0001398344-12-003497.txt : 20121113 0001398344-12-003497.hdr.sgml : 20121112 20121113090454 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001398344-12-003497 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121113 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121113 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20121113 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: 121196059 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 fp0005809_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: September 30, 2012 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: 4 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 November 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: $ 1,282,633 ----------- (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 3,673 317,701 SH Sole 317,701 51JOB INC SP ADR REP COM 316827104 2,486 55,500 SH Sole 55,500 BAIDU INC SPON ADR REP A 56752108 92,331 790,370 SH Sole 790,370 CHINA KANGHUI HLDGS SPONSORED ADR 16890V100 5,571 183,562 SH Sole 183,562 CHINA LIFE INS CO LTD SPON ADR REP H 16939P106 17,240 397,500 SH Sole 397,500 CHINA LODGING GROUP LTD SPONSORED ADR 16949N109 9,902 593,300 SH Sole 593,300 CHINA MOBILE LIMITED SPONSORED ADR 16941M109 309,221 5,585,633 SH Sole 5,585,633 CHINA PETE & CHEM CORP SPON ADR H SHS 16941R108 688 7,440 SH Sole 7,440 CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD SPON ADR NEW11 17133Q502 82,432 2,596,269 SH Sole 2,596,269 CNOOC LTD SPONSORED ADR 126132109 1,064 5,250 SH Sole 5,250 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO CL A 192446102 3,125 44,700 SH Sole 44,700 CTRIP COM INTL LTD AMERICAN DEP SHS 22943F100 20,748 1,229,130 SH Sole 1,229,130 E HOUSE CHINA HLDGS LTD ADR 26852W103 381 89,000 SH Sole 89,000 HDFC BANK LTD ADR REPS 3 SHS 40415F101 22,929 610,135 SH Sole 610,135 HISOFT TECHNOLOGY INTL LTD SPONSORED ADR 43358R108 889 86,100 SH Sole 86,100 HOME INNS & HOTELS MGMT INC SPON ADR 43713W107 30,485 1,229,246 SH Sole 1,229,246 HSBC HLDGS PLC SPON ADR NEW 404280406 227,442 4,895,428 SH Sole 4,895,428 ICICI BK LTD ADR 45104G104 4,547 113,283 SH Sole 113,283 INFOSYS LTD SPONSORED ADR 456788108 24,226 499,090 SH Sole 499,090 KT CORP SPONSORED ADR 48268K101 36,492 2,333,250 SH Sole 2,333,250 MINDRAY MEDICAL INTL LTD SPON ADR 602675100 51,380 1,528,718 SH Sole 1,528,718 NETEASE INC SPONSORED ADR 64110W102 47,750 850,550 SH Sole 850,550 POSCO SPONSORED ADR 693483109 4,452 54,600 SH Sole 54,600 P T TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA SPONSORED ADR 715684106 102,013 2,620,414 SH Sole 2,620,414 SINA CORP ORD G81477104 37,505 579,850 SH Sole 579,850 SK TELECOM LTD SPONSORED ADR 78440P108 1,297 89,200 SH Sole 89,200 SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS IN ADR 849415203 2,445 118,900 SH Sole 118,900 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD SPONSORED ADR 874039100 133,536 8,440,941 SH Sole 8,440,941 TAL ED GROUP ADR REPSTG COM 874080104 88 10,600 SH Sole 10,600 TATA MTRS LTD SPONSORED ADR 876568502 1,104 43,000 SH Sole 43,000 WISDOMTREE TRUST INDIA ERNGS FD 97717W422 2,557 135,000 SH Sole 135,000 WUXI PHARMATECH CAYMAN INC SPONS ADR SHS 929352102 2,634 176,400 SH Sole 176,400