0001398344-12-000429.txt : 20120213 0001398344-12-000429.hdr.sgml : 20120213 20120213085126 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001398344-12-000429 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120213 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120213 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001028074 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-10629 FILM NUMBER: 12595392 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 EMBARCADERO CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 550 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 BUSINESS PHONE: 415-955-8122 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 EMBARCADERO CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 550 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC/CA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961204 13F-HR 1 fp0004218_13fhr.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2011 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Matthews International Capital Management, LLC Address: Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 550 San Francisco, CA 94111 Form 13F File Number: 028-10629 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Manoj K. Pombra Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 415/955-8122 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Manoj K. Pombra San Francisco, CA February 13, 2012 ------------------- ------------------ ----------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: [If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.] Form 13F File Number Name Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 32 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 1,259,437 ----------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the names(s) and Form 13F file numbers(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. [If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.] NONE

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- ----------- -------------------- ---------- -------- --------------------- VOTING AUTHORITY TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER --------------------- NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- ----------- ----------- --- ---- ---------- -------- --------- ------ ---- 21VIANET GROUP INC SPONSORED ADR 90138A103 2,675 292,401 SH Sole 292,401 51JOB INC SP ADR REP COM 316827104 1,250 29,800 SH Sole 29,800 BAIDU INC SPON ADR REP A 056752108 96,445 828,070 SH Sole 828,070 CHINA KANGHUI HLDGS SPONSORED ADR 16890V100 6,867 465,900 SH Sole 465,900 CHINA LIFE INS CO LTD SPON ADR REP H 16939P106 6,710 181,500 SH Sole 181,500 CHINA LODGING GROUP LTD SPONSORED ADR 16949N109 4,817 339,200 SH Sole 339,200 CHINA MOBILE LIMITED SPONSORED ADR 16941M109 260,851 5,379,480 SH Sole 5,379,480 CHINA PETE & CHEM CORP SPON ADR H SHS 16941R108 571 5,440 SH Sole 5,440 CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD SPON ADR NEW11 17133Q502 96,012 2,884,969 SH Sole 2,884,969 CNOOC LTD SPONSORED ADR 126132109 795 4,550 SH Sole 4,550 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO CL A 192446102 3,344 52,000 SH Sole 52,000 CTRIP COM INTL LTD AMERICAN DEP SHS 22943F100 85,204 3,641,181 SH Sole 3,641,181 E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG IN SPN ADS COM A 26833A105 1,063 241,700 SH Sole 241,700 HDFC BANK LTD ADR REPS 3 SHS 40415F101 18,457 702,335 SH Sole 702,335 HOME INNS & HOTELS MGMT INC SPON ADR 43713W107 26,676 1,033,946 SH Sole 1,033,946 HSBC HLDGS PLC SPON ADR NEW 404280406 148,854 3,906,928 SH Sole 3,906,928 ICICI BK LTD ADR 45104G104 2,994 113,283 SH Sole 113,283 INFOSYS LTD SPONSORED ADR 456788108 25,648 499,190 SH Sole 499,190 KT CORP SPONSORED ADR 48268K101 38,278 2,447,450 SH Sole 2,447,450 MAKEMYTRIP LIMITED MAURITIUS SHS V5633W109 1,127 46,900 SH Sole 46,900 MINDRAY MEDICAL INTL LTD SPON ADR 602675100 26,105 1,018,118 SH Sole 1,018,118 NETEASE COM INC SPONSORED ADR 64110W102 43,547 970,950 SH Sole 970,950 NEW ORIENTAL ED & TECH GRP I SPON ADR 647581107 114,654 4,767,300 SH Sole 4,767,300 POSCO SPONSORED ADR 693483109 4,392 53,500 SH Sole 53,500 P T TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA SPONSORED ADR 715684106 80,176 2,608,214 SH Sole 2,608,214 SINA CORP ORD G81477104 20,454 393,350 SH Sole 393,350 SK TELECOM LTD SPONSORED ADR 78440P108 5,141 377,758 SH Sole 377,758 SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS IN ADR 849415203 7,780 372,600 SH Sole 372,600 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD SPONSORED ADR 874039100 121,676 9,424,941 SH Sole 9,424,941 TAL ED GROUP ADR REPSTG COM 874080104 2,886 288,862 SH Sole 288,862 WISDOMTREE TRUST INDIA ERNGS FD 97717W422 2,106 135,000 SH Sole 135,000 WUXI PHARMATECH CAYMAN INC SPONS ADR SHS 929352102 1,882 170,500 SH Sole 170,500