Notice Of A Change In The Percentage Level Of A Substantial Shareholder's Interest

BackJan 20, 2011
Part I
1. Date of notice to issuer 20/01/2011
2. Name of Substantial Shareholder Matthews International Funds
3. Notice Type Notice of a Change in the Percentage Level of a Substantial Shareholder's Interest or Cessation of Interest.
Part II - Not Required
Part III
1. Date of change of Deemed Interest 17/01/2011
2. The change in the percentage level From 5.09 % To 6.15 %
3. Circumstance(s) giving rise to the interest or change in interest Open Market Purchase
4. A statement of whether the change in the percentage level is the result of a transaction or a series of transactions: The change in the percentage level is the result of a series of transactions.
Part IV
1. Holdings of Substantial Shareholder, including direct and deemed interest :
 
  Direct Deemed
No. of shares held before the change 0 38,914,000
As a percentage of issued share capital 0 % 5.09 %
No. of shares held after the change 0 47,057,000
As a percentage of issued share capital 0 % 6.15 %
Footnotes A. This announcement supersedes the announcement numbered 00054 made on 19 January 2011.

B. Matthew International Funds ("MIF") had informed that the number of units held after the change is 47,057,000 and not 47,116,000 units as announced on 19 January 2011.

C. Where reference is made to shares, it refers to units in Ascendas India Trust.

D. The above percentages were computed based on 764,987,749 units issued as at 17 January 2011.

E. MIF is a U.S. registered investment trust.