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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001072613-17-000548
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171106
GROUP MEMBERS:		CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TAIWAN FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000804123
		IRS NUMBER:				042942862
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-38391
		FILM NUMBER:		171178468

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO AVENUE DE LAFAYETTE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 5049 (02206-5049)
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02111
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6176622789

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO AVENUE DE LAFAYETTE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 5049 (02206-5049)
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02111

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001018138
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		77 GRACECHURCH STREET
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			EC3V0AS
		BUSINESS PHONE:		011441717110771

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		77 GRACECHURCH STREET
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			EC3V0AS

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OLLIFF & PARTNERS PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960705
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<DESCRIPTION>THE TAIWAN FUND, INC. -- 13D/A - AMEND. NO. 2
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<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 86.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="2" colspan="3">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">England and Wales</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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</tr>

<tr>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">WITH:</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">7</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 76.38%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">SOLE VOTING POWER</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 76.38%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="2">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">0</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 6.36%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="3">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">8</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 76.38%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">SHARED VOTING POWER</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 76.38%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="2">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">3,508,359</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 6.36%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="3">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">9</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 76.38%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 76.38%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="2">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">0</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 6.36%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="3">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">10</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 76.38%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 76.38%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="2">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">3,508,359</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 6.36%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="3">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">11</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 86.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" colspan="3">
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 86.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="2" colspan="3">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">3,508,359</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 6.36%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="3">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">12</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 86.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" colspan="3">
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; PADDING-RIGHT: 2px">
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman''; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#9744;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 86.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="2" colspan="3">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 6.36%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="3">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">13</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 86.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" colspan="3">
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 86.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="2" colspan="3">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">42.8%</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 6.36%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="3">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">14</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 86.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" colspan="3">
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 86.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="2" colspan="3">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">HC</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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<tr>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">1</div>
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<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">City of London Investment Management Company Limited (CLIM), a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales.</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">2</div>
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<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">(a)</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">(b)</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">3</div>
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<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">SEC USE ONLY</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">4</div>
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<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">SOURCE OF FUNDS*</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">WC</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">5</div>
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<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">6</div>
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<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">England and Wales</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">7</div>
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<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">SOLE VOTING POWER</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">0</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">8</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 76.38%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">SHARED VOTING POWER</div>
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<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
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<tr>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">3,508,359</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">9</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 76.38%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">0</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">10</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 76.38%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid">
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
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</tr>

<tr>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">3,508,359</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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<tr>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">11</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 86.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" colspan="3">
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">3,508,359</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
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<tr>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">12</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 86.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" colspan="3">
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 2.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; PADDING-RIGHT: 2px">
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman''; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#9744;</div>
</td>
</tr>

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<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">13</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 86.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" colspan="3">
<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</div>
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</td>
<td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 5.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
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<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 86.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2pt; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" rowspan="2" colspan="3">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">42.8%</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">14</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">IA</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">(b).&#160; The business address and principal executive offices of CLIG are 77 Gracechurch Street London, EC3V 0AS England.&#160; The directors and executive officers of CLIG, their business addresses and present principal occupation or employment are set forth on Annex A attached to this Schedule 13D.&#160; The business address and principal executive offices of CLIM are 77 Gracechurch Street London, EC3V 0AS England.&#160; The directors and executive officers of CLIM, their business addresses and present principal occupation or employment are set forth on Annex A attached.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">(c).&#160; CLIM is primarily an emerging markets fund manager, which specializes in investing in closed-end investment companies and is a registered investment adviser under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.&#160; CLIM is controlled by CLIG.&#160; CLIM is principally engaged in the business of providing investment advisory services to various public and private investment funds, including:</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Emerging (BMI) Markets Country Fund ("BMI"), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Emerging Markets Free Fund ("CF"), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Emerging Markets Global Fund ("CG"), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Global Emerging Markets Fund ("EUREKA"), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The Emerging World Fund ("EWF"), a Dublin, Ireland-listed open-ended investment company;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Emerging Free Markets Country Fund ("FREE"), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Emerging Markets Country Fund ("GBL"), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Investable Emerging Markets Country Fund ("INV"), a private investment fund organized as a Delaware business trust;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">and unaffiliated third-party segregated accounts over which CLIM exercises discretionary voting and investment authority (the "Segregated Accounts").</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Beneficial ownership of the Shares to which this&#160;statement relates was acquired by the Reporting Persons with invested capital of the City of London Funds and the&#160;Segregated Accounts. The aggregate purchase price of the <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">3,508,359 </font>Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons was $59,108,019, inclusive of brokerage commissions.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The aggregate purchase price of the 119,869 Shares owned directly by CF was $2,119,373, inclusive of brokerage commissions.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The aggregate purchase price of the 236,418 Shares owned directly by CG was $4,422,681, inclusive of brokerage commissions.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The aggregate purchase price of the 200,986 Shares owned directly by CI was $3,672,997, inclusive of brokerage commissions.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The aggregate purchase price of the 239,287 Shares owned directly by EUREKA was $4,360,542, inclusive of brokerage commissions.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The aggregate purchase price of the 199,550 Shares owned directly by EWF was $3,248,064, inclusive of brokerage commissions.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The aggregate purchase price of the 243,552 Shares owned directly by FREE was $3,860,693, inclusive of brokerage commissions.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The aggregate purchase price of the 236,130 Shares owned directly by GBL was $3,738,914, inclusive of brokerage commissions.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The aggregate purchase price of the 55,204 Shares owned directly by INV was $855,950, inclusive of brokerage commissions.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The aggregate purchase price of the 81,000 Shares owned directly by PLUS was $1,316,689, inclusive of brokerage commissions.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">On February 28, 2017, the Fund announced the arrangements for share repurchases under its Discount Management Policy (the "Policy"): "The Board has authorized management to make open market purchases in an aggregate amount up to 10% of the Fund's currently outstanding shares when the Fund's shares trade at a discount of more than 9% of net asset value &#8230;"</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">We note that the NAV performance for the calendar year-to-date (through September 30, 2017) was ahead of the TAIEX benchmark by 2.2% [per the TWN Fact Sheet]. This recent performance, however, comes after NAV underperformance of 6.6% in calendar year 2016 [also per the TWN Fact Sheet].</div>

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