Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 7, 2020, Allianz Global Investors, a leading global active asset manager
encompassing Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC ("AllianzGI U.S."), investment
manager for The Korea Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), and Virtus Investment Partners,
Inc. ("Virtus") issued a press release announcing that they have entered into an
agreement providing for a strategic partnership pursuant to which, among other
matters, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus, Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.,
would become the investment manager to the Fund. A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated
herein by reference. The new management arrangements are subject to approval by
the Fund's Board of Trustees and Fund shareholders, and AllianzGI U.S. and
Virtus expect that the arrangements will be in place by the end of calendar year
2020.
The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under
Section 18 and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any
filing of the Fund under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press Release issued July 7, 2020
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