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Exhibit (d)(20)

AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

This Amendment to Investment Advisory Agreement (this “Amendment”), effective as of April 30, 2021, is made by and between Matthews International Funds (the “Trust”) and Matthews International Capital Management, LLC (“Matthews,” and together with the Trust, the “Parties”).

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Investment Advisory Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2016, as most recently amended effective April 30, 2020, by and between the Trust and Matthews (the “Agreement”).

WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, the Parties originally entered into the Agreement, wherein Matthews agreed to provide certain services to the Trust; and

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend the Agreement to provide for (i) the renaming of an existing series of the Trust; (ii) the removal of one separate series of the Trust that was reorganized effective April 29, 2021; and (iii) the removal of one separate series of the Trust that was liquidated effective September 30, 2020.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

1.        The renaming of the Matthews Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund (formerly known as the Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund) and the removal of the Matthews Emerging Asia Fund and the Matthews Asia Value Fund, as set forth on the attached amended Appendix A.

2.        The Agreement will otherwise remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Amendment, including the amended Appendix A attached hereto, to be signed by their duly authorized officers as of the date set forth below.

 

MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL FUNDS   MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:   /s/ John P. McGowan                                   By: /s/ William J. Hackett                                        
Name:  John P. McGowan   Name:  William J. Hackett
Title:    Vice President and Secretary   Title:    Chief Executive Officer
Date:    April 29, 2021   Date:    April 29, 2021


APPENDIX A

MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL FUNDS

FUND SCHEDULE

(updated April 30, 2021)

PART I:

Fund

   Effective Date

•   Matthews Asia Growth Fund

   February 1, 2016

•   Matthews Asia Dividend Fund

   February 1, 2016

•   Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund

   February 1, 2016

•   Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund

   February 1, 2016

•   Matthews Asia Innovators Fund
(name changed on April 29, 2016)

   February 1, 2016

•   Matthews China Dividend Fund

   February 1, 2016

•   Matthews China Fund

   February 1, 2016

•   Matthews India Fund

   February 1, 2016

•   Matthews Japan Fund

   February 1, 2016

•   Matthews Korea Fund

   February 1, 2016

•   Matthews Asia ESG Fund

   February 1, 2016

•   Matthews Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   April 30, 2020

 

PART II

  

Fund

   Effective Date

•   Matthews Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund (name changed on April 30, 2021)

   February 1, 2016

•   Matthews China Small Companies Fund

   February 1, 2016

 

PART III

  

Fund

   Effective Date

•   Matthews Asia Total Return Bond Fund
    (name changed on January 31, 2020)

  

February 1, 2016

•   Matthews Asia Credit Opportunities Fund

  

April 29, 2016


MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL FUNDS  

MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL

MANAGEMENT, LLC

By:   /s/  John P. McGowan                                     By:   /s/ William J. Hackett                                
Name:  John P. McGowan   Name:  William J. Hackett
Title:    Vice President and Secretary   Title:    Chief Executive Officer
Date:    April 29, 2021   Date:    April 29, 2021