UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 14)

Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

318652104

(CUSIP Number)

 

Moritz Sell

Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Alexanderplatz 2

D-10178 Berlin

Germany

+44.20.7572.6200

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to

Receive Notices and Communications)

 

January 12, 2005

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-l(e), 240.13d-l(f) or 240.13d-l(g), check the following box. o

 

 



 

 

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1.

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

 

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

 

Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

 

 

IRS No.

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

[

]

 

(b)

[

]


 

3.           SEC Use Only



 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 


 

5.

Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

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6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

 

Federal Republic of Germany


 

Number of

7.

Sole Voting Power: 1,131,550

Shares Bene-

ficially

8.

Shared Voting Power:

Owned by Each

Reporting

9.

Sole Dispositive Power:

4,351,550

Person with:

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power:

 


 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

 

4,351,550


 

 

12.

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

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13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

25.9%

 

 


 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

BK

 


 

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This Amendment No. 14 amends and supplements items 2, 4 and 5 and Annex A of the Statement on Schedule 13D of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG (the "Bank") with respect to the shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"). The amendment to Annex attached hereto sets forth the name, address and principal occupation of each director and executive officer of the Bank. All of the individuals listed on Annex A are citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany. Statements that are not modified in this amendment are not amended and remain as previously reported.

Item 2. Identity and Background

 

The Bank notes that every time the Bank amends Annex A to the Bank's Schedule 13D, the Bank automatically reiterates, unless otherwise explicitly set forth in such amendment, the statement made in Item 2 of the Bank's Amendment No. 7 to its Schedule 13D. Such statement is as follows: Based on the information about the persons listed on Annex A that is available to the Bank pursuant to German labor law (including a police certificate of no criminal record), the Bank is unaware of any information that would render incorrect the statements in (d) and (e) of Item 2 of the Bank's Statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the persons listed in Annex A.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

In Amendment No. 13 to this Statement of Schedule 13D the Bank reported that it had commenced sales of shares of Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Fund on the Bank’s behalf to permit such sales in a registered public offering under the Securities Act of 1933. As of the date of this Amendment, the Bank has effected the additional sales set forth in item 5 below pursuant to the Registration Statement. The Bank expects to sell additional shares pursuant to the Registration Statement in accordance with the plan of distribution set forth therein but reserves the rights to cease such sales at any time and to sell other shares pursuant to the terms of rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

(a) and (b) According to the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, there were 16,803,510 shares of Common Stock outstanding at November 23, 2005. The percentages set forth in this Item 5(a) are derived using such number. For purposes of rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), the Bank deems itself to be the beneficial owner of 4,351,550 shares of Common Stock, which constitute approximately 25.9% of the outstanding shares. Of such shares, the Bank has economic beneficial ownership of, and exercises sole voting and dispositional authority over, 1,131,550 shares (or approximately 6.7% of the outstanding shares) and has the right to acquire 3,220,000 shares (or approximately 19.2% of the outstanding shares) pursuant to the options described in Item 5 of Amendment No. 13 to this Statement on Schedule 13D (the “Options”), which are exercisable only on July 3, 2006. Pending exercise of the Options, the Bank possesses neither voting nor dispositional control over the shares that may be acquired pursuant thereto but possesses dispositional authority over the Options. Pursuant to rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) under the Exchange Act, the Bank deems itself to beneficially own the shares that may be acquired upon exercise of the Options.

(c) In addition to sales reported in Amendment Nos. 12 and 13 to this Statement on Schedule 13D, during the last 60 days the Bank has effected the following sales of shares of Common Stock in at-the-market transactions on the American Stock Exchange pursuant to the Registration Statement:

DATE

NUMBER OF SHARES

PRICE PER SHARE

(excluding brokerage commissions)

January 3, 2006

7,500

$12.75

January 4, 2006

50,000

$12.9267

January 5, 2006

13,000

12.9151

January 6, 2006

41,000

$12.7062

January 9, 2006

13,000

$12.7865

January 10, 2006

12,000

$12.6386

January 11, 2006

2,500

$12.97

January 12, 2006

50,000

$12.9905

 

 

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January 13, 2006

4,000

$13.0000

January 17, 2006

30,000

$13.0778

January 19, 2006

20,000

$13.0006

January 20, 2006

8,500

$13.0500

 

 

Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: January 23, 2006

 

BANKGESELLSCHAFT BERLIN AG

 

By: /s/    Dirk Kipp                            

Name: Dirk Kipp

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

By: /s/    Moritz Sell                          

Name: Moritz Sell

 

Title:

Director

 

 

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Amendments to Annex A

Unless otherwise indicated, the business address for all individuals listed in this Annex A is Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG, Alexanderplatz 2, D-10178 Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany.

Members of the Managing Board

Name and Address

Principal Occupation

Hans-Jörg Vetter
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin

Chairman of the Managing Board of
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Serge Demolière
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin

Member of the Managing Board of
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Uwe Kruschinski
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin

Member of the Managing Board of
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Martin Klaus Müller
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin

Member of the Managing Board of
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Dr. Thomas Veit
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin

Member of the Managing Board of
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

 

Executive Officers

 

Name and Address

Principal Occupation

Alt, Volker
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Recht
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Boenke, Frank-Michael
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Compliance
Brunnenstraße 111
D-13355 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Brummel, Beate
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Kreditbereich Kapitalmarkt
Strukturierte Finanzierungen/Projektfinanzierungen
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

 

 

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Burmester, Dr. Christian
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
London Branch
1 Crown Court
Cheapside
GB-London EC2V 6LR

General Manager of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
London Branch

Butzer, Arnold
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Vertrieb Immobilienfinanzierung
Berlin und Neue Bundesländer
Corneliusstr, 7
D-10787 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Günther, Steffen
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Geschäftsfeldstab Immobilienfinanzierung
Corneliusstr, 7
D-10787 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Gottschalk, Gudrun
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Datenschutz und Geldwäsche
Brunnenstr. 111
D-13355 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Hirschhaeuser, Dr. Karl-Friedrich
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Controlling
Brunnenstraße 111
D-13355 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Kipp, Dirk
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Treasury & Trading
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Lange, Axel
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Kreditbereich IBAG/IBG
Hardenbergstr. 20
D-10623 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Papesch, Uwe
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Client Business
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Pritzsche, Wolfgang
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Finanzen
Brunnenstraße 111
D-13355 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

 

 

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Reutter, Dr. Georg
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Vertrieb Immobilienfinanzierung
Alte Bundesländer
Corneliusstr, 7
D-10787 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Roller, Gerhard
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Internationales Geschäft
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin-

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Scheer, Heinz-Günter
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Unternehmensentwicklung
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Schölper, Siegfried
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Risikocontrolling
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Schroeder, Bartho
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Business Management
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin

Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

 

 

 

 

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