Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) Pays Quarterly Distribution
Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on January 15, 2010 to all shareholders of record as of December 31, 2009. Since Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. is regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The distributable income of the fund must be reported as separate components for tax purposes as follows: Net Investment Income - $0.0593 Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains - $ 0.0 Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains - $0.1104 Return of Capital - $0.0503 The Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. said that the components above are only estimates and a final…