SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.

 

 

FORM N-2

Registration Statement

Under

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

AMENDMENT NO. 53

 

 

THE MEXICO FUND, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

1775 I Street, N.W., Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20006

Registrant’s telephone number, including Area Code (202) 261-7941

 

 

Sander M. Bieber, Esquire

Dechert LLP

1775 I Street, N.W., Suite 1100

Washington, D.C. 20006

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

If any securities being registered on this form will be offered on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered in connection with a dividend reinvestment plan, check the following box.    ¨

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

¨    when declared effective pursuant to Section 8(c)

The following boxes should only be included and completed if the registrant is a registered closed-end management investment company or business development company which makes periodic repurchase offers under Rule 23c-3 under the Investment Company Act and is making this filing in accordance with Rule 486 under the Securities Act.

x    immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

This amendment consists of the following:

 

(1)

Facing Sheet of the Registration Statement

 

(2)

Part C of the Registration Statement (including signature page) and

 

(3)

Exhibit to the Registration Statement

The Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information are incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 50 to this Registration Statement (File No. 811-02409) filed on March 13, 2007.

The Financial Statements are incorporated by reference from the Fund’s Annual Report (File No. 811-02409) filed on December 30, 2008.

This amendment is being filed solely to file Exhibit No. 2(e) to this Registration Statement relating to the Amended and Restated Distribution Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”). The Board of Directors of The Mexico Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) approved certain changes to the Plan which will become effective as of February 1, 2010.

 

 

 

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PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

Registrant’s Amended and Restated Distribution Reinvestment Plan and Stock Purchase Plan, is filed herewith as Exhibit 2(e).

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 53 to its Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto, duly authorized, in the District of Columbia, on the 30th day of October, 2009. The undersigned duly represents that this amendment to the registration statement does not contain disclosure which would render it ineligible to become effective under Rule 486(b) of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 

*	Pursuant to Power of Attorney filed herewith as Exhibit 2(s).

* José Luis Gómez Pimienta		President, Director and Principal Executive Officer		October 30, 2009
* Alberto Osorio		Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer		October 30, 2009
* Eugenio Clariond Reyes-Retana		Director		October 30, 2009
* Claudio X. González		Director		October 30, 2009
* Robert L. Knauss		Director		October 30, 2009
* Emilio Carrillo Gamboa		Director		October 30, 2009
* Jaime Serra Puche		Director		October 30, 2009
* Marc J. Shapiro		Director		October 30, 2009

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
2(e)		Amended and Restated Distribution Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan
2(s)		Power of Attorney