Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001072613-20-000225
- Form Type:
- 13G Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2020-07-08 16:32:10
- Filed By:
- City Of London Investment Group Plc
- Company:
- Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Inc. (NYSE:IIF)
- Filing Date:
- 2020-07-08
- SEC Url:
- 13G Filing
Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.
Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
City of London Investment Group PLC, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales | 0 | 4,439,676 | 0 | 4,439,676 | 4,439,676 | 33.3% |
City of London Investment Management Company Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales | 0 | 4,439,676 | 0 | 4,439,676 | 4,439,676 | 33.3% |
CUSIP No. 61745C105 | 13G | Page 2 of 7 Pages |
1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | | | ||
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS | | | |||
City of London Investment Group PLC, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales | | | |||
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2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | ||||
(a)☐ | |||||
(b)☐ | | | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | | | ||
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4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | | | ||
England and Wales | | | |||
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5. | SOLE VOTING POWER | | | |
0 | | | |||
| | ||||
6. | SHARED VOTING POWER | | | ||
4,439,676 | | | |||
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7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | | | ||
0 | | | |||
| | ||||
8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | | | ||
4,439,676 | | | |||
| | ||||
9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | | | ||
4,439,676 | | | |||
| | ||||
10. | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | | | ||
☐ | | | |||
| | ||||
11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) | | | ||
33.3% | | | |||
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12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | | | ||
HC | | | |||
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CUSIP No. 61745C105 | 13G | Page 3 of 7 Pages |
1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | | | ||
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS | | | |||
City of London Investment Management Company Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales | | | |||
| | ||||
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | ||||
(a)☐ | |||||
(b)☐ | | | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | | | ||
| | | |||
| | ||||
4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | | | ||
England and Wales | | | |||
| | ||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5. | SOLE VOTING POWER | | | |
0 | | | |||
| | ||||
6. | SHARED VOTING POWER | | | ||
4,439,676 | | | |||
| | ||||
7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | | | ||
0 | | | |||
| | ||||
8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | | | ||
4,439,676 | | | |||
| | ||||
9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | | | ||
4,439,676 | | | |||
| | ||||
10. | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | | | ||
☐ | | | |||
| | ||||
11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) | | | ||
33.3% | | | |||
| | ||||
12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | | | ||
IA | | | |||
| |
CUSIP No. 61745C105 | 13G | Page 4 of 7 Pages |
Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: |
Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: |
This statement is being filed by City of London Investment Group PLC (“CLIG”) and City of London Investment Management Company Limited (“CLIM,” and together with CLIG, the “Reporting Persons”).
The principal business of CLIG is serving as the parent holding company for the City of London group of companies, including CLIM.
CLIM is primarily an emerging markets fund manager, which specializes in investing in closed-end investment companies and is a registered investment adviser under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. CLIM is controlled by CLIG. CLIM is principally engaged in the business of providing investment advisory services to various public and private investment funds, including Emerging (BMI) Markets Country Fund (“BMI”), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust, Emerging Markets Free Fund (“CF”), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust, Emerging Markets Global Fund (“CG”), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust, Emerging Markets Investable Fund (“CI”), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust, Global Emerging Markets Fund (“EUREKA”), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust, The Emerging World Fund (“EWF”), a Dublin, Ireland-listed open-ended investment company, Emerging Free Markets Country Fund (“FREE”), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust, Emerging Markets Country Fund (“GBL”), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust, Investable Emerging Markets Country Fund (“INV”), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust, The EM Plus CEF Fund (“PLUS”), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust, EM Special Situations CEF Focused Fund (“UNIQUE”), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust, and unaffiliated third-party segregated accounts over which CLIM exercises discretionary voting and investment authority (the “Segregated Accounts”).
BMI, CF, CG, CI, EUREKA, EWF, FREE, GBL, INV, PLUS and UNIQUE are collectively referred to herein as the “City of London Funds.”
The Shares to which this Schedule 13G relates are owned directly by the City of London Funds and the Segregated Accounts.
CUSIP No. 61745C105 | 13G | Page 5 of 7 Pages |
Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: |
Item 2(c). | Citizenship: |
Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: |
Item 3. | If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2 (b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: |
(a) | ☐ | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). |
(b) | ☐ | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
(c) | ☐ | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
(d) | ☐ | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). |
(e) | ☒ | An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) (for CLIM); |
(f) | ☐ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
(g) | ☒ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (for CLIG); |
(h) | ☐ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
(i) | ☐ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
(j) | ☐ | Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
CUSIP No. 61745C105 | 13G | Page 6 of 7 Pages |
Item 4. | Ownership. |
Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
CLIG, as the parent holding company of CLIM, and CLIM, as investment advisers to the Funds, have the power to direct the dividends from, or the proceeds of the sale of the shares owned by the Funds. Each of the Funds owns less than 5% of the shares.
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. |
Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
Item 10. | Certification. |
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
CUSIP No. 61745C105 | 13G | Page 7 of 7 Pages |
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC | |||
By: | /s/ Thomas W. Griffith | ||
Name: Thomas W. Griffith | |||
Title: Director | |||
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED | |||
By: | /s/ Thomas W. Griffith | ||
Name: Thomas W. Griffith | |||
Title: Director | |||