================================================================================
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
----------
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. __)*
JARDINE FLEMING CHINA REGIONAL FUND
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Title of Class of Securities)
471110106
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(CUSIP Number)
February 28, 2003
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[X] Rule 13d-1(b)
[_] Rule 13d-1(c)
[_] Rule 13d-1(d)
* 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 in 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 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
================================================================================
=================== =================
CUSIP No. 471110106 13G Page 2 of 8 Pages
=================== =================
================================================================================
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC, A COMPANY INCORPORATED
UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_]
(b) [_]
---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. SEC USE ONLY
---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
GREAT BRITAIN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
---- -------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY ---- -------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 0
---- -------------------------------------------------------
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_]
---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC
================================================================================
=================== =================
CUSIP No. 471110106 13G Page 3 of 8 Pages
=================== =================
================================================================================
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS 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
---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_]
(b) [_]
---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. SEC USE ONLY
---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
GREAT BRITAIN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
---- -------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY ---- -------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 0
---- -------------------------------------------------------
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_]
---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
================================================================================
=================== =================
CUSIP No. 471110106 13G Page 4 of 8 Pages
=================== =================
ITEM 1(A). NAME OF ISSUER:
Jardine Fleming China Regional Fund
ITEM 1(B). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
Jardine Fleming Management
100 Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
ITEM 2(A). NAME OF PERSON FILING:
This statement is being filed by the following persons with respect
to the shares of common stock of the Issuer directly owned by The
Emerging World Fund, Global Emerging Markets Country Fund,
Investable Emerging Markets Country Fund, GFM (Institutional)
Emerging Markets Country Fund, Tradex Global Equity Fund and Global
Optimization Fondo de Inversion Internacional (collectively, the
"Funds"):
(i) City of London Investment Group PLC ("CLIG"), the parent holding
company of (a) City of London Investment Management Company Limited
("CLIM"), which acts as an investment adviser to all of the Funds
with the exception of Global Optimization Fondo de Inversion
Internacional ("Global"), and (b) City of London Quantitative
Management Limited ("CLQM"), which acts as an investment adviser to
Global, and
(ii) CLIM, a wholly owned subsidiary of CLIG and the investment
adviser to the Funds other than Global. The shares of common stock
of the Issuer owned by Global are not included in the statement for
CLIM.
ITEM 2(B). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
Address for CLIG and CLIM:
10 Eastcheap
London EC3M 1LX
England
ITEM 2(C). CITIZENSHIP:
CLIG - Great Britain
CLIM - Great Britain
=================== =================
CUSIP No. 471110106 13G Page 5 of 8 Pages
=================== =================
ITEM 2(D). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
ITEM 2(E). CUSIP NUMBER:
471110106
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B)
OR (C), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) |_| Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) |_| Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) |X| An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) (for CLIM);
(f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) |X| A parent holding company or control person in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (for CLIG);
(h) |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
=================== =================
CUSIP No. 471110106 13G Page 6 of 8 Pages
=================== =================
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.
For CLIG:
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0
(b) Percent of class: 0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
For CLIM:
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0
(b) Percent of class: 0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check
the following [X].
=================== =================
CUSIP No. 471110106 13G Page 7 of 8 Pages
=================== =================
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
CLIG, as the parent holding company of CLIM and CLQM, and CLIM and
CLQM, as investment advisers to the Funds, have the power to direct
the dividends from, or the proceeds of the sale of the shares owned
by the Funds. Each of the Funds owns less than 5% of the shares.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.
CLIG is the parent holding company of CLIM. See also Item 3.
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held
in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not
held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having that purpose or effect.
=================== =================
CUSIP No. 471110106 13G Page 8 of 8 Pages
=================== =================
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.
The reporting persons agree that this statement is filed on behalf of
each of them.
Dated: March 7, 2003 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC
By: /s/ Barry M. Olliff
-------------------------------
Name: Barry M. Olliff
Title: Director
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
By: /s/ Barry M. Olliff
-------------------------------
Name: Barry M. Olliff
Title: Director