-----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, As6NkYkJMgsFjL0JPWxtboeVHKCGDZkpvwP2ze0kd4z2fHyCKgsEQvVSgbiKOXNy /9ZXgXS7C2KbDasYJIxyYA== 0001104659-09-028932.txt : 20090504 0001104659-09-028932.hdr.sgml : 20090504 20090504115809 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-09-028932 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090504 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090504 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20090504 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: 09792254 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 0000923184 S000001029 MATTHEWS PACIFIC TIGER FUND C000002785 MATTHEWS PACIFIC TIGER FUND MAPTX 0000923184 S000001030 MATTHEWS ASIAN GROWTH AND INCOME FUND C000002786 MATTHEWS ASIAN GROWTH AND INCOME FUND MACSX 0000923184 S000001031 MATTHEWS KOREA FUND C000002788 MATTHEWS KOREA FUND MAKOX 0000923184 S000001032 MATTHEWS CHINA FUND C000002790 MATTHEWS CHINA FUND MCHFX 0000923184 S000001033 MATTHEWS JAPAN FUND C000002791 MATTHEWS JAPAN FUND MJFOX 0000923184 S000001034 MATTHEWS ASIAN TECHNOLOGY FUND C000002792 MATTHEWS ASIAN TECHNOLOGY FUND MATFX 0000923184 S000001035 MATTHEWS ASIA PACIFIC FUND C000002793 MATTHEWS ASIA PACIFIC FUND MPACX 0000923184 S000001036 MATTHEWS INDIA FUND C000002794 MATTHEWS INDIA FUND MINDX 0000923184 S000013856 Matthews Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund C000038018 Matthews Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund MAPIX 0000923184 S000023269 Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund C000068052 Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund MSMLX 497J 1 a09-9718_7497j.htm 497J

 

Matthews International Funds

d/b/a Matthews Asia Funds

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 550

San Francisco, CA 94111

 

May 4, 2009

 

VIA EDGAR

 

Secretary

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC  20549

 

Re:

 

Matthews International Funds

 

 

File Nos. 33-78960 and 811-08510

 

Sir or Madam:

 

On behalf of Matthews International Funds (the “Registrant”) and pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), we hereby certify that the prospectus and statement of additional information that would have been filed by the Registrant under Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act does not differ from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-1A as filed electronically with the Commission on April 29, 2009.

 

Please direct any inquiries regarding this filing to the undersigned (415) 984-5378.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

/s/ William J. Hackett

 

 

 

William J. Hackett

 

President

 

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