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expiry = 2009-10-02...tm EXHIBIT (A)(1)(I) ASA LIMITED OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH UP TO 720,000 OF ITS ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING COMMON SHARES, PAR VALUE U.S. $1.00 PER SHARE THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, EASTERN TIME, ON OCTOBER 2, 2009, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. The offer to purchase shares described in this Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which together, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, constitute the “Off...

listed = True...to a contingency), might not qualify as an “isolated redemption.” Backup Federal Income Tax Withholding. See “Backup Withholding” in Section 2 of this Offer to Purchase. 21 6. Market Price Range of the Shares; Dividends on the Shares The shares are listed and traded on the NYSE (symbol: “ASA”). The following table sets forth the high and low price per share on the NYSE during each period indicated: Quarter Ended High Low June 30, 2009 $ 72.28 $ 48.14 March 31, 2009 55.50 41.55 December 31, 2008 56.49 31.03 September 30, 2008 88.59 48.25 June 30, 2008 88.80 74.14 March 31, 2008 99.34 83.86 December 31, 2007 93.4...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFEREX-99 2 offertopurchase.htm EXHIBIT (A)(1)(I) ASA LIMITED OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH UP TO 720,000 OF ITS ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING COMMON SHARES, PAR VALUE U.S. $1.00 PER SHARE THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, EASTERN TIME, ON OCTOBER 2, 2009, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. The offer to purchase shares described in this Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of T...