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Value Line®
June 15, 2009

As Asian economies and the companies within them are maturing, opportunities to invest in growing businesses, particularly ones that are paying dividends are available. Value Line takes a look at how Jesper Madsen, CFA, Portfolio Manager of the Matthews Asia Dividend Fund* is finding companies with a greater focus on dividends and returning value to shareholders.

Read the article, Time to Consider Asia and Income in the Same Sentence

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As of 6/30/2010, the average annual total returns for the Matthews Asia Dividend Fund for the one-year period and since inception (10/31/2006) were 31.31% and 10.86%, respectively.

Performance assumes reinvestment of all dividends and/or distributions before taxes. All performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with market conditions so that when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the return figures quoted. Returns would have been lower if certain of the Fund’s fees and expenses had not been waived. View the Fund’s most recent month-end performance »

Asia Dividend Fund

Gross Expense Ratios:¹
Fiscal Year 2009: 1.27%
     After Fee Waiver, Reimbursement and Recoupment: 1.30%²

¹ Matthews Asia Funds does not charge 12b-1 fees.

² The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive Matthews Asia Dividend Fund’s fees and reimburse expenses until at least August 31, 2010 to the extent needed to limit total annual operating expenses to 1.50%.

Investing in international markets may involve additional risks, such as social and political instability, market illiquidity, exchange-rate fluctuations, a high level of volatility and limited regulation. In addition, single-country and sector funds may be subject to a higher degree of market risk than diversified funds because of concentration in a specific industry, sector or geographic location. There is no guarantee that the Fund or the companies in its portfolio will pay or continue to pay dividends.

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Matthews Asia Funds are distributed by BNY Mellon Distributors Inc.

* 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.