0001104659-20-004276.txt : 20200115 0001104659-20-004276.hdr.sgml : 20200115 20200115142010 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-20-004276 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 18 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200115 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200115 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20200115 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000923184 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-78960 FILM NUMBER: 20528067 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

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497 1 a20-1614_3497.htm 497

Matthews International Funds

January 15, 2020

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Public Filing Desk

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20459

Re:	Matthews International Funds (the “Registrant”);
	Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund and Matthews China Small Companies Fund

	File No. 033-78960

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The interactive data file included as an exhibit to this filing relates to the Investor Class Shares prospectus supplement for the Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund and Matthews China Small Companies Fund that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on January 8, 2020 (Accession No. 0001193125-20-003878), which is incorporated herein by reference.

The XBRL exhibits attached hereto consist of the following:

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Please feel free to contact me with questions regarding this filing at 415-788-7553.

Very truly yours,

/s/ John P. McGowan

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If additional purchases of a security are made, all holdings (including prior purchases) of that security will be re-classified with respect to its market capitalization at the time of the last purchase. The implementation of the principal investment strategies of the Fund may result in a significant portion of the Fund’s assets being invested from time to time in one or more sectors, but the Fund may invest in companies in any sector. Please retain this Supplement with your records. MATTHEWS CHINA SMALL COMPANIES FUND MCSMX SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 8, 2020 TO THE INVESTOR CLASS PROSPECTUS OF MATTHEWS ASIA FUNDS DATED APRIL 30, 2019, AS SUPPLEMENTED For all existing and prospective Investor Class shareholders of: Matthews China Small Companies Fund Effective immediately, the Principal Investment Strategies of Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund and Matthews China Small Companies Fund will be revised to amend the definition of “Small Companies” as described below. Matthews China Small Companies Fund: The second paragraph in the “Principal Investment Strategy” section on page 52 of the prospectus is revised as follows: The Fund seeks to invest in smaller companies capable of sustainable growth based on the fundamental characteristics of those companies, including balance sheet information; number of employees; size and stability of cash flow; management’s depth, adaptability and integrity; product lines; marketing strategies; corporate governance; and financial health. Matthews generally determines whether a company should be considered to be a small company based on its market capitalization (the number of the company’s shares outstanding times the market price per share for such securities). 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