Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001104659-21-098344
- Form Type:
- 13G Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2021-07-29 20:00:00
- Filed By:
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
- Company:
- Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Inc.
- Filing Date:
- 2021-07-30
- 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 |
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| Bill Melinda Gates Foundation Trust | 0 | 2,602,948 | 0 | 2,602,948 | 2,602,948 | 5.1% |
| William H. Gates III | 0 | 2,602,948 | 0 | 2,602,948 | 2,602,948 | 5.1% |
| Melinda French Gates | 0 | 2,602,948 | 0 | 2,602,948 | 2,602,948 | 5.1% |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares, $0.001 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
00301W105
(CUSIP Number)
July 22, 2021
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
| o | Rule 13d-1(b) |
| x | Rule 13d-1(c) |
| o | Rule 13d-1(d) |
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
| CUSIP No. 00301W105 | |||||
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| Number of | 5. | Sole Voting Power | |||
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| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power | ||||
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| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person | |||
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| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) | |||
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| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) | |||
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(1) For purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, all common shares (the Common Shares) of Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc. (the Issuer) beneficially owned by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (the Trust) may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates as Co-Trustees of the Trust.
(2) Based on 50,751,778 Common Shares outstanding on June 30, 2021, as last reported by the Issuer.
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| CUSIP No. 00301W105 | |||||
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| Number of | 5. | Sole Voting Power | |||
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| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person | |||
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| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o | |||
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| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) | |||
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(1) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (the Trust) beneficially owns 2,602,948 common shares (the Common Shares) of Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc. (the Issuer). For purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, all Common Shares beneficially owned by the Trust may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates as Co-Trustees of the Trust.
(2) Based on 50,751,778 Common Shares outstanding on June 30, 2021, as last reported by the Issuer.
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| CUSIP No. 00301W105 | |||||
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| Number of | 5. | Sole Voting Power | |||
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| 7. | Sole Dispositive Power | ||||
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| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power | ||||
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| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person | |||
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| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o | |||
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| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) | |||
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(1) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (the Trust) beneficially owns 2,602,948 common shares (the Common Shares) of Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc. (the Issuer). For purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, all Common Shares beneficially owned by the Trust may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates as Co-Trustees of the Trust.
(2) Based on 50,751,778 Common Shares outstanding on June 30, 2021, as last reported by the Issuer.
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| Item 1. | |||||
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| (a) | Name of Issuer: | |||
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| (b) | Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices: Philadelphia, PA 19103 | |||
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| (a) | Name of Person Filing: | |||
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| (b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: WHG 500 Fifth Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109 MFG 500 Fifth Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109 | |||
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| (c) | Citizenship: WHG is a citizen of the United States of America. MFG is a citizen of the United States of America. | |||
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| (d) | Title of Class of Securities: | |||
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| (e) | CUSIP Number: 00301W105 | |||
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| 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: | ||||
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| Item 4. | Ownership. | ||||
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| Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. | ||||
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| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: See the responses to Item 9 on the attached cover pages. | |||
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| (b) | Percent of class: See the responses to Item 11 on the attached cover pages. | |||
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| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: | |||
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| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote See the responses to Item 5 on the attached cover pages. | ||
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| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote See the responses to Item 6 on the attached cover pages. | ||
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| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of See the responses to Item 7 on the attached cover pages. | ||
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| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of See the responses to Item 8 on the attached cover pages. | ||
(1) Neither the present filing nor anything contained herein shall be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons constitute a group for any purpose and each expressly disclaims membership in a group.
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| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
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| If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following o. |
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| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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| Item 10. | Certification. |
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| By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above 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. |
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| Date: July 30, 2021 | BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST | ||
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| Name: | Alan Heuberger (1) |
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| Title: | Attorney-in-fact for each of the Co-Trustees, |
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| WILLIAM H. GATES III | ||
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| Name: | Alan Heuberger (1)(2) |
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| MELINDA FRENCH GATES | ||
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| Name: | Alan Heuberger (1) |
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| * By: | /s/ Alan Heuberger | |
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| Alan Heuberger | |
(1) Duly authorized under Special Limited Power of Attorney appointing Alan Heuberger attorney-in-fact, dated August 12, 2008, by and on behalf of William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates as Co-Trustees, filed as Exhibit 99.5 to Cascade Investment, L.L.C.s Schedule 13D with respect to Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., on May 7, 2009, SEC File No. 005-60431, and incorporated by reference herein.
(2) Duly authorized under Special Limited Power of Attorney appointing Alan Heuberger attorney-in-fact, dated August 12, 2008, by and on behalf of William H. Gates III, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to Amendment No. 1 to Cascade Investment, L.L.C.s Schedule 13D with respect to Otter Tail Corporation on April 15, 2009, SEC File No. 005-06638, and incorporated by reference herein.
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
We, the signatories of the statement to which this Joint Filing Agreement is attached, hereby agree that such statement is filed, and any amendments thereto filed by any or all of us, will be filed, on behalf of each of us.
| Date: July 30, 2021 | BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST | ||
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| WILLIAM H. GATES III | ||
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| MELINDA FRENCH GATES | ||
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| Alan Heuberger | |
(1) Duly authorized under Special Limited Power of Attorney appointing Alan Heuberger attorney-in-fact, dated August 12, 2008, by and on behalf of William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates as Co-Trustees, filed as Exhibit 99.5 to Cascade Investment, L.L.C.s Schedule 13D with respect to Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., on May 7, 2009, SEC File No. 005-60431, and incorporated by reference herein.
(2) Duly authorized under Special Limited Power of Attorney appointing Alan Heuberger attorney-in-fact, dated August 12, 2008, by and on behalf of William H. Gates III, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to Amendment No. 1 to Cascade Investment, L.L.C.s Schedule 13D with respect to Otter Tail Corporation on April 15, 2009, SEC File No. 005-06638, and incorporated by reference herein.
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