UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 5)
THE KOREA FUND, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
500634100
(CUSIP Number)
Michael Pradko
Harvard Management Company, Inc.
600 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(617) 523-4400
with a copy to:
Theodore Altman, Esq.
Piper Rudnick LLP
1251 Avenue of the Americas
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020-1104
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
SEPTEMBER 23, 2004
(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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and
is filing this schedule because of ss.ss.240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or
240.13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ]
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CUSIP No. 500634100 SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT NO. 5 Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
President and Fellows of Harvard College
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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 IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_|
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Massachusetts
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
9,924,971
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OWNED BY EACH 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING PERSON WITH
0
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9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,924,971
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
22.2%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
EP
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This fifth amendment (the "Fifth Amendment") amends and supplements the
statement on Schedule 13D, as amended by Amendments No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No.
4 (the "Schedule"), previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December 15, 2003 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
("Harvard"), with respect to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Common Stock"), of The Korea Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Issuer").
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
On September 23, 2004 Sowood Capital Management L.P., ("Sowood"), in
its capacity as advisor to Harvard, sent a letter to Robert J. Callander, the
Chairman of the board of directors of the Issuer requesting that the board
consider an alternative manager for the Issuer. Sowood had received an
unsolicited proposal for the alternative manager from representatives of ING
Barings. Sowood considers the manager proposed by ING a very credible
alternative to the Issuer's existing management. It suggested that ING contact
Issuer's board directly since selection of the Issuer's manager is the board's
responsibility. The full text of the letter is set forth as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Except as described in this Schedule 13D as amended, Harvard does not
have any plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any of the
actions set forth in parts (a) through (j) of Item 4. Harvard reserves the right
to make any such plans or proposals in the future or to take any other steps to
enhance the value of its investment.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
Subsections 5(a) and (b) are amended and restated in their entirety to
read as follows:
(a) Harvard is the beneficial owner of 9,924,971 shares of Common Stock
(approximately 22.2% of the shares of the Issuer's issued and outstanding Common
Stock based on the most recent filing of the Issuer with the SEC).
(b) Harvard has the sole power to vote 9,924,971 shares of Common
Stock. Sowood has assumed sole dispositive power with respect to such shares
pursuant to an investment management agreement between Harvard and Sowood.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR
RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF
THE ISSUER
Sowood has assumed sole dispositive power with respect to the 9,924,971
shares of the Common Stock pursuant to an investment management agreement
between Harvard and Sowood.
ITEM 7. MATERIALS TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
The following document is filed as an Exhibit to this Fifth Amendment:
EXHIBIT 99.1: Letter, dated September 23, 2004.
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Schedule is
true, complete and correct.
Dated: September 24, 2004 PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
By: /s/ Nancy Donohue
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Name: Nancy Donohue, Vice President
Title: Authorized HMC Signatory