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Bullock, Secretary of the State of the state of Delaware, do hereby certify the attached is a true and correct copy of the certificate of amendment of "The Taiwan Fund, Inc.", filed in this office on the twelfth day of July, A.D. 2010, at 1:14 o'clock P.M. A filed copy of this certificate has been forwarded to the New Castle County of Deeds. State of Delaware Certificate of Amendment of Certificate if Incorporation The corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware does hereby certify: FIRST: That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of The Taiwan Fund, Inc. resolutions were duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and calling a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows: RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered "Fourth" so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows: Capital Stock. The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value 0.01 per share "Common Stock". SECOND: That thereafter, pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors, a special meeting of the stockholders of said corporation was duly called and held upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware at whcih meeting the necessary number of shares as required by State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment. THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said corporation has caused this certificate to be signed this 12th day of July, 2010. By: /s/ Tracie A. Coop Title: Assistant Secretary Name: Tracie A. Coop EX-99.E UNDR CONTR 3 att77q1e.txt INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT The Taiwan Fund, Inc. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT This Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2010 between THE TAIWAN FUND, INC., a corporation organized under the Delaware Laws of the United States with a registered office at c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, P.O. Box 5049, 2 Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02206 5409 the Fund, and MARTIN CURRIE INC., a company incorporated in New York and registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom, the regulator for financial services institutions in the United Kingdom the FSA the Investment Manager. The Fund is a closed end, diversified management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 the 1940 Act, the shares of common stock of which are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fund s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation through investment primarily in securities of Republic of China companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The Fund desires to retain the Investment Manager to provide investment management services with respect to the Fund's assets, and the Investment Manager agrees to provide such services, based upon its professional investment judgment and within the scope of this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereafter contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 1. Appointment of Investment Manager a. The Fund hereby employs the Investment Manager for the period and on the terms and conditions set forth herein, subject at all times to the supervision of the Board of Directors of the Fund the Board, to: i. Make all investment decisions for the assets of the Fund the Fund Assets and to manage the investment and reinvestment of the Fund Assets in accordance with the investment objective and policies of the Fund, as such investment objective and policies are amended from time to time by the Board or with the concurrence of the Fund s shareholders, in each case in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, and subject always to the restrictions of the Fund s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, as amended or restated from time to time. Should the Board at any time make any definite determination as to investment policy and notify the Investment Manager thereof, the Investment Manager shall be bound by such determination for the period, if any, specified in such notice or until similarly notified that such determination has been revoked. The Investment Manager shall vote the Fund s proxies in accordance with the Fund s proxy voting policies, which may be amended from time to time by the Board and communicated to the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager shall make such reports to the Board concerning such proxy voting as the Board may deem necessary or advisable and as may be required by rules and regulations under the 1940 Act. The Fund acknowledges that no assurance has been or can be provided that the investment objective of the Fund can or will be achieved. The Investment Manager shall take, on behalf of the Fund, all actions that the Investment Manager deems necessary to implement the investment policies of the Fund and to place all orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities for the Fund with brokers or dealers selected by the Investment Manager, and in connection therewith, the Investment Manager is authorized as agent of the Fund to give instructions to the custodians from time to time of the Fund Assets as to deliveries of securities and payments of cash for the account of the Fund. In connection with the selection of such brokers or dealers and the placing of such orders, the Investment Manager is directed at all times to seek to use its best efforts to obtain for the Fund the most favorable net results available best execution. In using its best efforts to obtain for the Fund best execution, the Investment Manager shall consider all factors it deems relevant, including, by way of illustration, price, the size of the transaction, the nature of the market security, the amount of the commission, the timing of the transaction taking into account market prices and trends, the reputation, experience and financial stability of the broker or dealer involved and the quality of service rendered by the broker or dealer in other transactions. Subject to such policies as the Fund may communicate to the Investment Manager in writing, the Investment Manager shall not be deemed to have acted unlawfully or to have breached any duty created by this Agreement solely by reason of its having caused the Fund to pay a broker or dealer that provides brokerage and research services to the Investment Manager or its affiliates an amount of commission for effecting a portfolio investment transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the Investment Manager determines in good faith that such amount of commission was reasonable; ii. Assist the administrator of the Fund, as requested, in the preparation of the Fund s periodic financial statements and in the valuation of the Fund Assets and the determination of its liabilities; iii. Prepare and make available to the Fund pertinent research and statistical data; iv. Maintain or cause to be maintained for the Fund all books and records required under the 1940 Act, to the extent that such books and records are not maintained or furnished by administrators, custodians or other agents of the Fund; and v. Provide the Fund with such other services and advice, consistent with the foregoing, as the Board may reasonably request. b. The Investment Manager accepts such appointment and agrees during the term of this Agreement to render such services, to permit any of its managers, members, officers or employees to serve without compensation as directors or officers of the Fund if elected to such positions and to assume the obligations herein for the compensation herein provided. The Investment Manager shall for all purposes herein provided be deemed to be an independent contractor and, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, shall have no authority to act for or represent the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Fund. 2. Compensation For the services and facilities described in Section 1, the Fund agrees to pay to the Investment Manager, a fee in U.S. dollars in accordance with the schedule set forth as Exhibit A hereto. For the month and year in which this Agreement becomes effective or terminates, there shall be an appropriate proration on the basis of the number of days that this Agreement is in effect during such month and year, respectively. 3. Investment in Fund Stock The Investment Manager agrees that it will not make a short sale of any shares of the Fund. 4. Non Exclusivity of Services Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Investment Manager or any of its affiliates from providing investment advisory services to, or entering into investment advisory agreements with, any other clients including other registered investment companies, including clients which may invest in Taiwanese or Chinese equity securities,so long as the Investment Manager s services to the Fund pursuant to this Agreement are not materially impaired thereby, except that, without the prior written consent of the Fund the Investment Manager may not act as the investment adviser or investment manager to any other investment company that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and that has the same investment strategy as the Fund. The Investment Manager is not obligated to purchase or sell for the Fund any security which the Investment Manager or its affiliates may purchase or sell for their own accounts or the accounts of other clients. 5. Standard of Care; Indemnification The Investment Manager may rely on information reasonably believed by it to be accurate and reliable. Neither the Investment Manager nor its officers, managers, members, employees, agents or controlling persons as defined in the 1940 Act shall be subject to any liability for any act or omission, error of judgment or mistake of law, or for any loss suffered by the Fund, in the course of, connected with or arising out of any services to be rendered hereunder except by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Investment Manager in the performance of its duties or by reason of reckless disregard on the part of the Investment Manager of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. Any person, even though also employed by the Investment Manager, who may be or become an employee of the Fund shall be deemed, when acting within the scope of his employment by the Fund, to be acting in such employment solely for the Fund and not as an employee or agent of the Investment Manager. In no event shall the Investment Manager have any responsibility for the acts or omissions of any other adviser of the Fund. The Fund shall indemnify and hold harmless the Investment Manager, its officers, managers, members, employees, agents, controlling persons or other affiliates each, an Indemnified Party for any losses, costs and expenses incurred or suffered by any Indemnified Party arising from any action, proceeding or claims that may be brought against such Indemnified Party in connection with the performance or non performance of its functions under this Agreement, except for such losses, costs and expenses resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of such Indemnified Party s duties or from reckless disregard on the part of such Indemnified Party of such Indemnified Party s obligations and duties under this Agreement. 6. Allocation of Charges and Expenses a. The Investment Manager shall assume and pay for maintaining its staff and personnel and shall at its own expense provide the equipment, office space and facilities necessary to perform its obligations hereunder. The Investment Manager shall pay the salaries and expenses of such of the Fund s officers and employees and any fees and expenses of such of the Fund s directors who are managers, members, officers or employees of the Investment Manager or any of its affiliates, provided, however, that the Fund, and not the Investment Manager, shall bear travel expenses or an appropriate fraction thereof of directors and officers of the Fund who are managers, members, officers or employees of the Investment Manager to the extent that such expenses relate to attendance at meetings of the Board or any committee thereof, and provided, further, that such expenses are incurred in accordance with the Fund s travel policy. b. In addition to the fee of the Investment Manager, the Fund shall assume and pay the following expenses: legal fees and expenses of counsel to the Fund; auditing and accounting expenses; taxes and governmental fees; New York Stock Exchange listing fees; dues and expenses incurred in connection with membership in investment company organizations; fees and expenses of the Fund s custodian, sub custodian, transfer agents and registrars; fees and expenses with respect to administration, except as may be herein expressly provided otherwise; expenses for portfolio pricing services by a pricing agent, if any; expenses of preparing share certificates and other expenses in connection with the issuance, offering and underwriting of shares issued by the Fund; expenses relating to investor and public relations; expenses of registering or qualifying securities of the Fund for public sale; freight, insurance and other charges in connection with the shipment of the Fund s portfolio securities; brokerage commissions or other costs of acquiring or disposing of any portfolio holding of the Fund; expenses of preparation and distribution of reports, notices and dividends to shareholders; expenses of the Fund s dividend reinvestment and cash purchase plan; costs of stationery; any litigation expenses; and costs of stockholder s and other meetings. 7. Potential Conflicts of Interest a. Subject to applicable statutes and regulations, managers, members, officers, employees, agents or owners of the Investment Manager may be interested in the Fund as a director, officer, agent or otherwise. b. If the Investment Manager considers the purchase or sale of securities for the Fund and other advisory clients of the Investment Manager at or about the same time, transactions in such securities shall be made for the Fund and such other clients in accordance with the Investment Manager s trade allocation procedures, as they may be amended from time to time and approved by the Board. 8. Compliance with FSA requirements In order for the Investment Manager to comply with the requirements of the FSA, the Fund and the Investment Manager will execute a Terms of Business Letter, as such term is defined under the FSA rules. The Terms of Business Letter will serve as the Fund s acknowledgement that the Investment Manager has made to the Fund certain prescribed disclosures as required by the FSA. 9. Duration and Termination a. This Agreement shall be effective for a period of two 2 years from the date hereof and shall continue in effect from year to year thereafter, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by i. a majority of the members of the Board who are neither parties to this Agreement nor interested persons of the Fund or of the Investment Manager or of any entity regularly furnishing investment advisory services with respect to the Fund pursuant to an agreement with the Investment Manager, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and ii. separately by the Board all directors voting or by vote of a majority of the Fund s outstanding voting securities. b. This Agreement may nevertheless be terminated at any time, without payment of penalty, by the Investment Manager or by the Fund acting pursuant to a vote of the Board or by vote of a majority of the Fund s outstanding securities upon sixty 60 days written notice. This Agreement shall automatically be terminated in the event of its assignment, provided, however, that a transaction that does not, in accordance with the 1940 Act and applicable rules thereunder, result in a change of actual control or management of the Investment Manager s business shall not be deemed to be an assignment for the purposes of this Agreement. This Agreement shall automatically be terminated if the Investment Manager ceases to be a member of the FSA or any successor organization. In addition, this Agreement shall be terminated upon proper notice if the Investment Manager is required to terminate the Agreement on the FSA s instructions. c. Termination of this Agreement shall not i. affect the right of the Investment Manager to receive payments of any unpaid balance of the compensation described in Section 2 earned prior to such termination or ii. extinguish the Investment Manager s right of indemnification under Section 5. As used herein, the terms interested person, assignment and vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities shall have the meanings set forth in the 1940 Act. 10. Amendment This Agreement may be amended by mutual agreement, provided that if required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law any such amendment shall only become effective after the affirmative vote of i. the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund and ii. a majority of the members of the Board who are not interested persons of the Fund or of the Investment Manager, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. 11. Governing Law This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act. 12. Notices Any communication hereunder must be in writing and must be made by letter, telex or facsimile. Any communication or document to be made or delivered by one person to another pursuant to this Agreement shall ,unless that other person has by fifteen 15 days notice to the other specified another address, be made or delivered to that other person at the following relevant address: If to the Investment Manager: Martin Currie Inc. Saltire Court 20 Castle Terrace Edinburgh EH1 2ES Attention: Jamie Skinner Telephone No.: +44 131 459 5854 / +44 782 597 1438 Facsimile No.: +44 131 222 2553 With copies to: Ropes and Gray One International Place Boston, MA 02110 Attention: George Braxton Raine Telephone No.: 617 951 7000 Facsimile No.: 617 951 7050 If to the Fund: The Taiwan Fund, Inc. c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company P.O. Box 5409 2 Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02206 5409 Attention: Elizabeth A. Watson, Assistant Secretary Telephone No.: 617 662 1118 Facsimile No.: 617 662 3805 With copies to: Clifford Chance US LLP 31 West 52nd Street New York, New York 10019 6131 Attention: Leonard Mackey, Esq. Telephone No.: 212 878 8000 Facsimile No.: 212 878 8375 and shall, if made by letter, be deemed to have been received when delivered by hand or if sent by mail within ten 10 days if the letter is sent by first class mail, and shall, if sent by facsimile, be deemed to have been received upon production of a transmission report by the machine from which the facsimile was sent indicating that the facsimile was sent in its entirety to the facsimile number of the recipient and provided that a hard copy of the notice so served by facsimile is posted that same day as the notice was served by electronic means. 13. Jurisdiction Each party hereto irrevocably agrees that any suit, action or proceeding against either of the Investment Manager or the Fund arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, and each party hereto irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of each such court in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding. Each party hereto waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in either such court, and waives any claim that such suit, action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to its address as set forth in this Agreement. 14. Representation and Warranty of the Investment Manager The Investment Manager represents and warrants that it is duly registered as an investment adviser under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and duly licensed by the FSA and that it will use its reasonable efforts to maintain effective such registration and license during the term of this Agreement. 15. Representation and Warranty of the Fund The Fund represents and warrants that it has full legal right to enter into this Agreement and to perform the obligations hereunder and that it has obtained all necessary consents and approvals to enter into this Agreement. 16. Provision of Certain Information by the Fund The Fund shall furnish the Investment Manager with copies of the Fund s Certificate of Incorporation, By Laws and Registration Statement on Form N 2, as amended or restated from time to time, any press releases made by the Fund and any reports made by the Fund to its shareholders, as soon as practicable after such documents become available. The Fund shall furnish the Investment Manager with any further documents, materials or information that the Investment Manager may reasonably request to enable it to perform its duties pursuant to this Agreement. 17. Press Releases, Reports, Other Disclosures Any reports, press releases or other disclosures made by the Fund that contain statements about the management of assets by the Investment Manager shall be subject to the prior approval of the Investment Manager. 18. Severability If any provision of the Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such finding shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of this Agreement. 19. Counterparts This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 20. Captions The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by their officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first written above. The Taiwan Fund, Inc. By: /s/ Harvey Chang Name: Harvey Chang Title: Chairman, Board of Directors Martin Currie Inc. By: /s/ Allan MacLeod Name: Allan MacLeod Title: Director EXHIBIT A The Investment Manager shall receive a fee for its services under the Agreement, computed daily and payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.90 on the first 150 million in total net assets under management, 0.80 on the next 150 million in total net assets under management and 0.70 on total net assets under management over 300 million. The net asset value of the Fund Assets shall be determined in the manner provided in the Fund s Registration Statement on Form N 2. EX-99.77B ACCT LTTR 4 attac77b.txt REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors The Taiwan Fund, Inc. Boston, Massachusetts In planning and performing our audits of the financial statements of The Taiwan Fund, Inc. the Fund, as of and for the year ended August 31, 2010, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board United States, we considered the Fund s internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A company s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that 1. pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; 2. provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and 3. provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a company s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Fund s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Our consideration of the Fund s internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board United States. However, we noted no deficiencies in the Fund s internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities that we consider to be material weaknesses as defined above as of August 31, 2010. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management, the Board of Directors of The Taiwan Fund, Inc. and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. TAIT, WELLER and BAKER LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 25, 2010 EX-99.77C VOTES 5 attac77c.txt RESULTS OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLDER MEETING VOTING HELD APRIL 26, 2010 The Taiwan Fund, Inc. File Number 811 4893 CIK Number 0000804123 Item 77 C Results of Annual Stockholder Meeting Voting Held April 26, 2010, May 6, 2010, May 13, 2010, May 20, 2010, May 27, 2010 and June 15, 2010 1. Election of Directors The stockholders of the Fund elected Harvey Chang, Michael F. Holland, Christina Liu, Joe O. Rogers, Bing Shen, M. Christopher Canavan, Jr. and Anthony Kai Yiu Lo to the Board to hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. For Withheld Harvey Chang 11,065,523 650,230 Michael F. Holland 11,177,767 537,985 Christina Liu 11,309,711 406,041 Joe O. Rogers 11,325,103 390,649 Bing Shen 11,309,893 405,860 M. Christopher Canavan, Jr. 11,331,497 384,255 Anthony Kai Yiu Lo 11,309,305 406,448 2. Approval of Investment Advisory and Management Agreement between the Fund and Martin Currie The stockholders of the Fund approved a new Investment Advisory and Management Agreement between the Fund and Martin Currie, the Funds new investment adviser. For Against Abstain Non-Votes 8,169,927 290,753 1,702,480 1,552,592 3. Approval of an amendment to the Funds Restated Certificate of Incorporation The stockholders of the Fund approve an amendment to the Funds Restated Certificate of Incorporation which increased the number of authorized shares of Common Stock for the Fund from 20,000,000 to 100,000,000. For Against Abstain Non-Votes 9,365,353.764119 2,904,395.318160 42,035.130550 0.000000 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----