Article: First Australia Fund Announces Quarterly Distribution.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The First Australia Fund, Inc., a closed-end equity fund (Amex: IAF; Pacific), today announced that it will pay a quarterly distribution of US 21 cents per share. The distribution will be paid on January 14, 2000 to all shareholders of record at December 31, 1999 (ex-dividend date December 29, 1999).

Including the current quarterly distribution, the Fund has paid a total of US 81.5 cents per share over the last 12 months. At the current market price of $7.875 per share this represents an annual cash distribution rate of 10.3%.

The Board has determined to maintain the Fund's distribution rate at 9% for the current ...

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