Information Statement

The information in this information statement is not complete and may be changed. We will not use this information statement in connection with the Spin-Off or otherwise until the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has completed its review of the information statement.

This information statement is being provided in connection with the distribution to holders of common stock of Yahoo! Inc. (“Yahoo”), as a dividend, of all of the shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Aabaco Holdings, Inc. (the “Fund” or “we”), a Delaware corporation and currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo. We refer to this transaction as the “Spin-Off.”

If all conditions to the Spin-Off are satisfied or waived by Yahoo in its sole discretion, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [●], 2016 (such date and time, the “Distribution Date”), for each [●] whole share[s] of Yahoo’s common stock held by you as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [●], 2015 (such date and time, the “Record Date”), you will receive one share of the Fund’s Common Stock. Cash will be distributed in lieu of fractional shares of the Fund’s Common Stock. Following the Spin-Off, shares of the Fund’s Common Stock are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “AABA.”

No vote of Yahoo’s stockholders is required or being sought to authorize or effectuate the Spin-Off. You do not need to pay any consideration, exchange or surrender your existing shares of Yahoo’s common stock, or take any other action to receive shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off.

Following the Spin-Off, the Fund will be an independent, publicly traded, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). Immediately after the Spin-Off, the Fund’s primary investment assets will consist of [●] ordinary shares, par value US $0.000025 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (“Alibaba”) and [●] Alibaba American Depositary Shares (the “Alibaba ADS” and, together with the Ordinary Shares, the “Alibaba Shares”), totaling 383,565,416 Alibaba Shares and representing as of the date of this information statement an approximate 15 percent ownership interest in Alibaba. Alibaba is an online and mobile commerce company. It operates three People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) retail marketplaces, a PRC and a global wholesale marketplace, and a global consumer marketplace.

The Fund’s investment objective is total return to be derived primarily through owning the Alibaba Shares. Based on the closing market price of Alibaba ADS on the New York Stock Exchange on [●], 2015, the Fund anticipates that the value of its Alibaba Shares will exceed 95 percent of the value of its total assets immediately after the Spin-Off is completed. The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by continuing to invest at least 80 percent of its total assets in Alibaba Shares under normal market conditions. The Fund’s investment objective and this investment policy are not fundamental and either may be changed without stockholder approval, although the Fund will provide stockholders with at least 60 days’ notice before implementing any change to its investment objective or this investment policy. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Immediately after the Spin-Off, the Fund’s only other investment asset will be a 100 percent ownership interest in Aabaco Small Business, LLC, which was formed by the Fund in connection with the Spin-Off and, prior to the Spin-Off, will acquire those assets and assume those liabilities that exclusively relate to the business that has historically been operated by Yahoo under the name “Yahoo Small Business.”

The Spin-Off is intended to be tax-free to Yahoo stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except for cash received in lieu of fractional shares, pursuant to Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The completion of the Spin-Off is conditioned upon the receipt by Yahoo of an opinion of its legal counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, to the effect that, under current law and subject to certain factual representations and assumptions, the Spin-Off will qualify as a tax-free transaction to Yahoo and its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Internal Revenue Service has made no determination as to whether the Spin-Off will qualify as a tax-free transaction. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off,” “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Spin-Off—The Spin-Off could result in significant tax liabilities,” and “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Spin-Off—The Fund may be required to indemnify Yahoo for any U.S. federal income or other tax liabilities incurred by Yahoo as a result of the Spin-Off and related restructuring transactions, which could materially adversely affect the Fund’s financial position.”

The Fund is not eligible to be treated as a “regulated investment company” under the Code as a result of the Fund’s concentrated ownership of Alibaba Shares. Instead, the Fund is treated as a regular corporation, or a “C” corporation, for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, as a result, unlike most investment companies, is subject to corporate income tax to the extent the Fund recognizes taxable income. Accordingly, the Fund will record a deferred tax liability based on an assumed effective combined federal and state corporate tax rate on capital gains. See “Pro Forma Statement of Assets and Liabilities.”

Yahoo currently owns all of the Fund’s outstanding Common Stock. Accordingly, there is no current trading market for the Fund’s Common Stock, although we expect that a limited market, commonly known as a when-issued trading market, will develop on or shortly before the Record Date, and we expect regular-way trading of the Fund’s Common Stock to begin on the first trading day following completion of the Spin-Off.

Because the Fund is newly organized, it has no operating history and its Common Stock has no history of public trading. Common stock of closed-end investment companies frequently trades at a discount from net asset value.

Investing in the Fund’s Common Stock involves certain risks. Because the Fund’s current investment policy is to invest at least 80 percent of its total assets in the Alibaba Shares, an investment in the Fund is particularly subject to risks relating to Alibaba. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 44 of this information statement. You should carefully consider these risks together with all of the other information contained in this information statement.

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or has passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this information statement as truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

You should read this information statement, which contains important information about the Fund that you should know, and retain it for future reference. You may request a free copy of this information statement or any other information filed with the SEC, when available, and other information about the Fund, and make stockholder inquiries, by calling [●] or by writing to [●], or you may obtain a copy (and other information regarding the Fund) from the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Free copies of the Fund’s reports will also be available from the Fund’s website at [●].

The Fund’s Common Stock does not represent a deposit in or obligation of, and is not guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank or other insured depository institution, and is not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency.

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this information statement. The Fund has not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. You should not assume that the information in this information statement is accurate as of any date other than the date of this information statement. The Fund’s business, financial condition, and results of operations may have changed since that date.

This information statement contains or incorporates by reference forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which involve risks and uncertainties. These statements describe the proposed Spin-Off, the Fund’s plans, strategies, and goals, and the Fund’s beliefs and assumptions concerning future economic and other conditions and the outlook for the Fund, based on currently available information. In this information statement, words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “objectives,” “goals,” “future,” “intends,” “seeks,” “will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” and similar expressions are used in an effort to identify forward-looking statements, although some forward-looking statements may be expressed differently. The Fund is not entitled to the safe harbor for forward-looking statements pursuant to Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933.

SUMMARY

This is only a summary of information contained elsewhere in this information statement. You should carefully read the more detailed information contained in this information statement, especially the information under the headings “The Spin-Off,” “Investment Objective and Policies,” and “Risk Factors.”

The Fund

Aabaco Holdings, Inc. (the “Fund” or “we”) is a Delaware corporation that currently is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo! Inc. (“Yahoo”). Yahoo has authorized a plan to spin off the Fund by distributing to the holders of Yahoo’s common stock, as a dividend, all of the Fund’s outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”). We refer to this transaction as the “Spin-Off.”

Following the Spin-Off, the Fund will be an independent, publicly traded, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). Immediately after the Spin-Off, the Fund’s primary investment assets will consist of [●] ordinary shares, par value US $0.000025 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (“Alibaba”) and [●] Alibaba American Depositary Shares (the “Alibaba ADS” and, together with the Ordinary Shares, the “Alibaba Shares”), totaling 383,565,416 Alibaba Shares and representing as of the date of this information statement an approximate 15 percent ownership interest in Alibaba. Immediately after the Spin-Off, the Fund’s only other investment asset will be a 100 percent ownership interest in Aabaco Small Business, LLC (“ASB”). ASB was formed by the Fund in connection with the Spin-Off and, prior to the Spin-Off, will acquire those assets and assume those liabilities that exclusively relate to the business that has historically been operated by Yahoo under the name “Yahoo Small Business” (the “Transferred Business”).

The Fund will hold 290,938,700 of its Alibaba Shares through Aabaco Holdings Hong Kong Limited (formerly, Yahoo! Hong Kong Holdings Limited) (“Aabaco Hong Kong”), a Hong Kong private company limited by shares that engages in no other business or operations, and owns no other assets, other than de minimis cash. Aabaco Hong Kong currently is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo that will be transferred to the Fund and become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund prior to the Spin-Off. The balance of the Alibaba Shares will be held directly by the Fund.

The Ordinary Shares are not listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) or any other national securities exchange. In order to sell Ordinary Shares through the NYSE or to lend them to investors, the Fund must first deposit them with Citibank, N.A.’s Hong Kong branch, as custodian for Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as depositary, in exchange for Alibaba ADS. The Fund may then sell or lend the Alibaba ADS in open market transactions without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Each Alibaba ADS represents one Ordinary Share. American Depositary Shares, such as the Alibaba ADS, are issued by depositary banks in the U.S. under

agreement with the issuing foreign company. Citibank N.A., as the depositary for the Alibaba ADS, is the holder of the Ordinary Shares underlying the Alibaba ADS. Alibaba ADS holders have rights granted to them in the deposit agreement among Alibaba, the depositary, and holders and beneficial owners of Alibaba ADS from time to time. The Alibaba ADS are listed for trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “BABA.”

Following the Spin-Off, Yahoo will not retain any ownership interest in the Fund. However, directors, officers, and employees of Yahoo who own shares of Yahoo’s common stock on the record date for the Spin-Off will receive shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in connection with the Spin-Off in the same ratio as other Yahoo stockholders.

A diagram depicting the Fund and its holdings, immediately following the Spin-Off, is set forth below:

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The Fund anticipates that immediately prior to the Spin-Off, [●] of the Alibaba Shares held directly by the Fund will be held in the form of Alibaba ADS. The balance of the Alibaba Shares held directly by the Fund and indirectly through Aabaco Hong Kong will be held in the form of Ordinary Shares.

Lexity, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo that will be transferred to ASB, and Aabaco Small Business India Private Limited was formed to receive Indian assets and operations that are part of the Transferred Business.

Investment Objective and Policies

The Fund’s investment objective is total return to be derived primarily through owning the Alibaba Shares. Based on the closing market price of the Alibaba ADS on the NYSE on [●], 2015, the Fund anticipates that the value of its Alibaba Shares will exceed 95 percent of the value of its total assets immediately after the Spin-Off is completed. The Fund’s investment objective is not fundamental and may be changed without stockholder approval, although the Fund will

provide stockholders with at least 60 days’ notice before implementing any change to its investment objective. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by continuing to invest at least 80 percent of its total assets in Alibaba Shares under normal market conditions. This policy is not fundamental and may be changed without stockholder approval, although the Fund will provide its stockholders with at least 60 days’ notice before implementing any change to this investment policy. The Fund has no current intention of investing less than 80 percent of its total assets in the Alibaba Shares. Because the Fund’s investment policy is to invest at least 80 percent of its total assets in the Alibaba Shares, an investment in the Fund is particularly subject to risks relating to Alibaba. See “Risk Factors.”

The Fund’s investment in the Alibaba Shares will cause it to be a non-diversified investment company and to concentrate its investments in securities issued by companies in the online services and e-commerce industry. As a result, the 1940 Act requires the Fund to obtain stockholder approval to invest less than 25 percent of its total assets in companies in the online services and e-commerce industry. The Fund has no current intention of investing less than 25 percent of its total assets in companies in the online services and e-commerce industry.

The Fund intends to enter into a Margin Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”). Beginning on the closing date of the Loan Agreement, revolving loans will be made available to the Fund under the Loan Agreement, in an amount up to $200 million. The loans will mature on the 24-month anniversary of the closing date of the Loan Agreement, unless they are terminated in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement prior to that time, or extended by agreement of the parties.

The Fund anticipates that it will initially borrow $[●] million pursuant to the Loan Agreement at or about the time of the completion of the Spin-Off. The Fund currently intends to borrow money to fund working capital, transaction expenses relating to the Spin-Off, and any other expenses of the Fund. The Fund also may borrow to repurchase its Common Stock if and to the extent authorized by its Board of Directors from time to time. The Fund does not currently intend to use the proceeds of any borrowing to purchase additional investment securities or to pay dividends to stockholders, though it retains the right to do so. The Fund reserves the right to borrow money to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, which currently permits the Fund to borrow up to one dollar for every three dollars of gross assets it has immediately after the borrowing and to issue preferred stock provided the Fund has two dollars of gross assets for every one dollar of the aggregate amount of the liquidation preference of the preferred stock plus any indebtedness it has outstanding immediately after the issuance of the preferred stock.

The Fund may lend its Alibaba Shares to generate income. Such income may be used for working capital purposes or to repurchase the Fund’s Common Stock if and to the extent authorized by its Board of Directors from time to time. The Fund has no current intention of lending its Alibaba Shares to generate income to be used to purchase additional investment securities or pay dividends to stockholders, though it retains the right to do so.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited and Alibaba ADS

Alibaba is an online and mobile commerce company. Alibaba operates three People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) retail marketplaces. In its public filings, Alibaba describes these as: Taobao Marketplace, the PRC’s largest online shopping destination in terms of gross merchandise volume; Tmall, the PRC’s largest third-party platform for brands and retailers in terms of gross merchandise volume; and Juhuasuan, the PRC’s most popular group buying marketplace by its monthly active users. Alibaba reported that there were 350 million active buyers on these marketplaces and over 10 million active sellers in the twelve months ended March 31, 2015. In addition, Alibaba operates Alibaba.com, which Alibaba reports was the PRC’s largest global online wholesale marketplace in 2014 by revenue; 1688.com, its PRC wholesale marketplace; and AliExpress, its global consumer marketplace. Alibaba provides the fundamental technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help businesses leverage the power of the internet to establish an online presence and conduct commerce with consumers and businesses.

In September 2014, Alibaba completed an initial public offering of the Alibaba American Depositary Shares (“Alibaba ADS”), which are listed for trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “BABA.” As a public company, Alibaba files reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) containing financial and other material information about its business and risks relating to its business. This information may be obtained at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany& CIK=0001577552&owner=exclude&count=40. You should review information filed by Alibaba with the SEC because the value of the Fund’s Common Stock will be heavily dependent upon and influenced by the value of the Alibaba Shares. All information with respect to Alibaba in this information statement is derived from Alibaba’s public filings with the SEC. Such information is provided for informational purposes only and the Fund makes no representation and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information.

On [●], 2015, the closing price of the Alibaba ADS on the NYSE was $[●] per share. The Fund anticipates that immediately prior to the Spin-Off, [●] of the Alibaba Shares held directly by the Fund will be held in the form of Alibaba ADS. The balance of the Alibaba Shares held directly by the Fund and indirectly through Aabaco Hong Kong will be held in the form of Ordinary Shares.

Aabaco Small Business

ASB was formed by the Fund in connection with the Spin-Off and, prior to the Spin-Off, will acquire those assets and assume those liabilities that exclusively relate to the Transferred Business.

The Spin-Off

Yahoo has authorized a plan to spin off the Fund by distributing to the holders of Yahoo’s common stock, as a dividend, all of the Fund’s outstanding Common Stock.

Requirements for Yahoo Stockholder Participation in the Spin-Off

Holders of Yahoo’s common stock on the Record Date are not required to make any election, pay any cash or deliver any other consideration, or give up any shares of Yahoo’s common stock, to receive the Fund’s Common Stock distributable to them in the Spin-Off.

Distribution to Yahoo Stockholders

Holders of Yahoo’s common stock will receive a dividend of one share of the Fund’s Common Stock for each [●] whole share[s] of Yahoo’s common stock held by them on the Record Date. Cash will be distributed in lieu of fractional shares of the Fund’s Common Stock.

Securities to be Distributed

Based on the [●] shares of Yahoo’s common stock outstanding on [●], 2015, and the distribution ratio of one share of the Fund’s Common Stock for each [●] whole share[s] of Yahoo’s common stock, we expect that approximately [●] shares of the Fund’s Common Stock will be distributed in the Spin-Off. The shares of the Fund’s Common Stock to be distributed by Yahoo will constitute all the issued and outstanding shares of the Fund’s Common Stock immediately after the Spin-Off. The exact number of shares of the Fund’s Common Stock to be distributed in the Spin-Off will not be known until the Record Date.

The Record Date

The Record Date is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [●], 2015.

The Distribution Date and Effective Time of the Spin-Off

The Distribution Date of the Spin-Off is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [●], 2016. Yahoo intends to effect the Spin-Off on the Distribution Date.

Distribution Agent

Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) and Computershare Inc., together, serve as distribution agent for the Fund’s Common Stock. Computershare and Computershare Inc. are located at 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021.

Relationship Between Yahoo and the Fund Following the Spin-Off

Following the Spin-Off, the Fund and Yahoo will operate independently of each other, and neither will have any ownership interest in the other as a result of the Spin-Off. In connection with the Spin-Off, however, the Fund, Yahoo, and certain of their respective subsidiaries are entering into agreements in order to govern the relationships between the Fund, Yahoo, and certain of their respective subsidiaries after the Spin-Off, and to provide for an orderly transition.

The Fund will enter into a separation and distribution agreement (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”) with Yahoo which will set forth, among other things, the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Spin-Off, the conditions to the Spin-Off, and ongoing obligations of the Fund and Yahoo following completion of the Spin-Off.

The Fund will also enter into a tax matters agreement (the “Tax Matters Agreement”) with Yahoo that will govern Yahoo’s and the Fund’s respective rights, responsibilities, and obligations with respect to taxes and tax benefits, the filing of tax returns, the control of audits, and other tax matters. Subject to limited exceptions, the Fund will generally be required to indemnify Yahoo, its subsidiaries, and specified related persons for taxes resulting from the Spin-Off and for losses related to such taxes (including additional taxes to the extent an indemnity payment causes an increase in the taxable income of Yahoo). If the Fund becomes obligated to indemnify Yahoo under the Tax Matters Agreement, the Fund will need to sell a portion of its portfolio securities or borrow funds in order to satisfy its indemnification obligations.

Yahoo, ASB, and certain of their respective subsidiaries will enter into certain agreements (collectively, the “Transfer Agreement”) pursuant to which Yahoo will transfer to ASB and certain of its subsidiaries substantially all of the assets exclusively relating to the Transferred Business, subject to certain excluded assets identified in the Transfer Agreement, and ASB and certain of its subsidiaries will assume all of the liabilities exclusively relating to the Transferred

Business, subject to certain retained liabilities identified in the Transfer Agreement.

Yahoo and ASB will enter into other agreements primarily intended to facilitate the operations of ASB following the Spin-Off (the “Ancillary Agreements”). The Ancillary Agreements will provide for (1) the provision by Yahoo of technology-related services, on a transitional basis; (2) the provision by Yahoo of general and administrative services, on a transitional basis; (3) mutual non-exclusive licenses for the use of certain intellectual property; and (4) ASB’s continued provision of Yahoo’s business email platform to ASB’s customers. In addition to these Ancillary Agreements, ASB will enter into a content license agreement and an advertising reseller agreement with Yahoo.

The Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the Transfer Agreement, and the Ancillary Agreements will be approved by the Board of Directors of the Fund (the “Board” or the “Board of Directors,” and each member of the Board a “Director” and together the “Directors”) in accordance with requirements of the 1940 Act and certain pronouncements of the staff of the SEC thereunder.

Conditions Precedent to the Spin-Off

The Separation and Distribution Agreement will provide that the completion of the Spin-Off is subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by applicable law) by Yahoo in its sole and absolute discretion of a number of conditions, including approval by Yahoo’s board of directors, the receipt by Yahoo of an opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (“Skadden Arps”) with respect to certain tax matters, including the qualification of the Spin-Off as a tax-free transaction under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the registration of the Fund’s Common Stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”), the acceptance of the Fund’s Common Stock for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”), the execution of the Loan Agreement by the Fund and the lenders providing such financing, and the execution by Yahoo, the Fund, and ASB of various agreements relating to the Spin-Off. For more information regarding the conditions precedent to the Spin-Off, please see “The Spin-Off—Conditions Precedent to the Spin-Off.”

Tax Matters

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off

The Spin-Off is intended to qualify as a tax-free transaction to Yahoo and its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The completion of the Spin-Off is conditioned upon the receipt by Yahoo of an opinion of Skadden Arps to the effect that the Spin-Off will qualify as a tax-free transaction to Yahoo and its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Provided that the Spin-Off so qualifies for U.S. federal income tax purposes, no taxable income, gain, or loss will be recognized by Yahoo upon the distribution of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off, and no taxable income, gain, or loss will be recognized by holders of Yahoo’s common stock upon the receipt of shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off (except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of the Fund’s Common Stock). A stockholder who receives shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off will generally be required to allocate the aggregate tax basis of the shares of Yahoo’s common stock that the stockholder held immediately before the Spin-Off between such shares of Yahoo’s common stock and shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in proportion to their respective fair market values. A stockholder who receives shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off may recognize taxable gain or loss upon a subsequent sale or other taxable disposition of such shares to the extent of the difference, if any, between the amount realized from such disposition and the stockholder’s tax basis in the Fund’s Common Stock. Information regarding the determination of a stockholder’s tax basis in its shares of Yahoo common stock and shares of the Fund’s Common Stock, including information regarding the fair market values of Yahoo’s common stock and the Fund’s Common Stock as of the Distribution Date, will be made available on Yahoo’s website within 45 days following the Distribution Date and will be maintained on the website for at least ten years thereafter, in accordance with the applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations, and in the Fund’s stockholder reports.

For more information regarding the opinion of Skadden Arps and the potential tax consequences of the Spin-Off to you, please see “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off,” “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Spin-Off—The Spin-Off could result in significant tax liabilities,” and “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Spin-Off—The Fund may be required to indemnify Yahoo for any U.S. federal income or other tax liabilities incurred by Yahoo as a result of the Spin-Off and related restructuring transactions, which could materially adversely affect the Fund’s financial position.”

Holders of Yahoo’s common stock are urged to consult their tax advisors as to the specific tax consequences of the Spin-Off to them in light of their particular circumstances.

U.S. Federal Income Taxation of the Fund and Holders of the Fund’s Common Stock

taxable income. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, distributions of cash or other property by the Fund in respect of the Fund’s Common Stock will generally be taxable to a holder of the Fund’s Common Stock, and a stockholder may also recognize taxable gain upon a sale or exchange of the Fund’s Common Stock. For more information regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Fund and holders of the Fund’s Common Stock, please see “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—U.S. Federal Income Taxation of the Fund” and “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Ownership of the Fund’s Common Stock.”

Management of the Fund

The Fund is internally managed by its officers and employees under the supervision of its Board of Directors. See “Management of the Fund.”

Distributions

Unlike most registered investment companies, the Fund does not anticipate making regular distributions to its stockholders. The Fund may, however, make distributions from time to time in the sole discretion of its Board of Directors.

Listing and Symbol for the Fund

The Fund’s Common Stock is expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “AABA,” subject to notice of issuance.

On the date of this information statement, the Fund is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo. Accordingly, there is no public market for the Fund’s Common Stock. We anticipate that, beginning on or shortly before the Record Date, trading in the Fund’s Common Stock will begin on a “when-issued” basis under the ticker symbol “AABAV” and will continue up to and including through the Distribution Date.

Two Markets in Yahoo’s Common Stock

Beginning on or shortly before the Record Date and continuing up to and including through the Distribution Date, Yahoo expects that there will be two markets in Yahoo’s common stock: a regular-way market and an ex-distribution market, as described below.

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Regular-Way Market: Shares of Yahoo’s common stock that trade on the regular-way market will trade with an entitlement to the Fund’s Common Stock distributed pursuant to the Spin-Off. Therefore, if you sell Yahoo’s common stock in the regular-way market up to and including through the Distribution Date, you will also be selling your right to receive the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off. On the regular-way market, shares of Yahoo’s common stock will trade under Yahoo’s current ticker symbol “YHOO.”

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Ex-Distribution Market: Shares of Yahoo’s common stock that trade prior to the Distribution Date on the ex-distribution market will trade without an entitlement to the Fund’s Common Stock distributed pursuant to the Spin-Off. Therefore, if you own Yahoo’s common stock on the Record Date and sell those shares on the ex-distribution market up to and including through the Distribution Date, you will still receive the Fund’s Common Stock that you are entitled to receive pursuant to your ownership

of Yahoo’s common stock as of the Record Date. On the ex-distribution market, shares of Yahoo’s common stock will trade under the ticker symbol “YHOOV.”

If you decide to sell any Yahoo common stock before the Distribution Date, you should make sure your brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee understands whether you want to sell your Yahoo common stock with or without the entitlement to the Fund’s Common Stock distributed pursuant to the Spin-Off.

See “The Spin-Off—Trading in Yahoo’s Common Stock Between the Record Date and Distribution Date.”

Risk Factors

An investment in the Fund is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount invested. Investment in the Fund involves special risk considerations, which are summarized below:

Risks Related to Alibaba

Alibaba is an online and mobile commerce company. Immediately after the Spin-Off, Alibaba Shares are expected to represent more than 95 percent of the value of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund currently intends to continue to invest at least 80 percent of its total assets in the Alibaba Shares. As a result, the market price and net asset value of the Fund’s Common Stock will be materially impacted by the market price of Alibaba Shares, which in turn will be affected by Alibaba’s business, management, results of operations, and financial condition.

Alibaba files with the SEC reports containing financial and other material information about its business and risks relating to its business. You are encouraged to review the information set forth in Alibaba’s registration statements on Form F-1 and Form F-4 and annual reports on Form 20-F for additional information about Alibaba’s business, management, results of operations, financial condition, and risks. You should also review Alibaba’s press releases and reports filed with the SEC on Form 6-K. This information may be obtained at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browseedgar?action=getcompany&CIK= 0001577552&owner=exclude&count=40. You should review information filed by Alibaba with the SEC because the value of the Fund’s Common Stock will be heavily dependent upon and influenced by the value of the Alibaba Shares. All information with respect to Alibaba in this information statement is derived from Alibaba’s public filings with the SEC. Such information is provided for informational purposes only and the Fund makes no representation and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information.

Risks Related to the Spin-Off

The Fund is subject to the following risk factors relating to the Spin-Off:

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The Spin-Off could result in significant tax liabilities.

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Yahoo and the Fund face uncertainties with respect to PRC taxation of indirect transfers of PRC taxable property in connection with the Spin-Off.

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The Fund may be required to indemnify Yahoo for any U.S. federal income or other tax liabilities incurred by Yahoo as a result of the Spin-Off and related restructuring transactions, which could materially adversely affect the Fund’s financial position.

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The Fund may decide not to engage in certain transactions in order to avoid the risk of incurring significant tax-related liabilities.

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A change in control of the Fund might be discouraged, delayed, or prevented because of the Fund’s indemnity obligation under the Tax Matters Agreement.

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The conditions to the Spin-Off may not be satisfied or waived and the Spin-Off may not occur.

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ASB has never operated as an independent company and its business may be unsuccessful.

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Following the Spin-Off, the Fund will be subject to increased costs.

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The financial information provided in this information statement may not be representative of the Fund’s actual future financial position.

Risks Related to the Fund’s Operations as an Investment Company

The Fund is subject to the following risk factors relating to its operations as an investment company:

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Investments in the Fund may perform poorly and could result in your entire investment being lost.

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An investment in the Fund’s Common Stock should not be considered a complete investment program.

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The Fund’s investments in equity securities are volatile.

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The Fund’s revenue sources may be limited following the Spin-Off.

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The Fund’s use of borrowed money for working capital or to repurchase shares of its Common Stock could result in greater volatility and losses.

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The Fund’s investment performance may be materially and adversely affected by economic conditions in the PRC as well as globally.

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If the PRC government deems that Alibaba’s contractual arrangements in relation to variable interest entities^* owned by PRC citizens and through which Alibaba conducts its business in the PRC do not comply with PRC government restrictions on foreign investment, or if these regulations or the interpretation of existing regulations change in the future, Alibaba’s business and results of operations may be impacted, which in turn may adversely affect the Fund’s investment performance.

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There are uncertainties regarding the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws, rules and regulations.

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Lending the Fund’s securities to third parties may cause losses.

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The Fund’s use of service providers means that the Fund is reliant on third parties to perform their obligations.

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The Fund relies on the competence and continued service of its own officers and Directors to manage the Fund.

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As a non-diversified investment company, the Fund’s investment performance is at risk from fluctuations in Alibaba’s performance.

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The Fund’s investments are concentrated in the online services and e-commerce industry, and risks associated with this industry may adversely affect the Fund’s investments.

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Limitations imposed by the 1940 Act may adversely affect the Fund’s operations.

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If the Fund were unable to claim an exclusion from the definition of “commodity pool operator” due to the Fund’s trading activity, the Fund would face additional regulatory requirements and increased expenses.

Risks Related to the Fund’s Common Stock and the Securities Market Following the Spin-Off

The Fund is subject to the following risk factors relating to its Common Stock and the securities markets:

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An active trading market for the Fund’s Common Stock might not develop.

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Shares of the Fund’s Common Stock may trade at a discount from net asset value.

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Anti-takeover provisions in the Fund’s governing documents will make it more difficult for a third party to acquire the Fund.

For a more complete discussion of the special risk considerations associated with an investment in the Fund, please see “Risk Factors.”

^*	“Variable interest entities” are PRC entities through which Alibaba conducts its business and which are owned by PRC citizens who are Alibaba’s founders or senior employees or by PRC entities owned by such PRC citizens, and who have contractual arrangements with Alibaba.

Custodian

U.S. Bank National Association serves as the custodian of the Fund’s assets pursuant to a custody agreement. Under the custody agreement, the custodian holds the Fund’s assets, including assets that the Fund holds through Aabaco Hong Kong, in compliance with the 1940 Act.

Transfer Agent

Computershare serves as the Fund’s transfer agent and registrar with respect to the Fund’s Common Stock.

Administrator

Pursuant to an administration agreement with the Fund, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC provides certain administrative and bookkeeping services to the Fund.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPIN-OFF

What is the Fund?

The Fund, which currently is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo, is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the 1940 Act. Immediately after the Spin-Off, the Fund will be an independent, publicly traded company whose primary investment asset will be an approximate 15 percent ownership interest in Alibaba (part of which will be held directly by the Fund and part of which will be held indirectly through the Fund’s 100 percent ownership interest in Aabaco Hong Kong). Immediately after the Spin-Off, the Fund’s only other investment asset will be a 100 percent ownership interest in ASB.

What are the reasons for the Spin-Off?

In September 2012, Yahoo sold an initial 523,000,000 Alibaba Shares to Alibaba pursuant to a share repurchase and preference share sale agreement among Yahoo, Aabaco Hong Kong (then known as Yahoo! Hong Kong Holdings Limited), and Alibaba, as amended (the “Alibaba Repurchase Agreement”), reducing the combined stake of Yahoo and Aabaco Hong Kong in Alibaba to approximately 24 percent of the then outstanding Alibaba Shares. The Alibaba Repurchase Agreement provided that, at the time Alibaba completed an initial public offering, or IPO, meeting certain specified criteria, Yahoo and Aabaco Hong Kong would sell either to Alibaba or in the IPO (at Alibaba’s election) a specified number of additional Alibaba Shares. In September 2014, Alibaba completed its IPO and, pursuant to the Alibaba Repurchase Agreement, Aabaco Hong Kong (which at the time was a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo) sold 140,000,000 Alibaba ADS in the IPO, further reducing Yahoo’s and Aabaco Hong Kong’s combined holdings to their current 383,565,416 Alibaba Shares, representing an approximate 15 percent ownership interest in Alibaba. In connection with the IPO, Yahoo entered into a one year lock-up agreement restricting the sale of its remaining Alibaba Shares, subject to certain exceptions, which has expired. Yahoo’s board of directors determined that effecting the Spin-Off following expiration of the lock-up agreement will maximize the value to Yahoo’s stockholders of Yahoo’s remaining interest in Alibaba by distributing the Alibaba Shares in a tax-efficient manner.

The Spin-Off is also intended, among other things, to provide the investor community with greater clarity and focus with respect to the assets and liabilities of each of Yahoo and the Fund, which is expected to result in the stock of each of Yahoo and the Fund trading more in line with the fundamentals of each company’s business; enable the management of each of Yahoo and the Fund to focus exclusively on its respective business and strategic objectives; enhance Yahoo’s ability to attract, retain and incentivize management and employees by creating equity-based compensation that more accurately and efficiently reflects the performance of Yahoo’s core business, rather than the performance of Alibaba’s stock price; and enhance Yahoo’s ability to pursue strategic acquisitions by creating a more efficient equity currency.

Why is the Spin-Off structured as a
dividend?

Yahoo believes that a dividend is an effective way to deliver the value of Yahoo’s ownership interest in Alibaba and ASB to Yahoo stockholders in a tax-efficient manner while achieving the benefits described under “What are the reasons for the Spin-Off?” above.

Why am I receiving this document?

This information statement is being delivered to you because you are a holder of Yahoo common stock as of the Record Date. This document will help you understand how the Spin-Off will affect your investment in Yahoo and your investment in the Fund after the Spin-Off.

How will the Spin-Off of the Fund from Yahoo work?

To accomplish the Spin-Off, Yahoo will distribute all of the outstanding shares of the Fund’s Common Stock to Yahoo stockholders on a pro rata basis in a distribution intended to be tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Each holder of Yahoo common stock as of the Record Date will be entitled to receive one whole share of the Fund’s Common Stock for each [●] whole share[s] of Yahoo’s common stock held on the Record Date.

What do stockholders need to do to participate in the Spin-Off?

What is the Record Date for the Spin-Off?

The Record Date for the Spin-Off is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [●], 2015.

When will the Spin-Off occur?

It is expected that all of the shares of the Fund’s Common Stock will be distributed by Yahoo at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [●], 2016 to holders of record of shares of Yahoo’s common stock on the Record Date for the Spin-Off, subject to certain conditions. However, no assurance can be provided that the conditions to the Spin-Off will be satisfied or waived or as to the timing of the Spin-Off.

How many shares of the Fund’s Common Stock will I receive in the Spin-Off?

Holders of Yahoo’s common stock will receive a dividend of one share of the Fund’s Common Stock for each [●] whole share[s] of Yahoo’s common stock held by them on the Record Date.

Will the Fund issue fractional shares of its Common Stock in the Spin-Off?

No. The Fund will not issue fractional shares of its Common Stock in the Spin-Off. Instead, the distribution agent will aggregate fractional shares into whole shares, sell the whole shares in the open market at prevailing market prices, and distribute the aggregate cash proceeds (net of discounts and commissions) of the sales pro rata to registered holders of Yahoo’s common stock who held such shares on the Record Date (based on the fractional share each such holder would otherwise have been entitled to receive in the distribution). Neither the Fund nor Yahoo will be able to guarantee any minimum sale price in connection with the sale of these shares. Recipients of cash in lieu of fractional shares will not be entitled to any interest on amounts paid in lieu of fractional shares.

How will shares of the Fund’s Common Stock be delivered?

If you own shares of Yahoo’s common stock on the Record Date, the shares of the Fund’s Common Stock that you are entitled to receive in the Spin-Off will be issued electronically, as of the Distribution Date, to you or your bank or brokerage firm on your behalf in direct registration in book-entry form, which we expect to occur within one business day of the Distribution Date. If you hold physical certificates that represent your shares of Yahoo’s common stock, or you hold your shares in direct registration in book-entry form, and you are the registered holder of such shares, the distribution agent or the transfer agent will then mail you a direct registration account statement that indicates the number of shares of the Fund’s Common Stock that have been registered in book-entry form in your name. Registration in book-entry form refers to a method of recording share ownership when no physical share certificates are issued to stockholders, as is the case in the Spin-Off.

If you hold shares of Yahoo’s common stock through a bank or brokerage firm, or in “street name,” your bank or brokerage firm will credit your account for the Fund’s Common Stock you are entitled to receive in the Spin-Off and will receive, on your behalf, your pro rata share of the aggregate cash proceeds (net of discounts and commissions) from the sale of any fractional shares, and will electronically credit your account for your share of such proceeds after making appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If you have any questions concerning the mechanics of having the Fund’s Common Stock held in “street name,” please contact your bank or brokerage firm.

What conditions must be satisfied to complete the Spin-Off?

The completion of the Spin-Off is subject to the satisfaction, or waiver (to the extent permitted by applicable law) by Yahoo in its sole and absolute discretion, of a number of conditions, including approval by Yahoo’s board of directors, the receipt by Yahoo of an opinion of Skadden Arps with respect to certain tax matters, including the qualification of the Spin-Off as a tax-free transaction under the

Code, the registration of the Fund’s Common Stock under the 1934 Act, the acceptance of the Fund’s Common Stock for listing on Nasdaq, the execution of the Loan Agreement by the Fund and the lenders providing such financing, and the execution by Yahoo, the Fund, and ASB of various agreements relating to the Spin-Off. For more information regarding the conditions precedent to the Spin-Off, please see “The Spin-Off—Conditions Precedent to the Spin-Off.”

Can Yahoo decide to cancel the Spin-Off even if all the conditions have been met?

Yes. Yahoo has reserved the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to abandon or modify the terms of the Spin-Off at any time prior to the Distribution Date, even if the conditions to the Spin-Off have been satisfied.

If I sell my shares of Yahoo’s common stock prior to the Spin-Off, will I still be entitled to receive shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off?

If you hold shares of Yahoo’s common stock on the Record Date and decide to sell the shares prior to the Distribution Date, you may choose to sell such shares with or without your entitlement to receive shares of the Fund’s Common Stock. Beginning on or shortly before the Record Date and continuing up to and including through the Distribution Date, Yahoo expects that there will be two markets in Yahoo’s common stock: a regular-way market and an ex-distribution market, as described below.

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Regular-Way Market: Shares of Yahoo’s common stock that trade on the regular-way market will trade, under Yahoo’s current ticker symbol “YHOO,” with an entitlement to the Fund’s Common Stock distributed pursuant to the Spin-Off.

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Ex-Distribution Market: Shares of Yahoo’s common stock that trade prior to the Distribution Date on the ex-distribution market will trade, under the ticker symbol “YHOOV,” without an entitlement to the Fund’s Common Stock distributed pursuant to the Spin-Off.

See “The Spin-Off—Trading in Yahoo’s Common Stock Between the Record Date and Distribution Date.”

What will happen to the listing of Yahoo common stock?

Yahoo common stock will continue to trade on Nasdaq after the Spin-Off under the ticker symbol “YHOO.”

Will the number of shares of Yahoo common stock that I own change as a result of the Spin-Off?

No. The number of shares of Yahoo’s common stock that you own will not change as a result of the Spin-Off.

Where will I be able to trade shares of the Fund’s Common Stock?

The Fund’s Common Stock is expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “AABA” and to begin regular-way trading on the first trading day after the Distribution Date. We anticipate that, beginning on or shortly before the Record Date, trading in the Fund’s Common Stock will begin on a “when-issued” basis under the symbol “AABAV” and will continue up to and including through the Distribution Date. If trading begins on a “when-issued” basis, you may purchase or sell shares of the Fund’s Common Stock up to and including through the Distribution Date, but your transaction will not settle until after the Distribution Date.

At what prices will shares of the Fund’s Common Stock and Yahoo’s common stock trade after the Spin-Off?

There is no current trading market for the Fund’s Common Stock. We cannot predict the prices at which the Fund’s Common Stock may trade after the Spin-Off, the effect of the Spin-Off on the trading prices of Yahoo’s common stock, or whether the aggregate market value of the Fund’s Common Stock and Yahoo’s common stock held by a stockholder after the Spin-Off will be less than, equal to, or greater than the market value of Yahoo’s common stock held by such stockholder prior to the Spin-Off.

What are the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Spin-Off?

Completion of the Spin-Off is conditioned upon the receipt by Yahoo of an opinion of Skadden Arps to the effect that the Spin-Off will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. Assuming that the Spin-Off so qualifies, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

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no gain or loss will be recognized by Yahoo upon the distribution of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off;

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no gain or loss will be recognized by, and no amount will be included in the income of, holders of Yahoo’s common stock upon the receipt of shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off (except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of the Fund’s Common Stock);

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a holder of Yahoo’s common stock that receives shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off will have an aggregate tax basis in its shares of Yahoo’s common stock and the Fund’s Common Stock immediately after the Spin-Off equal to the aggregate tax basis of the shares of Yahoo’s common stock that the stockholder held immediately before the Spin-Off, allocated between such shares of Yahoo’s common stock and shares of

the Fund’s Common Stock in proportion to their respective fair market values; and

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the holding period of the shares of the Fund’s Common Stock received in the Spin-Off by a holder of Yahoo’s common stock will include the holding period of its shares of Yahoo’s common stock.

Although a stockholder who receives shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off would not be taxed on the receipt of such shares if the Spin-Off qualifies under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D), the stockholder may recognize taxable gain or loss upon a subsequent sale or other taxable disposition of such shares to the extent of the difference, if any, between the amount realized from such disposition and the stockholder’s tax basis in the Fund’s Common Stock.

If the Spin-Off does not qualify as a tax-free transaction to Yahoo for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Yahoo would generally recognize taxable gain in an amount equal to the excess of (1) the total fair market value of the shares of the Fund’s Common Stock distributed in the Spin-Off, over (2) Yahoo’s aggregate tax basis in such shares of the Fund’s Common Stock. Pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement, subject to limited exceptions, the Fund would generally be required to indemnify Yahoo, its subsidiaries, and specified related persons for any resulting tax liabilities to Yahoo and for losses related to such taxes (including additional taxes to the extent an indemnity payment causes an increase in the taxable income of Yahoo). If the Fund becomes obligated to indemnify Yahoo under the Tax Matters Agreement, the Fund will need to sell a portion of its portfolio securities or borrow funds in order to satisfy its indemnification obligations.

If the Spin-Off does not qualify as a tax-free transaction to Yahoo’s stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a stockholder that receives shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off would generally be treated as receiving a taxable distribution in an amount equal to the total fair market value of such shares of the Fund’s Common Stock, and the stockholder would have a tax basis in its shares of the Fund’s Common Stock equal to their fair market value immediately after the Spin-Off.

Holders of Yahoo’s common stock are urged to consult their tax advisors as to the specific tax consequences of the Spin-Off to them in light of their particular circumstances.

What will the Fund’s relationship be with Yahoo following the Spin-Off?

Following the Spin-Off, the Fund and Yahoo will operate independently of each other, and neither will have any ownership interest in the other as a result of the Spin-Off. In connection with the Spin-Off, the Fund will enter into the Separation and Distribution Agreement with Yahoo which will set forth, among other things, the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Spin-Off, the conditions to the Spin-Off, and the ongoing obligations of the Fund and Yahoo following completion of the Spin-Off. In addition, the Fund, Yahoo, and certain of their respective subsidiaries will enter into the Tax Matters Agreement, the Transfer Agreement, and the Ancillary Agreements. The Ancillary Agreements will provide for (1) the provision by Yahoo of technology-related services, on a transitional basis; (2) the provision by Yahoo of general and administrative services, on a transitional basis; (3) mutual non-exclusive licenses for the use of certain intellectual property; and (4) ASB’s continued provision of Yahoo’s business email platform to ASB’s customers. In addition, ASB will enter into a content license agreement and an advertising reseller agreement with Yahoo. These agreements will provide for the allocation between the Fund and Yahoo of assets, liabilities, and employees, and govern certain relationships between the Fund and Yahoo after the Spin-Off.

Who will manage the Fund after the Spin-Off?

The Fund will be internally managed by its officers and employees under the supervision of its Board of Directors. See “Management of the Fund.”

What is the Fund’s investment objective?

What are the Fund’s investment policies?

Because the Fund’s investment policy is to invest at least 80 percent of its total assets in the Alibaba Shares, an investment in the Fund is particularly subject to risks relating to Alibaba. See “Risk Factors.”

Why does the Fund need to register under the 1940 Act?

The Fund is required to register under the 1940 Act because the Fund’s Common Stock will be publicly traded and its primary business will be owning investment securities.

Are there risks associated with owning the Fund’s Common Stock?

Yes. An investment in the Fund is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire amount of such investment. Investment in the Fund involves special risk considerations, including risks related to Alibaba, risks related to the Spin-Off, risks related to the Fund’s operations as an investment company, and risks related to the Fund’s Common Stock and the securities market following the Spin-Off. For a more complete discussion of the special risk considerations associated with an investment in the Fund, please see “Risk Factors.”

Does the Fund plan to make distributions?

Will the Fund incur any indebtedness prior to or at the time of the Spin-Off?

The Fund intends to enter into the Loan Agreement pursuant to which the Fund may borrow up to $200 million. The Fund anticipates that it will initially borrow $[●] million pursuant to the Loan Agreement at or about the time of the completion of the Spin-Off. Prior to completion of the Spin-Off, the Fund will convert a portion of its Ordinary Shares to Alibaba ADS and pledge the Alibaba ADS to the lenders under the Loan Agreement.

The Fund currently intends to borrow money to fund working capital, transaction expenses relating to the Spin-Off, and any other expenses of the Fund. The Fund also may borrow to repurchase its Common Stock if and to the extent authorized by its Board of Directors from time to time. The Fund does not currently intend to use the proceeds of any borrowing to purchase additional investment securities or to pay dividends to stockholders, though it retains the right to do so. The Fund reserves the right to borrow money to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, which currently permits the Fund to borrow up to one dollar for every three dollars of gross assets it has immediately after the

borrowing and to issue preferred stock provided the Fund has two dollars of gross assets for every one dollar of the aggregate amount of the liquidation preference of the preferred stock plus any indebtedness it has outstanding immediately after the issuance of the preferred stock.

Who will be the distribution agent, transfer agent, and registrar for the Fund’s Common Stock?

Computershare and Computershare Inc., together, serve as the distribution agent for the Fund’s Common Stock. Computershare serves as the transfer agent and registrar for the Fund’s Common Stock. Computershare and Computershare Inc. are located at 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts, 02021.

Do I have appraisal rights in connection with the Spin-Off?

No. Under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, under which Yahoo is incorporated, holders of Yahoo’s common stock will not have appraisal rights in connection with the Spin-Off.

Where can I find more information about Yahoo and the Fund?

Before the Spin-Off, if you have any questions relating to Yahoo or the Fund, you should contact:

Yahoo! Inc.

701 First Avenue

Sunnyvale, California 94089

Attention: Investor Relations

(408) 349-3382

After the Spin-Off, the Fund’s stockholders who have any questions relating to the Fund should contact the Fund at:

Aabaco Holdings, Inc.

[●]

Attention: Investor Relations

[●]

The Fund’s investor relations website will be accessible prior to the distribution at [●].

The purpose of the table and the example below is to help you understand the fees and expenses that you, as a holder of the Fund’s Common Stock, would bear directly or indirectly. The expenses shown in the table are based on estimated amounts for the Fund’s first year of operations and assume that the Fund has approximate net assets attributable to the Fund’s Common Stock of $[●] billion during its first full year of operations. The Fund’s actual expenses may vary from the estimated expenses shown in the table.

As required by relevant SEC regulations, the following example illustrates the expenses that you would pay on a $1,000 investment in the Fund’s Common Stock, assuming (1) “Total Annual Expenses” of 0.085 percent of net assets attributable to the Fund’s Common Stock and (2) a five percent annual return:*

The following unaudited pro forma statement of assets and liabilities of the Fund assumes that the Spin-Off occurred as of October 31, 2015, that the distribution ratio was equal to one share of the Fund’s Common Stock for each [●] whole share[s] of Yahoo’s common stock, resulting in [●] shares of the Fund’s Common Stock outstanding, that the ordinary shares, par value US $0.000025 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (“Alibaba”) contributed to the Fund were valued at the closing price of the Alibaba American Depositary Shares (the “Alibaba ADS”) on October 30, 2015, and that other assets contributed to the Fund were valued at fair value. We sometimes refer to Alibaba’s Ordinary Shares and the Alibaba ADS collectively as the “Alibaba Shares.”

You can find information regarding Alibaba’s financial statements and business in Alibaba’s periodic reports filed with the SEC.

Set forth below is information with respect to Yahoo’s common stock and the Fund’s Common Stock following the Spin-Off. The following table assumes that the number of shares of the Fund’s Common Stock distributed as a dividend in connection with the Spin-Off will be based on the [●] shares of Yahoo’s common stock outstanding as of [●], 2015 and the distribution ratio of one share of the Fund’s Common Stock for each [●] whole share[s] of Yahoo’s common stock.

Following the Spin-Off, the Fund will be an independent, publicly traded, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). Immediately after the Spin-Off, the Fund’s primary investment assets will consist of [●] Ordinary Shares and [●] Alibaba ADS, totaling 383,565,416 Alibaba Shares and representing as of the date of this information statement an approximate 15 percent ownership interest in Alibaba. Immediately after the Spin-Off, the Fund’s only other investment asset will be a 100 percent ownership interest in Aabaco Small Business, LLC (“ASB”). ASB was formed by the Fund in connection with the Spin-Off and, prior to the Spin-Off, will acquire those assets and assume those liabilities that exclusively relate to the business that has historically been operated by Yahoo under the name “Yahoo Small Business” (the “Transferred Business”).

The Fund will hold 290,938,700 of its Alibaba Shares through Aabaco Holdings Hong Kong Limited (formerly, Yahoo! Hong Kong Holdings Limited) (“Aabaco Hong Kong”), a Hong Kong private company limited by shares that engages in no other business or operations, and owns no other assets other than de minimis cash. Aabaco Hong Kong currently is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo that will be transferred to the Fund and become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund prior to the Spin-Off. The balance of the Alibaba Shares will be held directly by the Fund.

The Fund’s investment strategies and risks as described in this information statement reflect the aggregate operations of the Fund and Aabaco Hong Kong. The Fund will comply with the provisions of the 1940 Act governing investment policies and capital structure and borrowings on an aggregate basis with Aabaco Hong Kong. Aabaco Hong Kong will comply with the provisions of Section 17 of the 1940 Act relating to affiliated transactions and with the requirements of the 1940 Act relating to the custody of a registered investment company’s assets.

In September 2014, Alibaba completed an initial public offering of the Alibaba ADS. As a public company, Alibaba files reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) containing financial and other material information about its business and risks relating to its business. This information may be obtained

at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001577552 &owner=exclude&count=40. You should review information filed by Alibaba with the SEC because the value of the Fund’s Common Stock will be heavily dependent upon and influenced by the value of Alibaba Shares. All information with respect to Alibaba in this information statement is derived from Alibaba’s public filings with the SEC. Such information is provided for informational purposes only and the Fund makes no representation and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information.

The Alibaba ADS are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the ticker symbol “BABA.” On [●], 2015, the closing price of the Alibaba ADS on the NYSE was $[●] per share. Each Alibaba ADS represents one Ordinary Share. Citibank N.A., as the depositary for the Alibaba ADS, is the holder of the Ordinary Shares underlying the Alibaba ADS. Alibaba ADS holders have rights granted to them in the deposit agreement among Alibaba, the depositary and holders and beneficial owners of Alibaba ADS from time to time. The Ordinary Shares are not listed for trading on the NYSE or any other national securities exchange. Accordingly, in order to sell Ordinary Shares through the NYSE or to lend them to investors, the Fund must first deposit them with Citibank, N.A. Hong Kong branch, as custodian for Citibank, N.A. (the “Depositary”) in exchange for Alibaba ADS. The Fund may then sell or lend the Alibaba ADS in open market transactions without registration in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”). The Fund’s Alibaba ADS will not be “control shares” for purposes of Rule 144, notwithstanding the fact that the Fund will own approximately 15 percent of the outstanding Alibaba Shares, because the Fund will not control Alibaba due in part to the fact that the Alibaba Partnership (defined below) will have the right at all times to nominate or appoint a majority of the Alibaba board of directors. See “Risk Factors—The Alibaba Partnership, Alibaba’s voting agreements with certain of its shareholders, and SoftBank Group Corp.’s investment in Alibaba will limit the Fund’s ability to influence the nomination and election of Alibaba directors.”

ASB was formed by the Fund in connection with the Spin-Off and will, prior to the Spin-Off, acquire those assets and assume those liabilities that exclusively relate to the Transferred Business.

Following the Spin-Off, ASB will operate an online services platform that enables small business entrepreneurs to start, build, and grow their businesses. ASB will provide a full set of end-to-end services for merchants to get their online businesses up and running in a matter of days. ASB will allow its customers to choose from a range of prepackaged options for web hosting, domain registration, e-commerce hosting services (including merchant billing and payment solutions), and other offerings. Its offerings, which will generally be tailored to the online needs of small and medium-size businesses (“SMBs”), will comprise four main groups of products: Web Hosting, E-Commerce, Localworks, and Small Business Advisor. ASB will generate revenue principally from user fees paid by SMBs for its core Web Hosting and E-Commerce offerings. It is currently anticipated that ASB will have approximately 130-140 full-time employees at the time of the Spin-Off.

ASB is not an investment company and is not regulated by the 1940 Act and may engage in business practices and transactions that would not be permitted if it was regulated under the 1940 Act, which may result in losses being realized by the Fund on its investment in ASB.

Yahoo has authorized a plan to spin off the Fund by distributing to the holders of Yahoo’s common stock, as a dividend, all of the Fund’s outstanding Common Stock.

Holders of Yahoo’s common stock will receive a dividend of one share of the Fund’s Common Stock for each [●] whole share[s] of Yahoo’s common stock held by them on the Record Date. Holders of Yahoo’s common stock will not receive any fractional shares of the Fund’s Common Stock. Instead, the distribution agent

will aggregate fractional shares into whole shares, sell the whole shares in the open market at prevailing market prices, and distribute the aggregate cash proceeds (net of discounts and commissions) of the sales pro rata to registered holders of Yahoo’s common stock who held such shares on the Record Date (based on the fractional share each such holder would otherwise have been entitled to receive in the distribution). The distribution agent, in its sole discretion, without any influence by the Fund or Yahoo, will determine when, how, and through which broker-dealer to sell the whole shares. Any broker-dealer used by the distribution agent will not be an affiliate of either the Fund or Yahoo. Neither the Fund nor Yahoo will be able to guarantee any minimum sale price in connection with the sale of these shares. Recipients of cash in lieu of fractional shares will not be entitled to any interest on amounts paid in lieu of fractional shares.

The aggregate net cash proceeds of these sales will be taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See the section entitled “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off.” If you are a registered holder of Yahoo’s common stock and are entitled to receive a payment in lieu of fractional shares, you will receive a check from the distribution agent in an amount equal to your pro rata share of the aggregate net cash proceeds of the sales. The Fund estimates that it will take approximately two-weeks from the Distribution Date for the distribution agent to complete the distributions of the aggregate net cash proceeds. If you hold your shares of Yahoo’s common stock through a bank or brokerage firm and are entitled to receive a payment in lieu of fractional shares, your bank or brokerage firm will receive, on your behalf, your pro rata share of the aggregate cash proceeds (net of discounts and commissions) of the sales and will electronically credit your account for your share of such proceeds.

Based on [●] shares of Yahoo’s common stock outstanding on [●], 2015, and the distribution ratio of one share of the Fund’s Common Stock for each [●] whole share[s] of Yahoo’s common stock, the Fund expects to have outstanding approximately [●] shares of its Common Stock immediately after the Spin-Off. The actual number of shares of the Fund’s Common Stock to be distributed in the Spin-Off will depend on the actual number of whole shares of Yahoo’s common stock outstanding on the Record Date.

Immediately following the Spin-Off, the Fund expects to have approximately [●] stockholders of record based on the number of stockholders of record of Yahoo’s common stock on [●], 2015.

Yahoo is effecting the Spin-Off by distributing to holders of its common stock as a dividend one whole share of the Fund’s Common Stock for each [●] whole share[s] of Yahoo’s common stock held by a Yahoo stockholder as of the Record Date.

Stockholders of Yahoo are not being asked to take any action in connection with the Spin-Off. No stockholder approval of the Spin-Off is required or being sought. Neither Yahoo nor the Fund is asking you for a proxy, and you are requested not to send the Fund a proxy. You are not required to pay any consideration or give up any portion of your Yahoo common stock to receive shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off.

Following the Record Date and on or prior to the Distribution Date, Yahoo will deliver all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Fund’s Common Stock to the distribution agent. If you own shares of Yahoo’s common stock on the Record Date, the shares of the Fund’s Common Stock that you are entitled to receive in the Spin-Off will be issued electronically, as of the Distribution Date, to you or your bank or brokerage firm on your behalf in direct registration in book-entry form, which we expect to occur within one business day of the Distribution Date. If you hold physical certificates that represent your shares of Yahoo’s common stock, or you hold your shares in direct registration in book-entry form, and you are the registered holder of such shares, the distribution agent or the transfer agent will then mail you a direct registration account statement that indicates the number of shares of the Fund’s Common Stock that have been registered in book-entry form in your name. Registration in book-entry form refers to a method of recording share ownership when no physical share certificates are issued to stockholders, as is the case in the Spin-Off.

Most Yahoo stockholders hold their common stock through a bank or brokerage firm. In such cases, the bank or brokerage firm would be said to hold the shares in “street name,” and ownership would be recorded on the bank or brokerage firm’s books. If you hold your shares of Yahoo’s common stock through a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm will credit your account for the Fund’s Common Stock you are entitled to receive in the Spin-Off and will receive, on your behalf, your pro rata share of the aggregate cash proceeds (net of discounts and commissions) from the sale of any fractional shares, and will electronically credit your account for your share of such proceeds after making appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If you have any questions concerning the mechanics of having the Fund’s Common Stock held in “street name,” please contact your bank or brokerage firm.

On the date of this information statement, the Fund is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo. Accordingly, there is no public market for the Fund’s Common Stock. The Fund has applied to list its Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol “AABA.” The Fund cannot predict the price at which its Common Stock will trade after the Spin-Off. In fact, the combined trading prices, after the Spin-Off, of the shares of the Fund’s Common Stock that Yahoo stockholders will receive in the Spin-Off and the related shares of Yahoo’s common stock held at the record date may not equal the regular-way trading price of such shares of Yahoo’s common stock immediately prior to the Spin-Off. The price at which the Fund’s Common Stock trades may fluctuate significantly, particularly until an orderly public market develops. Shares of closed-end investment companies like the Fund frequently trade at a discount from net asset value. Trading prices of the Fund’s Common Stock will be determined in the public markets and may be influenced by many factors. See the section entitled “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Fund’s Common Stock and the Securities Market Following the Spin-Off.”

Trading in the Fund’s Common Stock Between the Record Date and Distribution Date

We anticipate that, beginning on or shortly before the Record Date, trading in the Fund’s Common Stock will begin on a when-issued basis under the ticker symbol “AABAV” and will continue up to and including through the Distribution Date. This type of trading refers to a sale or purchase of the Fund’s Common Stock made conditionally on or before the Distribution Date, because the Fund’s Common Stock has not yet been distributed. If you own Yahoo’s common stock on the Record Date you will be entitled to the Fund’s Common Stock distributed pursuant to the Spin-Off. You may trade this entitlement to shares of the Fund’s Common Stock, without trading Yahoo’s common stock you own, on the when-issued market. On the first trading day following the Distribution Date, when-issued trading with respect to the Fund’s Common Stock will end, and the Fund’s Common Stock will begin regular-way trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “AABA.”

Prior to the Record Date, Yahoo’s common stock will continue to trade on Nasdaq in the regular way. Therefore, if you own shares of Yahoo’s common stock and sell those shares prior to the Record Date, so that you are not the record holder of such shares on the Record Date, you will also be selling your opportunity to receive shares of the Fund’s Common Stock that would have been distributed to you in the Spin-Off with respect to the shares of Yahoo’s common stock you sell.

Trading in Yahoo’s Common Stock Between the Record Date and Distribution Date

Beginning on or shortly before the Record Date, and continuing up to and including through the Distribution Date, Yahoo expects that there will be two markets in Yahoo’s common stock: a regular-way market and an ex-distribution market as described below.

On the first trading day following the Distribution Date, Yahoo’s common stock will trade on the regular-way market without an entitlement to the Fund’s Common Stock.

If you decide to sell any Yahoo common stock before the Distribution Date, you should make sure your brokerage firm, bank or other nominee understands whether you want to sell your Yahoo common stock with or without the entitlement to the Fund’s Common Stock distributed pursuant to the Spin-Off.

Yahoo has reserved the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to abandon or modify the terms of the Spin-Off at any time prior to the Distribution Date, even if the conditions to the Spin-Off have been satisfied.

It is expected that Yahoo will incur an aggregate of $[●] million in expenses in connection with the Spin-Off. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the Transfer Agreement, or any Ancillary Agreement, or as otherwise agreed by Yahoo and the Fund, all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses paid or incurred in connection with the Spin-Off and the other transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement will be borne by the company incurring such fees, costs or expenses.

Shares of the Fund’s Common Stock distributed to Yahoo stockholders will be freely transferable, except for shares received by persons who may be deemed to be “affiliates” of the Fund under the 1933 Act. Persons who may be deemed to be affiliates of the Fund after the Spin-Off generally include individuals or entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the Fund, and may include Directors and certain officers or principal stockholders of the Fund. Affiliates of the Fund will be permitted to sell their shares of the Fund’s Common Stock only pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, such as the exemptions afforded by Rule 144.

Under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, under which Yahoo is incorporated, holders of Yahoo’s common stock will not have appraisal rights in connection with the Spin-Off.

This information statement is being provided solely to give information about the Fund to Yahoo stockholders who will receive shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off. The Fund believes that the information contained in this information statement is accurate as of the date set forth on the cover. Changes to the information contained in this information statement may occur after that date, and neither the Fund nor Yahoo undertake to update the information except in the normal course of their respective public disclosure obligations and practices.

Following the Spin-Off, the Fund and Yahoo will operate independently of each other, and neither will have any ownership interest in the other as a result of the Spin-Off. However, directors, officers, and employees of Yahoo who own shares of Yahoo’s common stock on the Record Date will receive shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in connection with the Spin-Off in the same ratio as other Yahoo stockholders.

In connection with the Spin-Off, the Fund, Yahoo and certain of their respective subsidiaries are entering into agreements in order to govern the relationships between the Fund, Yahoo and certain of their respective subsidiaries after the Spin-Off, and to provide for an orderly transition. The Fund will enter into a separation and distribution agreement (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”) with Yahoo which will set forth, among other things, the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Spin-Off, the conditions to the Spin-Off, and ongoing obligations of the Fund and Yahoo following completion of the Spin-Off. The Fund will also enter into a tax matters agreement (the “Tax Matters Agreement”) with Yahoo that will govern Yahoo’s and the Fund’s respective rights, responsibilities, and obligations with respect to taxes and tax benefits, the filing of tax returns, the control of audits, and other tax matters. Yahoo, ASB and certain of their respective subsidiaries will enter into certain agreements (collectively, the “Transfer Agreement”) pursuant to which Yahoo will transfer to ASB and certain of its subsidiaries substantially all of the assets exclusively relating to the Transferred Business, subject to certain excluded assets identified in the Transfer Agreement, and ASB and certain of its subsidiaries will assume all of the liabilities exclusively relating to the Transferred Business, subject to certain retained liabilities identified in the Transfer Agreement. Yahoo and ASB will enter into other agreements primarily intended to facilitate the operations of ASB following the Spin-Off (the “Ancillary Agreements”).

The Separation and Distribution Agreement will contain the key provisions relating to the separation of the assets, liabilities, and businesses of the Fund from Yahoo (the “Separation”). It also will set forth certain ongoing obligations of Yahoo and the Fund that will continue after the completion of the Separation. For purposes of the Separation and Distribution Agreement: (1) the “Fund Entities” means the Fund and each of its subsidiaries, and (2) the “Yahoo Entities” means Yahoo and each of Yahoo’s subsidiaries other than the Fund Entities.

Transfers of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities. The Separation and Distribution Agreement will allocate, to the extent not accomplished pursuant to the Transfer Agreement, the assets and liabilities of Yahoo and its subsidiaries between the Fund Entities and the Yahoo Entities, and will describe when and how any required transfers and assumptions of assets and liabilities will occur.

Termination of Intercompany Agreements. Effective as of the Distribution Date, all agreements between any member of the Yahoo Entities, on the one hand, and any member of the Fund Entities, on the other hand, existing prior to the Spin-Off (excluding the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any agreements identified in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the Transfer Agreement, and the Ancillary Agreements) will be terminated.

Settlement of Intercompany Accounts. Any receivables, payables, or loans between any member of the Yahoo Entities, on the one hand, and any member of the Fund Entities, on the other hand, existing immediately prior to the Distribution Date will be satisfied and/or settled in cash or otherwise canceled.

The Spin-Off. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also will govern the rights and obligations of Yahoo and the Fund regarding the Spin-Off. On the Distribution Date, Yahoo will direct the distribution agent to distribute, on a pro rata basis, all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Fund’s Common Stock to Yahoo stockholders who held Yahoo’s common stock as of the Record Date.

Access to Information. The Separation and Distribution Agreement will provide that for 18 months following the Distribution Date, Yahoo and the Fund will afford each other access to certain information, subject to appropriate restrictions for privileged or confidential information. In addition, for 18 months after the Distribution Date, each of Yahoo and the Fund will use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate and consult with each other in connection with any legal, administrative, or other proceeding, investigation, information request, or examination in which the other party may become involved, as may be reasonably required.

Releases, Allocation of Liabilities, and Indemnification. The Separation and Distribution Agreement will provide for a full and complete release and discharge of all liabilities existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed at or before the Separation, between or among any member of the Yahoo Entities and any member of the Fund Entities, except as expressly set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Yahoo will honor its obligations to indemnify each person who was a director or officer of the Fund prior to the Distribution Date, with respect to matters arising prior to the Distribution Date (while the Fund was a subsidiary of Yahoo). However, if the underlying liability giving rise to such indemnification arose out of the Fund’s businesses, the Fund will reimburse Yahoo in accordance with the indemnification provisions described above.

The Separation and Distribution Agreement will provide Yahoo with the right to control the litigation and settlement of certain litigation matters that were asserted against a member of each of the Yahoo Entities and the Fund Entities, or that relate to certain aspects of ASB’s business, and that were asserted before the Separation, as well as certain other litigation matters that were asserted before, or are asserted after, the Separation. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also will provide for the allocation of liabilities and expenses between Yahoo and the Fund with respect to these matters. It also will establish procedures with respect to claims subject to indemnification, insurance claims, and related matters.

Indemnification with respect to taxes will be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement.

Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the Transfer Agreement, or any Ancillary Agreement, or as otherwise agreed by Yahoo and the Fund, all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses paid or incurred in connection with the Spin-Off and the other transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement will be borne by the company incurring such fees, costs or expenses.

The Tax Matters Agreement will govern Yahoo’s and the Fund’s respective rights, responsibilities, and obligations with respect to taxes and tax benefits, the preparation and filing of tax returns, the control of tax contests and audits, and other tax matters. The terms “Fund Entities” and “Yahoo Entities” have the same meaning in the Tax Matters Agreement as they do in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. As used in this summary, the term “taxes” means U.S. federal, state and local taxes, and foreign taxes, together with any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of such taxes, and the term “Tax-related losses” generally refers to losses arising from the failure of the Spin-Off and related restructuring transactions to be tax-free to Yahoo, the Fund, their respective subsidiaries, and Yahoo stockholders.

Under the Tax Matters Agreement, except as described below, Yahoo will be allocated (1) all taxes attributable to the Yahoo Entities, and all taxes attributable to the Fund Entities for a pre-Spin-Off tax period (or the pre-Spin-Off portion of a straddle tax period), that are reported on any tax return that includes one or more Yahoo Entities and one or more Fund Entities, (2) all taxes attributable to the Yahoo Entities that are reported on any tax return that includes only the Yahoo Entities, and (3) all taxes attributable to Aabaco Hong Kong for a pre-Spin-Off tax period (or the pre-Spin-Off portion of a straddle tax period). Generally, except as described below, the Fund will be allocated (1) all taxes attributable to the Fund Entities for a post-Spin-Off tax period (or the post-Spin-Off portion of a straddle tax period) that are reported on any tax return that includes one or more Yahoo Entities and one or more Fund Entities, and (2) all taxes attributable to the Fund Entities that are reported on any tax return that includes only Fund Entities (other than taxes attributable to Aabaco Hong Kong for a pre-Spin-Off tax period (or the pre-Spin-Off portion of a straddle tax period)).

Yahoo will be responsible for preparing and filing all tax returns that include one or more Yahoo Entities plus one or more Fund Entities. In addition, each party will be responsible for preparing and filing tax returns that include only members of such party’s group. On any tax return for which the Fund is responsible, the Fund Entities will be required to allocate tax items between such tax return and any related tax return for which Yahoo is responsible that is filed with respect to the same tax year in a manner that is consistent with the reporting of such tax items on the tax return prepared by Yahoo. The parties will be required to file all tax returns in a manner consistent with the tax opinion delivered to Yahoo in connection with the Spin-Off. Further, under the Tax Matters Agreement, amended tax returns with respect to the Fund Entities may only be filed by the party responsible for filing the original tax return, and the consent of Yahoo will be required with respect to the filing of any amended tax return by the Fund that is likely to increase the taxes or indemnity obligations of Yahoo by more than a de minimis amount (unless the Fund otherwise agrees to pay such incremental taxes or obligations).

Generally, each party will be entitled to any refunds, credits, or offsets of taxes allocated to and paid by such party pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement. If the Fund requests in writing that Yahoo obtain a refund, credit, or offset of taxes with respect to the carryback of any tax attribute of the Fund Entities to a pre-Spin-Off tax period, Yahoo will be required to take reasonable measures to obtain a refund, credit, or offset of taxes with respect to such carryback; however, the Fund will only be entitled to such refund, credit, or offset of taxes attributable (on a “last dollar” basis) to such carryback and only to the extent such refund, credit, or offset is received by Yahoo, and such amount will be net of any out-of-pocket costs, expenses, or increase in taxes incurred by Yahoo with respect to the receipt or accrual thereof.

Each of Yahoo and the Fund generally will have the authority to respond to and control all tax proceedings, including tax audits, involving any taxes reported on tax returns for which it is responsible under the Tax Matters Agreement, and the other company will have the right to participate, at its own cost and expense, in such tax proceedings to the extent such proceedings could result in a tax liability for which such other company may be liable under the Tax Matters Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Yahoo and the Fund will have the authority to jointly control all proceedings, including tax proceedings, involving any taxes or tax-related losses arising from the Spin-Off or related restructuring transactions. The Tax Matters Agreement will also provide for the exchange of information for tax matters (and confidentiality protections related to such exchanged information), the retention of records that may affect the tax liabilities of the parties, and cooperation between Yahoo and the Fund with respect to tax matters.

The parties will be subject to specified restrictive covenants with respect to the Spin-Off and related restructuring transactions. In general, the Fund, Yahoo, and certain of their respective subsidiaries will be prohibited from taking, or failing to take, any action following the Spin-Off if such action or failure to act:

Further, each party will represent that the representations and material statements made in connection with the tax opinion delivered to Yahoo in connection with the Spin-Off, to the extent related to such party and its subsidiaries, are true, correct, and complete in all material respects. In addition, the parties will be prohibited from taking any position for tax purposes that is inconsistent with the tax opinion delivered to Yahoo in connection with the Spin-Off.

The parties will indemnify each other (and certain related persons) for taxes and losses allocated to them under the Tax Matters Agreement, and for taxes and losses arising from a breach of their respective covenants and obligations under the Tax Matters Agreement. To the extent an indemnity payment under the Tax Matters Agreement causes an increase in the taxable income of the recipient, the amount required to be paid by the indemnifying party will be increased so that the indemnified party receives the same net after-tax amount that it would have received had the payment not resulted in taxable income.

Yahoo, ASB and certain of their respective subsidiaries will enter into the Transfer Agreement pursuant to which Yahoo and certain of its subsidiaries will transfer to ASB and certain of its subsidiaries substantially all of the assets exclusively relating to the Transferred Business, subject to certain excluded assets identified in the Transfer Agreement.

In addition, ASB and certain of its subsidiaries will assume all liabilities arising from, related to, imposed under or pursuant to the acquired assets of the Transferred Business whether arising from or related to any period prior to, on, or after the closing of the transfers, subject to specified retained liabilities identified in the Transfer Agreement.

The Transfer Agreement will provide for ASB and certain of its subsidiaries to employ those employees of Yahoo whose employment primarily relates to the Transferred Business, and will provide for other matters relating to the employment by ASB and certain of its subsidiaries of such employees.

The closing of the transfers will be held at a time and date determined by Yahoo in its sole and absolute discretion. Conditions to the closing of the transfers will include: (1) receipt of all governmental approvals, and (2) absence of laws, orders, or actions that, or that seek to, enjoin or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the transfers. These conditions may be waived by Yahoo in its sole and absolute discretion.

The Ancillary Agreements that will be entered into by Yahoo and ASB will include:

The Ancillary Agreements will provide for (1) the provision by Yahoo of technology-related services, on a transitional basis; (2) the provision by Yahoo of general and administrative services, on a transitional basis; (3) mutual non-exclusive licenses for the use of certain intellectual property; and (4) ASB’s continued provision of Yahoo’s business email platform to ASB’s customers.

In addition to these Ancillary Agreements, ASB will enter into a content license agreement and an advertising reseller agreement with Yahoo.

The Fund’s investment objective is total return to be derived through owning the Alibaba Shares. Based on the closing market price of Alibaba ADS on the NYSE on [●], 2015, the Fund anticipates that the value of its Alibaba Shares will exceed 95 percent of the value of its total assets immediately after the Spin-Off is completed. The Fund’s investment objective is not fundamental and may be changed without stockholder approval, although the Fund will provide stockholders with at least 60 days’ notice before implementing any change to its investment objective. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

The Fund is not eligible to be treated as a “regulated investment company” under the Code, as a result of the Fund’s concentrated ownership of Alibaba Shares. Instead, the Fund is treated as a regular corporation, or a “C” corporation, for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, unlike most investment companies, is subject to corporate income tax to the extent the Fund recognizes taxable income. As a result, the Fund will take into account the tax consequences of any change to its investment portfolio.

Compliance with any percentage limitations in the Fund’s investment policies will be determined at the time of investment. The Fund will not be required to purchase or sell securities to comply with such percentage limitations due to changes in the value of its investments.

The Fund intends to enter into the Loan Agreement. Beginning on the closing date of the Loan Agreement, revolving loans will be made available to the Fund under the Loan Agreement, in an amount up to $200 million. The loans will mature on the 24-month anniversary of the closing date of the Loan Agreement, unless they are terminated by the Fund or the lenders in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement prior to that time.

The Fund anticipates that it will initially borrow $[•] million pursuant to the Loan Agreement at or about the time of the completion of the Spin-Off. The Fund currently intends to borrow money to fund working capital, transaction expenses relating to the Spin-Off, and any other expenses of the Fund. The Fund also may borrow to repurchase its Common Stock if and to the extent authorized by its Board of Directors from time to time. The Fund does not currently intend to use the proceeds of any borrowing to purchase additional investment securities or to pay dividends to stockholders, though it retains the right to do so. The Fund reserves the right to borrow money to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, which currently permits the Fund to borrow up to one dollar for

every three dollars of gross assets it has immediately after the borrowing and to issue preferred stock provided the Fund has two dollars of gross assets for every one dollar of the aggregate amount of the liquidation preference of the preferred stock plus any indebtedness it has outstanding immediately after the issuance of the preferred stock. For more information regarding the Fund’s borrowings, please see “Borrowings and Preferred Stock—Borrowings.”

Consistent with applicable regulatory requirements, the Fund may lend Alibaba Shares to broker-dealers or financial institutions, provided that such loans are callable at any time by the Fund (subject to notice provisions described below), and are at all times secured by cash or cash equivalents, which are earmarked or segregated pursuant to applicable regulations, and that are at least equal to the market value, determined daily, of the loaned Alibaba Shares. Any loans of the Alibaba Shares by the Fund will be collateralized in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements and no loan will cause the value of all loaned Alibaba Shares to exceed one-third of the value of the Fund’s total assets.

A loan of Alibaba Shares generally may be terminated by the borrower on one business day’s notice, or by the Fund on five business days’ notice. If the borrower fails to deliver the loaned Alibaba Shares within five days after receipt of notice, the Fund could use the collateral to purchase replacement Alibaba Shares while holding the borrower liable for any excess of replacement cost over collateral. As with any extensions of credit, there are risks of delay in recovery, and in some cases even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the Alibaba Shares fail financially. However, loans of Alibaba Shares will be made only to firms deemed by the Fund’s management to be creditworthy and when the income that can be earned from such loans justifies the attendant risks. The Board of Directors will oversee the creditworthiness of the contracting parties on an ongoing basis.

Upon termination of the loan, the borrower is required to return the Alibaba Shares to the Fund. Any gain or loss in the market price during the loan period would inure to the Fund. If the counterparty to the loan petitions for bankruptcy or becomes subject to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the law regarding the rights of the Fund is unsettled. As a result, under extreme circumstances, there may be a restriction on the Fund’s ability to sell the collateral, and the Fund would suffer a loss. When voting or consent rights that accompany loaned Alibaba Shares pass to the borrower, the Fund will follow the policy of calling the loaned securities, to be delivered within one day after notice, to permit the exercise of such rights if the matters involved would have a material effect on the Fund’s investment in the Alibaba Shares. The Fund will pay reasonable finder’s, administrative, and custodial fees in connection with a loan of its Alibaba Shares.

The Ordinary Shares are not listed for trading on the NYSE or any other national securities exchange. In order to lend Ordinary Shares to investors, the Fund must first deposit them with the Depositary in exchange for Alibaba ADS and then lend the Alibaba ADS.

The Fund has adopted a policy of not seeking to hedge risks related to its investment in the Alibaba Shares because the Fund seeks returns based on its investment in the Alibaba Shares. As a result, the Fund currently does not anticipate investing in derivative instruments or using them for hedging purposes, although the Fund retains the right to do so.

The Fund has adopted restrictions and policies relating to the investment of its assets and its activities. As required by the 1940 Act, certain of the restrictions are fundamental and may not be changed without the approval of a 1940 Act Majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities, including the approval of a 1940 Act Majority of the Fund’s outstanding shares of preferred stock, if any, voting as a separate class. A “1940 Act Majority” means the lesser of (a) 67 percent or more of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities present at a stockholders meeting, if the holders of more than 50 percent of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy at the meeting, or (b) more than 50 percent of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities. Under these fundamental investment restrictions, the Fund may not:

The following explanations of the Fund’s fundamental investment restrictions are not considered to be part of the Fund’s fundamental investment restrictions, and are subject to change without stockholder approval.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to concentration set forth in (1) above, the 1940 Act does not define what constitutes “concentration” in an industry. The SEC staff has taken the position that investment of 25 percent or more of an investment company’s total assets in one or more issuers conducting their principal activities in the same industry or group of industries constitutes concentration. It is possible that interpretations of concentration could change in the future. The policy in (1) above will be interpreted to refer to concentration as that term may be interpreted from time to time. The policy also will be interpreted to permit investment without limit in the following, if and to the extent the Fund were to invest more than 25 percent of its total assets in any of the following instruments: securities of the U.S. government and its agencies or instrumentalities; tax exempt securities of state, territory, possession, or municipal governments and their authorities, agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions; and repurchase agreements collateralized by any such obligations. Accordingly, issuers of the foregoing securities will not be considered to be members of any industry. There also will be no limit on investment in issuers domiciled in a single jurisdiction or country. Finance companies will be considered to be in the industries of their parents if their activities are primarily related to financing the activities of the parents. Each foreign government will be considered to be a member of a separate industry. The policy also will be interpreted to give broad authority to the Fund as to how to classify issuers within or among industries.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to borrowing money set forth in (2) above, the 1940 Act permits the Fund to borrow money in amounts of up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets for any purpose, and to borrow up to five percent of the Fund’s total assets for temporary purposes. The Fund’s total assets include the amounts being borrowed and retained by the Fund in cash, securities, or other property. To limit the risks attendant to borrowing, the 1940 Act requires the Fund to maintain at all times an “asset coverage” of at least 300 percent of the amount of its borrowings and of at least 200 percent of the liquidation preference of any preferred stock that it issues. Immediately after the Spin-Off, the Fund will have no shares of preferred stock outstanding,

and the Fund has no current intention to issue preferred stock. Asset coverage means the ratio that the value of the Fund’s total assets (including amounts borrowed), minus liabilities other than borrowings, bears to the aggregate amount of all borrowings. Borrowing money to increase portfolio holdings is known as “leveraging.” Certain trading practices and investments, such as reverse repurchase agreements, may be considered to be borrowings or involve leverage, and thus are subject to the 1940 Act restrictions. In accordance with SEC staff guidance and interpretations, when the Fund engages in such transactions, the Fund, instead of maintaining asset coverage of at least 300 percent, may segregate or earmark liquid assets, or enter into an offsetting position, in an amount at least equal to the Fund’s exposure, on a mark-to-market basis, to the transaction (as calculated pursuant to requirements of the SEC). The policy in (2) above will be interpreted to permit the Fund to engage in trading practices and investments that may be considered to be borrowing or to involve leverage to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, and to permit the Fund to segregate or earmark liquid assets or enter into offsetting positions in accordance with SEC staff guidance and interpretations. Short-term credits necessary for the settlement of securities transactions and arrangements with respect to securities lending will not be considered to be borrowings under the policy. Practices and investments that may involve leverage but are not considered to be borrowings are not subject to the policy. Although the Fund reserves the right to borrow money to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, it currently intends to borrow money to fund working capital, transaction expenses relating to the Spin-Off and any other expenses of the Fund. The Fund also may borrow to repurchase its Common Stock if and to the extent authorized by its Board of Directors from time to time. The Fund does not currently intend to use the proceeds of any borrowing to purchase additional investment securities or to pay dividends to stockholders, though it retains the right to do so.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to underwriting set forth in (5) above, the 1940 Act does not prohibit the Fund from engaging in the underwriting business or from underwriting the securities of other issuers. A fund engaging in transactions involving the acquisition or disposition of portfolio securities may be considered to be an underwriter under the 1933 Act. Although it is not believed that the application of the 1933 Act provisions described above would cause the Fund to be engaged in the business of underwriting, the policy in (5) above will be interpreted not to prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions involving the acquisition or disposition of portfolio securities, regardless of whether the Fund may be considered to be an underwriter under the 1933 Act or is otherwise engaged in the underwriting business to the extent permitted by applicable law.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to lending set forth in (7) above, the 1940 Act does not prohibit the Fund from making loans (including lending its securities); however, SEC staff interpretations currently prohibit registered investment companies from lending more than one-third of their total assets (including lending their securities), except through the purchase of debt obligations or the use of repurchase agreements. In addition, collateral arrangements with respect to options, forward currency, futures transactions, and other derivative instruments (as applicable), as well as delays in the settlement of securities transactions, if the Fund were ever to use such derivative instruments, would not be considered loans. The Fund currently does not intend to make loans, except that it may lend its Alibaba Shares to generate income (a) for working capital or (b) to repurchase the Fund’s Common Stock if and to the extent authorized by its Board of Directors from time to time.

Prior to completion of the Spin-Off, the Fund will convert a portion of its Ordinary Shares to Alibaba ADS and pledge the Alibaba ADS to the lenders under the Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement requires the Fund to maintain a certain loan to value ratio (based on the market value of the Alibaba ADS pledged by the Fund). In the event that this ratio is not maintained, the Fund must post additional cash collateral or additional Alibaba ADS as collateral under the Loan Agreement and/or elect to repay a portion of the loans thereunder.

The Fund intends to borrow money for working capital, transaction expenses relating to the Spin-Off, and any other expenses of the Fund. The Fund also may borrow to repurchase its Common Stock if and to the extent authorized by its Board of Directors from time to time. The Fund does not currently intend to invest borrowed money to seek to increase returns to its investors. The Fund currently has no intention to borrow more than $[●] million (or approximately [●] percent of its total assets immediately after the Spin-Off) during its first year of operations, although the Fund reserves the right to borrow up to one-third of its total assets as permitted by the 1940 Act.

The Fund also may borrow money through the issuance of senior securities representing indebtedness, including through borrowing from financial institutions or the issuance of debt securities, including notes or commercial paper. The amount and type of borrowings by the Fund must be approved by its Board.

Under the 1940 Act, the Fund generally is not permitted to borrow money unless, immediately after borrowing the money, the value of the Fund’s total assets less liabilities other than the principal amount represented by the borrowing is at least 300 percent of the principal amount of the borrowing. In addition, the Fund is not permitted to declare any cash dividend or other distribution on its Common Stock unless, at the time of such declaration, the value of the Fund’s total assets less liabilities other than the principal amount of its borrowings is at least 300 percent of such principal amount after deducting the amount of such dividend or other distribution. Private borrowings from banks are not subject to these 1940 Act limitations on dividends and other distributions.

The terms of any borrowing by the Fund may require the Fund to pay a fee to maintain a line of credit, such as a commitment fee, or to maintain minimum average balances with a lender. Any such requirements would increase the cost of such borrowing over the stated interest rate. Such lenders would have the right to receive interest on and repayment of principal of any such borrowings, which right will be senior to those of the Fund’s Common Stock. Any such borrowing may contain provisions limiting certain activities of the Fund, including the payment of dividends to holders of its Common Stock in certain circumstances.

Some types of borrowings may subject the Fund to covenants in credit agreements relating to asset coverage and portfolio composition requirements. It is not anticipated that these covenants will impede the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective in accordance with its investment policies.

The 1940 Act grants holders of debt securities issued by the Fund, under certain circumstances, certain voting rights in the event of default in the payment of interest or repayment of principal related to the borrowing. Failure to maintain certain asset coverage requirements could result in an event of default and entitle the debt holders to elect a majority of the Fund’s Board of Directors. Private borrowings from banks are not subject to these 1940 Act voting requirements.

Although the Fund has no current intention to issue preferred stock, the 1940 Act permits the Fund to do so. The Fund’s Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Fund’s Board of Directors may authorize and issue preferred stock with rights as determined by the Board without prior approval of the holders of the Fund’s Common Stock. Holders of the Fund’s Common Stock will have no preemptive right to purchase any preferred stock that might be issued by the Fund. Any such preferred stock offering would be subject to the limits imposed by the 1940 Act.

Under the 1940 Act, the Fund may not issue preferred stock unless, immediately after such issuance, it has an “asset coverage” of at least 200 percent of the liquidation value of the outstanding preferred stock (i.e., such liquidation value may not exceed 50 percent of the value of the Fund’s total assets). For these purposes, “asset coverage” means the ratio of (1) total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by “senior securities” to (2) the amount of “senior securities representing indebtedness” plus the “involuntary liquidation preference” of the preferred stock. “Senior security” means any bond, note, or similar security evidencing indebtedness and any class of shares having priority over any other class as to distribution of assets or payment of dividends. “Senior security representing indebtedness” means any “senior security” other than equity shares. The “involuntary liquidation preference” of the preferred stock is the amount that holders of the Fund’s preferred stock would be entitled to receive in the event of an involuntary liquidation of the Fund in preference to the Fund’s Common Stock.

In addition, under the 1940 Act the Fund would not be permitted to declare any dividend (except a dividend payable in its Common Stock), or to declare any other distribution on its Common Stock, or to purchase any Common Stock, unless its outstanding preferred stock had at the time of the declaration of any such dividend or other distribution, or at the time of any such purchase of its Common Stock, an asset coverage of at least 200 percent after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase price. If the Fund issues any preferred stock, the Fund intends, to the extent possible, to purchase or redeem its preferred stock from time to time to the extent necessary to maintain asset coverage of any outstanding preferred stock of at least 200 percent. Any preferred stock issued by the Fund would have special voting rights and a liquidation preference over the Fund’s Common Stock.

If the Fund issues any preferred stock, the holders of preferred stock, voting separately as a class, will be entitled to elect two of the Fund’s directors for as long as the preferred stock remains outstanding. The remaining Directors of the Fund would be elected by holders of the Fund’s Common Stock and its preferred stock voting together as a single class. In the unlikely event the Fund failed to pay dividends on any outstanding preferred stocks for two years, holders of the Fund’s preferred stock would be entitled to elect a majority of the Directors of the Fund.

You should consider the following risk factors and special considerations associated with investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount invested.

The market price and net asset value of the Fund’s Common Stock will be materially impacted by the market price of Alibaba Shares.

Alibaba files with the SEC reports containing financial and other material information about its business and risks relating to its business. You are encouraged to review the information set forth in Alibaba’s registration statements on Form F-1 and Form F-4, and annual reports on Form 20-F for additional information about Alibaba’s business, management, results of operations, financial condition, and risks. You should also review Alibaba’s press releases and reports filed with the SEC on Form 6-K. This information may be obtained at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action =getcompany&CIK=0001577552&owner=exclude&count=40. You should review information filed by Alibaba with the SEC because the value of the Fund’s Common Stock will be heavily dependent upon and influenced by the value of the Alibaba Shares. All information with respect to Alibaba in this information statement is derived from Alibaba’s public filings with the SEC. Such information is provided for informational purposes only and the Fund makes no representation and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information.

The Alibaba Partnership, Alibaba’s voting agreements with certain of its shareholders, and SoftBank Group Corp.’s investment in Alibaba will limit the Fund’s ability to influence the nomination and election of Alibaba directors.

The Alibaba partnership, comprised of certain management members of Alibaba, Zhejiang Ant Small and Micro Financial Services Group Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Cainiao Supply Chain Management Co. Ltd. (the “Alibaba Partnership”) has the ability, under Alibaba’s articles of association, to nominate a simple majority of Alibaba’s board of directors. If at any time Alibaba’s board of directors consists of fewer than a simple majority of directors nominated or appointed by the Alibaba Partnership for any reason, including because a director previously nominated by the Alibaba Partnership ceases to be a member of Alibaba’s board of directors or because the Alibaba Partnership had previously not exercised its right to nominate or appoint a simple majority of Alibaba’s board of directors, the Alibaba Partnership will be entitled (in its sole discretion) to nominate or appoint such number of additional directors to the board as necessary to ensure that the directors nominated or appointed by the Alibaba Partnership comprise a simple majority of Alibaba’s board of directors.

In addition, Alibaba has entered a voting agreement pursuant to which SoftBank Group Corp. (“SoftBank”), which currently owns approximately 32 percent of the Alibaba Shares based on publicly available filings with the SEC, agreed to vote its shares in favor of the Alibaba Partnership director nominees at each annual general stockholders meeting, so long as SoftBank owns at least 15 percent of Alibaba’s outstanding ordinary shares.

As a result of the foregoing nomination and voting arrangements, the Fund’s ability to affect the management of the Alibaba through election of directors to Alibaba’s board of directors will be substantially limited.

On February 26, 2015, Yahoo submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) a request for a private letter ruling with respect to whether the Fund’s ownership and operation of ASB would satisfy the active trade or business requirement (the “ATB Requirement”) under Section 355 of the Code. On May 19, 2015, the IRS announced that it was reconsidering its ruling policy with respect to the ATB Requirement. On July 31, 2015, the IRS formally announced that it was studying potential new administrative guidance with respect to certain issues under Section 355 of the Code, including the ATB Requirement. On September 2, 2015, the IRS notified Yahoo’s counsel that it had determined, in the exercise of its discretion, not to grant the requested ruling. At the same time, the IRS indicated that it had not concluded that the proposed spin-off transaction was taxable and therefore was not ruling adversely on the request. The IRS gave no indication in connection with determining not to rule on the requested issue that it intended to challenge Yahoo’s treatment of the Spin-Off. Following receipt of such notification, Yahoo withdrew its request for a ruling on September 2, 2015.

On September 14, 2015, the IRS issued a formal “no-rule” policy with respect to certain transactions similar to the Spin-Off and, in a notice released on the same day, indicated that the IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury are studying the possibility of promulgating new guidance with respect to such transactions in the future. Neither this ongoing guidance project nor the IRS’s decision not to rule with respect to the Spin-Off changes the current law applicable to the Spin-Off. In addition, on September 19, 2015, an IRS official indicated in a public statement that any future guidance issued as part of the project would not apply retroactively to transactions completed prior to the issuance of such guidance.

Given the discretionary nature of the IRS’s ruling standards, the IRS has wide latitude in deciding whether or not to issue a ruling to a particular taxpayer or with respect to a particular transaction. Obtaining an IRS ruling is not a legal requirement to qualify as a tax-free transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. On September 23, 2015, Yahoo’s board of directors authorized Yahoo to continue to pursue the plan for the Spin-Off, except that completion of the Spin-Off will not be conditioned upon receipt of a favorable ruling from the IRS.

The Spin-Off is conditioned upon the receipt by Yahoo of the opinion of Skadden Arps, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Yahoo, to the effect that, under current U.S. federal income tax law, the Spin-Off will qualify as a tax-free transaction to Yahoo and its stockholders under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. The opinion will be based upon specified assumptions, as well as statements, representations, and specified undertakings made by officers of Yahoo and the Fund. These assumptions, statements, representations, and undertakings are expected to relate to, among other things, Yahoo’s business reasons for engaging in the Spin-Off, the conduct of specified business activities by Yahoo and the Fund, and the current plans and intentions of Yahoo and the Fund to continue conducting those business activities and not to materially modify their ownership or capital structure following the Spin-Off. If any of those statements, representations, or assumptions is incorrect or untrue in any material respect, or any of those undertakings is not complied with, or if the facts upon which the opinion is based are materially different from the facts that prevail at the time of the Spin-Off, the conclusions reached in the opinion could be adversely affected.

Skadden Arps has informed Yahoo that it expects to be able to render an opinion that, under current law and subject to the factual representations and assumptions described above, the Spin-Off will qualify as a tax-free transaction to Yahoo and its stockholders under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. The legal authorities upon which an opinion of Skadden Arps would be based are subject to change or differing interpretations at any time (including through the enactment of new tax legislation or through the issuance of new regulations or other administrative guidance by the IRS). The opinion would not be binding on the IRS or a court. Notwithstanding that the IRS did not previously indicate any intention to challenge the Spin-Off when it expressed its determination not to rule on Yahoo’s request, there is a risk that the IRS may challenge the conclusions reached in the opinion, and a court could sustain such a challenge.

Even if the Spin-Off otherwise qualifies under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, the Spin-Off would result in a significant U.S. federal income tax liability to Yahoo (but not to Yahoo stockholders) under Section 355(e) of the Code if one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of Yahoo or in the stock of the Fund (excluding, for this purpose, the acquisition of the Common Stock by Yahoo stockholders in the Spin-Off) as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the Spin-Off. Current tax law generally creates a presumption that any acquisition of the stock of Yahoo or the stock of the Fund within two years before or after the Spin-Off is part of a plan that includes the Spin-Off, although that presumption is subject to certain safe harbors under the applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations and may otherwise be rebuttable based on the facts and circumstances. The process for determining whether an acquisition is part of a plan under these rules is complex, inherently factual in nature, and subject to a comprehensive analysis of the facts and circumstances of the particular case. Notwithstanding the opinion of Skadden Arps described above, Yahoo or the Fund might be unable to prevent, or might inadvertently cause or permit, a disqualifying change in the ownership of Yahoo or the Fund to occur, thereby triggering a significant tax liability to Yahoo, which could have a material adverse effect. If it is subsequently determined, for whatever reason, that the Spin-Off does not qualify for tax-free treatment, Yahoo and/or its stockholders could incur significant tax liabilities, which may require the Fund to indemnify Yahoo pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement. To the extent any such indemnity payment causes an increase in the taxable income of Yahoo, the amount required to be paid by the Fund will be increased so that Yahoo receives the same net after-tax amount that it would have received had the payment not resulted in taxable income.

For a more complete discussion of the opinion of Skadden Arps and the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Spin-Off to Yahoo and its stockholders, please see “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off.”

Yahoo and the Fund face uncertainties with respect to PRC taxation of indirect transfers of PRC taxable property in connection with the Spin-Off.

On February 3, 2015, the PRC State Administration of Taxation (“SAT”) issued the Bulletin Regarding Certain Enterprise Income Tax Matters on Indirect Transfer of Property by Non-Resident Enterprises, SAT Bulletin [2015] No. 7 (“Bulletin 7”). Bulletin 7 governs indirect transfers of PRC taxable property, which includes equity interests in PRC resident enterprises, real estate located in the PRC, and the assets of a “place or establishment” in the PRC of a foreign company. An indirect transfer occurs when a foreign company that is not resident in the PRC transfers shares in another foreign company that is not resident in the PRC, and the company whose shares are transferred directly or indirectly holds PRC taxable property.

Under Bulletin 7, an “indirect transfer” of PRC taxable property, including equity interests, by a foreign company that is not resident in the PRC may be recharacterized and treated as a direct transfer of PRC taxable property and subject to PRC tax, if such arrangement does not have a reasonable commercial purpose. An arrangement is deemed to lack a reasonable commercial purpose if the primary purpose of the arrangement is to avoid PRC tax. Bulletin 7 provides three safe harbors under which an indirect transfer will not be taxed. Bulletin 7 also includes a list of criteria (the so-called “blacklist”) and provides that, if all of the criteria are met, an indirect transfer will be deemed to lack reasonable commercial purpose without further analysis. If a transaction does not fall within a safe harbor or meet all of the blacklist criteria, then the question of whether an indirect transfer lacks reasonable commercial purpose is evaluated based on a totality of facts and circumstances test.

As the Fund’s principal asset will be equity interests in Alibaba and Alibaba has PRC taxable property, the direct and indirect transfers of the Alibaba Shares to the Fund by Yahoo and the distribution of the shares of the Fund by Yahoo to its stockholders (collectively the “Spin Related Transfers”) are indirect transfers under Bulletin 7. Consequently, Yahoo and the Fund face uncertainties with respect to the possible PRC taxation of the Spin Related Transfers under Bulletin 7. If the Spin Related Transfers were subject to a PRC tax under Bulletin 7, the tax would be 10 percent of the gain that the PRC tax authorities deemed Yahoo to have derived from the transfers.

If the PRC tax is deemed applicable and is not paid prior to the eighth day after the indirect transfer is completed, interest will accrue until the tax is paid or settled by the transferor. Further, a transferee who has paid consideration for the shares transferred is a withholding agent and can be subject to a penalty for failure to withhold the PRC tax payable by the transferor in an amount up to three times the amount of the tax.

The transferee and transferor can each voluntarily report an indirect transfer of PRC taxable property to the SAT. Voluntary reporting entitles the transferor to a lower rate of interest on the PRC tax payable and gives the transferee a possible exemption or reduction of the penalty for failure to withhold.

One of the safe harbors under Bulletin 7 is for transfers that would qualify for tax exemption under a tax treaty between the PRC and the transferor’s country of residence if the transfer of PRC taxable property had been direct rather than indirect. Based on the advice of counsel, Yahoo believes that the Spin Related Transfers should qualify for the treaty safe harbor based on the existing bilateral tax treaty between the U.S. and the PRC. There can be no assurance, however, that the PRC, which has ultimate taxing authority under Bulletin 7, will agree with the applicability of the treaty safe harbor to the Spin Related Transfers.

If the treaty safe harbor did not apply, based on advice of counsel, Yahoo believes that the Spin Related Transfers should not fall within the “blacklist” and should be deemed to have a reasonable commercial purpose under the totality of facts and circumstances test referred to above because the avoidance of PRC tax is not the main purpose of the Spin Related Transfers.

As Bulletin 7 was recently released, however, there are no formal interpretations and little practical experience as to how the SAT will interpret and apply Bulletin 7, and its interpretation by the courts in the PRC remains untested. The SAT has wide discretion and may interpret and administer Bulletin 7 in a way that results in PRC taxation of the Spin Related Transfers, notwithstanding our belief that this would be incorrect as a matter of law. In such event, Yahoo may be subject to tax on the Spin Related Transfers, or the Fund may be subject to a penalty as the withholding agent for such tax.

The Fund, pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement, would also be required to indemnify Yahoo for any PRC tax and related losses imposed on Yahoo. In addition to our indemnification undertakings to pay any such possible PRC tax, we may be required to expend substantial resources to defend against taxation under Bulletin 7.

Pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement, subject to limited exceptions, the Fund will be required to indemnify Yahoo, its subsidiaries, and specified related persons for taxes and losses resulting from the failure of the Spin-Off to qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. In addition, the Fund will be required to indemnify Yahoo, its subsidiaries, and specified related persons for any taxes that result from the application of specified PRC tax rules to the Spin-Off and related restructuring transactions. To the extent any indemnity payment by the Fund pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement causes an increase in the taxable income of Yahoo, the amount required to be paid by the Fund will be increased so that Yahoo receives the same net after-tax amount that it would have received had the payment not resulted in taxable income.

The Fund’s indemnification obligations to Yahoo, its subsidiaries, and specified related persons will not be subject to any cap. These obligations may subject the Fund to substantial liabilities, which could materially adversely affect the Fund’s financial position.

It is possible that liabilities arising from the Fund’s indemnification obligations might occur at a time when the Fund has insufficient liquidity and, in order to meet its legal obligations, it may be necessary for the Fund to sell a portion of its portfolio securities at an inopportune time (which could result in taxes being levied) or borrow the required sum at an unfavorable interest rate.

For a more detailed discussion of the terms of the Tax Matters Agreement, please see “The Spin-Off—Tax Matters Agreement.”

The Fund may decide not to engage in certain transactions in order to avoid the risk of incurring significant tax-related liabilities.

Under the Tax Matters Agreement, the Fund will covenant not to take any action, or fail to take any action, following the Spin-Off, which action or failure to act is inconsistent with the Spin-Off qualifying for tax-free treatment under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. Further, the Tax Matters Agreement will require that the Fund generally indemnify Yahoo for any taxes or losses incurred by Yahoo (or its subsidiaries) resulting from the failure of the Spin-Off to qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, including as a result of breaches of the Fund’s covenants or as a result of the application of Section 355(e) of the Code to the Spin-Off because of acquisitions of a 50 percent or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the Fund’s stock that are part of a plan that includes the Spin-Off. As a result, the Fund might decide not to engage in transactions that might have otherwise been advantageous in order to preserve the tax-free treatment of the Spin-Off.

For example, the Fund may decide to continue to operate ASB for the foreseeable future even if a sale or discontinuance of such business would otherwise be advantageous. Moreover, in light of the requirements of Section 355(e) of the Code, the Fund might decide not to engage in transactions such as share repurchases and stock issuances in excess of specified amounts, certain asset dispositions, and other strategic transactions for some period of time following the Spin-Off.

A change in control of the Fund might be discouraged, delayed, or prevented because of the Fund’s indemnity obligation under the Tax Matters Agreement.

The Tax Matters Agreement will require that the Fund generally indemnify Yahoo for any taxes or losses incurred by Yahoo (or its subsidiaries) resulting from the failure of the Spin-Off to qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, including as a result of the application of Section 355(e) of the Code to the Spin-Off because of acquisitions of a 50 percent or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the Fund’s stock that are part of a plan that includes the Spin-Off. As a result, the Fund’s indemnity obligation under the Tax Matters Agreement might discourage, delay, or prevent a change of control transaction with respect to the Fund for some period of time following the Spin-Off, depending on the facts and circumstances of the transaction.

The conditions to the Spin-Off may not be satisfied or waived and the Spin-Off may not occur.

The Spin-Off will not occur if the conditions to the Spin-Off described in this information statement are not satisfied or waived by Yahoo, in its sole discretion. In addition, in connection with the Spin-Off, Yahoo will be required to comply with applicable covenants in certain material contracts, including compliance with applicable covenants in the indenture governing the 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 issued by Yahoo in 2013. Yahoo also may choose to abandon the Spin-Off at any time prior to the Distribution Date for any reason, or for no reason. A failure to complete the Spin-Off may adversely affect the market price of Yahoo’s common stock. In addition, the agreements to be entered into by the Fund with Yahoo in connection with the Spin-Off (including the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, and the Ancillary Agreements) may be amended or modified prior to the Distribution Date.

ASB has never operated as an independent company and its business may be unsuccessful.

ASB was formed by the Fund in connection with the Spin-Off and, prior to the Spin-Off, will acquire those assets and assume those liabilities that exclusively relate to the Transferred Business. Prior to the Spin-Off, the Transferred Business was operated by Yahoo as part of its broader corporate organization, rather than as an

independent company. Yahoo’s senior management oversaw the strategic direction of the Transferred Business and Yahoo performed various corporate functions to support the business, including:

Following the Spin-Off, neither Yahoo nor any of its affiliates have any obligation to provide these functions to ASB or the Fund other than those services that will be provided by Yahoo pursuant to the Ancillary Agreements. If, once an Ancillary Agreement terminates, ASB and the Fund do not have in place their own systems and business functions or do not have agreements with other providers of those services on a cost effective basis, ASB’s financial results may be adversely affected.

ASB’s business, while operated as Yahoo Small Business, also was dependent on certain of Yahoo’s technology, intellectual property, infrastructure, data, marketing and other resources and on certain of Yahoo’s contractual arrangements with third parties and benefited from its affiliation with Yahoo’s brand and the market recognition that resulted from that affiliation. ASB’s transition to an independent company may result in fewer customers, increased costs, and decreased profitability. Consequently, ASB’s future success depends on its ability to retain customers, avoid interruptions in services to customers, minimize costs, and exploit new markets by identifying and monitoring trends. There can be no assurance that ASB will be profitable.

The Fund will incur costs and expenses not previously incurred as a result of its separation from Yahoo. These increased costs and expenses may arise from various factors, including operating expenses (such as rent and employee compensation and benefits), internal audit costs, insurance costs, financial reporting, and costs for use of third-party technology and intellectual property, as well as costs associated with complying with the federal securities laws (including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the 1940 Act), and paying service providers for custodial, transfer agent, compliance, and administrative services. When ASB’s Ancillary Agreements terminate, there is a risk that the Fund and ASB might not be able to obtain replacement services or technology or develop internal capabilities or technology on a cost effective basis or at all.

The financial information provided in this information statement may not be representative of the Fund’s actual future financial position.

Prior to the Spin-Off, the Fund was a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo. The financial information included in this information statement includes estimates of expenses the Fund will incur as a stand-alone company after the Spin-Off, and may not be representative of the Fund’s actual future expenses.

Investments in the Fund may perform poorly and could result in your entire investment being lost.

An investment in the Fund’s Common Stock is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire amount that you invest. At any point in time, your shares of the Fund’s Common Stock may be worth less than your original investment. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

An investment in the Fund’s Common Stock should not be considered a complete investment program.

An investment in the Fund’s Common Stock should not be considered a complete investment program. Each stockholder should take into account the Fund’s investment objective and policies, as well as the stockholder’s other investments when considering an investment in the Fund.

Stock markets are volatile, and the prices of equity securities, such as the Alibaba Shares, fluctuate based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. Although over many historical periods common stocks have generated higher average total returns than fixed income securities, common stocks also have experienced significantly more volatility in those returns and, in certain periods, have significantly under-performed relative to fixed income securities. An adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of such equity securities. Equity securities may also decline due to factors affecting the issuer’s industry. The value of the equity securities held by the Fund, such as the Alibaba Shares, may decline for a number of other reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage, the issuer’s historical and prospective earnings, the value of its assets, and reduced demand for its goods and services, or when political or economic events affecting the issuer occur. Also, the prices of common stocks are sensitive to general movements in the stock market and a drop in the stock market may depress the price of the issuer’s shares. Common stock prices fluctuate for several reasons, including changes in investors’ perceptions of the financial condition of an issuer or the general condition of the relevant stock market. In addition, common stock prices may be sensitive to rising interest rates, as the cost of capital rises and issuers’ borrowing costs increase. Equity securities are structurally subordinated to preferred stock, bonds, and other debt instruments in the issuer’s capital structure in terms of priority to corporate income, and are therefore inherently more risky than preferred stock or debt instruments of the issuer.

Immediately after the Spin-Off, the Fund’s investment assets will be its direct and indirect interests in the Alibaba Shares and ASB. The Fund’s ability to meet its financial obligations and other contractual commitments depends upon its ability to access cash. The Fund’s sources of cash include:

Prior to the date of this information statement, Alibaba has not paid dividends on Alibaba Shares and has stated that it does not currently intend to pay dividends on Alibaba Shares. The ability of ASB to make distributions, payments, or advances to the Fund depends on its operating results and working capital needs. The Fund may not be able generate income from other sources. As a result, although the Fund currently has no plans with respect to any asset sales, the Fund could be unable in the future to obtain cash in amounts sufficient to service its financial obligations or meet its other commitments unless it sells Alibaba Shares, which would cause the Fund to pay taxes on any capital gain that it realized in connection with the sale.

The Fund’s ability to sell or otherwise dispose of the Alibaba Shares will be limited by certain factors, including:

As a result, it may not be advisable for the Fund to sell or otherwise dispose of Alibaba Shares, even in circumstances in which an investor who is not subject to these considerations might determine to sell Alibaba Shares. Accordingly, the Fund may continue to hold Alibaba Shares during periods in which the value of Alibaba Shares declines substantially.

The Fund’s use of borrowed money could result in greater volatility and losses.

The Fund intends to borrow money to fund working capital, transaction expenses relating to the Spin-Off, and any other expenses of the Fund. The Fund also may borrow to repurchase shares of its Common Stock if and to the extent authorized by its Board of Directors from time to time. Once the Fund borrows money, the net asset value and market value of its Common Stock may be more volatile. Any decline in the net asset value of the Fund’s investments will be borne entirely by the holders of the Fund’s Common Stock. Therefore, if the market value of the Fund’s portfolio declines, the borrowing will result in a greater decrease in net asset value to the holders of the Fund’s Common Stock than if the Fund had not borrowed money. This net asset value decrease may cause a greater decline in the market price of the Fund’s Common Stock. In extreme cases, the Fund might be in danger of failing to maintain the 300 percent asset coverage required by the 1940 Act. In such an event, the Fund might liquidate investments in order to repay all or a portion of the money it had borrowed. The Fund would be required to pay taxes on any gains realized in connection with any sale of its assets to repay its borrowings. A sale of Alibaba Shares at times when the value of the Alibaba Shares has declined would be disadvantageous to the Fund.

The Fund’s investment performance may be materially and adversely affected by economic conditions in the PRC as well as globally.

Substantially all of the Fund’s assets consist of Alibaba Shares and Alibaba has significant operations in the PRC. As a result, the Fund’s investment performance and net income are impacted to a significant extent by economic and operating conditions in the PRC. Stock prices in the PRC generally have experienced a significant drop in the second and third quarters of 2015. Prices of many American Depositary Shares issued by companies that primarily operate in the PRC, including Alibaba, also have dropped in 2015. Although the PRC government has taken steps to seek to stabilize the PRC equity markets, it is uncertain what effect such measures will have, if any, on the PRC equity markets or on the price of American Depositary Shares issued by companies that primarily operate in the PRC. Continued price drops in the PRC equity markets and any related price drops of American Depositary Shares issued by companies that primarily operate in the PRC may adversely affect the Fund’s investment performance and the market price of the Fund’s Common Stock.

The PRC government has in recent years implemented a number of measures to control the rate of economic growth, including by raising interest rates and adjusting deposit reserve ratios for commercial banks, as well as by implementing other measures designed to tighten credit and liquidity and regulate its securities market. These measures have contributed to a slowdown of the PRC economy. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of the PRC, in the second quarter of 2015, the PRC’s annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate was seven percent—its lowest rate in six years. Any continuing or worsening slowdown could significantly reduce domestic commerce in the PRC, including business activities conducted through the internet generally and within the online services and e-commerce industry in which the Fund’s investments are concentrated. An economic downturn, whether actual or perceived, a further decrease in economic growth rates, or an otherwise uncertain economic outlook in the PRC or any other market could have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s investment performance and financial condition.

The PRC economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the extent of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange, and allocation of resources. Although the PRC government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of productive assets, and the establishment of improved corporate governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of productive assets in the PRC is still owned by the PRC government. In addition, the PRC government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. The PRC government also exercises significant control over the PRC’s economic growth by strategically allocating resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy, regulating financial services and institutions, and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.

While the PRC economy has experienced significant growth in the past three decades, growth has been uneven across different periods, regions, and economic sectors. The PRC government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures may benefit the overall PRC economy, but may also have a negative effect on the Fund. The Fund’s financial condition and investment performance could be materially and adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations that are applicable to Alibaba.

If the PRC government deems that Alibaba’s contractual arrangements in relation to variable interest entities owned by PRC citizens and through which Alibaba conducts its business in the PRC do not comply with PRC government restrictions on foreign investment, or if these regulations or the interpretation of existing regulations change in the future, Alibaba’s business and results of operations may be impacted, which in turn may adversely affect the Fund’s investment performance.

Foreign ownership of certain types of internet businesses in the PRC, such as internet information services, is subject to restrictions under applicable PRC laws, rules and regulations and foreign investors are generally not permitted to own more than 50 percent of the equity interests in a value-added telecommunication service provider. Alibaba provides internet information services in the PRC through a number of PRC incorporated variable interest entities (“VIEs”), which are owned by PRC citizens who are Alibaba’s founders or senior employees or by PRC entities owned by such PRC citizens, and who have contractual arrangements with Alibaba. These contractual arrangements give Alibaba effective control over each of the VIEs enabling it to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits arising from the VIEs and consolidate the financial results of the VIEs in its results of operations. Although the VIE structure adopted by Alibaba is consistent with longstanding industry practice, and is commonly adopted by comparable companies in the PRC, the PRC government may not agree that these arrangements comply with PRC licensing, registration, or other regulatory requirements, with existing policies, or with requirements or policies that may be adopted in the future.

In January 2015, the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC published a discussion draft of the proposed Foreign Investment Law (the “Discussion Draft”), which aims to, upon its enactment, replace the existing laws regulating foreign investment in the PRC. The Discussion Draft, if enacted as proposed, may impact the viability of Alibaba’s current corporate structure, corporate governance and business operations. There are substantial uncertainties with regard to the interpretation and application of the Discussion Draft, once enacted, and to current PRC laws, rules, and regulations. If Alibaba or any of its VIEs are found to be in violation of any existing or future PRC laws, rules, or regulations, or fail to obtain or maintain any of the required permits or approvals, or fulfill any reporting obligations, the relevant PRC regulatory authorities would have broad discretion to take action in dealing with such violations or failures, which could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, and results of operations of Alibaba, and in turn, the Fund’s investment performance.

There are uncertainties regarding the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws, rules, and regulations.

Most of Alibaba’s operations are conducted in the PRC and are governed by the PRC laws, rules, and regulations. Alibaba’s PRC subsidiaries are subject to laws, rules, and regulations applicable to foreign investment in the PRC. The PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Prior court decisions may be cited for reference but, unlike the common law system, they have limited precedential value.

In 1979, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws, rules, and regulations governing economic matters in general. The overall effect of legislation over the past three decades has significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investment in the PRC. However, the PRC has not developed a fully integrated legal system, and recently enacted laws, rules, and regulations may not sufficiently cover all aspects of economic activities in the PRC, or may be subject to significant degrees of interpretation by PRC regulatory agencies. In particular, because these laws, rules, and regulations are relatively new, and because of the limited number of published decisions and their nonbinding nature, and because the laws, rules, and regulations often give the relevant regulator significant discretion in how to enforce them, the

interpretation and enforcement of these laws, rules, and regulations involve uncertainties, and can be inconsistent and unpredictable. In addition, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules, some of which are not published on a timely basis or at all, and which may have a retroactive effect. As a result, Alibaba may not be aware of any violation of these policies and rules until some time after the occurrence of the violation.

Any administrative and court proceedings in the PRC may be protracted, resulting in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention. Since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, it may be more difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection Alibaba enjoys than in more developed legal systems. These uncertainties may impede Alibaba’s ability to enforce the contracts it has entered into, and could materially and adversely affect the performance of the Fund’s investments.

The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to banks or dealers which meet the creditworthiness standards established by its Board of Directors from time to time. Securities lending is subject to the risk that loaned securities may not be available to the Fund on a timely basis and the Fund may, therefore, lose the opportunity to sell the securities at a desirable price. Any loss in the market price of securities loaned by the Fund that occurs during the term of the loan would be borne by the Fund, and would adversely affect the Fund’s performance. Also, there may be delays in recovery, or no recovery, of securities loaned, or even a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially while the loan is outstanding.

The Fund’s use of service providers means that the Fund is reliant on third parties to perform their obligations.

The Fund will rely on service providers for certain functions that are integral to the Fund’s operations and financial performance, including custody of its assets and transfer agency, compliance, and administrative services. Failure by any service provider to carry out its obligations to the Fund in accordance with the terms of its appointment, to exercise due care and skill, or to perform its obligations to the Fund at all as a result of insolvency, bankruptcy, or other causes could have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s performance and returns to stockholders. The termination of the Fund’s relationship with any service provider, or any delay in appointing a replacement for such service provider, could materially disrupt the business of the Fund and could have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s performance and returns to stockholders.

The Fund relies on the competence and continued service of its own officers and Directors to manage the Fund.

The Fund is internally managed by its executive officers under the supervision of its Board of Directors and does not depend on a third-party investment advisor. The Fund does not pay investment advisory fees, but instead incurs the operating costs associated with employing its executive officers and employees. The Fund depends upon the members of its senior management for the monitoring of the Fund’s investments. If the Fund loses the services of any senior management members the Fund may not be able to operate its business as expected, which could cause the Fund’s results to suffer. The Fund’s status as a registered investment company may limit its ability to attract and retain highly qualified personnel.

As a non-diversified investment company, the Fund’s investment performance is at risk from fluctuations in Alibaba’s performance.

The Fund is a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act and will not elect to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Code. As a result, there are no regulatory requirements under the 1940 Act or the Code that limit the proportion of the Fund’s assets that may be invested in securities of a single issuer

and, immediately after completion of the Spin-Off, substantially all of the Fund’s assets will be invested in Alibaba. As a consequence of this concentration, the aggregate returns the Fund realizes may be adversely affected if its investment in Alibaba performs poorly. To the extent that its investment in Alibaba remains a large portion of the Fund’s assets, the Fund’s returns may fluctuate as a result of any single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence affecting, or in the market’s assessment of Alibaba to a greater extent than those of a diversified investment company.

The Fund’s investments are concentrated in the online services and e-commerce industry, and risks associated with this industry may adversely affect the Fund’s investments.

The Fund’s investments will be concentrated in the online services and e-commerce industry. Because the Fund is focused in a specific industry, it may present more risks than if it were broadly diversified over numerous industries and sectors of the economy. A downturn in the online services and e-commerce industry may have a larger impact on the Fund than on an investment company that does not concentrate in such industry. At times, the performance of securities of companies in the online services and e-commerce industry will lag behind the performance of other industries or the broader market as a whole.

Alibaba operates a platform for third parties to sell products through its website. Following the Spin-Off, ASB will operate an online services platform that enables small business entrepreneurs to start, build, and grow their businesses. Alibaba does, and ASB will, encounter risks and difficulties frequently experienced by internet-based businesses, including risks related to their ability to attract and retain customers on a cost-effective basis and their ability to operate, support, expand, and develop their internet operations, website, software, and other related operational systems.

Any compromise of Alibaba’s or ASB’s online security or misappropriation of proprietary information could have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s investments. Advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries in the field of cryptography, or other events or developments may result in a compromise or breach of the technology used by Alibaba or ASB to protect client transaction data. Anyone who is able to circumvent Alibaba’s or ASB’s security measures could misappropriate proprietary information or cause material interruptions in Alibaba’s or ASB’s operations. Alibaba or ASB may be required to expend significant capital and other resources to protect against security breaches or to minimize problems caused by security breaches. To the extent that Alibaba’s or ASB’s activities involve the storage and transmission of proprietary information, security breaches could damage Alibaba’s or ASB’s reputation and expose them to a risk of loss and/or litigation which might adversely impact the Fund’s investment performance.

The online and e-commerce business is dependent upon the continued use of the internet by consumers via computers and mobile devices. The ways in which consumers access and use the internet rapidly evolve, and there can be no assurance that these changes will not adversely affect the industry.

New regulation or changes to existing regulation of internet services and e-commerce companies could adversely affect Alibaba’s or ASB’s profitability and operations and the value of the Fund’s investments in Alibaba and ASB.

E-commerce companies sometimes receive communications alleging that items or content offered or sold through their online marketplaces by third parties, or that they make available through other services such as online music platforms, infringe third-party copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property rights. Moreover, e-commerce companies receive negative publicity regarding the sales of counterfeit and pirated items or content on their marketplaces. Continued public perception that counterfeit or pirated items or content are commonplace on e-commerce marketplaces, or perceived delays in removal of these items or content from e-commerce marketplaces, even if factually incorrect, can damage the reputation of e-commerce companies, result in lower list prices for items or content sold through their marketplaces, harm e-commerce business, and adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments.

Limitations imposed by the 1940 Act may adversely affect the Fund’s operations.

The Fund is a registered closed-end management investment company and as such is subject to regulation under the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act regulates many aspects of the Fund’s operations and imposes limitations such as limiting the Fund’s ability to:

These, and other limitations, imposed by the 1940 Act may adversely affect the Fund’s operations and returns to investors.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Rule 4.5 permits registered investment companies to claim an exclusion from the definition of “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”), provided specified requirements are met. In order to claim this exclusion, the Fund will limit its transactions, if any, in futures, options on futures, and swaps (excluding transactions entered into for “bona fide hedging purposes,” as defined under CFTC regulations) such that either: (1) the aggregate initial margin and premiums required to establish its futures, options on futures, and swaps do not exceed five percent of the liquidation value of the Fund’s portfolio, after taking into account unrealized profits and losses on such positions; or (2) the aggregate net notional value of its futures, options on futures, and swaps does not exceed 100 percent of the liquidation value of the Fund’s portfolio, after taking into account unrealized profits and losses on such positions. Accordingly, the Fund will not be subject to regulation under the CEA or otherwise regulated by the CFTC. If the Fund were to be unable to claim the exclusion, due to the Fund’s trading activity, such as an increased use of derivatives, or a change in the registration requirements for commodity pool operators, the Fund would become subject to registration and regulation as a commodity pool operator, which would subject the Fund to additional registration and regulatory requirements and increased operating expenses.

Risks Related to the Fund’s Common Stock and the Securities Market Following the Spin-Off

There is a risk that an active trading market might not develop or be sustained for the Fund’s Common Stock after the Spin-Off. The Fund cannot predict the prices at which the Fund’s Common Stock may trade after the Spin-Off, the effect of the Spin-Off on the trading prices of Yahoo’s common stock, or whether the aggregate market value of the Fund’s Common Stock and Yahoo’s common stock held by a stockholder after the Spin-Off will be less than, equal to, or greater than the market value of Yahoo’s common stock held by such stockholder prior to the Spin-Off.

The market price of the Fund’s Common Stock may fluctuate significantly due to a number of factors, some of which may be beyond the Fund’s control, including:

Shares of the Fund’s Common Stock may trade at a substantial discount from net asset value.

Shares of closed-end management investment companies frequently trade at a discount from net asset value, which is a risk separate and distinct from the risk that the Fund’s net asset value could decrease as a result of its investment activities. Although the value of the Fund’s net assets is generally considered by market participants in determining whether to purchase or sell the Fund’s Common Stock, whether investors will realize gains or losses upon the sale of the Fund’s Common Stock will depend entirely upon whether the market price of the Fund’s Common Stock at the time of sale is above or below the investor’s purchase price for the Fund’s Common Stock. Because the market price of the Fund’s Common Stock will be determined by factors beyond the control of the Fund, such as, supply of and demand for the Fund’s Common Stock, trading volume of the Fund’s Common Stock, general market and economic conditions, and other factors, the Fund cannot predict whether the Fund’s Common Stock will trade at, below, or above net asset value. In addition, the price of the Fund’s Common Stock may be adversely affected by the ability of investors to invest directly in Alibaba ADS and not be subject to the fees and expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with its operations, which may also reduce the liquidity of the Fund’s Common Stock which, in turn, may make the market price of the Fund’s Common Stock more volatile.

Anti-takeover provisions in the Fund’s governing documents will make it more difficult for a third party to acquire the Fund.

Certain provisions of the Fund’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control of the Fund that a stockholder may consider favorable. These provisions include the following:

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Fund. The Board of Directors is made up of five Directors, of whom [●] are not “interested persons,” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, of the Fund (“Independent Directors”), and [●] is an “interested person” of the Fund (“Interested Director”). The Board of Directors elects the officers of the Fund, who serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

-- [●] [is]/[are] the Class I Director[s]. The Class I Director[s] will first stand for election at the Fund’s first annual meeting of stockholders.

-- [●][is]/[are] the Class II Director[s]. The Class II Director[s] will first stand for election at the Fund’s second annual meeting of stockholders.

-- [●][is]/[are] the Class III Director[s]. The Class III Director[s] will first stand for election at the Fund’s third annual meeting of stockholders.

The following information relates to the executive officers of the Fund who are not Directors.

The Fund has retained CounselWorks LLC (“CounselWorks”) as compliance consultant. [●] serves as chief compliance officer of the Fund pursuant to the terms of this engagement.

[●], [●], and [●], who are Independent Directors, serve on the Fund’s audit committee (the “Audit Committee”). [●] serves as chairperson of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is generally responsible for reviewing and evaluating issues related to the accounting and financial reporting policies and internal controls of the Fund, overseeing the audit of the Fund’s financial statements, and acting as a liaison between the Board of Directors and the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.

The Audit Committee’s purpose and responsibilities are more fully set forth in the Audit Committee charter, which was adopted by the Board and is available on the Fund’s website at [●].

The Board of Directors has determined that [●] is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the SEC.

The following table provides information regarding the compensation of each Director and each of the three highest paid officers of the Fund with aggregate compensation from the Fund for the most recently completed fiscal year in excess of $60,000. Because the Fund is newly organized and has not yet completed a full fiscal year of operations, the table below shows the estimated compensation that is contemplated to be paid to Directors and officers, assuming a full fiscal year of operations of the Fund.

The Directors could not own shares in the Fund as of December 31, 2014, the most recently completed calendar year prior to the date of this information statement, because the Fund had not yet commenced operations as of that date.

The following table provides information regarding beneficial ownership in Yahoo’s common stock of the Fund’s Directors, and of all the Fund’s executive officers and Directors as a group. Directors and officers who do not own Yahoo common stock are not shown in the following table. Each [●] whole share[s] of Yahoo’s common stock entitles the holder to receive one share of the Fund’s Common Stock.

The Fund is internally managed and therefore has not entered into any advisory agreement with, or paid advisory fees to, an outside investment adviser.

The following summary of the Fund’s capital stock does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the Fund’s Certificate of Incorporation. Reference is made to the Fund’s Certificate of Incorporation for a detailed description of the provisions summarized below.

As of [●], 2015, all of the Fund’s outstanding Common Stock was held by Yahoo.

All shares of the Fund’s Common Stock have equal rights as to earnings, assets, dividends, and voting privileges and, when issued, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable. Distributions may be paid to the holders of the Fund’s Common Stock, if and when declared by the Fund’s Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor. The holders of the Fund’s Common Stock have no preemptive, conversion or redemption rights, and their interests therein are freely transferable. In the event of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Fund, each share of the Fund’s Common Stock is entitled to share ratably in all of the Fund’s assets that are legally available for distribution after payment of all debts and other liabilities, and subject to any prior rights of holders of the Fund’s preferred stock, if any, then outstanding. Each share of the Fund’s Common Stock is entitled to one vote and does not have cumulative voting rights, which means that holders of a majority of such shares, if they so choose, could elect all of the Fund’s Directors, and holders of less than a majority of such shares would, in that case, be unable to elect any Director.

The Fund has no present intention of offering any additional shares of the Fund’s Common Stock. Any offerings of the Fund’s Common Stock will require approval by the Board of Directors. Any offering of the Fund’s Common Stock will be subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, which provides that shares of the Fund’s Common Stock may not be issued at a price below the Fund’s then current net asset value, exclusive of sales load, except in connection with an offering to existing Common Stockholders, or with the consent of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities.

The Fund’s Common Stock will be, subject to notice of issuance, listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “AABA.” Unlike open-end funds, closed-end funds like the Fund do not continuously offer shares and do not provide daily redemptions. Rather, if a stockholder determines to buy additional shares of the Fund’s Common Stock or sell the Fund’s Common Stock already held, the stockholder may do so by trading through a broker on Nasdaq or otherwise. Shares of closed-end investment companies frequently trade on an exchange at prices lower than net asset value. Shares of closed-end investment companies like the Fund have during some periods traded

at prices higher than net asset value and during other periods have traded at prices lower than net asset value. Because the market value of the Fund’s Common Stock may be influenced by such factors beyond the control of the Fund, such as the relative demand for and supply of shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in the market and general market and economic conditions, the Fund cannot assure you that shares of the Fund’s Common Stock will trade at a price equal to or higher than net asset value in the future.

In addition to shares of the Fund’s Common Stock, the Fund’s Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of shares of preferred stock. The Fund’s Board of Directors is authorized to provide for the issuance of preferred stock with such preferences, powers, rights, and privileges as the Board of Directors deems appropriate; except that such an issuance must adhere to the requirements of the 1940 Act. Holders of the Fund’s Common Stock have no preemptive right to purchase any preferred shares that might be issued.

Under the 1940 Act, the Fund is not permitted to issue preferred stock unless immediately after such issuance the value of the Fund’s total assets is at least 200 percent of the liquidation value of the outstanding preferred stock (i.e., the liquidation value may not exceed 50 percent of the Fund’s total assets). In addition, under the 1940 Act the Fund is not permitted to declare any cash dividend or other distribution on its Common Stock unless, at the time of such declaration, the value of the Fund’s total assets is at least 200 percent of such liquidation value. In addition, the 1940 Act requires that the holders of preferred stock, if any are issued, must be entitled as a class to elect two Directors at all times, and to elect a majority of the Directors if dividends on preferred stock are in arrears by two years or more.

Immediately after completion of the Spin-Off, the Fund will not have outstanding any shares of preferred stock outstanding. The Fund has no current intention to issue preferred stock, but it reserves the right to do so to the full extent permitted by the 1940 Act.

The description set forth below is intended as a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws.

The Fund has adopted provisions in the Certificate of Incorporation limiting the liability of the Fund’s Directors for monetary damages to the extent permitted under Delaware law, except that there is no limitation on the liability of the Fund’s Directors (1) for any breach of the Director’s duty of loyalty to the Fund or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law or by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence, in the performance of the Director’s duties or by reason of the Director’s reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office, (3) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions, or (4) for any transaction from which the Director derived an improper personal benefit. The effect of this provision in the Certificate of Incorporation is to eliminate the Fund’s rights and the stockholders’ rights (through stockholders’ derivative suits on behalf of the Fund) to recover monetary damages against a Director for breach of the fiduciary duty of care as a Director except in specified limited situations. This provision does not limit or eliminate the Fund’s rights or any stockholder’s rights to seek nonmonetary relief such as an injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a Director’s duty of care. These provisions will not alter the liability of Directors under federal securities laws.

The Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws contain certain provisions that could make more difficult the acquisition of the Fund by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest, or otherwise. These provisions are expected to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids, and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of the Fund to negotiate first with the Board of Directors. The Fund believes that the benefits of these provisions outweigh the potential disadvantages of discouraging such proposals because, among other things, negotiation of such proposals might result in an improvement of their terms.

Classified Board of Directors; Number of Directors; Removal; Filling Vacancies

The Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Fund’s Board of Directors be divided into three classes consisting, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the total number of Directors constituting the entire Board of Directors, with the term of each class terminating once every three years. The Certificate of Incorporation also provides that the number of Directors shall consist of between three and nine Directors, the exact number of which will be determined by the Board of Directors. A Director may only be removed from the Board of Directors for cause, and then only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of issued and outstanding capital stock of the Fund entitled to vote in the election of Directors. The Certificate of Incorporation provides that any vacancies will be filled by the vote of a majority of the remaining Directors, even if, in the case of a vacancy not resulting from an increase in the number of directors, less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining Director. Any Director so appointed shall hold office for a term coinciding with the remaining term of his or her class.

Advance Notice Provisions for Stockholder Nominations and Stockholder Proposals

The Bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholders to make nominations of candidates for election as Directors or to bring other business before an annual meeting of stockholders (the “Stockholder Notice Procedure”).

The Stockholder Notice Procedure provides that (1) only persons who are nominated by, or at the direction of, the Board of Directors, or by a stockholder who has given timely written notice containing specified information to the Fund’s secretary prior to the meeting at which Directors are to be elected, will be eligible for election as Directors and (2) at an annual meeting, only such business may be conducted as has been brought before the meeting by, or at the direction of, the Board of Directors or by a stockholder who has given timely written notice to the Fund’s secretary of such stockholder’s intention to bring such business before the meeting. Except for stockholder proposals submitted in accordance with the federal proxy rules as to which the requirements specified therein shall control, notice of stockholder nominations or business to be conducted at a meeting must be received by the Fund not less than 90 days or more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting if the notice is to be submitted at an annual stockholders meeting.

The Certificate of Incorporation provides that the provisions therein relating to, among other things, the Board of Directors, the number of Directors, vacancies on the Board of Directors, removal of Directors, the powers of the Board of Directors, exculpation of Directors, the inability of stockholders to call special meetings of stockholders, and the inability of the stockholders to take action by written consent may be amended or repealed only with the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the Fund, voting as a single class.

The Certificate of Incorporation also provides that the Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws. The Bylaws also may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote in connection with the election of Directors.

These provisions are intended to make it more difficult for stockholders to circumvent certain other provisions contained in the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. These provisions, however, also will not allow stockholders to amend the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws without the approval of the Board of Directors, even if a majority of the stockholders deems such amendment to be in the best interests of all stockholders.

The Certificate of Incorporation requires the favorable vote of a majority of the Board followed by the favorable vote of the holders of at least 75 percent of the outstanding shares of each affected class or series of the Fund, voting separately as a class or series, to approve, adopt, or authorize certain transactions with five percent or greater holders of a class or series of stock and their associates, unless the transaction has been approved by at least 80 percent of the Directors then in office, in which case “a majority of the outstanding voting securities” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund shall be required. For purposes of these provisions, a five percent or greater holder of a class or series of shares (a “Principal Stockholder”) refers to any person who, whether directly or indirectly and whether alone or together with its affiliates and associates, beneficially owns five percent or more of the outstanding shares of all outstanding classes or series of stock of the Fund. The five percent holder transactions subject to these special approval requirements are:

In addition to receiving Board and stockholder approval for the transactions identified above, the Fund or the Principal Stockholder may be required to seek from the SEC certain exemptions from the 1940 Act to complete certain of the transactions, and there are no assurances that an exemption would be granted.

To convert the Fund to an open-end investment company (commonly referred to as a mutual fund), the Certificate of Incorporation requires the favorable vote of a majority of the Board followed by the favorable vote of the holders of at least 75 percent of the outstanding shares of each affected class or series of stock of the Fund, voting separately as a class or series, unless such conversion has been approved by at least 80 percent of the Directors then in office, in which case “a majority of the outstanding voting securities” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund shall be required. The foregoing vote would satisfy a separate requirement in the 1940 Act that any conversion of the Fund to an open-end investment company be approved by the stockholders. If approved in the foregoing manner, a conversion of the Fund to an open-end investment company might not occur until 90 days after the stockholders’ meeting at which such conversion was approved, and would also require at least 10 days’ prior notice to all stockholders. Conversion of the Fund to an open-end investment company would require the redemption of any outstanding preferred stock. Following any such conversion, it is also possible that certain of the Fund’s investment policies and strategies would have to be modified to assure sufficient portfolio liquidity. In the event of conversion, the Fund’s Common Stock would cease to be listed on Nasdaq or other national securities exchanges or market systems. Stockholders of an open-end investment company may require the company to redeem their shares at any time, except in specified circumstances as authorized by or under the 1940 Act, at the net asset value per share, less such redemption charge, if any, as might be in effect at the time of a

redemption. The Board believes, however, that the closed-end structure is desirable in light of the Fund’s investment objective and policies. Therefore, you should assume that it is not likely that the Board would vote to convert the Fund to an open-end fund.

The Fund’s bylaws provide that, unless the Fund consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on the Fund’s behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of the Fund’s directors, officers, employees or agents or the Fund’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Fund’s bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. In the event that the Court of Chancery lacks jurisdiction over any such action or proceeding, the sole and exclusive forum for such action or proceeding will be another state or federal court located within the State of Delaware, unless any such court has dismissed a prior action by the same plaintiff asserting the same claims because such court lacked personal jurisdiction over an indispensable party named as a defendant therein. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of the Fund’s capital stock is deemed to have notice of and consented to the foregoing provision. This choice of forum provision limits a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in another judicial forum, including in a judicial forum that it may find favorable for disputes with the Fund or the directors, officers or other employees of the Fund, which may discourage such lawsuits against the Fund or the directors, officers and other employees of the Fund.

The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company (commonly referred to as a closed-end fund) with no operating history. Closed-end funds differ from open-end funds (commonly referred to as mutual funds) in that closed-end funds generally list their common stock for trading on a stock exchange and do not redeem shares of common stock at the request of the stockholder. This means that if you wish to sell your shares of common stock of a closed-end fund you must trade them on the stock exchange like any other stock at the prevailing market price at that time. In a mutual fund, if the stockholder wishes to sell shares of the fund, the mutual fund will redeem or buy back the shares at net asset value per share. Also, mutual funds generally offer new shares on a continuous basis to new investors and closed-end funds generally do not. The continuous inflows and outflows of assets in a mutual fund can make it difficult to manage the fund’s investments. By comparison, closed-end funds are generally able to stay more fully invested in securities that are consistent with their investment objectives and also have greater flexibility to make certain types of investments and to use certain investment strategies, such as financial leverage and investments in illiquid securities.

Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to net asset value. Because of this possibility and the recognition that any such discount may not be in the interest of stockholders, the Board might consider from time to time engaging in open-market repurchases, tender offers for shares, or other programs intended to reduce the discount. The Fund cannot guarantee or assure, however, that the Board will decide to engage in any of these actions. Nor is there any guarantee or assurance that such actions, if undertaken, would result in the shares trading at a price equal or close to the net asset value per share. Although share repurchases and tender offers could have a favorable effect on the market price of the Fund’s Common Stock, the acquisition of shares of the Fund’s Common Stock by the Fund would decrease the capital of the Fund and, therefore, may have the effect of increasing the Fund’s expense ratio. Any share repurchases or tender offers will be made in accordance with the requirements of the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, and the principal stock exchange on which the Fund’s Common Stock is traded. Before deciding whether to take any action to repurchase the Fund’s Common Stock, the Board

would likely consider all relevant factors, including the extent and duration of the discount, the liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio, tax consequences to the Fund and its stockholders, the impact of any action that might be taken on the Fund or its stockholders, and market considerations. Based on these considerations, even if the Fund’s shares would trade at a discount, the Board may determine that, in the interest of the Fund and its stockholders, no action should be taken.

The Fund does not currently intend to regularly engage in brokerage transactions. If the Fund engages in brokerage transactions, Fund management will not execute transactions through any particular broker or dealer, but will seek to obtain the best net results for the Fund. While Fund management generally will seek reasonable trade execution costs, the Fund will not necessarily pay the lowest spread or commission available, and payment of the lowest commission or spread is not necessarily consistent with obtaining the best price and execution in particular transactions. In selecting brokers or dealers to execute portfolio transactions, Fund management will seek to obtain the best price and most favorable execution for the Fund, taking into account a variety of factors including: (1) the size, nature and character of the security or instrument being traded and the markets in which it is purchased or sold; (2) the desired timing of the transaction; (3) knowledge of the expected commission rates and spreads currently available; (4) the activity existing and expected in the market for the particular security or instrument, including any anticipated execution difficulties; (5) the full range of brokerage services provided; (6) the broker’s or dealer’s capital; (7) the quality of research and research services provided; (8) the reasonableness of the commission, dealer spread, or its equivalent for the specific transaction; and (9) knowledge of any actual or apparent operational problems of a broker or dealer.

The following discussion is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Spin-Off to holders of Yahoo’s common stock that receive the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off and certain other U.S. federal income tax considerations for such stockholders. This discussion is based on the Code, applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations, judicial authority, and administrative rulings and practice, all as in effect as of the date of this document. Such authorities are subject to change or differing interpretations at any time, possibly with retroactive effect. This discussion is limited to holders of Yahoo’s common stock that are U.S. holders, as defined below, and that hold their shares of Yahoo’s common stock and the Fund’s Common Stock as capital assets, within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code. Further, this discussion does not discuss all tax considerations that may be relevant to holders of Yahoo’s common stock in light of their particular circumstances, including the tax consequences of selling an entitlement to shares of the Fund’s Common Stock on the when-issued market after the Record Date or of selling shares of Yahoo’s common stock on the ex-distribution market after the Record Date, nor does it address any tax consequences to holders of Yahoo’s common stock subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, such as tax-exempt entities, partnerships (including entities treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes), persons who acquired their shares of Yahoo’s common stock pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options, or otherwise as compensation, financial institutions, insurance companies, dealers or traders in securities, and persons who hold their shares of Yahoo’s common stock or the Fund’s Common Stock as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, constructive sale, synthetic security, integrated investment, or other risk-reduction transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This discussion does not address any U.S. federal estate, gift, or other non-income tax considerations (including the Medicare tax on net investment income), any state, local, or foreign tax considerations, or any tax reporting requirements.

Holders of Yahoo’s common stock are urged to consult their tax advisors as to the specific tax consequences of the Spin-Off to them in light of their particular circumstances, as well as any other tax considerations related to the ownership of the Fund’s Common Stock following the Spin-Off.

For purposes of this section, a U.S. holder is a beneficial owner of Yahoo’s common stock or the Fund’s Common Stock acquired in the Spin-Off that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

If a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds shares of Yahoo’s common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A partner in a partnership holding shares of Yahoo’s common stock should consult its tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of the Spin-Off and any other tax considerations related to the partnership’s ownership of the Fund’s Common Stock following the Spin-Off.

On February 26, 2015, Yahoo submitted to the IRS a request for a private letter ruling with respect to whether the Fund’s ownership and operation of ASB would satisfy the active trade or business requirement (the “ATB Requirement”) under Section 355 of the Code. On May 19, 2015, the IRS announced that it was reconsidering its ruling policy with respect to the ATB Requirement. On July 31, 2015, the IRS formally announced that it was studying potential new administrative guidance with respect to certain issues under Section 355 of the Code, including the ATB Requirement. On September 2, 2015, the IRS notified Yahoo’s counsel that it had determined, in the exercise of its discretion, not to grant the requested ruling. At the same time, the IRS indicated that it had not concluded that the proposed spin-off transaction was taxable and therefore was not ruling adversely on the request. The IRS gave no indication in connection with determining not to rule on the requested issue that it intended to challenge Yahoo’s treatment of the Spin-Off. Following receipt of such notification, Yahoo withdrew its request for a ruling on September 2, 2015.

On September 14, 2015, after Yahoo withdrew its request for a ruling, the IRS issued a formal “no-rule” policy with respect to certain transactions similar to the Spin-Off and, in a notice released on the same day, indicated that the IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury are studying the possibility of promulgating new guidance with respect to such transactions in the future. Neither this ongoing guidance project nor the IRS’s decision not to rule with respect to the Spin-Off changes the current law applicable to the Spin-Off. In addition, on September 19, 2015, an IRS official indicated in a public statement that any future guidance issued as part of the project would not apply retroactively to transactions completed prior to the issuance of such guidance.

the Code. The opinion will be based upon specified assumptions, as well as statements, representations, and specified undertakings made by officers of Yahoo and the Fund. These assumptions, statements, representations, and undertakings are expected to relate to, among other things, Yahoo’s business reasons for engaging in the Spin-Off, the conduct of specified business activities by Yahoo and the Fund, and the current plans and intentions of Yahoo and the Fund to continue conducting those business activities and not to materially modify their ownership or capital structure following the Spin-Off. If any of those statements, representations, or assumptions is incorrect or untrue in any material respect, or any of those undertakings is not complied with, or if the facts upon which the opinion is based are materially different from the facts that prevail at the time of the Spin-Off, the conclusions reached in the opinion could be adversely affected.

Assuming that the Spin-Off qualifies as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, then:

A stockholder who receives shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off may recognize taxable gain or loss upon a subsequent sale or other taxable disposition of such shares to the extent of the difference, if any, between the amount realized from such disposition and the stockholder’s tax basis in the Fund’s Common Stock. More detailed information regarding the determination of a stockholder’s tax basis in its shares of Yahoo common stock and shares of the Fund’s Common Stock, including information regarding the fair market values of Yahoo’s common stock and the Fund’s Common Stock as of the Distribution Date, will be made available on Yahoo’s website within 45 days following the Distribution Date and will be maintained on the website for at least ten years thereafter in accordance with the applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations, and in the Fund’s stockholder reports. Stockholders who have acquired different blocks of Yahoo’s common stock at different times or at different prices should consult their tax advisors regarding the allocation of their aggregate tax basis among, and the holding period of, the shares of the Fund’s Common Stock received with respect to such blocks of Yahoo’s common stock.

If a stockholder receives cash in lieu of fractional shares of the Fund’s Common Stock, the stockholder will be treated as receiving such fractional shares in the Spin-Off and then selling such fractional shares for the

amount of cash received. The sale generally will result in the recognition of capital gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes, measured by the difference between the amount of cash received for the fractional shares and the stockholder’s tax basis in the fractional shares (determined as described above).

If the Spin-Off does not qualify under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, Yahoo would generally be subject to tax as if it sold the shares of the Fund’s Common Stock distributed in the Spin-Off in a taxable transaction. Yahoo would recognize taxable gain in an amount equal to the excess of (1) the total fair market value of the shares of the Fund’s Common Stock distributed in the Spin-Off over (2) Yahoo’s aggregate tax basis in such shares of the Fund’s Common Stock. A stockholder who receives shares of the Fund’s Common Stock in the Spin-Off would be treated as receiving a taxable distribution in an amount equal to the total fair market value of such shares of the Fund’s Common Stock. In general, the distribution would be taxable as a dividend to the extent of Yahoo’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Any amount of the distribution in excess of Yahoo’s earnings and profits would be treated first as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the stockholder’s tax basis in its shares of Yahoo’s common stock, and any remaining amount would be taxed as capital gain. A stockholder would have a tax basis in its shares of the Fund’s Common Stock immediately after the Spin-Off equal to their fair market value. Certain stockholders may be subject to special rules governing taxable distributions, such as those that relate to the dividends received deduction and extraordinary dividends.

Even if the Spin-Off otherwise qualifies under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, the Spin-Off would result in a significant U.S. federal income tax liability to Yahoo (but not to Yahoo stockholders) under Section 355(e) of the Code if one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of Yahoo or in the stock of the Fund (excluding, for this purpose, the acquisition of the Fund’s Common Stock by Yahoo stockholders in the Spin-Off) as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the Spin-Off. Current tax law generally creates a presumption that any acquisition of the stock of Yahoo or the stock of the Fund within two years before or after the Spin-Off is part of a plan that includes the Spin-Off, although that presumption may be rebuttable under certain circumstances. The process for determining whether an acquisition is part of a plan under these rules is complex, inherently factual in nature, and subject to a comprehensive analysis of the facts and circumstances of the particular case. Notwithstanding the opinion of Skadden Arps described above, Yahoo or the Fund might inadvertently cause or permit a disqualifying change in the ownership of Yahoo or the Fund to occur. If the Spin-Off were determined to be taxable to Yahoo under Section 355(e) of the Code, Yahoo would recognize taxable gain in an amount equal to the excess of (1) the total fair market value of the shares of the Fund’s Common Stock distributed in the Spin-Off over (2) Yahoo’s aggregate tax basis in such shares of the Fund’s Common Stock.

Pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement, subject to specified limited exceptions, the Fund will be required to indemnify Yahoo, its subsidiaries, and specified related persons for taxes and losses resulting from the failure of the Spin-Off to qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. To the extent any such indemnity payment causes an increase in the taxable income of Yahoo, the amount required to be paid by the Fund will be increased so that Yahoo receives the same net after-tax amount that it would have received had the payment not resulted in taxable income. For a more detailed discussion of the terms of the Tax Matters Agreement, please see “The Spin-Off—Tax Matters Agreement.”

The Fund is treated as a regular corporation, or a “C” corporation, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Fund is not and will not be eligible to elect to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Code because a regulated investment company cannot invest more than 25 percent of its assets in securities of a single issuer, and more than 25 percent of the Fund’s assets will be invested in securities of Alibaba. Accordingly, the Fund generally is subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income at the graduated rates applicable to corporations under the Code. In addition, the Fund may be subject to an alternative minimum tax on its alternative minimum taxable income to the extent that the alternative minimum tax exceeds the Fund’s regular income tax liability. The extent to which the Fund is required to pay U.S. corporate income tax or alternative minimum tax could materially reduce the Fund’s cash available to make distributions on the Fund’s Common Stock.

Distributions. Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the Fund’s Common Stock will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Any such dividends will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate holder that meets the holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate holders of the Fund’s Common Stock (including individuals) are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals, provided that the holder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements.

If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of the holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Fund’s Common Stock, with any remaining amount taxed as capital gain. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if the holder receiving the distribution has a holding period in the applicable shares of the Fund’s Common Stock of more than one year. Long-term capital gains of certain non-corporate holders of the Fund’s Common Stock (including individuals) are generally subject to U.S. federal income taxation at reduced maximum rates.

Sales of the Fund’s Common Stock. Upon the sale, exchange, or other taxable disposition of the Fund’s Common Stock, a holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale, exchange, or other taxable disposition and the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Fund’s Common Stock. Any such capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. holder’s holding period in the Fund’s Common Stock is more than one year at the time of disposition. Long-term capital gains of certain non-corporate holders of the Fund’s Common Stock (including individuals) are generally subject to U.S. federal income taxation at reduced maximum rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations under the Code.

For a description of the tax basis and holding period of shares of the Fund’s Common Stock received in the Spin-Off by a holder of Yahoo’s common stock, please see “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off.”

U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”) serves as the custodian of the Fund’s assets pursuant to a custody agreement. Under the custody agreement, the custodian holds the Fund’s assets, including assets that the Fund holds through Aabaco Hong Kong, in compliance with the 1940 Act. For its services, the custodian will receive a monthly fee based upon [●], plus certain charges for securities transactions. U.S. Bank is located at [●].

Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent and registrar for the Fund’s Common Stock. Computershare is located at 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021.

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“U.S. Bancorp”) serves as administrator to the Fund. Pursuant to an administration agreement, U.S. Bancorp is responsible for [●] and will receive $[●] in compensation for services rendered.

Currently, all of the Fund’s outstanding shares of Common Stock are held by Yahoo. In the Spin-Off, Yahoo will distribute all of the shares of the Fund’s Common Stock, and Yahoo will not retain any ownership interest in the Fund. Therefore, to the knowledge of the Fund, based on the stockholders of Yahoo on October 30, 2015, it is expected that immediately upon completion of the Spin-Off, no person will beneficially own more than five percent of the voting securities of any class of equity securities of the Fund, except as follows:

[●] is the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund and is expected to render an opinion annually on the financial statements of the Fund.

The Fund will vote proxies relating to its portfolio securities in a manner in which the Fund believes is consistent with the best interest of stockholders. The Fund will review on a case-by-case basis each proposal submitted to a stockholder vote to determine its impact on the portfolio securities held by the Fund. Although the Fund generally will vote against proposals that the Fund expects would have a negative impact on its portfolio securities, the Fund may vote for such a proposal if there exists compelling long-term reasons to do so.

The Fund’s proxy voting decisions are made by the Fund’s Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may delegate its authority to make proxy voting decisions to a committee of the Board of Directors. To ensure that the Fund’s vote is not the product of a conflict of interest, the Fund requires that:

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 will be available without charge, upon request, by calling [●] or by visiting the Fund’s website at [●]. This information will also be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund has adopted a code of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. The code of ethics applies to the personal investing activities of Directors, officers, and certain employees (“Access Persons”). Rule 17j-1 and the codes of ethics are designed to prevent unlawful practices in connection with the purchase or sale of securities by Access Persons. Under the code of ethics, Access Persons are permitted to engage in personal securities transactions, but are generally required to pre-clear their personal securities transactions, including private investments and IPOs, and must report their holdings for monitoring purposes. Access Persons may engage in personal securities transactions in securities that are held by the Fund, subject to the limitations of the code of ethics.

The code of ethics of the Fund is on file with the SEC and can be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at (202) 551-8090. The code of ethics is also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and copies of the code of ethics may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.

This information statement constitutes part of a registration statement filed by the Fund with the SEC under the 1940 Act. This information statement omits certain of the information contained in the registration statement, and reference is hereby made to the registration statement and related exhibits for further information with respect to the Fund. Any statements contained herein concerning the provisions of any document are not necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy of such document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the SEC. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference. The complete registration statement may be obtained from the SEC upon payment of the fee prescribed by its rules and regulations or free of charge through the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).

The Fund is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former stockholders and to safeguarding their non-public personal information.

In order to conduct its business, the Fund, through its transfer agent, Computershare, collects and maintains certain nonpublic personal information about the Fund’s stockholders of record, but not the underlying beneficial holder, with respect to their transactions in shares of the Fund’s securities. This information includes the stockholder of record’s address, tax identification or Social Security number, and share balances.

The Fund does not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you, the Fund’s other stockholders, or the Fund’s former stockholders to third parties unless necessary to process a transaction, service an account, or as otherwise permitted by law.

To protect your personal information internally, the Fund restricts access to non-public personal information about Fund stockholders to those employees who need to know that information to provide services to Fund stockholders. The Fund also maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its current and former stockholders, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules, or regulations require the Fund to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth above, then the Fund will comply with those specific laws, rules, or regulations.

See the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements, which are an integral part of these statements.

Aabaco Holdings, Inc. (the “Fund”) is a Delaware corporation and currently is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo! Inc. (“Yahoo”). Yahoo has authorized a plan to spin off the Fund by distributing to the holders of its common stock, as a dividend, all of the Fund’s outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”). This transaction is referred to as the “Spin-Off.”

Following the Spin-Off, the Fund will be an independent, publicly traded, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). Immediately after the Spin-Off, the Fund’s primary investment assets will consist of [●] ordinary shares, par value US $0.000025 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (“Alibaba”) and [●] Alibaba American Depositary Shares (the “Alibaba ADS” and, together with the Ordinary Shares, the “Alibaba Shares”), totaling 383,565,416 Alibaba Shares and representing as of the date of this information statement an approximate 15 percent ownership interest in Alibaba. Immediately after the Spin-Off, the Fund’s only other investment asset will be a 100 percent ownership interest in Aabaco Small Business, LLC (“ASB”). ASB was formed by the Fund in connection with the Spin-Off and, prior to the Spin-Off, will acquire those assets and assume those liabilities that exclusively relate to the business that has historically been operated by Yahoo under the name “Yahoo Small Business” (the “Transferred Business”).

The Fund will hold 290,938,700 of its Alibaba Shares through Aabaco Holdings Hong Kong Limited (formerly, Yahoo! Hong Kong Holdings Limited) (“Aabaco Hong Kong”), a Hong Kong private company limited by shares that engages in no other business or operations, and owns no other assets other than de minimis cash. Aabaco Hong Kong currently is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo that will be transferred to the Fund and become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund prior to the Spin-Off. The balance of the Alibaba Shares will be held directly by the Fund.

Holders of Yahoo’s common stock will receive a dividend of one share of the Fund’s Common Stock for each [●] whole share[s] of Yahoo’s common stock held by them as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [●], 2015, the record date for the dividend. Cash will be distributed in lieu of fractional shares of the Fund’s Common Stock.

All shares of the Fund’s Common Stock have equal rights as to earnings, assets, dividends, and voting privileges, and when issued, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable. Distributions may be paid to the holders of the Fund’s Common Stock, if and when declared by the Fund’s Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor. The holders of the Fund’s Common Stock have no preemptive, conversion, or redemption rights, and their interests therein are freely transferable. In the event of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Fund, each share of the Fund’s Common Stock is entitled to share ratably in all of the Fund’s assets that are legally available for distribution after payment of all debts and other liabilities, and subject to any prior rights of holders of the Fund’s preferred stock, if any, then outstanding. Each share of the Fund’s Common Stock is entitled to one vote and does not have cumulative voting rights, which means that holders of a majority of such shares, if they so choose, could elect all of the Fund’s Directors, and holders of less than a majority of such shares would, in that case, be unable to elect any Director.

The Fund has had no operations to date other than matters relating to its organization and registration as a closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the sale and issuance to Yahoo of 100,000 shares of Common Stock of the Fund for $10 on May 28, 2015, and matters relating to the Spin-Off.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the statement of assets and liabilities. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates.

The Fund will not be eligible to be treated as a “regulated investment company” under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as a result of the Fund’s concentrated ownership of Alibaba Shares. Instead, the Fund will be treated as a regular corporation, or a “C” corporation, for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, as a result, unlike most investment companies, is subject to corporate income tax to the extent the Fund recognizes taxable income.

Following the Spin-Off, the Fund and Yahoo will operate independently of each other, and neither will have any ownership interest in the other as a result of the Spin-Off. In connection with the Spin-Off, however, the Fund, Yahoo, and certain of their respective subsidiaries will enter into agreements prior to the Spin-Off in order to govern the relationships between the Fund, Yahoo, and certain of their respective subsidiaries after the Spin-Off, and to provide for an orderly transition.

Except as otherwise expressly set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the Transfer Agreement, or any ancillary agreement, or as otherwise agreed by Yahoo and the Fund, all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses paid or incurred in connection with the Spin-Off and the other transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement will be borne by the company incurring such fees, costs or expenses. Organization expenses of $[●] incurred by the Fund have been expensed.


Summary			1
Questions & Answers About the Spin-Off			14
Summary of Fund Expenses			23
Pro Forma Statement of Assets and Liabilities			24
The Fund			26
The Spin-Off			27
Investment Objective and Policies			38
Borrowings and Preferred Stock			42
Risk Factors			44
Management of the Fund			57
Investment Advisory Services			60
Description of Capital Structure			60
Certain Provisions of the Fund’s Governing Documents			61
Closed-End Fund Structure			64
Repurchase of the Fund’s Common Stock			64
Brokerage Transactions			65
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations			65
Custodian, Transfer Agent, and Administrator			69
Principal Stockholders			70
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			70
Proxy Voting Policies			70
Code of Ethics			71
Additional Information			72
Privacy Principles of the Fund			72
Financial Statements			73


Common Stockholder Transaction Expenses
Sales load (as a percentage of offering price)			N/A
Dividend reinvestment and cash purchase plan fees⁽¹⁾			None


	Percentage of Net Assets Attributable to Common Stock
Annual Expenses (as a percentage of net assets attributable to the Fund’s Common Stock)⁽²⁾
Interest payments on borrowed funds⁽³⁾		0.005	%
Other expenses⁽⁴⁾		0.08	%

Total annual expenses		0.085	%


	Fund (as of October 31, 2015)		Pro Forma Fund⁽¹⁾
	(in thousands except per share amounts)
Assets:
Investment in non-controlled affiliate at fair value (cost basis—$2,713,484)⁽²⁾	$	0	$	32,154,289
Investment in controlled affiliate (cost basis—$0)⁽²⁾		0		[●]
Deferred debt issuance cost		0		1,000
Cash⁽³⁾		100		66,984

Total Assets	$	100	$	[●]


Liabilities:
Accrued expenses	$	0	$	4,118
Deferred taxes payable on unrealized appreciation⁽⁴⁾		0		13,011,963
Loan Agreement⁽⁵⁾		0		49,500

Total Liabilities	$	0	$	13,132,819

Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders	$	100	$	[●]


Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders Consist of:
Paid-in capital, at $0.00001 par value per share⁽⁶⁾	$	100	$	2,731,204
Accumulated net investment loss⁽⁷⁾		0		(3,355	)
Unrealized appreciation on investments, net of deferred taxes		0		16,428,842

Total Net Assets	$	100	$	[●]

Net Asset Value Per Common Share⁽⁸⁾	$	[●]	$	[●]


Name, Address,⁽¹⁾and Age	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Term of Office⁽²⁾ and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years	Other Directorships held by Director During the Past Five Years
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:

[To come by amendment]

INTERESTED DIRECTOR⁽³⁾:

[To come by amendment]


1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
$[●]	$[●]	$[●]	$[●]


Name	Aggregate Estimated Compensation from the Fund	Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses	Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:

[To come by amendment]

INTERESTED DIRECTOR:

[To come by amendment]

OFFICERS:

[To come by amendment]


	Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership of Yahoo’s Common Stock (Number of Shares)				Estimated Percent of Fund’s Shares
*Name*	*Direct*	*Indirect*	*Total*	Percent of Yahoo Shares	Estimated Percent of Fund’s Shares
[To come by amendment, if necessary]

Directors and Officers as a Group


Title of Class	Amount Authorized			Amount Held by Registrant or for its Account	Amount Outstanding (Exclusive of Amount Held by Registrant or for its Account)

Common Stock		[	●]	0	[●]
Undesignated Preferred Stock		[	●]	—	—


Assets:
Cash			$[●]

Deferred Spin-Off costs			[●]

Total Assets			[●]

Liabilities:
Payable for organizational [and Spin-Off] costs			[●]

Total Liabilities			[●]

Net Assets, applicable to [●] common shares of beneficial interest, $0.00001 par value per share, issued and outstanding ([100,000] shares authorized)			$[●]

Net Asset Value per share			$[●]


Investment Income			$[●]
Expenses:
Organizational Expenses
Legal Counsel			[●]
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			[●]
Miscellaneous			[●]

Total			[●]

Net investment loss			[●]

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations			[●]


INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment loss			$[●]

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Capital Share Transactions:
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NET ASSETS
Beginning of period			[●]

End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $[●])			$[●]