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EXHIBIT (a)(1)(iii)

NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

FOR

TENDER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF

THE INDIA FUND, INC.

This form, or one substantially equivalent hereto, must be used to accept the Offer (as defined below) if stockholders’ certificates for shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”) of The India Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), are not immediately available or time will not permit the Letter of Transmittal and other required documents to be delivered to the Depositary on or before 11:59 p.m., New York City time, April 3, 2014, or such later date to which the Offer is extended (the “Expiration Date”) or the procedures for book-entry transfer cannot be completed before the Expiration Date. Such form may be delivered by hand or transmitted by telegram, facsimile transmission or mail to the Depositary, and must be received by the Depositary on or before the Expiration Date. See Section 5, “Procedure for Tendering Shares,” of the Offer to Purchase.

The Depositary:

COMPUTERSHARE

By Facsimile Transmission:

(For Eligible Institutions Only)

(617) 360-6810

Confirm by Telephone:

(781) 575-2332

For Account Information Call:

Georgeson Inc.

Toll Free: 1-866-297-1264

 

By First Class Mail:    By Registered, Certified
   or Express Mail or
   Overnight Courier:
Computershare    Computershare
c/o Voluntary Corporate Actions    c/o Voluntary Corporate Actions
P.O. Box 43011    250 Royall Street
Providence, RI 02940-3011    Suite V
   Canton, MA 02021

 

 

DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR

TRANSMISSION VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN ONE LISTED ABOVE DOES NOT

CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned hereby tenders to The India Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in its Offer to Purchase, dated March 7, 2014 and the related Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the “Offer”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the number of Shares set forth on the reverse side pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in Section 5, “Procedure for Tendering Shares,” of the Offer to Purchase.

 

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Number of Shares Tendered:  

 

   
Certificate Nos. (if available):           

 

 

 

 

If Shares will be tendered by book-entry transfer, check box:

        
   

¨          The Depository Trust Company

        
   

Account Number:

             
 

 

 

Name(s) of Record Holder(s):

           
 

 

 

 

 

Address:

             
 

 

 

 

 

Area Code and Telephone Number:

           
 

 

 

 

 

Taxpayer Identification (Social Security) Number:

           
 

 

 

The undersigned also tenders all uncertificated Shares that may be held in the name of the registered holder(s) by the Fund’s transfer agent pursuant to the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan:

 

                           Yes                            No

 

(Note: If neither of these boxes is checked,

any such uncertificated Shares will not be tendered.)

   

Dated:

  

 

      

 

     
   
         

 

     
             

 

Signature(s)

     

 

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GUARANTEE

The undersigned, a member firm of a registered national securities exchange, a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or a commercial bank or trust company having an office, branch, or agency in the United States, hereby (a) guarantees to deliver to the Depositary certificates representing the Shares tendered hereby, in proper form for transfer (or tender Shares pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer) into the Depositary’s account at The Depositary Trust Company, together with (i) a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) with any required signature guarantees and (ii) other required documents, within three business days after the Expiration Date of the Offer, and (b) represents that such tender of Shares complies with Rule 14e-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Name of Firm:

  

 

    

 

        (Authorized Signature)

Address:

  

 

 

    

Name:

  

 

        (Please Print)

 

    

Title:

  

 

City   State   Zip Code          

 

Area Code and Tel. No.

  

 

 

    

Dated:

  

 

DO NOT SEND SHARE CERTIFICATES WITH THIS FORM. YOUR SHARE

CERTIFICATES MUST BE SENT WITH THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

 

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