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Name:             City of London Investment Management Company Limited


Address:          10 Eastcheap
                  London EC3M ILX, England


Designated Filer: City of London Investment Group PLC


Issuer and Ticker Symbol:  The Taiwan Fund, Inc. ("TWN")


Statement for
  Month/Year:     August 2005


Signature:        City of London Investment Management Company Limited


                  By: /s/ Barry M Olliff
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                  Name: Barry M Olliff, Director


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Name:             The Emerging World Fund


Address:          IFSC House
                  International Financial Services Centre
                  Dublin 1
                  Ireland


Designated Filer: City of London Investment Group PLC


Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The Taiwan Fund, Inc. ("TWN")


Statement for
  Month/Year:     August 2005


Signature:        City of London Investment Management Company Limited


                  By: /s/ Barry M Olliff
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                  Name: Barry M Olliff, Director


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Name:             Global Emerging Markets Country Fund


Address:          10 Eastcheap
                  London EC3M ILX, England


Designated Filer: City of London Investment Group PLC


Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The Taiwan Fund, Inc. ("TWN")


Statement for
  Month/Year:     August 2005


Signature:        City of London Investment Management Company Limited


                  By: /s/ Barry M Olliff
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                  Name: Barry M Olliff, Director


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Name:             Investable Emerging Markets Country Fund


Address:          10 Eastcheap
                  London EC3M ILX, England


Designated Filer: City of London Investment Group PLC


Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The Taiwan Fund, Inc. ("TWN")


Statement for
  Month/Year:     August 2005


Signature:        City of London Investment Management Company Limited


                  By: /s/ Barry M Olliff
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                  Name: Barry M Olliff, Director


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Name:             Emerging Markets Free Country Fund


Address:          10 Eastcheap
                  London EC3M ILX, England


Designated Filer: City of London Investment Group PLC


Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The Taiwan Fund, Inc. ("TWN")


Statement for
 Month/Year:      August 2005


Signature:        City of London Investment Management Company Limited


                  By: /s/ Barry M Olliff
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                  Name: Barry M Olliff, Director


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Name:             GFM (Institutional) Emerging Markets Country Fund


Address:          20 Queen Street
                  West Suite 3206
                  Toronto, Ontario, MSH 3R3, Canada


Designated Filer: City of London Investment Group PLC


Issuer and Ticker Symbol: The Taiwan Fund, Inc. ("TWN")


Statement for
  Month/Year:     August 2005


Signature:        City of London Investment Management Company Limited


                  By: /s/ Barry M Olliff
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                  Name: Barry M Olliff, Director


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