ASA (Bermuda) Limited Announces Earnings for the Nine Months Ended August 31, 2006.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and (Bermuda Bermuda (bûrmy  `də), British dependency (2005 est. pop. 65,400), 21 sq mi (53 sq km), comprising some 150 coral rocks, islets, and islands (of which some 20 are inhabited), in the ) Limited (NYSE NYSESee: New York Stock Exchange :ASA) a closed-end investment company closed-end investment company: see mutual fund. , today reported the release of the following information with respect to the Company's operations for the nine months ended August 31, 2006:
For the nine months ended
August 31, 2006
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Net Assets $681,561,135
Shares outstanding 9,600,000
Net asset value per share $71.00
Net investment income (1) $6,899,140
Net investment income per share (1) $.72
(1) Excludes the following items-
Amount Per share
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Net realized gain from
investments (including realized
gain on investments from foreign
currency transactions) $ 13,254,727 $ 1.38
Net realized (loss) from other
foreign currency transactions (94,063) (.01)
Net increase in unrealized
appreciation on investments 126,492,005 13.18
Robert J.A. Irwin
Chairman, President & Treasurer
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