Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-04611
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.
Address of principal executive offices:

1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Name and address of agent for service:

Andrea Melia

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

1735 Market Street 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-522-5465
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: April 30, 2015


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


LOGO


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. It is the Board’s intention that a monthly distribution of $0.035 per share be maintained for 12 months beginning with the June 30, 2015 distribution payment. 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 composition of the distribution and other information required by the Fund’s MDP exemptive order. The Fund’s 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 Fund’s investment performance from the amount of distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s MDP.

Distribution Disclosure Classification (unaudited)

 

 

The Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s assets are denominated.

Based on generally accepted accounting principles, the Fund estimates that distributions for the fiscal year commenced November 1, 2014, through the distributions declared on May 11, 2015 and June 9, 2015, consisted of 60% net investment income and 40% return of capital.

In January 2016, 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 2015 calendar year.

Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (unaudited)

 

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A., (“Computershare”) the Fund’s 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 Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) for the six months ended April 30, 2015. The Fund’s principal investment objective is to seek current income. The Fund may also achieve incidental capital appreciation.

Total Return Performance

The Fund’s total return, based on net asset value (“NAV”), net of fees, was -3.1% for the six months ended April 30, 2015 and 8.5% per annum since inception, assuming the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The Fund’s total return for the six months ended April 30, 2015 and per annum since inception is based on the reported NAV on each financial reporting period end.

Share Price and NAV

For the six months ended April 30, 2015, based on market price, the Fund’s total return was -2.0%, assuming reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The Fund’s share price decreased by 5.6% over the six month period, from $5.88 on October 31, 2014 to $5.55 on April 30, 2015. The Fund’s share price on April 30, 2015 represented a discount of 9.6% to the NAV per share of $6.14 on that date, compared with a discount of 10.6% to the NAV per share of $6.58 on October 31, 2014.

Portfolio Allocation

As of April 30, 2015, the Fund held 31.9% of its total investments in Australian debt securities, 61.5% in Asian debt securities, 3.8% in European debt securities, 2.7% in U.S. debt securities and 0.1% in Canadian debt securities.

Of the Fund’s total investments, 39.1% were held in U.S. Dollar-denominated bonds issued by foreign issuers, bringing the Fund’s U.S. Dollar exposure to 40.6%. The rest of the Fund’s currency exposure was 38.7% in the Australian Dollar and 20.7% in various Asian currencies.

Credit Quality

As of April 30, 2015, 58.2% of the Fund’s total investments were invested in securities where either the issue or the issuer was rated A or better by Standard & Poor’s1 or Moody’s Investors Services, Inc.2

Portfolio Management

The Fund is managed by Aberdeen’s Asia Pacific fixed income team. The Asia Pacific fixed income team works in a truly collaborative fashion; all team members have both portfolio management and research responsibilities. The team is jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

Managed Distribution Policy

Distributions to common shareholders for the twelve months ended April 30, 2015 totaled $0.42 per share. Based on the share price of $5.55 on April 30, 2015, the distribution rate over the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2015 was 7.6%. 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 11, 2015 and June 9, 2015 the Fund announced that it will pay on May 29, 2015 and June 29, 2015 a distribution of US $0.035 per share to all shareholders of record as of May 22, 2015 and June 22, 2015, respectively.

The Fund’s 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. It is the Board’s intention that a monthly distribution of $0.035 per share be maintained for twelve months, beginning with the June 30, 2015 distribution payment. This policy is subject to an annual review as well as regular review at the Board’s quarterly meetings, unless market conditions require an earlier evaluation. The next annual review is scheduled to take place in June 2016.

Fund’s Leverage

The table below summarizes certain key terms of the Fund’s current leverage:

 

     

Amount

($ in millions)

     Maturity  

Revolving Credit Facility

   $ 150         April 9, 2017   

7-year Series A Senior Secured Notes

   $ 100         June 12, 2020   

10-year Series B Senior Secured Notes

   $ 100         June 12, 2023   

5-year Term Loan A

   $ 100         June 12, 2018   

3-year Term Loan B

   $ 100         June 12, 2016   

10-year Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

   $ 50         June 27, 2023   

The Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, with a liquidation value of $50 million, are rated AA by Fitch Ratings3 and the $200 million 7 and 10 year Series A and B Senior Secured Notes are rated AAA by Fitch Ratings.

We believe the Fund has been able to lock in an attractive rate cost of borrowing and extend the maturity of the leverage facility while diversifying its borrowing structure during what we believe to be a favorable current interest rate environment. A more detailed description of the Fund’s leverage can be found in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Letter to Shareholders (unaudited) (concluded)

 

 

 

 

Open Market Repurchase Program

The Fund’s policy is generally to buy back Fund shares on the open market when the Fund trades at certain discounts to NAV. During the six months ended April 30, 2015 and fiscal year ended
October 31, 2014, the Fund repurchased 2,793,644 and 6,107,325 shares, respectively.

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings is included in the Fund’s semi-annual and annual reports to shareholders. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s 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 Fund’s 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 30 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 SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investor Relations Information

As part of Aberdeen’s commitment to shareholders, I invite you to visit the Fund on the web at www.aberdeenfax.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.

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www.aberdeen-assets.us/aam.nsf/usclosed/email.

Please take a look at Aberdeen’s award-winning Closed-End Fund Talk Channel, where a series of fund manager web casts and short films are posted. Visit Aberdeen’s Closed-End Fund Talk Channel at www.aberdeen-asset.us/aam.nsf/usclosed/aberdeentv.

Contact Us

 

 

Visit us: http://www.aberdeen-asset.us/cef or www.aberdeenfax.com

 

Watch us: www.aberdeen-asset.us/aam.nsf/usclosed/aberdeentv

 

Email us: InvestorRelations@aberdeen-asset.com

 

Call us: 1-800-522-5465 (toll free in the U.S.)

Yours sincerely,

/s/ Christian Pittard

Christian Pittard

President

 

 

1   

Standard & Poor’s credit ratings are expressed as letter grades that range from ‘AAA’ to ‘D’ to communicate the agency’s 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-’.

2   

Moody’s is an independent, unaffiliated research company that rates fixed income securities. Moody’s assigns ratings on the basis of risk and the borrower’s 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.

3   

Fitch is an international credit rating agency. Fitch ratings range from AAA (reliable and stable) to D (high risk).

All amounts are U.S. Dollars unless otherwise stated.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Report of the Investment Manager (unaudited)

 

 

 

Market/economic review

Asian fixed income markets traded within a narrow range over the six-month period ended April 30, 2015, as their equity counterparts found favor with investors due to global central banks’ continued monetary policy easing. Credit markets posted modest gains, outperforming local currency bonds. U.S. dollar strength resulted in weakness across most Asian currencies, with the exception of the Philippine peso.

The global backdrop remained uncertain. Disinflation risks increased, as the oil price fell sharply after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) moved aggressively to safeguard market share and shake out less efficient rivals. The specter of deflation clouded Europe’s prospects, leading the European Central Bank to embrace quantitative easing (QE). This, in turn, hurt an already weak euro. Swiss policymakers caught investors off-guard, as they unpegged the franc and pushed interest rates deeper into negative territory. Uncertainty persisted over the impasse in Greece’s debt talks. In the U.S., improving labor and inflation data initially raised expectations of imminent policy normalization, but the Federal Reserve turned more cautious after disappointing first-quarter 2015 gross domestic product growth data and the dollar’s persistent strength.

In Asia, economic growth support was the main theme, with central banks taking turns to cut interest rates. China accelerated its monetary policy easing by relaxing property curbs and lowering the reserve requirement ratio by 1%, the biggest cut since 2009, as the economy appeared to lose momentum.

Across Asian local currency bond markets, Thailand was the strongest performer, buoyed by benchmark interest rate cuts and benign inflation. Bond markets in India and Indonesia also strengthened, led by mid- to longer-term maturities, although their respective currencies – the rupee and the rupiah – lost ground. Reformist leaders signaled their intent with confidence-boosting measures. Crude oil price weakness was also seen as positive for the two oil-importing countries, enabling subsidy cuts and diverting resources towards much-needed infrastructure. Policy easing lifted markets in China and Korea.

The Singapore and Hong Kong markets, which historically have been more closely correlated to U.S. Treasuries, diverged in both currency and bond market performance. In Singapore, short-term bonds significantly underperformed the overall market amid tightening

liquidity, whereas Hong Kong yields tracked those of comparable-duration1 U.S. Treasuries. The Singapore dollar weakened, but its Hong Kong counterpart was resilient. In the Philippines, short-dated bonds sold off, but the peso gained from positive fundamentals, such as favorable growth prospects and lower vulnerability to emerging-market risks.

The Malaysian ringgit was the worst regional market performer, given concerns over the impact of weak crude oil prices on government revenues and speculation regarding the ability of state investment company 1Malaysia Development Company to repay its debt. Increased risk aversion, however, supported the bond market.

Asian credit markets posted gains during the reporting period, as the investment-grade segment outpaced its high yield counterpart; this was despite initial fears that Shenzhen-based developer Kaisa’s default woes could infect the broader Chinese property sector. After a subdued start, new issuance gathered pace towards the end of the period. Chinese companies dominated, contributing the bulk of overall issuance, particularly in April. Korean issuers were also active with US$2.1 billion of issuance. The majority of such issues were oversubscribed and priced within their initial guidance. For the year to date through April 30, 2015, the amount issued totaled US$69.5 billion (including euro issues).2

The Australian yield curve shifted lower by 60 to 70 basis points (bps) – or 0.60% to 0.70% – as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 bps to 2.25%, amid weaker domestic economic data and falling commodity prices. Just after the end of the reporting period in early May, the RBA reduced the rate to 2%. Elsewhere, New Zealand’s yield curve inverted as its central bank paused in its interest rate normalization cycle and expectations for policy easing rose following subdued wage growth data and export weakness.

Fund performance review

Fund performance for the reporting period benefited from the underweight exposure relative to the benchmark to the Australian bond market in favor of U.S. dollar- denominated Asian credit as the Australian dollar depreciated against the U.S. dollar. However, the Fund’s short duration relative to the benchmark in both U.S. and Australian markets detracted from performance.

Within the Asian local currency bond segment, the Fund’s overweight and relatively short duration positions in the higher-yielding Indian and Indonesian markets were the largest contributors to the relative

 

 

1  

Duration is an estimate of bond price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The higher the duration, the greater the change (i.e., higher risk) in relation to interest-rate movements.

2  

Source: Standard Chartered, May 2015

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Report of the Investment Manager (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

return, but gains were pared by the underweight to Hong Kong. Our currency strategies detracted from performance, particularly the overweight exposures to the Indian rupee and the Indonesian rupiah; however, the underweight exposure to the Singapore dollar and Malaysian ringgit mitigated some of this underperformance.

Within the Australian allocation, the relatively short duration position earlier in the reporting period detracted from performance. The neutral duration bias in the second half of the period, in the context of an underweight allocation to Australia, resulted in the Fund’s overweight in longer-term bonds over shorter–dated issues. The yield curve steepened late in the period, hindering Fund performance.

With the U.S. dollar-denominated Asian credit portion, selection in both investment-grade financials and high-yield industrials boosted performance

Regarding derivatives, the Fund’s use of currency forwards3 had a small negative impact on performance, primarily those positions providing exposure to Asian currencies. The use of forwards to hedge certain Asian currency exposures enhanced Fund performance. The Fund’s use of U.S. Treasury futures to hedge the U.S. interest rate risk and the use of swaps to hedge the leverage was a detractor from performance.

Outlook

We anticipate a gradual and modest tightening of U.S. interest rates amid improving economic prospects. We feel that the upward move in U.S. long-term yields is likely to be subdued, in view of massive QE in other developed markets. In Asia, growth is moderating, although most countries are benefiting from lower oil prices. Falling inflation has enabled policy action to be skewed towards rate cuts and easing of liquidity conditions; bond valuations are appealing given the easing bias. China has led the way, with its third rate cut in six months, as it seeks to avert a hard economic landing. We believe that higher-yielding Indian bonds will perform well amid a disinflationary environment.

In currencies, we see the U.S. dollar strengthening in coming months. Given QE in Europe and Japan, we have maintained short euro and yen exposures relative to the benchmark in an effort to diversify funding needs. We maintain a conservative position, with an underweight to Asian currencies, although we are positive about their longer-term structural appeal.

Across credit markets, we favor investment-grade issuers because of the impact of China’s slowing growth and lower commodity prices on the high yield segment. We are cautious about India’s corporate sector, where expectations about deleveraging and profitability may be too optimistic, in our view. We think that credit fundamentals are likely to improve in Korea, whereas uncertainty over commodity prices continues to weigh on Indonesia.

The New Zealand economy is growing at a steady and strong pace. We anticipate that this may continue as the strength in construction activity filters through to overall household consumption. We believe the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will keep interest rates steady over the coming quarters and not respond to fluctuations in headline inflation, even as it drops below its target band on account of lower gasoline prices. While the RBNZ has cited the currency exchange rate and argued that the New Zealand Dollar is overvalued in relation to its fundamental drivers, it seems that it is not expecting or relying on depreciation any time soon.

In Australia, the economy has had to navigate through declining mining investment. As the non-resource sectors continue to lack the animal spirits to provide an offset, the drag on growth from private investment may persist. Indeed, business conditions and confidence are at subpar levels, despite historically low cash rates. We think that net exports will likely be a bright spot in the national accounts given greater capacity in the resource sectors; nevertheless, we believe that there may be below-historical-trend growth in 2015. We feel that the RBA will retain a clear easing bias, with headwinds for the economy having intensified. We anticipate a sub-2% cash rate over the longer term, but this rate may take some time to materialize.4

Loan Facilities and the Use of Leverage

The amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Facility, the Notes and the Series A MRPS (each as defined below) may be invested to return higher rates than the rates pursuant to which interests or dividends are paid under such forms of leverage. 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 Fund’s 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.

 

 

3  

A currency forward is a binding contract in the foreign exchange market that locks in the exchange rate for the purchase or sale of a currency on a future date.

4  

Forecasts and estimates are offered as opinion and are not reflective of potential performance, are not guaranteed and actual events or results may differ materially.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Report of the Investment Manager (unaudited) (concluded)

 

 

 

The Fund employed leverage obtained via bank borrowing and other forms of leverage during the reporting period. On April 9, 2014, the Fund renewed its $150 million revolving credit facility for a 3-year period with a syndicate of banks (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). On June 12, 2013, the Fund entered into a note purchase agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with institutional investors relating to the private placement of $200 million of senior secured notes rated ‘AAA’ by Fitch Ratings, $100 million due June 12, 2020 and $100 million due June 12, 2023 (the “Notes”). On the same day, the Fund also entered into a term loan agreement providing for $200 million in secured term loans from Bank of America, N.A., $100 million due June 12, 2016 and $100 million due June 12, 2018 (the “Term Loan Facility”). On June 27, 2013, the Fund issued a private offering of 2 million shares of Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares due June 25, 2023 (the “Series A MRPS”). The Series A MRPS have a liquidation value of $50 million and are rated ‘AA’ by Fitch Ratings. The Fund’s outstanding balance as of April 30, 2015 was $150 million on the Revolving Credit Facility.

The Fund’s leveraged capital structure creates special risks not associated with unleveraged funds having similar investment objectives and policies. The funds borrowed pursuant to the Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Facility and the Notes 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 limited in its ability to declare dividends or other distributions under the terms of the various forms of leverage. In the event of an event of default under either the Revolving Credit Facility or Term 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. In the event of an event of default under the Note Purchase Agreement, the holders of the Notes have the right to cause a liquidation of the collateral (i.e., cause the sale of portfolio securities and other assets of the Fund).

Each of the Revolving Credit Facility Agreement, the Term Loan Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, and the securities purchase agreement relating to the Series A MRPS, includes usual and customary

covenants for the applicable 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 Fund’s investment manager, investment adviser, or sub-adviser from fully managing the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. Furthermore, non-compliance with such covenants or the occurrence of other events could lead to the cancellation of any and/or all of the forms of leverage. As of April 30, 2015, the Fund was in compliance with all covenants under the agreements relating to the various forms of leverage.

Interest Rate Swaps

The Fund may enter into interest rate swaps to efficiently gain or hedge interest rate or currency risk. As of April 30, 2015, the Fund held interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $150 million, which represented 100% of the Fund’s Revolving Credit Facility. Under the terms of the agreements currently in effect, the Fund receives a floating rate of interest (three month USD-LIBOR BBA rate) and pays fixed rates of interest for the terms and based upon the notional amounts set forth below:

 

Remaining

Terms as of

April 30, 2015

   Amount
(in millions)
     Fixed Rate
Payable (%)
 

18 months

   $ 84.0         1.42   

30 months

   $ 66.0         0.84   

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 Fund’s 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 Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Total Investment Return (unaudited)

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the average annual Fund performance compared to the Fund’s blended benchmark consisting of 45% of the UBS Composite Bond Index (or the “Bloomberg AusBond Composite Index”)1, 35.75% of the JP Morgan Asia Credit Index2, and 19.25% of the IBOXX Asia ex Japan Government Bond Index3 for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods as of April 30, 2015. It is not expected that the Fund’s performance will mirror that of the benchmark. The Fund’s principal investment objective is to seek current income. The Fund may also achieve incidental capital appreciation.

 

        1 Year        3 Years        5 Years        10 Years  

Net Asset Value (NAV)

       -2.1%           -0.4%           4.3%           6.1%   

Market Value

       -4.5%           -3.7%           2.1%           5.8%   

Blended Benchmark

       0.0%           1.1%           5.0%           6.6%   

Returns represent past performance. Total investment return at net asset value (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 dividend reinvestment program sponsored by the Fund’s transfer agent. All return data at NAV includes investment management fees, administrative fees (such as Director and legal fees) and custodial charges. Total investment return at market value is based on changes in the market price at which the Fund’s shares traded on the NYSE MKT during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, at market prices pursuant to the dividend reinvestment program sponsored by the Fund’s transfer agent. The Fund’s total return is based on the reported NAV on each annual period end. Because the Fund’s 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 Fund’s yield, return, market price and NAV will fluctuate. Performance information current to the most recent month-end is available at www.aberdeenfax.com or by calling 800-522-5465.

The net operating expense ratio based on the six months ended April 30, 2015 is 2.08%. The net operating expense ratio, excluding interest expense, and distributions to Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, based on the six months ended April 30, 2015 is 1.11%.

 

1   

The Bloomberg AusBond Composite Bond Index includes investment grade fixed interest bonds of all maturities issued in the Australian debt market under Australian law.

2   

The J.P. Morgan Asia Credit Index (JACI) tracks total return performance of the Asia fixed-rate dollar bond market. JACI is a market cap-weighted index comprising sovereign, quasi-sovereign and corporate bonds and it is partitioned by country, sector and credit rating.

3   

The Markit iBoxx Asia ex-Japan Index family comprises local currency debt from China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Portfolio Composition (unaudited)

 

 

 

Quality of Investments(1)

As of April 30, 2015, 58.2% of the Fund’s total investments were invested in securities where either the issue or the issuer was rated “A” or better by Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. The table below shows the asset quality of the Fund’s portfolio as of April 30, 2015 compared with the previous six and twelve months:

 

Date      AAA/Aaa
%
       AA/Aa
%
       A
%
       BBB/Baa
%
       BB/Ba**
%
       B**
%
       NR***
%
 

April 30, 2015*

       36.3           11.2           10.7           25.6           8.9           4.6           2.7   

October 31, 2014

       36.4           14.2           13.1           18.6           11.4           3.5           2.8   

April 30, 2014*

       35.0           14.0           19.1           16.2           10.4           3.1           2.2   

 

*   Unaudited
**   Below investment grade
***   Not Rated
(1)   For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the lowest rating assigned by either Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investor Service if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization 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 evaluated the credit quality of unrated investments based upon, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments.

Geographic Composition

The table below shows the geographical composition (with U.S. Dollar-denominated bonds issued by foreign issuers allocated into country of issuance) of the Fund’s total investments as of April 30, 2015, compared with the previous six and twelve months:

 

Date      Australia
%
       Asia
(including NZ)
%
       Europe
%
       United
States
%
       Canada
%
 

April 30, 2015*

       31.9           61.5           3.8           2.7           0.1   

October 31, 2014

       40.0           54.8           3.1           1.7           0.4   

April 30, 2014*

       39.8           56.1           3.3           0.4           0.4   

 

*   Unaudited

Currency Composition

The table below shows the currency composition of the Fund’s total investments as of April 30, 2015, compared with the previous six and twelve months:

 

Date      Australian
Dollar
%
       Asian Currencies
(including NZ Dollar)
%
       US Dollar**
%
 

April 30, 2015*

       38.7           20.7           40.6   

October 31, 2014

       42.2           13.8           44.0   

April 30, 2014*

       42.0           8.5           49.5   

 

*   Unaudited
**   Includes U.S. Dollar-denominated bonds issued by foreign issuers: 40.6% of the Fund’s total investments on April 30, 2015, 39.8% of the Fund’s total investments on October 31, 2014, 37.3% of the Fund’s total investments on April 30, 2014.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Portfolio Composition (unaudited) (concluded)

 

 

 

Maturity Composition

As of April 30, 2015, the average maturity of the Fund’s total investments was 7.9 years, compared with 6.6 years at October 31, 2014, and 6.3 years at April 30, 2014. The following table shows the maturity composition of the Fund’s 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, 2015*

     26.3         16.4         38.2         19.1   

October 31, 2014

     25.1         25.4         36.6         12.9   

April 30, 2014*

     30.9         17.8         42.0         9.3   

 

*   Unaudited

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Summary of Key Rates (unaudited)

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the movements of key interest rates and currencies from April 30, 2015 and the previous six and twelve month periods.

 

    

April 30, 2015

   

October 31, 2014

   

April 30, 2014

 

Australia

     

90 day Bank Bills

    2.25%        2.74%        2.68%   

10 yr bond

    2.49%        3.19%        3.85%   

Australian Dollar

    $0.79        $0.88        $0.93   

New Zealand

     

90 day Bank Bills

    3.64%        3.71%        3.35%   

10 yr bond

    3.45%        3.99%        4.41%   

New Zealand Dollar

    $0.76        $0.78        $0.86   

South Korea

     

90 day commercial paper

    1.80%        2.14%        2.65%   

10 yr bond

    2.41%        2.65%        3.53%   

South Korean Won*

    W1072.00        W1068.73        W1033.30   

Thailand

     

3 months deposit rate

    1.00%        1.13%        1.13%   

10 yr bond

    2.48%        3.33%        3.55%   

Thai Baht*

    B32.97        B32.57        B32.36   

Philippines

     

90 day T-Bills

    2.35%        1.44%        1.46%   

10 yr bond

    4.31%        4.11%        4.41%   

Philippine Peso*

    P44.53        P44.88        P44.58   

Malaysia

     

3-month T-Bills

    2.93%        3.30%        2.99%   

10 yr bond

    3.85%        3.84%        4.07%   

Malaysian Ringgit*

    R3.56        R3.29        R3.27   

Singapore

     

3-month T-Bills

    0.95%        0.34%        0.32%   

10 yr bond

    2.25%        2.29%        2.42%   

Singapore Dollar*

    S1.32        S1.29        S1.26   

US$ Bonds**

     

Indonesia

    3.89%        N/A        N/A   

Philippines

    1.78%        2.26%        2.44%   

 

*   These currencies are quoted Asian currency per U.S. Dollar. The Australian and New Zealand Dollars are quoted U.S. Dollars per currency.
**   Sovereign issues.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

As of April 30, 2015

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)
     Description   Value
(US$)
 

CORPORATE BONDS—62.4%

 

AUSTRALIA—6.9%

 

AUD

    3,000      

AAI Ltd., 6.75%, 10/06/2016 (a)(b)

  $ 2,459,825   

AUD

    2,500      

APT Pipelines Ltd., 7.75%, 07/22/2020

    2,320,496   

AUD

    10,900      

BHP Billiton Finance Ltd., 3.75%, 10/18/2017

    8,787,527   

AUD

    8,200      

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd., 4.25%, 11/13/2019

    6,782,767   

AUD

    5,300      

DnB NOR Boligkreditt, 6.25%, 06/08/2016

    4,357,728   

AUD

    5,000      

KfW, 6.00%, 08/20/2020 (c)

    4,588,249   

AUD

    10,600      

KfW, 6.25%, 02/23/2018 (c)

    9,276,467   

AUD

    10,500      

KfW, 6.25%, 12/04/2019 (c)

    9,613,635   

AUD

    15,000      

KfW, 6.25%, 05/19/2021 (c)

    14,127,975   

AUD

    9,788      

Kommunalbanken AS, 6.50%, 04/12/2021

    9,247,324   

AUD

    10,000      

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, 4.75%, 04/08/2024 (c)

    8,908,412   

AUD

    2,900      

National Capital Trust III, 3.18%, 09/30/2016 (a)(b)(d)

    2,264,324   

AUD

    2,500      

National Wealth Management Holdings Ltd., 6.75%, 06/16/2016 (a)(b)

    2,033,394   

AUD

    4,800      

New Zealand Milk Australia Pty Ltd., 6.25%, 07/11/2016

    3,953,041   

AUD

    4,300      

Novion Property Group, 7.25%, 05/02/2016

    3,551,815   

AUD

    4,800      

RWH Finance Pty Ltd., 6.20%, 03/26/2017 (a)(b)(e)

    3,754,191   

AUD

    6,000      

SPI Australia Assets Pty Ltd., 7.00%, 08/12/2015

    4,800,426   

AUD

    2,000      

Telstra Corp. Ltd., 8.75%, 01/15/2020

    1,970,161   

AUD

    4,000      

Westpac Banking Corp., 7.25%, 11/18/2016

    3,393,152   

AUD

    3,600      

Woolworths Ltd., 6.75%, 03/22/2016

    2,953,072   
                   109,143,981   

CHINA—15.9%

  

USD

    8,000      

Central China Real Estate Ltd., 6.50%, 06/04/2016 (b)(f)

    7,767,184   

CNY

    6,750      

China Development Bank Corp., 3.60%, 11/13/2018 (f)

    1,071,444   

CNH

    4,500      

China Development Bank Corp., 3.60%, 11/13/2018

    713,595   

USD

    4,400      

China Hongqiao Group Ltd., 7.63%, 06/26/2017 (f)

    4,476,010   

USD

    8,450      

China Overseas Finance Cayman Island II Ltd., 5.50%, 11/10/2020 (f)

    9,236,399   

USD

    12,030      

China Railway Resources Huitung Ltd., 3.85%, 02/05/2023 (f)

    12,275,544   

USD

    4,955      

China Resources Gas Group Ltd., 4.50%, 04/05/2022 (f)

    5,286,594   

USD

    9,550      

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd., 12.25%, 04/15/2016 (b)(f)

    10,505,000   

USD

    8,500      

CNOOC Finance 2012 Ltd., 5.00%, 05/02/2042 (f)

    9,201,207   

USD

    12,670      

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., 7.25%, 10/04/2017 (b)(f)

    13,081,775   

USD

    4,348      

CRCC Yuxiang Ltd., 3.50%, 05/16/2023 (f)

    4,337,147   

USD

    15,143      

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd., 6.00%, 05/13/2021 (f)

    16,970,684   

USD

    13,200      

Franshion Investment Ltd., 4.70%, 10/26/2017 (f)

    13,563,000   

USD

    5,876      

Future Land Development Holdings Ltd., 10.25%, 07/21/2017 (b)(f)

    5,910,081   

USD

    8,800      

Green Dragon Gas Ltd., 10.00%, 11/20/2015 (b)(e)(f)

    8,580,000   

USD

    5,745      

Greenland Global Investment Ltd., 5.88%, 07/03/2024 (f)

    5,986,865   

USD

    8,629      

Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd., 4.75%, 10/18/2016 (f)

    8,736,862   

USD

    11,812      

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., 3.23%, 11/13/2019

    12,109,544   

USD

    3,907      

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd., 6.75%, 01/29/2018 (b)(f)

    3,925,800   

USD

    6,500      

Maoye International Holdings Ltd., 7.75%, 05/19/2017 (f)

    6,409,000   

USD

    14,434      

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., 4.13%, 10/07/2019 (f)

    14,554,841   

USD

    10,200      

Sinopec Capital 2013 Ltd., 3.13%, 04/24/2023 (f)

    10,063,453   

USD

    1,600      

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2012 Ltd., 3.90%, 05/17/2022 (f)

    1,665,330   

USD

    1,300      

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2012 Ltd., 4.88%, 05/17/2042 (f)

    1,418,788   

USD

    4,400      

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2013 Ltd., 4.38%, 10/17/2023 (f)

    4,728,891   

USD

    12,730      

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd., 4.10%, 04/28/2045 (f)

    12,333,015   

USD

    6,312      

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp., 3.88%, 06/20/2017 (f)

    6,517,645   

USD

    12,884      

Trillion Chance Ltd., 8.50%, 01/10/2017 (b)(f)

    12,369,568   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

10


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

As of April 30, 2015

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)
     Description   Value
(US$)
 

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

CHINA (continued)

  

USD

    19,000      

Wanda Properties Overseas Ltd., 4.88%, 11/21/2018 (f)

  $ 19,500,460   

USD

    4,852      

Yingde Gases Investment Ltd., 144A, 8.13%, 04/22/2016 (b)(f)

    4,550,400   

USD

    5,313      

Yingde Gases Investment Ltd., REG S, 8.13%, 04/22/2016 (b)(f)

    4,982,744   
                   252,828,870   

HONG KONG—7.4%

  

USD

    10,103      

Champion MTN Ltd., 3.75%, 01/17/2023 (f)

    9,680,159   

USD

    5,400      

CNPC General Capital Ltd., 2.75%, 05/14/2019 (f)

    5,417,842   

USD

    4,282      

CNPC General Capital Ltd., 3.40%, 04/16/2023 (f)

    4,306,489   

USD

    17,000      

HLP Finance Ltd., 4.75%, 06/25/2022 (f)

    17,808,469   

USD

    1,600      

Hong Kong Land Finance Cayman Islands Co. Ltd., 4.50%, 06/01/2022

    1,733,085   

USD

    5,608      

HPHT Finance 15 Ltd., 2.88%, 03/17/2020 (f)

    5,681,140   

USD

    4,417      

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd., 1.63%, 10/31/2017 (f)

    4,400,631   

USD

    1,600      

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd., 4.63%, 09/11/2015 (f)

    1,621,867   

USD

    2,880      

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd., 7.45%, 11/24/2033 (f)

    4,119,148   

USD

    3,973      

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd., 7.63%, 04/09/2019 (f)

    4,763,587   

USD

    1,862      

LS Finance 2022 Ltd., 4.25%, 10/16/2022 (f)

    1,903,766   

USD

    1,250      

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd., 6.63%, 01/14/2017 (b)(f)

    1,268,750   

USD

    7,758      

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd., 8.13%, 01/22/2018 (b)(f)

    8,107,110   

USD

    18,192      

Standard Chartered PLC, 3.95%, 01/11/2023 (f)

    18,091,999   

USD

    5,545      

Standard Chartered PLC, 144A, 3.95%, 01/11/2023 (f)

    5,514,519   

USD

    1,800      

Swire Pacific MTN Financing Ltd., 6.25%, 04/18/2018

    2,012,344   

USD

    2,440      

Swire Properties MTN Financing Ltd., 2.75%, 03/07/2020 (f)

    2,465,061   

USD

    17,300      

Swire Properties MTN Financing Ltd., 4.38%, 06/18/2022 (f)

    18,700,279   
                   117,596,245   

INDIA—6.9%

  

USD

    8,666      

ABJA Investment Co. Pte Ltd., 5.95%, 07/31/2024 (f)

    8,978,479   

USD

    2,799      

Axis Bank Ltd, 5.13%, 09/05/2017 (f)

    2,981,011   

INR

    300,000      

Axis Bank Ltd., 8.85%, 12/05/2024

    4,847,502   

USD

    2,900      

Bank of Baroda, 4.88%, 07/23/2019 (f)

    3,121,482   

USD

    3,050      

Bank of Baroda, 5.00%, 08/24/2016 (f)

    3,170,240   

USD

    3,800      

Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV, 5.13%, 03/11/2023 (f)

    4,117,300   

USD

    6,487      

GCX Ltd., 7.00%, 08/01/2016 (b)(f)

    6,560,666   

USD

    7,000      

HDFC Bank Ltd., 3.00%, 03/06/2018 (f)

    7,110,950   

USD

    7,909      

ICICI Bank Ltd., 3.50%, 03/18/2020 (f)

    8,121,902   

USD

    3,515      

ICICI Bank Ltd., 4.80%, 05/22/2019 (f)

    3,770,664   

INR

    200,000      

Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd., 8.83%, 03/25/2023

    3,162,393   

USD

    4,400      

NTPC Ltd., 4.75%, 10/03/2022 (f)

    4,721,534   

INR

    100,000      

NTPC Ltd., 9.17%, 09/22/2024

    1,667,269   

USD

    11,954      

ONGC Videsh Ltd., 4.63%, 07/15/2024 (f)

    12,541,527   

INR

    400,000      

Power Finance Corp. Ltd., 8.65%, 12/28/2024

    6,410,738   

INR

    200,000      

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd., 8.20%, 01/23/2025

    3,129,116   

INR

    200,000      

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd., 8.93%, 10/20/2022

    3,261,790   

INR

    300,000      

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd., 9.30%, 09/04/2024

    5,042,447   

INR

    200,000      

Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd., 8.44%, 12/04/2021

    3,139,671   

INR

    150,000      

Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd., 9.34%, 08/25/2024

    2,490,494   

INR

    270,000      

Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd., 9.35%, 06/15/2022

    4,427,694   

USD

    4,800      

State Bank of India, 3.62%, 04/17/2019 (f)

    4,969,694   

INR

    100,000      

Tata Motors Ltd., 9.73%, 10/01/2020

    1,630,166   
                   109,374,729   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

11


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

As of April 30, 2015

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)
     Description   Value
(US$)
 

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

INDONESIA—4.1%

  

IDR

    24,000,000      

Bank OCBC Nisp Tbk PT, 9.40%, 02/10/2017

  $ 1,849,738   

USD

    7,600      

Indo Energy Finance BV, 7.00%, 06/01/2015 (b)(f)

    6,308,000   

USD

    1,200      

Jababeka International BV, 7.50%, 09/24/2017 (b)(f)

    1,213,542   

IDR

    30,000,000      

Lembaga Pembiayaan Ekspor Indonesia, 9.50%, 03/13/2020

    2,276,644   

USD

    3,150      

Majapahit Holding BV, 7.88%, 06/29/2037 (f)

    4,020,188   

USD

    8,900      

Majapahit Holding BV, 8.00%, 08/07/2019 (f)

    10,424,570   

USD

    8,888      

Pertamina Persero PT, 5.63%, 05/20/2043 (f)

    8,588,474   

USD

    11,900      

Pertamina Persero PT, 6.00%, 05/03/2042 (f)

    11,944,625   

USD

    7,600      

Pertamina Persero PT, 6.45%, 05/30/2044 (f)

    8,113,000   

USD

    6,009      

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT, 5.25%, 10/24/2042 (f)

    5,678,505   

USD

    4,600      

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT, 5.25%, 10/24/2042 (f)

    4,347,000   
                   64,764,286   

MALAYSIA—2.3%

  

USD

    11,700      

AMBB Capital (L) Ltd., 6.77%, 01/27/2016 (a)(b)(d)

    11,771,701   

USD

    900      

Petroliam Nasional Bhd, 7.63%, 10/15/2026 (f)

    1,237,734   

USD

    50      

Petronas Capital Ltd., 5.25%, 08/12/2019 (f)

    55,850   

USD

    6,791      

Petronas Capital Ltd., 7.88%, 05/22/2022 (f)

    8,886,866   

USD

    2,650      

Public Bank Bhd, 6.84%, 08/22/2016 (a)(b)(d)

    2,689,816   

USD

    11,550      

SBB Capital Corp., 6.62%, 11/02/2015 (a)(b)(d)(f)

    11,607,692   
                   36,249,659   

PHILIPPINES—2.3%

  

USD

    3,700      

Energy Development Corp., 6.50%, 01/20/2021 (f)

    4,060,750   

USD

    3,072      

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., 8.35%, 03/06/2017

    3,419,858   

USD

    5,983      

Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp., 7.25%, 05/27/2019 (c)(f)

    7,134,727   

USD

    16,534      

Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp., 7.39%, 12/02/2024 (c)(f)

    22,279,565   
                   36,894,900   

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA—4.5%

  

USD

    7,218      

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd., 2.13%, 04/27/2020 (f)

    7,132,842   

USD

    4,552      

Hyundai Capital Services, Inc., 2.63%, 09/29/2020 (f)

    4,593,701   

USD

    4,211      

Korea Exchange Bank, 2.50%, 06/12/2019 (f)

    4,243,989   

USD

    2,050      

Korea Expressway Corp., 1.88%, 10/22/2017 (f)

    2,057,726   

USD

    2,300      

Korea Gas Corp., 2.25%, 07/25/2017 (f)

    2,323,021   

USD

    1,400      

Korea Gas Corp., 2.88%, 07/29/2018 (f)

    1,443,841   

USD

    7,633      

Korea Gas Corp., 3.50%, 07/02/2026 (f)

    7,958,631   

USD

    4,000      

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., 2.88%, 10/02/2018 (f)

    4,117,440   

USD

    10,858      

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., 3.00%, 09/19/2022 (f)

    11,083,521   

USD

    3,000      

Korea South-East Power Co. Ltd., 3.63%, 01/29/2017 (f)

    3,090,906   

USD

    12,470      

Korea South-East Power Co. Ltd., 6.00%, 05/25/2016 (f)

    13,056,801   

USD

    6,390      

Minera y Metalergica del Boleo SA de CV, 2.88%, 05/07/2019 (f)

    6,559,789   

USD

    4,200      

Shinhan Bank, 1.88%, 07/30/2018 (f)

    4,183,506   
                   71,845,714   

SINGAPORE—1.7%

  

SGD

    2,750      

CapitaMalls Asia Treasury Ltd., 3.95%, 08/24/2017

    2,158,110   

USD

    8,900      

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., 3.15%, 03/11/2018 (a)(b)(f)

    9,056,587   

USD

    7,450      

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., 3.75%, 11/15/2017 (a)(b)(f)

    7,724,160   

USD

    4,000      

United Overseas Bank Ltd., 2.88%, 10/17/2017 (a)(b)(f)

    4,072,400   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

12


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

As of April 30, 2015

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)
     Description   Value
(US$)
 

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

SINGAPORE (continued)

  

USD

    4,400      

United Overseas Bank Ltd., 3.75%, 09/19/2019 (a)(b)(f)

  $ 4,541,064   
                   27,552,321   

SRI LANKA—0.2%

  

USD

    3,300      

Bank of Ceylon, 5.33%, 04/16/2018 (f)

    3,283,500   

SUPRANATIONAL—5.4%

 

AUD

    14,000      

Asian Development Bank, 5.00%, 03/09/2022

    12,515,948   

AUD

    13,800      

Asian Development Bank, 5.50%, 02/15/2016

    11,196,150   

AUD

    16,800      

Asian Development Bank, 6.25%, 03/05/2020

    15,471,954   

AUD

    10,000      

Inter-American Development Bank, 6.00%, 05/25/2016

    8,227,352   

AUD

    11,200      

Inter-American Development Bank, 6.50%, 08/20/2019

    10,272,846   

AUD

    10,000      

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 4.25%, 06/24/2025

    8,658,242   

AUD

    8,900      

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 5.75%, 10/21/2019

    7,987,274   

AUD

    10,300      

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 6.00%, 11/09/2016

    8,607,847   

AUD

    2,600      

International Finance Corp., 5.75%, 07/28/2020

    2,365,705   
                   85,303,318   

THAILAND—4.5%

  

USD

    2,400      

Bangkok Bank PCL, 4.80%, 10/18/2020 (f)

    2,648,563   

USD

    4,200      

Bangkok Bank PCL, 5.00%, 10/03/2023 (f)

    4,771,137   

USD

    4,800      

Bangkok Bank PCL, 9.03%, 03/15/2029 (f)

    6,569,822   

USD

    17,170      

Krung Thai Bank PCL, 5.20%, 12/26/2019 (a)(b)(f)

    17,880,254   

USD

    9,440      

PTT Global Chemical PCL, 4.25%, 09/19/2022 (f)

    9,910,556   

USD

    4,330      

PTT Global Chemical PCL, 144A, 4.25%, 09/19/2022 (f)

    4,545,838   

USD

    7,400      

PTTEP Canada International Finance Ltd., 5.69%, 04/05/2021 (f)

    8,394,397   

USD

    4,500      

Siam Commercial Bank Ltd., 3.38%, 09/19/2017 (f)

    4,639,527   

USD

    12,002      

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, 3.50%, 04/07/2019 (f)

    12,437,265   
                   71,797,359   

UNITED KINGDOM—0.3%

  

USD

    3,924      

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.38%, 03/30/2025 (a)(b)(d)

    4,051,530   
            

Total Corporate Bonds—62.4% (cost $1,012,643,892)

    990,686,412   

GOVERNMENT BONDS—69.4%

  

AUSTRALIA—40.0%

  

AUD

    34,700      

Australia Government Bond, 3.25%, 04/21/2025 (f)

    28,883,372   

AUD

    30,300      

Australia Government Bond, 3.25%, 04/21/2029 (f)

    24,948,298   

AUD

    60,300      

Australia Government Bond, 3.75%, 04/21/2037 (f)

    52,203,950   

AUD

    76,500      

Australia Government Bond, 4.50%, 04/21/2033 (f)

    72,778,530   

AUD

    99,700      

Australia Government Bond, 5.50%, 01/21/2018

    86,322,672   

AUD

    7,000      

Australia Government Bond, 5.50%, 04/21/2023

    6,733,480   

AUD

    35,300      

Australia Government Bond, 5.75%, 07/15/2022

    34,062,690   

AUD

    15,000      

New South Wales Treasury Corp., 6.00%, 03/01/2022

    14,336,322   

AUD

    5,950      

Queensland Treasury Corp., 6.00%, 10/14/2015 (c)(f)

    4,791,969   

AUD

    27,100      

Queensland Treasury Corp., 6.00%, 04/21/2016 (f)

    22,242,295   

AUD

    22,850      

Queensland Treasury Corp., 6.00%, 02/21/2018 (f)

    19,902,884   

AUD

    31,190      

Queensland Treasury Corp., 6.00%, 06/14/2021 (c)(f)

    29,494,505   

AUD

    47,100      

Queensland Treasury Corp., 6.25%, 06/14/2019 (c)

    43,088,611   

AUD

    24,330      

Queensland Treasury Corp., 6.25%, 02/21/2020 (f)

    22,500,277   

AUD

    131,500      

Treasury Corp. of Victoria, 5.75%, 11/15/2016

    109,840,108   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

As of April 30, 2015

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)
     Description   Value
(US$)
 

GOVERNMENT BONDS (continued)

  

AUSTRALIA (continued)

  

AUD

    14,250      

Treasury Corp. of Victoria, 6.00%, 06/15/2020

  $ 13,218,483   

AUD

    35,350      

Treasury Corp. of Victoria, 6.00%, 10/17/2022

    34,177,516   

AUD

    15,000      

Western Australian Treasury Corp., 7.00%, 07/15/2021

    14,710,211   
                   634,236,173   

CHINA—4.7%

  

CNH

    13,000      

China Development Bank, 3.35%, 03/20/2017

    2,065,473   

CNY

    15,000      

China Development Bank, 5.80%, 01/03/2016

    2,450,740   

CNH

    17,500      

China Government Bond, 1.40%, 08/18/2016

    2,741,290   

CNH

    18,000      

China Government Bond, 2.48%, 12/01/2020

    2,760,243   

CNY

    50,000      

China Government Bond, 3.28%, 08/05/2020 (g)

    8,048,833   

CNY

    10,000      

China Government Bond, 3.36%, 05/24/2022 (g)

    1,610,245   

CNY

    70,000      

China Government Bond, 3.41%, 06/24/2020 (g)

    11,340,558   

CNY

    20,000      

China Government Bond, 3.46%, 07/11/2020 (g)

    3,247,279   

CNY

    8,000      

China Government Bond, 3.55%, 10/20/2016 (g)

    1,299,271   

CNY

    2,000      

China Government Bond, 3.57%, 11/17/2021 (g)

    326,384   

CNY

    30,000      

China Government Bond, 3.60%, 02/17/2016 (g)

    4,863,339   

CNY

    4,000      

China Government Bond, 3.77%, 08/15/2016 (g)

    651,169   

CNY

    20,000      

China Government Bond, 3.83%, 01/27/2018 (g)

    3,276,917   

CNY

    60,000      

China Government Bond, 4.08%, 08/22/2023 (g)

    10,134,069   

CNY

    30,000      

China Government Bond, 4.10%, 09/27/2032 (g)

    4,992,919   

CNY

    18,000      

China Government Bond, 4.13%, 11/07/2018 (g)

    2,986,553   

CNY

    20,000      

China Government Bond, 4.13%, 09/18/2024 (g)

    3,399,561   

CNH

    13,000      

Export-Import Bank of China, 3.25%, 01/17/2021

    2,065,511   

USD

    5,531      

Export-Import Bank of China (The), 3.63%, 07/31/2024 (f)

    5,748,263   
                   74,008,617   

INDIA—2.7%

  

INR

    502,500      

India Government Bond, 7.28%, 06/03/2019

    7,772,235   

INR

    1,885,000      

India Government Bond, 8.12%, 12/10/2020

    30,054,940   

INR

    125,000      

India Government Bond, 8.30%, 07/02/2040

    2,056,731   

INR

    16,000      

India Government Bond, 8.33%, 06/07/2036

    261,762   

INR

    150,000      

India Government Bond, 8.83%, 12/12/2041

    2,603,597   
                   42,749,265   

INDONESIA—5.4%

  

IDR

    167,000,000      

Indonesia Government Bond, Barclays Credit Linked Note, 9.50%, 06/17/2015

    12,896,201   

USD

    3,981      

Indonesia Government Bond, Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN, 4.35%, 09/10/2024 (f)

    4,088,567   

USD

    7,989      

Indonesia Government International Bond, 3.38%, 04/15/2023 (f)

    7,819,234   

USD

    7,000      

Indonesia Government International Bond, 4.13%, 01/15/2025 (f)

    7,131,250   

USD

    6,064      

Indonesia Government International Bond, 4.63%, 04/15/2043 (f)

    5,882,080   

USD

    3,500      

Indonesia Government International Bond, 5.25%, 01/17/2042 (f)

    3,631,250   

USD

    7,400      

Indonesia Government International Bond, 5.88%, 03/13/2020 (f)

    8,380,500   

USD

    6,900      

Indonesia Government International Bond, 6.63%, 02/17/2037 (f)

    8,374,875   

IDR

    47,000,000      

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 8.25%, 06/15/2032

    3,689,296   

IDR

    256,400,000      

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 8.38%, 03/15/2034

    20,422,989   

IDR

    21,000,000      

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 9.50%, 07/15/2031

    1,826,631   

USD

    2,050      

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN, 4.00%, 11/21/2018 (f)

    2,155,062   
                   86,297,935   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

As of April 30, 2015

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)
     Description   Value
(US$)
 

GOVERNMENT BONDS (continued)

  

MALAYSIA—0.5%

  

MYR

    600      

Malaysia Government Bond, 3.49%, 03/31/2020

  $ 167,251   

MYR

    26,667      

Malaysia Government Investment Issue, 4.94%, 12/06/2028

    8,099,894   
                   8,267,145   

NEW ZEALAND—0.1%

  

NZD

    1,500      

Province of Quebec, 6.75%, 11/09/2015

    1,162,821   

PHILIPPINES—3.1%

  

PHP

    347,040      

Philippine Government Bond, 5.75%, 11/24/2021

    8,602,376   

PHP

    544      

Philippine Government Bond, 6.38%, 01/19/2022

    13,898   

PHP

    331,030      

Philippine Government Bond, 9.13%, 09/04/2016

    8,033,101   

PHP

    851,000      

Philippine Government International Bond, 3.63%, 03/21/2033

    17,591,659   

USD

    7,050      

Philippine Government International Bond, 7.75%, 01/14/2031

    10,539,750   

USD

    2,970      

Philippine Government International Bond, 9.88%, 01/15/2019

    3,819,613   
                   48,600,397   

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA—5.7%

  

USD

    5,600      

Korea Land & Housing Corp., 1.88%, 08/02/2017 (f)

    5,615,226   

KRW

    2,000,000      

Korea Monetary Stabilization Bond, 2.76%, 06/02/2015

    1,867,125   

KRW

    2,000,000      

Korea Treasury Bond, 2.75%, 09/10/2017

    1,905,481   

KRW

    24,000,000      

Korea Treasury Bond, 3.00%, 09/10/2024

    23,475,582   

KRW

    15,500,000      

Korea Treasury Bond, 3.25%, 09/10/2018

    15,084,956   

KRW

    10,300,000      

Korea Treasury Bond, 3.38%, 09/10/2023

    10,372,763   

KRW

    22,000,000      

Korea Treasury Bond, 3.50%, 03/10/2024

    22,331,662   

KRW

    3,300,000      

Korea Treasury Bond, 3.75%, 06/10/2022

    3,384,704   

KRW

    1,500,000      

Korea Treasury Bond, 3.75%, 12/10/2033

    1,629,728   

KRW

    5,000,000      

Korea Treasury Bond, 4.25%, 06/10/2021

    5,218,181   
                   90,885,408   

SINGAPORE—1.7%

 

SGD

    3,000      

Housing & Development Board, 1.01%, 09/19/2016

    2,255,185   

SGD

    3,000      

Housing & Development Board, 1.83%, 11/21/2018 (f)

    2,256,133   

SGD

    750      

Housing & Development Board, 2.02%, 02/22/2016

    570,280   

SGD

    2,000      

Housing & Development Board, 3.14%, 03/18/2021

    1,572,780   

SGD

    10,000      

Singapore Government Bond, 0.50%, 04/01/2018

    7,396,463   

SGD

    15,490      

Singapore Government Bond, 3.50%, 03/01/2027

    13,046,263   
                   27,097,104   

SRI LANKA—1.6%

 

LKR

    90,000      

Sri Lanka Government Bonds, 8.00%, 09/01/2016

    685,350   

LKR

    151,000      

Sri Lanka Government Bonds, 8.00%, 11/15/2018

    1,125,332   

LKR

    724,600      

Sri Lanka Government Bonds, 8.50%, 11/01/2015

    5,492,261   

LKR

    230,000      

Sri Lanka Government Bonds, 8.50%, 04/01/2018

    1,747,322   

LKR

    388,000      

Sri Lanka Government Bonds, 8.50%, 07/15/2018

    2,915,065   

LKR

    293,000      

Sri Lanka Government Bonds, 8.75%, 05/15/2017

    2,261,041   

LKR

    550,000      

Sri Lanka Government Bonds, 11.20%, 07/01/2022

    4,698,514   

LKR

    820,000      

Sri Lanka Government Bonds, 11.40%, 01/01/2024

    7,071,168   
                   25,996,053   

THAILAND—3.9%

 

THB

    535,000      

Thailand Government Bond, 3.63%, 06/16/2023

    17,668,146   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

As of April 30, 2015

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)
     Description   Value
(US$)
 

GOVERNMENT BONDS (continued)

  

THAILAND (continued)

 

THB

    530,000      

Thailand Government Bond, 3.65%, 12/17/2021

  $ 17,427,458   

THB

    480,000      

Thailand Government Bond, 3.85%, 12/12/2025

    16,378,972   

THB

    300,000      

Thailand Government Bond, 4.26%, 12/12/2037 (f)

    10,191,809   
                   61,666,385   
            

Total Government Bonds—69.4% (cost $1,169,231,189)

    1,100,967,303   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—3.6%

  

UNITED STATES—3.6%

  

USD

    56,839      

Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
0.00% dated 04/30/2015, due 05/01/2015 in the amount of $56,839,000 (collateralized by $50,875,000 U.S. Treasury Obligations, maturing 11/15/2024 – 02/15/2041; value of $57,986,694)

    56,839,000   
            

Total Short-Term Investment—3.6% (cost $56,839,000)

    56,839,000   
            

Total Investments—135.4% (cost $2,238,714,081)

    2,148,492,715   
    

Other Asset & Liabilities

    38,650,129   
    

Long Term Debt Securities

    (550,000,000
            

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock at Liquidation Value

    (50,000,000
            

Net Assets—100.0%

  $ 1,587,142,844   

 

AUD—Australian Dollar   KRW—South Korean Won   SGD—Singapore Dollar
CNH—Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore   LKR—Sri Lanka Rupee   THB—Thai Baht
CNY—Chinese Yuan Renminbi   MYR—Malaysian Ringgit   USD—U.S. Dollar
IDR—Indonesian Rupiah   NZD—New Zealand Dollar  
INR—Indian Rupee   PHP—Philippine Peso  

 

(a)   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, 2015.
(b)   The maturity date presented for these instruments represents the next call/put date.
(c)   This security is government guaranteed.
(d)   Perpetual bond. This is a bond that has no maturity date, is redeemable and pays a steady stream of interest indefinitely.
(e)   Illiquid security.
(f)   Denotes a restricted security, see Note 2(c).
(g)   China A shares. These shares are issued in local currency, traded in the local stock markets and are held through a qualified foreign institutional investor license.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

16


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

As of April 30, 2015

 

 

At April 30, 2015, the Fund held the following futures contracts:

 

Futures Contracts      Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
       Expiration
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

United States Treasury Note 6%—2 year

       UBS           (382        06/30/2015         $ (210,394

United States Treasury Note 6%—5 year

       UBS           484           06/30/2015           63,953   

United States Treasury Note 6%—10 year

       UBS           (10        06/19/2015           3,571   

United States Treasury Note 6%—30 year

       UBS           15           06/19/2015           (62,067
                                        $ (204,937

At April 30, 2015, the Fund’s open forward foreign currency exchange contracts were as follows:

 

Purchase Contracts
Settlement Date*
   Counterparty    Amount
Purchased
     Amount Sold      Fair Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Chinese Yuan Renminbi/United States Dollar

  

        
07/14/2015   

Standard Chartered Bank

     CNY142,071,000         USD23,000,000       $ 22,793,114       $ (206,886
07/14/2015   

UBS

     CNY202,560,100         USD32,600,000         32,497,663         (102,337

Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore/United States Dollar

  

        
07/14/2015   

Royal Bank of Canada

     CNH79,824,627         USD12,800,000         12,779,594         (20,405
07/14/2015   

State Street

     CNH176,540,000         USD28,000,000         28,263,328         263,328   

Indian Rupee/United States Dollar

  

        
05/11/2015   

Credit Suisse

     INR6,689,640,000         USD107,000,000         105,196,015         (1,803,985

Malaysian Ringgit/United States Dollar

  

        
06/17/2015   

Credit Suisse

     MYR32,945,440         USD8,800,000         9,215,749         415,749   
06/17/2015   

Deutsche Bank

     MYR15,422,400         USD4,200,000         4,314,071         114,071   
06/17/2015   

Goldman Sachs

     MYR5,935,200         USD1,600,000         1,660,239         60,239   

Philippine Peso/United States Dollar

  

        
05/04/2015   

Deutsche Bank

     PHP71,032,000         USD1,600,000         1,595,149         (4,851
05/04/2015   

State Street

     PHP332,112,000         USD7,465,540         7,458,163         (7,377
05/04/2015   

UBS

     PHP1,555,815,500         USD34,974,241         34,938,592         (35,649
06/29/2015   

Deutsche Bank

     PHP430,874,000         USD9,700,000         9,646,253         (53,747

Singapore Dollar/United States Dollar

  

        
06/09/2015   

Goldman Sachs

     SGD52,837,100         USD38,000,000         39,906,816         1,906,816   
06/09/2015   

Royal Bank of Canada

     SGD16,907,199         USD12,300,000         12,769,672         469,672   
06/09/2015   

UBS

     SGD3,186,349         USD2,300,000         2,406,586         106,586   

South Korean Won/United States Dollar

  

        
06/02/2015   

Credit Suisse

     KRW19,559,540,000         USD18,200,000         18,243,248         43,248   
06/02/2015   

Goldman Sachs

     KRW8,207,250,000         USD7,500,000         7,654,929         154,929   
06/02/2015   

UBS

     KRW2,428,404,000         USD2,200,000         2,264,980         64,980   
                            $ 353,604,161       $ 1,364,381   
Sale Contracts
Settlement Date*
   Counterparty    Amount
Purchased
     Amount Sold      Fair Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Sale Contracts               

United States Dollar/Chinese Yuan Renminbi

  

        
07/14/2015   

Credit Suisse

     USD22,700,000         CNY141,995,310         22,780,971         (80,971
07/14/2015   

Deutsche Bank

     USD32,400,000         CNY202,532,400         32,493,219         (93,219

United States Dollar/Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore

  

        
07/14/2015   

Goldman Sachs

     USD13,000,000         CNH80,990,000         12,966,166         33,834   
07/14/2015   

State Street

     USD37,700,000         CNH237,010,210         37,944,360         (244,360

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (concluded)

As of April 30, 2015

 

 

Sale Contracts
Settlement Date*
   Counterparty    Amount
Purchased
     Amount Sold      Fair Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

United States Dollar/Malaysian Ringgit

  

        
06/17/2015   

Credit Suisse

     USD2,200,000         MYR8,236,360       $ 2,303,937       $ (103,937
06/17/2015   

Goldman Sachs

     USD4,850,000         MYR17,319,350         4,844,700         5,300   

United States Dollar/Philippine Peso

  

        
05/04/2015   

Deutsche Bank

     USD1,596,727         PHP71,032,000         1,595,149         1,578   
05/04/2015   

State Street

     USD7,400,000         PHP332,112,000         7,458,163         (58,163
05/04/2015   

UBS

     USD34,998,908         PHP1,555,815,500         34,938,592         60,316   
06/29/2015   

Standard Chartered Bank

     USD24,600,000         PHP1,099,620,000         24,617,899         (17,899

United States Dollar/Singapore Dollar

  

        
06/09/2015   

Goldman Sachs

     USD61,100,000         SGD84,671,025         63,950,348         (2,850,348
06/09/2015   

State Street

     USD19,400,000         SGD26,172,713         19,767,732         (367,732

United States Dollar/South Korean Won

  

        
06/02/2015   

State Street

     USD4,100,000         KRW4,588,310,000         4,279,532         (179,532
06/02/2015   

UBS

     USD33,520,000         KRW37,000,046,400         34,510,066         (990,066

United States Dollar/Thai Baht

  

        
06/26/2015   

Goldman Sachs

     USD4,200,000         THB137,678,000         4,158,980         41,020   
06/26/2015   

State Street

     USD12,600,000         THB410,886,000         12,412,052         187,948   
                            $ 321,021,866       $ (4,656,231

 

*   Certain contracts with different trade dates and like characteristics have been shown net.

At April 30, 2015, the Fund’s interest rate swaps were as follows:

 

Currency    Notional
Amount
     Expiration
Date
     Counterparty    Receive (Pay)
Floating Rate
   Floating Rate Index    Fixed
Rate
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

USD

     84,000,000         10/31/2016      

Barclays Bank

   Receive   

3-month LIBOR Index

     1.42%       $ (975,771

USD

     66,000,000         11/01/2017      

Barclays Bank

   Receive   

3-month LIBOR Index

     0.84%         24,610   
                                               $ (951,161

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

As of April 30, 2015

 

 

Assets

        

Investments, at value (cost $2,181,875,081)

   $ 2,091,653,715   

Repurchase agreement, at value (cost $56,839,000)

     56,839,000   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $17,330,575)

     17,581,886   

Cash at broker for interest rate swaps

     1,050,000   

Cash at broker for futures contracts

     302,949   

Cash at broker for China A shares

     73,782   

Cash

     39,127   

Interest receivable

     27,493,127   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     3,929,614   

Variation margin receivable for futures contracts

     49,591   

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps

     24,610   

Prepaid expenses in connection with revolving credit facility, senior secured notes, term loans and Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

     3,021,813   

Prepaid expenses in connection with the at-the-market stock offering

     219,465   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     15,796   

Total assets

     2,202,294,475   

Liabilities

  

Senior secured notes payable (Note 8)

     200,000,000   

Revolving credit facility payable (Note 9)

     150,000,000   

3-year term loan payable

     100,000,000   

5-year term loan payable

     100,000,000   

Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares ($25.00 liquidation value per share; 2,000,000 shares outstanding) (Note 7)

     50,000,000   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     7,221,464   

Interest payable on revolving credit facility, senior secured notes and term loans

     3,311,613   

Payable for investments purchased

     1,097,265   

Investment management fee payable (Note 3)

     1,071,959   

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps

     975,771   

Deferred foreign capital gains tax

     573,306   

Administration fee payable (Note 3)

     222,518   

Dividend payable on Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

     217,711   

Investor relations fees payable (Note 3)

     150,886   

Director fees payable

     71,969   

Accrued expenses

     237,169   

Total liabilities

     615,151,631   
          

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

   $ 1,587,142,844   

Composition of Net Assets:

  

Common stock (par value $.01 per share) (Note 5)

   $ 2,585,070   

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     1,552,138,405   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (17,081,305

Accumulated net realized loss from investments, interest rate swaps and futures contracts

     (93,982,328

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, futures contracts and interest rate swaps

     86,342,246   

Accumulated net realized foreign exchange gains

     238,493,786   

Net unrealized foreign exchange and forward foreign currency contract loss

     (181,353,030

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

   $ 1,587,142,844   

Net asset value per share based on 258,506,959 shares issued and outstanding

   $ 6.14   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Statement of Operations (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2015

 

 

Net Investment Income

        

Income

  

Interest and amortization of discount and premium (net of foreign withholding taxes of $662,848)

   $ 52,530,198   
       52,530,198   

Expenses

  

Investment management fee (Note 3)

     5,789,653   

Administration fee (Note 3)

     1,198,424   

Custodian’s fees and expenses

     423,734   

Revolving credit facility, senior secured notes, term loans and Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares fees and expenses

     328,443   

Investor relations fees and expenses (Note 3)

     269,665   

Insurance expense

     204,215   

Reports to shareholders and proxy solicitation

     174,439   

Directors’ fees and expenses

     161,449   

Legal fees and expenses

     73,742   

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

     67,713   

Independent auditors’ fees and expenses

     60,713   

Miscellaneous

     143,945   

Total operating expenses, excluding interest expense

     8,896,135   

Interest expense (Notes 8 & 9)

     6,781,171   

Distributions to Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares (Note 7)

     1,036,980   

Net operating expenses

     16,714,286   
          

Net investment income applicable to common shareholders

     35,815,912   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments and Foreign Currency Related Transactions

  

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

  

Realized gain/(loss) on investment transactions

     6,249,812   

Interest rate swaps

     (693,770

Futures contracts

     (9,692,503

Forward and spot foreign currency exchange contracts

     7,760,179   

Foreign currency transactions

     (37,707,905
       (34,084,187

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including $211,664 change in deferred capital gains tax)

     17,490,612   

Interest rate swaps

     (77,874

Futures contracts

     (1,713,771

Forward foreign currency exchange rate contracts

     (7,445,170

Foreign currency translation

     (71,673,989
       (63,420,192

Net loss from investments, interest rate swaps, futures contracts and foreign currencies

     (97,504,379

Net Decrease in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

   $ (61,688,467

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

      For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2015
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
October 31, 2014
 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

     

Operations:

     

Net investment income

   $ 35,815,912       $ 73,417,962   

Net realized gain from investments, interest rate swaps and futures contracts

     (4,136,461      (5,581,394

Net realized loss from foreign currency transactions

     (29,947,726      (56,112,064

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, interest rate swaps and futures contracts

     15,698,967         40,484,227   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency translation

     (79,119,159      (27,649,383

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from operations

     (61,688,467      24,559,348   

Distributions to Common Shareholders from:

     

Net investment income

     (54,511,826      (111,091,699

Net decrease in net assets applicable to common shareholders from distributions

     (54,511,826      (111,091,699

Common Stock Transactions:

     

Repurchase of common stock resulting in the reduction of 2,793,644 and 6,107,325 shares of common stock, respectively (Note 6)

     (15,601,171      (36,993,347

Change in net assets from common stock transactions

     (15,601,171      (36,993,347

Change in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from operations

     (131,801,464      (123,525,698

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:

     

Beginning of period

     1,718,944,308         1,842,470,006   

End of period (including accumulated net investment income/(distributions in excess of net investment income) of ($17,081,305) and $1,614,733, respectively)

   $ 1,587,142,844       $ 1,718,944,308   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2015

 

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Cash (Including Foreign Currency)

  

Cash flows provided from (used for) operating activities:

  

Interest received (excluding discount and premium amortization of $3,639,314)

   $ 56,309,580   

Operating expenses paid

     (15,524,780

Dividends paid to Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

     (1,031,250

Purchases and sales of short-term portfolio investments, net

     (18,265,000

Purchases of long-term portfolio investments

     (556,646,534

Proceeds from sales of long-term portfolio investments

     557,699,372   

Realized gains on forward foreign currency exchange contracts closed

     7,980,910   

Realized losses on interest rate swap transactions

     (693,770

Payments received from broker for futures contracts

     (4,952,949

Payments due to broker

     1,822,700   

Decrease in cash collateral held at broker for China A shares

     (65

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets

     204,214   

Net cash provided from operating activities

     26,902,428   

Cash flows provided from (used for) financing activities

  

Repurchase of common stock

     (15,601,171

Dividends paid to common shareholders

     (54,511,826

Net cash used for financing activities

     (70,112,997

Effect of exchange rate on cash

     (37,631,165

Net decrease in cash

     (80,841,734

Cash at beginning of period

     98,462,747   

Cash at end of period

   $ 17,621,013   

Reconciliation of Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations to Net Cash (Including Foreign Currency) Provided from (Used for) Operating Activities

  

Net decrease in total net assets resulting from operations

   $ (61,688,467

Increase in investments

     (7,103,503

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     (6,249,812

Net realized foreign exchange losses

     37,928,636   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (17,490,612

Net change in unrealized foreign exchange gains/losses

     79,119,159   

Decrease in interest receivable

     140,068   

Decrease in receivable for investments sold

     7,106,081   

Decrease in interest payable on bank loan, senior secured notes and term loans

     (2,384

Increase in dividend payable to preferred shares

     5,730   

Net change in variation margin on future contracts

     1,459,243   

Net decrease in other assets

     204,214   

Decrease in payable for investments purchased

     (13,575,426

Increase in payments due to broker

     1,822,700   

Payments received from broker for interest rate swaps

     77,874   

Payments received from broker for futures contracts

     4,994,082   

Decrease in cash collateral at broker for China A shares

     (65

Decrease in prepaid expenses in connection with revolving credit facility, senior secured notes, term loans and Series A Preferred Shares

     298,441   

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (143,531

Total adjustments

     88,590,895   

Net cash provided from operating activities

   $ 26,902,428   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

   

For the Six
Months Ended

April 30, 2015
(unaudited)

    For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31,  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                               
Net asset value per common share, beginning of period     $6.58        $6.89        $7.78        $7.48        $7.27        $6.53   
Net investment income     0.14        0.28        0.30        0.36        0.39        0.37   
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments, interest rate swaps, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions     (0.38     (0.18     (0.77     0.36        0.24        0.79   
Total from investment operations applicable to common shareholders     (0.24     0.10        (0.47     0.72        0.63        1.16   
Distributions to common shareholders from:            
Net investment income     (0.21     (0.42     (0.42     (0.42     (0.42     (0.42
Total distributions to shareholders     (0.21     (0.42     (0.42     (0.42     (0.42     (0.42
Capital Share Transactions:            
Offering cost on common stock                                          
Impact of shelf offering                                          
Impact due to open market repurchase policy (Note 7)     0.01        0.01                               
Total capital share transactions     0.01        0.01                               
Net asset value per common share, end of period     $6.14        $6.58        $6.89        $7.78        $7.48        $7.27   
Market value, end of period     $5.55        $5.88        $6.44        $7.90        $6.93        $6.90   
Total Investment Return Based on(b):            
Market value     (2.01%     (2.17%     (13.37%     20.47%        6.59%        21.73%   
Net asset value     (3.12%     2.33%        (5.89% )(c)      9.92% (c)      9.20%        18.63%   
Ratio to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders/Supplementary Data(d):            
Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of period (000 omitted)     $1,587,143        $1,718,944        $1,842,470        $2,042,337        $1,951,739        $1,897,181   
Average net assets applicable to common shareholders (000 omitted)     $1,622,282        $1,771,852        $1,953,410        $1,965,038        $1,937,986        $1,753,665   
Net operating expenses     2.08%        1.97%        1.50%        1.38%        1.49%        1.89%   
Net operating expenses without reimbursement     2.08%        197%        1.50%        1.38%        1.49%        1.89%   
Net operating expenses, excluding interest expense     1.11%        1.09%        1.03%        1.01%        1.05%        1.19%   
Net investment income     4.58%        4.26%        4.07%        4.85%        5.30%        5.44%   
Portfolio turnover     22%        49%        42%        38%        72%        67%   
Leverage (senior securities) outstanding (000 omitted)     $550,000        $550,000        $550,000        $600,000        $600,000        $600,000   
Leverage (preferred stock) outstanding (000 omitted)     $50,000        $50,000        $50,000        $–        $–        $–   
Asset coverage ratio on long-term debt obligations at period end(e)     398%        421%        444%        440%        425%        416%   
Asset coverage per $1,000 on long-term debt obligations at period end     $3,977        $4,213        $4,441        $4,404        $4,253        $4,162   
Asset coverage ratio on total leverage at period end(f)     365%        386%        407%                        
Asset coverage per share on total leverage at period end     $3,645        $3,862        $4,071        $–        $–        $–   

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Financial Highlights (concluded)

 

 

 

 

(a)   Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)   Total investment return based on market value is calculated assuming that shares of the Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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.
(d)   Ratios calculated on the basis of income, expenses and preferred share dividends applicable to both the common and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of common shareholders. For the six months ended April 30, 2015 and each of the years ended October 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, and 2010 the ratios of net investment income before preferred stock dividends to average net assets of common shareholders were 6.55%, 4.26%, 4.10%, 4.85%, 5.30% and 5.44%, respectively.
(e)   Asset coverage ratio is calculated by dividing net assets plus the amount of any borrowings, including Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, for investment purposes by the amount of any long-term debt obligations, which includes the senior secured notes, revolving credit facility and term loans.
(f)   Asset coverage ratio is calculated by dividing net assets plus the amount of any borrowings, including Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, for investment purposes by the amount of any borrowings.

Amounts listed as “—” are $0 or round to $0.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

April 30, 2015

 

 

1. Organization

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on March 14, 1986 as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund’s principal investment objective is to seek current income. The Fund may also achieve incidental capital appreciation. To achieve its investment objectives, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in Asian debt securities, Australian debt securities and New Zealand debt securities. This 80% investment policy is a non-fundamental policy of the Fund and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders. 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.

The Fund may invest up to 80% of its total assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in “Asian debt securities,” which include: (1) debt securities of Asian Country (as defined below) issuers, including securities issued by Asian Country governmental entities, as well as by banks, companies and other entities which are located in Asian Countries, whether or not denominated in an Asian Country currency; (2) debt securities of other issuers denominated in, or linked to, the currency of an Asian Country, including securities issued by supranational issuers, such as The World Bank and derivative debt securities that replicate, or substitute for, the currency of an Asian Country; (3) debt securities issued by entities which, although not located in an Asian Country, derive at least 50% of their revenues from Asian Countries or have at least 50% of their assets located in Asian Countries; and (4) debt securities issued by a wholly-owned subsidiary of an entity located in an Asian Country, provided that the debt securities are guaranteed by the parent entity located in the Asian Country. With reference to items (3) and (4) above, Asian debt securities may be denominated in an Asian Country currency or in Australian, New Zealand or U.S. dollars. The maximum country exposure to any one Asian Country (other than Korea) is limited to 20% of the Fund’s total assets and the maximum currency exposure to any one Asian Country currency (other than Korea) is limited to 10% of the Fund’s total assets. The maximum country exposure for Korea is limited to 40% of the Fund’s total assets, and the maximum currency exposure for Korea is limited to 25% of the Fund’s total assets.

“Asian Countries” (each, an “Asian Country”) include Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan and Mongolia, and such other countries on the

Asian continent approved for investment by the Board of Directors upon the recommendation of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited, the Fund’s investment manager (“AAMAL” or the “Investment Manager”).

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 is the functional currency 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 Fund’s 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. 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 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. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price or at the last bid price if no settlement price is available. Interest rate swaps are generally valued by an approved pricing agent based on the terms of the swap agreement (including future cash flows).

 

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2015

 

 

In the event that a security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable, the security is valued at fair value as determined by the Fund’s Pricing Committee, taking into account the relevant factors and surrounding circumstances using valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. A security that has been fair valued by the 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 significant observable inputs, including adjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical 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 entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. A financial instrument’s 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 Fund’s 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.

 

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2015

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2015 in valuing the Fund’s investments 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:

 

Assets      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  

Fixed Income Investments

                

Corporate Bonds

     $         $ 982,106,412         $ 8,580,000   

Government Bonds

                 1,100,967,303             

Total Fixed Income Investments

                 2,083,073,715           8,580,000   

Short-Term Investment

                 56,839,000             

Total Investments

     $         $ 2,139,912,715         $ 8,580,000   

Other Financial Instruments

                

Futures Contracts

     $ 67,524         $         $   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

                 3,929,614             

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

                 24,610             

Total Other Financial Instruments

     $ 67,524         $ 3,954,224         $   

Total Assets

     $ 67,524         $ 2,143,866,939         $ 8,580,000   

Liabilities

                

Other Financial Instruments

                

Futures Contracts

     $ (272,461      $         $   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

                 (7,221,464          

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

                 (975,771          

Total Liabilities

     $ (272,461      $ (8,197,235      $   

Amounts listed as “–” are $0 or round to $0.

 

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 period ended April 30, 2015, Green Dragon Gas Ltd., 10.00%, 11/20/2015 transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 because it was priced using a single broker quote. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, there have been 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 Fund’s 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 security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. The Fund held a repurchase agreement of $56,839,000 as of April 30, 2015. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement at April 30, 2015. Repurchase agreements are subject to contractual netting arrangements with the counterparty, Fixed Income Clearing Corp. For additional information on the Fund’s repurchase agreement, see the Portfolio of Investments.

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.

 

 

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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 current daily rates of exchange at the Valuation Time; and

 

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

The Fund 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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s investments denominated in that currency will lose value because its currency is worth fewer U.S. Dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. Dollar falls in relative value.

e. Derivative Financial Instruments:

The Fund is authorized to use derivatives to manage currency, interest rate and credit risk and 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 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 Fund’s 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 months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund used forward contracts to hedge certain Asian currency exposure.

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 Fund’s 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 the counterparties to such contracts may default on their obligations. Since a forward

 

 

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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 market price at the time of the default.

Futures Contracts:

The Fund may invest in financial futures contracts (“futures contracts”) for the purpose of hedging its existing portfolio securities, or securities that the Fund intends to purchase, against fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing market interest rates or prices. Futures contracts may also be entered into for non-hedging purposes.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This payment is known as initial margin. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are calculated each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value/market value of the underlying assets. An unrealized gain/(loss) equal to the variation margin is recognized on a daily basis. When the contract expires or is closed, the gain/loss is realized and is presented in the Statement of Operations as a net realized gain/(loss) on futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued daily at their last quoted sale price on the exchange on which they are traded.

A “sale” of a futures contract means a contractual obligation to deliver the securities or foreign currency called for by the contract at a fixed price at a specified time in the future. A “purchase” of a futures contract means a contractual obligation to acquire the securities or foreign currency at a fixed price at a specified time in the future. During the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund used U.S. Treasury futures to hedge the U.S. interest rate risk.

There are significant risks associated with the Fund’s use of futures contracts, including the following: (1) the success of a hedging strategy may depend on the ability of the Fund’s investment adviser and/or sub-adviser to predict movements in the prices of individual securities, fluctuations in markets and movements in interest rates; (2) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the movement in the price of futures contracts, interest rates and the value/market value of the securities held by the Fund; (3) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract; (4) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange; and (5) government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts. In addition, should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss.

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 months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund used interest rate swaps to hedge the Fund’s Revolving Credit Facility (as defined subsequently).

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 entered into after June 10, 2013, including some interest rate swaps, 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.

 

 

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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, 2015:

 

     Asset Derivatives      Liability Derivatives  
     Period Ended April 30, 2015      Period Ended April 30, 2015  
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)

   Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps    $ 24,610       Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps    $ 975,771   

Forward foreign exchange contracts (foreign exchange risk)

   Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts    $ 3,929,614       Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts    $ 7,221,465   

Futures contracts (interest rate risk)*

   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts    $ 67,524       Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts    $ 272,461   

Total

        $ 4,021,748            $ 8,469,697   

 

*   Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Amounts listed as “–” are $0 or round to $0.

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 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 of Assets     Gross Amounts of Liabilities  
Description   Financial
Position
    Financial
Instruments
    Collateral
Received (1)
    Net
Amount (3)
    Financial
Position
    Financial
Instruments
    Collateral
Pledged (1)
    Net
Amount (3)
 

Forward foreign currency (2)

               

Credit Suisse

  $ 458,997      $ (458,997   $      $      $ 1,988,893      $ (458,997   $      $ 1,529,896   

Deutsche Bank

    115,649        (115,649                   151,817        (115,649            36,168   

Goldman Sachs

    2,202,138        (2,202,138                   2,850,348        (2,202,138            648,210   

Royal Bank of Canada

    469,672        (20,405            449,267        20,405        (20,405              

Standard Chartered Bank

                                224,785                      224,785   

State Street

    451,276        (451,276                   857,164        (451,276            405,888   

UBS

    231,882        (231,882                   1,128,052        (231,882            896,170   

Interest rate swaps (2)

               

Barclays Bank

  $ 24,610      $ (24,610   $      $      $ 975,771      $ (24,610   $ (951,161   $   

 

1.   In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown here due to overcollateralization.
2.   Includes financial instrument (swaps and forwards) which are not subject to master netting agreement, 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 agreement with the same legal entity.

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months Ended April 30, 2015:

 

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)

          $ (693,770      $ (77,874

Forward foreign exchange contracts
(foreign exchange risk)

          $ 7,992,831         $ (7,445,170

Futures contracts (interest rate risk)

            $ (9,692,503      $ (1,713,771

Total

            $ (2,393,442      $ (9,236,815

 

Information about derivatives reflected as of the date of this report is generally indicative of the type of activity for the six months ended April 30, 2015. The table below summarizes the weighted average values of derivatives holdings for the fund during the six months ended April 30, 2015.

 

Forward foreign
exchange contracts
(Average
Notional Value)
     Futures contracts
(Average
Notional Value)
    Swap contracts
(Average
Notional Value)
 
  $651,184,236       $ (197,700,000   $ 150,000,000   

f. Credit-Linked Notes:

The Fund invests in credit-linked securities, which are unstructured, unleveraged pass-through vehicles to an underlying security denominated in a local currency, used for the purposes of efficiently managing access to the market and interest rate risk. For instance, the Fund may invest in credit-linked securities as a cash management tool in order to gain exposure to a certain market and/or to remain fully invested when more traditional income producing securities are not available. Like an investment in a bond, investments in credit-linked securities represent the right to receive periodic income payments (in the form of distributions) and payment of principal at the end of the term of the security. However, these payments are conditioned on the issuer’s receipt of payments from, and the issuer’s potential obligations to, the counterparties to the derivative instruments and other securities in which the issuer invests. For instance, the issuer may sell one or more credit default swaps, under which the issuer would receive a stream of payments over the term of the swap agreements provided that no event of default has occurred with respect to the referenced debt obligation upon which the swap is based. If a default occurs, the

stream of payments may stop and the issuer would be obligated to pay the counterparty the par value (or other agreed upon value) of the referenced debt obligation. This, in turn, would reduce the amount of income and principal that the Fund would receive. The Fund’s investments in these instruments are indirectly subject to the risks associated with derivative instruments, including, among others, credit risk, default or similar event risk, counterparty risk, interest rate risk, leverage risk and management risk. It is also expected that the securities will be exempt from registration under the 1933 Act. Accordingly, there may be no established trading market for the securities and they may constitute illiquid investments.

g. 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. Expenses are accrued on a daily basis.

h. 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.

 

 

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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.

Distributions to Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares (the “Series A MRPS”) shareholders are accrued daily and paid quarterly based on an annual rate of 4.125%. The Fund may not pay distributions to its preferred shareholders unless (i) the pro forma asset coverage ratios for the Series A MRPS, as calculated in accordance with the Fitch Ratings total and net overcollateralization tests per the ‘AA’ rating guidelines outlined in Fitch Rating’s closed-end fund criteria, is in excess of 100%, and (ii) the Fund’s asset coverage ratios for the Series A MRPS, as calculated in accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), is in excess of 225%. The character of distributions to Series A MRPS shareholders made during the year may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. For tax purposes, the Fund’s distributions to Series A MRPS shareholders for the six months ended April 30, 2015 were 100% net investment income.

i. Federal Income Taxes:

The Fund for U.S. federal income purposes is comprised of a separately identifiable unit called Qualified Business Unit (“QBUs”) (see Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) section 987). The Fund has operated with a QBU for U.S. federal income purposes since 1990. The home office is designated as the United States and the QBU is Australia with a functional currency of Australian dollar. The securities held within the Fund reside within either the QBU 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 but not currency gain/loss, because the QBU’s functional currency is Australian dollar. 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.

IRC section 987 states that currency gain/loss is generated when money is repatriated from a QBU to the home office. The currency gain/loss would result from the difference between the current exchange rate and the average exchange rate for the year during which money was originally contributed to the QBU from the home office. 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. Additionally, the Fund’s composition of the distributions to

shareholder is calculated based on U.S. federal income tax requirements whereby currency gain/loss is characterized income and distributed as such. As of the Fund’s fiscal year-end, the calculation of the composition of distributions to shareholders is finalized and reported in the Fund’s 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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 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. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October 31 are subject to such review.

j. 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.

k. 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. 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, respectively. The Investment Manager, the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC.

 

 

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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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets up to $200 million, 0.60% of Managed Assets between $200 million and $500 million, 0.55% of Managed Assets between $500 million and $900 million, 0.50% of Managed Assets between $900 million and $1.75 billion and 0.45% of Managed Assets in excess of $1.75 billion. Managed Assets is defined in the management agreement to mean total assets of the Fund, including any form of investment leverage, minus all accrued expenses incurred in the normal course of operations, but not excluding any liabilities or obligations attributable to investment leverage obtained through (i) indebtedness of any type (including, without limitation, borrowing through a credit facility or the issuance of debt securities), (ii) the issuance of preferred stock or other similar preference securities, (iii) the reinvestment of collateral received for securities loaned in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies, and/or (iv) any other means.

The Investment Manager pays fees to the Investment Adviser for its services rendered. The Investment Manager informed the Fund that it paid $956,775 to the Investment Adviser, with respect to the Fund, during the six months ended April 30, 2015. As compensation for its services under the sub-advisory agreement, the Sub-Adviser receives an annual fee paid by the Investment Manager in the amount of $58,333, to be paid in monthly increments.

b. Fund Administration:

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. (“AAMI”), an affiliate of the Investment Manager, Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser, is the Fund’s 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 Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets up to $1 billion, 0.10% of the Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets between $1 billion and $2 billion, and 0.075% of the Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets in excess of $2 billion. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, AAMI earned $1,198,424 from the Fund for administration fees.

c. Investor Relations:

Under the terms of an Investor Relations Services Agreement, AAMI serves as the Fund’s investor relations services provider.

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 and articles and other relevant materials discussing the Fund’s 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.

For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund paid fees of approximately $266,083 for investor relations services. Effective January 1, 2015 these fees are capped at 5 basis points of the Fund’s average weekly Managed Assets per annum. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, AAMI did not waive any investor relations fees because the Fund did not reach the capped amount. 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 months ended April 30, 2015, were $542,131,808 and $454,504,528, respectively.

5. Capital

The authorized capital of the Fund is 400 million shares of $0.01 par value common stock. During the six month ended April 30, 2015, the Fund repurchased 2,793,644 shares pursuant to its Open Market Repurchase Program, see Note 6 for further information. As of April 30, 2015, there were 258,506,959 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

In August 2012, the Fund filed a “shelf” registration statement with the SEC, which permits the Fund to issue up to $375 million in shares of common stock through one or more public offerings, including at-the-market offerings (“ATM” offerings), provided that the registration statement is updated and certain performance conditions are met over a three year period. Shares are offered through ATM offerings only when market conditions are considered favorable. Such shares would only be issued when the premium to net asset value is greater than the costs associated with the transaction. Any proceeds raised are used for investment purposes. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, there were no shares sold through ATM or other offerings. Offering costs were previously

 

 

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capitalized as a prepaid expense. When shares of common stock are sold, a portion of the cost attributable to those shares will be charged to paid-in capital. Upon expiration of this shelf registration statement in August 2015, any remaining prepaid Offering Costs with this registration statement will be expensed to the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2015 and for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, no offering costs were charged to paid-in capital. These costs are noted on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

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 Fund’s website on a monthly basis. For the six months ended April 30, 2015 and fiscal year ended October 31,2014, the Fund repurchased 2,793,644 and 6,107,325 shares, respectively, through this program.

7. Preferred Shares

At April 30, 2015, the Fund had 2,000,000 shares of Series A MRPS outstanding with an aggregate liquidation preference of $50,000,000 ($25.00 per share). The following table shows the mandatory redemption date, annual fixed rate, aggregate liquidation preference and estimated fair value of the Series A MRPS at April 30, 2015.

 

Mandatory
Redemption
Date
     Annual Fixed
Rate
    Aggregate
Liquidation
Preference
     Estimated Fair
Value
 
  June 27, 2023         4.125   $ 50,000,000       $ 50,912,724   

Holders of the Series A MRPS are entitled to receive quarterly cumulative cash dividend payments on the first business day following each calendar quarter at an annual fixed rate of 4.125% until maturity. The Series A MRPS were issued in private placement offerings to institutional investors and are not listed on any exchange or automated quotation system. Distributions are accrued daily and paid quarterly and are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a dividend payable to preferred shareholders. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund paid $1,031,250 in distributions to preferred shareholders.

The Series A MRPS rank senior to all of the Fund’s outstanding shares of common stock and on a parity with shares of any other series of preferred stock as to the payment of dividends to which the shares are entitled and the distribution of assets upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Fund.

The estimated fair value of Series A MRPS 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, plus the spread between the U.S. insurance and financial debt rate and the U.S. Treasury rate plus a market spread for the issuance of preferred shares.

The Series A MRPS are redeemable in certain circumstances at the option of the Fund. The Series A MRPS are also subject to mandatory redemption, unless otherwise prohibited by the 1940 Act, if the Fund fails to maintain (1) asset coverage, as determined in accordance with Section 18(h) of the 1940 Act, of at least 225%, with respect to all outstanding preferred stock, as of the last day of any month or (2) eligible assets with an aggregate agency discounted value at least equal to the basic maintenance amount as provided in the Fund’s rating agency guidelines. As of April 30, 2015, the Fund was in compliance with the asset coverage and basic maintenance requirements of the Series A MRPS.

Except for matters which do not require the vote of the holders of the Series A MRPS under the 1940 Act and except as otherwise provided in the Fund’s Charter or Bylaws, or as otherwise required by applicable law, holders of the Series A MRPS have one vote per share and generally vote together with holders of common stock as a single class on all matters submitted to the Fund’s stockholders. The holders of the Series A MRPS, voting separately as a single class, have the right to elect at least two directors of the Fund.

8. Senior Secured Notes

At April 30, 2015, the Fund had $200,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes rated ‘AAA’ by Fitch Ratings outstanding ($100,000,000 in 3.05% Series A Senior Secured Notes due June 12, 2020 and $100,000,000 in 3.69% Series B Senior Secured Notes due June 12, 2023) (collectively, the “Notes”). The Notes are secured obligations of the Fund and, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Fund, will rank senior to all unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and senior to any common or preferred stock pari passu in priority and security with all other secured indebtedness. Holders of the Notes are entitled to receive cash interest payments semi-annually until maturity. The Series A Notes and the Series B Notes accrue interest at annual fixed rates of 3.05% and 3.69%, respectively.

The Notes were issued in private placement offerings to institutional investors and are not listed on any exchange or automated quotation system.

The Notes may be prepaid in certain limited circumstances at the option of the Fund. The Notes are also subject to optional prepayment to the extent needed to satisfy certain requirements if the Fund fails to meet an asset coverage ratio required by the terms

 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

 

of the Notes and is not able to cure the coverage deficiency by the applicable deadline.

The estimated fair value of each series of fixed-rate Notes 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, plus either 1) the spread between the interest rate on recently issued debt and the U.S. Treasury rate with a similar maturity date or 2) if there has not been a recent debt issuance, the spread between the AAA corporate finance debt rate and the U.S. Treasury rate with an equivalent maturity date. The following table shows the maturity date, interest rate, notional/carrying amount and estimated fair value for each series of Notes outstanding at April 30, 2015.

 

Series     Maturity
Date
    Interest
Rate
    Notional/
Carrying
Amount
    Estimated
Fair Value
 
  Series A        June 12, 2020        3.05   $ 100,000,000      $ 101,114,470   
  Series B        June 12, 2023        3.69   $ 100,000,000      $ 102,990,000   

9. Credit Facility

On April 9, 2014, the Fund renewed its credit agreement providing for a $150,000,000 senior secured revolving credit loan facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) with a syndicate of banks with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, N.A., acting as administrative agent. On June 12, 2013 the Fund entered into a term loan agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”) providing for $200,000,000 of senior secured term loans (the “Term Loan Facility”) from Bank of America, N.A. At April 30, 2015 the Fund had $150,000,000 outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and $200,000,000 outstanding under the Term Loan Facility. Under the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Agreement and applicable regulations, the Fund is required to maintain certain asset coverage ratios for the amount of its outstanding borrowings.

For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average interest rate on the Revolving Credit Facility was 1.19% and the average balance of the Revolving Credit Facility was $150,000,000. Pursuant to the Term Loan Agreement, the Term Loan Facility consists of two separate facilities: $100,000,000 term loan facility which accrues interest at 2.80% per annum (the “Term A Facility”) and a $100,000,000 term loan facility which accrues interest at 2.16% per annum (the “Term B Facility”). For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average interest rate on the Term Loan Facility was 2.48% and the average balance of the Term Loan Facility was $200,000,000. The interest expense is accrued on a daily basis and is payable on a monthly basis or on the last date of the respective LIBOR period, as applicable, for the Revolving Credit Facility, and

payable on the last business day of each March, June, September and December and the maturity date for the Term Loan Facility.

The estimated fair value of each Term 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 for each Term Loan Facility outstanding as of April 30, 2015.

 

Series     Maturity
Date
    Interest
Rate
    Notional/
Carrying
Amount
    Estimated
Fair Value
 
 

 

Term A

Facility

  

  

    June 12, 2018        2.80   $ 100,000,000      $ 101,621,639   
 
 
Term B
Facility
  
  
    June 12, 2016        2.16   $ 100,000,000      $ 100,675,134   

The Revolving Credit Facility has a term of 3-years and is not a perpetual form of leverage; there can be no assurance that the Revolving Credit Facility will be available for renewal on acceptable terms, if at all. The Term A Facility and the Term B Facility have 5- and 3-year terms, respectively. Bank loan fees and expenses included in the Statement of Operations include fees for the renewal of the Revolving Credit Facility as well as commitment fees for any portion of the loan facility not drawn upon at any time during the period.

The estimated fair value of the Revolving Credit 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, 2015.

 

Maturity Date      Interest Rate     Notional/
Carrying
Amount
     Estimated
Fair Value
 
  April 9, 2017         1.21   $ 150,000,000       $ 148,136,284   

10. Risks of Leveraged Capital Structure

The amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Facility and the Notes and other funds obtained through various forms of leverage, including the Series A MRPS, may be invested to return higher rates than the rates pursuant to which interests or dividends are paid under such forms of leverage. 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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2015

 

 

assets which pay interest at a rate which exceeds the rate paid on the leverage, the yield on the Fund’s 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.

The Fund’s leveraged capital structure creates special risks not associated with unleveraged funds having similar investment objectives and policies. The funds borrowed pursuant to the Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Facility and the Notes 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 limited in its ability to declare dividends or other distributions under the terms of the various forms of leverage. In the event of an event of default under either the Revolving Credit Facility or Term 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. In the event of an event of default under the Note Purchase Agreement, the holders of the Notes have the right to cause a liquidation of the collateral (i.e., sell portfolio securities and other assets of the Fund).

Each of the Revolving Credit Facility Agreement, the Term Loan Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement or the securities purchase agreement relating to the Series A MRPS includes usual and customary covenants for the applicable 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 Fund’s portfolio in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. Furthermore, non-compliance with such covenants or the occurrence of other events could lead to the cancellation of any and/or all of the forms of leverage. As of April 30, 2015, the Fund was in compliance with all covenants under the agreements relating to the various forms of leverage.

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund incurred fees of approximately $219,979 for the Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan Facility and Notes.

11. Portfolio Investment Risks

a. Credit and Market Risk:

A debt instrument’s 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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (concluded)

April 30, 2015

 

 

opportunities available and result in a lack of liquidity and high price volatility with respect to securities of issuers from developing countries.

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 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.

e. Risks Associated with Mortgage-backed Securities:

The value of mortgage-backed securities can fall if the owners of the underlying mortgages default or pay off their mortgages sooner than expected, which could happen when interest rates fall.

12. Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Fund may provide general indemnifications pursuant to certain contracts and organizational documents. The Fund’s 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.

13. Tax Information

The U.S. federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of April 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis of
Investments
     Appreciation      Depreciation    

Net

Unrealized

Appreciation

 
  $2,078,788,068       $ 83,213,650       $ (13,509,003   $ 69,704,647   

14. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance includes expanded disclosure requirements for entities that enter into repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2014 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.

15. 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, 2015 other than those listed below.

On May 11, 2015 and June 9, 2015 the Fund announced that it will pay on May 29, 2015 and June 29, 2015 a distribution of $0.035 per share to all shareholders of record as of May 22, 2015 and June 22, 2015, respectively.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

 

 

Meeting of Shareholders

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 712 Fifth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, New York. The description of the proposals and number of shares voted at the meeting are as follows:

1. To elect one director to serve as a Class III director for a three-year term or until his successor is duly elected and qualify:

 

        Votes For        Votes Withheld  

Martin J. Gilbert

       203,373,564           12,647,285   

2. To elect one director to serve as a preferred share director for a three-year terms or until his successor is duly elected and qualify:

 

        Votes For        Votes Withheld  

William J. Potter

       2,000,000           0   

Directors whose term of office continued beyond this meeting are as follows: P. Gerald Malone, Neville J. Miles, Peter D. Sacks and John T. Sheehy.

 

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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

Martin J. Gilbert, Vice President

Alan Goodson, Vice President

Kenneth Akintewe, Vice President

Bev Hendry, Vice President

Adam McCabe, Vice President

Nicholas Bishop, Vice President

Jennifer Nichols, Vice President

Victor Rodriguez, Vice President

Lucia Sitar, Vice President

Sharon Ferrari, Assistant Treasurer

Matthew Keener, Assistant Secretary

Sofia Rosala, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President

Investment Manager

Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited

21 Church Street

#01-01 Capital Square Two

Singapore 049480

Investment Adviser

Aberdeen Asset Management Limited

Level 6, 201 Kent 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.

PO Box 30170

College Station, TX 77842-3170

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

 

 

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Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited

The accompanying Financial Statements as of April 30, 2015, 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.

The common shares of Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. are traded on the NYSE MKT Equities Exchange under the symbol “FAX”. Information about the Fund’s net asset value and market price is available at www.aberdeenfax.com

This report, including the financial information herein, is transmitted to the shareholders of Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. for their general information only. It does not have regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation and the particular needs of any specific person. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns.


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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, 2015, 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

Period     (a) Total
    Number of    
    Shares
    Purchased
    (b) Average
    Price Paid per    
     Share

    (c) Total Number of Shares    
    Purchased as Part of

    Publicly Announced Plans    

    or Programs 1

    (d) Maximum Number
    of Shares That May
    Yet Be Purchased
    Under the Plans or

    Programs 1

November 1, 2014

through

November 30, 2014

547,537 $5.81 547,537 25,582,523

December 1, 2014

through

December 31, 2014

900,000 $5.53 900,000 24,682,523

January 1, 2015

through

January 31, 2015

312,607 $5.57 312,607 24,369,916


February 1, 2015

through

February 28, 2015

250,000 $5.49 250,000 24,119,916

March 1, 2015

through

March 31, 2015

291,015 $5.42 291,015 23,828,901

April 1, 2015

through

April 30, 2015

492,485 $5.46 492,485 23,336,416

Total

2,793,644 $5.56 2,793,644 -

1 The Registrant’s stock repurchase program was announced on March 19, 2001 and further amended by the Registrant’s 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.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

During the period ended April 30, 2015, there were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Directors.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant’s 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)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s last fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1) Not applicable.

 

  (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.

 

  (a)(3) Not applicable.

 

  (b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act and section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

  (c)

A copy of the Registrant’s notices to stockholders, which accompanied distributions paid, pursuant to the Registrant’s Managed Distribution Policy since the Registrant’s last filed N-CSR, are filed herewith as Exhibits 12(c)(1), 12(c)(2), 12(c)(3), 12(c)(4), 12(c)(5) and 12(c)(6), as required by the terms of the Registrant’s 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 Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

 

By:

/s/ Christian Pittard

Christian Pittard,

Principal Executive Officer of

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

Date: July 2, 2015

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

 

By:

/s/ Christian Pittard

Christian Pittard,

Principal Executive Officer of

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

Date: July 2, 2015

 

By:

/s/ Andrea Melia

Andrea Melia,

Principal Financial Officer of

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.

Date: July 2, 2015


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) and 12(c)(6) - Distribution notice to stockholders