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 April 2008

 

 

Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

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

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

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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Report Regarding Change in Subsidiaries

Woori F&I Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd., added Woori F&I Eighth Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd. as its subsidiary on April 3, 2008.

Key details

 

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Name of company: Woori F&I Eighth Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd.

 

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Principal business: Asset securitization operations pursuant to the Asset Securitization Act.

 

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Financial status:

 

As of March 25, 2008 (the asset transfer registration date)						(unit: KRW	)
Total assets		36,921,000,000		Total shareholders’ equity		6,820,000,000
Total liabilities		30,101,000,000		Paid-in-capital		700,000,000

 

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Woori F&I Eighth Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Woori F&I Co., Ltd. and is a special-purpose company established under the Asset Securitization Act.

 

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Woori F&I Eighth Asset Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd. issued 140,000 shares on March 25, 2008 (Capital stock: Won 700,000,000 at face value of Won 5,000 per share).

 

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Date of inclusion as subsidiary (date of report to the Financial Services Commission): April 3, 2008

 

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Total number of subsidiaries of Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd. after inclusion: 31

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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: April 3, 2008				By:		/s/ Byung-Ho Park
						(Signature)
				Name:		Byung-Ho Park
				Title:		Managing Director