NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: TWN) announced today details regarding its investment performance for the three month period ended November 30, 2014.

The Fund reported a net asset value per share of $20.82 as of the close of business on November 30, 2014. This represents a decrease of $1.63 per share from the net asset value per share of $22.45 reported on August 31, 2014. The Fund's share price as traded on the New York Stock Exchange on November 30, 2014 was $18.95, representing a discount to net asset value of 8.98%. This represents a decrease of $1.29 per share from the share price of $20.24 on August 31, 2014, which represented a discount to net asset value of 9.84%. The Fund had a total return of -7.26% for the three months ended November 30, 2014, based on the change in its net asset value. For the same period the Taiwan Stock Exchange Total Return Index returned -5.88% (in US$ terms).

For the three month period ended November 30, 2014, the Fund had net realized loss of $4,050,542 on investment transactions and a change in net unrealized loss of $8,694,745 on investments held. The Fund's net investment loss (consisting of dividend and interest income less operating expenses) for the same period was $626,777.



                       Quarter Ended           Year Ended              Quarter Ended

                       November 30,            August 31,              November 30,

                                          2014                    2014                      2013
                                          ----                    ----                      ----


    Total Net Assets              $171,161,987            $184,534,052              $175,140,635


    Gross Investment
     Income                           $152,718              $4,710,215                  $182,894

    Per Share                                                                            $0.02


    Net Investment
     Income (Loss)                  $(626,777)               $690,157                $(564,389)

    Per Share                          $(0.08)                                         $(0.07)



    Net Realized Gain
     (Loss) on
     Investments and              $(4,050,542)            $32,677,057                $4,399,192
    Foreign Currency
     Transactions


    Change in Net
     Unrealized
     Appreciation
     (Depreciation)                 $8,694,745            $(7,522,789)              $12,616,205
    on Investments and
     Foreign Currency
     Translations



    Total Realized and
     Unrealized Gain
     (Loss) on
     Investments                  $(1,146,219)            $44,276,125               $17,015,397

    Per Share                          $(0.14)                                           $2.07



    Net Increase
     (Decrease) in Net
     Assets Resulting             $(1,772,996)            $44,966,282               $16,451,008
    from Operations

    Per Share                          $(0.22)                                           $2.00

The Fund is a diversified closed-end investment company, which seeks long term capital appreciation primarily through investments in equity securities listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Shares of the Fund are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "TWN."

For additional information on the Fund, including information on the Fund's holdings, visit the Fund's website at www.thetaiwanfund.com or call 1-877-864-5056.

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SOURCE The Taiwan Fund, Inc.