JPMorgan China Region Fund Declares Cash Dividend Distribution

JPMorgan China Region Fund, Inc. (NYSE: JFC; the “Fund”) announced today that it is declaring a dividend distribution of $0.2370 per share payable in cash on December 21, 2015 to the shareholders of record on December 11, 2015. The ex date of the dividend distribution is December 9, 2015. This dividend distribution represents payment of the Fund’s 2014 spillback distribution pursuant to Section 855 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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 JPMorgan China Region Fund, Inc. 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--collectively, the China Region.

J.P. Morgan Fund Services, in Boston, MA is the Fund’s accounting and administrative agent.

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Simon Crinage, President and Interested DirectorLucy Dina, SecretaryTelephone: [phone]Email: [e-mail]: http://www.jpmchinaregion.com