-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, UhqcgliBLPBPjn7ZhXVz0GgIdeQZlH9RaFZ0oJfoDgDKg6gLjqEfEFYHnSAiXR5u LXVLArNhzGqVVW7DwUI0BQ== 0001072613-04-000520.txt : 20040305 0001072613-04-000520.hdr.sgml : 20040305 20040305160747 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001072613-04-000520 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040305 GROUP MEMBERS: CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST ISRAEL FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000865277 IRS NUMBER: 061302759 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-54927 FILM NUMBER: 04652185 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MGMT, LLC STREET 2: 466 LEXINGTON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2128753500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MGMT, LLC STREET 2: 466 LEXINGTON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ISRAEL CAPITAL FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900826 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001018138 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 EASTCHEAP STREET 2: LONDON ENGLAND EC3MLAJ CITY: LONDON BUSINESS PHONE: 011441717110771 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 EASTCHEAP STREET 2: LONDON ENLAND EC3MLAJ CITY: LONDON FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OLLIFF & PARTNERS PLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960705 SC 13G 1 sc13g_12533b.txt FIRST ISRAEL FUND INC. ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 __________ SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. ________)* First Israel Fund Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 32063L100 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2003 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |X| Rule 13d-1(b) |_| Rule 13d-1(c) |_| Rule 13d-1(d) * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). ================================================================================ - -------------------- ----------------- CUSIP No. 32063L100 13G Page 2 of 8 Pages - -------------------- ----------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC, a company incorporated under the laws of England & Wales - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_]. (b) [_]. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION GREAT BRITAIN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 791,909 NUMBER OF -------- -------------------------------------- SHARES 6. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 0 OWNED BY EACH -------- -------------------------------------- REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 791,909 WITH -------- -------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 791,909 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* / /. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 18.59% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 2 of 8 - -------------------- ----------------- CUSIP No. 32063L100 13G Page 3 of 8 Pages - -------------------- ----------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED, a company incorporated under the laws of England & Wales - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_]. (b) [_]. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION GREAT BRITAIN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 755,809 NUMBER OF -------- -------------------------------------- SHARES 6. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 0 OWNED BY EACH -------- -------------------------------------- REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 755,809 WITH -------- -------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 755,809 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* / /. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 17.74% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 3 of 8 - -------------------- ----------------- CUSIP No. 32063L100 13G Page 4 of 8 Pages - -------------------- ----------------- ITEM 1(A). NAME OF ISSUER: First Israel Fund Inc. ITEM 1(B). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: Credit Suisse Asset Management 466 Lexington Avenue New York N.Y. 10017 ITEM 2(A). NAME OF PERSON FILING: This statement is being filed by the following persons with respect to the shares of common stock of the Issuer directly owned by The Emerging World Fund, Global Emerging Markets Country Fund, Investable Emerging Markets Country Fund, GFM (Institutional) Emerging Markets Country Fund and Global Optimization Fondo de Inversion Internacional (collectively, the "Funds") and two segregated accounts to which CLIM provides investment advisory services (the "Accounts") (i) City of London Investment Group PLC ("CLIG"), the parent holding company of (a) City of London Investment Management Company Limited ("CLIM"), which acts as an investment advisory services to segregated accounts and various public and private investment funds (the Funds) with the exception of Global Optimization Fondo de Inversion Internacional ("Global"), and (b) City of London Quantitative Management Limited ("CLQM"), which acts as an investment adviser to Global, and (ii) CLIM, a wholly owned subsidiary of CLIG and the investment adviser to the Funds other than Global. The shares of common stock of the Issuer owned by Global are not included in the statement for CLIM. ITEM 2(B). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE: Address for CLIG and CLIM: 10 Eastcheap London EC3M 1LX England Page 4 of 8 - -------------------- ----------------- CUSIP No. 32063L100 13G Page 5 of 8 Pages - -------------------- ----------------- ITEM 2(C). CITIZENSHIP: CLIG - Great Britain CLIM - Great Britain ITEM 2(D). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: Common Stock, par value $.001 per share ITEM 2(E). CUSIP NUMBER: 32063L100 ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B) OR (C), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: (a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). (b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (c) |_| Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (d) |_| Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). (e) |X| An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) (for CLIM); (f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) |X| A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (for CLIG); (h) |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); (i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); (j) |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Page 5 of 8 - -------------------- ----------------- CUSIP No. 32063L100 13G Page 6 of 8 Pages - -------------------- ----------------- ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP. For CLIG: (a) Amount beneficially owned: 791,909 (b) Percent of class: 18.59% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote : 791,909 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote : 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of : 791,909 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of : 0 For CLIM: (a) Amount beneficially owned: 755,809 (b) Percent of class: 17.74% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote : 755,809 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote : 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of : 755,809 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of : 0 ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS. Not applicable. Page 6 of 8 - -------------------- ----------------- CUSIP No. 32063L100 13G Page 7 of 8 Pages - -------------------- ----------------- ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON. CLIG, as the parent holding company of CLIM and CLQM, and CLIM and CLQM, as investment advisers to the Accounts and the Funds, have the power to direct the dividends from, or the proceeds of the sale of the shares owned by the Funds. Each of the Accounts and Funds owns less than 5% of the shares. ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY. CLIG is the parent holding company of CLIM. See also Item 3. ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP. Not applicable. ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP. Not applicable. ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. Page 7 of 8 - -------------------- ----------------- CUSIP No. 32063L100 13G Page 8 of 8 Pages - -------------------- ----------------- SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. The reporting persons agree that this statement is filed on behalf of each of them. Dated: March 05, 2004 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC By: /s/ Barry M. Olliff --------------------------------- Name: Barry M. Olliff Title: Director CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED By: /s/ Barry M. Olliff --------------------------------- Name: Barry M. Olliff Title: Director Page 8 of 8 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----