SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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THE KOREA FUND, INC.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In its Charter)
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC
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THE KOREA FUND, INC.
2004 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF CITY OF LONDON
AND NOT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OR MANAGEMENT OF THE KOREA FUND, INC.
The undersigned appoints Jeffry S. Hoffman and Adam M. Fox, each of them,
attorneys and agents with full power of substitution to vote, as designated
below, all shares of Common Stock of The Korea Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") which the
undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present at the 2004 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund, and at any adjournments or postponements
thereof and at any special meeting called in lieu thereof.
The undersigned hereby revokes any other proxy or proxies heretofore given
to vote or act with respect to the shares of Common Stock of the Fund held by
the undersigned, and hereby ratifies and confirms all action the herein named
attorneys and proxies, their substitutes, or any of them may lawfully take by
virtue hereof.
(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side)
CITY OF LONDON RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF ITS
INDEPENDENT NOMINEES TO THE BOARD AND FOR THE
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL TO TERMINATE THE INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.
1. Election of Directors.
Nominees (Class I) to serve until the year 2007 Annual Meeting:
ELECTION OF JULIAN REID (AN INDEPENDENT NOMINEE): To elect Julian Reid as
a Class I director of the Fund
ELECTION OF CHRIS RUSSELL (AN INDEPENDENT NOMINEE): To elect Chris Russell
as a Class I director of the Fund
To vote, please mark a block below in blue or black ink as follows: X
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TO VOTE FOR all of the nominees TO VOTE TO WITHHOLD
listed above (except as set forth AUTHORITY for all of the
to the contrary below) |_| nominees listed above |_|
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(INSTRUCTION: TO VOTE TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY for any individual nominee(s),
write the name of such nominee(s) on the space provided below.)
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2. To vote on a stockholder's proposal that the investment management
agreement, between the Fund and Deutsche Investment Management Americas
Inc., as currently in effect as of the date hereof, be terminated
immediately.
FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_|
3. In their discretion, the herein named attorneys and proxies are authorized
to vote upon such other matters as may properly come before the Annual
Meeting, of which such persons are not made aware within a reasonable
period of time prior to the Annual Meeting.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. IF YOU SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD, AND DO
NOT DIRECT HOW THE PROXY IS TO BE VOTED, THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE
ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NOMINEES TO THE BOARD AND FOR THE TERMINATION
OF THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.
Dated:
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ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, ETC., SHOULD INDICATE THE CAPACITY IN WHICH
SIGNING.
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