The Singapore Fund, Inc. Announces a Distribution

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --  The Singapore Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SGF), a closed-end equity fund announced today that it will pay an ordinary income dividend of U.S. $0.134 per share and a net long term capital gain distribution of U.S. $0.296 per share on December 28, 2011 to all shareholders of record as of December 16, 2011.  

In January 2012, a Form 1099-DIV will be sent to shareholders, which will state the amount and composition of distributions and provide information with respect to their appropriate tax treatment for the 2011 calendar year.

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SOURCE The Singapore Fund, Inc.