Contacts:

Steven R. Champion
Taiwan Greater China Fund
1-860-278-7888
Website: http://www.taiwangreaterchinafund.com

SOURCE: Taiwan Greater China Fund

http://www.taiwangreaterchinafund.com

Jefferies & Company, Inc. is the sole book-running manager for the offering. Lazard Capital Markets LLC is acting as co-lead manager and other underwriters include ThinkPanmure, LLC in the United States and Canaccord Capital Corporation and National Bank Financial Inc. in Canada.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the common shares of Westport in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer to buy the securities can be accepted and no part of the purchase price can be received until the registration statement has become effective, and any such offer may be withdrawn or revoked, without obligation or commitment of any kind, at any time prior to notice of its acceptance given after the effective date.

The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the United States preliminary prospectus, when available, may be obtained from: Jefferies & Company, Inc., Equity Capital Markets, at 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022, and by phone at (212) 284-2342 or 1-(888)-449-2342 or by fax request at (212) 284-2208, Lazard Capital Markets LLC at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020 and by telephone at (212) 632-6717 or by fax request at (212) 632-6984; and ThinkPanmure, LLC at 600 Montgomery St 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94111, and by telephone at (415) 249-2935 or by fax request at (415) 772-9976.

Copies of the Canadian preliminary prospectus, when available, may be obtained from Canaccord Capital Corporation at 161 Bay Street, Suite 3000, P.O. Box 516, Toronto, ON, M5J 2S1, and by phone at (416) 869-3052 or by fax request at (416) 869-7706; and National Bank Financial Inc. at 1155 Metcalfe Street, 5th Floor, Montreal, QC, H3B 4S9 and by phone at (514) 879-2465 or by fax request at (514) 879-7830.

About Westport Innovations Inc.

Westport Innovations Inc. is a leading global supplier of proprietary solutions that allow engines to operate on clean-burning fuels such as compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen and biofuels such as landfill gas. Cummins Westport Inc., Westport's joint venture with Cummins Inc., manufactures and sells the world's broadest range of low-emissions alternative fuel engines for commercial transportation applications such as trucks and buses. BTIC Westport Inc., Westport's joint venture with Beijing Tianhai Industry Co. Ltd., manufactures and sells LNG fuel tanks for vehicles.

Note: This document contains forward-looking statements about Westport's planned initial public offering in the United States and public offering in Canada; planned listing on The NASDAQ Global Market; timing of trading of its common shares on the TSX on a post consolidated basis; information on Westport's business, operations, technology development or the environment in which it operates, and expectations related to the offering and listing. Forward-looking statements are based on Westport's plans, estimates, forecasts and projections and are not guarantees of future results or performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, or are beyond Westport's control, including market conditions, investor expectations and business and operating risks. There can be no assurance that Westport will complete the proposed offering or that its common shares will be listed on The NASDAQ Global Market. Consequently, you should not place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

SOURCE: Westport Innovations Inc.

Westport Innovations Inc.
Darren Seed
Director, Investor Relations
(604) 718-2046
Email: invest@westport.com
Website: www.westport.com

The Taiwan Greater China Fund is listed and publicly traded in the United States. The Fund is organized for investment in securities of Taiwan issuers by non-Taiwan investors and follows an investment strategy of primarily investing in Taiwan listed companies that derive or expect to derive a significant portion of their revenues from operations in or exports to mainland China.

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements regarding future circumstances. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Fund's current expectations and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements including, in particular, the risks and uncertainties described in the Fund's filings with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results, events, and performance may differ. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Fund undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The inclusion of any statement in this release does not constitute an admission by the Fund or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such statement are material.

Contacts:

Steven R. Champion
Taiwan Greater China Fund
(860) 278-7888
Website: http://www.taiwangreaterchinafund.com

SOURCE: Taiwan Greater China Fund

http://www.taiwangreaterchinafund.com