KOREAN INVESTMENT TRUST INC
SC 13D/A, 2000-06-09
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D



                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1)*
                                             ---

                          Korean Investment Fund, Inc.
                          ----------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
                         ------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    500637103
                                 --------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                              John Armstrong-Denby
              c/o City of London Investment Management Company Ltd
                  10 Eastcheap, London EC3M 1LX, United Kingdom
                                +44 171 711 0771
           -----------------------------------------------------------
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorised to
                       Receive Notices and Communications)


                                  1st May, 2000
             -------------------------------------------------------
             (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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box / /.

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / /. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less or such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

NOTE Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

*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 the
disclosures provided in 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).

SEC 1745 (10-88)                                                     Page 1 of 6
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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 500637103
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1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         THE MP EMERGING MARKETS COUNTRY FUND, a business trust organised under
         the laws of the State of Delaware
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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*
         OO

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5.       CHECK BOX 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

         DELAWARE, USA
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                                 7.       SOLE VOTING POWER
                                          418,700
           NUMBER OF
                                 -------- --------------------------------------
            SHARES               8.       SHARED VOTING POWER
         BENEFICIALLY                     0
           OWNED BY
                                 -------- --------------------------------------
             EACH                9.       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
           REPORTING                      418,700
            PERSON
                                 -------- --------------------------------------
             WITH                10.      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                          0

-------------------------------- -------- --------------------------------------
11.      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         418,700

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12.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
         / /.

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13.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
         4.95%

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14.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
         IC

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                                                                     Page 2 of 6
<PAGE>
                            STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D


ITEM 1      SECURITY AND ISSUER

Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:
            ---------------
            Korean Investment Fund, Inc.

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
            ------------------------------------------------
            1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10105

Item 1(c)   Class of Securities
            -------------------
            Common Stock

ITEM 2      IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

Item 2(a).  Names of Person Filing:
            -----------------------
            The MP Emerging Markets Country Fund

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office
            ------------------------------------
            10 Eastcheap
            London EC3M ILX
            England

Item 2(c).  Principal occupation or employment
            ----------------------------------
            Investment Fund

Item 2(d).  Details of criminal convictions within past five years
            ------------------------------------------------------
            None

Item 2(e).  Details of civil proceedings within past five years where judgement
            -------------------------------------------------------------------
            was against Person filing
            -------------------------
            None

Item 2(f).  Citizenship:
            ------------
            Delaware, USA

ITEM 3      SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

            Invested Capital
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ITEM 4      PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

            Investment

Item 4(a)   Plans/Proposals to acquire additional securities/disposal
            ---------------------------------------------------------
            of securities
            -------------
            The MP Emerging Markets Country Fund may from time to time consider
            other alternatives to its investment in Korean Investment Fund, Inc.
            ('the Fund') which may result in the acquisition of beneficial
            ownership of additional shares of the Fund in the open market, in
            privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, or the disposal of
            all or part of its holdings of shares of the Fund.

Item 4(b)   Planned/Proposed extraordinary corporate transaction involving
            --------------------------------------------------------------
            issuer or its subsidiaries.
            ---------------------------
            None

Item 4(c)   Planned/Proposed material sale/transfer of assets of issuer or its
            ------------------------------------------------------------------
            subsidiaries.
            -------------
            None

Item 4(d)   Planned/Proposed change to the Board or Management of the issuer
            ----------------------------------------------------------------
            None

Item 4(e)   Planned/Proposed material change to the capitalisation/dividend
            ----------------------------------------------------------------
            policy of the issuer
            --------------------
            None

Item 4(f)   Planned/Proposed material change to the issuer's business or
            ------------------------------------------------------------
            corporate structure
            -------------------
            None

Item 4(g)   Planned/Proposed changes in the issuer's charter, bylaws, or
            ------------------------------------------------------------
            instruments that may impede the acquisition of control of the
            -------------------------------------------------------------
            issuer by any person
            --------------------
            None

Item 4(h)   Plans/Proposals to cause a class of security of the issuer
            ----------------------------------------------------------
            to be delisted
            --------------
            None

Item 4(i)   Plans/Proposals to cause a class of equity to become eligible for
            -----------------------------------------------------------------
            termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4).
            ---------------------------------------------------------
            None

Item 4(j)   Plans/Proposals similar to any of the above.
            --------------------------------------------
            None                                                     Page 4 of 6
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ITEM 5.     INTERESTS IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

            (a)   (i) Aggregate number of securities beneficially Owned: 418,700
                                                                         -------
                  (ii) Percentage of Class: 4.95
                                            ----

            (b)   Number of shares as to which such person has:

                  (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 418,700
                                                                -------
                  (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:   0
                                                                   -----
                  (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                                                                        418,700
                                                                        -------
                  (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                                                                           0
                                                                         -----
                  (v) information required in Item 2 for persons where power is
                      shared:  N/A
                               ---

            (c) Describe any transactions in the class of securities reported
            that were effected during the past sixty days or since the most
            recent filing on Schedule 13D (Section 240.13d-191), whichever is
            less by the persons named in paragraph (a).

                  who effected transaction: The MP Emerging Markets Country Fund

            TRANSACTION     NO. OF      PRICE PER    TRANSACTION   WHERE AND HOW
               DATE       SECURITIES    SECURITY        TYPE         TRANSACTED

             24 Apr 00      54,600       6.6128         Sell        Market Sale
             28 Apr 00      16,100       6.5            Sell        Market Sale
              1 May 00      16,400       6.5            Sell        Market Sale


            (d) Third party rights regarding dividends.
                None

            (e) Date ceased to be beneficial owner of more than five percent.
                1 May 00

ITEM 6.     CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
            RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
            None

ITEM 7.     MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
            None
                                                                     Page 5 of 6
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                                    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.


Dated: 9th June, 2000
                                     /s/   D.F. Allison
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                                     Name: D.F. Allison
                                     Title: Company Secretary to the Manager






















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