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ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC.
A Maryland Corporation
BYLAWS
Amended and Restated
as of December 4, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
NAME OF CORPORATION, LOCATION OF OFFICES AND SEAL | 1 | ||||
| Section 1. | Name. | 1 | ||||
| Section 2. | Principal Offices. | 1 | ||||
| Section 3. | Seal. | 1 | ||||
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ARTICLE II |
STOCKHOLDERS | 1 | ||||
| Section 1. | Place of Meeting. | 1 | ||||
| Section 2. | Annual Meetings. | 2 | ||||
| Section 3. | Special Meetings. | 2 | ||||
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(a) General. |
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(b) Stockholder Requested Special Meetings. |
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| 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 | ||||
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(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders. |
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(b) Special Meetings of Stockholders. |
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(c) General. |
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| Section 12. | Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act. | 17 | ||||
| Section 12A. | Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act Limitation. | 17 | ||||
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ARTICLE III |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 18 | ||||
| Section 1. | Powers. | 18 | ||||
| Section 2. | Terms of Directors:Qualifications. | 19 | ||||
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(a) Terms of Directors. |
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(b) Qualifications. |
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| Section 3. | Election. | 21 | ||||
| Section 4. | Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. | 21 | ||||
| Section 5. | Removal. | 22 | ||||
| Section 6. | Place of Meeting. | 22 | ||||
| Section 7. | Annual and Regular Meetings. | 22 | ||||
| Section 8. | Special Meetings. | 23 | ||||
| Section 9. | Waiver of Notice. | 23 | ||||
| Section 10. | Quorum and Voting. | 23 | ||||
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(a) General. |
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(b) Votes on Certain Matters. |
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(c) Approval of Contracts. |
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(d) Conditional Tender Offer. |
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| Section 11. | Action Without a Meeting. | 28 | ||||
| Section 12. | Compensation of Directors. | 28 | ||||
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ARTICLE IV |
COMMITTEES | 28 | ||||
| Section 1. | Organization. | 28 | ||||
| Section 2. | Proceedings and Quorum. | 29 | ||||
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ARTICLE V |
OFFICERS | 29 | ||||
| Section 1. | General. | 29 | ||||
| Section 2. | Election, Tenure and Qualifications. | 30 | ||||
| Section 3. | Removal and Resignation. | 30 | ||||
| Section 4. | President. | 30 | ||||
| Section 5. | Vice President. | 31 | ||||
| Section 6. | Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers. | 31 | ||||
| Section 7. | Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. | 32 | ||||
| Section 8. | Subordinate Officers. | 32 | ||||
| Section 9. | Remuneration. | 33 | ||||
| Section 10. | Surety Bonds. | 33 | ||||
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ARTICLE VI |
CAPITAL STOCK | 33 | ||||
| Section 1. | Certificates of Stock. | 33 | ||||
| Section 2. | Transfer of Shares. | 34 | ||||
| Section 3. | Stock Ledgers. | 34 | ||||
| Section 4. | Transfer Agents and Registrars. | 34 | ||||
| Section 5. | Fixing of Record Date. | 34 | ||||
| Section 6. | Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. | 35 | ||||
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ARTICLE VII |
FISCAL YEAR AND ACCOUNTANT | 35 | ||||
| Section 1. | Fiscal Year. | 35 | ||||
| Section 2. | Accountant. | 36 | ||||
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ARTICLE VIII |
CUSTODY OF SECURITIES | 36 | ||||
| Section 1. | Employment of a Custodian. | 36 | ||||
| Section 2. | Termination of Custodian Agreement. | 36 | ||||
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| ARTICLE IX | INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES | 37 | ||||
| Section 1. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. | 37 | ||||
| Section 2. | Advances. | 37 | ||||
| Section 3. | Procedure. | 38 | ||||
| Section 4. | Indemnification of Employees and Agents. | 39 | ||||
| Section 5. | Other Rights. | 39 | ||||
| Section 6. | Amendments. | 39 | ||||
| Section 7. | Insurance. | 40 | ||||
| ARTICLE X | ADOPTION, ALTERATION OR REPEAL OF BYLAWS | 40 | ||||
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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.
Section 2. Principal Offices. The principal office of the Corporation in the State of Maryland shall be located in Baltimore, Maryland. The Corporation may, in addition, establish and maintain such other offices and places of business as the Board of Directors may, from time to time, determine.
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