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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)
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/ / Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-11(c) or
Section 240.14a-12
The Korean Investment Fund, Inc.
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if other than the Registrant)
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filing.
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[LOGO OF ALLIANCE CAPITAL APPEARS HERE] THE KOREAN INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
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1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10105 TOLL FREE (800) 221-5672
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
AUGUST 11, 1998
To the Stockholders of The Korean Investment Fund, Inc.:
Notice is hereby given that an Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the
"Meeting") of The Korean Investment Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") will be held at
the offices of the Fund, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 33rd Floor, New York,
New York 10105, on Tuesday, August 11, 1998 at 11:00 a.m., for the following
purposes, all of which are more fully described in the accompanying Proxy
Statement dated July 1, 1998:
1. To elect three Directors of the Fund, each such Director to hold
office for a term of two or three years, as the case may be, and until a
successor is duly elected and qualified;
2. To ratify the selection of Price Waterhouse LLP as independent
accountants of the Fund for its fiscal year ending April 30, 1999; and
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Meeting.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on June 19, 1998 as
the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of,
and to vote at, the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. The enclosed proxy is
being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Edmund P. Bergan, Jr.
Secretary
New York, New York
July 1, 1998
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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD, SIGN
AND DATE IT, AND RETURN IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED, WHICH NEEDS NO POSTAGE IF
MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ORDER TO SAVE THE FUND ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSE
OF FURTHER SOLICITATION, PLEASE MAIL YOUR PROXY PROMPTLY.
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(R)This registered service mark used under license from the owner, Alliance
Capital Management L.P.
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PROXY STATEMENT
THE KOREAN INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10105
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ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
AUGUST 11, 1998
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INTRODUCTION
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors of The Korean Investment Fund,
Inc. (the "Fund"), to be voted at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the
Fund (the "Meeting"), to be held at the offices of the Fund, 1345 Avenue of
the Americas, 33rd Floor, New York, New York 10105, on Tuesday, August 11,
1998 at 11:00 a.m. Such solicitation will be by mail and the cost will be
borne by the Fund. The Notice of Meeting, Proxy Statement and Proxy Card are
being mailed to stockholders on or about July 1, 1998.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on June 19, 1998 as
the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of,
and to vote at, the Meeting and at any adjournment thereof. The outstanding
voting shares of the Fund as of June 19, 1998 consisted of 8,450,704 shares of
common stock. All properly executed proxies received prior to the Meeting will
be voted at the Meeting in accordance with the instructions marked thereon or
otherwise provided therein. Accordingly, unless instructions to the contrary
are marked, proxies will be voted for the election of three Directors and for
the ratification of Price Waterhouse LLP as the Fund's independent accountants
for its fiscal year ending April 30, 1999. Any stockholder may revoke that
stockholder's proxy at any time prior to exercise thereof by giving written
notice to the Secretary of the Fund at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York,
New York 10105, by signing another proxy of a later date or by personally
voting at the Meeting.
A quorum for the Meeting will consist of a majority of the shares
outstanding and entitled to vote. In the event that a quorum is not
represented at the Meeting or, even if a quorum is so represented, in the
event that sufficient votes in favor of any proposal set forth in the Notice
of Meeting are not received by August 11, 1998, the persons named as proxies
may propose and vote for one or more adjournments of the Meeting with no other
notice than announcement at the Meeting, and further solicitation of proxies
with respect to such proposal may be made. Shares represented by proxies
indicating a vote against any proposal will be voted against adjournment.
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PROPOSAL ONE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the Meeting, two Directors will each be elected to serve for a term of
three years and one Director will be elected to serve for a term of two years
and, in each case, until his successor is elected and qualified. The
affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast at the Meeting is required
to elect a Director. It is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed
proxy to nominate and vote in favor of the election of the persons listed
below.
Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Fund, the
Board of Directors has been divided into three classes. The terms of office of
the members of Class Three will expire as of the Meeting, the terms of office
of the members of Class One will expire as of the annual meeting of
stockholders to be held in 1999 and the terms of office of the members of
Class Two will expire as of the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in
2000. Upon expiration of the terms of office of the members of a class as set
forth above, those persons then elected as Directors in that class will serve
until the third annual meeting of stockholders following their election.
Messrs. David H. Dievler and William H. Foulk, Jr. and the Hon. James D.
Hodgson are the members constituting Class One. Messrs. John D. Carifa and
Thae S. Khwarg are the members constituting Class Two; and Dr. James M. Hester
and Mr. Jung-Jin Lee are the members constituting Class Three.
As a result of this system, only those Directors in a single class may be
changed in any one year, and it would require two years to change a majority
of the Board of Directors (although, under Maryland law, procedures are
available for the removal of Directors even if they are not then standing for
re-election and, under Securities and Exchange Commission regulations,
procedures are available for including appropriate stockholder proposals in
management's annual proxy statement). This system of electing Directors, which
may be regarded as an anti-takeover provision, may make it more difficult for
the Fund's stockholders to change the majority of Directors and, thus, have
the effect of maintaining the continuity of management.
At the Meeting, a Director in Class Three, Dr. James M. Hester is standing
for re-election. In addition, Messrs. Thae S. Khwarg and Jung-Jin Lee will
each be standing for stockholder election as a Director of Class Two and Class
Three, respectively. Mr. Khwarg was nominated for election as a Director by
the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors and elected by the Board of
Directors on October 18, 1997. Mr. Lee was nominated for election as a
Director by the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors on May 12,
1998. Each nominee has consented to serve as a Director. The Board of
Directors knows of no reason why any of these nominees will be unable to
serve, but in the event of such inability the proxies received will be voted
for such substitute nominee as the Board of Directors may recommend.
Certain of the Fund's Directors and officers are residents of the Republic
of Korea ("Korea") and substantially all of the assets of such persons may be
located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for
U.S. investors to effect service of process upon such Directors or officers
within the United States, or to realize judgments of courts of the United
States predicated upon civil liabilities of such Directors or officers under
the federal securities laws of the United States. The Fund has been advised
that there is substantial doubt as to the enforceability in Korea of the civil
remedies and criminal penalties afforded by the federal securities laws of the
United States. There is no extradition treaty currently in effect between the
United States and Korea. It is unclear if any future extradition treaty in
effect between the United States and Korea would subject such Directors and
officers to effective enforcement of the criminal penalties of the federal
securities laws.
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Certain information concerning the Directors and nominees is set forth below.
Messrs. Carifa, Dievler, Foulk and Hodgson and Dr. Hester are each a director
or trustee of one or more other registered investment companies managed by
Alliance Capital Management L.P., the Fund's investment adviser and
administrator ("Alliance").
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<CAPTION>
NUMBER
OF SHARES
NAME, AGE, POSITIONS AND OFFICES BENEFICIALLY
WITH THE FUND, PRINCIPAL YEAR FIRST YEAR TERM OWNED DIRECTLY OR
OCCUPATIONS DURING THE PAST BECAME A AS DIRECTOR INDIRECTLY AS OF
FIVE YEARS AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS DIRECTOR WILL EXPIRE JULY 1, 1998
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*John D. Carifa, 53. Chairman and 1995 2000 1,221
Chief Executive Officer of the (Class Two)
Fund. President, Chief Operating
Officer and a Director of Alli-
ance Capital Management Corpora-
tion ("ACMC").
**+David H. Dievler, 68, Director. 1992 1999 1,000
Independent Financial Consul- (Class One)
tant. Formerly Senior Vice Pres-
ident of ACMC and Chairman of
the Board of the Fund.
**+William H. Foulk, Jr., 65, Direc- 1992 1999 2,008
tor. Investment Adviser and In- (Class One)
dependent Consultant. He was
formerly Senior Manager of Bar-
rett Associates, Inc., a regis-
tered investment adviser, and
prior thereto, he was President
of Competrol (BVI) Limited and
Crescent Diversified Limited
(private investments).
**+Dr. James M. Hester, 74, 1992 2001++ 1,215
Director. President of The Harry (Class Three)
Frank Guggenheim Foundation. He
was formerly President of New
York University and The New York
Botanical Garden, Rector of the
United Nations University and a
Director of Union Carbide
Corporation.
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* "Interested person", as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "Act"), of the Fund because of affiliation with Alliance or
Orion Asset Management Co., Ltd. ("Orion").
** Member of the Audit Committee.
+ Member of the Nominating Committee.
++ If re-elected at the Meeting.
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<CAPTION>
NUMBER
OF SHARES
NAME, AGE, POSITIONS AND OFFICES BENEFICIALLY
WITH THE FUND, PRINCIPAL YEAR FIRST YEAR TERM OWNED DIRECTLY OR
OCCUPATIONS DURING THE PAST BECAME A AS DIRECTOR INDIRECTLY AS OF
FIVE YEARS AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS DIRECTOR WILL EXPIRE JULY 1, 1998
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**+The Hon. James D. Hodgson, 82, 1992 1999 2,000
Director. Director of United (Class One)
Television, Inc.
(broadcasting). He was formerly
U.S. Ambassador to Japan and
U.S. Secretary of Labor.
*Thae S. Khwarg, 39, Director and 1997 2000++ 1,960
Senior Vice President of the (Class Two)
Fund since October 1997.
Currently, Chief Executive
Officer, Asset Korea Capital
Mgt. Co., Ltd., since February
1997; Managing Director, Asset
Korea Co., Ltd., since January
1992. Mr. Khwarg serves as a
Director of The Yellow Sea
Investment Co., Taan Investment
Limited, Asset Universal (Hong
Kong) Ltd., Seorabal Investment
Co., Ltd., Delta Investment
Co., Ltd., and Impac Asset
Management (Hong Kong) Ltd.
*Jung-Jin Lee, 40. President of 1998 2001+++ -0-
the Fund since May 1998. (Class Three)
Currently, Managing Director of
Tong Yang Securities (America),
Inc. since November 1996. Mr.
Lee was formerly an attorney at
the law firm of Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom from 1991
through November 1996.
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* "Interested person", as defined in the Act, of the Fund because of
affiliation with Alliance or Orion.
** Member of the Audit Committee.
+ Member of the Nominating Committee.
++ If re-elected at the Meeting.
+++ If elected at the Meeting.
During the fiscal year ended April 30, 1998, the Board of Directors met four
times, the Audit Committee met twice for the purposes described below in
Proposal Two, and the Nominating Committee met three times. The Nominating
Committee was constituted for the purpose of selecting and nominating persons
to fill any vacancies on the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee of
the Fund does not currently consider candidates proposed by stockholders for
election as Directors.
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The Fund does not pay any fees to, or reimburse expenses of, any Director
during a time in which such Director is considered an "interested person" of
the Fund, as defined in the Act. The aggregate compensation paid by the Fund
to each of the Directors during its fiscal year ended April 30, 1998, the
aggregate compensation paid to each of the Directors during calendar year 1997
by all of the investment companies to which Alliance provides investment
advisory services (collectively, the "Alliance Fund Complex") and the total
number of investment companies (and separate investment portfolios within
those companies) in the Alliance Fund Complex with respect to which each of
the Directors serves as a director or trustee, are set forth below. Neither
the Fund nor any other investment company in the Alliance Fund Complex
provides compensation in the form of pension or retirement benefits to any of
its directors or trustees.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS
TOTAL TOTAL NUMBER OF WITHIN THE
AGGREGATE COMPENSATION INVESTMENT COMPANIES ALLIANCE FUND
COMPENSATION FROM THE ALLIANCE IN THE ALLIANCE FUND COMPLEX, INCLUDING
FROM THE FUND FUND COMPLEX, COMPLEX, INCLUDING THE THE FUND, AS TO WHICH
DURING THE INCLUDING THE FUND, FUND, TO WHICH THE THE DIRECTOR
NAME OF DIRECTOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DURING CALENDAR DIRECTOR IS A DIRECTOR IS A DIRECTOR
OF THE FUND APRIL 30, 1998 YEAR 1997 OR TRUSTEE OR TRUSTEE
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John D. Carifa $ 0 $ 0 54 118
David H. Dievler $8,500 $188,500 47 83
William H. Foulk, Jr. $8,500 $176,250 47 107
Dr. James M. Hester $8,500 $156,500 40 76
The Hon. James D.
Hodgson $8,500 $ 10,500 1 1
Thae S. Khwarg $ 0 $ 0 1 1
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Alliance has instituted a policy applicable to all funds in the Alliance
Fund Complex contemplating in the case of the Fund, that each Director will
invest at least $10,000 in shares of the Fund.
As of June 19, 1998, the Directors and officers of the Fund as a group owned
less than 1% of the shares of the Fund.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FUND RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
FUND VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE FOREGOING NOMINEES TO SERVE AS DIRECTORS OF
THE FUND.
PROPOSAL TWO
RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS OF THE FUND
The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders ratify the selection
of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants, to audit the accounts of the
Fund for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1999. Their selection was approved
by the vote, cast in person, of a majority of the Board of Directors,
including a majority of the Directors who are not "interested persons" of the
Fund, as defined in the Act, at a meeting held on February 3, 1998. The
affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Meeting is required to
ratify such selection. Price Waterhouse LLP has audited the accounts of the
Fund since the commencement of the Fund's operations, and does not have any
direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the
Fund.
A representative of Price Waterhouse LLP is expected to attend the Meeting
and to have the opportunity to make a statement and respond to appropriate
questions from the stockholders. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
generally meets twice during each fiscal year with representatives of Price
Waterhouse LLP to discuss the scope of the independent accountants' engagement
and review the financial statements of the Fund and the results of their
examination thereof.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FUND RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
FUND VOTE FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP AS
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS OF THE FUND.
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INFORMATION AS TO THE FUND'S
PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, INVESTMENT ADVISER,
SUB-ADVISER AND ADMINISTRATOR
The principal officers of the Fund and their principal occupations during
the past five years are set forth below.
John D. Carifa, Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (See Proposal
One, Election of Directors, at page 3 for biographical information).
Jung-Jin Lee, President (see Proposal One, Election of Directors, at page 4
for biographical information).
Thae S. Khwarg, Senior Vice President (see Proposal One, Election of
Directors at page 4, for biographical information).
Robert Heisterberg, 60, Executive Vice President--Investments, is a Senior
Vice President of ACMC and its Global Economic and Policy analyst.
Yung Chul Park, 57, Executive Vice President--Investments, is a Professor of
Economics at Korea University. He is also the Director of the Institute of
Economic Research at Korea University.
In Kee Oh, 38, Vice President--Investments, is a Director of Orion, with
which he has been associated since prior to 1993.
Thomas J. Bardong, 53, Vice President, is a Senior Vice President of ACMC,
with which he has been associated since prior to 1993.
Edmund P. Bergan, Jr., 48, Secretary, is a Senior Vice President and the
General Counsel of Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc. and Alliance Fund
Services, Inc. ("AFS") with which he has been associated since prior to 1993.
Mark D. Gersten, 47, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, is a Senior Vice
President of AFS, with which he has been associated since prior to 1993.
Vincent S. Noto, 33, Controller, is a an Assistant Vice President of AFS,
with which he has been associated since prior to 1993.
The address of Messrs. Carifa, Heisterberg, Bardong and Bergan is c/o
Alliance Capital Management L.P., 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New
York 10105. The address of Messrs. Gersten and Noto is c/o Alliance Capital
Management L.P., 500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094. The address of
Mr. Lee is Tong Yang Securities (America) Inc., 590 Madison Ave., 37th Fl.,
New York, New York 10022. The address of Mr. Khwarg is Asset Korea Capital
Mgt. Co., Ltd., Suite 1201 Kyobo Bldg. 1, 1-ka Chongro, Chongro-ku, Seoul,
Korea. The address of Mr. Park is Korea University 1, 5-Ka, Anam-dong,
Seongbuk, Seoul, Korea 136-701. The address of Mr. Oh is c/o Alliance Capital
Management (Singapore) Ltd., 1 Finlayson Green #13-00, Singapore 049246. Not
all of the Fund's officers are U.S. residents. For a discussion of certain
potential implications of this fact, see Proposal One, Election of Directors.
The investment adviser and administrator for the Fund is Alliance Capital
Management L.P., with principal offices at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New
York, New York 10105. The sub-adviser for the Fund is Orion Asset Management
Co., Ltd., with principal offices at 590 Madison Ave., 37th Fl., New York, New
York 10022.
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 30(h) of the Act and the rules under Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 require that the Directors and officers of the Fund and
the Directors of ACMC, among others, file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the New York Stock Exchange initial reports of ownership of
shares and reports of changes in ownership of shares of the Fund. For the
fiscal year ended April 30, 1998, a report of changes in beneficial ownership
on Form 4, on behalf of William H. Foulk, Jr., was inadvertently filed late by
Alliance.
SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS FOR THE NEXT
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Proposals of stockholders intended to be presented at the next annual
meeting of stockholders of the Fund must be received by the Fund by March 3,
1999 for inclusion in the Fund's proxy statement and form of proxy relating to
that meeting. The submission by a stockholder of a proposal for inclusion in
the proxy statement does not guarantee that it will be included. Stockholder
proposals are subject to certain regulations under federal securities laws.
OTHER MATTERS
Management of the Fund does not know of any matters to be presented at the
Meeting other than those mentioned in this Proxy Statement. If any other
matters properly come before the Meeting, the shares represented by proxies
will be voted with respect thereto in accordance with the best judgment of the
person or persons voting the proxies.
The Fund has engaged Shareholder Communications Corporation, 17 State
Street, New York, New York 10004, to assist the Fund in soliciting proxies for
the Meeting. Shareholder Communications Corporation will receive a fee of
$3,000 for its services plus reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses.
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REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS
The Fund will furnish each person to whom the proxy statement is delivered
with a copy of the Fund's latest annual report to stockholders upon request and
without charge. To request a copy, please call Alliance Fund Services at (800)
227-4618 or contact Christina Santiago at Alliance Capital Management L.P.,
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Edmund P. Bergan, Jr.
Secretary
July 1, 1998
New York, New York
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
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Introduction............................................................... 1
Proposal One: Election of Directors........................................ 2
Proposal Two: Ratification of Selection of Independent Accountants of the
Fund...................................................................... 5
Information as to the Fund's Principal Officers, Investment Adviser, Sub-
Adviser and Administrator................................................. 6
Submission of Proposals for the Next Annual Meeting of Stockholders........ 7
Other Matters.............................................................. 7
Reports to Stockholders.................................................... 8
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THE KOREAN INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
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[LOGO OF ALLIANCE CAPITAL APPEARS HERE]
Alliance Capital Management L.P.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
AND PROXY STATEMENT
AUGUST 11, 1998
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APPENDIX
THE KOREAN INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
PROXY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS, AUGUST 11, 1998
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The undersigned hereby instructs Christina Santiago and Carol H.
Rappa to vote all shares of the Common Stock of The Korean
Investment Fund, Inc. (the "Corporation") registered in the name
of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the
Corporation to be held at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on
August 11, 1998 at the offices of the Corporation, 1345 Avenue of
the Americas, in the Audio-Visual Conference Room, 41st Floor,
New York, New York, 10105, and at all adjournments thereof. The
undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Meeting
and accompanying Proxy Statement and hereby instructs said
proxies to vote said shares as indicated hereon.
THIS PROXY, IF PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER
DIRECTED BY THE UNDERSIGNED. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY
WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS AND
FOR ANY PROPOSAL FOR WHICH NO CHOICE IS INDICATED.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON REVERSE
AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on the books of the
Corporation. Joint owners should each sign personally. Trustees
and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they
sign, and where more than one name appears, a majority must sign.
If a corporation, this signature should be that of an authorized
officer who should state his or her title.
HAS YOUR ADDRESS CHANGED? DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
___________________________ ______________________________
___________________________ ______________________________
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/X/ PLEASE MARK VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE
1. Election of Directors. For For All
Withhold Except
/ / / /
Class Three Directors (term expires in 2001)
DR. JAMES M. HESTER
JUNG-JIN LEE
Class Two Director (term expires in 2000)
THAE S. KHWANG
NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT WISH YOUR SHARES VOTED "FOR" A
PARTICULAR NOMINEE, MARK THE "FOR ALL EXCEPT" BOX AND STRIKE
A LINE THROUGH THE THE NOMINEE(S) NAME(S). YOUR SHARES WILL
BE VOTED FOR THE REMAINING NOMINEE(S).
2. Ratification of the
Selection of Price For Against Abstain
Waterhouse LLP as the / / / / / /
independent accountants
for the Corporation
for the fiscal year
ending April 30, 1999.
3. In their discretion, on all other business that may properly
come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Please be sure to sign and date this Proxy. Date
Stockholder sign here Co-owner sign here
Mark box at right if an address change or comment / /
has been noted on the reverse side of this card.
RECORD DATE SHARES:
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