The China Fund, Inc. Announces Final Results of Tender Offer

The China Fund, Inc. Announces Final Results of Tender Offer

New York, New York, February 11, 2019 — The China Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CHN) (the “Fund”) announced today that, in accordance with its tender offer (the “Offer”) to purchase up to 4,716,803 of the Fund's issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 (the “Shares”), which expired on February 5, 2019, the Fund has accepted 4,716,803 Shares for payment on or about February 12, 2019 at $20.61 per Share, which is equal to 99% of the Fund's net asset value per Share as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on February 6, 2019 (the “Purchase Price”). The Fund will make prompt payment to participating stockholders of the Purchase Price for Shares accepted in the tender offer. The 4,716,803 Shares represent 30% of the Fund's outstanding Shares as of January 4, 2019. A total of approximately 11,586,494 Shares were properly tendered and not withdrawn by February 5, 2019, the final date for withdrawals. Therefore, on a pro rata basis, approximately 40.71% of the Shares so tendered have been accepted for payment.

For further information regarding the Offer, please contact AST Fund Solutions, the Fund's information agent for this Offer, at 888-644-6071 (toll free) or 201-806-7301 (collect call). For additional information on the Fund, including information on the Fund's holdings, visit the Fund's website at www.chinafundinc.com or call 888-246-2255.

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The Fund is a non-diversified closed-end investment company, which seeks long-term capital appreciation primarily through investments in equity securities (i) of companies for which the principal securities trading market is in China, (ii) of companies for which the principal securities trading market is outside of China, or constituting direct equity investments in companies organized outside of China, that in both cases derive at least 50% of their revenues from goods or services sold or produced, or have at least 50% of their assets, in China or (iii) constituting direct equity investments in companies organized in China. Shares of the Fund are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “CHN.”

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful under the securities laws of any such state.

 

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