0001193125-19-280551.txt : 20191031 0001193125-19-280551.hdr.sgml : 20191031 20191031165155 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-19-280551 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20191031 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20191031 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20191031 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: 191184270 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 S000023269 MATTHEWS ASIA SMALL COMPANIES FUND C000068052 Investor Class Shares MSMLX 0000923184 S000032816 MATTHEWS CHINA SMALL COMPANIES FUND C000101279 Investor Class Shares MCSMX 0000923184 S000040683 MATTHEWS EMERGING ASIA FUND C000126156 Investor Class Shares MEASX 497 1 d731056d497.htm FORM 497 Form 497

SUPPLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 31, 2019

TO THE INVESTOR CLASS PROSPECTUS OF

MATTHEWS ASIA FUNDS

DATED APRIL 30, 2019, AS SUPPLEMENTED

For all existing and prospective shareholders of the following Funds:

Matthews Emerging Asia Fund—Investor Class (MEASX):

Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund—Investor Class (MSMLX):

Matthews China Small Companies Fund—Investor Class (MCSMX):

The Board of Trustees for these Funds has approved removing the 2.00% redemption fee described in the prospectus, effective November 1, 2019. Accordingly, existing and prospective shareholders of these Funds should note the following changes to the prospectus:

In the “FUND SUMMARY” for each of the above-named Funds, the line item in the table entitled “SHAREHOLDER FEES” providing for a redemption fee of 2.00% is hereby removed with respect to the Fund.

Under the heading “Market Timing and Other Short-Term Trading Risk” on page 84, the sentence referring to “short-term redemption fees” is hereby deleted. Similarly, the references to redemption fees under “Exchanging Shares” on page 95 and under “Market Timing Activities and Redemption Fees” on pages 96 to 98 are hereby deleted.

Please retain this Supplement with your records.