The Board of the JPMorgan China Region Fund, Inc. (NYSE: JFC; the “Fund”) announces that, further to recent developments in the Chinese market, on January 6, 2016, the Fund’s exposure to investments that were suspended and valued at the latest quoted price available prior to suspension or fair value adjusted was below 3% of its net asset value (compared to 5.0% on January 5, 2016).

As at today’s date, January 7, 2016, the Fund’s portfolio had a 25.2% exposure to investments that were suspended and valued at the latest quoted price available prior to suspension or fair value adjusted.

The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fund trades under the symbol “JFC.”

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation through investments primarily in equity securities of companies with substantial assets in, or revenues derived from, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau--collectively, the China Region.

JPMorgan CIB Global Fund Services, in Boston, MA is the Fund’s accounting and administrative agent.