N-Q
 

 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-08050
The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-583-5000
Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2007
Date of reporting period: July 31, 2007
Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments   July 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
                             
NUMBER       PERCENT OF              
OF SHARES   SECURITY   HOLDINGS     COST     VALUE  
 
COMMON STOCKS (99.48% of holdings)                        
 
                           
 
  China     19.46 %                
 
  Athletic Footwear     0.62 %                
1,610,000
  China Hongxing Sports, Ltd.           $ 431,078     $ 843,488  
 
                       
 
  Chemicals—Fibers     0.55 %                
500,000
  China Sky Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd.             416,603       757,850  
 
                       
 
  Commercial Banks—Non-US     2.28 %                
1,596,000
  China Construction Bank             850,141       1,203,182  
525,500
  China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., 144A             648,722       1,913,656  
 
                       
 
                1,498,863       3,116,838  
 
                       
 
  Food—Meat Products     0.45 %                
532,500
  People's Food Holdings, Ltd.             317,435       621,124  
 
                       
 
  Food—Miscellaneous / Diversified     0.53 %                
537,000
  Synear Food Holdings, Ltd.             666,820       721,922  
 
                       
 
  Gold Mining     0.73 %                
1,287,500
  Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.             702,845       1,003,514  
 
                       
 
  Life / Health Insurance     1.43 %                
454,000
  China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.             855,388       1,963,635  
 
                       
 
  Machinery—General Industry     0.86 %                
1,538,000
  Haitian International Holdings, Ltd.+             970,031       1,175,178  
 
                       
 
  Machinery—Material Handling     1.74 %                
1,115,600
  Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co., Class B             538,098       2,384,037  
 
                       
 
  Non-Ferrous Metals     0.56 %                
1,140,000
  Hunan Non-Ferrous Metal Corp., Ltd., 144A             311,981       760,364  
 
                       
 
  Oil Companies—Integrated     1.47 %                
8,399
  China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. ADR             349,357       881,643  
756,000
  Petrochina Co., Ltd.             753,957       1,126,333  
 
                       
 
                1,103,314       2,007,976  
 
                       
 
  Power Conversion & Supply Equipment     0.30 %                
64,000
  Dongfang Electrical Machinery Co., Ltd.             380,442       413,787  
 
                       

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The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments   July 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
                             
NUMBER       PERCENT OF              
OF SHARES   SECURITY   HOLDINGS     COST     VALUE  
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)                        
 
                           
 
  China (continued)                        
 
  Real Estate—Operations & Development     4.25 %                
390,600
  China Merchants Property Development Co., Ltd.           $ 1,573,001     $ 2,043,273  
1,300,004
  China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class B             203,166       3,772,316  
 
                       
 
                1,776,167       5,815,589  
 
                       
 
  Retail—Regional Department Store     0.77 %                
1,208,000
  Golden Eagle Retail Group, Ltd.             603,467       1,057,314  
 
                       
 
  Shipbuilding     2.26 %                
486,000
  Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., Ltd.+             431,829       3,101,830  
 
                       
 
  Telecommunications Equipment     0.46 %                
217,000
  Foxconn International Holdings, Ltd.+             145,516       632,180  
 
                       
 
  Transport—Services     0.20 %                
348,000
  Dalian Port (PDA) Co., Ltd.             257,236       270,796  
 
                       
 
  Total China             11,407,113       26,647,422  
 
                       
 
  Hong Kong     18.26 %                
 
  Apparel Manufacturers     1.74 %                
156,000
  Esprit Holdings, Ltd.             219,698       2,112,889  
111,500
  Ports Design, Ltd.             201,204       268,412  
 
                       
 
                420,902       2,381,301  
 
                       
 
  Cellular Telecommunications     2.92 %                
343,100
  China Mobile, Ltd.             1,179,056       3,995,984  
 
                       
 
  Chemicals—Specialty     0.32 %                
944,000
  EcoGreen Fine Chemical Group             414,404       446,293  
 
                       
 
  Commercial Banks—Non-US     0.59 %                
88,402
  Dah Sing Financial Group             499,745       808,763  
 
                       
 
  Commercial Services     0.47 %                
5,402,500
  Shenzhen International Holdings, Ltd.             548,836       648,887  
 
                       
 
  Diversified Operations     1.88 %                
1,000,000
  C C Land Holdings, Ltd.             1,038,946       1,234,308  
88,381
  Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd.             419,142       949,732  

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The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments   July 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
                             
NUMBER       PERCENT OF              
OF SHARES   SECURITY   HOLDINGS     COST     VALUE  
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)                        
 
                           
 
  Hong Kong (continued)                        
 
  Diversified Operations (continued)                        
159,000
  NWS Holdings, Ltd.           $ 386,938     $ 386,009  
 
                       
 
                1,845,026       2,570,049  
 
                       
 
  Electric—Generation     1.64 %                
864,000
  China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.             478,981       2,241,073  
 
                       
 
  Electronic Components—Miscellaneous     0.41 %                
466,000
  AAC Acoustic Technology Holdings, Inc.+             462,596       557,324  
 
                       
 
  Finance—Other Services     1.19 %                
98,000
  Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd.             214,561       1,629,107  
 
                       
 
  Food—Wholesale / Distribution     0.44 %                
2,495,000
  Heng Tai Consumables Group, Ltd.+             564,380       608,906  
 
                       
 
  Footwear & Related Apparel     0.43 %                
694,000
  Prime Success International Group, Ltd.             543,805       583,488  
 
                       
 
  Oil Companies—Exploration & Production     0.97 %                
11,250
  CNOOC, Ltd. ADR             557,593       1,334,250  
 
                       
 
  Real Estate—Operations & Development     2.65 %                
104,700
  Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd.             845,018       1,484,964  
247,000
  Hopewell Holdings, Ltd.             281,995       1,074,633  
2,507,328
  Shanghai Real Estate, Ltd.             555,728       1,070,050  
 
                       
 
                1,682,741       3,629,647  
 
                       
 
  Retail—Apparel / Shoe     0.54 %                
640,000
  Belle International Holdings, Ltd.             535,528       744,162  
 
                       
 
  Retail—Restaurants     0.46 %                
330,000
  Cafe De Coral Holdings, Ltd.             297,250       629,114  
 
                       
 
  Steel—Producers     0.59 %                
2,478,000
  Shougang Concord International Enterprises Co., Ltd.             427,244       807,398  
 
                       
 
  Sugar     0.39 %                
1,048,000
  Xiwang Sugar Holdings Co., Ltd.             557,734       528,938  
 
                       

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The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments   July 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
                             
NUMBER       PERCENT OF              
OF SHARES   SECURITY   HOLDINGS     COST     VALUE  
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)                        
 
                           
 
  Hong Kong (continued)                        
 
  Transport—Services     0.63 %                
278,000
  Integrated Distribution Services Group, Ltd.           $ 506,378     $ 861,396  
 
                       
 
  Total Hong Kong             11,736,760       25,006,080  
 
                       
 
  India     8.56 %                
 
  Applications Software     1.55 %                
43,352
  Infosys Technologies, Ltd.             475,290       2,122,646  
 
                       
 
  Commercial Banks—Non-US     1.14 %                
58,980
  Punjab National Bank, Ltd.             490,396       751,809  
20,015
  State Bank of India             82,268       805,160  
 
                       
 
                572,664       1,556,969  
 
                       
 
  Motion Pictures & Services     0.39 %                
45,363
  UTV Software Communications, Ltd.             546,716       529,090  
 
                       
 
  Oil Refining & Marketing     1.81 %                
94,750
  Chennai Petroleum Corp., Ltd.             617,596       676,207  
38,454
  Reliance Industries, Ltd.             180,517       1,801,932  
 
                       
 
                798,113       2,478,139  
 
                       
 
  Power Conversion & Supply Equipment     2.31 %                
52,048
  Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd.             263,730       2,231,945  
79,455
  Indo Tech Transformers, Ltd.             557,676       931,738  
 
                       
 
                821,406       3,163,683  
 
                       
 
  Shipbuilding     0.73 %                
69,350
  ABG Shipyard, Ltd.             559,414       1,006,784  
 
                       
 
  Telecommunications Services     0.63 %                
62,910
  Reliance Communications, Ltd.             377,962       870,528  
 
                       
 
  Total India             4,151,565       11,727,839  
 
                       
 
  Indonesia     3.11 %                
 
  Coal     0.76 %                
3,540,500
  PT Bumi Resources TBK             460,360       1,036,244  
 
                       

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The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments   July 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
                             
NUMBER       PERCENT OF              
OF SHARES   SECURITY   HOLDINGS     COST     VALUE  
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)                        
 
                           
 
  Indonesia (continued)                        
 
  Commercial Banks—Non-US     0.63 %                
1,258,830
  PT Bank Central Asia TBK           $ 333,342     $ 859,689  
 
                       
 
  Metal Processors & Fabrication     0.64 %                
26,619,000
  PT Bakrie and Brothers TBK+             451,297       880,086  
 
                       
 
  Telecommunications Services     0.63 %                
709,500
  PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia TBK             350,610       861,398  
 
                       
 
  Transportation—Marine     0.45 %                
3,001,000
  PT Berlian Laju Tanker TBK             539,551       614,839  
 
                       
 
  Total Indonesia             2,135,160       4,252,256  
 
                       
 
  Malaysia     4.85 %                
 
  Agriculture     0.79 %                
708,500
  IOI Corp. BHD             238,665       1,087,002  
 
                       
 
  Casino Hotels     1.00 %                
1,133,500
  Resorts World BHD             602,397       1,364,991  
 
                       
 
  Commercial Banks—Non-US     0.91 %                
365,400
  Bumiputra—Commerce Holdings BHD             457,078       1,248,146  
 
                       
 
  Metal Processors & Fabrication     1.14 %                
1,038,400
  KNM Group BHD             551,769       1,563,086  
 
                       
 
  Real Estate—Operations & Development     0.44 %                
779,100
  IGB Corp. BHD             501,233       602,170  
 
                       
 
  Rubber and Vinyl     0.57 %                
330,580
  Top Glove Corp. BHD             582,070       779,918  
 
                       
 
  Total Malaysia             2,933,212       6,645,313  
 
                       
 
  Singapore     11.84 %                
 
  Commercial Banks—Non-US     1.15 %                
103,100
  DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.             659,566       1,569,482  
 
                       
 
  Computers—Integrated Systems     0.59 %                
939,000
  CSE Global, Ltd.             618,468       804,442  
 
                       

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The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments   July 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
                             
NUMBER       PERCENT OF              
OF SHARES   SECURITY   HOLDINGS     COST     VALUE  
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)                        
 
                           
 
  Singapore (continued)                        
 
  Diversified Operations     1.17 %                
180,000
  Keppel Corp., Ltd.           $ 649,687     $ 1,601,371  
 
                       
 
  Food—Wholesale / Distribution     0.79 %                
551,000
  Olam International, Ltd.             536,293       1,089,327  
 
                       
 
  Oil Field Machinery & Equipment     0.83 %                
444,000
  KS Energy Services, Ltd.             561,409       1,141,125  
 
                       
 
  Real Estate—Operations & Development     1.63 %                
245,500
  Keppel Land, Ltd.             179,271       1,350,901  
410,000
  Yanlord Land Group, Ltd.             555,627       875,416  
 
                       
 
                734,898       2,226,317  
 
                       
 
  Schools     0.42 %                
488,000
  Raffles Education Corp., Ltd.             397,612       578,866  
 
                       
 
  Telecommunications Services     0.55 %                
326,840
  Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.             466,545       753,857  
 
                       
 
  Transport—Equipment & Leasing     0.20 %                
176,000
  Goodpack, Ltd.             274,877       270,243  
 
                       
 
  Transportation—Marine     4.16 %                
778,000
  Cosco Corp. (Singapore), Ltd.             588,852       2,640,416  
742,000
  Ezra Holdings, Ltd.             388,967       3,056,114  
 
                       
 
                977,819       5,696,530  
 
                       
 
  Water Treatment Systems     0.35 %                
250,000
  Sino-Environment Technology Group, Ltd.+             506,993       477,775  
 
                       
 
  Total Singapore             6,384,167       16,209,335  
 
                       
 
  South Korea     20.90 %                
 
  Auto—Cars & Light Trucks     0.75 %                
11,640
  Hyundai Motor Co.             504,126       1,028,139  
 
                       
 
  Building & Construction—Miscellaneous     2.22 %                
17,190
  GS Engineering & Construction Corp.             388,617       2,580,463  

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The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments   July 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
                             
NUMBER       PERCENT OF              
OF SHARES   SECURITY   HOLDINGS     COST     VALUE  
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)                        
 
                           
 
  South Korea (continued)                        
 
  Building & Construction—Miscellaneous (continued)                        
6,500
  Kumho Industrial Co., Ltd.           $ 207,541     $ 458,175  
 
                       
 
                596,158       3,038,638  
 
                       
 
  Cellular Telecommunications     0.63 %                
3,851
  SK Telecom Co., Ltd.             698,091       858,757  
 
                       
 
  Commercial Banks—Non-US     1.76 %                
27,701
  Kookmin Bank             886,609       2,416,643  
 
                       
 
  Diversified Financial Services     2.57 %                
13,920
  Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.             487,195       961,514  
37,520
  Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.             585,202       2,554,935  
 
                       
 
                1,072,397       3,516,449  
 
                       
 
  Electronic Components—Semiconductors     5.13 %                
10,521
  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.             2,928,051       7,026,971  
 
                       
 
  Finance—Credit Card     0.50 %                
9,380
  Samsung Card Co., Ltd.+             484,207       682,609  
 
                       
 
  Machinery—General Industry     0.56 %                
18,900
  Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd.             499,364       760,687  
 
                       
 
  Non-Ferrous Metals     1.33 %                
8,180
  Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.             291,771       1,819,656  
 
                       
 
  Retail—Discount     0.95 %                
1,990
  Shinsegae Co., Ltd.             558,276       1,307,473  
 
                       
 
  Shipbuilding     1.85 %                
46,090
  Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.             602,185       2,531,867  
 
                       
 
  Steel—Producers     2.65 %                
5,625
  POSCO             710,822       3,267,432  
2,550
  POSCO ADR             73,236       363,247  
 
                       
 
                784,058       3,630,679  
 
                       
 
  Total South Korea             9,905,293       28,618,568  
 
                       

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The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments   July 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
                             
NUMBER       PERCENT OF              
OF SHARES   SECURITY   HOLDINGS     COST     VALUE  
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)                        
 
                           
 
  Taiwan     9.29 %                
 
  Circuit Boards     0.35 %                
334,560
  Unimicron Technology Corp.           $ 500,103     $ 485,387  
 
                       
 
  Computers     0.69 %                
296,479
  Advantech Co., Ltd.+             370,817       939,798  
1
  Compal Electronics, Inc.             1       1  
 
                       
 
                370,818       939,799  
 
                       
 
  Electronic Components—Miscellaneous     3.00 %                
199,100
  Asustek Computer, Inc.             560,356       568,614  
426,674
  Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.             1,030,503       3,537,302  
 
                       
 
                1,590,859       4,105,916  
 
                       
 
  Electronic Components—Semiconductors     0.35 %                
26,250
  MediaTek, Inc.             292,147       474,450  
 
                       
 
  Entertainment Software     0.86 %                
95,450
  International Games System Co., Ltd.             755,322       1,181,161  
 
                       
 
  Life / Health Insurance     0.69 %                
357,000
  Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.             749,087       937,956  
 
                       
 
  Semiconductor Components—Integrated Circuits     3.35 %                
863,583
  Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.+             620,026       1,131,826  
88,829
  Novatek Microelectronics Corp., Ltd.             413,021       411,532  
1,539,324
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.             2,434,054       3,049,653  
 
                       
 
                3,467,101       4,593,011  
 
                       
 
  Total Taiwan             7,725,437       12,717,680  
 
                       
 
  Thailand     3.21 %                
 
  Building Products—Cement & Aggregation     0.46 %                
77,420
  Siam Cement PCL             423,667       623,486  
 
                       
 
  Commercial Banks—Non-US     0.66 %                
370,105
  Siam Commercial Bank PCL             157,065       898,553  
 
                       
 
  Oil Companies—Exploration & Production     0.80 %                
289,400
  PTT Exploration & Production PCL             474,039       1,096,764  
 
                       

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The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments   July 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
                             
NUMBER       PERCENT OF              
OF SHARES   SECURITY   HOLDINGS     COST     VALUE  
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)                        
 
                           
 
  Thailand (continued)                        
 
  Oil Refining & Marketing     0.57 %                
303,200
  Thai Oil PCL           $ 509,471     $ 785,492  
 
                       
 
  Real Estate—Operations & Development     0.72 %                
981,000
  Central Pattana PCL             456,377       987,535  
 
                       
 
  Total Thailand             2,020,619       4,391,830  
 
                       
 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS             58,399,326       136,216,323  
 
                       
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (0.52% of holdings)                        
 
                           
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
  United States     0.52 %                
 
  State Street Bank, 1.5% dated 07/31/07,                        
 
  due 08/01/07, proceeds at maturity $708,934                        
 
  (Collateralized by $696,000 FNMA, 6%, due                        
708,904
  05/15/08, Market Value $709,166)             708,904       708,904  
 
                       
 
  Total United States             708,904       708,904  
 
                       
 
  TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS             708,904       708,904  
 
                       
 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS     100.00 %   $ 59,108,230     $ 136,925,227  
 
                       
Footnotes and Abbreviations
 
ADR   American Depository Receipt
 
144A   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At July 31, 2007, these securities amounted to a value of $2,674,020.
 
+   Non-Income producing security
 
    As of April 30, 2007, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $57,944,887. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for all securities was as follows:
         
Excess of value over tax cost
  $ 58,595,132  
Excess of tax cost over value
    (307,284 )
 
     
 
  $ 58,287,848  
 
     

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
  (a)   The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
 
  (b)   There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3. Exhibits.
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 


 

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc.
         
By (Signature and Title)*
     /s/ Prakash A. Melwani
 
   Prakash A. Melwani, President
   
 
     (principal executive officer)    
Date September 13, 2007
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
By (Signature and Title)*
     /s/ Prakash A. Melwani
 
   Prakash A. Melwani, President
   
 
     (principal executive officer)    
Date September 13, 2007
         
By (Signature and Title)*
     /s/ Joseph Malangoni
 
   Joseph Malangoni, Treasurer
   
 
     (principal financial officer)    
Date September 13, 2007
 
*   Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.