SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 2)(1)
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
870875101
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(CUSIP Number)
February 24, 1999
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(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)
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(1)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 on 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 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).
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| CUSIP NO. 870875101 | 13G | Page 2 of 4 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
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| | President and Fellows of Harvard College |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] |
| | (b) [ ] |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
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| | Massachusetts |
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| | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | 2,029,500 shares |
| NUMBER OF |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| SHARES | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| BENEFICIALLY | | -- |
| OWNED BY |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| EACH | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| REPORTING | | 2,029,500 shares |
| PERSON |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| WITH | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | -- |
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| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 2,029,500 shares |
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| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN [ ] |
| | SHARES* |
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) |
| | 8.2%(1) |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* |
| | EP |
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
(1) Calculated based on 24,642,032 shares outstanding as of December 31, 1998,
following a 2:1 stock split effective as of October 16, 1998, as reported
by the Issuer in its Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 24, 1999.
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SCHEDULE 13G
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.
1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
630 Fifth Avenue - Suite 915
New York, NY 10111
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
President and Fellows of Harvard College
2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
c/o Harvard Management Company, Inc.
600 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
2(c) Citizenship:
Massachusetts
2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
2(e) CUSIP Number:
870875101
Item 3 The reporting person is an employee benefit plan or endowment
fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
Item 4 Ownership:
4(a) Amount beneficially owned:
2,029,500 shares
4(b) Percent of Class:
8.2%, calculated based on 24,642,032 shares outstanding
as of December 31, 1998, following a 2:1 stock split
effective as of October 16, 1998, as reported by the
Issuer in its Annual Report filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on February 24, 1999.
4(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
2,029,500 shares
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(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
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(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
2,029,500 shares
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable.
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:
Not Applicable.
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 the undersigned certifies that, to the best of
its 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.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD
COLLEGE
By: /s/ Michael S. Pradko
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Name: Michael S. Pradko
Title: Authorized Signatory
March 1, 1999
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