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Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
(RULE 13D - 101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO
13D-1(A) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13D-2(A)
(AMENDMENT NO. 6)
The Emerging Germany Fund Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
290913102
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(CUSIP Number)
Gregory L. Melville
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Alexanderplatz 2
D-10178 Berlin
Germany
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 3, 1998
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(Date of Event which Requires
Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box. [ ]
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CUSIP No.: 290913102 13D Page 2 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. ID NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER (a) [ ]
OF A GROUP (b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL [ ]
PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Federal Republic of Germany
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NUMBER OF
SHARES SOLE VOTING POWER 2,154,600
BENEFICIALLY =============================================================
OWNED SHARED VOTING POWER 0
BY EACH =============================================================
REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,154,600
PERSON =============================================================
WITH SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED 2,154,600
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW [ ]
(11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY 15.4%
AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON BK
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This Amendment No. 6 amends and supplements Item 3 and Item 5 of the Schedule
13D of Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG (the "Bank") with respect to the shares of
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of The Emerging
Germany Fund Inc. (the "Fund"). In addition, this Amendment No. 6 restates in
its entirety Annex A of the Schedule 13D of the Bank. Annex A sets forth the
name, business address and principal occupation of each director and executive
officer of Bank and the name, address, jurisdiction of incorporation and
principal business of each shareholder of the Bank who may be deemed to be in
control of the Bank.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
The source and amount of the funds used by the Bank to
purchase the 2,154,600 shares of Common Stock reported in Item 5(a) was working
capital and aggregated approximately $23,477,739 (exclusive of commissions).
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
(a) The Fund's proxy statement, dated March 16, 1998,
relating to the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders states that, as of the
close of business on March 6, 1998, there were 14,008,334 shares of Common
Stock outstanding. The percentage set forth in this Item 5(a) was derived using
such number.
The Bank is the beneficial owner of 2,154,600 shares of
Common Stock, which constitute approximately 15.4% of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock.
(b) The Bank has sole power to vote and to dispose of the
shares of Common Stock owned by it.
(c) During the last sixty days, the Bank has effected the
following purchases in the shares of Common Stock, all of which were made on
the New York Stock Exchange:
Date Number of Shares Purchased Price Per Share
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September 2, 1998 15,700 $13.0000
September 3, 1998 16,500 12.5000
September 8, 1998 1,900 13.0625
September 9, 1998 18,300 13.5000
(d) No person other than the Bank has the right to receive or
the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the
sale of, the shares of Common Stock owned by the Bank.
(e) It is inapplicable to state the date on which the Bank
ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Common
Stock.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and
belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Date: September 16, 1998 Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
By: /s/ Gregory Melville
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Name: Gregory L. Melville
Title: Asst. Director
By: /s/ Moritz A. Sell
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Name: Moritz A. Sell
Title:
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ANNEX A
Unless otherwise indicated, the business address for all
individuals listed in this Annex A is Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG,
Alexanderplatz 2, 10178 Berlin Federal Republic of Germany.
MEMBERS OF THE MANAGING BOARD
Name and Address Principal Occupation
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Dr. Wolfgang Rupf Speaker of the Managing Board of Bankgesellschaft
Berlin AG
Norbert Pawlowski Member of the Managing Board of Bankgesellschaft
Berlin AG
Hans Leukers Member of the Managing Board of Bankgesellschaft
Berlin AG
Leopold Troebinger Member of the Managing Board of Bankgesellschaft
Berlin AG
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Name and Address Principal Occupation
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Christian Krueger Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG AG
Konzern-Finanzen und Beteiligungen
Hardenbergstrasse 32
10623 Berlin
Federal Republic of German
Willi Boehmer Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Peter Koenig Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Hans Joachim Bley Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Jochen W. Sawahn Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Dr. Joachim Preussner Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Heinrich Honerlage Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
Konzern-Revision AG
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Otto-Braun Str. 90
10249 Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany
Stefan Traegler Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
Handels Controlling AG
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
13355 Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany
Artur Fischer Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
Konzern-Organisation AG
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Brunnestrasse 111
13355 Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany
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Name and Address Principal Occupation
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Helmut Ramthun Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
Konzern-Organisation AG
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
Brunnestrasse 111
13355 Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany
Joachim Antczack Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Wolfgang Stoechel Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Heinz-Dieter Gottschalk Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Jochen Zimmermann Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Frank-Michael Boenke Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Georg-Heinrich Sieveking Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Hadi Saidi Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Gerhard Richter Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Zoe Shaw Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
Asset-Backed Transaktionen AG
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
London Branch
1 Crown Court
Cheapside
London EC2V 6JP
Dr. Karl-Friedrich Hirschhaeuser Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Guenter Laubner Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
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Name and Address Principal Occupation
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Mr. David Clark General Manager of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG AG
London Branch
1 Crown Court
Cheapside
London EC2V 6JP
Dr. Erik Blahut Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Serge Demoliere Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Hans-Werner Wilms Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Tim Kettemann Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Bruno Schmidt-Voss Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
Cord-Friedrich Koening Managing Director of Bankgesellschaft Berlin
AG
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SHAREHOLDERS WHO MAY BE DEEMED TO CONTROL THE BANK
The following shareholders of the Bank may be deemed to
control the Bank:
The City of Berlin
Gothaer Beteiligungsgesellschaft, an affiliate of an insurance company formed
under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, whose principal address is
Lutzowstrasse 89, 10785 Berlin, Germany, and whose principal shareholders are
Gothaer Versicherungs Bank AG (principal office: Gothaer Allee 1, 50672, Koln,
Germany), Gothaer Lebenversicherung AG (principal office: Gothaer Platz 2-8,
37069 Gottingen, Germany) and Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale NORD/LB
(principal address is Georgplatz 1, D-30159, Hannover, Germany).
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale NORD/LB, a bank formed under the laws of
the Federal Republic of Germany, whose principal address is Georgplatz 1,
D-30159, Hannover, Germany.
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