UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
(Amendment No. 5)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
RULE 13d-2(a)
The Taiwan Fund, Inc
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
874036106
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(CUSIP Number)
Barry M. Olliff
c/o City of London Investment Management Company Limited
10 Eastcheap, London EC3M ILX, England
+44 207 711 0771
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
April 30, 2006
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), (f) or (g), check the following box / /.
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.
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CUSIP NO. 874036106 13D PAGE 2 of 5
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
City of London Investment Group PLC, a company incorporated under
the laws of England and Wales.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) [_]
(B) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
[_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
England and Wales
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 1,564,237
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BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 0
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EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 1,564,237
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PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,564,237
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
[_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
9.54%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC
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CUSIP NO. 874036106 13D PAGE 3 of 5
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
City of London Investment Management Company Limited, a company
incorporated under the laws of England and Wales.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) [_]
(B) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
[_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
England and Wales
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 1,564,237
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BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 0
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EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 1,564,237
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PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,564,237
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
[_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
9.54%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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This Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D (this "Amendment No. 5")
should be read in conjunction with the Schedule 13D filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 14,
2003 (the "Original Schedule 13D") by City of London Investment
Group PLC and City of London Investment Management Company
Limited relating to the shares of common stock, par value $.01
per share (the "Shares"), of The Taiwan Fund, Inc., (the "Fund"),
with Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on March
31, 2004 ("Amendment No. 1"), with Amendment No. 2 to Schedule
13D filed with the SEC on June 30, 2004 ("Amendment No. 2"), with
Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on August 17,
2005 ("Amendment No. 3"), and with Amendment No. 4 to Schedule
13D filed with the SEC on February 3, 2006 ("Amendment No. 4").
This Amendment No. 5 amends and restates Item 5 of the Original
Schedule 13D in its entirety. All other information in the
Original Schedule 13D remains in effect. All capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
ascribed thereto in the Original Schedule 13D.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
(a) and (b). As of April 30, 2006, EWF, GEM, IEM, GFM I, FREE and
the Accounts owned directly 126,756, 14,078, 452,967, 16,300,
161,400, and 792,736 Shares, respectively, representing
approximately 0.77%, 0.09%, 2.76%, 0.10%, 0.98%, and 4.83%,
respectively, of the 16.4 million Shares outstanding.
As of April 30, 2006, CLIG, through its control of CLIM, had sole
voting and dispositive power with respect to all 1,564,237 Shares
owned directly by the City of London Funds and the Accounts,
representing approximately 9.54% of the 16.4 million Shares
outstanding.
As of April 30, 2006, CLIM, in its capacity as investment adviser
to the City of London Funds, had sole voting and dispositive
power with respect to all 1,564,237 Shares owned directly by the
City of London Funds and the Accounts, representing approximately
9.54% of the 16.4 million Shares outstanding.
(c). Except as described below, no transactions in the Shares
were effected by the Reporting Persons, or, to their knowledge,
any of the persons identified in Item 2, in the last 60 days.
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TRANSACTION NUMBER OF
NAME OF FUND TRADE DATE TYPE SHARES TRADE PRICE
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GEM 3/1/2006 SELL 60,500.00 16.2378
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GEM 3/3/2006 SELL 15,900.00 16.1000
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GEM 4/5/2006 SELL 20,000.00 17.1900
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GEM 4/6/2006 SELL 4,500.00 17.2504
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GEM 4/11/2006 SELL 4,200.00 17.2300
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ACCOUNTS 4/13/2006 SELL 18,500.00 17.7800
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GEM 4/17/2006 SELL 23,867.00 18.1294
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IEM 4/17/2006 SELL 39,033.00 18.1294
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FREE 4/18/2006 SELL 50,000.00 18.1397
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: May 8, 2006
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC
/s/ Barry M. Olliff
Name: Barry M. Olliff
Title: Director
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
COMPANY LIMITED
/s/ Barry M. Olliff
Name: Barry M. Olliff
Title: Director
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