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UNITED STATES
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 12, 2005
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JF China Region Fund, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 33-48232
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
301 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 800-441-9800
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Jardine Fleming China Region Fund, Inc.
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
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CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
A. RULE AS TO USE OF FORM 8-K.
1. Form 8-K shall be used for current reports under Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, filed pursuant to Rule 13a-11 or Rule
15d-11 and for reports of nonpublic information required to be disclosed by
Regulation FD (17 CFR 243.100 and 243.101).
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obligations pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act, regarding written
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Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act, relating to soliciting materials and
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those rules (other than the Rule 425(c) requirement to include certain specified
information in any prospectus filed pursuant to such rule). Such filing is also
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registrant is not required to check the box in connection with Rule 14a-12 or
Rule 14d-2(b) if the communication is filed pursuant to Rule 425. Communications
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Please see attached Press Release for information regarding the JF China Region
Fund, Inc.'s announcement of the stockholders' decision to re-elect Julian M.I.
Reid as a director of the Fund. Simon J. Crinage and Douglas Eu both resigned as
directors of the Fund effective as of the stockholder meeting. Mr. Crinage will
continue to serve as President of the Fund and Mr. Eu will continue as Treasurer
of the Fund. Hilary Lowe has replaced Philip Jones as Secretary of the Fund
effective as of the stockholder meeting.
JF CHINA REGION FUND ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NEW YORK, May 16, 2005 - Julian M.I. Reid was elected to a new three-year term
as a director of the JF China Region Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") at the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") held in New York on May 12, 2005.
Simon J. Crinage and A. Douglas Eu resigned as directors of the Fund effective
as of the Meeting. The resignations are intended to facilitate compliance with
regulatory requirements for the proportion of independent directors on the Board
of Directors of the Fund (the "Board"). The Board now consists of three
directors, none of whom is expected to be an "interested person" of the Fund (as
defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended).
Mr. Crinage will continue to serve as President of the Fund and Mr. Eu will
continue as Treasurer of the Fund. Hilary Lowe has replaced Philip Jones as
Secretary of the Fund.
JF China Region Fund, Inc. is a closed-end, non-diversified management
investment company that invests primarily in equity securities of companies with
substantial assets in, or revenues derived from, the People's Republic of China,
Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
JF China Region Fund, Inc.
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(Registrant)
Date May 25, 2005 /s/ Hilary Lowe
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(Signature)*
Hilary Lowe
Secretary
*Print name and title of the signing officer under his signature.