The India Fund, Inc. (NYSE:IFN) Files An 8-K Changes in Registrant’s Certifying AccountantItem 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
On August8, 2017, upon the recommendation of its Audit Committee, the Fund’s Board of Directors approved the engagement of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund for the fiscal year ending December31, 2017, effective August8, 2017. During the Fund’s two most recent fiscal years (ended December31, 2016 and December31, 2015) and the subsequent interim period through August8, 2017, neither the Fund, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with KPMG, on behalf of the Fund, regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a “disagreement,” as defined in Item304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act and the instructions thereto, or a “reportable event,” as defined in Item304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act.
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Item 4.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| 16.1 | Letter dated August9, 2017 from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission confirming the disclosures contained in Item 4.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. |
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to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Fund has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: August9, 2017 | The India Fund, Inc. |
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/s/ Lucia Sitar |
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| Name: Lucia Sitar | |
| Title: Vice President |
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About The India Fund, Inc. (NYSE:IFN)
The India Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation, which it seeks to achieve by investing primarily in the equity securities of Indian companies. The Fund’s portfolio of investments includes financials, consumer staples, information technology, materials, healthcare, consumer discretionary, industrials, telecommunication services, utilities and others. The Fund’s investment manager is Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (AAMAL). Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. (AAMI), an affiliate of AAMAL, serves as the Fund’s administrator.