NEW YORK, New York, January 14, 2016 - The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (the 'Fund') (NYSE: TWN) announced today details regarding its investment performance for the three month period ended November 30, 2015.

The Fund reported a net asset value per share of $16.79 as of the close of business on November 30, 2015. This represents an increase of $0.05 per share from the net asset value per share of $16.74 reported on August 31, 2015. The Fund's share price as traded on the New York Stock Exchange on November 30, 2015 was $14.89, representing a discount to net asset value of -11.32%. This represents an increase of $0.17 per share from the share price of $14.72 on August 31, 2015, which represented a discount to net asset value of -12.07%. The Fund had a total return of 0.30% for the three months ended November 30, 2015, based on the change in its net asset value. For the same period the Taiwan Stock Exchange Total Return Index returned 1.81% (in US$ terms).

For the three month period ended November 30, 2015, the Fund had net realized loss of $4,175,968 on investment transactions and a change in net unrealized gain of $5,003,283 on investments held. The Fund's net investment loss (consisting of dividend and interest income less operating expenses) for the same period was $355,174.

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