England
deferred its decision to hike rates as economic growth lost momentum. The Canadian market ended the reporting period with mixed performance. While the 10-year government bond yield fell, short-dated yields rose following a bout of selling late in
the period. Monetary policy was unchanged, while gross domestic product (GDP) forecasts were upgraded on expectations that spending on needy households would boost growth. The Canadian dollar strengthened by 4.2% against the U.S. dollar over the
reporting period.
In Australia, the performance of government bonds varied over the reporting period, with longer-dated yields falling and
shorter-dated yields rising. The central bank remained accommodative as deflationary pressures persisted. (Following the end of the reporting period, the benchmark rate was trimmed by 25 basis points to a record low of 1.75%.) The performance of the
New Zealand market was significantly stronger over the period. As the country struggled with weak inflation, the central bank cut its benchmark interest rate twice and yields subsequently declined in response. Both the Australian and New Zealand
dollars strengthened against the U.S. dollar, with the former rallying 6.5% during the reporting period following improvement in investor sentiment towards China, a key export market for the country.
Within emerging markets, Brazilian bond yields initially retreated aggressively amid an evolving political backdrop. Events deteriorated at first as the
widening scandal involving Brazilian state-owned oil
company Petrobras implicated more public officials and Finance Minister Joaquim Levy resigned in December 2015 following disagreements within the government. However, investor sentiment turned
more positive in the latter half of the reporting period on hopes that President Dilma Rousseff would be replaced by a more market-friendly leader. Consequently, the Brazilian real rallied sharply against the U.S. dollar. The Brazilian Senate voted
to impeach Rousseff and suspended her from the presidency on May 12, 2016, amid accusations that she lied about the countrys fiscal condition. Indonesian bonds outperformed their Asian peers during the reporting period due to the central
banks interest-rate cut and stimulus measures in a bid to reboot the economy. The Indonesian rupiah strengthened by 3.8% against the U.S. dollar over the period. In Turkey, yields rose as inflation accelerated, but they subsequently fell as
there were no changes in monetary policy.
The performance of the fixed-income market in Mexico diverged over the reporting period. Short-dated
yields rose as the central bank hiked interest rates in an effort to control inflation and support the peso, and longer-dated yields fell as the outlook for growth and improvement in the countrys fiscal condition worsened. Despite the central
banks efforts, the Mexican peso weakened nearly 4% against the U.S. dollar during the reporting period. Philippine bond yields were also mixed over the reporting period. The impending Fed rate hike pushed yields higher, particularly at the
short end of the curve, but buying interest emerged later in the period.
Fund performance review
Fund performance over the reporting period benefited mainly from the emerging-market strategies. The Funds developed-market strategies also had a
positive impact on performance.
In the Funds emerging-market segment, Brazil was a major contributor to performance attributable to
positive security selection and the overweight to the Brazilian real. Security selection in Indonesia also bolstered Fund performance. Conversely, the overweight position in the Mexican peso detracted from performance. Within the Funds
developed-market exposure, the interest-rate strategies in the UK and Australia were the main contributors to performance for the reporting period.
The Funds use of derivatives had an overall negative impact on performance for the period, subtracting about 170 basis points from its return, primarily due to the long position in the U.S. dollar and
short positions in both the Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar, given the rally in both the Australian and New Zealand dollars over the reporting period, particularly over the first few months of 2016.
Aberdeen Global
Income Fund, Inc.
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Report of the Investment Manager (unaudited) (continued)
Outlook
We feel that it may be an exaggeration to say that March was a turning point for commodity-related and emerging markets. We believe that the environment remains in a state of flux. Risks persist, but in our
opinion, markets are no longer on a downward trajectory with no end in sight. The Fed has adopted a more dovish stance and global monetary policy generally remains accommodative. While the Chinese economy faces hurdles, we feel that investor
sentiment towards the mainland has become more rational as the economic and political backdrop continues to stabilize. Furthermore, commodity markets have arguably tested their lows, even though we believe that the weak global economy is unlikely to
be able to support a sustained rally in prices. These factors have encouraged investors to reduce their significant underweight exposure to emerging markets.
In the near term, however, we think that further market consolidation is likely, even if valuations look attractive in bonds, equities and currencies. Specifically, we believe that investors may return to a
more cautious mood, given the highly anticipated Fed meeting in June, followed by the referendum on EU membership in the UK. Additionally, China-related concerns may resurface, given worries about speculation in commodities in the mainland and the
rising number of corporate defaults. Nevertheless, we believe that any spike in volatility and swings in valuations may present us with buying opportunities.
We believe that the Bank of Japan may continue monetary policy easing in a bid to meet its inflation target. We believe that fears over the EU referendum are likely to hang over all UK assets until the
referendum. The European Central Bank exceeded expectations at its March 2016 policy meeting, but further action is possible, in our view. In this environment, we think that assets in the European peripheral markets are favorable.
Loan Facility and the Use of Leverage
The Fund utilizes leverage to seek to increase the yield for its shareholders. The amounts borrowed from the Funds loan facility may be invested to seek to return higher rates than the rates in the
Funds portfolio. However, the cost of leverage could exceed the income earned by the Fund on the proceeds of such leverage. To the extent that the Fund is unable to invest the proceeds from the use of leverage in assets which pay interest at a
rate which exceeds the rate paid on the leverage, the yield on the Funds common stock will decrease. In addition, in the event of a general market decline in the value of assets in which the Fund invests, the effect of that decline will be
magnified in the Fund because of the additional assets purchased with the proceeds of the leverage. Non-recurring expenses in connection with the implementation of the loan facility will reduce the Funds performance.
The Funds leveraged capital structure creates special risks not associated with unleveraged funds having
similar investment objectives and policies. The funds borrowed pursuant to the loan facility may constitute a substantial lien and burden by reason of their prior claim against the income of the Fund and against the net assets of the Fund in
liquidation. The Fund is not permitted to declare dividends or other distributions in the event of default under the loan facility. In the event of default under the loan facility, the lender has the right to cause a liquidation of the collateral
(i.e., sell portfolio securities and other assets of the Fund) and, if any such default is not cured, the lender may be able to control the liquidation as well. The loan facility has a term of 3 years and is not a perpetual form of leverage; there
can be no assurance that the loan facility will be available for renewal on acceptable terms, if at all.
The credit agreement governing the loan
facility includes usual and customary covenants for this type of transaction. These covenants impose on the Fund asset coverage requirements, Fund composition requirements and limits on certain investments, such as illiquid investments, which are
more stringent than those imposed on the Fund by the 1940 Act. The covenants or guidelines could impede Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (the Investment Manager), Aberdeen Asset Management Limited (the Investment
Adviser) or Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (the Sub-Adviser) from fully managing the Funds portfolio in accordance with the Funds investment objective and policies. Furthermore, non-compliance with such covenants or
the occurrence of other events could lead to the cancellation of the loan facility. The covenants also include a requirement that the Fund maintain a NAV of no less than $60,000,000.
Prices and availability of leverage are extremely volatile in the current market environment. The Board regularly reviews the use of leverage by the Fund and may explore other forms of leverage. The Fund is
also authorized to use reverse repurchase agreements as another form of leverage. A reverse repurchase agreement involves the sale of a security, with an agreement to repurchase the same or substantially similar securities at an agreed upon price
and date. Whether such a transaction produces a gain for the Fund depends upon the costs of the agreements and the income and gains of the securities purchased with the proceeds received from the sale of the security. If the income and gains on the
securities purchased fail to exceed the costs, the Funds NAV will decline faster than otherwise would be the case. Reverse repurchase agreements, as with any leveraging techniques, may increase the Funds return; however, such
transactions also increase the Funds risks in down markets.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
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Report of the
Investment Manager (unaudited) (concluded)
Interest Rate Swaps
The Fund may enter into interest rate swaps to efficiently gain interest rate exposure and hedge interest rate risk. As of April 30, 2016, the Fund held interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate
notional amount of $31,500,000 which represented 100% of the Funds total borrowings. Under the terms of the agreements currently in effect, the Fund either receives a floating rate of interest (three month USD-LIBOR BBA rate) and pays fixed
rates of interest for the terms or pays a floating rate of interest and receives a fixed rate of interest for the terms, and based upon the notional amounts set forth below:
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Remaining Term as of April 30, 2016 |
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0.84 |
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15.0 |
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2.44 |
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A significant risk associated with interest rate swaps is the risk that the counterparty may default or file
for bankruptcy, in which case the Fund would bear the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under the swap agreements. There can be no assurance that the Fund will have an interest rate swap in place at any given time nor can there be
any assurance that, if an interest rate swap is in place, it will be successful in hedging the Funds interest rate risk with respect to the loan facility. The implementation of this strategy is at the discretion of the Leverage Committee of
the Board.
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited
Aberdeen Global
Income Fund, Inc.
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Total Investment Returns
(unaudited)
The following table summarizes the average annual Fund performance for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods as of April 30, 2016. The Funds principal investment objective is to provide
high current income by investing primarily in fixed income securities. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation, but only when consistent with its principal investment objective.
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-1.1% |
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0.8% |
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0.5% |
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-5.9% |
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Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. has entered into an agreement with the Fund to limit investor relation services fees,
without which performance would be lower. See Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements. Returns represent past performance. Total investment return at NAV is based on changes in the NAV of Fund shares and assumes reinvestment of dividends and
distributions, if any, at market prices pursuant to the Funds dividend reinvestment program. All return data at NAV includes fees charged to the Fund, which are listed in the Funds Statement of Operations under Expenses. The
Funds total return is based on the reported NAV on each financial reporting period end. Total investment return at market value is based on changes in the market price at which the Funds shares traded on the NYSE MKT during the period
and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, at market prices pursuant to the Funds dividend reinvestment program. Because the Funds shares trade in the stock market based on investor demand, the Fund may trade at a
price higher or lower than its NAV. Therefore, returns are calculated based on both market price and NAV. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of
taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions received from the Fund. The current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the figures shown. The Funds yield, return, market price and NAV will fluctuate. Performance
information current to the most recent month-end is available at www.aberdeenfco.com or by calling 800-522-5465.
The annualized net
operating expense ratio, excluding fee waivers, based on the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 was 2.55%. The annualized net operating expense ratio, net of fee waivers, based on the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 was 2.52%. The
annualized net operating expense ratio, excluding interest expense, net of fee waivers, based on the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 was 1.96%.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
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Portfolio Composition
(unaudited)
Quality of Investments(1)
As of April 30, 2016, 65.4% of the Funds total investments were invested in securities where either the issue or the issuer was rated
A or better by Standard & Poors or Moodys Investors Service, Inc. The table below shows the asset quality of the Funds portfolio as of April 30, 2016 compared with the previous six and twelve months:
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27.6 |
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7.6 |
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For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the lowest rating assigned by either Standard & Poors or Moodys Investors
Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are
credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated NR are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. The Investment Manager evaluates the
credit quality of unrated investments based upon, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments. |
Geographic
Composition
The Funds investments are divided into three categories: Developed Markets, Investment Grade Developing Markets and
Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets. The table below shows the geographical composition (with U.S. Dollar-denominated bonds issued by foreign issuers allocated into country of issuance) of the Funds total investments as of
April 30, 2016, compared with the previous six and twelve months:
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17.5 |
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Currency Composition
The table below shows the currency composition of the Funds total investments as of April 30, 2016, compared with the previous six and twelve
months:
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April 30, 2016* |
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|
94.2 |
|
|
|
4.8 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
October 31, 2015 |
|
|
95.8 |
|
|
|
2.8 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
April 30, 2015* |
|
|
93.9 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
7
Portfolio Composition
(unaudited) (concluded)
Maturity Composition
As of April 30, 2016, the average maturity of the Funds total
investments was 10.2 years, compared with 10.3 years at October 31, 2015 and 9.2 years at April 30, 2015. The table below shows the maturity composition of the Funds investments as of April 30, 2015, compared with the previous
six and twelve months:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date |
|
Under 3 Years
% |
|
|
3 to 5 Years
% |
|
|
5 to 10 Years
% |
|
|
10 Years & Over
% |
|
April 30, 2016* |
|
|
12.4 |
|
|
|
11.5 |
|
|
|
45.0 |
|
|
|
31.1 |
|
October 31, 2015 |
|
|
15.6 |
|
|
|
8.8 |
|
|
|
46.9 |
|
|
|
28.7 |
|
April 30, 2015* |
|
|
18.7 |
|
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
|
45.7 |
|
|
|
30.0 |
|
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
8
Summary of Key Rates
(unaudited)
The following table summarizes the movements of key interest rates and currencies from April 30, 2016 and the previous six and twelve month periods.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 30, 2016 |
|
|
October 31, 2015 |
|
|
April 30, 2015 |
|
Australia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 day Bank Bills |
|
|
2.16% |
|
|
|
2.11% |
|
|
|
2.25% |
|
10 yr bond |
|
|
2.30% |
|
|
|
2.40% |
|
|
|
2.49% |
|
Australian Dollar |
|
|
$0.76 |
|
|
|
$0.71 |
|
|
|
$0.79 |
|
Canada |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 day Bank Bills |
|
|
0.94% |
|
|
|
0.84% |
|
|
|
1.00% |
|
10 yr bond |
|
|
1.51% |
|
|
|
1.54% |
|
|
|
1.58% |
|
Canadian Dollar |
|
|
$0.80 |
|
|
|
$0.76 |
|
|
|
$0.83 |
|
New Zealand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 day Bank Bills |
|
|
2.42% |
|
|
|
2.98% |
|
|
|
3.64% |
|
10 yr bond |
|
|
2.85% |
|
|
|
3.30% |
|
|
|
3.45% |
|
New Zealan Dollar |
|
|
$0.70 |
|
|
|
$0.68 |
|
|
|
$0.76 |
|
United Kingdom |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 day Bank Bills |
|
|
0.59% |
|
|
|
0.58% |
|
|
|
0.57% |
|
10 yr bond |
|
|
1.60% |
|
|
|
1.92% |
|
|
|
1.86% |
|
British Pound |
|
|
£1.46 |
|
|
|
£1.54 |
|
|
|
£1.54 |
|
South Korea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 day commercial paper |
|
|
1.61% |
|
|
|
1.57% |
|
|
|
1.80% |
|
10 yr bond |
|
|
1.80% |
|
|
|
2.11% |
|
|
|
2.41% |
|
South Korean Won* |
|
|
W1139.40 |
|
|
|
W1140.05 |
|
|
|
W1072.00 |
|
Thailand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 day deposits |
|
|
1.00% |
|
|
|
1.00% |
|
|
|
1.00% |
|
10 yr bond |
|
|
1.80% |
|
|
|
2.65% |
|
|
|
2.48% |
|
Thai Baht* |
|
|
B34.93 |
|
|
|
B35.57 |
|
|
|
B32.97 |
|
Mexico |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 day T-Bills |
|
|
3.85% |
|
|
|
3.18% |
|
|
|
3.06% |
|
10 yr bond |
|
|
5.88% |
|
|
|
6.00% |
|
|
|
5.91% |
|
Mexican Peso |
|
|
P17.13 |
|
|
|
P16.53 |
|
|
|
P15.36 |
|
Malaysia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3-month T-Bills |
|
|
2.48% |
|
|
|
2.96% |
|
|
|
2.93% |
|
10 yr bond |
|
|
3.88% |
|
|
|
4.37% |
|
|
|
3.85% |
|
Malaysian Ringgit* |
|
|
R3.91 |
|
|
|
R4.30 |
|
|
|
R3.56 |
|
Brazil |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3-month T-Bills |
|
|
14.14% |
|
|
|
14.28% |
|
|
|
13.37% |
|
10 yr bond |
|
|
12.47% |
|
|
|
15.89% |
|
|
|
12.80% |
|
Brazilian Real |
|
|
R$3.45 |
|
|
|
R$3.84 |
|
|
|
R$3.00 |
|
U.S.$ Bonds** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexico |
|
|
3.51% |
|
|
|
3.67% |
|
|
|
3.42% |
|
Indonesia |
|
|
3.96% |
|
|
|
4.44% |
|
|
|
3.89% |
|
Philippines |
|
|
1.34% |
|
|
|
1.57% |
|
|
|
1.78% |
|
* |
|
These currencies are quoted Asian currency per U.S. Dollar. The Australian, Canadian and New Zealand Dollars and British Pound are quoted U.S. Dollars per currency.
|
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
9
Portfolio of Investments
(unaudited)
As of April 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount (000) |
|
|
Description |
|
Value (US$) |
|
CORPORATE BONDS21.1% |
|
AUSTRALIA0.9% |
|
AUD |
|
|
500 |
|
|
DnB NOR Boligkreditt, 6.25%, 06/08/2016 |
|
$ |
381,650 |
|
AUD |
|
|
500 |
|
|
National Capital Trust III, 3.24%, 09/30/2016 (a)(b)(c) |
|
|
374,241 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
755,891 |
|
BANGLADESH0.3% |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd., 8.63%, 05/06/2017 (a)(d) |
|
|
211,600 |
|
BARBADOS0.3% |
|
USD |
|
|
210 |
|
|
Sagicor Finance 2015 Ltd., 8.88%, 08/11/2019 (a)(d) |
|
|
232,050 |
|
BRAZIL2.1% |
|
USD |
|
|
420 |
|
|
Marfrig Overseas Ltd., 9.50%, 05/31/2016 (a)(d) |
|
|
430,500 |
|
USD |
|
|
420 |
|
|
OAS Financial Ltd., 8.88%, 04/25/2018 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f) |
|
|
525 |
|
USD |
|
|
780 |
|
|
Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.75%, 01/20/2020 |
|
|
715,650 |
|
USD |
|
|
490 |
|
|
Petrobras International Finance Co., 5.38%, 01/27/2021 |
|
|
435,487 |
|
USD |
|
|
197 |
|
|
QGOG Atlantic, 5.25%, 11/30/2016 (a)(d) |
|
|
154,646 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,736,808 |
|
CHILE0.5% |
|
USD |
|
|
400 |
|
|
SACI Falabella, 3.75%, 04/30/2023 (d) |
|
|
404,622 |
|
CHINA0.5% |
|
USD |
|
|
210 |
|
|
Future Land Development Holdings Ltd., 10.25%, 07/21/2017 (a)(d) |
|
|
226,884 |
|
USD |
|
|
210 |
|
|
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd., 8.38%, 02/10/2019 (a)(d) |
|
|
231,507 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
458,391 |
|
GEORGIA1.1% |
|
USD |
|
|
250 |
|
|
Georgian Oil and Gas Corp., 6.75%, 04/26/2021 (d) |
|
|
251,300 |
|
USD |
|
|
250 |
|
|
Georgian Oil and Gas Corp., 6.88%, 05/16/2017 (d) |
|
|
251,855 |
|
USD |
|
|
400 |
|
|
Georgian Railway JSC, 7.75%, 07/11/2022 (d) |
|
|
431,080 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
934,235 |
|
GUATEMALA0.6% |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Comunicaciones Celulares SA, 6.88%, 02/06/2019 (a)(d) |
|
|
189,000 |
|
USD |
|
|
300 |
|
|
Industrial Subordinated Trust, 8.25%, 07/27/2021 (d) |
|
|
314,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
503,100 |
|
INDIA0.3% |
|
USD |
|
|
210 |
|
|
ICICI Bank Ltd., 6.38%, 04/30/2017 (a)(c)(d) |
|
|
213,152 |
|
INDONESIA1.1% |
|
USD |
|
|
370 |
|
|
Pertamina Persero PT, 4.30%, 05/20/2023 (d) |
|
|
367,352 |
|
USD |
|
|
560 |
|
|
Pertamina Persero PT, 5.63%, 05/20/2043 (d) |
|
|
516,827 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
884,179 |
|
KAZAKHSTAN1.7% |
|
USD |
|
|
570 |
|
|
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV, 6.95%, 07/10/2042 (d) |
|
|
533,030 |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV, 6.95%, 07/10/2042 (d) |
|
|
187,028 |
|
USD |
|
|
400 |
|
|
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, 7.00%, 05/05/2020 (d) |
|
|
426,080 |
|
USD |
|
|
310 |
|
|
Zhaikmunai LP Via Zhaikmunai International BV, 7.13%, 11/13/2016 (a)(d) |
|
|
258,137 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,404,275 |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
10
Portfolio of Investments
(unaudited) (continued)
As of April 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount (000) |
|
|
Description |
|
Value (US$) |
|
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) |
|
MEXICO2.9% |
|
USD |
|
|
250 |
|
|
Alfa SAB de CV, 6.88%, 09/25/2043 (a)(d) |
|
$ |
257,500 |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Cemex Finance LLC, 9.38%, 10/12/2017 (a)(d) |
|
|
219,800 |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Cemex SAB de CV, 7.75%, 04/16/2021 (a)(d) |
|
|
213,000 |
|
USD |
|
|
280 |
|
|
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 6.63%, 06/15/2035 |
|
|
284,200 |
|
USD |
|
|
390 |
|
|
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 06/02/2041 |
|
|
389,220 |
|
USD |
|
|
130 |
|
|
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.63%, 06/15/2038 |
|
|
130,325 |
|
USD |
|
|
159 |
|
|
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.88%, 08/04/2026 (d) |
|
|
175,457 |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Sixsigma Networks Mexico SA de CV, 8.25%, 11/07/2017 (a)(d) |
|
|
192,000 |
|
USD |
|
|
270 |
|
|
Tenedora Nemak SA de CV, 5.50%, 02/28/2018 (a)(d) |
|
|
280,462 |
|
USD |
|
|
240 |
|
|
Unifin Financiera SAPI de CV SOFOM ENR, 6.25%, 07/22/2017 (a)(d) |
|
|
231,312 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,373,276 |
|
NEW ZEALAND0.9% |
|
NZD |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
General Electric Co., 6.75%, 09/26/2016 |
|
|
707,718 |
|
NIGERIA0.3% |
|
USD |
|
|
270 |
|
|
GTB Finance BV, 6.00%, 11/08/2018 (d) |
|
|
254,502 |
|
PARAGUAY0.3% |
|
USD |
|
|
250 |
|
|
Banco Regional SAECA, 8.13%, 01/24/2019 (d) |
|
|
259,450 |
|
PERU0.2% |
|
USD |
|
|
160 |
|
|
Union Andina de Cementos SAA, 5.88%, 10/30/2018 (a)(d) |
|
|
164,400 |
|
RUSSIA2.0% |
|
USD |
|
|
100 |
|
|
EDC Finance Ltd., 4.88%, 04/17/2020 (d) |
|
|
97,000 |
|
USD |
|
|
220 |
|
|
Evraz Group SA, 6.50%, 04/22/2020 (d) |
|
|
220,033 |
|
USD |
|
|
310 |
|
|
Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital SA, 4.38%, 09/19/2022 (d) |
|
|
294,079 |
|
USD |
|
|
300 |
|
|
Lukoil International Finance BV, 4.56%, 04/24/2023 (d) |
|
|
291,711 |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
OJSC Novolipetsk Steel via Steel Funding Ltd., 4.95%, 09/26/2019 (d) |
|
|
205,000 |
|
USD |
|
|
260 |
|
|
Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA, 6.13%, 02/07/2022 (d) |
|
|
278,653 |
|
USD |
|
|
270 |
|
|
Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC, 7.75%, 02/02/2021
(d) |
|
|
294,264 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,680,740 |
|
SUPRANATIONAL3.6% |
|
INR |
|
|
23,400 |
|
|
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 6.38%, 08/07/2018 |
|
|
351,735 |
|
NZD |
|
|
3,800 |
|
|
International Finance Corp., 4.63%, 05/25/2016 |
|
|
2,657,330 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,009,065 |
|
TURKEY0.8% |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Arcelik, 5.00%, 04/03/2023 (d) |
|
|
195,066 |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari, 4.25%, 05/09/2020 (d) |
|
|
199,498 |
|
USD |
|
|
250 |
|
|
Yasar Holdings AS, 8.88%, 11/06/2017 (a)(d) |
|
|
259,901 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
654,465 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES0.6% |
|
USD |
|
|
480 |
|
|
Jafz Sukuk Ltd., 7.00%, 06/19/2019 (d) |
|
|
536,400 |
|
VENEZUELA0.1% |
|
USD |
|
|
160 |
|
|
Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 8.50%, 11/02/2017 (d) |
|
|
93,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Corporate Bonds21.1% (cost $16,559,627) |
|
|
17,471,919 |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
11
Portfolio of Investments
(unaudited) (continued)
As of April 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount (000) |
|
|
Description |
|
Value (US$) |
|
GOVERNMENT BONDS107.0% |
|
ARGENTINA2.3% |
|
USD |
|
|
1,110 |
|
|
Argentina Bonar Bonds, 7.00%, 04/17/2017 |
|
$ |
1,128,980 |
|
USD |
|
|
795 |
|
|
Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 7.50%, 04/22/2026 (d) |
|
|
806,925 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,935,905 |
|
ARMENIA0.5% |
|
USD |
|
|
400 |
|
|
Republic of Armenia, 144A, 6.00%, 09/30/2020 (d) |
|
|
399,040 |
|
AUSTRALIA19.7% |
|
AUD |
|
|
800 |
|
|
Australia Government Bond, 3.25%, 04/21/2029 (d) |
|
|
642,398 |
|
AUD |
|
|
5,500 |
|
|
Australia Government Bond, 3.75%, 04/21/2037 (d) |
|
|
4,570,546 |
|
AUD |
|
|
1,600 |
|
|
Australia Government Bond, 4.50%, 04/21/2033 (d) |
|
|
1,472,524 |
|
AUD |
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
Australia Government Bond, 4.75%, 06/15/2016 (d) |
|
|
1,525,995 |
|
AUD |
|
|
2,300 |
|
|
Australia Government Bond, 4.75%, 04/21/2027 (d) |
|
|
2,109,889 |
|
AUD |
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
New South Wales Treasury Corp., 6.00%, 02/01/2018 |
|
|
1,219,285 |
|
AUD |
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
Queensland Treasury Corp., 6.00%, 02/21/2018 (d) |
|
|
1,220,004 |
|
AUD |
|
|
1,600 |
|
|
Queensland Treasury Corp., 6.00%, 06/14/2021 (d)(g) |
|
|
1,436,100 |
|
AUD |
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
Queensland Treasury Corp., 6.00%, 07/21/2022 (d) |
|
|
1,183,714 |
|
AUD |
|
|
1,115 |
|
|
Treasury Corp. of Victoria, 6.00%, 06/15/2020 |
|
|
977,358 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,357,813 |
|
AZERBAIJAN0.4% |
|
USD |
|
|
348 |
|
|
Southern Gas Corridor CJSC, 6.88%, 03/24/2026 (d)(g) |
|
|
357,657 |
|
BRAZIL2.7% |
|
BRL |
|
|
7,210 |
|
|
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Series F, 10.00%, 01/01/2023 |
|
|
1,855,699 |
|
USD |
|
|
400 |
|
|
Brazilian Government International Bond, 7.13%, 01/20/2037 |
|
|
414,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,269,699 |
|
CANADA17.2% |
|
CAD |
|
|
2,183 |
|
|
Canadian Government Bond, 3.50%, 12/01/2045 |
|
|
2,283,564 |
|
CAD |
|
|
2,571 |
|
|
Canadian Government Bond, 3.75%, 06/01/2019 |
|
|
2,236,854 |
|
CAD |
|
|
2,312 |
|
|
Canadian Government Bond, 4.00%, 06/01/2016 |
|
|
1,847,591 |
|
CAD |
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
Canadian Government Bond, 8.00%, 06/01/2023 |
|
|
2,331,426 |
|
CAD |
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
Canadian Government Bond, 9.00%, 06/01/2025 |
|
|
2,627,002 |
|
CAD |
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
Hydro Quebec, 9.63%, 07/15/2022 |
|
|
2,324,699 |
|
CAD |
|
|
500 |
|
|
Ontario Electricity Financial Corp., 8.50%, 05/26/2025 |
|
|
596,641 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,247,777 |
|
COLOMBIA0.4% |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Colombia Government International Bond, 4.50%, 10/28/2025 (a) |
|
|
204,300 |
|
USD |
|
|
120 |
|
|
Colombia Government International Bond, 7.38%, 09/18/2037 |
|
|
144,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
349,200 |
|
COSTA RICA0.3% |
|
USD |
|
|
250 |
|
|
Costa Rica Government International Bond, 4.25%, 01/26/2023 (d) |
|
|
231,250 |
|
CYPRUS0.3% |
|
USD |
|
|
284 |
|
|
Global Ports Finance PLC, 6.87%, 10/25/2021 (a)(d) |
|
|
283,290 |
|
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC1.6% |
|
USD |
|
|
410 |
|
|
Dominican Republic International Bond, 5.88%, 04/18/2024 (d) |
|
|
422,300 |
|
USD |
|
|
100 |
|
|
Dominican Republic International Bond, 6.88%, 01/29/2026 (d) |
|
|
107,500 |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
12
Portfolio of Investments
(unaudited) (continued)
As of April 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount (000) |
|
|
Description |
|
Value (US$) |
|
GOVERNMENT BONDS (continued) |
|
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (continued) |
|
USD |
|
|
160 |
|
|
Dominican Republic International Bond, 7.50%, 05/06/2021 (d) |
|
$ |
175,200 |
|
USD |
|
|
530 |
|
|
Dominican Republic International Bond, 8.63%, 04/20/2027 (d) |
|
|
609,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,314,500 |
|
EGYPT0.5% |
|
USD |
|
|
430 |
|
|
Egypt Government International Bond, 5.88%, 06/11/2025 (d) |
|
|
384,936 |
|
ETHIOPIA0.6% |
|
USD |
|
|
500 |
|
|
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, 6.63%, 12/11/2024 (d) |
|
|
453,850 |
|
GHANA0.5% |
|
USD |
|
|
550 |
|
|
Ghana Government International Bond, 8.13%, 01/18/2026 (d) |
|
|
434,610 |
|
HONDURAS0.4% |
|
USD |
|
|
330 |
|
|
Honduras Government International Bond, 7.50%, 03/15/2024 (d) |
|
|
349,800 |
|
INDONESIA2.5% |
|
USD |
|
|
850 |
|
|
Indonesia Government International Bond, 5.88%, 01/15/2024 (d) |
|
|
967,270 |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Indonesia Government International Bond, 6.75%, 01/15/2044 (d) |
|
|
244,923 |
|
IDR |
|
|
5,600,000 |
|
|
Indonesia Treasury Bond, 5.25%, 05/15/2018 |
|
|
410,531 |
|
IDR |
|
|
5,600,000 |
|
|
Indonesia Treasury Bond, 8.38%, 03/15/2034 |
|
|
444,505 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,067,229 |
|
IRAQ0.5% |
|
USD |
|
|
550 |
|
|
Iraq International Bond, 5.80%, 06/13/2016 (a)(d) |
|
|
390,555 |
|
IVORY COAST0.6% |
|
USD |
|
|
500 |
|
|
Ivory Coast Government International Bond, 5.75%, 06/30/2016 (d)(h) |
|
|
455,050 |
|
JAMAICA0.5% |
|
USD |
|
|
400 |
|
|
Jamaica Government International Bond, 7.88%, 07/28/2045 |
|
|
416,000 |
|
KAZAKHSTAN0.6% |
|
USD |
|
|
520 |
|
|
Kazakhstan Government International Bond, 3.88%, 10/14/2024 (d) |
|
|
507,676 |
|
MEXICO1.8% |
|
MXN |
|
|
3,000 |
|
|
Mexican Bonos, 7.50%, 06/03/2027 |
|
|
195,216 |
|
MXN |
|
|
9,950 |
|
|
Mexican Bonos, 7.75%, 11/13/2042 |
|
|
669,595 |
|
USD |
|
|
350 |
|
|
Mexico Government International Bond, 6.05%, 01/11/2040 |
|
|
414,750 |
|
MXN |
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
Petroleos Mexicanos, 7.19%, 09/12/2024 (d) |
|
|
204,733 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,484,294 |
|
MONGOLIA0.9% |
|
USD |
|
|
680 |
|
|
Mongolia Government International Bond, 5.13%, 12/05/2022 (d) |
|
|
536,506 |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Mongolia Government International Bond, 10.88%, 04/06/2021 (d) |
|
|
203,494 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
740,000 |
|
MOZAMBIQUE0.5% |
|
USD |
|
|
473 |
|
|
Mozambique International Bond, 10.50%, 01/18/2023 (d) |
|
|
385,495 |
|
NETHERLANDS0.2% |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
GTH Finance BV, 7.25%, 01/26/2023 (a)(d) |
|
|
200,126 |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
13
Portfolio of Investments
(unaudited) (continued)
As of April 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount (000) |
|
|
Description |
|
Value (US$) |
|
GOVERNMENT BONDS (continued) |
|
NEW ZEALAND18.8% |
|
NZD |
|
|
3,100 |
|
|
New Zealand Government Bond, 3.00%, 04/15/2020 (d) |
|
$ |
2,228,668 |
|
NZD |
|
|
1,700 |
|
|
New Zealand Government Bond, 4.50%, 04/15/2027 (d) |
|
|
1,368,929 |
|
NZD |
|
|
7,900 |
|
|
New Zealand Government Bond, 5.50%, 04/15/2023 (d) |
|
|
6,590,835 |
|
NZD |
|
|
6,555 |
|
|
New Zealand Government Bond, 6.00%, 05/15/2021 (d) |
|
|
5,388,673 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,577,105 |
|
PARAGUAY0.2% |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Paraguay Government International Bond, 5.00%, 04/15/2026 (d) |
|
|
204,000 |
|
PERU0.5% |
|
PEN |
|
|
1,450 |
|
|
Peruvian Government International Bond, 6.90%, 08/12/2037 (d) |
|
|
448,703 |
|
PHILIPPINES0.1% |
|
USD |
|
|
40 |
|
|
Philippine Government International Bond, 8.38%, 06/17/2019 |
|
|
48,432 |
|
ROMANIA2.6% |
|
RON |
|
|
2,700 |
|
|
Romania Government Bond, 5.80%, 07/26/2027 |
|
|
798,558 |
|
USD |
|
|
1,090 |
|
|
Romanian Government International Bond, 6.13%, 01/22/2044 (d) |
|
|
1,336,613 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,135,171 |
|
RUSSIA3.0% |
|
RUB |
|
|
137,560 |
|
|
Russian Federal BondOFZ, 7.05%, 01/19/2028 |
|
|
1,868,894 |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Russian Foreign BondEurobond, 4.88%, 09/16/2023 (d) |
|
|
212,874 |
|
USD |
|
|
370 |
|
|
Vnesheconombank Via VEB Finance PLC, 6.90%, 07/09/2020 (d) |
|
|
388,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,470,268 |
|
RWANDA0.6% |
|
USD |
|
|
350 |
|
|
Rwanda International Government Bond, 6.63%, 05/02/2023 (d) |
|
|
341,320 |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Rwanda International Government Bond, 144A, 6.63%, 05/02/2023 (d) |
|
|
195,040 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
536,360 |
|
SENEGAL0.4% |
|
USD |
|
|
330 |
|
|
Senegal Government International Bond, 8.75%, 05/13/2021 (d) |
|
|
358,116 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA0.9% |
|
USD |
|
|
280 |
|
|
Eskom Holdings Ltd., 5.75%, 01/26/2021 (d) |
|
|
264,316 |
|
USD |
|
|
400 |
|
|
South Africa Government International Bond, 4.88%, 04/14/2026 |
|
|
399,500 |
|
USD |
|
|
100 |
|
|
South Africa Government International Bond, 6.25%, 03/08/2041 |
|
|
109,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
773,316 |
|
TANZANIA0.2% |
|
USD |
|
|
178 |
|
|
Tanzania Government International Bond, 6.89%, 03/09/2020 (c)(d)(i) |
|
|
180,445 |
|
TURKEY1.0% |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Turkey Government International Bond, 5.63%, 03/30/2021 |
|
|
216,888 |
|
USD |
|
|
520 |
|
|
Turkey Government International Bond, 6.25%, 09/26/2022 |
|
|
583,050 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
799,938 |
|
UKRAINE1.4% |
|
USD |
|
|
810 |
|
|
Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.75%, 09/01/2023 (d) |
|
|
769,298 |
|
USD |
|
|
430 |
|
|
Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.75%, 09/01/2024 (d) |
|
|
407,511 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,176,809 |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
14
Portfolio of Investments
(unaudited) (continued)
As of April 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Amount (000) |
|
|
Description |
|
Value (US$) |
|
GOVERNMENT BONDS (continued) |
|
UNITED KINGDOM20.9% |
|
GBP |
|
|
2,670 |
|
|
United Kingdom Gilt, 4.00%, 03/07/2022 (d) |
|
$ |
4,558,583 |
|
GBP |
|
|
890 |
|
|
United Kingdom Gilt, 4.25%, 03/07/2036 (d) |
|
|
1,707,595 |
|
GBP |
|
|
789 |
|
|
United Kingdom Gilt, 4.75%, 12/07/2030 (d) |
|
|
1,553,038 |
|
GBP |
|
|
2,344 |
|
|
United Kingdom Gilt, 5.00%, 03/07/2025 (d) |
|
|
4,418,026 |
|
GBP |
|
|
737 |
|
|
United Kingdom Treasury Gilt, 4.25%, 09/07/2039 (d) |
|
|
1,441,655 |
|
GBP |
|
|
1,732 |
|
|
United Kingdom Treasury Gilt, 4.25%, 12/07/2049 (d) |
|
|
3,666,118 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,345,015 |
|
URUGUAY0.7% |
|
UYU |
|
|
6,610 |
|
|
Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.25%, 04/05/2027 |
|
|
192,849 |
|
USD |
|
|
146 |
|
|
Uruguay Government International Bond, 7.63%, 03/21/2036 |
|
|
189,617 |
|
USD |
|
|
165 |
|
|
Uruguay Government International Bond, 7.88%, 01/15/2033 |
|
|
215,944 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
598,410 |
|
ZAMBIA0.2% |
|
USD |
|
|
200 |
|
|
Zambia Government International Bond, 8.97%, 07/30/2027 (d) |
|
|
165,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Government Bonds107.0% (cost $88,173,363) |
|
|
88,832,840 |
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT1.1% |
|
UNITED STATES1.1% |
|
|
|
|
909 |
|
|
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.03% dated 04/29/2016, due 05/02/2016
in the amount of $909,002, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, maturing 02/15/2025; value $930,475 |
|
|
909,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Short-Term Investment1.1% (cost $909,000) |
|
|
909,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments129.2% (cost $105,641,990) |
|
|
107,213,759 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets(29.2)% |
|
|
(24,234,190 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets100.0% |
|
$ |
82,979,569 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AUDAustralian Dollar |
|
IDRIndonesian Rupiah |
|
PENPeruvian Sol |
|
UYUUruguayan Peso |
BRLBrazilian Real |
|
INRIndian Rupee |
|
RONRomanian Leu |
|
|
CADCanadian Dollar |
|
MXNMexican Peso |
|
RUBNew Russian Ruble |
|
|
GBPBritish Pound Sterling |
|
NZDNew Zealand Dollar |
|
USDU.S. Dollar |
|
|
(a) |
|
The maturity date presented for these instruments represents the next call/put date. |
(b) |
|
Perpetual bond. This is a bond that has no maturity date, is redeemable and pays a steady stream of interest indefinitely. |
(c) |
|
Indicates a variable rate security. The maturity date presented for these instruments is the later of the next date on which the security can be redeemed at par or the
next date on which the rate of interest is adjusted. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at April 30, 2016. |
(d) |
|
Denotes a restricted security. |
(e) |
|
Security is in default. |
(g) |
|
This security is government guaranteed. |
(h) |
|
Indicates a stepped coupon bond. This bond was issued with a low coupon that gradually increases over the life of the bond. |
(i) |
|
Variable or Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of April 30, 2016. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
15
Portfolio of Investments
(unaudited) (concluded)
As of April 30, 2016
At April 30, 2016, the Funds open forward foreign currency exchange contracts were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase Contracts Settlement Date |
|
Counterparty |
|
Amount Purchased |
|
|
Amount Sold |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Unrealized Appreciation |
|
New Russian Ruble/United States Dollar |
|
05/24/2016 |
|
Citibank |
|
|
RUB124,280,000 |
|
|
|
USD1,828,723 |
|
|
$ |
1,908,550 |
|
|
$ |
79,827 |
|
New Zealand Dollar/United States Dollar |
|
05/23/2016 |
|
State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
|
|
NZD7,713,966 |
|
|
|
USD4,999,999 |
|
|
|
5,380,311 |
|
|
|
380,312 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,288,861 |
|
|
$ |
460,139 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sale Contracts Settlement Date |
|
Counterparty |
|
Amount Purchased |
|
|
Amount Sold |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
|
United States Dollar/Australian Dollar |
|
06/17/2016 |
|
State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
|
|
USD3,800,000 |
|
|
|
AUD4,993,102 |
|
|
$ |
3,789,425 |
|
|
$ |
10,575 |
|
United States Dollar/Mexican Peso |
|
07/14/2016 |
|
JPMorgan Chase |
|
|
USD952,206 |
|
|
|
MXN17,201,000 |
|
|
|
993,034 |
|
|
|
(40,828 |
) |
United States Dollar/New Russian Ruble |
|
05/24/2016 |
|
JPMorgan Chase |
|
|
USD1,768,622 |
|
|
|
RUB124,280,000 |
|
|
|
1,908,550 |
|
|
|
(139,928 |
) |
United States Dollar/New Zealand Dollar |
|
05/23/2016 |
|
State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
|
|
USD12,000,000 |
|
|
|
NZD18,948,665 |
|
|
|
13,216,252 |
|
|
|
(1,216,252 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$19,907,261 |
|
|
$(1,386,433) |
|
At April 30, 2016, the Funds interest rate swaps were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currency |
|
Notional Amount |
|
|
Expiration Date |
|
|
Counterparty |
|
Receive (Pay) Floating Rate |
|
Floating Rate Index |
|
Fixed Rate |
|
|
Unrealized Depreciation |
|
Over-the-counter swap agreements: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
USD |
|
|
16,500,000 |
|
|
|
11/01/2017 |
|
|
Barclays |
|
Receive |
|
3-month LIBOR Index |
|
|
0.84% |
|
|
$ |
(41,372 |
) |
Centrally cleared swap agreements: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
USD |
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
11/04/2024 |
|
|
Citibank |
|
Receive |
|
3-month LIBOR Index |
|
|
2.44% |
|
|
|
(1,196,167 |
) |
|
|
|
$ |
(1,237,539 |
) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
16
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
As of April 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Investments, at value (cost $104,732,990) |
|
$ |
106,304,759 |
|
Repurchase agreement, at value (cost $909,000) |
|
|
909,000 |
|
Foreign currency, at value (cost $6,081,742) |
|
|
6,293,358 |
|
Cash at broker for interest rate swaps |
|
|
741,685 |
|
Cash at broker for futures contracts |
|
|
419 |
|
Cash |
|
|
30,330 |
|
Interest receivable |
|
|
1,462,288 |
|
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts |
|
|
470,714 |
|
Receivable for investments sold |
|
|
143,130 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
|
2,408 |
|
Total assets |
|
|
116,358,091 |
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Bank loan payable (Note 7) |
|
|
31,500,000 |
|
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts |
|
|
1,397,008 |
|
Payable for investments purchased |
|
|
247,400 |
|
Investment management fees payable (Note 3) |
|
|
74,394 |
|
Unrealized depreciation on over-the-counter interest rate swaps |
|
|
41,372 |
|
Administration fee payable (Note 3) |
|
|
14,307 |
|
Interest payable on bank loan |
|
|
12,149 |
|
Variation margin payable for centrally cleared interest rate swaps |
|
|
6,887 |
|
Director fees payable |
|
|
6,752 |
|
Deferred foreign capital gains tax |
|
|
3,616 |
|
Investor relations fees payable (Note 3) |
|
|
399 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
74,238 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
33,378,522 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
$ |
82,979,569 |
|
|
|
Composition of Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock (par value $.001 per share) (Note 5) |
|
$ |
8,752 |
|
Paid-in capital in excess of par |
|
|
101,613,733 |
|
Distributions in excess of net investment income |
|
|
(4,262,298 |
) |
Accumulated net realized loss from investments, interest rate swaps and futures contracts |
|
|
(7,304,975 |
) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and interest rate swaps |
|
|
3,658,304 |
|
Accumulated net realized foreign exchange losses |
|
|
(6,736,836 |
) |
Net unrealized foreign exchange and forward foreign currency contract losses |
|
|
(3,997,111 |
) |
Net Assets |
|
$ |
82,979,569 |
|
Net asset value per share based on 8,751,968 shares issued and outstanding |
|
$ |
9.48 |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
17
Statement of Operations
(unaudited)
For the Six-Month Period Ended April 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income |
|
|
|
|
Interest and amortization of discount and premium (net of foreign withholding taxes of
$3,043) |
|
$ |
2,374,130 |
|
|
|
|
2,374,130 |
|
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
Investment management fee (Note 3) |
|
|
360,061 |
|
Directors fees and expenses |
|
|
120,919 |
|
Administration fee (Note 3) |
|
|
69,243 |
|
Investor relations fees and expenses (Note 3) |
|
|
55,185 |
|
Independent auditors fees and expenses |
|
|
38,886 |
|
Reports to shareholders and proxy solicitation |
|
|
35,798 |
|
Insurance expense |
|
|
31,585 |
|
Legal fees and expenses |
|
|
17,583 |
|
Custodians fees and expenses |
|
|
17,013 |
|
Transfer agents fees and expenses |
|
|
14,627 |
|
Bank loan fees and expenses |
|
|
7,452 |
|
Miscellaneous |
|
|
19,854 |
|
Total operating expenses, excluding interest expense |
|
|
788,206 |
|
Interest expense (Note 7) |
|
|
224,762 |
|
Total operating expenses before reimbursed/waived expenses |
|
|
1,012,968 |
|
Less: Investor relations fee waiver (Note 3) |
|
|
(11,131 |
) |
Net operating expenses |
|
|
1,001,837 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income |
|
|
1,372,293 |
|
|
|
Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments, Interest Rate Swaps and Foreign Currencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain/(loss) from: |
|
|
|
|
Investment transactions |
|
|
1,953,251 |
|
Interest rate swaps |
|
|
(200,967 |
) |
Forward and spot foreign currency exchange contracts |
|
|
380,086 |
|
Foreign currency transactions |
|
|
(4,342,042 |
) |
|
|
|
(2,209,672 |
) |
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on: |
|
|
|
|
Investments (including change in deferred capital gains tax of $3,616) |
|
|
481,479 |
|
Interest rate swaps |
|
|
(450,286 |
) |
Forward foreign currency exchange rate contracts |
|
|
(935,936 |
) |
Foreign currency translation |
|
|
6,164,090 |
|
|
|
|
5,259,347 |
|
Net gain from investments, interest rate swaps, futures contracts and foreign
currencies |
|
|
3,049,675 |
|
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
|
$ |
4,421,968 |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
18
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Six-Month Period Ended April 30,
2016 (unaudited) |
|
|
For the Year Ended October 31, 2015 |
|
|
|
|
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
$ |
1,372,293 |
|
|
$ |
3,532,316 |
|
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments, interest rate swaps and futures contracts |
|
|
1,752,284 |
|
|
|
(650,449 |
) |
Net realized loss from foreign currency transactions |
|
|
(3,961,956 |
) |
|
|
(5,254,938 |
) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and interest rate swaps |
|
|
31,193 |
|
|
|
(2,376,418 |
) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on foreign currency
translation |
|
|
5,228,154 |
|
|
|
(7,220,849 |
) |
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
|
|
4,421,968 |
|
|
|
(11,970,338 |
) |
|
|
|
Distributions to Shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
|
(3,686,600 |
) |
|
|
(6,796,976 |
) |
Tax return of capital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(768,965 |
) |
Net decrease in net assets from distributions |
|
|
(3,686,600 |
) |
|
|
(7,565,941 |
) |
|
|
|
Common Stock Transactions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase of common stock resulting in the reduction of 92,790 and 350,802 shares of common
stock, respectively (Note 6) |
|
|
(702,400 |
) |
|
|
(3,170,004 |
) |
Change in net assets from capital transactions |
|
|
(702,400 |
) |
|
|
(3,170,004 |
) |
Change in net assets resulting from operations |
|
|
32,968 |
|
|
|
(22,706,283 |
) |
|
|
|
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period |
|
|
82,946,601 |
|
|
|
105,652,884 |
|
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($4,262,298) and
($1,947,991), respectively) |
|
$ |
82,979,569 |
|
|
$ |
82,946,601 |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Amounts listed as are $0 or round to $0.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
19
Statement of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
For the Six-Month Period Ended April 30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
Increase/(Decrease) in Cash (Including Foreign Currency) |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows provided from (used for) operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
Interest received (excluding discount and premium amortization of $326,852) |
|
$ |
2,839,092 |
|
Operating expenses paid |
|
|
(991,802 |
) |
Payments paid to broker for collateral on interest rate swaps |
|
|
(365,078 |
) |
Purchases and sales of short-term portfolio investments, net |
|
|
421,000 |
|
Purchases of long-term portfolio investments |
|
|
(38,418,090 |
) |
Proceeds from sales of long-term portfolio investments |
|
|
46,610,891 |
|
Realized gains on forward foreign currency exchange contracts closed |
|
|
220,120 |
|
Realized losses on interest rate swap transactions |
|
|
(200,967 |
) |
Payments received from broker for futures contracts |
|
|
5 |
|
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
|
31,582 |
|
Net cash provided from operating activities |
|
|
10,146,753 |
|
Cash flows provided from (used for) financing activities |
|
|
|
|
Repurchase of common stock |
|
|
(702,400 |
) |
Dividends paid to common shareholders |
|
|
(3,686,600 |
) |
Payments made to broker |
|
|
(23,299 |
) |
Net cash used for financing activities |
|
|
(4,412,299 |
) |
Effect of exchange rate on cash |
|
|
(3,952,578 |
) |
Net increase in cash |
|
|
1,781,876 |
|
Cash at beginning of period |
|
|
4,541,812 |
|
Cash at end of period |
|
$ |
6,323,688 |
|
|
|
Reconciliation of Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations to Net Cash (Including Foreign Currency) Provided from (Used for)
Operating Activities |
|
|
|
|
Net increase in total net assets resulting from operations |
|
$ |
4,421,968 |
|
Decrease in investments |
|
|
8,805,920 |
|
Net realized gain on investment transactions |
|
|
(1,953,251 |
) |
Net realized foreign exchange losses |
|
|
4,182,076 |
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments |
|
|
(481,479 |
) |
Net change in unrealized foreign exchange gains/losses |
|
|
(5,228,154 |
) |
Decrease in interest receivable |
|
|
138,110 |
|
Increase in receivable for investments sold |
|
|
(112,667 |
) |
Decrease in interest payable on bank loan |
|
|
(1,342 |
) |
Net change in variation margin on future contracts |
|
|
(419 |
) |
Net decrease in other assets |
|
|
31,582 |
|
Increase in payable for investments purchased |
|
|
247,400 |
|
Change in interest receivable/payable for closed interest rate swaps |
|
|
(33,531 |
) |
Payments received from broker for interest rate swaps |
|
|
118,739 |
|
Payments received from broker for futures contracts |
|
|
424 |
|
Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
|
11,377 |
|
Total adjustments |
|
|
5,724,785 |
|
Net cash provided from operating activities |
|
$ |
10,146,753 |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
20
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Financial Highlights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Six- Month Period Ended
April 30, 2016 (unaudited) |
|
|
For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31, |
|
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|
2012 |
|
|
2011 |
|
Per Share Operating Performance(a): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per common share, beginning of period |
|
|
$9.38 |
|
|
|
$11.49 |
|
|
|
$12.25 |
|
|
|
$13.88 |
|
|
|
$13.45 |
|
|
|
$12.92 |
|
Net investment income |
|
|
0.16 |
|
|
|
0.39 |
|
|
|
0.47 |
|
|
|
0.54 |
|
|
|
0.61 |
|
|
|
0.72 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments, interest rate swaps, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions |
|
|
0.34 |
|
|
|
(1.71 |
) |
|
|
(0.32 |
) |
|
|
(1.33 |
) |
|
|
0.73 |
|
|
|
0.65 |
|
Total from investment operations applicable to common shareholders |
|
|
0.50 |
|
|
|
(1.32 |
) |
|
|
0.15 |
|
|
|
(0.79 |
) |
|
|
1.34 |
|
|
|
1.37 |
|
Distributions to common shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
|
(0.42 |
) |
|
|
(0.76 |
) |
|
|
(0.93 |
) |
|
|
(0.84 |
) |
|
|
(0.92 |
) |
|
|
(0.84 |
) |
Tax return of capital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.08 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total distributions |
|
|
(0.42 |
) |
|
|
(0.84 |
) |
|
|
(0.93 |
) |
|
|
(0.84 |
) |
|
|
(0.92 |
) |
|
|
(0.84 |
) |
Capital Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses in connection with the at-the-market stock offering (Note 5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impact of at-the-market stock offering (Note 5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Impact of open market repurchase program (Note 6) |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total from capital transactions |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value per common share, end of period |
|
|
$9.48 |
|
|
|
$9.38 |
|
|
|
$11.49 |
|
|
|
$12.25 |
|
|
|
$13.88 |
|
|
|
$13.45 |
|
Market value, end of period |
|
|
$8.72 |
|
|
|
$8.11 |
|
|
|
$10.55 |
|
|
|
$11.15 |
|
|
|
$14.06 |
|
|
|
$13.11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investment Return Based
on(b): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value |
|
|
13.41% |
|
|
|
(15.54% |
) |
|
|
2.99% |
|
|
|
(15.00% |
) |
|
|
14.54% |
|
|
|
11.48% |
|
Net asset value |
|
|
6.60% |
|
|
|
(10.30% |
) |
|
|
2.09% |
|
|
|
(5.49% |
)(c) |
|
|
10.21% |
(c) |
|
|
11.00% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders/Supplementary Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of period (000 omitted) |
|
|
$82,980 |
|
|
|
$82,947 |
|
|
|
$105,653 |
|
|
|
$115,209 |
|
|
|
$128,112 |
|
|
|
$121,652 |
|
Average net assets applicable to common shareholders (000 omitted) |
|
|
$79,897 |
|
|
|
$93,299 |
|
|
|
$110,812 |
|
|
|
$122,387 |
|
|
|
$123,780 |
|
|
|
$118,560 |
|
Net operating expenses, excluding fee waivers |
|
|
2.55% |
(d) |
|
|
2.56% |
(e) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net operating expenses, net of fee waivers |
|
|
2.52% |
(d) |
|
|
2.55% |
(e) |
|
|
2.18% |
|
|
|
2.04% |
|
|
|
2.07% |
|
|
|
2.13% |
|
Net operating expenses, excluding interest expense, net of fee waivers |
|
|
1.96% |
(d) |
|
|
2.09% |
(e) |
|
|
1.76% |
|
|
|
1.68% |
|
|
|
1.68% |
|
|
|
1.68% |
|
Net investment income |
|
|
3.45% |
(d) |
|
|
3.77% |
|
|
|
3.94% |
|
|
|
4.10% |
|
|
|
4.50% |
|
|
|
5.47% |
|
Portfolio turnover |
|
|
35% |
|
|
|
41% |
|
|
|
59% |
|
|
|
43% |
|
|
|
34% |
|
|
|
76% |
|
Senior securities (loan facility) outstanding (000 omitted) |
|
|
$31,500 |
|
|
|
$31,500 |
|
|
|
$40,000 |
|
|
|
$40,000 |
|
|
|
$40,000 |
|
|
|
$40,000 |
|
Asset coverage ratio on revolving credit facility at period end |
|
|
363% |
|
|
|
363% |
|
|
|
364% |
|
|
|
388% |
|
|
|
420% |
|
|
|
404% |
|
Asset coverage per $1,000 on revolving credit facility at period end(f) |
|
|
$3,634 |
|
|
|
$3,633 |
|
|
|
$3,641 |
|
|
|
$3,880 |
|
|
|
$4,196 |
|
|
|
$4,041 |
|
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
22
Financial Highlights
(concluded)
(a) |
|
Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) |
|
Total investment return based on market value is calculated assuming that shares of the Funds common stock were purchased at the closing market price as of the
beginning of the period, dividends, capital gains, and other distributions were reinvested as provided for in the Funds dividend reinvestment plan and then sold at the closing market price per share on the last day of the period. The
computation does not reflect any sales commission investors may incur in purchasing or selling shares of the Fund. The total investment return based on the net asset value is similarly computed except that the Funds net asset value is
substituted for the closing market value. |
(c) |
|
The total return shown above includes the impact of financial statement rounding of the NAV per share and/or financial statement adjustments. |
(e) |
|
The expense ratio includes a one-time expense associated with the January 2011 shelf offering costs attributable to the registered but unsold shares that expired in
January 2015. |
(f) |
|
Asset coverage ratio is calculated by dividing net assets plus the amount of any borrowings, for investment purposes by the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility.
|
Amounts listed as are $0 or round to $0.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
23
Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited)
April 30, 2016
1. Organization
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) was incorporated in Maryland on June 28, 1991, as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Funds principal
investment objective is to provide high current income by investing primarily in fixed income securities. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation, but only when consistent with its principal investment objective. As
a non-fundamental policy, under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in debt securities. This 80% investment policy is a non-fundamental policy of the
Fund and may be changed by the Funds Board of Directors (the Board) upon 60 days prior written notice to shareholders. The Funds investments are divided into three categories: Developed Markets, Investment Grade
Developing Markets and Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets. Developed Markets are those countries contained in the Citigroup World Government Bond Index, New Zealand, Luxembourg and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. As of
April 30, 2016, securities of the following countries comprised the Citigroup World Government Bond Index: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Investment Grade Developing Markets are those countries whose sovereign debt is rated not less than Baa3 by Moodys Investors Services
Inc. (Moodys) or BBB- by Standard & Poors (S&P) or comparably rated by another appropriate nationally or internationally recognized ratings agency. Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets
are those countries that are not Developed Markets or Investment Grade Developing Markets. Under normal circumstances, at least 60% of the Funds total assets are invested in fixed income securities of issuers in Developed Markets or Investment
Grade Developing Markets, whether or not denominated in the currency of such country; provided, however, that the Fund invests at least 40% of its total assets in fixed income securities of issuers in Developed Markets. The Fund may invest up to 40%
of its total assets in fixed income securities of issuers in Sub-Investment Grade Developing Markets, whether or not denominated in the currency of such country. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. The
ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry, country or region.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of
significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). The preparation of financial
statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. Dollars and the U.S. Dollar is used as both the
functional and reporting currency. However, the Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar and British Pound are the functional currencies for U.S. federal tax purposes.
a. Security Valuation:
The Fund values its securities at current market value or
fair value, consistent with regulatory requirements. Fair value is defined in the Funds valuation and liquidity procedures as the price that could be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between willing market participants without a compulsion to contract at the measurement date.
Long-term debt and other fixed-income
securities are valued at the last quoted or evaluated bid price on the valuation date provided by an independent pricing service provider approved by the Board. Pricing services generally price debt securities assuming orderly transactions of an
institutional round lot size, but some trades occur in smaller odd lot sizes at lower prices than institutional round lot trades. If there are no current day bids, the security is valued at the previously applied bid.
Short-term debt securities (such as commercial paper and U.S. treasury bills) having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at the last quoted or evaluated bid price on the valuation date provided by an independent pricing service, or on
the basis of amortized cost, if it represents the best approximation of fair value. Debt and other fixed-income securities are generally determined to be Level 2 investments.
Derivatives are valued at fair value. Exchange traded derivatives are generally Level 1 investments and over-the-counter derivatives are generally Level 2 investments. Forward foreign currency contracts are
generally valued based on the bid price of the forward rates and the current spot rate. Forward exchange rate quotations are available for scheduled settlement dates, such as 1-, 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month periods. An interpolated valuation is derived
based on the actual settlement dates of the forward contracts held. Interest rate swaps are generally valued by an approved pricing agent based on the terms of the swap agreement (including future cash flows).
In the event that a securitys market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable, the security is valued at fair value as determined
by the Funds Pricing Committee, taking into account the relevant factors and surrounding circumstances using valuation
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
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Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
April 30, 2016
policies and procedures approved by the Board. A security that has been fair valued by the Funds Pricing
Committee may be classified as Level 2 or 3 depending on the nature of the inputs.
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair
value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the Fund discloses the fair value of its investments using a three-level hierarchy that classifies the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy assigns Level 1
measurements to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets, Level 2 measurements to valuations based upon other significant observable inputs, including adjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar
assets, and Level 3 measurements to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation. 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 entitys 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. A financial instruments level within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of any input
that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized 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, and credit risk); or
Level 3 significant unobservable inputs (including
the Funds own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
A summary of standard inputs is listed
below:
|
|
|
Security Type |
|
Standard Inputs |
|
|
Debt and other fixed-income
securities |
|
Reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on
comparable securities, credit quality, yield, and maturity. |
|
|
Forward foreign currency
contracts |
|
Forward exchange rate quotations. |
|
|
Swap agreements |
|
Market information pertaining to the underlying reference assets, i.e., credit spreads,
credit event probabilities, fair values, forward rates, and volatility measures. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2016 in valuing the Funds investments and other
financial instruments at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed
breakout of the security types:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments, at Value |
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
Fixed Income Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Bonds |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
17,471,919 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
17,471,919 |
|
Government Bonds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
88,832,840 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88,832,840 |
|
Total Fixed Income Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
106,304,759 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
106,304,759 |
|
Short-Term Investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
909,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
909,000 |
|
Total Investments |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
107,213,759 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
107,213,759 |
|
Other Financial Instruments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange
Contracts |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
470,714 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
470,714 |
|
Total Other Financial
Instruments |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
470,714 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
470,714 |
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
107,684,473 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
107,684,473 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Financial Instruments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(1,397,008 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(1,397,008 |
) |
Interest Rate Swap
Agreements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,237,539 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,237,539 |
) |
Total Liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(2,634,547 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(2,634,547 |
) |
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
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Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
April 30, 2016
For movements between the Levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing
transfers at the end of each period. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3. For the six-month period ended April 30, 2016, there were no significant changes to the fair valuation
methodologies.
b. Repurchase Agreements:
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement. It is the Funds policy that its custodian/counterparty segregate the underlying collateral securities,
the value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. The repurchase price generally equals the price paid by the Fund plus interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates. To the
extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the collateral is valued on a daily basis to determine its adequacy. Under the Master Repurchase Agreement, if the counterparty defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if
bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the counterparty of the repurchase agreement, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. Repurchase agreements are subject to contractual netting arrangements with the
counterparty, Fixed Income Clearing Corp. For additional information on the Funds repurchase agreement, see the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund held a repurchase agreement of $909,000 as of April 30, 2016. The value of the related
collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement at April 30, 2016.
c. Restricted Securities:
Restricted securities are privately-placed securities whose resale is restricted under U.S. securities laws. The Fund may invest in restricted securities,
including unregistered securities eligible for resale without registration pursuant to Rule 144A and privately-placed securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers offered outside the U.S. without registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act). Rule 144A securities may be freely traded among certain qualified institutional investors, such as the Fund, but resale of such securities in the U.S. is permitted only in limited circumstances.
d. Foreign Currency Translation:
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. The Valuation Time is as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time).
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 exchange rates at the current daily rates of exchange; and |
(ii) |
|
purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
|
The Fund isolates that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the foreign exchange rates due to the
fluctuations in the market prices of the securities held at the end of the reporting period. Similarly, the Fund isolates the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of portfolio
securities sold during the reporting period.
Net exchange gain/(loss) is realized from sales and maturities of portfolio securities, sales of
foreign currencies, settlement of securities transactions, dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds books. Net unrealized foreign exchange appreciation/(depreciation) includes changes in the value of portfolio
securities and other assets and liabilities arising as a result of changes in the exchange rate. The net realized and unrealized foreign exchange gain/(loss) shown in the composition of net assets represents foreign exchange gain/(loss) for book
purposes that may not have been recognized for tax purposes.
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. Generally, when the U.S. Dollar rises in value against foreign currency, the
Funds 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.
e. Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Fund is authorized to use derivatives to manage currency risk, credit risk and interest rate risk and to replicate or as a substitute for physical securities. Losses may arise due to changes in the value
of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of derivative instruments involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:
A forward foreign currency exchange contract (forward contract) involves an obligation to purchase and sell a specific currency at a
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
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Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
April 30, 2016
future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties,
at a price set at the time of the contract. Forward contracts are used to manage the Funds currency exposure in an efficient manner. They are used to sell unwanted currency exposure that comes with holding securities in a market, or to buy
currency exposure where the exposure from holding securities is insufficient to give the desired currency exposure either in absolute terms or relative to the benchmark. The use of forward contracts allows the separation of decision-making between
markets and their currencies. The forward contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Forward contracts prices are received daily from an independent
pricing provider. When the forward contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. These realized and unrealized gains and
losses are reported on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or from unanticipated movements in exchange rates. During the six-month
period ended April 30, 2016, the Fund used forward contracts to hedge certain emerging market currencies.
While the Fund may enter into
forward contracts to seek to reduce currency exchange rate risks, transactions in such contracts involve certain risks. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and
from unanticipated movements in exchange rates. Thus, while the Fund may benefit from such transactions, unanticipated changes in currency prices may result in a poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in any such
transactions. Moreover, there may be imperfect correlation between the Funds portfolio holdings or securities quoted or denominated in a particular currency and forward contracts entered into by the Fund. Such imperfect correlation may prevent
the Fund from achieving a complete hedge, which will expose the Fund to the risk of foreign exchange loss.
Forward contracts are subject to the
risk that a counterparty to such contract will default on its obligations. Since a forward foreign currency exchange contract is not guaranteed by an exchange or clearing house, a default on the contract would deprive the Fund of unrealized profits,
transaction costs or the benefits of a currency hedge or force the Fund to cover its purchase or sale commitments, if any, at the current market price.
Swaps:
A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash
flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified
amount of an underlying asset or notional principal amount. The Fund will enter into swaps only on a net basis, which means that the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or
paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the difference between the two payments. Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The loss incurred by the
failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interest payment to be received by the Fund, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a swap
contract in evaluating potential credit risk. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying reference asset or index. The Fund records unrealized gains/(losses) on a daily basis
representing the value and the current net receivable or payable relating to open swap contracts. Net amounts received or paid on the swap contract are recorded as realized gains/(losses). Fluctuations in the value of swap contracts are recorded for
financial statement purposes as unrealized appreciation or depreciation of swap contracts. Realized gains/(losses) from terminated swaps are included in net realized gains/(losses) on swap contracts transactions. During the six-month period ended
April 30, 2016, the Fund used interest rate swaps to hedge the Funds leverage.
The Fund is a party to International Swap Dealers
Association, Inc. Master Agreements (ISDA Master Agreements). These agreements are with select counterparties and they govern transactions, including certain over-the-counter derivative and foreign exchange contracts, entered into by the
Fund and the counterparty. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, and events of default or termination.
The occurrence of a specified event of termination may give a counterparty the right to terminate all of its contracts and affect settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master
Agreement.
Certain swaps, including some interest rate swaps, when entered into, must be cleared pursuant to U.S. Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) regulations. As a result, these swaps can no longer be traded over-the-counter and are subject to various regulations and rules of the CFTC. The Fund currently holds one swap that was subject to mandatory clearing and
did not enter into any new swaps subject to clearing during the reporting period. In a centrally cleared derivative transaction, the Fund typically enters into the transaction with a financial institution counterparty, and performance of the
transaction is effectively guaranteed by a central clearinghouse, thereby reducing or eliminating the Funds exposure
Aberdeen Global
Income Fund, Inc.
27
Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
April 30, 2016
to the credit risk of its original counterparty. The Fund will be required to post specified levels of margin
with the clearinghouse or at the instruction of the clearinghouse; the margin required by a
clearinghouse may be greater than the margin the Fund would be required to post in an uncleared transaction. Only a limited number of transactions are currently eligible for clearing.
Summary of Derivative
Instruments:
The Fund may use derivatives for various purposes as noted above. The following is a summary of the fair value of Derivative
Instruments, not accounted for as hedging instruments, as of April 30, 2016:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset Derivatives |
|
|
Liability Derivatives |
|
|
|
Period Ended April 30, 2016 |
|
|
Period Ended April 30, 2016 |
|
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments and risk exposure |
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location |
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location |
|
Fair Value |
|
Interest rate swaps (interest rate risk)* |
|
Variation margin receivable for centrally cleared swaps |
|
$ |
|
|
|
Variation margin payable for centrally cleared swaps |
|
$ |
6,887 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps (interest rate risk) |
|
Unrealized appreciation on over-the-counter interest rate swaps |
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized depreciation on over-the-counter interest rate swaps |
|
|
41,372 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forward foreign exchange contracts (foreign exchange risk) |
|
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts |
|
|
470,714 |
|
|
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts |
|
|
1,397,008 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
$ |
470,714 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,445,267 |
|
Amounts |
|
listed as are $0 or round to $0. |
* |
|
Includes cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) on exchange-traded swaps as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. Only current days variation margin is reported within
the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The Fund has transactions that may be subject to enforceable master netting agreements. A
reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2016 to the net amounts by broker and derivative type, including any collateral received or pledged, is included in the following tables:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amounts Not Offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amounts Not Offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities |
|
Description |
|
Gross Amounts of Assets presented in Statement of Financial Position |
|
|
Financial Instruments |
|
|
Collateral Received(1) |
|
|
Net Amount(3) |
|
|
|
|
Gross Amounts of Liabilities presented in Statement of Financial Position |
|
|
Financial Instruments |
|
|
Collateral Pledged(1) |
|
|
Net Amount(3) |
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
Forward foreign currency(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Citibank |
|
$ |
79,827 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
79,827 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
JPMorgan Chase |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
180,756 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
180,756 |
|
State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
|
|
390,887 |
|
|
|
(390,887 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,216,252 |
|
|
|
(390,887 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
825,365 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barclays |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
41,372 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(10,000 |
) |
|
$ |
31,372 |
|
1. |
|
In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown here due to overcollateralization. |
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
28
Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
April 30, 2016
2. |
|
Includes financial instruments (swaps and forwards) which are not subject to a master netting arrangement across funds, or other another similar arrangement.
|
3. |
|
Net amounts represent the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from financial derivative instruments can
only be netted across transactions governed under the same master netting agreement with the same legal entity. |
The Effect of
Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under Statement 133(a) |
|
Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives |
|
Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives |
|
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Derivatives |
|
|
|
Realized/Unrealized Gain/(Loss) from Investments, Interest Rate Swaps, Futures Contracts and Foreign Currencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps (interest rate risk) |
|
|
|
$ |
(200,967 |
) |
|
$ |
(450,286 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Forward foreign exchange contracts (foreign exchange risk) |
|
|
|
|
220,120 |
|
|
|
(935,936 |
) |
Total |
|
|
|
$ |
19,153 |
|
|
$ |
(1,386,222 |
) |
Information about derivatives reflected as of the date of this report is generally indicative of the type of
activity for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016. The table below summarizes the weighted average values of derivatives holdings for the Fund during the six-month period ended April 30, 2016.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forward foreign exchange contracts (Average Notional Value) |
|
|
Swap Contracts (Average Notional Value) |
|
|
$20,865,407 |
|
|
$ |
31,500,000 |
|
The Fund values derivatives at fair value, as described in the results of operations. Accordingly, the Fund does not follow
hedge accounting even for derivatives employed as economic hedges.
f. Security Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses:
Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized and unrealized gains/(losses) from security and currency transactions are
calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted or amortized on an effective yield basis over the estimated lives of the respective
securities.
g. Distributions:
The Fund has a managed distribution policy to pay distributions from net investment income supplemented by net realized foreign exchange gains, net realized short-term capital gains and return of
capital distributions, if necessary, on a monthly basis. The managed distribution policy is subject to regular review by the Board. The Fund will also declare and pay distributions at least
annually from net realized gains on investment transactions and net realized foreign exchange gains, if any. 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, loss deferrals and recognition of market discount and premium.
h. Federal Income Taxes:
For U.S. federal income purposes, the Fund is comprised of separately identifiable units called Qualified Business Units (QBU) (see Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (IRC) section 987). The Fund has operated with QBUs for U.S. federal income purposes since 1991. The home office of the Fund is designated as the United States and of the QBUs are Australia, Canada and
the United Kingdom with functional currency of Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and British pound sterling, respectively. The securities held within the Fund reside within one of the QBUs or the home office depending on certain factors including
geographic region. As an example, New Zealand and Indonesian securities reside within the Australian QBU. When sold, Australian dollar denominated securities within the Australian QBU generate capital gain/loss (which are translated for U.S. federal
income tax purposes
Aberdeen Global
Income Fund, Inc.
29
Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
April 30, 2016
into U.S. dollars based on the weighted average exchange rate for the period) but not currency gain/loss. When
a New Zealand security is sold within the Australian QBU, the sale generates capital gain/loss as well as currency gain/loss from the currency exchange between the New Zealand dollar and the Australian dollar.
Currency gain/loss related to currency exchange between the U.S. dollar and the QBU functional currency is generated when money is transferred from a QBU to
the home office. The currency gain/loss would result from the difference between the current exchange rate and the pooled U.S. dollar basis in the QBU (which is generally computed based on the currency exchange rates from when money was transferred
into such QBU and from gain/losses generated within such QBU based on the cumulative weighted average exchange rates for the periods such gain/loss was recognized.) Based on the QBU structure, there may be sizable differences in the currency
gain/loss recognized for U.S. federal income tax purposes and what is reported within the financial statements under GAAP. As of the Funds fiscal year-end, the calculation of the composition of distributions to shareholders is finalized and
reported in the Funds annual report to shareholders.
The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company
by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined in Subchapter M of the IRC, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains sufficient to relieve the Fund from all federal
income taxes. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Dividend and interest income from non-U.S. sources received by the Fund are generally subject to non-U.S. withholding taxes. In addition, the Fund may be subject to capital gains
tax in certain countries in which it invests. The above taxes may be reduced or eliminated under the terms of applicable U.S. income tax treaties with some of these countries. The Fund accrues such taxes when the related income is earned.
i. Foreign Withholding Tax:
Dividend and interest income from non-U.S. sources received by the Fund are generally subject to non-U.S. withholding taxes. In addition, the Fund may be subject to capital gains tax in certain countries in
which it invests. The above taxes may be reduced or eliminated under the terms of applicable U.S. income tax treaties with some of these countries. The Fund accrues such taxes when the related income is earned.
In addition, when the Fund sells securities within certain countries in which it invests, the capital gains realized may be subject to tax. Based on these
market requirements and as required under GAAP, the Fund accrues deferred capital gains tax on securities currently held that have unrealized appreciation within these countries. The
amount of deferred capital gains tax accrued is reported on the Statement of Operations as part of the Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Investments.
j. Cash Flow Information:
The
Fund invests in securities and distributes dividends from net investment income and net realized gains on investment and currency transactions which are paid in cash or are reinvested at the discretion of shareholders. These activities are reported
in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets and additional information on cash receipts and cash payments is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. Cash includes domestic and foreign currency but does not include cash at brokers in segregated
accounts for financial futures contracts because it is designated as collateral.
3. Agreements and Transactions with
Affiliates
a. Investment Manager, Investment Adviser, and Investment Sub-Adviser:
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (the Investment Manager) serves as investment manager to the Fund, pursuant to a management agreement (the
Management Agreement). Aberdeen Asset Management Limited (the Investment Adviser) serves as the investment adviser and Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (AAML or the Sub-Adviser), serves as the
sub-adviser, pursuant to an advisory agreement and a sub-advisory agreement (the Sub-Advisory agreement) respectively. The Investment Manager, the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Aberdeen Asset
Management PLC.
The Investment Manager makes investment decisions on behalf of the Fund on the basis of recommendations and information furnished
to it by the Investment Adviser, including the selection of and the placement of orders with, brokers and dealers to execute portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser manages the portion of the Funds assets that the
Investment Manager allocates to it.
The Management Agreement provides the Investment Manager with a fee, payable monthly by the Fund, at the
following annual rates: 0.65% of the Funds average weekly Managed Assets up to $200 million, 0.60% of Managed Assets between $200 million and $500 million, and 0.55% of Managed Assets in excess of $500 million. Managed Assets is defined in the
Management Agreement as net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes.
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2016, AAML
earned $360,061 from the Fund for investment management fees.
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b. Fund Administration:
Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. (AAMI), an affiliate of the Investment Manager, Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser, is the Funds Administrator, pursuant to an agreement under which AAMI
receives a fee, payable monthly by the Fund, at an annual fee rate of 0.125% of the Funds average weekly Managed Assets up to $1 billion, 0.10% of the Funds average weekly Managed Assets between $1 billion and $2 billion, and 0.075% of
the Funds average weekly Managed Assets in excess of $2 billion. For the six-month period ended April 30, 2016, AAMI earned $69,243 from the Fund for administration fees.
c. Investor Relations:
Under the terms of the Investor Relations Services
Agreement, AAMI provides and pays third parties to provide investor relations services to the Fund and certain other funds advised by AAMAL or its affiliates as part of an Investor Relations Program. Under the Investor Relations Services Agreement,
the Fund owes a portion of the fees related to the Investor Relations Program (the Funds Portion). However, investor relations services fees are capped by AAMI so that the Fund will only pay up to an annual rate of 0.05% of the
Funds average weekly net assets. Any difference between the capped rate of 0.05% of the Funds average weekly net assets and the Funds Portion is paid for by AAMI.
Pursuant to the terms of the Investor Relations Services Agreement, AAMI provides, among other things, objective and timely information to shareholders based on publicly-available information; provides
information efficiently through the use of technology while offering shareholders immediate access to knowledgeable investor relations representatives; develops and maintains effective communications with investment professionals from a wide variety
of firms; creates and maintains investor relations communication materials such as fund manager interviews, films and webcasts, published white papers, magazine articles and other relevant materials discussing the Funds investment results,
portfolio positioning and outlook; develops and maintains effective communications with large institutional shareholders; responds to specific shareholder questions; and reports activities and results to the Board and management detailing insight
into general shareholder sentiment.
During the six-month period ended April 30, 2016, the Fund incurred investor relations fees of approximately
$55,165 of which AAMI waived $11,131 for investor relations services. Investor relations fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities
(excluding short-term securities) for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016, were $36,799,463 and $41,120,890, respectively.
5. Capital
The authorized capital of the Fund is 300 million shares of $0.001 par value common stock. During the six-month period ended April 30, 2016, the Fund repurchased 92,790 shares pursuant to its Open
Market Repurchase Program, see Note 6 for further information. As of April 30, 2016, there were 8,751,968 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
6. Open Market Repurchase Program
On March 1, 2001, the Board approved a
stock repurchase program. The Board amended the program on December 12, 2007. The stock repurchase program allows the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding common stock in the open market during any 12-month period. The Fund reports
repurchase activity on the Funds website on a monthly basis.
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2016 and fiscal year ended
October 31, 2015, the Fund repurchased 92,790 shares and 350,802 shares, respectively, through this program.
7. Credit
Facility
The Funds revolving credit loan facility with The Bank of Nova Scotia was renewed for a 3-year term on February 28, 2014.
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2016, the balance of the loan outstanding was $31,500,000, and the average interest rate on the loan facility was 1.41%. The average balance for the six-month period was $31,500,000. The interest expense
is accrued on a daily basis and is payable to The Bank of Nova Scotia on a monthly basis.
The amounts borrowed from the loan facility may be
invested to return higher rates than the rates in the Funds portfolio. However, the cost of leverage could exceed the income earned by the Fund on the proceeds of such leverage. To the extent that the Fund is unable to invest the proceeds from
the use of leverage in assets which pay interest at a rate which exceeds the rate paid on the leverage, the yield on the Funds common stock will decrease. In addition, in the event of a general market decline in the value of assets in which
the Fund invests, the effect of that decline will be magnified in the Fund because of the additional assets purchased with the proceeds of the leverage. Non-recurring expenses in connection with the implementation of the loan facility will reduce
the Funds performance.
The Funds leveraged capital structure creates special risks not associated with unleveraged funds having
similar investment objectives and policies. The funds borrowed pursuant to the loan facility may constitute a substantial lien and burden by reason of their prior claim against the income of the Fund and against the net assets of the Fund in
liquidation. The Fund is not permitted to
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Income Fund, Inc.
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Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
April 30, 2016
declare dividends or other distributions in the event of default under the loan facility. In the event of a
default under the loan facility, the lenders have the right to cause a liquidation of the collateral (i.e., sell portfolio securities and other assets of the Fund) and, if any such default is not cured, the lenders may be able to control the
liquidation as well. The loan facility has a term of three years and is not a perpetual form of leverage; there can be no assurance that the loan facility will be available for renewal on acceptable terms, if at all. Bank loan fees and expenses
included in the Statement of Operations include fees for the renewal of the loan facility as well as commitment fees for any portion of the loan facility not drawn upon at any time during the period. During the six-month period ended April 30,
2016, the Fund incurred fees of approximately $7,452.
The credit agreement governing the loan facility includes usual and customary covenants for
this type of transaction. These covenants impose on the Fund asset coverage requirements, Fund composition requirements and limits on certain investments, such as illiquid investments, which are more stringent than those imposed on the Fund by the
1940 Act. The covenants or guidelines could impede the Investment Manager, Investment Adviser or Sub-Adviser from fully managing the Funds portfolio in accordance with the Funds investment objective and policies. Furthermore,
non-compliance with such covenants or the occurrence of other events could lead to the cancellation of the loan facility. The covenants also include a requirement that the Fund maintain a net asset value of no less than $60,000,000.
The estimated fair value of the loan facility was calculated, for disclosure purposes, by discounting future cash flows by a rate equal to the current U.S.
Treasury rate with an equivalent maturity date, the spread between the U.S. insurance and financial debt rate and the U.S. Treasury rate. The following table shows the maturity date, interest rate, notional/carrying amount and estimated fair value
outstanding as of April 30, 2016.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
Interest Rate |
|
|
Notional/ Carrying Amount |
|
|
Estimated Fair Value |
|
February 28, 2017 |
|
|
1.49% |
|
|
$ |
31,500,000 |
|
|
$ |
31,322,647 |
|
8. Portfolio Investment Risks
a. Credit and Market Risk:
A debt instruments price depends, in part, on
the credit quality of the issuer, borrower, counterparty, or underlying collateral and can decline in response to changes in the financial condition of the issuer, borrower, counterparty, or underlying collateral, or changes in specific or general
market, economic, industry, political, regulatory,
geopolitical, or other conditions. Funds that invest in high yield and emerging market instruments are subject to certain additional credit and market risks. The yields of high yield and emerging
market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit risk. The Funds investments in securities rated below investment grade typically involve risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater
risk of not receiving timely and/or ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility, and less liquid secondary market trading.
b. Interest Rate Risk:
The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic
developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, the Funds fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and
vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is even greater than that of higher-rated securities. Also, longer-term securities are generally more volatile, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk.
The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to current period of historically low rates and the effect of potential
government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.
c. Risks Associated with Foreign
Securities and Currencies:
Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in
securities of U.S. issuers. These risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there
is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, and political or social instability or diplomatic developments, which could adversely affect investments in those countries.
Certain countries also may impose substantial restrictions on investments in their capital markets by foreign entities, including restrictions on investments
in issuers of industries deemed sensitive to relevant national interests. These factors may limit the investment opportunities available and result in a lack of liquidity and high price volatility with respect to securities of issuers from
developing countries. Foreign securities may also be harder to price than U.S. securities.
d. Focus Risk:
The Fund may have elements of risk not typically associated with investments in the United States due to focused investments in a
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Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
April 30, 2016
limited number of countries or regions subject to foreign securities or currencies risks. Such focused
investments may subject the Fund to additional risks resulting from political or economic conditions in such countries or regions and the possible imposition of adverse governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions could cause the securities
and their markets to be less liquid and their prices to be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. securities.
9.
Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Fund may provide general indemnifications pursuant to certain contracts and
organizational documents. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims
is considered remote.
10. Tax Information
The U.S. federal income tax basis of the Funds investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of April 30, 2016 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax Basis of Investments |
|
|
Appreciation |
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation |
|
|
$104,297,384 |
|
|
$ |
4,797,800 |
|
|
$ |
(1,881,425 |
) |
|
$ |
2,916,375 |
|
11. 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 disclosures or
adjustments were required to the financial statements as of April 30, 2016, other than those listed below.
On May 10, 2016 and
June 9, 2016, the Fund announced that it will pay on May 27, 2016 and June 27, 2016, a distribution of $0.07 per share to all shareholders of record as of May 19, 2016 and June 20, 2016, respectively.
On June 15, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Fund approved amendments to three non-fundamental investment limitations of
the Fund. The amendments will allow the Fund to increase its Asian local currency exposure and facilitate exposure to the global high yield asset class. The Fund may begin modifying its portfolio
to utilize the expanded investment authority after July 18, 2016. In addition, the Fund will change its benchmark, effective November 1, 2016.
Amendments to the Funds Non-Fundamental Investment Policies
The
Funds Board of Directors approved three amendments to the Funds non-fundamental investment limitations:
|
|
Up to 75% (from the current limitation of 40%) of the Funds investments (or the issuers of those investments) may be rated, at the time of
investment, below investment grade; that is, rated below Baa3 by Moodys Investor Services (Moodys) or BBB- by S&P Global Ratings (S&P), or comparably rated by another appropriate nationally or
internationally recognized rating agency, or if unrated, judged by the Investment Manager to be of equivalent quality. |
|
|
Up to 10% (from the current limitation of 0%) of the Funds investments (or the issuers of those investments) may be rated, at the time of
investment, Caa1 or below by Moodys, or CCC+ or below by S&P, or comparably rated by another appropriate nationally or internationally recognized rating agency, or if unrated, judged by the Investment Manager to be of equivalent
quality. |
|
|
The maximum exposure to issuers in any one Developed Market is limited to 25% of the Funds total assets; provided, however, that up to 40% may be
invested in issuers in the U.S. (from the current limitation of 25% for U.S. issuers). The Funds ability to have unlimited exposure to the U.S. dollar remains unchanged. |
All other investment limitations remain unchanged. For a summary of the Funds investment objectives and policies, inclusive of the amendments, please
see the filing on Form 8-k, filed on June 16, 2016 and available on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Income Fund, Inc.
33
Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
April 30, 2016
Change to the Funds Benchmark
Effective November 1, 2016, the Funds blended benchmark will change, as summarized below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Index |
|
Current Weight |
|
New Index |
|
New Weight |
BofA ML All Maturity Australia Government
Index |
|
20.00% |
|
BofA ML All Maturity Australia Government Index |
|
10.00% |
BofA ML UK Gov Bonds Index |
|
20.00% |
|
BofA ML Global High Yield Constrained Index1 (100% Hedged into USD) |
|
25.00% |
BofA ML Canadian Gov Bonds
Index |
|
15.00% |
|
JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified
Index2 |
|
35.00% |
BofA ML New Zealand Government
Index |
|
15.00% |
|
BofA ML New Zealand Government Index |
|
5.00% |
BofA ML Global Emerging Markets Sovereign
Bond BBB-B Index |
|
30.00% |
|
Markit iBoxx Asia Government Index3 |
|
25.00% |
1 |
|
The BofA ML Global High Yield Constrained Index tracks the performance of US, Canadian, British and Euro denominated publicly issued non-investment grade
corporate debt but caps per issuer exposure at 2% of the index. |
2 |
|
The JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified Index is a uniquely-weighted version of the JPMorgan EMBI Global Index. It limits the weights of those index
countries with larger debt stocks by only including specified portions of these countries eligible current face amounts of debt outstanding. The JPMorgan EMBI Global Index tracks the performance of traded external debt instruments in the
emerging markets. |
3 |
|
The Markit iBoxx Asia Government Index is a subset of the iBoxx Asia ex-Japan Index family investing in local currency sovereign bonds from China, Hong
Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. |
Exposure to Global High Yield Securities
The amendments noted above are expected to result over time in the Funds having a high percentage of its assets in below-investment-grade instruments
issued by both sovereign issuers and companies located throughout the world. The Funds global high yield investments will consist of a diversified portfolio of high income producing instruments rated at the time of purchase below
BBB- by S&P or below Baa3 by Moodys (i.e., junk bonds), or below a comparable rating by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or unrated bonds determined by the Investment
Manager to be of comparable quality. Up to 10% of the Funds assets may be in securities rated in the lowest ratings categories or in default (Caa1 or CCC+ or below by Moodys or S&P, respectively).
The Fund may invest in debt securities of U.S. or foreign corporate issuers, the U.S. Government, foreign governments, municipalities, domestic or foreign
governmental entities or supranational organizations, such as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank). The investments may be in both sovereign and corporate debt that trades within the country in which it is
issued and sovereign and corporate debt that is tradable outside of the country of issuance. The Funds primary exposure to global high yield investments is expected to be high yield corporate debt of U.S. issuers and the primary currency
exposure currently is expected to be the U.S. dollar. However, depending on market conditions, the Fund may have significant exposure to non-U.S. issuers, both sovereign and corporate, and to currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
The Funds global high yield investments will be in issuers that are expected to exhibit stable to
improving credit characteristics based on industry trends, company positioning, and management strategy, taking into account the potential positive impact of any restructurings or other corporate reorganizations.
The Fund may invest in bank loans, which include floating and fixed-rate debt securities generally acquired as a participation interest in, or assignment of,
a loan originated by a lender or financial institution. The Fund may invest in, enter into, or acquire participations in, delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities.
The Funds investment in a debt security may be exchanged for equity as a result of the restructuring, bankruptcy or other corporate action of the issuer of the debt. The Fund is permitted to
receive and hold this equity if the Investment Manager determines it is in the best interest of the Fund to do so. This equity may be illiquid, steeply discounted in value or subject to restrictions on resale.
Set out below are additional risks to the Fund resulting in its investment in global high yield securities.
High-Yield Bonds and Other Lower-Rated Securities Risk The Funds investments in high-yield bonds (commonly referred to as junk
bonds) and other lower-rated securities will subject the Fund to substantial risk of loss. Investments in high-yield bonds are speculative and issuers of these securities are generally considered to be less financially secure and less able to
repay interest and principal
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34
Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited) (concluded)
April 30, 2016
than issuers of investment-grade securities. Prices of high-yield bonds tend to be very volatile. These
securities are less liquid than investment-grade debt securities and may be difficult to price or sell, particularly in times of negative sentiment toward high-yield securities. The Funds investments in lower rated securities may involve the
following specific risks: greater risk of loss due to default because of the increased likelihood that adverse economic or company specific events will make the issuer unable to pay interest and/or principal when due; wider price fluctuations due to
changing interest rates and/or adverse economic and business developments; and greater risk of loss due to declining credit quality.
Bank Loan
Risk Bank loans include floating and fixed-rate debt obligations. Floating rate loans are debt obligations issued by companies or other entities with floating interest rates that reset periodically. Bank loans may include, but are not
limited to, term loans, delayed funding loans, bridge loans and revolving credit facilities. Loan interest will primarily take the form of assignments purchased in the primary or secondary market but may include participants. Floating rate loans are
secured by specific collateral of the borrower and are senior to most other securities of the borrower (e.g., common stock or debt instruments) in the event of bankruptcy. Floating rate loans are often issued in connection with recapitalizations,
acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and refinancings. Floating rate loans are typically structured and administered by a financial institution that acts as the agent of the lenders participating in the floating rate loan. Floating rate loans may be
acquired directly through the agent, as an assignment from another lender who holds a direct interest in the floating rate loan, or as a participation interest in another lenders portion of the floating rate loan.
There are a number of risks associated with an investment in bank loans including credit risk, interest rate
risk, illiquid securities risk, and prepayment risk. There is also the possibility that the collateral securing a loan, if any, may be difficult to liquidate or be insufficient to cover the amount owed under the loan. These risks could cause the
Fund to lose income or principal on a particular investment, which in turn could affect the Funds returns. In addition, bank loans may settle on a delayed basis, resulting in the proceeds from the sale of such loans not being readily available
to make additional investments. To the extent the extended settlement process gives rise to short-term liquidity needs, the Fund may hold additional cash or sell investments.
Emerging Markets Risk The risks of investing in foreign securities are increased in connection with investments in emerging markets. Emerging markets are countries generally considered to be
relatively less developed or industrialized. Emerging markets often face economic problems that could subject the Fund to increased volatility or substantial declines in value. Deficiencies in regulatory oversight, market infrastructure, shareholder
protections and company laws could expose the Fund to risks beyond those generally encountered in developed countries. In addition, profound social changes and business practices that depart from norms in developed countries economies have
hindered the orderly growth of emerging economies and their markets in the past and have caused instability. High levels of debt tend to make emerging economies heavily reliant on foreign capital and vulnerable to capital flight. Countries in
emerging markets are also more likely to experience high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluation, which could also hurt their economies and securities markets. For these and other reasons, investments in emerging markets are often
considered speculative.
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Income Fund, Inc.
35
Supplemental Information
(unaudited)
Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was
held on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at AAMIs office at 1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The description of the proposal and number of shares voted at the meeting are as follows:
1. To elect two Class III directors to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Votes For |
|
|
Votes Against |
|
|
Votes Withheld |
|
Martin J. Gilbert |
|
|
6,260,826 |
|
|
|
1,162,378 |
|
|
|
210,753 |
|
Neville J. Miles |
|
|
7,291,293 |
|
|
|
137,917 |
|
|
|
204,747 |
|
Directors whose term of office continued beyond this meeting are as follows: P. Gerald Malone, William J. Potter, Peter D.
Sacks and John T. Sheehy.
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36
Corporate Information
Directors
P. Gerald Malone, Chairman
Martin J. Gilbert
Neville J. Miles
William J. Potter
Peter D. Sacks
John T. Sheehy
Officers
Christian Pittard,
President
Jeffrey Cotton, Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President, Compliance
Megan Kennedy, Vice President and Secretary
Andrea Melia, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer
Kenneth Akintewe, Vice President
Nicholas Bishop, Vice President
Kevin Daly, Vice President
Alan Goodson,
Vice President
Martin J. Gilbert, Vice President
Bev Hendry, Vice President
Adam McCabe, Vice President
Jennifer Nichols, Vice President
Patrick
ODonnell, Vice President
Victor Rodriguez, Vice President
Lucia Sitar, Vice President
Sharon Ferrari, Assistant Treasurer
Matthew Keener, Assistant Secretary
Investment Manager
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited
21 Church Street
#01-01 Capital Square Two
Singapore 049480
Investment Adviser
Aberdeen
Asset Management Limited
Level 10, 255 George Street
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Investment Sub-Adviser
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited
Bow Bells House, 1 Bread Street
London United Kingdom
EC4M 9HH
Administrator
Aberdeen Asset
Management Inc.
1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
1 Iron Street 5th
Floor
Boston, MA 02210
Transfer Agent
Computershare
Trust Company, N.A.
P.O. Box 30170
College Station, TX 77842
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
KPMG LLP
1601 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Legal Counsel
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10019
Investor Relations
Aberdeen
Asset Management Inc.
1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-800-522-5465
InvestorRelations@aberdeen-asset.com
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited
The accompanying financial statements as of April 30, 2016 were not audited and accordingly, no opinion is expressed therein.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund may purchase, from time to time, shares of its common stock in the open market.
Shares of Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. are traded on the NYSE MKT Equities Exchange under the symbol FCO. Information about the
Funds net asset value and market price is available at www.aberdeenfco.com.
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performance is no guarantee of future returns.
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FCO-SEMI-ANNUAL
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
This item is inapplicable to semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
This
item is inapplicable to semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
This item is inapplicable to semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
This item is inapplicable to semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
(a) Schedule of
Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of close of the reporting period is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting
Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
This item is inapplicable to semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) Not applicable to semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.
(b) During the period ended April 30, 2016 there were no changes in the Portfolio Managers.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
REGISTRANT PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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Period |
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(a) Total
Number of Shares
Purchased |
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(b) Average
Price Paid per Share |
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(c) Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced Plans or Programs 1 |
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(d) Maximum Number of Shares That May
Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or
Programs 1 |
November 1,
2015 through November 30, 2015 |
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20,000 |
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$7.84 |
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20,000 |
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882,476 |
December 1,
2015 through December 31, 2015 |
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24,264 |
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$7.59 |
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24,264 |
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858,212 |
January 1,
2016 through January 31, 2016 |
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36,436 |
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$7.34 |
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36,436 |
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821,776 |
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February 1, 2016
through February 28, 2016 |
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11,090 |
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$7.57 |
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11,090 |
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810,686 |
March 1,
2016 through March 31, 2016 |
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None |
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$0.00 |
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0 |
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810,686 |
April 1,
2016 through April 30, 2016 |
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1,000 |
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$8.37 |
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1,000 |
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809,686 |
Total
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92,790 |
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$6.45 |
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92,790 |
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1 The Registrants stock repurchase
program was announced on March 19, 2001 and further amended by the Registrants Board of Directors on December 12, 2007. Under the terms of the current program, the Registrant is permitted to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding
shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, on the open market during any 12 month period if and when the discount to net asset value is at least 8%. The plan does not have an expiration date.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
During the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the
Registrants Board of Directors.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
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(a) |
The Registrants principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar
functions, have concluded that the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Act) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of
the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d15(b)). |
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(b) |
There were no changes in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the Registrants last fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over
financial reporting. |
Item 12. Exhibits.
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(a)(2) |
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
are attached hereto. |
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(b) |
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act and section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are
attached hereto. |
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(c) |
A copy of the Registrants notices to stockholders, which accompanied distributions paid, pursuant to the
Registrants Managed Distribution Policy since the Registrants last filed N-CSR, are filed herewith as Exhibits 12(c)(1), 12(c)(2), 12(c)(3), 12(c)(4), 12(c)(5), 12(c)(6), 12(c)(7) and 12(c)(8) as required by the terms of the
Registrants SEC exemptive order. |
SIGNATURES
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 Global Income Fund, Inc.
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By: |
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/s/ Christian Pittard |
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Christian Pittard, |
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Principal Executive Officer of |
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Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. |
Date: July 8, 2016
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.
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By: |
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/s/ Christian Pittard |
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Christian Pittard, |
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Principal Executive Officer of |
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Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. |
Date: July 8, 2016
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By: |
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/s/ Andrea Melia |
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Andrea Melia, |
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Principal Financial Officer of |
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Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. |
Date: July 8, 2016
EXHIBIT LIST
12(a)(2) Rule 30a-2(a) Certifications
12(b) Rule
30a-2(b) Certifications
12(c)(1), 12(c)(2), 12(c)(3), 12(c)(4), 12(c)(5), 12(c)(6), 12(c)(7) and 12(c)(8) Distribution notice to stockholders