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ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC.
A Maryland Corporation
BYLAWS
Amended and Restated
as of December 12, 2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
ARTICLE I
NAME OF CORPORATION, LOCATION OF OFFICES AND SEAL
1
Section 1.
Name.
1
Section 2.
Principal Offices.
1
Section 3.
Seal.
1
ARTICLE II
STOCKHOLDERS
1
Section 1.
Place of Meeting.
1
Section 2.
Annual Meetings.
2
Section 3.
Special Meetings.
2
(a) General.
2
(b) Stockholder Requested Special Meetings.
2
Section 4.
Notice of Meetings.
7
Section 5.
Quorum; Adjournment of Meetings.
7
Section 6.
Voting and Inspector.
8
Section 7.
Stockholders Entitled to Vote.
9
Section 8.
Validity of Proxies, Ballots.
9
Section 9.
Organization and Conduct of Stockholders Meetings.
10
Section 10.
Action Without a Meeting.
11
Section 11.
Advance Notice of Stockholder Nominations for Director
and Other Stockholder Proposals.
11
(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders.
11
(b) Special Meetings of Stockholders.
14
(c) General.
15
Section 12.
Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act.
17
Section 12A.Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act - Limitation
17
ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
18
Section 1.
Powers.
18
Section 2.
Terms of Directors:Qualifications.
19
(a) Terms of Directors.
19
(b) Qualifications.
19
Section 3.
Election.
21
Section 4.
Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships.
22
Section 5.
Removal.
22
Section 6.
Place of Meeting.
23
Section 7.
Annual and Regular Meetings.
23
Section 8.
Special Meetings.
24
Section 9.
Waiver of Notice.
24
Section 10.
Quorum and Voting.
24
(a) General.
24
(b) Votes on Certain Matters.
24
(c) Approval of Contracts.
25
(d) Conditional Tender Offer.
26
Section 11.
Action Without a Meeting.
28
Section 12.
Compensation of Directors.
29
Section 13.
Authorization for Independent Directors to Retain Employees and Advisers.
29
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
29
Section 1.
Organization.
29
Section 2.
Proceedings and Quorum.
30
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
30
Section 1.
General.
30
Section 2.
Election, Tenure and Qualifications.
30
Section 3.
Removal and Resignation.
31
Section 4.
President.
31
Section 5.
Vice President.
31
Section 6.
Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers.
32
Section 7.
Secretary and Assistant Secretaries.
32
Section 8.
Subordinate Officers.
33
Section 9.
Remuneration.
33
Section 10.
Surety Bonds.
33
ARTICLE VI
CAPITAL STOCK
34
Section 1.
Certificates of Stock.
34
Section 2.
Transfer of Shares.
34
Section 3.
Stock Ledgers.
35
Section 4.
Transfer Agents and Registrars.
35
Section 5.
Fixing of Record Date.
35
Section 6.
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.
36
ARTICLE VII
FISCAL YEAR AND ACCOUNTANT
36
Section 1.
Fiscal Year.
36
Section 2.
Accountant.
36
ARTICLE VIII
CUSTODY OF SECURITIES
37
Section 1.
Employment of a Custodian.
37
Section 2.
Termination of Custodian Agreement.
37
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES
38
Section 1.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
38
Section 2.
Advances.
38
Section 3.
Procedure.
39
Section 4.
Indemnification of Employees and Agents.
40
Section 5.
Other Rights.
40
Section 6.
Amendments.
40
Section 7.
Insurance.
40
ARTICLE X
ADOPTION, ALTERATION OR REPEAL OF BYLAWS
41
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BYLAWS
OF
ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC.
(A MARYLAND CORPORATION)
ARTICLE I
NAME OF CORPORATION, LOCATION OF
OFFICES AND SEAL
Section 1.
Name. The name of the Corporation is Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc.
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