ASIA PACIFIC FUND, INC.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:   

811-04710

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:   

The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc.

Address of principal executive offices:   

Gateway Center 3,

    

100 Mulberry Street,

    

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Name and address of agent for service:   

Deborah A. Docs

    

Gateway Center 3,

    

100 Mulberry Street,

    

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   

973-367-7521

Date of fiscal year end:   

03/31/2005

Date of reporting period:   

12/31/2004

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments [INSERT REPORT]

 



THE ASIA PACIFIC FUND, INC.

Portfolio of Investments

December 31, 2004

(Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description   Value
            
     EQUITIES—100.9%      
     HONG KONG—33.4%      
280,400   

Bank of East Asia, Ltd.

  $ 871,211
    

(Banking)

     
386,000   

Cafe De Coral Holdings, Ltd.

    446,949
    

(Consumer Discretionary)

     
286,000   

Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd.

    2,860,846
    

(Real Estate-Developers)

     
364,500   

China Netcom Group Corp., Ltd.

    494,741
    

(Telecommunications)

     
3,080,000   

China Oilfield Services, Ltd.

    941,114
    

(Utilities)

     
560,000   

China Shipping Development Co., Ltd.

    497,125
    

(Industrials)

     
10,240,000   

China Telecom Corp., Ltd.

    3,754,680
    

(Telecommunications)

     
2,852,000   

Chinese Estates Holdings, Ltd.

    1,926,358
    

(Real Estate-Developers)

     
650,000   

Cosco Pacific, Ltd.

    1,354,742
    

(Industrials)

     
590,000   

Esprit Asia Holdings, Ltd.

    3,567,615
    

(Consumer Discretionary)

     
1,870,000   

Giordano International, Ltd.

    1,178,870
    

(Consumer Discretionary)

     
1,100,000   

Global Bio-chem Technology Group Co., Ltd.

    728,833
    

(Industrials)

     
7,888,000   

Guangdong Investment, Ltd.

    2,663,939
    

(Industrials)

     
1,200,000   

Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holdings Co., Ltd.

    251,650
    

(Consumer Discretionary)

     
1,871,000   

Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.

    2,888,571
    

(Real Estate-Developers)

     
190,800   

Hang Seng Bank, Ltd.

    2,651,125
    

(Banking)

     
2,000,000   

Hong Kong and China Gas Co., Ltd.

    4,142,705
    

(Utilities)

     

 

 

Shares    Description   Value
1,048,000   

Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd.

  $     2,777,200
    

(Real Estate-Developers)

     
196,800   

HSBC Holdings Plc.

    3,367,478
    

(Banking)

     
439,300   

Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd.

    4,111,708
    

(Industrials)

     
1,314,000   

Kingboard Chemical Holdings, Ltd.

    2,789,378
    

(Industrials)

     
2,200,000   

Ports Design, Ltd.(a)

    1,188,776
    

(Consumer Discretionary)

     
528,000   

Swire-Pacific, Ltd. “A”

    4,415,454
    

(Industrials)

     
475,500   

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.

    1,039,986
    

(Industrials)

     
208,000   

Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co., Ltd.

    456,264
    

(Consumer Discretionary)

     
352,000   

Weichai Power Co., Ltd.

    978,193
    

(Industrials)

     
1,675,000   

Weiqiao Textile Co., Ltd.

    2,639,848
    

(Materials)

     
136,400   

Wing Lung Bank, Ltd.

    1,105,562
    

(Banking)

     
        

           56,090,921
        

     INDIA—2.3%      
78,147   

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

    1,377,235
    

(Financial Services)

     
270,304   

Satyam Computer Services, Ltd.

    2,548,830
    

(Information Technology)

     
        

           3,926,065
        

     MALAYSIA—5.0%      
1,940,000   

Commerce Asset-Holdings Berhad

    2,399,474
    

(Banking)

     
500,000   

Malayan Banking Berhad

    1,552,632
    

(Banking)

     

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 

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Shares    Description   Value
            
     MALAYSIA—(cont’d.)      
696,000   

Tanjong PLC

  $ 2,582,526
    

(Consumer Discretionary)

     
304,100   

Telekom Malaysia Berhad

    928,305
    

(Telecommunications)

     
530,000   

WTK Holdings Berhad

    864,737
    

(Industrials)

     
        

           8,327,674
        

     PHILIPPINES—1.0%      
6,826,000   

Ayala Corporation, Inc.

    802,701
    

(Industrials)

     
6,516,000   

Ayala Land, Inc.

    847,515
    

(Real Estate-Developers)

     
        

           1,650,216
        

     SINGAPORE—5.7%      
395,000   

City Developments, Ltd.

    1,718,022
    

(Real Estate-Developers)

     
2,000,000   

ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.

    1,899,044
    

(Consumer Discretionary)

     
2,400,000   

Lindeteves-Jacoberg, Ltd.

    624,847
    

(Industrials)

     
304,000   

Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

    2,514,090
    

(Banking)

     
700,577   

Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.

    999,966
    

(Industrials)

     
2,599,000   

Suntec REIT

    1,767,269
    

(Real Estate-Developers)

     
        

           9,523,238
        

     SOUTH KOREA—27.3%      
7,320   

Amorepacific Corp.

    1,834,950
    

(Consumer Staples)

     
18,420   

Cheil Communications, Inc.

    2,677,946
    

(Consumer Discretionary)

     
15,550   

Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.

    808,143
    

(Industrials)

     
84,370   

GS Holdings Corp.

    1,825,626
    

(Industrials)

     
120,490   

Hana Bank

    3,002,939
    

(Banking)

     
44,910   

Hyundai Motor Co.

    2,407,752
    

(Consumer Discretionary)

     
Shares    Description   Value
            
73,729   

Kookmin Bank

  $ 2,884,490
    

(Banking)

     
14,480   

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    375,568
    

(Utilities)

     
40,000   

KT Corp

    872,400
    

(Telecommunications)

     
35,320   

LG Electronics Inc.

    2,187,029
    

(Consumer Discretionary)

     
140,000   

LG International Corp.

    1,088,679
    

(Industrials)

     
73,000   

LG Petrochemical Co., Ltd.

    1,833,462
    

(Materials)

     
30,040   

POSCO

    5,426,468
    

(Materials)

     
30,718   

Samsung Electronics Co.

    13,367,909
    

(Information Technology)

     
21,010   

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

    1,654,091
    

(Financial Services)

     
4,770   

Shinsegae Co., Ltd.

    1,310,921
    

(Consumer Discretionary)

     
11,640   

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

    2,215,108
    

(Telecommunications)

     
        

           45,773,481
        

     TAIWAN—20.3%      
330,000   

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    676,870
    

(Financial Services)

     
183,000   

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Ltd.

    233,875
    

(Materials)

     
110,006   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (ADR)

    2,315,626
    

(Telecommunications)

     
884,000   

Chungwha Telecom Co., Ltd.

    1,743,452
    

(Telecommunications)

     
1,844,000   

E. Sun Commercial Bank

    1,536,182
    

(Banking)

     
1,814,400   

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    3,463,907
    

(Materials)

     
582,000   

Formosa Plastic Corp.

    1,000,915
    

(Materials)

     
3,400,000   

Fubon Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.

    3,486,904
    

(Banking)

     

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 

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THE ASIA PACIFIC FUND, INC.

Portfolio of Investments

December 31, 2004

(Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description   Value
            
     TAIWAN—(cont’d.)      
84,168   

Fubon Insurance Co. (GDR)

  $ 845,888
    

(Financial Services)

     
806,974   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

    3,743,300
    

(Information Technology)

     
907,360   

Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.

    1,431,619
    

(Consumer Discretionary)

     
1,084,000   

Phoenixtec Power Co., Ltd.

    1,310,104
    

(Industrials)

     
1,405,000   

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    1,356,674
    

(Financial Services)

     
1,492,000   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co.

    1,233,525
    

(Materials)

     
1,617,000   

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    2,393,099
    

(Information Technology)

     
2,358,000   

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    1,555,134
    

(Materials)

     
1,248,000   

Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd.

    1,366,538
    

(Industrials)

     
2,409,959   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

    3,840,421
    

(Information Technology)

     
896,373   

United Microelectronics Corp., Ltd.(a)

    579,856
    

(Information Technology)

     
        

           34,113,889
        

     THAILAND—5.9%      
1,124,600   

Bangkok Bank Co., Ltd.

    3,299,985
    

(Banking)

     
1,197,000   

Kasikornbank Public Company, Ltd.(a)

    1,725,405
    

(Banking)

     
3,812,000   

National Finance Public Company, Ltd.

    1,324,633
    

(Financial Services)

     
Shares    Description   Value  
  1,600,000   

Shin Corp. PCL

  $    1,637,066  
      

(Telecommunications)

     
  260,900   

Siam Cement Public Co., Ltd.

  1,853,498  
      

(Materials)

     
          

           9,840,587  
          

      

Total equities
(cost $120,315,755)

  169,246,071  
       WARRANTS      
       HONG KONG      
Units

          
  112,400   

Kingboard Chemical Holdings, Ltd.(a)
Expiring December 31, 2006 @ $20

     
      

(Industrials)

     
      

(cost $0)

  60,013  
          

Principal
Amount (000)


          
       REPURCHASE AGREEMENT—0.2%  
       UNITED STATES      
$ 398   

State Street Bank & Trust Co., 0.90%, dated 12/31/04 due 01/03/05 in the amount of $398,030 (cost $398,000; collateralized by $350,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.125% due 2/15/26, approximate value of collateral including accrued interest $407,422)

  398,000  
          

      

Total Investments—101.1% (cost $120,713,755)

  169,704,084  
      

Liabilities in excess of
other assets (1.1%)

  (1,908,982 )
          

      

Net Assets—100%

  $167,795,102  
          


(a) Non-income producing security.

 

ADR—American Depository Receipt

GDR—Global Depository Receipt

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 

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Notes to Portfolio of Investments

 

Securities Valuation: Investments are stated at value. Securities for which the primary market is on an exchange are valued at the last sale price on such exchange or market on the day of valuation or, if there was no sale on such day, at the last bid price quoted on such day. Securities included within the Nasdaq market are valued at the Nasdaq official closing price (NOCP) on the day of valuation, or if there is no NOCP issued, at the last sale price on such day. Securities included within the Nasdaq market for which there is no NOCP and no last sale price on the day of valuation are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices on such day or at the last bid price on such day in the absence of an asked price. If there is no sales price or reliable market quotation on the date of valuation, then investments are valued at the last bid price quoted on such date. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring after the close of the security’s foreign market and before the fund’s normal pricing time, are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board of Directors’ approved fair valuation procedures. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.

 

Short-term securities which mature in more than 60 days are valued at current market quotations. Short-term securities which mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost.

 

Market values of investments traded in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rates of exchange.

 

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to Shareholders. This information is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).

 

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures

 

  (a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b) There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Item 3. Exhibits

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 – Attached hereto.

 


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.

 

(Registrant) The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc.

By (Signature and Title) *

  /s/    DEBORAH A. DOCS        
    Deborah A. Docs
    Secretary of the Fund

 

Date     February 28, 2005

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title) *

  /s/    RONALD G.M. WATT        
    Ronald G.M. Watt
    President and Principal Executive Officer

 

Date     February 28, 2005

 

By (Signature and Title) *

  /s/    ROBERT F. GUNIA        
    Robert F. Gunia
    Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

 

Date     February 28, 2005

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.