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Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. Announces Amendment to Discount Management Policy and Tender Offer

^{Published on 2011-04-07 19:40:31 - Market Wire}
 

NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--The Board of Directors of Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. (NYSE: APF) (the aFunda) approved an amendment to the Funda™s Discount Management Policy, which is designed to attempt to narrow the trading discounts for the Fund (the aPolicya). The Policy, as amended, requires the Fund to conduct up to four consecutive, semi-annual tender offers, each to purchase up to 5 percent of the Funda™s outstanding shares of common stock for cash at a price equal to 98 percent of its net asset value per share as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the day after the date on which the tender offer expires, if the Funda™s shares trade at an average discount of at least 10 percent over a 12-week period. The amended Policy no longer includes a condition relating to the Funda™s average trailing 18-month premium/discount. The amended Policy is intended to be responsive to the concerns of Fund stockholders. The first 12-week measurement period under the amended Policy will commence July 11, 2011. For the 12-week period ended April 1, 2011, the Funda™s average discount was 10.55 percent.

In addition, the Board also approved a tender offer to acquire in exchange for cash up to 5 percent of the Funda™s outstanding shares at a price equal to 98 percent of the Funda™s net asset value per share as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the business day immediately following the day the offer expires (the aTender Offera).

The Tender Offer is being made on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer Notice and related Letter of Transmittal in connection with commencement of the Tender Offer on or about May 10, 2011 and termination on or about June 8, 2011. In connection with the Tender Offer, the Fund has temporarily suspended any purchases of shares in the open market pursuant to its share repurchase program until on or about 10 business days after the termination of the Tender Offer, as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

This announcement is not a recommendation, an offer to purchase or a solicitation to sell any securities of the Fund. The Tender Offer will be made only by an Offer Notice, a related Letter of Transmittal and other documents, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shareholders of the Fund should read the Offer Notice and tender offer statement and related exhibits when those documents are filed and become available, as they will contain important information about the Tender Offer. These and other filed documents will be available to investors for free both at the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission and from the Fund.

The Board of the Fund will continue to periodically monitor whether any additional action with respect to the Fund's trading discount is necessary and in the best interests of the Fund and its stockholders.

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This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful under the securities laws of any such state.