Matthews Asia's UCITS Funds Now Available On Hargreaves Lansdown

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Matthews Asia's UCITS Funds Now Available

On Hargreaves Lansdown

PR Newswire

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO

, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Matthews International Capital

Management, LLC ("Matthews"), the largest dedicated

Asia

investment

specialist in

the United States

, has established a relationship with Hargreaves

Lansdown. Matthews'

Luxembourg

-domiciled UCITS funds are now available on

Hargreaves Lansdown's Vantage Platform. Through this relationship Matthews'

Asia Dividend, Pacific Tiger (

Asia

ex-

Japan

),

China

and India Funds are now

accessible to Hargreaves' large network of clients.

"Matthews has been at the forefront of providing investors with a broad range

of strategies for investing in

Asia

," said Jonathan Schuman, Head of Global

Business Development at Matthews. "The U.K. is a strategically important

market for us, so we are very excited to make Matthews' distinctive investment

approach and strategies available to U.K.-based investors on the Vantage

platform."

The Funds offered, which include U.S. dollar and British pound sterling-

denominated retail and

institutional share classes, are:

Matthews Asia Dividend Fund

Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund

Matthews China Fund

Matthews India Fund

For more information please visit matthewsasia.com.

About Matthews

For more than 20 years, Matthews has concentrated its efforts within

Asia

,

investing through a variety of market environments. As an independent,

privately owned firm, Matthews is the largest dedicated

Asia

-only investment

specialist in

the United States

. Matthews has a 33-member investment team

and

US$18.0 billion

in assets under management as of

30 April 2012

. With 13

investment strategies, Matthews employs a bottom-up, fundamental

investment philosophy, with a focus on long-term investment performance.

About Hargreaves Lansdown

Hargreaves Lansdown is a leading provider of investment management

products and services to private investors in the UK. Founded in 1981,

Hargreaves Lansdown aims to provide the best information, the best service

and the best price. Hargreaves Lansdown provides investment products

(including ISAs, SIPPs, funds, equities, venture capital trusts and pensions), as

well as fund selection, stockbroking, advisory, discretionary and asset

administration services. The company administers approximately 24.4 billion

pounds Sterling of assets through Vantage directly on behalf of approximately

413,500 private investors.

For more information visit www.HL.co.uk

About Vantage

Vantage is the Group's direct-to-private investor investment supermarket.

Vantage is suited for clients who like to make their own investment decisions or

choose from Hargreaves Lansdown's multi-manager range. The investments

are administered by Hargreaves Lansdown and held in nominee accounts.

Vantage offers clients the administrative convenience of holding all their assets

(whether funds, equities or cash) in one place with online access via ISAs, SIPPs

or with no tax wrapper. Hargreaves Lansdown also offer Corporate Vantage, a

workplace savings account which employers can offer to their staff.

Contact Information

Matthews Media Contact

Hargreaves Lansdown Media Contact:

Victoria Odinotska

Ben Yearsley

Kanter & Company, LLC

[e-mail]

Tel. [phone]

Tel. +44 (0) 117 988 9967

Distribution Contact

Jonathan Schuman

Head of Global Business Development

[e-mail]

Tel. [phone]

Disclosure

This release does not constitute or contain an offer, solicitation,

recommendation or investment advice with respect to the purchase of the

Funds described herein or any security and such document has not been

approved in any jurisdiction. Prospective investors should carefully review the

information contained in the prospectus and simplified prospectus and consult

their professional legal, tax and financial advisers as to the suitability of any

investment in light of their particular circumstances and applicable citizenship,

residence or domicile, including any tax or foreign exchange control

restrictions. No securities commission or regulatory authority has in any way

passed upon the merits of an investment in the Funds or the accuracy or

adequacy of this information or the material contained herein or otherwise.

Neither the prospectus nor the simplified prospectus has been approved in any

jurisdiction where the Funds have not been registered for public offer and sale.

This information is not, and under no circumstances is to be construed as, a

prospectus, a public offering or an offering memorandum as defined under

applicable securities legislation. Application for shares may only be made by

way of the Funds' most recent prospectus which is available from Matthews

International Capital Management, LLC.

The Funds' shares may not be sold

to citizens or residents of

the United States

or in any other state,

country or jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to offer, solicit an

offer for, or sell the shares.

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