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| Ticker Symbol | Ordinary Income | Short Term Capital Gains | Long Term Capital Gains | Total Distribution Per Share | Reinvest Price | |
| Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund | MACSX | $0.21958 |
- | - | $0.21958 |
$15.66 |
| Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* | MAPIX | $0.17662 |
- | - | $0.17662 |
$12.06 |
| Matthews Asia Pacific Fund | MPACX | $0.23801 | - | - |
$0.23801 | $14.48 |
| Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund | MAPTX | $0.14600 | - | - | $0.14600 | $18.97 |
| Matthews China Fund | MCHFX | $0.06726 |
- | - | $0.06726 |
$25.29 |
| Matthews India Fund | MINDX | $0.09516 |
- | $0.12233 |
$0.21749 |
$16.13 |
| Matthews Japan Fund | MJFOX | $0.30864 | - | - | $0.30864 |
$11.02 |
| Matthews Korea Fund | MAKOX | - | - | $0.16742 |
$0.16742 |
$4.24 |
| Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund | MSMLX | $0.04910 |
$0.15331 |
- | $0.20241 |
$15.48 |
| Matthews Asian Technology Fund | MATFX | - | - | - | - | $7.75 |
| Matthews China Dividend Fund | MCDFX | - | - | - | - | $10.04 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investing in foreign securities may involve certain additional risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, less liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.
* To better reflect its investment strategy, the Fund’s name changed from Matthews Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund to Matthews Asia Dividend Fund on November 30, 2009.
Third Quarter 2009 Dividend Distributions for the Matthews Asia Dividend Fund*
Record date – September 23, 2009
Ex-date, Pay Date, and Reinvest Date – September 24, 2009
| Ticker Symbol | Ordinary Income | Short Term Capital Gains | Long Term Capital Gains | Total Distribution Per Share | Reinvest Price | |
| Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* | MAPIX | $0.12916 | n/a | n/a | $0.12916 | $11.24 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investing in foreign securities may involve certain additional risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, less liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.
* To better reflect its investment strategy, the Fund’s name changed from Matthews Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund to Matthews Asia Dividend Fund on November 30, 2009.
Dividend Distributions for the Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* (quarterly) and Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund (semi-annual)
2009 Second Quarter and Semi-Annual Distributions
Record date – June 24, 2009
Ex-date, Pay Date, and Reinvest Date – June 25, 2009
| Ticker Symbol | Ordinary Income | Short Term Capital Gains | Long Term Capital Gains | Total Distribution Per Share | Reinvest Price | |
| Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* | MAPIX | $0.13860 | n/a | n/a | $0.13860 | $9.90 |
| Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund | MACSX | $0.21943 | n/a | n/a | $0.21943 | $13.49 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investing in foreign securities may involve certain additional risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, less liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.
* To better reflect its investment strategy, the Fund’s name changed from Matthews Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund to Matthews Asia Dividend Fund on November 30, 2009.
First Quarter 2009 Dividend Distributions for the Matthews Asia Dividend Fund*
Record Date - March 24, 2009
Ex-date, Pay Date, and Reinvest Date March 25, 2009
| Ticker Symbol | Ordinary Income | Short Term Capital Gains | Long Term Capital Gains | Total Distribution Per Share | Reinvest Price | |
| Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* | MAPIX | $0.10065 | n/a | n/a | $0.10065 | $8.03 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investing in foreign securities may involve certain additional risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, less liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.
* To better reflect its investment strategy, the Fund’s name changed from Matthews Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund to Matthews Asia Dividend Fund on November 30, 2009.
2008 Year End Distributions
Record date - December 9, 2008
Ex-date, Pay Date, and Reinvest Date - December 10, 2008
| Ticker Symbol | Ordinary Income | Short Term Capital Gains | Long Term Capital Gains | Total Distribution Per Share | Reinvest Price | |
| Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund | MACSX | $0.16659 |
$0.02582 |
$1.21269 |
$ 1.40510 |
$11.12 |
| Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* | MAPIX | $0.05552 | - | - | $0.05552 | $8.16 |
| Matthews Asia Pacific Fund | MPACX | - | $0.03522 | $0.72125 |
$ 0.75647 | $9.65 |
| Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund | MAPTX | $0.29747 | $0.08938 | $3.34961 | $3.73646 | $10.42 |
| Matthews China Fund | MCHFX | $0.32638 | $0.00247 | $5.61480 | $5.94365 | $14.34 |
| Matthews India Fund | MINDX | $0.10513 | $0.03193 | $0.66083 | $0.79789 | $7.95 |
| Matthews Japan Fund | MJFOX | - | - | $0.22018 | $0.22018 | $9.72 |
| Matthews Korea Fund | MAKOX | $0.05826 | - | $0.25093 | $0.30919 | $2.39 |
| Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund | MSMLX | $0.01645 | - | - | $0.01645 |
$7.57 |
| Matthews Asian Technology Fund | MATFX | - | - | - | - | $4.54 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investing in foreign securities may involve certain additional risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, less liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.
* To better reflect its investment strategy, the Fund’s name changed from Matthews Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund to Matthews Asia Dividend Fund on November 30, 2009.
Third Quarter 2008 Dividend Distributions for the Matthews Asia Dividend Fund*
Record date - September 24, 2008
Ex-date, Pay Date, and Reinvest Date - September 25, 2008
| Ticker Symbol | Ordinary Income | Short Term Capital Gains | Long Term Capital Gains | Total Distribution Per Share | Reinvest Price | |
| Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* | MAPIX | $0.11433 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.11433 | $10.06 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investing in foreign securities may involve certain additional risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, less liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.
* To better reflect its investment strategy, the Fund’s name changed from Matthews Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund to Matthews Asia Dividend Fund on November 30, 2009.
6/25/08 Dividend Distributions for the Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* (quarterly) and the Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund (semi-annual)
Record date – June 24, 2008
Ex-date, Pay Date, and Reinvest Date – June 25, 2008
| Ticker Symbol | Ordinary Income | Short Term Capital Gains | Long Term Capital Gains | Total Distribution Per Share | Reinvest Price | |
| Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* | MAPIX | $0.07528 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.07528 | $11.38 |
| Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund | MACSX | $0.24818 | $0.03121 | $0.40006 | $0.67945 | $17.75 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investing in foreign securities may involve certain additional risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, less liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.
* To better reflect its investment strategy, the Fund’s name changed from Matthews Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund to Matthews Asia Dividend Fund on November 30, 2009.
First Quarter 2008 Dividend Distribution for the Matthews Asia Dividend Fund*
Record date: March 24, 2008
Ex-date, Pay Date, and Reinvest Date - March 25, 2008
| Ticker Symbol | Ordinary Income | Short Term Capital Gains | Long Term Capital Gains | Total Distribution Per Share | Reinvest Price | |
| Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* |
MAPIX | $ 0.05857 |
$0.00645 |
$0.01193 |
$0.07695 |
$11.54 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investing in foreign securities may involve certain additional risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, less liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.
* To better reflect its investment strategy, the Fund’s name changed from Matthews Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund to Matthews Asia Dividend Fund on November 30, 2009.
2007 Year-end Fund Distributions
Record date - December 5, 2007
Ex-date, Pay Date, and Reinvest Date - December 6, 2007
| Ticker Symbol | Ordinary Income | Short Term Capital Gains | Long Term Capital Gains | Total Distribution Per Share | Reinvest Price | |
| Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* | MAPIX | $0.17116 |
$0.45135 |
- | $0.62251 |
$12.38 |
| Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund | MACSX | $0.68911 |
$0.01961 |
$1.47518 |
$2.18390 |
$20.20 |
| Matthews Asia Pacific Fund | MPACX | $0.09312 |
$0.11112 |
$1.54779 |
$1.75203 |
$18.39 |
| Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund | MAPTX | $0.31487 |
$0.06410 |
$3.56091 |
$3.93988 |
$28.65 |
| Matthews Asian Technology Fund | MATFX | - | - | - | - | $10.42 |
| Matthews China Fund | MCHFX | $0.10887 |
- | $1.37409 |
$1.48296 |
$42.82 |
| Matthews India Fund | MINDX | $0.20807 |
$0.02999 |
$0.64619 |
$0.88425 |
$23.53 |
| Matthews Japan Fund | MJFOX | $0.00663 |
- | $0.90538 |
$0.91201 |
$15.71 |
| Matthews Korea Fund | MAKOX | $0.01814 |
- | $0.86901 |
$0.88715 |
$6.87 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investing in foreign securities may involve certain additional risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, less liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.
Single-country and sector funds may be subject to a higher degree of market risk than diversified funds because of concentration in a specific sector or geographic region.
* To better reflect its investment strategy, the Fund’s name changed from Matthews Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund to Matthews Asia Dividend Fund on November 30, 2009.
6/26/07 Dividend Distribution for the Matthews
Asian Growth and Income Fund and Matthews Asia Dividend Fund*
| Ticker Symbol | Ordinary Income | Short Term Capital Gains | Long Term Capital Gains | Total Distribution Per Share | Reinvest Price | |
| Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* | MAPIX | $0.1030 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.1030 | $11.77 |
| Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund | MACSX | $0.2151 | $0.1456 | $0.3580 | $0.7187 | $20.04 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investing in foreign securities may involve certain additional risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, less liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.
* To better reflect its investment strategy, the Fund’s name changed from Matthews Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund to Matthews Asia Dividend Fund on November 30, 2009.
2006 Year-end Fund Distributions
Record date - December 5, 2006
Ex-date, Pay Date, and Reinvest Date - December 6, 2006
| Ticker Symbol | Ordinary Income | Short Term Capital Gains | Long Term Capital Gains | Total Distribution Per Share | Reinvest Price | |
| Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* | MAPIX | $0.0197 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0197 | $10.57 |
| Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund | MACSX | $0.3985 | $0.0189 | $1.7504 | $2.1678 | $18.35 |
| Matthews Asia Pacific Fund | MPACX | $0.0714 | $0.0000 | $0.4777 | $0.5491 | $16.62 |
| Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund | MAPTX | $0.2297 | $0.0880 | $0.4705 | $0.7882 | $23.23 |
| Matthews Asian Technology Fund | MATFX | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | n/a |
| Matthews China Fund | MCHFX | $0.1523 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.1523 | $22.28 |
| Matthews India Fund | MINDX | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | n/a |
| Matthews Japan Fund | MJFOX | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | n/a |
| Matthews Korea Fund | MAKOX | $0.0086 | $0.0135 | $0.9389 | $0.9610 | $6.19 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investing in foreign securities may involve certain additional risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, less liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.
Single-country and sector funds may be subject to a higher degree of market risk than diversified funds because of concentration in a specific sector or geographic region.
* To better reflect its investment strategy, the Fund’s name changed from Matthews Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund to Matthews Asia Dividend Fund on November 30, 2009.
Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund: 6/27/06 Semi-Annual Dividend Distribution
Record Date - June 26, 2006
Ex-date, Pay Date, and Reinvest Date - June 27, 2006
| Ticker Symbol | Ordinary Income | Short Term Capital Gains | Long Term Capital Gains | Total Distribution Per Share | Reinvest Price | |
| Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund | MACSX | $0.2189 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.2189 | $17.54 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investing in foreign securities may involve certain additional risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, less liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.
Single-country and sector funds may be subject to a higher degree of market risk than diversified funds because of concentration in a specific sector or geographic region.
2005 Year-end Fund Distributions
Record Date for all funds - December 21, 2005
Ex-date, Pay Date, and Reinvest Date for all funds - December 22, 2005
| Ticker Symbol | Ordinary Income | Short Term Capital Gains | Long Term Capital Gains | Total Distribution Per Share | Reinvest Price | |
| Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund | MACSX | $0.2264 | $0.0098 | $0.7129 | $0.9491 | $17.05 |
| Matthews Asia Pacific Fund | MPACX | $0.0566 | $0.0026 | - | $0.0592 | $14.80 |
| Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund | MAPTX | $0.1215 | $0.0100 | $0.0751 | $0.2066 | $19.10 |
| Matthews Asian Technology Fund | MATFX | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matthews China Fund | MCHFX | $0.2174 | - | - | $0.2174 | $14.76 |
| Matthews India Fund | MINDX | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matthews Japan Fund | MJFOX | $0.0297 | - | - | $0.0297 | $18.31 |
| Matthews Korea Fund | MAKOX | - | - | $0.1056 | $0.1056 | $6.27 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investing in foreign securities may involve certain additional risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, less liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.
Single-country and sector funds may be subject to a higher degree of market risk than diversified funds because of concentration in a specific sector or geographic region.
Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund: 6/28/05 Semi-Annual Dividend Distribution
Record Date: June 27, 2005
Ex-date, Pay Date, and Reinvest Date: June 28, 2005
| Ticker Symbol | Ordinary Income | Short-term Captial Gains | Long-term Capital Gains | Total Distribution Per Share | Reinvest Price | |
| Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund | MACSX | $0.2001 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.2001 | $16.50 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investing in foreign securities may involve certain additional risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, less liquidity, greater volatility and less regulation.
Single-country and sector funds may be subject to a higher degree of market risk than diversified funds because of concentration in a specific sector or geographic region.
2009 Foreign Tax Credit Information
The following Funds have elected to pass through foreign taxes paid to shareholders during 2009. These foreign taxes were reported in box 6 of your 2009 Form 1099-DIV. You may be able to claim either a foreign tax credit or a deduction with regard to these taxes. Effective for the year ending 2008, country-by-country income information is no longer required for mutual fund shareholders, even those filing IRS Form 1116. You should consult your tax advisor.
2009 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Fund | ||
| Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund | 95.95% | 29.46% |
| Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* | 69.41% | 40.89% |
| Matthews Asia Pacific Fund | 63.13% | 47.51% |
| Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund | 67.11% | 70.50% |
| Matthews India Fund | 57.13% | 100.00% |
| Matthews China Fund | 99.35% | 100.00% |
| Matthews Japan Fund | 54.29% | 54.54% |
| Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund | 32.39% | 15.73% |
2008 Foreign Tax Credit Information
The following Funds have elected to pass through foreign taxes paid to shareholders during 2008. These foreign taxes were reported in box 6 of your 2008 Form 1099-DIV. You may be able to claim either a foreign tax credit or a deduction with regard to these taxes. Effective for the year ending 2008, country-by-country income information is no longer required for mutual fund shareholders, even those filing IRS Form 1116. You should consult your tax advisor.
2008 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Fund | ||
| Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund | 92.16% |
40.42% |
| Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* | 83.08% | 65.59% |
| Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund | 97.71% | 73.56% |
| Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund | 95.40% | 66.68% |
2007 Foreign Tax Credit Information
The Matthews Asia Pacific Fund, Matthews Asia Dividend Fund, Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund (closed to most new investors), Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund (closed to most new investors), Matthews India Fund, and the Matthews Korea Fund have elected to pass through foreign taxes paid to shareholders during 2007. These foreign taxes were reported in box 6 of your 2007 Form 1099-DIV. You may be able to claim either a foreign tax credit or a deduction with regard to these taxes. You should consult your tax advisor.
Matthews Asia Pacific Fund
2007 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Percentage | Foreign Tax Percentage | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income |
| Australia | 5.32% | - | 7.33% |
| Japan | 27.26% | 11.16% | 37.51% |
| Hong Kong | 20.22% | - | - |
| Indonesia | 3.22% | 2.88% | 4.43% |
| India | 2.67% | 70.36% | 3.68% |
| Singapore | 4.23% | - | - |
| South Korea | 15.84% | 15.60% | 21.80% |
| Taiwan | 6.82% | - | - |
| Thailand | 12.42% | - | 17.10% |
| Total | 98.01% | 100.00% | 91.84% |
Matthews Asia Dividend Fund*
2007 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Percentage | Foreign Tax Percentage | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income |
| Australia | 8.47% | - | 4.79% |
| China | 0.78% | - | 0.44% |
| United Kingdom | 2.20% | - | 1.25% |
| Japan | 10.11% | 17.72% | 5.72% |
| Hong Kong | 21.62% | - | - |
| Indonesia | 1.17% | 4.39% | 0.66% |
| India | 1.79% | 13.16% | 1.02% |
| Malaysia | 9.08% | - | - |
| New Zealand | 2.37% | 8.90% | 1.34% |
| Philippines | 5.88% | 36.83% | 3.33% |
| Singapore | 9.39% | - | - |
| South Korea | 4.59% | 19.00% | 2.60% |
| Taiwan | 16.88% | - | - |
| Thailand | 4.90% | - | 2.77% |
| Total | 99.22% | 100.00% | 23.93% |
Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund (closed to most new investors)
2007 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Percentage | Foreign Tax Percentage | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income |
| Hong Kong |
30.27% |
- | - |
| Indonesia |
5.32% |
10.08% |
8.44% |
| India | 3.93% | 47.92% | 6.23% |
| Malaysia | 3.53% | - | - |
| Philippines | 0.37% | 1.17% | 0.59% |
| Singapore | 13.03% | - | - |
| South Korea | 19.61% | 40.83% | 31.12% |
| Taiwan | 7.95% | - | - |
| Thailand | 14.82% | - | 23.52% |
| Total | 98.82% | 100.00% | 69.92% |
Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund (closed to most new investors)
2007 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Percentage | Foreign Tax Percentage | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income |
| Australia | 4.58% | - | 3.42% |
| China | 0.15% | - | 0.48% |
| United Kingdom | 3.33% | - | 2.48% |
| Japan | 2.61% | 4.46% | 0.14% |
| Hong Kong | 24.57% | - | - |
| Indonesia | 1.55% | 5.85% | 1.16% |
| India | 0.57% | 13.84% | 0.32% |
| Malaysia | 1.42% | - | - |
| Philippines | 2.52% | 15.41% | 1.88% |
| Singapore |
14.31% | - | - |
| South Korea | 15.14% | 60.45% | 11.17% |
| Taiwan | 13.92% | - | - |
| Thailand | 5.91% |
- | 4.41% |
| Total | 90.59% | 100.00% | 25.45% |
Matthews India Fund
2007 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Percentage | Foreign Tax Percentage | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income | ||
| India | 90.48% |
100.00% | 69.92% | ||
| Total | 90.48% | 100.00% | 69.92% | ||
Matthews Korea Fund
2007 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Percentage | Foreign Tax Percentage | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income | ||
| South Korea | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | ||
| Total | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | ||
2006 Foreign Tax Credit Information
The Matthews Asia Pacific Fund, Matthews Asia Dividend Fund, Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund (closed to most new investors), Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund (closed to most new investors), and the Matthews Korea Fund have elected to pass through foreign taxes paid to shareholders during 2006. These foreign taxes were reported in box 6 of your 2006 Form 1099-DIV. You may be able to claim either a foreign tax credit or a deduction with regard to these taxes. You should consult your tax advisor.
Matthews Asia Pacific Fund
2006 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Percentage | Foreign Tax Percentage | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income |
| Australia | 3.98% | - | 6.59% |
| China | - | - | 6.14% |
| United Kingdom | 1.54% | - | 2.56% |
| Hong Kong | 30.60% | - | 3.73% |
| Indonesia | 5.28% | 13.33% | 8.74% |
| India | 4.45% | - | 7.37% |
| Japan | 22.91% | 28.93% | 37.95% |
| Korea | 6.32% | 17.84% | 10.47% |
| Singapore | 7.92% | - | - |
| Thailand | 9.93% | 16.73% | 16.45% |
| Taiwan | 6.80% | 23.16% | - |
| Total | 99.73% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Matthews Asia Dividend Fund*
2006 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Percentage | Foreign Tax Percentage | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income |
| Australia | 7.00% | - | 2.91% |
| United Kingdom | - | - | 2.68% |
| Hong Kong | 34.52% | - | - |
| Indonesia | 3.54% | 54.33% | 0.73% |
| Malaysia | 3.81% | - | - |
| Singapore | 41.72% | - | - |
| Thailand | 4.46% | 45.67% | 2.50% |
| Total | 95.05% | 100.00% | 8.82% |
Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund
2006 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Percentage | Foreign Tax Percentage | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income |
| China | - | - | 5.07% |
| United Kingdom | 1.11% | - | 1.67% |
| Hong Kong | 38.09% | - | 4.07% |
| Indonesia | 5.71% | 13.00% | 8.59% |
| India | 5.23% | - | 7.86% |
| Philippines | 0.39% | 1.48% | 0.59% |
| Singapore | 13.07% | - | - |
| South Korea | 11.93% | 30.21% | 17.28% |
| Taiwan | 10.75% | 35.53% | - |
| Thailand | 13.18% | 19.77% | 20.68% |
| Total | 99.46% | 100.00% | 65.80% |
Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund (closed to most new investors)
2006 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Percentage | Foreign Tax Percentage | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income |
| Australia | 4.79% | - | 4.87% |
| China | 0.46% | - | 1.29% |
| United Kingdom | 3.63% | - | 3.36% |
| Japan | 5.55% | 7.96% | 0.80% |
| Hong Kong | 31.77% | - | - |
| Indonesia | 2.03% | 6.23% | 2.06% |
| India | 6.57% | - | 1.77% |
| Malaysia | 1.16% | - | - |
| Singapore | 13.27% | - | - |
| South Korea | 12.54% | 33.17% | 10.17% |
| Taiwan | 9.97% | 36.96% | 3.20% |
| Thailand | 7.91% | 15.68% | 8.04% |
| Total | 99.63% | 100.00% | 35.57% |
Matthews Korea Fund
2006 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Percentage | Foreign Tax Percentage | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income | ||
| South Korea | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | ||
| Total | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | ||
2005 Foreign Tax Credit Information
The Matthews Asia Pacific Fund, Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund, Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund (closed to most new investors), and the Matthews Japan Fund have elected to pass through foreign taxes paid to shareholders during 2005. These foreign taxes were reported in box 6 of your 2005 Form 1099-DIV. You may be able to claim either a foreign tax credit or a deduction with regard to these taxes. You should consult your tax advisor.
Matthews Asia Pacific Fund
2005 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Percentage | Foreign Tax Percentage | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income |
| Australia | 5.62% | - | 10.27% |
| China | 2.61% | - | 4.77% |
| United Kingdom | 2.44% | - | 4.46% |
| Hong Kong | 29.84% | - | - |
| Indonesia | 3.51% | 9.22% | 6.41% |
| India | 3.85% | - | 4.24% |
| Japan | 21.37% | 26.23% | 38.72% |
| South Korea | 11.32% | 32.84% | 20.69% |
| Singapore | 7.36% | - | - |
| Thailand | 5.71% | 10.02% | 10.44% |
| Taiwan | 5.43% | 21.70% | - |
| Total | 99.06% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund
2005 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Percentage | Foreign Tax Percentage | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income |
| China | 0.48% | - | 1.19% |
| Hong Kong | 42.04% | - | - |
| Indonesia | 5.82% | 20.12% | 14.33% |
| India | 3.70% | - | 9.12% |
| South Korea | 14.77% | 56.96% | 36.36% |
| Philippines | 0.18% | 1.06% | 0.45% |
| Singapore | 12.68% | - | - |
| Thailand | 9.49% | 21.86% | 23.37% |
| Taiwan | 10.09% | - | - |
| Total | 99.27% | 100.00% | 84.82% |
Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund (closed to most new investors)
2005 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Factor | Foreign Tax Percentage Factor | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income |
| Australia | 1.98% | - | 2.77% |
| China | 1.29% | - | 1.19% |
| United Kingdom | 3.38% | - | 0.34% |
| Hong Kong | 27.66% | - | - |
| Indonesia | 1.96% | 6.83% | 1.63% |
| India | 2.16% | - | 3.02% |
| Japan | 4.54% | 7.37% | 6.35% |
| South Korea | 20.28% | 69.94% | 6.07% |
| Singapore | 24.20% | - | - |
| Thailand | 6.96% | 15.86% | 9.72% |
| Taiwan | 4.58% | - | - |
| Total | 99.00% | 100.00% | 31.10% |
Matthews Japan Fund
2005 FOREIGN TAXES PAID
SHAREHOLDER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
| Country | Foreign Source Income Percentage | Foreign Tax Percentage | Foreign Qualifying Dividend Income |
| China | - | - | - |
| Hong Kong | - | - | - |
| Indonesia | - | - | - |
| Japan | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| South Korea | - | - | - |
| Philippines | - | - | - |
| Singapore | - | - | - |
| Thailand | - | - | - |
| Taiwan | - | - | - |
| Total | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |