As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2008.
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1) OF 
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
THE KOREA FUND, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (issuer))
THE KOREA FUND, INC.
(Name of Filing Person (offeror))
COMMON STOCK, 
$0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
500634100
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Robert Goldstein 
The Korea Fund, Inc. 
c/o Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLP 
1345 Avenue of the Americas 
New York, New York 10105 
(212) 739-3190
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices 
and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
Copy to: 
John W. Gerstmayr, Esq. 
Ropes & Gray LLP 
One International Place 
Boston, Massachusetts 02110 
(617) 951-7000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE 


 


 
        
                        
Transaction Valuation
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
Amount of Filing Fee
  
 
        
                        
$97,037,386(a)
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
$3,814(b)
  



 
        
                        
(a)
 
        
                        
Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only. Calculated as the aggregate market value for 4,303,210 shares in the offer, based on the average of the high and low prices on March 12, 2008 of $ 22.55 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
  



 
        
                        
(b)
 
        
                        
Calculated at $39.30 per $1,000,000 of the Transaction Value, pursuant to Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  



 
        
                        
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Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing.
  

Amount Previously Paid: $3,814
Form or Registration No.: File no. 005-36819, Schedule TO

Filing Party: The Korea Fund, Inc.
Date Filed: March 20, 2008


 
        

                        
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Check box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
  

Check the appropriate boxes to designate any transactions to which this statement relates:


 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
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third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1
  



 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
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issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4
  



 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
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going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3
  



 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
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amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2
  

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer. o 

 
This Amendment No. 1 to the Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2008 by The Korea Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Fund”), relating to an offer to repurchase up to 4,303,210 shares of its issued and outstanding common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in exchange for portfolio securities of the Fund, amends such Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO to add an additional exhibit in accordance with Rule 13e-4(c)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
 

 
 




TABLE OF CONTENTS
 


 
        
                        
Item 12. Exhibits
  
 
        
                        
SIGNATURE
  
 
        
                        
EX-99.A.5.II: PRESS RELEASE
  
 
        
                        
 
  

 




Item 12. Exhibits
The following material is hereby filed as an additional exhibit to the Fund’s Schedule TO:


 
        
      
(a)(5)(ii)
 
        
                        
Press release issued on April 22, 2008.
  

 




SIGNATURE
After due 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 KOREA FUND, INC.
  
 
        
                        
  
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
By:
 
        
                        

 /s/ Robert Goldstein
  
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
Name:  
 
        
                        
Robert Goldstein 
  
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
Title:
 
        
                        
President
  
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
Dated:
 
        
                        
April 22, 2008