-----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, Fg7qgYw9Z5B3AshJtzIdoOsNopc/Q5hnsTEBJXkZRAIQATzFba1wvHC0LGBnzNkF av0cmzF2mVCZmKM6yMm71A== 0001074683-03-000072.txt : 20030212 0001074683-03-000072.hdr.sgml : 20030212 20030212115721 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001074683-03-000072 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030212 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ASIA TIGERS FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000912729 IRS NUMBER: 133735233 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-52869 FILM NUMBER: 03553110 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: OPPENHEIMER TOWER STREET 2: 200 LIBERTY ST 38TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126674302 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: OPPENHEIMER TOWER STREET 2: 200 LIBERTY STREET 38TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WACHOVIA CORP NEW CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000036995 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 560898180 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FIRST UNION CTR CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28288-0013 BUSINESS PHONE: 7043746565 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FIRST UNION CENTER CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28288-0013 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CAMERON FINANCIAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19750522 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANCORP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19721115 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST UNION CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 SC 13G 1 asiatig.htm 12/31/02 13G UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*



ASIA TIGERS FUND INC


 


(Name of Issuer)


Closed End Mutual Fund


(Title of Class of Securities)


04516T105


 


(CUSIP Number)


 


12/31/2002


(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)












CUSIP No. 04516T105












 



1.



Names of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).


Wachovia Corporation 56-0898180 


(Formerly named First Union Corporation)


















2. 



Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)


















(a)



 


















(b)



 


















3.



SEC Use Only 


















4.



Citizenship or Place of Organization 


North Carolina 












Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each Reporting

Person With



 



 






 



5.



Sole Voting Power


1092071






 









 



6.



Shared Voting Power


0






 









 



7.



Sole Dispositive Power


1092071






 









 



8.



Shared Dispositive Power


0


















9.



Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person. 1092071


















10.



Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) Not Applicable.


















11.



Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 8.3211749466626%


















12.



Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)


Parent Holding Company (HC)





















Item 1.












(a)



Name of Issuer


ASIA TIGERS FUND INC












(b)



Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices


Oppenheimer Tower


200 Liberty Street, 38th Fl


New York, NY 10281






 






Item 2.












(a)



Name of Person Filing


Wachovia Corporation












(b)



Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence


One Wachovia Center


Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0137












(c)



Citizenship


North Carolina












(d)



Title of Class of Securities


Closed End Mutual Fund












(e)



CUSIP Number


929903102















Item 3.



If this statement is filed pursuant to sections 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-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)



[ ]



An investment adviser in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);












(f)



[ ]



An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);












(g)



[X ]



A parent holding company or control person in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);












(h)



[ ]



A savings associations 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 of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);












(j)



[ ]



Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).







 






 






Item 4.



Ownership.






Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. 












(a)



Amount beneficially owned: 1092071.












(b)



Percent of class: 8.3211749466626%.












(c)



Number of shares as to which the person has:


















(i)



Sole power to vote or to direct the vote


1092071.


















(ii)



Shared power to vote or to direct the vote


0. 


















(iii)



Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1092071.


















(iv)



Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0.






 






Item 5.



Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class






If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [].






 






Item 6.



Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.






Not Applicable.






 






Item 7.



Identification and classification of the subsidiary which acquired the security being reported on by the parent holding company.










Wachovia Corporation is filing this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) as indicated under Item 3(g). The relevant subsidiary is Tattersall Advisory Group, Inc. (IA). Tattersall Advisory Group, Inc. is an investment advisor for mutual funds and other clients; the securities reported by this subsidiary are beneficially owned by such mutual funds or other clients.










 






Item 8.



Identification and Classification of Members of the Group






Not Applicable.






 






Item 9.



Notice of Dissolution of Group










Not Applicable.











 






 






Item 10.



Certification












(a)



The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to section 240.13d-1(b): 


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.







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. 






1/28/200302/14/2000 


Date 


________________________________

Signature


Karen F. Knudtsen 


Vice President and Trust Officer


Name/Title












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