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ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC.
A Maryland Corporation
BYLAWS
Amended and Restated as of June 8, 2004
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
ARTICLE III BOARD OF DIRECTORS 18
Section 1. Powers. 18
Section 2. Terms of Directors:Qualifications. 18
(a) Terms of Directors. 18
(b) Qualifications. 19
Section 3. Election. 20
Section 4. Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. 21
Section 5. Removal. 21
Section 6. Place of Meeting. 21
Section 7. Annual and Regular Meetings. 22
Section 8. Special Meetings. 22
Section 9. Waiver of Notice. 23
Section 10. Quorum and Voting. 23
(a) General. 23
(b) Votes on Certain Matters. 23
(c) Approval of Contracts. 24
(d) Conditional Tender Offer. 25
Section 11. Action Without a Meeting. 27
Section 12. Compensation of Directors. 28
ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES 28
Section 1. Organization. 28
Section 2. Proceedings and Quorum. 28
ARTICLE V OFFICERS 29
Section 1. General. 29
Section 2. Election, Tenure and Qualifications. 29
Section 3. Removal and Resignation. 29
Section 4. President. 30
Section 5. Vice President. 30
Section 6. Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers. 30
Section 7. Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. 31
Section 8. Subordinate Officers. 32
Section 9. Remuneration. 32
Section 10. Surety Bonds. 32
ARTICLE VI CAPITAL STOCK 33
Section 1. Certificates of Stock. 33
Section 2. Transfer of Shares. 33
Section 3. Stock Ledgers. 33
Section 4. Transfer Agents and Registrars. 34
Section 5. Fixing of Record Date. 34
Section 6. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. 34
ARTICLE VII FISCAL YEAR AND ACCOUNTANT 35
Section 1. Fiscal Year. 35
Section 2. Accountant. 35
ARTICLE VIII CUSTODY OF SECURITIES 35
Section 1. Employment of a Custodian. 35
Section 2. Termination of Custodian Agreement. 36
ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES 36
Section 1. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. 36
Section 2. Advances. 37
Section 3. Procedure. 38
Section 4. Indemnification of Employees and Agents. 38
Section 5. Other Rights. 38
Section 6. Amendments. 39
Section 7. Insurance. 39
ARTICLE X ADOPTION, ALTERATION OR REPEAL OF BYLAWS 40
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
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