1 material Form 8-K filing that 1 company we cover made with the SEC in September 2008, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them was written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
The Korea Fund mailed its annual report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, with a Chairman's letter dated July 31, 2008, furnished as Exhibit 99.1. The letter reports that the Fund's net asset value declined 14.7% over the period, compared with a 12.7% decline in the MSCI Korea (Total Return) Index, though the Fund ranked 6th in a 16-member peer group for the 12 months ended June 30, 2008.
NAV declined 14.7% over the July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 period; MSCI Korea (Total Return) Index declined 12.7%
Dividends of $15.94 per share were paid in November 2007, versus $6.67 in November 2006, plus $1.30 per share in January 2008
Fund accepted 4,303,210 shares in a tender offer, about 15% of outstanding shares
Realized capital gains of approximately $225.4 million ($9.24 per share) are expected to be paid to stockholders in January 2009
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Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.