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:

 

811-06024

 

 

 

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:

 

Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Address of principal executive offices:

 

1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name and address of agent for service:

 

Ms. Andrea Melia

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

866-839-5205

 

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

December 31

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

 

December 31, 2011

 



 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 



 


 

 

Closed-end funds have a one-time initial public offering and then are subsequently traded on the secondary market through one of the stock exchanges. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than the original cost. Shares of closed-end funds may trade above (a premium) or below (a discount) the net asset value (NAV) of the fund’s portfolio. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Foreign securities are more volatile, harder to price and less liquid than U.S. securities. These risks may be enhanced in emerging market countries. Concentrating investments in a single country, region or industry may subject a fund to greater price volatility and risk of loss than more diverse funds. Investors should consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. A copy of the prospectus for Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. and Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. that contains this and other information about the fund may be obtained by calling 866-839-5205. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. Investing in funds involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Aberdeen Asset Management Inc., 1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. NOT FDIC INSURED | NO BANK GUARANTEE | MAY LOSE VALUE

 



 

Letter to Shareholders (unaudited)

 

February 21, 2012

 


 


Dear Shareholder,

 

We present this Annual Report which covers the activities of the Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2011. The Fund seeks long term-capital appreciation as a primary objective and income as a secondary objective, by investing primarily in Indonesian securities.

 

Net Asset Value Performance

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the total return to shareholders of the Fund based on the net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund was (2.0)%, assuming reinvestment of dividends, versus a return of 6.5% for the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI Indonesian Index.

 

Share Price Performance

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, based on market price, the Fund’s total return was (3.1)%, assuming reinvestment of dividends. The Fund’s share price decreased 11.5% over the twelve month period from $13.31 on December 31, 2010 to $11.78 on December 31, 2011. The Fund’s share price on December 31, 2011 represented a discount of 8.5% to the NAV per share of $12.88 on that date, compared with a discount of 7.5% to the NAV per share of $14.39 on December 31, 2010. As of February 21, 2012, the share price was $12.87, representing a discount of 7.9% to the NAV per share of $13.98.

 

Market Review

 

Indonesian equities rose in 2011 at their weakest pace in a decade, with the benchmark MSCI Indonesia Index up by just 6.50% in U.S. Dollar terms amid increasing turbulence. Although it rose to an all-time record high in the third quarter, the benchmark subsequently fell to a 52-week low before rebounding to close in positive territory. Notably, it was still the top performing Asian market for the year.

 

Sentiment was buffeted by external headwinds, which included Europe’s ongoing debt crisis, the unprecedented downgrade of America’s sovereign debt rating, worries over a double dip recession in the West and fears that Asia’s growth could stall in the wake of China’s aggressive credit curbs.

 

These factors, however, were counterbalanced by the Indonesian domestic economy’s strong expansion. Although growth moderated over the year, third-quarter GDP still grew by a decent 6.5% year-on-year, underpinned by domestic consumption, which made it appear better insulated against the global slowdown than many of its Asian peers. Sentiment was also buoyed by the upgrade of Indonesia’s sovereign credit rating to investment status after a 14-year hiatus and China’s move to ease monetary policy.

 

Outlook

 

Looking ahead, the stock market is likely to be buffeted by external headwinds in the short term. Global growth is expected to slow in

2012 as Europe heads for a recession under the weight of austerity measures and the U.S. is still deleveraging. Indonesia is unlikely to escape unscathed. However, we expect the economy to remain far more resilient than the more export-dependent economies in the region and its long-term prospects remain undiminished. This is because the structural drivers underpinning the economy are still intact. GDP growth is expected to be supported by further inflows of foreign direct investment as the country continues to develop as a manufacturing base for the region. Additionally, the economy is less exposed to Western export markets, with a growing middle class and rapid urbanization buttressing domestic demand.

 

Investor Relations Information

 

For information about the Fund, daily updates of share price, NAV and details of recent distributions, please contact Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. by:

 

·                    Calling toll free at 1-866-839-5205 in the United States,

·                    Emailing InvestorRelations@aberdeen-asset.com, or

·                    Visiting the website at www.aberdeenif.com.

 

For additional information about Aberdeen Closed-End Funds, please visit our Closed-End Investor Center at www.aberdeen-asset.us/cef.

 

From the site you will also be able to review performance, download literature and sign up for email services. The site houses topical information about the funds, including fact sheets from Morningstar that are updated daily and monthly manager reports. If you sign up for our email service online, we can ensure that you will be among the first to know about Aberdeen’s latest closed-end fund news.

 

Included within this report is a reply card with postage paid envelope. Please complete and mail the card if you would like to be added to our enhanced email service and receive future communications from Aberdeen.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Christian Pittard
President


 


 

 

 

Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.

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Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan

 

 

 


The Fund has a Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”), which is sponsored and administered by Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Fund’s transfer agent.

 

The Plan allows registered stockholders and first time investors to buy and sell shares and automatically reinvest dividends and capital gains through our 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.


 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Summary (unaudited)

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

Sector Allocation

 

 

 

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Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.

 


 

Top 10 Holdings, by Issuer (unaudited)

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

Holding

 

Sector

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

1.

 

PT Astra International Tbk

 

Automobiles

 

10.9%

 

2.

 

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

 

Household Products

 

8.4%

 

3.

 

PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk

 

Construction Materials

 

8.3%

 

4.

 

PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk

 

Commercial Banks

 

7.7%

 

5.

 

PT ACE Hardware Indonesia Tbk

 

Specialty Retail

 

7.3%

 

6.

 

PT Bank Permata Tbk

 

Commercial Banks

 

7.3%

 

7.

 

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited

 

Distributors

 

6.8%

 

8.

 

PT Multi Bintang Indonesia Tbk

 

Beverages

 

6.5%

 

9.

 

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

4.9%

 

10.

 

PT Indo Tambangraya Megah

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Returns (unaudited)

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Net Asset Value (NAV)

 

(1.95)%

 

44.13%

 

12.33%

 

27.85%

 

Market Value

 

(3.05)%

 

45.01%

 

6.20%

 

28.51%

 

 

Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited may waive fees and/or reimburse expenses, but has made no determination to do so. Returns represent past performance. Total investment return at net asset value is based on changes in the net asset value of Fund shares and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, at market prices pursuant to the Fund’s dividend reinvestment program. Total investment return at market value is based on changes in the market price at which the Fund’s shares traded on the stock exchange during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, at market prices pursuant to the Fund’s dividend reinvestment program. 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 market price and NAV. Past performance is no guarantee of future results . 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 by calling 866-839-5205.

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios are 1.43%.

 

 

 

Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.

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Portfolio of Investments

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

 

No. of
Shares

 

Description

 

Value

 

EQUITY SECURITIES—106.3%

 

 

 

INDONESIA—100.9%

 

 

 

AUTOMOBILES—10.9%

 

 

 

1,424,461

 

PT Astra International Tbk (a)

 

$  11,608,070

 

BEVERAGES—6.5%

 

 

 

169,500

 

PT Multi Bintang Indonesia Tbk (b)

 

6,953,846

 

COMMERCIAL BANKS—15.0%

 

 

 

68,918,960

 

PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk (a)(c)

 

8,204,818

 

51,608,614

 

PT Bank Permata Tbk (a)(c)

 

7,735,825

 

 

 

 

 

15,940,643

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS—8.3%

 

 

 

36,719,000

 

PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk (a)

 

8,796,659

 

DISTRIBUTORS—6.8%

 

 

 

195,000

 

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited (a)(d)

 

7,234,600

 

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—4.9%

 

 

 

6,749,560

 

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (a)

 

5,234,817

 

FOOD PRODUCTS—4.1%

 

 

 

655,240

 

MP Evans Group PLC (a)(e)

 

4,415,802

 

GAS UTILITIES—2.9%

 

 

 

8,790,500

 

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (a)

 

3,074,764

 

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS—8.4%

 

 

 

4,297,000

 

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk (a)

 

8,901,604

 

MACHINERY—3.3%

 

 

 

1,200,087

 

PT United Tractors Tbk (a)

 

3,482,141

 

METALS & MINING—4.0%

 

 

 

12,266,500

 

PT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk (a)

 

4,319,956

 

MULTILINE RETAIL—3.2%

 

 

 

43,318,000

 

PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk (a)

 

3,437,840

 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS—4.2%

 

 

 

1,059,500

 

PT Indo Tambangraya Megah (a)

 

4,508,962

 

PERSONAL PRODUCTS—3.3%

 

 

 

4,186,000

 

PT Mandom Indonesia Tbk

 

3,554,695

 

PHARMACEUTICALS—0.6%

 

 

 

42,000

 

PT Merck Tbk

 

613,730

 

SPECIALTY RETAIL—7.3%

 

 

 

17,186,500

 

PT ACE Hardware Indonesia Tbk (a)

 

7,765,082

 

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS—2.3%

 

 

 

419,500

 

PT Sepatu Bata Tbk (b)

 

2,405,735

 

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS—1.9%

 

 

 

6,000,000

 

PT AKR Corporindo Tbk (a)

 

1,998,847

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—3.0%

 

 

 

5,150,000

 

PT Indosat Tbk (a)

 

3,204,227

 

 

 

Total Indonesia (cost $51,462,055)

 

107,452,020

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.

 


 

Portfolio of Investments (concluded)

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

 

No. of
Shares

 

Description

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY SECURITIES (continued)

 

 

 

SINGAPORE—5.4%

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL BANKS—5.4%

 

 

 

505,660

 

Overseas—Chinese Banking Corp. Limited (a)

 

$     3,049,325

 

234,013

 

United Overseas Bank Limited (a)

 

 

2,753,780

 

 

 

Total Singapore (cost $5,014,900)

 

 

5,803,105

 

 

 

Total Equity Securities (cost $56,476,955)

 

 

113,255,125

 

Principal Amount
(000’s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—1.1%

 

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM—1.1%

 

 

 

$1,142

 

Bank of America London, overnight deposit, 0.03%, 01/03/12 (cost $1,142,000)

 

 

1,142,000

 

 

 

Total Investments—107.4% (cost $57,618,955)

 

 

114,397,125

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets—(7.4)%

 

 

(7,881,457

)

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

$ 106,515,668

 

 

(a)

Security was fair valued as of December 31, 2011. Security is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) under procedures established by the Board. (See Note 2).

(b)

Illiquid Security.

(c)

Non-income producing security.

(d)

Singapore listed security, but majority of the security’s business is conducted in Indonesia.

(e)

UK listed security, but majority of the security’s business is conducted in Indonesia.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

Investments, at value (Cost $57,618,955)

 

$ 114,397,125

 

Cash (including $44,186 of foreign currencies with a cost of $44,186)

 

44,862

 

Dividends receivable

 

86,865

 

Investments sold receivable

 

83,533

 

Prepaid expenses

 

11,610

 

Total assets

 

114,623,995

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions (Note 2)

 

7,686,601

 

Investment advisory fees payable (Note 3)

 

270,700

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

151,026

 

Total liabilities

 

8,108,327

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$ 106,515,668

 

Net Assets consist of

 

 

 

Capital stock, $0.001 par value (Note 5)

 

$            8,272

 

Paid-in capital

 

48,216,860

 

Undistributed net investment income

 

23,328

 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions

 

1,490,043

 

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translation

 

56,777,165

 

Net Assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

 

$   106,515,668

 

Net asset value per share, based on 8,271,922 shares issued and outstanding

 

 

$            12.88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Statement of Operations

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

Income:

 

 

 

Dividends and other income

 

$   3,402,261

 

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

 

(431,400

)

Total investment income

 

2,970,861

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 3)

 

1,123,102

 

Directors’ fees and expenses

 

114,283

 

Custodian’s fees and expenses

 

108,076

 

Legal fees and expenses

 

58,846

 

Reports to shareholders and proxy solicitation

 

58,137

 

Investor relations fees and expenses (Note 3)

 

56,518

 

Independent auditor’s fees and expenses

 

32,900

 

Administration fees (Note 3)

 

31,306

 

Insurance expense

 

26,981

 

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

 

22,875

 

Miscellaneous

 

34,818

 

Total expenses

 

1,667,842

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

1,303,019

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Related Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on:

 

 

 

Investment transactions

 

8,093,438

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

(15,700

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments and foreign currency translation

 

(12,330,249

)

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

(4,252,511

)

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$  (2,949,492

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended
December 31,

 

For the Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

1,303,019

 

$

567,594

 

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions

 

8,077,738

 

9,334,701

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

 

(12,330,249

)

33,633,061

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

(2,949,492

)

43,535,356

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

(1,391,585

)

(594,255

)

Net realized gain on investments

 

(8,178,698

)

(8,040,721

)

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

(9,570,283

)

(8,634,976

)

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

 

(12,519,775

)

34,900,380

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

119,035,443

 

84,135,063

 

End of year*

 

$

106,515,668

 

$

119,035,443

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*    Includes undistributed net investment income of $23,328 and $127,594, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

For the Fiscal Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$14.39

 

$10.17

 

$5.68

 

$12.89

 

$9.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

 

0.16

 

0.07

 

0.06

 

0.09

 

0.03

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions

 

(0.51

)

5.19

 

5.63

(b)

(7.23

)

3.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

(0.35

)

5.26

 

5.69

 

(7.14

)

3.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

(0.17

)

(0.07

)

(0.03

)

(0.07

)

(0.02

)

Net realized gain

 

(0.99

)

(0.97

)

(1.17

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

(1.16

)

(1.04

)

(1.20

)

(0.07

)

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$12.88

 

$14.39

 

$10.17

 

$5.68

 

$12.89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market value, end of year

 

$11.78

 

$13.31

 

$9.50

 

$5.10

 

$12.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return Based on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market value(c)

 

(3.05%

)

51.35%

 

107.82%

 

(56.94%

)

2.89%

 

Net asset value

 

(1.95%

)

52.85%

 

99.76%

 

(55.32%

)

33.74%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplementary Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of year (000 omitted)

 

$106,516

 

$119,035

 

$84,135

 

$47,002

 

$106,577

 

Average net assets (000 omitted)

 

$116,435

 

$105,572

 

$67,781

 

$81,652

 

$89,945

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

1.43%

 

1.52%

 

1.57%

 

1.62%

 

1.55%

 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

1.12%

 

0.54%

 

0.67%

 

0.95%

 

0.29%

 

Portfolio turnover rate

 

5.15%

 

10.20%

 

88.34%

 

33.05%

 

20.25%

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

(b)

The investment adviser fully reimbursed the Fund for a loss on a transaction not meeting the Fund’s investment guidelines, which otherwise would have reduced the amount by $0.02.

 

 

(c)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the first day and a sale on the last day of each reporting period. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2011

 


 

1. Organization

 

Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), formerly The Indonesia Fund, Inc., was incorporated in Maryland on January 8, 1990 and commenced investment operations on March 9, 1990. The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund trades on the NYSE Amex under the ticker symbol “IF”.

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation as a primary objective and income as a secondary objective, by investing primarily in Indonesian securities.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The financial statements of the Fund are prepared in accordance with 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 U.S. Dollar is used as both the functional and reporting currency.

 

(a) Security Valuation:

 

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value as of the “Valuation Time.” The Valuation Time is as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Equity securities are typically valued at the last quoted sale price. If there is no sale price available, the last quoted mean price provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board is used. Securities traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Prices are taken from the primary market or exchange on which each security trades. Investment companies are valued at net asset value as reported by such company.

 

Most securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued either at fair value (see description below) or at the last sale price at the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Foreign securities, currencies, and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. Dollars at the exchange rate of said currencies against the U.S. Dollar, as of the Valuation Time, as provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board.

 

Debt and other fixed-income securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued at the last quoted bid price and, for foreign debt securities, at the last quoted bid price by using a combination of daily quotes and matrix evaluations provided by an independent pricing service, the use of which has been approved by the Board. In the event

such quotes are not available from such pricing agents, then the security may be priced based on bid quotations from broker-dealers. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality, such as commercial paper and U.S. Treasury Bills having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less at the time of purchase, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or for which an independent pricing service does not provide a value or provides a value that does not represent fair value in the judgment of the Fund’s investment adviser or designee, are valued at fair value under procedures approved by the Board. In addition, fair value determinations are required for securities whose value is affected by a “significant” event that materially affects the value of a domestic or foreign security which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such domestic or foreign security trades and before the Valuation Time (i.e., a “subsequent event”). Typically, this will involve events occurring after the close of a foreign market on which a security trades and before the next Valuation Time.

 

The Fund’s equity securities that are traded on a foreign exchange or market which closes prior to the Valuation Time are fair valued by an independent pricing service. The fair value of each such security generally is calculated by applying a valuation factor provided by the independent pricing service to the last sales price for that security. If the pricing service is unable to provide a fair value for a security, the security will continue to be valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange on which it is principally traded, subject to adjustment by the Fund’s Pricing Committee. This fair valuation model takes into account comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), exchange-traded funds, futures contracts, and certain indices. When the fair value prices are utilized, the value assigned to the foreign securities may not be the same as quoted or published prices of the securities on their primary markets.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there have been no significant changes to the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

The Fund is required to disclose information regarding the fair value measurements of its assets and liabilities. Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. The disclosure requirements utilize a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data, minimize the use of unobservable inputs and establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk

 


 

 

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inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable.

 

Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, which are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments, information

provided by the underlying investee companies such as publicly traded prices, financial statements, capital statements).

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Equity securities generally are valued at the last quoted sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (US or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade and are categorized as Level 1 securities. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the last quoted mean price provided by an independent pricing service. For international equity securities traded on a foreign exchange or market which closes prior to the Fund’s Valuation Time, in order to adjust for events which occur between the close of the foreign exchange they are traded on and the close of the New York Stock Exchange, a fair valuation model is used (as described above). This fair valuation model takes into account comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts (ADR’s), exchange-traded funds, future contracts, and certain indices and these securities are categorized as Level 2.


 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value. Refer to the Schedule of Investments for a detailed breakout of the security types:

 

Investments, at value

 

Level 1*

 

Level 2*

 

Level 3*

 

Balance as of
12/31/2011

 

Automobiles

 

$–

 

$11,608,070

 

$–

 

$11,608,070

 

Beverages

 

6,953,846

 

 

 

6,953,846

 

Commercial Banks

 

 

21,743,748

 

 

21,743,748

 

Construction Materials

 

 

8,796,659

 

 

8,796,659

 

Distributors

 

 

7,234,600

 

 

7,234,600

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

5,234,817

 

 

5,234,817

 

Food Products

 

 

4,415,802

 

 

4,415,802

 

Gas Utilities

 

 

3,074,764

 

 

3,074,764

 

Household Products

 

 

8,901,604

 

 

8,901,604

 

Machinery

 

 

3,482,141

 

 

3,482,141

 

Metals & Mining

 

 

4,319,956

 

 

4,319,956

 

Multiline Retail

 

 

3,437,840

 

 

3,437,840

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

4,508,962

 

 

4,508,962

 

Personal Products

 

3,554,695

 

 

 

3,554,695

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

613,730

 

 

 

613,730

 

Specialty Retail

 

 

7,765,082

 

 

7,765,082

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

2,405,735

 

 

 

2,405,735

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

 

 

1,998,847

 

 

1,998,847

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

3,204,227

 

 

3,204,227

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

1,142,000

 

 

1,142,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$13,528,006

 

$100,869,119

 

$–

 

$114,397,125

 

 

*     PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk with a fair value of $5,234,817 transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 during the year ended December 31, 2011. PT Mandom Indonesia Tbk with a fair value of $3,554,695 transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the year ended December 31, 2011. For the year ended December 31, 2011, there have been no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies.

 

 

 

 

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(b) Short-Term Investment:

 

The Fund sweeps available cash into a short-term time deposit available through Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH & Co.”), the Fund’s custodian. The short-term time deposit is a variable rate account classified as a short-term investment.

 

(c) Foreign Currency Transactions:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin, including unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. Dollar. 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.

 

(d) Security Transactions and Investment Income:

 

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

 

(e) Distributions:

 

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

 

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

 

(f) Federal Income Taxes:

 

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, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains sufficient to relieve the Fund from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is ‘‘more likely than not’’ to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns for each of the four years up to the year ended December 31, 2011 are subject to such review.

 

3. Agreements and Transactions With Affiliates

 

(a) Investment Adviser:

 

Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (“AAMAL”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser with respect to all investments. AAMAL is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC.


 

 

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AAMAL receives as compensation for its advisory services from the Fund, an annual fee, calculated weekly and paid quarterly, equal to 1.00% of the first $50 million of the Fund’s average weekly net assets, 0.95% of the next $50 million and 0.90% of amounts above $100 million. For the year ended December 31, 2011, AAMAL earned $1,123,102 for advisory services to the Fund.

 

(b) Fund Administration:

 

BBH & Co. is the U.S. Administrator for the Fund and certain other funds advised by AAMAL and its affiliates (collectively the “Funds”). The Funds pay BBH & Co. a monthly administration and fund accounting service fee at an annual rate of 0.02% of the Funds’ aggregate assets up to $250 million, 0.015% for the next $250 million and 0.01% in excess of $500 million.

 

Each Fund pays its pro rata portion of the fee based on its level of assets. For the year ended December 31, 2011, BBH & Co. earned $31,306 from the Fund for administrative and fund accounting services.

 

(c) Investor Relations:

 

Under the terms of the Investor Relations Services Agreement, Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. (“AAMI”), an affiliate of AAMAL, provides investor relations services to the Fund and certain other Funds. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund paid fees of approximately $57,531 for investor relations services. Investor relations fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses.

 

(d) Director Purchase Plan:

 

Fifty percent (50%) of the annual retainer of the Independent Directors is invested in Fund shares and, at the option of each Independent Director, 100% of the annual retainer can be invested in shares of the Fund. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, 2,560 shares were purchased pursuant to the Directors compensation plan. As of December 31, 2011, the Directors as a group owned less than 1% of the Fund’s outstanding shares.

 

4. Investment Transactions

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, Fund purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term investments, were $6,026,073 and $15,489,088, respectively.

 

5. Capital

 

The authorized capital stock of the Fund is 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value. As of December 31, 2011, the Fund had 8,271,922 shares outstanding.

6. Credit Facility

 

The Fund renewed its joint credit facility along with certain other Funds. The current facility matures on November 9, 2012. The Funds agreed to a $10 million committed revolving joint credit facility with BBH & Co. for temporary or emergency purposes. Under the terms of the joint credit facility, the Funds pay an aggregate commitment fee on the average unused amount of the credit facility. In addition, the Funds pay interest on borrowings at the Overnight LIBOR rate plus a spread. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund had no borrowings under the joint credit facility.

 

7. Share Repurchase Program

 

Effective December 6, 2011, the Board of the Fund authorized management to make open market purchases from time to time in an amount up to 10% of the Fund’s outstanding shares whenever the Fund’s shares are trading at a discount to net asset value of 12% or more. Open market purchases may also be made within the discretion of management if the discount is less than 12%. The Board has instructed management to report repurchase activity to it regularly, and to post the number of shares repurchases on the Fund’s website on a monthly basis. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not repurchase any shares.

 

8. Portfolio Investment Risks

 

(a) 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. Such risks include, among others, currency risk, information risk and political risk. Currency risk results from securities denominated in currencies other than U.S. Dollars that are subject to changes in value due to fluctuations in exchange rates. Information risk arises with respect to foreign securities when key information about foreign issuers may be inaccurate or unavailable. Political risk includes 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, political or social instability or diplomatic developments, which could adversely affect investments in those countries. Other risks of investing in foreign securities include liquidity and valuation risks.

 

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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December 31, 2011

 


 

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

 

Some countries require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or the proceeds of sales of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if there is deterioration in a country’s balance of payments or for other reasons, a country may impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad. Amounts repatriated prior to the end of specified periods may be subject to taxes as imposed by a foreign country.

 

(b) Risks Associated with Indonesian Markets:

 

The limited liquidity of the Indonesian and other foreign securities markets may also affect the Fund’s ability to acquire or dispose of securities at a price and time that it wishes to do so. Accordingly, in periods of rising market prices, the Fund may be unable to participate in such price increases fully to the extent that it is unable to acquire desired portfolio positions quickly; conversely the Fund’s inability to dispose fully and promptly of positions in declining markets will cause its net asset value to decline as the value of unsold positions is marked to lower prices.

The Indonesian securities market is an emerging market characterized by a small number of company listings, high price volatility and a relatively illiquid secondary trading environment. These factors, coupled with restrictions on investment by foreigners and other factors, limit the supply of securities available for investment by the Fund. This will affect the rate at which the Fund is able to invest in Indonesian and other foreign securities, the purchase and sale prices for such securities and the timing of purchases and sales.

 

9. 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.

 

10. Tax Information

 

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.


 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was as follows:

 

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary Income

 

$2,022,320

 

$4,381,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Term Capital Gains

 

7,547,963

 

4,253,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total tax character of distributions

 

$9,570,283

 

$8,634,976

 

 

The tax basis of components of distributable earnings differ from the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities by temporary book/tax differences. These differences are primarily due to timing differences due to wash sales. At December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis, for the Fund were as follows:

 

Undistributed Ordinary Income

 

 

 

$235,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undistributed Long-term Capital Gains

 

 

 

1,458,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

 

56,596,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings

 

 

 

$58,290,536

 


 

For the year end December 31, 2011, the Fund had no capital loss carry forwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in

 

pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

 

December 31, 2011

 

 


The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis of

Investments

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

 

$57,799,694

 

$58,046,018

 

$(1,448,587)

 

$56,597,431

 

 

GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. Accordingly, during the current year, $(15,700) has been reclassified from undistributed net investment income to accumulated net realized gains on investments and foreign currency related transactions as a result of permanent differences primarily attributable to foreign currency transactions. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

 

11. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS.” The ASU establishes common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management is currently evaluating the impact the ASU may have on financial statement disclosures.

 

12. 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 adjustments were required to the Financial Statements as of December 31, 2011.


 

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), at December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended and the changes in its net assets and financial highlights for the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Boston, Massachusetts
February 24, 2012

 

 

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Tax Information (unaudited)

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund designated approximately $2,022,320, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 5% to 15% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Fund pays a distribution during a calendar year, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

The Fund has made an election under Section 853 to pass through foreign taxes paid by the Fund to its shareholders. The amount of foreign taxes that were passed through to shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2011, was $431,400. The amount of foreign source income was $3,402,047. Shareholders should refer to their Form 1099-DIV to determine the amount includable on their respective tax returns for 2011.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund declared $7,547,963 in dividends that were designated as long-term capital gains dividends.

 

 

Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information (unaudited)

 

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 of each year, as well as the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to its portfolio securities are available:

 

·   By calling 1-866-839-5205;

 

·   On the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov.

 

The Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC’s 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 1-866-839-5205.

 

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

 


Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

 

The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”) and the terms of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) and Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (the “Adviser”) require that, following its initial two-year approval period, the Advisory Agreement be approved annually at an in-person meeting by the Board of Directors (the “Board”), including a majority of the Directors who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreement and are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act (the “Independent Directors”).

 

At its meeting on December 6, 2011, the Board voted unanimously to renew the Advisory Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser. In connection with its evaluation of the Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed a broad range of information requested for this purpose and considered a variety of factors, including the following:

 

(i)

The nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser;

 

 

(ii)

The performance of the Fund;

 

 

(iii)

The management fee rate and the total net expense ratio of the Fund, both on an absolute basis and as compared both to a relevant peer group of funds and to fees charged by the Adviser to others;

 

 

(iv)

The extent to which economies of scale could be realized by the Adviser and shared with the shareholders;

 

 

(v)

The costs of services provided and profits realized by the Adviser;

 

 

(vi)

Other benefits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund; and

 

 

(vii)

Any other factors that the Board deemed relevant to its consideration.

 

In addition to its review of information presented to the Board during the contract renewal process, the Board considered knowledge gained from discussions with management at regular and special meetings throughout the year. The Independent Directors were represented by independent counsel throughout the review process and convened executive sessions without management present. In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any single factor that was all-important or controlling and each Director may have attributed different weights to the various factors.

 

Certain of the Board considerations outlined above are discussed in more detail below.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board received and considered various data and information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided under the Advisory Agreement. The Board considered, among other things, information about the background and experience of senior management and investment personnel who were responsible for managing the Fund. The Board also received presentations from and participated in information sessions with senior investment personnel of the Adviser. The Board considered information provided regarding the portfolio managers and other resources dedicated to the Fund and the investment philosophy and process followed by those individuals responsible for managing the Fund. The Board, in particular, received information from the Adviser about its resources, including personnel, devoted to focusing on the geographic area in which the Fund invests. The Board was satisfied that the Adviser had appropriate resources to cover the geographic area to manage the Fund in a manner consistent with its investment objective.

 

The Board also evaluated the ability of the Adviser, based on its resources, reputation and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals. In this regard, the Board considered information regarding the general nature of the compensation structure applicable to portfolio managers and other key personnel.

 

In addition, the Board considered and evaluated materials and information received regarding the Adviser’s investment and legal compliance program and record with respect to the U.S. registered closed-end funds managed by the Adviser. The Board met in-person with and received quarterly reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer.

 

Furthermore, the Board received and considered information about the financial viability of the Adviser to satisfy itself that the Adviser had adequate resources to perform the services required under the Advisory Agreement.

 

Based on the foregoing and other relevant information reviewed, the Board concluded that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund supported renewal of the Advisory Agreement.

 

Investment Performance. In addition to reports received at its regular quarterly meetings, the Board received and considered information on the investment performance history of the Fund, including comparisons to a Morningstar Category average and benchmark index returns over various time periods. The Board was provided with reports, independently prepared by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting, LLC (“Strategic Insight”), which included a comprehensive analysis of the Fund’s performance.


 

 

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Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.

 

 


 

Supplemental Information (unaudited) (concluded)

 

 


The Board recognized that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index, the MSCI Indonesia Index (the “Index”), in certain periods under review and underperformed in other periods. The Board emphasized the Fund’s performance in calendar years 2010 and 2011, which was higher than or in line with the Index. Additionally, since 2008, the Fund’s performance has been higher than or in-line with the performance of peer funds, as measured by the Morningstar Pacific Asia ex-Japan Category Average. The Adviser provided information about factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance results since 2009 when it assumed responsibility for managing the Fund. The Board concluded that it was generally satisfied with the Fund’s performance and that the Adviser was taking appropriate actions with respect to investment performance.

 

Fees and Economies of Scale. The Board considered the management fee rate charged by the Adviser to the Fund. The Board received an analysis from Strategic Insight that compared the Fund’s management fee rate to the management fee rate of a peer group of funds on a gross basis and on a net basis after taking into consideration any waivers or reimbursements. The Board noted that the gross management fee rate for the Fund was equal to the median and in-line with the average gross management fee rates for its peer group. The Board also noted that the net management fee rate for the Fund was in-line with the average and equal to the median net management fee rates of its peer group. The Board also reviewed information prepared by Strategic Insight that showed that the Fund’s 2010 total net expense ratio was in-line with the average and median ratios of its peer group. Furthermore, the Board concluded that the contractual breakpoints utilized by the Fund adequately took into account potential economies of scale.

 

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability. The Board considered, among other things, the Adviser’s estimates of its costs in providing advisory services to the Fund, and the Adviser’s resulting profitability. Based on its review of the cost and profit information provided by the Adviser, in light of the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund, the Board did not deem the Adviser’s actual profitability to be excessive.

 

Information about Services to Other Clients. The Board considered information about the nature and extent of services and fee rates offered by the Adviser to other clients, including other registered investment companies and unregistered or institutional accounts. The Adviser advised the Board that, due to the unique strategy of the Fund, the Adviser did not manage any other closed-end funds that were directly comparable. The Board considered that the Adviser was subject to a broader and more extensive regulatory regime in connection with management of the Fund compared to the Adviser’s management of

unregistered or institutional accounts. The Board did not deem the fee rate under the Advisory Agreement to be excessive relative to these other fee rates, given its understanding of similarities and differences in the nature and extent of services offered and other factors.

 

Fall-Out Benefits and Other Factors. The Board also considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits that could be realized by the Adviser as a result of its relationship with the Fund. In this regard, the Board was advised that the Adviser and its affiliates may derive reputational benefits from their association with the Fund. The Board also noted, however, that such benefits were difficult to quantify with certainty.

 

Additionally, the Board considered that the Adviser has the authority to receive research and other services from a broker that may be useful to various clients in exchange for conducting portfolio brokerage transactions through such broker. The Board noted that the Adviser also may enter into commission sharing arrangements with certain brokers for the receipt of goods or services that relate to the execution of trades or the provision of research. The Board considered the Adviser’s representations that it evaluates any soft-dollar or commission sharing arrangements for compliance with applicable US or UK regulations, particularly with respect to the safe harbor contained in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for compliance with its best execution obligations.

 

* * * * *

 

After an evaluation of the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and analysis of the information provided and alternatives considered, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, unanimously approved the Advisory Agreement and the compensation payable thereunder.


 

 

 

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Management of the Fund (unaudited)

 

 

The names of the Directors and Officers of the Fund, their addresses, ages, and principal occupations during the past five years are provided in the tables below. No Directors are deemed “interested persons” (as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser.

 

Board of Directors Information

 

Name, Address and Age

 

Position(s) Held
With the Fund

 

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years

 

Number of
Funds in
Fund Complex*
Overseen by
Director

 

Other Directorships
Held by Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enrique R. Arzac
c/o Aberdeen Asset
Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street,
32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Age: 70

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nominating Committee And Audit And Valuation Committee Member

 

Since 2000; Chairman since 2005; current term ends at the 2012 annual meeting

 

Professor of Finance and Economics, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University (Since 1971).

 

5

 

Director of Epoch Holding Corporation; Director of The Adams Express Company; Director of Petroleum and Resources Corporation; Director of Mirae Asset Management (6); Director of Credit Suisse Funds (3); Director of Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund Inc. and Credit Suisse High Bond Yield Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James J. Cattano
c/o Aberdeen Asset
Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street,
32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 68

 

Director, Nominating and Cost Review Committee Member and Audit and Valuation Committee Chairman

 

Since 2007; current term ends at the 2013 annual meeting

 

President of Costal Trade Corporation (international trade) (Since October 2011). Previously, President, Primary Resources Inc. (agricultural and raw materials) (October 1996 to September 2011).

 

5

 

Director of Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund, Inc. and Director of Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawrence J. Fox
c/o Aberdeen Asset
Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street,
32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 68

 

Director, Audit and Valuation Committee Member and Nominating Committee Chairman

 

Since 2000; current term ends at the 2014 annual meeting

 

Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath (law firm) 1972-Present) Lecturer at Yale Law School (2009-Present)

 

4

 

Director of Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund Inc. and Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steven N. Rappaport
c/o Aberdeen Asset
Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street,
32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 63

 

Director, Nominating, Cost Review and Audit and Valuation Committee Member

 

Since 2005; current term ends at the 2012 annual meeting

 

Partner of Lehigh Court, LLC (private investment firm) and RZ Capital LLC (private investment firm) (Since January 2004).

 

5

 

Director of iCAD, Inc.; Director of Presstek, Inc.; Director of Credit Suisse Funds (3); Director of Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund Inc. and Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund

 

*

As of December 2011, Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Israel Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Latin America Equity Fund, Inc., The Singapore Fund, Inc., The India Fund, Inc., The Asia-Tigers Fund, Inc., and the Aberdeen Funds have a common investment manager and/or Investment Adviser of the Fund, or an investment adviser that is affiliated with the investment manager and Investment Adviser with the Fund, and may thus be deemed to be part of the same “Fund Complex” as the Fund.

 

 

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Management of the Fund (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Information Regarding Officers who are not Directors

 

Name, Address and Age

 

Position(s) Held
With the Fund

 

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christian Pittard*
c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street, 32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 38

 

President

 

Since July 2009

 

Currently Group Head of Product Development for and Director of Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd Director of the Fund’s investment adviser, Aberdeen Asset Management Investment Services Limited (January 2010-Present) and Aberdeen Fund Management Limited (January 2010-Present). Previously Director and Vice President (2006-2008), Chief Executive Officer (from October 2005 to September 2006) and employee (Since June 2005) of Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. (“AAMI”); Member of Executive Management Committee of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC (Since August 2005); Managing Director of Aberdeen Asset Managers (C.I.) Limited (from 2000 to June 2005); Managing Director of Aberdeen Private Wealth Management Limited (affiliate of the Fund’s Investment Manager Investment Adviser and Investment Sub-Adviser) (from 2000 to May 2005).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeffery Cotton*
c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street, 32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 34

 

Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President – Compliance

 

Since March 2011

 

Mr. Cotton joined Aberdeen in 2010 as Head of Compliance in the US, with responsibility for the Advisor, Funds, and Broker-Dealer Compliance Programs. Prior to joining Aberdeen, he was a Senior Compliance Officer at Old Mutual Asset Management supporting its affiliated investment advisers and mutual fund platform. Jeff was also a VP, Senior Compliance Manager at Bank of America/Columbia Management and an examiner in NASD’s New York District Office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrea Melia*
c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street, 32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 42

 

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

Since November 2009

 

Currently, Vice President and Head of Fund Accounting for AAMI. Ms. Melia joined AAMI in September 2009. Prior to joining Aberdeen, Ms. Melia was Director of Fund Administration and accounting oversight for Princeton Administrators LLC, a division of BlackRock Inc. and had worked with Princeton Administrators since 1992.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Megan Kennedy*
c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street, 32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 37

 

Vice President and Secretary

 

Since July 2009

 

Currently, Head of Product Management for AAMI. Ms. Kennedy joined AAMI in 2005 as a Senior Fund Administrator. Ms. Kennedy was promoted to Assistant Treasurer Collective Funds/North American Mutual Funds in February 2008 and promoted to Treasurer Collective Funds/North American Mutual Funds in July 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alan Goodson*
c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street, 32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 38

 

Vice President

 

Since July 2009

 

Currently, Head of Product U.S., overseeing both Product Management and Product Development for Aberdeen’s registered and unregistered investment companies in the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Goodson is Vice President of Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. and joined Aberdeen in 2000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joanne Irvine*
c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street, 32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 43

 

Vice President

 

Since July 2009

 

Currently, Head of Emerging Markets Ex. Asia on the global emerging markets equities team in London. Ms. Irvine joined Aberdeen in 1996 in a group development role.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Devan Kaloo*
c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street, 32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 39

 

Vice President

 

Since July 2009

 

Currently, serves as Head of Global Emerging Markets. Mr. Kaloo joined Aberdeen in 2000 on the Asian portfolio team before becoming responsible for the Asian ex Japan region as well as regional portfolios within emerging market mandates and technology stocks.

 

 

 

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Management of the Fund (unaudited) (concluded)

 

 

Name, Address and Age

 

Position(s) Held
With the Fund

 

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jennifer Nichols*
c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street, 32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 33

 

Vice President

 

Since July 2009

 

Currently, Director, Vice President and Head of Legal – Americas for AAMI. Ms. Nichols joined AAMI in October 2006. Prior to that, Ms. Nichols was an associate attorney in the Financial Services Group of Pepper Hamilton LLP (law firm) (2003-2006).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nick Robinson*
c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 33

 

Vice President

 

Since June 2011

 

Currently Director and Head of Brazilian Equities, of Aberdeen’s operations in São Paulo. Mr. Robinson joined Aberdeen in 2000 and spent eight years on the North American Equities desk, including three years based in Aberdeen’s US offices. In 2008 he returned to London to join the global emerging markets equities team. Mr. Robinson relocated to São Paulo in 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lucia Sitar*
c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street, 32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 40

 

Vice President

 

Since July 2009

 

Currently, U.S. Counsel for AAMI. Ms. Sitar joined AAMI in July 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Sullivan*
c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street, 32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 50

 

Vice President

 

Since July 2009

 

Currently, Head of Product Development for AAMI. Mr. Sullivan joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in 2000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hugh Young**
c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street, 32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 53

 

Vice President

 

Since July 2009

 

Mr. Young is currently a member of the Executive Management Committee of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC. He has been Managing Director of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (“AAMAL”), since 1991. Mr. Young also served as a Director of Aberdeen Asset Managers (C.I.) Limited from 2000 to June 2005 and a Director of AAMAL since 2000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharon Ferrari*
c/o Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
Attn: US Legal
1735 Market Street, 32
nd  Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 34

 

Assistant Treasurer

 

Since June 2011

 

Currently, Fund Accounting Manager for AAMI. She joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. as a Senior Fund Administrator in 2008. Prior to joining AAMI, she was an Accounting Analyst at Delaware Investments.

 

*

As of December 2011, Messrs. Pittard, Cotton, Goodson, Kaloo, Robinson and Sullivan and Mses. Nichols, Irvine, Melia, Kennedy, Sitar and Ferrari hold officer position(s) in one or more of the following: Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Israel Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Latin America Equity Fund, Inc., The Singapore Fund, Inc., The India Fund, Inc., The Asia-Tigers Fund, Inc., and the Aberdeen Funds each of which may also be deemed to be a part of the same “Fund Complex.”

**

Mr. Young serves as an Interested Director on the Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. which has a common investment manager and/or Investment Adviser with the Fund, or an investment adviser that is affiliated with the investment manager and Investment Adviser of the Fund, and may thus be deemed to be part of the same “Fund Complex” as the Fund.

 

 

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Corporate Information

 

 

Directors

Administrator & Custodian

Enrique R. Arzac, Chairman

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

James J. Cattano

40 Water Street

Lawrence J. Fox

Boston, MA 02109

Steven N. Rappaport

 

 

Shareholder Servicing Agent

Officers

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Christian Pittard, President

P.O. Box 43078

Jeffrey Cotton, Vice President-Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer

Providence, RI 02940

Andrea Melia, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

Megan Kennedy, Vice President and Secretary

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Alan Goodson, Vice President

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Joanne Irvine, Vice President

125 High Street

Devan Kaloo, Vice President

Boston, MA 02110

Jennifer Nichols, Vice President

 

Nick Robinson, Vice President

Legal Counsel

Lucia Sitar, Vice President

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Tim Sullivan, Vice President

787 Seventh Avenue

Hugh Young, Vice President

New York, NY 10019

Sharon Ferrari, Assistant Treasurer

 

 

Investor Relations

Investment Adviser

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited

1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor

21 Church Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

#01-01 Capital Square Two

1-866-839-5205

Singapore 049480

InvestorRelations@aberdeen-asset.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited

 

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Fund may purchase, from time to time, shares of its common stock in the open market.

 

Shares of Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc. are traded on the NYSE Amex Exchange under the symbol “IF”. Information about the Fund’s net asset value and market price is available at www.aberdeenif.com.

 

This report, including the financial information herein, is transmitted to the shareholders of Aberdeen Indonesia 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.

 


 

 

 


 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

As of December 31, 2011, the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions (the “Code of Ethics”). A Copy of the Code of Ethics is filed with this Form N-CSR as Exhibit 12(a)(1). During the period covered by the report, there were no material changes to the Code of Ethics. During the period covered by this report, there were no waivers to the provisions of the Code of Ethics.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The Board of the Directors of the Registrant has determined that each of the following members of the Board’s Audit and Valuation Committee qualifies as an “Audit Committee Financial Expert,” as that term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR: Enrique R. Arzac and Steven N. Rappaport.  Mr. Arzac and Mr. Rappaport are both considered by the Board to be “Independent Directors,” as that term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) through (d).  Below is a table reflecting the fee information requested in Items 4(a) through (d):

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

(a)
Audit Fees

 

(b) 1
Audit Related Fees

 

(c) 2
Tax Fees

 

(d)
All Other Fees

December 31, 2011

 

$29,200

 

$0

 

$3,700

 

$0

December 31, 2010

 

$29,200

 

$3,300

 

$3,700

 

$0

(1) Services include agreed-upon procedures in connection with the Registrant’s semi-annual financial statements ($3,300 in 2010 and $0 in 2011).

 

(2) Services include tax services in connection with the Registrant’s excise tax calculations and review of the registrant’s applicable tax returns.

 

(e) Below are the Registrant’s Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

 

(1)

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.  The Audit and Valuation Committee (“Committee”) of the Registrant is responsible for pre-approving (i) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Registrant and (ii) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.  The Committee may delegate its responsibility to pre-approve any such audit and permissible non-audit services to the one or more of its members (the “Delegate”), and the Delegate shall report to the Committee, at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the Delegate’s pre-approval of such services, his or her decision(s).  The Committee may also establish detailed pre-approval policies and procedures for pre-approval of such services in accordance with applicable laws, including the delegation of some or all of the Committee’s pre-approval responsibilities to other persons (other than Aberdeen or the Registrant’s officers).  Pre-approval by the

 



 

 

Committee of any permissible non-audit services shall not be required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the registrant, Aberdeen and any Covered Services Provider constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid by the registrant to its independent registered public accounting firm during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the completion of the audit.

(2)

None of the services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the Audit and Valuation Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) Not Applicable.

 

(g) Non-Audit Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant, the Registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provided ongoing services to the Registrant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 was $1,086,608.  The aggregate fees billed by PwC for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant, Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (“AAMAL”), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 was $66,995.

 

(h) The Registrant’s Audit and Valuation Committee of the Board of Directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any subadviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence and has concluded that it is.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

(a) The Registrant has a separately designated standing Audit and Valuation Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, the Audit and Valuation Committee members were:

Enrique R. Arzac

James Cattano

Lawrence J. Fox

Steven N. Rappaport

 

(b) Not applicable

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

(a) 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.

 

Pursuant to the Registrant’s Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures, the Registrant has delegated responsibility for its proxy voting to its Investment Adviser, provided that the Registrant’s Board of Directors has the

 



 

opportunity to periodically review the Investment Adviser’s proxy voting policies and material amendments thereto.  The Registrant’s Board of Directors most recently ratified the proxy voting policies of the Investment Adviser in June 2010.

 

The proxy voting policies of the Registrant are included herewith as  Exhibit A and policies of the Investment Adviser are included as Exhibit B.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

(a)

 

(1) The information in the table below is as of March 8, 2012.

 

Individual & Position

 

 

 

Services Rendered

 

 

 

Past Business Experience

 

Hugh Young, Global Head of Equity

 

 

Responsible for overseeing Asian and Australian equities portfolio management.

 

 

Mr. Young has over 25 years’ experience in investment management and has managed Aberdeen’s Asian assets since 1985. Set up AAMAL’s office in 1992 as Aberdeen’s Asia-Pacific headquarters. He is also head of equities globally and a member of the executive committee responsible for day-to-day running of AAMAL’s parent company, Aberdeen PLC. Before joining Aberdeen, his career included posts at Fidelity International and MGM Assurance. He graduated with a BA in Politics from Exeter University.

James Thom, Investment Manager

 

 

Investment Manager on the Asian equities team.

 

 

Joined Aberdeen in 2010 from Actis, the emerging markets Private Equity firm, based in Singapore and covering Southeast Asia. James graduated with an MBA from INSEAD, an MA from Johns Hopkins University and a BSc from University College London.

Peter Taylor, Investment Manager and Head of Corporate Governance

 

 

Investment Manager and Head of Corporate Governance on the Asian equities desk.

 

 

Joined Aberdeen in 2007 from the International Finance Corporation, where he worked on corporate governance and capital markets development for seven years from their Washington DC and Hong Kong offices. Graduated with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and an MA in International Economics and International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC. He is also a CFA Charterholder.

Andrew Gillan, Senior Investment Manager

 

 

Investment Manager on the Asian equities team.

 

 

Joined Aberdeen as a graduate trainee on the UK equity desk, via the acquisition of Glasgow-based Murray Johnston in 2000, before moving to Singapore and his current role in 2001, serving as an investment manager on the Asia Pacific (ex Japan) equity team. Graduated with an MA in French and European History from the University of Edinburgh.

Christopher Wong, Senior

 

 

Investment Manager on the Asian

 

 

Joined Aberdeen in 2001 in the Private

 



 

Investment Manager

 

 

equities team.

 

 

Equity Unit. An investment manager on the Asian equities team he previously, worked for Andersen Corporate Finance as an associate director advising clients on mergers and acquisitions in South East Asia. Graduated with a BA in Accounting and Finance from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.

 

(2)

 

Registered Investment
Companies Managed
by Portfolio Manager

Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles
Managed by
Portfolio Manager

Other Accounts
Managed by
Portfolio Manager

Name of
Portfolio
Manager

Number of
Accounts

FUM
USD($M)

Number of
Accounts

FUM
USD($M)

Number of
Accounts

FUM
USD($M)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hugh Young

18

7,900.84

79

42,566.38

133

38,444.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Thom

18

7,900.84

79

42,566.38

133

38,444.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Taylor

18

7,900.84

79

42,566.38

133

38,444.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Gillan

18

7,900.84

79

42,566.38

133

38,444.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christopher Wong

18

7,900.84

79

42,566.38

133

38,444.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets are as of December 31, 2011 and have been translated into U.S. dollars at a rate of £1.00 = $1.5541.

 

There were 12 accounts managed by applicable PMs (with assets under management totaling approximately $3,163.5m) with respect to which part of the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account.

 

The portfolio managers’ management of other registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles and other accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the Registrant’s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of these other accounts, on the other. These other accounts may have the same investment objective as the Registrant. Therefore, a potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the identical investment objectives, whereby the portfolio manager could favor one account over another.  However, the investment adviser believes that these risks are mitigated by the fact that: (i) accounts with like investment strategies managed by a particular portfolio manager are generally managed in a similar fashion, subject to exceptions to account for particular investment restrictions or policies applicable only to certain accounts, differences in cash flows and account sizes, and similar factors; and (ii) portfolio manager personal trading is monitored to avoid potential conflicts. In addition, the investment adviser has adopted trade allocation procedures that require equitable allocation of trade orders for a particular security among participating accounts.

 

In some cases, other accounts managed by the same portfolio manager may compensate the investment adviser or its affiliates based on the performance of the portfolio held by that account.  The existence of such a performance-based fee may create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities.

 

Another potential conflict could include instances in which securities considered as investments for the Registrant also may be appropriate for other investment accounts managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates.  Whenever decisions are made to buy or sell securities by the Registrant and one or more of the other accounts simultaneously, the investment adviser may aggregate the purchases and sales of the securities and will allocate the securities transactions in a manner that it believes to be equitable under the circumstances. As a result of the allocations, there may be instances where the Registrant will not participate in a transaction that is allocated among other accounts. While these aggregation and allocation policies could have a detrimental effect on the price or amount of the securities available to the Registrant from time to time, it is the opinion of the investment adviser that the benefits from the investment adviser organization outweigh any disadvantage that may arise from exposure to simultaneous transactions.  The Registrant has adopted policies that are designed to eliminate or minimize conflicts of interest, although there is no guarantee that procedures adopted under such policies will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.

 

(3)  The following is a description of the compensation structure for portfolio managers employed by Aberdeen Asset Management PLC and its subsidiaries, including the Registrant’s investment adviser (the “Aberdeen Group”) as of December 31, 2011.

 

The Aberdeen Group recognizes the importance of compensation in attracting and retaining talent and has structured remuneration to include an attractive base salary, a discretionary bonus that is directly linked to one’s contribution to the overall success of the Aberdeen Group and a long-term incentive plan for key staff members comprised of a mixture of cash, options, and shares.  Overall

 



 

compensation packages are designed to be competitive relative to investment management industry standards.

 

The compensation policy has been designed to deliver additional rewards through appropriate incentive schemes, both annual and long term.  These are directly linked to performance at both a corporate and an individual level.   The policy seeks to reward performance in a manner which aligns the interests of clients, shareholders and executives.

 

Each Aberdeen Group member recognizes that any remuneration policy must be sufficiently flexible to take into account any changes in the business environment.  In accordance with this need for flexibility, the Aberdeen Group takes into account the overall competitiveness of the total remuneration package of all senior executives including some portfolio managers.  When justified by performance, the ‘at risk’ performance elements will form the most significant element of total remuneration for executive officers and senior employees.

 

Base Salary

The base salary is determined by prevailing market conditions and the compensation for similar positions across the industry.  The Aberdeen Group uses industry compensation surveys as a tool in determining each portfolio manager’s base salary.

 

Annual Bonus

The Aberdeen Group’s policy is to recognize corporate and individual achievements each year through an appropriate bonus scheme.  The aggregate incentive compensation pool each year is determined by the board of directors of the parent company, Aberdeen PLC, and is dependent on each Aberdeen Group member’s overall performance and profitability. The pool is comprised of a base level plus an agreed proportion of each Aberdeen Group member’s profitability.

 

Staff performance is reviewed formally once a year. The review process evaluates the various aspects that the individual has contributed to the Aberdeen Group, and specifically, in the case of portfolio managers, to the relevant investment team. Discretionary bonuses are based on client service, asset growth and the performance of the respective portfolio manager. Overall participation in team meetings, generation of original research ideas and contribution to presenting the team externally are also evaluated. Discretionary bonuses are not formally laid down and generally range from 10% to 50% of annual salary for portfolio managers.

 

In the calculation of each portfolio management team’s bonus, the Aberdeen Group takes into consideration investment matters (which include the performance of the team, adherence to the company investment process, and quality of company meetings) as well as more subjective issues such as team participation and effectiveness at client presentations.  The split between the two will vary but generally 80% of bonus will be determined by investment related matters, the remaining 20% will be more subjective in nature.  To the extent performance is factored in, such performance is not judged against any specific benchmark and is evaluated over a broad time frame. The performance of an individual account is not specifically considered in the determination of a portfolio manager’s discretionary bonus; rather the review process evaluates the overall performance of the team for all of the accounts they manage.

 

Portfolio manager performance on investment matters are judged over all of the accounts the portfolio manager contributes to and is documented in the appraisal process.  A combination of the team’s and individual’s performance is considered and evaluated.

 

Although performance is not a substantial portion of a portfolio manager’s compensation, the Aberdeen Group also recognizes that Fund performance can often be driven by factors outside one’s control, such as (irrational) markets, and as such pays attention to the effort by portfolio managers to ensure integrity of our core process by sticking to disciplines and processes set, regardless of momentum and ‘hot’ themes.  Short-terming is thus discouraged and trading-oriented managers will

 



 

thus find it difficult to thrive in the Aberdeen Group’s environment.  Additionally, if any of the aforementioned undue risks were to be taken by a portfolio manager, such trend would be identified via Aberdeen’s dynamic compliance monitoring system.

 

Long-Term Incentives

As part of an effective remuneration package, a long-term incentive plan is used to structure the package so as to retain, motivate, and reward key staff members with a view to improving their performance and thereby increasing the value of the Aberdeen Group for the benefit of shareholders. Long-term incentive plans can be either cash or share based and typically vest over a three year period.

 

(4)

(a)

 

Individual

Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Registrant
Beneficially Owned by the Portfolio Manager as of
December 31, 2011

Hugh Young

0

James Thom

0

Peter Taylor

0

Andrew Gillan

0

Christopher Wong

0

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

 

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

January 1, 2011
through
January 31, 2011

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

February 1, 2011
through
February 28, 2011

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

March 1, 2011
through
March 31, 2011

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

April 1, 2011
through
April 30, 2011

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

May 1, 2011
through
May 31, 2011

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 



 

June 1, 2011
through
June 30, 2011

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

July 1, 2011
through
July 31, 2011

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

August 1, 2011
through
August 31, 2011

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

September 1, 2011
through
September 30, 2011

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

October 1, 2011
through
October 31, 2011

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

November 1, 2011
through
November 30, 2011

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

December 1, 2011
through
December 31, 2011

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

827,192

Total

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

827,192

1 The plan was approved by the Board of Directors on December 6, 2011, as announced within the annual report to shareholders. The program authorizes management to make open market purchases from time to time in an amount up to 10% of the Fund’s outstanding shares. Such purchases may also be made at the discretion of management if the discount to net asset value is less than 12%. The plan does not have an expiration date.

 

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

 

During the period ended December 31, 2011, 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, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

(b)  There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)

 

Registrant’s Code of Ethics is an exhibit to this report.

 



 

(a)(2)

 

The certifications of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act are exhibits to this report.

 

 

 

(a)(3)

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

(b)

 

The certifications of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act are an exhibit to this report.

 



 

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.

 

By:  /s/ Christian Pittard

Christian Pittard,

President of

Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.

 

Date: March 8, 2012

 

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

 

Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.

 

By:  /s/ Christian Pittard

Christian Pittard,

President of

Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.

 

Date: March 8, 2012

 

By:  /s/ Andrea Melia

Andrea Melia,

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of

Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc.

 

Date: March 8, 2012

 



 

EXHIBIT LIST

 

12(a)(1) – Code of Ethics

 

12(a)(2) – Rule 30a-2(a) Certifications

 

12(b) – Rule 30a-2(b) Certifications

 

A – Registrant’s Proxy Voting Policies

 

B – Investment Adviser’s Proxy Voting Policies

 


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