Form 6-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of November 2005

 

Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

203, Hoehyon-dong, 1-ga, Chung-gu, Seoul, Korea 100-792

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F     x         Form 40-F     ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

 

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨

 

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submission to furnish a report or other document that the registration foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

 

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes     ¨        No     x

 



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Summary of 2005 3Q Business Report

 

Table of Contents

 

I.       Company Overview

   5

1.

   Purpose of Company    5
     a.    Scope of Business    5
     b.    Scope of Business of Subsidiaries    5

2.

   History of the Company    10
     a.    Company History    10
     b.    Associated Business Group    12

3.

   Capital Structure    16
     a.    Change in Capital    16
     b.    Anticipated Changes in Capital    16
     c.    Convertible Bonds    16

4.

   Total Number of Authorized Shares    17
     a.    Total Number of Authorized Shares    17
     b.    Capital and Price per Share    17
     c.    Treasury Stock    17
     d.    Status of Employee Stock Option Program    18

5.

   Voting Rights    18

6.

   Dividend Information    19
     a.    Dividend Information for the Past Three Years    19

II.      Description of Business

   20

1.

   Business Overview    20
     a.    Organization Chart    20

2.

   Overview of Operations    21
     a.    Performance of Operations    21
     b.    Financing of Operations    21
     c.    Transactions related to Commission Fees    22

3.

   Other Details Relevant to Investment Decisions    23
     a.    Won-denominated Current Ratio    23
     b.    Foreign Currency-denominated Current Ratio    23
     c.    Debt Ratio    23
     d.    Credit Ratings for the Past Three Years    24
     e.    Other Important Information    24

III.

   Financial Information    25

1.

   Condensed Financial Statement (Non-consolidated)    25

2.

   Condensed Financial Statement (Consolidated)    26

3.

   Accounting Information    27

4.

   Notes on consolidated financial statement    28


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IV.    Independent Auditor’s Opinion

   29

1.

       Independent Auditor’s Opinion    29
         a.    Independent Auditor    29
2.        Compensation to the Independent Auditor    29
         a.    Auditing Service    29
         b.    Compensation for Services Other than the Audit    29

V.      Corporate Governance and Affiliated Companies

   30
1.   Overview of Corporate Governance    30
         a.    About the Board of Directors    30
2.        Related Companies    38
3.        Investments in Other Companies    39

VI.    Stock Information

   40
1.        Stock Distribution    40
         a.    Stock Information of Major Shareholders and Related Parties    40
         b.    Share Ownership of More than 5%    40
         c.    Shareholder Distribution    40
2.        Stock Price and Stock Market Performance for the Past Six Months    41
         a.    Domestic Stock Market    41
         b.    Foreign Stock Market    41

VII.  Directors and Employee Information

   42
1.        Directors    42
2.        Employee Status    42
3.        Labor Union Membership    42
4.        Number of professional personnel    42

VIII.  Related Party Transactions

   43
1.        Transactions with Affiliated Parties    43
         a.    Transactions of Provisional Payments and Loans (including secured loans)    43
         b.    Payment Transactions    43
Exhibit A- Financial Statements     


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I. Company Overview

 

1. Purpose of Company

 

a. Scope of Business

 

Acquisition/ownership of shares in companies that are engaged in financial services or are closely related to financial services, as well as the governance and/or management of such companies.

 

  (1) Corporate Management

 

  1. Setting management targets for and approving business plans of the subsidiaries;

 

  2. Evaluation of the subsidiaries’ business performances and establishment of compensation levels;

 

  3. Formulation of corporate governance structures of the subsidiaries;

 

  4. Inspection of operation and assets of the subsidiaries; and

 

  5. Other activities complementary to the items mentioned in numbers 1 to 4.

 

  (2) Corporate Management Support Activities

 

  1. Funding for the affiliate companies (including direct and indirect subsidiaries, the “Affiliates”);

 

  2. Capital investment in subsidiaries or procurement of funds for the Affiliates;

 

  3. Joint development, marketing and use of facilities and computer system with the Affiliates; and

 

  4. Activities ancillary to the above items, for which the authorization, permission or approval is not required under the relevant laws and regulations.

 

  (3) All activities directly or indirectly related to the items listed above.

 

b. Scope of Business of Subsidiaries

 

  (1) Woori Bank

 

  1. Primary Businesses

 

    Banking business

 

    Ancillary business

 

  2. Supplementary Businesses

 

    Trust business

 

    Credit card business

 

    Other authorized businesses

 

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  (2) Kwangju Bank

 

  1. Primary Businesses

 

    Banking business

 

    Ancillary business

 

  2. Supplementary Businesses

 

    Trust business

 

    Credit card business

 

    Other authorized businesses

 

  (3) Kyongnam Bank

 

  1. Primary Businesses

 

    Banking business

 

    Ancillary business

 

  2. Supplementary Businesses

 

    Trust business

 

    Credit card business

 

    Other authorized businesses

 

  (4) Woori Investment & Securities

 

  1. Securities dealing;

 

  2. Consignment sales of securities;

 

  3. Brokering and/or proxy transactions of securities;

 

  4. Underwriting of securities;

 

  5. Offering of securities;

 

  6. Conscription for securities sales;

 

  7. Brokering of securities in domestic and overseas securities markets;

 

  8. Credit services related to securities trading;

 

  9. Securities-backed loans;

 

  10. Lending of securities;

 

  11. Securities saving services;

 

  12. Rating of securities and equity stakes;

 

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  13. Payment guarantees for principal and interests of corporate bonds;

 

  14. Trustee services for bond offerings;

 

  15. Trading and brokering of marketable certificates of deposits;

 

  16. Lottery sales;

 

  17. Real estate leasing;

 

  18. Lending of securities, and related brokerage, arrangement and agency services;

 

  19. Trading of leased securities and related brokerage, arrangement and agency services;

 

  20. Depositary of securities;

 

  21. Asset management and trustee services for securitization specialty companies under asset securitization regulations;

 

  22. Securities dealing in the ECN market;

 

  23. Underwriting, brokerage and agency services for securities issued on a private placement basis;

 

  24. Leasing and sales of IT systems and software related to securities business;

 

  25. Advertisement in the form of electronic document through communication network;

 

  26. Other businesses and activities related to the items listed above; and

 

  27. Other businesses approved by relevant regulatory agencies.

 

  (5) Woori Asset Management

 

  1. Creation/cancellation of investment trusts;

 

  2. Management of investment trust assets;

 

  3. Management of mutual funds;

 

  4. Sales and redemption of indirect investment securities;

 

  5. Investment advisory;

 

  6. Investment executions;

 

  7. Administration of invested companies;

 

  8. Futures trading;

 

  9. Call trading;

 

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  10. Bill purchases;

 

  11. Domestic and global economy and capital markets research;

 

  12. Securities dealing;

 

  13. Publishing investment related books;

 

  14. Real estate leasing;

 

  15. Other activities approved by the Indirect Investment Asset Management Business Act;

 

  16. Other businesses and activities related to the items listed above; and

 

  17. Other businesses approved by relevant regulatory agencies.

 

  (6) Woori Finance Information System

 

  1. Development, distribution and management of computer systems;

 

  2. Consulting services in computer installation and usage;

 

  3. Distribution, brokerage and lease of computer systems;

 

  4. Maintenance of computer-related equipment;

 

  5. Publication and distribution of IT-related reports and books;

 

  6. Educational services related to computer usage;

 

  7. Research and outsourcing information processing services;

 

  8. Internet-related businesses;

 

  9. Information processing, telecommunications and information distribution services;

 

  10. Manufacturing and distribution of audio-visual media; and

 

  11. All activities directly or indirectly related to the items listed above.

 

  (7) Woori F&I

 

  1. Purchase and disposition of ABSs, issued primarily to securitize distressed assets, pursuant to the Asset Securitization Law;

 

  2. Purchase and disposition of asset management companies that had been initially set up to manage distressed assets pursuant to the Asset securitization Law; and

 

  3. All businesses or activities directly or indirectly related to the businesses listed above.

 

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  (8) Woori LB Third Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd.

 

  1. Transfer, management and disposition of all rights related to the securities and other assets (the “securitized assets”) of Woori Bank (formerly known as Hanvit Bank) and Kwangju Bank pursuant to the Asset Securitization Law;

 

  2. Offering and redemption of the securitized assets;

 

  3. Preparation and registration of asset securitization plans to the Financial Supervisory Service;

 

  4. Execution of agreements required for the asset securitization plan;

 

  5. Provisional borrowing and other similar procedures for ABS redemption;

 

  6. Investment of surplus funds; and

 

  7. Other activities related to the items listed above.

 

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2. History of the Company

 

a. Company History

 

  (1) Background: From the establishment and its major changes.

 

December 23, 2000    Enactment of the Financial Holding Company Act
December 30, 2000    KDIC invested public funds of Won 8.5 trillion in Hanvit Bank, Peace Bank, Kwangju Bank, Kyongnam Bank and Hanaro Merchant Bank
March 14, 2001    Filed application for the incorporation of Woori Finance Holdings
March 24, 2001    Official approval from the Financial Supervisory Service for Woori Finance Holdings
March 27, 2001    Incorporated as Woori Finance Holdings, Co. Ltd (Total Capital: Won 3.6 trillion)
April 2, 2001    Official launch of Woori Finance Holdings
July 16, 2001    Issued bonds with warrants
September 1, 2001    Hanaro Merchant Bank’s name changed to Woori Merchant Bank
September 29, 2001    Woori Finance Information System incorporated as a subsidiary
December 3, 2001    Woori Asset Management incorporated as a subsidiary
December 3, 2001    Woori First Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd. incorporated as a subsidiary
December 26, 2001    Woori Second Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd. incorporated as a subsidiary
December 31, 2001    Spin-off and merger of Peace Bank; Launch of Woori Credit Card
March 15, 2002    Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd. incorporated as a subsidiary
March 29, 2002    Woori Investment Trust Management incorporated as a subsidiary
May 20, 2002    Havit Bank’s name changed to Woori Bank
June 11, 2002    Capital increase through public offering (Total capital: Won 3.8 trillion)
June 24, 2002    Listed on the Korea Stock Exchange

 

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July 29, 2002    Woori Securities incorporated as a subsidiary
September 5, 2002    Executed strategic investment agreement with Lehman Brothers with respect to the management of distressed assets
December 23, 2002    Purchase and acquisition agreement with the credit card division of Kwangju Bank
July 31, 2003    Woori Merchant Bank merged into Woori Bank
September 29, 2003    Listing on the New York Stock Exchange
December 12, 2003    Liquidation of Woori LB First Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd.
March 30, 2004    Appointment of new management
March 31, 2004    Woori Card merged into Woori Bank
June 18, 2004    Woori Securities becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary
December 21, 2004    Capital increase through conversion of CBs (Total capital after conversion: Won 3.9 trillion)
December 24, 2004    Acquired LG Investment & Securities and incorporated as a subsidiary
February 17, 2005    Capital increase through conversion of CBs (Total capital after conversion: Won 3.9 trillion)
March 11, 2005    Capital increase through conversion of CBs (Total capital after conversion: Won 4.0 trillion)
March 31, 2005    Woori Securities and LG Investment & Securities merged (The name of the surviving entity, LG Investment & Securities, changed to Woori Investment & Securities)
May 6, 2005    Incorporated LG Investment Trust Management from 2nd tier subsidiary to 1st tier subsidiary
May 31, 2005    Woori Investment Trust Management and LG Investment Trust Management merged (The name of the surviving entity, LG Investment Trust Management, changed to Woori Asset Management)
August 3, 2005    Dissolution of Woori LB Second Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd.
September 5, 2005    Woori Asset Management becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary through capital reduction and cancellation

 

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October 21, 2005    Woori Private Equity is established and incorporated as a subsidiary
October 27, 2005    Closure of strategic investment agreement with Lehman Brothers

 

b. Associated Business Group

 

  (1) Overview of Business Group

 

  1. Name of business group: Woori Financial Group
  2. History

 

December 23, 2000    Enactment of the Financial Holding Company Act
December 30, 2000    KDIC invested public funds of Won 8.5 trillion in Hanvit Bank, Peace Bank, Kwangju Bank, Kyongnam Bank and Hanaro Merchant Bank
March 14, 2001    Filed application for the incorporation of Woori Finance Holdings
March 24, 2001    Official approval from the Financial Supervisory Service for Woori Finance Holdings
March 27, 2001    Incorporated as Woori Finance Holdings, Co. Ltd (Total Capital: Won 3.6 trillion)
April 2, 2001    Official launch of Woori Finance Holdings
July 16, 2001    Issued bonds with warrants
September 1, 2001    Hanaro Merchant Bank’s name changed to Woori Merchant Bank
September 29, 2001    Woori Finance Information System incorporated as a subsidiary
December 3, 2001    Woori Asset Management incorporated as a subsidiary
December 3, 2001    Woori First Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd. incorporated as a subsidiary
December 26, 2001    Woori Second Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd. incorporated as a subsidiary
December 31, 2001    Spin-off and merger of Peace Bank; Launch of Woori Credit Card
March 15, 2002    Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd. incorporated as a subsidiary

 

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March 29, 2002    Woori Investment Trust Management incorporated as a subsidiary
May 20, 2002    Havit Bank’s name changed to Woori Bank
June 11, 2002    Capital increase through public offering (Total capital: Won 3.8 trillion)
June 24, 2002    Listed on the Korea Stock Exchange
July 29, 2002    Woori Securities incorporated as a subsidiary
September 5, 2002    Executed strategic investment agreement with Lehman Brothers with respect to the management of distressed assets
December 23, 2002    Purchase and acquisition agreement with the credit card division of Kwangju Bank
July 31, 2003    Woori Merchant Bank merged into Woori Bank
September 29, 2003    Listing on the New York Stock Exchange
December 12, 2003    Liquidation of Woori LB First Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd.
March 30, 2004    Appointment of new management
March 31, 2004    Woori Card merged into Woori Bank
June 18, 2004    Woori Securities becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary
December 21, 2004    Capital increase through conversion of CBs (Total capital after conversion: Won 3.9 trillion)
December 24, 2004    Acquired LG Investment & Securities and incorporated as a subsidiary
February 17, 2005    Capital increase through conversion of CBs (Total capital after conversion: Won 3.9 trillion)
March 11, 2005    Capital increase through conversion of CBs (Total capital after conversion: Won 4.0 trillion)
March 31, 2005    Woori Securities and LG Investment & Securities merged (The name of the surviving entity, LG Investment & Securities, changed to Woori Investment & Securities)
May 6, 2005    Incorporated LG Investment Trust Management from 2nd tier subsidiary to 1st tier subsidiary
May 31, 2005    Woori Investment Trust Management and LG Investment Trust Management merged (The name of the surviving entity, LG Investment Trust Management, changed to Woori Asset Management)

 

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August 3, 2005    Dissolution of Woori LB Second Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd.
September 5, 2005    Woori Asset Management becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary through capital reduction and cancellation
October 21, 2005    Woori Private Equity is established and incorporated as a subsidiary
October 27, 2005    Closure of strategic investment agreement with Lehman Brothers

 

  (2) Related companies within the business group

 

Type


  

Name of Company


  

Controlling Company


  

Notes


Holding Company

  

Woori Finance Holdings

  

KDIC

    

1st Tier Subsidiaries

  

Woori Bank

  

Woori Finance

Holdings

  

8 companies

  

Kwangju Bank

     
  

Kyongnam Bank

     
  

Woori Finance Information System

     
  

Woori F & I

     
  

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty

     
  

Woori Asset Management (1)

     
  

Woori Investment & Securities

     

2nd Tier Subsidiaries

  

Woori Credit Information

  

Woori Bank

  

12 companies

  

Woori America Bank

     
  

P.T. Bank Woori Indonesia

     
  

Shinwoo Corporate Restructuring Company

     
  

Woori First Private Equity Fund

     
  

Nexbi Tech

  

Woori Finance

Information System

  
  

Woori CA Asset Management

  

Woori F&I

  
  

Woori Futures

  

Woori Investment &

Securities

  
  

Woori Investment & Securities International Ltd.

     
  

Woori Investment & Securities (HK) Ltd.

     
  

Woori Investment & Securities America Inc.

     
  

Mars First Private Hoesa

     

 

(1) On May 6, 2005, Woori Finance Holdings acquired a 90% stake in LG Investment Trust Management from Woori Investment & Securities, and LGITM was upgraded to a first tier subsidiary. The name was changed to Woori Asset Management on June 2, 2005. On September 5, 2005, Woori Asset Management became a wholly-owned subsidiary through capital reduction and cancellation.

 

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* Woori Second Asset Securitization Specialty was excluded as a subsidiary following its dissolution on August 3, 2005.

 

* Woori Private Equity was established on October 21, 2005 and incorporated as a subsidiary.

 

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3. Capital Structure

 

a. Changes in Capital

 

(units: Won)

 

Date

   Category

   Stock Decrease/Increase

      Type

   Quantity

   Par Value

   Issue price

    Note

2001.3.27    Establishment    Common    727,458,609    5,000    5,000     —  
2002.5.31    Exercise B/W    Common    165,782    5,000    5,000     —  
2002.6.12    Capital increase w/
consideration
   Common    36,000,000    5,000    6,800     0.0494
2002.6.30    Exercise B/W    Common    1,416,457    5,000    5,000     —  
2002.9.30    Exercise B/W    Common    2,769,413    5,000    5,000     —  
2002.12.31    Exercise B/W    Common    4,536    5,000    5,000     —  
2003.3.31    Exercise B/W    Common    1,122    5,000    5,000     —  
2003.6.30    Exercise B/W    Common    7,688,991    5,000    5,000     —  
2004.6.18    Stock Exchange    Common    8,571,262    5,000    8,902 1)   Exchange with
Woori Sec shares
on a 1-to-0.55

basis
2004.11.4    Exercise CB    Common    666,301    5,000    5,380     —  
2004.12.2    Exercise CB    Common    7,995,613    5,000    5,380     —  
2004.12.21    Exercise CB    Common    3,717,472    5,000    5,380     —  
2005.2.17    Exercise CB    Common    3,481,173    5,000    5,588     —  
2005.3.11    Exercise CB    Common    5,914,180    5,000    7,313     —  
2005.3.11    Exercise CB    Common    164,429    5,000    7,228     —  

 

b. Anticipated Changes in Capital

 

Not applicable

 

c. Convertible Bonds

 

All issued convertible bonds have been converted as of the date of this report.

 

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4. Total Number of Authorized Shares

 

a. Total Number of Authorized Shares

 

As of 2005.9.30

        (units: shares )

Items


  

Type


 
  

Common Shares


   Total

 

Total number of shares authorized

   2,400,000,000    2,400,000,000  

Total number of issued stock

   806,015,340    806,015,340  

Treasury stock

   2,550    2,550  

Free float shares

   806,012,790    806,012,790  

 

b. Capital and Price per Share

 

As of 2005.9.30

   (units: Won, shares )

 

          Capital

   Price per share

Type


   Capital

  

Par value of

issued shares


  

Par value of

free float

shares


   Par value
per share


   Capital ÷
number
of shares
issued


   Capital ÷
free float
shares


Registered

   Common Stock    4,030,076,700,000    4,030,076,700,000    4,030,063,950,000    5,000    5,000    5,000

Total

   4,030,076,700,000    4,030,076,700,000    4,030,063,950,000    5,000    5,000    5,000

 

c. Treasury Stock

 

As of 2005.9.30

   (units: shares )

 

Acquisition Method


   Type of Stock

   Beg.

   Acquired

   Disposal

   Canceled

   End

   Remarks

Direct purchase under Sub-section 1, section 189-2

   Common                              
   Preferred                              

Direct purchase other than the conditions under Sub-section 1, section 189-2

   Common    2,547    3              2,550     
   Preferred                              

Subtotal

   Common    2,547    3              2,550     
   Preferred                              

Indirect acquisition from trust agreement

   Common                              
   Preferred                              

Total

   Common    2,547    3              2,550     
   Preferred                              

 

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d. Status of Employee Stock Option Program

 

(units: Won, shares)

 

Type of stock


  

Type of Stock


   Initial
Balance


  

Ending

Balance


Employee Account

              

Employee Union Account

   Common stock    2,073,551    293,718

 

5. Voting Rights

 

As of 2005.9.30

   (units: shares )

 

Items


   Number of stock

   Notes

Total number of shares

  Common Shares    806,015,340     
    Preferred Shares          

Stocks without voting rights

  Common Shares          
    Preferred Shares          

Stocks with limited voting rights under the Securities & Exchange Law

     2,550     

Stocks with voting rights restored

           

Stocks with voting rights

  Common Shares    806,012,790     
    Preferred Shares          

 

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6. Dividend Information

 

a. Dividend information for the past three years

 

(units: Won)

 

Items


   2004

   2003

   2002

Par value per share (Won)

   5,000    5,000    5,000

Net profit (Won in Millions)

   1,292,493    202,565    589,214

Earnings per share (Won)

   1,655    262    786

Profit available for dividend distribution (Won in Millions)

   2,150,995    1,203,688    1,086,596

Total cash payout (Won in Millions)

   119,468    77,550    57,262

Total stock dividends (Won in Millions)

              

Propensity to cash dividends (%)

   9.24    38.28    9.72

Cash dividend yield (%)

   Common Shares    1.81    1.53    5.22
   Preferred Shares               

Stock dividend yield (%)

   Common Shares               
   Preferred Shares               

Cash dividend per share (Won)

   Common Shares    150    100    250
   Preferred Shares               

Stock dividend per share (Won)

   Common Shares               
   Preferred Shares               

 

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II. Description of Business

 

1. Business Overview

 

a. Organization Chart

 

LOGO

 

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2. Overview of Operations

 

a. Performance of Operations

 

As a financial holding company under the Financial Holding Company Act, our main income consists of dividend payments made to us by our subsidiaries. We are not involved in any other operations.

 

b. Financing of operations

 

(1) Source of Funds

 

(units: millions of Won)

 

Items


   2005 3Q

   2004

   2003

   2002

Shareholders’ Equity

   8,986,812    7,436,457    5,597,895    5,064,129

Capital

   4,030,076    3,982,278    3,877,525    3,839,074

Capital Surplus

   84,488    84,356    61,324    58,645

Retained Earnings

   3,704,558    2,359,422    1,282,866    1,145,518

Capital Adjustments

   1,167,689    1,010,402    376,180    20,892

Borrowings

   2,606,084    2,299,992    2,649,920    2,325,021

Debentures

   2,595,737    2,154,637    2,621,182    1,999,250

Bank Borrowings

   —      120,000    —      300,000

Commercial Paper

   —      —      —      —  

Other Borrowings

   —      —      —      —  

Other Liabilities

   10,346    25,354    28,738    25,771

Total

   11,592,897    9,736,449    8,247,815    7,389,150

 

* Change in accounting policy with respect to private funds was not applied to figures for 2002, 2003, and 2004

 

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  (2) Use of Funds

 

(units: millions of Won)

 

Items


   2005 3Q

   2004

   2003

   2002

Subsidiary Stock

   10,947,829    9,425,381    7,007,222    6,062,119

Woori Bank

   9,069,349    7,578,363    5,869,558    4,500,143

Kyongnam Bank

   686,414    608,802    504,629    424,060

Kwangju Bank

   464,695    420,595    364,955    290,003

Woori Credit Card

   —      —      —      379,126

Woori Merchant Bank

   —      —      —      222,936

Woori Financial Information System

   12,761    7,613    7,284    3,364

Woori F&I

   96,896    58,231    35,896    17,016

Woori 2nd Asset Securitization Specialty

   —      —      20,016    31,666

Woori 3rd Asset Securitization Specialty

   —      —      1,266    —  

Woori Investment Trust Management (2)

   —      35,076    34,978    39,646

Woori Securities (1)

   —      361,500    168,639    154,159

Woori Investment & Securities (1)

   557,977    355,201          

Woori Asset Management (2)

   59,738               

Loan Obligations

   186,851    218,641    830,566    1,231,207

Tangible Assets

   136    228    242    324

Intangible Assets

   39    54    51    50

Cash

   418,178    56,099    349,585    73,256

Other Assets

   39,861    36,047    60,148    22,195

Total

   11,592,897    9,736,449    8,247,815    7,389,151

 

* Change in accounting policy with respect to private funds was not applied to figures for 2002, 2003, and 2004

 

1) Invested shares of Woori Securities were evaluated under equity method until the merger in March 31, 2005 and were absorbed into Woori Investment & Securities.

 

2) Invested shares of Woori Investment Trust Management were evaluated under equity method until the merger in May 31, 2005 and were absorbed into Woori Asset Management.

 

c. Transactions related to Commission Fees

 

(units: millions of Won)

 

Category


   Items

   2005 3Q

   2004 3Q

   2004

Commission Revenue (A)

        0    0    0

Commission Expense (B)

        5,416    5,072    8,037

Commission Profit (A-B)

        -5,416    -5,072    -8,037

 

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3. Other Information Relevant to Investment Decisions

 

We calculated the following ratios in accordance with the Financial Holding Company Act as explained in the footnote below.

 

a. Won-denominated Current Ratio

 

(units: millions of Won)

 

Items


   2005 3Q

    2004

    2003

    2002

 

Current Assets (A)

   419,048     57,346     203,202     78,357  

Current Liabilities (B)

   310,297     11,385     9,711     9,317  

Current Ratio (A/B)

   135.0 %   503.7 %   2,092.5 %   841.0 %

 

* Current ratio of Won

 

= assets with maturity of less than 3 months

 

liabilities with maturity of less than 3 months

 

b. Foreign Currency-denominated Current Ratio

 

(units: millions of Won)

 

Items


   2005 3Q

   2004

   2003

    2002

Current Assets (A)

   —      —      147,754     —  

Current Liabilities (B)

   —      —      148,598     —  

Current Ratio (A/B)

   —      —      99.4 %   —  

 

* Current ratio of foreign currency

 

= assets with maturity of less than 3 months

 

liabilities with maturity of less than 3 months

 

c. Debt Ratio

 

(units: millions of Won)

 

Items


   2005 3Q

    2004

    2003

    2002

 

Liabilities (A)

   2,606,084     2,299,992     2,649,920     2,325,022  

Equity (B)

   8,986,812     7,436,457     5,597,895     5,064,129  

Debt Ratio (A/B)

   29.0 %   30.9 %   47.3 %   45.9 %

 

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d. Credit ratings for the past three years

 

Date of Rating

  

Evaluated

Securities


  

Credit

Rating


  

Company

(Ratings Range)


  

Evaluation

Category


2001.6.27
2001.6.28
2001.9.26
2001.9.26
2001.11.29
2002.10.17
2002.10.22
2002.11. 8
2002.12.13
2002.12.16
2003.6.30
2003.9.8
2003.9.8
2003.11.13
2003.12.04
2003.12.04
2004.2.6
2004.3.11
2004.5.27
2004.6.9
2004.6.9
2004.7.16
2004.7.16
2004.11.15
2004.11.15
2005.6.7
2005.6.9
2005.6.13
2005.9.16
2005.9.20
2005.10.24
  

Debentures

Debentures

Debentures

Debentures

 

Debentures

Debentures

 

 

Debentures

Debentures

Debentures

Debentures

Debentures

 

 

Debentures

Debentures

 

 

 

 

Debentures

Debentures

Debentures

Debentures

Debentures

Debentures

 

 

Debentures

Debentures

Debentures

Debentures

  

AA+

AA+

AA+

AA+

BBB-

AA+

AA+

BBB

AA+

AA+

AA+

AAA

AAA

BBB

AAA

AAA

BBB

BBB-

Baa3

AAA

AAA

AAA

AAA

AAA

AAA

BBB

AAA

AAA

AAA

AAA

BBB+

  

Korea Ratings (AAA~D)

KIS Ratings (AAA~D)

KIS Ratings (AAA~D)

Korea Ratings (AAA~D)

R&I (AAA~C)

Korea Ratings (AAA~D)

KIS Ratings (AAA~D)

R&I (AAA~C)

Korea Ratings (AAA~D)

KIS Ratings (AAA~D)

KIS Ratings (AAA~D)

Korea Ratings (AAA~D)

KIS Ratings (AAA~D))

R&I (AAA~C)

NICE (AAA~D)

KIS Ratings (AAA~D))

Fitch Rating (AAA~D)

S&P (AAA~D)

Moody’s (Aaa~C)

KIS Ratings (AAA~D))

NICE (AAA~D)

NICE (AAA~D)

Korea Ratings (AAA~D)

Korea Ratings (AAA~D)

KIS Ratings (AAA~D)

S&P (AAA~D)

KIS Ratings (AAA~D)

Korea Ratings (AAA~D)

NICE (AAA~D)

KIS Ratings (AAA~D)

Fitch Rating (AAA~D)

  

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Periodic evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Periodic evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Periodic evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

Case evaluation

 

e. Other Important Information

 

See our annual report for the BIS capital ratio and non-performing loans of our subsidiaries.

 

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III. Financial Information

 

1. Condensed Financial Statements (Non-consolidated)

 

(units: millions of Won)

 

Items


   2005 3Q

   2004

   2003

   2002

   2001

Cash and Due from Banks

   418,179    56,099    349,585    73,256    13,825

Securities

   10,947,829    9,436,976    7,007,222    6,062,119    5,016,864

Loans

   186,851    218,641    830,566    1,231,207    648,365

Fixed Assets

   176    282    293    374    651

Other Assets

   39,862    36,046    60,148    22,195    14,108

Total Assets

   11,592,897    9,748,044    8,247,814    7,389,151    5,693,813

Borrowings

   0    120,000    0    300,000    310,000

Debentures

   2,595,738    2,154,636    2,621,182    1,999,250    1,298,304

Other Liabilities

   10,347    25,355    28,737    25,772    8,162

Total Liabilities

   2,606,085    2,299,991    2,649,919    2,325,022    1,616,466

Common Stock

   4,030,077    3,982,278    3,877,525    3,839,074    3,637,293

Capital Surplus

   84,488    84,356    61,324    58,645    0

Retained Earnings

   3,704,558    2,328,854    1,282,866    1,145,518    558,501

Capital Adjustment

   1,167,690    1,052,565    376,180    20,892    -118,447

Total Stockholder’s Equity

   8,986,812    7,448,053    5,597,895    5,064,129    4,077,347

Operating Income*

   1,637,665    1,922,849    1,593,251    878,488    717,112

Operating Expenses *

   137,558    662,975    1,390,154    302,721    31,222

Operating Profit

   1,500,107    1,259,874    203,097    575,767    685,890

Ordinary Income

   1,500,034    1,261,925    202,565    589,214    685,885

Net profit

   1,500,034    1,261,925    202,565    589,214    684,102

 

* 1. Operating income and operating expenses are computed by the total amount of gain or loss from equity method in accordance with the Article 15 of the corporate accounting standard.

 

   2. The 2004 figures have been changed due to the changes in accounting standards.

 

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2. Condensed Financial Statements (Consolidated)

 

(units: millions of Won)

 

Items


   2004

   2003

   2002

   2001

Cash and Due from Banks

   6,850,115    6,471,855    6,568,852    6,432,890

Securities

   28,553,168    27,006,677    26,452,509    25,024,333

Loans

   91,768,615    86,077,297    73,604,113    59,876,198

Fixed Assets

   2,646,979    2,734,616    2,796,183    2,831,851

Other Assets

   6,811,684    6,477,274    5,421,877    5,920,545

Total Assets

   136,630,561    128,767,718    114,843,534    100,058,817

Deposits

   92,148,907    89,049,625    78,917,388    69,332,217

Borrowings

   13,285,773    12,813,104    13,839,614    13,742,572

Debentures

   13,687,295    12,195,159    10,792,932    5,491,533

Other Liabilities

   8,814,901    9,011,530    5,987,833    7,080,301

Total Liabilities

   127,936,876    123,069,418    109,528,767    95,646,623

Common Stock

   3,982,278    3,877,525    3,839,074    3,637,293

Consolidated Capital Surplus

   170,960    57,844    25,029    —  

Consolidated Retained Earnings

   2,363,713    1,152,053    1,151,113    558,852

Consolidated Capital Adjustment

   923,794    414,969    54,506    -116,546

Minority Interest

   1,252,940    195,909    245,045    359,595

Total Stockholder’s Equity

   8,693,685    5,698,300    5,314,767    4,439,194

Operating Income (1)

   13,359,215    10,403,445    9,623,990    10,159,156

Operating Expenses (2)

   12,191,952    10,060,210    8,908,732    9,847,439

Operating Profit

   1,167,263    343,235    715,258    311,717

Non-operating Income

   458,277    639,882    540,113    1,190,685

Non-operating Expenses

   390,804    752,055    800,487    937,984

Ordinary Income

   1,234,736    231,062    454,884    564,418

Aggregated Net Profit

   1,291,620    52,374    613,576    736,616

Consolidated Net Profit

   1,292,493    56,279    591,588    686,287

No. of Companies Consolidated

   24    15    17    17

 

(1) (2) Operating income and operating expenses are calculated from the total amount of gain or loss under the equity method in accordance with the Article 15 of the corporate accounting standard.

 

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3. Accounting Information

 

a. Loan Loss Reserves

 

  (1) Loan Loss Reserves for the past three years by classification

 

(units: millions of Won)

 

Period


   Item

   Total Credits

   Loan Loss Reserves

   Provisioning Ratio

 

2005 3Q

   Lendings    120,000    600    0.5 %
   Loans    67,790    339    0.5 %
   Total    187,790    939    0.5 %
    
  
  
  

2004

   Lendings    151,850    759    0.5 %
   Loans    67,890    339    0.5 %
   Total    219,740    1,098    0.5 %
    
  
  
  

2003

   Lendings    156,850    784    0.5 %
   Loans    677,890    3,390    0.5 %
   Total    834,740    4,174    0.5 %

 

  (2) Change in Loan Loss Reserves for the past three years

 

(units: millions of Won)

 

Item


   2005 3Q

    2004

    2003

1. Initial loan loss reserves balance

   1,098     4,174     147,381

2. Net credit costs

   0     0     127,551

1) Write-offs

   0     0     127,400

2) Recovery of written-off assets

   0     0     0

3) Other changes

   0     0     151

Recovery of credit costs

   (159 )   (3,076 )   15,656

Ending loan loss reserve balance

   939     1,098     4,174

 

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4. Notes on consolidated financial statement

 

  (1) Auditor’s opinion

 

Item


  

2004


  

2003


  

2002


  

2001


Auditor

   Deloitte HanaAnjin    Deloitte & Touche    Deloitte & Touche    Arthur Andersen

Auditor’s Opinion

   Unqualified Opinion    Unqualified Opinion    Unqualified Opinion    Unqualified Opinion

 

  (2) Companies included in the consolidated financial statement in the last three years

 

Year


  

Companies included


  

Newly included companies


  

Excluded companies


2004

  

Woori Finance Holdings and 24 companies

  

- Woori First Private Investment Company

 

- LG Investment & Securities

 

- LG Futures

 

- LG Investment Trust Management

 

- LG Investment & Securities Int’l Ltd.

 

- LG Investment & Securities (H.K.) Limited

 

- LG Investment & Securities America, Inc.

 

- LG Investments Holding B.V. (Amsterdam)GG

 

- High Technology Venture Investment

 

- Global Technology Investment

  

- Woori Credit Card

2003

  

Woori Finance Holdings and 15 companies

       

- Woori Merchant Bank

 

- Woori First SPC

2002

  

Woori Finance Holdings and 17 companies

  

- Woori F&I

 

- Woori 3rd SPC

    

 

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IV. Independent Auditor’s Opinion

 

1. Independent Auditor’s Opinion

 

a. Independent Auditor

 

2005 3Q


  

2004 3Q


  

2004 Dec. 31


  

2003 Dec. 31


Deloitte Anjin

   Deloitte & Touche    Deloitte HanaAnjin    Deloitte & Touche

 

2. Compensation to the Independent Auditor

 

a. Auditing Service

 

(units: millions of Won)

 

Year


  

Auditor


  

Activity


   Compensation

  

Accrued Time

(hr)


2005 3Q

   Deloitte HanaAnjin    Quarter, Half Year, Annual Interim Financial Statement (Consolidated, Non-consolidated)    320    4,750

2004

   Deloitte HanaAnjin    Quarter, Half Year, Annual Interim Financial Statement (Consolidated, Non-consolidated)    310    7,158

2003

   Deloitte Touche    Quarter, Half Year, Annual Interim Financial Statement (Consolidated, Non-consolidated)    283    6,751

 

(1) Compensation for 2005 3Q is on an yearly contract basis

 

(2) Accrued time for 2005 3Q is the actual amount of time spent until the 3rd quarter

 

b. Compensation for services other than the Audit

 

(units: thousands of dollars)

 

Year


  

Contract Date


  

Activity


  

Period


   Comp.

  

Note


2004

   2005.3.25    US GAAP Auditing    2004.12~2005.5    2,050    Deloitte HanaAnjin

2003

   2003.7.30    US GAAP Auditing    2003.8 ~2004.5    4,500    Deloitte Touche

2002

   2003.2.28    US GAAP Auditing    2002.12 ~2003.5    4,250    Deloitte Touche

 

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V. Corporate Governance and Affiliated Companies

 

1. Overview of the Corporate Governance

 

a. About the Board of Directors

 

  (1) Board of Directors

 

  A. Duties of Boards of Directors

 

  1. The Board of Directors shall consist of directors and shall determine the matters which are provided for as the authority of the Board of Directors under the relevant laws and regulations.

 

  2. The Board of Directors shall perform its duties set forth in the Rules for the Board of Directors for the purpose of enhancement of shareholders’ benefits.

 

  B. Information Regarding the Board of Directors

 

    The following information was stated in the notice to the shareholders of the annual general meeting and in the explanation of bill on March 10 and 11, 2005, respectively.

 

    Second Resolution: Appointment of Standing Director

 

Position


  

Name


  

Information


  

Relationship
with KDIC


  

Transaction
with WFG


Standing Director

  

Seung Hee Park

  

- Executive Director of KDIC

 

- Senior Managing Director at Woori Finance Holdings

  

N/A

  

N/A

 

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    Third Resolution: Appointment of Non-Standing Directors and Audit Committee Members

 

Position


  

Name


  

Information


  

Relationship
with KDIC


  

Transaction
with WFG


Non-standing Director and audit Committee   

Je-Hoon

Lee

  

- B.A. in Sociology, Seoul National University

 

- M.A. in Journalism, Seoul National University

 

- CEO & President of The Joongang Ilbo

 

- Currently President of Korea BBB Association

  

N/A

  

N/A

Non-standing Director and audit Committee   

Sung-Tae

Ro

  

- B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University

 

- Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University

 

- Chief Editor of The Korea Economic Daily

 

- Currently Dean of Business School at Myongji University

  

N/A

  

N/A

Non-standing Director and audit Committee   

Oh-Seok

Hyun

  

- B.A. in Business Administration, Seoul National University

 

- Ph.D. in Economics, University of Pennsylvania

 

- Former employee at Ministry of Finance and Economy

 

- Currently President of Trade Research Institute, Korea Int’l Trade Association

  

N/A

  

N/A

Non-standing Director and audit Committee   

Dosoung Choi

  

- B.A. in Business Administration, Seoul National University

 

- Ph.D. in Finance, Pennsylvania State University

 

- Chairman of Korean Securities Association

 

- Currently Professor of Finance at Seoul National University

  

N/A

  

N/A

Non-standing Director and audit Committee   

Chung-Sook Moon

  

- B.A. in Home Management, Sookmyung Women’s University

 

- Ph.D. in Consumer Economics, Kansas State University

 

- Currently Professor of Economics at Sookmyung Women’s University

  

N/A

  

N/A

Non-standing Director and audit Committee   

Sung-Hwan Bae

  

- Ph.D. in Business Administration at SungKyunKwan University

 

- Banking Supervisory Authority of the Bank of Korea

 

- Currently director at Korea Deposit Insurance Corp.

  

Employee

(Director)

  

N/A

Non-standing Director and audit Committee   

Woon-Youl Choi

  

- B.A. in Business Administration at Seoul National University

 

- Ph.D. in Finance at University of Georgia

 

- Member, Monetary Policy Committee

 

- Currently Professor of Business at Sogang University

  

N/A

  

N/A

 

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  C. Appointment of Non-standing Directors

 

Pursuant to Article 42 of the Articles of Association and Article 5 of the non-standing director candidate nomination committee regulations, a non-standing director is appointed through the recommendation by the non-standing director candidate nomination committee of the candidates and the a resolution at a shareholders’ meeting.

 

* Article 42 (Committee)

 

  1. We currently have the following management committees serving under the board of directors:

 

  (a) BOD Management Committee

 

  (b) Management Compensation Committee

 

  (c) Risk Management Committee

 

  (d) Executive Management Committee

 

  (e) Ethics Management Committee

 

  (f) Non-standing Director Candidate Nomination Committee

 

  (g) MOU Review Committee

 

  (h) Audit Committee

 

  D. Committees within Board of Directors

 

As of 2005.9.30

 

  1. BOD Management Committee

 

Name


  

Position


  

Notes


Young-Key Hwang

  

Chairman and CEO

   Chairman/CEO Young-Key Hwang heads the committee consisting of the heads of sub-committees. Non-standing directors must be more than 1/2 of the total committee members.

Je-Hoon Lee

  

Non-standing Director

  

Sung-Tae Ro

  

Non-standing Director

  

Woon-Youl Choi

  

Non-standing Director

  

Dosoung Choi

  

Non-standing Director

  

Chung-Sook Moon

  

Non-standing Director

  

 

LOGO Director Dosoung Choi resigned on April 7, 2005.

 

LOGO An audit committee member, Woon-Youl Choi, was appointed to the committee on April 20, 2005.

 

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  2. Management Compensation Committee

 

Name


  

Position


  

Notes


Je-Hoon Lee

   Non-standing Director    Non-standing director Je-Hoon Lee heads the committee consisting of 4 non-standing directors.

Woon-Youl Choi

   Non-standing Director   

Oh-Seok Hyun

   Non-standing Director   

Dosoung Choi

   Non-standing Director   

 

LOGO Non-standing director Woon-Youl Choi was newly appointed to the committee on March 28, 2005.

 

LOGO Directors Je-Hoon Lee, Oh-Seok Hyun and Dosoung Choi have been reappointed and Dosoung Choi resigned on April 7, 2005.

 

  3. Risk Management Committee

 

Name


  

Position


  

Notes


Young-Key Hwang

  

Chairman and CEO

  

The committee consists of the Chairman/CEO, CFO and no less than 3 non-standing directors.

Seung Hee Park

  

Senior managing director and CFO

  

Sung-Tae Ro

  

Non-standing Director

  

Woon-Youl Choi

  

Non-standing Director

  

Oh-Seok Hyun

  

Non-standing Director

  

Dosoung Choi

  

Non-standing Director

  

 

LOGO At the BOD meeting held on March 28, 2005, the regulations of the risk management committee have been revised, and the committee structure was adjusted.

 

LOGO Newly appointed standing director Seung Hee Park was appointed to the committee and directors Sung-Tae Ro and Oh-Seok Hyun have been reappointed on March 28, 2005.

 

LOGO Dosoung Choi resigned and Woon-Youl Choi was newly appointed on April 7, 2005.

 

  4. Audit Committee

 

Name


  

Position


  

Notes


Je-Hoon Lee

  

Non-standing Director

    

Sung-Tae Ro

  

Non-standing Director

    

Oh-Seok Hyun

  

Non-standing Director

    

Dosoung Choi

  

Non-standing Director

    

Chung-Sook Moon

  

Non-standing Director

    

Sung-Hwan Bae

  

Non-standing Director

    

Woon-Youl Choi

  

Non-standing Director

    

 

LOGO Director Woon-Youl Choi was appointed to the committee on March 28, 2005.

 

LOGO Director Dosoung Choi resigned on April 7, 2005.

 

  5. Executive Management Committee

 

Name


  

Position


  

Notes


Young-Key Hwang

   Chairman and CEO    Chairman/CEO Young-Key Hwang heads the committee consisting of all executive directors.

Jong-Wook Kim

   Vice Chairman   

Seung Hee Park

   Senior managing director and CFO   

 

LOGO Newly appointed standing director Seung Hee Park was appointed to the committee on March 28, 2005.

 

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  6. Ethics Management Committee

 

Name


  

Position


  

Notes


Young-Key Hwang

 

   Chairman and CEO   

Non-standing director Chung-Sook Moon heads the

committee consisting of all executive directors and no

less than 2 non-standing directors.

Jong-Wook Kim

 

   Vice Chairman   
Seung Hee Park   

Senior managing director

and CFO

 

  

Je-Hoon Lee

 

   Non-standing Director   

Oh-Seok Hyun

 

   Non-standing Director   
Chung-Sook Moon    Non-standing Director   

 

LOGO Newly appointed standing director Seung Hee Park was appointed to the committee and directors Je-Hoon Lee, Oh-Seok Hyun and Chung-Sook Moon have been reappointed on March 28, 2005.

 

  7. Non-standing Director Candidate Nomination Committee

 

Name


  

Position


  

Notes


Young-Key Hwang   

Chairman and CEO

 

  

Non-standing director Sung-Tae Ro heads the

committee consisting of the Chairman/CEO and no

less than 3 non-standing directors.

Je-Hoon Lee   

Non-standing Director

 

  
Sung-Tae Ro   

Non-standing Director

 

  
Woon-Youl Choi    Non-standing Director   

 

LOGO Newly appointed non-standing director Woon-Youl Choi was appointed to the committee and directors Je-Hoon Lee and Sung-Tae Ro were reappointed on March 28, 2005.

 

  8. MOU Review Committee

 

Name


  

Position


  

Notes


Young-Key Hwang

 

   Chairman and CEO   

Chairman/CEO Young-Key Hwang heads the

committee consisting of the entire board of directors.

Jong-Wook Kim

 

   Vice Chairman   

Seung Hee Park

 

  

Senior Managing director

and CFO

  

Je-Hoon Lee

 

   Non-standing Director   

Sung-Tae Ro

 

   Non-standing Director   

Woon-Youl Choi

 

   Non-standing Director   

Oh-Seok Hyun

 

   Non-standing Director   

Dosoung Choi

 

   Non-standing Director   

Chung-Sook Moon

 

   Non-standing Director   
Sung-Hwan Bae    Non-standing Director   

 

LOGO Non-standing directors Woon-Youl Choi and Seung Hee Park have been newly appointed to the committee on March 28, 2005.

 

LOGO Director Dosoung Choi resigned on April 7, 2005.

 

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  E. Stock Options

 

 

As of 2005.9.30

                       (units: Won, thousands of shares)

Grantee


  

Relationship


   Grant date

  

Type of

stock


   No. of granted
options


  

Exercised

options


  

Cancelled

options


  

Exercisable

options


  

Closing

price


Byung Chul Yoon

   Standing director    2002.12.04    Common    100    —      —      100    8,530

Kwang Woo Chun

   Standing director    2002.12.04    Common    80    —      —      80    8,530

Euoo Sung Min

   Standing director    2002.12.04    Common    80    —      80    —      8,530

Hwan Kyu Park

   Non-standing dir.    2002.12.04    Common    40    —      —      40    8,530

Ki Chul Han

   Non-standing dir.    2002.12.04    Common    30    —      —      30    8,530

Tae Ho Sohn

   Non-standing dir.    2002.12.04    Common    30    —      —      30    8,530

Won Gihl Sohn

   Non-standing dir.    2002.12.04    Common    30    —      —      30    8,530

Nam Hong Cho

   Standing director    2002.12.04    Common    10    —      —      10    8,530

Sang Chul Lee

   Standing director)    2002.12.04    Common    10    —      —      10    8,530

Jae Woong Lee

   Standing director    2002.12.04    Common    10    —      —      10    8,530

Gae Min Lee

   Standing director    2002.12.04    Common    10    —      —      10    8,530

Kwang Sun Chung

   Standing director    2002.12.04    Common    10    —      —      10    8,530

Hae-Seok Suh

   Standing director    2002.12.04    Common    10    —      —      10    8,530

Duk Hoon Lee

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    80    —      —      80    8,530

Jong Wook Kiim

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    45    —      —      45    8,530

Jin Kyu Park

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    45    —      —      45    8,530

Jong Ku Min

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    30    —      —      30    8,530

Jong Hwee Lee

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    30    —      —      30    8,530

Dong Myun Suh

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    30    —      —      30    8,530

Ki Shin Kim

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    30    —      —      30    8,530

Young Seok Kim

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    30    —      —      30    8,530

Byung Kil Choi

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    30    —      —      30    8,530

 

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Grantee


  

Relationship


   Grant date

  

Type of

stock


   No. of granted
options


  

Exercised

options


  

Cancelled

options


  

Exercisable

options


  

Closing

Price


Young Ho Park

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    30    —           30    8,530

Tae Woong Chung

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    30    —           30    8,530

Dong Chan Bae

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    30    —           30    8,530

Dae Hwan Kim

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    10    —           10    8,530

Young Ha Kim

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    10    —           10    8,530

Young Yong Kim

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    10    —           10    8,530

Taik Su Han

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    10    —           10    8,530

Sang Im Park

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    10    —           10    8,530

Joon Ho Hahm

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    10    —           10    8,530

Joon Ho Lee

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    30    —           30    8,530

Joo Sun Yeom

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    20    —           20    8,530

Ga Seok Chae

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    20    —           20    8,530

Sung Wook Park

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    5    —           5    8,530

Ki Seok Kim

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    5    —           5    8,530

Jae Ki Hong

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    5    —           5    8,530

Sam Su Pyo

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    40    —           40    8,530

Jung Rak Chun

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    30    —      30    —      8,530

Won Chul Hwang

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    20    —           20    8,530

Jong Hwee Kim

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    15    —      —      15    8,530

Sung Hoo Kwak

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    15    —      15    —      8,530

Seok Hwan Lee

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    15    —           15    8,530

Seok Hee Hwang

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    40    —      40    —      8,530

Choong Wan Lee

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    35    —      35    —      8,530

Ki Sang Chung

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    30    —      30    —      8,530

 

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Grantee


  

Relationship


   Grant date

  

Type of

stock


   No. of
granted
options


  

Exercised

options


  

Cancelled

options


  

Exercisable

options


  

Closing

Price


Ki Joong Kim

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    15    —      15    —      8,530

Kwang Suh Koo

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    15    —      15    —      8,530

In Kee Baek

   Director of related company    2002.12.04         30              30    8,530

Seung Yang Han

   Director of related company    2002.12.04         15         15    —      8,530

Keun Soo Yook

   Director of related company    2002.12.04         15         15    —      8,530

Ki Jong Chung

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    5    —           5    8,530

Hun II Nam

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    30    —           30    8,530

Young Soo Kim

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    30    —           30    8,530

Jin Ho Yoon

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    20    —           20    8,530

Seok Koo Yoon

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    15    —           15    8,530

Ji Yeon Joo

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    15    —           15    8,530

Ho Hyun Lee

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    20    —           20    8,530

Chan Kook Chung

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    15    —           15    8,530

Duk Yoon Kim

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    15    —           15    8,530

Young Wook Kim

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    15    —           15    8,530

Dae Kyu Ko

   Director of related company    2002.12.04    Common    15    —           15    8,530

Total

   —      —      —      1,560    —      300    1,260    —  

 

  1. Methods of compensation: Issuance of new shares; provision of treasury shares, cash payment or provision of treasury shares for the difference between exercise price and market price.

 

  2. Exercise period: December 5, 2005 ~ December 4, 2008.

 

  3. Exercise Price: 60% of granted = {6,800*(1+Rate of return of the banking industry index)}Won 40% of granted = 6,800 Won.

 

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2. Related Companies

 

LOGO

 

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3. Investments in Other Companies

 

As of 2005.9.30

  (units: thousands of shares, millions of Won)

 

Type


  

Name


   Beginning Balance

   Changes

   Ending Bal.

   Latest Net
Income *


      Quantity

   Share

   Cost

   Quantity

   Cost

   Quantity

   Share

   Cost

  

D

O

M

E

S

T

I

C

   Woori Bank    635,957    100.0    7,589,957    —      1,479,392    635,957    100.0    9,069,349    1,996,694
   Kwangju Bank    34,080    99.9    420,595    —      44,100    34,080    99.9    464,695    72,270
   Kyongnam Bank    51,800    99.9    608,802    —      77,612    51,800    99.9    686,414    109,235
   Woori
Inv. Trust Mgmt.
   6,000    100.0    35,076    -6,000    -35,076    —      —      —      —  
   Woori Securities    32,956    100.0    361,500    -32,956    -361,500    —      —      —      2,369
   Woori Finance Info Sys.    900    100.0    7,613    —      5,148    900    100.0    12,761    400
   Woori F&I    2,000    100.0    58,231    —      38,665    2,000    100.0    96,896    20,075
   Woori 2nd SPC    2    95.0    —      -2    —      —      —      —      8,097
   Woori 3rd SPC    2    100.0    —      —      —      2    100.0    —      7,790
   Woori Investment & Securities (Formerly LGIS)    32,877    23.16    355,201    13,447    202,776    46,324    30.00    557,977    4,240
  

Woori Asset Management

(Formerly LGITM)

   —      —      —      6,662    59,738    6,662    100.0    59,738    5,097

Foreign

   —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —  

Total

   796,574    —      9,436,975    -18,849    1,510,855    777,725    —      10,947,830    2,221,716

 

1. The changes in the quantity and cost are calculated from the increase or decrease under the equity method.

 

2. The invested shares of Woori Securities have been absorbed into Woori Investment & Securities after Woori Investment & Securities (Formerly known as LG Investment & Securities) and Woori Securities merged.

 

3. The invested shares of Woori Securities have been absorbed into Woori Asset Management after Woori Asset Management (Formerly known as LG Investment Trust Management) and Woori Investment Trust Management merged.

 

4. The latest net income date is December 2004, except for Woori Asset Management, Woori Securities and Woori Investment & Securities for whose latest net income date is March 2004.

 

5. Due to change in accounting standards, the beginning balance has been adjusted.

 

6. Woori 2nd SPC was dissolved on Aug. 3, 2005.

 

7. Due to the capital reduction of Woori Asset Management on September 5, 2005, Woori Finance Holdings’ shares decreased from 9,210,000 to 6,662,000.

 

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VI. Stock Information

 

1. Stock Distribution

 

a. Stock Information of Major Shareholders and Related Parties

 

As of 2005.9.30

  (units: shares, %)

 

Name


  

Relation


  

Type


   Shares Held

   Reasons
Behind
Change


         Beginning balance

   (+)

   (-)

   Ending balance

  
         Stock

   Share

  
  
   Stock

   Share

  

KDIC

   Major S/H    Common    628,458,609    78.91    —      —      628,458,609    77.97     

Total

   Common    628,458,609    78.91    —      —      628,458,609    77.97     
   Preferred              —      —      0    0   
   Total    628,458,609    78.91    —      —      628,458,609    77.97   

 

Major Shareholder: KDIC

 

b. Share Ownership of more than 5%

 

As of 2005.9.30

  (units: shares, %)

 

No.


  

Name


   Common Stock

   Preferred Stock

   Total

      No. of shares

   %

   No. of
shares


   %

   No. of shares

   %

1

   KDIC    628,458,609    77.97              628,458,609    77.97

Total

   628,458,609    77.97              628,458,609    77.97

 

c. Shareholder Distribution

 

As of 2004.12.31

 

Items


   Shareholder
number


   Ratio

   Number of
shares


   Ratio

Total Minority Shareholders

   28,780    99.99    145,997,551    18.33

Minority Shareholders (Companies)

   652    2.27    116,583,764    14.64

Minority Shareholders

(Individual)

   28,128    97.72    29,413,787    3.69

Major Shareholders

   1    0.00    628,458,609    78.91

Main Shareholders

   2    0.01    21,997,510    2.76

Total Other

Shareholders

   2    0.01    21,997,510    2.76

Others Shareholders

(Companies)

   —      —      —      —  

Others Shareholders

(Individual)

   1    0.00    1,888    0.00

Total

   28,784    100.00    796,455,558    100.0

 

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2. Stock Price and Stock Market Performance for the Past Six Months

 

a. Domestic Stock Market

 

(units: Won, shares)

 

Period


   April

   May

   June

   July

   August

   September

     High    10,250    9,520    10,300    12,650    13,350    15,950
   Low    9,110    8,970    9,350    10,150    11,750    12,300

Monthly Trade

Volume

   34,283,368    21,450,799    27,294,972    41,707,871    57,359,505    54,644,159

 

b. Foreign Stock Market (NYSE)

 

(units: US Dollars, shares)

 

Period


   April

   May

   June

   July

   August

   September

ADR

   High    30.30    29.40    30.10    37.17    40.50    46.85
   Low    27.85    27.75    28.27    29.00    33.78    35.85

Monthly Trade

Volume

   14,300    54,300    26,500    24,000    86,300    71,400

 

* The ADR exchange ratio is 3 shares of Common Stock per one ADS.

 

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VII. Directors and Employee Information

 

1. Directors

 

Position


  

Name


  

Common Stocks

Owned


Chairman

   Registered    Young-Key Hwang     

Vice Chairman

   Registered    Jong-Wook Kim     

Senior Managing Director and CFO

   Registered    Seung Hee Park     

Managing Director

   Non-Registered    Jin-Hyung Ju     

Non-standing Director

   Registered    Je-Hoon Lee     

Non-standing Director

   Registered    Sung-Tae Ro     

Non-standing Director

   Registered    Woon-Youl Choi     

Non-standing Director

   Registered    Oh-Seok Hyun     

Non-standing Director

   Registered    Chung-Sook Moon     

Non-standing Director

   Registered    Sung-Hwan Bae     

 

LOGO Director Suk-Jean Kang resigned on March 17, 2005.

 

LOGO Woon-Youl Choi was newly appointed on March 28, 2005.

 

LOGO Director Dosoung Choi resigned on April 7, 2005.

 

2. Employee Status

 

(units: years, thousands of Won)

 

Items


   Staff

  

Average

Tenure

Years


   Quarterly
Compensation


  

Average
Compensation

Per Person


   Note

   Admin.

   Manu.

   Misc.

   Total

           

Male

   48    —      1    49    4    3,399,528    69,378     

Female

   5    —      12    17    4    488,754    28,750     

Total

   53    —      13    66    4    3,888,282    58,913     

 

3. Labor Union Membership

 

Items


  

Details


   Remarks

Total Membership Base

   Deputy Director and below     

Actual Members

   22     

Full-time Members

   —       

Associated Labor Union Group

   —       

Miscellaneous

   —       

 

4. Number of professional personnel

 

Items


   Number

  

Responsibilities


   Remarks

Lawyer

   1    Legal advisory     

CPA

   4   

Financial accounting, Financial Planning,

Business Planning

    

Ph.D in Law/Finance/Accounting

   2    Research     

 

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VIII. Related Party Transactions

 

1. Transactions with Affiliated Parties

 

a. Transactions of Provisional Payments and Loans (including secured loans)

 

(units: millions of Won)

 

Name


  

Relation


  

Item


   Changes

  

Notes


         Beg.

   +

   -

   End

  

Woori 2nd SPC

   subsidiary    Other loan    100         100    0   

Full

redemption on

April 27, 2005

Woori 3rd SPC

   subsidiary    Other loan    17,790              17,790     

Kwangju Bank

   subsidiary    Other loan    50,000              50,000     

Woori Finance Info. Sys

   subsidiary    Other loan    30,000              30,000     

Woori F&I

   subsidiary    Other loan    121,850         31,850    90,000   

Partial

redemption on

February 28,

May 2, and

August 31,

2005

Total

        219,740         31,950    187,790     

 

* Woori 2nd SPC was dissolved on Aug. 3, 2005

 

b. Payment Transactions

 

(units: millions of Won)

 

Name


  

Relation


  

Transactions of Payments


     

Item


   Transactions

   Notes

         Beginning

   Increase

   Decrease

   Ending

  

Woori Securities

   Subsidiary    Common stock    32,956,413         32,956,413    0    (1)

Woori Investment & Securities

(Formerly known as LG Investment & Securities)

   Subsidiary    Common Stock    32,877,487    13,447,494         46,324,981    (2)

Woori Investment Trust Management

(Formerly known as LG Investment Trust Mgmt.)

   Subsidiary    Common Stock    6,000,000         6,000,000    0    (3)

Woori Asset Management

(Formerly known as LG Investment Trust Management)

   Subsidiary    Common Stock    0    9,210,000    2,548,000    6,662,000    (4)

Woori Second Asset Securitization Specialty

   Subsidiary    Invested Shares    1,900,000         1,900,000    0    (5)

Total

   73,733,900    22,657,494    43,404,413    52,986,981     

 

(1) On January 7, 2005, 14,000,000 shares of Woori Securities have been cancelled, and the remaining shares have been absorbed into Woori Investment & Securities following the merger.

 

(2) Due to the merger with Woori Securities, 12,397,494 shares were newly issued by Woori Investment & Securities in exchange for shares in Woori Securities. Additional 1,050,000 shares have been acquired from the market from April 8, 2005 to April 12, 2005.

 

(3) Following the merger into Woori Asset Management, the remaining shares have been absorbed into Woori Asset Management on May 31, 2005.

 

(4) On May 6, 2005, Woori Finance Holdings acquired 5,400,000 shares (90%) of LG Investment Trust Management from Woori Investment & Securities , and LGITM was upgraded to a first tier subsidiary. The name was changed to Woori Asset Management on June 2, 2005. An additional 3,810,000 shares have been acquired after the merger in May 31, 2005, and through capital reduction on September 5, 2005, number of shares decreased to 2,548,000.

 

(5) Woori 2nd SPC was dissolved on August 3, 2005.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Independent Accountants’ Review Report

 

English Translation of a Report Originally Issued in Korean

 

To Shareholders and the Board of Directors of

Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.:

 

We have reviewed the accompanying non-consolidated balance sheet of Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2005 and the related non-consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, all expressed in Korean won. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to issue a report on these financial statements based on our reviews.

 

We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards for review of interim financial statements in the Republic of Korea. Those standards require that we plan and perform the review to obtain moderate assurance as to whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. A review is limited primarily to inquiries of company personnel and analytical procedures applied to financial data, and this provides less assurance than an audit. We have not performed an audit and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

 

Based on our reviews, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the financial statements referred to above are not presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with financial accounting standards in the Republic of Korea (see Note 2).

 

We have previously audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of Korea, the non-consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2004 and the related non-consolidated statements of income, appropriations of retained earnings and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein) and in our report dated February 25, 2005, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those non-consolidated financial statements. The accompanying balance sheet as of December 31, 2004, which is comparatively presented, does not differ in material respects from such audited non-consolidated balance sheet, except for what is explained in Note 2.

 

Our reviews also comprehended the translation of the Korean won amounts into U.S. dollar amounts and nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that such translation has not been made in conformity with the basis stated in Note 2. Such U.S. dollar amounts are presented solely for the convenience of readers outside of Korea.

 

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Without affecting our conclusion, we draw attention to the following:

 

As explained in Note 1 to the non-consolidated financial statements, LG Investment Securities Co., Ltd. (“LG Securities”), a subsidiary of the Company, merged with Woori Securities Co., Ltd. (“Woori Securities”), also a subsidiary of the Company, on March 31, 2005 and changed its name to Woori Investment Securities Co., Ltd. (“Woori Investment Securities”). Woori Investment Securities took over substantially all assets and liabilities of Woori Securities by exchanging one common share of Woori Securities with 0.654 share of Woori Investment Securities. The number of issued common shares and contributed capital of Woori Investment Securities increased from 122.1 million and (Won)625.5 billion to 134.5 million and (Won)687.4 billion as of March 31, 2005. As a result of this merger, the Company’s ownership percentage in Woori Investment Securities increased from 26.92% to 33.66%.

 

As explained in Note 1 to the non-consolidated financial statements, the Company purchased 90% ownership interest of LG Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. (“LG Investment Trust Management”) from Woori Investment Securities on May 6, 2005. Subsequently, LG Investment Trust Management merged with Woori Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. (“Woori Investment Trust Management”), also a subsidiary of the Company, on May 31, 2005 and changed its name to Woori Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“Woori Asset Management”). Woori Asset Management took over substantially all assets and liabilities of Woori Investment Trust Management by exchanging one common share of Woori Investment Trust Management with 0.635 share of Woori Asset Management. The number of issued common shares and contributed capital of Woori Asset Management increased from 6 million and (Won)30.0 billion to 9.8 million and (Won)49.1 billion as of May 31, 2005. Subsequently, Woori Asset Management purchased 600,000 shares of its treasury stock and extinguished them, and on September 5, 2005, reduced its 2,548,000 common shares by cash distribution at (Won)8,600 per share. As of September 30, 2005, the number of issued and outstanding common shares and contributed capital of Woori Asset Management are 6.7 million and (Won)33.3 billion, which the Company wholly owns.

 

As explained in Note 20 to the non-consolidated financial statements, the Company’s receivables from its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 are (Won)620.1 billion and (Won)288.8 billion, respectively, and payables to its subsidiaries are (Won)0.6 billion and (Won)16.0 billion, respectively. In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, revenues from transactions with its subsidiaries are (Won)12.3 billion and (Won)25.0 billion, respectively, and expenses are (Won)5.6 billion and (Won)15.8 billion, respectively.

 

Accounting principles and review standards and their application in practice vary among countries.

 

The accompanying non-consolidated financial statements are not intended to present the financial position, results of operations or cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in countries other than the Republic of Korea. In addition, the procedures and practices utilized in the Republic of Korea to review such financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries. Accordingly, this report and the accompanying financial statements are for use by those knowledgeable about Korean accounting procedures and review standards and their application in practice.

 

November 11, 2005

 

Notice to Readers

 

This report is effective as of November 11, 2005, the accountants’ review report date. Certain subsequent events or circumstances may have occurred between the accountants’ review report date and the time the accountants’ review report is read. Such events or circumstances could significantly affect the accompanying financial statements and may result in modifications to the accountants’ review report.

 

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WOORI FINANCE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

NON-CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AND DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

     Korean won

  

Translation into

U.S. dollars (Note 2)


     2005

   2004

   2005

   2004

     (In millions)    (In thousands)

ASSETS

                           

Cash and bank deposits (Notes 16, 18 and 20)

   (Won) 418,178    (Won) 56,099    US$ 402,869    US$ 54,045

Investment securities accounted for using the equity method of accounting (Notes 3 and 18)

     10,947,830      9,436,975      10,547,042      9,091,498

Loans, net of allowance for possible loan losses (Notes 4, 5, 18 and 20)

     186,851      218,641      180,011      210,637

Fixed and intangible assets (Note 6)

     177      282      170      272

Other assets (Notes 5, 7 and 20)

     39,861      36,047      38,402      34,727
    

  

  

  

     (Won) 11,592,897    (Won) 9,748,044    US$ 11,168,494    US$ 9,391,179
    

  

  

  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                           

LIABILITIES

                           

Borrowings (Note 8)

   (Won) —      (Won) 120,000    US$ —      US$ 115,607

Debentures, net of discounts and added accrued interest and redemption premium (Notes 9, 10 and 18)

     2,595,738      2,154,637      2,500,711      2,075,758

Other liabilities (Notes 10, 12 and 20)

     10,347      25,355      9,968      24,427
    

  

  

  

       2,606,085      2,299,992      2,510,679      2,215,792
    

  

  

  

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                           

Common stock (Note 13)

     4,030,077      3,982,278      3,882,540      3,836,491

Capital surplus (Note 13)

     84,488      84,356      81,395      81,268

Retained earnings (Notes 3 and 13):

                           

Legal reserve

     208,427      79,178      200,797      76,279

Voluntary reserve

     2,030,000      1,120,000      1,955,684      1,078,998

Retained earnings before appropriations
(Net income of (Won) 1,384,145 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and (Won) 1,261,925 million for the year ended December 31, 2004)

     1,466,131      1,129,675      1,412,457      1,088,319
    

  

  

  

       3,704,558      2,328,853      3,568,938      2,243,596

Capital adjustments (Notes 3, 13 and 14)

     1,167,689      1,052,565      1,124,942      1,014,032
    

  

  

  

       8,986,812      7,448,052      8,657,815      7,175,387
    

  

  

  

     (Won) 11,592,897    (Won) 9,748,044    US$ 11,168,494    US$ 9,391,179
    

  

  

  

 

See accompanying notes to non-consolidated financial statements.

 

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WOORI FINANCE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

 

    Korean won

  Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)

    2005

  2004

  2005

  2004

    Three months

  Nine months

  Three months

  Nine months

  Three months

  Nine months

  Three months

  Nine months

    (In millions, except for income per share data)   (In thousands, except for income per share data)

OPERATING REVENUE

                                               

Gain on valuation using the equity method of accounting (Notes 3 and 19)

  (Won) 709,008   (Won) 1,625,248   (Won) 293,626   (Won) 1,008,139   US$ 683,052   US$ 1,565,750   US$ 282,877   US$ 971,232

Interest income (Note 20)

    4,384     12,266     7,426     25,053     4,223     11,817     7,154     24,136

Gain on valuation of swap contracts

    —       —       1,091     —       —       —       1,051     —  

Gain on foreign currency transactions

    —       —       —       2,884     —       —       —       2,778

Gain on foreign currency translation

    —       —       1,143     12,183     —       —       1,101     11,737

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

    87     151     —       3,141     84     145     —       3,026
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      713,479     1,637,665     303,286     1,051,400     687,359     1,577,712     292,183     1,012,909
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

                                               

Loss on valuation using the equity method of accounting (Notes 3 and 19)

    391     27,433     940     468,996     377     26,429     906     451,826

Interest expense

    29,631     86,456     37,771     112,253     28,546     83,291     36,388     108,144

Loss on valuation of swap contracts
(Notes 9 and 20)

    —       91     —       12,440     —       87     —       11,985

Loss on foreign currency transactions

    —       1     —       —       —       1     —       —  

Provision for possible loan losses

    —       —       3     —       —       —       3     —  

Fees and commissions (Note 20)

    2,756     5,417     2,093     5,073     2,655     5,219     2,016     4,887

General and administrative (Notes 17 and 20)

    7,165     18,161     4,299     14,124     6,903     17,496     4,142     13,607
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      39,943     137,559     45,106     612,886     38,481     132,523     43,455     590,449
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING INCOME

    673,536     1,500,106     258,180     438,514     648,878     1,445,189     248,728     422,460

NON-OPERATING INCOME

    10     307     1,522     1,724     10     295     1,466     1,661

NON-OPERATING EXPENSES

    367     379     20     81     353     365     19     78
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX

    673,179     1,500,034     259,682     440,157     648,535     1,445,119     250,175     424,043
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Note 15)

    —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME

  (Won) 673,179   (Won) 1,500,034   (Won) 259,682   (Won) 440,157   US$ 648,535   US$ 1,445,119   US$ 250,175   US$ 424,043
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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WOORI FINANCE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (CONTINUED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

 

    Korean won

  Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)

    2005

  2004

  2005

  2004

    Three months

  Nine months

  Three months

  Nine months

  Three months

  Nine months

  Three months

  Nine months

    (In millions, except for income per common share data)   (In thousands, except for income per common share data)

BASIC ORDINARY INCOME PER COMMON SHARE (Note 21)

  (Won) 835   (Won) 1,866   (Won) 331   (Won) 565   US$ 0.67   US$ 1.66   US$ 0.32   US$ 0.54
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE (Note 21)

  (Won) 835   (Won) 1,866   (Won) 331   (Won) 565   US$ 0.67   US$ 1.66   US$ 0.32   US$ 0.54
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DILUTED ORDINARY INCOME PER COMMON SHARE (Note 21)

  (Won) 835   (Won) 1,861   (Won) 324   (Won) 558   US$ 0.67   US$ 1.65   US$ 0.31   US$ 0.54
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DILUTED NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE (Note 21)

  (Won) 835   (Won) 1,861   (Won) 324   (Won) 558   US$ 0.67   US$ 1.65   US$ 0.31   US$ 0.54
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to non-consolidated financial statements.

 

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WOORI FINANCE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

 

    Korean won

    Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)

 
    2005

    2004

    2005

    2004

 
    Three months

    Nine months

    Three months

    Nine months

    Three months

    Nine months

    Three months

    Nine months

 
    (In millions)     (In thousands)  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                                                               

Net income

  (Won) 673,179     (Won) 1,500,034     (Won) 259,682     (Won) 440,157     US$ 648,535     US$ 1,445,119     US$ 250,175     US$ 424,043  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

                                                               

Loss on valuation using the equity method of accounting

    391       27,433       940       468,996       377       26,429       906       451,826  

Interest expense (amortization of discounts on debentures)

    442       1,527       2,796       8,806       425       1,471       2,693       8,484  

Provision for possible loan losses

    —         —         3       —         —         —         3       —    

Loss on valuation of swap contracts

    —         91       —         12,440       —         87       —         11,985  

Provision for severance benefits

    57       618       38       63       55       595       37       61  

Depreciation

    23       92       39       125       22       89       37       120  

Amortization on intangible assets

    5       15       5       14       5       14       5       13  

Stock compensation

    —         —         114       343       —         —         110       330  

Other operating expenses

    —         —         —         8       —         —         —         8  

Gain on valuation using the equity method of accounting

    (709,008 )     (1,625,248 )     (293,626 )     (1,008,139 )     (683,052 )     (1,565,750 )     (282,877 )     (971,232 )

Interest income

    (567 )     (1,683 )     (567 )     (1,689 )     (546 )     (1,621 )     (546 )     (1,627 )

Gain on valuation of swap contracts

    —         —         (1,091 )     —         —         —         (1,051 )     —    

Gain on foreign currency translation

    —         —         (1,143 )     (12,183 )     —         —         (1,101 )     (11,737 )

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

    (87 )     (151 )     —         (3,141 )     (84 )     (145 )     —         (3,026 )

Gain on disposal of tangible assets

    —         —         (2 )     (15 )     —         —         (2 )     (14 )

Other non-operating income

    —         (39 )     —         (11 )     —         (37 )     —         (11 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


      (708,744 )     (1,597,345 )     (292,494 )     (534,383 )     (682,798 )     (1,538,868 )     (281,786 )     (514,820 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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WOORI FINANCE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

 

    Korean won

    Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)

 
    2005

    2004

    2005

    2004

 
    Three months

    Nine months

    Three months

    Nine months

    Three months

    Nine months

    Three months

    Nine months

 
    (In millions)     (In thousands)  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                                                               

Decrease (increase) in other receivable

  (Won) —       (Won) 451     (Won) (2 )   (Won) 128     US$ —       US$ 434     US$ (2 )   US$ 123  

Decrease (increase) in accrued income

    (155 )     (73 )     218       27,983       (149 )     (70 )     210       26,958  

Decrease in currency swap contracts

    —         —         —         16,463       —         —         —         15,860  

Decrease (increase) in advanced payments

    9       82       (29,775 )     (29,794 )     9       79       (28,685 )     (28,703 )

Decrease in prepaid expenses

    116       546       185       466       112       526       178       449  

Decrease (increase) in prepaid income tax

    (49 )     5,243       (82 )     1,247       (47 )     5,051       (79 )     1,201  

Retirement benefits payment

    (104 )     (118 )     (37 )     (567 )     (100 )     (114 )     (36 )     (546 )

Decrease in retirement insurance

    75       88       11       448       72       85       11       432  

Increase (decrease) in other payables

    (790 )     159       (1,308 )     (404 )     (761 )     153       (1,260 )     (389 )

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses

    283       (1,572 )     366       280       272       (1,514 )     353       270  

Decrease in withholdings

    (277 )     (214 )     (27 )     (100 )     (267 )     (206 )     (26 )     (96 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


      (892 )     4,592       (30,451 )     16,150       (859 )     4,424       (29,336 )     15,559  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash used in operating activities

    (36,457 )     (92,719 )     (63,263 )     (78,076 )     (35,122 )     (89,325 )     (60,947 )     (75,218 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                                                               

Dividend received

    1,486       72,541       400,017       673,711       1,432       69,885       385,373       649,047  

Reduction of capital of a subsidiary

    21,938       175,938       —         —         21,135       169,497       —         —    

Collection of loans

    18,000       31,850       —         1,850       17,341       30,684       —         1,782  

Collection of other loans

    —         100       —         600,000       —         97       —         578,035  

Proceeds from disposition of tangible assets

    —         —         4       52       —         —         4       50  

Acquisition of investment securities

    —         (84,141 )     —         (800,000 )     —         (81,061 )     —         (770,713 )

 

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WOORI FINANCE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

 

    Korean won

    Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)

 
    2005

    2004

    2005

    2004

 
    Three months

    Nine months

    Three months

    Nine months

    Three months

    Nine months

    Three months

    Nine months

 
    (In millions)     (In thousands)  

Acquisition of tangible assets

  (Won) —       (Won) (1 )   (Won) (2 )   (Won) (179 )   US$ —       US$ (1 )   US$ (2 )   US$ (172 )

Acquisition of intangible assets

    (1 )     (1 )     (2 )     (13 )     (1 )     (1 )     (2 )     (13 )

Increase in guarantee deposits

    —         —         (333 )     (333 )     —         —         (321 )     (321 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by investing activities

    41,423       196,286       399,684       475,088       39,907       189,100       385,052       457,695  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                                                               

Proceeds from borrowings

    —         —         —         120,000       —         —         —         115,607  

Proceeds from debentures in local currency

    349,418       598,690       329,330       698,255       336,626       576,773       317,273       672,693  

Repayment of borrowings

    —         (120,000 )     (100,000 )     —         —         (115,607 )     (96,339 )     —    

Repayment of debentures in local currency

    (100,000 )     (100,000 )     (300,000 )     (600,000 )     (96,339 )     (96,339 )     (289,017 )     (578,035 )

Repayment of debentures in foreign currencies

    —         —         —         (167,940 )     —         —         —         (161,792 )

Expense of issuing new shares

    —         (709 )     —         (16 )     —         (683 )     —         (15 )

Payment of dividends

    —         (119,468 )     —         (77,550 )     —         (115,094 )     —         (74,711 )

Acquisition of treasury stock

    —         —         (18 )     (18 )     —         —         (17 )     (17 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    249,418       258,513       (70,688 )     (27,269 )     240,287       249,050       (68,100 )     (26,270 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


NET INCREASE IN CASH AND BANK DEPOSITS

    254,384       362,080       265,733       369,743       245,072       348,825       256,005       356,207  

CASH AND BANK DEPOSITS, BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD

    163,795       56,099       453,595       349,585       157,798       54,045       436,989       336,787  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


CASH AND BANK DEPOSITS, END OF THE PERIOD

  (Won) 418,179     (Won) 418,179     (Won) 719,328     (Won) 719,328     US$ 402,870     US$ 402,870     US$ 692,994     US$ 692,994  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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WOORI FINANCE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

 

1. GENERAL

 

(1) Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) was incorporated on March 27, 2001, to engage in the business of managing the financial institutions, Woori Bank (formerly Hanvit Bank), Kyongnam Bank, Kwangju Bank, Woori Credit Card Co., Ltd. (formerly Peace Bank of Korea and merged into Woori Bank on March 31, 2004) and Woori Investment Bank (merged into Woori Bank on July 31, 2003), whose shares were contributed to the Company by the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “KDIC”) in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Holding Company Act. As a result of its functional restructuring, the Company owns 8 subsidiaries and 12 2nd-tier subsidiaries as of September 30, 2005.

 

Upon incorporation, the Company’s stock amounted to (Won)3,637,293 million, consisting of 727,458,609 common shares ((Won)5,000 per share) issued and outstanding. As a result of several capital increases and exercise of warrants and conversion rights since incorporation, as of September 30, 2005, the Company’s stock amounted to (Won)4,030,077 million, consisting of 806,015,340 common shares issued and outstanding of which the KDIC owns 628,458,609 shares (77.97%).

 

On June 24, 2002, the Company listed its common shares on the Korea Exchange. On September 29, 2003, the Company was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States of America and listed its American Depositary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

(2) The structure of the Company and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 is as follows:

 

Parent

companies


  

Subsidiaries


   Sep. 30, 2005

   Dec. 31, 2004

  

Financial

statements

as of


 
     

Number of

shares

owned


  

Percentage

of ownership
(%)


  

Number of

shares

owned


  

Percentage

of ownership
(%)


  

Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.

  

Woori Bank

   635,956,580    100.0    635,956,580    100.0    Sep. 30  
    

Kyongnam Bank

   51,800,000    99.9    51,800,000    99.9    Sep. 30  
    

Kwangju Bank

   34,080,000    99.9    34,080,000    99.9    Sep. 30  

  

Woori Finance Information System Co., Ltd.

   900,000    100.0    900,000    100.0    Sep. 30  

  

Woori F&I Co., Ltd.

   2,000,000    100.0    2,000,000    100.0    Sep. 30  

  

Woori Second Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd. (*4)

   —      —      1,900    95.0    —    

  

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd.

   2,000    100.0    2,000    100.0    Sep. 30  

  

Woori Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. (*3)

   —      —      6,000,000    100.0    —    

  

Woori Securities Co., Ltd. (*1)

   —      —      32,956,413    100.0    —    

  

Woori Investment Securities Co., Ltd. (*1)

   46,324,981    34.4    32,877,487    26.9    Sep. 30  

  

Woori Asset Management Co., Ltd. (*2 and *3)

   6,662,000    100.0    —      —      Sep. 30  

Woori Bank

  

Woori Credit Information Co., Ltd.

   1,008,000    100.0    1,008,000    100.0    Sep. 30 (*5)

  

Woori America Bank (*7)

   10,500,000    100.0    8,500,000    100.0    Sep. 30 (*5)

  

PT. Bank Woori Indonesia

   1,618    95.2    1,618    95.2    Sep. 30 (*5)

  

Woori First Private Equity Fund

   —      52.4    —      52.4    Sep. 30 (*5)

Woori F&I Co., Ltd.

  

Woori CA Asset Management Co., Ltd.

   408,000    51.0    408,000    51.0    Sep. 30  

 

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Parent

companies


  

Subsidiaries


   Sep. 30, 2005

   Dec. 31, 2004

  

Financial

statements

as of


 
     

Number of

shares

owned


  

Percentage

of ownership
(%)


  

Number of

shares

owned


  

Percentage

of ownership
(%)


  

Woori Investment Securities Co., Ltd.

  

Woori Futures Co., Ltd. (*6)

   5,000,000    100.0    5,000,000    100.0    Sep. 30  
    

LG Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. (*2)

   —      —      5,400,000    90.0    —    

Woori Investment Securities Co., Ltd.

  

Woori Investment Securities Int’l Ltd. (*6)

   5,788,000    100.0    5,788,000    100.0    Sep. 30 (*5)

  

Woori Investment Securities (H.K.) Limited (*6)

   22,500,000    100.0    22,500,000    100.0    Sep. 30 (*5)

  

Woori Investment Securities America, Inc. (*6)

   300    100.0    300    100.0    Sep. 30 (*5)

  

LG Investment Holding B.V. (Amsterdam) GG

   1,642,398,242    100.0    1,642,398,242    100.0    Sep. 30 (*5)

  

High Technology Venture Investment

   1,500,000    42.9    1,500,000    42.9    Sep. 30 (*5)

  

Global Technology Investment

   1,500,000    50.0    1,500,000    50.0    Sep. 30 (*5)

(*1) LG Investment Securities Co., Ltd. (“LG Securities”), a subsidiary of the Company, merged with Woori Securities Co., Ltd. (“Woori Securities”), also a subsidiary of the Company by stock exchange, on March 31, 2005 and changed its name to Woori Investment Securities Co., Ltd. (“Woori Investment Securities”). Subsequently, the Company acquired additional 1,050,000 shares of Woori Investment Securities to increase its ownership percentage. As a result, the Company’s ownership interest in Woori Investment Securities increased from 33.7% to 34.4 %.
(*2) The Company purchased 5.4 million common shares, which is 90% of issued common shares of LG Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. (“LG Investment Trust Management”) from Woori Investment Securities, amounting to (Won)72.9 billion on May 6, 2005 and included it in 1st - tier subsidiaries of the Company.
(*3) LG Investment Trust Management merged with Woori Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. (“Woori Investment Trust Management”) on May 31, 2005 and changed its name to Woori Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“Woori Asset Management”).
(*4) Liquidated on August 2, 2005.
(*5) The financial statements as of September 30, 2005 are not reviewed. In order to ensure the credibility of the financial statements of those subsidiaries, the Company performed certain procedures in accordance with the Practice Statements in Financial Reporting 2002-7 “Investees’ financial statements applied using the equity method of accounting”.
(*6) Some subsidiaries of Woori Investment Securities also changed their names as LG Securities changed its name.
(*7) On September 15, 2005, Woori America Bank issued 2,000,000 new common shares to Woori Bank.

 

(3) General information pertaining to the Company’s subsidiaries as of September 30, 2005 does not differ materially from that as of December 31, 2004 except for the following:

 

a. Woori Investment Securities

 

LG Securities, whose shares were listed on the Korea Stock Exchange, was established in 1969 to engage in trading, agency, brokerage and underwriting of securities. LG Securities became a subsidiary of the Company on December 24, 2004 as the Company acquired 26.92% of voting rights of LG Securities and was able to govern its management. LG Securities merged with Woori Securities on March 31, 2005 and changed its name to Woori Investment Securities. As a result of the merger, 12,397,494 new common shares of Woori Investment Securities were issued by exchanging one common share of Woori Securities with 0.654 common share of Woori Investment Securities and the difference between the sum of its ownership interests in the individual pre-merger subsidiaries’ net assets and its ownership interests in Woori Investment Securities’ net assets amounting to (Won)36.1 billion was recorded in capital adjustment of the Company as of March 31, 2005. As of September 30, 2005, its issued common stock amounted to (Won)687,445 million consisting of 134,513,863 shares and its issued preferred stock amounted to (Won)99,355 million consisting of 19,870,968 shares.

 

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b. Woori Asset Management

 

LG Investment Trust Management established in 1988, engages in securities investment trust management, investment advisory and mutual fund management. As the Company acquired 90% ownership interest of LG Investment Trust Management from Woori Investment Securities, it became a subsidiary of the Company on May 6, 2005. On May 31, 2005, LG Investment Trust Management merged with Woori Investment Trust Management and changed its name to Woori Asset Management. As a result of the merger, 3,810,000 new common shares of Woori Asset Management were issued by exchanging one common share of Woori Investment Trust Management with 0.635 common share of Woori Asset Management. Subsequently, Woori Asset Management purchased 600,000 shares of its treasury stock and extinguished them, and on September 5, 2005, reduced its 2,548,000 common shares by cash distribution at (Won)8,600 per share. As of September 30, 2005, the number of issued and outstanding common shares and contributed capital of Woori Asset Management are 6.7 million and (Won)33.3 billion, which the Company wholly owns.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

 

The Company maintains its official accounting records in Korean won and prepares statutory non-consolidated financial statements in the Korean language (Hangul) in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of Korea. Certain accounting principles applied by the Company that conform with financial accounting standards and accounting principles in the Republic of Korea may not conform with generally accepted accounting principles in other countries. Accordingly, these financial statements are intended for use by those who are informed about Korean accounting principles and practices. The accompanying financial statements have been condensed, restructured and translated into English with certain expanded descriptions from the Korean language financial statements. Certain information included in the Korean language financial statements, but not required for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows, is not presented in the accompanying financial statements for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.

 

The accompanying financial statements are stated in Korean Won, the currency of the country in which the Company is incorporated and operates. The translation of Korean Won amounts into U.S. dollar amounts are included solely for the convenience of readers outside of the Republic of Korea and have been made at the rate of (Won) 1,038.00 to US$ 1.00 at September 30, 2005, the Base Rate announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Service, Ltd. Such translations should not be constructed as representations that the Korean Won amounts could be converted into U.S. dollars at that or any other rate.

 

The accounting policies, which have been adopted in preparing the accompanying non-consolidated financial statements, do not differ materially from those used in preparing the non-consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004, except for the following:

 

a. Accounting of income taxes

 

The Company adopted SKAS No. 16 - ‘Income Taxes’ from 2005. This statement requires that the temporary differences relating to items in equity, which will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years, are directly charged to the related equity items, and deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified into current and non-current. The adoption of this standard has no effect on the Company’s net assets and net income (Note 15).

 

b. Accounting of provision, contingent liabilities and contingent assets

 

The Company adopted SKAS No.17 – ‘Provision, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets’ in 2005. This statement replaces paragraph 26 ‘provision for estimated liabilities’ and paragraph 74 ‘contingent situation’ in Korea Financial Accounting Standard (“KFAS”) and Interpretations on KFAS 31-74 ‘accounting of contingent situation’. It defines provision, contingent liabilities and contingent assets, cites examples of provisions and describes footnote requirements. The adoption of this standard has no material impact on the Company and its subsidiaries’ financial position, operating results or cash flows.

 

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c. Reclassification of statements of income and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2004

 

As the Company adopted SKAS No. 15 - ‘Investments in Associates’ in preparing the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004, net loss on valuation using the equity method of accounting in the statements of income and cash flows for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2004, which are presented for comparative purposes, is reclassified into gain and loss on valuation using the equity method of accounting at gross. This reclassification has no effect on the Company’s net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

 

d. Financial statements as of December 31, 2004

 

Woori Bank, a subsidiary of the Company, directly recorded certain assets, such as securities and call loans that were deemed owned by Woori Bank through holding private beneficiary certificates, on its financial statements as of December 31, 2004. However, in accordance with a new interpretation of accounting practices, a private beneficiary certificate on which management, as investor, agrees to have no interference and is not managing, is regarded as an ordinary beneficiary certificate and recorded as securities. Woori Bank retroactively adopted this new interpretation in its 2004 financial statements presented for comparative purposes. Therefore, the Company reflected such financial statements of Woori Bank in investment securities accounted for using the equity method of accounting in its 2004 financial statements. As a result, investment securities accounted for using the equity method of accounting and capital adjustments increased by (Won)11.6 billion and (Won)42.1 billion, respectively, and retained earnings decreased by (Won)30.5 billion in the Company’s 2004 balance sheet presented for comparative purposes.

 

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3. INVESTMENT SECURITIES ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE EQUITY METHOD OF ACCOUNTING

 

(1) Changes in investment securities accounted for using the equity method of accounting for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     Jan. 1, 2005

  

Gain (loss)

on valuation

using the

equity method


    

Capital

adjustments


    

Retained

earnings


    

Other

increase

(decrease)


     Sep. 30, 2005

Woori Bank

   (Won) 7,589,957    (Won) 1,338,014      (Won) 143,649      (Won) (2,271 )    (Won) —        (Won) 9,069,349

Kyongnam Bank

     608,802      123,117        (12,814 )      47        (32,738 )      686,414

Kwangju Bank

     420,595      74,597        (8,823 )      —          (21,674 )      464,695

Woori Finance Information System

     7,613      5,150        (2 )      —          —          12,761

Woori F&I

     58,231      41,706        3,042        (60 )      (6,023 )      96,896

Woori Second Asset Securitization Specialty

     —        (28 )      —          —          28        —  

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty

     —        (1,137 )      11,131        —          (9,994 )      —  

Woori Investment Trust Management (*2)

     35,076      35        —          —          (35,111 )      —  

Woori Securities (*1)

     361,500      (26,268 )      8,728        —          (343,960 )      —  

Woori Investment Securities (*1 and *3)

     355,201      39,540        (27,090 )      (2,577 )      192,903        557,977

Woori Asset Management (*2)

     —        3,089        (2,566 )      —          59,215        59,738
    

  


  


  


  


  

     (Won) 9,436,975    (Won) 1,597,815      (Won) 115,255      (Won) (4,861 )    (Won) (197,354 )    (Won) 10,947,830
    

  


  


  


  


  


(*1) Accounted for the three months ended March 31, 2005 before merger into Woori Investment Securities and thereafter, combined into Woori Investment Securities.
(*2) Accounted for the five months ended May 31, 2005 before merger into Woori Asset Management and thereafter, combined into Woori Asset Management.
(*3) The market value of Woori Investment Securities is (Won) 678,661 million ((Won)14,650 per share) as of September 30, 2005.

 

(2) The reconciliation between the acquisition costs and the book value as of December 31, 2004 is summarized as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

    

Acquisition

cost


  

Gain (loss)

on
valuation

using the

equity
method


    

Capital

adjustments


  

Retained

earnings


    

Other

increase

(decrease)


     Dec. 31, 2004

Woori Bank (*1)

   (Won) 3,207,893    (Won) 2,525,228      (Won) 799,953    (Won) (246,990 )    (Won) 1,303,873      (Won) 7,589,957

Kyongnam Bank

     259,000      337,157        47,468      (11,513 )      (23,310 )      608,802

Kwangju Bank

     170,403      251,325        17,980      (3,777 )      (15,336 )      420,595

Woori Finance Information System

     5,244      2,567        6      (204 )      —          7,613

Woori F&I

     10,094      43,239        7,898      —          (3,000 )      58,231

Woori Second Asset Securitization Specialty

     10      41,104        —        —          (41,114 )      —  

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty

     10      5,062        21,444      (9,890 )      (16,626 )      —  

Woori Investment Trust Management

     39,128      5,848        —        —          (9,900 )      35,076

Woori Securities

     152,662      (6,348 )      155,213      —          59,973        361,500

LG Securities

     355,201      —          —        —          —          355,201
    

  


  

  


  


  

     (Won) 4,199,645    (Won) 3,205,182      (Won) 1,049,962    (Won) (272,374 )    (Won) 1,254,560      (Won) 9,436,975
    

  


  

  


  


  


(*1) Included Woori Credit Card Co., Ltd. and Woori Investment Bank Co., Ltd.

 

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(3) The details of other increase or decrease for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

    

Merger

between

subsidiaries


   

Capital

reduction


    Acquisition

   Dividends

    Total

 

Kyongnam Bank

   (Won) —       (Won) —       (Won) —      (Won) (32,738 )   (Won) (32,738 )

Kwangju Bank

     —         —         —        (21,674 )     (21,674 )

Woori F&I

     —         —         —        (6,023 )     (6,023 )

Woori Second Asset Securitization Specialty

     —         —         —      (*1) 28       28  

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty

     —         —         —      (*1) (9,994)       (9,994 )

Woori Investment Trust Management

     (32,711 )     —         —        (2,400 )     (35,111 )

Woori Securities

     (189,960 )     (154,000 )     —        —         (343,960 )

Woori Investment Securities

     189,960       —         11,163      (8,220 )     192,903  

Woori Asset Management

     32,711       (21,938 )     48,442      —         59,215  
    


 


 

  


 


     (Won) —       (Won) (175,938 )   (Won) 59,605    (Won) (81,021 )   (Won) (197,354 )
    


 


 

  


 



(*1) Adjusted by dividend receivables

 

(4) The details of other increase or decrease from the acquisition date to December 31, 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     Acquisition

   Dividends

    Total

 

Woori Bank (*1)

   (Won) 2,517,418    (Won) (1,213,545 )   (Won) 1,303,873  

Kyongnam Bank

     —        (23,310 )     (23,310 )

Kwangju Bank

     —        (15,336 )     (15,336 )

Woori F&I

     —        (3,000 )     (3,000 )

Woori Second Asset Securitization Specialty

     —        (41,114 )     (41,114 )

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty

     —        (16,626 )     (16,626 )

Woori Investment Trust Management

     —        (9,900 )     (9,900 )

Woori Securities

     73,958      (13,985 )     59,973  
    

  


 


     (Won) 2,591,376    (Won) (1,336,816 )   (Won) 1,254,560  
    

  


 



(*1) Included Woori Credit Card Co., Ltd. and Woori Investment Bank Co., Ltd.

 

(5) The details of changes in the difference between the acquisition cost and the proportionate net asset value on the acquisition date for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     Jan. 1, 2005

    Amortization

    Sep. 30, 2005

 

Woori F&I

   (Won) 79     (Won) 4     (Won) 75  

Woori Investment Securities

     (15,405 )     (11,715 )     (3,690 )
    


 


 


     (Won) (15,326 )   (Won) (11,711 )   (Won) (3,615 )
    


 


 


 

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(6) The details of unrealized inter-companies income or loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     Jan. 1, 2005

    Decrease

    Increase

    Sep. 30, 2005

 

Woori Bank

   (Won) (8,930 )   (Won) 1,821     (Won) 395     (Won) (6,714 )

Kyongnam Bank

     21       123       (233 )     (89 )

Kwangju Bank

     160       (45 )     —         115  

Woori Finance Information System

     (491 )     682       —         191  

Woori F&I

     (25 )     (159 )     —         (184 )

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty

     (50 )     —         —         (50 )

Woori Investment Trust Management

     3       (3 )     —         —    
    


 


 


 


     (Won) (9,312 )   (Won) 2,419     (Won) 162     (Won) (6,731 )
    


 


 


 


 

4. LOANS

 

Loans as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     Issuance    Maturity    Annual
interest
      
     date

   date

   rate (%)

   2005

    2004

 

Woori Finance Information System

   Oct. 31, 2002    Oct. 31, 2006    6.3    (Won) 30,000     (Won) 30,000  
                   


 


Woori F&I

   Mar. 25, 2003    Mar. 25, 2007    7.3      67,000       90,000  

   Jul. 7, 2003    Jul. 7, 2007    7.3      23,000       23,000  

   Jul. 29, 2003    Jul. 29, 2007    7.3      —         8,850  
                   


 


                      90,000       121,850  
                   


 


Woori Second Asset Securitization Specialty:

                               

2-1 non-guaranteed privately placed bonds (*1)

   Jan. 8, 2002    Jan. 8, 2012    7.5      —         100  
                   


 


Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty:

                               

3-1 non-guaranteed privately placed bonds (*1)

   Apr. 15, 2002    Apr. 15, 2012    7.8      17,790       17,790  
                   


 


Kwangju Bank:

                               

Non-guaranteed subordinated convertible bonds (*2)

   Dec. 31, 2002    Dec. 31, 2012    —        50,000       50,000  
                   


 


Total

                    187,790       219,740  
                   


 


Allowance for possible loan losses (Note 5)

                    (939 )     (1,099 )
                   


 


                    (Won) 186,851     (Won) 218,641  
                   


 



(*1) The principal of the non-guaranteed privately placed bonds listed above shall be fully repaid on the maturity date; however, the trustees may exercise early redemption rights to pay, in part or in whole, the principal in accordance with the business trust contract pursuant to the asset securitization plan.
(*2) The coupon rate on the bonds is zero and the guaranteed return is 155.29%. The conversion price is (Won)5,000 and conversion rights are valid from one year after the issuance date to one month before the maturity date. The common shares of Kwangju Bank will be issued upon conversion.

 

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5. ALLOWANCE FOR POSSIBLE LOAN LOSSES

 

Allowances for possible loan losses as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     2005

   2004

Loans:

             

Woori F&I

   (Won) 450    (Won) 609

Woori Finance Information System

     150      150

Woori Second Asset Securitization Specialty

     —        1

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty

     89      89

Kwangju Bank

     250      250
    

  

       939      1,099
    

  

Long-term accrued income:

             

Kwangju Bank

     31      23
    

  

     (Won) 970    (Won) 1,122
    

  

 

6. FIXED AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

(1) Changes in tangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     Jan. 1, 2005

   Acquisition

   Disposition

   Depreciation

   Sep. 30, 2005

Vehicles

   (Won) 7    (Won) —      (Won) —      (Won) 7    (Won) —  

Furniture and equipment

     142      —        —        59      83

Structures in leased offices

     79      1      —        26      54
    

  

  

  

  

     (Won) 228    (Won) 1    (Won) —      (Won) 92    (Won) 137
    

  

  

  

  

 

     Jan. 1, 2004

   Acquisition

   Disposition

   Depreciation

   Dec. 31, 2004

Vehicles

   (Won) 57    (Won) —      (Won) 34    (Won) 16    (Won) 7

Furniture and equipment

     124      134      3      113      142

Structures in leased offices

     61      54      —        36      79
    

  

  

  

  

     (Won) 242    (Won) 188    (Won) 37    (Won) 165    (Won) 228
    

  

  

  

  

 

(2) Changes in intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     Jan. 1, 2005

   Acquisition

   Amortization

   Sep. 30, 2005

Software

   (Won) 14    (Won) —      (Won) 5    (Won) 9

Industrial property rights

     40      1      10      31
    

  

  

  

     (Won) 54    (Won) 1    (Won) 15    (Won) 40
    

  

  

  

 

     Jan. 1, 2004

   Acquisition

   Amortization

   Dec. 31, 2004

Software

   (Won) 20    (Won) 1    (Won) 7    (Won) 14

Industrial property rights

     31      21      12      40
    

  

  

  

     (Won) 51    (Won) 22    (Won) 19    (Won) 54
    

  

  

  

 

As of September 30, 2005, accumulated amortization of software and industrial property rights amounts to (Won)25 million and (Won)37 million, respectively.

 

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7. OTHER ASSETS

 

Other assets as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     2005

    2004

 

Guarantee deposits

     (Won)4,204       (Won)4,204  

Other receivables

     1,750       2,293  

Dividend receivables

     26,620       18,140  

Accrued income

     7,058       5,302  

Advanced payments

     —         82  

Prepaid expenses

     111       657  

Prepaid income tax

     149       5,392  
    


 


       39,892       36,070  

Allowance for losses for accrued income (Note 5)

     (31 )     (23 )
    


 


     (Won) 39,861     (Won) 36,047  
    


 


 

8. BORROWINGS

 

Borrowings in local currency and line of credit as of December 31, 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     Annual interest
rate (%)


   Maturity

   Line of credit

   2004

Citibank

   CD(3M)+1.3    Sep. 30, 2005    (Won) 100,000    (Won) 60,000

Shinhan Bank

   CD(3M)+1.4    Aug. 19, 2005      200,000      60,000

Korea First Bank

   CD(3M)+1.5    Jul. 16, 2005      100,000      —  

Samsung Insurance Company

   6.10    Sep. 15, 2005      100,000      —  
              

  

               (Won) 500,000    (Won) 120,000
              

  

 

9. DEBENTURES

 

(1) Debentures in local currency as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

    

Issuance

date


  

Annual
interest

rate (%)


   Maturity

   2005

    2004

 

The 7th bonds

   Nov. 27, 2002    5.80    Nov. 27, 2005    (Won) 300,000     (Won) 300,000  

The 8th bonds

   Dec. 26, 2002    6.05    Dec. 26, 2007      200,000       200,000  

The 9th bonds

   Sep. 19, 2003    4.64    Sep. 19, 2006      300,000       300,000  

The 10th bonds

   Dec. 16, 2003    5.92    Dec. 16, 2008      300,000       300,000  

The 11th bonds

   Jun. 18, 2004    5.05    Jun. 18, 2009      370,000       370,000  

The 12th bonds

   Jul. 26, 2004    4.84    Jul. 26, 2009      230,000       230,000  

The 13th bonds

   Aug. 31, 2004    4.42    Aug. 31, 2005      —         100,000  

The 14th bonds

   Nov. 23, 2004    3.49    Nov. 23, 2007      300,000       300,000  

The 15th bonds

   Jun. 21, 2005    4.31    Jun. 21, 2010      250,000       —    

The 16th bonds

   Sep. 28, 2005    5.10    Sep. 28, 2008      200,000       —    

The 17th bonds

   Sep. 14, 2005    4.15    Apr. 14, 2006      150,000       —    
                   


 


                      2,600,000       2,100,000  

Less: discounts

                    (4,262 )     (4,195 )
                   


 


                    (Won) 2,595,738     (Won) 2,095,805  
                   


 


 

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(2) Debentures in foreign currencies as of December 31, 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions and U.S. dollars in thousands):

 

  1) Convertible bonds in foreign currencies

 

    

Issuance

date


   Annual
interest
rate (%)


   Maturity

   2004

 

6-1 Convertible bonds

   Sep. 27, 2002    —      Sep. 27, 2005    US$ 36,000  

Long-term accrued interest

                    2,445  
                   


                      38,445  
                   


6-2 Convertible bonds

   Dec. 20, 2002    —      Dec. 20, 2005    US$ 16,000  

Long-term accrued interest

                    907  
                   


                      16,907  
                   


6-5 Convertible bonds

   Jul. 10, 2003    —      Jul. 10, 2006    US$ 1,000  

Add: redemption premium

                    63  

Less: reconciliation for conversion rights

          (51 )
                   


                      1,012  
                   


Total

        US$ 56,364  
                   


Korean won equivalent

                  (Won) 58,832  
                   


 

2) The above convertible bonds were converted to common shares of the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the details of the conversion are as follows:

 

     6-2 Convertible bonds

   6-1 Convertible bonds

   6-5 Convertible bonds

Conversion date

     Feb. 17, 2005      Mar. 11, 2005      Mar. 11, 2005

Converted by

    
 
Lehman Brothers
International Europe
    
 
Lehman Brothers
International Europe
    
 
Lehman Brothers
International Europe

Conversion price per share

   (Won) 5,588    (Won) 7,313    (Won) 7,228

Conversion-exchange rate applied

   (Won) 1,215.80 : US$ 1    (Won) 1,201.40 : US$ 1    (Won) 1,188.50 : US$ 1

Issued common shares

     3,481,173      5,914,180      164,429

Increased capital stock

   (Won) 17,406 million    (Won) 29,571 million    (Won) 822 million

Increased paid-in capital in excess of par value

   (Won) 4,290 million    (Won) 20,639 million    (Won) 491 million

 

3) In connection with the debentures in foreign currencies listed above, the Company has entered into cross currency interest rate swaps with Woori Bank in order to hedge any risks involved with fluctuations in exchange rates and interest rates. As of December 31, 2004, cross currency interest rate swap contracts are as follows (Korean won in millions and U.S. dollars in thousands):

 

Contract date


  

Maturity

date


   Contracted
amount


  

Interest rates and

terms of payment


Sep. 27, 2002

   Sep. 27, 2005    US$ 36,000   

Receipt: compound interest rate of 2.9245% (6 months)

          (Won) 44,136    Payment: annual rate of 5%

Dec. 20, 2002

   Dec. 20, 2005    US$ 16,000   

Receipt: compound interest rate of 2.7335% (6 months)

          (Won) 19,248    Payment: annual rate of 4.84%

Jul. 9, 2003

   Jul. 10, 2006    US$ 1,000   

Receipt: compound interest rate of 2.034% (6 months)

          (Won) 1,179    Payment: annual rate of 3.93%

 

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Above swap contracts were settled for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. In connection with the swap contracts, the Company recorded loss on valuation of swap contracts of (Won)91 million and (Won)12,440 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

10. LIABILITIES IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES

 

Liabilities denominated in foreign currencies of the Company as of December 31, 2004 are summarized as follows (Korean won in millions and U.S. dollars in thousands):

 

     Foreign currency

    Korean won equivalent

 

Debentures in foreign currencies

   US$ 53,000     (Won) 55,321  

Long-term accrued interest payables

     3,352       3,499  

Redemption premium

     63       65  

Reconciliation for conversion rights

     (51 )     (53 )

Currency swaps

     13,383       13,969  
    


 


     US$ 69,747     (Won) 72,801  
    


 


 

11. ACCRUED SEVERANCE BENEFITS

 

Employees and directors with more than one year of service are entitled to receive a lump-sum payment upon termination of their service with the Company. The accrued severance benefits that would be payable assuming all eligible employees and directors were to terminate amounted to (Won)1,730 million and (Won)1,230 million as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

 

The details of changes in the accrued severance benefits for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     2005

    2004

 

Beginning balance

   (Won) 1,230     (Won) 1,583  

Provision for severance benefits (Note 17)

     618       215  

Payment for severance benefits

     (118 )     (568 )
    


 


Ending balance

   (Won) 1,730     (Won) 1,230  
    


 


 

The Company has purchased an employee retirement trust and made deposits at Woori Bank. As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the deposits, amounting to (Won)1,142 million and (Won)1,230 million, respectively, are presented as a deduction from accrued severance benefits.

 

12. OTHER LIABILITIES

 

Other liabilities as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     2005

    2004

 

Accrued severance benefits (Note 11)

   (Won) 1,730     (Won) 1,230  

Deposits with employee retirement trust (Note 11)

     (1,142 )     (1,230 )

Other payables

     322       163  

Accrued expenses

     9,266       10,839  

Withholdings

     171       384  

Currency swaps (Notes 9 and 10)

     —         13,969  
    


 


     (Won) 10,347     (Won) 25,355  
    


 


 

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13. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

(1) The authorized shares and issued shares of common stock as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 are as follows:

 

     2005

   2004

Authorized shares of common stock

     2,400,000,000      2,400,000,000

Par value

   (Won) 5,000    (Won) 5,000

Issued shares of common stock

     806,015,340      796,455,558

 

(2) The changes in the capital stock of the Company for the period from its incorporation to September 30, 2005 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

Date of

issuance


  

Description


  

Number of

shares issued


   Capital stock

  

Paid-in capital

in excess of

par value


 

March 27, 2001

   Establishment    727,458,609    (Won) 3,637,293    (Won) —    

June 12, 2002

   Issuance of new shares    36,000,000      180,000      58,645  

In 2002

   Exercise of warrants    4,356,188      21,781      —    
         
  

  


2002.12.31

        767,814,797      3,839,074      58,645  
         
  

  


In 2003

   Exercise of warrants    7,690,113      38,451      (574 )
         
  

  


2003.12.31

        775,504,910      3,877,525      58,071  
         
  

  


In 2004

   Issuance of new shares    8,571,262      42,856      14,126  
     Exercise of convertible bonds    12,379,386      61,897      12,118  
         
  

  


2004.12.31

        796,455,558      3,982,278      84,315  
         
  

  


In 2005

   Exercise of convertible bonds (*1)    9,559,782      47,799      24,710  
    

Acquisition of common shares of LG Investment Trust Management (*2)

   —        —        (24,537 )
         
  

  


2005. 9.30

        806,015,340    (Won) 4,030,077    (Won) 84,488  
         
  

  



(*1) In 2005, the convertible bonds in dollars were converted to common shares of the Company (Note 9).
(*2) The difference between book value and cash payment in acquiring the common shares of LG Investment Trust Management is charged to capital surplus.

 

(3) Other capital surplus as of December 31, 2004 was consideration of conversion rights relating to convertible bonds issued in 2003. It was transferred to paid-in capital in excess of par value as the convertible bonds were converted to common shares of the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

 

(4) Pursuant to Article 53 of the Financial Holding Company Act, legal reserve is appropriated at no less than one tenth of net income until reaching an amount equal to the Company’s contributed capital, whenever dividends are declared.

 

(5) As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Company held 2,549 and 2,547 shares of treasury stock amounting to (Won)18 million, respectively.

 

(6) The changes in retained earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are as follows (Korean won in millions) :

 

    2005

 

Balance - December 31, 2004 (*1)

         (Won) 1,129,675  
          


Appropriations:

              

Dividend

  (119,468 )         

Appropriation of legal reserve

  (129,250 )         

Appropriation of voluntary reserve

  (910,000 )      (1,158,718 )
          


Decrease due to investment securities accounted for using the equity method of accounting

           (4,861 )

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2005

           1,500,034  
          


Balance - September 30, 2005

         (Won) 1,466,131  
          



(*1) Included the effect of decreases in retained earnings resulting from Woori Bank’s adoption of new interpretation (Note 2).

 

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14. STOCK OPTIONS

 

(1) On December 4, 2002, the Company granted stock options to directors of the Company and its subsidiaries. The exercise price of 60 percent of the total number of stock options granted will be determined depending on the Korean banking industry stock index (at minimum (Won)6,800 per share). In addition, for the remaining 40 percent of the total number of stock options granted, of which the exercise price is (Won)6,800 per share, the number of stock options to be vested will be dependent on the Company’s management performance target levels; non-performing loans ratio, capital adequacy ratio and net income to total asset ratio by 15%, 15% and 10%, respectively. The portion of stock options dependent on the Company’s management performance was finally determined for the nine months ended September 30, 2005; thus, the number of stock options decreased from 1,260,000 to 1,197,000. The stock options are exercisable during a three-year period beginning after three years from the grant date. If the stock options are exercised, the Company has the option either to issue new shares or shares held as treasury stock, or to pay the difference between the market price and the exercise price in cash or with treasury stock.

 

(2) The summary of stock options granted as of September 30, 2005 is summarized as follows:

 

Description


  

The Company


  

Subsidiaries


  

Total


Exercisable number of shares

  

384,750 shares

  

812,250 shares

  

1,197,000 shares

Type

  

Share issue or balance compensation

  

Share issue or balance compensation

    

Valuation method

  

Fair value approach

  

Fair value approach

    

 

(3) The Company estimated stock option costs using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model and the details are summarized as follows:

 

Description


  

Application


Risk free rate

  

Yield (5.70%) of treasury bond, which has the same residual maturity as the expected exercise period, as of Dec. 4, 2002

Expected exercising period

  

4.5 year (average holding period)

Expected dividend income ratio

  

0%

Expected lapse ratio

  

0%

Expected volatility of stock price

  

56.72%, that is the annualized standard deviation of expected stock investment yield based on the continuous compounded method

Exercise price

  

(Won)6,800 per share

Fair value

  

(Won)2,081 per share

 

(4) The Company and its subsidiaries had recorded stock option costs from its grant date to December 4, 2004. Details of stock option included in capital adjustments are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

Description


   The Company

    Subsidiaries

    Total

 

Accumulated amounts as of Dec. 31, 2004

   (Won) 780     (Won) 1,842     (Won) 2,622  

Adjustment in 2005

     (39 )     (92 )     (131 )
    


 


 


Stock options as of Sep. 30, 2005

   (Won) 741     (Won) 1,750     (Won) 2,491  
    


 


 


 

Each subsidiary is responsible for absorbing the respective stock option cost for its management. The subsidiaries recorded the related cost as other payables to the Company, and the Company recorded the same amount as other receivables from subsidiaries.

 

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15. INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

(1) Differences between financial accounting income and taxable loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     2005

 

Net income before income tax

   (Won) 1,500,034  
    


Non-temporary differences:

        

Deemed interest income

     2,355  

Dividend income

     (123,796 )

Investment securities

     117,458  

Others

     19,854  
    


       15,871  
    


Temporary differences:

        

Investment securities

     (1,559,402 )

Dividend receivables

     (15,724 )

Accrued expenses

     1,394  

Currency swap liabilities

     (13,969 )

Reversal of accrued expenses

     (3,409 )

Long-term accrued interest

     (3,498 )

Long-term interest receivables

     (1,683 )

Others

     100  
    


       (1,596,191 )
    


Taxable loss after tax adjustments

   (Won) (80,286 )
    


 

(2) The changes in cumulative temporary differences and tax loss carry-forwards for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     Jan. 1, 2005 (*1)

    Increase

    Decrease

    Sep. 30, 2005

   

Deferred tax

assets

(liabilities)


 

(Timing differences to be charged to income tax expense)

                                        

Investment securities

   (Won) (1,572,019 )   (Won) (4,052,630 )   (Won) (2,670,653 )   (Won) (2,953,996 )   (Won) (*2)(16,371 )

Currency swap liabilities

     13,969       —         13,969       —         —    

Accrued income

     (296 )     (294 )     (296 )     (294 )     (81 )

Accrued severance benefits

     738       300       —         1,038       286  

Depreciation

     28       23       5       46       13  

Accrued expenses

     3,409       1,394       3,409       1,394       383  

Accounts receivable

     (1,842 )     —         (92 )     (1,750 )     (481 )

Employee retirement deposits

     (738 )     (300 )     —         (1,038 )     (286 )

Long-term accrued interest payables

     3,498       —         3,498       —         —    

Long-term accrued interest income

     (4,506 )     (1,683 )     —         (6,189 )     (1,702 )

Premiums on debentures

     65       —         65       —         —    

Adjustment of conversion rights

     (53 )     —         (53 )     —         —    

Dividend receivables

     48,873       —         15,724       33,149       9,116  
    


 


 


 


 


Total

   (Won) (1,508,874 )   (Won) (4,053,190 )   (Won) (2,634,424 )   (Won) (2,927,640 )   (Won) (9,123 )
    


 


 


 


 


(Timing differences to be charged to equity)

                                        

Capital adjustments

   (Won) (1,063,204 )   (Won) (177,425 )   (Won) —       (Won) (1,240,629 )   (Won) (*2)(42,979 )
    


 


 


 


 


Tax loss carry-forwards

   (Won) 109,999     (Won) 80,286     (Won) —       (Won) 190,285     (Won) 52,329  
    


 


 


 


 



(*1) Reflected the additional adjustment based on the reported tax returns.
(*2) Based on the assumption that the temporary differences in securities accounted for using the equity method of accounting would be realized by dividends.

 

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(3) The Company anticipates that there will be no tax expense unless the Company liquidates itself or disposes of its investment securities. The Company has no plan to dispose of its investment securities within the foreseeable future. Therefore, deferred tax assets (liabilities) are not recognized since there are no deductible or taxable amounts, resulting from the realization of timing difference.

 

(4) Remaining tax loss carry-forwards and their expirations are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

Year incurred


   Amount (*1)

   Utilized

   Remaining

   Expiration

2001

   (Won) 25,288    (Won) —      (Won) 25,288    Dec. 31, 2006

2002

     13,899      —        13,899    Dec. 31, 2007

2003

     48,398      —        48,398    Dec. 31, 2008

2004

     22,414      —        22,414    Dec. 31, 2009

2005

     80,286      —        80,286    Dec. 31, 2010
    

  

  

    
     (Won) 190,285    (Won) —      (Won) 190,285     
    

  

  

    

(*1) Reflected the additional adjustment based on the reported tax returns.

 

(5) For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, there is no income tax expense reflected in the statements of income as there is no tax currently payable under the Corporate Tax Act and there are no changes in net deferred tax assets or liabilities.

 

16. STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, the significant transactions without cash flows are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

Transactions


   2005

    2004

 

Increase in capital adjustments due to the equity method of accounting

   (Won) 115,255     (Won) 408,705  

Decrease in retained earnings due to the equity method of accounting

     (4,861 )     (138,101 )

Increase in investment securities and capital

     —         59,999  

Increase (decrease) in other receivables and stock options

     (92 )     702  

Capital increase due to conversion of convertible bonds in foreign currencies

     72,468       —    

Increase in dividend receivables

     9,966       —    

 

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17. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 

General and administrative expenses for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 are summarized as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     2005

   2004

     Three months

   Nine months

   Three months

   Nine months

Salaries, wages and bonuses

   (Won) 2,138    (Won) 7,483    (Won) 1,748    (Won) 5,661

Provision for severance benefits

     57      618      38      63

Fringe benefits

     176      543      114      521

Rent

     571      1,715      579      1,719

Entertainment

     135      248      93      301

Depreciation (Note 6)

     23      92      39      125

Amortization on intangible assets (Note 6)

     5      15      5      14

Taxes and dues

     18      56      17      43

Advertising

     3,053      4,435      93      1,970

Travel

     57      157      19      52

Telecommunications

     13      54      11      45

Service fees

     546      1,713      958      1,916

Suppliers

     18      51      27      82

Stock compensation (Note 14)

     —        —        114      343

Others

     355      981      444      1,269
    

  

  

  

     (Won) 7,165    (Won) 18,161    (Won) 4,299    (Won) 14,124
    

  

  

  

 

18. FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF SUBSIDIARIES

 

(1) The condensed balance sheets of subsidiaries as of September 30, 2005 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     Total assets

   Total liabilities

  

Total shareholders’ equity

(capital deficiency)


 

Woori Bank

   (Won) 123,774,456    (Won) 114,695,385    (Won) 9,079,071  

Kyongnam Bank

     13,495,060      12,808,558      686,502  

Kwangju Bank

     11,277,728      10,813,148      464,580  

Woori Finance Information System

     283,516      270,946      12,570  

Woori F&I

     288,357      187,512      100,845  

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty

     44,778      77,877      (33,099 )

Woori Investment Securities

     8,039,857      6,174,044      1,865,813  

Woori Asset Management

     64,623      4,014      60,609  
    

  

  


     (Won) 157,268,375    (Won) 145,031,484    (Won) 12,236,891  
    

  

  


 

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(2) The condensed statements of operations of subsidiaries for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

    

Operating

revenue


  

Operating

expenses


  

Operating

income (loss)


   

Ordinary

income (loss)


   

Net income

(loss)


 

Woori Bank (*1)

   (Won) 8,454,877    (Won) 6,997,647    (Won) 1,457,230     (Won) 1,516,088     (Won) 1,335,765  

Kyongnam Bank

     583,936      445,790      138,146       131,339       123,226  

Kwangju Bank

     472,800      387,313      85,487       87,113       74,643  

Woori Finance Information System

     199,676      194,252      5,424       6,838       4,468  

Woori F&I

     20,570      15,095      5,475       59,989       41,869  

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty

     81      1,219      (1,138 )     (1,137 )     (1,137 )

Woori Investment Trust Management (*2)

     2,971      2,309      662       91       37  

Woori Securities (*3)

     47,824      62,205      (14,381 )     (27,483 )     (25,185 )

Woori Investments Securities

     897,110      766,681      130,429       124,206       76,833  

Woori Asset Management

     9,817      4,834      4,983       1,205       3,199  
    

  

  


 


 


     (Won) 10,689,662    (Won) 8,877,345    (Won) 1,812,317     (Won) 1,898,249     (Won) 1,633,718  
    

  

  


 


 



(*1) (Won)237 billion of deductible tax amounts resulting from deducting tax loss carry-forwards from taxable income generated from the credit card business of Woori bank is reflected in net income.
(*2) The income is for the five months ended May 31, 2005 before merger into Woori Asset Management.
(*3) The loss is for the three months ended March 31, 2005 before merger into Woori Investment Securities.

 

(3) Significant liabilities and assets of the Company and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2005 are summarized as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

  1) Significant liabilities

 

     Deposits

   Borrowings

   Debentures

   Total

Woori Finance Holdings

   (Won) —      (Won) —      (Won) 2,595,738    (Won) 2,595,738

Woori Bank

     82,196,495      11,243,723      10,797,489      104,237,707

Kyongnam Bank

     9,653,872      2,124,768      604,844      12,383,484

Kwangju Bank

     7,841,780      2,170,135      349,326      10,361,241

Woori Finance Information System

     —        210,000      —        210,000

Woori F&I

     —        162,900      —        162,900

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty

     —        17,790      —        17,790

Woori Investment Securities

     2,452,787      1,522,052      193,047      4,167,886
    

  

  

  

     (Won) 102,144,934    (Won) 17,451,368    (Won) 14,540,444    (Won) 134,136,746
    

  

  

  

 

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  2) Significant assets

 

    

Cash and due

from banks


   Securities

   Loans

   Total

Woori Finance Holdings

   (Won) 418,179    (Won) 10,947,830    (Won) 186,851    (Won) 11,552,860

Woori Bank

     5,481,209      23,402,730      85,425,403      114,309,342

Kyongnam Bank

     1,185,056      3,768,460      8,017,055      12,970,571

Kwangju Bank

     670,956      3,353,497      6,705,131      10,729,584

Woori Finance Information System

     38,406      514      —        38,920

Woori F&I

     50,257      61,743      153,187      265,187

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty

     3,618      41,156      —        44,774

Woori Investment Securities

     1,776,113      4,067,094      1,056,088      6,899,295

Woori Asset Management

     41,937      302      261      42,500
    

  

  

  

     (Won) 9,665,731    (Won) 45,643,326    (Won) 101,543,976    (Won) 156,853,033
    

  

  

  

 

(4) Loans subject to allowance for possible loan losses, allowance for possible loan losses and percentage of allowance to loans of each subsidiary as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 are summarized as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

September 30, 2005

 

    

Loans subject to
allowance for possible

loan losses


   Allowance

  

Percentage of
allowance

to loans (%)


Woori Bank

   (Won) 86,789,104    (Won) 1,364,958    1.57

Kyongnam Bank

     8,137,286      120,231    1.48

Kwangju Bank

     6,795,563      92,842    1.37

Woori F&I

     153,756      569    0.37

Woori Investment Securities

     1,227,567      171,479    13.97

Woori Asset Management

     262      1    0.38
    

  

  
     (Won) 103,103,538    (Won) 1,750,080    1.70
    

  

  

 

December 31, 2004

 

    

Loans subject to
allowance for possible

loan losses


   Allowance

  

Percentage of
allowance

to loans (%)


Woori Bank

   (Won) 79,074,540    (Won) 1,619,041    2.05

Kyongnam Bank

     7,565,018      123,827    1.64

Kwangju Bank

     6,034,719      89,559    1.48

Woori F&I

     122,413      612    0.50

Woori Securities

     42,581      7,327    17.21

Woori Investment Securities

     1,052,061      187,266    17.80
    

  

  
     (Won) 93,891,332    (Won) 2,027,632    2.16
    

  

  

 

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19. CONTRIBUTIONS TO NET INCOME BY SUBSIDIARIES

 

Contributions to net income of the Company by subsidiaries after elimination of unrealized inter-company incomes or losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     2005

    Ratio (%)

 

Woori Bank

   (Won) 1,338,014     83.7  

Kyongnam Bank

     123,117     7.7  

Kwangju Bank

     74,597     4.7  

Woori Finance Information System

     5,150     0.3  

Woori F&I

     41,706     2.6  

Woori Second Asset Securitization Specialty

     (28 )   —    

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty

     (1,137 )   (0.1 )

Woori Investment Trust Management

     35     —    

Woori Securities

     (26,268 )   (1.6 )

Woori Investment Securities

     39,540     2.5  

Woori Asset Management

     3,089     0.2  
    


 

Gain on valuation using the equity method of accounting

     1,597,815     100.0  

Other income

     15,423        

Other expenses

     (113,204 )      
    


     

Net income

   (Won) 1,500,034        
    


     

 

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20. TRANSACTIONS AND ACCOUNT BALANCES WITH RELATED PARTIES

 

(1) Account balances with the subsidiaries as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     2005

   2004

    

<Assets>

                  

Woori Bank

   (Won) 397,686    (Won) 35,852    Cash and bank deposits
       4,153      4,153    Guarantee deposits
       1,127      1,591    Other receivables
       245      118    Accrued income

Kyongnam Bank

     10,253      9,938    Cash and bank deposits
       10      11    Accrued income

Kwangju Bank

     10,240      10,309    Cash and bank deposits
       50,000      50,000    Loans
       6,193      4,511    Accrued income

Woori Finance Information System

     30,000      30,000    Loans
       178      230    Other receivables
       316      366    Accrued income

Woori F&I

     90,000      121,850    Loans

Woori Second Asset Securitization Specialty

     —        100    Loans
       —        2    Accrued income

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty

     17,790      17,790    Loans
       294      294    Accrued income

Woori Investment Trust Management

     69      73    Other receivables

Woori Credit Information

     158      166    Other receivables

Woori CA Asset Management

     218      229    Other receivables

Principal guaranteed trust accounts of Woori Bank

     1,142      1,230   

Deposits with employee retirement trust

    

  

    
     (Won) 620,072    (Won) 288,813     
    

  

    

<Liabilities>

                  

Woori Bank

   (Won) 89    (Won) 58    Other payables
       —        1,498    Accrued expenses
       —        13,969    Currency swaps (liabilities)

Woori Finance Information System

     175      —      Other payables
       351      443    Accrued expenses
    

  

    
     (Won) 615    (Won) 15,968     
    

  

    

 

(2) Transactions with the subsidiaries for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions):

 

     2005

   2004

    

<Revenues>

                  

Woori Bank

   (Won) 1,581    (Won) 6,346    Interest income on deposits
       —        5,762    Interest income on loans

Kyongnam Bank

     275      587    Interest income on deposits

Kwangju Bank

     256      413    Interest income on deposits
       1,683      1,689    Interest income on loans

Woori Finance Information System

     1,364      1,647    Interest income on loans

Woori F&I

     6,062      6,881    Interest income on loans

Principal guaranteed trust accounts of Woori Bank

     —        32    Interest income on deposits

Woori Second Asset Securitization Specialty

     —        6    Interest income on loans

Woori Third Asset Securitization Specialty

     1,041      1,626    Interest income on loans
    

  

    
     (Won) 12,262    (Won) 24,989     
    

  

    

 

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     2005

   2004

    

<Expenses>

                  

Woori Bank

   (Won) 2,185    (Won) 12,440    Loss on valuation of swap contracts
       1,171      1,504    Rent
       525      —      Other administrative expenses

Woori Finance Information System

     319      1,254    Service fees
       1,444      623    Other administrative expenses
    

  

    
     (Won) 5,644    (Won) 15,821     
    

  

    

 

21. EARNING PER COMMON SHARE

 

(1) Basic ordinary income per common share and basic net income per common share for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions, except for earning per share data):

 

     2005

   2004

     Three months

   Nine months

   Three months

   Nine months

Net income on common shares

   (Won) 673,179    (Won) 1,500,034    (Won) 259,682    (Won) 440,157

Extraordinary gain (loss)

     —        —        —        —  

Income tax effect on extraordinary gain (loss)

     —        —        —        —  
    

  

  

  

Ordinary income on common shares

   (Won) 673,179    (Won) 1,500,034    (Won) 259,682    (Won) 440,157
    

  

  

  

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     806,012,791      803,815,131      784,076,172      778,789,518
    

  

  

  

Basic ordinary income per common share

   (Won) 835    (Won) 1,866    (Won) 331    (Won) 565
    

  

  

  

Basic net income per common share

   (Won) 835    (Won) 1,866    (Won) 331    (Won) 565
    

  

  

  

 

(2) Diluted ordinary income per common share and diluted net income per common share for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 are as follows (Korean won in millions, except for earning per share data):

 

     2005

   2004

     Three months

   Nine months

   Three months

   Nine months

Diluted net income on common shares

   (Won) 673,179    (Won) 1,500,410    (Won) 261,367    (Won) 446,679

Extraordinary gain (loss)

     —        —        —        —  

Income tax effect on extraordinary gain (loss)

     —        —        —        —  
    

  

  

  

Diluted ordinary income on common shares

   (Won) 673,179    (Won) 1,500,410    (Won) 261,367    (Won) 446,679
    

  

  

  

Weighted average number of common and dilutive common shares outstanding

     806,559,030      806,443,077      807,355,340      800,728,686
    

  

  

  

Diluted ordinary income per common share

   (Won) 835    (Won) 1,861    (Won) 324    (Won) 558
    

  

  

  

Diluted net income per common share

   (Won) 835    (Won) 1,861    (Won) 324    (Won) 558
    

  

  

  


(*1) Diluted net income on common shares is the calculated net income plus the expense occurred from convertible bonds and stock options. Weighted average number of common and dilutive common shares outstanding is the calculated weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus dilutable shares from those convertible bonds and stock option.

 

(3) Basic net income per common share and diluted net income per common share for the year ended December 31, 2004 are (Won)1,616 and (Won)1,587, respectively.

 

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(4) Basic net income per common share and diluted net income per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2005 are (Won)453 and (Won)449, respectively.

 

(5) Basic net income per common share and diluted net income per common share for the three months ended June 30, 2005 are (Won)577 and (Won)576, respectively.

 

22. INSURANCE

 

As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Company has insurance for liability of reparation of directors with Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd. with insurance coverage of (Won)30,000 million.

 

23. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

On October 24, 2005, the Company established Woori Private Equity Co., Ltd. (“Woori Private Equity”); henceforth, to manage Private Equity Funds (“PEFs”) to be formed. Its issued and outstanding stock amounts to (Won)10,000 million consisting of 2,000,000 shares of which the Company wholly owns.

 

24. AGREEMENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PLAN

 

Since December 30, 2000, the Company’s three subsidiaries, Woori Bank, Kyongnam Bank and Kwangju Bank, and the KDIC have entered into agreements for the implementation of management improvement plans for the banks. Under the agreements, the three subsidiaries are obligated to sell non-performing loans and fixed assets, close certain branches and subsidiaries, improve financial ratios including the capital adequacy ratio, and reinforce their risk management systems. If the three subsidiaries fail to implement the agreements, the KDIC may command for the three subsidiaries to increase or decrease their capital, pursue mergers, assign contracts such as loans and deposits, or close or sell parts of their business operations.

 

Since July 2, 2001, the Company and the KDIC have entered into an agreement whereby the Company would integrate the Company’s above subsidiaries, Woori Bank, Kyongnam Bank and Kwangju Bank, and improve the performance of the subsidiaries. The agreement stipulates that the Company should build a governance and management structure plan, implement a short-term business improvement strategy, enhance subsidiaries’ competitiveness, expedite privatization, meet the financial ratio targets, and dispose of business units in case of failure to carry out the agreement.

 

In order to implement the agreements of above three subsidiaries with the KDIC, on July 2, 2001, the Company and its three subsidiaries entered into agreements for the implementation of the management improvement for the three subsidiaries. Pursuant to the agreements, the three subsidiaries should meet management goals given by the Company, consult with the Company about material business decisions before execution, and prepare and implement a detailed business plan in conformity with the Company’s business strategies. If the three subsidiaries fail to implement the management improvement plan, the Company may order the three subsidiaries to limit sales of the specific financial products, investments in fixed assets, promotion of new business or new equity investment, or to close or merge their branch operations and subsidiaries.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

       

Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.

(Registrant)

Date: November 14, 2005

      By:   /s/    YOUNGSUN KIM        
           

(Signature)

   
           

Name:

  Youngsun Kim
           

Title:

  Director

 

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