-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JOTqaImyIcXRSNC9tQfQuRBtUxT0IMtJwInT0MeIA9q2EWYNY3Pac00RoEcmKpM5 9ccVbTX8bPIG/vqBmroFHw== 0000940400-05-000303.txt : 20050504 0000940400-05-000303.hdr.sgml : 20050504 20050504113205 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000940400-05-000303 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050504 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050504 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20050504 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000923184 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-78960 FILM NUMBER: 05797504 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 550 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 BUSINESS PHONE: 8007898742 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 550 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 497J 1 mathw497j.txt May 4, 2005 VIA EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission Judiciary Plaza 450 Fifth Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 ATTN: Office of Filings, Information and Consumer Services RE: Matthews International Funds (the "Trust") File Nos. 33-78960/811-08510 To the Staff of the Commission: As counsel to the Trust and in accordance with Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), we hereby certify the following: a. the form of prospectus and statement of additional information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act would not have differed from that contained in the most recent post-effective amendment to the Trust's registration statement on Form N-1A; and b. the text of the most recent post-effective amendment to the Trust's registration statement was filed with the Commission via EDGAR on April 29, 2005 and became effective immediately. Kindly direct any questions concerning this filing to the undersigned personally at (415) 856-7086. Sincerely yours, /s/ Nicole Gerrard Nicole Gerrard Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP 55 Second Street San Francisco, California 94105 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----