SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD.
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 30, 2006
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 20-F
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the transition period
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OR |
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Date of event requiring this shell company report |
Commission File Number: 001-31798
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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The Republic of Korea |
(Translation of registrants
name into English) |
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(Jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization) |
120, 2-Ga, Taepyung-Ro, Jung-Gu
Seoul 100-102, Korea
(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class: |
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Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered: |
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Common stock, par value Won 5,000 per share |
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New York Stock Exchange* |
American depositary shares
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New York Stock Exchange |
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Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of
American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange,
pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant
to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the
issuers classes of capital or common stock as of the close
of the last full fiscal year covered by this Annual Report:
347,597,116 shares of common stock, par value of Won
5,000 per share
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known
seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act: Yes þ No o
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by
check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934: Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated
filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large
accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated
filer þ Accelerated
filer o Non-accelerated
filer o
Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the
registrant has elected to
follow: Item 17 o Item 18 þ
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2) of the
Exchange
Act: Yes o No þ
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING
THE PAST FIVE YEARS)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all
documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12,
13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to
the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a
court: Yes o No o
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On August 19, 2003, we acquired 80.04% of the outstanding
common shares of Chohung Bank. In December 2003, our ownership
increased to 81.15% following our additional capital injection
of W200 billion. In June 2004, we acquired the remaining
18.85% of the outstanding shares of Chohung Bank that we
previously did not own through a cash tender offer followed by a
small-scale share swap pursuant to Korean law. See
Item 4. Information on the Company The
Merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank. We delisted
Chohung Bank from the Stock Market Division of the Korea
Exchange on July 2, 2004. Effective as of April 3,
2006, we merged Shinhan Bank, our other principal banking
subsidiary, into Chohung Bank, integrated their operations and
renamed the merged bank as Shinhan Bank. Our consolidated
financial statements as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2003 include Chohung Bank as of and for the
period from September 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003.
Unless otherwise indicated, the income statement information and
other data relating to the results of operations of Chohung Bank
in 2003 refer to the results of operations of Chohung Bank for
the period from September 1, 2003 to December 31,
2003. However, since we did not merge or integrate the
operations of Chohung Bank into Shinhan Bank as of and for the
year ended on December 31, 2005, we have presented
information about Chohung Bank separately from information about
the rest of our group.
CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS, CONVENTIONS AND CURRENCY OF
PRESENTATION
All references to Korea or the Republic
contained in this document mean The Republic of Korea. All
references to the government mean the government of
The Republic of Korea. The Financial Supervisory
Service is the executive body of the Financial
Supervisory Commission. References to MOFE are
to the Ministry of Finance and Economy. The terms
we, us and our mean Shinhan
Financial Group Co., Ltd. (Shinhan Financial Group)
and/or its consolidated subsidiaries as the context requires or
unless the context otherwise requires. The terms
Shinhan, SFG or the Group
mean Shinhan Financial Group and/or its consolidated
subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires. The terms
Shinhan Bank and SHB refer to Shinhan
Bank on a consolidated basis, unless otherwise specified or the
context otherwise requires. The terms Chohung Bank,
Chohung and CHB refer to Chohung Bank on
a consolidated basis, unless otherwise specified or the context
otherwise requires.
Our fiscal year ends on December 31 of each year. All
references to a particular year are to the year ended
December 31 of that year.
In this document, unless otherwise indicated, all references to
Won or W are to the currency of the
Republic, and all references to U.S. Dollars,
Dollars, $ or US$ are to the
currency of the United States of America. Unless otherwise
indicated, all translations from Won to Dollars were made at
W1,010.00 to US$1.00, which was the noon buying rate in The City
of New York for cable transfers in Won per US$1.00 as certified
for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
(the Noon Buying Rate) in effect on
December 31, 2005. On June 23, 2006, the Noon Buying
Rate was W955.80 = US$1.00. No representation is made that the
Won or U.S. Dollar amounts referred to in this report could
have been or could be converted into Dollars or Won, as the case
may be, at any particular rate or at all.
Unless otherwise indicated, the financial information presented
in this document has been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(U.S. GAAP).
Any discrepancies in any table between totals and the sums of
the amounts listed are due to rounding.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document includes forward-looking statements,
as defined in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act,
as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act),
including statements regarding our expectations and projections
for future operating performance and business prospects. The
words believe, expect,
anticipate, estimate,
project and similar words used in connection with
any discussion of our future operating or financial performance
identify forward-looking
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statements. In addition, all statements other than statements of
historical facts included in this document are forward-looking
statements.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no
assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. All
forward-looking statements are managements present
expectations of future events and are subject to a number of
factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements. This document discloses, under the caption
Item 3. Key Information Risk
Factors and elsewhere, important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from our expectations
(Cautionary Statements). Included among the factors
discussed under the caption Item 3. Key
Information Risk Factors are the followings
risks related to our business, which could cause actual results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements: the risk of adverse impacts from an economic
downturn; increased competition; market volatility in securities
and derivatives markets, interest or foreign exchange rates or
indices; other factors impacting our operational plans; or
legislative or regulatory developments.
We caution you not to place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of
this document.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements
attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly
qualified in their entirety by the Cautionary Statements.
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ITEM 1. |
IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND
ADVISERS |
DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
The names and positions of our directors and executive officers
are set forth below. The business address of all of our
directors and executive officers is our registered office at
120, 2-Ga Taepyung-Ro, Jung-Gu, Seoul 100-102, Korea.
Executive Directors
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Eung Chan Ra
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Chairman of the Board of Directors and Head of the Board
Steering Committee |
In Ho Lee
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President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board
Steering Committee |
Young Hwi Choi
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Executive Director |
Non-Executive Directors
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Young Seok Choi
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Non-Executive Director; Audit Committee member |
Yong Woong Yang
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Non-Executive Director |
Il Sup Kim
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Outside Director; Head of Audit Committee; Compensation
Committee member |
Sang Yoon Lee
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Outside Director; Board Steering Committee member, Audit
Committee member; Compensation Committee member |
Yoon Soo Yoon
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Outside Director; Risk Management Committee member; Compensation
Committee member |
Shee Yul Ryoo
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Outside Director; Board Steering Committee member; Risk
Management Committee member, Compensation Committee member |
Byung Hun Park
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Outside Director, Board Steering Committee member |
Young Hoon Choi
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Outside Director |
Si Jong Kim
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Outside Director; Audit Committee member |
Philippe Reynieix
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Outside Director; Risk Management Committee member |
Haeng Nam Chung
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Outside Director |
Myoung Soo Choi
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Outside Director |
Non-executive directors are directors who are not our employees
and do not hold executive officer positions in us. Outside
directors are non-executive directors who also satisfy the
requirements set forth under the Korea Securities and Exchange
Act of 1976 to be independent of our major shareholders,
affiliates and the management.
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Executive Officers
In addition to the executive directors who are also our
executive officers, we currently have the following executive
officers.
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Jae Woo Lee
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Chief Operating Officer; Managing Director of General Affairs
Team, Public Relations Team and Human Resources Team |
Byung Jae Cho
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Chief Financial Officer; Managing Director of Finance Planning
Team, Risk Management Team and Investor Relations Team |
Jin Won Suh
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Chief Strategy Officer; Managing Director of Strategic Planning
Team, Information & Technology Planning Team and Future
Strategy & Management Team |
Jae Woon Yoon
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Group Synergy Officer; Managing Director of Synergy Management
Team, Joint Procurement Team and Audit & Compliance Team |
ADVISERS
Certain legal matters in connection with the American depositary
shares will be passed upon for us by Simpson Thacher &
Bartlett LLP, our United States counsel, at 425 Lexington
Avenue, New York, New York, and by Horizon Law Group, our Korean
counsel, at The Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Building 11 F, 45 4-ga, Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-743,
Korea.
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS
Our independent auditors for the consolidated financial
statements prepared under accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP,
were as follows.
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Membership in |
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Professional Bodies |
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Samil
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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For the year ended December 31, 2003 |
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Kukje Center Building
15th Floor 191 Hangangro
2ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea |
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Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
KPMG Samjong
Accounting Corp. |
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For the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 |
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Star Tower 10th Floor
737 YeokSam-dong,
KangNam-gu, Seoul
135-984 Korea |
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Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
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ITEM 2. |
OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE |
Not applicable.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Data under
U.S. GAAP
The selected consolidated financial data set forth below for the
years ended December 31, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005
and as of December 31, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 have
been derived from our consolidated financial statements which
have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
You should read the following data with the more detailed
information contained in Item 5. Operating and
Financial Review and Prospects and our consolidated
financial statements included in Item 18. Financial
Statements. Historical results do not necessarily predict
the future.
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Consolidated Income Statement Data |
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Year Ended December 31, | |
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(In billions of Won and millions of US$, except per common share data) | |
Interest and dividend income
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W |
3,694 |
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W |
3,735 |
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W |
5,331 |
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W |
7,712 |
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7,488 |
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7,413 |
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Interest expense
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2,439 |
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2,305 |
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2,998 |
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4,138 |
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4,014 |
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3,974 |
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Net interest income
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1,255 |
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1,430 |
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2,333 |
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3,574 |
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3,474 |
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3,439 |
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Provision (reversal) for credit losses
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405 |
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246 |
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965 |
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135 |
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(182 |
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Noninterest income
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632 |
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1,037 |
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1,118 |
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2,092 |
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2,702 |
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2,675 |
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Noninterest expense
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828 |
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1,302 |
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1,937 |
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3,152 |
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3,662 |
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3,625 |
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Income tax expense
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223 |
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320 |
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248 |
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764 |
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942 |
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933 |
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Minority interest
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10 |
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26 |
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153 |
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16 |
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16 |
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Income before extraordinary item and effect of accounting change
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432 |
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589 |
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275 |
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1,462 |
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1,739 |
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1,722 |
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Extraordinary gain
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64 |
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28 |
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Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of
taxes
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(23 |
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Net income
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496 |
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589 |
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275 |
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1,467 |
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1,739 |
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$ |
1,722 |
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Net income per common share (in currency unit):
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Net income basic(1)
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1,948 |
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W |
2,246 |
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1,024 |
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4,875 |
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5,190 |
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$ |
5.14 |
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Net income diluted(2)
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1,663 |
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2,243 |
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984 |
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4,347 |
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4,882 |
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4.83 |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic (in thousands
of common shares)
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254,680 |
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262,480 |
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262,987 |
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292,465 |
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333,424 |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted (in thousands
of common shares)
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299,215 |
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262,812 |
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279,745 |
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337,479 |
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356,140 |
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Notes:
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Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net
income available to common stockholders by the weighted average
number of common shares issued and outstanding for the period. |
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Diluted earnings per share are computed in a manner consistent
with that of basic earnings per share, while giving effect to
the potential dilution that could occur if convertible
securities, options or other contracts to issue common stock
were converted into or exercised for common stock. We have two
categories of potentially dilutive common shares:
(i) shares issuable on exercise of stock option and
(ii) shares issuable on conversion of preferred shares. |
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Consolidated Balance Sheet Data |
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As of December 31, | |
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2003 | |
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2005 | |
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(In billions of Won and millions of US$, except per common share data) | |
Assets |
Cash and cash equivalents
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W |
580 |
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W |
282 |
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W |
1,897 |
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W |
2,444 |
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W |
2,434 |
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$ |
2,410 |
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Restricted cash
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678 |
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1,365 |
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3,662 |
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3,301 |
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3,644 |
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3,608 |
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Interest-bearing deposits
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255 |
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125 |
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409 |
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220 |
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627 |
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621 |
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Call loans and securities purchased under resale agreements
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1,816 |
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576 |
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1,898 |
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1,591 |
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1,499 |
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1,485 |
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Trading assets:
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Trading securities and other
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858 |
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926 |
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2,857 |
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4,639 |
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3,573 |
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3,538 |
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Derivatives assets
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98 |
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139 |
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520 |
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1,678 |
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934 |
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925 |
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Securities:
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Available-for-sale securities
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7,087 |
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8,737 |
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18,099 |
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18,108 |
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22,480 |
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22,257 |
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Held-to-maturity securities
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6,038 |
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4,408 |
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3,605 |
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3,099 |
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2,963 |
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2,934 |
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Loans (net of allowance for loan losses of W720 billion in
2001, W996 billion in 2002, W3,631 billion in 2003,
W2,311 billion in 2004 and W1,512 billion in 2005)
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32,997 |
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44,139 |
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91,791 |
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94,868 |
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104,447 |
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103,413 |
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Customers liability on acceptances
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1,566 |
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928 |
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2,365 |
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2,012 |
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1,879 |
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1,860 |
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Premises and equipment, net
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530 |
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828 |
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2,003 |
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1,848 |
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1,876 |
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1,858 |
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Goodwill and intangible assets
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4 |
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219 |
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1,676 |
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1,660 |
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2,957 |
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2,928 |
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Security deposits
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390 |
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466 |
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966 |
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968 |
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1,078 |
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1,067 |
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Other assets
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2,205 |
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1,648 |
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4,601 |
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7,072 |
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4,724 |
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|
|
4,676 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
W |
55,102 |
|
|
W |
64,786 |
|
|
W |
136,349 |
|
|
W |
143,508 |
|
|
W |
155,115 |
|
|
$ |
153,580 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-bearing
|
|
W |
31,036 |
|
|
W |
35,886 |
|
|
W |
82,161 |
|
|
W |
79,934 |
|
|
W |
83,278 |
|
|
$ |
82,454 |
|
Non-interest-bearing
|
|
|
1,184 |
|
|
|
1,163 |
|
|
|
1,328 |
|
|
|
2,746 |
|
|
|
3,143 |
|
|
|
3,112 |
|
Trading liabilities
|
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
513 |
|
|
|
1,758 |
|
|
|
1,048 |
|
|
|
1,038 |
|
Acceptances outstanding
|
|
|
1,566 |
|
|
|
928 |
|
|
|
2,365 |
|
|
|
2,012 |
|
|
|
1,879 |
|
|
|
1,860 |
|
Short-term borrowings
|
|
|
5,759 |
|
|
|
6,994 |
|
|
|
11,204 |
|
|
|
10,954 |
|
|
|
11,968 |
|
|
|
11,850 |
|
Secured borrowings
|
|
|
4,088 |
|
|
|
4,706 |
|
|
|
6,316 |
|
|
|
6,308 |
|
|
|
7,502 |
|
|
|
7,427 |
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
4,876 |
|
|
|
8,235 |
|
|
|
21,218 |
|
|
|
23,617 |
|
|
|
26,172 |
|
|
|
25,913 |
|
Future policy benefit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,778 |
|
|
|
4,730 |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
|
|
3,562 |
|
|
|
3,193 |
|
|
|
6,555 |
|
|
|
9,713 |
|
|
|
7,089 |
|
|
|
7,019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
52,190 |
|
|
|
61,236 |
|
|
|
131,660 |
|
|
|
137,042 |
|
|
|
146,857 |
|
|
|
145,403 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
583 |
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
711 |
|
|
|
736 |
|
|
|
368 |
|
|
|
364 |
|
Stockholders equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
1,462 |
|
|
|
1,462 |
|
|
|
1,472 |
|
|
|
1,596 |
|
|
|
1,795 |
|
|
|
1,779 |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
1,041 |
|
|
|
1,048 |
|
|
|
1,073 |
|
|
|
1,658 |
|
|
|
2,407 |
|
|
|
2,383 |
|
Retained earnings
|
|
|
638 |
|
|
|
1,077 |
|
|
|
1,189 |
|
|
|
2,456 |
|
|
|
3,953 |
|
|
|
3,914 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
158 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
(99 |
) |
Less: treasury stock, at cost
|
|
|
(395 |
) |
|
|
(395 |
) |
|
|
(397 |
) |
|
|
(204 |
) |
|
|
(245 |
) |
|
|
(243 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
2,910 |
|
|
|
3,262 |
|
|
|
3,395 |
|
|
|
5,664 |
|
|
|
7,810 |
|
|
|
7,734 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, minority interest, Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock and stockholders equity
|
|
W |
55,102 |
|
|
W |
64,786 |
|
|
W |
136,349 |
|
|
W |
143,508 |
|
|
W |
155,115 |
|
|
$ |
153,580 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2001(1) | |
|
2002(2) | |
|
2003(2) | |
|
2004(2) | |
|
2005(2) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In Won and US$, except ratios) | |
U.S. GAAP:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends per share of common stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In Korean Won
|
|
W |
750 |
|
|
W |
600 |
|
|
W |
600 |
|
|
W |
600 |
|
|
W |
750 |
|
|
In U.S. dollars
|
|
$ |
0.63 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.74 |
|
Cash dividends per share of preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In Korean Won
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
W |
135.12 |
|
|
W |
365.34 |
|
|
In U.S. dollars
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
Stock dividends per share of common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korean GAAP:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends per share of common stock:(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In Korean Won
|
|
W |
600 |
|
|
W |
600 |
|
|
W |
600 |
|
|
W |
600 |
|
|
W |
750 |
|
|
In U.S. dollars
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.74 |
|
|
Dividend ratio(4)
|
|
|
12.00 |
% |
|
|
12.00 |
% |
|
|
12.00 |
% |
|
|
12.00 |
% |
|
|
15.00 |
% |
Cash dividends per share of preferred stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In Korean Won
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
W |
857 |
|
|
W |
1,183 |
|
|
In U.S. dollars
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
$ |
0.83 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
|
Dividend ratio(4)
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
17.14 |
% |
|
|
23.66 |
% |
Stock dividends per share of common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/A = not available.
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Represents, under U.S. GAAP, dividends declared on common
stock of Shinhan Bank for the year ended December 31, 2000
and, under Korean GAAP, dividends accrued in the period to which
such dividends relate for the year ended December 31, 2001. |
|
(2) |
Represents dividends declared on the common stock of Shinhan
Financial Group for the year ended December 31, 2002, 2003,
2004 and 2005. |
|
(3) |
Represents, under Korean GAAP, for each year ended
December 31, 2001 and 2002, dividends accrued on the common
stock of Shinhan Financial Group for such year, and, for each
year ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, dividends
declared on common stock of Shinhan Financial Group in such
year. In connection with our holding company restructuring in
2001, common stock of Shinhan Bank was exchanged for common
stock of Shinhan Financial Group on a 1:1 ratio. |
|
(4) |
Dividends declared and paid as a percentage of par value of
W5,000 per common share of Shinhan Financial Group. |
9
Selected Statistical Information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Percentages) | |
Net income as a percentage of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average total assets(1)
|
|
|
0.94 |
% |
|
|
0.94 |
% |
|
|
0.29 |
% |
|
|
1.01 |
% |
|
|
1.16 |
% |
|
Average stockholders equity(1)(2)
|
|
|
16.14 |
|
|
|
15.99 |
|
|
|
8.83 |
|
|
|
31.44 |
|
|
|
29.80 |
|
|
|
Including Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock(3)
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
8.15 |
|
|
|
27.22 |
|
|
|
27.08 |
|
|
|
Including Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Redeemable
Preferred Stock(3)
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
8.24 |
|
|
|
22.73 |
|
|
|
19.98 |
|
Dividend payout ratio(4)
|
|
|
38.91 |
|
|
|
25.59 |
|
|
|
57.20 |
|
|
|
15.87 |
|
|
|
15.99 |
|
Net interest spread(5)
|
|
|
2.28 |
|
|
|
2.39 |
|
|
|
2.48 |
|
|
|
2.63 |
|
|
|
2.64 |
|
Net interest margin(6)
|
|
|
2.66 |
|
|
|
2.58 |
|
|
|
2.65 |
|
|
|
2.78 |
|
|
|
2.70 |
|
Efficiency ratio(7)
|
|
|
43.88 |
|
|
|
52.78 |
|
|
|
56.13 |
|
|
|
55.63 |
|
|
|
59.29 |
|
Cost-to-average assets ratio(8)
|
|
|
1.57 |
|
|
|
2.08 |
|
|
|
2.01 |
|
|
|
2.18 |
|
|
|
2.45 |
|
Equity to average asset ratio(9):
|
|
|
5.84 |
|
|
|
5.89 |
|
|
|
3.24 |
|
|
|
3.22 |
|
|
|
3.91 |
|
|
Including Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock(3)
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
3.51 |
|
|
|
3.72 |
|
|
|
4.30 |
|
|
Including Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Redeemable
Preferred Stock(3)
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
4.04 |
|
|
|
4.83 |
|
|
|
5.39 |
|
N/A = Not applicable.
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Average balances are based on (a) daily balances for
Shinhan Bank, Chohung Bank and Jeju Bank and (b) quarterly
balances for other subsidiaries. |
|
(2) |
Does not include the Redeemable Preferred Stock or the
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock described below. |
|
(3) |
As consideration for our acquisition of Chohung Bank, in August
2003, we issued to the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
(i) 46,583,961 shares of our Redeemable Preferred
Stock, with an aggregate redemption price of W842,517,518,646
and (ii) 44,720,603 shares of our Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock, with an aggregate redemption price
of W808,816,825,858, which were convertible into shares of our
common stock. In November 2005, Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation converted 22,360,302 shares of these shares of
our Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock into
22,360,302 shares of our common stock, representing 6.22%
of our total issued shares (or 5.86% of our total issued shares
on a fully diluted basis) of our common stock. In April 2006,
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation sold to BNP Paribas S.A. and
other institutional investors all of our common shares held by
it. As of the date hereof, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
does not hold any share of our common stock but still holds
22,360,301 shares of Redeemable Convertible Preferred
Stock, representing 6.22% of the total issued shares (or 5.86%
of the total issued shares on a fully diluted basis) of our
common stock. Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation is entitled to
convert such shares into our common stock beginning in August
2006. Pursuant to the terms of the Redeemable Preferred Stock
issued to Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation, we are required
to redeem such shares in five equal annual installments
commencing three years from the date of issuance. These
Redeemable Preferred Stock are treated as debt under
U.S. GAAP. Pursuant to the terms of our Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock, we are required to redeem the full
amount of such shares outstanding five years from the date of
issuance to the extent not converted into our common shares.
Each share of our Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock is
convertible into one share of our common stock. The dividend
ratios on our Redeemable Preferred Stock |
10
|
|
|
and Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock are 4.04% and 2.02%,
respectively. In August 2003, we also raised W900 billion
in cash through the issuance of 6,000,000 shares of
Redeemable Preferred Stock, all of which were sold in the
domestic fixed-income market through Strider Securitization
Specialty Co., Ltd., a special purpose vehicle. These redeemable
preferred shares have terms that are different from the
redeemable preferred shares issued to Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation. We are required to redeem these preferred shares
issued to the special purpose vehicle in three installments in
2006, 2008 and 2010. See Item 4. Information on the
Company The Merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung
Bank Liquidity and Capital Resources and
Item 10. Additional Information Articles
of Incorporation Description of Capital
Stock Description of Redeemable Preferred
Stock. |
|
(4) |
Represents the ratio of total dividends declared on common stock
as a percentage of net income. |
|
(5) |
Represents the difference between the yield on average
interest-earning assets and cost of average interest-bearing
liabilities. |
|
(6) |
Represents the ratio of net interest income to average
interest-earning assets. |
|
(7) |
Represents the ratio of noninterest expense to the sum of net
interest income and noninterest income, a measure of efficiency
for banks and financial institutions. Efficiency ratio may be
reconciled to comparable line-items in our income statements for
the periods indicated as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Non-interest expense(A)
|
|
W |
828 |
|
|
W |
1,302 |
|
|
W |
1,937 |
|
|
W |
3,152 |
|
|
W |
3,662 |
|
Divided by
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The sum of net interest income and noninterest income(B)
|
|
|
1,887 |
|
|
|
2,467 |
|
|
|
3,451 |
|
|
|
5,666 |
|
|
|
6,176 |
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
|
1,255 |
|
|
|
1,430 |
|
|
|
2,333 |
|
|
|
3,574 |
|
|
|
3,474 |
|
|
Noninterest income
|
|
|
632 |
|
|
|
1,037 |
|
|
|
1,118 |
|
|
|
2,092 |
|
|
|
2,702 |
|
Efficiency ratio ((A) as a percentage of(B))
|
|
|
43.88 |
% |
|
|
52.78 |
% |
|
|
56.13 |
% |
|
|
55.63 |
% |
|
|
59.29 |
% |
|
|
(8) |
Represents the ratio of noninterest expense to average total
assets. |
|
(9) |
Represents the ratio of average stockholders equity (not
including the Redeemable Preferred Stock or the Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock) to average total assets. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Total loans
|
|
W |
33,665 |
|
|
W |
45,052 |
|
|
W |
95,295 |
|
|
W |
97,080 |
|
|
W |
105,848 |
|
Total allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
720 |
|
|
|
996 |
|
|
|
3,631 |
|
|
|
2,311 |
|
|
|
1,512 |
|
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans
|
|
|
2.14 |
% |
|
|
2.21 |
% |
|
|
3.81 |
% |
|
|
2.38 |
% |
|
|
1.43 |
% |
Total non-performing loans(1)
|
|
W |
530 |
|
|
W |
518 |
|
|
W |
1,844 |
|
|
W |
1,750 |
|
|
W |
1,594 |
|
Non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans
|
|
|
1.57 |
% |
|
|
1.15 |
% |
|
|
1.94 |
% |
|
|
1.80 |
% |
|
|
1.51 |
% |
Non-performing loans as a percentage of total assets
|
|
|
0.96 |
% |
|
|
0.80 |
% |
|
|
1.35 |
% |
|
|
1.22 |
% |
|
|
1.03 |
% |
Impaired loans(2)
|
|
W |
1,492 |
|
|
W |
1,263 |
|
|
W |
3,488 |
|
|
W |
2,646 |
|
|
W |
2,285 |
|
Allowance for impaired loans
|
|
|
385 |
|
|
|
480 |
|
|
|
1,349 |
|
|
|
885 |
|
|
|
704 |
|
Impaired loans as a percentage of total loans
|
|
|
4.43 |
% |
|
|
2.80 |
% |
|
|
3.66 |
% |
|
|
2.73 |
% |
|
|
2.16 |
% |
Allowance for impaired loans as a percentage of impaired loans
|
|
|
25.80 |
% |
|
|
38.00 |
% |
|
|
38.68 |
% |
|
|
33.47 |
% |
|
|
30.81 |
% |
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Notes:
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(1) |
Non-performing loans are defined as loans, whether corporate or
consumer, that are past due more than 90 days. |
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(2) |
Impaired loans include loans that are classified as
substandard or below according to the asset
classification guidelines of the Financial Supervisory
Commission, loans that are past due for 90 days or more and
loans that qualify as troubled debt restructurings
under U.S. GAAP. |
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|
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|
As of December 31, | |
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|
| |
|
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
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(Percentages) | |
Requisite capital ratio(1)
|
|
|
134.43 |
% |
|
|
130.93 |
% |
|
|
118.41 |
% |
|
|
129.41 |
% |
|
|
132.81 |
% |
Total capital adequacy ratio for Shinhan Bank(2)
|
|
|
11.99 |
|
|
|
10.92 |
|
|
|
10.49 |
|
|
|
11.94 |
|
|
|
12.23 |
|
|
Tier I capital adequacy ratio(2)
|
|
|
8.24 |
|
|
|
6.81 |
|
|
|
6.34 |
|
|
|
7.45 |
|
|
|
8.16 |
|
|
Tier II capital adequacy ratio(2)
|
|
|
3.75 |
|
|
|
4.11 |
|
|
|
4.15 |
|
|
|
4.49 |
|
|
|
4.07 |
|
Total capital adequacy ratio for Chohung Bank(3)
|
|
|
10.43 |
|
|
|
8.66 |
|
|
|
8.87 |
|
|
|
9.40 |
|
|
|
10.94 |
|
|
Tier I capital adequacy ratio(3)
|
|
|
5.91 |
|
|
|
4.61 |
|
|
|
4.47 |
|
|
|
4.99 |
|
|
|
6.52 |
|
|
Tier II capital adequacy ratio(3)
|
|
|
4.52 |
|
|
|
4.05 |
|
|
|
4.40 |
|
|
|
4.41 |
|
|
|
4.42 |
|
Adjusted equity capital ratio of Shinhan Card(4)
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
10.86 |
|
|
|
13.78 |
|
|
|
16.48 |
|
|
|
17.68 |
|
Solvency ratio for Shinhan Life Insurance(5)
|
|
|
204.5 |
|
|
|
238.9 |
|
|
|
224.7 |
|
|
|
265.7 |
|
|
|
232.1 |
|
N/A = not applicable.
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
We were restructured as a financial holding company on
September 1, 2001 and became subject to minimum capital
requirements as reflected in the requisite capital ratio. Under
the guidelines issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission
applicable to financial holding companies, we, at the holding
company level, are required to maintain a minimum requisite
capital ratio of 100%. Requisite capital ratio represents the
ratio of net aggregate amount of our equity capital to aggregate
amounts of requisite capital (all of which are described in
Item 4. Information on the Company
Supervision and Regulation Principal Regulations
Applicable to Financial Holding Companies Capital
Adequacy). This computation is based on our consolidated
financial statements prepared in accordance with Korean GAAP. |
|
(2) |
Shinhan Banks capital adequacy ratios are computed in
accordance with the regulations issued by the Financial
Supervisory Commission, which was revised as of
December 31, 2002 to take into account market risk as well
as credit risk. The capital ratios as of December 31, 2002
were calculated using these revised guidelines. Under these
guidelines, Shinhan Bank is required to maintain a minimum
capital adequacy ratio of 8%. Applying the previous calculation,
which only takes into account credit risks, Shinhan Banks
total capital adequacy ratio as of December 31, 2002, 2003,
2004 and 2005 were 10.91%, 10.59%, 11.96% and 12.27%,
respectively. This computation is based on Shinhan Banks
consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with
Korean GAAP. See Item 4. Information on the
Company Supervision and Regulation
Principal Regulations Applicable to Banks Capital
Adequacy. |
|
(3) |
Chohung Banks capital adequacy ratios are computed in
accordance with the regulations issued by the Financial
Supervisory Commission, which was revised as of
December 31, 2002 to take into account market risk as well
as credit risk. The capital ratios as of December 31, 2002
were calculated using these revised guidelines. Under these
regulations, Chohung Bank is required to maintain a minimum
capital adequacy ratio of 8%. Applying the previous calculation,
which only takes into account credit risks, |
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|
|
Chohung Banks total capital adequacy ratio as of
December 31, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 was 8.64%, 8.89%,
9.39% and 10.94%, respectively. This computation is based on the
Chohung Banks consolidated financial statements prepared
in accordance with Korean GAAP. See Item 4.
Information on the Company Supervision and
Regulation Principal Regulations Applicable to
Banks Capital Adequacy. |
|
|
(4) |
Represents the ratio of total adjusted shareholders equity
to total adjusted assets and is computed in accordance with the
guidelines issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission for
credit card companies. Under these regulations, Shinhan Card,
which was established on June 4, 2002, is required to
maintain a minimum adjusted equity capital ratio of 8%. This
computation is based on Shinhan Cards nonconsolidated
financial statements prepared in accordance with Korean GAAP. |
|
(5) |
Solvency ratio is the ratio of Solvency Margin to Standard
Amount of Solvency Margin and is computed in accordance with the
regulations issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission for
life insurance companies. Under these regulations Shinhan Life
Insurance is required to maintain a minimum solvency ratio of
100%. Based on the calculation, Shinhan Life Insurances
solvency ratio as of March 31, 2006 was 230.8%. |
EXCHANGE RATES
The following table sets forth, for the periods and dates
indicated, certain information concerning the Noon Buying Rate
in Won per US$1.00.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At End | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
of Period | |
|
Average(1) | |
|
High | |
|
Low | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Won per US$1.00) | |
2000
|
|
|
1,267.00 |
|
|
|
1,130.90 |
|
|
|
1,267.00 |
|
|
|
1,105.50 |
|
2001
|
|
|
1,313.50 |
|
|
|
1,292.00 |
|
|
|
1,369.00 |
|
|
|
1,234.00 |
|
2002
|
|
|
1,186.30 |
|
|
|
1,250.31 |
|
|
|
1,332.00 |
|
|
|
1,160.60 |
|
2003
|
|
|
1,192.00 |
|
|
|
1,192.08 |
|
|
|
1,262.00 |
|
|
|
1,146.00 |
|
2004
|
|
|
1,035.10 |
|
|
|
1,139.30 |
|
|
|
1,195.10 |
|
|
|
1,035.10 |
|
2005
|
|
|
1,010.00 |
|
|
|
1,023.75 |
|
|
|
1,059.80 |
|
|
|
997.00 |
|
2006 (through June 23)
|
|
|
955.80 |
|
|
|
962.29 |
|
|
|
1,002.90 |
|
|
|
927.40 |
|
|
January
|
|
|
958.90 |
|
|
|
981.44 |
|
|
|
1,002.90 |
|
|
|
958.90 |
|
|
February
|
|
|
970.90 |
|
|
|
969.84 |
|
|
|
976.30 |
|
|
|
962.00 |
|
|
March
|
|
|
971.40 |
|
|
|
974.71 |
|
|
|
981.95 |
|
|
|
966.80 |
|
|
April
|
|
|
942.80 |
|
|
|
952.60 |
|
|
|
970.40 |
|
|
|
939.60 |
|
|
May
|
|
|
945.30 |
|
|
|
940.82 |
|
|
|
951.50 |
|
|
|
927.40 |
|
|
June (through June 23)
|
|
|
955.80 |
|
|
|
953.75 |
|
|
|
961.80 |
|
|
|
942.70 |
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
The average of the Noon Buying Rates over the relevant period. |
We have translated certain amounts in Korean Won, which appear
in this document, into dollars for convenience. This does not
mean that the Won amounts referred to could have been, or could
be, converted into dollars at any particular rate, the rates
stated above, or at all. All translations from Won to dollars
are based on the Noon Buying Rate in effect on December 31,
2005, which was W1,010.00 to US$1.00. The exchange rates used
for convenience translations differ from the actual rates used
in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
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RISK FACTORS
An investment in the American depositary shares representing
our common shares involves a number of risks. You should
carefully consider the following information about the risks we
face, together with the other information contained in this
document, in evaluating us and our business.
Risks Relating to Competition
|
|
|
Competition in the Korean banking industry, in particular
in the small- and medium-sized enterprises banking, retail
banking and credit card operations, is intense, and we may
experience declining margins as a result. |
We compete principally with other national commercial banks in
Korea but also face competition from a number of additional
sources including regional banks, development banks, specialized
banks and foreign banks operating in Korea, as well as various
other types of financial institutions, including credit card
companies, securities companies and asset management companies.
Over the past few years, regulatory reforms and liberalization
of the Korean financial markets have led to increased
competition among financial institutions in Korea. As the reform
of the financial sector continues, foreign financial
institutions, many with greater resources than we have, have
entered the Korean market. There can be no assurance that we
will be able to compete successfully with other domestic and
foreign financial institutions or that increased competition
will not have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition or operating results.
The Korean commercial banking industry has undergone dramatic
changes recently as a number of significant mergers and
acquisitions in the industry have taken place. There may be
additional consolidation in the Korean commercial banking
industry, including Koreas regional banks in particular.
In November 2001, Kookmin Bank and Housing & Commercial
Bank, two of the strongest banks in Korea, merged to
form Kookmin Bank. The newly merged bank is significantly
larger and has more financial resources than us. Also in 2001,
Woori Bank restructured itself as a financial holding company
and significantly realigned its businesses and products to
compete with other larger banks in Korea. Furthermore, a number
of significant mergers and acquisitions in the industry have
taken place in Korea over the last few years. In 2002, there was
a merger of Hana Bank and Seoulbank. In 2003, Lone Star acquired
a controlling interest in Korea Exchange Bank. In 2004, Citibank
acquired KorAm Bank through a tender offer and subsequently
renamed it Citibank Korea. In 2005, Standard Chartered Bank
acquired Korea First Bank. In addition, in 2006, Kookmin Bank
has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Korea
Exchange Bank from Lone Star pending regulatory approval. At
present, these and other banks resulting from mergers or
acquisitions may have more financial resources or more
experience in providing certain banking or financial services
than us. Increased competition and continuing consolidation in
the Korean banking industry may lead to decreased margins. There
can be no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully
with such banks.
Over the past several years, virtually all Korean banks have
adopted a strategy of reducing large corporate exposure and
increasing small- and medium-sized enterprises, retail and
credit card exposure. As a result, substantially all commercial
banks and financial institutions in Korea have focused their
business on, and engaged in aggressive marketing campaigns and
made significant investments in, these sectors. The growth and
profitability of our small- and medium-sized enterprises and
retail banking activities and credit card operations may decline
as a result of growing market saturation in these sectors,
increased interest rate competition, pressure to lower the fee
rates applicable to these sectors and higher marketing expenses.
In particular, it will be more difficult for our bank
subsidiaries to secure new small- and medium-sized enterprise
customers, retail and credit card customers with the credit
quality and on credit terms necessary to achieve our business
objectives.
An important focus of our business is to increase our fee income
in order to diversify our revenue base, in anticipation of
greater competition and declining lending margins. To date,
except for credit card fees, securities brokerage fees and trust
account management fees, we have not generated significant fee
revenues. Our focus on generating fee revenue also involves the
development of fee business from bancassurance and investment
trust management. We recognize, however, that other banks and
financial institutions in Korea
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have recently recognized the same trends and are beginning to
focus on increasing their fee income, in particular from
bancassurance and investment trust.
Successful acquisition of these fee generating businesses by our
competitors may result in increased competition in the area of
investment trust business. Recently, Woori Securities has
acquired LG Investment & Securities, Hana Bank has
acquired Daehan Investment & Securities, and Dongwon
Financial Holding has acquired Korea Investment &
Securities.
Intense competition in the fee-based business will require us to
create a new market and innovative products and services in a
highly competitive environment. Our failure to do so could
adversely affect our future results of operations.
In addition, the impending sale of the controlling equity stake
in LG Card, currently the largest credit card company in Korea
in terms of asset size which has been in debt restructuring
since November 2003, by its creditors committee may
significantly change the competitive environment for providers
of credit card services in Korea, including us. The sale will
take the form of an auction to multiple bidders, and we are
currently participating in this auction as one of the bidders.
See Developments adversely affecting the
business and liquidity of credit card companies in Korea,
including LG Card, may result in losses in respect of our
exposure to such companies. Failure by us to win the bid
to acquire the controlling equity stake of LG Card and/or
the acquisition of such stake of LG Card by one of our leading
competitors in the banking business could adversely affect our
competitive position in the credit card business as well as
other related businesses and limit our future growth.
|
|
|
We are highly dependent on short-term funding sources that
are susceptible to price competition, which dependence may
adversely affect our operations. |
Most of our funding requirements, principally those of Shinhan
Bank and Chohung Bank, are met through short-term funding
sources, primarily in the form of customer deposits, which are
subject to significant price competition. As of
December 31, 2005, approximately 90.69% of our total
deposits had current maturities of one year or less or were
payable on demand. In the past, a substantial portion of such
customer deposits has been rolled over upon maturity or
otherwise maintained with us, and such short-term deposits have
been a stable source of funding over time. For example, of
Shinhan Banks total time deposits outstanding as of
December 31, 2005 with remaining maturities of four months
or less, approximately 54.46% were rolled over or otherwise
maintained with Shinhan Bank. Of Chohung Banks total time
deposits maturing during the four months ended December 31,
2005, approximately 57.01% were rolled over or otherwise
maintained with Chohung Bank. No assurance can be given,
however, that such stable source of funding will continue,
including as a result of intense price competition. If a
substantial number of depositors fail to roll over deposited
funds upon maturity or withdraw such funds from us, our
liquidity position could be materially adversely affected, and
we may be required to seek more expensive sources of short-term
and long-term funds to finance our operations.
Risks Relating to Our Banking Business
|
|
|
We have significant exposure to small- and medium-sized
enterprises including smaller enterprises, which may result in a
deterioration of our asset quality to this segment and have an
adverse impact on us. |
Our loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises meeting the
definition of such enterprises under the Basic Act on Small- and
Medium-sized Enterprises and its Presidential Decree increased
from W38,055 billion as of December 31, 2003 to
W38,713 billion as of December 31, 2004 and to
W39,943 billion as of December 31, 2005. These
balances represent 40.0%, 39.9% and 37.7%, respectively, of our
total loan portfolio as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and
2005. For a definition of small- and medium-sized enterprises,
see Item 4. Information on the Company
Business Overview Our Principal
Activities Corporate Banking Services
Small- and medium-sized Enterprises Banking.
Non-performing loans to small- and medium-enterprises as
described above were W605 billion as of December 31,
2003, W1,005 billion as of
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December 31, 2004 and W1,015 billion as of
December 31, 2005, representing 1.59%, 2.60% and 2.54% of
our total loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises as of
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Since 2002, the industry-wide delinquency ratios for loans to
small- and medium-sized enterprises have been rising under
Korean GAAP. According to data compiled by the Financial
Supervisory Service, the delinquency ratio (net of charge-offs,
which has also increased significantly) for loans by Korean
banks to small- and medium-sized enterprises increased from 1.9%
as of December 31, 2001 to 3.2% as of May 31, 2004,
the record-high to date, and decreased to 1.5% as of
December 31, 2005. The delinquency ratio for loans to
small- and medium-sized enterprise is calculated as the ratio of
(1) the outstanding balance of such loans in respect of
which either principal payments are overdue by one day or more
or interest payments are overdue by 14 days or more (if
prior interest payments on a loan were made late on more than
three occasions, in which case the loan is considered delinquent
if interest payments are overdue by one day or more) to
(2) the aggregate outstanding balance of such loans. Under
Korean GAAP, Shinhan Banks delinquency ratio for such
loans increased from 1.75% as of December 31, 2003 to 1.80%
as of December 31, 2004 and decreased to 1.44% as of
December 31, 2005 and Chohung Banks delinquency ratio
for such loans decreased from 3.49% as of December 31, 2003
to 2.21% as of December 31, 2004 and to 1.70% as of
December 31, 2005. In 2003, 2004 and 2005, under Korean
GAAP, Shinhan Bank charged off loans to small- and medium-sized
enterprises of W36 billion, W101 billion and
W82 billion, respectively, while Chohung Bank charged off
loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises of
W73 billion, W255 billion and W118 billion,
respectively. In addition, Chohung Bank did not sell any of its
loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises of in 2003, but
sold W357 billion in 2004 and W175 billion in 2005
under Korean GAAP. Shinhan Bank did not sell any of its loans to
small- and medium-sized enterprises in 2003, but sold
W146 billion in 2004 and W126 billion in 2005 under
Korean GAAP. Absent these charge-offs and loan sales, the
delinquency ratios would have been higher.
We have increased significant exposure to the real estate,
leasing and service industry as it presented significant growth
opportunities in recent years. Our loans to the real estate,
leasing and service industry increased from W6,132 billion,
or 11.34% of total corporate loans (Shinhan Bank and Chohung
Bank combined), as of December 31, 2003, to
W7,691 billion, or 14.08% of total corporate loans, as of
December 31, 2004, and to W9,434 billion, or 16.30% of
total corporate loans, as of December 31, 2005. In
addition, our loans to the hotel and leisure industry
(consisting principally of hotels, motels and restaurants) as of
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 aggregated
W1,977 billion, W2,082 billion and
W2,114 billion, respectively, or 3.66%, 3.81% and 3.65%,
respectively, of total corporate loans. The real estate, leasing
and service industry and the hotel and leisure industry
experienced significant difficulties in 2004 resulting in higher
delinquencies and impairment. As of December 31, 2005,
under Korean GAAP, the delinquency ratios for loans to the real
estate, leasing and service industry were 1.73% for Chohung Bank
and 1.00% for Shinhan Bank, in each case net of charge-offs and
loan sales. As of December 31, 2005, under Korean GAAP, the
delinquency ratios for loans to the hotel and leisure industry
were 3.30% for Chohung Bank and 1.88% for Shinhan Bank, in each
case net of charge-offs and loan sales. A continued
deterioration in asset quality of loans to these industry
sectors may materially and adversely affect our financial
condition and results of operations.
The small- and medium-sized enterprise lending business is still
the focus of intense competition among large commercial banks
and the opportunities for us to expand our business with more
established small- and medium-sized enterprises have been
reduced. We have in recent years selectively increased our
customer base to include relatively smaller enterprises,
including small unincorporated businesses and sole
proprietorships. We believe that lending to these customers have
presented an opportunity for growth but also increased our
credit risk exposure relative to our existing customers in this
segment. Continued weakness in the Korean and global economies,
among other things, will adversely affect the financial
condition of small- and medium-sized enterprises and may impair
their ability to service their debt, including our loans to such
customers.
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|
|
We may not be able to sustain the high rate of growth in
our mortgage and home equity lending. In addition, we cannot
assure that the asset quality of our mortgage and home equity
loans, in particular the long-term mortgage and home equity
loans, will not deteriorate. |
Over the past three years, mortgage and home equity lending was
the largest contributor to the growth of our lending business.
Our mortgage and home equity lending grew from
W20,517 billion as of December 31, 2003 to
W22,180 billion as of December 31, 2004 and to
W25,840 billion as of December 31, 2005. Such increase
represents 20.5% and 41.74% of the overall increase in our loan
portfolio during 2004 and 2005, respectively. Of our total
consumer loan portfolio, 49.8%, 52.24% and 53.88% was
attributable to mortgage and home equity lending as of
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. The growth
of such lending is significantly dependent on, among other
things, competitive conditions, real estate prices, interest
rate levels and government policies affecting these markets. The
Korean government enacted a number of changes to laws governing
retail lending volumes, including the lowering of maximum
loan-to-value ratio of
mortgage and home equity loans to 60%, and in certain cases to
40%. In recent years, the Korean government has issued several
policy-driven regulations to suppress the increasing real estate
prices in certain zones of the Seoul Metropolitan area that are
in high demand, including the further reduction of maximum
loan-to-value ratio
applicable to mortgage and home equity loans for real estate in
those regulated zones, which may result in a general decline in
the real estate prices in Korea. Due to the factors discussed
above, there can be no assurance that significant growth of our
mortgage and home equity lending business will continue.
Consistent with practices in the Korean banking sector, a
substantial majority of our mortgage and home equity loans have
maturity of one to three years and are renewable based on our
credit decisions. Since early 2004, however, we have begun
offering longer-term mortgage and home equity loans with
maturities of ten to 30 years similar to those offered in
the United States. As of December 31, 2005, we had
W11,451 billion of such long-term mortgage and home equity
loans outstanding, for which we established an allowance for
loan losses of W5 billion. This relatively low amount of
allowance for loan losses compared to the amount of the
long-term mortgage and home equity loans were primarily due to
the fact that these loans are oversecured and are made subject
to the condition of relatively low
loan-to-value ratios.
For mortgage and home equity loans, we establish allowances
based on loss factors taking into consideration historical
performance of the portfolio, previous loan loss history and
charge-off information. Due to the limited history of extending
these longer term mortgage and home equity loans, we cannot
assure you that the allowances we have established against these
loans will be sufficient to cover all future losses arising from
these loans in the future. Although we adjust the loss factors
derived from the migration analysis as appropriate to reflect
the impact of any current conditions on loss recognition that
has not been adequately captured by our historical analysis, no
assurance can be given that we may adequately do so in time or
at all.
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A decline in the value of the collateral securing our
loans and our inability to realize full collateral value may
adversely affect our credit portfolio. |
Borrowers house, other real estate and other securities
secure substantial portions of our loans. As of
December 31, 2005, the secured portion of Won-denominated
loans of Shinhan Bank amounted to W29,578 billion, or
66.66% of such loans, and the secured portion of Won-denominated
loans of Chohung Bank amounted to W18,231 billion, or
51.94% of such loans, under Korean GAAP. No assurance can be
given that the collateral value may not materially decline in
the future. Until recently, it was Shinhan Banks general
policy to lend up to 50%-70% of the appraised value of
collateral, which appraisal value we believe was, in general,
lower than the market value. Chohung Banks policy is to
lend up to the estimated recovery value of the collateral, which
Chohung Bank calculates based on the value of collateral
published by the courts as recovered through court-approved
auctions and further adjusted to take into account the existence
of any lien or other security interest that is prior to Chohung
Banks security interest. We believe that such estimated
recovery value of the collateral is, in general, lower than the
market value. However, downturns in the real estate market as
well as decreases in the value of securities collateral in the
past have resulted in a number of loans whose principal amount
exceeds the value of the underlying collateral at times.
Declines in the value of securities and/or real estate prices in
Korea that result in shortfalls in collateral values compared to
loan amounts would require us to increase loan loss provisions
and may have a material adverse effect on us. For a
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description of our collateral valuation policy, see
Item 4. Information on the Company
Description of Assets and Liabilities Risk
Management Credit Risk Management of Shinhan
Bank Credit Evaluation and Approval
Consumer Loans and Item 4. Information on the
Company Business Overview Our Principal
Activities Retail Banking Services
Consumer Lending Activities.
Foreclosure on collateral generally requires a written petition
to a Korean court. Such application, when made, may be subject
to delays and administrative requirements that may result in a
decrease in the recovery value of such collateral. Foreclosure
proceedings under laws and regulations in Korea typically take
from seven months to one year from initiation to collection
depending on the nature of the collateral. In addition, there
can be no assurance that we will be able to realize the full
value of such collateral as a result of, among other factors,
delays in foreclosure proceedings, defects in the perfection of
collateral, fraudulent transfers by borrowers and general
declines in collateral value due to oversupply of properties
that are placed in the market.
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We may experience a further deterioration of the credit
quality of our credit card and other consumer lending
portfolios. |
Our total consumer portfolio is comprised of three principal
product types, namely mortgage and home equity loans, credit
cards and other consumer loans (which include principally
unsecured consumer loans). In recent years, credit card and
other consumer lending, including lending to small
unincorporated businesses, in Korea experienced significant
growth as a result of government policies and a greater focus on
these sectors by commercial banks and credit card companies.
This growth, however, led to industry-wide declines in overall
credit quality, with increased delinquencies, provisions and
charge-offs, as a result of, among other things, weak economic
conditions as well as an increase in unemployment. The
unemployment rate in Korea was 3.8% as of December 31, 2003
and 3.8% as of December 31, 2004, and decreased to 3.5% as
of December 31, 2005.
In response to the events described above, including as part of
our continued efforts to reduce or charge-off delinquent credit
card loans, the amount of credit card loans has decreased from
W6,112 billion as of December 31, 2003 to
W4,732 billion as of December 31, 2004 and to
W4,242 billion as of December 31, 2005. Our other
consumer loans, on the other hand, have continued to increase
from W14,580 billion as of December 31, 2003, to
W15,546 billion as of December 31, 2004 and to
W17,875 billion as of December 31, 2005. While our
delinquency ratio for total consumer loans decreased from 3.95%
in 2003 to 1.70% in 2005, the credit card and other consumer
loan sectors may still experience credit quality problems and
there can be no assurance that these problems will not have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations.
In addition, due to the rapid increase in consumer debt in Korea
in recent years, the Korean government has adopted a series of
regulations designed to restrain the rate of growth in, and
delinquencies of, cash advances, credit card loans and credit
card usage generally and to strengthen the reporting of, and
compliance with, credit quality indexes. In March 2002, the
Financial Supervisory Commission imposed sanctions, ranging from
warnings and administrative fines to partial business
suspensions, on substantially all Korean credit card issuers as
a result of alleged unlawful or unfair practices discovered
during its industry-wide inspection. In March 2002, Chohung Bank
was given a warning by the Financial Supervisory Commission for
issuing credit cards to underaged customers. In late 2002, the
Korean government enacted a number of changes to the laws
governing the reporting by credit card issuers, including
increasing the minimum allowance required, stated as a certain
percentage of outstanding balance, and revising the calculation
of delinquency ratios applicable to credit cards, which are
performed on a Korean GAAP basis as described in
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and
Prospects Reconciliation with Korean Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles. The Korean government may
adopt further regulatory changes in the future that affect the
credit card industry, which in turn may adversely affect our
credit card operations. See Item 4. Information on
the Company Business Overview Our
Principal Activities Credit Card Services. We
believe that the Korean government will continue to announce
regulatory changes restricting the growth of consumer loans.
These regulations may significantly reduce the level of our
consumer lending and credit card operations that we engage and
maintain in the future. The growth and profitability of our
consumer lending and credit card operations may suffer
materially as a result of these enforcement activities and
regulations and proposed regulations.
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Developments adversely affecting the business and
liquidity of credit card companies in Korea, including LG Card,
may result in losses in respect of our exposure to such
companies. |
Adverse developments in the credit card industry in recent years
such as industry-wide increases in delinquencies and resulting
increases in provisioning for loan losses have had a negative
impact on investors perception of credit card companies in
the Korean corporate debt market, thereby significantly limiting
the ability of credit card companies to obtain financing through
issuances of debt securities. As a result, Korean credit card
companies recently experienced significant financial and
liquidity difficulties. According to a press release issued by
the Financial Supervisory Commission, the average industry-wide
delinquency ratio (defined as ratio of credit card balances that
are delinquent for more than 30 days over total outstanding
balances, including delinquent balances rewritten as credit card
loans) of credit card companies in Korea was approximately
10.05% as of December 31, 2005 and 8.77% as of
March 31, 2006. Although such delinquency ratio was
reported to have decreased from 28.28% as of December 31,
2003, the level of delinquencies experienced by the credit card
industry in Korea still remains relatively high. As of
December 31, 2005, we held debt and equity securities
issued by credit card companies (including through asset-backed
securitization) in the aggregate principal amounts of
W787 billion and W195 billion, respectively, in our
investment portfolio.
As of December 31, 2005, we had loans outstanding to credit
card companies in the aggregate principal amount of
W610 billion. These loans, excluding loans extended to LG
Card, are considered performing in accordance with our internal
credit rating methodology and therefore we have not recognized a
specific loan loss allowance against these loans. See
Item 4. Information on the Company
Description of Assets and Liabilities
Loans Loan Concentrations Exposures
to the Credit Card Industry. To the extent that financial
and liquidity difficulties experienced by credit card companies
are not resolved on a timely basis, the asset quality of our
exposure to credit card companies may become significantly
impaired, resulting in losses that are materially adverse to our
financial condition and results of operations and capital
adequacy.
In particular, LG Card, currently Koreas largest credit
card company, experienced significant liquidity and asset
quality problems in 2003 and has been engaged in a workout since
November 2003. As part of this workout program, the creditor
banks of LG Card (including Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank) have
taken a number of steps, including providing a W2 trillion
credit facility (with respect to W1 trillion of which facility,
maturity has been extended until December 2006), engaging in
several rounds of
debt-to-equity swaps
and agreeing to substantial capital write-downs. Recently, the
creditors committee of LG Card, led by Korea Development Bank,
has been attempting to sell a controlling equity stake in LG
Card in the form of an auction to multiple bidders. We are
currently participating in this auction as one of the bidders
with a view to acquiring control in LG Card.
As of December 31, 2005, our total exposure to LG Card was
W364 billion, including W136 billion of loans,
W33 billion of debt securities and W195 billion of
equity securities. We made an allowance for loan losses of
W0.7 billion for the loans. As a result of the satisfactory
progress on scheduled debt restructuring of LG Card, in 2005, we
recorded reversal of loan loss provisions of W12 billion
but also recognized securities impairment losses of
W7 billion, resulting in a net gain of W5 billion in
respect of our exposures to LG Card. In connection with the LG
Card rescue plan, Shinhan Bank transferred W10 billion of
exposure in its performance-based trust account to the bank
account in January 2004 and Chohung Bank also transferred
W30 billion of exposure in its performance-based trust
account to the bank account in February 2004, resulting in an
increase in our total exposure to LG Card. These exposures were
included in our credit exposure that was converted into equity
in connection with the rescue plan of LG Card as described above.
The value of underlying collateral, our pro rata entitlement
thereto and the allowances we have established or will establish
against our exposures to LG Card and other Korean credit card
companies may not be sufficient to cover all future losses
arising from these exposures. Following the
debt-to-equity
conversions in respect of our exposures to LG Card, we may
experience further losses if the market value of the LG Card
equity securities we own falls below their recorded book value.
In addition, in the case of credit card companies that are in or
in the future enter into workout, restructuring, reorganization
or liquidation proceedings, our recoveries from those companies
may be limited.
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We may, therefore, experience future losses with respect to
these exposures. Furthermore, to the extent that our investment
portfolio include in the future beneficiary certificates
representing interests in investment trusts whose assets include
securities issued by troubled credit card companies and the
value of securities issued by credit card companies declines as
a result of their financial difficulties or otherwise, we may
experience losses on our investment securities.
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We have significant exposure to the largest Korean
business conglomerates, known as chaebols, and, as a
result, recent and any future financial difficulties of chaebols
may have an adverse impact on us. |
As a result of the unfavorable financial and economic conditions
in Korea, a number of chaebols have experienced and continue to
experience financial difficulties. We have significant exposure
to chaebols and large corporate borrowers. Of our twenty largest
corporate exposures as of December 31, 2005, seven are
companies that are members of the 29 largest chaebols in Korea.
If the quality of the exposures extended by us to chaebols
declines, we would require additional loan loss provisions in
respect of loans and would record impairment losses in respect
of securities, which would adversely affect our financial
condition, results of operations and capital adequacy.
In particular, we have significant exposure to SK Networks,
which experienced financial difficulties after disclosure of its
accounting irregularities and is currently in a workout program.
If this program is not satisfactorily resolved, it may have a
material adverse effect on us. As of December 31, 2005, our
total exposure outstanding to SK Networks (formerly, SK Global)
alone was W670 billion, or 0.47% of our total exposure,
consisting of W326 billion in loans, W7 billion in
debt securities, W240 billion in equity securities and
W97 billion in guarantees and acceptances. Of our total
loans outstanding to SK Networks, W24 billion was secured.
For the unsecured loans of W302 billion, we made allowance
for loan losses of W20 billion. With respect to the
guarantees and acceptances outstanding, we made allowances of
W6 billion.
All of the indebtedness of SK Networks and its overseas
subsidiaries held by Korean financial institution creditors was
resolved either through an exchange for 43% of the principal
amount in promissory notes and 5% of the principal amount in the
form of bonds with warrants or in accordance with the
Memorandum. Under the Memorandum, all of the indebtedness of SK
Networks held by the Korean financial institution creditors was
converted into shares of common stock, Redeemable Preferred
Stock and mandatory convertible bonds of SK Networks. As a
result of this corporate restructuring, we owned 9.54% of common
shares of SK Networks (or 9.87% of total equity ownership in SK
Networks including the Redeemable Preferred Stock) as of
December 31, 2005.
We also have exposures to other companies belonging to the SK
Group. As of December 31, 2005, our total exposure
outstanding to SK Corporation, the controlling company of the SK
Networks, was W398 billion, or 0.28% of our total exposure,
consisting of W141 billion in loans, W43 billion in
debt securities, W132 billion in equity securities, and
W82 billion in guarantees and acceptances. We classify
loans and guarantees and acceptances to other SK Group
companies, including SK Corporation, as non-impaired in
accordance with our internal credit rating methodology and
therefore no specific allowance is made against these loans or
guarantees and acceptances. Our management believes the general
allowance of W0.9 billion against the non-impaired element
of the corporate loan portfolio in total is sufficient to cover
any incurred losses within this portfolio, including those loans
to companies within the SK Group, including SK Corporation and
excluding SK Networks. For a more detailed discussion of our
exposure to the SK Group as of December 31, 2005, see
Item 4. Information on the Company
Description of Assets and Liabilities
Loans Loan Concentrations Exposures
to SK Group Companies.
In addition, we have significant exposures to former Ssangyong
Group companies, a number of which have been experiencing
financial difficulties. In 1998, Daewoo Motors acquired
Ssangyong Motors from the former Ssangyong Group, on condition
that certain of the then existing liabilities of Ssangyong
Motors be retained by the former Ssangyong Group. In connection
with this transaction, nine member companies of the Ssangyong
Group assumed in the aggregate W1.8 trillion, which subsequently
resulted in significant increases in interest expense for such
companies, further aggravated by a sharp increase in interest
rates during the financial crisis of the late 1990s.
Several of the Ssangyong Group companies, including Ssangyong
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Corporation, Ssangyong Cement Industrial and Ssangyong
Engineering & Construction, have experienced
significant financial and liquidity difficulties as a result and
were subsequently placed under workout programs by their
respective creditors. In particular, Chohung Bank is the largest
creditor to Ssangyong Corporation and, as such, is the lead
creditor bank under the workout program applicable to Ssangyong
Group companies. Ssangyong Cement exited the workout in November
2005, and the controlling equity interest in Ssangyong
Corporation was sold to Morgan Stanley Private Equity Holdings
AB in April 2006. As of December 31, 2005, our total
exposure to Ssangyong Corporation and Ssangyong Cement
Industrial amounted to W221 billion and W174 billion,
respectively, for which we have raised allowances for loan
losses of W1.3 billion, or 0.6%, and W0.2 billion,
0.1%, respectively. Of our total loans and guarantees and
acceptances to the Ssangyong Group, W172 billion was
classified as impaired. We cannot assure you that the allowances
we have established against our exposures to the former
Ssangyong Group companies will be sufficient to cover all future
losses arising from these exposures. For a more detailed
discussion of our exposure to the former Ssangyong Group as of
December 31, 2005, see Item 4. Information on
the Company Description of Assets and
Liabilities Loans
Loan Concentrations Exposures to Ssangyong
Group Companies.
In addition, with respect to those companies that are in or in
the future enter into workout or liquidation proceedings, we may
not be able to make any recoveries against such companies. We
may, therefore, experience future losses with respect to those
loans, which may have a material adverse impact on our financial
condition, results of operations and capital adequacy.
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Future financial difficulties of chaebols may adversely
affect the credit quality of our small- and medium-sized
enterprise customers who serve chaebols. |
Many of the more established small- and medium-sized
enterprises, which have been a key focus of our corporate
banking activities, have close business relationships with
chaebols, primarily as suppliers and subcontractors. Recently,
many chaebols have moved and continue to move their production
plants or facilities or business operations to China and other
countries with lower labor costs and other expenses, which will
lead to less business opportunities for small- and medium-sized
enterprises resulting in a material adverse impact on their
financial condition and results of operations, including their
ability to service their debt as they come due. Financial
difficulties experienced by our small- and medium-sized
enterprises customers, and our less established customers in
particular, may have an adverse impact on our financial
condition and results of operations.
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We have exposure to companies that are currently or may in
the future be put in restructuring, and we may suffer losses as
a result of additional loan loss provisions required and/or the
adoption of restructuring plans with which we do not
agree. |
As of December 31, 2005, our loans to companies that were
under troubled debt restructurings amounted to
W990 billion, or 0.94% of our total loans, and our
allowances for losses on these loans amounted to
W179 billion, or 18.1% of such loans. As of the same date,
our guarantees and acceptances to companies that were under
troubled debt restructurings amounted to W247 billion, or
3.57% of our total guarantees and acceptances, and our allowance
for such guarantees and acceptances amounted to
W14 billion, or 5.7% of such guarantees and acceptances.
These allowances may not be sufficient to cover all future
losses arising from our exposure to these companies.
Furthermore, pursuant to the Corporate Restructuring Promotion
Act which was abolished as of December 31, 2005, in the
event that any of our borrowers became subject to corporate
restructuring procedures, we could be forced to restructure our
credits pursuant to restructuring plans approved by other
creditor financial institutions holding 75% or more of the total
outstanding debt (and 75% or more of the total outstanding
secured debt, if the restructuring plan included the
restructuring of existing secured debt) of the borrower, or to
dispose of our credits to other creditors on unfavorable terms.
Although the Corporate Restructuring Promotion Act was abolished
and is no longer effective, the National Assembly is currently
in discussion as to reviving such law and accordingly, a law
similar to the Corporate Restructuring Promotion Act may be
adopted in the future and subject us to similar restraints.
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The recent announcement by the Korean National Tax Service
relating to the tax treatment of certain deposit products may
adversely affect our financial condition and results of
operations. |
Beginning in 2002, commercial banks in Korea, including Shinhan
Bank and Chohung Bank, offered to their customers deposit
products that utilize Korean Won and Japanese Yen swaps to
maximize the return for such customers. According to the terms
of these deposit products, deposits made by customers in Korean
Won are converted into Japanese Yen and repaid in Japanese Yen
at maturity. The repayment amount is then converted back into
Korean Won. While these deposit products typically carry a low
interest rate, ranging from 0.05% to 0.30% per annum, the
actual return to the customers was higher as a result of foreign
exchange gains. These deposit products are attractive to
customers, in particular high net worth customers, since the
gains from foreign exchange were deemed not to be interest
subject to income tax. However, in 2005, the Korean National Tax
Service announced that foreign currency deposits disguised as
derivative products would be subject to tax and tax withholding
and issued a recommendation that the banks should refile its tax
returns to include the unwithheld amounts. Eight of the
commercial banks in Korea, who are subject to this adverse tax
treatment, have announced their intention to challenge the
foregoing decision by the Korean National Tax Service while
complying with the Tax Services information requests.
The commercial banks had marketed these deposit products to
their customers on the basis that such deposit products were
exempt from income tax or tax withholding. We believe that few,
if any, of these customers have reported the gains from such
deposit products as interest income subject to taxation in their
tax returns. According to the Korean National Tax Service, these
deposit customers are also responsible for including the income
received from these deposits in their final individual tax
returns relating to comprehensive financial taxable income.
However, depending on the amount of income received from these
products, the individual customers may be subject to (i) a
higher tax rate on all of his or her taxable income, (ii) a
fine for failing to properly report the interest income in an
amount equal to 20% of the unreported amount, and (iii) a
fine for failing to pay tax on such interest income in an amount
equal to interest applied at a rate of 10.95% per annum to
such unpaid tax amount. No assurance can be given that aggrieved
customers will not bring claims against these commercial banks,
including Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank, if their tax
liabilities are increased as a result of the foregoing events.
Beginning in September 2005, we have been subject to a tax audit
by the Korean National Tax Service. In May 2006, based upon its
tax audit of us and other relevant banks, the Korean National
Tax Service reached a decision to impose additional taxes
(including interest thereon) of W36 billion on Shinhan
Bank. This decision did not include a judgment on deposits
utilizing the Korean Won and Japanese Yen swaps as described
above, but such judgment is expected soon. In anticipation of an
adverse tax ruling against these deposit products utilizing
Korean Won and Japanese Yen swaps, we have determined, on a
voluntary basis, to indemnify our customers for their increased
tax liability to the extent resulting from their investment in
these deposit products, including any additional tax liability
that our customers may have against the Korean National Tax
Service for gifts tax from the benefit of this indemnity. We
currently estimate that we may be subject to maximum additional
tax-related liability, including the liability from the
indemnity to our customers, of W85 billion as of
December 31, 2005. Accordingly, we recorded a total charge
to our income of W78 billion in the year ended
December 31, 2005, consisting of additional tax expenses of
W29 billion and provision for other losses of
W49 billion. In addition, we also recorded W7 billion
as deferred tax assets on our balance sheet as of
December 31, 2005.
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The loss of deposit accounts maintained by Korean courts
with Chohung Bank may adversely affect Chohung Banks
financial position and results of operations. |
Chohung Bank believes that it holds the largest amount of
deposits made by litigants and applicants in connection with
legal proceedings in Korean courts or by persons involved in
disputes. Although Chohung Bank has been involved in this
business for more than forty years and has acquired certain
competitive advantages and entry barriers in connection
therewith, no assurance can be given that Chohung Bank will be
able to maintain its competitiveness in this area. The Korean
Supreme Court in 1994 opened to other banks the opportunity to
establish new sub-branches or branches in newly opened court
houses. The Supreme Court may open up competitive bidding to the
entire network of sub-branches and branches taking court
deposits. If
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the Supreme Court decides to select a bank for court deposits at
all courts through competitive bidding, there can be no
assurance that Chohung Bank will be selected. Because court
deposits are a low-cost source of funding and Chohung Bank had
total court deposits of W4,205 billion, W4,329 billion
and W5,002 billion as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and
2005, respectively, which accounted for 10.8%, 11.2% and 12.9%
of total Won deposits of Chohung Bank as of the same periods,
the loss of such business may adversely affect Chohung
Banks financial condition and results of operations.
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Any deterioration in the asset quality of our guarantees
and acceptances will likely have a material adverse affect on
our financial condition and results of operations. |
In the normal course of our banking activities, we make various
commitments and incur certain contingent liabilities in the form
of guarantees and acceptances. Certain guarantees issued or
modified after December 31, 2002 that are not derivative
contracts have been recorded on our consolidated balance sheet
at their fair value at inception. Other guarantees are recorded
as off-balance sheet items in the footnotes to our financial
statements and those guarantees that we have confirmed to make
payments on become acceptances, which are recorded on the
balance sheet. We had aggregate guarantees of
W5,079 billion, and acceptances of W1,879 billion as
of December 31, 2005. We provide an allowance for losses
with respect to guarantees and acceptances as of each balance
sheet date. We provided allowances for losses of
W36 billion in respect of the guarantees and
W15 billion in respect of acceptances as of
December 31, 2005. If we experience significant asset
quality deterioration in our guarantees and acceptances
exposures, no assurance can be given that such allowances will
be sufficient to cover any actual losses resulting in respect of
these liabilities ,or that the losses we incur on guarantees and
acceptances will not be larger than those experienced on
corporate loans.
Risks Relating to Our Strategy
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As a holding company, we are dependant on receiving
dividends from our subsidiaries in order to pay dividends on our
common shares. |
We are a financial holding company with minimal operating assets
other than the shares of our subsidiaries. Our source of funding
and cash flow is dividends from, or disposition of our interests
in, our subsidiaries or our cash resources, most of which are
currently the result of borrowings. Since our principal asset is
the outstanding capital stock of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank,
our ability to pay dividends on our common shares will mainly
depend on dividend payments from Shinhan Bank, Chohung Bank and
other subsidiaries.
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Under the Korean Commercial Code, dividends may only be paid out
of distributable income, an amount which is calculated by
subtracting the aggregate amount of a companys paid-in
capital and certain mandatory legal reserves from its net
assets, in each case as of the end of the prior fiscal year; |
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Under the Bank Act, a bank also is required to credit at least
10% of its net profit to a legal reserve each time it pays
dividends on distributable income until such time when this
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Under the Bank Act and the requirements promulgated by the
Financial Supervisory Commission, if a bank fails to meet its
required capital adequacy ratio or otherwise subject to the
management improvement measures imposed by the Financial
Supervisory Commission, then the Financial Supervisory
Commission may restrict the declaration and payment of dividend
by such a bank. |
Shinhan Bank is considered well-capitalized under
the Bank Act and the Financial Supervisory Commission
requirements. As a result of its merger with Chohung Bank which
had accumulated deficit, however, the distributable profits of
Shinhan Bank (which represents retained earnings less certain
reserves) decreased significantly in 2006. Accordingly, we
cannot assure you that Shinhan Bank will continue to meet the
criteria under the regulatory guidelines, in which case it may
stop paying or reduce the amount of dividends paid to us.
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We may fail to fully realize the anticipated benefits of
the merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank. |
We aim to capitalize over time on the combined strengths of
Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank in terms of market share, product
and service mix, customer base and cost efficiencies. Our
ability to achieve these benefits, in particular following the
merger of the two banks in April 2006, is subject to risks and
uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, including:
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difficulties in operating the integrated information technology
system, electronic banking systems, risk management and other
systems; |
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difficulties in harmonizing the two corporate cultures; |
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difficulties in integrating the currently separate labor unions
of the former Chohung Bank and Shinhan Bank; and |
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difficulties in retaining and attracting customers that
overlapped between Chohung Bank and Shinhan Bank prior to the
merger. |
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We may need to raise additional capital, and adequate
financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at
all. |
We may seek additional capital in the near future to fund the
growth of our operations, including through mergers and
acquisitions, including but not limited to our targeted
acquisition of LG Card, to provide financial support for our
subsidiaries, including funds needed to address liquidity
difficulties, to meet minimum regulatory capital adequacy ratios
and to enhance our capital levels. We may not be able to obtain
additional debt or equity financing, or if available, it may not
be in amounts or on terms commercially acceptable to us, it may
impose conditions on our ability to pay dividends or grow our
business or it may impose restrictive financial covenants on us.
If we are unable to obtain the funding we need, we may be unable
to continue to implement our business strategy, enhance our
financial products and services, take advantage of future
opportunities or respond to competitive pressures, all of which
could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition
and results of operations.
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We may not succeed in improving customer service through
the introduction of performance-based compensation. |
Our ability to increase our market share in the retail, small-
and medium-sized enterprise and credit card segments will depend
in part upon our ability to attract and maintain customers
through high-quality services. We intend to enhance the quality
of our customer service by increasing employee performance
measured against the level of customer satisfaction and customer
response to our products and services and the quality of the
assets and revenues generated. To do so, it may involve the
introduction of performance-based compensation. Virtually all
employees interfacing with our customers are members of our
labor union subject to contracts that do not currently provide
for performance-based compensation. To the extent we attempt to
implement performance-based compensation, we may face strong
resistance from our labor union. Failure of the union to accept
or cooperate fully with our new programs may materially
adversely affect the implementation of this aspect of our
strategy.
Risks relating to our other businesses
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We may incur significant losses from our investment and,
to a lesser extent, trading activities due to market
fluctuations. |
We enter into and maintain large investment positions in the
fixed income markets, primarily through our treasury and
investment business. We describe these activities in
Item 4. Information on the Company
Business Overview Our Principal
Activities Treasury and Securities
Investment. We also maintain smaller trading
positions, including securities and derivative financial
instruments as part of our banking operations. In each of the
product and business lines in which we enter into these kinds of
positions, part of our business entails making assessments about
financial market conditions and trends. The revenues and profits
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we derive from many of our positions and related transactions
are dependent on market prices. When we own assets such as debt
securities, market price declines, including as a result of
fluctuating market interest rates, can expose us to losses. If
prices move in a way we have not anticipated, we may experience
losses. Also, when markets are volatile, characterized by rapid
changes in price direction, the assessments we have made may
prove to lead to lower revenues or profits, or losses, on the
related transactions and positions.
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Protracted market declines can reduce liquidity in the
markets, making it harder to sell assets and leading to material
losses. |
In some of our businesses, protracted market movements,
particularly price declines in assets, can reduce the level of
activity in the market or reduce market liquidity. These
developments can lead to material losses if we cannot close out
deteriorating positions in a timely way. This may especially be
the case for assets that are not traded on stock exchanges or
other public trading markets, such as corporate debt securities
issued by Korean companies, including credit card companies, and
derivatives contracts, which may have values that we calculate
using models other than publicly-quoted prices. For instance,
the market value of debt securities in our portfolio as
reflected on our balance sheet is determined by references to
suggested prices posted by Korean rating agencies. These
valuations, however, may differ significantly from the actual
value that we may realize in the event we elect to sell these
securities. As a result, we may not be able to realize the full
marked-to-market
value at the time of any such sale of these securities and thus
may incur additional losses. Monitoring the deterioration of
prices of assets like these is difficult and could lead to
losses we did not anticipate.
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We may generate lower revenue from brokerage and other
commission- and fee-based business. |
Market downturns are likely to lead to a decline in the volume
of transactions that we execute for our customers and,
therefore, to a decline in our non-interest revenues. In
addition, because the fees that we charge for managing our
clients portfolios are in many cases based on the value of
performance of those portfolios, a market downturn that reduces
the value of our clients portfolios or increases the
amount of withdrawals would reduce the revenues we receive from
our securities brokerage, trust account management and other
asset management services. Even in the absence of a market
downturn, below-market performance by our securities, trust
account or asset managers may result in increased withdrawals
and reduced inflows, which would reduce the revenue we receive
from these businesses.
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Our Internet banking services are subject to security
concerns relating to the commercial use of the Internet. |
We provide Internet banking services to our retail and corporate
customers, which require sensitive customer information,
including passwords and account information, to be transferred
over a secure connection on the Internet. However, connections
on the Internet, although secure, are not free from security
breach. No assurance can be given that security breach in
connection with our Internet banking service will not occur in
the future, which may result in significant liability to our
customers and third parties and materially and adversely affect
our business.
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We may experience disruptions, delays and other
difficulties from our information technology systems. |
We rely on our information technology systems for our daily
operations including billing, effecting online and offline
banking transactions and record keeping. In connection with the
merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank, we are currently in the
process of integrating the information technology systems of the
two banks and to launch an upgraded and integrated information
technology platform of the new bank by October 2006. We may
experience disruptions, delays or other difficulties from our
information technology systems, which may have an adverse effect
on our business and adversely impact our customers
confidence in us.
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We are subject to operational risks which our current risk
management system may not detect in time or at all. |
Operational risk is risk that is difficult to quantify and
subject to different definitions. In addition to internal audits
and inspections, the Financial Supervisory Service conducts
general annual audits of operations at Shinhan Financial Group
and also performs general annual audits of our operations. The
Financial Supervisory Service also performs special audits as
the need arises on particular aspects of our operations such as
risk management, credit monitoring and liquidity. In the
ordinary course of these audits, the Financial Supervisory
Service routinely issue warning notices where it determines that
a regulated financial institution or such institutions
employees have failed to comply with the applicable laws or
rules, regulations and guidelines of the Financial Supervisory
Service. We have in the past received, and expect in the future
to receive, such notices and we have taken and will continue to
take appropriate actions in response to such notices.
In April 2005, the Financial Supervisory Service found that
Chohung Banks employees had embezzled approximately
W40 billion of Chohung Banks funds over a period of
five months. Chohung Bank recovered approximately
W4 billion of the embezzled fund. As a remedial measure,
the Financial Supervisory Service issued a warning to Chohung
Bank as well as its president and the statutory auditor for
supervisory negligence and ordered Chohung Bank to sign a
memorandum of understanding to improve its internal controls and
took several remedial measures, including increasing staffing at
our back office, strengthening periodic monitoring and improving
internal control procedures related to fund transfer
documentation.
In addition, during a periodic audit in November 2005, the
Financial Supervisory Service discovered that one of Chohung
Banks employees, in collaboration with an employee of
Kookmin Bank, issued counterfeit certificates of deposits in the
course of embezzling over a period of seven months an aggregate
of approximately W445 billion of customer funds deposited
at the two banks, of which amount W20 billion was deposited
with Chohung Bank. The Financial Supervisory Service suspended
for three months the operation of the branches of the two banks
directly involved with the incident and issued warnings against
the presidents and statutory auditors of Chohung Bank and
Kookmin Bank (including a disciplinary warning
against the president of Chohung Bank) for negligent
supervision. In response to this incident, Chohung Bank took
several remedial measures to strengthen compliance procedures
and improve the execution of the existing internal control
systems.
No assurance can be given, however, that these remedial measures
would be sufficient to prevent similar or more adverse
operational risks from materializing.
Risks Relating to Government Regulation and Policy
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We operate in a legal and regulatory environment that is
subject to change, which may have an adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations. |
The legal and regulatory framework for the Korean banking
industry has continued to undergo significant reforms recently.
Historically, regulations of the Korean government included,
among other things, establishing lending rates and deposit rates
for banks. Regulations also dictated the extent of competition
through restrictions on new entrants and on the growth of
existing banks, including the opening of new branches.
Regulatory reform of the Korean banking industry to date has
removed controls on all lending rates and all deposit rates and
provided for increased prudent supervision of the financial
sector by the Korean government. We believe that the Korean
government intends to continue to deregulate the financial
sector, by allowing market forces to have a larger role in
guiding the development of the industry. However, with respect
to setting liquidity and capital adequacy standards, the
Government has revised its regulations to implement stricter
standards for commercial banks and credit card companies. We
expect the regulatory environment in which we operate to
continue to change. There can be no assurance that any future
changes will not have an adverse effect on our business,
financial condition or results of operations.
In addition, currently different types of financing business are
regulated by individual acts that relate to the type of
financing business, such as the Bank Act, the Insurance Business
Act, the Securities Exchange Act, the Act on Business of
Operating Indirect Investment and Asset and Futures Trading Act.
However, the
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Korean government is preparing for a combined financial act,
which will comprehensively regulate securities and futures,
operation of indirect investment asset, trust and any other
financing businesses other than banking and insurance businesses
in order to allow investment bank type of financial organization
to be established to comprehensively manage such businesses
other than banking and insurance. If such regulation is enacted,
competition may be fierce among existing banks, insurance
companies, securities companies and other financial
organizations, and may lead to significant changes in the
current Korean financial market which can have an adverse effect
on our business, financial conditions or results of operations.
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Structural reforms in the Korean economy and its financial
sector may have a substantial impact on our business. |
In response to the financial and economic downturn in Korea in
1997 and 1998, the Korean government announced and implemented a
series of comprehensive policy packages to address structural
weaknesses in the Korean economy and its financial sector. One
of these policy packages involved mergers and restructurings of
a number of banks. We expect that these comprehensive policy
packages will continue to have a substantial impact on our
business. The government has indicated that it may advocate
further mergers or restructurings involving other commercial
banks and financial institutions in the Korean financial sector.
Such mergers or restructurings may create larger banks and
financial institutions that may pose a competitive threat and in
turn have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
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The Financial Supervisory Commission may impose
supervisory measures if it deems us or our operating
subsidiaries to be financially unsound. |
If the Financial Supervisory Commission deems our financial
condition, including the financial conditions of our operating
subsidiaries, to be unsound or if our operating subsidiaries or
we fail to meet the applicable requisite capital ratio or the
capital adequacy ratio, as the case may be, set forth under
Korean law, the Financial Supervisory Commission may order,
among others, at the level of the holding company or that of its
subsidiary, capital increases or reductions, stock cancellations
or consolidations, transfers of business, sales of assets,
closures of branch offices, mergers with other financial
institutions, or suspensions of a part or all of our business
operations. If any of such measures is imposed on us or on our
operating subsidiaries by the Financial Supervisory Commission
as a result of poor financial condition or failure to comply
with minimum capital adequacy requirements or for other reasons,
such measures may have a material adverse effect on our business
and the price of our common shares and/or American depositary
shares.
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The Korean government may encourage lending to and
investment in certain types of borrowers in furtherance of
government initiatives, and we may take this factor into
account. |
The Korean government has encouraged and may in the future
encourage lending to or investment in the securities of certain
types of borrowers and other financial institutions in
furtherance of government initiatives. The Korean government,
through its regulatory bodies such as the Financial Supervisory
Commission, has in the past announced lending policies to
encourage Korean banks and financial institutions to lend to or
invest in particular industries or customer segments, and, in
certain cases, has provided lower cost funding through loans
made by the Bank of Korea for further lending to specific
customer segments, such as the small- and medium-sized
enterprises. The Korean government has in this manner encouraged
commercial banks to step in to provide credit card companies
with additional liquidity. While all loans or securities
investments will be reviewed in accordance with our credit
review policies or internal investment guidelines and
regulations, we, on a voluntary basis, may factor the existence
of such policies and encouragements into consideration in making
loans or securities investments. However, the ultimate decision
whether to make loans or securities investments remains with us
and is made based on our credit approval procedures and our risk
management system, independently of government policies.
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Risks Relating to Korea and the Global Economy
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Unfavorable financial and economic conditions in Korea and
worldwide may have a material adverse impact on our asset
quality, liquidity and financial performance. |
We are incorporated in Korea, and substantially all of our
operations are located in Korea. As a result, we are subject to
political, economic, legal and regulatory risks specific to
Korea. Financial turmoil in Asia in the late 1990s
adversely affected the Korean economy and in turn Korean
financial institutions. In addition, investors reactions
to developments in one country can have adverse effects on the
securities of companies in other countries, including Korea. In
addition, the economic indicators in 2003, 2004 and 2005 have
shown mixed signs of recovery and uncertainty, and future
recovery or growth of the economy is subject to many factors
beyond our control.
Developments that could hurt Koreas economy in the future
include, among other things:
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failure of restructuring of chaebols and accounting
irregularities of and regulatory proceedings against
chaebols, together with its negative effect on the Korean
financial markets and on the small- and medium-sized enterprises
market; |
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failure of restructuring of large troubled companies, including
LG Card and other troubled credit card companies and financial
institutions; |
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volatility in foreign currency reserve levels, commodity prices
(including oil prices), exchange rates (including continued
weakness of the U.S. dollar and/or the appreciation of the
Korean Won against foreign currencies), interest rates and stock
markets; |
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increased reliance on exports to service foreign currency debts,
which could cause friction with Koreas trading partners; |
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adverse developments in the economies of countries to which
Korea exports goods and services (such as the United States,
China and Japan), or in emerging market economies in Asia or
elsewhere that could result in a loss of confidence in the
Korean economy; |
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the continued emergence of China, to the extent its benefits
(such as increased exports to China) are outweighed by its costs
(such as competition in export markets or for foreign investment
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social and labor unrest or declining consumer confidence or
spending resulting from lay-offs, increasing unemployment and
lower levels of income; |
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uncertainty and volatility in real estate prices arising, in
part, from the Korean governments policy-driven tax and
other regulatory measures; |
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a decrease in tax revenues and a substantial increase in the
Korean governments expenditures for unemployment
compensation and other social programs that together could lead
to an increased government budget deficit; |
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political uncertainty or increasing strife among or within
political parties in Korea, including as a result of the
increasing polarization of the positions of the ruling
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a deterioration in economic or diplomatic relations between
Korea and its trading partners or allies, including such
deterioration resulting from trade disputes or disagreements in
foreign policy. |
Deterioration in the Korean economy can also occur as a result
of deterioration in the global economic conditions. Recent
developments in the Middle East, including the war in Iraq and
its aftermath, higher oil prices and the continued weakness of
the economy in parts of the world have increased the uncertainty
of world economic prospects in general and continue to have an
adverse effect on the Korean economy. Any future deterioration
of the Korean economy could have an adverse effect on us and the
market price of our common shares or our American depositary
shares.
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Tensions with North Korea could have an adverse effect on
us and the price of our common stock and our American depositary
shares. |
Relations between Korea and North Korea have been tense over
most of Koreas history. The level of tension between the
two Koreas has fluctuated and may increase or change abruptly as
a result of current and future events, including ongoing
contacts at the highest levels of the governments of Korea and
North Korea and increasing hostility between North Korea and the
United States. In December 2002, North Korea removed the seals
and surveillance equipment from its Yongbyon nuclear power plant
and evicted inspectors from the United Nations International
Atomic Energy Agency, and has reportedly resumed activity at its
Yongbyon power plant. In January 2003, North Korea announced its
intention to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,
demanding that the United States sign a non-aggression pact as a
condition to North Korea dismantling its nuclear program. In
August 2003, representatives of Korea, the United States, North
Korea, China, Japan and Russia held multilateral talks in an
effort to resolve issues relating to North Koreas
nuclear weapons program. While the talks concluded without
resolution, participants in the August meeting indicated that
further negotiations may take place in the future and, in
February 2004, six party talks resumed in China. In June 2004,
the third round of the six-party talks resumed in China, which
ended with an agreement by the parties to hold further talks by
the end of September 2004, which failed to take place as
planned. In February 2005, North Korea declared that it had
developed and was in possession of nuclear weapons. It also
announced its indefinite withdrawal from further six-party
talks. However, in July 2005, fourth round of six-party talks
resumed and concluded in September 2005 at which time a joint
statement was released that reaffirmed the parties
commitment to peace and stability in the Korean peninsula. Soon
thereafter, a fifth round of six-party talks concluded in
November 2005. However, prior to the next six-party talks, the
U.S. accused North Korea of money laundering activities
through Banco Delta Asia in Macau and producing and distributing
counterfeit U.S. dollars. The U.S. pressured Banco
Delta Asia to abandon its ties with North Korea. In May 2006, it
was reported that the Korea Energy Development Organization
(KEDO) project designed to replace North
Koreas existing nuclear power facilities with a light
water reactor would be terminated. These events led to another
stalemate in the negotiations with North Korea, which is still
continuing. Any further increase in tensions, resulting for
example from a break-down in contacts or an outbreak in military
hostilities, could hurt our business, results of operations and
financial condition and could lead to a decline in the price of
our common stock and our American depositary shares.
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Koreas new legislation allowing class action suits
related to securities transactions may expose us to additional
litigation risk. |
Effective January 1, 2005, a new law enacted on
January 20, 2004 allows class action suits to be brought by
shareholders of companies listed on the Korea Exchange,
including ours, for losses incurred in connection with the
purchase and sale of securities and other securities
transactions arising from (i) false or inaccurate
statements provided in registration statements, prospectuses,
business reports and audit reports; (ii) insider trading
and (iii) market manipulation. In March 2005, this law was
amended to provide for a grace period for class action suits
based on (i) of the above in order to afford the companies
an opportunity to correct any prior false or inaccurate
statements until the release of their audited financial
statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
During this grace period, companies will be immune from any
class action suits arising from (i) of the above. The new
law permits 50 or more shareholders who collectively hold 0.01%
or more of the shares of a company at the time when the cause of
such damages occurred to bring a class action suit against,
among others, the issuer and its directors and officers. It is
uncertain how the courts will apply this law, however, as this
law has been enacted only recently. Litigation can be
time-consuming and expensive to resolve, and can divert valuable
management time and attention from the operation of a business.
We are not aware of any basis for such suit being brought
against us, nor, to our knowledge, are there any such suits
pending or threatened. Any such litigation brought against us
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
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Labor unrest may adversely affect the Korean economy and
our operations. |
During 1998 and 1999, there were large-scale protests and labor
strikes in Korea. In July 2000, the Korean Financial Industry
Union, which represents the employees of over 30 financial
institutions, urged its members to participate in a strike to
express their opposition to mergers of the banks and the
possibility of further layoffs, when the Korean government
announced its plan to implement the second phase of
restructuring the Republics banks, including the
promulgation of a law which allows the formation of financial
holding companies. The strike subsequently was cancelled after
the Korean government and the union leaders reached an agreement
under which the Korean government would not require mandatory
bank mergers. Any future labor unrest could adversely affect our
operations, as well as the operations of many of our customers
and their ability to repay their loans, and could affect the
financial conditions of Korean companies in general, depressing
the prices of securities on the Korea Exchange, the value of
unlisted securities and the value of the Won relative to other
currencies. Such developments would likely have an adverse
effect on our financial condition, results of operations and
capital adequacy.
Our acquisition of Chohung Bank faced opposition from the labor
union of Chohung Bank, which engaged in a strike in mid-June
2003, which interrupted Chohung Banks operations for five
days and caused temporary liquidity problems, until the union
entered into an understanding with our management to cooperate.
Following execution of the acquisition agreements, the labor
union of Chohung Bank opposed the selection of Chohung
Banks new CEO, who was a former executive of Chohung Bank,
and attempted to prevent the recommendation committee for the
CEO of Chohung Bank from meeting to approve the appointment.
Subsequently, the labor union withdrew their objection.
Following the merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank on
April 3, 2006, the labor union of the former Chohung Bank
continues to exist in addition to the labor union of Shinhan
Bank. Currently, there is no deadline for integrating the two
unions. Disagreements between the labor union of the former
Chohung Bank on the one hand and the labor union of Shinhan Bank
or our management on the other regarding the process and
direction of the integration following the merger of Shinhan
Bank and Chohung Bank or the integration of the two unions and
actions taken to delay or disrupt the process could have a
material adverse effect on our ability to realize the
anticipated benefits of the merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung
Bank and have an adverse effect on our combined results of
operations and the price of our common shares or American
depositary shares.
Risks Relating to Our American Depositary Shares
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There are restrictions on withdrawal and deposit of common
shares under the depositary facility. |
Under the deposit agreement, holders of shares of our common
stock may deposit those shares with the depositary banks
custodian in Korea and obtain American depositary shares, and
holders of American depositary shares may surrender American
depositary shares to the depositary bank and receive shares of
our common stock. However, under current Korean laws and
regulations, the depositary bank is required to obtain our prior
consent for the number of shares to be deposited in any given
proposed deposit which exceeds the difference between
(1) the aggregate number of shares deposited by us for the
issuance of American depositary shares (including deposits in
connection with the initial and all subsequent offerings of
American depositary shares and stock dividends or other
distributions related to these American depositary shares) and
(2) the number of shares on deposit with the depositary
bank at the time of such proposed deposit. We have consented to
the deposit of outstanding shares of common stock as long as the
number of American depositary shares outstanding at any time
does not exceed 20,216,314. As a result, if you surrender
American depositary shares and withdraw shares of common stock,
you may not be able to deposit the shares again to obtain
American depositary shares.
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The value of your investment may be reduced by future
sales of our common stock or our American depositary shares by
the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation or BNP Paribas, by other
stockholders or holders of American depositary shares or by
us. |
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation owns 22,360,301 shares
of our Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock representing 6.22%
of the total issued shares (or 5.86% of the total issued shares
on a fully diluted basis)
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of our common stock. Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation is
entitled to convert such shares into our common stock beginning
in August 2006. Following the conversion of the Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Shares owned by Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation in April 2006, 90.0% of which was purchased by BNP
Paribas and the remaining 10.0% was sold in the market, BNP
Paribas currently owns approximately 9.38% of our total issued
shares (or 8.83% of our total issued shares on a fully diluted
basis after taking into account 22,360,301 shares of the
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares currently owned by Korea
Deposit Insurance Corporation). Currently, we do not know when,
how, or what percentage of, our Redeemable Convertible Preferred
Shares will be converted by Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
and when, how or what percentage of our shares Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation will dispose of upon conversion or BNP
Paribas will dispose of our shares, or to whom such shares will
be sold. As a result, we cannot currently predict the impact of
such sales on us.
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In certain cases, we must obtain the consent of the Korea
Deposit Insurance Corporation to declare and pay dividends on
our shares or our American depositary shares. If Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation declines to give such consent, holders of
American depositary shares may be adversely affected. |
Pursuant to the terms of the Investment Agreement, we are
required to obtain the consent of the Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation, to the extent permitted under applicable
law, in order to declare and pay dividends on our common shares
in excess of W750, representing 15% of par value (W5,000), if
our net income under Korean GAAP is below W800 billion in a
given fiscal year and any of the Redeemable Preferred Stock and
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding. Failure
to obtain the consent of the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
in such instances may lead to payment of dividends at a level
that is lower than expected and may adversely affect the price
of our common shares and our American depositary shares and
further adversely affect the interest of our shareholders,
including the holders of our American depositary shares.
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Ownership of our shares is restricted under Korean
law. |
Under the Financial Holding Companies Act, any single
shareholder (together with certain persons in a special
relationship with such shareholder) may acquire beneficial
ownership of up to 10% of the total issued and outstanding
shares with voting rights of a bank holding company controlling
national banks such as us. In addition, any person, except for a
non-financial business group company (as defined
below), may acquire in excess of 10% of the total voting shares
issued and outstanding of a financial holding company which
controls a national bank, provided that a prior approval from
the Financial Supervisory Commission is obtained each time such
persons aggregate holdings exceed 10% (or 15% in the case
of a financial holding company controlling regional banks only),
25% or 33% of the total voting shares issued and outstanding of
such financial holding company. The Korean government and the
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation are exempt from this limit.
Furthermore, certain non-financial business group companies
(i.e., (i) any same shareholder group with aggregate net
assets of all non-financial business companies belonging to such
group of not less than 25% of the aggregate net assets of all
members of such group; (ii) any same shareholder group with
aggregate assets of all non-financial business companies
belonging to such group of not less than W2 trillion; or
(iii) any mutual fund in which a same shareholder group
identified in (i) or (ii) above owns more than 4% of
the total shares issued and outstanding of such mutual fund) may
not acquire beneficial ownership in us in excess of 4% of our
outstanding voting shares, provided that such non-financial
business group companies may acquire beneficial ownership of up
to 10% of our outstanding voting shares with the approval of the
Financial Supervisory Commission under the condition that such
non-financial business group companies will not exercise voting
rights in respect of such shares in excess of the 4% limit. See
Item 4. Information on the Company
Supervision and Regulation Principal Regulations
Applicable to Financial Holding Companies
Restriction on Financial Holding Company Ownership. To the
extent that the total number of shares of our common stock that
you and your affiliates own together exceeds these limits, you
will not be entitled to exercise the voting rights for the
excess shares, and the Financial Supervisory Commission may
order you to dispose of the excess shares within a period of up
to six months. Failure to comply with such an order would result
in a fine of up to W50 million.
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Holders of American depositary shares will not have
preemptive rights in certain circumstances. |
The Korean Commercial Code and our articles of incorporation
require us, with some exceptions, to offer shareholders the
right to subscribe for new shares in proportion to their
existing ownership percentage whenever new shares are issued. If
we offer any rights to subscribe for additional shares of our
common stock or any rights of any other nature, the depositary
bank, after consultation with us, may make the rights available
to you or use reasonable efforts to dispose of the rights on
your behalf and make the net proceeds available to you. The
depositary bank, however, is not required to make available to
you any rights to purchase any additional shares unless it deems
that doing so is lawful and feasible and:
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a registration statement filed by us under the US Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, is in effect with respect to those
shares; or |
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the offering and sale of those shares is exempt from or is not
subject to the registration requirements of the US Securities
Act. |
We are under no obligation to file any registration statement
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. If a
registration statement is required for you to exercise
preemptive rights but is not filed by us, you will not be able
to exercise your preemptive rights for additional shares and you
will suffer dilution of your equity interest in us.
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Your dividend payments and the amount you may realize upon
a sale of your American depositary shares will be affected by
fluctuations in the exchange rate between the Dollar and the
Won. |
Investors who purchase the American depositary shares will be
required to pay for them in U.S. dollars. Our outstanding
shares are listed on the Korea Exchange and are quoted and
traded in Won. Cash dividends, if any, in respect of the shares
represented by the American depositary shares will be paid to
the depositary bank in Won and then converted by the depositary
bank into Dollars, subject to certain conditions. Accordingly,
fluctuations in the exchange rate between the Won and the Dollar
will affect, among other things, the amounts a registered holder
or beneficial owner of the American depositary shares will
receive from the depositary bank in respect of dividends, the
Dollar value of the proceeds which a holder or owner would
receive upon sale in Korea of the shares obtained upon surrender
of American depositary shares and the secondary market price of
the American depositary shares.
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If the government deems that certain emergency
circumstances are likely to occur, it may restrict the
depositary bank from converting and remitting dividends in
Dollars. |
If the government deems that certain emergency circumstances are
likely to occur, it may impose restrictions such as requiring
foreign investors to obtain prior government approval for the
acquisition of Korean securities or for the repatriation of
interest or dividends arising from Korean securities or sales
proceeds from disposition of such securities. These emergency
circumstances include any or all of the following:
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sudden fluctuations in interest rates or exchange rates; |
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extreme difficulty in stabilizing the balance of
payments; and |
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a substantial disturbance in the Korean financial and capital
markets. |
The depositary bank may not be able to secure such prior
approval from the government for the payment of dividends to
foreign investors when the government deems that there are
emergency circumstances in the Korean financial markets.
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Holders of American depositary shares may be required to
pay a Korean securities transaction tax upon withdrawal of
underlying common shares or the transfer of American depositary
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Under Korean tax law, a securities transaction tax (including an
agricultural and fisheries special surtax) is imposed on
transfers of shares listed on the Korea Exchange, including our
common shares, at the rate of
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0.3% of the sales price if traded on the Korea Exchange.
According to a tax ruling recently issued by Korean tax
authorities, securities transaction tax of 0.5% of the sales
price could be imposed on the transfer of American depositary
shares unless American depositary shares are listed or
registered on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ National
Market or other foreign exchanges that may be designated by the
Ministry of Finance and Economy, and transfer of American
Depositary shares takes place on such exchange. At this time, it
is unclear as to when the Korean government will begin to
enforce the imposition of such securities transaction tax. See
Item 10. Additional Information
Taxation Korean Taxation.
Other Risks
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We do not prepare interim financial information on a
U.S. GAAP basis. |
We, including our subsidiaries such as Shinhan Bank and Chohung
Bank, are not required to and do not prepare interim financial
information on a U.S. GAAP basis. U.S. GAAP differs in
significant respects from Korean GAAP, particularly with respect
to the establishment of provisions and loan loss allowance and
determination of the scope of consolidation. See
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and
Prospects Selected Financial Information under
Korean GAAP and Reconciliation with
Korean Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. As a
result, provision and allowance levels reflected under Korean
GAAP in our results for the three months ended March 31,
2005 and 2006 may differ significantly from comparable figures
under U.S. GAAP for these and future periods.
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We are generally subject to Korean corporate governance
and disclosure standards, which differ in significant respects
from those in other countries. |
Companies in Korea, including us, are subject to corporate
governance standards applicable to Korean public companies which
differ in many respects from standards applicable in other
countries, including the United States. As a reporting company
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, we are, and in the future
will be, subject to certain corporate governance standards as
mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. However, foreign
private issuers, including us, are exempt from certain corporate
governance requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or under
the rules of the New York Stock Exchange. For significant
differences, see Item 6. Directors, Senior Management
and Employees Corporate Governance. There may
also be less publicly available information about Korean
companies, such as us, than is regularly made available by
public or non-public companies in other countries. Such
differences in corporate governance standards and less public
information could result in less than satisfactory corporate
governance practices or disclosure to investors in certain
countries.
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You may not be able to enforce a judgment of a foreign
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We are corporations with limited liability organized under the
laws of Korea. Substantially all of our directors and officers
and other persons named in this document reside in Korea, and
all or a significant portion of the assets of our directors and
officers and other persons named in this document and
substantially all of our assets are located in Korea. As a
result, it may not be possible for holders of the American
depository shares to effect service of process within the United
States, or to enforce against them or us in the
United States judgments obtained in United States courts
based on the civil liability provisions of the federal
securities laws of the United States. There is doubt as to the
enforceability in Korea, either in original actions or in
actions for enforcement of judgments of United States courts, of
civil liabilities predicated on the United States federal
securities laws.
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INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY |
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP
Introduction
We are the largest financial holding company in Korea on the
basis of total assets, total deposits and stockholders
equity. We were formed in 2001 as the holding company for
Shinhan Bank and related financial services companies. On
August 19, 2003, we acquired 80.04% of Chohung Bank and
plan to merge its operations with those of Shinhan Bank after a
three-year transition period. In June 2004, we acquired the
remaining 18.85% of the outstanding shares of Chohung Bank that
we previously did not own through a cash tender offer followed
by a small-scale share swap pursuant to Korean law. As of
December 31, 2005, based on asset size published by the
Financial Supervisory Commission, Shinhan Bank was the fourth
largest bank in Korea, with total assets of W75,642 billion
(US$74,893 million) and Chohung Bank was the sixth largest
bank in Korea, with total assets of W66,610 billion
(US$65,950 million). Following the merger of Shinhan Bank
and Chohung Bank, the newly merged Shinhan Bank currently is the
second largest bank in Korea in terms of total assets. From this
expanded platform, we serve all major components of the
corporate and retail banking and financial services markets. In
the corporate sector, we serve the large corporate community,
established and developing small- and medium- sized enterprises
as well as certain small unincorporated businesses. In the
retail sector, we provide mortgages and home equity finance as
well as general unsecured consumer lending to retail customers
ranging from high net worth customers to the mass retail market.
As of December 31, 2005, prior to the split-merger of the
credit card operations of Chohung Bank into Shinhan Card,
Shinhan Card and Chohung Bank had credit card operations with
approximately 3,467,000 and approximately 2,494,000 cardholders,
respectively. Through our banking and non-banking subsidiaries,
we engage in a comprehensive range of related financial services
including securities brokerage, investment banking, investment
trust management and insurance. We have also entered into joint
ventures with BNP Paribas, our shareholder, in the areas of
investment trust management and bancassurance to bring an
international perspective to these operations.
Following the merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank, we
currently operate the second largest nationwide branch network
in Korea with 451 branches in the Seoul and its metropolitan
area, 351 branches in Kyunggi Province and six major cities in
Korea and 160 branches throughout the rest of the country. As of
December 31, 2005, Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank combined
(not taking into account overlap in customers) had over 266,000
corporate deposit customers and over 15.5 million retail
deposit customers with an aggregate average deposit of
W86,421 billion. This combined customer base provides us
with a large, stable and cost effective core funding base, and
access to an established corporate and retail customer base to
whom we can market the full range of our financial products and
services.
History and Organization
On September 1, 2001, we were formed as a financial holding
company under the Financial Holding Companies Act, by acquiring
all of the issued shares of the following companies from the
former shareholders in exchange for shares of our common stock:
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Shinhan Bank, a nationwide commercial bank; |
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Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd., a securities brokerage company; |
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Shinhan Capital Co., Ltd., a leasing company; and |
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Shinhan Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd., an
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Shinhan Bank and Shinhan Securities were previously listed on
the Korea Stock Exchange and Shinhan Capital was previously
registered with Korea Securities Dealers Association Automated
Quotation, or KOSDAQ, whereas Shinhan Investment
Trust Management was privately held. On September 10,
2001, we listed the common stock of our holding company on the
Korea Stock Exchange See Item 9 The offer
and Listing Market Price Information and Trading
Market Korea Securities Market.
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In December 2001, we concluded an agreement with our strategic
partner and our largest shareholder, the BNP Paribas Group,
pursuant to which BNP Paribas purchased a 4.00% equity interest
in us. In September 2003, BNP Paribas increased its equity
interest in us to 4.61%. As a result of the issuance of
additional shares of our common stock in connection with
transactions involving our acquisition of minority shares in our
subsidiaries and the additional
over-the-counter
acquisition by BNP Paribas of 20,124,272 shares of our
common stock from Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation in April
2006, BNP Paribas is currently our largest shareholder with
ownership of 9.38% of our total issued common shares (or 8.83%
of our total issued shares on a fully-diluted basis after taking
into account 22,360,301 shares of the Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock currently owned by Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation).
In April 2002 and July 2002, we acquired an aggregate of 62.4%
equity stake in Jeju Bank, a regional bank incorporated in 1969
to engage in commercial banking and trust businesses.
During 2002, through a series of transactions, we acquired 31.7%
of common stock (or 30.7% of voting equity securities) of Good
Morning Securities. Subsequently, we merged Shinhan Securities
into Good Morning Securities and renamed it Good Morning Shinhan
Securities Co., Ltd. As of December 31, 2002, following the
foregoing transactions, we effectively owned 60.5% of Good
Morning Shinhan Securities. In December 2004, Good Morning
Shinhan Securities became our wholly-owned subsidiary after we
acquired the remaining shares of Good Morning Shinhan
Securities. In January 2005, Good Morning Shinhan Securities was
delisted from the Korea Exchange.
On June 4, 2002, the credit card division of Shinhan Bank
was spun off and established as our wholly-owned subsidiary,
Shinhan Card Co., Ltd. Effective as of April 3, 2006, the
credit card division of Chohung Bank was split off and merged
into Shinhan Card.
Shinhan Credit Information Co., Ltd. was established on
July 8, 2002 as our wholly-owned subsidiary, which engages
in the business of debt collection and credit reporting.
On August 9, 2002, we signed a joint venture agreement with
BNP Paribas Asset Management, the asset management arm of BNP
Paribas, in respect of Shinhan Investment Trust Management.
On October 24, 2002, we sold to BNP Paribas Asset
Management 3,999,999 shares of Shinhan Investment
Trust Management, representing 50% less one share, which
was subsequently renamed Shinhan BNP Paribas Investment
Trust Management Co., Ltd.
On October 1, 2002, SH&C Life Insurance Co., Ltd., a
bancassurance joint venture, was established under a related
joint venture agreement with Cardif S.A., the bancassurance
subsidiary of BNP Paribas.
On August 19, 2003, we acquired 80.04% of common shares of
Chohung Bank, a nationwide commercial bank in Korea. See
The Merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung
Bank. In December 2003, we acquired an additional 1.11% of
common shares of Chohung Bank. In June 2004, we acquired the
common shares of Chohung Bank that we previously did not own,
which were 135,548,285 shares, or 18.85% of total common
shares of Chohung Bank outstanding as of December 31, 2003,
through a cash tender offer followed by a small-scale share swap
under Korean law. As a result, we own 100% of Chohung Bank as of
the date hereof. The common shares of Chohung Bank were delisted
from the Stock Market Division of the Korea Exchange on
July 2, 2004. The merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank
occurred effective as of April 3, 2006, with Chohung Bank
becoming the legal surviving entity. The newly merged bank then
changed its name to Shinhan Bank.
In December 2005, in a series of related transactions, we
acquired 100% of Shinhan Life Insurance, an insurance company,
through a small scale share exchange mechanism
provided under applicable Korean law, pursuant to which we
issued 17,528,000 new shares of our common stock to the
shareholders of Shinhan Life Insurance in exchange for all
outstanding common stock of Shinhan Life Insurance held by them
for an aggregate purchase price of W612 billion, or
W15,300 per share. As part of this share exchange, Shinhan
Bank exchanged 5,524,772 shares of common stock of Shinhan
Life Insurance previously held by it into 2,420,955 shares
of our common stock and Good Morning Shinhan Securities
exchanged 464,800 shares of common stock of Shinhan Life
Insurance previously held by it into 203,675 shares of our
common stock. Similarly, as part of this transaction, Shinhan
Life Insurance also exchanged 9,000 shares of its common
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stock, which Shinhan Life Insurance acquired as a result of the
exercise of appraisal rights by dissenting shareholders of
Shinhan Life Insurance, into 3,943 shares of our common
stock. All of such shares of our common stock received by
Shinhan Life Insurance were sold in the market on
December 29, 2005. As of December 31, 2005, we had
11,610,197 treasury shares of our common stock, which were held
by Chohung Bank, Shinhan Bank and Good Morning Shinhan
Securities. Of such treasury shares, 1,708,050 shares were
granted to the employees of the newly merged Shinhan Bank in
April 2006 and 916,580 shares were sold in the market in
June 2006. As of the date hereof, 8,985,567 treasury shares of
our common stock are held by Shinhan Bank which must be disposed
of by June 2007 in accordance with the Financial Holding Company
Act of Korea. Under the Financial Holding Company Act of Korea,
the voting rights on our treasury shares are subject to certain
restrictions and the treasury shares must be sold within six
months of acquisition with certain exceptions.
We also own the following subsidiaries that were subsidiaries of
Chohung Bank and whose names were changed as of April 3,
2006, the date of the merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank.
SH Asset Management, previously known as Chohung Investment
Trust Management Co., Ltd., was established in 1988 and
engages in investment management services. In 1997, the company
changed its name from Chohung Investment Management Co., Ltd. to
Chohung Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. and, on
April 3, 2006, to SH Asset Management Co., Ltd. As of
December 31, 2005, its capital stock amounted to
W45 billion of which Chohung Bank owned 79.77 %.
Shinhan Asia Limited, formerly known as Chohung Finance Ltd., is
engaged in various merchant banking activities in Hong Kong. As
of December 31, 2005, its capital stock amounted to
US$15 million, of which Shinhan Bank owns 99.99%.
Shinhan Bank America was formerly known as CHB America Bank, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Chohung Bank in the United States. On
April 3, 2006, it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Shinhan Bank in connection with the merger of Shinhan Bank and
Chohung Bank. It offers full banking services to Korean
residents in New York and in California. As of December 31,
2005, CHB America Banks capital stock amounted to
US$14 million.
Shinhan Bank Europe GmbH, formerly known as Chohung Bank
(Deutschland) GmbH was established in 1994 as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Chohung Bank in Germany. On April 3, 2006, it
became a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Shinhan Bank. As of December 31, 2005, its
capital stock amounted to EUR 15,339 thousand.
Shinhan Vina Bank, formerly known as Chohung Vina Bank, was
established in November 2000 as a joint venture between Chohung
Bank and Vietcom Bank, and engages in banking activities in
Vietnam. Its capital stock as of December 31, 2005 was
US$20 million, of which Shinhan Bank currently owns 50%.
In December 2004, we established Shinhan Private Equity Inc. as
our wholly-owned subsidiary with initial
paid-in-capital of
W10 billion. In August 2005, Shinhan Private Equity
established Shinhan NPS PEF 1st as its subsidiary. Shinhan
Private Equity owns 5% and Shinhan Financial Group owns 36.7% of
Shinhan NPS PEF
1st.
On November 24, 2005, we liquidated
e-Shinhan, which
provides Internet-based financial services, in order to improve
efficiency by focusing our resources on our growing non-banking
operations.
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As of the date hereof, we have eleven direct and nine indirect
subsidiaries. The following diagram shows our organization
structure as of the date hereof:
With the exception of Shinhan Finance Limited and Shinhan Asia
Limited, which are incorporated in Hong Kong, Shinhan Bank
America and Good Morning Shinhan Securities USA Inc., which are
incorporated in the United States, Good Morning Shinhan
Securities Europe Ltd., which is incorporated in London,
United Kingdom, Shinhan Bank Europe GmbH which is
incorporated in Germany, and Shinhan Vina Bank, which is
incorporated in Vietnam, all of our other subsidiaries are
incorporated in Korea.
Our legal name is Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. and
commercial name is Shinhan Financial Group. Our registered
office and principal executive offices are located at 120, 2-Ga,
Taepyung-Ro,
Jung-gu,
Seoul 100-102,
Korea. Our telephone number is 82-2-6360-3000. Our agent in the
United States, Shinhan Bank, New York branch, is located at
32nd Floor,
800 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022, U.S.A. Our agents
telephone number is
(212) 371-8000.
Our Strategy
Since our holding company establishment in 2001, we have
actively realigned our market position in an ever-changing
environment of the Korean banking and financial industry. In
particular, with our acquisition of Chohung Bank in 2003, we
have emerged as the second largest financial institution in
terms of assets and distribution network in Korea. With the
acquisition of Chohung Bank, we currently believe that we have
completed our reconfiguration of our corporate structure in the
area of commercial banking.
Our vision is to enhance shareholder value by securing a solid
position as the leading provider of total financial solutions in
Korea by achieving global standards in corporate governance,
operational efficiencies and integration of process and
services. To this end, we are focusing, in the medium-term, on
the successful completion of the integration of our banking
operations to create total financial solutions by providing a
full range of financial products and services to meet the needs
of both corporate and retail customers. To achieve this vision,
we are implementing and will continue to implement the following
strategies:
Creating synergies within our holding company structure.
Since our reconfiguration into a holding company structure in
2001, we have focused on achieving synergy through cross-selling
of products and services. Shinhan Bank, Good Morning Shinhan
Securities and Shinhan Life Insurance are assuming the roles of
primary distribution channel while the rest of our non-bank
subsidiaries are focusing on developing competitive products and
services. Examples of our principal products for cross-selling
in the retail segment include bancassurance, credit cards,
beneficiary certificates and Financial Network
Accounts, which are integrated accounts for banking,
brokerage and insurance services. In the corporate segment, Good
Morning Shinhan Securities provide to corporate customers of
Shinhan Bank financial services including underwriting of
initial public offerings, asset securitization, M&A advisory
and issuance of debt or equity securities.
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Enhancing the core competency of our operating
subsidiaries. In order to provide the highest quality
products and services from each of our banking and financial
businesses, we intend to focus on enhancing the core competency
of each of our operating subsidiaries by taking the following
initiatives:
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in commercial banking, we have sought to achieve economies of
scale by acquiring Chohung Bank, enabling us to, among other
things, capitalize on greater mass market penetration and large
corporate portfolio as a complement to Shinhan Banks
greater emphasis on small-and medium-sized enterprises and high
net worth individuals. |
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in securities brokerage services, we have sought to achieve
economies of scale and enhance brand image through our
acquisition of Good Morning Securities. |
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in credit cards, we have focused on and will continue to focus
on improved credit initiation through higher credit scoring
requirements, risk management through continued credit scoring
reviews and improved collection results through coordinated call
centers and increased collection staff, as well as enhanced
marketing. Upon the merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank in
April 2006, we split off the credit card services division of
Chohung Bank and merged it into Shinhan Card. Following such
split-merger, Shinhan Card is expected to have W4 trillion in
assets, W25 trillion in total credit card use (excluding
corporate cards) and 5.9 million customers. In terms of the
amount of the total credit card use, Shinhan Card currently
ranks fourth among credit card service providers (including
banks) following the split-merger. In addition, as opportunity
arises, we may pursue growth through acquisitions, including the
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in insurance, we have sought to achieve economies of scale by
acquiring Shinhan Life Insurance in December 2005 in addition to
SH&C Life Insurance, which joined the group in 2002,
enabling the development and distribution of more diversified
insurance products and services to meet the growing needs of our
customers. |
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in areas where we lack core competency as compared to the
leading global financial institutions, we will continue to
expand our relationships through affiliations and business
cooperation with world class financial institutions such as BNP
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Establishing and Consolidating the One Portal Network. In
order to provide total financial solutions to our customers on a
real-time basis, we are continuing to develop our one portal
network. The one portal network refers to the ability of a
corporate or retail customer to have access to our total
financial solutions through any single point of contact with our
group. In furtherance of this strategy, we have been
implementing and will continue to implement the following
initiatives:
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integrating our physical and online distribution channels to
offer products and services developed by all of our operating
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making banking, securities brokerage, insurance and other
services available at each branch; |
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enabling online cross access between commercial banking and our
online securities brokerage service; and |
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integrating the customer service call centers for our commercial
banking, credit card and securities brokerages services. |
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focusing on retail and corporate customers with total financial
solutions designed to meet their respective needs and utilizing
specialized branches to provide convenient access and trained
employees to offer and provide relevant products and services,
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in retail banking, utilizing private banking centers to provide
high net worth customers convenient access to total financial
solutions that link banking to brokerage services, asset
management and insurance; as well as penetrating the mass market
penetration by enhancing brand and customer loyalty through
focus on cross selling of products and strengthened customer
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in corporate banking, expanding and enhancing the capabilities
of our large corporate and small-and medium-sized enterprises
specialist branch network and leveraging our increased large
corporate customer base to provide total financial solutions
that combine banking and non-banking financial products, such as
asset backed securities, structured finance, M&A advice;
syndication and equity derivatives, acting more as a financial
advisor for larger, well established small-and-medium-sized
enterprises by providing underwriting, rights offerings and
offering related investment banking services in addition to
lending, deposit and foreign exchange products and services and
focusing on investment in corporate debt securities and initial
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developing and promoting integrated financial products
customized to meet the needs and demands of our customer
segments, such as Financial Network Accounts that combine
banking services and securities brokerage services or that
combine credit card services and securities brokerage services
and Safe Loans that combine banking services and insurance
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enhancing customer loyalty by offering an All Plus Points
System that combines customers banking, securities
and credit card activities in a single report from which certain
customer benefits are awarded. |
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developing joint products and services and joint sales support
and enhancing cross-selling by sharing customer information
through integrated data-warehousing and customer relationship
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Achieving Cost Efficiency from our Holding Company
Structure. We intend to achieve cost efficiency and to
achieve maximum benefit from our holding company structure by:
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preventing overlapping investments in solution development,
information technology related investments, new investments in
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identifying and realizing synergies such as combined information
technology systems, call centers and shared customer services,
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Introducing a Performance-based Culture. In order to
promote a customer oriented group culture, we intend to measure
and reward employee performance in relation to the level of
customer satisfaction reflected in customer response to our
products and services, including products and services offered
as part of our cross-selling efforts, and the quality of the
assets and revenues generated.
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THE MERGER OF SHINHAN BANK AND CHOHUNG BANK
History of Our Acquisition of Chohung Bank
Through the acquisition of Chohung Bank, our Board of Directors
sought primarily to achieve greater scale and market share, and
secure stronger distribution channels to fulfill the advantages
of our holding company model. Prior to the acquisition, Shinhan
Bank was the fifth largest bank in Korea in terms of assets as
of December 31, 2002. The acquisition of Chohung Bank
placed us second in terms of assets. With these substantially
enhanced resources, we constitute a broad-based nationwide
financial services platform that enjoys a leadership position in
the retail, corporate and small- and medium-sized enterprise
banking sectors, as well as enhances our position in related
financial services segments, including credit card, securities
brokerage and investment trust management services. The
acquisition has also enhanced our ability to optimize funding
costs with a larger core deposit base and greater leverage in
product sourcing. Through the acquisition, our Board of
Directors also sought over time to benefit from synergies
associated with combining and integrating the resources of
Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank, including combined information
technology platforms, branch specialization, banking product and
service development and the expansion and development of related
financial services such as bancassurance and investment banking.
On August 19, 2003, we acquired 543,570,144 shares of
common stock of Chohung Bank from Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation, which shares represent 80.04% of the outstanding
shares of Chohung Bank. Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation had
acquired the Chohung Bank shares in connection with a capital
injection in 1999 during the Korean financial crisis. Our
acquisition of these shares of Chohung Bank was the culmination
of a lengthy process pursuant to which we were selected as the
preferred bidder in January 2003 following which we entered into
negotiations with Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation over a
six-month period with respect to the price and terms of the
acquisition.
The definitive terms of the acquisition were reflected in the
Stock Purchase Agreement and the Investment Agreement, each
dated July 9, 2003. The purchase price for the Chohung Bank
shares consisted of (i) a maximum cash amount of
W1,718,800,548,296, of which W900,000,000,000 was paid at the
closing, with the W652,284,172,800 being due two years after the
closing, subject to reduction if certain loan portfolio quality
conditions existing as of December 31, 2002 under Korean
GAAP are not maintained, and W166,516,375,496 being due two
years after the closing, subject to reductions relating to the
accuracy of representations and warranties contained in the
Stock Purchase Agreement, (ii) 46,583,961 shares of
our Redeemable Preferred Stock and
(iii) 44,720,603 shares of our Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock convertible into 12.28% of our common shares as
of December 31, 2004. For the terms of these preferred
stocks, see Item 10. Additional
Information Articles of Incorporation
Description of Capital Stock Description of
Redeemable Preferred Stock.
The loan portfolio quality adjustment to the cash portion of the
acquisition price referred to above was based on the Korean GAAP
performance of Chohung Banks portfolios of certain large
corporate loans, including corporate loans sold with recourse to
the Korea Asset Management Corporation, and credit card loans.
Any loan loss provisions, net charge-offs or other losses or
costs associated with such adjustments and with adjustments
associated with accuracy of representations and warranties
referred to above were reflected in the ordinary course on our
consolidated income statement prepared under Korean GAAP. Any
cash payments made when the amounts payable to Korea Depository
Insurance Corporation can be estimated with reasonable certainty
will be reflected on our consolidated balance sheet as
additional goodwill from the acquisition. As of
December 31, 2005, we recorded liabilities of
W20,461,370,553 on the consolidated balance sheet which
increased goodwill by the same amount.
W166,516,375,496, which was due two years after the closing
subject to adjustments associated with accuracy of
representations and warranties referred to above, was paid in
2005 and an adjustment in the corresponding amount was made to
the goodwill in 2004. As for W652,284,172,800 due two years
after the closing subject to reduction if certain loan portfolio
quality conditions existing as of December 31, 2002 under
Korean GAAP were not maintained, W220,713,909,507 was determined
to be the final amount payable. Of this amount, W200,252,538,954
was paid in 2005 and W20,461,370,553 was paid in 2006, and a
corresponding
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amount was added to the goodwill in 2005. The earnout amount
will be determined following the adjustment period for the
fiscal year 2006.
The Stock Purchase Agreement also provided for the resignation
of the board of directors and officers of Chohung Bank and the
election of persons specified by us, all of which has taken
place and a new management and board of directors of Chohung
Bank were formed. Pursuant to the terms of the Investment
Agreement, so long as Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation holds
4.0% or more of the outstanding shares of our common stock
resulting from conversion of our Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation has the
right to nominate one outside director. In March 2006, Korea
Deposit Insurance Corporation exercised this right and appointed
Myoung Soo Choi as our outside director. In addition, we have
the right to exercise all voting rights that Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation may have with respect to the enfranchised
Redeemable Preferred Stock and our Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock as well as our common shares issuable to Korea
Deposit Insurance Corporation upon conversion of our Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock provided that, so long as Korea
Deposit Insurance Corporation owns more than 4.0% of our
outstanding shares of common stock resulting from conversion of
the shares of our Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, we are
required to obtain the consent of Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation prior to voting on the following matters:
(i) any matters which require a special resolution or
unanimous resolution of the shareholders under the Korean
Commercial Code; (ii) approval of any dividend payment on
our common shares; and (iii) appointment or dismissal of
any outside director nominated by Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
Pursuant to the terms of the Investment Agreement, we are
required to obtain the consent of the Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation, to the extent permitted under applicable
law, in order to declare dividends on our common shares in
excess of W750, if our net income under Korean GAAP is below
W800 billion in any given fiscal year while any share of
our Redeemable Preferred Stock and Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock is outstanding.
In December 2003, our ownership of Chohung Bank increased to
81.15% following our additional capital injection of
W200 billion into Chohung Bank. In June 2004, we acquired
the common shares of Chohung Bank that we previously did not
own, which were 135,548,285 shares, or 18.85% of total
common shares of Chohung Bank outstanding as of
December 31, 2003, through a cash tender offer followed by
a small-scale share swap under Korean law. We delisted the
common shares of Chohung Bank from the Korea Exchange on
July 2, 2004. In April 2006, we consummated the merger of
Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank as further described below in
The Merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung
Bank.
The Merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank
To provide integration leadership during the initial phases of
the integration, in September 2003, a joint management committee
was established consisting of the CEO and the responsible Senior
Executive Vice President at our holding company level, the CEOs
and the responsible Senior Executive Vice Presidents of both
Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank and other members of our senior
management, including those of our other subsidiaries as
appropriate from time to time. Under the supervision of this
joint management committee, and upon outside consulting,
including review of global best practice to improve fairness and
objectivity in our decision-making process, the merger of
Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank was implemented through two
group-wide initiatives called One Bank and New
Bank projects.
The One Bank initiative focused on achieving
near-term synergies and operational efficiencies in advance of
the physical and systems integration, such as in the areas of
sharing retail distribution channels, joint proposals and credit
policies for large-scale loans and joint investor relations and
public relations. The
day-to-day
implementation of the One Bank initiative was
handled by a joint work group established with working level
employees participating from the holding company, Shinhan Bank
and Chohung Bank, further broken down into task force teams and
smaller work groups depending on the various areas of
integration.
The New Bank initiative focused more on longer-term
integration and upgrading of the merged banks services
platform. The areas of focus include upgrading retail service
models, establishing the one portal channel network, business
process reengineering, developing an integrated credit risk
management system and
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upgrading our information technology systems. The
day-to-day
implementation is being handled by six upgrade project teams.
After both banks had substantially completed the implementation
of these integration initiatives, on December 30, 2005, the
respective board of directors of the two banks approved the
terms of the merger (the Merger) as set out in the
Merger Agreement by and between Chohung Bank and Shinhan Bank
dated December 30, 2005 (the Merger Agreement).
The board of directors of Chohung Bank also approved the terms
of the spin-off of its credit card business and the merger of
this business into Shinhan Card (the Split-Merger).
For purposes of the Split Merger, Chohung Bank and Shinhan Card
entered into a Split-Merger Agreement on December 30, 2005
(the Split-Merger Agreement). The respective
meetings of the shareholders of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank
were held on February 15, 2006 to approve the Merger and,
in the case of Chohung Bank, also the Split-Merger. The creditor
protection procedures under the Act on the Structural
Improvement of the Financial Industry commenced on
February 17, 2006 and terminated on February 27, 2006.
The Merger and the Split Merger were approved by the Financial
Supervisory Commission of Korea.
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, effective on
April 3, 2006, Shinhan Bank was merged into Chohung Bank
with Chohung Bank being the surviving legal entity. In
connection with the Merger, each share of common stock of
Shinhan Bank was exchanged for 3.867799182 shares of common
stock of Chohung Bank. Immediately after the Merger, Chohung
Bank changed its name to Shinhan Bank.
Pursuant to the terms of the Split-Merger Agreement, effective
on April 3, 2006, Chohung Banks credit card business
was spun-off and merged into Shinhan Card. In connection with
the Split-Merger, 41,207,856 shares of common stock of
Shinhan Card were issued to us in exchange for
42,008,463 shares of common stock of Chohung Bank and
Shinhan Card assumed assets amounting to W1,967 billion,
together with certain liabilities amounting to
W1,797 billion relating to the credit card business of
Chohung Bank. As a result of the Split-Merger,
42,008,463 shares of common stock of Chohung Bank were
retired, resulting in a reduction in its shareholders
equity of approximately W210 billion.
The integration and merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank is
subject to risks, uncertainties and difficulties. The newly
merged Shinhan Bank may fail to consummate the integration of
the two banks as currently contemplated or may not be able to
achieve the intended benefits of the merger and integration at a
level desired by us. See Risk Factors Risks
Relating to our Acquisition and Integration of Chohung
Bank.
Relationship with the Labor Unions
Our acquisition of Chohung Bank encountered opposition from both
the labor union and the senior management of Chohung Bank during
the stages of negotiation. Beginning in mid-June 2003, the labor
union of Chohung Bank undertook actions, including a strike,
opposing our acquisition of Chohung Bank. In connection with the
finalization of the Stock Purchase Agreement, our management,
together with the managements of Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation and Chohung Bank, reached a written understanding
with the labor union of Chohung Bank. Labor related issues
relating to Chohung Bank will be resolved through consultation.
The understanding contemplated that a merger of Shinhan Bank and
Chohung Bank may take place three years after the closing and
that during the transition period (i) the chief executive
officer of Chohung Bank will be drawn from a pool of candidates
with backgrounds at Chohung Bank and will, as such, manage
Chohung Bank within the holding company structure,
(ii) Chohung Bank and Shinhan Bank will have equal
representation on the integration committee to be established
two years after the acquisition and equal representation as
senior executive officers of Shinhan Financial Group, and
(iii) forcible lay-offs will not take place, employee
compensation will be harmonized and seniority will be discussed.
Upon completion of the merger, employee redundancy policy will
be retained and, where feasible, branch redundancies will be
avoided. This understanding was broadly consistent with our
strategy and timetable for combining the resources of the two
banks and was designed to enhance the support and cooperation of
Chohung Banks employees in the process. Neither of the
labor unions of the two banks objected to the Merger or the
Split Merger and, to date, we have not experience any
significant difficulties in our relationships
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with the respective labor unions of Shinhan Bank and Chohung
Bank since our acquisition of Chohung Bank, including in
connection with the Merger. We expect the newly merged Shinhan
Bank to retain two labor unions for the foreseeable future.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As consideration for our purchase of Chohung Bank shares, at
closing, we (i) paid to Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
cash of W900 billion, (ii) issued to Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation 46,583,961 shares of our Redeemable
Preferred Stock, with a redemption price of W842,517,518,646 and
(iii) issued to Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
44,720,603 shares of our Redeemable Convertible Preferred
Stock convertible into our shares of common stock with a
redemption price of W808,816,825,858. In August 2003, we raised
W900 billion in cash through the issuance of
6,000,000 shares of Redeemable Preferred Stock, all of
which were sold in the domestic fixed-income market through
Strider Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd., a special purpose
vehicle. These redeemable preferred shares have terms that are
different from the preferred shares issued to Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation. We are required to redeem these preferred
shares issued to the special purpose vehicle in three
installments in 2006, 2008 and 2010.
Pursuant to the terms of our Redeemable Preferred Stock issued
to Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation, we are required to
redeem such shares in five equal annual installments commencing
three years from the date of issuance and, pursuant to the terms
of our Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, we are required
to redeem the full amount of such shares outstanding five years
from the date of issuance to the extent not converted into our
common shares. Each share of the Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock is convertible into one share of our common
stock. The dividend ratios on our Redeemable Preferred Stock and
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock are 4.04% and 2.02%,
respectively. See Item 10. Additional
Information Articles of Incorporation
Description of Capital Stock Description of
Redeemable Preferred Stock.
The following table sets forth the contractual scheduled
maturities by type of preferred stock issued by us in connection
with our acquisition of Chohung Bank.
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Due August | |
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2006 | |
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2007 | |
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2008 | |
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2009 | |
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2010 | |
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Total | |
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(In millions of Won) | |
Redeemable preferred stock issued to KDIC
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W |
168,503 |
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|
W |
168,503 |
|
|
W |
168,504 |
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|
W |
168,504 |
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|
W |
168,504 |
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|
W |
842,518 |
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Redeemable preferred stock issued in the market through a
special purpose vehicle
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|
525,000 |
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|
|
|
|
|
365,000 |
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|
10,000 |
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|
|
900,000 |
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Redeemable convertible preferred Stock(1)
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404,408 |
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404,408 |
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Total
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W |
693,503 |
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W |
168,503 |
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|
W |
937,912 |
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W |
168,504 |
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|
W |
178,504 |
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W |
2,146,926 |
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Note:
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(1) |
In November 2005, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
(KDIC) converted 22,360,302 shares of
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock into
22,360,302 shares of our common stock, representing 6.22%
of the total issued shares (or 5.86% of the total issued shares
on a fully diluted basis) of our common stock. The figures
herein assumes no further conversion of the Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock into our common stock. |
Pursuant to laws and regulations in Korea, we may redeem our
preferred stock to the extent of our retained earnings of the
previous fiscal year, net of certain reserves as determined
under Korean GAAP. At this time, we expect that cash from our
future operations should be adequate to provide us with
sufficient capital resources to enable us to redeem our
preferred stock pursuant to the scheduled maturities as
described in the table above. In the event there is a short-term
shortage of liquidity to make the required cash payments for
redemption as a result of, among other things, failure to
receive dividend payments from our operating
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subsidiaries on time or as a result of significant expenditures
resulting from future acquisitions, we plan to raise cash
liquidity through the issuance of long-term debt in the Korean
fixed-income market in advance of the scheduled maturity on our
preferred stock. To the extent we need to obtain additional
liquidity, we plan to do so through the issuance of long-term
debt and the use of our other secondary funding sources. See
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and
Prospects Liquidity and Capital Resources.
As consideration for our acquisition of Chohung Bank, in August
2003, we issued to the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
(i) 46,583,961 shares of our Redeemable Preferred
Stock, with an aggregate redemption price of W842,517,518,646
and (ii) 44,720,603 shares of our Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock, with an aggregate redemption price
of W808,816,825,858, which were convertible into shares of our
common stock. In November 2005, Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation converted 22,360,302 shares of our Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock into 22,360,302 shares of our
common stock, representing 6.22% of our total issued shares (or
5.86% of our total issued common stock on a fully diluted
basis). In April 2006, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation sold
to BNP Paribas S.A. and other institutional investors all of our
common shares held by it. As of the date hereof, Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation does not hold any share of our common
stock but still holds 22,360,301 shares of Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock, representing 6.22% of the total
issued shares (or 5.86% of the total issued shares on a fully
diluted basis) of our common stock.
Capital Adequacy
As of March 31, 2006, the date before the merger of Shinhan
Bank and Chohung Bank, the capital adequacy ratios were 12.55
and 10.77 for Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank, respectively. As of
the same date, the Tier I ratios were 8.36 and 6.91 for
Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank, respectively.
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BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Unless otherwise specifically mentioned, the following
business overview is presented on a consolidated basis under
U.S. GAAP.
In the overview of our business that follows, we provide you
with information regarding our branch network and other
distribution channels and a detailed look at our principal group
activities.
Our Branch Network and Distribution Channels
Through branches maintained at various levels of our
subsidiaries, we offer a variety of financial services to retail
and corporate customers. The following table presents the
geographical distribution of our domestic branch network,
according to our principal subsidiaries with branch networks, as
of December 31, 2005.
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Good | |
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Shinhan Bank | |
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Chohung Bank | |
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Morning | |
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Shinhan | |
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| |
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| |
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Shinhan | |
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Shinhan | |
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Life | |
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Retail | |
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Corporate | |
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Retail | |
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Corporate | |
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Jeju Bank | |
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Securities | |
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Card(1) | |
|
Insurance | |
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Total | |
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Seoul and metropolitan
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|
|
162 |
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|
|
48 |
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|
|
189 |
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|
|
44 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
35 |
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|
|
5 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
532 |
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Kyunggi Province
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|
|
75 |
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|
|
15 |
|
|
|
74 |
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|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
12 |
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|
|
204 |
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Six major cities:
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48 |
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|
|
16 |
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|
|
78 |
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|
|
15 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
18 |
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|
|
5 |
|
|
|
27 |
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|
|
208 |
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Incheon
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|
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17 |
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|
|
5 |
|
|
|
18 |
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|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
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53 |
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Busan
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|
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11 |
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|
|
5 |
|
|
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24 |
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|
|
4 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
7 |
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|
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58 |
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Kwangju
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5 |
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|
1 |
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|
|
6 |
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|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
5 |
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|
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22 |
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Taegu
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|
|
6 |
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|
|
3 |
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|
|
13 |
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|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
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|
|
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
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|
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33 |
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Ulsan
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|
|
4 |
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|
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1 |
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|
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7 |
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|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
Taejon
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|
|
5 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
26 |
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|
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|
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Sub-total
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|
|
285 |
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|
|
79 |
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|
|
341 |
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|
|
74 |
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|
|
3 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
13 |
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|
|
87 |
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|
|
944 |
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Others
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|
|
28 |
|
|
|
10 |
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|
|
107 |
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|
|
15 |
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|
|
29 |
|
|
|
14 |
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|
|
3 |
|
|
|
30 |
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|
|
236 |
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|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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Total
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|
|
313 |
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|
|
89 |
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|
|
448 |
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|
|
89 |
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|
|
32 |
|
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
16 |
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|
|
117 |
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|
|
1,180 |
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|
|
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|
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|
Note:
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(1) |
Represents sales offices focusing on attracting new customers. |
As of December 31, 2005, Shinhan Bank had 402 branches in
Korea. Shinhan Banks branch network is designed to focus
on providing one-stop banking services tailored to one of the
three customer categories: retail customers, small- and
medium-sized enterprises customers and large corporate
customers. Under the customer oriented branch network, branch
officers operate under the sole and independent supervision of
their respective division profit centers, providing one-stop
banking services tailored to their respective customer groups.
Of the 402 total domestic branches, three branches specialize in
serving large corporations, 86 branches concentrate on
small-and medium-sized enterprises and 313 branches focus on
retail customers.
As of December 31, 2005, Chohung Bank had an extensive
nation-wide branch network with a total of 537 branches in
Korea. With key branches located in high traffic locations such
as airports, hospitals and other public facilities, we believe
that the former branch network of Chohung Bank provided, and
will provide following integration with Shinhan Bank, its former
customers with convenience and efficiency that enabled Chohung
Bank to secure a significant source of stable funding at
competitive rates. Of the 537 total branches, six branches
specialize in serving large corporations, 83 branches
concentrate on small- and medium enterprises and 448 branches
focus on retail customers.
We believe that targeting specific service areas and offering
differentiated services to each group of customers will improve
our profitability and productivity.
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In Korea, many retail transactions are conducted in cash or with
credit cards, and conventional checking accounts are generally
not offered or used as widely as in other countries. As a
result, an extensive retail branch network plays an important
role for Korean banks as customers generally handle most
transactions through bank branches.
Shinhan Banks 162 retail branches are principally located
near Seoul and its metropolitan area to target and service high
net worth individuals. Chohung Bank had an extensive nationwide
network of 448 retail branches covering all regions of Korea,
which also offered credit card-related services in addition to
conventional consumer lending.
Chohung Bank traditionally focused on retail banking. To focus
more on profitability, it developed and implemented what was
referred to as deepening customer relationship
branches or DCR branches, which had separate layouts from
conventional branches and provided easier access and
differentiated services to high net worth customers. As of
December 31, 2005, Chohung Bank had 263 DCR branches
located primarily in strategic locations in major Korean cities.
Our private banking relationship managers are representatives
who, within target customer groups, assist clients in developing
individual investment strategies. We believe that our
relationship managers help us foster enduring relationships with
our clients. Private banking customers also have access to our
retail branch network and other general banking products we
offer through our retail banking operations.
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Corporate Banking Branches |
In order to service corporate customers and attract high-quality
borrowers, in particular from the small-and medium-sized
enterprises sector, Shinhan Bank has developed a relationship
management system within its domestic branch network and
strengthened its marketing capability. Shinhan Banks
relationship managers help us foster enduring relationships with
our corporate customers, the small- and medium-sized enterprises
in particular. As of December 31, 2005, Shinhan Bank had 86
corporate banking branches with these relationship management
teams focusing on serving its small-and medium-sized enterprises
customers. Shinhan Bank expects its headquarters to be much
better positioned to effect policies and business strategies
throughout its branch network. This should lead to greater
efficiency and better services being provided to these
customers. Shinhan Bank has three corporate branches solely
dedicated to large corporate customers, all of which are located
in Seoul, Korea.
In August 2002, in order to service quality corporate customers,
in particular from the small- and medium-sized enterprises
sector, Chohung Bank spun off the corporate sections from its
existing branches and created separate corporate banking
branches. As of December 31, 2005, Chohung Bank had 89
corporate banking branches, consisting of six large corporate
branches and 83 small- and medium-sized enterprises branches.
These corporate banking branches operate independently from the
retail banking branches and form a separate corporate banking
branch network. Each corporate banking branch has its own
general manager and is dedicated solely to large corporate
customers.
In order to complement our branch network, we have established
an extensive network of automated banking machines, which are
located in branches and in unmanned outlets. These automated
banking machines consist of ATMs, cash dispensers and passbook
printers. As of December 31, 2005, Shinhan Bank had 866
cash dispensers and 1,585 ATMs, and Chohung Bank had 829 cash
dispensers and 3,662 ATMs. We have actively promoted the use of
these distribution outlets in order to provide convenient
service to customers, as well as to maximize the marketing and
sales functions at the branch level, reduce employee costs and
improve profitability. We believe that the use of our automated
banking machines has increased in recent years. In 2005,
automated banking machine transactions accounted for
approximately 17.1% of total deposit and withdrawal transactions
of Shinhan Bank and 28.1% of those of Chohung Bank.
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The following table sets forth information, for the periods
indicated, regarding the number of transactions and the fee
revenue of our ATMs and cash dispensers.
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For the Year Ended December 31, | |
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2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
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Shinhan Bank:
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ATMs and cash dispensers
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2,373 |
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2,459 |
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|
2,751 |
|
|
Number of transactions (millions)
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
Fee revenue (billions of Won)
|
|
W |
20 |
|
|
W |
20 |
|
|
W |
20 |
|
Chohung Bank:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATMs and cash dispensers
|
|
|
4,655 |
|
|
|
4,397 |
|
|
|
4,395 |
|
|
Number of transactions (millions)
|
|
|
281 |
|
|
|
262 |
|
|
|
205 |
|
|
Fee revenue (billions of Won)
|
|
W |
42 |
|
|
W |
34 |
|
|
W |
33 |
|
Since launching Koreas first internet banking service in
July 1999, Shinhan Bank has been widely acknowledged in the
print and electronic media as the internet banking leader among
Korean commercial banks. Shinhan Banks internet banking
services are more comprehensive than those available at the
counter, including such services as 24 hour account balance
posting, real-time account transfer, overseas remittance and
loan requests. Consistent with the fact that Korea has the
highest internet supply rate in the world and an active
e-business market,
internet banking has continued to grow at a rapid pace. In 2005,
internet banking transactions made up 17.0% of total banking
transactions of Shinhan Bank. In the case of loans, in
particular, an average of approximately 3,946 requests are made
per month. Among the electronic banking service customers of
Shinhan Bank in 2005, approximately 1,550,769 were retail
customers and 105,427 were corporate customers.
In March 2004, we launched the Mobile Banking service, which
enables customers to make speedy, convenient and secure banking
transactions using IC chip-installed mobile phones. As of
December 31, 2005, Shinhan Bank had 40,377 M Banking
subscribers who used the service for approximately
3.9 million transactions per year amounting to
W900,399 million, and Chohung Bank had 55,542 M Banking
subscribers who used the service for approximately
7.1 million transactions amounting to W785,140 million.
Chohung Bank launched its electronic banking services in May
1993, allowing customers to transfer funds, make account
inquiries and receive account statements by telephone and
facsimile. Chohung Bank provided a
24-hour phone banking
service which facilitated money transfers and account inquiries
as well as Chohung Banks efforts to market its products
and services through the phone. Chohung Banks internet
banking system, launched in July 1999, enabled customers to
transfer funds more conveniently than under the existing phone
banking system. In 2005, internet banking transactions made up
18.6% of total banking transactions of Chohung Bank. In the case
of loans, in particular, an average of approximately 4,272
requests were made per month. Among the electronic banking
service customers of Chohung Bank in 2005, approximately
1,301,125 were retail customers and 94,645 were corporate
customers.
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The following table sets forth information, for the periods
indicated, on the number of users and transactions and the fee
revenue of the above services provided to our retail and
corporate customers.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Shinhan Bank:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telephone banking(1):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of users(2)
|
|
|
1,109,552 |
|
|
|
1,398,827 |
|
|
|
1,685,031 |
|
|
Number of transactions (in thousands)
|
|
|
39,670 |
|
|
|
36,646 |
|
|
|
41,608 |
|
Internet banking(1):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of users(2)
|
|
|
1,023,195 |
|
|
|
1,339,571 |
|
|
|
1,656,196 |
|
|
Number of transactions (in thousands)(3)
|
|
|
306,667 |
|
|
|
359,160 |
|
|
|
403,869 |
|
Total fee revenue (millions of Won)
|
|
W |
18,325 |
|
|
W |
29,884 |
|
|
W |
26,693 |
|
Chohung Bank:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telephone banking(1):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of users(2)
|
|
|
2,670,658 |
|
|
|
720,492 |
|
|
|
976,606 |
|
|
Number of transactions (in thousands)(3)
|
|
|
120,931 |
|
|
|
108,745 |
|
|
|
82,349 |
|
Internet banking(1):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of users
|
|
|
2,417,415 |
|
|
|
2,472,415 |
|
|
|
1,395,770 |
(4) |
|
Number of transactions (in thousands)(3)
|
|
|
141,196 |
|
|
|
166,937 |
|
|
|
298,452 |
|
Total fee revenue (millions of Won)
|
|
W |
35,052 |
|
|
W |
45,007 |
|
|
W |
43,953 |
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Includes customers simultaneously using both telephone banking
and internet banking. |
|
(2) |
Includes customers using services of both Shinhan Bank and
Chohung Bank. |
|
(3) |
Includes balance transfers. |
|
(4) |
The decrease in the number of internet banking users of Chohung
Bank was due primarily to Chohung banks efforts during
2005 to close non-active user accounts (meaning
accounts that were not used for six months or more). |
E-banking functions primarily as a cost-saving method, rather
than a profit-generating platform. Accordingly, substantially
all of electronic banking transactions do not generate fee
income as many transactions, such as balance inquiries,
consultations with customer representatives or transfers of
money within our banking institutions, are not charged fees.
This is especially the case for phone banking services where a
majority of the transactions are balance inquiries or
consultations with customer representatives. Firm banking
services, which are electronic banking services offered to
corporate customers, have also contributed to reducing
expenditures on operations and administrative costs.
In line with our strategy to provide high quality and
comprehensive customer service, we are in the process of
establishing a group-wide integrated call center designed to
provide comprehensive customer service and marketing.
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The table below sets forth Shinhan Banks overseas banking
subsidiary and branches as of December 31, 2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business Unit |
|
Location |
|
Year Established or Acquired | |
|
|
|
|
| |
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan Finance Limited
|
|
Hong Kong SAR, China |
|
|
1990 |
|
Branches
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tokyo
|
|
Japan |
|
|
1988 |
|
|
Osaka
|
|
Japan |
|
|
1986 |
|
|
Fukuoka
|
|
Japan |
|
|
1997 |
|
|
New York
|
|
U.S.A. |
|
|
1989 |
|
|
London
|
|
United Kingdom |
|
|
1991 |
|
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
|
Vietnam |
|
|
1995 |
|
|
Shanghai
|
|
China |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
Qingdao
|
|
China |
|
|
2005 |
|
The table below sets forth Chohung Banks overseas banking
subsidiaries and branches as of December 31, 2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business Unit |
|
Location |
|
Year Established or Acquired | |
|
|
|
|
| |
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chohung Finance Ltd., Hong Kong(1)
|
|
Hong Kong SAR, China |
|
|
1982 |
|
|
Chohung Bank (Deutschland) GmbH(2)
|
|
Germany |
|
|
1994 |
|
|
CHB America Bank(3)
|
|
U.S.A. |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
Chohung Vina Bank(4)
|
|
Vietnam |
|
|
2000 |
|
Branches
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tokyo
|
|
Japan |
|
|
1981 |
|
|
Singapore
|
|
Singapore |
|
|
1990 |
|
|
Tianjin
|
|
China |
|
|
1994 |
|
|
Mumbai
|
|
India |
|
|
1996 |
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Renamed as Shinhan Asia Ltd. following the merger of Shinhan
Bank and Chohung Bank on April 3, 2006. |
|
(2) |
Renamed as Shinhan Bank Europe GmbH following the merger of
Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank on April 3, 2006. |
|
(3) |
Created as a result of a merger of Chohung Bank of New York and
California Chohung Bank in March 2003. CHB America Bank has
offices in New York City, New York and Los Angeles, California;
renamed as Shinhan Bank America following the merger of Shinhan
Bank and Chohung Bank on April 3, 2006. |
|
(4) |
Renamed as Shinhan Vina Bank following the merger of Shinhan
Bank and Chohung Bank on April 3, 2006. |
The principal activities of overseas branches and subsidiaries
of Shinhan Bank, including those of the former Chohung Bank, are
providing trade financing and local currency funding for Korean
companies and Korean nationals in the overseas markets and
providing foreign exchange services in conjunction with our
headquarters. On a limited basis, these overseas branches and
subsidiaries also engage in investment and trading of securities
of foreign issuers.
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|
|
|
Credit Card Distribution Channels |
As part of our strategy to focus on cross-selling of credit card
products and services to our banking customers, we generally
market our credit card products and services to our customers
through our established retail distribution channels, primarily
through retail and corporate banking branch network of Shinhan
Bank (including that of the former Chohung Bank), including
automated transaction machines. In addition, as of
December 31, 2005, Shinhan Card had 16 sales offices
nationwide, which primarily focus on attracting new credit card
customers.
|
|
|
Securities Brokerage Distribution Channels |
Our securities brokerage services is conducted principally
through Good Morning Shinhan Securities. As of December 31,
2005, Good Morning Shinhan Securities had 77 branches nationwide
and two overseas subsidiaries based in New York and London to
service our customers in this business.
Approximately 61.0% of our brokerage branches are located in the
Seoul metropolitan area with a focus to attract high net worth
individual customers and also to achieve synergy with our retail
and corporate banking branch network. In the corporate sector in
particular, we continue to explore new opportunities through
cooperation between Good Morning Shinhan Securities and Shinhan
Bank and Chohung Bank.
|
|
|
Insurance Sales and Distribution Channels |
We sell and provide our insurance services primarily through
Shinhan Life Insurance and SH&C Life Insurance. SH&C
Life Insurance specializes in bancassurance products, which it
distributes solely through our bank branches. In contrast,
Shinhan Life, in addition to distributing bancassurance products
through our bank branches, also distributes a wide range of life
insurance products through its own branch network, an agency
network of financial planners and telemarketers as well as
through the Internet. As of December 31, 2005, Shinhan Life
Insurance had 112 branches and five customer support centers.
These branches are staffed by financial planners, telemarketers
and account managers to meet the various needs of our insurance
and lending customers. Our customer support centers provide
lending services to our insurance customers as well as other
customers, and also handle insurance payments.
Our Principal Activities
Our principal group activities consist of deposit-taking
activities from our retail and corporate customers, which
provide us with funding necessary to offer a variety of
commercial banking, securities brokerage, investment banking and
other financial services.
The comprehensive financial services that we provides are:
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial banking services, consisting of the following: |
|
|
|
|
|
Retail banking services; |
|
|
|
Corporate banking services, comprised of two divisions: |
|
|
|
|
|
Small- and medium-sized enterprises banking; and |
Large corporate banking;
|
|
|
|
|
Credit cards services; |
|
|
|
Treasury and securities investment |
|
|
|
|
|
Other banking services |
|
|
|
Securities brokerage services |
|
|
|
Insurance Services |
|
|
|
|
|
Life insurance services |
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|
|
|
|
|
Bancassurance |
|
|
|
Other insurance services |
|
|
|
Reinsurance for life insurance and other insurance services |
|
|
|
|
|
Asset management services, including brokerage and trading of
various securities, related margin lending and deposit and trust
services, and other asset management to the extent permitted by
law |
|
|
|
Other services, including leasing and equipment financing,
investment trust management, regional banking, investment
banking advisory and loan collection and credit reporting. |
In addition to the above business activities, we have a
corporate center at the holding company level to house those
functions that support the cross-divisional management in our
organization.
|
|
|
Deposit-Taking Activities |
We offer many deposit products that target different customer
segments with features tailored to each segments financial
profile and other characteristics. Our deposit products
principally include the following:
|
|
|
|
|
Demand deposits, which either do not accrue interest or
accrue interest at a lower rate than time or savings deposits.
Demand deposits allow the customer to deposit and withdraw funds
at any time and, if they are interest bearing, accrue interest
at a fixed or variable rate depending on the period and the
amount of deposit. Retail and corporate demand deposits
constituted approximately 10.1% of our total deposits as of
December 31, 2004 and paid average interest of 1.33% in
2004, and approximately 8.1% of our total deposits as of
December 31, 2005 and paid an average interest of 1.90% in
2005. |
|
|
|
Time deposits, which generally require the customer to
maintain a deposit for a fixed term during which the deposit
accrues interest at a fixed rate or variable rate based on
certain financial indexes, including the Korea Composite Stock
Price Index (KOSPI). If the amount of the deposit is withdrawn
prior to the end of the fixed term, the customer will be paid a
lower interest rate than that originally offered. The term for
time deposits typically ranges from one month to five years.
Retail and corporate time deposits constituted approximately
47.7% of our total deposits as of December 31, 2004 and
paid average interest of 3.83% in 2004, and approximately 42.7%
of our total deposits as of December 31, 2005 and paid
average interest of 3.69% in 2005. |
|
|
|
Mutual installment deposits, which generally require the
customer to make periodic deposits of a fixed amount over a
fixed term during which the deposit accrues interest at a fixed
rate. If the amount of the deposit is withdrawn prior to the end
of the fixed term, the customer will be paid a lower interest
rate than that originally offered. The term for installment
deposits typically ranges from six months to five years. Mutual
installment deposits constituted approximately 2.9% of our total
deposits as of December 31, 2004 and paid average interest
of 4.54% in 2004, and approximately 1.8% of our total deposits
as December 31, 2005 and paid average interest of 4.16% in
2005. |
|
|
|
Savings deposits, which allow the customer to deposit and
withdraw funds at any time and accrue interest at an adjustable
interest rate, which is lower than time or installment deposits.
Currently, interest on savings deposits ranges from zero to
3.05%. Saving deposits constituted approximately 29.5% of our
total deposits as of December 31, 2004 and paid average
interest of 1.24% in 2003, and approximately 31.4% of our total
deposits as of December 31, 2005 and paid average interest
of 0.96% in 2005. |
|
|
|
Marketable deposits, consisting of certificates of
deposit, cover bills and bonds sold under repurchase agreements
that have maturities ranging from 30 days to two years.
Interest rates on marketable deposits are determined based on
the length of the deposit and prevailing market interest rates.
Certificate of deposits are sold on a discount to their face
value, reflecting the interest payable on the certificate of
deposit. Under U.S. GAAP, cover bills sold are reflected as
short-term borrowings and bonds sold under repurchase agreements
are reflected under secured borrowings. |
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|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency deposits, which accrue interest at an
adjustable rate and are available to Korean residents,
nonresidents and overseas immigrants. Shinhan Bank offers
foreign currency demand and time deposits and checking and
passbook accounts in 20 currencies and Chohung Bank offers such
accounts in 20 foreign currencies. Deposits in foreign currency
constituted approximately 5.81% of our total deposits as of
December 31, 2004 and paid average interest of 0.60% in
2004, and approximately 4.41% of our total deposits as of
December 31, 2005 and paid average interest of 1.77% in
2005. |
We also offer deposits which provide the holder with
preferential rights to housing subscriptions under the Housing
Construction Promotion Law, and eligibility for mortgage loans.
These products include:
|
|
|
|
|
Housing subscription time deposits, which are special
purpose time deposit accounts providing the holder with a
preferential right to subscribe for new private apartment units
under the Housing Construction Promotion Law. This law is the
basic law setting forth various measures supporting the purchase
of houses and the supply of such houses by construction
companies. If a potential home-buyer subscribes for these
deposit products and holds them for a certain period of time as
set forth in the Housing Construction Promotion Law, such
deposit customers obtain the right to subscribe for new private
apartment units on a priority basis under this law. Such
preferential rights are neither transferable nor marketable in
the open market. These products accrue interest at a fixed rate
for one year and at an adjustable rate after one year, which are
consistent with other time deposits. Deposit amounts per account
range from W2 million to W15 million depending on the
size and location of the dwelling unit. These deposit products
target high and middle income households. |
|
|
|
Housing subscription installment savings deposits, which
are monthly installment savings programs providing the holder
with a preferential subscription right for new private apartment
units under the Housing Construction Promotion Law. Such
preferential rights are neither transferable nor marketable in
the open market. These deposits require monthly installments of
W50,000 to W500,000, have maturities between three and five
years and accrue interest at fixed rates depending on the term,
which are consistent with other installment savings deposits.
These deposit products target low- and middle-income households. |
For information on our deposits in Korean Won based on the
principal types of deposit products we offer, see
Item 4. Information on the Company
Description of Assets and Liabilities
Funding Deposits.
The following table sets forth the number of the deposit
customers of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank by category as well
as the number of domestic branches as of the dates indicated.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In thousands, except branches) | |
Shinhan Bank:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail deposit customers(1)
|
|
|
5,551 |
|
|
|
5,934 |
|
|
|
6,436 |
|
|
Active retail deposit customers(2)
|
|
|
1,621 |
|
|
|
1,753 |
|
|
|
1,727 |
|
Corporate deposit customers
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
121 |
|
Domestic branches
|
|
|
354 |
|
|
|
372 |
|
|
|
402 |
|
Chohung Bank:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail deposit customers(1)
|
|
|
9,239 |
|
|
|
10,361 |
|
|
|
9,063 |
|
|
Active retail deposit customers(3)
|
|
|
2,619 |
|
|
|
2,563 |
|
|
|
2,932 |
|
Corporate deposit customers
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
145 |
|
Domestic branches
|
|
|
557 |
|
|
|
533 |
|
|
|
537 |
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Based on the classification for the purpose of customer
management, retail deposit customers include individual deposit
customers, foreigners, sole proprietorships and certain small-
and medium-sized enterprises deposit customers classified as
retail customers depending on a number of factors, including |
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|
|
|
those small- and medium-sized enterprises to whom a credit of
less than W1 billion has been extended and who are sole
proprietors. |
|
(2) |
For Shinhan Bank, represents customers (i) whose average
monthly account balance is W300,000 or more or (ii) who is
20 years of age or more, has an average loan balance during
the year, and accordingly is required to maintain a deposit
account with Shinhan Bank to service payment of interest on, and
principal of, such loans. |
|
(3) |
For Chohung Bank, represents customers whose aggregate of
outstanding balances of all accounts as of December 31 of
each year was W100,000 or more. |
We offer varying interest rates on our deposit products
depending on the rate of return on our interest earning assets,
average funding costs and interest rates offered by other
nationwide commercial banks.
We believe that, as of December 31, 2005, Chohung Bank held
the largest amount of deposits made by litigants in connection
with legal proceedings in Korean courts or by persons involved
in disputes. In Korea, a debtor may discharge his obligation by
depositing the subject of performance with the court for the
creditor if a creditor refuses to accept payment of debt or is
unable to receive it, or if the debtor cannot ascertain without
any negligence who is entitled to the payment. Also, in
instances in which there has been a preliminary attachment of
real property, the property owner may deposit in cash the amount
being claimed by such preliminary attachment holder in escrow
with the court, in which case the court will remove such lien or
attachment. Chohung Bank performed such court deposit services
since 1958, and developed an infrastructure of equipment,
software and personnel for such business. Following the merger,
Shinhan Bank provides such court deposit services, which
services may also be provided by other regional banks beginning
in July 2006. Such deposits in the past have carried interest
rates, which were generally lower than market rates (on average
approximately 2% per annum). Such deposits totaled
W4,205 billion, W4,329 billion and W5,002 billion
as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively.
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Korea imposes a
reserve requirement on Won currency deposits of commercial banks
which currently ranges from 1% to 5%, based generally on the
term to maturity and the type of deposit instrument. See
Item 4. Information on the Company
Supervision and Regulation Principal Regulations
Applicable to Banks Liquidity. The Monetary
Policy Committee also regulates maximum interest rates that can
be paid on certain deposits. Under the Korean governments
finance reform plan issued in May 1993, controls on deposit
interest rates have been gradually reduced. Currently, only
maximum interest rates payable on demand deposits are subject to
regulation by the Bank of Korea.
The Depositor Protection Act provides for a deposit insurance
system where the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation guarantees
to depositors the repayment of their eligible bank deposits. The
deposit insurance system insures up to a total of
W50 million per depositor per bank. See Item 4.
Information on the Company Supervision and
Regulation Principal Regulations Applicable to
Banks Deposit Insurance System.
We provide retail banking services primarily through Shinhan
Bank (and prior to the merger of the two banks, through Shinhan
Bank and Chohung Bank), and, to a significantly lesser extent,
through Jeju Bank, a regional commercial bank. The consumer
loans of Shinhan Bank amounted to W22,874 billion (not
including credit cards) as of December 31, 2005, and those
of Chohung Bank amounted to W18,204 billion (not including
credit cards) as of December 31, 2005.
Retail banking services include mortgage, small business and
consumer lending as well as demand, savings and fixed
deposit-taking, checking account services, electronic banking
and ATM services, bill paying services, payroll and
check-cashing services, currency exchange and wire fund
transfer. We believe that the provision of modern and efficient
retail banking services is important both in maintaining our
public profile and as a source of fee-based income. We believe
that our retail banking services and products will become
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increasingly important in the coming years as the domestic and
regional banking sectors further develop and become more diverse.
Retail banking of Shinhan Bank has been and will continue to
remain one of our core businesses. Shinhan Banks strategy
in retail banking is to provide prompt and comprehensive
services to retail customers through increased automation and
improved customer service, as well as a streamlined branch
network focused on sales. The retail segment places an emphasis
on targeting high net worth individuals. As of December 31,
2005, Shinhan Bank had approximately 45,055 high net worth
customers with deposits of W100 million or more.
Chohung Bank leveraged its customer information database to
actively market and cross-sell to, as well as focus more
resources on, its most profitable customers. In addition,
Chohung Bank, through its Product Development Division, offered
a wider variety of products differentiated and targeted towards
differentiated customer segments with a greater focus on the
high margin, high net worth individuals. As of December 31,
2005, Chohung Bank had approximately 35,720 high net worth
customers with deposits of W100 million or more.
|
|
|
Consumer Lending Activities |
We offer various consumer loan products, consisting principally
of household loans, which target different segments of the
population with features tailored to each segments
financial profile and other characteristics, including each
customers profession, age, loan purpose, collateral
requirements and the length of time a borrower has been our
customer. Household loans consist principally of the following:
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mortgage loans which are loans to finance home purchases and are
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for any purpose (other than mortgage and home equity loans) and
the terms of which vary based primarily upon the characteristics
of the borrower and which are either unsecured or secured or
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As of December 31, 2005, mortgage and home-equity loans and
other consumer loans accounted for 59.11% and 40.89%,
respectively, of our consumer loans (excluding credit cards).
For secured loans, including mortgage and home equity loans,
Shinhan Banks policy is to lend up to 50%-70% of the
appraisal value of the collateral, by taking into account the
value of any lien or other security interest that is prior to
our security interest (other than petty claims). Chohung
Banks policy is to lend up to the estimated recovery value
of the collateral, which Chohung Bank calculated based on the
average value of collateral published by courts as recovered
through court-approved auctions during the previous year and
further adjusted to take into account the existence of any lien
or other security interest that is prior to Chohung Banks
security interest. As of December 31, 2005, the
loan-to-value ratios of
mortgage and home equity loans, under Korean GAAP, of Shinhan
Bank and Chohung Bank were approximately 48.52% and 53.05%,
respectively.
Due to the rapid increase in mortgage and home equity loans in
Korea, in 2005 and 2006, the Financial Supervisory Commission
implemented stringent regulations and guidelines that are
designed to suppress the increase of loans secured by housing.
These regulations include restrictions on banks maximum
loan-to-value ratios,
guidelines with respect to appraisal of collateral, internal
control and credit approval policy requirements with regard to
housing loans as well as provisions designed to discourage
commercial banks or other financial institutions from
instituting incentive-based marketing and promotion of housing
loans. In addition to the existing regulations and guidelines,
from the second half of 2005 to the first quarter of 2006, the
Financial Supervisory Commission implemented additional
guidelines to reduce mortgage and home equity loans and
stabilize the real estate market, including (i) restricting
the number of extensions on loans secured by the borrowers
apartment to one, (ii) reducing the maximum
loan-to-value ratio for
loans secured by the borrowers apartment in highly
speculated areas, (iii) forbidding to extend mortgage or
home equity loans to minors and (iv) (applying each of the
debt-to-income ratio
the loan-to-value ratio
to 40% in respect of loans by banks and insurance companies for
the purpose of assisting the purchase of apartments located in
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speculated areas with a purchase price of less than
W600 million. We believe that Government regulations
relating to the real estate market will also reduce the rate of
growth in the mortgage and home equity markets.
As of December 31, 2005, substantially all of our mortgage
and home equity loans were secured by residential property.
In Korea, contrary to general practices in the United States, it
is a common practice in Korea for construction companies in
Korea to require buyers of new homes (particularly apartments
under construction) to make installment payments of the purchase
price well in advance of the title transfer of the home being
purchased. In connection with this common practice, we provide
advance loans, on an unsecured basis for the time being, to
retail borrowers where the use of proceeds is restricted to
financing of home purchases. A significant portion of these
loans are guaranteed by third parties, which may include the
construction company receiving the installment payment, until
construction of the home is completed. Once construction is
completed and the titles to the homes are transferred to the
borrowers, which may take several years, these loans become
secured by the new homes purchased by these borrowers. As of
December 31, 2003, we had approximately W634 billion
of such unsecured loans, classified as mortgage and home equity
loans and representing approximately 3.1% of our total mortgage
and home equity loans. Recognizing the unsecured nature of such
loans, we classified such loans as other consumer loans as of
December 31, 2004. As of December 31, 2004 and 2005,
we had approximately W824 billion and W1,340 billion,
respectively, of such unsecured loans to construction companies,
classified as other consumer loans.
The following table sets forth the portfolio of our consumer
loans.
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20,517 |
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22,180 |
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25,840 |
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The interest rates on consumer loans made by Shinhan Bank (and
Chohung Bank prior to the merger) are either periodic floating
rates (which is based on a base rate determined for three-month,
six-month or twelve-month periods derived using our internal
transfer price system, which reflects our cost of funding in the
market, further adjusted to account for our expenses related to
lending and profit margin) or fixed rates that reflect our cost
of funding, as well as our expenses related to lending and
profit margin. Fixed rate loans are currently limited to
maturities of three years and offered only on a limited basis.
For unsecured loans, both types of rates also incorporate a
margin based on, among other things, the borrowers credit
score as determined during our loan approval process. For
secured loans, credit limit is based on the type of collateral,
priority with respect to the collateral and loan to value. We
can adjust the price to reflect the borrowers current
and/or expected future contribution to our profitability. The
applicable interest rate is determined at the time a loan is
extended. If a loan is terminated prior to its maturity, the
borrower is obligated to pay us an early termination fee of
approximately 0.5% to 1.5% of the loan amount in addition to the
accrued interest, depending on the timing, the nature of the
credit and the amount.
As of December 31, 2005, Shinhan Banks three-month,
six-month and twelve-month base rates were approximately 4.08%,
4.37% and 4.77%, respectively, and Chohung Banks
three-month, six-month and twelve-month base rates were
approximately 4.08%,4.68% and 4.68%, respectively. As of
December 31, 2005, Shinhan Banks fixed rates for home
equity loans with a maturity of one year, two years and three
years were 7.8%, 8.1% and 8.4%, respectively, and Shinhan
Banks fixed rates for other consumer loans with a maturity
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one year ranged from 8.75% to 12.75%, depending on the consumer
credit scores of its customers, while Chohung Banks fixed
rates for home equity loans with a maturity of one year, two
years and three years were 7.00%, 7.36% and 7.54%, respectively,
and Chohung Banks fixed rates for other consumer loans
with a maturity of one year ranged from 9.00% to 13.00%,
depending on the consumer credit scores of its customers.
As of December 31, 2005, approximately 57.96% of our
consumer loans were priced based on a floating rate and
approximately 42.05% were priced based on a fixed rate. As of
the same date, approximately 63.39% of our consumer loans with
maturity of over one year were priced based on a floating rate
and approximately 36.61% were priced based on a fixed rate.
Historically, we have focused on customers with higher net
worth. Our retail banking services provide a private banking
service to our high net worth customers who seek personal advice
in complex financial matters. Our aim is to help enhance the
private wealth and increase the financial sophistication of our
clients by offering them portfolio/fund management services, tax
consulting services and real estate management service. To date,
our fee revenues from these activities have not been significant.
We believe that we were one of the first banks to initiate
private banking in Korea. We opened our first Private Banking
Center in Seoul in 2002 to serve the needs of high net worth
customers, in particular those customers with deposits of
W1 billion or more, and we currently have seven private
banking centers both of which are located in Seoul metropolitan
area. While we believe that the market for private banking
services in Korea is still at an early stage of development, in
connection with our strategy to target high net worth retail
customers, we established a separate private banking department
in 2003 to further develop and improve our services in this
area. With the launch of our New Bank initiative,
our private banking department was spun off from its original
organization and was elevated to the Private Banking Group. As
of May 2006, we operate twelve Private Banking Centers
nationwide, including eight in Seoul, one in the suburbs of
Seoul and three in other cities located in other regions in
Korea. Through these efforts, we believe that our private
banking service marked the year 2005 with notable growth. The
combined customer base grew to 1,830 people and assets under
management increased 47% from W3.2 trillion in 2004 to W4.7
trillion in 2005.
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We provide corporate banking services, primarily through Shinhan
Bank (and also through Chohung Bank prior to the merger), to
small- and medium-sized enterprises and, to a lesser extent, to
large corporations, including corporations that are affiliated
with chaebols. We also lend to government-controlled companies.
The following table sets forth the balances and percentage of
our total lending attributable to each category of our corporate
lending business as of the dates indicated.
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corporations meeting the definition of small- and medium-sized
enterprises under the Basic Act on Small- and Medium-sized
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The small- and medium-sized enterprise loans of Shinhan Bank
amounted to W21,669 billion as of December 31, 2005
and those of Chohung Bank amounted to W14,869 billion as of
December 31, 2005. Under the Basic Act on Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises and its Presidential Decree, small- and
medium-sized enterprises are defined as companies which
(i) do not have employees and assets exceeding the number
or the amount, as the case may be, specified in accordance with
their types of businesses in the Presidential Decree and
(ii) do not belong to a conglomerate as defined in the
Monopoly Regulations and Fair Trade Act. As of December 31,
2005, we had approximately 97,346 small- and medium-sized
enterprises loan customers, consisting of approximately 48,055
customers with Shinhan Bank and 49,291 customers with Chohung
Bank (not taking into account any overlap between the two sets
of customers). Shinhan Banks small- and medium-sized
enterprises business has historically focused on larger and
well-established small- and medium-sized enterprises in Korea
that prepared financial statements audited by independent
auditors. This focus is based on our belief and historical
observation that the larger and, in many cases, more sound
businesses tend to engage independent auditors and strengthen
investor confidence. Chohung Bank traditionally focused on large
corporate and retail banking and, as a result, its small- and
medium-sized enterprises lending portfolio increased during
recent years with a focus on higher profit, higher risk
customers who are comparatively smaller than Shinhan Banks
customers.
As of December 31, 2005, our corporate banking operation
was the largest among Korean banks, with 16.2% of the market
share, in terms of the total amount of Won-denominated loans to
small- and medium-sized enterprises (other than affiliates of
the thirty largest conglomerates in Korea) that are audited by
certified public accountants. Of such loans,
W11,073 billion were made by Shinhan Bank to 2,901
corporate customers, representing 19.13% of our total
outstanding Won-denominated corporate loans, and
W7,267 billion were made by Chohung Bank to 2,576 corporate
customers, representing 12.55% of our total outstanding
Won-denominated corporate loans.
Our small- and medium-sized enterprises banking business has
traditionally been and will remain one of our core businesses.
However, the small- and medium-sized enterprise business is
currently the focus of intense competition among large
commercial banks and the opportunities for us to expand our
business with more established small- and medium-sized
enterprises have been reduced. During recent years, most of the
nationwide banks have shifted their focus to or increased their
emphasis on this type of lending, as opportunities in the large
corporate and retail sectors diminished. While we expect
competition in this sector to intensify, we believe that our
established customer base, quality brand image and experienced
lending staff will provide an opportunity to maintain steady
growth in this environment.
We believe that Shinhan Bank, which has traditionally focused on
small-and medium-sized enterprises lending, possesses the
necessary elements to succeed in the small- and medium-sized
enterprises market, including its marketing capabilities (which
we believe have provided Shinhan Bank with significant brand
loyalty) and its credit rating system for credit approval. To
maintain or increase its market share of small- and medium-sized
enterprises lending, Shinhan Bank has:
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Shinhan Bank has a better understanding of the credit risks
embedded in this market segment and to develop loan and other
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targeted and tailored customer service to small-and medium-sized
enterprises. Shinhan Bank has 89 corporate banking branches with
relationship management teams. These relationship management
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products. For example, when Shinhan Bank lends to small- and
medium-sized enterprises, it also explores opportunities to
cross-sell consumer loans or deposit products to the employees
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Chohung Bank in recent years identified small- and medium-sized
enterprise lending as its principal areas of growth and
increased its small- and medium-sized enterprises customer base
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smaller enterprises, such as small unincorporated businesses and
sole proprietorships. While lending to these customers has
resulted in growth of Chohung Banks corporate lending
portfolio, it also increased its credit risk exposure relative
to its other existing customers.
Since 2003, the industry-wide delinquency ratios for loans to
small- and medium-sized enterprises have been rising. According
to data compiled by the Financial Supervisory Service, the
delinquency ratio (net of charge-offs, which has also increased
significantly) for Won-denominated loans by Korean banks to
small- and medium-sized enterprises increased from 1.5% as of
December 31, 2003 to 2.19% as of December 31, 2005.
The delinquency ratio for loans to small-and medium-sized
enterprise is calculated as the ratio of (1) the
outstanding balance of such loans in respect of which either
principal payments are overdue by one day or more or interest
payments are over due by 14 days or more (if prior interest
payments on a loan were made late on more than three occasions,
in which case the loan is considered delinquent if interest
payments are overdue by one day or more) to (2) the
aggregate outstanding balance of such loans. Shinhan Banks
delinquency ratio, calculated under Korean GAAP, for such loans
increased from 1.75% as of December 31, 2003 to 1.80% as of
December 31, 2004 and decreased to 1.44% as of
December 31, 2005 and to 1.42% as of March 31, 2006.
Chohung Banks delinquency ratio, calculated under Korean
GAAP, for such loans decreased from 3.49% as of
December 31, 2003 to 2.21% as of December 31, 2004 to
1.70% as of December 31, 2005 and to 2.06% as of
March 31, 2006. In particular, Shinhan Banks
delinquency ratios, calculated under Korean GAAP, for
Won-denominated loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises
that do not prepare audited financial statements were 2.46% as
of December 31, 2003, 1.95% as of December 31, 2004
and 1.95% as of December 31, 2005. Such delinquency ratios
for Chohung Bank were 4.86% as of December 31, 2003, 2.74%
as of December 31, 2004 and 1.45% as of December 31,
2005. Shinhan Banks delinquency ratios for loans to small
unincorporated businesses and sole proprietorships were 1.56% as
of December 31, 2003, 2.07% as of December 31, 2004,
1.64% as of December 31, 2005 and 1.62% as of
March 31, 2006. Such delinquency ratios for Chohung Bank
were 3.03% as of December 31, 2003, 2.00% as of
December 31, 2004, 1.64% as of December 31, 2005 and
2.23% as of March 31, 2006. These delinquencies may rise
further in 2006 compared to 2003, 2004 and 2005. The current
focus of our small-and medium-sized enterprise lending business
is to improve the asset quality and maintain the profitability
of our loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Large corporate customers consist primarily of member companies
of chaebols and financial institutions. Large corporate loans of
Shinhan Bank amounted to W9,113 billion as of
December 31, 2005, and those of Chohung Bank amounted to
W8,203 billion as of December 31, 2005. As a late
entrant into the Korean commercial banking industry, large
corporate banking has not been a core business of Shinhan Bank
and its focus of business in this customer sector has been on
investments in corporate debt securities and fee-based
businesses rather than conventional lending activities. On the
other hand, Chohung Bank, the oldest commercial bank in Korea
that we acquired in 2003, traditionally focused on large
corporate customers as its core corporate banking business.
In recent years, our Corporate & Investment Banking
Group has begun providing investment banking services. We
provide services as an arranger, trustee and liquidity provider
for asset-backed securities. We also participate in and
administer syndicated loans and project financings. We provide
advisory services in the area of social overhead capital
projects such as highway, port, power and water and sewage
projects, as well as equity and venture financing, real estate
financing and mergers and acquisitions advice.
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Our principal loan products for corporate customers are working
capital loans and facilities loans. Working capital loans, which
include discounted notes and trade financing, are, in general,
loans used for general working capital purposes. Facilities
loans are provided to finance the purchase of equipment and the
establishment of manufacturing won-denominated plants. As of
December 31, 2005, working capital loans and facilities
loans amounted to W33,474 billion and W4,682 billion,
respectively, representing 87.73% and 12.27% of our total
Won-denominated corporate loans under Korean GAAP. Working
capital loans generally have a
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maturity of one year, but may be extended on an annual basis for
an aggregate term of three years in the case of unsecured loans
and five years in the case of secured loans. Facilities loans,
which are generally secured, have a maximum maturity of ten
years.
Loans to corporations may be unsecured or secured by real
estate, deposits or guaranty certificates. As of
December 31, 2005, under Korean GAAP, secured loans and
guaranteed loans (including loans secured by guaranty
certificates issued by credit guarantee insurance funds)
accounted for 52.19% and 10.34%, respectively, of Shinhan
Banks Won-denominated loans to small- and medium-sized
enterprises. Among the secured loans, approximately 89.43% were
secured by real estate. As of December 31, 2005, under
Korean GAAP, secured loans and guaranteed loans (including loans
secured by guaranty certificates issued by credit guarantee
insurance funds) accounted for 41.61% and 12.64%, respectively,
of Chohung Banks Won-denominated loans to small- and
medium-sized enterprises. Among the secured loans, approximately
79.20% were secured by real estate.
When evaluating the extension of loans to corporate customers,
we review the corporate customers creditworthiness, credit
scoring, value of any collateral or third party guarantee. The
value of any collateral is defined using a formula that takes
into account the appraised value of the property, any prior
liens or other claims against the property and an adjustment
factor based on a number of considerations including, with
respect to property, the average value of any nearby property
sold in a court-supervised auction during the previous year. We
revalue any collateral when a secured loan is renewed or if a
trigger event occurs with respect to the loan in question.
As of December 31, 2005, in terms of outstanding loan
balance, 39.4% of our corporate loans were extended to borrowers
in the manufacturing industry, 14.3% were to borrowers in the
retail and wholesale industry, 16.3% were to the borrowers in
the real estate, leasing and service industry, 5.5% were to
borrowers in the construction industry, and 6.2% were extended
to borrowers in the finance and insurance industry. Beginning in
2004, loans to corporate borrowers in the real estate, leasing
and service industry and the hotel and leisure industry, which
are principally small- and medium-sized enterprises, began
experiencing an increase in delinquencies as well as
deterioration in credit quality. Under Korean GAAP, delinquency
ratio for Won-denominate loans to the real estate, leasing and
service industry was 1.73% for Chohung Bank and 1.00% for
Shinhan Bank as of December 31, 2005, in each case net of
charge-offs and loan sales. Under Korean GAAP, delinquency ratio
for Won-denominate loans to the hotel and leisure industry was
3.30% for Chohung Bank and 1.88% for Shinhan Bank as of
December 31, 2005, in each case net of charge-offs and loan
sales. Shinhan Banks Won-denominate corporate loans
classified as substandard or below under the guidelines of the
Financial Supervisory Commission decreased from
W557 billion as of December 31, 2003 to
W289 billion as of December 31, 2005 and Chohung
Banks Won-denominated corporate loans classified as
substandard or below were W233 billion as of
December 31, 2005, as compared to W588 billion as of
December 31, 2003, in each case net of charge-offs and loan
sales.
We establish the price for our corporate loan products of
Shinhan Bank (and prior to the merger, also Chohung Bank) based
principally on their respective cost of funding and the expected
loss rate based on a borrowers credit risk. As of
December 31, 2005, 58.15% of Shinhan Banks corporate
loans with outstanding maturities of one year or more had
interest rates that were not fixed but were variable in
reference to Shinhan Banks market rate and 16.65% of
Chohung Banks corporate loans with outstanding maturities
of one year or more had interest rates that were not fixed but
were variable in reference to Chohung Banks market rate.
Shinhan Bank
Shinhan Bank generally determines pricing of its corporate loans
as follows:
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reference rate) plus transaction cost plus a
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Depending on the situation and Shinhan Banks agreement
with the borrower, Shinhan Bank may use either its periodic
market floating rate or the reference rate as the base rate in
calculating its pricing. As of
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December 31, 2005, Shinhan Banks periodic market
floating rates (which are based on a base rate determined for
three-month, six-month, one-year, two-year, three-year or
five-year periods derived using Shinhan Banks market rate
system) were 4.08% for three months, 4.37% for six months, 4.77%
for one year, 5.13% for two years, 5.31% for three years and
5.60% for five years. As of the same date, Shinhan Banks
reference rate was 8.60%.
Transaction cost is added to reflect the standardized
transaction cost assigned to each loan product and other
miscellaneous costs, including contributions to the Credit
Guarantee Fund and education taxes.
The credit spread is added to the periodic floating rate to
reflect the expected loss from a borrowers credit rating
and the value of any collateral or payment guarantee. In
addition, we add a risk premium that is measured by the
unexpected loss that exceeds the expected loss from the credit
rating assigned to a particular borrower.
A discretionary adjustment rate is added or subtracted to
reflect the borrowers current and/or future contribution
to Shinhan Banks profitability. In the event of additional
credit provided by way of a guarantee of another, the adjustment
rate is subtracted to reflect such change in the credit spread.
In addition, depending on the price and other terms set by
competing banks for similar borrowers, we may reduce the
interest rate Shinhan Bank charges to compete more effectively
with other banks.
Chohung Bank
Chohung Bank generally determined pricing of its corporate loans
as follows:
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transaction cost) plus loan policy margin plus a
credit spread plus a periodic spread plus risk
premium plus estimated margin plus or minus a
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Fund transfer pricing represents inter-segment lending rates
published by Chohung Banks
Treasury & Investment Division and varies
depending on the type of loans.
Transaction cost is added to reflect the standardized
transaction cost assigned to each loan product and other
miscellaneous indirect costs, including contributions to the
Credit Guarantee Fund and education taxes.
Loan policy margin is determined by loan policy to compensate
for the opportunity cost of the capital and achieve
competitiveness among peer banks in consideration of, among
others, loan type, transaction risk and proper margin.
The credit spread is added to reflect the expected loss from the
value of any collateral or payment guarantee.
The periodic spread is added to reflect the expected loss from
the length of the maturity.
The risk premium is added, which is measured by the unexpected
loss that exceeds the expected loss from the credit rating
assigned to a particular borrower.
Estimated margin is added to reflect targeted profitability
based on expected losses.
A discretionary adjustment rate is added or subtracted to
reflect the borrowers current and/or future contribution
to Chohung Banks profitability. In the event of additional
credit provided by way of a guarantee of another, the adjustment
rate is subtracted to reflect such change in the credit spread.
In addition, depending on the price and other terms set by
competing banks for similar borrowers, we may reduce the
interest rate Chohung Bank charged to compete more effectively
with other banks.
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Shinhan Bank launched its electronic corporate banking services
connecting its corporate customers through dedicated subscriber
lines in 1991. Shinhan Bank has since developed its electronic
corporate banking services to offer to corporate customers a
web-based total cash management service through Shinhan
Bizbank. Shinhan Bizbank supports all types of banking
transactions from basic transaction history inquiries
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and fund transfers to opening letters of credit and trade
finance. Products and services related to cash management
include payment management, collection management, sales
settlement service, acquisition settlement service, B2B
settlement service, sweeping and pooling. By offering such
information technology-related products and services such as
purchase cards, loans for purchasing goods,
e-biz loans, and a B2B
settlement service, Shinhan Bank is able to continue to
reinforce its image as one of the leaders in electronic
corporate banking. Through the enhancement of Shinhan Bizbank
and its cash management service, we intend to improve the
support service system related to customer cash management.
Shinhan Bizbanks services were being used by approximately
105,427 corporations as of December 31, 2005 and, in 2005,
its number of transactions and aggregate transaction amount were
approximately 14,094,880 and W519,222 billion, respectively.
Chohung Bank launched its electronic corporate banking through
e-FMS in January 2002. e-FMS offers not
only cash management services, including payment management, but
also B2B settlement service and enterprise resources planning
service. Enterprise resource planning service includes
accounting, human resources, salary payments, procurement, sales
settlement service and production management and also offers
cashflow management and tax management to its corporate
customers. Chohung Banks
e-FMS users were
approximately 94,645 corporations as of December 31, 2005
and, in 2005, its number of transactions and aggregate
transaction amount were approximately 19,304,174 and
W369,221 billion, respectively.
As of December 31, 2005, our total credit card balance
outstanding was W4,242 billion, or 4.01% of our total loans
outstanding as of the same date, which consists of
W1,923 billion with Shinhan Card and W2,278 billion
with credit card operations of Chohung Bank.
On June 4, 2002, Shinhan Bank spun-off its credit card
business into Shinhan Card Co., Ltd., a monoline
credit card subsidiary. Despite the spin-off, Shinhan Bank
continues to manage a substantial portion of our credit card
operations, including the collections and receiving and
processing of applications, pursuant to an agency agreement
between the two subsidiaries.
Prior to the merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank in April
2006, Chohung Bank had an active credit card business division.
Chohung Bank was a member of BC Card Co., Ltd. (BC
Card), which is owned by 11 consortium banks with Chohung
Bank holding 14.85% equity interest in BC Card. BC Card issues
credit cards under the names of the member banks, substantially
all of which are licensed to use MasterCard, Visa or JCB. This
allows holders of BC Card to use their cards at any
establishment which accepts MasterCard, Visa or JCB, as the case
may be.
Upon the merger of the two banks in April 2006, we split off the
credit card services division of Chohung Bank and merged it into
Shinhan Card.
Following such split-merger, Shinhan Card is expected to have W4
trillion in assets, W25 trillion in total credit card use
(excluding corporate cards) and 5.9 million customers
ranking fourth among credit card service providers (including
banks) in terms of the total credit card use.
The use of credit cards in Korea has increased dramatically in
recent years as the Korean economy and consumer spending
recovered from the financial and economic difficulties of late
1990s and also as a result of government initiatives
designed to promote the use of credit cards, such as providing
tax benefits to businesses that accept credit cards and tax
deductions for consumers up to certain amounts charged to credit
cards. However, as credit card delinquencies in Korea have begun
to increase since mid-2002, concerns have been raised regarding
the rapid growth in credit card usage and significant
deterioration in asset quality of the Korean credit card
industry. Throughout 2002 and during the first half of 2003, the
Financial Supervisory Commission strengthened regulations
designed to address these concerns relating to the credit card
industry. See Item 3. Key Information
Risk Factors Risks Relating to Our Banking
Business Government regulation of our consumer and
credit card operations has increased significantly which may
materially and adversely affect our credit card and consumer
operations, and Supervision and
Regulation.
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We offer a variety of credit card products and services that
target select customer profiles and focus on:
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offering cards that provide additional benefits such as frequent
flyer miles and reward program points that can be redeemed by
the customer for complementary services, prizes and cash; |
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offering gold cards, platinum cards and other preferential
members cards which have higher credit limits and provide
additional services in return for higher annual membership fees; |
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acquiring new customers through strategic alliances and
cross-marketing with wholesalers and retailers; |
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encouraging increased use of credit cards by existing customers
through special offers for dormant customers; |
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introducing new features to preferred customers, such as
revolving credit cards, travel services and insurance; |
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developing fraud detection and security systems to prevent the
misuse of credit cards and to encourage the use of credit cards
over the Internet; and |
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issuing smart cards and preparing for a cardless business
environment in which customers can use credit cards to make
purchases by phone or over the Internet. |
Cardholders have several options for repayment of balances as
follows:
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general purchases of goods and services on credit, which are
repayable on a lump-sum basis at the end of a monthly billing
cycle; |
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installment purchases, which require payment approximately
within 18 to 48 days after purchase and are repayable on an
even-payment installment basis over a period of time ranging
from two months to three years and generally accrue interest; |
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cash advances, which are repayable on a lump-sum basis at the
end of a monthly billing cycle and generally accrue interest
effective annual rates of approximately 9.8% to 26.8% for
Shinhan Card and 18.0% to 26.97% for Chohung Bank; and |
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payments on a revolving payment basis, which allow customers to
roll over their balance into a revolving basis with fixed
minimum percentage or amount of the total outstanding balance. |
Credit card loans may be secured or unsecured, have initial
maturities of one year and currently accrue interest at the
effective annual rates of approximately 15.5% to 20.0% in the
case of Chohung Bank and approximately 9.8% to 21.8% in the case
of Shinhan Card.
Income from the credit card business consists of annual fees
paid by cardholders, installment purchase fees, cash advance
fees, interest on late and deferred payments and fees paid by
merchants, with fees from merchants and cash advance fees
constituting the largest source. Merchant discount fees, which
are processing charges on the merchants, can be up to 4.5% of
the purchased amount depending on the merchant used, with the
average charge being 2.34% for Shinhan Card and 2.44% for
Chohung Bank in 2005.
Although the revolving credit system is more common in the
United States and many other countries, this payment system is
still in early stages of development in Korea. Credit card
holders in Korea are required to pay for their purchases within
approximately 18 to 48 days of purchase depending on their
payment cycle and, except in the case of installment purchases
where the charged amounts are repaid in installments, typically
during the following three to six months. Credit card accounts
that remain unpaid after this period are deemed to be delinquent
accounts. We charge penalty interest on delinquent accounts and
closely monitor such accounts. For purchases made by
installments, we charge interest on unpaid amounts at rates that
vary according to the terms of repayment.
In certain cases, credit card companies in Korea, including
Shinhan Card (and Chohung Bank prior to the split-merger of its
credit card division into Shinhan Card), have been allowed to
rewrite delinquent credit
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card balances for purchase and cash advance as credit card
loans. Each of Shinhan Card and Chohung Bank rewrites a small
number of card balances as a means of maximizing collection
related to a relatively small number of borrowers who are
suffering from temporary financial difficulties where it
believes it is probable that all or substantially all principal
and interest will ultimately be recovered. Prior to the
split-merger, Shinhan Card offered the borrower the option of
either repaying the rewritten balance either on a monthly
installment basis over five years or as a term loan due at the
end of one year while credit card customers of Chohung Bank
could apply for entry into the rewritten loan program when the
loan balance is past due one month or more. Following the
split-merger, Shinhan Card currently provides two repayment
programs: (1) the installment repayment program, under
which a cardholder with an account which has been delinquent for
less than four months repays at least 90% of the original amount
owed within a period chosen by such cardholder (provided that
the period is between two to 36 months); and (2) the
re-aged loan program, under which a qualified
cardholder with a guarantor or security repays the full original
principal amount, whereas a cardholder without a guarantor or
security repays at least 90% of the original full amount owed,
in both instances within a maximum period of five years Except
in limited circumstances, borrowers applying for entry into this
program in general are required to secure one or more guarantors
meeting certain asset and credit quality criteria. If approved,
Chohung Bank rewrote card balances including past due interest
into card loans and amends the maturity and the repayment terms
accordingly. In general, rewritten credit card loans are due at
the end of one year. Shinhan Card segregates, and prior to the
merger, Chohung Bank segregated, this portfolio for performance
measurement and monitoring purposes due to the higher credit
risk. The balance of rewritten loans of Shinhan Card were
W27 billion, W9 billion and W4 billion as of
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively, against
which we recognized an allowance of W8 billion,
W2 billion and W1 billion, respectively. The balance
of rewritten loans of Chohung Bank were W680 billion,
W495 billion and W269 billion as of December 31,
2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, against which Chohung Bank
made an allowance of W160 billion, W180 billion and
W99 billion, respectively. See Financial
and Statistical Information below. The balance of such
rewritten loans has been decreasing since both Shinhan Card
provides, and prior to the merger, Chohung Bank provided,
rewritten loans on a very limited basis.
As we believe that internal growth through cross-selling can
only be limited, we also seek to enhance our market position by
selectively targeting new customers with high net worth and good
creditworthiness through the use of a sophisticated and
market-oriented risk management system. Credit card applicants
are screened and appropriate credit limits are assessed
according to internal guidelines based on our credit scoring
system.
The following table sets forth the number of customers and
merchants of Shinhan Card and Chohung Banks credit card
business as of the dates indicated.
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As of December 31, | |
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2003 | |
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2004 | |
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2005 | |
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(In thousands, except | |
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percentages) | |
Shinhan Card:
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Number of credit card holders
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2,773 |
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3,002 |
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3,467 |
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Personal accounts
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2,678 |
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2,905 |
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3,370 |
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Corporate accounts
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95 |
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|
97 |
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96 |
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Active ratio(1)
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56.6 |
% |
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50.7 |
% |
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63.8 |
% |
Number of merchants
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2,112 |
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2,513 |
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2,934 |
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Chohung Bank:
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Number of credit card holders
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3,205 |
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2,819 |
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2,494 |
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Personal accounts
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3,138 |
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2,756 |
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2,434 |
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Corporate accounts
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66 |
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|
63 |
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60 |
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Active ratio(1)
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53.9 |
% |
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50.9 |
% |
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56.4 |
% |
Number of merchants(2)
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2,091 |
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2,165 |
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2,225 |
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Notes:
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(1) |
Represents the ratio of accounts used at least once within the
last six months to total accounts as of year end. |
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(2) |
Represents the number of merchants of BC Cards merchant
network. |
As of December 31, 2005, Shinhan Card had approximately
3,467,000 card customers, which represents an increase of
approximately 465,000 customers from approximately 3,002,000 as
of December 31, 2004. Of all the customers outstanding as
of December 31, 2005, the number of platinum and gold card
members, whose higher creditworthiness entitles them to certain
benefits, was approximately 1,469,000. As of December 31,
2005, Chohung Bank had approximately 2,494,000 credit card
customers, which represents a decrease of approximately 325,000
customers from approximately 2,819,000 as of December 31,
2004 primarily as a result of the reduction in the number of
delinquent credit card customers.
The number of Shinhan Cards merchants also increased to
approximately 2,934,000 as of December 31, 2005 from
approximately 2,513,000 as of December 31, 2004 while the
number of merchants that use the services of Chohung Cards
credit card division also increased from approximately 2,165,000
as of December 31, 2004 to approximately 2,225,000 as of
December 31, 2005.
Chohung Bank developed an independent card processing system
that allowed Chohung Bank to process future billings for the
existing BC Cards on its own, demonstrating Chohung Banks
focus on cutting costs.. Chohung Bank also participated in a
nationwide debit card program with 30 other banks. In connection
with this business, as of December 31, 2005, Chohung
Bank charged service establishment commissions of 1.5% on
average on amounts purchased using the debit card.
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Financial and Statistical Information |
The following table sets forth certain financial and statistical
information relating to the credit card operations of Shinhan
Card and Chohung Bank as of the dates or for the period
indicated.
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|
|
|
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As of or for the Year Ended December 31, | |
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| |
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2003 | |
|
2004 | |
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2005 | |
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| |
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| |
|
| |
|
|
Shinhan | |
|
Chohung | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Chohung | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Chohung | |
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Card | |
|
Bank(1) | |
|
Card | |
|
Bank(1) | |
|
Card | |
|
Bank(1) | |
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(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Interest income:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Installments
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|
W |
42 |
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|
W |
133 |
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W |
40 |
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W |
84 |
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W |
49 |
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|
W |
64 |
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Cash advances
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164 |
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354 |
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|
30 |
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|
212 |
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|
111 |
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|
181 |
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Card loans(2)
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|
35 |
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|
93 |
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|
34 |
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|
97 |
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|
30 |
|
|
|
60 |
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Annual membership
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|
5 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
2 |
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|
|
5 |
|
|
|
9 |
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|
4 |
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Revolving(3)
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|
7 |
|
|
|
113 |
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|
6 |
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|
71 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
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Late payments
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|
21 |
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|
|
5 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
274 |
|
|
W |
704 |
|
|
W |
118 |
|
|
W |
480 |
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|
W |
223 |
|
|
W |
373 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit card fees:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Merchant fees(4)
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|
W |
176 |
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|
W |
195 |
|
|
W |
146 |
|
|
W |
200 |
|
|
W |
188 |
|
|
W |
211 |
|
|
Other fees
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|
|
4 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
180 |
|
|
W |
218 |
|
|
W |
154 |
|
|
W |
202 |
|
|
W |
198 |
|
|
W |
216 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of or for the Year Ended December 31, | |
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2003 | |
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2004 | |
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2005 | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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|
Shinhan | |
|
Chohung | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Chohung | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Chohung | |
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|
Card | |
|
Bank(1) | |
|
Card | |
|
Bank(1) | |
|
Card | |
|
Bank(1) | |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
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(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Charge volume:(5)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General purchases
|
|
W |
3,695 |
|
|
W |
5,484 |
|
|
W |
4,835 |
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|
W |
5,519 |
|
|
W |
6,255 |
|
|
W |
6,039 |
|
|
Installment purchases
|
|
|
1,143 |
|
|
|
2,505 |
|
|
|
1,247 |
|
|
|
2,099 |
|
|
|
1,650 |
|
|
|
2,003 |
|
|
Cash advances
|
|
|
6,805 |
|
|
|
12,585 |
|
|
|
4,355 |
|
|
|
6,875 |
|
|
|
3,488 |
|
|
|
5,564 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
11,643 |
|
|
W |
20,574 |
|
|
W |
10,437 |
|
|
W |
14,493 |
|
|
W |
11,393 |
|
|
W |
13,606 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding balance (at year end):(6)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General purchases
|
|
W |
395 |
|
|
W |
455 |
|
|
W |
456 |
|
|
W |
538 |
|
|
W |
539 |
|
|
W |
528 |
|
|
Installment purchases
|
|
|
455 |
|
|
|
786 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
333 |
|
|
|
497 |
|
|
Cash advances
|
|
|
725 |
|
|
|
1,025 |
|
|
|
474 |
|
|
|
653 |
|
|
|
423 |
|
|
|
575 |
|
|
Revolving purchases
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
484 |
|
|
|
158 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
199 |
|
|
Card loans
|
|
|
329 |
|
|
|
745 |
|
|
|
233 |
|
|
|
529 |
|
|
|
255 |
|
|
|
289 |
|
|
Others
|
|
|
489 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
376 |
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
190 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
2,432 |
|
|
W |
3,680 |
|
|
W |
1,989 |
|
|
W |
2,696 |
|
|
W |
1,923 |
|
|
W |
2,278 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average balance
|
|
W |
2,212 |
|
|
W |
4,957 |
|
|
W |
2,186 |
|
|
W |
3,288 |
|
|
W |
1,916 |
|
|
W |
2,618 |
|
Delinquent balances:(7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From 1 day to 1 month
|
|
W |
173 |
|
|
W |
376 |
|
|
W |
67 |
|
|
W |
109 |
|
|
W |
49 |
|
|
W |
92 |
|
|
Over 1 month:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From 1 month to 3 months
|
|
W |
80 |
|
|
W |
150 |
|
|
W |
35 |
|
|
W |
71 |
|
|
W |
17 |
|
|
W |
31 |
|
|
|
From 3 months to 6 months
|
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
172 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
Over 6 months
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
322 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
324 |
|
|
W |
698 |
|
|
W |
140 |
|
|
W |
224 |
|
|
W |
84 |
|
|
W |
152 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Delinquency ratios:(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From 1 day to 1 month
|
|
|
7.11 |
% |
|
|
10.22 |
% |
|
|
3.37 |
% |
|
|
4.04 |
% |
|
|
2.53 |
% |
|
|
4.04 |
% |
|
Over 1 month:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From 1 month to 3 months
|
|
|
3.29 |
% |
|
|
4.08 |
% |
|
|
1.76 |
% |
|
|
2.63 |
% |
|
|
0.87 |
% |
|
|
1.34 |
% |
|
|
From 3 months to 6 months
|
|
|
2.92 |
|
|
|
4.67 |
|
|
|
1.91 |
|
|
|
1.63 |
|
|
|
0.95 |
|
|
|
1.30 |
|
|
|
Over 6 months(9)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
|
6.21 |
|
|
|
8.75 |
|
|
|
3.67 |
|
|
|
4.27 |
|
|
|
1.82 |
|
|
|
2.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
13.32 |
% |
|
|
18.97 |
% |
|
|
7.04 |
% |
|
|
8.33 |
% |
|
|
4.36 |
% |
|
|
6.68 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rewritten loans(10)
|
|
W |
25 |
|
|
W |
680 |
|
|
W |
9 |
|
|
W |
495 |
|
|
W |
4 |
|
|
W |
269 |
|
Gross charge-offs
|
|
W |
290 |
|
|
W |
1,304 |
|
|
W |
223 |
|
|
W |
649 |
|
|
W |
94 |
|
|
W |
227 |
|
Recoveries
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net charge-offs
|
|
W |
258 |
|
|
W |
1,246 |
|
|
W |
203 |
|
|
W |
614 |
|
|
W |
69 |
|
|
W |
180 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross charge-off ratio(11)
|
|
|
13.11 |
% |
|
|
26.31 |
% |
|
|
10.20 |
% |
|
|
19.74 |
% |
|
|
4.92 |
% |
|
|
8.66 |
% |
Net charge-off ratio(12)
|
|
|
11.66 |
% |
|
|
25.14 |
% |
|
|
9.29 |
% |
|
|
18.67 |
% |
|
|
3.62 |
% |
|
|
6.87 |
% |
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Notes:
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(1) |
Represents the credit card business of Chohung Bank, consisting
of both BC Card and Forever Card, which we acquired
in 2003. Effective as of April 3, 2006, the credit card
division of Chohung Bank was split off and merged into Shinhan
Card. |
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(2) |
Card loans consist of loans that are provided on either a
secured or unsecured basis to cardholders upon prior agreement.
Payment of principal, fees and interest on such a loan can be
due either in one payment or in installments after a fixed
period. |
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(3) |
Revolving purchases were introduced in October 1998 for certain
creditworthy credit card customers (e.g., customers who have not
been delinquent for more than three times in the past one year)
of Shinhan Card and in March 25, 2000 for certain
creditworthy credit card customers of Chohung Bank. |
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(4) |
Merchant discount fees consist of merchant membership and
maintenance fees, charges associated with prepayment by Shinhan
Card or Chohung Bank (on behalf of customers) of sales proceeds
to merchants, processing fees relating to sales and membership
applications. |
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|
(5) |
Represents the aggregate cumulative amount charged during the
year. |
|
|
(6) |
Represents amounts before allowance for loan losses. |
|
|
(7) |
Includes the unbilled balances of installment purchases. |
|
|
(8) |
Represents the ratio of delinquent balances to outstanding
balances for the year. |
|
|
(9) |
Our charge-off policy for Shinhan Card (and Chohung Bank prior
to the split-merger of its credit card division into Shinhan
Card) has been to charge off all credit card balances which are
180 days past due. |
|
|
(10) |
Represents delinquent credit card balances for purchase and cash
advance which have been rewritten as credit card loans, thereby
reducing the balance of delinquent accounts. |
|
(11) |
Represents the ratio of gross charge-offs for the year to
average balance for the year. |
|
(12) |
Represents the ratio of net charge-offs for the year to average
balances for the year. |
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|
|
Supervisory Statistical Information prepared in accordance
with Korean GAAP |
Due to the rapid increase in consumer debt in Korea in recent
years, the Korean government has adopted a series of regulations
designed to restrain the rate of growth in, and delinquencies
of, cash advances, credit card loans and credit card usage
generally and to strengthen the reporting of, and compliance
with, credit quality indexes. The Financial Supervisory
Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service have announced
a number of changes to the rules governing the reporting of
credit card balances, as well as the procedures governing which
persons may receive credit cards. In addition, the Korean
government has also revised the calculation formula for capital
adequacy ratios and delinquency ratios applicable to credit card
companies, imposing sanctions against credit card companies with
capital adequacy ratios of 8% or below and/or delinquency ratios
of 10% or above. These computations are all based on financial
information prepared in accordance with Korean GAAP, as required
by regulatory guidelines, which differs significantly from
U.S. GAAP. As of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005,
under Korean GAAP, Shinhan Cards delinquent balances
(defined as credit card accounts delinquent for over
30 days) were W266 billion, W121 billion and
W57 billion, respectively, representing delinquency ratios
(defined as the ratio of delinquent balances to outstanding
balances) of 11.01%, 6.03% and 2.96%, respectively. As of
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, calculated on the same
basis, Chohung Banks delinquent credit card balances, were
W274 billion, W97 billion and W51 billion,
respectively, representing delinquency ratios of 7.42%, 3.60%
and 2.25%, respectively. In certain cases, credit card companies
in Korea have been allowed to rewrite delinquent credit card
balances for purchase and cash advance as credit card loans,
thereby reducing the balance of delinquent accounts. Delinquent
credit card balances that were rewritten as loans as of
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, under Korean GAAP, were
W27 billion, W10 billion and W4 billion,
respectively, for Shinhan Card and W682 billion,
W497 billion and W270 billion, respectively, for
Chohung Bank. Net charge-offs for Shinhan Card, under Korean
GAAP, during 2003, 2004 and 2005 were W260 billion,
W212 billion and W88 billion, respectively,
representing net charge-off ratios (defined as the ratio of net
charge-offs for the year to average balances for the year) of
10.10%, 9.70% and 5.07%, respectively. Net charge-offs for
Chohung Bank, under
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Korean GAAP, during 2003, 2004 and 2005 were
W1,266 billion, W625 billion and W180 billion,
respectively, representing net charge-off ratios (defined as the
ratio of net charge-offs for the year to average balance for the
year) of 10.07%, 9.88% and 6.90%, respectively. As of
December 31, 2005, Shinhan Cards adjusted equity
capital ratio was 17.68%. Credit card business of Chohung Bank
is not subject to such adjusted equity capital ratio requirement.
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|
|
Recent Regulatory Changes |
Under the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act, as amended
on June 16, 2004, and other related regulations, the
formula for calculating capital adequacy ratios for each credit
card company was revised to increase the proportion of
adjusted total assets by including certain
risk-weighted asset-backed securitization assets which may incur
contingent liability. In addition, the Financial Supervisory
Service changed the standards for calculating the delinquency
ratios by including delinquent balances that were rewritten as
credit card loans in the calculation of such ratios as if such
underwriting of rewritten loans had not occurred (referred to as
substantial delinquency ratio herein). This resulted
in credit card companies and credit card businesses of
commercial banks reporting higher delinquency ratios in 2004 as
compared to prior years, despite the improvement in asset
quality of credit card assets. On a pro forma basis, the
substantial delinquency ratios for the Korean credit card
industry as announced by the Financial Supervisory Service were
28.28% as of December 31, 2003, 25.12% as of June 30,
2004, 18.25% as of December 31, 2004, 13.27% as of
June 30, 2005, 10.05% as of December 31, 2005 and
8.77% as of March 31, 2006.
Further, in July 2004, the Financial Supervisory Service
required each credit card company with a substantial delinquency
ratio of 10% or more to enter into a memorandum of understanding
with the Financial Supervisory Service specifying the credit
card companys proposed plan to reduce its substantial
delinquency ratio to less than 10% by the end of 2006 in
accordance with the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act.
Since the substantial delinquency ratio of Shinhan Card was less
than 10%, Shinhan Card did not enter into such a memorandum of
understanding.
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|
|
Personal Workout and Debt Forgiveness Program |
In an effort to resolve the problems caused by consumer credit
delinquencies, the Korean government established Hanmaum
Financial Company and the Credit Counseling & Recovery
Service on May 20, 2004. Hanmaum Financial Company is a
so-called bad bank, a type of private asset
management company that acquires non-performing assets from
banks and other financial institutions for the purpose of
providing long-term financial aid to certain qualified
delinquent consumers who apply for this program to enable them
to pay off their financial debts. After restructuring delinquent
debts of approximately 170,000 consumers, Hanmaum Financial
Company was wound down. The Korean government established a
second bad bank known as Himangmoah in May 2005 to
aid the delinquent consumers who did not benefit from Hanmaum
Financial Company despite being qualified to do so. The second
bad bank provides relief by collecting 3% of the debt amount in
advance, allowing delinquent cardholders to repay their
delinquent debts within eight years. The second bad bank raises
its funds to purchase the delinquent debts from financial
institutions through a special purpose company in an
asset-backed securitization transaction. The second bad bank
distributes the debt amount collected in excess of the initial
purchase price to the selling financial institutions. At this
time, we cannot accurately predict the number of applicants and
amounts subject to the second bad bank program. To the extent
the second bad bank achieves less-than-expected level of
collection of, and recovery on, non-performing assets,
commercial banks and credit card companies, including Shinhan
Bank, Chohung Bank and Shinhan Card, may realize less gains from
recoveries.
Unlike the bad bank program that provides loans
directly to consumers, the Credit Counseling & Recovery
Service has adopted an individual workout program. For
delinquent consumers who are deemed to be capable of repaying
their debts, the Credit Counseling & Recovery Service
will, pursuant to an agreement with the creditor financial
institution, provide opportunities to repay in installments,
provide repayment grace periods, reduce debt amounts, or extend
the maturity date of the debts. Currently, approximately 185
financial institutions, including banks and insurance companies,
are parties to the Credit Recovery Support Agreement, pursuant
to which such financial institutions, have agreed to provide
such support described above to those
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consumers who meet the following qualifications: (i) income
exceeding minimum living expenses promulgated by the Ministry of
Health and Welfare of Korea, (ii) debt not exceeding
W500 million in total amount, and (iii) official
records being on file at Korea Federation of Banks as to the
default status of debt. Each application for credit recovery is
reviewed by the Credit Counseling & Recovery Service
and approval of each application requires the approval by
creditors representing at least one-half of the unsecured debt
amount and at least two-thirds of the secured debt amount.
In September 2004, a court-administered individual workout
program was adopted under the Individual Debtor Recovery Act.
Under this program, a qualified individual debtor may file a
petition for an individual workout program with a competent
court. Subject to the courts approval, the debtor may
repay the debt over a period of less than five years (or from
three to eight years for those debtors who filed before the
effective date of the Debt Recovery and Bankruptcy Act and
continue to be subject to the Individual Debtor Recovery Act)
and will be exempted from other debts without declaring
bankruptcy. To qualify, an individual delinquent debtor must
have less than W500 million in debt (in the case of
unsecured debt) or W1 billion in debt (in the case of
secured debts), and must have regular and reliable income or
have the potential to earn recurring income on an ongoing basis.
The Debtor Recovery and Bankruptcy Act, promulgated on
March. 31, 2005 and effective as of April 1, 2006,
consolidated all existing bankruptcy-related laws in Korea,
namely, the Corporate Reorganization Act, the Composition Act,
the Bankruptcy Act and the Individual Debtor Recovery Act. See
Description of Assets and
Liabilities Credit Exposures to Companies in
Workout, Court Receivership and Composition.
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|
|
Treasury and Securities Investment |
Through relevant departments at the newly merged Shinhan Bank,
we engage in treasury and securities investment business, which
involves, among other things, the following activities:
|
|
|
|
|
treasury; |
|
|
|
securities investment and trading; |
|
|
|
derivatives trading; and |
|
|
|
international business. |
|
|
|
Recent Regulatory Changes |
The formation and operation of private equity funds were
permitted as of October 5, 2004 under the Act on Business
of Operating Indirect Investment and Asset. The purpose of a
private equity fund is to provide diverse investment
opportunities for qualified investors and to utilize funds in
the market place for mergers and acquisitions or corporate
restructuring. In April 2006, the Government amended the
Presidential Decree of the Act on Business of Operating Indirect
Investment and Asset and regulations thereunder in order to
facilitate the formation and operation of private equity funds
by lowering the required minimum equity investment, relaxing the
mandatory investment ratio, allowing the value of the purchased
shares of listed companies to be estimated by the purchase price
of such shares reflecting control premium as well as its market
price and allowing private equity funds to invest in
non-performing loans. The key provisions of the Act on Business
of Operating Indirect Investment and Asset relating to private
equity funds are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
A private equity fund is a limited partnership company that is
incorporated in accordance with the Korean Commercial Code,
which has not less than one general partner and not less than
one limited partner. |
|
|
|
The minimum value of the equity investment by limited partners
is W1 billion for an individual investor or W2 billion
for a legal entity. |
|
|
|
Details of the private equity fund, such as its objective, name,
location, term of existence, information concerning partners, a
summary of the operation, shall be registered with the Financial
Supervisory Service. |
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|
|
|
|
|
A private equity fund shall apply 50% of its assets (provided
that, if the Fund (as defined under the Framework Act on Fund
Management) is a partner and its method of contribution is other
than as capital commitment, such contribution shall be excluded
from the calculation of assets), within two years after capital
injection by the partners, to (1) an investment in excess
of 10% of the total number of shares issued by the target
company, (2) an investment that makes it possible for the
private equity fund to exercise de facto control over
major corporate governance matters including appointments and
dismissals of officers, (3) an investment in Investment
Securities (as defined under the Act on Business of Operating
Indirect Investment and Asset) issued by SOC Investment
Companies (as defined under the Promotion of Social Overhead
Capital Investment Act) or (4) an investment in securities
or equities of Investment Purpose Companies (as defined under
the Act on Business of Operating Indirect Investment and Asset)
under the Act on Business of Operating Indirect Investment and
Asset. In addition, a private equity fund shall hold the
acquired shares for at least six months following the date of
investment. |
|
|
|
As a special rule, if a private equity fund meets the above
requirements for investment, for ten years from the date on
which such requirements are met, (1) the provisions
governing holding companies as provided in the Monopoly
Regulation and Fair Trade Act shall not apply and (2) the
private equity fund shall not be deemed a financial holding
company as provided in the Financial Holding Companies Act. |
In May 2005, the amendment to the Presidential Decree of the Act
on Business of Operating Indirect Investment and Asset allowed a
direct or indirect subsidiary of a financial holding company to
invest as a limited partner in a private equity fund which is
another direct or indirect subsidiary of the same financial
holding company. Prior to such amendment, under the Financial
Holding Companies Act, a direct or indirect subsidiary of a
financial holding company was prohibited from acquiring the
shares of another subsidiary of the same financial group.
In addition, pursuant to the amendment of the Presidential
Decree of the Act on Business of Operating Indirect Investment
and Asset and regulations thereunder in April 2006, in an effort
to relax the regulatory barriers to the business of operating
indirect investment, when the asset management companies operate
indirect investment assets, such companies are allowed to engage
in trading certain derivatives or borrowing Investment
Securities (as defined under the Act on Business of Operating
Indirect Investment and Asset), and the maximum limit by such
companies to invest in notes issued by government-invested
organization and in foreign loans has increased.
At Shinhan Bank, the Treasury Department provides funds to all
of its business operations and ensures the liquidity of Shinhan
Banks operation and, at Chohung Bank, the
Treasury & International Group provided funds to all of
its business operations and ensures the liquidity of its banking
operation. To secure long-term stable funds, we use fixed and
floating rate notes, debentures, structured financing, and other
advanced funding methods. As for overseas funding, we constantly
explore the feasibility of raising funds in currencies other
than the U.S. dollar, such as Japanese Yen and the Euro. In
addition, Shinhan Bank makes (and prior to the merger, Chohung
Bank made) call loans and borrow call money in the short-term
money market. Call loans are short-term lending among banks and
financial institutions in either Korean Won or foreign
currencies, in amounts exceeding W100 million, with
maturities of 30 days or less. Typically, call loans have
maturities of one day.
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|
|
Securities Investment and Trading |
We invest in and trade securities for our own account in order
to maintain adequate sources of liquidity and generate interest
and dividend income and capital gains. Our trading and
investment portfolios consist primarily of Korean treasury
securities and debt securities issued by Korean government
agencies, local governments or certain government-invested
enterprises and debt securities issued by financial
institutions. Our equity securities consist of equities listed
on the Stock Market and KOSDAQ Market of Korea
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Exchange. For a detailed description of our securities
investment portfolio, see Description of
Assets and Liabilities Investment Portfolio.
Prior to the merger, Chohung Bank focused on reducing risks in
its securities investment portfolio. Chohung Bank had limited
its investment in equity securities and discontinued its trading
in equity securities in 2000 to contain its exposure to market
risk.
We provide and trade a range of derivatives products. The
derivatives products that we offer, through Shinhan Bank (and
prior to the merger, also through Chohung Bank), include:
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|
|
Interest rate swaps and futures relating to Korean Won interest
rate risks and LIBOR risks, respectively; |
|
|
|
Cross-currency swaps largely for Korean Won against
U.S. dollars, Japanese Yen and Euros; |
|
|
|
Foreign currency forwards, swaps and options; |
|
|
|
Credit derivatives; and |
|
|
|
KOSPI 200 indexed equity options. |
Shinhan Banks trading volume in terms of notional amount
was W90,696 billion, W102,226 billion and
W179,762 billion in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, and
Chohung Banks trading volume in terms of notional amount
was W117,946 billion, W151,482 billion and
W186,761 billion in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. Such
derivative operations have focused on addressing the needs of
our corporate clients to hedge their risk exposure and
back-to-back
derivatives entered into to hedge our risk exposure that results
from such client contracts.
We also enter into derivative trading contracts to hedge the
interest rate and foreign currency risk exposure that arise from
our own assets and liabilities. Many of these nontrading
derivative contracts, however, do not qualify for hedge
accounting under U.S. GAAP and are accordingly accounted
for as trading derivatives in the financial statements. In
addition, on a limited basis, we engage in proprietary trading
of derivatives within our regulated open position limits. See
Description of Assets and
Liabilities Derivatives.
We are also engaged in treasury and trading and securities
investment in international capital markets, principally engaged
in foreign currency denominated securities trading, foreign
exchange trading and services, trade-related financial services,
international factoring services and foreign retail banking
operations through our overseas branches and subsidiaries. Due
to the volatility in the Asian capital markets since the
economic and financial crisis of the late 1990s, we had
reduced our international capital markets activities and our
international securities investment portfolio. We currently plan
to resume these activities.
The revenue-generating activities in other banking services of
Shinhan Bank (and prior to the merger, also of Chohung Bank)
consist primarily of their respective trust account management
services. As a result, our discussion in this subsection will
focus on our trust account management services.
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|
|
Trust Account Management Services |
Our trust account management services offer trust accounts
managed by the banking operations of Shinhan Bank (or, prior to
the merger, Chohung Bank) consisting primarily of money trusts.
In Korea, a money trust is a discretionary trust over which
(except in the case of a specified money trust) we have
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investment discretion (subject to applicable law) and is
commingled and managed jointly for each type of trust account.
The specified money trusts are established on behalf of
customers who give us specific directions as to the investment
of trust assets. Trust account customers are typically
individuals seeking higher rates of return than those offered by
bank account deposits. Because there are fewer regulatory
restrictions on trust accounts than on bank account deposits,
including no deposit reserve requirements, we have historically
been able to offer higher rates of return on trust account
products than on bank account deposits. Trust account products,
however, generally require higher minimum deposit amounts
compared with comparable bank account deposit products. Assets
of the trust accounts are invested primarily in securities and
loans, except that a greater percentage of the assets of the
trust accounts are invested in securities compared to the bank
accounts because trust accounts generally require more liquid
assets due to their limited funding source compared to bank
accounts. As a result of the recent low interest environment, we
have not been able to offer attractive rates of return on our
trust account products.
Under Korean law, assets accepted in trust accounts are
segregated from other assets of the trustee bank and are not
available to satisfy the claims of the depositors or other
creditors of such bank. Accordingly, trust accounts are
accounted for and reported separately from the bank accounts.
See Supervision and Regulation. Trust
accounts are regulated by the Trust Act, the
Trust Business Act and the Act on Business of Operating
Indirect Investment and Asset of Korea and most national
commercial banks offer similar trust account products. We earn
income from trust account management services, which is
reflected in our accounts as net trust management fees. See
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and
Prospects Operating Results Noninterest
Income.
Under U.S. GAAP, generally, we have not consolidated trust
accounts in our financial statements except for the Guaranteed
Fixed Rate Trust Accounts or recognized the acquisition of
such accounts in accordance with the purchase method of
accounting due to the fact that these are not our assets but
customer assets. As of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005,
under Korean GAAP, Shinhan Bank had total trust assets of
W14,472 billion, W14,099 billion and
W15,386 billion, respectively, comprised principally of
securities investments of W5,425 billion,
W4,855 billion and W5,422 billion, respectively, and
loans in the principal amount of W280 billion,
W357 billion and W291 billion, respectively.
Securities investments consisted of corporate bonds,
government-related bonds and other securities, primarily
commercial paper. As of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005
under Korean GAAP, equity securities constituted 5.9%, 6.0% and
4.3%, respectively, of our total trust assets. Loans made by
trust accounts are similar in type to those made by our bank
accounts, except that they are made only in Korean Won. As of
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, under Korean GAAP,
approximately 84.6%, 65.1% and 68.5%, respectively, of the
amount of loans from the trust accounts were collateralized or
guaranteed. In making investment from funds received for each
trust account, each trust product maintains investment
guidelines applicable to each such product which sets forth,
among other things, company, industry and security type
limitations.
As of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, under Korean GAAP,
Chohung Bank had total trust assets of W4,262 billion,
W4,634 billion and W6,289 billion, respectively,
comprised principally of securities investments of
W3,746 billion, W3,361 billion and
W3,455 billion, respectively, and loans in the principal
amount of W150 billion, W59 billion and
W86 billion, respectively. Securities investments consisted
of corporate bonds, government-related bonds and other
securities, primarily commercial papers. As of December 31,
2003, 2004 and 2005, under Korean GAAP, equity securities
constituted 10.5%, 10.1% and 7.0%, respectively, of our total
trust assets. Loans made by trust accounts are similar in type
to those made by our bank accounts, except that they are made
only in Korean Won. As of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005,
under Korean GAAP, approximately 39.9%, 84.3% and 93.0%,
respectively, of the amount of loans from the trust accounts
were collateralized or guaranteed. In making investment from
funds received for each trust account, each trust product
maintains investment guidelines applicable to such product which
sets forth, among other things, issuer, industry and security
type limitations.
The balance of the money trusts managed by our trust account
business was W9,837 billion as of December 31, 2005
under Korean GAAP, showing an increase of 4.3% compared to
W9,412 billion as of December 31, 2004, consisting of
W6,175 billion with Shinhan Bank and was
W3,662 billion with Chohung Bank.
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Our trust account management services offer individuals
primarily two basic types of money trust accounts: guaranteed
fixed rate trusts and variable rate trusts.
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Guaranteed Fixed Rate Trust Accounts. Guaranteed
fixed rate trust accounts offer customers a fixed-rate of return
and guaranteed principal. We receive any amounts remaining after
taking into account the guaranteed return and all expenses of
the trust accounts, including provisions for valuation losses on
equity securities, loan losses and special reserves. We maintain
two types of guaranteed fixed rate trust accounts: general
unspecified money trusts and development money trusts. Korean
banks, including Shinhan Bank (and, prior to the merger, Chohung
Bank), have been restricted from establishing new general
unspecified money trusts since January 1, 1996, and
development money trusts effective January 1, 1999. As a
result, the size of general unspecified money trusts and
development money trusts has decreased substantially and most of
development money trusts matured by the end of 2001 and most of
general unspecified money trusts matured by the end of 2002. As
of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, under Korean GAAP,
Shinhan Banks development money trusts amounted to W0.2
billion, W0.04 billion and W0.04 billion,
respectively, and general unspecified money trusts amounted to
an aggregate of W0.3 billion, W0.2 billion and
W0.2 billion, respectively. As of December 31, 2005,
under Korean GAAP, Chohung Banks development trusts had no
outstanding balance and general unspecified money trusts
amounted to an aggregate of W9.1 billion. See Note 35
of our consolidated financial statements in Item 18.
Financial Statements Notes to consolidated financial
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Variable Rate Trust Accounts. Variable rate trust
accounts are trust accounts for which we do not guarantee the
return on the trust account but, in certain instances described
below, the principal of the trust account is guaranteed. In
respect of variable rate trust accounts, we are entitled to
receive fixed rate of trust fees. We also receive fees upon the
termination of trust accounts prior to their stated maturities.
However, the recent trend has been to offer products with stated
maturities that are significantly shorter than those offered in
the past, resulting in lower fees from early termination. |
We are required to set aside allowances for trust assets which
are not marked to market and provide special reserves under
Korean GAAP for principal guaranteed variable rate trust
accounts in addition to guaranteed fixed rate trust accounts.
Provisions for variable rate trust assets that are not marked to
market are reflected in the rate of return to customers, and
thus, have no impact on our income while provisions for
guaranteed fixed rate trust accounts could reduce our income in
case of a deficiency in the payment of the guaranteed amount. We
provide special reserves with respect to guaranteed fixed rate
and principal-guaranteed variable rate trust account credits by
deducting the required amounts from trust fees for such trust
accounts in accordance with the Trust Act and
Trust Business Act.
Korean banks are currently allowed to guarantee the principal of
the following types of variable rate trust account products:
(i) existing individual pension trusts, (ii) new
individual pension trusts, (iii) existing retirement
pension trusts, (iv) new retirement pension trusts,
(v) pension trusts and (vi) employee retirement
benefit trusts.
Payments from Bank Accounts to Guaranteed Fixed Rate
Trust Accounts. If income from a guaranteed fixed rate
trust account is insufficient to pay the guaranteed amount, such
deficiency must be satisfied from (i) first, special
reserves maintained in such trust accounts, (ii) secondly,
trust fees and (iii) lastly, funds transferred from the
bank accounts of Shinhan Bank (or, prior to the merger, Chohung
Bank), as the case may be. Chohung Bank recorded zero or a
negligible amount of such obligations as of December 31,
2003, 2004 and 2005. Shinhan Bank made no such payments from its
bank accounts to cover such deficiencies during 2003, 2004 and
2005, primarily due to a decrease in the balance of Shinhan
Banks guaranteed fixed rate trust accounts, which resulted
from the legal prohibition against providing such accounts
beginning in 1996 with respect to general unspecified money
trusts and beginning in 1999 for development money trusts, as
well as the improving economic condition in Korea. The decrease
in the balance of Shinhan Banks guaranteed fixed rate
trust accounts, in turn, has generally translated into a
decrease in non-performing credits. There can be no assurance,
however, that such transfers will not be required in the future.
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Distribution Channels and Marketing |
We distribute our trust products primarily through the branch
network of our retail banking services. See
Our Branch Network and Distribution
Channels above.
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Recent Regulatory Developments |
Under the Act on Business of Operating Indirect Investment and
Asset, which took effect on January 5, 2004, all banks
engaged in the money trust business (except for specified money
trust business) based on their approval received under the
Trust Business Act must qualify as an asset management
company by July 5, 2004 and will not be permitted to offer
unspecified money trust products after such date (except under
certain limited circumstances). Once a bank qualifies as an
asset management company under the Act on Business of Operating
Indirect Investment and Asset, such bank may continue to engage
in the investment trust business as long as it is limited to
investment trust products and does not include unspecified money
trust products. As a result, we ceased offering unspecified
money trust account products from our banking subsidiaries and
instead began to offer products developed by our asset
management business that fulfills the requirements as an asset
management company.
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Securities Brokerage Services |
Through Good Morning Shinhan Securities, our securities
brokerage subsidiary, we provide a full range of brokerage
services, including investment advice and financial planning, to
our retail customers as well as international and institutional
brokerage services to our corporate customers. As of
December 31, 2005, our market share was approximately 5.62%
in the Korean equity brokerage market and is ranked seventh in
the industry in terms of brokerage volume.
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Recent Regulatory Changes |
The Presidential Decree of the Securities and Exchange Act and
regulations thereof, recently amended the scope of securities to
include derivative securities (including, without limitation,
credit linked derivative securities) and equity of limited
partnerships such as private equity funds. Furthermore,
securities company can provide trust account management services
in accordance with the Trust Business Act. See
Item 4. Information on the Company
Supervision and Regulation Principle
Regulation Applicable to Securities Companies. Good Morning
Shinhan Securities is taking steps to provide the trust account
management services.
We offer a variety of financial and advisory services through
three main business groups of Good Morning Shinhan Securities,
consisting of the Retail Business Division, the
Institutional & International Client and Research
Division and Capital Markets Division.
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Retail Business Division provides equity and bond
brokerage, investment advisory and financial planning services
to retail customers, with a focus on high net worth individuals.
In 2005, revenues generated by the Retail Business Division
represented approximately 58.8% of total revenues of our
Securities Brokerage Services in 2005. The Retail Business
Division earns fees by managing client assets as well as
commissions as a broker for our clients in the purchase and sale
of securities. In addition, we generate net interest revenue by
financing customers securities transactions and other
borrowing needs through security-based lending and also receive
commissions and other sales and service revenues through the
sale of proprietary and third-party mutual funds. |
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Institutional & International Client and Research
Division offers a variety of brokerage services, including
brokerage of corporate bonds, futures and options, to our
institutional and international customers. In addition, through
our research center with more than 50 research analysts, we
produce equity, bonds and derivatives research to serve both
institutional and international investor clients. |
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Capital Markets Division offers a wide array of
investment banking services, including selling institutional
financial products and trading equity and derivatives and, to a
lesser extent, M&A advisory and underwriting, to our
corporate customers. |
Through our other operating subsidiaries, we also provide
leasing and equipment financing, investment trust management,
regional banking and investment banking and advisory services.
In addition, we have also established a bancassurance joint
venture to offer life insurance and other insurance-related
products and services following deregulation of this industry in
September 2003. In December 2005, we also acquired a life
insurance company to offer a diversified range of life insurance
products in addition to bancassurance services. See
Life Insurance below.
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Leasing and Equipment Financing |
We provide leasing and equipment financing services to our
corporate customers through Shinhan Capital, our leasing
subsidiary. Established as a leasing company in 1991, Shinhan
Capital provides customers with leasing, installment financing
and new technology financing.
As of December 31, 2005, Shinhan Capitals total
assets were W1,401 billion, showing a W80 billion
increase from the previous year. In particular, our operating
assets increased from W1,061 billion in 2003 to
W1,091 billion in 2004 and to W1,287 billion in 2005.
We believe that our strength is in leasing of ships, printing
machines, automobiles and other specialty items. We continue to
diversify our revenue base from this business by expanding our
services, as demonstrated by our acting as corporate
restructuring company for financially troubled companies
beginning in 2002 and financing provided to real estate projects
and infrastructure investments. Shinhan Capitals
profitability continued to improve and stabilize gradually over
the past few years. Shinhan Capitals operating income
increased from W145 billion in 2003 to W221 billion in
2004 and W222 billion in 2005, and its net income increased
from W16 billion in 2003 to W23 billion in 2004 and
W37 billion in 2005.
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Investment Trust Management Services |
In addition to personalized asset management services provided
by our private banking and securities brokerage services, we
also provide our customers with investment trust services
through Shinhan BNP Paribas Investment Trust Management,
our 50:50 joint venture with BNP Paribas, and through SH Asset
Management, previously known as Chohung Investment
Trust Management Co., Ltd. These companies offer a broad
range of asset management products and services such as
beneficiary certificates, mutual funds, closed-end funds and
separately managed accounts to domestic institutional, high net
worth and retail clients. As a joint venture with BNP Paribas
Asset Management, Shinhan BNP Paribas ITMC intends to focus on
providing products using the skills of BNP Paribas while SH
Asset Management will focus on local market products.
The asset management industry in Korea is under transformation
since the enactment of the Act on Business of Operating
Indirect Investment and Asset in 2004 which deregulated
many restrictions on investment assets and improved
investors rights in various ways. With improved corporate
governance structure and transparency, more investors started to
show interest on the asset management industrys products
as an alternative form of investment. Such move, especially
among retail customers, became possible as the interest rate
continues to be low and the government adopted several measures
to hold down real estate prices. Accordingly, Shinhan BNP
Paribas Investment Trust Managements total assets
under management grew from W6,071 billion as of the end of
2004 to W7,353 billion as of the end of 2005 and SH Asset
Management, formerly known as Chohung Investment
Trust Management Co., Ltd., from W6,427 billion as of
the end of 2004 to W7,788 billion as of the end of 2005.
Although competition among asset management companies in Korea
has intensified, Shinhan BNP Paribas ITMC and SH Asset
Management seek to maintain profitability by providing high
quality services to local customers.
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Regional Banking Services |
In April 2002, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement with Korea
Deposit Insurance Corporation, we acquired a majority interest
in Jeju Bank, which is engaged in providing commercial banking
services on a regional basis, primarily on Jeju Island of Korea,
through its network of 32 branches. As of December 31,
2005, Jeju Bank had total assets, total liabilities and total
stockholders equity of W2,051 billion,
W1,932 billion and W119 billion, respectively.
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Investment Banking and Advisory Services |
In addition to the investment banking services provided by the
Investment Banking Department of Shinhan Bank (and prior to the
merger, also the Investment Banking Division of Chohung Bank)
and the Capital Markets Division of Good Morning Shinhan
Securities, we also provide a variety of investment banking and
advisory services through Shinhan Macquarie Financial Advisory,
our 51:49 joint venture with Macquarie Bank of Australia. The
advisory services offered by Shinhan Macquarie Financial
Advisory (SMFA) include project and infrastructure
finance, capital and debt raisings, corporate finance advisory,
structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border
leasing and infrastructure and specialized fund management
advisory services. Since its inception SMFA has grown to become
one of the leading infrastructure-related financial advisory
companies. During the year ended December 31, 2005, we
derived total revenues of W24.5 billion from advisory
activities.
Since the deregulation of the Korean bancassurance market in
September 2003, SH&C Life Insurance, our 50:50 joint venture
with Cardif S.A., an insurance arm of the BNP Paribas Group, has
developed various bancassurance products for our customers. In
2003 and 2004, the volume of bancassurance market grew
significantly as the banks took aggressive steps to establish
market shares, but this growth slowed in 2005 due to substantial
market penetration. As a result of such steps, the total sales
volume of the banks in Korea from initial insurance premium
increased from W399 billion in 2003 to W2,255 billion
in 2004 and to W2,395 billion in 2005, which represented
approximately 47.8% of the total new sales volume of life
insurance in Korea during 2005. Regulatory restrictions on the
bancassurance products may be further liberalized in the future,
which may lead to further growth of the bancassurance market. In
response, the traditional insurance companies with low
penetrations in the bancassurance business have collectively
lobbied for new regulatory restrictions on bancassurance
business, which may significantly affect the growth of the
banks revenue from the bancassurance business in 2006.
During the growth of the bancassurance industry in 2004, largely
due to synergy effects from our group-wide marketing and sales
channels, SH&C Life Insurance ranked fourth among companies
in Korea offering bancassurance products in terms of the number
of policies sold and recorded profit after two years of losses
since its inception.
Shinhan Life Insurance, a mid-tier insurance company with
diversified distribution channels with balanced growth in the
number of financial planners, telemarketers, account managers
and bancassurance specialists, became our subsidiary on
December 13, 2005. Shinhan Life Insurance has a leading
telemarketing channel in the industry.
As of December 31, 2005, Shinhan Life Insurances
total assets were W5,129.3 billion, which increased from
W4,056 billion as of December 31, 2004 and
W3,205 billion as of December 31, 2003. Based on the
insurance premium received during its fiscal year 2005, Shinhan
Life Insurance ranked sixth among the 22 life insurance
companies in Korea.
We expect the insurance premium received by Shinhan Life
Insurance to increase as a result of growing demands for both
investment-type and annuity-type products and potential synergy
effects from interactions between Shinhan Life Insurance and our
other subsidiaries.
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Loan Collection and Credit Reporting |
In order to centralize our loan collection, on July 8,
2002, we established Shinhan Credit Information Co. Ltd., our
wholly-owned subsidiary engaged in credit collection and credit
reporting. Shinhan Credit Information is capable of managing and
collecting bad loans generated by our subsidiaries to improve
our overall asset quality. We plan to expand Shinhan Credit
Informations services to such areas as credit reporting,
credit inquiry, credit card rating, civil application/petition
services, lease and rental research and advisory and consulting
services related to non-performing loan management. For the year
ended December 31, 2005, our total revenues from this
operation were W24 billion.
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Internet Portal Financial Services |
In 2001, we established
e-Shinhan Inc., a joint
venture with The Boston Consulting Group to offer high-quality
internet financial services. Through its portal site,
www.emoden.com,
e-Shinhan offers an
integrated account aggregation service that enables the user to
see all of his or her accounts at a glance, an electronic
accounting service that keeps track of all the users
financial transactions, an investment clinic service and a
financial supermarket service that helps users to choose the
financial products that best meet their needs. To offer high
quality financial portal service, we concluded business ties
with Yodle of the U.S., the worlds leading
account aggregation provider. At a shareholders meeting in
August 2005, we resolved to liquidate
e-Shinhan in light of
the less-than-earlier volume in financial transactions
attributable partly to the real-name regulatory requirements for
online financial transactions, as well as the
lower-than-expected brand recognition of
e-Shinhan among the
online customers in general. Following the liquidation of
e-Shinhan in November
2005, we discontinued providing the following Internet-based
electronic banking services: account consolidation, online
bookkeeping, personalized financial management and corporate
financial information portal management, among others. However,
we do not believe the liquidation of
e-Shinhan will have a
material impact on the existing electronic banking services
provided by our subsidiaries which are currently being provided
at a competitive level. Furthermore, we believe our electronic
banking services may be expanded by creating a financial network
account that consolidates the different financial services
provided by our subsidiaries and otherwise focuses on the
potential synergy from linking the various services provided by
our subsidiaries.
Information Technology
We believe that a sophisticated information technology system is
crucial in supporting our operations management and providing
high quality customer service. We employ a total of
approximately 1,070 employees and plan to spend
approximately W560 billion in connection with updating and
integrating our information technology system by the end of 2006.
In order to maximize synergy among our subsidiaries, we are
currently continuing to build and implement a single enterprise
information technology system known as enterprise data
warehouse for our subsidiaries. In addition, we are
currently continuing to upgrade the information technology
systems for each of our subsidiaries to enhance the quality of
our customer service specific to such subsidiary. We currently
expect to complete the integration and upgrade of information
technology system for our merged bank by the end of 2006. We are
currently in the planning stage for the implementation of
improved systems for our other subsidiaries, including Shinhan
Card and Shinhan Life Insurance, with 2009 as the target
completion date.
We plan to continue our efforts to improve our information
technology systems by taking the following initiatives:
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building a customer-oriented system to provide customers with
diversified and customized financial services; |
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establishing a flexible platform which can quickly adapt to new
financial products and services; |
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introducing a group-wide strategic enterprise management system
designed to facilitate swift managerial response; |
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empowering the sales operation by a group-wide integrated
enterprise data warehousing system and a group-wide integrated
customer relationship management system, which are designed to
provide us with comprehensive customer information, including
transaction history, and thereby allow us to identify potential
marketing and cross-marketing opportunities; |
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further upgrading our information system in respect of the New
Basel Capital Accord (Basel II), the initial layout for
which was completed in March 2006; |
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upgrading our information reporting system to enable us to
monitor our internal control and to test its effectiveness and
to enable us to comply with Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and |
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developing IT functions to improve comprehensive back office
functions, including deposit taking, lending and foreign
exchange activities, at the branch office level. |
Our information technology system for each of our subsidiaries
is currently backed up on a real time basis. We have established
a completely duplicative
back-up IT system in
different locations in Korea, depending on the subsidiary, to
provide a back-up
system in the event of any system failure of our primary
information technology center located in the suburbs of Seoul.
See Properties. We believe that, when
the integration of the subsidiaries
back-up systems is
completed by the end of 2006 as currently planned, our
information technology system at the group level will be able to
fully resume operation within an hour even in the case of a
complete disruption of the information technology system at our
headquarters.
Competition
We compete principally with other national commercial banks in
Korea, but also face competition from a number of additional
entities, including regional banks, Koreas specialized
banks and branches and subsidiaries of foreign banks operating
in Korea, as well as various other types of financial service
institutions, including savings institutions (such as mutual
savings and finance companies and credit unions and credit
cooperatives), investment institutions (such as securities
brokerage firms, merchant banking corporations and asset
management companies) and life insurance companies. Regulatory
reforms in the Korean banking industry have increased
competition among banks for deposits, generally leading to lower
margins from lending activities. Prior to the beginning of the
economic crisis in Korea in late 1997, there were
26 commercial banks, three development banks and four
specialized banks. Due in part to the economic crisis, as of
December 31, 1999, there were 17 commercial banks, two
development banks and four specialized banks. Of these, two
commercial banks were recapitalized by the Government. During
1999, four mergers were consummated and, in the first half of
2000, Korea First Bank sold its controlling interest to a
foreign investor. In 2001, H&CB and Kookmin Bank merged to
create the largest Korean bank in terms of assets. Also in 2001,
Woori Bank restructured itself as a financial holding company
and significantly realigned its businesses and products to
compete with other larger banks in Korea. In December 2002, Hana
Bank merged with Seoulbank. In 2003, Lone Star acquired a
controlling interest in Korea Exchange Bank. In May 2004,
Citibank, through its affiliate, completed a tender offer
pursuant to which it purchased a substantial majority interest
in KorAm Bank. In September 2004, KorAm Bank was renamed
Citibank Korea. In April 2005, Standard Chartered Bank completed
its acquisition of Korea First Bank, the seventh largest
commercial bank in Korea in terms of asset size. In addition, in
2006, Kookmin Bank has entered into a definitive agreement to
acquire Korea Exchange Bank from Lone Star pending regulatory
approval. We believe that the financial industry in Korea,
including banking, will continue to experience consolidation
among institutions leading to increased competition in all areas
in which we operate.
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As of December 31, 2005, Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank were
ranked fourth and sixth largest, respectively, in terms of total
assets among Korean commercial banks based on information
published by the Financial Supervisory Commission. Following the
merger in April 2006, the newly merged Shinhan Bank is ranked
second, after Kookmin Bank, in terms of total assets. In March
and May 2005, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation sold its
controlling interests in Korea Investment Trust Company and
Daehan Investment Trust Company, which had been acquired and
recapitalized by the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation on
behalf of the Korean government due to the financial
difficulties these companies were experiencing, to Dongwon
Financial Holdings and Hana Bank, respectively. Dongwon
Financial Holdings is the third financial holding company to be
launched in Korea, and Hana Bank is currently the fourth largest
commercial bank in Korea in terms of asset size. As a result,
competition in the Korean financial and banking industry, in
particular for high net worth and high profit customers, has
intensified.
See Item 3. Key Information Risk
Factors Risks Relating to Competition
Competition in the Korean banking industry, in particular in the
small- and medium-sized enterprises banking, retail banking and
credit card operations, is intense, and we may experience
declining margins as a result.
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DESCRIPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Unless otherwise specifically mentioned or the context
otherwise requires, the following description of assets and
liabilities is presented on a consolidated basis under
U.S. GAAP.
Loans
As of December 31, 2005, our total gross loan portfolio was
W105,848 billion, which represented an increase of 9.0%
from W97,080 billion at December 31, 2004. The
increase in the portfolio primarily reflects an increase in the
mortgage and home equity loans and other commercial loans.
The following table presents our loans by type for the periods
indicated. Except where specified otherwise, all loan amounts
stated below are before deduction for loan loss allowances.
Total loans reflect our loan portfolio, including past due
amounts.
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Corporate
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Commercial and industrial(1)
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13,459 |
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W |
15,800 |
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W |
35,617 |
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W |
35,653 |
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W |
35,728 |
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Other commercial(2)
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6,748 |
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9,352 |
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17,378 |
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17,988 |
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21,409 |
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Lease financing
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598 |
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636 |
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1,091 |
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981 |
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754 |
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Total Corporate
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20,805 |
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25,788 |
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54,086 |
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54,622 |
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57,891 |
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Consumer
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Mortgages and home equity
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7,253 |
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11,539 |
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20,517 |
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22,180 |
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25,840 |
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Other consumer(3)
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3,537 |
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4,962 |
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14,580 |
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15,546 |
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17,875 |
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Credit cards
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2,070 |
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2,763 |
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6,112 |
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4,732 |
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4,242 |
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Total Consumer
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12,860 |
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19,264 |
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41,209 |
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42,458 |
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47,957 |
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Total gross loans(4)
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33,665 |
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W |
45,052 |
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W |
95,295 |
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W |
97,080 |
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W |
105,848 |
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Consists primarily of privately placed bonds, credit facility
drawdowns and purchases of commercial paper or notes at a
discount from its customers with recourse. |
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Consists of general unsecured loans and loans secured by
collateral other than housing to retail customers. |
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(4) |
As of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, approximately
71.9%, 89.4% and 90.6% of our total gross loans, respectively,
were Won-denominated. |
On a consolidated basis, our exposure to any single borrower and
exposure to any single group of companies belonging to the same
conglomerate is limited by law to 20% and 25%, respectively, of
the Net Total Equity Capital Credit under Korean GAAP (as
defined in Supervision and Regulation).
In addition, each of Shinhan Banks and Chohung Banks
exposure, on a non-consolidated basis, to any single borrower
and exposure, on a non-consolidated basis, to any single group
of companies belonging to the same conglomerate is limited by
law to 20% and 25%, respectively, of each banks total
Tier I and Tier II capital under Korean GAAP.
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Twenty Largest Exposures by Borrower |
As of December 31, 2005, our twenty largest exposures,
consisting of loans, securities and guarantees and acceptances,
totaled W24,446 billion and accounted for 17.08% of our
total exposures. The following table sets forth, as of
December 31, 2005, our total exposures to these top twenty
borrowers.
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Amounts of | |
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Impaired | |
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Loans and | |
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Loans in | |
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Loans in | |
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Guarantees | |
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Guarantees | |
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Won | |
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Foreign | |
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Equity | |
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Debt | |
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and | |
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and | |
Company |
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Currency | |
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Currency | |
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Securities | |
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Securities | |
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Acceptances | |
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Total Exposure | |
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Acceptances | |
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(In billions of Won) | |
The Bank of Korea
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W |
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W |
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W |
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W |
6,100 |
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W |
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W |
6,100 |
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W |
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Ministry of Finance and Economy
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4,501 |
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4,501 |
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Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
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33 |
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3,805 |
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3,838 |
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Korea Development Bank
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1,137 |
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1,137 |
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Kookmin Bank
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46 |
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13 |
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|
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732 |
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791 |
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Samsung Electronics
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|
|
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|
584 |
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180 |
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22 |
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786 |
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Military Mutual Aid Association
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|
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691 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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691 |
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SK Networks(1)
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|
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253 |
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|
|
73 |
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|
240 |
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|
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7 |
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|
97 |
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670 |
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424 |
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Industrial Bank of Korea
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2 |
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668 |
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670 |
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Samsung Card
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395 |
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20 |
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194 |
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5 |
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614 |
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Kia Motors
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49 |
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368 |
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1 |
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|
103 |
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34 |
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|
555 |
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Korea Highway Corporation
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|
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|
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551 |
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551 |
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Woori Bank
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1 |
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|
4 |
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1 |
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538 |
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544 |
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Korea Asset Management Corporation
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|
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|
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|
14 |
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|
510 |
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|
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|
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|
|
524 |
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Korea Exchange Bank
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
3 |
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|
|
467 |
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|
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|
|
470 |
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Hana Bank
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|
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|
10 |
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|
416 |
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|
|
426 |
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Hyundai Motors
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|
|
21 |
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|
|
282 |
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|
20 |
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|
|
94 |
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|
|
417 |
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SK Corporation
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|
|
69 |
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|
|
72 |
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|
|
132 |
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|
|
43 |
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|
|
82 |
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|
398 |
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|
|
National Agricultural Cooperative Federation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
368 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
389 |
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|
LG Electronics
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|
|
|
|
|
|
331 |
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|
|
7 |
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|
|
24 |
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|
|
12 |
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374 |
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Total
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W |
1,558 |
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|
W |
1,744 |
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|
W |
634 |
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W |
20,164 |
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W |
346 |
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W |
24,446 |
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W |
424 |
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Note:
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|
(1) |
Includes its remaining offshore subsidiaries, SK Networks Hong
Kong and SK Networks Europe. |
80
As of December 31, 2005, 7.83% of our total exposure was to
the twenty-nine largest chaebols. The following table shows, as
of December 31, 2005, our total exposures to the ten
chaebol groups to which we have the largest exposure.
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Amounts of | |
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Impaired | |
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Loans and | |
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Loans in | |
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Loans in | |
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|
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Guarantees | |
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|
Guarantees | |
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|
Won | |
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Foreign | |
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Equity | |
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Debt | |
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and | |
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Total | |
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and | |
Chaebol |
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Currency | |
|
Currency | |
|
Securities | |
|
Securities | |
|
Acceptances | |
|
Exposure | |
|
Acceptances | |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
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(In billions of Won) | |
Samsung
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|
W |
506 |
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W |
970 |
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|
W |
357 |
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|
W |
218 |
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|
W |
191 |
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|
W |
2,242 |
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|
W |
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Hyundai Motors
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|
|
576 |
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|
826 |
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|
25 |
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|
|
240 |
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|
|
251 |
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1,918 |
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SK
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|
|
482 |
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|
|
255 |
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|
406 |
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|
87 |
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|
230 |
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1,460 |
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|
424 |
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LG
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|
229 |
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|
696 |
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|
52 |
|
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|
55 |
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|
120 |
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|
1,152 |
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Lotte
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|
|
195 |
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|
43 |
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|
1 |
|
|
|
217 |
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|
117 |
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|
|
573 |
|
|
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Doosan
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|
|
159 |
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|
|
47 |
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|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
411 |
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
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|
|
1 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
340 |
|
|
|
366 |
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LS
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|
39 |
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|
|
52 |
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|
2 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
263 |
|
|
|
361 |
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|
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Hanhwa
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|
|
132 |
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|
|
40 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
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|
|
Hyosung
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
262 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
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|
W |
2,382 |
|
|
W |
3,061 |
|
|
W |
856 |
|
|
W |
890 |
|
|
W |
1,835 |
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|
W |
9,024 |
|
|
W |
424 |
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|
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|
LG Card, one of Koreas largest credit card companies, has
experienced significant liquidity and asset quality problems in
recent years. In November 2003, the creditor banks of LG Card
(including Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank) agreed to provide a
new W2 trillion credit facility, secured by credit card
receivables, to enable LG Card to resume cash operations. Our
portion of this commitment was W216.7 billion, consisting
of W113.7 billion for Shinhan Bank and W103 billion
for Chohung Bank. The maturity of this credit facility was
extended in March 31, 2005 to December 31, 2005, and
it was repaid in four equal installments over the course of one
year following December 31, 2005. Certain of LG Cards
creditor banks (including our subsidiaries) also agreed to
extend the maturity of a portion of LG Cards debt coming
due in 2003 for one year, after the chairman of LG Group pledged
his personal stake in LG Corporation, the holding company for
the LG Group, LG Investment & Securities and LG Card as
collateral to offset future losses of LG Card.
After the failure to auction LG Card to a buyer in December
2003, the principal creditors of LG Card tentatively agreed to a
rescue plan in January 2004 under which the Korea Development
Bank would acquire a 25% (subsequently adjusted to 26%) interest
in LG Card and the other creditors would collectively acquire a
74% (subsequently adjusted to 73%) ownership interest following
the completion of several
debt-to-equity swaps
contemplated for 2004. In addition, the creditors agreed to form
a normalization steering committee for LG Card to oversee LG
Cards business operations. An extraordinary
shareholders meeting of LG Card was held in March 2004 and
a new chief executive officer as well as directors nominated by
the normalization steering committee were elected. In February
2004, the creditors exchanged indebtedness of W954 billion
(including our portion of W77.5 billion) for shares
constituting 54.8% of the outstanding share capital of LG Card.
LG Group also funded an additional W800 billion to LG Card
(in addition to a W200 billion capital contribution made in
December 2003). In March 2004, the LG Group and the Korea
Development Bank provided additional liquidity of
W375 billion and W125 billion, respectively. In May
2004, LG Card completed a capital write-down of 97.7% of its
outstanding common stock, which included the W954 billion
converted into equity by the creditors in February 2004
(including our portion of W77.5 billion). In July 2004, the
creditors also converted an additional W954 billion of
indebtedness into equity of LG Card (including our portion of
W77.5 billion) and W1.59 trillion of new loans extended to
LG Card (including our portion of W154.4 billion) into
equity of LG Card. In January 2005, the LG Group and the
creditor banks converted an
81
additional W1 trillion in the aggregate (including
W25.3 billion for Shinhan Bank and W23.0 billion for
Chohung Bank for our aggregate portion of W48.3 billion)
into equity. In addition, the creditor banks also reduced the
interest rate on existing credit facility of LG Card in the
aggregate amount of W1 trillion from 7.5% per annum to
5.5% per annum and further extended the maturity of the
credit facility to December 2006, subject to four equal
quarterly installment repayments in 2006. In addition, the terms
of the collateral for this facility was amended. Prior to this
amendment, the creditor financial institutions were entitled to
receive the cash inflows from collection on such collateral. LG
Card was not required to maintain a minimum collateral ratio or
to enhance its credit support through the provision of
additional collateral. Thus, there was no guarantee against
losses to the extent that collection results in a shortfall of
the principal amount of the credit extended. As a result of the
amendment, however, LG Card is entitled to the cash received
from collection on condition that LG Card maintains a minimum
collateral ratio of 105%. In March 2005, LG Card also completed
a capital write-down of 81.8% of its outstanding common stock,
which included the W2,417 billion of equity held by the
creditors (including our portion of W216 billion). In April
2006, we submitted a letter of intent indicating our wish to
participate in the bidding for the controlling equity stake in
LG Card. Subsequently, we were selected as one of the potential
bidders and as of the date of this offering circular, we are
currently conducting due diligence to evaluate our bid for LG
Card.
As of December 31, 2005, our total exposure to LG Card was
W364 billion, including W136 billion of loans,
W33 billion of debt securities and W195 billion of
equity securities. We made an allowance for loan losses of
W0.7 billion for the loans. As a result of the satisfactory
progress on scheduled debt restructuring of LG Card, we recorded
reversal of loan loss provisions of W12 billion and
recognized securities impairment losses of W7 billion in
respect of our exposures to LG Card. In connection with the LG
Card rescue plan, Shinhan Bank transferred W10 billion of
exposure in its performance-based trust account to the bank
account in January 2004 and Chohung Bank also transferred
W30 billion of exposure in its performance-based trust
account to the bank account in February 2004, resulting in an
increase in our total exposure to LG Card. These exposures were
included in our credit exposure that was converted into equity
in connection with the rescue plan of LG Card as described above.
The value of underlying collateral, our pro rata entitlement
thereto and the allowances we have established or will establish
against our exposures to LG Card may not be sufficient to cover
all future losses arising from these exposures. Following the
debt-to-equity
conversions in respect of our exposures to LG Card, we may
experience further losses if the market value of the LG Card
equity securities we own falls below their recorded book value.
As of the date hereof, the creditors of LG Card held in the
aggregate 103,287,662 shares, representing 82.39% of total
issued and outstanding shares of LG Card of
125,369,403 shares, including 8,960,005 shares of LG
Card, representing 7.14% of total issued and outstanding shares.
In August 2005, the creditors of LG Card resolved to sell up to
90,364,299 shares, including 8,312,240 shares held by
us, by way of an auction conducted by the creditors, with Korea
Development Bank taking the lead role. The current plan is for
the creditors to sell at least 51% to a successful bidder with a
view to transferring control in LG Card to the purchaser. The
proposed timetable for this auction is subject to change pending
negotiations with multiple bidders. It is expected that a
preliminary, preferred bidder(s) will be selected in the second
half of 2006. We, together with our competitors in the Korean
financial market, have participated in this auction to purchase
control of LG Card.
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|
Exposures to the Credit Card Industry |
Recent adverse developments in the credit card industry such as
industry-wide increases in delinquencies and resulting increases
in provisioning for loan losses have had a negative impact on
investors perception of credit card companies in the
Korean corporate debt market, thereby significantly limiting the
ability of credit card companies to raise financing through
issuances of debt securities. As a result, Korean credit card
companies have been experiencing significant financial and
liquidity difficulties.
82
The following table shows, as of December 31, 2005, the
breakdown of our total exposure to credit card companies.
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Securities | |
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Issued | |
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Through | |
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Asset- | |
|
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Backed | |
|
|
|
Loans in | |
|
Guarantees | |
|
Loans in | |
|
|
|
|
Debt | |
|
Securiti- | |
|
Equity | |
|
Won | |
|
and | |
|
Foreign | |
|
|
Company |
|
Securities | |
|
zation(1) | |
|
Securities | |
|
Currency | |
|
Acceptances | |
|
Currency | |
|
Total | |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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|
(In billions of Won) | |
Samsung Card(2)
|
|
W |
194 |
|
|
W |
281 |
|
|
W |
|
|
|
W |
395 |
|
|
W |
5 |
|
|
W |
20 |
|
|
W |
895 |
|
LG Card
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
136 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
364 |
|
Hyundai Card
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
170 |
|
Lotte Card
|
|
|
129 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
148 |
|
KDB Capital(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
325 |
|
|
W |
462 |
|
|
W |
195 |
|
|
W |
590 |
|
|
W |
5 |
|
|
W |
20 |
|
|
W |
1,597 |
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Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Securities issued by special purpose vehicles of credit card
companies, established with credit card receivables as
underlying assets. In general, these special purpose vehicles
are entitled to credit or collateral support from such credit
card companies. |
|
(2) |
Samsung Card recorded net loss of W1,301 billion in 2005,
despite a turnaround beginning in the second half of 2005. In
the first quarter of 2006, Samsung Card recorded net income of
W76 billion. |
|
(3) |
KDB Capital is a subsidiary of Korea Development Bank, which is
owned and controlled by the Korean government. |
As of December 31, 2005, we had loans outstanding to credit
card companies in the aggregate principal amount of
W610 billion. Despite the recent financial difficulties of
certain credit card companies, our loans to these credit card
companies, except LG card, are considered performing in
accordance with our internal credit rating methodology, and
therefore we have not recognized a specific allowance for loan
losses against these. In light of the improvement in the asset
quality of the credit companies in general, we believe our
general allowance of W1 billion against the performing
element of the corporate loan portfolio in total is sufficient
to cover any incurred losses within these specific loans.
In addition, our investment portfolio includes beneficiary
certificates representing interests in investment trusts whose
assets include securities issued by troubled credit card
companies, including LG Card. Accordingly, to the extent that
the value of securities issued by credit card companies declines
as a result of their financial difficulties or otherwise, we may
experience losses on our investment securities.
In the case of credit card companies that are in or in the
future enter into workout, restructuring, reorganization or
liquidation proceedings, our recoveries from those companies may
be limited. We may, therefore, experience future losses with
respect to these exposures.
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Exposures to SK Group Companies |
In the first quarter of 2003, accounting irregularities were
discovered at SK Networks to which most commercial banks in
Korea, including ourselves, had substantial exposure. These
irregularities had concealed the weak financial condition of SK
Networks over a period of several years. In March 2003, the
principal creditor banks of SK Networks commenced formal workout
procedures against SK Networks under the Corporate Restructuring
Promotion Act of Korea. In October 2003, SK Networks and its
overseas subsidiaries completed the final major step in the
restructuring of indebtedness of SK Networks and its overseas
subsidiaries, including the following:
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the purchase by SK Networks of approximately US$540 million
of the US$563 million of total indebtedness of its overseas
subsidiaries held by non-Korean institutions in exchange for 43%
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principal amount in promissory notes and 5% of the principal
amount in the form of bonds with warrants; |
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the purchase or inclusion in the restructuring plan of SK
Networks of all of the approximately US$126 million of
indebtedness of its overseas subsidiaries held by Korean
financial institutions; and |
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the entering into a Memorandum of Understanding on the Corporate
Restructuring Implementation, or Memorandum, in respect of the
restructuring of the approximately US$2 billion of
indebtedness to SK Networks. |
All of the indebtedness of SK Networks and its overseas
subsidiaries held by Korean financial institution creditors was
resolved either through an exchange for 43% of the principal
amount in promissory notes and 5% of the principal amount in the
form of bonds with warrants or in accordance with the
Memorandum. Under the Memorandum, all of the indebtedness of SK
Networks held by the Korean financial institution creditors was
converted into shares of common stock, Redeemable Preferred
Stock and mandatory convertible bonds of SK Networks. SK Corp.,
which is the parent company of SK Networks, also converted
approximately US$760 million of its claims against SK
Networks into the shares of common stock of SK Networks in
connection with the Memorandum.
As a result of this corporate restructuring, we owned 9.54% of
common shares of SK Networks (or 9.87% of total equity ownership
in SK Networks including the Redeemable Preferred Stock) as of
December 31, 2005.
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As of December 31, 2005, 1.02% of our total exposure was to
the member companies of the SK Group. The following table shows,
as of December 31, 2005, the breakdown of our total
exposure by member companies of the SK Group.
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Amounts of | |
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Impaired | |
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Loans and | |
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Loans in | |
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Loans in | |
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Guarantees | |
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Guarantees | |
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Foreign | |
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Equity | |
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Debt | |
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Currency | |
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Currency | |
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Securities | |
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Securities | |
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Acceptances | |
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Exposure | |
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Acceptances | |
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(In billions of Won) | |
SK Networks
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W |
253 |
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W |
73 |
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W |
240 |
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W |
7 |
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W |
97 |
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W |
670 |
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W |
424 |
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SK Corporation
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69 |
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72 |
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132 |
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43 |
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82 |
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398 |
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K Power Co., Ltd.
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59 |
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59 |
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SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
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1 |
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33 |
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20 |
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54 |
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SK Chemical
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10 |
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18 |
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3 |
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21 |
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52 |
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SK C&C Co., Ltd.
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40 |
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2 |
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42 |
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SKC Co., Ltd.
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5 |
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11 |
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15 |
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2 |
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33 |
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SK Gas Co., Ltd (Kim Se Kwang)
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3 |
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24 |
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27 |
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SK Gas Co., Ltd.
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27 |
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27 |
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SK Shipping
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19 |
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19 |
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Walkerhill
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6 |
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8 |
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14 |
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SK Construction
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13 |
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13 |
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Choongnam City Gas. Co., Ltd.
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7 |
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7 |
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Daehan City Gas Co., Ltd.
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7 |
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7 |
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Pohang City Gas
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6 |
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6 |
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Pusan City Gas
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5 |
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5 |
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Dong Shin Pharm, Co., Ltd.
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3 |
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1 |
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4 |
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Global Shipbuilding SA
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4 |
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4 |
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Champion Shipbuilding SA
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4 |
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4 |
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SK Telesys
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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Chonnam City Gas Co., Ltd.
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3 |
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3 |
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InnoAce Co., Ltd.
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2 |
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2 |
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In2gen
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2 |
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2 |
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SK Sitech
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2 |
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2 |
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Infosec Co., Ltd.
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1 |
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1 |
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Kangwon Gas
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1 |
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1 |
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Total
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W |
480 |
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W |
256 |
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W |
405 |
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W |
88 |
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W |
230 |
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W |
1,459 |
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W |
424 |
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As of December 31, 2005, our total exposure outstanding to
SK Networks alone was W670 billion, or 0.47% of our total
exposure, consisting of W326 billion in loans,
W7 billion in debt securities, W240 billion in equity
securities and W97 billion in guarantees and acceptances.
Of our total loans outstanding to SK Networks,
W24 billion was secured. For the unsecured loans of
W302 billion, we made allowance for loan losses of
W20 billion. With respect to the guarantees and acceptances
outstanding, we made allowances of W6 billion. As of
December 31, 2005, we had no exposure outstanding to SG
Wicus Corporation.
In addition, as of December 31, 2005, our total exposure
outstanding to SK Corporation, the controlling company of the SK
Group, was W398 billion, or 0.28% of our total exposure,
consisting of W141 billion in loans, W132 billion in
equity securities, W43 billion in debt securities and
W82 billion in guarantees and acceptances. We classify
loans and guarantees and acceptances to other SK Group
companies, including SK Corporation, as performing in
accordance with our internal credit rating methodology and
therefore no
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specific allowance is made against these loans or guarantees and
acceptances. Our management believes the general allowance of
W0.9 billion against the performing element of the
corporate loan portfolio in total is sufficient to cover any
incurred losses within this portfolio, including those loans to
companies within the SK Group, including SK Corporation and
excluding SK Networks. See Item 3. Key
Information Risk Factors Risks Relating
to our banking business We have significant exposure
to SK Networks which is experiencing financial difficulties that
it concealed through accounting irregularities and which is in a
workout program. If this program is not satisfactorily resolved,
it may have a material adverse effect on us.
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Exposures to Ssangyong Group Companies |
In 1998, Daewoo Motors acquired Ssangyong Motors from the former
Ssangyong Group, on condition that certain of the then existing
liabilities of Ssangyong Motors be retained by the former
Ssangyong Group. In connection with this transaction, nine
member companies of the Ssangyong Group assumed in the aggregate
liabilities of W1.8 trillion, which subsequently resulted in
significant increases in interest expense for such companies,
further aggravated by a sharp increase in interest rates during
the financial crisis of the late 1990s. Several of the
Ssangyong Group companies, including Ssangyong Corporation,
Ssangyong Cement Industrial and Ssangyong Engineering &
Construction, have experienced significant financial and
liquidity difficulties as a result and were subsequently placed
under workout programs by their respective creditors.
As of December 31, 2005, 0.3% of our total exposure was to
the member companies of the Ssangyong Group. The following table
shows, as of December 31, 2005, the breakdown of our total
exposure by member companies of the Ssangyong Group.
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Amounts of | |
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Impaired | |
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Loans and | |
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Loans in | |
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Loans in | |
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Guarantees | |
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Guarantees | |
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Won | |
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Foreign | |
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Equity | |
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Debt | |
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and | |
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Total | |
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and | |
Company (1) |
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Currency | |
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Currency | |
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Securities | |
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Securities | |
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Acceptances | |
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Exposure | |
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Acceptances | |
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(In billions of Won) | |
Ssangyong Corporation
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W |
3 |
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W |
91 |
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W |
49 |
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W |
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W |
78 |
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W |
221 |
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W |
172 |
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Ssangyong Cement Industrial
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87 |
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87 |
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174 |
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Ssangyong Engineering & Construction
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4 |
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6 |
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14 |
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5 |
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29 |
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Ssangyong Resources Development Co., Ltd.
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2 |
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2 |
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Total
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|
W |
92 |
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|
W |
95 |
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|
W |
142 |
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W |
14 |
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W |
83 |
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|
W |
426 |
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|
W |
172 |
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Note:
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(1) |
Includes domestic and overseas subsidiaries of each company. |
In July 2003, the committee of creditors participating in the
workout program of Ssangyong Cement Industrial approved a plan
to (i) extend new credits of W150 billion to provide
additional liquidity, of which Chohung Banks portion was
W50 billion, all of which are entitled to priority in
repayment as agreed by the creditors committee,
(ii) debt-to-equity
swap of W573 billion, in which we did not participate, and
(iii) extend the maturity for repayment of principal from
December 2003 to December 2005. Ssangyong Cement exited the
workout in November 2005. As of December 31, 2005, our
total exposure to Ssangyong Cement Industrial amounted to
W174 billion, of which W0 billion was classified as
impaired. As of December 31, 2005, allowance for loan
losses and guarantees and acceptances with respect to our loans
and guarantees and acceptances to Ssangyong Cement Industrial
was W0.2 billion.
In August 2003, the committee of creditors participating in the
workout program of Ssangyong Corporation approved a plan to
(i) conduct a
5-to-1 capital
reduction of existing shares of Ssangyong Corporation (including
minority share ownership and shares obtained through
debt-to-equity swaps)
and (ii) subsequently enter into an additional
debt-to-equity swap of
loans in the aggregate principal amount of approximately
W121 billion, including W80 billion of our loans
consisting of W80 billion from Chohung Bank
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and W0.4 billion from Shinhan Bank. As of December 31,
2005, our total exposure to Ssangyong Corporation (including its
overseas offices in Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore) amounted to
W221 billion. Of our total loans and guarantees and
acceptances to Ssangyong Group, W172 billion was classified
as impaired. As of December 31, 2005, allowance for loan
losses and guarantees and acceptances with respect to our loans
and guarantees and acceptances to Ssangyong Corporation and
Ssangyong Cement Industrial was W2 billion and
W0.2 billion, respectively.
In August 2005, eight members of the committee of creditors,
including Shinhan Bank, selected Morgan Stanley Private Equity
Holdings AB as the preferred bidder for the sale of
8,374,236 shares, or 75% of total issued and outstanding
shares of Ssangyong Corporation, out of 9,887,150 such shares in
the aggregate held by the creditors group. A memorandum of
understanding was entered into in September 2005 and the
definitive agreement for the sale was entered into in December
2005. The closing of this sale occurred in April 2006 at the
aggregate sale price of W68 billion, of which
W5 billion was placed in escrow to provide for an indemnity
on certain representation and warranties provided by the selling
creditors to the purchaser. Simultaneously with the closing, all
of the credits previously extended in connection with Ssangyong
Corporations workout program, amounting to
W357 billion, including W232 billion owing to Shinhan
Bank, was repaid in full.
Except as described above, no material changes have occurred
with respect to our exposures to the former Ssangyong Group
companies since December 31, 2003. See Item 3.
Key Information Risk Factors Risks
Relating to our banking business We have significant
exposure to the largest Korean commercial conglomerates, known
as chaebols, and, as a result, recent and any future
financial difficulties of chaebols may have an adverse effect on
us.
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Loan Concentration by Industry |
The following table shows the aggregate balance of our corporate
loans by industry concentration as of December 31, 2005
under US GAAP.
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Percentage of Total | |
Industry |
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Aggregate Loan Balance | |
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Corporate Loan Balance | |
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(In billions of Won) | |
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(Percentages) | |
Manufacturing
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W |
22,823 |
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39.42 |
% |
Retail and wholesale
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8,271 |
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14.29 |
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Real estate, leasing, and service
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9,434 |
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16.30 |
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Construction
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3,182 |
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5.50 |
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Hotel and leisure(1)
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2,114 |
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3.65 |
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Finance and insurance
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3,615 |
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6.24 |
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Transportation, storage and communication
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2,511 |
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4.34 |
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Other service
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5,854 |
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10.11 |
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Other
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|
87 |
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0.15 |
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Total
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W |
57,891 |
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100.00 |
% |
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Note:
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(1) |
Consists principally of hotels, motels and restaurants. |
87
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Loan Concentration by Size of Loans |
The following table shows the aggregate balances of our loans by
outstanding loan amount as of December 31, 2005.
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Aggregate | |
|
Percentage of Total | |
|
|
Loan Balance | |
|
Loan Balance | |
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(In billions | |
|
(Percentages) | |
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of Won) | |
|
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Commercial and industrial
|
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Up to W10 million
|
|
W |
116 |
|
|
|
0.11 |
% |
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Over W10 million to W50 million
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|
|
1,756 |
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|
|
1.66 |
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Over W50 million to W100 million
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2,220 |
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|
2.10 |
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Over W100 million to W500 million
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|
|
10,045 |
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9.48 |
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Over W500 million to W1 billion
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|
|
4,351 |
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|
4.11 |
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Over W1 billion to W5 billion
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8,357 |
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|
|
7.90 |
|
|
Over W5 billion to W10 billion
|
|
|
2,899 |
|
|
|
2.74 |
|
|
Over W10 billion to W50 billion
|
|
|
4,538 |
|
|
|
4.29 |
|
|
Over W50 billion to W100 billion
|
|
|
1,136 |
|
|
|
1.07 |
|
|
Over W100 billion
|
|
|
310 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
W |
35,728 |
|
|
|
33.75 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other commercial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Up to W10 million
|
|
W |
64 |
|
|
|
0.06 |
% |
|
Over W10 million to W50 million
|
|
|
481 |
|
|
|
0.45 |
|
|
Over W50 million to W100 million
|
|
|
546 |
|
|
|
0.52 |
|
|
Over W100 million to W500 million
|
|
|
3,077 |
|
|
|
2.91 |
|
|
Over W500 million to W1 billion
|
|
|
1,923 |
|
|
|
1.82 |
|
|
Over W1 billion to W5 billion
|
|
|
5,125 |
|
|
|
4.84 |
|
|
Over W5 billion to W10 billion
|
|
|
2,473 |
|
|
|
2.34 |
|
|
Over W10 billion to W50 billion
|
|
|
5,668 |
|
|
|
5.36 |
|
|
Over W50 billion to W100 billion
|
|
|
1,032 |
|
|
|
0.97 |
|
|
Over W100 billion
|
|
|
1,020 |
|
|
|
0.96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
W |
21,409 |
|
|
|
20.23 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease financing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Up to W10 million
|
|
W |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Over W10 million to W50 million
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
% |
|
Over W50 million to W100 million
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
Over W100 million to W500 million
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
Over W500 million to W1 billion
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
Over W1 billion to W5 billion
|
|
|
214 |
|
|
|
0.20 |
|
|
Over W5 billion to W10 billion
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
0.12 |
|
|
Over W10 billion to W50 billion
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
Over W50 billion to W100 billion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Over W100 billion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
W |
754 |
|
|
|
0.71 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate | |
|
Percentage of Total | |
|
|
Loan Balance | |
|
Loan Balance | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions | |
|
(Percentages) | |
|
|
of Won) | |
|
|
Mortgage and home equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Up to W10 million
|
|
W |
391 |
|
|
|
0.37 |
% |
|
Over W10 million to W50 million
|
|
|
6,817 |
|
|
|
6.44 |
|
|
Over W50 million to W100 million
|
|
|
7,662 |
|
|
|
7.24 |
|
|
Over W100 million to W500 million
|
|
|
10,222 |
|
|
|
9.65 |
|
|
Over W500 million to W1 billion
|
|
|
633 |
|
|
|
0.60 |
|
|
Over W1 billion to W5 billion
|
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
0.11 |
|
|
Over W5 billion to W10 billion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Over W10 billion to W50 billion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Over W50 billion to W100 billion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Over W100 billion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
W |
25,840 |
|
|
|
24.41 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other consumer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Up to W10 million
|
|
W |
3,507 |
|
|
|
3.31 |
% |
|
Over W10 million to W50 million
|
|
|
5,088 |
|
|
|
4.81 |
|
|
5.00
|
|
|
2,598 |
|
|
|
2.45 |
|
|
Over W100 million to W500 million
|
|
|
5,109 |
|
|
|
4.84 |
|
|
Over W500 million to W1 billion
|
|
|
841 |
|
|
|
0.79 |
|
|
Over W1 billion to W5 billion
|
|
|
686 |
|
|
|
0.65 |
|
|
Over W5 billion to W10 billion
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
Over W10 billion to W50 billion
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
Over W50 billion
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
Over W100 billion
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
W |
17,875 |
|
|
|
16.89 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Up to W10 million
|
|
W |
2,998 |
|
|
|
2.84 |
% |
|
Over W10 million to W50 million
|
|
|
995 |
|
|
|
0.94 |
|
|
Over W50 million to W100 million
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
0.08 |
|
|
Over W100 million to W500 million
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
0.11 |
|
|
Over W500 million to W1 billion
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
Over W1 billion to W5 billion
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
Over W5 billion to W10 billion
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
Over W10 billion to W50 billion
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
Over W50 billion to W100 billion
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
Over W100 billion
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
W |
4,242 |
|
|
|
4.01 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
105,848 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
89
The following table sets out the scheduled maturities (time
remaining until maturity) of our loan portfolio as of
December 31, 2005. The amounts disclosed are before
deduction of attributable loan loss reserves.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Over 1 Year but | |
|
|
|
|
1 Year or | |
|
Not More Than | |
|
Over | |
|
|
|
|
Less | |
|
5 Years | |
|
5 Years | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
Corporate:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and industrial
|
|
W |
30,361 |
|
|
W |
4,666 |
|
|
W |
701 |
|
|
W |
35,728 |
|
|
Other commercial
|
|
|
14,280 |
|
|
|
6,099 |
|
|
|
1,030 |
|
|
|
21,409 |
|
|
Lease financing
|
|
|
422 |
|
|
|
325 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
754 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total corporate
|
|
W |
45,063 |
|
|
W |
11,090 |
|
|
W |
1,738 |
|
|
W |
57,891 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage and home equity
|
|
W |
9,885 |
|
|
W |
4,648 |
|
|
W |
11,307 |
|
|
W |
25,840 |
|
|
Other consumer
|
|
|
12,959 |
|
|
|
3,830 |
|
|
|
1,086 |
|
|
|
17,875 |
|
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
4,068 |
|
|
|
162 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
4,242 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total consumer
|
|
W |
26,912 |
|
|
W |
8,640 |
|
|
W |
12,405 |
|
|
W |
47,957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total gross loans
|
|
W |
71,975 |
|
|
W |
19,730 |
|
|
W |
14,143 |
|
|
W |
105,848 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We may roll over our working capital loans and consumer loans
(which are not payable in installments) after we conduct our
normal loan review in accordance with our loan review
procedures. Working capital loans of Shinhan Bank may be
extended on an annual basis for an aggregate term of three years
for unsecured loans and five years for secured loans and
consumer loans may be extended for additional terms of up to
12 months for an aggregate term of five years for unsecured
loans and ten years for secured loans. Working capital loans of
Chohung Bank may be extended on an annual basis for an aggregate
term of five years and consumer loans are commonly extended for
additional terms of up to 12 months for an aggregate term
of ten years, regardless of whether such loans are secured or
unsecured. Such loans have been classified as loans with
maturity of one year or less in the tables above.
|
|
|
Interest Rate Sensitivity |
The following table shows our loans by interest rate sensitivity
as of December 31, 2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Due Within | |
|
Due After | |
|
|
|
|
1 Year | |
|
1 Year | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
Fixed rate loans(1)
|
|
W |
34,605 |
|
|
W |
15,892 |
|
|
W |
50,497 |
|
Variable rate loans(2)
|
|
|
37,370 |
|
|
|
17,981 |
|
|
|
55,351 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total gross loans
|
|
W |
71,975 |
|
|
W |
33,873 |
|
|
W |
105,848 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Fixed rate loans are loans for which the interest rate is fixed
for the entire term. Includes W18,693 billion of loans due
within one year and W11,088 billion of loans due after one
year, which are priced based on one or more reference rates
which may vary at our discretion. However, it is not our
practice to change such reference rates during the life of a
loan. |
|
(2) |
Variable or adjustable rate loans are for which the interest
rate is not fixed for the entire term. |
90
For additional information regarding management of interest rate
risk of each of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank, see
Risk Management Market Risk
Management of Shinhan Bank and Risk
Management of Chohung Bank.
|
|
|
Nonaccrual Loans and Past Due Accruing Loans |
Except in the case of repurchased loans, we generally do not
recognize interest income on nonaccrual loans unless it is
collected. Generally, the accrual of interest is discontinued on
loans (other than repurchased loans) when payments of interest
and/or principal become past due by one day. Interest is
recognized on these loans on a cash received basis from the date
the loan is placed on nonaccrual status. Loans (other than
repurchased loans) are not reclassified as accruing until
interest and principal payments are brought current.
We do not generally request borrowers to make immediate
repayment of the whole outstanding principal balances and
related accrued interest on nonaccrual loans whose interest
payments are past due for one to 14 days in case of
commercial loans and 1 to 30 days in case of consumer
loans. Except where specified otherwise, the amount of such past
due loans within the repayment grace period is excluded from the
amount of non-accrual loans disclosed in this document and from
the basis for related foregone interest calculation.
Interest foregone is the interest due on nonaccrual loans that
has not been accrued in our books of account. For the year ended
December 31, 2005 we would have recorded gross interest
income of W186 billion, compared to W184 billion for
the year ended December 31, 2004 and W110 billion for
the year ended December 31, 2003 on loans accounted for on
a nonaccrual basis throughout the year, or since origination for
loans held for part of the year, had the loans been current with
respect to their original contractual terms. The amount of
interest income on those loans that was included in our net
income for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005
were W48 billion, W142 billion and W117 billion,
respectively.
The category accruing but past due one day includes
loans which are still accruing interest but on which principal
or interest payments are contractually past due one day or more.
We continue to accrue interest on loans where the total amount
of loan outstanding, including accrued interest, is fully
secured by cash on deposits.
The following table shows, at the dates indicated, the amount of
loans that are placed on a nonaccrual basis and accruing loans
which are past due one day or more.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
Loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
W |
834 |
|
|
W |
741 |
|
|
W |
1,536 |
|
|
W |
1,681 |
|
|
W |
1,475 |
|
|
Consumer
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
580 |
|
|
|
479 |
|
|
|
367 |
|
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
234 |
|
|
|
358 |
|
|
|
1,016 |
|
|
|
294 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
|
1,146 |
|
|
|
1,210 |
|
|
|
3,132 |
|
|
|
2,454 |
|
|
|
2,052 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accruing loans which are contractually past due one day or more
as to principal or interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate(1)
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
Consumer(2)
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
1,207 |
|
|
W |
1,280 |
|
|
W |
3,355 |
|
|
W |
2,602 |
|
|
W |
2,119 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Includes accruing loans which are contractually past due
90 days or more in the amount of W2 billion,
W113 billion, W12 billion and W5 billion of
corporate loans as of December 31, 2002, 2003, 2004 and
2005, respectively. |
|
(2) |
Includes accruing loans which are contractually past due
90 days or more in the amount of W10 billion,
W7 billion, W6 billion and W7 billion of consumer
loans as of December 31, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005,
respectively. |
|
|
|
Troubled Debt Restructurings |
The following table presents, at the dates indicated, our loans
which are troubled debt restructurings as defined
under U.S. GAAP. These loans consist of corporate loans
that have been restructured through the process of workout,
court receivership and composition. See Credit
Exposures to Companies in Workout, Court Receivership and
Composition. These loans accrue interest at rates lower
than the original contractual terms, or involve the extension of
the original contractual maturity as a result of a variation of
terms upon restructuring.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
Loans not included in nonaccrual and past due loans
which are classified as troubled debt restructurings
|
|
W |
360 |
|
|
W |
145 |
|
|
W |
1,179 |
|
|
W |
916 |
|
|
W |
735 |
|
For the year ended December 31, 2005, interest income that
would have been recorded under the original contract terms of
restructured loans amounted to W26 billion, out of which
W22 billion was reflected as our interest income during
2005.
|
|
|
Credit Exposures to Companies in Workout, Court
Receivership and Composition |
Shinhan Banks exposures in restructuring are managed and
collected by our Corporate Restructuring Team. Chohung
Banks exposures in restructuring are managed and collected
by Chohung Banks Loan Recovery Division and, following the
merger of the two banks, by Shinhan Banks Corporate Credit
Collection Department. As of December 31, 2005, 1.3% of our
total exposure, or W1,875 billion, was under restructuring.
The legal form of our restructurings is principally either
workout, court receivership or composition.
Under the Corporate Restructuring Promotion Act, which became
effective in September 2001, all creditors to borrowers that are
financial institutions were required to participate in a
creditors committee. The Corporate Restructuring Promotion
Act was mandatorily applicable to more than 420 financial
institutions in Korea, which include commercial banks, insurance
companies, asset management companies, securities companies,
merchant banks, the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation and the
Korea Asset Management Corporation. Under this act, the approval
of financial institution creditors holding not less than 75% of
the total debt outstanding of a borrower approved such
borrowers restructuring plan, including debt restructuring
and provision of additional funds, which plan would be binding
on all the financial institution creditors of the borrower,
provided that any financial institution creditor that disagreed
with the final restructuring plan approved by the
creditors committee would have the right to request the
creditors committee to purchase its claims at a mutually
agreed price. In the event that the creditors committee
and the dissenting financial institution creditor failed to come
to an agreement, a mediation committee consisting of seven
experts would be set up to resolve the matter. There was a risk
that these procedures might require us to participate in a plan
that we did not agree with or might require us to sell our
claims at prices that we did not believe were adequate. As the
Corporate Restructuring Promotion Act expired on
December 31, 2005 and no other law replacing this Act or
other law with the similar effect was enacted, the bill to
extend the effective term of this Act until December 31,
2010 was presented to and is pending at the National Assembly of
Korea. With
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respect to any workout for which the lead creditor bank called
for a meeting of the creditors committee while the
Corporate Restructuring Promotion Act was still effective, the
procedures applicable to such creditors committee and the
related workout remain subject to the Corporate Restructuring
Promotion Act until the suspension or conclusion of such workout.
The total amount currently undergoing workout as of
December 31, 2005 was W1,612 billion, including
W738 billion of loans and W874 billion of other
exposures.
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Court Receivership and Composition |
The Debtor Recovery and Bankruptcy Act, promulgated on
Mach 31, 2005 became effective as of April 1, 2006,
which was designed to consolidate all existing
bankruptcy-related laws in Korea, namely the Corporate
Reorganization Act, the Composition Act, the Bankruptcy Act and
the Individual Debtor Recovery Act.
Prior to the enactment of the Debtor Recovery and Bankruptcy
Act, court receivership or corporate reorganization procedures
under the Corporate Reorganization Act were court-supervised
procedures to rehabilitate an insolvent company. The
restructuring plan was adopted at a meeting of interested
parties and was subject to approval of a court. In a court
receivership, the management of the company was taken over by a
court appointed receiver. Creditors were required to file their
claims with the court and if they failed to do so, their claims
were discharged at the end of the reorganization proceeding.
Creditors were allowed to recover on their claims only in
compliance with the reorganization plan.
Under the Composition Act, composition was also a
court-supervised procedure to rehabilitate an insolvent company.
The restructuring plan was adopted at a meeting of interested
parties and was subject to approval of a court. However, in
composition proceedings the existing management of the company
continued to operate the debtors business. Claims not
filed with the court were not discharged at the end of a
composition proceeding although the creditors were required to
file their claims with the court if they wanted to exercise
their voting rights at the meeting of interested parties. In
addition, secured creditors were allowed to enforce their
security interest outside the composition proceeding unless they
waived their security interest and consent to the composition
plan.
Under the Debtor Recovery and Bankruptcy Act, composition
proceedings are abolished and recovery proceedings are
introduced to replace the court receiverships. In a recovery
proceeding, unlike the previous court receivership proceedings
where the management of the debtor company was assigned to a
court appointed receiver, the current chief executive officer of
the debtor company may continue to manage the debtor company,
provided that (i) neither fraudulent conveyance nor
concealment of assets existed, (ii) financial failure of
the debtor company was not due to the gross negligence of the
chief executive officer, and (iii) no creditors
meeting was convened to request, based on reasonable cause, a
court-appointed receiver to replace the existing chief executive
officer. While court receivership proceeding was permitted only
with respect to joint stock companies (chushik-hoesa),
the recovery proceeding may be commenced by any insolvent
debtor. In addition, in an effort to meet the global standards,
international bankruptcy procedures are introduced in Korea,
under which a receiver of a foreign bankruptcy proceeding may,
upon receiving Korean courts approval of the ongoing
foreign bankruptcy proceeding, apply for or participate in a
Korean bankruptcy proceedings conducted in a Korean court.
Similarly, a receiver in a domestic recovery proceeding or a
bankruptcy trustee is allowed to perform its duties in a foreign
country where an asset of the debtor is located to the extent
the applicable foreign law permits.
However, any composition, corporate reorganization, bankruptcy
and rehabilitation proceedings for individual debtors pending as
of April 1, 2006, the effective date of the Debtor Recovery
and Bankruptcy Act, continue to proceed in accordance with the
respective applicable laws.
The total amount currently subject to court receivership as of
December 31, 2005 was W148 billion, including
W143 billion of loans and W5 billion of other
exposures.
The total amount currently subject to composition proceedings as
of December 31, 2005 was W115 billion, including
W109 billion of loans and W6 billion of other
exposures.
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Loans in the process of workout, court receivership or
composition continue to be reported as loans on our balance
sheet and are included as nonaccrual loans described in
Nonaccrual Loans and Past Due Accruing
Loans above since they are generally past due more than
one day and interest generally does not accrue on such loans.
Restructured loans that meet the U.S. GAAP definition of a
troubled debt restructuring are included within
Troubled Debt Restructurings described
above. These are disclosed as loans or securities after the
restructuring on our balance sheet depending on the type of
instrument we receive.
The following table shows, as of December 31, 2005, our ten
largest exposures that had been negotiated in workouts,
composition or court receivership.
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Loans in | |
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Guarantees | |
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Loans in | |
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Foreign | |
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Equity | |
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Debt | |
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and | |
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Total | |
Company |
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Won Currency | |
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Currency | |
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Securities | |
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Securities | |
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Acceptances | |
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Exposure(1) | |
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(In billions of Won) | |
SK Networks
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W |
253 |
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W |
73 |
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W |
240 |
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W |
7 |
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W |
97 |
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W |
670 |
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LG Card
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136 |
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195 |
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2 |
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333 |
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Ssangyong Corporation(2)
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3 |
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91 |
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49 |
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78 |
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221 |
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Hyundai Engineering & Construction(3)
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8 |
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56 |
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32 |
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62 |
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158 |
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Inchon Oil Refinery
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98 |
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5 |
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103 |
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Daewoo Electronics Corporation
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38 |
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28 |
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66 |
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Saehan Industries, Inc.
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27 |
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5 |
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9 |
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5 |
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46 |
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Hankook Ilbo
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43 |
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43 |
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Daewoo Electronics Co., Ltd.
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33 |
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33 |
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Dongbang Textile & Mart Co., Ltd.
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3 |
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10 |
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13 |
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26 |
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Total
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W |
634 |
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W |
187 |
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W |
582 |
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W |
41 |
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W |
255 |
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W |
1,699 |
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Notes:
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(1) |
Only includes the portion of total exposure identified by us as
troubled debt restructuring and excludes amount of loans or
other exposures to the same borrower that are not subject to
workouts, composition or court receivership. |
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(2) |
The sale of 8,374,236 shares, or 75.00%, of Ssangyong
Corporation by the eight members of the creditor group to Morgan
Stanley Private Equity Holdings AB for W8,091.31 per share,
or W68 billion in the aggregate, was consummated in April
2006. As a result, in April 2006, Ssangyong Corporation
graduated from the workout program. |
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(3) |
In May 2006, Korea Exchange Bank, the lead creditor of Hyundai
Engineering & Construction, announced Hyundai
Engineering & Constructions graduation from its
workout program. It is expected that the shares currently held
by the creditors group will be up for sale in the second half of
2006. |
As of December 31, 2005, we had W216 billion of loans
which are current as to payment of principal and interest but
carries serious doubt as to the ability of the borrower to
comply with repayment terms in the near future. These loans are
classified as impaired and therefore included in our calculation
of loan loss allowance under U.S. GAAP.
We have certain other interest-earning assets which, if they
were loans, would be required to be disclosed as part of the
nonaccrual, past due or troubled debt restructuring or potential
problem loan disclosures provided above. As of December 31,
2005, we had zero book value for our debt securities on which
interest was past due.
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We conduct periodic and systematic detailed reviews of our loan
portfolios to identify credit risks and to evaluate the adequacy
of the overall allowance for loan losses. Our management
believes the allowance for loan losses reflects the best
estimate of the probable loan losses incurred as of each balance
sheet date.
Our loan loss allowance determined under U.S. GAAP consists
of a specific allowance and a general allowance. The specific
allowance is applied to corporate loans that are considered to
be impaired and are either individually or collectively
evaluated for impairment. The general allowance is applied to
all other loans to reflect losses that have been incurred but
not specifically identified.
For Korean GAAP and regulatory reporting purposes, each of our
banking operations bases its provisioning on the following loan
classifications that classify corporate and consumer loans, with
the exception of credit card receivables which are classified
based on the number of days past due, as required by the
Financial Supervisory Commission.
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Loan Classification |
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Loan Characteristics |
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Normal
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Loans made to customers whose financial position, future cash
flows and nature of business are deemed financially sound. No
problems in recoverability are expected. |
Precautionary
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Loans made to customers whose financial position, future cash
flows and nature of business show potential weakness, although
there is no immediate risk of nonrepayment. |
Substandard
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Loans made to customers whose adverse financial position, future
cash flows and nature of business have a direct effect on the
repayment of the loan. |
Doubtful
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Loans made to customers whose financial position, future cash
flows and nature of business are so weak that significant risk
exists in the recoverability of the loan, to the extent the
outstanding amount exceeds any collateral pledged. |
Estimated loss
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Loans where write-off is unavoidable. |
We review all corporate loans annually for potential impairment
through a formal credit review, however, our loan officers also
consider the credits for impairment throughout the year should
information be presented that may indicate an impairment event
has occurred.
Under U.S. GAAP, a loan is impaired when, based on current
information and events, it is probable that the creditor will be
unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual
terms of the agreement. We use our loan classifications as a
basis to identify impaired loans. We consider the following
loans to be impaired loans for the purpose of determining our
specific allowance:
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loans classified as substandard or below according
to the asset classification guidelines of the Financial
Supervisory Commission; |
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loans that are 90 days or more past due; and |
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loans which are troubled debt restructurings as
defined under U.S. GAAP. |
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Specific loan loss allowances for corporate loans are
established based on whether a particular loan is impaired.
Smaller balance corporate loans are evaluated collectively for
impairment as these loans are managed collectively.
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Loans individually identified for review and
considered impaired |
Consistent with the internal credit risk monitoring policies, we
evaluate larger-balance impaired loans (which are impaired loans
in excess of W1 billion for all of our subsidiaries except
Chohung Bank whose impaired loans are in excess of
W2 billion) individually for impairment. Loan loss
allowances for these loans are generally established by
discounting the estimated future cash flows (both principal and
interest) we expect to receive using the loans effective
interest rate. We consider the likelihood of all possible
outcomes in determining our best estimate of expected future
cash flows. Management consults closely with individual loan
officers and reviews the cash flow assumptions used to ensure
these estimates are valid.
Alternatively, for impaired loans that are considered collateral
dependent, the amount of impairment is determined by reference
to the fair value of the collateral. We consider the reliability
and timing of appraisals and determine the reasonableness of
fair value estimates, taking into account the time to value the
collateral and current market conditions.
We may also measure impairment by reference to the loans
observable market price, however the availability of this
information is not commonplace in Korea.
We establish a specific allowance when the discounted cash flow
(or collateral value) is lower than the carrying amount of the
loan. The specific allowance is equal to the difference between
the discounted cashflow (or collateral value) amount and the
related carrying amount of the loan.
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Loans collectively evaluated for impairment |
We also establish specific allowances for smaller-balance
impaired corporate loans. These loans are managed on a portfolio
basis and are therefore collectively evaluated for impairment
since it is not practical to analyze or provide for our smaller
loans on an individual, loan by loan basis.
The allowance is determined based on loss factors taking into
consideration past performance of the portfolio, previous loan
loss history and charge-off information.
These loss factors are developed through a migration model that
is a statistical tool used to monitor the progression of loans
through different classifications over a specific time period.
We adjust these loss factors developed for other qualitative or
quantitative factors that affect the collectibility of the
portfolio as of the evaluation date including:
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Prevailing economic and business conditions within Korea and
foreign jurisdictions in which we operate; |
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Industry concentrations; |
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Changes in the size and composition of the relevant underlying
portfolios; and |
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Changes in lending policies and procedures, including
underwriting standards and collection, charge-offs, and recovery
practices. |
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The following table sets out, at the dates indicated, our loan
loss allowances as a percentage of outstanding loans allocable
to our impaired corporate borrowers based on their loan
classification.
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As of December 31, | |
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2003 | |
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2004 | |
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2005 | |
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(Percentages) | |
Normal
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2.35 |
% |
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1.87 |
% |
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2.42 |
% |
Precautionary
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23.72 |
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8.25 |
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7.92 |
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Substandard
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33.01 |
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27.79 |
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22.41 |
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Doubtful
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68.63 |
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83.15 |
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47.60 |
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Estimated loss
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90.11 |
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92.58 |
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87.19 |
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Loans not specifically identified as impaired |
We establish a general allowance for non-impaired corporate
loans to reflect losses incurred within the portfolio which have
not yet been specifically identified. The general allowance is
also determined based on loss factors developed through a
migration model and are adjusted, as appropriate using similar
criteria as above.
For leases, we follow a similar approach to corporate loans
collectively evaluated for impairment and establish allowances
based on loss factors developed through a migration model and
adjusted for specific circumstances related to individual
borrowers of the leased asset.
Consumer loans are segmented into the following product types
for the purposes of evaluation of credit risk:
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Mortgages; |
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Home equity loans; |
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Other consumer loans (consisting of unsecured and secured
consumer loans); and |
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Credit cards. |
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Mortgages, home equity loans and other consumer
loans |
For loan losses on mortgages, home equity loans and other
consumer loans, we also establish allowances based on loss
factors taking into consideration historical performance of the
portfolio, previous loan loss history and charge-off information.
We adjust the loss factors derived from the migration analysis
as appropriate to reflect the impact of any current conditions
on loss recognition that has not been adequately captured by our
historical analysis. These include:
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Changes in economic and business conditions such as levels of
unemployment and house prices; |
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Change in the nature and volume of the portfolio, including any
concentrations of credits; and |
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The effect of external factors such as regulatory or government
requirements. |
We establish an allowance for the credit card portfolio using a
roll-rate model. A roll-rate model is a statistical tool used to
monitor the progression of loans based on aging of the balance
and established loss
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rates. The actual loss rates derived from this model are used to
project the percentage of losses within each aging category
based on performance over an established period of time.
The expected percentage of loss reflects estimates of both
default probability within each loan aging bucket and severity
of loss. All loans in excess of six months past due are charged
off. We adjust our loan loss rate for severity of loss when
considering historical recovery of charged off credits when
establishing the allowance.
We further segment our credit card portfolio and perform
separate roll-rate analyses for card balances, card loans and
rewritten card loans to reflect the different risks and
characteristics of these portfolios.
We adjust the results from the roll-rate analysis as appropriate
to reflect the impact of any current conditions on loss
recognition that has not been adequately captured by our
historical analysis. These include:
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Delinquency levels of cardholders; |
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Current government involvement within the credit card industry
(such as the 2001 Government Amnesty Program); |
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Key retail performance indicators (such as ratios of household
debt to disposable income and household liabilities to financial
assets). |
The actual amount of incurred loan losses may vary from the
estimate of incurred losses due to changing economic conditions
or changes in industry or geographic concentrations. We have
procedures in place to monitor differences between estimated and
actual incurred loan losses, which include detailed periodic
assessments by senior management of both individual loans and
credit portfolios and the models used to estimate incurred loan
losses in those portfolios.
The following table shows our loan aging schedule (excluding
accrued interest) as of the dates indicated.
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Past Due | |
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Past Due | |
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Past Due More | |
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Current | |
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up to 3 Months | |
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3-6 Months | |
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Than 6 Months | |
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Total | |
As of December 31, |
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Amount | |
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% | |
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Amount | |
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% | |
|
Amount | |
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% | |
|
Amount | |
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% | |
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Amount | |
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(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
2001
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|
W |
32,648 |
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|
|
96.98 |
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W |
487 |
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|
1.45 |
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W |
144 |
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|
0.43 |
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W |
386 |
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1.14 |
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W |
33,665 |
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2002
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43,962 |
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|
97.58 |
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|
572 |
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1.27 |
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121 |
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0.27 |
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|
397 |
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0.88 |
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45,052 |
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2003
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|
91,940 |
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|
|
96.48 |
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|
1,511 |
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|
|
1.59 |
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|
714 |
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0.75 |
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1,130 |
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|
|
1.18 |
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|
95,295 |
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2004
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|
|
94,480 |
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|
|
97.32 |
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|
|
855 |
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|
|
0.88 |
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|
|
431 |
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|
|
0.45 |
|
|
|
1,314 |
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|
|
1.35 |
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|
|
97,080 |
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2005
|
|
|
103,601 |
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|
|
97.87 |
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|
|
652 |
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|
|
0.62 |
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|
|
243 |
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|
|
0.23 |
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|
1,352 |
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|
|
1.28 |
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|
|
105,848 |
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Non-performing loans are defined as loans past due by greater
than 90 days. These loans are generally rated
substandard or below.
The following table shows, as of the dates indicated, certain
details of the total non-performing loan portfolio.
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As of December 31, | |
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2001 | |
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2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
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(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Total non-performing loans
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|
W |
530 |
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|
W |
518 |
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|
W |
1,844 |
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|
W |
1,750 |
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|
W |
1,594 |
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As a percentage of total loans
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|
1.57 |
% |
|
|
1.15 |
% |
|
|
1.94 |
% |
|
|
1.80 |
% |
|
|
1.51 |
% |
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|
Analysis of Non-Performing Loans |
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the
total non-performing loans by type of borrower.
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As of December 31, | |
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2001 | |
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2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
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Ratio of | |
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Ratio of | |
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Ratio of | |
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Ratio of | |
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Ratio of | |
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Non- | |
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Non- | |
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Non- | |
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Non- | |
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Non- | |
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Non- | |
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Non- | |
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Non- | |
|
|
|
Non- | |
|
Non- | |
|
|
Total | |
|
Performing | |
|
Performing | |
|
Total | |
|
Performing | |
|
Performing | |
|
Total | |
|
Performing | |
|
Performing | |
|
Total | |
|
Performing | |
|
Performing | |
|
Total | |
|
Performing | |
|
Performing | |
|
|
Loans | |
|
Loans | |
|
Loans | |
|
Loans | |
|
Loans | |
|
Loans | |
|
Loans | |
|
Loans | |
|
Loans | |
|
Loans | |
|
Loans | |
|
Loans | |
|
Loans | |
|
Loans | |
|
Loans | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Corporate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and industrial
|
|
W |
13,459 |
|
|
W |
342 |
|
|
|
2.54 |
% |
|
W |
15,800 |
|
|
W |
211 |
|
|
|
1.34 |
% |
|
W |
35,617 |
|
|
W |
739 |
|
|
|
2.07 |
% |
|
W |
35,653 |
|
|
W |
898 |
|
|
|
2.52 |
% |
|
W |
35,728 |
|
|
W |
868 |
|
|
|
2.43 |
% |
|
Other commercial
|
|
|
6,748 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
1.85 |
|
|
|
9,352 |
|
|
|
205 |
|
|
|
2.19 |
|
|
|
17,378 |
|
|
|
558 |
|
|
|
3.21 |
|
|
|
17,988 |
|
|
|
468 |
|
|
|
2.60 |
|
|
|
21,409 |
|
|
|
387 |
|
|
|
1.81 |
|
|
Lease financing
|
|
|
598 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
0.50 |
|
|
|
636 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
0.16 |
|
|
|
1,091 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
0.73 |
|
|
|
981 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
1.94 |
|
|
|
754 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
1.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total corporate
|
|
|
20,805 |
|
|
|
470 |
|
|
|
2.26 |
|
|
|
25,788 |
|
|
|
417 |
|
|
|
1.62 |
|
|
|
54,086 |
|
|
|
1,305 |
|
|
|
2.41 |
|
|
|
54,622 |
|
|
|
1,385 |
|
|
|
2.54 |
|
|
|
57,891 |
|
|
|
1,263 |
|
|
|
2.18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage and home Equity
|
|
|
7,253 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
0.39 |
|
|
|
11,539 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
20,517 |
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
0.65 |
|
|
|
22,180 |
|
|
|
126 |
|
|
|
0.57 |
|
|
|
25,840 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
0.43 |
|
|
Other consumer
|
|
|
3,537 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
0.45 |
|
|
|
4,962 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
0.38 |
|
|
|
14,580 |
|
|
|
232 |
|
|
|
1.59 |
|
|
|
15,546 |
|
|
|
155 |
|
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
17,875 |
|
|
|
172 |
|
|
|
0.96 |
|
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
2,070 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
0.77 |
|
|
|
2,763 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
1.74 |
|
|
|
6,112 |
|
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
2.85 |
|
|
|
4,732 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
1.78 |
|
|
|
4,242 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
1.13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total consumer
|
|
|
12,860 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
0.47 |
|
|
|
19,264 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
0.52 |
|
|
|
41,209 |
|
|
|
539 |
|
|
|
1.31 |
|
|
|
42,458 |
|
|
|
365 |
|
|
|
0.86 |
|
|
|
47,957 |
|
|
|
331 |
|
|
|
0.69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
33,665 |
|
|
W |
518 |
|
|
|
1.57 |
% |
|
W |
45,052 |
|
|
W |
518 |
|
|
|
1.15 |
% |
|
W |
95,295 |
|
|
W |
1,844 |
|
|
|
1.94 |
% |
|
W |
97,080 |
|
|
W |
1,750 |
|
|
|
1.80 |
% |
|
W |
105,848 |
|
|
W |
1,594 |
|
|
|
1.51 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
Top Twenty Non-Performing Loans |
As of December 31, 2005, our twenty largest non-performing
loans accounted for 22.0% of our total non-performing loan
portfolio. The following table shows, at the date indicated,
certain information regarding our twenty largest non-performing
loans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Principal | |
|
Allowance for Loan | |
|
|
|
|
Industry |
|
Outstanding | |
|
Losses | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
1
|
|
Borrower A |
|
Manufacturing |
|
W |
65 |
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Borrower B |
|
Manufacturing |
|
|
54 |
|
|
W |
54 |
|
3
|
|
Borrower C |
|
Manufacturing |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
4
|
|
Borrower D |
|
Manufacturing |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
5
|
|
Borrower E |
|
Manufacturing |
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
6
|
|
Borrower F |
|
Real estate, leasing and service |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
Borrower G |
|
Manufacturing |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
Borrower H |
|
Finance and insurance |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
9
|
|
Borrower I |
|
Hotel and leisure |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
10
|
|
Borrower J |
|
Other service |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
Borrower K |
|
Construction |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
12
|
|
Borrower L |
|
Real estate, leasing and service |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
Borrower M |
|
Real estate, leasing and service |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
14
|
|
Borrower N |
|
Manufacturing |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
Borrower O |
|
Manufacturing |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
16
|
|
Borrower P |
|
Transportation, storage and communication |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
17
|
|
Borrower Q |
|
Manufacturing |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
18
|
|
Borrower R |
|
Manufacturing |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
19
|
|
Borrower S |
|
Retail and wholesale |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
Borrower T |
|
Manufacturing |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
351 |
|
|
W |
163 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Performing Loan Strategy |
One of our primary objectives is to prevent our loans from
becoming non-performing. Through our corporate credit rating
system, we believe that we have reduced our credit risk relating
to future non-performing loans. Our credit rating system is
designed to prevent our loan officers from extending new loans
to borrowers with high credit risks based on the borrowers
credit rating. Our early warning system is designed to bring any
sudden increase in a borrowers credit risk to the
attention of our loan officers, who then closely monitor such
loans.
Notwithstanding the above, if a loan becomes non-performing, an
officer at the branch level responsible for monitoring
non-performing loans will commence due diligence of the
borrowers assets, send a notice demanding payment or a
notice that we will take legal action or prepare for legal
action.
At the same time, we also initiate our non-performing loan
management process, which begins with:
|
|
|
|
|
identifying loans subject to a proposed sale by assessing the
estimated losses from such sale based on the estimated recovery
value of collateral, if any, for such non-performing loans; |
|
|
|
identifying loans subject to charge-off based on the estimated
recovery value of collateral, if any, for such non-performing
loans and the estimated rate of recovery of unsecured
loans; and |
100
|
|
|
|
|
on a limited basis, identifying commercial loans subject to
normalization efforts based on the cash-flow situation of the
borrower. |
Once the details of a non-performing loan are identified, we
pursue early solutions for recovery. Actual recovery efforts on
non-performing loans are handled by several of our departments
or units, depending on the nature of, including the borrower,
such loans.
The officers or agents of the responsible departments and units
use a variety of methods to resolve non-performing loans,
including:
|
|
|
|
|
making phone calls and paying visits to the borrower requesting
payment; |
|
|
|
continuing to assess and evaluate assets of our
borrowers; and |
|
|
|
if necessary, initiating legal action such as foreclosures,
attachments and litigation. |
In order to promote speedy recovery on loans subject to
foreclosures and litigation, our policy is to permit the branch
responsible for handling these loans to transfer them to the
relevant unit at headquarters or regional headquarters.
Our policy is to commence legal action within one month after
default on promissory note and four months after delinquency of
payment on loans. For loans to insolvent or bankrupt borrowers,
we take legal action immediately.
In addition to making efforts to collect on these non-performing
loans, we also undertake measures to reduce the level of our
non-performing loans, which include:
|
|
|
|
|
selling non-performing loans to third parties including the
Korea Asset Management Corporation; |
|
|
|
entering into asset-backed securitization transactions with
respect to non-performing loans; |
|
|
|
managing consumer loans that are three months or more past due
through Shinhan Credit Information under an agency agreement in
the case of Shinhan Bank and through Consumer
Loan Collection Division in the case of Chohung
Bank; and |
|
|
|
using third-party collection agencies including the Solomon
Credit Information. |
|
|
|
Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses |
The following table presents the allocation of our loan loss
allowance by loan type. The ratio represents the percentage of
loan loss allowance of each loan type to total loan loss
allowance.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Corporate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and Industrial
|
|
W |
323 |
|
|
|
44.86 |
% |
|
W |
341 |
|
|
|
34.24 |
% |
|
W |
1,383 |
|
|
|
38.09 |
% |
|
W |
1,065 |
|
|
|
46.08 |
% |
|
W |
753 |
|
|
|
49.80 |
% |
|
Other commercial
|
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
38.19 |
|
|
|
365 |
|
|
|
36.65 |
|
|
|
626 |
|
|
|
17.24 |
|
|
|
410 |
|
|
|
17.74 |
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
20.17 |
|
|
Lease financing
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
4.86 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
2.21 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
1.24 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
1.04 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
1.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total corporate
|
|
|
633 |
|
|
|
87.91 |
|
|
|
728 |
|
|
|
73.10 |
|
|
|
2,054 |
|
|
|
56.57 |
|
|
|
1,499 |
|
|
|
64.86 |
|
|
|
1,074 |
|
|
|
71.03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgages and home equity
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
1.25 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
3.01 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
1.46 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
1.56 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
1.26 |
|
|
Other consumer
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
3.06 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
5.92 |
|
|
|
659 |
|
|
|
18.15 |
|
|
|
368 |
|
|
|
15.92 |
|
|
|
183 |
|
|
|
12.10 |
|
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
7.78 |
|
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
17.97 |
|
|
|
865 |
|
|
|
23.82 |
|
|
|
408 |
|
|
|
17.66 |
|
|
|
236 |
|
|
|
15.61 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total consumer
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
12.09 |
|
|
|
268 |
|
|
|
26.90 |
|
|
|
1,577 |
|
|
|
43.43 |
|
|
|
812 |
|
|
|
35.14 |
|
|
|
438 |
|
|
|
28.97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total allowance for loan losses
|
|
W |
720 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
W |
996 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
W |
3,631 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
W |
2,311 |
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|
100.00 |
% |
|
W |
1,512 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
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Our total allowance for loan losses decreased by
W799 billion, or 34.6%, to W1,512 billion as of
December 31, 2005 from W2,311 billion as of
December 31, 2004. During 2004, the allowance for loan
losses decreased by W1,320 billion, or 36.4%, from
W3,631 billion as of December 31, 2003 to
W2,311 billion as of December 31, 2004, due primarily
to an increase in charge-offs from 2003 to 2004 resulting from
improving credit quality of corporate loans. During 2005, the
allowance for loan losses decreased by W799 billion
primarily as a result of continued improvement in the credit
quality of our overall loan portfolios. The total loan balance
increased by W8,768 billion in 2005, 41.7% of which, or
W3,660 billion, was accounted for by the increase in
mortgage and home equity loans which are considered to have a
lower credit risk than other types of loans. On the other hand,
our credit card portfolio which tends to have a higher credit
risk decreased by W490 billion in 2005. In addition, the
ratio of nonaccrual loans to total loans significantly decreased
from 2.53% as of December 31, 2004 to 1.94% as of
December 31, 2005. The ratio of non-performing loans to
total loans also decreased to 1.51% as of December 31, 2005
from 1.80% as of December 31, 2004. Accordingly, this
improvement in the credit quality of our loan portfolios
resulted in a sizable decrease in the amount of loans charged
off and a reversal of provision for credit losses in 2005.
The allowance for corporate loan losses decreased by
W555 billion, or 27.0%, from W2,054 billion as of
December 31, 2003 to W1,499 billion as of
December 31, 2004. This decrease is primarily attributable
to a reduction in impaired loans. The allowance for corporate
loan losses decreased by W425 billion, or 28.4%, from
W1,499 billion as of December 31, 2004 to W1,074 as of
December 31, 2005, primarily due to the improved credit
quality of our loans to large corporations and small- to medium
enterprises.
In the consumer sector, our allowance for loan losses decreased
by W765 billion, or 48.5%, from W1,577 billion as of
December 31, 2003 to W812 billion as of
December 31, 2004, primarily due to a reduction in
marketing scoring system loans and credit card loans. The
allowance for loan losses decreased by W374 billion, or
46.1%, from W812 billion as of December 31, 2004 to
W438 as of December 31, 2005, primarily due to the
reduction in Chohung Bank-originated credit card loans
(including revolving loans) and favored customer loans and
improved credit quality in unsecured loans to individuals.
102
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|
Analysis of the Allowance for Loan Losses |
The following table presents an analysis of our loan loss
experience for each of the years indicated.
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2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Balance at the beginning of the period
|
|
W |
828 |
|
|
W |
720 |
|
|
W |
996 |
|
|
W |
3,631 |
|
|
W |
2,311 |
|
Amounts charged against income
|
|
|
411 |
|
|
|
236 |
|
|
|
1,011 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
(255 |
) |
Allowance relating to loans repurchased from the Korea Asset
Management Corporation
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gross charge-offs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and industrial
|
|
|
379 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
255 |
|
|
|
465 |
|
|
|
297 |
|
|
|
Other commercial
|
|
|
345 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
Lease financing
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage and home equity
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
Other consumer
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
441 |
|
|
|
296 |
|
|
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
765 |
|
|
|
872 |
|
|
|
316 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total gross charge-offs
|
|
|
(779 |
) |
|
|
(216 |
) |
|
|
(1,396 |
) |
|
|
(1,822 |
) |
|
|
(946 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recoveries:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and industrial
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
Other commercial
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
Lease financing
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Consumer:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage and home equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
Other consumer
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total recoveries
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
248 |
|
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
399 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net charge-offs
|
|
|
(651 |
) |
|
|
(122 |
) |
|
|
(1,148 |
) |
|
|
(1,515 |
) |
|
|
(547 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of Chohung Bank
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
2,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of Jeju Bank
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
2,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of Good Morning Securities
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of Shinhan Securities
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of Shinhan Life Insurance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at the end of the period
|
|
W |
720 |
|
|
W |
996 |
|
|
W |
3,631 |
|
|
W |
2,311 |
|
|
W |
1,512 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of net charge-offs during the period to average loans
outstanding during the period
|
|
|
2.07 |
% |
|
|
0.30 |
% |
|
|
1.74 |
% |
|
|
1.52 |
% |
|
|
0.53 |
% |
Our level of gross charge-offs declined from W779 billion
in 2001 to W216 billion in 2002 primarily due to a small
number of large exposures within our corporate portfolio that we
deemed to be uncollectible, based on events occurring, in 2001.
The number of corporate loans charged off was similar in both
years but the amounts charged off in 2001 were, on average,
significantly higher. The five largest charge-offs in the
aggregate were W419 billion and W49 billion in 2001
and 2002, respectively. The charge-offs in 2001 included
W271 billion in respect of Hynix Semiconductor and
W18 billion in respect of Inchon Oil Refinery. The
103
exposures charged off in 2001 were individually identified as
impaired and therefore included within our allowance as of
December 31, 2000 at an amount consistent with the level of
gross charge off. Similarly, charge-offs occurring in 2002 were
recorded at a consistent amount within our allowance as of
December 31, 2001. The decrease in gross charge offs was
partly offset by increases in credit card and other consumer
charge-offs from W48 billion in 2001 to W77 billion in
2002 reflecting increased delinquencies within these portfolios.
Our level of gross charge-offs increased from
W1,396 billion in 2003 to W1,822 billion in 2004
primarily due to an increase in charge-offs of marketing scoring
system loans, which are loans offered to certain of our
customers primarily based on the number of transactions such
customers make with us rather than the credit rating of such
customers. The charge-offs in 2003 included W128 billion in
respect of SK Networks. Our level of gross charge-offs decreased
from W1,822 billion in 2004 to W946 billion in 2005
primarily due to a decrease in credit card charge-offs in 2005
compared to 2004, when charge-offs were aggressively made.
We attempt to minimize loans to be charged off, by practicing a
sound credit approval process based on credit risk analysis
prior to extending loans and a systematic management of
outstanding loans.
Loans are charged-off if they are deemed to be uncollectible by
falling under any of the following categories:
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|
|
|
|
loans for which collection is not foreseeable due to insolvency
or bankruptcy, dissolution or the shutting down of the business
of the debtor; |
|
|
|
loans for which collection is not foreseeable due to the death
or disappearance of debtors; |
|
|
|
loans for which expenses of collection exceed the collectable
amount; |
|
|
|
loans on which collection is not possible through legal or any
other means; |
|
|
|
payments in arrears in respect of credit cards, which are
overdue for more than six months; |
|
|
|
payments outstanding on unsecured consumer loans, which have
been overdue for more than six months; |
|
|
|
payments in arrears in respect of leases, which have been
overdue for more than twelve months; or |
|
|
|
the portion of loans classified as estimated loss,
net of any recovery from collateral, which is deemed to be
uncollectible. |
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|
|
Procedure for Charge-off Approval |
An application for Shinhan Banks loans to be charged-off
is submitted by a branch to the Corporate Credit Collection
Department in the case of corporate loans and foreign branches,
and Consumer Credit Collection Department in the case of
individual loans. An application for charge off must be
submitted four months prior to the date of the write-off, which
is the end of every quarter. The General Manager in charge of
review evaluates the application. The General Manager of Audit
and Examination Department conducts review of compliance with
our internal procedures for charge-offs. The General Manager in
charge of review gets approval from the President of Shinhan
Bank.
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|
|
Treatment of Loans Charged-Off |
Once loans are charged-off, they are derecognized from our
balance sheet. Shinhan Bank still continues its collection
efforts in respect of these loans through third-party collection
agencies including the Korea Asset Management Corporation and
Shinhan Credit Information. Chohung Bank also continues its
collection efforts in respect of these loans internally using
credit information produced by third parties or through
third-party collection agencies including Solomon Credit
Information.
104
When Shinhan Bank determines that a loan collateralized by real
estate cannot be recovered through normal collection channels,
then Shinhan Bank will petition a court to foreclose and sell
the collateral through a court-supervised auction within one
month after default and insolvency and within four months after
delinquency. When Chohung Bank determined that a loan
collateralized by real estate cannot be recovered through normal
collection channels, Chohung Bank would petition a court to
foreclose and sell the collateral through a court-supervised
auction within one month after default and insolvency, within
four months after delinquency and immediately upon default
occurring at the branch level. However, this treatment does not
apply to companies under restructuring, composition, workout or
other court proceedings subjecting them to restrictions on such
auction procedures. In our experience, the filing of this
petition with the court generally encourages the debtor to repay
the overdue loan. If a debtor ultimately fails to repay and the
court grants its approval for foreclosure, we will sell the
collateral and recover the full principal amount and accrued
interest up to the sales price, net of expenses incurred from
the auction. Foreclosure proceedings under laws and regulations
in Korea typically take from seven months to one year from
initiation to collection depending on the nature of the
collateral.
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|
|
U.S. GAAP Financial Statement Presentation |
Our U.S. GAAP financial statements include as charges-offs
all unsecured consumer loans, including credit cards, that are
overdue for more than six months. Leases are charged-off when
past due for more than twelve months.
Investment Portfolio
We invest in and trade Won-denominated and, to a lesser extent,
foreign currency-denominated securities for our own account to:
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|
|
maintain the stability and diversification of our assets; |
|
|
maintain adequate sources of
back-up liquidity to
match our funding requirements; and |
|
|
supplement income from our core lending activities. |
In making securities investments, we take into account a number
of factors, including macroeconomic trends, industry analysis
and credit evaluation in determining whether to make investments
in particular securities.
Our investments in securities are also subject to a number of
guidelines, including limitations prescribed under the Financial
Holding Companies Act and the Bank Act. Under these regulations,
a financial holding company may not invest in securities as
defined in the Securities and Exchange Act (other than those
securities issued by its direct and indirect subsidiaries) in
excess of the amount of its shareholders equity less the
total amount of investment in subsidiaries, subject to certain
exceptions. Generally, a financial holding company is prohibited
from acquiring more than 5% of the total issued and outstanding
shares of another company (other than its direct and indirect
subsidiaries). Furthermore, under these regulations, Shinhan
Bank (and, prior to the merger, also Chohung Bank) must limit
its investments in shares and securities with a maturity in
excess of three years (other than monetary stabilization bonds
issued by the Bank of Korea and national government bonds) to
60.0% of our total Tier I and Tier II capital.
Generally, Shinhan Bank (and, prior to the merger, also Chohung
Bank) is also prohibited from acquiring more than 15.0% of the
shares with voting rights issued by any other corporation (other
than for the purpose of establishing or acquiring a subsidiary).
Further information on the regulatory environment governing our
investment activities is set out in Supervision and
Regulation Principal Regulations Applicable to
Banks Restrictions on Investments in Property,
Principal Regulations Applicable to
Banks Restrictions on Shareholdings in Other
Companies, Principal Regulations
Applicable to Financial Holding Companies
Liquidity and
105
Principal Regulations Applicable to Financial
Holding Companies Restrictions on Shareholdings in
Other Companies.
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|
|
Book Value and Market Value |
The following table sets out the book value and market value of
securities in our investment portfolio as of the dates indicated.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
As of December 31, | |
|
As of December 31, | |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Book | |
|
Market | |
|
Book | |
|
Market | |
|
Book | |
|
Market | |
|
|
Value | |
|
Value | |
|
Value | |
|
Value | |
|
Value | |
|
Value | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
Available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketable equity securities
|
|
W |
435 |
|
|
W |
435 |
|
|
W |
507 |
|
|
W |
507 |
|
|
W |
1,978 |
|
|
W |
1,978 |
|
Debt securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korean treasury and governmental agencies
|
|
|
8,982 |
|
|
|
8,982 |
|
|
|
8,835 |
|
|
|
8,835 |
|
|
|
8,299 |
|
|
|
8,299 |
|
|
Financial institutions
|
|
|
5,998 |
|
|
|
5,998 |
|
|
|
5,675 |
|
|
|
5,675 |
|
|
|
9,255 |
|
|
|
9,255 |
|
|
Corporations
|
|
|
1,552 |
|
|
|
1,552 |
|
|
|
1,292 |
|
|
|
1,292 |
|
|
|
1,952 |
|
|
|
1,952 |
|
|
Foreign government
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
|
1,119 |
|
|
|
1,119 |
|
|
|
1,742 |
|
|
|
1,742 |
|
|
|
946 |
|
|
|
946 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Available-for-sale
|
|
|
18,099 |
|
|
|
18,099 |
|
|
|
18,108 |
|
|
|
18,108 |
|
|
|
22,480 |
|
|
|
22,480 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Held-to-maturity securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korean treasury and governmental agencies
|
|
|
2,351 |
|
|
|
2,472 |
|
|
|
1,662 |
|
|
|
1,814 |
|
|
|
1,686 |
|
|
|
1,706 |
|
|
Financial institutions
|
|
|
553 |
|
|
|
574 |
|
|
|
1,219 |
|
|
|
1,268 |
|
|
|
1,211 |
|
|
|
1,208 |
|
|
Corporations
|
|
|
365 |
|
|
|
376 |
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
225 |
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
|
336 |
|
|
|
339 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Held-to-maturity
|
|
|
3,605 |
|
|
|
3,761 |
|
|
|
3,099 |
|
|
|
3,307 |
|
|
|
2,963 |
|
|
|
2,980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketable equity securities
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
312 |
|
|
|
312 |
|
|
|
465 |
|
|
|
465 |
|
Debt securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korean treasury and governmental agencies
|
|
|
1,152 |
|
|
|
1,152 |
|
|
|
1,995 |
|
|
|
1,995 |
|
|
|
493 |
|
|
|
493 |
|
|
Financial institutions
|
|
|
1,013 |
|
|
|
1,013 |
|
|
|
1,322 |
|
|
|
1,322 |
|
|
|
1,145 |
|
|
|
1,145 |
|
|
Corporations
|
|
|
369 |
|
|
|
369 |
|
|
|
965 |
|
|
|
965 |
|
|
|
1,307 |
|
|
|
1,307 |
|
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
140 |
|
Other trading assets(1)
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Trading
|
|
|
2,857 |
|
|
|
2,857 |
|
|
|
4,639 |
|
|
|
4,639 |
|
|
|
3,573 |
|
|
|
3,573 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total securities
|
|
W |
24,561 |
|
|
W |
24,717 |
|
|
W |
25,846 |
|
|
W |
26,054 |
|
|
W |
29,016 |
|
|
W |
29,033 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Consists of commodity indexed deposits. |
106
The following table categorizes our securities by maturity and
weighted average yield as of December 31, 2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Over 1 Year | |
|
Over 5 Years | |
|
|
|
Securities Not Due | |
|
|
|
|
1 Year or Less | |
|
Through 5 Years | |
|
Through 10 Years | |
|
Over 10 Years | |
|
In a Single Maturity(1) | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
Carrying | |
|
Average | |
|
Carrying | |
|
Average | |
|
Carrying | |
|
Average | |
|
Carrying | |
|
Average | |
|
Carrying | |
|
Average | |
|
Carrying | |
|
Average | |
|
|
Amount | |
|
Yield(2) | |
|
Amount | |
|
Yield(2) | |
|
Amount | |
|
Yield(2) | |
|
Amount | |
|
Yield(2) | |
|
Amount | |
|
Yield(2) | |
|
Amount | |
|
Yield(2) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Available-for-sale securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korean treasury and governmental agencies
|
|
W |
1,822 |
|
|
|
4.60 |
% |
|
W |
4,391 |
|
|
|
4.36 |
% |
|
W |
326 |
|
|
|
4.16 |
% |
|
W |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
1,760 |
|
|
|
6.24 |
% |
|
W |
8,299 |
|
|
|
4.80 |
% |
Financial institutions
|
|
|
5,563 |
|
|
|
4.06 |
|
|
|
3,329 |
|
|
|
4.44 |
|
|
|
227 |
|
|
|
6.46 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
6.17 |
% |
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
4.93 |
|
|
|
9,255 |
|
|
|
4.28 |
|
Corporations
|
|
|
552 |
|
|
|
4.93 |
|
|
|
1,277 |
|
|
|
5.29 |
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
3.92 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
5.94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,952 |
|
|
|
5.13 |
|
Foreign government
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
2.70 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
5.14 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
6.38 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
4.94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
4.35 |
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
5.04 |
|
|
|
523 |
|
|
|
5.11 |
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
5.21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
946 |
|
|
|
5.13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Available for sale
|
|
|
8,098 |
|
|
|
4.26 |
% |
|
|
9,543 |
|
|
|
4.55 |
% |
|
|
933 |
|
|
|
5.01 |
% |
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
6.04 |
% |
|
|
1,836 |
|
|
|
6.19 |
% |
|
|
20,502 |
|
|
|
4.61 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Held-to-maturity securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korean treasury and governmental agencies
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
|
6.72 |
% |
|
|
1,318 |
|
|
|
5.71 |
% |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
4.01 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,686 |
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
Financial institutions
|
|
|
373 |
|
|
|
4.85 |
|
|
|
821 |
|
|
|
5.17 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
5.36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,211 |
|
|
|
5.08 |
|
Corporations
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
6.07 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
5.56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
5.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Held-to- maturity
|
|
|
722 |
|
|
|
5.74 |
% |
|
|
2,194 |
|
|
|
5.51 |
% |
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
4.50 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,963 |
|
|
|
5.55 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korean treasury and governmental agencies
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
4.41 |
% |
|
|
362 |
|
|
|
4.15 |
% |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
3.90 |
% |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
4.79 |
% |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
5.05 |
% |
|
|
493 |
|
|
|
4.27 |
% |
Financial institutions
|
|
|
950 |
|
|
|
4.13 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
4.61 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,145 |
|
|
|
4.21 |
|
Corporations
|
|
|
417 |
|
|
|
4.35 |
|
|
|
890 |
|
|
|
5.42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,307 |
|
|
|
4.99 |
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
4.09 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
4.09 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Trading
|
|
|
1,579 |
|
|
|
4.16 |
% |
|
|
1,447 |
|
|
|
4.59 |
% |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
3.80 |
% |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
4.79 |
% |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
5.05 |
% |
|
|
3,085 |
|
|
|
4.33 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Securities
|
|
W |
10,399 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
13,184 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
988 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
1,886 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
26,550 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
The principal repayment schedule for such securities is based on
installment due on different maturity dates. |
|
(2) |
The weighted-average yield for the portfolio represents the
yield to maturity for each individual security, weighted using
its amortized cost. |
107
As of December 31, 2005, we held the following securities
of individual issuers where the aggregate book value of those
securities exceeded 10.0% of our stockholders equity at
such date.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Book Value | |
|
Market Value | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
Name of issuer:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korean Government
|
|
W |
4,682 |
|
|
W |
4,684 |
|
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
|
|
|
3,805 |
|
|
|
3,815 |
|
Bank of Korea
|
|
|
6,100 |
|
|
|
6,100 |
|
Korea Development Bank
|
|
|
1,137 |
|
|
|
1,137 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
15,724 |
|
|
W |
15,736 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our stockholders equity as of December 31, 2005 was
W7,811 billion.
All of the above entities (other than the Korean government) are
controlled and owned by the government.
Credit-Related Commitments and Guarantees
In the normal course of our banking activities, we make various
commitments and guarantees to meet the financing and other
business needs of our customers. Commitments and guarantees are
usually in the form of, among others, commitments to extend
credit, commercial letters of credit, standby letter of credit
and performance guarantees. The contractual amount of these
financial instruments represents the maximum possible loss
amount if the account party draws down the commitment or we
should fulfill our obligation under the guarantee and the
account party fails to perform under the contract.
The following table sets forth our credit-related commitments
and guarantees as of the dates indicated.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
Commitments to extend credit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
W |
32,922 |
|
|
W |
39,323 |
|
|
W |
46,336 |
|
|
Credit cards(1)
|
|
|
17,207 |
|
|
|
23,606 |
|
|
|
16,080 |
|
|
Consumer
|
|
|
3,752 |
|
|
|
5,961 |
|
|
|
5,863 |
|
Commercial letters of credit(2)
|
|
|
3,075 |
|
|
|
3,364 |
|
|
|
2,960 |
|
Standby letters of credit, other financial and performance
guarantees and liquidity facilities to SPEs
|
|
|
4,686 |
|
|
|
3,407 |
|
|
|
4,604 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
61,642 |
|
|
W |
75,661 |
|
|
W |
75,843 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Relates to the unused portion of credit card limits that may be
cancelled by us after notice to the borrower if we determine
that the borrowers repayment ability is significantly
impaired. |
|
(2) |
These are generally short-term and collateralized by the
underlying shipments of goods to which they relate. |
We have credit-related commitments that are not reflected on the
balance sheet, which primarily consist of commitments to extend
credit and commercial letters of credit. Commitments to extend
credit, including credit lines, represent unfunded portions of
authorizations to extend credit in the form of loans. These
commitments expire on fixed dates and a customer is required to
comply with predetermined conditions to draw funds under the
commitments.
108
Commercial letters of credit are undertakings on behalf of
customers authorizing third parties to draw drafts on us up to a
stipulated amount under specific terms and conditions. They are
generally short-term and collateralized by the underlying
shipments of goods which they relate to and therefore have less
risk.
We also have guarantees that are recorded on the balance sheet
at their fair value at inception which is amortized over the
life of the guarantees. Such guarantees generally include
standby letters of credit, other financial and performance
guarantees and liquidity facilities to SPEs.
Standby letters of credit are irrevocable obligations to pay
third party beneficiaries when our customers fail to repay loans
or debt instruments, which are generally in foreign currencies.
A substantial portion of these standby letters of credit are
secured by underlying assets, including trade-related documents.
Other financial and performance guarantees are irrevocable
assurance that we make payments to beneficiaries in the event
that our customers fail to fulfill their obligations or to
perform under certain contracts. Liquidity facilities to SPEs
represent irrevocable commitments to provide contingent
liquidity credit lines to SPEs established by our customers in
the event that a triggering event such as shortage of cash
occurs. See Note 30 in Item 18. Financial
Statements Notes to consolidated financial
statements of Shinhan Financial Group for details.
The commitments and guarantees do not necessarily represent our
exposure since they often expire unused.
Derivatives
As discussed under Business
Overview Our Principal Activities
Treasury and Securities Investment above, we engage in
derivatives trading activities primarily on behalf of our
customers so that they may hedge their risks and also enter into
back-to-back
derivatives with other financial institutions to cover exposures
arising from such transactions. In addition, we enter into
derivatives transactions to hedge against risk exposures arising
from our own assets and liabilities, some of which are
nontrading derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting
treatment.
The following shows, as of December 31, 2005, the gross
notional or contractual amounts of derivatives and foreign
exchange contracts held or issued for (i) trading and
(ii) nontrading that qualify for hedge accounting.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Underlying Notional | |
|
Estimated Fair Value | |
|
Estimated Fair Value | |
|
|
Amount(1) | |
|
Assets | |
|
Liabilities | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of won) | |
Trading:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forward contracts
|
|
W |
32,420 |
|
|
W |
341 |
|
|
W |
376 |
|
|
Futures
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options purchased
|
|
|
4,067 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
Options written
|
|
|
2,810 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
|
39,437 |
|
|
|
372 |
|
|
|
425 |
|
Interest rate contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swaps(2)
|
|
|
29,468 |
|
|
|
173 |
|
|
|
238 |
|
|
Futures
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options purchased
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options written
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
|
29,576 |
|
|
|
173 |
|
|
|
238 |
|
Cross currency swaps
|
|
|
11,336 |
|
|
|
310 |
|
|
|
268 |
|
109
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Underlying Notional | |
|
Estimated Fair Value | |
|
Estimated Fair Value | |
|
|
Amount(1) | |
|
Assets | |
|
Liabilities | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of won) | |
Equity contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Futures
|
|
|
312 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option purchased
|
|
|
935 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option written
|
|
|
1,005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
|
2,252 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
Other derivatives:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option purchased
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option written
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
Credit derivatives
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
82,873 |
|
|
W |
934 |
|
|
W |
1,014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hedge accounting:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps
|
|
|
1,041 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
|
1,041 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
Nontrading that do not qualify for hedge accounting
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps
|
|
|
5,587 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
Cross currency swaps
|
|
|
777 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
6,364 |
|
|
W |
15 |
|
|
W |
111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Notional amounts in foreign currencies were converted into Won
at prevailing exchange rates as of December 31, 2005. |
|
(2) |
While we engage in derivatives trading activities to hedge the
interest rate risk exposure that arise from our own assets and
liabilities, as these nontrading derivative contracts do not
qualify for hedge accounting under U.S. GAAP, they are
accounted for as trading derivatives in the financial
statements. As a result, includes interest rate swaps and
cross-currency swaps held for nontrading that do not qualify for
hedge accounting treatment in the underlying notional amount,
estimated fair value of assets and estimated fair value of
liabilities of W6,364 billion, W15 billion and
W111 billion, respectively. |
Funding
We obtain funding for our lending activities from a variety of
sources, both domestic and foreign. Our principal source of
funding is customer deposits obtained from our banking
operations. In addition, Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank acquire
funding through call money, borrowings from the Bank of Korea,
other short-term borrowings and other long-term debt.
Our primary funding strategy has been to achieve low-cost
funding by increasing the average balances of low-cost retail
deposits. Customer deposits accounted for 68.3% of our total
funding as of December 31, 2003, 66.9% of our total funding
as of December 31, 2004 and 65.4% of our total funding as
of December 31, 2005. As of December 31, 2003, 2004
and 2005, W4,205 billion, W4,329 billion and
W5,002 billion, or 10.8%, 11.2% and 12.6%, respectively, of
Chohung Banks total deposits in Korean Won were deposits
made by litigants in connection with legal proceedings in Korean
courts. Court deposits carry interest rates, which are generally
lower than market rates.
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In addition, we acquire funding through the issuance of bonds,
primarily through our banking subsidiary. Our borrowings consist
mainly of borrowings from financial institutions, the Korean
government and Korean government-affiliated funds. Call money,
which is available in both Won and foreign currencies, is
obtained from the domestic call loan market, a short-term loan
market for loans with maturities of less than one month.
Although the majority of our bank deposits are short-term, it
has been our experience that the majority of our depositors
generally roll over their deposits at maturity, providing our
banking operation with a stable source of funding.
The following table shows the average balances of our deposits
and the average rates paid on our deposits for the periods
indicated.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Average | |
|
Average Rate | |
|
Average | |
|
Average Rate | |
|
Average | |
|
Average Rate | |
|
|
Balance(1) | |
|
Paid | |
|
Balance(1) | |
|
Paid | |
|
Balance(1) | |
|
Paid | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Interest-bearing deposits:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-bearing demand deposits
|
|
W |
2,653 |
|
|
|
1.39 |
% |
|
W |
7,880 |
|
|
|
1.33 |
% |
|
W |
6,594 |
|
|
|
1.90 |
% |
|
Savings deposits
|
|
|
15,922 |
|
|
|
1.46 |
|
|
|
21,987 |
|
|
|
1.24 |
|
|
|
26,100 |
|
|
|
0.96 |
|
|
Certificates of deposit
|
|
|
4,954 |
|
|
|
4.44 |
|
|
|
6,735 |
|
|
|
4.08 |
|
|
|
8,838 |
|
|
|
3.81 |
|
|
Other time deposits
|
|
|
27,776 |
|
|
|
4.19 |
|
|
|
41,863 |
|
|
|
3.83 |
|
|
|
39,031 |
|
|
|
3.69 |
|
|
Mutual installment deposits(2)
|
|
|
2,109 |
|
|
|
5.36 |
|
|
|
2,487 |
|
|
|
4.54 |
|
|
|
1,997 |
|
|
|
4.16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest-bearing deposits(3)
|
|
W |
53,414 |
|
|
|
3.31 |
% |
|
W |
80,952 |
|
|
|
2.93 |
% |
|
W |
82,560 |
|
|
|
2.71 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Average balances are based on daily balances for our primary
banking operation and quarterly balances for subsidiaries. |
|
(2) |
Mutual installment deposits are interest-bearing deposits
offered by Shinhan Bank which enable customers to become
eligible for loans while they maintain an account with us. The
customers account does not have to secure loan amounts
once made but is a requirement for loan eligibility. Prior to
qualifying for a loan a customer must make required periodic
deposits to the mutual installment account for a contracted term
of less than five years. A customer is not required to fulfill
the deposit term prior to requesting a loan from Shinhan Bank,
but loan amounts and terms are not as favorable in the event of
a loan request prior to completing the deposit contract term. |
|
(3) |
Under U.S. GAAP, does not include cover bills sold or bonds
sold under repurchase agreements, which are offered to our
customers as deposit products. These are reflected as short-term
borrowings and secured borrowings, respectively. |
For a breakdown of retail deposit products, see
Business Overview Our Principal
Activities Deposit-taking Activities, except
that cover bills sold are reflected on short-term borrowings and
securities sold under repurchase agreements are reflected as
secured borrowings.
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|
|
|
Certificates of Deposit and Other Time Deposits |
The following table presents the balance and remaining
maturities of our other time deposits, certificates of deposit
and mutual installment deposits which had a fixed maturity in
excess of W100 million or more as of December 31, 2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Mutual | |
|
|
|
|
Certificates | |
|
Other Time | |
|
Installment | |
|
|
|
|
of Deposit | |
|
Deposits | |
|
Deposits | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
Maturing within three months
|
|
|
3,775 |
|
|
|
4,971 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
8,829 |
|
After three but within six months
|
|
|
2,247 |
|
|
|
2,526 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
4,835 |
|
After six but within 12 months
|
|
|
2,947 |
|
|
|
11,402 |
|
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
14,466 |
|
After 12 months
|
|
|
1,261 |
|
|
|
1,939 |
|
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
3,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
10,230 |
|
|
|
20,838 |
|
|
|
397 |
|
|
|
31,465 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A majority of our certificates of deposit accounts and other
time deposits issued by our foreign offices is in the amount of
US$100,000 or more.
|
|
|
Japanese Yen Deposits and Dispute with the Korean National
Tax Service |
Beginning in 2002, commercial banks in Korea, including Shinhan
Bank and Chohung Bank, offered to their customers deposit
products that utilize Korean Won and Japanese Yen swaps to
maximize the return for such customers. According to the terms
of these deposit products, deposits made by customers in Korean
Won are converted into Japanese Yen and repaid in Japanese Yen
at maturity. The repayment amount is then converted back into
Korean Won. While these deposit products typically carry a low
interest rate, ranging from 0.05% to 0.30% per annum, the
actual return to the customers was higher as a result of foreign
exchange gains. These deposit products are attractive to
customers, in particular high net worth customers, since the
gains from foreign exchange were deemed not to be interest
subject to income tax. However, in 2005, the Korean National Tax
Service announced that foreign currency deposits disguised as
derivative products would be subject to tax and tax withholding
and issued a recommendation that the banks should refile its tax
returns to include the unwithheld amounts. Eight of the
commercial banks in Korea, who are subject to this adverse tax
treatment, have announced their intention to challenge the
foregoing decision by the Korean National Tax Service while
complying with the Tax Services information requests.
The commercial banks had marketed these deposit products to
their customers on the basis that such deposit products were
exempt from income tax or tax withholding. We believe that few,
if any, of these customers have reported the gains from such
deposit products as interest income subject to taxation in their
tax returns. According to the Korean National Tax Service, these
deposit customers are also responsible for including the income
received from these deposits in their final individual tax
returns relating to comprehensive financial taxable income.
However, depending on the amount of income received from these
products, the individual customers may be subject to (i) a
higher tax rate on all of his or her taxable income, (ii) a
fine for failing to properly report the interest income in an
amount equal to 20% of the unreported amount, and (iii) a
fine for failing to pay tax on such interest income in an amount
equal to interest applied at a rate of 10.95% per annum to
such unpaid tax amount. No assurance can be given that aggrieved
customers will not bring claims against these commercial banks,
including Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank, if their tax
liabilities are increased as a result of the foregoing events.
Beginning in September 2005, we have been subject to a tax audit
by the Korean National Tax Service. In May 2006, based upon its
tax audit of us and other relevant banks, the Korean National
Tax Service reached a decision to impose additional taxes
(including interest thereon) of W36 billion on Shinhan
Bank. This decision did not include a judgment on deposits
utilizing the Korean Won and Japanese Yen swaps as described
above, but such judgment is expected soon. In anticipation of an
adverse tax ruling against these deposit products utilizing
Korean Won and Japanese Yen swaps, we have determined, on a
voluntary basis, to
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indemnify our customers for their increased tax liability to the
extent resulting from their investment in these deposit
products, including any additional tax liability that our
customers may have against the Korean National Tax Service for
gifts tax from the benefit of this indemnity. We currently
estimate that we may be subject to maximum additional
tax-related liability, including the liability from the
indemnity to our customers, of W85 billion as of
December 31, 2005. Accordingly, we recorded a total charge
to our income of W78 billion in the year ended
December 31, 2005, consisting of additional tax expenses of
W29 billion and provision for other losses of
W49 billion. In addition, we also recorded W7 billion
as deferred tax assets on our balance sheet as of
December 31, 2005.
See Item 3. Key Information Risk
Factors Risks Relating to Our Banking
Business Our current dispute with the Korean
National Tax Service relating to certain deposit products, if
adversely resolved, and together with potential claims from our
customers, may materially and adversely affect our financial
condition and results of operations.
113
The following table presents information regarding our
short-term borrowings (borrowings with an original maturity of
one year or less) for the periods indicated.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Highest | |
|
|
|
|
|
Highest | |
|
|
|
|
|
Highest | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances at | |
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
|
|
Balances at | |
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
|
|
Balances at | |
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average | |
|
Any | |
|
Average | |
|
Year-End | |
|
|
|
Average | |
|
Any | |
|
Average | |
|
Year-End | |
|
|
|
Average | |
|
Any | |
|
Average | |
|
Year-End | |
|
|
Balance | |
|
Balance | |
|
Month- | |
|
Interest | |
|
Interest | |
|
Balance | |
|
Balance | |
|
Month- | |
|
Interest | |
|
Interest | |
|
Balance | |
|
Balance | |
|
Month- | |
|
Interest | |
|
Interest | |
|
|
Outstanding | |
|
Outstanding(1) | |
|
End | |
|
Rate(2) | |
|
Rate | |
|
Outstanding | |
|
Outstanding(1) | |
|
End | |
|
Rate(2) | |
|
Rate | |
|
Outstanding | |
|
Outstanding(1) | |
|
End | |
|
Rate(2) | |
|
Rate | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except for percentages) | |
Borrowings from BOK(3)
|
|
W |
1,964 |
|
|
W |
1,122 |
|
|
W |
2,669 |
|
|
|
2.41 |
% |
|
|
1.12- 2.50 |
% |
|
W |
1,568 |
|
|
W |
1,737 |
|
|
W |
2,056 |
|
|
|
2.32 |
% |
|
|
2.00- 2.50 |
% |
|
W |
1,668 |
|
|
W |
1,581 |
|
|
W |
1,719 |
|
|
|
1.85% |
|
|
|
0.10- 4.65 |
% |
Call money
|
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
1,803 |
|
|
|
3,742 |
|
|
|
3.55 |
% |
|
|
0.15- 3.65 |
% |
|
|
1,156 |
|
|
|
3,512 |
|
|
|
5,238 |
|
|
|
3.30 |
% |
|
|
0.75- 5.00 |
% |
|
|
994 |
|
|
|
2,930 |
|
|
|
5,648 |
|
|
|
3.24% |
|
|
|
1.90- 6.80 |
% |
Other borrowings(4)
|
|
|
9,061 |
|
|
|
8,475 |
|
|
|
11,300 |
|
|
|
2.04 |
% |
|
|
0.05- 10.15 |
% |
|
|
8,230 |
|
|
|
9,685 |
|
|
|
11,166 |
|
|
|
2.21 |
% |
|
|
0.04- 18.00 |
% |
|
|
9,306 |
|
|
|
10,464 |
|
|
|
11,945 |
|
|
|
2.23% |
|
|
|
0.10- 9.00 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
11,204 |
|
|
W |
11,400 |
|
|
W |
17,711 |
|
|
|
2.82 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
W |
10,954 |
|
|
W |
14,934 |
|
|
W |
18,460 |
|
|
|
2.48 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
W |
11,968 |
|
|
W |
14,975 |
|
|
W |
19,312 |
|
|
|
2.39% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Average outstanding balances have been calculated using daily
balances for our primary banking operations and quarterly
balances for subsidiaries. |
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(2) |
Weighted-average interest rates during this year are calculated
by dividing the total interest expenses by the average amount
borrowed. |
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Borrowings from the Bank of Korea generally mature within one
month for borrowings in Won and six months for borrowings on
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Other short-term borrowings included borrowings from trust
accounts, bills sold, borrowings in domestic and foreign
currencies and short-term debentures. |
Our short-term borrowings have maturities of less than one year
which are generally unsecured with the exception of borrowings
from the Bank of Korea.
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Risk Management
As a financial services provider, we are exposed to various
risks relating to our lending, securities investment, credit
card, insurance, trading and leasing businesses, our deposit
taking and borrowing activities and our operating environment.
The principal risks to which we are exposed are credit risk,
market risk, liquidity risk and operational risk. These risks
are recognized, measured and reported in accordance with risk
management guidelines established at our holding company level.
Our risk management is guided by several principles, including:
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identifying and managing all inherent risks; |
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standardizing risk management process and methodology; |
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ensuring supervision and control of risk management independent
of business activities; |
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continuously assessing risk preference; |
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preventing risk concentration; |
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operating a precise and comprehensive risk management system
including statistical models; and |
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balancing profitability and risk management through
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Risk management and oversight begins with the Group Risk
Management Committee of the board of directors at the holding
company level. The Group Risk Management Committee establishes
the overall risk management guidelines and risk limits
applicable to the group and each subsidiary, while delegating
the day-to-day risk
management and oversight functions to the Managing Director of
Risk Management and the Risk Management Team. The Managing
Director of Risk Management discusses the risk management
policies and strategies of the Group and its subsidiaries at the
Group Risk Management Council, comprised of the Managing
Director of Risk Management, as its chairperson, and the
executive officers of risk management from its subsidiaries. The
Risk Management Team provides support to the Group Risk
Management Committee, the Managing Director of Risk Management
and the Group Risk Management Council, overseas the overall risk
management for the Group and coordinates the risk management
strategies among the Groups subsidiaries.
In order to maintain the Groups risk at an appropriate
level, we have established a hierarchical limit system, where
the Group Risk Management Committee establishes risk limits for
the holding company and each subsidiary, and each subsidiary
establishes and manages more detailed risk limits by type of
risk and type of product for each department and division within
the respective subsidiary. In accordance with the group risk
management policies and strategies, each subsidiarys risk
management committee establishes its own risk management
policies and strategies in more detail and the respective risk
management department implements those policies and strategies.
The risk management department, operating independently from
business operations of each subsidiary, monitors, assesses,
manages and controls the overall risk of its operations and
reports all major risk-related issues to the Groups Risk
Management Team, which then reports to the Managing Director of
Risk Management.
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The following table sets forth the levels of our risk management
system.
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Group Risk Management Committee |
The Group Risk Management Committee consists of three outside
directors of the holding company. The Group Risk Management
Committee convenes at least once every quarter and may also
convene on an ad hoc basis as needed. The Group Risk
Management Committee makes decisions related to:
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establishing basic risk management policies consistent with
business strategy; |
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establishing risk limits appropriate for the group and each
subsidiary; |
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establishing and amending, as necessary, risk management
regulations, which regulates risk management activities of the
group as well as each subsidiary, establishes risk limits and
provides risk management guidelines; and |
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other risk management-related issues the board of directors or
the Group Risk Management Committee see fit to discuss. |
The results of Group Risk Management Committee meetings are
reported to the board of directors of the holding company. The
Group Risk Management Committee makes decisions through
affirmative votes by a majority of the committee members.
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Group Risk Management Council |
The Group Risk Management Council provides a forum for risk
management executives from each subsidiary to discuss the
groups risk management guidelines and strategy in order to
maintain consistency in the group risk policies and strategies.
The Group Risk Management Council consists of the holding
companys Managing Director of Risk Management, as
chairman, the executive officers in charge of risk management of
each of our subsidiaries and the head of the Risk Management
Team of the holding company. The Group Risk Management Council
discusses:
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changes in risk management policies and strategies for each
subsidiary; |
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matters warranting discussion of risk management at the group
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the effect of externalities on the groups risk; and |
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other risk management-related matters. |
The Group Risk Management Council has a sub-council, consisting
of working-level risk management officers, to discuss the
above-related matters in advance. The principal function of the
Risk Management Team is to oversee the risk management
operations at the subsidiary level.
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Credit Risk Management of Shinhan Bank |
Credit risk, which is the risk of loss from default by an
obligor or counter-party, is the greatest risk we face. A
substantial majority of our credit risk is derived from Shinhan
Bank (including the operations of Chohung Bank after the merger)
and Shinhan Card. The discussion in this section focuses on
credit risk management of Shinhan Bank and takes into account
the merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank which became
effective on April 3, 2006.
Shinhan Banks credit risk management is guided by the
following principles:
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achieve profit level corresponding to the level of risks
involved; |
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improve asset quality and achieve optimal industrial and rating
loan portfolio; |
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focus on the small- and medium-sized enterprises and markets; |
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avoid excessive loan concentration to a particular borrower or
sector; |
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focus on borrowers ability to repay the debt; and |
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financially support our select customers growth. |
Major policies for Shinhan Banks credit risk management
are determined by the Credit Policy Committee, the executive
decision-making body for management of credit risk. The Credit
Policy Committee is led by the Deputy President & head
of Risk Management Group. The Credit Policy Committee further
consists of chief officers from nine business divisions. The
Credit Review Committee makes decisions by 2/3 or more votes of
the attending members, which must constitute at least two-thirds
of the committee members to satisfy the quorum.
Shinhan Bank performs credit risk management procedures pursuant
to internal guidelines and regulations and continually monitors
and improves these guidelines and regulations. Its credit risk
management procedures include:
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credit review and monitoring; and |
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credit risk assessment and control. |
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Credit Evaluation and Approval |
All loan applicants and guarantors are subject to credit review
evaluation before approval of any loans. Credit evaluation of
loan applicants are carried out on a separate level by Credit
Officer and Senior Credit Officer and (senior) credit
officer committees consisting of loan evaluation specialists
from different areas. Loan evaluation is carried out by a group
rather than by an individual level through objective and
deliberate process. Shinhan Bank uses a credit scoring system
for consumer loans and credit-risk rating system for commercial
loans.
Loan applications for consumer loans are reviewed in accordance
with Shinhan Banks credit scoring system and the objective
statistics methodology regarding secured and unsecured loans
maintained and operated by Shinhan Banks Retail Banking
Division. The credit scoring system is an automated credit
approval systems used to evaluate loan applications and
determine the appropriate pricing for the loan.
Shinhan Banks credit scoring system takes into account
factors such as a borrowers personal information,
transaction history with Shinhan Bank and other financial
institutions and other relevant credit information. The
applicant is given a score which is used to decide whether to
approve loans as well as determine loan amounts. The score
determines whether the applicant is approved for credit,
conditionally approved, subject to further assessment, or
denied. If the applicant becomes subject to further assessment,
the appropriate discretionary body, either at the branch level
or at the headquarters level, makes a reassessment, which
considers qualitative factors as well as quantitative factors,
such as credit history, occupation and past relationship with
Shinhan Bank.
For mortgage loans and loans secured by real estate, Shinhan
Bank evaluates the value of the real estate offered as
collateral for a loan using a database Shinhan Bank has
developed, which contains information about real estate values
throughout Korea. In addition, Shinhan Bank uses information
from a third party provider of information about the real estate
market in Korea, which gives Shinhan Bank
up-to-date market value
information for Korean real estate values. Staffs from the
processing centers appraise the real estate. In addition, for
loans of W5 billion or more, Shinhan Bank hires certified
appraisers to review the appraisal value of real estate
collateral that have an appraisal value exceeding
W10 billion, as initially determined by the processing
centers. Shinhan Bank reevaluates internally, on a summary
basis, the appraisal value of collateral at least every two
years. To protect against fraudulent transfers, Shinhan Bank has
established an underwriting standard for adequacy of collaterals
and the procedure of legal screening for whether or not there is
a perfection of ownership.
For loans secured by securities, Shinhan Bank evaluates the
value of the securities based upon the market value of the
securities. If the value of the securities declines over the
life of a loan, the borrower will be required to post additional
securities as collateral. For loans secured by deposits, Shinhan
Bank will grant loans in an amount up to 95% of the deposit
amount if the deposit is held with Shinhan Bank or, if the
deposits are held with another financial institution, up to 90%
of the deposit amount. Shinhan Bank also requires borrowers in
respect of secured obligations to observe specified collateral
ratios.
Shinhan Bank rates all of its corporate borrowers using a rating
system. Shinhan Bank uses internally developed credit evaluation
models to rate potential borrowers. Shinhan Bank fully
integrated the corporate credit rating systems in October 1998.
We established a task force to integrate and harmonize the
credit decision-making processes of Shinhan Bank and Chohung
Bank, and as a result, implemented a uniform credit risk rating
system that applies similarly to both Shinhan Bank and Chohung
Bank, effective February 2005.
The credit risk-rating systems take into account a variety of
evaluation criteria in order to standardize credit decisions, by
focusing on the quality of borrowers rather than the volume of
loans. The systems include both quantitative factors based on
the borrowers financial and other data, and qualitative
factors based on the
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judgment of Shinhan Banks credit officers. Financial
evaluation factors Shinhan Bank considers include financial
variables and ratios based on Shinhan Banks
customers financial statements, such as return on assets
and cash flow to total debt ratios. Non-financial evaluation
factors include the industry in which the borrower operates, its
competitive position in its industry, its operating and funding
capabilities, Shinhan Banks belief regarding its financial
prospects, the quality of its management and controlling
stockholders (based in part on interviews with its officers and
employees), technological capabilities, labor relations, the
status of its auditors and information gathered from outside
sources such as rating agencies or industrial associations.
Shinhan Bank consults reports prepared by external credit rating
services, such as Korea Information Service, National
Information & Credit Evaluation Inc. and Korea
Management Consulting & Credit Rating Corporation.
Shinhan Bank uses these services to provide it with support for
the accuracy of the credit review it conducts.
Shinhan Bank monitors and improves the effectiveness of the
credit risk-rating systems using a database that it updates
continually with actual default records.
Based on the scores calculated under the credit rating system,
which takes into account the evaluation criteria described above
and the probability of default, Shinhan Bank assigns the
borrower one of twenty grades (AAA to D). Grades AA through B
are further broken down into +, 0 or
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as normal, grade CCC precautionary, and grades CC through D
non-performing. The credit risk-rating model is further
differentiated by the size of the corporate borrower and the
type of credit facilities.
Evaluations of general loans are approved after combined
evaluation and approval of the relationship manager of each
branch and the committee of the applicable business unit.
Depending on the size and the importance of the loan, the
approval process passes through review of Credit Officer
Committee or Senior Credit Officer Committee. In the case where
the loan is considered significant or the amount exceeds the
discretion limit of the Senior Credit Officer Committee, the
credit evaluation is carried out at the highest decision-making
credit approval body, the Credit Review Committee. The Credit
Review Committee evaluates and approves large credits in excess
of W10 billion for unsecured and W15 billion for
secured lending. Meetings to approve these large credits are
held twice a week. The Credit Review Committee makes decisions
by 2/3 or more votes of the attending members, which must
constitute at least two-thirds of the committee members to
satisfy the quorum.
The chart below summarizes the credit approval process of our
banking operation. The Senior Credit Officer and the Head of
Business Division does not make individual decisions on loan
approval, but is part of the decision-making process at the
group level.
The discretion at each level of the approval process is
determined by the credit level of the applicant based on credit
review, whether the loan is secured by collateral and the level
of credit risk established by the credit rating system.
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The discretionary levels are divided into five categories
depending on the credit rating assigned and the existence and
value of collateral. The loan amount determines the approval
body branch manager, branch manager and Credit
Officer, Credit Officer Committee, Senior Credit Officer
Committee or Credit Review Committee.
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Branch Manager (Individual Loans) |
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W100 million or less |
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W2 billion or less |
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W4 billion or less |
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W300 million or less |
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W2 billion or less |
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W6 billion or less |
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W500 million or less |
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W5 billion or less |
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W3 billion or less |
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W10 billion or less |
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W1 billion or less |
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W10 billion or less |
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W5 billion or less |
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W20 billion or less |
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W10 billion or less |
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W30 billion or less |
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W15 billion or less |
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W80 billion or less |
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More than W10 billion |
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Shinhan Bank continually reviews and monitors existing credit
risks primarily with respect to borrowers. In particular,
Shinhan Banks automated early warning system conducts
weekly examination for borrowers using over 60 financial and
non-financial factors, and the relationship manager and the
credit officer must conduct periodic loan review and report to
independent loan review team which analyzes in detail the
results and adjusts credit rating accordingly. Based on these
reviews, Shinhan Bank adjusts a borrowers credit rating,
credit limit, applied interest rates and credit policies. In
addition, the group credit rating of the borrowers group,
if applicable, may be adjusted following a periodic review of
the main debtor groups identified by the Governor of the
Financial Supervisory Service based on their outstanding credit
exposures, of which 36 were identified most recently in April
2006. Shinhan Bank also continually reviews other factors, such
as industry conditions in which borrowers operate and their
domestic and overseas asset base and operations, to ensure that
ratings are appropriate. The Credit Review Department provides
credit review reports, independent of underwriting, to Chief
Risk Officer and CEO on a monthly basis.
The early warning system makes automatic weekly check for
borrowers with whom Shinhan Bank has more than W3 billion
of exposure. The relationship manager and the Credit Officer
monitor those borrowers, and then the Credit Review Department
further reviews the results of the monitoring. In addition,
Shinhan Bank carries out special review of each borrower in
accordance with changing credit risk based on changing
commercial environment. The results of such special review are
continually reported to the Chief Risk Officer of Shinhan Bank.
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Depending on the nature of the problem detected by the early
warning system, a borrower may be classified as a
deteriorating credit and undergo evaluation for a
possible downgrade in its customer rating, or may be initially
classified as a borrower showing early warning signs
or re-attain normal borrower status. For borrowers
classified as showing early warning signs, the
relevant relationship manager gathers information and conducts a
review of the borrower to determine whether it should be
classified as a deteriorating credit or whether to impose
management improvement warnings or implement joint
creditors management. In the case where the borrower
becomes non-performing, Shinhan Banks collection
department directly manages such borrowers account in
order to maximize recovery rate, and conducts auctions, court
proceedings, sale of assets or corporate restructuring as needed.
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To assess credit risk in a systematic manner, Shinhan Bank has
developed systems designed to quantify credit risks based on
selection and monitoring of various statistic, including
delinquency rate, non-performing loan ratio, expected loan loss
and weighted average risk rating.
Shinhan Bank controls loan concentration by monitoring and
managing loans at two levels portfolio level and
individual loan account level. In order to prevent concentration
of loans, Shinhan Bank has established a credit limit per
country, industry, affiliates, corporation and financial
institution, and has encouraged extension of credit to customers
with good credit and reduction of credit to customers with less
than good credit. In addition, Shinhan Bank utilizes the results
of credit portfolio analysis in allocating asset quality based
on forward looking criteria, increasing discretion and adjusting
loan to value ratio.
Shinhan Bank measures credit risk using internally accumulated
data. Shinhan Bank measures expected and unexpected losses with
respect to total assets monthly, which Shinhan Bank refers to
when setting risk limits for, and allocate capital to, its
business groups. Expected loss is calculated based on the
probability of default, the loss given default, the exposure at
default and the past bankruptcy rate and recovery rate, and
Shinhan Bank provides allowance for loan losses under Korean
GAAP accordingly. Shinhan Bank selects the higher of the two
provisioning levels, as determined by the Financial Supervisory
Service requirement or Shinhan Banks internal calculation.
Unexpected loss is predicted based on Value at Risk, or
VaR, under the historical simulation method. Shinhan
Bank plans to apply the more advanced Monte Carlo
simulation method rather than the historical simulation method
going forward, and plans to operate an integrated and systematic
credit risk management rather than risk management based on
credit limitation.
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Credit Card Approval Process of Shinhan Card |
Approval of credit card applications is processed using
automated credit scoring system retooled for credit cards.
Credit scoring system for credit cards is divided into two
sub-systems: Application Scoring System and Behavior Scoring
System. Behavior Scoring System is based largely on the credit
history and Application Scoring System is based largely on
personal information of the applicant. For credit card
applicants with whom we have an existing relationship, credit
scoring system factors in internally gathered information such
as repayment ability, total assets, the length of the existing
relationship and the applicants contribution to
profitability. Credit scoring system also automatically conducts
credit checks on all credit card applicants. Shinhan Card
gathers information about applicants transaction history
with financial institutions, including banks and credit card
companies, from a number of third party credit reporting
agencies including National Information & Credit
Evaluation Inc., other credit card companies in Korea, the Korea
Federation of Banks, Korea Non-bank Financing Association and
credit rating agencies. These credit checks reveal a list of the
delinquent customers of all the credit card issuers in Korea.
If the credit score awarded to an applicant is above a minimum
threshold, then the application is approved unless overridden by
other policy factors such as delinquencies with other credit
card companies. In respect of credit card applications by our
long-standing customers with good credit history, Shinhan Card
has discretion to waive the application of the awarded credit
score unless overridden by other policy factors. All of these
factors also act as the basis for setting a credit limit if
Shinhan Card approves an application.
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Market Risk Management of Shinhan Bank |
Market risk is the risk of loss generated by fluctuations in
market prices such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates and
equity prices. The principal market risks to which we are
exposed are interest rate risk and, to a lesser extent, equity
price risk, foreign exchange risk and commodity risk. These
risks stem from our trading and nontrading activities relating
to financial instruments such as loans, deposits, securities and
financial derivatives. We divide market risk into risks arising
from trading activities and risks arising from nontrading
activities.
Market risk to which we are exposed arises primarily from
Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank and the other subsidiaries do not
incur significant market risk, except for Good Morning Shinhan
Securities, our securities trading and brokerage subsidiary,
which incurs market risk relating to its trading activities. For
Shinhan Banks market risk management, the Risk Management
Committee establishes overall market risk management principles
for both the trading and nontrading activities of Shinhan Bank.
Based on these principles, the Asset & Liability
Management Committee, or the ALM Committee, of Shinhan Bank
assesses and controls market risks arising from trading and
nontrading activities. The ALM Committee, which consists of
eight executive vice presidents and the head of the Treasury
Department, is the executive decision-making body for Shinhan
Banks risk management and asset and liability management
operations. At least on a monthly basis, the ALM Committee
reviews and approves reports, which include the position and
value-at-risk, or VaR, with respect to Shinhan
Banks trading activities and the position, VaR, duration
gap and market value analysis and net interest income simulation
with respect to its nontrading activities. Shinhan Bank measures
market risk with respect to all assets and liabilities in the
bank accounts and trust accounts in accordance with the
regulations promulgated by the Financial Supervisory Commission.
Good Morning Shinhan Securities manages its market risk based on
its overall risk limit established by its risk management
committee as well as the risk limits and detailed risk
management guidelines for each product and department
established by its managements committee. Good Morning
Shinhan Securities assesses the adequacy of these limits at
least annually.
As the merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank occurred only
recently, market risk management of Chohung Bank has not yet
been fully integrated with the market risk management of Shinhan
Bank, although subject to overall group risk management
policies. For a detailed description of Chohung Banks
market risk management, see Market Risk
Management of Chohung Bank.
We use Korean GAAP numbers on a nonconsolidated basis for our
market risk management and, unless otherwise specified, the
numbers presented for quantitative market risk disclosure were
prepared in accordance with Korean GAAP on a nonconsolidated
basis.
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Shinhan Banks trading activities consist of:
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trading activities to realize short-term trading profits in debt
and stock markets and foreign exchange markets based on Shinhan
Banks short-term forecast of changes in market situation
and customer demand, for its own account as well as for the
account of the trust accounts of Shinhan Banks
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trading activities primarily to realize profits from arbitrage
transactions in derivatives such as swap, forward, futures and
option transactions, and, to a lesser extent, to sell derivative
products to Shinhan Banks customers and to cover market
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As a result of these trading activities, Shinhan Bank is exposed
to interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk and equity risk.
Shinhan Banks exposure to interest rate risk arises
primarily from Won-denominated debt securities, directly held or
indirectly held through beneficiary certificates, and, to a
lesser extent, from interest rate
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derivatives. Shinhan Banks exposure to interest rate risk
arising from foreign currency-denominated trading debt
securities is minimal since its net position in those securities
is not significant. As Shinhan Banks trading accounts are
marked-to-market daily,
it manages the interest rate risk related to its trading
accounts using VaR, a market value-based tool.
Foreign exchange risk arises because of Shinhan Banks
assets and liabilities, including derivatives such as foreign
exchange forwards and futures and currency swaps, which are
denominated in currencies other than the Won. Shinhan Bank
manages foreign exchange risk on an overall position basis,
including its overseas branches, by covering all of its foreign
exchange spot and forward positions in both trading and
nontrading accounts.
Shinhan Banks net foreign currency open position, which is
the difference between its foreign currency assets and
liabilities as offset against forward foreign exchange
positions, is Shinhan Banks foreign exchange risk. The ALM
Committee oversees Shinhan Banks foreign exchange exposure
for both trading and nontrading activities by establishing
limits for the net foreign currency open position, stop loss
limits and VaR limits. The management of Shinhan Banks
foreign exchange position is centralized at the FX &
Derivatives Department. Dealers in the FX & Derivatives
Department manage Shinhan Banks overall position within
the set limits through spot trading, forward contracts, currency
options, futures and swaps and foreign exchange swaps. Shinhan
Bank sets forth the limit for net open position by currency and
the limits for currencies other than the U.S. dollars and
Japanese yen are restrictive to minimize other foreign exchange
trading.
The net open foreign currency positions held by the other
subsidiaries are not significant. In the case of Shinhan Capital
which incurs a considerable amount of foreign exchange exposure
from its leasing business, it maintains its net exposure below
US$1 million by hedging its foreign exchange positions
using forwards and currency swaps.
The following table shows Shinhan Banks net foreign
currency open positions at the end of 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Positive amounts represent long exposures and negative amounts
represent short exposures.
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Currency |
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U.S. dollars
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0.7 |
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Others
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1.0 |
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Total
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Equity risk for Shinhan Banks trading activities results
from the trading of equity portfolio of Korean companies and
Korea Stock Price Index futures and options. The trading equity
portfolio consists of stocks listed on the Stock Market or the
KOSDAQ Market of the Korea Exchange and nearest-month or second
nearest-month futures contracts under strict limits on
diversification as well as limits on positions. This has been an
area of particular focus due to the level of volatility in the
stock market. In addition, Shinhan Bank pays close attention to
the loss limits. Although Shinhan Bank holds a substantially
smaller amount of equity securities than debt securities in its
trading accounts, the VaR of trading account equity risk is
generally higher than that of trading account interest rate risk
due to high volatility in the value of equity securities. As of
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, Shinhan Bank held
W74.8 billion, W60.2 billion and W60.8 billion,
respectively, of equity securities in its trading accounts
(including the trust accounts).
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Management of Market Risk from Trading Activities |
The following tables present an overview of market risk,
measured by VaR, from trading activities of Shinhan Bank and
Good Morning Shinhan Securities, respectively, for the year
ended and as of December 31, 2005. For market risk
management purposes, Shinhan Bank includes its trading portfolio
in bank accounts and assets in trust accounts for which it
guarantees principal or fixed return in accordance with the
Financial Supervisory Commission regulations.
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Trading Portfolio VaR for the Year 2005(1) | |
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As of | |
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Average | |
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Minimum | |
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Maximum | |
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December 31 | |
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(In billions of Won) | |
Shinhan Bank:
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Interest rate
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|
W |
3.06 |
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W |
1.62 |
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W |
6.19 |
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|
W |
2.54 |
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|
Foreign exchange(2)
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|
0.35 |
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|
|
0.12 |
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|
|
0.78 |
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|
|
0.28 |
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Equities
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|
|
4.14 |
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|
|
1.38 |
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|
|
8.12 |
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|
|
1.50 |
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Less: portfolio diversification(3)
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(3.24 |
) |
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|
(1.78 |
) |
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|
(5.14 |
) |
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|
(1.74 |
) |
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Total VaR(4)
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|
W |
4.31 |
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W |
1.33 |
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W |
9.96 |
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W |
2.55 |
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Good Morning Shinhan Securities(5):
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Interest rate
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W |
0.3 |
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W |
0.1 |
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W |
1.1 |
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W |
0.2 |
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Equities
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|
1.3 |
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|
0.3 |
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5.0 |
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|
1.3 |
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Beneficiary certificates(6)
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0.1 |
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|
0.0 |
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|
0.1 |
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0.0 |
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Less: portfolio diversification(3)
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(0.4 |
) |
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(0.0 |
) |
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(1.2 |
) |
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(0.5 |
) |
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Total VaR
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|
W |
1.3 |
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W |
0.4 |
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W |
5.0 |
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W |
1.0 |
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Notes:
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(1) |
One-day VaR results with a 99% confidence level. |
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(2) |
Includes both trading and nontrading accounts as Shinhan Bank
manages foreign exchange risk on a total position basis. |
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(3) |
Calculation of portfolio diversification effects for the minimum
and maximum VaRs as the minimum and maximum may occur on
different days for different risk components. The average and
December 31, 2005 VaRs are less than the sum of the VaRs
due to offsets resulting from portfolio diversification. |
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(4) |
Includes trading portfolio in Shinhan Banks bank accounts
and assets in trust accounts for which it guarantees principal
or fixed return. |
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(5) |
The change in market value of Good Morning Shinhan
Securities trading portfolio was W0.7 billion per day. |
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(6) |
Beneficiary certificates that Good Morning Shinhan Securities
holds temporarily in connection with its beneficiary certificate
sales business. Most of market risk arising from the holding of
these beneficiary certificates is interest rate risk and there
is minimal amount of equity risk. |
Shinhan Bank generally manages its market risk from trading
activities at the entire portfolio level. To control its market
risk for trading portfolio, Shinhan Bank uses position limits,
VaR limits, and stop loss limits. Shinhan Bank prepared its risk
control and management guidelines for derivative trading based
on the regulations and guidelines promulgated by the Financial
Supervisory Commission.
Shinhan Bank measures market risk from trading activities to
monitor and control the risk of its operating divisions and
teams that perform trading activities.
Value-at-Risk analysis. We use one-day VaRs to measure
Shinhan Banks market risk. Shinhan Bank calculates VaRs on
a monthly basis based on data for the previous 12 months
for the holding periods of one day. A one-day VaR is a
statistically estimated maximum amount of loss that can occur
for a day under
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normal market conditions. We use a 99% confidence level to
measure the VaRs, which means the actual amount of loss may
exceed the VaR, on average, once out of 100 business days.
We use one-day VaRs to measure market risk of Good Morning
Shinhan Securities. Good Morning Shinhan Securities calculates
VaRs on a daily basis based on data for the previous
12 months for the holding periods of one day. We use a 99%
confidence level to measure the VaRs for Good Morning Shinhan
Securities. Good Morning Shinhan Securities is currently using a
variance-covariance methodology called delta-normal
method for its overall VaR calculation and uses historical
simulation and Monte Carlo simulation for stress
test and calculation of VaRs for individual risks of options.
Variance-covariance method assumes a normal distribution of
risks which may underestimate market risk when the distribution
of market risk is not normal. This method also does not provide
accurate analysis for risks of non-linear products such as
options.
Value-at-risk is a commonly used market risk management
technique. However, VaR models have the following shortcomings:
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By its nature as a statistical approach, VaR estimates possible
losses over a certain period at a particular confidence level
using past market movement data. Past market movement, however,
is not necessarily a good indicator of future events,
particularly potential future events that are extreme in nature. |
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This model may underestimate the probability of extreme market
movements. |
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The time periods used for the model, generally one or ten days,
are assumed to be a sufficient holding period before liquidating
the relevant underlying positions. If these holding periods are
not sufficient, or too long, the VaR results may understate the
potential loss. |
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|
The use of a 99% confidence level, does not take account of, nor
makes any statement about, any losses that might occur beyond
this confidence level. |
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Shinhan Bank calculates VaRs at the end of every month and
therefore do not reflect market changes during a month until the
end of the month. |
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|
VaR does not capture all complex effects of various risk factors
on the value of positions and portfolios and could underestimate
potential losses. |
Currently, Shinhan Bank does not perform back-testing of VaR
results whereas Good Morning Shinhan Securities conducts
back-testing of VaR results against actual outcomes on a daily
basis.
When Shinhan Bank calculates the VaRs for trading accounts, it
measures interest risk VaRs, but not equity risk VaRs, for its
equity-linked securities which are insignificant in amount. As
of December 31, 2005, Shinhan bank held no equity-linked
securities in its trading accounts.
Shinhan Bank plans to implement a new integrated market risk
management system which will manage both Shinhan Banks
Won-denominated and foreign-denominated accounts. The new system
is expected to use historical simulation, Monte
Carlo simulation and variance-covariance methods to
measure both linear risks arising from such products as equity
and debt securities and nonlinear risks arising from other
products including options. Monte Carlo simulation method is
similar to historical simulation, except that it uses random
numbers to generate different levels of market values instead of
using historical data. Variance-covariance method is a
parameter-based methodology, which takes into account
diversification effects among different market risk components
as well as within the same risk component to calculate VaRs. We
expect the new system, when implemented, would enable Shinhan
Bank to generate elaborate and consistent VaR numbers and
perform sensitivity analysis and back testing to check the
validity of the models on a daily basis.
Stress test. In addition to VaR, Shinhan Bank performs
stress test to measure market risk. As VaR assumes normal market
situations, Shinhan Bank assesses its market risk exposure to
unlikely abnormal market fluctuations through stress test.
Stress test is an important way of supplement VaR since VaR does
not cover potential loss if the market moves in a manner which
is outside Shinhan Banks normal expectations.
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Stress test projects the anticipated change in value of holding
positions under certain scenarios assuming that no action is
taken during a stress event to change the risk profile of a
portfolio.
Shinhan Bank uses relatively simple but fundamental seven
scenarios for stress test taking into account four market risk
components such as foreign exchange rates, stock prices and
Won-denominated and foreign currency-denominated interest rates.
For the worst case scenario, we assumed instantaneous and
simultaneous movements in the four market risk
components depreciation of Won by 115.7%, decrease
in Korea Exchange Composite Index by 46%, and increases in
Won-denominated and foreign currency denominated interest rates
by 150.7% and 1.2%, respectively which were based on
the historical worst case movements for three months during the
Asian crisis from September 1997 to December 1997.
In the case of this worst-case scenario, the changes in market
value of Shinhan Banks trading portfolio was a decline of
W280.1 billion as of December 31, 2005. Shinhan Bank
performs stress test at least semiannually and reports the
results to the Risk Management Committee and the ALM Committee.
Good Morning Shinhan Securities uses five scenarios for stress
test taking into account two market risk components: stock
prices and Won-denominated interest rates. As of
December 31, 2005, for the worst case scenario, which was
in the case of instantaneous and simultaneous drops in Korea
Stock Price Index 200 by 10% and a 1% point increase in the
three-year government bond yield, the changes in market value of
Good Morning Shinhan Securities trading portfolio was
W4.0 billion for one day.
Shinhan Life Insurance uses actual events from the past for
stress testing. One example of an actual-event evaluation
relates to the evaluation of events over the course of one day
following the stock market crash on April 17, 2000
following the news announcement of the accounts of SK Networks,
and which resulted in a drop of the KOSPI index by 12.5% on the
same date and was accompanied by a 50 basis-point increase in
the three-year Government bond yield and a 5.9% depreciation of
the Won against the U.S. dollar. Other examples include the
evaluation of events over the course of 10 days following
the sudden depreciation of the Won in December 1997 and the
collapse of the Daewoo Group in July 1999, each of which was
accompanied by a more than 10% drop of the KOSPI index, a more
than 100 basis-point decrease in the Government bond yield and a
more than 10% depreciation of the Won against the
U.S. dollar.
Although Shinhan Bank and Shinhan Life Insurance have not set
any limits on stress testing, they monitor the impact of market
turmoil or any abnormality. Good Morning Shinhan Securities sets
limits on stress testing for its overall operations as well as
at its department level. In the case of Shinhan Bank, Good
Morning Shinhan Securities and Shinhan Life Insurance, if the
impact is large, their respective chief risk officer may request
a portfolio restructuring or other proper action.
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|
|
Hedging and Derivative Market Risk |
The principal objective of our hedging strategy is to manage its
market risk within established limits. We use derivative
instruments to hedge its market risk as well as to make profits
by trading derivative products within pre-approved risk limits.
Our derivative trading includes interest rate and cross-currency
swaps, foreign currency forwards and futures, stock index and
interest rate futures, and stock index and currency options.
While we use derivatives for hedging purposes, derivative
transactions themselves incur market risk as we take trading
positions and trades them for the purpose of making profits.
These activities consist primarily of the following:
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|
|
|
|
arbitrage transactions to make profits from short-term
discrepancies between the spot and derivative markets or within
the derivative markets; |
|
|
|
sales of tailor-made derivative products that meet various needs
of our corporate customers, principally of Shinhan Bank and Good
Morning Shinhan Securities, and related transactions to reduce
its exposure resulting from those sales (in the case of Good
Morning Shinhan Securities, these activities commenced from
February 2003 when it acquired the relevant license); |
|
|
|
taking positions in limited cases when we expect short-swing
profits based on its market forecasts; and |
|
|
|
trading to hedge our interest rate and foreign currency risk
exposure as described above. |
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Market risk from derivatives is not significant since derivative
trading activities of Shinhan Bank and Good Morning Shinhan
Securities are primarily driven by arbitrage and customer deals
with very limited open trading positions. Market risk from
derivatives is also not significant for Shinhan Life Insurance
as its derivative trading activities are limited to those within
pre-approved risk limits and are subject to heavy regulations
imposed on the insurance industry.
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|
|
Market Risk Management for Nontrading Activities |
Principal market risk from nontrading activities of Shinhan Bank
is interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is the risk of loss
resulting from interest rate fluctuations that adversely affect
the financial condition and results of operations of Shinhan
Bank. Shinhan Banks interest rate risk arises primarily
due to differences between the timing of rate changes for
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.
Interest rate risk affects Shinhan Banks earnings and the
economic value of Shinhan Banks net assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings: interest rate fluctuations have an effect on
Shinhan Banks net interest income by affecting its
interest-sensitive operating income and expenses. |
|
|
|
Economic value of net assets: interest rate fluctuations
influence Shinhan Banks net worth by affecting the present
value of cash flows from the assets, liabilities and other
transactions of Shinhan Bank. |
Accordingly, Shinhan Bank measures and manages interest rate
risk for nontrading activities by taking into account effects of
interest rate changes on both its income and net asset value.
Shinhan Bank measures and manages interest rate risk on a daily
basis with respect to all interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities in Shinhan Banks bank
accounts (including derivatives denominated in Won) and in the
trust accounts, except that it measures VaRs on a monthly basis.
Most of Shinhan Banks interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities are denominated in Won.
|
|
|
Interest Rate Risk Management |
The principal objectives of Shinhan Banks interest rate
risk management are to generate stable net interest income and
to protect Shinhan Banks net asset value against interest
rate fluctuations. To this end, the ALM Committee sets out
Shinhan Banks interest rate risk limits at least annually
and the Risk Management Office monitors Shinhan Banks
compliance with these limits and reports the monitoring results
to the ALM Committee on a monthly basis. Shinhan Bank uses
interest rate swaps to control its interest rate exposure limits.
On a daily basis, Shinhan Bank uses various analytical
methodologies to measure and manage its interest rate risk for
nontrading activities, including the following:
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Rate Gap Analysis: Interest rate gap analysis
measures the difference in the amounts of interest-earning
assets and interest-bearing liabilities at each maturity and
re-pricing date for a specific time frame. |
|
|
|
Duration Gap Analysis: Duration gap analysis measures
durations of Shinhan Banks interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities, which are weighted average
maturities of these assets and liabilities calculated based on
discounted cash flows from these assets and liabilities using
yield curves. |
|
|
|
Market Value Analysis: Market value analysis measures
changes in the market value of Shinhan Banks
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities based
on the assumption of parallel shifts in interest rates. |
|
|
|
Net Interest Income Simulation Analysis: Net interest
income simulation analysis uses deterministic analysis
methodology to measure changes in Shinhan Banks annual net
interest income (interest income less interest expenses) under
the current maturity structure, using different scenarios for
interest rates (assuming parallel shifts) and funding
requirements. |
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|
|
|
|
Earnings at Risk Analysis: Earnings-at-risk analysis, or
EaR analysis, measures changes in Shinhan
Banks annual pretax earnings from its interest-earning
assets and interest-bearing liabilities at a 99% confidence
level using Monte Carlo simulation. Currently, Shinhan Bank uses
EaR analysis as a supplemental measure for interest rate risk
management. |
|
|
|
Interest Rate Gap Analysis |
Interest rate gap analysis measures the difference in the
amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing
liabilities at each maturity and re-pricing date by preparing
interest rate gap tables in which Shinhan Banks
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are
allocated to the applicable time buckets based on the expected
cash flows and re-pricing dates. On a daily basis, Shinhan Bank
performs interest rate gap analysis for Won and foreign currency
denominated assets and liabilities in its bank and trust
accounts. Shinhan Banks gap analysis includes
Won-denominated derivatives (which are interest rate swaps for
the purpose of hedging) but excludes foreign
currency-denominated derivatives, whose management is
centralized at the FX & Derivatives Department. Through
the interest rate gap analysis that measures interest rate
sensitivity gaps, cumulative gaps and gap ratios, Shinhan Bank
assesses its exposure to future interest risk fluctuations.
For interest rate gap analysis, we assume and use the following
maturities for different assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
With respect to the maturities and re-pricing dates of Shinhan
Banks assets, we assume that the maturity of Shinhan
Banks prime rate-linked loans is the same as that of its
fixed-rate loans. We also assume that the debt securities in
Shinhan Banks trading accounts have maturities of three
months. Shinhan Bank excludes equity securities from
interest-earning assets. |
|
|
|
With respect to the maturities and re-pricing of Shinhan
Banks liabilities, we assume that money market deposit
accounts and non-core demand deposits under the
Financial Supervisory Commission guidelines have a maturity of
three months or less. With respect to core demand
deposits under the Financial Supervisory Commission guidelines,
we assume a maturity of over three years. |
The following tables show Shinhan Banks interest rate gaps
as of December 31, 2005 for (1) Won-denominated
nontrading bank accounts, including derivatives and
(2) foreign currency-denominated nontrading bank accounts,
excluding derivatives.
Won-denominated nontrading bank accounts (including
derivatives):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
0-3 Months | |
|
3-6 Months | |
|
6-12 Months | |
|
1-2 Years | |
|
2-3 Years | |
|
Over 3 Years | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Interest-earning assets
|
|
W |
37,723 |
|
|
W |
8,678 |
|
|
W |
4,983 |
|
|
W |
3,215 |
|
|
W |
2,710 |
|
|
W |
2,888 |
|
|
W |
60,197 |
|
|
Fixed rates
|
|
|
7,021 |
|
|
|
2,440 |
|
|
|
4,188 |
|
|
|
2,924 |
|
|
|
2,189 |
|
|
|
1,760 |
|
|
|
20,522 |
|
|
Floating rates
|
|
|
30,671 |
|
|
|
6,179 |
|
|
|
727 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
37,797 |
|
|
Interest rate swaps
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
190 |
|
|
|
470 |
|
|
|
1,060 |
|
|
|
1,877 |
|
Interest-bearing liabilities
|
|
W |
25,769 |
|
|
W |
6,282 |
|
|
W |
10,627 |
|
|
W |
6,379 |
|
|
W |
2,730 |
|
|
W |
7,785 |
|
|
W |
59,572 |
|
|
Fixed liabilities
|
|
|
11,498 |
|
|
|
5,876 |
|
|
|
9,511 |
|
|
|
6,368 |
|
|
|
2,700 |
|
|
|
7,785 |
|
|
|
43,737 |
|
|
Floating liabilities
|
|
|
12,521 |
|
|
|
387 |
|
|
|
1,039 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,958 |
|
|
Interest rate swaps
|
|
|
1,750 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,877 |
|
Sensitivity gap
|
|
|
11,953 |
|
|
|
2,396 |
|
|
|
(5,645 |
) |
|
|
(3,164 |
) |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
(4,897 |
) |
|
|
625 |
|
Cumulative gap
|
|
|
11,953 |
|
|
|
14,350 |
|
|
|
8,705 |
|
|
|
5,541 |
|
|
|
5,521 |
|
|
|
625 |
|
|
|
|
|
% of total assets
|
|
|
19.9 |
% |
|
|
23.8 |
% |
|
|
14.5 |
% |
|
|
9.2 |
% |
|
|
9.2 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
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Foreign currency-denominated nontrading bank accounts
(excluding derivatives):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
0-3 Months | |
|
3-6 Months | |
|
6-12 Months | |
|
1-3 Years | |
|
Over 3 Years | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of US$, except percentages) | |
Interest-earning assets
|
|
$ |
6,970 |
|
|
$ |
1,279 |
|
|
$ |
334 |
|
|
$ |
28 |
|
|
$ |
278 |
|
|
$ |
8,888 |
|
Interest-bearing Liabilities
|
|
|
6,511 |
|
|
|
1,512 |
|
|
|
527 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
208 |
|
|
|
8,798 |
|
Sensitivity gap
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
(233 |
) |
|
|
(194 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
Cumulative gap
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
225 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
% of total assets
|
|
|
5.2 |
% |
|
|
2.5 |
% |
|
|
0.4 |
% |
|
|
0.2 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Duration and Market Value Analysis |
Shinhan Bank performs a duration gap analysis to measure effects
of interest rate risk on the market value of its assets and
liabilities. Shinhan Bank measures, on a daily basis and for
each operating department, account, product and currency,
durations of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing
liabilities. Shinhan Bank also measures, on a daily basis,
changes in the market value of Shinhan Banks
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.
The following tables show duration gaps and market values of
Shinhan Banks Won-denominated interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities in its not-trading accounts as of
December 31, 2005 and changes in these market values when
interest rate increases by one percentage point.
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Duration as of | |
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December 31, | |
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2005(1) | |
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(In months) | |
Interest-earning assets
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|
8.1 |
|
Interest-bearing liabilities
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13.2 |
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Gap
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(5.1 |
) |
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Market Value as of December 31, 2005(1) | |
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Actual | |
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1% Point Increase | |
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Changes | |
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(In billions of Won) | |
Interest-earning assets
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|
W |
60,690 |
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W |
60,515 |
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|
W |
(175 |
) |
Interest-bearing liabilities
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|
|
58,578 |
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|
58,149 |
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(429 |
) |
Gap
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|
2,112 |
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|
|
2,366 |
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|
254 |
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Note:
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(1) |
Includes interest rate swaps entered for the purpose of hedging. |
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Net Interest Income Simulation |
Shinhan Bank performs a net interest income simulation to
measure effects of interest rate risk on Shinhan Banks
results of operations. Net interest income simulation measures
changes in Shinhan Banks annual net interest income
(interest income less interest expenses) under the current
maturity structure, using different scenarios for interest rates
and funding requirements. Shinhan Bank applies three scenarios
of parallel shifts in interest rate: (1) no change,
(2) a 1% point increase in interest rates and (3) a 1%
point decrease in interest rates. For funding requirement
changes, Shinhan Bank uses three scenarios: (1) no change
in funding requirement, (2) a 10% increase in funding
requirement and (3) an increase in funding requirement by
the growth rate assumed in Shinhan Banks annual financial
plan.
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The following tables illustrate by way of an example the
simulated changes in Shinhan Banks annual net interest
income for 2006 with respect to Won-denominated interest-earning
assets and interest-bearing liabilities, using Shinhan
Banks net interest income simulation model, when it
assumes (a) the maturity structure and funding requirement
of Shinhan Bank as of December 31, 2005 and (b) the
same interest rates as of December 31, 2005 and a 1% point
increase or decrease in the interest rates.
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Simulated Net Interest Income for 2006 | |
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(For Nontrading Won-denominated Bank Accounts)(1) | |
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Change in Net Interest | |
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Change in Net Interest | |
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|
Assumed Interest Rates | |
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Income | |
|
Income | |
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Amount | |
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% Change | |
|
Amount | |
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% Change | |
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|
1% Point | |
|
1% Point | |
|
(1% Point | |
|
(1% Point | |
|
(1% Point | |
|
(1% Point | |
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|
No Change | |
|
Increase | |
|
Decrease | |
|
Increase) | |
|
Increase) | |
|
Decrease) | |
|
Decrease) | |
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| |
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(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Simulated interest income
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W |
3,481 |
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W |
3,872 |
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|
W |
3,090 |
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|
W |
390 |
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11.2 |
% |
|
W |
(391 |
) |
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(11.2 |
)% |
Simulated interest expense
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|
2,104 |
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|
2,379 |
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|
|
1,826 |
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|
275 |
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13.1 |
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|
(277 |
) |
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(13.2 |
) |
Net interest income
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|
1,378 |
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|
|
1,493 |
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|
1,263 |
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|
|
115 |
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|
|
8.4 |
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|
(114 |
) |
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(8.3 |
) |
Note:
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(1) |
Includes interest rate swaps for the purpose of hedging. |
Shinhan Banks Won-denominated interest earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities in nontrading accounts have a
maturity structure that benefits from an increase in interest
rates, because the re-pricing periods of the interest-earning
assets in Shinhan Banks nontrading accounts are shorter
than those of the interest-bearing liabilities in these
accounts. This is primarily due to a continuous decrease in
interest rate in the recent years in Korea, which resulted in a
significant increase in floating rate loans, resulting in the
maturities or re-pricing periods of Shinhan Banks loans
shorter. As a result, Shinhan Banks net interest income
increases when the interest rates rise.
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Interest Rate VaRs for Nontrading Assets and
Liabilities |
Shinhan Bank measures VaRs for interest rate risk from
nontrading activities on a monthly basis. The following table
shows, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005, the
VaRs of (1) interest rate risk from Shinhan Banks
available-for-sale investment securities and (ii) interest
rate mismatch risk for other assets and liabilities, which
arises from mismatches in the re-pricing dates of Shinhan
Banks nontrading interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities other than the available-for-sale
investment securities. Under the Financial Supervisory
Commission regulations, Shinhan Bank includes in calculation of
these VaRs interest-earning assets and interest-bearing
liabilities in its bank accounts and its trust accounts.
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VaR for the Year 2005(1) | |
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As of | |
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|
Average | |
|
Minimum | |
|
Maximum | |
|
December 31 | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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(In billions of Won) | |
Interest rate available-for-sale securities
|
|
W |
25.65 |
|
|
W |
22.51 |
|
|
W |
28.56 |
|
|
W |
25.60 |
|
Interest rate mismatch other assets and liabilities
|
|
|
10.68 |
|
|
|
7.61 |
|
|
|
14.35 |
|
|
|
10.21 |
|
Note:
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|
(1) |
One-day VaR results with a 99% confidence level. |
Substantially all of our equity risk results from its equity
portfolio of Korean companies. As of December 31, 2005, we
(not including Chohung Bank) held an aggregate amount of
W3 billion of equity shares in unlisted foreign companies.
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The equity securities in Won held in Shinhan Banks
investment portfolio consist of stocks listed on the Stock
Market or the KOSDAQ Market of the Korea Exchange and certain
non-listed stocks. Shinhan Bank measures VaRs for all of these
equity securities but does not manage most of the related risk
using VaR limits, as most of these securities are held for
reasons other than normal investment purposes. As of
December 31, 2005, Shinhan Bank held equity securities in
an aggregate amount of W1,222.99 billion in its nontrading
accounts, unlisted securities that Shinhan Bank held for private
equity investment in the amount of W745.4 billion other
equity securities that it held, among other reasons, for
management control purposes or as a result of
debt-to-equity
conversion as a part of reorganization proceedings of the
companies to which it had extended loans.
Shinhan Bank previously held shares of our common stock, which
it received in exchange for its treasury shares Shinhan Bank
held when we restructured into a holding company in September
2001. Under the Financial Holding Companies Act, Shinhan Bank
was required to dispose of these shares within three years from
the date of purchase. On March 3, 2004, Shinhan Bank sold
these shares for W21,000 per share, amounting to
W627 billion, pursuant to a block trading on the Korea
Exchange before trading hours.
As of December 31, 2005, Shinhan Bank also held
Won-denominated convertible and exchangeable bonds in an
aggregate amount of W39.7 billion (all of which contained
conversion or exchange rights) and foreign currency convertible
and exchangeable bonds in an aggregate amount of
US$0 million in its nontrading accounts. Shinhan Bank does
not measure equity risk with respect to convertible and
exchangeable bonds and the interest rate risk of these bonds are
measured together with the other debt securities. As such,
Shinhan Bank measures interest rate risk VaRs but not equity
risk VaRs for these equity-linked securities.
The following table shows the VaRs of Shinhan Banks equity
risk from nontrading activities for the year and as of
December 31, 2005.
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|
VaR for the Year 2005(1) | |
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|
| |
|
|
|
|
As of | |
|
|
Average | |
|
Minimum | |
|
Maximum | |
|
December 31 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
Equities
|
|
W |
25.65 |
|
|
W |
17.82 |
|
|
W |
35.66 |
|
|
|
W27.15 |
|
Note:
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|
(1) |
One-day VaR results with a 99% confidence level. |
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Liquidity Risk Management |
Liquidity risk is the risk of insolvency, default or loss due to
disparity between inflow and outflow of funds, including having
to obtain funds at a high price or to dispose of securities at
an unfavorable price due to lack of available funds or losing
attractive investment opportunities.
Shinhan Bank applies the following basic principles for
liquidity risk management:
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maintain an appropriate level of liquidity risk through
liquidity risk management based on liquidity gap or
debt-to-equity ratio at
each maturity date; |
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|
|
assess and monitor net cash flows by currency and by maturity
and continuously evaluate available sources of funds and
possibility of disposal of any liquid assets; |
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|
|
diversify sources and uses of funds by product and by maturity
to prevent excessive concentration in certain periods or
products; and |
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|
|
prepare contingency plans to cope with liquidity crisis. |
Each subsidiary manages liquidity risk in accordance with the
risk limits and guidelines established internally as well as
those directed by the relevant regulatory authorities. Pursuant
to principal regulations applicable to financial holding
companies and banks as promulgated by the Financial Supervisory
Commis-
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sion, We, at the holding company, are required to keep specific
Won and foreign currency liquidity ratios. These ratios require
us to keep the ratio of liquid assets to liquid liabilities
above certain minimum levels.
Shinhan Bank manages its liquidity risk within the limits set on
Won and foreign currency accounts in accordance with the
regulations of the Financial Supervisory Commission. The
Financial Supervisory Commission requires Korean banks to
maintain a Won liquidity ratio of at least 100.0% and a foreign
currency liquidity ratio of at least 85%. The Financial
Supervisory Commission defines the liquidity ratio as liquid
assets (including marketable securities) due within three months
divided by liabilities due within three months.
The Treasury Department is in charge of liquidity risk
management with respect to Shinhan Banks Won and foreign
currency funds. The Treasury Department submits Shinhan
Banks monthly funding and asset management plans to the
ALM Committee for its approval, based on the analysis of various
factors, including macroeconomic indices, interest rate and
foreign exchange movements and maturity structures of Shinhan
Banks assets and liabilities. The Risk Management Office
measures Shinhan Banks liquidity ratio and liquidity gap
ratio on a daily basis and reports whether they are in
compliance with the limits to the ALM Committee on a
monthly basis.
The following tables show Shinhan Banks liquidity status
and limits for Won and foreign currency accounts (including
derivatives) as of December 31, 2005 in accordance with the
regulations of the Financial Supervisory Commission.
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|
|
As of December 31, 2005 | |
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|
| |
|
|
|
|
6-12 | |
|
|
|
Over | |
|
Substandard | |
|
|
Won-denominated Accounts |
|
0-3 Months | |
|
3-6 Months | |
|
Months | |
|
1-3 Years | |
|
3 Years | |
|
or Below | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won except percentage) | |
Assets:
|
|
W |
22,476 |
|
|
W |
9,426 |
|
|
W |
14,589 |
|
|
W |
10,278 |
|
|
W |
16,174 |
|
|
W |
555 |
|
|
W |
73,497 |
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
20,063 |
|
|
|
6,910 |
|
|
|
13,344 |
|
|
|
11,900 |
|
|
|
15,227 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
67,443 |
|
For three months or less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquidity gap
|
|
|
2,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquidity ratio
|
|
|
112.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Limit:
|
|
|
105 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
7 Days or | |
|
7 Days- | |
|
|
|
6-12 | |
|
Over 1 | |
|
Substandard | |
|
|
Foreign Currencies Denominated Accounts: |
|
Less | |
|
1 Months | |
|
3 Months | |
|
3-6 Months | |
|
Months | |
|
Years | |
|
or Below | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of US$ except percentage) | |
Assets:
|
|
$ |
2,199 |
|
|
$ |
1,362 |
|
|
$ |
1,763 |
|
|
$ |
1,107 |
|
|
$ |
1,199 |
|
|
$ |
1,712 |
|
|
$ |
46 |
|
|
$ |
9,389 |
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
1,295 |
|
|
|
1,433 |
|
|
|
1,317 |
|
|
|
1,675 |
|
|
|
919 |
|
|
|
2,406 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
9,046 |
|
For three months or less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,324 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,045 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquidity ratio
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
131.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Limit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85 |
% |
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|
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Shinhan Bank maintains diverse sources of liquidity to
facilitate flexibility in meeting its funding requirements.
Shinhan Bank funds its operations principally by accepting
deposits from retail and corporate depositors, accessing the
call loan market (a short-term market for loans with maturities
of less than one month), issuing debentures and borrowing from
the Bank of Korea. Shinhan Bank uses the funds primarily to
extend loans or purchase securities. Generally, deposits are of
shorter average maturity than loans or investments.
Our subsidiaries other than Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank fund
their operations primarily through call money, bank loans,
commercial paper, corporate debentures and asset-backed
securities. Our holding company acts as a funding vehicle for
long-term financing of our subsidiaries whose credit ratings are
lower than the holding company, including Shinhan Card and
Shinhan Capital, to lower the overall funding costs within
regulatory limitations. Under the Monopoly Regulation and Fair
Trade Act of Korea, however, a financial holding company is
prohibited from borrowing funds in excess of 100% of its total
stockholders
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equity. In addition, pursuant to our liquidity risk management
policies designed to ensure compliance with required capital
adequacy and liquidity ratios, we have set limits to the amount
of liquidity support by our holding company to our subsidiaries
to 70% of our total stockholders equity and the amount of
liquidity support to a single subsidiary to 35% of our total
stockholders equity.
In addition to liquidity risk management under the normal market
situations, we have contingent plans to effectively cope with
possible liquidity crisis. Liquidity crisis arises when we would
not be able to effectively manage the situations with our normal
liquidity management measures due to, among other reasons,
inability to access our normal sources of funds or epidemic
withdrawals of deposits as a result of various external or
internal factors, including a collapse in the financial markets
or abrupt deterioration of our credit. We have contingency plans
corresponding to different stages of liquidity crisis,
cautionary stage, near-crisis stage and
crisis stage, based on the following liquidity
indices:
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indices that reflect the market movements such as interest rates
and stock prices; |
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|
|
indices that reflect financial market psychology such as the
size of money market funds; and |
|
|
|
indices that reflect our internal financial condition. |
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|
|
Market Risk Management of Chohung Bank |
The principal market risks to which Chohung Bank was exposed are
interest rate risk and, to a lesser extent, foreign exchange
risk and equity price risk. These risks stem from Chohung
Banks trading and nontrading activities relating to
financial instruments such as loans, deposits, securities and
financial derivatives. Chohung Bank divides market risk into
risks arising from trading activities and risks arising from
nontrading activities.
Chohung Banks Risk Management Committee establishes and
oversees implementation of the overall risk management policies
for both trading and nontrading activities of Chohung Bank.
Chohung Bank uses Korean GAAP numbers on a nonconsolidated basis
for its market risk management and, unless specified otherwise,
the numbers presented for quantitative market risk disclosure
were prepared in accordance with Korean GAAP on a
nonconsolidated basis.
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|
|
Market Risk Exposure from Trading Activities |
Chohung Banks trading activities consist of:
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|
|
Trading activities to realize short-term trading profits in debt
and equity markets and foreign exchange markets based on its
short-term forecasts of changes in market conditions and
customer demand, for its proprietary account as well as for the
trust accounts of its customers; and |
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|
|
Trading activities primarily to realize profits from arbitrage
transactions in derivatives such as swap, forward, futures and
option transactions, and, to a lesser extent, to sell derivative
products to its customers and to hedge market risk incurred from
those trading activities. |
As a result of these trading activities, Chohung Bank is exposed
to interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk and equity risk.
Chohung Banks exposure to interest rate risk arises
primarily from Won-denominated debt securities, directly held or
indirectly held through beneficiary certificates, and, to a
lesser extent, from interest rate derivatives and foreign
currency-denominated trading debt securities. As its trading
accounts are
marked-to-market daily,
Chohung Bank manages the interest rate risk related to its
trading accounts using value at risk or
VaR, a market value-based tool.
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Foreign exchange risk arises because its assets and liabilities,
including derivatives such as foreign exchange forwards,
futures, options and currency swaps, are denominated in
currencies other than the Won. Chohung Banks exposure to
foreign exchange risk arises primarily from banks foreign
exchange spot and forward positions in both trading and
nontrading accounts.
Chohung Bank measures foreign exchange risk with its net foreign
currency open position, which is the difference between its
foreign currency assets and liabilities as offset against
forward foreign exchange positions. Chohung Banks ALM
Committee establishes limits for the net foreign currency open
position, stop loss limits and VaR limits.
The management of Chohung Banks foreign exchange position
is centralized at the Treasury Department. Dealers in the
Treasury Department manage Chohung Banks overall position
within the set limits through spot trading, forward contracts,
currency options, futures and swaps and foreign exchange swaps.
Chohung Bank sets VaR limit for each dealer to control foreign
exchange risk.
The following table shows Chohung Banks net foreign
currency open positions at the end of 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Positive amounts represent long exposures and negative amounts
represent short exposures.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
|
| |
Currency |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of US$) | |
U.S. dollars
|
|
US$ |
8.4 |
|
|
US$ |
41.7 |
|
|
US$ |
18.0 |
|
Japanese Yen
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
(6.1 |
) |
Euro
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
6.7 |
|
|
|
(5.0 |
) |
Others
|
|
|
9.0 |
|
|
|
10.5 |
|
|
|
9.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
US$ |
18.0 |
|
|
US$ |
59.1 |
|
|
US$ |
16.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity risk for Chohung Banks trading activities results
from the trading of equity portfolio of Korean companies and
Korea Stock Price Index futures and options. Although Chohung
Bank holds a substantially smaller amount of equity securities
than debt securities in its trading accounts, the equity risk
VaR of trading accounts is relatively higher than that of
trading account interest rate risk due to high volatility in the
prices of equity securities. As of December 31, 2005,
Chohung Bank held W4.2 billion of trading equity securities
in trust accounts for which it guaranteed principal and fixed
return. Chohung Banks own trading accounts had no equity
securities as of December 2005.
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Market Risk Management for Trading Activities |
The following tables present an overview of market risk,
measured by VaR, from trading activities of Chohung Bank for the
year ended and as of December 31, 2005. For market risk
management purposes, Chohung Bank includes its trading portfolio
in bank accounts and trading assets in trust accounts for which
it guarantees principal or fixed return in accordance with the
Financial Supervisory Commission regulations.
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Trading Portfolio Ten-day VaR for the Year 2005(1) | |
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As of | |
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Average | |
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Minimum | |
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Maximum | |
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December 31 | |
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(In billions of Won) | |
Chohung Bank:
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Interest rate
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W |
16.2 |
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W |
3.2 |
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W |
50.6 |
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W |
21.6 |
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Foreign exchange(2)
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1.8 |
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0.7 |
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4.2 |
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1.1 |
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Equities
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3.2 |
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0.2 |
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28.7 |
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4.1 |
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Total VaR(3)
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W |
17.5 |
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W |
5.5 |
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W |
50.8 |
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W |
22.4 |
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Notes:
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(1) |
Ten-day VaR results at a 99% confidence level. |
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(2) |
Includes both trading and non-trading accounts as Chohung Bank
manages foreign exchange risk on a total position basis. |
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(3) |
Due to portfolio diversification effects, the total VaR figures
are different from the simple additions of interest rate,
foreign exchange and equity risks. |
Chohung Bank generally manages market risk from trading
activities at the entire trading portfolio level. To control its
market risk for trading portfolio, Chohung Bank uses VaR limits,
and stop loss limits. Chohung Bank has prepared risk control and
management guidelines for derivative trading based on the
regulations and guidelines promulgated by the Financial
Supervisory Commission.
Chohung Bank measures market risk from trading activities to
monitor and control the risk of operating divisions and teams
that perform trading activities.
Value-at-Risk Analysis. Chohung Bank uses ten-day VaRs to
measure market risk. Chohung Bank calculates VaRs on a daily
basis using data for the previous 12 months or 250 business
days based on a holding period of one day. Chohung Bank then
calculates ten-day VaRs using these one-day VaRs. A VaR is a
statistically estimated maximum amount of loss that can occur
for the specified period under normal market conditions. Chohung
Bank uses a 99% confidence level to measure the VaRs, which
means the actual amount of loss may exceed the VaR, on average,
once out of 100 business days. Chohung Bank is currently using:
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a variance-covariance methodology called delta-normal method for
its overall VaR calculations; |
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a Monte Carlo simulation for its back testing and stress testing
to measure nonlinear risk products such as options; and |
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a historical simulation for its back testing. |
The Variance-covariance method is a parameter-based methodology,
which takes into account diversification effects among different
market risk components as well as within the same risk component
to calculate VaRs. The Variance-covariance method assumes a
normal distribution of risks which may underestimate market risk
when the distribution of market risk if not normal. This method
also does not provide accurate analysis for risks of non-linear
products such as options. The Monte Carlo simulation method is
similar to historical simulation, except that it uses random
numbers to generate different levels of market values instead of
using historical data.
Value-at-risk is a commonly used market risk management
technique. However, VaR models have the following shortcomings:
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By its nature as a statistical approach, VaR estimates possible
losses over a certain period at a particular confidence level
using past market movement data. Past market movement, however,
is not necessarily a good indicator of future events,
particularly potential future events that are extreme in nature. |
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This model may underestimate the probability of extreme market
movements. |
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The time periods used for the model, generally one or ten days
are assumed to be a sufficient holding period before liquidating
the relevant underlying positions. If these holding periods are
not sufficient, or too long, the VaR results may understate the
potential loss. |
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The use of a 99% confidence level, does not take account of, nor
makes any statement about, any losses that might occur beyond
this confidence level. |
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VaR does not capture all complex effects of various risk factors
on the value of positions and portfolios and could underestimate
potential losses. |
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Back Testing. Chohung Bank currently performs back
testing of VaR results on a daily basis, using both
(1) actual losses and (2) estimated losses when the
actual movements of interest rates, foreign exchange rates and
equity values were applied while assuming that its portfolio
position remains same. In 2004, there were two days when Chohung
Banks estimated loss exceeded the VaR limits set by the
Financial Supervisory Service.
Since February 2001, Chohung Bank has implemented an integrated
market risk management system which manages its Won-denominated
and foreign-denominated bank accounts and trust accounts which
are marked to market and guaranteed by Chohung Bank. This system
uses the historical simulation, the Monte Carlo simulation and
the variance-covariance method to measure both linear risks
arising from such products as equity and debt securities and
nonlinear risks arising from other products including options.
This system enables Chohung Bank to generate elaborate and
consistent VaR numbers and perform sensitivity analysis and back
testing to check the validity of the models on a daily basis.
Stress Testing. In addition to VaR, Chohung Bank performs
stress test to measure market risk. As VaR assumes normal market
situations, Chohung Bank assesses its market risk exposure to
unlikely abnormal market fluctuations through stress test.
Stress test is an important way of supplement VaR since VaR does
not cover potential loss if the market moves in a manner which
is outside Chohung Banks normal expectations. Stress test
projects the anticipated change in value of holding positions
under certain scenarios assuming that no action is taken during
a stress event to change the risk profile of a portfolio.
For stress testing, Chohung Bank assumes unexpected changes in
the following four market risk components: foreign exchange
rates, stock prices and Won-denominated and foreign
currency-denominated interest rates. For the worst case
scenario, Chohung Bank assumed instantaneous and simultaneous
movements in these four market risk components within the
following ranges: (1) depreciation and appreciation of Won
against the U.S. dollars by 20% in the direction adverse to
Chohung Bank, (2) decline in Korea Exchange Composite Index
by 30%, (3) increase in Won-denominated interest rates by
200 basis points, and (4) increase in foreign
currency-denominated interest rates by 200 basis points. In
the worst case scenario assuming appreciation of Won against the
U.S. dollars by 20%, a decline in Korea Exchange Composite
Index by 30%, and increases in Won-denominated and foreign
currency-denominated interest rates by 200 basis points and
200 basis points, respectively, the changes in market value
of Chohung Banks trading portfolio was W2,621 billion
as of December 31, 2005.
Chohung Bank performs stress testing at least monthly and
reports the results to the ALM Committee. Based on these stress
testing results, Chohung Bank takes measures to manage the risk
exposure, including warnings and contingency plans. In addition,
Chohung Banks Risk Management Division continuously
monitors movements of the market risk components and takes
actions to prevent crisis situation when there is an abrupt
market movement.
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Hedging and Derivative Market Risk |
The principal objective of Chohung Banks hedging strategy
is to manage market risk within established limits. Chohung Bank
uses derivative instruments to hedge its market risk as well as
to generate profits by trading derivative products within
pre-approved risk limits. Chohung Banks derivative trading
includes interest rate and cross-currency swaps, foreign
currency forwards and futures, stock index and interest rate
futures, and stock index and currency options.
While Chohung Bank uses derivatives for hedging purposes,
derivative transactions themselves incur market risk as Chohung
Bank take trading positions and trade them for the purpose of
making profits. These activities consist primarily of the
following:
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arbitrage transactions to make profits from short-term
discrepancies between the spot and derivative markets or within
the derivative markets; |
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sales of tailor-made derivatives products to meet various needs
of Chohung Banks corporate customers and the related
transactions to reduce its exposure resulting from those sales; |
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taking positions in limited cases when Chohung Bank expects
short-swing profits based on its market forecasts; and |
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trading to hedge Chohung Banks interest rate and foreign
currency risk exposure as described above. |
Market risk from derivatives is not significant since Chohung
Banks derivative positions are primarily driven by
arbitrage and customer transactions which result in very limited
open trading positions.
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Market Risk Management for Non-trading Activities |
The principal market risk from nontrading activities of Chohung
Bank is interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is the risk of
loss resulting from interest rate fluctuations that adversely
affect the financial condition and results of operations of
Chohung Bank. Chohung Banks interest rate risk arises
primarily due to differences between the timing of rate changes
for interest-earning assets, such as loans and investment
securities, and interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits
and borrowings.
Interest rate risk affects Chohung Banks earnings and the
economic value of Chohung Banks net assets:
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Earnings: interest rate fluctuations have an effect on
Chohung Banks net interest income by affecting its
interest-sensitive operating income and expenses. |
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Economic value of net assets: interest rate fluctuations
influence Chohung Banks net worth by affecting the present
value of cash flows from the assets, liabilities and other
transactions of Chohung Bank. |
Accordingly, Chohung Bank measures and manages interest rate
risk for nontrading activities by taking into account effects of
interest rate changes on both its income and net asset value.
Chohung Bank measures and manages interest rate risk on a
monthly basis with respect to all interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities in Chohung Banks bank
accounts (including derivatives denominated in Won) and in the
trust accounts. Most of Chohung Banks interest-earning
assets and interest-bearing liabilities are denominated in Won.
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|
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Interest Rate Risk Management |
Chohung Banks interest rate risk arises primarily due to
differences between the timing of rate changes for
interest-earning assets, such as loans and investment
securities, and interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits
and borrowings. The principal objectives of interest-rate
management are to generate stable net interest income and to
protect Chohung Banks net asset value against
interest-rate fluctuations. To this end, the ALM Committee sets
the interest-rate risk limits at least annually, and the Risk
Management Division monitors compliance with these limits and
reports the monitoring results to the ALM Committee on a monthly
basis. Chohung Bank primarily uses interest rate swaps to
control its interest-rate exposure limits.
On a monthly basis, Chohung Bank uses various analytical
methodologies to measure and manage its interest rate risk for
nontrading activities. The principal methodology that Chohung
Bank uses for its non-trading interest rate risk is an
earnings at risk analysis, or EaR
analysis.
Other supplemental analytical methodologies that Chohung Bank
uses include the following:
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|
|
Interest Rate Gap Analysis: Interest rate gap analysis
measures the difference in the amounts of interest-earning
assets and interest-bearing liabilities at each maturity and
re-pricing date for a specific time frame. |
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|
|
Duration Gap Analysis: Duration gap analysis measures
durations of Chohung Banks interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities, which are weighted average
maturities of these assets and liabilities calculated based on
discounted cash flows from these assets and liabilities using
yield curves. |
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|
Market Value Analysis: Market value analysis measures
changes in the market value of Chohung Banks
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities based
on the assumption of parallel shifts in interest rates. |
|
|
|
Net Interest Income Simulation Analysis: Net interest
income simulation analysis uses statistical analysis methodology
to measure changes in Chohung Banks annual net interest
income (interest income less interest expenses) under the
current maturity structure, using different scenarios for
interest rates (assuming parallel shifts) and funding
requirements. |
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|
|
Earnings-at-Risk Analysis |
Chohung Bank measures EaRs for interest rate risk from
nontrading activities on a monthly basis. Chohung Bank uses EaR
as the principal analytical tool to measure and manage its
interest rate risk for non-trading activities.
Chohung Bank calculates EaRs with respect to Won-denominated and
foreign-currency denominated nontrading assets and liabilities
in its bank accounts. On a monthly basis, Chohung Bank
calculates 500 sets of annual interest income and expense
scenarios based on 500 different sets of yield curves generated
by a Monte Carlo simulation. Based on these annual interest and
expense scenarios, it then calculates the average and the
minimum of the interest income, interest expense and net
interest income at a 99% confidence level. EaRs are the
differences between these average and minimum values.
The following table presents the minimum and average values of
interest income, interest expense and net interest income, and
the EaRs corresponding to them for 2005.
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|
|
Simulation Results for 2005 | |
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| |
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|
Minimum(1) | |
|
Average | |
|
EaR(1) | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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|
(In billions of Won) | |
Interest income (from interest-earning assets)
|
|
W |
3,324.2 |
|
|
W |
3,504.0 |
|
|
W |
179.8 |
|
Interest expense (from interest-bearing liabilities)
|
|
|
1,764.2 |
|
|
|
1,852.6 |
|
|
|
88.3 |
|
Net interest income
|
|
|
1,560.0 |
|
|
|
1,651.5 |
|
|
|
91.5 |
|
Note:
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|
(1) |
At a 99% confidence level. |
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|
Interest Rate Gap Analysis |
Interest rate gap analysis measures the difference in the
amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing
liabilities at each maturity and re-pricing date by preparing
interest rate gap tables in which Chohung Banks
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are
allocated to the applicable time buckets based on the expected
cash flows and re-pricing dates. On a monthly basis, Chohung
Bank performs interest rate gap analysis for Won and foreign
currency denominated assets and liabilities in Chohung
Banks bank and trust accounts. Chohung Banks gap
analysis includes Won-denominated derivatives (which are
interest rate swaps) but excludes foreign currency-denominated
derivatives, whose management is centralized at the Treasury
Department. Through the interest rate gap analysis that measures
interest rate sensitivity gaps, cumulative gaps and gap ratios,
Chohung Bank assesses its exposure to future interest risk
fluctuations.
For interest rate gap analysis, Chohung Bank assumes and uses
the following maturities for different assets and liabilities:
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|
With respect to the maturities and re-pricing dates of Chohung
Banks assets, Chohung Bank assumes that maturity of
Chohung Banks prime rate-linked loans are the same as its
fixed-rate loans. For debt securities in its trading accounts,
Chohung Bank assumes a maturity of three months. Chohung Bank
excludes equity securities from interest-earning assets and also
excluded assets classified as substandard or below from its
interest rate gap analysis. |
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|
|
With respect to the maturities and re-pricing of Chohung
Banks liabilities, Chohung Bank assumes that money market
deposit accounts and non-core demand deposits have a
maturity of three months or less. With respect to
core demand deposits under the Financial Supervisory
Commission guidelines, Chohung Bank assumes a maturity of three
years. |
The following tables show Chohung Banks interest rate gaps
as of December 31, 2005 for (1) Won-denominated
nontrading bank accounts, including derivatives and
(2) foreign currency-denominated non-trading bank accounts,
excluding derivatives.
Won-denominated non-trading bank accounts (including
derivatives):
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
As of December 31, 2005 | |
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| |
|
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0-3 Months | |
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3-6 Months | |
|
6-12 Months | |
|
1-3 Years | |
|
Over 3 Years | |
|
Total | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Interest-earning assets
|
|
W |
31,633 |
|
|
W |
4,399 |
|
|
W |
6,779 |
|
|
W |
3,844 |
|
|
W |
2,918 |
|
|
W |
49,573 |
|
(Including interest rate swaps)
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-bearing liabilities
|
|
|
20,035 |
|
|
|
6,095 |
|
|
|
8,410 |
|
|
|
10,683 |
|
|
|
5,582 |
|
|
|
50,805 |
|
(Including interest rate swaps)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sensitivity gap
|
|
|
11,598 |
|
|
|
(1,696 |
) |
|
|
(1,631 |
) |
|
|
(6,839 |
) |
|
|
(2,664 |
) |
|
|
(1,232 |
) |
Cumulative gap
|
|
|
11,598 |
|
|
|
9,902 |
|
|
|
8,271 |
|
|
|
1,432 |
|
|
|
(1,232 |
) |
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|
|
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% of total assets
|
|
|
23.4 |
% |
|
|
20.0 |
% |
|
|
16.7 |
% |
|
|
2.9 |
% |
|
|
(2.5 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency-denominated non-trading bank accounts
(excluding derivatives):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
0-3 Months | |
|
3-6 Months | |
|
6-12 Months | |
|
1-3 Years | |
|
Over 3 Years | |
|
Total | |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
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|
(In millions of US$, except percentages) | |
Interest-earning assets
|
|
$ |
4,151 |
|
|
$ |
536 |
|
|
$ |
135 |
|
|
$ |
30 |
|
|
$ |
(183 |
) |
|
$ |
4,669 |
|
Interest-bearing liabilities
|
|
|
4,031 |
|
|
|
572 |
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
666 |
|
|
|
5,503 |
|
Sensitivity gap
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
(841 |
) |
|
|
(834 |
) |
Cumulative gap
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
(834 |
) |
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|
|
|
% of total assets
|
|
|
2.6 |
% |
|
|
1.8 |
% |
|
|
1.8 |
% |
|
|
0.3 |
% |
|
|
(17.9 |
)% |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
Duration and Market Value Analysis |
Chohung Bank performs a duration gap analysis to measure effects
of interest rate risk on the market value of its assets and
liabilities. Chohung Bank measures, on a monthly basis and for
each operating department, account, product and currency,
durations of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing
liabilities. Chohung Bank also measures, on a monthly basis,
changes in the market value of Chohung Banks
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.
The following tables show duration gaps and market values of
Chohung Banks Won-denominated interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities in its nontrading accounts as of
December 31, 2005 and changes in these market values when
interest rate increases by 100 basis point.
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|
|
|
|
Duration as of | |
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|
December 31, | |
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|
2005(1) | |
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|
| |
|
|
(In months) | |
Interest-earning assets
|
|
|
4.8 |
|
Interest-bearing liabilities
|
|
|
9.7 |
|
Gap
|
|
|
(4.1 |
) |
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|
|
Market Value as of December 31, 2005(1) | |
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|
| |
|
|
Actual | |
|
1% Point Increase | |
|
Changes | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
Interest-earning assets
|
|
W |
48,018.5 |
|
|
W |
47,786.6 |
|
|
W |
(231.9 |
) |
Interest-bearing liabilities
|
|
|
39,890.7 |
|
|
|
39,505.8 |
|
|
|
(384.9 |
) |
Gap
|
|
|
8,127.8 |
|
|
|
8,280.8 |
|
|
|
153.0 |
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Includes interest rate swaps. |
|
|
|
Net Interest Income Simulation |
Chohung Bank performs a net interest income simulation to
measure effects of interest rate risk on Chohung Banks
results of operations. Net interest income simulation measures
changes in Chohung Banks annual net interest income
(interest income less interest expenses) under the current
maturity structure, using different scenarios for interest rates
and funding requirements. Chohung Bank applies three scenarios
of parallel shifts in interest rate: (1) no change,
(2) a 1% point increase in interest rates and (3) a 1%
point decrease in interest rates. For funding requirement
changes, Chohung Bank uses simulated funding requirements based
on its funding plans.
The following table illustrates by way of an example the
simulated changes in Chohung Banks annual net interest
income for 2006 with respect to Won-denominated interest-earning
assets and interest-bearing liabilities, using its net interest
income simulation model, when Chohung Bank assumes (a) the
maturity structure and funding requirement of Chohung Bank as of
December 31, 2005 and (b) the same interest rates as
of December 31, 2005 and a 1% point increase or decrease in
the interest rates.
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|
|
|
|
|
Simulated Net Interest Income for 2006 | |
|
|
(for Nontrading Won-denominated Bank Accounts)(1) | |
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|
| |
|
|
|
|
Change in Net | |
|
Change in Net | |
|
|
Assumed Interest Rates | |
|
Interest Income | |
|
Interest Income | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Amount | |
|
% Change | |
|
Amount | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
|
|
1% Point | |
|
1% Point | |
|
(1% Point | |
|
(1% Point | |
|
(1% Point | |
|
(1% Point | |
|
|
No Change | |
|
Increase | |
|
Decrease | |
|
Increase) | |
|
Increase) | |
|
Decrease) | |
|
Decrease) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Simulated interest income
|
|
W |
3,321.8 |
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W |
3,629.2 |
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W |
3,013.1 |
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W |
307.4 |
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9.25 |
% |
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W |
(308.7 |
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9.29 |
% |
Simulated interest expense
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1,763.5 |
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1,997.8 |
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1,546.7 |
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234.3 |
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13.29 |
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(216.8 |
) |
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12.29 |
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Net interest income
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1,558.3 |
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1,631.4 |
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1,466.4 |
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73.1 |
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4.69 |
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(91.9 |
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5.90 |
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Note:
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(1) |
Includes interest rate swaps. |
Chohung Banks Won-denominated interest earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities in nontrading accounts have a
maturity profile that benefits from an increase in interest
rates, because the re-pricing periods of the interest-earning
assets in Chohung Banks nontrading accounts are shorter
than those of the interest-bearing liabilities in these
accounts. This is primarily due to a continuous decrease in
interest rate in the recent years in Korea, which has resulted
in a significant increase in floating rate loans, making the
maturities or re-pricing periods of Chohung Banks loans
shorter, while fixed-rate longer-term deposits have increased.
As a result, Chohung Banks net interest income increases
when the interest rates rise.
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Interest Rate VaRs for Non-trading Assets and
Liabilities |
Chohung Bank measures VaRs for interest rate risk from
nontrading activities on a monthly basis, except for
available-for-sale securities for which it measures interest
rate risk on a daily basis. The following table shows, as of and
for the year ended December 31, 2005, the ten-day VaRs of
interest rate risk from Chohung Banks available-for-sale
investment securities. Under the Financial Supervisory
Commission regulations, Chohung Bank includes in the calculation
of these VaRs interest-earning assets and interest-bearing
liabilities in its bank accounts and its trust accounts.
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Ten-day VaR for the Year 2005(1) | |
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As of | |
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Average | |
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Minimum | |
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Maximum | |
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(In billions of Won) | |
Interest rate available-for-sale securities
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W |
35.1 |
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W |
22.4 |
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W |
52.9 |
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W |
38.6 |
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Note:
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(1) |
Ten-day VaR results at a 99% confidence level. |
All of Chohung Banks equity risk results from listed and
unlisted equity securities issued by Korean companies. Chohung
Bank measures VaRs the listed equity securities but does not
manage most of the related risk using VaR limits, as most of
these securities are held for reasons other than normal
investment purposes. For unlisted equity securities, Chohung
Bank does not measure VaRs. These unlisted securities were
equities of its consolidated subsidiary and affiliates and those
held as a result of
debt-to-equity
conversion as a part of reorganization proceedings of companies
to which it had extended loans. As of December 31, 2004,
Chohung Bank held equity securities in an aggregate amount of
W1,550 billion in its nontrading accounts, including
W373 billion of unlisted securities. As of
December 31, 2005, it held equity securities in an
aggregate amount of W2,616 billion in its nontrading
accounts, including W372 billion of unlisted securities.
The following tables show the VaRs of Chohung Banks equity
risk from nontrading activities as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2005.
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Trading Portfolio Ten-day VaR for the Year 2005(1) | |
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As of | |
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Maximum | |
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(In billions of Won) | |
Equities
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W |
374.8 |
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W |
257.9 |
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W |
558.1 |
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W |
557.0 |
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(1) |
Ten-day VaR results at a 99% confidence level. |
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Liquidity Risk Management |
Liquidity risk is the risk of insolvency, default or loss due to
disparity between inflow and outflow of funds, including having
to obtain funds at a high price or to dispose of securities at
an unfavorable price due to lack of available funds or losing
attractive investment opportunities.
Chohung Bank has the following basic principles for liquidity
risk management:
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maintain an appropriate level of liquidity risk through
liquidity risk management based on liquidity gap or
debt-to-equity ratio at
each maturity date; |
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assess and monitor net cash flows by currency and by maturity
and continuously evaluate available sources of funds and the
possibility of disposal of any liquid assets; |
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diversify sources and uses of funds by product and by maturity
to prevent excessive concentration in certain periods or
products; and |
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prepare contingency plans to cope with a potential liquidity
crisis. |
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Each subsidiary manages liquidity risk in accordance with the
risk limits and guidelines established internally as well as
those directed by the relevant regulatory authorities. Pursuant
to principal regulations applicable to financial holding
companies and banks as promulgated by the Financial Supervisory
Commission, Chohung Bank is required to keep specific Won and
foreign currency liquidity ratios. These ratios require us to
keep the ratio of liquid assets to liquid liabilities above
certain minimum levels.
Chohung Bank manages its liquidity risk within the limits set on
Won and foreign currency accounts in accordance with the
regulations of the Financial Supervisory Commission. The
Financial Supervisory Commission requires Korean banks to
maintain a Won liquidity ratio of at least 100.0% and a foreign
currency liquidity ratio of at least 85%. The Financial
Supervisory Commission defines the liquidity ratio as liquid
assets (including marketable securities) due within three months
divided by liabilities due within three months.
The Treasury Department is in charge of liquidity risk
management with respect to Chohung Banks Won and foreign
currency funds. The Treasury Department submits Chohung
Banks monthly funding and asset management plans to the
ALM Committee for approval, based on the analysis of various
factors, including macroeconomic indices, interest rate and
foreign exchange movements and the maturity profile of Chohung
Banks assets and liabilities. The ALM Committee measures
Chohung Banks liquidity ratio and liquidity gap ratio on a
monthly basis and reports whether they are in compliance with
the limits to the ALM Committee on a monthly basis.
The following tables show Chohung Banks liquidity status
and limits for Won and foreign currency accounts as of
December 31, 2005 in accordance with the regulations of the
Financial Supervisory Commission.
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As of December 31, 2005 | |
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Substandard | |
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Won-denominated Accounts |
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0-3 Months | |
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3-6 Months | |
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6-12 Months | |
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1-3 Years | |
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Over 3 Years | |
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or Below | |
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Total | |
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(In billions of Won except percentage) | |
Assets:
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W |
31,619.8 |
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W |
10,254.3 |
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W |
15,075.8 |
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W |
6,556.9 |
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W |
13,886.4 |
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W |
493.6 |
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W |
77,886.7 |
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Liabilities:
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26,801.3 |
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6,295.7 |
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12,878.2 |
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8,992.7 |
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23,625.3 |
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78,593.2 |
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For three months or less:
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Liquidity gap
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4,818.5 |
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Liquidity ratio
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117.98 |
% |
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Limit:
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105.00 |
% |
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As of December 31, 2005 | |
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7 Days or | |
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7 Days- | |
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Foreign Currencies Denominated Accounts: |
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Less | |
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1 Months | |
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3 Months | |
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3-6 Months | |
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6-12 Months | |
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Over 1 Years | |
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Total | |
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(In millions of US$ except percentage) | |
Assets:
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$ |
2,333.9 |
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$ |
3,964.0 |
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$ |
5,277.3 |
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$ |
3,092.6 |
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$ |
3,941.6 |
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$ |
3,739.9 |
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$ |
22,349.3 |
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Liabilities
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2,113.4 |
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|
4,165.8 |
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4,993.5 |
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2,763.7 |
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4,403.0 |
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2,798.8 |
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21,238.2 |
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For three months or less:
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Assets
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11,575.2 |
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Liabilities
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11,272.7 |
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Liquidity ratio
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102.68 |
% |
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Limit
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85.00 |
% |
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Chohung Bank maintains diverse sources of liquidity to
facilitate flexibility in meeting its funding requirements.
Chohung Bank funds its operations principally through deposits
from retail and corporate customers, accessing the call loan
market (a short-term market for loans with maturities of less
than one month), issuing debentures and borrowings from the Bank
of Korea. Chohung Bank uses the funds primarily to extend loans
or purchase securities. Generally, deposits are of shorter
average maturity than loans or investments.
In addition to liquidity risk management under the normal market
conditions, Chohung Bank has contingency plans to cope with a
potential liquidity crisis. A liquidity crisis arises when
Chohung Bank would
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not be able to effectively manage the situations with Chohung
Banks normal liquidity management measures due to, among
other reasons, inability to access its normal sources of funds
or epidemic withdrawals of deposits as a result of various
external or internal factors, including a collapse in the
financial markets or abrupt deterioration of its credit. Chohung
Bank has contingency plans corresponding to different stages of
liquidity crisis, cautionary stage,
near-crisis stage and crisis stage,
based on the following liquidity indices:
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indices that reflect the market movements such as interest rates
and stock prices; |
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|
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indices that reflect financial market psychology such as the
size of money market funds; and |
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|
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indices that reflect Chohung Banks internal financial
condition. |
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|
|
Operational Risk Management |
Operational risk is difficult to quantify and subject to
different definitions. The Basle Committee defines operational
risk as the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed
internal processes, people and systems or from other external
events. Similarly, we define operational risk as the risks
related to our overall management other than credit risk, market
risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. These include risks
arising from system failure, human error or non-adherence to
policy and procedures, from fraud or inadequate internal
controls and procedures, from a mistake in strategic decision or
from environmental changes, resulting in financial and
non-financial loss, including reputational loss. We monitor and
assess operational risks related to our business operations,
including administrative risk, information technology risk,
managerial risk, legal risk and reputation risk, with a view to
minimizing such losses.
The Group Internal Audit Activity, reporting directly to our
Audit Committee, is directly responsible for overseeing our
operational risk management with a focus on legal, regulatory,
operational and reputational risks. Our Audit Committee oversees
and monitors our operational compliance with legal and
regulatory requirements. At the holding company level, we define
each subsidiarys operational process and establish an
internal review system applicable to each subsidiary. Each
subsidiarys operational risk is internally monitored and
managed at the subsidiary level and the Group Internal Audit
Activity continuously monitors the integrity of our
subsidiaries operational risk management system. Our Board
of Directors, the Group Risk Management Committee and our Audit
Committee establish our basic policies for operational risk
management at the group level.
To monitor and manage operational risks, each of our principal
banking subsidiaries, Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank maintained,
and after the merger, Shinhan Bank maintains, a system of
comprehensive policies and has in place a control framework
designed to provide a stable and well-managed operational
environment throughout the organization. Currently, the primary
responsibility for ensuring compliance with our banking
operational risk procedures remains with each of the business
units and operational teams. In addition, the Audit Department,
the Audit Support Office, the Risk Management Department and the
Compliance Office of Shinhan Bank also play important roles in
reviewing and maintaining the integrity of Shinhan Banks
internal control environment.
The operational risk management system of Shinhan Bank was
developed based on a two-year planning preceding the merger of
the two banks and is currently managed by the operational risk
team under the Risk Management Department. The current system
principally consists of risk control self-assessment, risk
quantification by way of key risk indicators, loss data
collection, risk simulations and monitoring of at-risk operating
capital. As of June 15, 2006, Shinhan Bank has conducted
two risk control self-assessments on approximately 160 of its
departments and branch offices, from which it has been able to
derive systematized data on all of its branch offices. In
addition, Shinhan Bank has accumulated risk-related data since
2003 based on approximately 40 key risk indicators, improved the
procedures for monitoring operational losses and is developing
risk simulation models. Shinhan Bank operates several
educational and awareness programs with a view to familiarizing
all of its employees to this new system. In addition, Shinhan
Bank has a designated operational risk manager at each of its
departments and branch offices, serving the role of a coordinator
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between the operational risk team at the headquarters and the
employees in the field and seeking to provide centralized
feedback to further improve the operational risk management
system.
The audit committee of Shinhan Bank, which consists of three
board members, including two outside directors, is an
independent inspection authority that supervises Shinhan
Banks internal controls and compliance with established
ethical and legal principles. The audit committee performs
internal audits of, among other matters, Shinhan Banks
overall management and accounting, and supervises the Audit
Department of Shinhan Bank that assists the audit committee. The
audit committee also reviews and evaluates Shinhan Banks
accounting policies and their changes, financial and accounting
matters and fairness of financial reporting.
The Audit Committee, the Audit Department and the Audit Support
Office supervise and perform the following audits:
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general audits, including full-scale audits performed annually
for the overall operations, sectional audits of selected
operations performed when necessary, and periodic and irregular
spot audits; |
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special audits, performed when the Audit Committee or standing
auditor deems it necessary or pursuant to requests by the chief
executive officer or supervisory authorities such as the
Financial Supervisory Service; |
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day-to-day audits,
performed by the standing auditor for material transactions or
operations that are subject to approval by the heads of Shinhan
Banks operational departments or senior executives; |
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real-time monitoring audits, performed by the computerized audit
system to identify any irregular transactions and take any
necessary actions; and |
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self-audits as a self-check by each operational department to
ensure its compliance with our business regulations and
policies, which include daily audits, monthly audits and special
audits. |
In addition to these audits and compliance activities, the Audit
Support Office continuously monitors, manages and reports
important operational risk related matters, including risk limit
monitoring results, trading status and sources and uses of
funds. The Audit Support Office also reviews in advance new
business or service plans proposed by our principal banking
subsidiarys operational departments to minimize
operational risk.
General audits, special audits,
day-to-day audits and
real-time monitoring audits are performed by our examiners and
self-audits are performed by the self-auditors of the relevant
operational departments.
In addition to internal audits and inspections, the Financial
Supervisory Service conducts general annual audits of operations
at Shinhan Financial Group and also performs general annual
audits of our operations. The Financial Supervisory Service also
performs special audits as the need arises on particular aspects
of our operations such as risk management, credit monitoring and
liquidity. In the ordinary course of these audits, the Financial
Supervisory Service routinely issue warning notices where it
determines that a regulated financial institution or such
institutions employees have failed to comply with the
applicable laws or rules, regulations and guidelines of the
Financial Supervisory Service. We have in the past received, and
expect in the future to receive, such notices and we have taken
and will continue to take appropriate actions in response to
such notices.
In April 2005, the Financial Supervisory Service found that
Chohung Banks employees had embezzled approximately
W40 billion of Chohung Banks funds over a period of
five months. Chohung Bank recovered approximately
W4 billion of the embezzled fund. As a remedial measure,
the Financial Supervisory Service issued a warning to Chohung
Bank as well as its president and the statutory auditor for
supervisory negligence and ordered Chohung Bank to sign a
memorandum of understanding to improve its internal controls and
took several remedial measures, including increasing staffing at
our back office, strengthening periodic monitoring and improving
internal control procedures related to fund transfer
documentation.
In addition, during a periodic audit in November 2005, the
Financial Supervisory Service discovered that one of Chohung
Banks employees, in collaboration with an employee of
Kookmin Bank, issued counterfeit
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certificates of deposits in the course of embezzling over a
period of seven months an aggregate of approximately
W445 billion of customer funds deposited at the two banks,
of which amount W20 billion was deposited with Chohung
Bank. The Financial Supervisory Service suspended the operation
of the branches of the two banks directly involved with the
incident for three months and issued warnings against the
presidents and statutory auditors of Chohung Bank and Kookmin
Bank (including a disciplinary warning against the
president of Chohung Bank) for negligent supervision. In
response to this incident, Chohung Bank took several remedial
measures to strengthen compliance procedures and improve the
execution of the existing internal control systems.
Except as described, none of the actions we have taken so far
has had a material adverse effect.
We consider legal risk as a part of operational risk. The
uncertainty of the enforceability of obligations of our
customers and counterparties, including foreclosure on
collateral, creates legal risk. Changes in laws and regulations
could also adversely affect us. Legal risk is higher in new
areas of business where the law is often untested in the courts
although legal risk can also increase in our traditional
business to the extent that the legal and regulatory landscape
in Korea is changing and many new laws and regulations governing
the banking industry remain untested. We seek to minimize legal
risk by using stringent legal documentation, employing
procedures designed to ensure that transactions are properly
authorized and consulting legal advisers. The Compliance Office
operates our principal banking subsidiarys compliance
inspection system. This system is designed to ensure that all of
Shinhan Banks employees comply with the law. The
compliance inspection systems main function is to monitor
the degree of improvement in compliance with the law, maintain
internal controls (including ensuring that each department has
established proper internal policies and that it complies with
those policies) and educate employees about observance of the
law.
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Proposed Upgrades and Integration of Risk
Management |
Since prior to their merger, Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank have
launched a joint task force, a Basel II project team, to
address issues relating to the adoption of a new firm-wide
system for operational risk management to apply a standardized
approach that meets the recommendations by the BIS New
Basle Accord for Measurement and Management of Operational
Risk. The Operational Risk Management Team consists of 12
members. This Basel II project team sought to develop
systems, processes and organizations that would meet the
relevant qualitative and quantitative requirements by applying
the A-IRB method to credit risks and an advanced evaluation
approach to operational risks and, beginning in May 2004, have
enlisted the support of a global consulting firm to benchmark
the best practices of the more advanced global banks. We believe
that the Basel II project helps us not only to meet the
capital adequacy requirements in the future but also to secure a
source of information that will be critical in making important
decisions, such as managing risks within reasonable bounds and
formulating an asset portfolio strategy, by enabling us to
better our understanding of the risks embedded in substantially
all aspects of our banking operations. The Financial Supervisory
Commission is currently reviewing Basel II-related
regulations. Following the completion of such review and
adoption of new regulations by the Financial Supervisory
Commission, which is currently expected to happen by the end of
2006, and subject to obtaining the necessary regulatory
approval, we plan to complete the implementation of the
Basel II-related systems and commence its operations.
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SUPERVISION AND REGULATION
Principal Regulations Applicable To Financial Holding
Companies
The Korean financial holding companies and their subsidiaries
are regulated by the Financial Holding Companies Act (Law
No. 6692, April 27, 2002). In addition, Korean
financial holding companies and their subsidiaries are subject
to the regulations and supervision of the Financial Supervisory
Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service.
The Financial Supervisory Commission, established on
April 1, 1998, exerts direct control over financial holding
companies pursuant to the Financial Holding Companies Act,
including approval for the establishment of financial holding
companies, issuing regulations on capital adequacy of financial
holding companies and their subsidiaries, and drafting
regulations relating to the supervision of financial holding
companies.
The Financial Supervisory Service was established on
January 2, 1999, as a unified body of the former Banking
Supervisory Authority (the successor to the Office of Bank
Supervision, the Securities Supervisory Board, the Insurance
Supervisory Board and the Credit Management Fund). The Financial
Supervisory Service is subject to the instructions and
directives of the Financial Supervisory Commission and carries
out supervision and examination of financial holding companies
and their subsidiaries. In particular, the Financial Supervisory
Service sets requirements regarding financial holding
companies liquidity and for capital adequacy and
establishes reporting requirements within the authority
delegated under the Financial Supervisory Commission
regulations, pursuant to which financial holding companies are
required to submit quarterly reports on business performance,
financial status and other matters prescribed in the
Presidential Decree of the Financial Holding Companies Act.
Under the Financial Holding Companies Act, the establishment of
a financial holding company must be approved by the Financial
Supervisory Commission. A financial holding company is required
to be mainly engaged in controlling its subsidiaries by holding
the shares or equities of the subsidiaries in the amount of not
less than 50% of aggregate amount of such financial holding
companys assets based on the latest balance sheet. A
financial holding company is prohibited from engaging in any
profit-making businesses other than controlling the management
of its subsidiaries and certain ancillary businesses as
prescribed in the Presidential Decree of the Financial Holding
Companies Act which include the following businesses:
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financially supporting its subsidiaries and the subsidiaries of
its subsidiaries (the direct and indirect
subsidiaries); |
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|
|
raising capital necessary for the investment in subsidiaries or
providing financial support to its direct and indirect
subsidiaries; |
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|
|
supporting the business of its direct and indirect subsidiaries
for the joint development and marketing of new product and the
joint utilization of facilities or IT systems; and |
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|
|
any other businesses exempted from authorization, permission or
approval under the applicable laws and regulations. |
The Financial Holding Companies Act requires every financial
holding company (other than any financial holding company that
is controlled by any other financial holding company) or its
subsidiaries to obtain the prior approval from the Financial
Supervisory Commission before acquiring control of another
company or to file with the Financial Supervisory Commission a
report within thirty (30) days after acquiring such
control. Permission to liquidate or to merge with any other
company must be obtained in advance from the Financial
Supervisory Commission. A financial holding company must report
to the Financial Supervisory Commission regarding certain events
including:
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respective direct and indirect subsidiaries by disposing of the
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In January 2005, the Ministry of Finance and Economy announced
that it would proceed with the amendment of the Financial
Holding Companies Act to allow a foreign financial holding
company to establish a domestic financial holding company, which
is not allowed under the current Financial Holding Companies Act.
The Financial Holding Companies Act does not provide for a
minimum paid-in capital of financial holding companies. All
financial holding companies, however, are required to maintain a
specified level of solvency. In addition, in its allocation of
the net profit earned in a fiscal term, a financial holding
company is required to set aside in its legal reserve an amount
equal to at least 10% of the net income after tax each time it
pays dividends on its net profits earned until its legal reserve
reaches at least the aggregate amount of its paid-in capital.
All financial holding companies must meet the minimum Requisite
Capital Ratio of 100%, as regulated by the Financial Supervisory
Commission.
Requisite Capital Ratio means the ratio of
(1) Net Total Equity Capital, as defined below,
to (2) Requisite Capital, as defined below.
1. Net Total Equity
Capital means:
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in the case of a financial institution subsidiary (except for a
financial holding companys indirect subsidiary which is
consolidated into a direct subsidiary of a financial holding
company), that is subject to minimum capital requirements under
the Financial Supervisory Commission regulations, the actual
equity capital maintained by such financial institution (e.g.,
in the case of commercial banks and merchant banks, total
Tier I and Tier II capital actually maintained by a
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in the case of a financial holding company or a financial
institution subsidiary (except for a financial holding
companys indirect subsidiary which is consolidated into a
direct subsidiary of a financial holding company), that is not
subject to minimum capital requirements under the Financial
Supervisory Commission regulations, the total stockholders
equity as recorded on its balance sheet less (x) intangible
assets and (y) deferred tax assets, if any. |
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the book value of investments between a financial holding
company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, if
any; and |
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the book value of investments among direct and indirect
subsidiaries, if any. |
2. Requisite Capital
means the sum of:
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in the case of a financial institution subsidiary (except for a
financial holding companys indirect subsidiary which is
consolidated into a direct subsidiary of a financial holding
company), that is subject to minimum capital requirements under
the Financial Supervisory Commission regulations, the minimum
equity capital amount necessary to meet such requirements (e.g.,
in the case of commercial banks and merchant banks, the amount
of Total Tier I and Tier II capital necessary to meet
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in the case of a financial institution subsidiary (except for a
financial holding companys indirect subsidiary which is
consolidated into a direct subsidiary of a financial holding
company), that is not subject to minimum capital requirements
under the Financial Supervisory Commission regulations, 8% of
its total assets on its balance sheet (including off-balance
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in the case of a financial holding company, 8% of its total
assets on its balance sheet (including off-balance sheet assets,
if any, but excluding the book value of investments in and
financial supports to its direct and indirect subsidiaries, if
any). |
All financial holding companies are required to match the
maturities of their assets to those of liabilities in accordance
with the Financial Holding Companies Act in order to ensure
liquidity. Financial holding companies are required to submit
quarterly reports regarding their liquidity to the Financial
Supervisory Service and must:
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maintain a Won liquidity ratio (defined as Won assets due within
three months, including marketable securities, divided by Won
liabilities due within three months) of not less than 100%; |
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maintain a foreign currency liquidity ratio (defined as foreign
currency liquid assets due within three months divided by
foreign currency liabilities due within three months) of not
less than 80%; |
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maintain a ratio of foreign currency liquid assets due within
seven days less foreign currency liabilities due within seven
days divided by total foreign currency assets of not less than
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maintain a ratio of foreign currency liquid assets due within a
month less foreign currency liabilities due within a month
divided by total foreign currency assets of not less than
negative 10%. |
A financial holding company may not invest in securities as
defined in the Securities and Exchange Act (other than those
securities issued by its direct and indirect subsidiaries) in
excess of the amount of its shareholders equity less the
total amount of investment in subsidiaries, subject to certain
exceptions such as capital reductions, a change in
securities price, a merger of a financial holding company
or an acquisition of all of the business by a financial holding
company, a foreclosure of collateral or strict foreclosure of
securities. A financial holding company whose investment exceeds
the amount of its shareholders equity less the total
amount of investment in subsidiaries as a result of these
exceptions are required to take actions to comply with the
foregoing limit within one year from the date it exceeded such
limit.
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Financial Exposure to Any Single Customer and Major
Shareholder |
Subject to certain exceptions, the total sum of credit (as
defined in the Financial Holding Companies Act, the Bank Act,
the Merchant Bank Act and the Securities and Exchange Act,
respectively) of a financial holding company and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries which are banks, merchant banks or
securities companies (Financial Holding Company Total
Credit) extended to a single group of companies that
belong to the same conglomerate as defined in the Monopoly
Regulations and Fair Trade Act will not be permitted to exceed
25% of the Net Total Equity Capital.
Net Total Equity Capital for the purpose of the
calculation of financial exposure to any single customer and
Major Shareholder (as defined below) is defined under the
Presidential Decree of the Financial Holding Companies Act as
(a) the sum of:
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in case of a financial holding company, the net asset which is
total assets less total liabilities on balance sheet as of the
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in case of a bank, the capital amount as defined in Article
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in case of a merchant bank, the capital amount as defined in
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in case of a securities company, the total asset amount less the
total liability amount in the balance sheet as of the end of the
most recent fiscal year and adjusted as determined by the
Financial Supervisory Commission, such as the amount of increase
or decrease in paid-in capital after the end of the most recent
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the amount of shares of direct and indirect subsidiaries held by
the financial holding company; |
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the amount of shares which are cross-held by each direct and
indirect subsidiary that is a bank, merchant bank or securities
company; and |
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the amount of shares of a financial holding company held by such
direct and indirect subsidiaries which are banks, merchant banks
or securities companies. |
The Financial Holding Company Total Credit to a single
individual or legal entity will not be permitted to exceed 20%
of the Net Total Equity Capital. In addition, the Financial
Holding Company Total Credit to a shareholder holding (together
with the persons who have special relationship with such
shareholder (as defined under the Presidential Decree of the
Financial Holding Companies Act)) in aggregate more than 10% of
the total issued and outstanding shares of the financial holding
company will not be permitted to exceed the smaller of
(x) 25% of the Net Total Equity Capital and (y) the
amount of the equity capital of the financial holding company
multiplied by the shareholding ratio of such shareholder
(together with the persons who have special relationship with
such shareholder).
Furthermore, the total sum of credits (as defined under the
Financial Holding Companies Act, the Bank Act, the Merchant Bank
Act and the Securities and Exchange Act, respectively) of a
financial holding company controlling banks and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries that are banks, merchant banks or
securities companies as applicable (Bank Holding Company
Total Credit) extended to a Major Shareholder
(together with the persons who have special relationship with
such Major Shareholder) (as defined below) will not be permitted
to exceed the smaller of (x) 25% of the Net Total Equity
Capital and (y) the amount of the equity capital of the
financial holding company multiplied by the shareholding ratio
of such Major Shareholder, except in certain cases.
Major Shareholder is defined under the Financial
Holding Companies Act as follows:
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a shareholder holding (together with persons who have a special
relationship with such shareholder as defined in the
Presidential Decree of the Financial Holding Companies Act) in
excess of 10% (or in the case of a financial holding company
controlling regional banks only, 15%) in the aggregate of the
financial holding companys total issued and outstanding
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a shareholder holding (together with persons who have a special
relationship with such shareholder as defined in the
Presidential Decree of the Financial Holding Companies Act) more
than 4% in the aggregate of the total issued and outstanding
voting shares of the financial holding company controlling
national banks (other than a financial holding company
controlling regional banks only), excluding shares related to
the shareholding restrictions on non-financial business group
companies as described below, where such shareholder is the
largest shareholder or has actual control over the major
business affairs of the financial holding company through, for
example, appointment and dismissal of the officers pursuant to
the Presidential Decree of the Financial Holding Companies Act. |
In addition, the total sum of the Bank Holding Company Total
Credit extended to all of a financial holding companys
Major Shareholder must not exceed 25% of the Net Total Equity
Capital. Furthermore, the financial holding company and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries that intend to extend the Bank
Holding Company Total Credit to the financial holding
companys Major Shareholder not less than the lesser of
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amount equivalent to 0.1% of the Net Total Equity Capital or
(ii) W5 billion, with respect to a single transaction,
must obtain prior unanimous board resolutions and then
immediately after the completion of the transaction, must file a
report with the Financial Supervisory Commission and publicly
disclose the filing of such report (e.g., via the Internet).
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Restrictions on Transactions Among Direct and Indirect
Subsidiaries and Financial Holding Company |
Generally, a direct or indirect subsidiary of a financial
holding company may not extend credit to the financial holding
company which directly or indirectly controls such subsidiary.
In addition, a direct and indirect subsidiary of a financial
holding company may not extend credit to any other single direct
or indirect subsidiary of the financial holding company in
excess of 10% of its shareholders equity and to any other
direct and indirect subsidiaries of the financial holding
company in excess of 20% of its shareholders equity in the
aggregate. The direct or indirect subsidiaries of a financial
holding company must obtain an appropriate level of collateral
for the credits extended to the other direct and indirect
subsidiaries unless otherwise approved by the Financial
Supervisory Commission. The appropriate level of collateral for
each type of credit is as follows:
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For deposits and installment savings, obligations of the Korean
government or The Bank of Korea, obligations guaranteed by the
Korean government or The Bank of Korea, obligations secured by
securities issued or guaranteed by the Korean government or The
Bank of Korea: 100% of the amount of the credit extended; |
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(a) For obligations of local governments under the Local
Autonomy Act, local public enterprises under the Local Public
Enterprises Act, and investment institutions and other
quasi-investment institutions under the Basic Act on the
Management of Government-Invested Institution (hereinafter, the
public institutions and others);
(b) obligations guaranteed by the public institutions and
others, and (c) obligations secured by the securities
issued or guaranteed by public institutions and others: 110% of
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For any property other than those set forth in the above
(i) and (ii): 130% of the amount of the credit extended. |
Subject to certain exceptions, a direct or indirect subsidiary
of a financial holding company is prohibited from owning the
shares of any other direct or indirect subsidiaries (other than
those directly controlled by the direct and indirect
subsidiaries in question) in common control by the financial
holding company. In April 2005, the Ministry of Finance and
Economy announced that it will allow a direct or indirect
subsidiary of a financial holding company to invest as a limited
partner in a private equity fund that is a direct or indirect
subsidiary of the same financial holding company, and the
Presidential Decree of the Financial Holding Companies Act was
amended in May 2005 accordingly. Before the amendment, under the
Financial Holding Companies Act, a direct or indirect subsidiary
of a financial holding company was prohibited from acquiring the
shares of another subsidiary of the same financial holding
company. A direct or indirect subsidiary of a financial holding
company is also generally prohibited from owning the shares of
the financial holding company controlling the direct or indirect
subsidiary in question. The transfer of certain assets subject
to or below the precautionary criteria between the financial
holding company and its direct or indirect subsidiary or between
the direct and indirect subsidiaries of a financial holding
company is prohibited except for (i) the transfer to an
asset-backed securitization company (an SPV), or the entrustment
with a trust company, under the Asset-Backed Securitization Act,
(ii) the transfer to a mortgage-backed securitization
company under the Mortgage-Backed Securitization Company Act or
(iii) the transfer or in-kind contribution to a corporate
restructuring vehicle under the Corporate Restructuring
Investment Company Act.
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Disclosure of Management Performance |
For the purpose of protecting the depositors and investors in
the subsidiaries of the financial holding companies, the
Financial Supervisory Commission requires financial holding
companies to disclose certain material matters including
(i) financial condition and profit and loss of the
financial holding company and its direct and indirect
subsidiaries, (ii) how capital was raised by the financial
holding company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and how
such capital was used, (iii) any sanctions levied on the
financial holding
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company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries under the
Financial Holding Companies Act or any corrective measures or
sanctions under the Law on Improvement of Structure of Financial
Industry or (iv) occurrence of any non-performing assets or
financial incident which may have a material adverse effect.
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Subject to certain exceptions, a financial holding company may
not own more than 5% of the total issued and outstanding shares
of another company (other than its direct and indirect
subsidiaries). If the financial holding company owns shares of
another company (other than its direct and indirect
subsidiaries) which is not a finance-related company, the
financial holding company is required to exercise its voting
rights in the same manner and same proportion as the other
shareholders of the company exercise their voting rights in
favor of or against any resolutions under consideration at the
shareholders meeting of the company.
Generally, a financial holding company is not allowed to own its
subsidiarys outstanding shares in excess of its net assets
(total assets minus total liabilities), except, among
other reasons, (i) where the financial holding company
invests in its subsidiary up to 130% of its net assets (total
assets minus total liabilities) for the purpose of the
improvement of the financial condition of a subsidiary which is
classified as an unsound financial institution under the Law on
the Improvement of Structure of Financial Industry or as an
unsound or potentially unsound financial institution under the
Depositor Protection Act, (ii) where the financial holding
company invests in a company controlled by the indirect
subsidiaries up to 130% of its net assets (total assets minus
total liabilities) in order to make the company as a
subsidiary of the financial holding company, (iii) where
the financial holding company has already been holding the
outstanding shares of its subsidiary not more than 130% of its
net assets (total assets minus total liabilities) at the
time when it becomes a financial holding company,
(iv) where in order to make its subsidiary as a 100% owned
subsidiary or a special purpose vehicle under the Asset Backed
Securitization Act as its subsidiary, the financial holding
company invests in such company up to 130% of its net assets,
(v) where as the amount of investments in the subsidiaries
increases, the financial holding companys net assets
increase so that the ratio of the total amount of investments in
subsidiaries divided by the financial holding companys net
assets do not increase, or (vi) where the total investment
amount in its subsidiaries exceeds its net assets due to
(a) a reduction of the financial holding companys net
assets, (b) a spin-off, merger or transfer of its whole
business of a financial holding company, (c) a spin-off,
merger or transfer of their whole business of its direct or
indirect subsidiaries, or (d) a foreclosure of collateral
or strict foreclosure. The financial holding company, however,
must dispose of the ownership of excess shares within two years
in case of (i) through (v) and within six months in
case of (vi), unless such time period is otherwise extended by
the Financial Supervisory Commission.
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Subsidiaries |
Generally, a direct subsidiary of a financial holding company is
prohibited from controlling any other company; provided
that a direct subsidiary of a financial holding company may
control (as an indirect subsidiary of the financial holding
company): (i) subsidiaries in foreign jurisdiction which
are engaged in the same business as the direct subsidiary,
(ii) certain financial institutions which are engaged in
the business that the direct subsidiary may conduct without any
licenses or permits, (iii) certain financial institutions
whose business is related to the business of the direct
subsidiary as prescribed under the Presidential Decree of the
Financial Holding Companies Act (e.g., the companies which a
bank subsidiary may control are limited to credit information
companies, credit card companies, trust business companies,
securities investment management companies, investment advisory
companies, futures business companies, and asset management
companies), (iv) certain financial institutions whose
business is related to financial business as prescribed by the
regulations of the Ministry of Finance and Economy,
(v) certain companies which are not financial institutions
but whose business is related to the financial business of the
financial holding company as prescribed by the Presidential
Decree of the Financial Holding Companies Act (e.g.
finance-related research company, finance-related IT company,
etc.) and (vi) private equity funds established in
accordance with the Act on Business of Operating Indirect
Investment and Asset. Acquisition by the direct subsidiaries of
such indirect subsidiaries requires prior permission from the
Financial Supervisory Commission or report to be
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submitted to the Financial Supervisory Commission, depending on
the types of the indirect subsidiaries and the amount of total
assets of the indirect subsidiaries.
The indirect subsidiary of a financial holding company is
prohibited from controlling any other company, provided,
however, that in the case where a company held control over
another company at the time such company initially became an
indirect subsidiary of a financial holding company, such
indirect subsidiary shall be required to dispose of its interest
in such other company within two (2) years after becoming
an indirect subsidiary of a financial holding company.
In April 2005, the Ministry of Finance and Economy announced
that it will allow a subsidiary of a financial holding company
to invest in a special purpose company as its largest
shareholder for purposes of making investments under the Act on
Private Investment in Social Infrastructure without being deemed
as controlling such special purpose company. Accordingly, the
Presidential Decree of the Financial Holding Companies Act was
amended in May 2005 and such special purpose company is not
considered as a subsidiary of the financial holding company
under the Financial Holding Companies Act.
In addition, a private equity fund established in accordance
with the Act on Business of Operating Indirect Investment and
Asset is not considered to be a subsidiary of a financial
holding company even if the financial holding company is the
largest investor in the private equity fund unless the financial
holding company is the asset management company for the private
equity fund.
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Company and its Major Shareholder |
A financial holding company which controls banks and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries is prohibited from acquiring
(including acquisition by a trust account of its subsidiary
bank) shares issued by such financial holding companys
Major Shareholder in excess of 1% of the Net Total Equity
Capital as used in the calculation of financial exposure to
Major Shareholder. In addition, the financial holding company
and its direct and indirect subsidiaries which intend to acquire
shares issued by such Major Shareholder not less than the lesser
of (i) the amount equivalent to 0.1% of the Equity Capital
or (ii) W5 billion, with respect to a single
transaction, must obtain prior unanimous board resolutions and
then, immediately after the acquisition, must file a report with
the Financial Supervisory Commission and publicly disclose the
filing of such report (e.g., via the Internet).
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Under the Financial Holding Companies Act, subject to certain
exceptions, a financial institution may not control any
financial holding company. In addition, any single shareholder
and persons who stand in a special relations with such
shareholder (as defined under the Presidential Decree to the
Financial Holding Companies Act) may acquire beneficial
ownership of up to 10% of the total issued and outstanding
shares with voting rights of a financial holding company
controlling national banks and 15% of the total issued and
outstanding shares with voting rights of a financial holding
company controlling regional banks only. The Government and the
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation are not subject to such
ceiling. Also, in January 2005, the Ministry of Finance and
Economy announced that it would proceed with the amendment of
the Financial Holding Companies Act to allow a private equity
fund to control financial holding companies, which is currently
prohibited.
However, non-financial business group companies (as
defined below) may not acquire beneficial ownership of shares of
a financial holding company which controls national banks in
excess of 4% of such financial holding companys
outstanding voting shares, provided that such non-financial
business group companies may acquire beneficial ownership of up
to 10% of such financial holding companys outstanding
voting shares with the approval of the Financial Supervisory
Commission under the condition that such non-financial business
group companies will not exercise voting rights in respect of
such shares in excess of the 4% limit. In addition, any person
(whether a Korean national or a foreigner), with the exception
of non-financial business group companies described above, may
also acquire in excess of 10% of total voting shares issued and
outstanding of a financial holding company which controls
national bank, provided that an approval from the Financial
Supervisory Commission is obtained in instances where the total
holding exceeds 10% (or 15% in
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the case of a financial holding company controlling regional
banks only), 25% or 33% of the total voting shares issued and
outstanding of such financial holding company which controls
national banks. Also, in the event a person (whether a Korean
national or a foreigner, but excluding persons prescribed under
the Presidential Decree to the Financial Holding Companies Act)
(i) acquires in excess of 4% of the total voting shares
issued and outstanding of any financial holding company (other
than a financial holding company controlling regional banks
only), (ii) becomes the largest shareholder of such
financial holding company in which such person acquired in
excess of 4% of the total voting shares issued and outstanding,
or (iii) has its shareholding in such financial holding
company, in which it had acquired in excess of 4% of the total
voting shares issued and outstanding shares, changed by not less
than 1% of the total voting share issued and outstanding of such
financial holding company, a report as prescribed by the
Presidential Decree to the Financial Holding Companies Act shall
be filed with the Financial Supervisory Commission.
Non-financial business group companies are defined
under the Financial Holding Companies Act as the companies,
which include:
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non-financial business companies belonging to such group of not
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any same shareholder group with aggregate assets of all
non-financial business companies belonging to such group of not
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Principal Regulations Applicable to Banks
The banking system in Korea is governed by the Bank Act of 1950,
as amended (the Bank Act) and the Bank of Korea Act
of 1950, as amended (the Bank of Korea Act). In
addition, Korean banks are subject to the regulations and
supervision of the Bank of Korea, the Bank of Koreas
Monetary Policy Committee, the Financial Supervisory Commission
and its executive body, the Financial Supervisory Service.
The Bank of Korea, established in June 1950 under the Bank of
Korea Act, performs the customary functions of a central bank.
It seeks to contribute to the sound development of the national
economy by price stabilization through establishing and
implementing efficient monetary and credit policies. The Bank of
Korea acts under instructions of the Monetary Policy Committee,
the supreme policy-making body of the Bank of Korea.
Under the Bank of Korea Act, the Monetary Policy
Committees primary responsibilities are to formulate
monetary and credit policies and to determine the operations,
management and administration of the Bank of Korea. The
Financial Supervisory Commission, established on April 1,
1998, exerts direct control over commercial banks pursuant to
the Bank Act, including establishing guidelines on capital
adequacy of commercial banks, and prepares regulations relating
to supervision of banks. Furthermore, pursuant to the Amendment
to the Government Organization Act and the Bank Act on
May 24, 1999, the Financial Supervisory Commission, instead
of the Ministry of Finance and Economy, now regulates market
entry into the banking business.
The Financial Supervisory Service is subject to the instructions
and directives of the Financial Supervisory Commission and
carries out supervision and examination of commercial banks. In
particular, the Financial Supervisory Service sets requirements
both for prudent control of liquidity and for capital adequacy
and establishes reporting requirements within the authority
delegated to it under the Financial Supervisory Commission
regulations, pursuant to which banks are required to submit
annual reports on financial performance and shareholdings,
regular reports on management strategy and non-performing loans,
including write-offs, and management of problem companies and
plans for the settlement of bad loans.
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Under the Bank Act, permission to commence a commercial banking
business or a long-term financing business must be obtained from
the Financial Supervisory Commission. Commercial banking
business is defined as the lending of funds acquired
predominantly from the acceptance of deposits for a period not
exceeding one year or subject to the limitation established by
the Financial Supervisory Commission, for a period between one
year and three years. Long-term financing business is defined as
the lending, for periods in excess of one year, of funds
acquired predominantly from paid-in capital, reserves or other
retained earnings, the acceptance of deposits with maturities of
at least one year, or the issuance of bonds or other securities.
A bank wishing to enter any business other than commercial
banking and long-term financing businesses, such as the trust
business, must obtain permission from the Financial Supervisory
Commission. Permission to merge with any other banking
institution, to liquidate, to close a banking business or to
transfer all or a part of a business must also be obtained from
the Financial Supervisory Commission.
If the Korean government deems a banks financial condition
to be unsound or if a bank fails to meet the applicable capital
adequacy ratio set forth under Korean law, the government may
order:
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The Bank Act requires a minimum paid-in capital of
W100 billion in the case of national banks, such as Shinhan
Bank and Chohung Bank, and W25 billion in the case of
regional banks such as our Jeju Bank.
In addition to minimum capital requirements, all banks including
foreign bank branches in Korea are required to maintain a
prescribed solvency position. Until March 31, 1999, a
banks outstanding liabilities arising from guarantees and
other contingent liabilities (except those specifically excluded
under the Bank Act) were not permitted to exceed 20 times its
equity capital amount. However, beginning on April 1, 1999,
such limitation on guarantees and contingent liabilities was
eliminated and, for regulatory purposes, guarantees provided by
banks are counted as an extension of credit and will be
regulated accordingly. See Financial Exposure
to Any Individual Customer and Major Shareholders below.
Also, in its allocation of the net profit earned in a fiscal
term, a bank is required to credit at least 10% of such profit
to a legal reserve each time it pays dividends on net profits
earned until such time when the reserve equals the amount of its
total paid-in capital.
Under the Bank Act, the capital of a bank is divided into two
categories pursuant to Bank for International Settlements
(BIS) standards, which were originally envisaged by
the Basel Committee. Tier I capital (core capital) consists
of stockholders equity, capital surplus, retained
earnings, equity representing new types of equity securities
deemed to be functionally equivalent to capital which are
designated by the Financial Supervisory Commission and
undistributed stock dividends. Tier II capital
(supplementary capital) consists of revaluation reserves, gain
on valuation of investment in securities, allowance for bad
debts set aside for loans classified as normal or
precautionary, perpetual subordinated debt,
cumulative preferred shares, redeemable preferred shares (with a
right to redeem after the fifth anniversary of the date of
issuance)and certain other subordinated debt.
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All banks must meet standards regarding minimum ratios of
Tier I and Tier II capital (less any capital
deductions) to risk-weighted assets, determined in accordance
with the Financial Supervisory Commission requirements that have
been formulated based on BIS Standards. These standards were
adopted by the Monetary Board and the Office of Bank Supervision
(the predecessor of the Financial Supervisory Service) and
became effective in 1993. Under these regulations, all domestic
banks and foreign bank branches were required to satisfy at
least 8% as of the end of 1995, and thereafter, in accordance
with the standards regarding minimum ratios of Tier I and
Tier II capital (less any capital deductions) to
risk-weighted assets.
The Financial Supervisory Commission amended the Regulation on
the Supervision of the Banking Business in November 2002 to
include a more conservative risk-weighting system on certain
newly extended mortgage and home equity loans. As a result, for
mortgage and home equity loans extended after November 13,
2002, Korean banks are required to calculate a risk-weight of
60% on certain mortgage and home equity loans if either of the
following two conditions are satisfied, and a risk-weight of 70%
if both of the following two conditions are satisfied:
(1) if the mortgage and home equity loans are overdue for
at least 30 consecutive days as of the date of calculating
the banks BIS capital adequacy ratio, or the total number
of overdue days for the past one year from the date of
calculating the banks BIS capital adequacy ratio is at
least 30 days; and (2) the borrowers debt ratio
(i.e., total borrowed amount, including the borrowed amount
provided by other financial institutions, of the borrower
against the borrowers annual income) exceeds 250%. For all
other home mortgages, a 50% risk-weight is applicable.
Under Korean GAAP, pursuant to the loan loss allowance
guidelines established by the Financial Supervisory Commission,
banks are generally required to maintain allowances for
outstanding loans and other credits (including confirmed
guarantees and acceptances and trust account loans) in an
aggregate amount covering not less than 0.5% of normal credits
(excluding confirmed guarantees and acceptances), 2% of
precautionary credits (excluding confirmed guarantees and
acceptances), 20% of substandard credits, 50% of doubtful
credits and 100% of estimated loss credits.
In April 2002, the Financial Supervisory Service issued
guidelines pursuant to which the minimum ratio of allowances for
outstanding loans by banks to individuals and households was
increased to 0.75% of normal credits, 5% of precautionary
credits and 55% of doubtful credits, and the minimum ratio of
allowances for their outstanding credit card receivables and
credit card loans was increased to 1% of normal credits, 7% of
precautionary credits and 60% of doubtful credits. In addition,
in October 2002, the Financial Supervisory Service issued new
guidelines pursuant to which the minimum ratio of allowance for
their outstanding loans to individuals and households was
increased to 8% of credits classified as precautionary and the
minimum ratio of allowance for their outstanding credit card
receivables and credit card loans was increased to 12% of
credits classified as precautionary. These guidelines were
reflected in the Regulation on Supervision of Banking Business
prescribed by the Financial Service Commission in November 2002.
The BIS adopted changes to its capital adequacy standards to
take into account market risk from equity securities, foreign
exchange and derivative instruments held by banks. These changes
have become applicable to most Korean banks commencing in 2002.
Before 2002, all assets received risk weighting according to the
risk weights applicable to the type of assets. For example,
assets relating to government received a risk weight of 0%,
assets relating to securities companies and banks received a 20%
risk weight and assets relating to other companies received a
risk weight of 100%. Starting from 2002, risk weights for assets
that are subject to market risks, such as publicly-traded
securities, foreign exchange and interest rate, are calculated
in accordance with a formula based on market risk.
Basel II, the new convention entered into by the Basel
committee in June 2004 for the purpose of improving risk
management and increasing capital adequacy of banks is expected
to be effective as of the end of 2007 in Korea. Pursuant to
Basel II, operational risk, such as inadequate procedure,
loss risk by employees, internal system, occurrence of
unexpected event, as well as credit risk and market risk, should
be taken into account in calculating the risk-weighted assets.
However, as the current capital adequacy ratio of 8% for banks
would be maintained, it would become more onerous for banks to
satisfy the minimum capital requirements.
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All banks are required to match the maturities of their assets
and liabilities in accordance with the Bank Act in order to
ensure adequate liquidity. Banks may not invest in excess of an
amount exceeding 60% of their Tier I and Tier II
capital (less any capital deductions) in stocks and other
securities with a period remaining to maturity of over three
years. However, this restriction does not apply to government
bonds or to Monetary Stabilization Bonds issued by the Bank of
Korea.
In 1999, the Financial Supervisory Commission adopted a new
requirement to ascertain a banks liquidity. Starting from
January 1, 1999, the Financial Supervisory Commission
requires each Korean bank to maintain a Won liquidity ratio
(defined as Won assets due within three months, including
marketable securities, divided by Won liabilities due within
three months) of not less than 100% and to make quarterly
reports to the Financial Supervisory Service. The Financial
Supervisory Commission also requires each Korean bank to
(1) maintain a foreign-currency liquidity ratio due within
three months (defined as foreign-currency liquid assets due
within three months divided by foreign-currency liabilities due
within three months) of not less than 85%, (2) maintain a
ratio of foreign-currency liquid assets due within seven days
(defined as foreign-currency liquid assets due within seven days
less foreign-currency liabilities due within seven days, divided
by total foreign-currency assets) of not less than 0% and
(3) maintain a ratio of foreign-currency liquid assets due
within a month (defined as foreign-currency liquid assets due
within a month less foreign currency liabilities due within a
month, divided by total foreign-currency assets) of not less
than negative 10%. The Financial Supervisory Commission also
requires each Korean bank to submit monthly reports with respect
to maintenance of these ratios.
The Monetary Policy Committee is authorized to fix and alter
minimum reserve requirements that banks must maintain against
their deposit liabilities. The current minimum reserve ratio is
5.0% of average balances for Won currency demand deposits
outstanding, 1.0% of average balances for Won currency employee
asset establishment savings deposits, employee long-term savings
deposits, employee house purchase savings deposits, long-term
house purchase savings deposits, household long-term savings
deposits and employee preferential savings deposits outstanding
and 2.0% of average balances for Won currency time and savings
deposits, mutual installments, housing installments and
certificates of deposit outstanding. For foreign currency
deposit liabilities, a 2.0% minimum reserve ratio is applied to
savings deposits outstanding and a 5% minimum reserve ratio is
applied to demand deposits, while a 1.0% minimum reserve ratio
is applied for offshore accounts, immigrant accounts and
resident accounts opened by foreign exchange banks.
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Financial Exposure to Any Single Customer and Major
Shareholders |
Under the Bank Act, the sum of material credit exposures by a
bank, that is, the total sum of its credits to single
individuals, legal entities or business groups that exceed 10%
of the sum of Tier I and Tier II capital (less any
capital deductions), must not exceed five times the sum of
Tier I and Tier II capital (less any capital
deductions), subject to certain exceptions. Beginning on
January 1, 2000, subject to certain exceptions, no bank is
permitted to extend credit (including loans, guarantees,
purchases of securities (only in the nature of a credit) and
such other transactions which directly or indirectly create
credit risk) in excess of 20% of the sum of Tier I and
Tier II capital (less any capital deductions) to a single
individual or legal entity, and no bank may grant credit in
excess of 25% of the sum of Tier I and Tier II capital
(less any capital deductions) to a single group of companies
that belong to the same conglomerate as defined in the Monopoly
Regulations and Fair Trade Act.
Pursuant to an amendment to the Bank Act, which became effective
on July 28, 2002, the restrictions on extending credits to
a major shareholder have been amended. The definition of a
major shareholder is as follows:
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a shareholder holding (together with persons who have a special
relationship with such shareholder as defined in the
Presidential Decree of the Bank Act) in excess of 10% (or in the
case of regional banks, 15%) in the aggregate of the banks
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a shareholder holding (together with persons who have a special
relationship with such shareholder as defined in the
Presidential Decree of the Bank Act) more than 4% in the
aggregate of the banks (excluding regional banks) total
issued and outstanding voting shares (excluding shares relating
to the shareholding restrictions on non- financial group
companies, which include: |
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any same shareholder group with the aggregate net assets of all
non-financial companies belonging to such group of not less than
25% of the aggregate net assets of all members of such group; |
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any same shareholder group with aggregate assets of all
non-financial companies belonging to such group of not less than
W2 trillion; or |
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any mutual fund in which a same shareholder group identified in
(1) or (2) above, owns more than 4% of the total
shares issued and outstanding), |
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where such shareholder is the largest shareholder or is able to
actually control the major business affairs of the bank, for
example, through appointment and dismissal of the chief
executive officer or of the majority of the executives. |
According to such amendment, banks are prohibited from extending
credits in the amount greater than the lesser of (1) 25% of
the sum of such banks Tier I and Tier II capital
(less any capital deductions) or (2) the relevant major
shareholders shareholding ratio multiplied by the sum of
the banks Tier I and Tier II capital (less any
capital deductions) to a major shareholder (together with
persons who have special relationship with such major
shareholder as defined in the Presidential Decree of the Bank
Act). Also, no bank is allowed to grant credit to its major
shareholders in the aggregate in excess of 25% of its
Tier I and Tier II capital (less any capital
deductions).
Recently, there has been a rapid increase in the use of credit
support agreements between banks and special purpose companies
that have been established for asset-backed securitization. When
managing the credit risk of banks, among the methods for
providing credit support by banks, a loan agreement, a purchase
agreement for asset-backed commercial papers, purchase of
subordinate beneficiary certificates, and assumption of
liability by providing warranty against default under
asset-backed securitization are deemed as creating financial
exposure to banks.
Korean banks remain dependent on the acceptance of deposits as
their primary source of funds. There are no legal controls on
interest rates on loans in Korea. Historically, interest rates
on deposits and lending rates were regulated by the Monetary
Board of the Bank of Korea. Under the governments
Financial Reform Plan issued in May 1993, controls on deposit
interest rates in Korea have been gradually reduced. In February
2004, the Korean government removed restrictions on all interest
rates, except for the prohibition on interest payments on
current account deposits. Deregulation of interest rates on
deposits has increased competition for deposits based on
interest rates offered and therefore may increase our banking
operations interest expense.
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Lending to Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
In order to obtain funding from the Bank of Korea at
concessionary rates for their small- and medium-sized enterprise
loans, banks are required to extend to small- and medium-sized
enterprises a certain minimum percentage of any monthly increase
in their Won currency lending. Currently, this minimum
percentage is 45% in the case of national banks and 60% in the
case of regional banks. If a bank does not comply with the
foregoing, all or a portion of the Bank of Korea funds provided
to such bank in support of loans to small-and medium-sized
enterprises may have to be prepaid to the Bank of Korea or the
credit limit from the Bank of Korea for such bank may be
decreased.
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Disclosure of Management Performance |
For the purpose of enforcing mandatory disclosure of management
performance so that the general public, especially depositors
and stockholders, will be in a better position to monitor banks,
the Financial Supervisory Commission requires commercial banks
to disclose certain matters as follows:
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loans bearing no profit made to a single business group in an
amount exceeding 10% of the sum of the banks Tier I
and Tier II capital (less any capital deductions) as of the
end of the previous month (where the loan exposure to such
borrower is calculated as the sum of substandard credits,
doubtful credits and estimated loss credits) except where the
loan exposure to a single business group is not more than
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occurrence of any financial event involving embezzlement,
malfeasance or misappropriation of funds the amount of which
exceeds 1% of the sum of the banks Tier I and
Tier II capital (less any capital deductions), unless the
bank has lost or expects to lose not more than W1 billion
as a result thereof, or the Governor of the Financial
Supervisory Service has made a public announcement regarding
such an occurrence; |
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any loss due to court judgments or similar decisions in civil
proceedings in an amount exceeding 1% of the sum of the
banks Tier I and Tier II capital (less any
capital deductions) as of the end of the previous month except
where the loss is not more than W1 billion; |
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any event which can cause a material change in the financial
status, such as a capital increase or reduction, issuance of
convertible bonds, bonds with warrants, exchangeable bonds, or
depositary receipts, cancellation of shares with profit, and
split or consolidation of shares; |
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any event which can cause a material change in a banks
management, such as knowledge of imposition of a fine (such as
negligence fine, surcharges or collection charges) in an amount
exceeding 1% (or 0.5% in the case of a large company whose total
assets as of the end of the most recent fiscal year is
W2 trillion or more (hereinafter the Large
Company)) or more of the banks Tier I and
Tier II capital, proposal or confirmation of a litigation
that can have a material effect on the management of the bank
such as litigation regarding appointment or dismissal of an
officer, or a change in banks largest shareholder,
representative director, major shareholder, affiliate company,
or a business objective; |
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any event which can cause a material change in the banks
property, such as a natural disaster which causes damages in an
amount exceeding 5% (or 2.5% in the case of a Large Company) or
more of its total assets as of the end of the most recent fiscal
year, or giving or receiving of a gift in excess of 1% (or 0.5%
in the case of a Large Company) or more of the banks
Tier I and Tier II capital; |
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any event which can cause a material change in the banks
credit or liability, such as dissolution of, or default of a
bill or a check of, an unlisted company in which the bank
invested 3% (or 1.5% in the case of a Large Company) or more of
the banks Tier I and Tier II capital, or
commencement or termination of any court receivership of the
bank or notification from the court thereof; |
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any event which can cause a material change in the banks
investment, such as acquisition or sale of fixed assets in an
amount exceeding 5% (or 2.5% in the case of a Large Company) of
its total assets, investment in other companies in an amount
exceeding 5% (or 2.5% in the case of a Large Company) or more of
the banks Tier I and Tier II capital, becoming
an oligopoly shareholder (meaning anyone owning 51% or more of
the total issued and outstanding shares of a company, including
the shares owned by specially related persons, as defined under
the Framework Act on National Taxes) of a mutual savings bank or
a change in such shareholder status; |
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any event which can cause a material change in the banks
profit or loss, such as an increase or decrease in profit or
loss of 30% (or 15% in the case of a Large Company) or more when
compared to the previous fiscal year, or profit or loss from
derivative transaction representing 5% (or 2.5% in the case of a
Large Company) or more of the banks Tier I and
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any other events which can have material effects on the
banks operation, such as payment of cash dividend, changes
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According to the Bank Act, commercial banks are prohibited from
making any of the following categories of loans:
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loans made for the purpose of speculation in commodities or
securities; |
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loans made directly or indirectly on the pledge of a banks
own shares, or on the pledge of shares in excess of 20% of the
issued and outstanding shares of any other corporation (subject
to certain exceptions with respect to financing for
infrastructure projects); |
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loans made directly or indirectly to enable a natural or legal
person to buy the banks own shares; |
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loans made directly or indirectly to finance political campaigns
and other related activities; |
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loans made to any of the banks officers or employees other
than de minimis loans of up to (1) W20 million in the
case of a general loan, (2) W50 million in the case of
a general loan plus a housing loan, or (3) W60 million
in the aggregate for general loans, housing loans and loans to
pay damages arising from wrongful acts of employees in financial
transactions; |
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credit (including loans) provided on the pledge of shares of a
subsidiary corporation of the bank or to enable a natural or
legal person to buy shares of a subsidiary corporation of the
bank; and |
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loans made to any officers or employees of a subsidiary
corporation of the bank other than de minimis loans of up to
W20 million in the case of a general loan or
W50 million in the aggregate in the case of general and
housing loans. |
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Restrictions on Investments in Property |
A bank may possess real estate property only to the extent
necessary for the conduct of its business; provided that the
aggregate value of such real estate property must not exceed 60%
of the sum of its Tier I and Tier II capital (less any
capital deductions). Any property acquired by a bank
(1) through the exercise of its rights as a secured party
or (2) the acquisition of which is prohibited by the Bank
Act must be disposed of within one year, subject to certain
exceptions.
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Restrictions on Shareholdings in Other Companies |
Under the Bank Act, a bank may not own more than 15% of shares
outstanding with voting rights of another company, except where,
among other reasons:
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the company issuing such shares is engaged in category of
financial businesses set forth by the Financial Supervisory
Commission (including private equity funds); or |
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the acquisition of shares by the bank is necessary for the
corporate restructuring of the issuer and is approved by the
Financial Supervisory Commission. |
In the above cases, a bank must satisfy either of the following
requirements:
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the total investment in companies in which the bank owns more
than 15% of the outstanding shares with voting rights does not
exceed 15% of the sum of Tier I and Tier II capital
(less any capital deductions); or |
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the acquisition satisfies the requirements determined by the
Financial Supervisory Commission. |
According to an amendment to the Bank Act, which became
effective on July 28, 2002, a bank using its bank accounts
and its trust accounts is not permitted to acquire the shares
issued by the Major Shareholder of such bank in excess of an
amount equal to 1% of the sum of Tier I and Tier II
capital (less any capital deductions).
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Restrictions on Bank Ownership |
Under an amendment to the Bank Act, which became effective on
July 28, 2002, subject to certain exceptions, a single
shareholder and persons who stand in a special relationship with
such shareholder (as described in the Presidential Decree to the
Bank Act) may acquire beneficial ownership of up to 10% of a
national banks total issued and outstanding shares with
voting rights and up to 15% of a regional banks total
issued and outstanding shares with voting rights. The
government, the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation and
financial holding companies qualifying under the Financial
Holding Companies Act are not subject to such ceilings. However,
non-financial business group companies (i.e., (1) any same
shareholder group with an aggregate net assets of all
non-financial companies belonging to such group of not less than
25% of the aggregate net assets of all corporations that are
members of such group, (2) any group with aggregate assets
of all non-financial companies belonging to such group of not
less than W2 trillion or (3) any mutual fund in which
a same shareholder group, as described in items (1) and
(2) above, owns more than 4% of the total shares issued and
outstanding) may not acquire beneficial ownership of shares of a
national bank in excess of 4% of such banks outstanding
voting shares, provided that such non-financial business group
companies may acquire beneficial ownership of:
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up to 10% of a national banks outstanding voting shares
with the approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission under
the condition that such non-financial group companies will not
exercise voting rights in respect of such shares in excess of
the 4% limit; and |
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in the event that a foreigner, as defined in the Foreign
Investment Promotion Act, owns in excess of 4% of a national
banks outstanding voting shares, up to 10% of such
banks outstanding voting shares without the approval of
the Financial Supervisory Commission, and in excess of 10%, 25%
or 33% of such banks outstanding voting shares, with the
approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission, up to the
number of shares owned by such foreigner. |
In addition, any person (whether a Korean national or a
foreigner), with the exception of non-financial business group
companies described above, may also acquire in excess of 10% of
a national banks total voting shares issued and
outstanding, provided that an approval from the Financial
Supervisory Commission is obtained in instances where the total
holding exceeds 10% (or 15% in the case of regional banks), 25%
or 33% of the banks total voting shares issued and
outstanding.
The Depositor Protection Act provides, through a deposit
insurance system, insurance for certain deposits of banks in
Korea. Under the Depositor Protection Act, all banks governed by
the Bank Act, including Shinhan Bank, Chohung Bank and Jeju
Bank, are required to pay to the Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation an insurance premium on a quarterly basis at such
rate as determined by the Presidential Decree to the Depositor
Protection Act, which shall not exceed 0.5% of the banks
insurable deposits in any given year. The current insurance
premium is 0.025% of insurable deposits for each quarter. If the
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation pays the insured amount, it
will acquire the claims of the depositors within the payment
amount. Under current rules, the Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation insures only up to a total of W50 million for
deposits and interest, regardless of when the deposits were made
and the size of the deposits. However, the maximum limit of
W50 million is not applicable to interest-free settlement
accounts (for example, a checking account), for any insurable
event occurring during the period from January 1, 2001 to
December 31, 2003.
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Restrictions on Foreign Exchange Position |
Under the Korean Foreign Exchange Transaction Regulations, a
banks net overpurchased and oversold positions are each
limited to 20% of the stockholders equity as of the end of
the prior month.
A bank that intends to enter into the trust business must obtain
the approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission. Trust
activities of banks are governed by the Trust Act and
Trust Business Act. Banks engaged
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in the banking business and trust business are subject to
certain legal and accounting procedures requirements, including
the following:
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under the Bank Act, assets accepted in trust by a bank in Korea
must be segregated from its other assets in the accounts of such
bank; accordingly, banks engaged in the banking and trust
businesses must maintain two separate accounts, the
banking accounts and the trust accounts,
and two separate sets of records which provide details of their
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assets comprising the trust accounts are not available to
depositors or other general creditors of such bank in the event
the trustee is liquidated or is wound up. |
With respect to each unspecified money trust account for which a
bank guarantees the principal amount and a minimum yield
thereon, the bank must make a special reserve of 25% or more of
fees and commissions from such trust account until the total
reserve for such trust account equals 5% of the trust amount in
such trust account. However, effective January 1, 1999,
Korean banks have been prohibited from offering new guaranteed
fixed rate trust account products whose principal and interest
are guaranteed by the bank.
In addition, a trustee bank must deposit with a court an amount
equal to 0.02% of its paid-in capital each year until the
aggregate amount of such court deposits reaches 2.5% or more of
its paid-in capital. In the event that a trustee bank breaches
its duty of care as a trustee and causes loss to its customers,
the court deposits will be available as compensation for such
loss.
On January 17, 2005, in accordance with the amendment to
the Trust Business Act, a comprehensive trust system was
introduced to allow banks engaged in trust businesses to accept
in trust two or more properties such as money, securities, or
real estate with one trust deed. In addition, intellectual
property rights can also be held as trust asset.
The Act on Business of Operating Indirect Investment and Asset,
which applies to unspecified money trust account products under
the Trust Business Act, securities investment trusts under
the Securities Investment Trust Business Act, securities
investment companies under the Securities Investment Company Act
and variable insurance products under the Insurance Business
Act, took effect on January 5, 2004. In accordance with the
Act on Business of Operating Indirect Investment and Asset, we
ceased offering unspecified money trust account products from
our banking subsidiaries and instead began to offer products
developed by our investment trust management business that
fulfills the requirements as an asset management company.
In the event that a bank qualifies and operates as an asset
management company, a trustee, a custodian or a general office
administrator under the Act on Business of Operating Indirect
Investment and Asset, it is required to establish relevant
operation and management systems to prevent potential conflicts
of interest among the banking business, the asset management
business, the trustee or custodian business and general office
administration. These measures include:
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prohibitions against officers, directors and employees of one
particular business operation from serving as an officer,
director and employee in another business operation, except
where an officer or a director (1) serving in two or more
business operations with no significant conflict of interest in
accordance with the Presidential Decree on the Act on Business
of Operating Indirect Investment and Asset or (2) serving
in a trustee business or a custodian business and simultaneously
serving in a general office administrator business in accordance
with the Act on Business of Operating Indirect Investment and
Asset; |
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prohibitions against the joint use or sharing of computer
equipment or office equipment; and |
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prohibitions against the sharing of information by and among
officers, directors and employees engaged in the different
business operations. |
In addition, a bank is also required to establish an Indirect
Investment Asset Management Committee consisting of three
directors, two of whom must be outside directors of such bank.
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A bank which qualifies and operates as an asset management
company may engage in the sale of beneficiary certificates of
investment trusts which are managed by such bank. However, such
bank is prohibited from engaging in the following activities:
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acting as trustee of an investment trust managed by such bank; |
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purchasing with such banks own funds beneficiary
certificates of an investment trust managed by such bank; |
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using in its sales activities information relating to the trust
property of an investment trust managed by such bank; |
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selling through a financial institution established under the
Bank Act beneficiary certificates of an investment trust managed
by such bank; |
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establishing a short-term financial indirect investment vehicle;
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Laws and Regulations Governing Other Business
Activities |
To enter the foreign exchange business, a bank must register
with the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and Economy. The
foreign exchange business is governed by the Foreign Exchange
Transaction Law. To enter the securities business, a bank must
obtain the permission of the Financial Supervisory Commission.
The securities business is governed by regulations under the
Securities and Exchange Act. Pursuant to the above-mentioned
laws, we are permitted to engage in the foreign exchange
business, securities brokerage business and securities
(including, governmental/public bonds) underwriting business.
Principal Regulations Applicable to Credit Card Companies
Any person, including a bank, wishing to engage in the credit
card business must obtain a license from the Financial
Supervisory Commission. In addition, in order to enter the
credit card business, a bank must obtain a license from the
Financial Supervisory Commission (hereinafter, a bank which
obtains such license is defined as licensed bank engaged
in the credit card business). The credit card business is
regulated and governed by the Specialized Credit Financial
Business Act. As a result of recent amendments to the
Specialized Credit Financial Business Act and regulations
thereunder, a company in the same conglomerate group (as defined
in the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act) may engage in the
credit card business even though another company in the same
conglomerate group is already engaged in such business, which
was previously not permitted.
The Specialized Credit Financial Business Act establishes
guidelines on capital adequacy and provides for other
regulations relating to the supervision of credit card
companies. The Specialized Credit Financial Business Act
delegates regulatory authority over credit card companies to the
Financial Supervisory Commission and its executive body, the
Financial Supervisory Service.
A licensed bank engaging in the credit card business is
regulated by the Financial Supervisory Commission and the
Financial Supervisory Service.
The Financial Supervisory Commission exerts direct control over
credit card companies and licensed banks engaged in the credit
card business by establishing guidelines or regulations on
management of such companies. Moreover if the Financial
Supervisory Commission deems the financial condition of a credit
card company or a licensed bank engaged in the credit card
business to be unsound or such companies fail to satisfy the
guidelines or regulations, the Financial Supervisory Commission
may take certain measures to improve the financial condition of
such companies.
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Under the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act, a credit
card company may conduct only the following types of business:
(i) credit card business as licensed pursuant to the
Specialized Credit Financial Business Act; (ii) the
businesses ancillary to the credit card business, (i.e.,
providing cash advance loans to existing credit card members,
issuing and settling of debit cards and issuing, selling and
settling of pre-paid cards); (iii) provision of unsecured
or secured loans; (iv) provision of discount on notes;
(v) purchase, management and collection of account
receivables originated by companies in the course of providing
goods and services; (vi) provision of payment guarantee;
(vii) asset management business under the Asset Backed
Securitization Act; (viii) credit investigation; and
(ix) other incidental businesses related to the foregoing.
As a result of the amendment to the Specialized Credit Financial
Business Act on January 27, 2005, a credit card
companys scope of business presently includes
businesses that utilize existing manpower, assets or
facilities in a credit card company, as designated by the
Financial Supervisory Commission. Under the current
regulation established by the Financial Supervisory Commission,
a credit card company may engage in various types of business
including, but not limited to,
e-commerce, operation
of insurance agency, delegation of card issuance and supply of
payment settlement system.
Pursuant to the Presidential Decree of the Specialized Credit
Financial Business Act, as of the end of each quarter, a credit
card companys average balance of claim amounts during such
quarter from engaging in the businesses set forth above in
(iii) and (iv), excluding claim amounts arising from the
provision of loans to companies, extension of new loans in
connection with rescheduling of outstanding loans, the provision
of mortgage loans and the provision of cash advances or any
other loans to credit card members, may not exceed the average
balance of claim amounts during such quarter from engaging in
the businesses set forth above in (i) and (v); provided,
however, that with respect to any excess amount existing as of
April 21, 2004, credit card companies have until
December 31, 2008 to eliminate such excess amount.
The Specialized Credit Financial Business Act provides for a
minimum paid-in capital amount of: (i) W20 billion in
the case of a specialized credit financial business company
which wishes to engage in no more than two kinds of core
businesses (i.e. credit card, installment finance, leasing and
new technology business) and (ii) W40 billion in the
case of an specialized credit financial business company, which
wishes to engage in three or more kinds of core businesses.
Under the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act and
regulations thereof, a credit card company must maintain a
capital adequacy ratio, defined as the ratio of
adjusted equity capital to adjusted total asset, of 8% or more
and a delinquent claim ratio, defined as the ratio
of delinquent claims to total claims as set forth under the
regulations relating to the Specialized Credit Financial
Business Act, of less than 10% for claims outstanding for one
month or longer.
Under the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act and
regulations thereof, the minimum ratio of allowances for losses
on loans, leased assets (except assets subject to an operating
lease) and suspense receivables as of the date of accounting
settlement (including semiannual preliminary accounts
settlement) would be 0.5% of normal assets, 1% of precautionary
assets and 20% of substandard assets, 75% of doubtful assets and
100% of estimated loss assets, and the minimum ratio of
allowances for losses on credit card receivables and cash
advances would be 1% of normal assets, 0.5% of the amount
calculated by deducting sum of cash advances which were actually
drawn by card members, from the maximum limit of sum of cash
advances times 0.75 (excluding the maximum limit of sum of cash
advances for card members who have not drawn cash advances for
the latest 6 months), 12% of precautionary assets and 20%
of substandard assets, 60% of doubtful assets and 100% of
estimated loss assets.
Under the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act and
regulations thereof, a credit card company must maintain a Won
liquidity ratio (Won-denominated current assets/ Won-denominated
current liabilities) of 100% or more. In addition, once a credit
card company is registered as a foreign exchange business
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with the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and Economy, such
credit card company is required to (1) maintain a
foreign-currency liquidity ratio within three months (defined as
foreign-currency liquid assets due within three months divided
by foreign-currency liabilities due within three months) of not
less than 80%, (2) maintain a ratio of foreign-currency
liquid assets due within seven days (defined as foreign-currency
liquid assets due within seven days less foreign-currency
liabilities due within seven days, divided by total
foreign-currency assets) of not less than 0% and
(3) maintain a ratio of foreign-currency liquid assets due
within a month (defined as foreign-currency liquid assets due
within a month less foreign-currency liabilities due within a
month, divided by total foreign-currency assets) of not less
than negative 10%. The Financial Supervisory Commission requires
a credit card company to submit quarterly reports with respect
to maintenance of these ratios.
Under the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act, a credit
card company may raise funds using only the following methods:
(i) borrowing from financial institutions,
(ii) issuing corporate debentures or notes,
(iii) selling securities held by the credit card company,
(iv) transferring claims held by the credit card company,
(v) transferring claims held by the credit card company in
connection with its businesses, or (vi) issuing securities
backed by the claims held by the credit card company relating to
its businesses.
Further, the credit card company may borrow funds offshore or
issue foreign currency denominated securities once it is
registered as a foreign exchange business institution with the
Minister of the Ministry of Finance and Economy.
With respect to the issuance of debentures and notes, the credit
card company may issue debentures up to an amount equal to ten
times the companys total equity capital. In addition, a
credit card company may issue, on a temporary basis, debentures
exceeding the maximum limit for the purpose of redeeming the
outstanding debentures, but must repay such outstanding
debentures within one month after the date of issuance of new
debentures.
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Restrictions on Loans to Affiliate Companies |
Under the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act and
regulations thereof, a credit card company may not provide loans
exceeding 100% of its equity capital, in the aggregate, to its
specially related persons (as defined under the relevant laws)
including, but not limited to, its affiliates.
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Restrictions on Assistance to Other Companies |
Under the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act, a credit
card company shall not engage in any of the following acts in
conjunction with other financial institutions or companies;
(i) holding voting shares under cross shareholding or
providing credit for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions on
loans to affiliate companies; (ii) acquiring shares under
cross shareholding for the purpose of avoiding the limitation on
purchase of its treasury shares under the Korean Commercial Code
or the Securities and Exchange Act; or (iii) other acts
which are likely to have a material adverse effect on the
interests of transaction parties as stipulated by the
Presidential Decree to the Specialized Credit Financial Business
Act, which are not yet provided.
A credit card company shall not extend credit for enabling
another person to purchase the shares of such credit card
company or to arrange financing for the purpose of avoiding the
restrictions on loans to affiliate companies.
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Restrictions on Investment in Real Estate |
Under the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act and the
regulations thereof, a credit card company is allowed to possess
real estate only to the extent that such business conduct is
designated by such laws and regulations, with certain exceptions
such as for the purposes of factoring or leasing or as a result
of enforcing its security rights, provided that the Financial
Supervisory Commission may limit the maximum amount a
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credit card company may invest in real estate investments for
business purposes up to a percentage equal to or in excess of
100% of its equity capital.
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Restrictions on Shareholding in Other Companies |
Under the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act and the Law
on Improvement of Structure of Financial Industry, a credit card
company and its affiliate financial institutions (together a
group) are required to obtain prior approval of the
Financial Supervisory Commission if such credit card company,
together with its affiliate financial institutions,
(i) owns 20% or more of outstanding voting shares of a
target company or (ii) owns 5% or more of outstanding
voting shares of a target company, and shall be deemed to have
control of the target company, including being the largest
shareholder of such target company or otherwise.
The indirect subsidiary of the financial holding company is
prohibited from controlling any other company.
Pursuant to the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act and
the regulations thereof, the ordinary disclosure requirement for
a credit card company is to disclose any material matters
relating to management performance, profit and loss, corporate
governance, manpower or risk management within three months from
the end of each fiscal year and within two months from the end
of the first half of the fiscal year. Also, a credit card
company is required to disclose on an on-going basis certain
matters such as the occurrence of non-performing loans, a
financial accident or the occurrence of losses exceeding certain
amounts. Prior to December 29 2005, a credit card company or a
licensed bank engaging in the credit card business was required
to submit its business reports and reports on actual results of
management to the Financial Supervisory Commission within one
month from the end of each quarter. However, after the amendment
to the regulations issued by the Financial Supervisory
Commission on December 29, 2005, a credit card company or a
licensed bank engaging in the credit card business must submit
such report as required by the Governor of Financial Supervisory
Service, with certain important matters being reported as
frequently as each month. In addition, all companies engaged in
the specialized credit financial business under the Specialized
Credit Financial Business Act, including, without limitation,
credit card companies, must file a report with the Financial
Supervisory Service regarding the result of settlement of
accounts within one month after the end of its fiscal year.
Also, these companies are required to conduct a provisional
settlement of accounts for each quarter and file a report with
the Financial Supervisory Service within one month after the end
of such quarter.
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Risk of Loss due to Lost, Stolen, Forged or Altered Credit
Cards |
Under the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act, upon notice
from the holder of a credit card or debit card of its loss or
theft, the credit card company or a licensed bank engaging in
the credit card business, as the case may be, is liable for any
loss arising from the unauthorized use of credit cards or debit
cards thereafter as well as any loss from unauthorized
transactions made within 60 days prior to such notice.
However, a credit card company or a licensed bank engaged in the
credit card business, as the case may be, may transfer to the
cardholder all or part of the risks of loss associated with
unauthorized transactions made within 60 days prior to such
notice, in accordance with the standard terms and conditions
agreed between the credit card company or a licensed bank
engaged in the credit card business, as the case may be, and the
cardholder, provided that the loss or theft must be due to the
cardholders willful misconduct or negligence. Disclosure
of a cardholders password under duress or threat to the
cardholders or his/her familys life or health will
not be deemed as the cardholders willful misconduct or
negligence.
Moreover, a credit card company or a licensed bank engaging in
the credit card business, as the case may be, is also
responsible for any losses resulting from the use of forged or
altered credit cards, debit cards and pre-paid cards. However, a
credit card company or a licensed bank engaging in the credit
card business, as the case may be, may transfer all or part of
this risk of loss to holders of credit cards in the event of
willful misconduct or gross negligence by holders of such cards
if the terms and conditions of the written agreement
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entered between the credit card company or a licensed bank
engaging in the credit card business, as the case may be, and
holders of such cards specifically provide for such transfer.
For these purposes, disclosure of a customers password
that is made intentionally or through gross negligence, or the
transfer of or giving as collateral of the credit card or debit
card, is considered willful misconduct or gross negligence.
In addition, the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act
prohibits a credit card company from transferring to merchants
the risk of loss arising from lost, stolen, forged or altered
credit cards, debit cards or pre-paid cards; provided, however,
that a credit card company may enter into an agreement with a
merchant under which the merchant agrees to be responsible for
such loss if caused by the merchants gross negligence or
willful misconduct.
Each credit card company or a licensed bank engaged in the
credit card business must institute appropriate measures such as
establishing reserves, purchasing insurance or joining a
cooperative association in order to fulfill its obligations when
the risk of loss arises from unauthorized use due to lost,
stolen, forged or altered credit cards, debit cards or pre-paid
cards.
Pursuant to the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act, the
Financial Supervisory Commission may either impose the limit or
take other necessary measures against the credit card company or
a licensed bank engaged in the credit card business including,
without limitation, with respect to the following:
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Lending Ratio in Ancillary Business |
Pursuant to the Presidential Decree to the Specialized Credit
Financial Business Act, as amended in December 2003, a credit
card company or a licensed bank engaging in the credit card
business, as the case may be, must maintain an aggregate
quarterly average outstanding lending balance to credit card
holders (including cash advances and credit card loans, but
excluding restructured loans and revolving cash advances) no
greater than its aggregate quarterly average outstanding credit
card balance arising from the purchase of goods and services
(excluding receivables arising from the purchase of goods and
services by specially-related persons using exclusive use
card for business purposes (as defined in the Tax
Incentives Limitation Act)) plus its aggregate quarterly amount
of payments made by members using their debit cards; provided
that, with respect to any excess amount existing as of
December 31, 2003, the credit card companies have a grace
period until December 31, 2007 to eliminate such excess
amount.
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Issuance of New Cards and Solicitation of New Card
Holders |
The Presidential Decree to the Specialized Credit Financial
Business Act establishes the conditions under which a credit
card company or a licensed bank engaging in the credit card
business may issue new cards and solicit new members.
Specifically, new credit cards may be issued only to the
following persons: (i) persons who are at the age of
18 years or more at the time of applying for issuance of a
credit card; (ii) persons whose capability to pay bills as
they come due, as determined according to standards established
by the credit card company or a licensed bank engaging in the
credit card business, is verified; (iii) in the case of
minors, persons who submit a guardians consent along with
documents evidencing income, such as an employment certificate
or a tax certificate; and (iv) person whose identity has
been verified.
In addition, a credit card company or a licensed bank engaging
in the credit card business, as the case may be, may not engage
in the following methods of soliciting credit card members:
(i) providing economic benefits or conditioning such
benefits in excess of 10% of the annual credit card fee (in the
case of no-annual fee credit cards, the average annual fees will
be W10,000) in connection with issuance of credit cards;
(ii) street solicitation of card members on roads and
private roads as prescribed under the Road Act and Private Road
Act, public place and along corridors used by the general
public; and (iii) solicitation through
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visits, except those visits made upon prior consent and visits
to a business area; and (iv) solicitation through pyramid
sales methods.
Recent changes in the law have resulted in the application of
more stringent standards in the issuance of credit cards and
solicitation of credit card applicants, such as requiring a
credit card company or a licensed bank engaged in the credit
card business to check whether the credit card applicant has any
delinquent debt owing to any other credit card company or other
financial institutions which the applicant is unable to repay,
and also requiring, in principle, with respect to solicitations
made through the Internet, the certified electronic signature of
the applicant. Moreover, persons who intend to engage in
solicitation of credit card applicants must register with the
Financial Supervisory Commission, unless the solicitation is
made by officers or employees of a credit card company or a
company in business alliance with such credit card company.
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Compliance Rules on Collection of Receivable Claims |
Pursuant to the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act and
its regulations, a credit card company or a licensed bank
engaging in the credit card business may not:
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informing a Related Party (a guarantor of the debtor, blood
relative or fiancée of the debtor, a person living in the
same household as the debtor or a person working in the same
workplace as the debtor) of the debtors liability without
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affirmative evidence to establish that the debtor has submitted
forged or false documentation with respect to his/her capacity
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Principal Regulations Applicable to Securities Companies
The securities business is regulated and governed by the
Securities and Exchange Act. Securities companies are under the
regulation and supervision of the Financial Supervisory
Commission, the Financial Supervisory Service and the Securities
and Futures Commission.
Under the Securities and Exchange Act, permission to commence a
brokerage business, a trading business or an underwriting
business must be obtained from the Financial Supervisory
Commission. A securities company may also engage in certain
businesses ancillary to the primary business without obtaining
any separate license and certain other additional businesses by
obtaining separate licenses from the Financial Supervisory
Commission. Permission to merge with any other entity or to
transfer all or substantially all of a business must also be
obtained from the Financial Supervisory Commission.
If the Korean government deems a securities companys
financial condition to be unsound or if a securities company
fails to meet the applicable Net Operating Equity Ratio (as
defined below), the government may order any of the following:
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operation; |
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financial transactions; or |
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receiver. |
The 2005 amendment to the Securities and Exchange Act and the
Presidential Decree and regulations thereunder resulted in
enlarging the scope of business of securities companies by
allowing them to engage in the following businesses:
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brokerage, trading, or underwriting business of equity of
undisclosed association (as defined under the Korean Commercial
Code) or limited partnership and certain derivative securities
linked with prices, interest rates, indices and indicators
relating to securities (under the Securities and Exchange Act
and the Presidential Decree), foreign securities of similar
character, currencies, commodities (under the Futures and
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trust business under the Trust Business Act or
over-the-counter
derivative trading linked to credit risks, price of securities,
interest rate or indices based on the foregoing, or currency
rate, price of goods or indices based on the foregoing, if the
company obtains necessary license from the Financial Supervisory
Commission. A securities company intending to engage in the
business of
over-the-counter
derivative trading will be subject to the limit of 30% of its
equity capital as the total amount of risks from
over-the-counter
derivative trading, and further subject to the limit of 5% of
equity capital for the amount of risks from a credit-linked
derivative transaction with a person or a company (including
specially-related person of such person or company), with the
300% of minimum equity capital regulation rate and with the
W100 billion of minimum equity capital requirement
(provided that the W100 billion requirement will be
applicable only until May 29, 2007) in order to conduct
over-the-counter
derivative trading Pursuant to the amendment of the
Trust Business Act effective as of July 29, 2005, a
securities company is exempted from regulations under the
Trust Business Act regarding the use of the word
trust in the corporate name, the qualifications of
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ancillary businesses such as (1) real estate brokerage or
consulting business on real estates owned by clients who are
being provided with services relating to brokerage on mergers
and acquisitions or business management and financing
consulting, (2) selling books, reports or electronic
documents containing securities-related information and (3)
arranging loans to customers of securities companies based on
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Regulations on Financial Soundness Capital
Adequacy |
The Securities and Exchange Act and the Presidential Decree
thereunder provide for a minimum paid-in capital of
W50 billion in the case of a securities company engaged in
the brokerage, trading and underwriting businesses.
The financial soundness of a securities company is to be
assessed under the Securities and Exchange Act and the
regulations of the Financial Supervisory Commission in
accordance with the net operating equity ratio of the company,
which is to be calculated as follows and to be expressed as a
percentage.
Net operating equity ratio = Net operating equity/ Total risk
× 100
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The terms Net Operating Equity and Total
Risk for the purpose of the above-stated formula are
defined and elaborated in the regulations of the Financial
Supervisory Commission. Generally, the net operating equity and
the Total risk is to be calculated according to the following
formula:
Net operating equity = Net assets (total assets
total liabilities) the total of items that may be
deducted + the total of items that may be added
Total risk = market risk + counterparty risk + basic risk +
credit concentration risk risk offsetting factor
The regulations of the Financial Supervisory Commission
requires, among other things, securities companies to maintain
the net operating equity ratio at a level equal to or higher
than 150%, at the end of the each quarter of the fiscal year.
In addition, all Korean companies, including securities
companies, are required to set aside, as a legal reserve, 10% of
the cash portion of the annual dividend or interim dividend in
each fiscal year until the reserve reaches 50% of its stated
capital.
Under the Securities and Exchange Act and regulations
thereunder, the minimum ratio of allowances for losses on loans
and suspense receivables specified under such regulations is
0.5% of normal assets, 2% of precautionary assets, 20% of
substandard assets, 75% of doubtful assets and 100% of estimated
loss assets.
The regulations of the Financial Supervisory Commission as
amended in 2004 imposed stricter standards on the capital
adequacy ratio by allowing term subordinated debt
with a maturity of five years or more, to be recognized as an
additional item to be added to the net operating equity and by
also allowing only up to an amount equal to 50% of the net
assets as an item to be added. By comparison, the amendment of
the regulations of the Financial Supervisory Commission on
June 29, 2005, in certain cases, allows treating a
subordinated debt with a maturity of two years or more as an
item to be added to the net operating equity under the Act on
the Structural Improvement of the Financial Industry.
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The Securities and Exchange Act, the Presidential Decree of the
Securities and Exchange Act and the regulations of the Financial
Supervisory Commission also include certain provisions which are
designed to regulate certain types of activities relating to the
management of the assets of a securities company with certain
exceptions. Such provisions include:
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restrictions on the holdings by a securities company of
securities issued by another company which is the largest
shareholder or the major shareholder (each as defined under the
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shareholder (including specially-related persons of such
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securities company. For instance, a securities company is not
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A securities company may invest in shares, bonds (whether listed
or unlisted) and stock price index futures and options or other
derivative transactions. However, a securities company may not
enter into cross-border financial futures, swaps, options or
other derivative transactions without obtaining prior approval
from the Bank of Korea, except in the case when such securities
company, which has been registered as a foreign exchange
business institution with the Minister of the Ministry of
Finance and Economy, is confirmed by the Financial Supervisory
Commission to satisfy certain conditions set forth in the
Foreign Exchange Transaction Regulations and the counterparty
(other than an individual) is an institutional investor, a
company listed on the Stock Market Division or the KOSDAQ Market
Division of the Korea Exchange or not a resident of Korea.
Furthermore, a securities company that it registered as a
foreign exchange business institution and
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licensed to engage in
over-the-counter
derivative transactions may enter into Won currency derivative
transactions (except for credit-linked derivative transactions)
without obtaining prior approval from the Bank of Korea. As a
result of the 2005 amendment to the Securities and Exchange Act
and the Presidential Decree and regulations thereunder, a
securities company licensed to engage in
over-the-counter
derivative trading may enter into credit-linked derivative
transactions. However, a securities company must obtain prior
approval from the Bank of Korea when entering into a
cross-border credit-linked derivative transaction even if the
securities company is registered as a foreign exchange business
institution.
In November 2005, the Ministry of Finance and Economy announced
its plan to amend some provisions of the Securities and Exchange
Act. The purpose of this amendment is to prevent capital of the
industrial business from dominating the financial markets. For
this purpose, certain regulations is expected to be adopted,
including, among others, (a) defining the largest
shareholder and major shareholders as large
shareholders, and defining major shareholders as the
shareholders that have shares (including the shares owned by
their specially-related persons) that are more than 10% of all
the outstanding shares, (b) requiring a securities company
to obtain approval from its board of directors for extension of
credit to its large shareholders and to report to the Financial
Supervisory Committee following such extension and
(c) prohibiting large shareholders from exerting improper
influence on the securities company.
Effective May 2001, the Financial Supervisory Commission adopted
the business conduct rules applicable to securities
companies. The business conduct rules impose greater
responsibilities on securities companies, strictly banning
unfair practices such as front running or scalping and ensuring
suitability of investment solicitation by securities companies.
Pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act, a securities
company has a continuing obligation to disclose certain material
matters including (i) financial condition and profit and
loss of the securities company, (ii) any sanctions levied
on the securities company under the Securities and Exchange Act
or any corrective measures or sanctions under the Law on
Improvement of Structure of Financial Industry or
(iii) occurrence of any matters which may have a material
adverse effect on the operation or management of the securities
company.
A securities company is also required to submit reports on
actual results of operation to the Financial Supervisory
Commission within 45 days from the end of each quarter. In
addition, a securities company is required to submit financial
documents, including financial statements and audit reports to
the Financial Supervisory Commission, within three months from
the end of the fiscal year.
A securities company engaging in
over-the-counter
derivative trading is required to submit a detailed report of
such trading during each month on every
10th day
of the following month.
Under Korean law, the relationship between a customer and a
securities company in connection with a securities sell or buy
order is deemed to be consignment and the securities acquired by
a consignment agent (i.e., the securities company) through such
sell or buy order are regarded as belonging to the customer in
so far as the customer and the consignment agents
creditors are concerned. Therefore, in the event of a bankruptcy
or reorganization procedure involving a securities company, the
customer of the securities company is entitled to the proceeds
of the securities sold by the securities company.
As the cash deposited with a securities company is regarded as
belonging to the securities company, which is liable to return
the same at the request of its customer, the customer cannot
take back deposited cash from the securities company if a
bankruptcy or reorganization procedure is instituted against the
securities company and, therefore, can suffer from loss or
damage as a result. However, the Depositor Protection Act
provides that Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation will, upon the
request of the investors, pay each investors
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up to W50 million per financial institution in case of the
securities companys bankruptcy, liquidation, cancellation
of securities business license or other insolvency events.
Securities companies are required to pay the premiums related to
this insurance. Pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act,
securities companies are required to deposit the cash received
from its customers with the Korea Securities Finance
Corporation, a special entity established pursuant to the
Securities and Exchange Act. Set-off or attachment of cash
deposits by securities companies with the Korea Securities
Finance Corporation is prohibited. In addition, in the event of
bankruptcy or dissolution of the securities company, the cash so
deposited shall be withdrawn and paid to the customer prior to
payment to other creditors of the securities company.
Principal Regulations Applicable to Insurance Companies
Insurance companies are regulated and governed by the Insurance
Business Act of 1962, as amended (the Insurance Business
Act). In addition, Korean insurance companies are under
the regulation and supervision of the Financial Supervisory
Commission and its governing entity, the Financial Supervisory
Service.
Under the Insurance Business Act, permission to commence an
insurance business must be obtained from the Financial
Supervisory Commission based on the type of insurance
businesses, which are classified as life insurance business,
non-life insurance business and third insurance business. Life
insurance business means an insurance business which deals with
life insurance policies or pension insurance policies (including
retirement insurance policies). Non-life insurance business
means an insurance business which deals with fire insurance
policies, marine insurance policies, car insurance policies,
guaranty insurance policies, reinsurance policies, liability
insurance policies or other insurance policies prescribed under
the Presidential Decree of the Insurance Business Act. Third
party insurance business means an insurance business which deals
with injury insurance policies, sickness insurance policies or
nursing care insurance policies. According to the Insurance
Business Act, insurance companies are not allowed to engage in
both a life insurance business and a non-life insurance
business, with certain exceptions.
If the Korean government deems an insurance companys
financial condition to be unsound or if an insurance company
fails to properly manage the business as set forth under
relevant Korean law, the government may order:
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becoming a subsidiary (under the Financial Holding Companies
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suspension of officers performance and appointment of a
receiver. |
The Insurance Business Act provides for a minimum paid-in
capital of W300 billion for an insurance company, provided
that the insurance company which intends to engage in only
certain types of insurance policies may have a lower paid-in
capital pursuant to the Presidential Decree of the Insurance
Business Act.
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In addition to the minimum capital requirement, an insurance
company is required to maintain a Solvency Ratio of 100% or
more. Solvency Ratio is the ratio of Solvency Margin
to Standard Amount of Solvency Margin. Solvency Margin is the
aggregate amount of paid-in capital, reserve for dividends to
policyholders, allowance for bad debt and subordinated debt
amount, less unused expenses for new contracts, goodwill and
others similar thereto as determined by the Financial
Supervisory Commission. Standard Amount of Solvency margin is
defined under the regulation of the Financial Supervisory
Commission and is calculated as follows:
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Under the Insurance Business Act, the Presidential Decree and
other regulations thereunder, for each accounting period,
insurance companies are required to appropriate policy reserve
that is earmarked for future payments of insurance money, refund
and dividends to policyholders (hereinafter collectively
referred to as Insurance Money) for each insurance
contract. However, if an insurance company has reinsured a
portion of its insurance contracts with a creditworthy
reinsurance company in order to lower its overall risk, the
insurance company is not required to appropriate policy reserve
for the reinsured contracts but instead the reinsurance company
is required to appropriate such policy reserve for the reinsured
contracts. Further, insurance companies are required to submit
written calculation methods for insurance premiums and policy
reserves by insurance types when applying for the insurance
business license. If an insurance company develops a new
insurance product or amends the policy reserve calculation
method, it is required to report such matters to the Financial
Supervisory Commission and obtain approval thereof.
The policy reserve amount consists of the following;
(i) premium reserves and prepaid insurance premiums which
are calculated under the methods determined by the written
calculation methods for insurance premiums and policy reserves
by insurance types or by lapses of insurance period, with regard
to the contracts for which the causes for payment of the
Insurance Money have yet to occur as of the end of each
accounting period, (ii) amounts for which a lawsuit is
pending on the Insurance Money or amounts for which a payment
has been fixed with regard to the contracts for which the causes
for payment of Insurance Money have occurred as of the end of
each accounting period, and amounts which have not been paid yet
due to an unsettled amount for paying the Insurance Money, even
if the causes for payment of the Insurance Money have already
occurred; and (iii) amounts reserved by an insurance
company for allocation to policyholders.
Pursuant to the regulations established by the Financial
Supervisory Commission, insurance companies are required to
maintain allowances for outstanding loans, accounts receivables
and other credits (including accrued income, payment on account,
and bills receivables or dishonored) in an aggregate amount
covering not less than 0.5% of normal credits (excluding
confirmed guarantees and acceptances), 2% of precautionary
credits, 20% of substandard credits, 50% of doubtful credits and
100% of estimated loss credits, provided that the minimum ratio
of allowances for certain type of outstanding loans by insurance
companies to individuals and households (including, consumer
loans, housing loans, and other forms of consumer loans extended
to individuals not registered for business), is increased to
0.75% of normal credits and 5% of precautionary credits.
According to the Insurance Business Act and regulations
thereunder, if an insurance company is registered as a foreign
exchange business institution with the Ministry of Finance and
Economy, such insurance company is required to (1) maintain
a ratio of foreign-currency liquid assets due within three
months (defined as foreign-currency liquid assets due within
three months divided by foreign-currency liabilities due within
three months) of not less than 80%, (2) maintain a ratio of
foreign-currency liquid assets due within seven days (defined as
foreign-currency liquid assets due within seven days less
foreign-currency liabilities due within seven days, divided by
total foreign-currency assets) of not less than 0% and
(3) maintain a ratio of foreign-currency liquid assets due
within a month (defined as foreign-currency liquid assets due
within a month less foreign-currency liabilities due within a
month, divided by total foreign-currency assets)
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of not less than negative 10%, if the ratio of foreign-currency
liabilities to the Total Assets (defined as the assets on the
balance sheet less unused expenses for new contracts, goodwill
and assets in special accounts) is 1% or more.
Prior to the enactment of the Act on Business of Operating
Indirect Investment and Asset on January 4, 2004, insurance
companies were engaged in the variable insurance business by
establishing special accounts pursuant to the Insurance Business
Act. Although the assets held in each special account was
separated from other assets held in other special account and
other assets of the company and was required to have separate
accounting, prior to the enactment of the Act on Business of
Operating Indirect Investment and Asset, it was difficult to
protect against the bankruptcy risk of an insurance company.
After the enactment of the Act on Business of Operating Indirect
Investment and Asset, variable insurance is regulated pursuant
to the Insurance Business Act and the Act on Business of
Operating Indirect Investment and Asset. After the enactment of
the Act on Business of Operating Indirect Investment and Asset,
in order for an insurance company to sell variable insurance to
a policyholder and operate such variable insurance, the
insurance company must obtain an approval as an asset management
company and register as a selling company with the Financial
Supervisory Commission. In this case, according to the Act on
Business of Operating Indirect Investment and Asset, an
insurance company will be regulated as an investment trust and
assets acquired in connection with variable insurance must be
held by a trust company that is registered with the Financial
Supervisory Commission pursuant to the Act on Business of
Operating Indirect Investment and Asset. However, for those
special accounts that were established prior to the enactment of
the Act on Business of Operating Indirect Investment and Asset,
the Insurance Business Act will apply, provided however, upon
six months after its enactment, further enrollment into such
special accounts is prohibited, with certain exceptions.
According to the Act on Business of Operating Indirect
Investment and Asset, insurance companies may operate variable
insurance through (i) mandating all of the management and
the management instruction business to another asset management
company, (ii) operating by way of discretionary investment
all of the assets constituting the investment advisory assets
out of the investment trust assets, or (iii) operating all
of the investment trust assets into other indirect investment
securities, thereby allowing all of the particular variable
insurance assets to be outsourced. However, according to the Act
on Business of Operating Indirect Investment and Asset and the
Presidential Decree thereunder, indirect investment vehicles may
purchase only up to 20% of the indirect investment securities
issued by another single indirect investment vehicle, which is
inconsistent with the above regulation. The Ministry of Finance
and Economy recently announced that if variable insurance assets
are invested in other funds, the proposed amendment would allow
such investment up to 100%.
Insurance companies may not transfer assets held in a special
account into a general account or a different special account,
provided that, for efficient operation of a special account,
insurance companies may transfer the initial investment funds
held in a general account into a special account. The assets
which may be transferred from a general account to a special
account must be the lower of 1% of the total asset value in the
account or W10 billion. If the value of the assets held in
a special account is more than 200% of the initial investment
fund at the end of any quarter, the initial investment fund must
be transferred back to the general account within three months
from the end of such quarter, the value of the assets to be
transferred is estimated by the value of the assets in the
special account at the time of such transfer.
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Solicitation of Insurance Policy & Bancassurance
Agents |
Under the Insurance Business Act, the following persons are
permitted to solicit subscription of insurance:
(i) financial planners registered with the Financial
Supervisory Service, (ii) insurance agents registered with
the Financial Supervisory Service, (iii) insurance brokers
registered with the Financial Supervisory Service,
(iv) officers and employees of insurance companies and
(v) officers and employees of the insurance agents and
brokers described above who are notified to solicit insurance
subscription pursuant to
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the Insurance Business Act. In order for these persons to
solicit subscription of insurance contracts that are required to
be managed under a special account (including, without
limitation, variable insurance contracts), they must pass the
examination or complete additional training sessions
administered or offered by the Financial Supervisory Commission.
The amendment to the Insurance Business Act which became
effective on August 30, 2003 permits banks, securities
companies, credit card companies and other financial
institutions to register as insurance agents or insurance
brokers and engage in the insurance business (the
Bancassurance Agents). At the time of the amendments
of the Insurance Business Act and the related regulations, the
range of insurance products to be sold by the Bancassurance
Agents was expected to expand in three stages, the first of
which occurred at the time of the amendments, the second of
which was to occur in April 2005 and the third of which was to
occur in April 2007 when all types of life and non-life
insurance products were to be sold by the Bancassurance Agents.
However, when the amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the
Insurance Business Act, which took effect as of April 2005,
delayed and limited the scope of such deregulations, it became
unclear whether or when the Bancassurance Agents would be
allowed to solicit business insurance subscription.
No Bancassurance Agents with the total assets in excess of W2
trillion as of the end of the most recent operating year is
permitted to solicit subscription for insurance products of any
single life insurance company or non-life insurance company in
excess of 25% of the total amount of the subscriptions for all
life insurance products or all non-life insurance products, as
the case may be, solicited by such Bancassurance Agents during
any operating year. In addition, the aggregate amount of
subscriptions solicited by any Bancassurance Agents for
insurance products of any life insurance company or non-life
insurance company and those of any other companies that have
special relationships with such insurance company as prescribed
under the Enforcement Decree of the Insurance Business Act is
not allowed to exceed 33% of the total amount of the
subscriptions for all life insurance products or all non-life
insurance products, as the case may be, solicited by such
Bancassurance Agents during any operating year. The
Bancassurance Agents is only allowed to solicit subscription for
insurance products at its office with no more than two persons
per office who are officers or employees registered with the
Financial Supervisory Service through
face-to-face meetings
with potential policyholders at designated places or is allowed
to solicit subscription from the general public by introducing
its products on its websites. The Bancassurance Agents is not
allowed to cause officers or employees of insurance companies,
financial planners, or insurance brokers or agents dispatched to
such Bancassurance Agents to solicit subscription for insurance
products, nor is it allowed to exert undue influence on the
operation of insurance companies.
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Shareholders |
Under the Insurance Business Act, an insurance company is not
allowed to extend credit or any equivalent thereof to a single
individual or legal entity, similarly situated borrowers (as
defined below), its subsidiary or major shareholder, in each
case in excess of the following amount:
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with respect to the total amount of investment in the debentures
or shares issued by a single legal entity, 7% of its Total Asset; |
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with respect to the sum of (i) credit to a single
individual or legal entity and any other persons who share the
credit risk of such individual or legal entity (the
similarly situated borrowers) and (ii) the
amount of investment in the debentures or shares issued by such
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with respect to the sum of the large credit which is credit to a
single individual or legal entity, similarly situated borrowers
or major shareholders that exceeds 1% of its Total Asset, 20% of
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with respect to the sum of credit to a single subsidiary, 10% of
the Equity Capital (defined as the sum of paid-in capital,
capital surplus, earned surplus and others equivalent thereto
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with respect to the sum of credit to major shareholders or
subsidiaries designated by the Presidential Decree, the lesser
of (i) 40% of its Equity Capital and (ii) 2% of its
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with respect to the total amount of investment in the debentures
or shares issued by major shareholders or subsidiaries
designated by the Presidential Decree, the lesser of
(i) 60% of its Equity Capital and (ii) 3% of its Total
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According to the Insurance Business Act and the Presidential
Decree thereunder, an insurance company which intends to extend
credit to its major shareholder in an amount equal to or in
excess of the lesser of 1% of its Equity Capital and
W1 billion or to buy debentures or shares issued by such
person for the purchase price equal to or in excess of such
amount must obtain the unanimous approval of its board of
directors. Furthermore, an insurance company is not allowed to,
directly or indirectly, extend any credit for the purpose of
assisting any major shareholder in equity investment in other
companies, or transfer of any asset to the major shareholder
without consideration, or sell or exchange any assets or extend
any credit to the major shareholder on terms that are materially
adverse to such company.
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According to the Insurance Business Act, insurance companies are
prohibited from making any of the following investment of assets:
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subject to certain exceptions, owning precious metals, antiques
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owning any real estate (excluding any real estate owned as a
result of enforcing their own security interest) other than real
estate for the conduct of its business as designated by the
Presidential Decree. In any case, the total amount of real
estate owned by an insurance company must not exceed 25% of its
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loans made for the purpose of speculation in commodities or
securities; |
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loans made directly or indirectly to enable a natural or legal
person to buy their own shares; |
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loans made directly or indirectly to finance political campaigns
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loans made to any of the insurance companys officers or
employees other than loans based on insurance policy or de
minimis loans of up to (1) W20 million in the case of
a general loan, (2) W50 million in the case of a
general loan plus a housing loan, or (3) W60 million
in the aggregate for general loans, housing loans and loans to
pay damages arising from wrongful acts of employees in financial
transactions. |
In addition, insurance companies are not allowed to exceed the
following limits in making the following investments:
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with respect to holding foreign currency under the Foreign
Exchange Transaction Act or owning offshore real estate, 30% of
its Total Asset; and |
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with respect to the sum of margins for a futures exchange
designated by the Presidential Decree or a foreign futures
exchange, 5% of its Total Asset. |
Life insurance companies are required to extend loans of not
less than 35% of the annual increase in the corporate loans
(with the exclusion of those to the banks and securities
companies) to the small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Under the Insurance Business Act, an insurance company may
not own more than 15% of the issued and outstanding voting
shares of another company, except when the insurance company
obtains approval of the Financial Supervisory Service with
respect to having subsidiaries that are engaged in any of the
following business:
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the finance-related business of the financial institutions as
designated under the Act on Structural Improvement of Financial
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The credit information business designated by the Use and
Protection of Credit Information Act (excluding the credit
evaluation business designated thereunder); |
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The business of administering insurance contracts including the
maintenance, rescission, amendment and reinstatement and the
like; and |
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Other businesses that do not undermine the soundness of the
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Disclosure of Management Performance |
Pursuant to the Insurance Business Act and regulations
thereunder, an insurance company is required to make a periodic
disclosure of any material matters relating to management
performance, profit and loss, corporate governance, workforce,
risk management or others within three months following the end
of each fiscal year and within two months following the end of
the first half of the fiscal year.
Furthermore, an insurance company must disclose, on an ongoing
basis, the public and the Financial Supervisory Service of the
occurrence of any events designated by the regulations of the
Financial Supervisory Commission and the guidelines of the Korea
Life Insurance Commission or the Korea Non-Life Insurance
Commission that may have a material adverse effect on the
management of such insurance company immediately after such
occurrence.
The Depositor Protection Act provides for, through a deposit
insurance system, insurance for certain premiums and other
amounts payable to policyholders by insurance companies (other
than those relating to variable insurance contracts). Under the
Depositor Protection Act, all insurance companies subject to the
Insurance Business Act, including Shinhan Life Insurance, are
required to pay to the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation an
insurance premium for such insurance on a quarterly basis at
such rate as determined by the Presidential Decree of the
Depositor Protection Act, which shall not exceed 0.5% of the
amount designated by the Presidential Decrees of the Depositor
Protection Act, taking into account the policy reserves of
insurance companies in any given year (the Premium
Amount). The current insurance premium payable by Shinhan
Life Insurance is 0.003% of the Premium Amount for each quarter.
If the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation pays the insured
amount to any policyholders, it will acquire the claims of the
policyholders in an amount not to exceed the amount of such
payment. Under the current rules, the Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation insures only up to a total of W50 million for
premiums, surrender value to a policyholder or any other amount
payable to such policyholder by the insurance company,
regardless of when the premiums were paid and the size of the
amount payable to such policyholder.
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PROPERTIES
Our registered office and corporate headquarters are located at
120, 2-Ga, Taepyung-Ro, Jung-Gu, Seoul 100-102, Korea.
Information regarding certain of our properties in Korea is
presented in the following table.
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Registered office and corporate headquarters
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120, 2-Ga, Taepyung-Ro, Jung-Gu, Seoul 100-102, Korea |
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59,743 |
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Good Morning Shinhan Securities
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23-2, Yoido-Dong, Youngdungpo-Gu, Seoul, Korea 150-312 |
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70,170 |
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Shinhan Centennial Building
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117, Samgak-Dong, Jung-Gu, Seoul, Korea |
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19,697 |
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Shinhan Bank Gwanggyo Branch
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14, 1-Ga, Namdaemun-Ro, Jung-Gu, Seoul, Korea |
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20,379 |
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6,724 |
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Shinhan Myongdong Branch
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53-1, 1-Ga, Myong-Dong, Jung-Gu, Seoul, Korea |
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8,936 |
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Shinhan Youngdungpo Branch
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57, 4-Ga, Youngdungpo-Dong, Youngdungpo-Gu, Seoul, Korea |
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6,171 |
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1,983 |
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Shinhan IT center
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781, Janghang-Dong, Ilsan-Gu, Goyang-Si, Kyunggi Province, Korea |
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24,496 |
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5,856 |
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731, Yoksam-Dong, Kangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea |
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23,374 |
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Shinhan Cheongju IT back-up center
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1704-Ga, Yongam-Dong, Sangdang-Gu, Cheongju-Si, Chungcheongbuk-Do |
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5,756 |
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Our subsidiaries own or lease various land and buildings for
their branches and sales offices.
As of December 31, 2005, Shinhan Bank had a countrywide
network of 402 branches. Approximately 19.9% of these facilities
was housed in buildings owned by us, while the remaining
branches are leased properties. As of December 31, 2005,
Chohung Bank had a countrywide network of 537 branches.
Approximately 35.4% of these facilities were housed in buildings
owned by us, while the remaining branches are leased properties.
As of December 31, 2005, Jeju Bank had 31 branches of which
we own 18 of the buildings in which the facilities are located,
representing 58.1% of its total branches. Lease terms are
generally from two to three years, and seldom exceed five years.
As of December 31, 2005, Shinhan Life had 117 branches all
of which we leased for a term of generally one to two years. As
of December 31, 2005, Good Morning Shinhan Securities had
77 branches of which we own 15 of the buildings in which the
facilities are located, representing 19.5% of its total
branches. Lease terms are generally from two to three years, and
seldom exceed five years. As of December 31, 2005, Shinhan
Card had 19 sales offices all of which are leased. Lease terms
are generally from two to three years, and seldom exceed five
years.
Shinhan Bank houses its central mainframe computer system at its
information technology center in Ilsan, one of the suburban
districts outside of Seoul. Chohung Banks central
mainframe computer system is located at its information
technology center in Kangnam-Gu, Seoul and the
back-up center is
located separately in Cheongju, Korea.
The net book value of all the properties owned by us at
December 31, 2005 was W1,499 billion. We do not own
any material properties outside of Korea.
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OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS |
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our
financial condition and results of operations together with our
consolidated financial statements included in this document. The
following discussion is based on our consolidated financial
statements, which have been prepared in accordance with
U.S. GAAP.
Overview
Economic conditions in Korea, elsewhere in Asia, in the United
States and elsewhere in the world materially affect our
business. Financial turmoil in Asia in the late 1990s
adversely affected the Korean economy and in turn Korean
financial institutions. In 1997 and 1998, Korea experienced a
severe financial and economic downturn characterized by, among
other things, significant corporate failures, instability in the
financial sector, credit and liquidity concerns and volatility
in the domestic financial and currency markets. In response, the
International Monetary Fund provided a financial aid package to
Korea and in late 1997, the government initiated a comprehensive
program to address some of the structural weaknesses in the
Korean economy. As part of that program, there have been certain
significant changes in regulations specifically affecting
financial institutions, including changes in loan classification
and loss provisioning guidelines, Korean GAAP, securities
valuation methods and liquidity requirements.
As a result of the downturn, in 1998 there was a general
increase in interest rates in Korea and we experienced a
decrease in the demand for loans and other products. Chohung
Bank experienced significant losses in its large corporate loan
portfolio that led to government intervention and a support
package. As a result, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
acquired 80.04% of the outstanding shares of Chohung Bank. After
the government intervention, Chohung Bank continued to be
adversely affected by its exposure to the large corporate
sector. With the economy on the rebound from 1999, Chohung Bank
diversified its business into the retail, credit card and
small-and medium-sized enterprises markets. Since financial
crisis of the late 1990s, the general level of interest
rates have continued to decrease and demand for financial
products have increased.
Deterioration in the Korean economy can also occur as a result
of deterioration in the global economic conditions. The
worldwide economy has been in a slump since the beginning of
2001, as the United States and other G8 countries have
experienced recessionary conditions which have been exacerbated
by the terrorist attacks in the United States on
September 11, 2001, the looming prospect of war in Iraq
throughout much of 2002, on-going tensions between the United
States and North Korea and the impact of SARS, on global exports
and GDP growth rates. Recently, we have witnessed mixed signals
of recovery and continuing difficulties in the global economy.
While the global economy has shown signs of recovery, the recent
increase in oil price and other raw materials as well as
concerns raised by the rapid economic growth and expansion in
China have negatively affected this trend.
In addition, the economic conditions of Koreas major
trading partners, such as China and the United States, and
volatility in exchange rates and commodity prices (including oil
prices) continue to affect the Korean economy. In particular,
the recent and significant appreciation of the Korean Won
against the U.S. dollar and other major foreign currencies
have resulted in adverse effects on the price competitiveness of
Korean companies in export markets.
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Government Regulation and Policy |
Over the past twelve years successive Korean government
administrations have taken steps to reform the Korean economy in
line with prevailing international standards. The reforms have
focused on restructuring the large corporate sector and reducing
chaebol influence; modernizing the banking sector to
eliminate policy lending and most interest rate regulations, to
improve credit risk evaluation and provisioning, and to increase
transparency; creating a more liquid and efficient domestic
capital market; and fostering changes in the law to support
these developments. This ongoing proactive government role has
had, and will continue to have, a profound effect on the Korean
banking sector. Over the past several years national banks have
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consolidation and banks lending primarily to large corporate
borrowers have shifted their focus to the retail and small- and
medium-sized enterprise sectors. This shift has led to very
intense competition in sectors which have historically been our
principal markets. The result so far has been a major increase
in retail sector lending levels, including credit cards and home
mortgages, with attendant pressures on margins and credit
quality for the sector as a whole. Government initiatives to
further regulate this sector have also affected the market. In
the consumer loan sector, the Korean government enacted a number
of changes to laws governing retail lending volumes, including
the lowering of maximum
loan-to-value ratio of
mortgage and home equity loans to 60%, and in certain cases to
40%. In recent years, the Korean government has issued several
policy-driven regulations to suppress the increasing real estate
prices in certain zones of the Seoul Metropolitan area that are
in high demand, including the further reduction of maximum
loan-to-value ratio
applicable to mortgage and home equity loans for real estate in
those regulated zones. In addition, we expect that the current
focus on small- and medium-sized enterprise lending will lead to
competitive pressures and possibly regulatory initiatives in
this segment as well. Our ability to anticipate and respond to
government initiatives and their competitive implications will
have a significant effect on our future performance.
The Korean governments deregulation of the financial
sector and policy to increase consumer spending through credit
cards, and excessive competition among credit card companies
resulted in the deterioration of credit companies assets
and large number of individual credit delinquencies. These
events have led to financial difficulties of LG Card which was
Koreas largest credit card company in terms of assets.
Currently, the principal creditor banks of LG Card commenced
corporate restructuring procedures against LG Card based on a
debt-to-equity swap
plan.
Since 2001, home purchases through mortgage and home equity
loans increased significantly due to soaring real estate prices.
As a result, consumer debt has constantly increased since 2002.
The recent increase in real estate prices can be attributable to
increase in investment demand in real estate and a highly liquid
market condition. However, consumer spending has not increased
due to slowdown in the overall economy and decrease in consumer
income, which was further aggravated by the effects from
restructuring the credit card industry.
In 2003, the credit risk of large corporations increased
significantly as a result of accounting irregularities
discovered at SK Networks. In 2004, credit risk of large
corporations improved as a result of reduced leverage through
corporate restructuring and increase in cash flow from exports
of corporate customers. However, decrease in consumer spending
continued to adversely affect corporate expenditures as well as
revenues earned by small-and medium-sized enterprises focusing
on the domestic market, which in some cases led to heightened
risk of insolvency for small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Although small-and medium-size enterprises have gradually been
adjusting to changes in market conditions, the financial
difficulties of these small-and medium-size enterprises have
continued through the first half of 2005.
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Over the past ten years, we have operated in environments
characterized by high interest rates, periods of significant
interest-rate volatility and low interest rates. The following
table shows certain benchmark Won-denominated borrowing interest
rates as of the dates indicated.
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Treasury | |
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of Deposit | |
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Bond Rates(1) | |
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Bond Rates(2) | |
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Rates(3) | |
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June 30, 1998
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16.00 |
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N/A |
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16.30 |
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December 31, 1998
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8.00 |
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6.95 |
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7.70 |
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June 30, 1999
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7.96 |
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7.20 |
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6.35 |
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December 31, 1999
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9.95 |
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9.03 |
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7.34 |
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June 30, 2000
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9.37 |
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8.31 |
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7.18 |
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December 31, 2000
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8.13 |
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6.70 |
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6.87 |
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June 30, 2001
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7.10 |
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5.93 |
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5.57 |
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December 31, 2001
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7.04 |
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5.91 |
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4.86 |
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June 30, 2002
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6.59 |
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5.66 |
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4.91 |
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December 31, 2002
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5.68 |
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5.11 |
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4.90 |
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June 30, 2003
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5.45 |
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4.16 |
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4.30 |
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December 31, 2003
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5.58 |
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4.82 |
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4.36 |
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June 30, 2004
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4.84 |
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4.24 |
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3.93 |
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December 31, 2004
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3.72 |
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3.28 |
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3.43 |
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June 30, 2005
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4.41 |
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4.02 |
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3.54 |
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December 31, 2005
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5.52 |
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5.08 |
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4.09 |
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March 31, 2006
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5.25 |
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4.93 |
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4.27 |
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Source: The Bank of Korea
N/A = not available.
Notes:
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(1) |
Measured by the yield on three-year AA- rated corporate bonds. |
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Measured by the yield on three-year treasury bonds. |
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Measured by the yield on certificates of deposit (with maturity
of 91 days). |
Interest rate movements on the asset and liability side have
often been divergent, both in terms of the size of the movement
as well as the timing thereof, and the movements together with
this divergence have had a significant impact on our margins,
particularly with respect to financial products that are
sensitive to such fluctuations. We continually manage our
respective balance sheet to minimize volatility exposure, but
the impact has been, and may continue to be, significant in
analyzing
period-to-period margin
comparisons and the trends that they may indicate for our
business.
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Financial Holding Company Restructuring |
On September 1, 2001, we restructured our corporate
existence as a financial holding company by exchanging the
shares of our common stock for the respective shares of common
stock held by the shareholders of Shinhan Bank, Shinhan Capital,
Shinhan Securities and Shinhan Investment Trust Management
Company. Upon successful restructuring into a financial holding
company, Shinhan Bank, Shinhan Capital, Shinhan Securities and
Shinhan Investment Trust Management Company have all become
our wholly-owned subsidiaries. This restructuring has been
accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, with
Shinhan Bank being the accounting acquirer. Our consolidated
financial statements prior to September 1, 2001 reflect the
historical financial results of operations and financial
position of Shinhan Bank.
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Financial Impact of Acquisitions |
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Acquisition of Chohung Bank |
On August 19, 2003, we acquired 80.04% of the outstanding
common shares of Chohung Bank. The acquisition of Chohung Bank
was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and
has been reflected in our consolidated financial statements as
of the acquisition date. The fair value of net assets acquired,
including other tangible assets, amounted to
W2,012 billion. In connection with this acquisition, we
recorded core deposit intangible assets aggregating
W957 billion and credit card relationship intangible assets
aggregating W184 billion. In addition, goodwill of
W341 billion was recognized. As of December 31, 2003,
Chohung Bank had total assets of W57,110 billion,
representing 41.9% of our total consolidated assets, and total
liabilities of W55,842 billion, representing 42.4% of our
total consolidated liabilities. Accordingly, our total assets
and liabilities as of December 31, 2003 represent a
substantial increase from those as of December 31, 2002.
Also included in our results of operations for the year ended
December 31, 2003 are Chohung Banks results of
operations from September 1, 2003 to December 31,
2003, resulting in a significant increase from our results of
operations of prior periods.
The following table sets forth the selected income statement
data of Chohung Bank for the period from September 1, 2003
to December 31, 2003 and selected balance sheet data of
Chohung Bank as of December 31, 2003.
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From September 1 to | |
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2003 | |
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and millions of US$, | |
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except per common | |
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share data) | |
Interest and dividend income
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W |
1,286 |
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$ |
1,079 |
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Interest expense
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574 |
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482 |
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Net interest income
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712 |
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597 |
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Provision for loan losses
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427 |
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358 |
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Provision for guarantees and acceptances
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(19 |
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(16 |
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Non interest income
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163 |
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137 |
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Non interest expense
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558 |
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468 |
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Income tax expense
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19 |
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16 |
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Minority interest
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1 |
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1 |
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Net loss
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W |
(111 |
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$ |
(93 |
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As of December 31, | |
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2003 | |
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2003 | |
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(In billions of Won and | |
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millions of US$) | |
Assets |
Cash and cash equivalents
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W |
1,276 |
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$ |
1,070 |
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Restricted cash
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502 |
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421 |
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Interest-bearing deposits
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159 |
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133 |
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Call loans and securities purchased under resale agreements
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392 |
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329 |
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Trading assets:
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Trading securities
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1,191 |
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999 |
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Derivatives instruments
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156 |
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131 |
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Securities:
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Available-for-sale securities
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7,274 |
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6,102 |
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Held-to-maturity securities
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Loans (net of allowance for loan losses of W2,498 billion
in 2003)
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41,233 |
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34,592 |
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Customers liability on acceptances
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1,107 |
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928 |
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Premises and equipment, net
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1,164 |
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977 |
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Goodwill and intangible assets
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35 |
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29 |
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Security deposits
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483 |
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405 |
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Other assets
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2,138 |
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1,796 |
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Total assets
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W |
57,110 |
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$ |
47,912 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
Liabilities:
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Deposits:
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Interest-bearing
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W |
38,917 |
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$ |
32,649 |
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Noninterest-bearing
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322 |
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270 |
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Trading liabilities
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128 |
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107 |
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Acceptances outstanding
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1,107 |
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928 |
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Short-term borrowings
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4,804 |
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4,030 |
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Secured borrowings
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1,432 |
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1,201 |
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Long-term debt
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6,504 |
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5,456 |
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities
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2,628 |
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2,206 |
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Total liabilities
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55,842 |
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46,847 |
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Minority interest
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15 |
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12 |
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Stockholders equity:
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Common stock
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3,596 |
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3,016 |
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Additional paid-in capital
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1,722 |
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1,445 |
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Accumulated deficit
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(4,300 |
) |
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(3,607 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
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235 |
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|
199 |
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Total stockholders equity
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1,253 |
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|
1,053 |
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Total liabilities, minority interest and stockholders
equity
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W |
57,110 |
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$ |
47,912 |
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In December 2003, we injected an additional W200 billion
into Chohung Bank to strengthen its capital base in light of
increased delinquencies, provisions and net losses at Chohung
Bank. In June 2004, we acquired
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the remaining 18.85% of the outstanding shares of Chohung
Banks common stock through a cash tender offer followed by
a small-scale share swap pursuant to the applicable laws of
Korea. Effective as of April 3, 2006, Shinhan Bank and
Chohung Bank merged together, with Chohung Bank being the
surviving legal entity. Immediately after the merger, Chohung
Bank changed its name to Shinhan Bank. See
Item 4. Information on the Company The
Merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank.
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Acquisition of Good Morning Securities |
During 2002, through a series of transactions, we acquired 31.7%
of common stock (or 30.7% of voting equity securities) of Good
Morning Securities. Subsequently, we merged Shinhan Securities
into Good Morning Securities and renamed it Good Morning Shinhan
Securities. As of December 31, 2002, following the
foregoing transactions, we effectively owned 60.5% of Good
Morning Shinhan Securities. The total fair value of net assets
acquired amounted to W237 billion. In connection with this
acquisition, we recorded goodwill of W282 billion, of which
W244 billion relates to the brokerage unit and
W38 billion relates to the capital markets unit, a
component of our business. In addition, W80 billion of the
intangible assets, primarily the brokerage relationship
intangible assets, were acquired.
Later in 2002, however, we recorded W137 billion of
impairment loss on goodwill due to a severe downturn in market
conditions affecting Good Morning Shinhan Securities in the last
six months of 2002. We believe that this market downturn was due
primarily to:
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the uncertainties of the global economy following the terrorist
attack in Bali, Indonesia and as the Iraqi war began to unfold; |
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the uncertainties of the Korean economy due to the presidential
election in late 2002 and increased tensions on the Korean
peninsula with North Korea reported to have resumed its nuclear
program; and |
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significant deterioration of the financial market and a 40%
decline in the share price of Good Morning Shinhan Securities
since the acquisition. |
These adverse market developments have resulted in a significant
decline in the market trading volume of the Good Morning Shinhan
Securities brokerage unit, negatively impacting brokerage
commission income, which is the main source of revenue for the
brokerage unit. In addition, anticipated growth in the futures
and options market and the sale of beneficial certificate
products did not occur. This was further aggravated by a decline
in the market share of Good Morning Shinhan Securities since the
acquisition, which contradicted our original projection at the
time of acquisition. The downturn in market conditions also had
a negative impact on profits generated from proprietary trading
at the capital market unit of Good Morning Shinhan Securities,
resulting in a significant decline in the value of the capital
market unit.
In December 2004, we acquired a 100% ownership in Good Morning
Shinhan Securities through a small-scale share exchange pursuant
to applicable Korean laws. Good Morning Shinhan Securities was
delisted from the Stock Market Division of the Korea Exchange on
January 5, 2005.
In April 2002, we acquired 51% of the total outstanding common
stock of Jeju Bank from Korea Depository Insurance Corporation
and subsequently increased our ownership to 62% on July 5,
2002. The total purchase price was approximately
W43 billion in cash. The acquisition of Jeju Bank was
accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and has
been reflected in our consolidated financial statements as of
the acquisition date. The fair value of net assets acquired
amounted to W69 billion. In connection with this
acquisition, we recorded core deposit intangible assets of
W17 billion. In addition, a negative goodwill of
W26 billion was recognized. The negative goodwill was
allocated to identifiable intangible assets and premises and
equipment on a pro rata basis.
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On June 4, 2002, Shinhan Bank spun off its credit card
business into Shinhan Card Co., Ltd., a monoline
credit card subsidiary. As a result of the spin-off, Shinhan
Card was required to obtain its own funding, primarily through
the issuance of short-term corporate debt securities with
maturities of less than one year and commercial papers with
maturities of three months. The amount of short-term borrowings
of Shinhan Card was W276 billion as of December 31,
2005. While we, at the holding company level, may provide
long-term funding to Shinhan Card, we are subject to certain
regulatory limitations. See Liquidity and
Capital Resources.
With the deterioration in asset quality of Korean credit card
companies and investors reluctance to invest in corporate
debt securities of credit card companies, many credit card
companies, including Shinhan Card, have begun to experience
financial and liquidity difficulties. In respect of Shinhan
Card, this change of events has led to increased funding
requirements at the holding company level to provide liquidity
support to Shinhan Card, subject to regulatory and internal
limitations described above. Our long-term debt, as a result,
increased in the first half of 2003. In addition, to the extent
that Shinhan Card needs funding in excess of what the holding
company is able to provide, Shinhan Card will be compelled to
seek its own funding in an environment unfavorable to it,
resulting in increased funding costs and/or liquidity
difficulties for Shinhan Card and us.
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Acquisition of Shinhan Life Insurance |
In December 2005, in a series of related transactions, we
acquired 100% of Shinhan Life Insurance, an insurance company,
through a small scale share exchange mechanism
provided under applicable Korean law, pursuant to which we
issued 17,528,000 new shares of our common stock to the
shareholders of Shinhan Life Insurance in exchange for all
outstanding common stock of Shinhan Life Insurance held by them
for an aggregate purchase price of W612 billion, or
W15,300 per share. As part of this share exchange, Shinhan
Bank exchanged 5,524,772 shares of common stock of Shinhan
Life Insurance previously held by it into 2,420,955 shares
of our common stock and Good Morning Shinhan Securities
exchanged 464,800 shares of common stock of Shinhan Life
Insurance previously held by it into 203,675 shares of our
common stock. Similarly, as part of this transaction, Shinhan
Life Insurance also exchanged 9,000 shares of its common
stock, which Shinhan Life Insurance acquired as a result of the
exercise of appraisal rights by dissenting shareholders of
Shinhan Life Insurance, into 3,943 shares of our common
stock. All of such shares of our common stock received by
Shinhan Life Insurance were sold in the market on
December 29, 2005.
Pursuant to a shareholders resolution on August 26,
2005, we liquidated
e-Shinhan in order to
improve the efficiency by focusing our resources on our growing
banking division.
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Certain Income Tax Expenses and Provision for Other
Losses |
Beginning in 2002, commercial banks in Korea, including Shinhan
Bank and Chohung Bank, offered to their customers deposit
products that utilize Korean Won and Japanese Yen swaps to
maximize the return for such customers. According to the terms
of these deposit products, deposits made by customers in Korean
Won are converted into Japanese Yen and repaid in Japanese Yen
at maturity. The repayment amount is then converted back into
Korean Won. While these deposit products typically carry a low
interest rate, ranging from 0.05% to 0.3% per annum, the
actual return to the customers was higher as a result of foreign
exchange gains. These deposit products are attractive to
customers, in particular high net worth customers, since the
gains from foreign exchange were deemed not to be interest
subject to income tax. However, in 2005, the Korean National Tax
Service announced that foreign currency deposits disguised as
derivative products would be subject to tax and tax withholding
and issued a recommendation that the banks should refile its tax
returns to include the unwithheld amounts. Eight of the
commercial banks in Korea, who are subject to this adverse tax
treatment, have announced their intention to challenge the
foregoing decision by the Korean National Tax Service while
complying with the Tax Services information requests.
Following the announcement, Shinhan Bank ceased to offer these
deposit products.
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The commercial banks had marketed these deposit products to
their customers on the basis that such deposit products were
exempt from income tax or tax withholding. We believe that few,
if any, of these customers have reported the gains from such
deposit products as interest income subject to taxation in their
tax returns. According to the Korean National Tax Service, these
deposit customers are also responsible for including the income
received from these deposits in their final individual tax
returns relating to comprehensive financial taxable income.
However, depending on the amount of income received from these
products, the individual customers may be subject to (i) a
higher tax rate on all of his or her taxable income, (ii) a
fine for failing to properly report the interest income in an
amount equal to 20% of the unreported amount, and (iii) a
fine for failing to pay tax on such interest income in an amount
equal to interest applied at a rate of 10.95% per annum to
such unpaid tax amount. No assurance can be given that aggrieved
customers will not bring claims against these commercial banks,
including Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank, if their tax
liabilities are increased as a result of the foregoing events.
Beginning in September 2005, we have been subject to a tax audit
by the Korean National Tax Service. In May 2006, based upon its
tax audit of us and other relevant banks, the Korean National
Tax Service reached a decision to impose additional taxes
(including interest thereon) of W36 billion on Shinhan
Bank. This decision did not include a judgment on deposits
utilizing the Korean Won and Japanese Yen swaps as described
above, but such judgment is expected soon. In anticipation of an
adverse tax ruling against these deposit products utilizing
Korean Won and Japanese Yen swaps, we have determined, on a
voluntary basis, to indemnify our customers for their increased
tax liability to the extent resulting from their investment in
these deposit products, including any additional tax liability
that our customers may have against the Korean National Tax
Service for gifts tax from the benefit of this indemnity. We
currently estimate that we may be subject to maximum additional
tax-related liability, including the liability from the
indemnity to our customers, of W85 billion as of
December 31, 2005. Accordingly, we recorded a total charge
to our income of W78 billion in the year ended
December 31, 2005, consisting of additional tax expenses of
W29 billion and provision for other losses of
W49 billion. In addition, we also recorded W7 billion
as deferred tax assets on our balance sheet as of
December 31, 2005.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance
with US GAAP, including prevailing practices within the
financial services industry. The preparation of consolidated
financial statements requires management to make judgments,
involving significant estimates and assumptions, in the
application of certain accounting policies about the effects of
matters that are inherently uncertain. These estimates and
assumptions, which may materially affect the reported amounts of
certain assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, are based on
information available to us as of the date of the financial
statements, and changes in this information over time could
materially impact amounts reported in the financial statements
as a result of the use of different estimates and assumptions.
Certain accounting policies, by their nature, have a greater
reliance on the use of estimates and assumptions, and could
produce results materially different from those originally
reported.
Based on the sensitivity of financial statement amounts to the
methods, estimates and assumptions underlying reported amounts,
we have identified the following significant accounting policies
that involve critical accounting estimates. These policies
require subjective or complex judgments, and as such could be
subject to revision as new information becomes available. Our
significant accounting policies are described in more detail in
Note 1 in Item 18. Financial
Statements Notes to the consolidated financial
statements of Shinhan Financial Group.
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Allowance for Credit Losses |
The allowance for credit losses includes allowance for loan
losses and allowance for off-balance sheet credit instruments.
The allowance for credit losses represents the amount available
for estimated probable credit losses existing in our lending
portfolio. The methodology used to provide the appropriate level
of reserve is inherently subjective and involves many complex
estimates and assumptions. We perform periodic
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systematic reviews of our credit portfolios to identify inherent
losses and assess the overall probability of collection. Each
loan portfolio is evaluated based on its respective
characteristics.
We evaluate large impaired corporate loans individually as part
of our normal corporate review practice due to the unique
characteristics of such borrowers. As described in more detail
in the footnotes to our consolidated financial statements, we
consider a loan to be impaired when, after consideration of risk
characteristics and current information and events, we believe
it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts
owed under the contractual terms of the agreement, including
principal and interest, according to the contractual terms of
the loan.
We generally consider the following corporate loans to be
impaired:
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loans classified as substandard or below according
to the asset classification guidelines of the Financial
Supervisory Commission; |
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loans that are 90 days or more past due; and |
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loans which are troubled debt restructuring as
defined under U.S. GAAP. |
Once we have identified a loan as impaired, we value that loan
either based on the present value of expected future cash flows
discounted at the loans effective interest rate or, as a
practical expedient, at the loans observable market price
or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral
dependent. Each of these variables involves judgment and the use
of estimates. For instance, discounted cash flows are based on
estimates of the amount and timing of expected future cash
flows. Forecasts of expected future cash flows are based on
various data including restructuring plans, due diligence
reports, as well as industry forecasts among other quantitative
tools. The fair value of collateral is determined by using third
party valuation reports. Additional consideration is given to
recent auction results and court valuations. If the resulting
value is less than the carrying amount of the loan, we establish
a specific allowance for the difference.
We generally evaluate consumer loans and certain smaller balance
corporate loans, including leases, mortgage and home equity
loans, and credit card balances, as individual pools for credit
loss allowance purposes due to their homogeneous nature based on
historical loss experience. Such allowances have been
established using a risk rating migration model when considering
consumer loans and a delinquency roll-rate model when
considering credit cards.
The allowance for off-balance sheet credit instruments
represents the amounts available for estimated probable credit
loss existing in our unfunded credit facilities such as
commitments to extend credit, guarantees, acceptances, standby
and commercial letters of credit and other financial
instruments. As stated above, we perform periodic systematic
reviews of our credit portfolio including off-balance sheet
credit instruments to identify inherent losses and assess the
overall probability of collection.
When we evaluate large impaired corporate loans individually for
specific allowance, the related guarantees and acceptances made
to the same borrowers are also evaluated for inherent loss. We
generally evaluate the remaining guarantees and acceptances,
which are generally smaller balances, on a pool basis. Allowance
for the remaining guarantees and acceptances is generally
established using estimated payout ratios and loss severity
which are based on historical loss experience and various
factors such as macroeconomic factors.
The adequacy of the allowance for credit losses requires a great
deal of judgment and the use of estimates as discussed above. As
such, we have also considered changes in underwriting, credit
monitoring, the Korean and global economic environment, industry
concentrations, and delinquencies among other factors when
concluding on the level of the allowance for credit losses.
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
Our securities and trading assets and liabilities include debt
and marketable equity securities, equity securities that do not
have readily determinable fair values and derivatives. Fair
value of financial instruments is the current amount that would
be exchanged between willing parties, other than in a forced
sale or
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liquidation. The fair values of our securities and trading
assets and liabilities are estimated based on quoted market
prices or internally developed pricing models.
Fair value is best determined based on quoted market prices, if
available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value
is estimated using the present value of expected future cash
flows calculated by using market interest rates comparable with
the credit rating and maturity of the security. An alternative
to estimate fair value is to use internally developed pricing
models based on external market variables including interest
rate yield curves, option volatilities and foreign exchange
rates. The estimation of fair value involves the assessment of
various financial variables, prices of comparable financial
instruments, credit ratings of counterparties, liquidity of the
financial instruments and transaction costs. Our management
applies judgments in assessing the variables used in the fair
valuation process and also if certain external market variables
are less readily available. Changes in model assumptions, market
conditions and unexpected circumstances can affect the fair
values of the securities and trading assets and liabilities.
Debt securities and equity securities with readily determinable
fair values classified as available-for-sale are carried at fair
value with corresponding changes recognized in other
comprehensive income within stockholders equity net of
taxes. Debt securities classified as
held-to-maturity
securities are recorded at amortized cost. Equity securities
that do not have readily determinable fair values are carried at
cost. Declines in values of available-for-sale securities,
held-to-maturity debt
securities and equity securities that do not have readily
determinable fair values that are deemed to be
other-than-temporary are reflected in earnings as realized
losses. We perform regular assessment of various quantitative
and qualitative factors to determine whether impairment is
other-than-temporary. Such factors include the duration and
extent of the decline in the fair values of securities, the
current operating and future expected performance, market values
of comparable companies, and changes in industry and market
prospects. These factors can be adversely affected by changing
economic conditions that are global or regional in nature or are
issuer or industry specific. For certain securities without
readily determinable fair values or with sales restrictions
exceeding one year, we may periodically utilize external
valuations performed by qualified independent valuation
consulting firms.
Trading assets and liabilities are carried at fair value with
the corresponding changes recognized in earnings. The majority
of our trading assets and liabilities that are actively traded
are valued based on quoted market prices except for derivatives.
Since few derivatives are actively traded, the majority of our
derivatives are valued using internally developed models based
on external market variables that can be independently validated
by third party sources. However, certain derivatives are valued
based on external market variables that are less readily
available and are subject to management judgment. For certain
derivatives not valued by our internally developed models, we
periodically utilize external valuations performed by qualified
independent valuation consulting firms.
In August 2003, we issued Redeemable Preferred Stock and
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock as part of the
consideration paid to the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation in
connection with our acquisition of Chohung Bank. Our redeemable
stock and Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock are evaluated
and recognized initially at fair value based on the present
value of its future cash dividend payments and repayment
provisions. Changes in the expected future cash dividend
payments, repayment provisions or model assumptions and
variables used can affect the fair values of the preferred
stock. Note 22 to our consolidated financial statements in
Item 18. Financial Statements Notes to
consolidated financial statements of Shinhan Financial
Group provides additional information related to our
Redeemable Preferred Stock.
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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets |
Effective January 1, 2002, we adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS,
No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,
(SFAS No. 142) as required by the
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
SFAS No. 142 classified intangible assets into three
categories: (1) intangible assets with definite lives
subject to amortization; (2) intangible assets with
indefinite lives not subject to amortization; and
(3) goodwill. For intangible assets with definite lives,
tests for impairment must be performed if conditions exist that
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indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable. For
intangible assets with indefinite lives and goodwill, tests for
impairment must be performed at least annually.
We recognized a significant amount of goodwill in connection
with our acquisition of Good Morning Securities. In addition, we
acquired core deposit, brokerage customer relationship and Korea
Securities Finance Corporation deposit in connection with our
acquisitions of Good Morning Securities and Jeju Bank in 2002.
We also recognized a significant amount of goodwill in
connection with our acquisition of Chohung Bank. In addition, we
acquired core deposit, credit card and core deposit intangible
assets in connection with our acquisitions of Chohung Bank in
2003. For discussions on the nature and accounting for goodwill
and intangible assets see Notes 1, 3 and 10 in
Item 18. Financial Statements Notes to
the consolidated financial statements of Shinhan Financial
Group.
Our core deposit, credit card relationship and brokerage
customer relationship intangibles determined to have definite
lives are amortized over their useful lives. If conditions exist
that indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable, we
review these intangible assets with definite lives for
impairment to ensure they are appropriately valued. Such
conditions may include adverse changes in business or political
climate, actions by regulators and customer account run-off
rates.
We do not amortize goodwill or indefinite-lived intangibles
consisting of court deposits and borrowings from Korea
Securities Finance Corporation. Instead, we perform tests for
impairment of goodwill annually or more frequently if events or
circumstances indicate it might be impaired. Such tests include
comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying
amount, including goodwill. If the fair value is less than the
carrying value, a second test is required to measure the amount
of goodwill impairment. The second step of the goodwill
impairment test compares the implied fair value of reporting
unit goodwill with the carrying value of that goodwill. If the
carrying value of reporting unit goodwill exceeds the implied
fair value of that goodwill, we recognize an impairment loss in
an amount equal to that excess. Test for indefinite-lived
intangible assets, including borrowings from Korea Securities
Finance Corporation and court deposits at Chohung Bank, is also
carried out on an annual basis on an asset-by-asset basis, or
more frequently if events or circumstances indicate they might
be impaired. Impairment assessments are performed using a
variety of valuation methodologies, including discounted cash
flow estimates. Management estimates the future cash flows
expected to be derived from the use and, if applicable, the
terminal value of the assets. The key variables that management
must estimate include, among other factors, market trading
volume, market share, fee income, growth rate and profitability
margin. Although the assumptions used are consistent with our
internal planning, significant management judgment is involved
in estimating these variables, which include inherent
uncertainties. A discount rate is applied to the cash flow
estimates considering our cost of capital rate and specific
country and industry risk factors. The cash flows of Chohung
Banks reporting units were discounted using discount rates
ranging from 6.76% to 16.89%.
The sharp decline in the Korean financial industry during the
second half of 2002 prompted a re-assessment of all key
assumptions underlying our goodwill valuation judgments. As
result of our review, we determined that goodwill impairment
charges of W115 billion and W22 billion were required
on the goodwill recorded in the brokerage and capital market
units of Good Morning Shinhan Securities. The amount of these
charges were equal to the difference between the carrying amount
of goodwill and its implied fair value, which is based on the
fair value of the net assets in respect of reporting units.
The assumptions and conditions for goodwill and intangible
assets reflect managements best assumptions and estimates.
However, these items involve inherent uncertainties, as
described above, that may or may not be controllable by
management. Economic and political conditions, such as movements
in interest rates, delinquencies in Korea and tension with North
Korea, represent uncertainties that are not controllable by
management. As a result, if other assumptions and conditions had
been used in the current period, the carrying amount of goodwill
and other intangible assets could have been materially
different. Furthermore, if management uses different
assumptions, including the discount rates used to determine the
implied fair value of reporting units, or if different
conditions occur in future periods, future operating results
could be materially impacted.
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Notes 3, 10 and 20 to our consolidated financial statements
in Item 18. Financial Statements Notes to
consolidated financial statements of Shinhan Financial
Group provide additional information related to goodwill
and intangible assets.
Under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) Interpretation No. 46 and 46R,
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
(FIN 46 and FIN 46R), a variable interest
entity (VIE) is consolidated by the company holding
the variable interest that will absorb a majority of the
VIEs expected losses, or receive a majority of the
expected residual returns, or both. All other entities are
evaluated for consolidation under Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards, or SFAS, No. 94,
Consolidation of All Majority-owned
Subsidiaries (SFAS 94). The company
that consolidates a VIE is referred to as the primary
beneficiary. A variety of complex estimation processes involving
both qualitative and quantitative factors are used to determine
whether an entity is a variable interest entity, to analyze and
calculate expected losses and expected residual returns, which
involves estimating the future cash flows of the VIE and
analyzing the variability in those cash flows, and allocating
the losses and returns among the parties holding variable
interests. Also, there is a significant amount of judgment
required in interpreting the provisions of FIN 46 and
FIN 46R and applying them to specific transactions.
In our case, FIN 46 and FIN 46R apply to certain asset
securitization transactions involving our corporate loans,
credit card receivables, mortgage and student loans, financing
activities conducted for corporate clients, including conduits
that we administer and/or provide liquidity facilities, as well
as for our own funding needs, and investing activities conducted
for our own account, such as beneficial certificates in
investment trusts and for our customers, such as guaranteed
trusts.
Note 36 in Item 18. Financial
Statements Notes to the consolidated financial
statements of Shinhan Financial Group provides additional
information related to VIEs.
In connection with certain asset securitization transactions, we
do not sell assets to an entity referred to as a qualifying
special-purpose entity (QSPE) as defined pursuant to the
FASB Statement No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and
Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of
Liabilities, a replacement of FASB Statement 125.
We are subject to contingent liabilities, including judicial,
tax, regulatory and arbitration proceedings, recourse
obligations related to loans sold to Korea Asset Management
Corporation, contingent payments to the Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation related to our acquisition of Chohung Bank,
commitments provided to our customers and other claims arising
from the conduct of our business activities. We establish
allowances against these contingencies in our financial
statements based on our assessment of the probability of
occurrence and our estimate of the obligation. We involve
internal and external advisors, such as attorneys, consultants
and other professionals, in assessing probability and in
estimating any amounts involved. Throughout the life of a
contingency, we or our advisors may learn of additional
information that can affect our assessments about probability or
about the estimates of amounts involved. Changes in these
assessments can lead to changes in allowances recorded on our
financial statements. In addition, the actual costs of resolving
these claims may be substantially higher or lower than the
amounts provided in our financial statements for those claims.
Note 31 in Item 18. Financial
Statements Notes to the consolidated financial
statements of Shinhan Financial Group provides additional
information related to the commitments and contingencies, and
Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements describe
our contingent considerations to the Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation in connection with our acquisition of Chohung Bank.
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Valuation allowance for Deferred Tax Assets |
We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future
tax consequences attributes to differences between the financial
statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities
and their respective tax bases, net operating loss carryforwards
and tax credits. A valuation allowances is maintained for
deferred tax assets that we estimate are more likely than not to
be unrealizable based on available evidence at the time the
estimate is made. Determining the valuation allowance requires
significant management judgments and assumptions. In determining
the valuation allowance, we use historical and forecasted future
operating results, based upon approved business plans, including
a review of the eligible carryforward periods, tax planning
opportunities and other relevant considerations.
We believe that the accounting estimate related to the valuation
allowance is a critical accounting estimate because the
underlying assumptions can change from period to period. For
example, tax law changes or variance in future projected
operating performance could result in a change in the valuation
allowance. If we were not able to realize all or part of our net
deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to our deferred
tax assets valuation allowance would be charged to income tax
expense in the period such determination was made.
In 2005, based on the anticipated split-merger of the credit
card operations of Chohung Bank and Shinhan Card, we decided
that it is more likely than not that we will not be able to
utilize in the future certain net deferred tax assets of credit
card operations of Chohung Bank and thus recorded valuation
allowance of W47 billion on such net deferred tax assets.
Note 25 in Item 18. Financial
Statements Notes to the consolidated financial
statements of Shinhan Financial Group provides additional
information related to deferred tax assets and valuation
allowance.
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Average Balance Sheet and Volume and Rate Analysis
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Average Balance Sheet and Related Interest |
The following table shows our average balances and interest
rates, as well as the net interest spread, net interest margin
and asset liability ratio, for the years ended December 31,
2003, 2004 and 2005.
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Year Ended December 31, | |
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| |
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2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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|
Interest | |
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|
Interest | |
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|
Interest | |
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Average | |
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Income/ | |
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Yield/ | |
|
Average | |
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Income/ | |
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Yield/ | |
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Average | |
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Income/ | |
|
Yield/ | |
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|
Balance(1) | |
|
Expense | |
|
Rate | |
|
Balance(1) | |
|
Expense | |
|
Rate | |
|
Balance(1) | |
|
Expense | |
|
Rate | |
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(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Assets:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Interest-bearing deposits
|
|
W |
1,618 |
|
|
W |
66 |
|
|
|
4.08 |
% |
|
W |
1,322 |
|
|
W |
44 |
|
|
|
3.33 |
% |
|
W |
1,778 |
|
|
W |
64 |
|
|
|
3.60 |
% |
Call loans and securities purchased under resale agreements
|
|
|
1,609 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
2.98 |
|
|
|
3,012 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
3.09 |
|
|
|
2,499 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
3.40 |
|
Trading assets
|
|
|
1,824 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
5.59 |
|
|
|
3,666 |
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
4.58 |
|
|
|
3,394 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
3.27 |
|
Securities(2)
|
|
|
17,053 |
|
|
|
928 |
|
|
|
5.44 |
|
|
|
20,924 |
|
|
|
1,265 |
|
|
|
6.05 |
|
|
|
19,348 |
|
|
|
932 |
|
|
|
4.82 |
|
Loans:(3)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and industrial
|
|
|
25,294 |
|
|
|
1,279 |
|
|
|
5.06 |
|
|
|
35,753 |
|
|
|
1,876 |
|
|
|
5.25 |
|
|
|
36,079 |
|
|
|
2,075 |
|
|
|
5.75 |
|
|
Other commercial
|
|
|
13,434 |
|
|
|
851 |
|
|
|
6.33 |
|
|
|
21,632 |
|
|
|
1,311 |
|
|
|
6.06 |
|
|
|
20,130 |
|
|
|
1,145 |
|
|
|
5.69 |
|
|
Lease financing
|
|
|
786 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
8.91 |
|
|
|
1,039 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
5.97 |
|
|
|
749 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
5.80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total corporate
|
|
|
39,514 |
|
|
|
2,200 |
|
|
|
5.57 |
|
|
|
58,424 |
|
|
|
3,249 |
|
|
|
5.56 |
|
|
|
56,958 |
|
|
|
3,267 |
|
|
|
5.74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage and home equity
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|
|
12,076 |
|
|
|
697 |
|
|
|
5.77 |
|
|
|
21,408 |
|
|
|
1,138 |
|
|
|
5.32 |
|
|
|
24,630 |
|
|
|
1,290 |
|
|
|
5.24 |
|
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
3,568 |
|
|
|
495 |
|
|
|
13.87 |
|
|
|
5,575 |
|
|
|
609 |
|
|
|
10.92 |
|
|
|
4,574 |
|
|
|
589 |
|
|
|
12.88 |
|
|
Other consumer
|
|
|
10,747 |
|
|
|
795 |
|
|
|
7.40 |
|
|
|
14,481 |
|
|
|
1,146 |
|
|
|
7.91 |
|
|
|
15,552 |
|
|
|
1,150 |
|
|
|
7.39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total consumer
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|
|
26,391 |
|
|
|
1,987 |
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|
|
7.53 |
|
|
|
41,464 |
|
|
|
2,893 |
|
|
|
6.98 |
|
|
|
44,756 |
|
|
|
3,029 |
|
|
|
6.77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loans
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|
|
65,905 |
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|
|
4,187 |
|
|
|
6.35 |
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|
|
99,888 |
|
|
|
6,142 |
|
|
|
6.15 |
|
|
|
101,714 |
|
|
|
6,296 |
|
|
|
6.19 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other interest-earning assets
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest-earning assets
|
|
W |
88,009 |
|
|
W |
5,331 |
|
|
|
6.06 |
% |
|
W |
128,812 |
|
|
W |
7,712 |
|
|
|
5.99 |
% |
|
W |
128,733 |
|
|
W |
7,488 |
|
|
|
5.82 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-interest-earning assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
2,165 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,467 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,855 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
5,990 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,507 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,779 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
W |
96,164 |
|
|
W |
5,331 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
144,786 |
|
|
W |
7,712 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
149,367 |
|
|
W |
7,488 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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191
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|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
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| |
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| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Interest | |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest | |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest | |
|
|
|
|
Average | |
|
Income/ | |
|
Yield/ | |
|
Average | |
|
Income/ | |
|
Yield/ | |
|
Average | |
|
Income/ | |
|
Yield/ | |
|
|
Balance(1) | |
|
Expense | |
|
Rate | |
|
Balance(1) | |
|
Expense | |
|
Rate | |
|
Balance(1) | |
|
Expense | |
|
Rate | |
|
|
| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
|
Liabilities: |
Interest-bearing deposits:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-bearing demand deposits
|
|
W |
2,653 |
|
|
W |
37 |
|
|
|
1.39 |
% |
|
W |
7,880 |
|
|
W |
105 |
|
|
|
1.33 |
% |
|
W |
6,594 |
|
|
W |
125 |
|
|
|
1.90 |
% |
|
Savings deposits
|
|
|
15,922 |
|
|
|
232 |
|
|
|
1.46 |
|
|
|
21,987 |
|
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
1.24 |
|
|
|
26,100 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
0.96 |
|
|
Certificates of deposit
|
|
|
4,955 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
4.44 |
|
|
|
6,735 |
|
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
4.08 |
|
|
|
8,838 |
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
|
3.81 |
|
|
Other time deposits
|
|
|
27,780 |
|
|
|
1,164 |
|
|
|
4.19 |
|
|
|
41,863 |
|
|
|
1,605 |
|
|
|
3.83 |
|
|
|
39,031 |
|
|
|
1,439 |
|
|
|
3.69 |
|
|
Mutual installment deposits
|
|
|
2,110 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
5.36 |
|
|
|
2,487 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
4.54 |
|
|
|
1,997 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
4.16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest-bearing deposits
|
|
|
53,420 |
|
|
|
1,766 |
|
|
|
3.31 |
|
|
|
80,952 |
|
|
|
2,370 |
|
|
|
2.93 |
|
|
|
82,560 |
|
|
|
2,235 |
|
|
|
2.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term borrowings
|
|
|
11,400 |
|
|
|
322 |
|
|
|
2.82 |
|
|
|
14,934 |
|
|
|
370 |
|
|
|
2.48 |
|
|
|
14,975 |
|
|
|
357 |
|
|
|
2.38 |
|
Secured borrowings
|
|
|
5,331 |
|
|
|
207 |
|
|
|
3.88 |
|
|
|
7,102 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
4.21 |
|
|
|
6,584 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
3.65 |
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
13,736 |
|
|
|
703 |
|
|
|
5.12 |
|
|
|
20,136 |
|
|
|
1,099 |
|
|
|
5.46 |
|
|
|
22,209 |
|
|
|
1,182 |
|
|
|
5.32 |
|
Other interest-bearing liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest bearing liabilities
|
|
W |
83,887 |
|
|
W |
2,998 |
|
|
|
3.57 |
% |
|
W |
123,124 |
|
|
W |
4,138 |
|
|
|
3.36 |
% |
|
W |
126,328 |
|
|
W |
4,014 |
|
|
|
3.18 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-interest-bearing deposits
|
|
|
1,002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,287 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,393 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading liabilities
|
|
|
290 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
668 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,177 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acceptance outstanding
|
|
|
1,416 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,539 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,944 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
|
|
5,765 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,455 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,031 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
428 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
263 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
723 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
585 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity
|
|
|
3,113 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,666 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,836 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
W |
96,164 |
|
|
W |
2,998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
144,786 |
|
|
W |
4,138 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
149,367 |
|
|
W |
4,014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest spread(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.48 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.63 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.64 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Net interest margin(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.65 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.78 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.70 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Average asset liability ratio(6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
104.91 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
104.62 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
101.90 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Average balances are based on (a) daily balances for
Shinhan Bank, Chohung Bank and Jeju Bank and (b) quarterly
balances for other subsidiaries. |
|
(2) |
The average balance and yield on securities are based on
amortized cost. The yield on the available-for-sale portfolio is
based on average historical cost balances, therefore, the yield
information does not give effect to changes in fair value that
are reflected as a component of stockholders equity. |
|
(3) |
Non-accruing loans are included in the respective average loan
balances. Income on such non-accruing loans is no longer
recognized from the date the loan is placed on nonaccrual
status. We reclassify loans as accruing when interest (including
default interest) and principal payments are current. |
|
(4) |
The difference between the average rate of interest earned on
interest-earning assets and the average rate of interest paid on
interest-bearing liabilities. |
|
(5) |
The ratio of net interest income to average interest-earning
assets. |
|
(6) |
The ratio of average interest-earning assets to average
interest-bearing liabilities. |
192
|
|
|
Analysis of Changes in Net Interest Income
Volume and Rate Analysis |
The following tables provide an analysis of changes in interest
income, interest expense and net interest income between changes
in volume and changes in rates for (i) 2004 compared to
2003 and (ii) 2005 compared to 2004. Volume and rate
variances have been calculated on the movement in average
balances and the change in the interest rates on average
interest-earning assets and average interest-bearing liabilities
in proportion to absolute volume and rate change. The variance
caused by the change in both volume and rate has been allocated
in proportion to the absolute volume and rate change.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From 2003 to 2004 | |
|
|
Interest Increase (Decrease) | |
|
|
Due to Change in | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Volume | |
|
Rate | |
|
Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
Increase (decrease) in interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-bearing deposits
|
|
W |
(11 |
) |
|
W |
(11 |
) |
|
W |
(22 |
) |
Call loans and securities purchased under resale agreements
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
Trading assets
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
66 |
|
Securities
|
|
|
226 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
337 |
|
Loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and industrial
|
|
|
547 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
597 |
|
|
Other commercial
|
|
|
498 |
|
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
460 |
|
|
Lease financing
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total corporate
|
|
|
1,064 |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
1,049 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage and home equity
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
|
441 |
|
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
235 |
|
|
|
(121 |
) |
|
|
114 |
|
|
Other consumer
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
351 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total consumer
|
|
|
1,027 |
|
|
|
(121 |
) |
|
|
906 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loans
|
|
|
2,091 |
|
|
|
(136 |
) |
|
|
1,955 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other interest-earning assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest income
|
|
|
2,436 |
|
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
|
2,381 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest bearing deposits:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Demand deposits
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
68 |
|
|
Savings deposits
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
40 |
|
|
Certificates of deposit
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
55 |
|
|
Other time deposits
|
|
|
547 |
|
|
|
(106 |
) |
|
|
441 |
|
Mutual installment deposits
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest-bearing deposits
|
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
(185 |
) |
|
|
604 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term borrowings
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
|
48 |
|
Secured borrowings
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
396 |
|
Other interest-bearing liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest expense
|
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
|
(160 |
) |
|
|
1,140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in net interest income
|
|
|
1,136 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
1,241 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
193
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From 2004 to 2005 | |
|
|
Interest Increase (Decrease) | |
|
|
Due to Change in | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Volume | |
|
Rate | |
|
Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
Increase (decrease) in interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-bearing deposits
|
|
W |
16 |
|
|
W |
4 |
|
|
W |
20 |
|
Call loans and securities purchased under resale agreements
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
Trading assets
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
(57 |
) |
Securities
|
|
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
(243 |
) |
|
|
(333 |
) |
Loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and industrial
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
199 |
|
|
Other commercial
|
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
(166 |
) |
|
Lease financing
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total corporate
|
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage and home equity
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
152 |
|
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
(119 |
) |
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
Other consumer
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total consumer
|
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
136 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loans
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other interest-earning assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest income
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
(164 |
) |
|
|
(224 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest bearing deposits:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Demand deposits
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
Savings deposits
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
(68 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
Certificates of deposit
|
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
63 |
|
|
Other time deposits
|
|
|
(106 |
) |
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
(166 |
) |
|
Mutual installment deposits
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest-bearing deposits
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
(116 |
) |
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term borrowings
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
Secured borrowings
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
83 |
|
|
Other interest-bearing liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest expense
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
(196 |
) |
|
|
(124 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in net interest income
|
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Operating Results
The following table shows, for the periods indicated, the
principal components of our net interest income.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except | |
|
|
percentages) | |
Interest and dividend income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and fees on loans
|
|
W |
6,142 |
|
|
W |
6,296 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
% |
|
Interest and dividends on securities
|
|
|
1,265 |
|
|
|
932 |
|
|
|
(26.3 |
) |
|
Trading assets
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
(33.9 |
) |
|
Other interest income
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
8.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest and dividend income
|
|
W |
7,712 |
|
|
W |
7,488 |
|
|
|
(2.9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest on deposits
|
|
W |
2,370 |
|
|
W |
2,234 |
|
|
|
(5.7 |
)% |
|
Interest on short-term borrowings
|
|
|
341 |
|
|
|
340 |
|
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
|
Interest on secured borrowings
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
(19.7 |
) |
|
Interest on long-term debt
|
|
|
1,099 |
|
|
|
1,182 |
|
|
|
7.6 |
|
|
Other interest expense
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
(37.9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest expense
|
|
|
4,138 |
|
|
|
4,014 |
|
|
|
(3.0 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
W |
3,574 |
|
|
W |
3,474 |
|
|
|
(2.8 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest margin(1)
|
|
|
2.78 |
% |
|
|
2.70 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
The ratio of net interest income to average interest-earning
assets. See Average Balance Sheet and Volume
and Rate Analysis Average Balance Sheet and Related
Interest. |
Interest and dividend income. The 2.9% decrease in
interest and dividend income is due primarily to a 26.3%
decrease in interest and dividends on securities, which was
partially offset by a 2.5% increase in interest and fees on
loans. The average balance of our interest earning assets
decreased 0.1% from W128,812 billion in 2004 to
W128,733 billion in 2005, principally as a result of the
decrease in our average balance of securities.
The 26.3% decrease in interest and dividends on securities was
due primarily to a decline by 123 basis points in average
yield on securities from 6.05% in 2004 to 4.82% in 2005 and a
7.5% decrease in average balance of securities from
W20,924 billion in 2004 to W19,348 billion in 2005.
The decline in average yield on securities results primarily
from the continuing general decline in average market interest
rates during the periods under review and the reduction in
interest income in the redemption at maturity of high-interest
bearing notes. Approximately 87% of our securities portfolio
consists of debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Korean
government or government-controlled entities and debt securities
issued by financial institutions and other Korean banks as of
December 31, 2005.
The 2.5% increase in interest and fees on loans was due
primarily to the following:
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|
|
|
|
a 10.6% increase in interest and fees on commercial and
industrial loans from W1,876 billion in 2004 to
W2,075 billion in 2005, which was due primarily to an
increase by 50 basis points in the average yield on such
loans from 5.25% in 2004 to 5.75% in 2005 and a 0.9% increase in
average balance of such loans from W35,753 billion in 2004
to W36,079 billion in 2005; and |
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|
|
|
|
a 13.4% increase in interest and fees on mortgage and home
equity loans from W1,138 billion in 2004 to
W1,290 billion in 2005, which was due primarily to a 15.1%
increase in average balance of mortgage and home equity loans
from W21,408 billion in 2004 to W24,630 billion in
2005, which was partially offset by a decline of 8 basis
points in the average yield on such loans from 5.32% in 2004 to
5.24% in 2005, |
which more than offset:
|
|
|
|
|
a 12.7% decrease in interest and fees on other commercial loans
from W1,311 billion in 2004 to W1,145 billion in 2005,
which was due primarily to a 6.9% decrease in average balance of
other commercial loans from W21,632 billion in 2004 to
W20,130 billion in 2005 and a decrease by 37 basis
points in the average yield on such loans from 6.06% in 2004 to
5.69% in 2005. |
Our loans in 2005 recorded a 1.8% increase in average volume
from W99,888 in 2004 to W101,714 in 2005 primarily as a result
of increased average balance of consumer loans (except credit
cards) as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
mortgage and home equity loans increased by 15.1% from
W21,408 billion in 2004 to W24,630 billion in 2005,
which was partially offset by a decrease in the average yield on
such loans by eight basis points from 5.32% in 2004 to 5.24% in
2005; and |
|
|
|
other consumer loans increased by 7.4% from W14,481 billion
in 2004 to W15,552 billion in 2005, the effect of which was
partially offset by a decline of 52 basis points in the
average yield on such loans from 7.91% in 2004 to 7.39% in 2005. |
As noted, our average yield on loans increased by four basis
points from 6.15% in 2004 to 6.19% in 2005, primarily reflecting
the improvement in asset quality of our loans, which was
partially offset by continuing general decline in average market
interest rates during the periods under review and increased
competition in the Korean lending market.
Our credit cards experienced a 18.0% decrease in average volume
from W5,575 billion in 2004 to W4,574 billion in 2005
due primarily to continued charge-offs of delinquent accounts.
The average yield on credit cards increased by 196 basis
points from 10.92% in 2004 to 12.88% in 2005 due primarily to
the improvement in asset quality of our credit card balances.
Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased 3.0% from
W4,138 billion in 2004 to W4,014 billion in 2005, due
primarily to a 5.7% decrease in interest on deposits and a 19.7%
decrease in interest on secured borrowings, which more than
offset a 7.6% increase in interest on long-term debt.
The 5.7% decrease in interest expense on deposits from
W2,370 billion in 2004 to W2,234 billion in 2005 was
primarily the result of a decline of 22 basis points in the
cost of interest bearing deposits from 2.93% in 2004 to 2.71% in
2005, which was partially offset by a 2.0% increase in average
volume of interest bearing deposits from W80,952 billion in
2004 to W82,560 billion in 2005.
The principal reason for the decline in interest rates payable
on our interest-bearing deposits was the general decline in
market interest rates. The average interest rate paid on our
time deposits other than certificates of deposit, which
accounted for 47.3% of our average interest-bearing deposits in
2005, decreased from 3.83% in 2004 to 3.69% in 2005. The average
interest rate paid on our savings deposits, which accounted for
31.6% of our average interest-bearing deposits in 2005,
decreased from 1.24% in 2004 to 0.96% in 2005. The average
interest rate paid on our interest-bearing demand deposits, on
the other hand, increased from 1.33% in 2004 to 1.90% in 2005
due primarily to an increase in the interest rate applicable to
court deposits.
The increase in average volume of interest bearing deposits is
due primarily to a 18.7% increase in average volume of savings
deposits from W21,987 billion in 2004 to
W26,100 billion in 2005 and a 31.2% increase in average
volume of certificate of deposits from W6,735 billion in
2004 to W8,838 billion in 2005, which more than offset a
6.8% decrease in average volume of other time deposits from
W41,863 billion in 2004 to W39,031 billion in 2005 and
a decrease in the average volume of other deposit products. Our
growth in deposit products in 2005 was focused on savings
deposits and certificates of deposit because of the growing
customer preference for short-term deposit products such as
money market deposit accounts due to the decline in
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interest rate payable to interest-bearing deposits. Other time
deposits decreased due primarily to an increasing customer
aversion to time deposits following the general decline in
interest rates payable on interest-bearing deposits.
The 19.7% decrease in interest on secured borrowings was due
primarily to a decline in the average interest rate paid by
56 basis points from 4.21% in 2004 to 3.65% in 2005,
resulting from the decline in interest rates payable on secured
borrowings following the general decline in average market
interest rates.
The 7.6% increase in interest expense on long-term debt was due
to a 10.4% increase in average volume of long-term debt from
W20,136 billion in 2004 to W22,209 billion in 2005
resulting from the issuance of corporate debentures and
long-term debt in response to the smaller growth in the volume
of deposits compared to the growth in the volume of loans,
partially offset by a decline of 14 basis points in average
interest rates paid on our long-term debt from 5.46% in 2004 to
5.32% in 2005, which reflects the general decline in average
market interest during the period.
Net interest margin. Net interest margin represents the
ratio of net interest income to average interest earning assets.
As net interest income decreased 2.8% from W3,574 billion
in 2004 to W3,474 billion in 2005 and the average volume of
our interest earning assets decreased 0.1% from
W128,812 billion in 2004 to W128,733 billion in 2005,
our overall net interest margin decreased eight basis points
from 2.78% in 2004 to 2.70% in 2005.
|
|
|
Provision for credit losses |
Our provision for loan losses was W195 billion in 2004 as
compared to a reversal of provision for loan losses of
W255 billion in 2005, primarily reflecting a decrease in
total allowance for loan losses. The decrease in our total
allowance for loan losses reflects continuous improvement in the
credit quality of our overall loan portfolios following
continued improvements in Korean economy in 2005 as compared to
2004.
The total loan balance increased by W8,768 billion in 2005,
and mortgage and home equity loans which are considered to have
a lower credit risk than other types of loans accounted for
W3,660 billion, or 41.7% of the increase in our total loan
balance. On the other hand, our credit card portfolio which is
with a higher credit risk decreased by W490 billion in
2005. Our ratio of non-performing loans over total loans
slightly decreased to 1.51% as of December 31, 2005 from
1.80% as of December 31, 2004. In addition, our nonaccrual
loans, which represent one day and over delinquent loans,
decreased to W2,052 billion, or 1.94% of total loans, as of
December 31, 2005 from W2,454 billion, or 2.53% of
total loans, as of December 31, 2004.
The foregoing contributed to a significant decrease in our
provision for loan losses in 2005, which may be further
explained by reference to the following:
|
|
|
|
|
changes in the asset quality of individually identified
impaired corporate loans Changes in the asset
quality of individually identified impaired corporate loans are
attributed to a decrease in the outstanding balance which may
result from collection through the disposal of collateral or
relaxing requirements for troubled debt restructurings. Such
changes have a direct impact on provisioning for loan losses
through individual analysis of those loans. See
Item 4. Information on the Company
Description of Assets and Liabilities Loans
individually identified for review and considered
impaired. Specific allowances are established by
discounting the estimated cash flows expected to receive using
the loans effective interest rate or by reference to the
fair value of the collateral; and |
|
|
|
the improvement in asset quality classifications of loans
which are not specially identified as impaired
For loans which are not specially identified as impaired, the
general allowance for loan losses is determined based on loss
factors taking into consideration past performance of the
portfolio, previous loan loss history and charge-off information
which are developed through a migration model. See
Item 4. Information on the Company
Description of Assets and Liabilities Loans not
specifically identified as impaired. Due primarily to
enhanced condition of the Korean economy, our asset quality
classifications of non-impaired loans improved and the loss
rates decreased in 2005 as compared to 2004. As a result,
provision for loan losses against non-impaired loans decreased
from 2004 to 2005. |
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The extent of the reversal of provision for credit losses in
2005 were partially offset by an increase in provision for
credit losses in respect of unused portions of lines of credits
that we extended to our customers, which are not immediately
cancelable at our option. In 2004, our provision for credit
losses on such unused portions of credit lines was
W23 billion. In 2005, following certain guidelines
announced by the bank regulatory authorities in Korea, the scope
of unused portions of lines of credit that are deemed
immediately cancelable at our option has been
reduced significantly. Accordingly, the amount of unused
portions of lines of credit subject to credit loss provisioning
increased compared to 2004. As a result, we raised provisions
for losses on such unused portions of lines of credit in the
amount of W111 billion in 2005.
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the
components of provision for credit losses by product type.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, | |
|
|
except percentages) | |
Total provision for loan losses(A):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
W |
(293 |
) |
|
W |
(402 |
) |
|
|
37.2 |
% |
|
Mortgages and home equity
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Other consumer
|
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
(41.5 |
) |
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
(79.9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
(255 |
) |
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total provision for off-balance sheet credit instruments(B):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantees and acceptances
|
|
W |
(83 |
) |
|
W |
(39 |
) |
|
|
(53.0 |
)% |
|
Unused portions of credit line
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
382.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total provision for credit losses (A+B)
|
|
W |
135 |
|
|
W |
(183 |
) |
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/ M = not meaningful.
Reversal of provision for loan losses against corporate loans
increased by 37.2% from W293 billion in 2004 to
W402 billion in 2005 due primarily to the improved quality
of loans. Our loan loss allowance against corporate loans
decreased 28.4% from W1,499 billion as of December 31,
2004 to W1,074 billion as of December 31, 2005 due
primarily to due to the improved quality of loans following
decreased levels of delinquencies within the portfolio and
improved credit quality of impaired loans. Non- performing
corporate loans decreased from W1,385 billion as of
December 31, 2004 to W1,263 billion as of
December 31, 2005, representing 2.4% and 2.2% of the total
corporate loan portfolio, respectively. Total net charge offs
decreased by 90.5% from W263 billion in 2004 to
W25 billion in 2005.
Reversal of provision for loan losses against mortgage and home
equity loans remained stable at W1 billion in 2004 and 2005
due primarily to the substantial offset between the effects of
the increased volume of loans and the effects of improved
quality of loans. Our loan loss allowance against mortgage and
home equity loans decreased 47.2% from W36 billion as of
December 31, 2004 to W19 billion as of
December 31, 2005 while our mortgage and home equity loans
increased 16.5% from W22,180 billion as of
December 31, 2004 to W25,840 billion as of
December 31, 2005 reflecting the increased demand for such
loans. The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans within
this portfolio declined from 0.6% in 2004 to 0.4% in 2005.
Our provision for loan losses against other consumer loans
decreased 41.5% from W130 billion in 2004 to
W76 billion in 2005 primarily reflecting a decrease in the
amount of write-offs. Net charge-offs within the other consumer
loan portfolio has decreased from W419 billion in 2004 to
W261 billion in 2005.Other consumer loans have increased
14.9% from W15,546 billion as of December 31, 2004 to
W17,875 billion as of December 31, 2005. However, the
allowance for loan losses has decreased 50.3% from
W368 billion as of December 31, 2004 to
W183 billion as of December 31, 2005, reflecting
continued aggressive charge-offs of
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delinquent accounts, decreased levels of delinquencies within
the portfolio, and improved credit quality of impaired loans.
The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans within this
portfolio remained stable at 1.0% as of December 31, 2004
and December 31, 2005.
Our provision for loan losses against credit cards decreased
79.9% from W359 billion in 2004 to W72 billion in 2005
reflecting decreased delinquencies during 2005 and a decrease in
the size of the portfolio. Net charge-offs within the credit
card portfolio has decreased from W816 billion in 2004 to
W244 billion in 2005. Our credit card balances resulted in
a 10.4% decrease from W4,732 billion as of
December 31, 2004 to W4,242 billion as of
December 31, 2005. Our allowance for losses against credit
cards has decreased 42.2% from W408 billion as of
December 31, 2004 to W236 billion as of
December 31, 2005, primarily due to an improvement in
overall quality of our credit card assets following continued
charge-offs of delinquent accounts. The ratio of non-performing
loans to total loans within our credit card portfolio decreased
from 1.8% as of December 31, 2004 to 1.1% as of
December 31, 2005.
Total provision for off-balance sheet credit instruments
increased from 2004 to 2005 due to the reduction in the reversal
of guarantees and acceptances and an increase in provision for
the unused portions of credit lines. The reduction in the
reversal of guarantees and acceptances was primarily due to the
improved credit quality of the underlying portfolio. The
increase in provision for unused portions of credit lines was
primarily due to an increase in the amount of credit lines that
were not immediately cancelable at our option. Based
on prior industry practice, we considered a substantial portion
of our outstanding credit lines with customers as being
immediately cancelable at our option during the
periods before 2005. During 2005, the Korean bank regulatory
authorities strengthened the provisioning for credit losses in
respect of unused portions of credit lines under Korean GAAP. In
response to, among other things, this bank regulatory guidance,
we adopted a more conservative approach in 2005 and applied a
narrower definition when identifying which of our outstanding
credit lines with customers should be deemed immediately
cancelable at our option. Accordingly, the amount of
unused portions of lines of credit which became subject to
credit loss provisioning increased in 2005, resulting in higher
provisions as compared to 2004.
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the
components of our noninterest income.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, | |
|
|
except percentages) | |
Commissions and fees from non-trust management:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brokerage fees and commissions(1)
|
|
W |
232 |
|
|
W |
345 |
|
|
|
48.7 |
% |
|
Other fees and commissions(2)
|
|
|
947 |
|
|
|
1,160 |
|
|
|
22.5 |
|
Net trust management fees(3)
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
19.0 |
|
Net trading profits
|
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
(29.3 |
) |
Net gains (losses) on securities
|
|
|
(77 |
) |
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
Gain on other investment
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
435.8 |
|
Net gain on foreign exchange
|
|
|
353 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
(73.4 |
) |
Insurance income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
Other
|
|
|
357 |
|
|
|
333 |
|
|
|
(6.7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total noninterest income
|
|
W |
2,092 |
|
|
W |
2,702 |
|
|
|
29.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Consists of commissions, fees and markup on securities brokerage
activities. |
|
(2) |
Includes commissions received on remittance, commissions
received on imports and export letters of credit and commissions
received from foreign exchange transactions. |
199
|
|
(3) |
Consists principally of fees from management of trust accounts
in our banking operations. |
The 29.1% increase in noninterest income was attributable to a
435.8% increase in gain on other investment, our recording of
insurance income in 2005 that we did not record in 2004
following the consolidation of Shinhan Life Insurance into our
results of operations, our recording of net gain on securities
in 2005 as compared to net loss in 2004, a 22.5% increase in
other fees and commissions, including commissions received on
remittance, and 48.7% increase in brokerage fees and
commissions, which more than offset a 73.4% decrease in net gain
on foreign exchange. In 2005, we recorded gain on other
investment of W284 billion primarily as a result of our
sales of equity securities of LG Card and Hynix Semiconductor
that we previously received in connection with the debt
restructuring of these companies. These sales were made into the
market following the expiration of the
lock-up period. The
W189 billion of insurance income that we recorded in 2005
results from insurance premiums received by Shinhan Life
Insurance during the last month of 2005 which was consolidated
into our results of operations. We recorded net gain on
securities in 2005 compared to net loss on securities in 2004,
primarily due to gains from the sale of the equity securities of
Ssangyong Motors held by Chohung Bank in 2005 and the absence of
significant losses from the write-down of investment securities
in 2005 as compared to 2004. The 48.7% increase in brokerage
fees and commissions from 2004 to 2005 was due primarily to the
increased volume of securities transactions involving the
beneficiary certificates sold by investment trust companies. The
22.5% increase in other fees and commissions from 2004 to 2005
was primarily due to the increase in investment banking
activities, including, among others, real estate financing,
asset-backed securities and project financing. The 73.4%
decrease in net gain on foreign exchange reflects the reduced
transaction gains as a result of the appreciation of the Korean
Won against foreign currencies and the decrease in foreign
exchange transaction volume after Shinhan Bank ceased to offer
deposit products utilizing the Korean Won and Japanese Yen swaps
as described in Overview Certain
Income Tax Expenses and Provision for Other Losses..
The following table shows, for the periods indicated, the
components of our noninterest expense.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, | |
|
|
except percentages) | |
Employee compensation and other benefits
|
|
W |
1,217 |
|
|
W |
1,480 |
|
|
|
21.6 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
429 |
|
|
|
377 |
|
|
|
(12.1 |
) |
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
543 |
|
|
|
516 |
|
|
|
(5.0 |
) |
Credit card fees
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
(8.8 |
) |
Provision for other losses
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
Other fees and commission expenses
|
|
|
364 |
|
|
|
417 |
|
|
|
14.6 |
|
Taxes (except income taxes)
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
19.6 |
|
Insurance operating expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
Other
|
|
|
344 |
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
(8.4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total noninterest expenses
|
|
W |
3,152 |
|
|
W |
3,662 |
|
|
|
16.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The 16.2% increase in noninterest expenses was due primarily to
our recording insurance operating expenses of W200 billion
in 2005 including payment of insurance premiums and provision
for insurance payment reserves following the consolidation of
operations of Shinhan Life Insurance into our results of
operations, a 21.6% increase in employee compensation and
severance benefits, which primarily resulted from increase in
our salaries and bonuses for our labor force in connection with
the harmonization of compensation between Shinhan Bank and
Chohung Bank, and a significant increase in provision for other
losses which reflects the additional W49 billion of
provisions we raised in anticipation of the losses from our
dispute with the Korean National Tax Service in respect of
certain deposit products utilizing Korean Won and Japanese Yen
swaps as described in Overview
Certain Income Tax Expenses and Provision for Other Losses.
200
Income tax expense increased from W764 billion in 2004 to
W942 billion in 2005 as a result of our increased income
and the additional tax expense incurred as a result of the
events described in Certain Income Tax
Expenses and Provision for Other Losses above. The
statutory tax rate was 29.7% in 2004 and 27.5% in 2005.
Our effective rate of income tax increased to 35.0% in 2005 from
32.1% in 2004 due primarily to an increase in expenses not
deductible for tax purposes and an increase of valuation
allowance on net deferred tax assets that we determined to be
unlikely to be available following the split-merger of Chohung
Banks credit card operations into Shinhan Card as
described in Critical Accounting
Policies Income Taxes.
|
|
|
Net Income Before Extraordinary Item |
As a result of the foregoing, our net income before
extraordinary items increased by 18.9% from W1,462 billion
in 2004 to W1,739 billion in 2005.
The following table shows, for the periods indicated, the
principal components of our net interest income.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, | |
|
|
except percentages) | |
Interest and dividend income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and fees on loans
|
|
W |
4,187 |
|
|
W |
6,142 |
|
|
|
46.7 |
% |
|
Interest and dividends on securities
|
|
|
928 |
|
|
|
1,265 |
|
|
|
36.3 |
|
|
Trading assets
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
64.7 |
|
|
Other interest expense
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
20.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest and dividend income
|
|
W |
5,331 |
|
|
W |
7,712 |
|
|
|
44.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest on deposits
|
|
W |
1,766 |
|
|
W |
2,370 |
|
|
|
34.2 |
% |
|
Interest on short-term borrowings
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
341 |
|
|
|
8.3 |
|
|
Interest on secured borrowings
|
|
|
207 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
44.4 |
|
|
Interest on long-term debt
|
|
|
703 |
|
|
|
1,099 |
|
|
|
56.3 |
|
|
Other interest expense
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
314.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest expense
|
|
|
2,998 |
|
|
|
4,138 |
|
|
|
38.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
W |
2,333 |
|
|
W |
3,574 |
|
|
|
53.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest margin(1)
|
|
|
2.65 |
% |
|
|
2.78 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
The ratio of net interest income to average interest earning
assets. See Average Balance Sheet and Volume
and Rate Analysis Average Balance Sheet and Related
Interest. |
Interest and dividend income. The 44.7% increase in
interest and dividend income is due primarily to the 46.7%
increase in interest and fees on loans. The average balance of
our interest earning assets increased 46.4% from
W88,009 billion in 2003 to W128,812 billion in 2004,
principally as a result of the full-year consolidation of
Chohung Bank, while only the four-months result was included in
2003.
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The 46.7% increase in interest and fees on loans was primarily a
result of:
|
|
|
|
|
a 41.3% increase in commercial and industrial loans from
W25,294 billion in 2003 to W35,753 billion in 2004,
and an increase by 19 basis points in the average yield on
such loans from 5.06% in 2003 to 5.25% in 2004; |
|
|
|
a 61.0% increase in other commercial loans from
W13,434 billion in 2003 to W21,632 billion in 2004,
partially offset by a decline of 27 basis points in the
average yield on such loans from 6.33% in 2003 to 6.06% in 2004; |
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|
|
a 77.3% increase in mortgage and home equity loans from
W12,076 billion in 2003 to W21,408 billion in 2004,
partially offset by a decline of 45 basis points in the
average yield on such loans from 5.77% in 2003 to 5.32% in
2004; and |
|
|
|
a 34.7% increase in other consumer loans from
W10,747 billion in 2003 to W14,481 billion in 2004,
and an increase by 51 basis points in the average yield on
such loans from 7.40% in 2003 to 7.91% in 2004. |
The average volume of our loans increased as a result of
full-year consolidation of Chohung Bank, while only the
four-months result was included in 2003. Our average yield on
loans decreased by 20 basis points from 6.35% to 6.15%
primarily as a result of the continuing general decline in
average market interest rates during the periods under review.
Our average volume growth in consumer loans and the average
volume growth in corporate loans are due primarily to the
full-year consolidation of Chohung Bank, while only the
four-months result was included in 2003.
Interest and dividends on investment securities increased 36.3%
from W928 billion in 2003 to W1,265 billion in 2004.
Approximately 78.03% of our securities portfolio consists of
debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Korean government or
government-controlled entities and debt securities issued by
financial institutions and other Korean banks as of
December 31, 2004. The increase in interest and dividends
on investment securities in 2004 was due primarily to the
full-year consolidation of Chohung Bank, while only the
four-months result was included in 2003.
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased 38.0% from
W2,998 billion in 2003 to W4,138 billion in 2004, due
primarily to a 34.2% increase in interest on deposits and a
56.3% increase in interest on long-term debt.
The 34.2% increase in interest expense on deposits from
W1,766 billion in 2003 to W2,370 billion in 2004 was
primarily the result of a 51.5% increase in average volume of
interest bearing deposits from W53,420 billion in 2003 to
W80,952 billion in 2004, partially offset by a decline of
38 basis points in the cost of interest bearing deposits
from 3.31% in 2003 to 2.93% in 2004. The principal reason for
the increase in average volume of interest bearing deposits is
the full-year consolidation of Chohung Bank, while only the
four-months result was included in 2003. The principal reason
for the decline in interest rates payable on these liabilities
is the general decline in market interest rates. The average
interest rate paid on our time deposits other than certificates
of deposit, which accounted for 51.7% of our average
interest-bearing deposits in 2004, decreased from 4.19% in 2003
to 3.83% in 2004 due primarily to a general decline in average
market interest rates in 2004. The average interest rate paid on
our savings deposits, which accounted for 27.2% of our average
interest-bearing deposits in 2004, decreased from 1.46% in 2003
to 1.24% in 2004.
The 46.8% increase in average balance of our interest bearing
liabilities was due primarily to a 52.1% increase in average
interest-bearing deposits. The 51.5% increase in average
interest-bearing deposit volume from W53,420 billion in
2003 to W80,952 billion in 2004 was due to a 50.7% increase
in average volume of other time deposits from
W27,780 billion in 2003 to W41,863 billion in 2004 and
a 38.1% increase in average volume of savings deposits from
W15,922 billion in 2003 to W21,987 billion in 2004,
resulting from the full-year consolidation of Chohung Bank,
while only the four-months result was included in 2003.
The 56.3% increase in interest expense on long-term debt was due
to a 46.6% increase in average long-term debt from
W13,736 billion in 2003 to W20,136 billion in 2004
resulting from the full-year consolidation of Chohung Bank,
while only four month result was included in 2003, and an
increase by 34 basis points in average interest rates paid
on our long-term debt from 5.12% in 2003 to 5.46% in 2004, which
reflects an
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increase in the issuance of subordinated debt which in general
carries a higher interest rate and the recognition of a
full-year interest on our Redeemable Preferred Stock issued to
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The 44.4% increase in interest on secured borrowings was
primarily a result of a 33.2% increase in average secured
borrowings from W5,331 billion in 2003 to
W7,102 billion in 2004, resulting from the full-year
consolidation of Chohung Bank, while only the four-months result
was included in 2003.
Net interest margin. Net interest margin represents the
ratio of net interest income to average interest earning assets.
As net interest income increased 53.2% from W2,333 billion
in 2003 to W3,574 billion in 2004 and the average volume of
our interest earning assets increased 46.4% from
W88,009 billion in 2003 to W128,812 billion in 2004,
our overall net interest margin increased 13 basis points
from 2.65% in 2003 to 2.78% in 2004.
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|
|
Provision for credit losses |
Our provision for loan losses decreased 80.7% from
W1,011 billion in 2003 to W195 billion in 2004,
primarily as a result of the improvement in the asset quality
classifications of our portfolio loans retained following
enhanced conditions of the Korean economy in 2004 as compared to
2003.
Our ratio of non-performing loans over total loans slightly
decreased to 1.80% as of December 31, 2004 from 1.94% as of
December 31, 2003. Our nonaccrual loans, which represent
one day and over delinquent loans, also decreased to
W2,454 billion, or 2.52% of total loans, as of
December 31, 2004 from W3,132 billion, or 3.28% of
total loans, as of December 31, 2003. The foregoing
contributed to a significant decrease in our provision for loan
losses in 2004, which may be further explained by reference to
the following:
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|
|
|
|
changes in the asset quality of individually identified
impaired corporate loans Changes in the asset
quality of individually identified impaired corporate loans are
attributed to a decrease in the outstanding balance which may
result from collection through the disposal of collateral or
relaxing requirements for troubled debt restructurings. Such
changes have a direct impact on provisioning for loan losses
through individual analysis of those loans. See
Item 4. Information on the Company
Description of Assets and Liabilities Loans
individually identified for review and considered
impaired. Specific allowances are established by
discounting the estimated cash flows expected to receive using
the loans effective interest rate or by reference to the
fair value of the collateral; |
|
|
|
the improvement in asset quality classifications of loans
which are not specially identified as impaired
For loans which are not specially identified as impaired, the
general allowance for loan losses is determined based on loss
factors taking into consideration past performance of the
portfolio, previous loan loss history and charge-off information
which are developed through a migration model. See
Item 4. Information on the Company
Description of Assets and Liabilities Loans not
specifically identified as impaired. Due primarily to
enhanced condition of the Korean economy, our asset quality
classifications of non-impaired loans improved and the loss
rates decreased in 2004 as compared to 2003. As a result,
provision for loan losses against non-impaired loans decreased
from 2003 to 2004; and |
|
|
|
the effect of adjustments in loss factors We
adjusted loss factors developed through a migration model with
other qualitative and quantitative factors that affect the
collectibility or the portfolio as of the evaluation date
including prevailing economic and business conditions. See
Item 4. Information on the Company
Description of Assets and Liabilities Loans
collectively evaluated for impairment. In 2003, we
identified a sharp increase in delinquency ratios of loans to
small- and medium-sized enterprises which continued to increase
until early 2004. To reflect this trend of performance, we
applied shorter period migration rates and recognized additional
provision for loan losses in the amount of W76 billion in
2003. In 2004, however, as such analysis showed no adverse trend
in the performance of this loan portfolio, the additional
allowance for loan losses provided in 2003 was reversed in 2004
and resulted in the decrease in provision for loan losses of
W151 billion. |
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The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the
components of provision for credit losses by product type.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, | |
|
|
except percentages) | |
Total provision for loan losses(A):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
W |
428 |
|
|
W |
(293 |
) |
|
|
N/M |
|
|
Mortgages and home equity
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
N/M |
|
|
Other consumer
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
106.3 |
% |
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
519 |
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
(30.8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,011 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
(80.7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total provision for off-balance sheet credit instruments(B):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantees and acceptances
|
|
W |
(46 |
) |
|
W |
(83 |
) |
|
|
80.4 |
% |
|
Unused portions of credit line
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
(30.4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total provision for credit losses(A+B)
|
|
W |
965 |
|
|
W |
135 |
|
|
|
(86.0 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We recorded reversal of provision for loan losses against
corporate loans of W293 billion in 2004 as compared to
recording provision for loan losses of W428 billion in 2003
due primarily to a reduction in impaired loans to large
corporations including SK Networks, LG Card and Incheon Oil
Refinery which were not classified as non-performing. Our loan
loss allowance against corporate loans decreased 27.1% from
W2,054 billion as of December 31, 2003 to
W1,499 billion as of December 31, 2004 due primarily
to a decrease in impaired loans. Non-performing corporate loans
rose from W1,305 billion as of December 31, 2003 to
W1,385 billion as of December 31, 2004, representing
2.4% and 2.5% of the total corporate loan portfolio,
respectively. Total net charge offs declined 20.1% from
W329 billion in 2003 to W263 billion in 2004.
We recorded a reversal of provision for loan losses against
mortgage and home equity loans of W1 billion in 2004 as
compared to recording provision for credit losses of
W1 billion in 2003 due primarily to the improved quality of
loans. Our loan loss allowance against mortgage and home equity
loans decreased 32.1% from W53 billion as of
December 31, 2003 to W36 billion as of
December 31, 2004 while our mortgage and home equity loans
increased 8.1% from W20,517 billion as of December 31,
2003 to W22,180 billion as of December 31, 2004
reflecting increased lending corresponding to increased demand.
The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans within this
portfolio declined from 0.65% in 2003 to 0.57% in 2004.
Our provision for loan losses against other consumer loans
increased 106.4% from W63 billion in 2003 to
W130 billion in 2004 primarily reflecting an increase in
the amount of write-offs. Other consumer loans have increased
6.6% from W14,580 billion as of December 31, 2003 to
W15,546 billion as of December 31, 2004. However, the
allowance for loan losses has decreased 44.0% from
W659 billion as of December 31, 2003 to
W368 billion as of December 31, 2004 reflecting the
charge-offs of marketing scoring system loans extended by
Chohung Bank and decreased levels of delinquencies within the
portfolio. The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans
within this portfolio declined from 1.6% as of December 31,
2003 to 1.0% as of December 31, 2004 due to an improvement
in asset quality of this portfolio.
Our provision for loan losses against credit cards decreased
30.83% from W519 billion in 2003 to W359 billion in
2004 reflecting decreased delinquencies during 2004 and a
decrease in the size of the portfolio. The level of net
charge-offs within the credit card portfolio have increased from
W696 billion in 2003 to W816 billion in 2004. Our
credit card balances resulted in a 22.6% decrease from
W6,112 billion as of December 31, 2003 to
W4,732 billion as of December 31, 2004. Our allowance
has decreased 52.8% from W865 billion to W408 billion
due to the decrease in volume and an improvement in asset
quality. The ratio of
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non-performing loans to total loans within this portfolio
decreased from 2.8% as of December 31, 2003 to 1.8% as of
December 31, 2004.
The 30.4% decrease in reversal of provision for off-balance
credit instruments from 2003 to 2004 was primarily due to the
increase in the reversal of guarantees from 2003 and 2004 and
the inclusion of provision for unused portions of credit lines
in 2004 in respect of unused portions of lines of credit
extended to customers that are not immediately cancelable at our
option.
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the
components of our noninterest income.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, | |
|
|
except percentages) | |
Commissions and fees from non-trust management:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brokerage fees and commissions(1)
|
|
W |
260 |
|
|
W |
232 |
|
|
|
(10.8 |
)% |
|
Other fees and commissions(2)
|
|
|
580 |
|
|
|
947 |
|
|
|
63.3 |
|
Net trust management fees(3)
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
42.4 |
|
Net trading profits
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
98.6 |
|
Net gains (losses) on securities
|
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
(77 |
) |
|
|
(39.8 |
) |
Gain on other investment
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
89.3 |
|
Net gain on foreign exchange
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
353 |
|
|
|
287.9 |
|
Insurance income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
357 |
|
|
|
128.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total noninterest income
|
|
W |
1,118 |
|
|
W |
2,092 |
|
|
|
87.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Consists of commissions, fees and markup on securities brokerage
activities. |
|
(2) |
Includes commissions received on remittance, commissions
received on imports and export letters of credit and commissions
received from foreign exchange transactions. |
|
(3) |
Consists principally of fees from management of trust accounts
in our banking operations. |
The 87.1% increase in noninterest income was due primarily to a
63.3% increase in other fees and commissions, including
commissions received on remittance, letters of credit and
foreign exchange transactions, a 287.9% increase in net gain in
foreign exchange and a 128.8% increase in other noninterest
income, all of which was primarily attributable to the full-year
consolidation of Chohung Bank in 2004 while only the four-months
results were included in 2003. The 287.9% increase in net gain
on foreign exchange was also due to increased foreign exchange
transactions corresponding to the increase in Shinhan
Banks deposit products utilizing the Korean Won and
Japanese Yen swaps.
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The following table shows, for the periods indicated, the
components of our noninterest expense.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, | |
|
|
except percentages) | |
Employee compensation and other benefits
|
|
W |
705 |
|
|
W |
1,217 |
|
|
|
72.6 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
247 |
|
|
|
429 |
|
|
|
73.7 |
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
392 |
|
|
|
543 |
|
|
|
38.5 |
|
Credit card fees
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
63.3 |
|
Provision for other losses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
Other fees and commission expenses
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
364 |
|
|
|
45.6 |
|
Taxes (except income taxes)
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
48.4 |
|
Insurance operating expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
191 |
|
|
|
344 |
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|
|
80.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total noninterest expenses
|
|
W |
1,937 |
|
|
W |
3,152 |
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|
|
62.7 |
% |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/ M= not meaningful
The 62.7% increase in noninterest expenses was due primarily to
full year consolidation of Chohung Bank in 2004 while only four
month results were included in 2003 and, to a lesser extent, a
38.5% increase in general and administrative expenses primarily
attributable to increased expenses relating to integration of
Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank and a 72.6% increase in employee
compensation and other benefits due primarily to an increase in
our labor force following our acquisition of Chohung Bank. The
80.1% increase in other noninterest expenses was due primarily
to expenses arising from Shinhan Banks abolishing its
cumulative severance payment system.
Income tax expense increased from W248 billion in 2003 to
W764 billion in 2004 as a result of our increased income.
The statutory tax rate was 29.7% in both 2003 and 2004.
Our effective rate of income tax decreased to 32.1% in 2004 from
45.1% in 2003 due primarily to a significant increase in the
effective tax rate in 2003 resulting from the anticipated
reduction of statutory tax rate from current 29.7% to 27.5%
beginning January 2005.
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|
Net Income Before Extraordinary Item |
As a result of the foregoing and the effect of changes in
accounting principles, our net income before extraordinary items
increased by 431.6% from W275 billion in 2003 to
W1,462 billion in 2004.
Business Outlook
As a result of reduced domestic consumption, increase in credit
card and other consumer loan delinquencies, lower levels of
investments by corporations, increased unemployment, together
with the on-going tensions between the United States and North
Korea, we expect the Korean economy to continue to experience
difficulties, with prospects of recovery remaining uncertain.
These weak economic conditions in Korea, coupled with intense
competition in the banking sector, will have an adverse impact
on us in the near future.
In corporate banking, lending to small- and medium-sized
enterprises has long been our core focus of business. Our small-
and medium-sized enterprises lending portfolio has grown
steadily from a balance of W38,055 billion in 2003 to
W38,713 billion in 2004 and to W39,943 billion in
2005. During this period, most
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of the national banks have shifted their focus to, or increased
their emphasis on, this type of lending, as opportunities in the
large corporate and retail sectors diminish. While we expect the
competition in this sector to intensify and result in lower
margins from lending to this customer sector, we believe our
established customer base, quality brand image and experienced
lending staff will provide an opportunity to maintain steady
growth in this environment. This increase in lending has brought
with it increasing delinquencies in this portion of our
portfolio, in particular in loans to the real estate, leasing
and service industry and the hotel and leisure industry
(principally consisting of hotels, motels and restaurants) in
2004, resulting in higher charge-offs and provisions in 2004 and
2005. We believe that the rate of delinquencies in these
industry sectors have begun to slow down in 2005 and expect such
trend to continue.
In retail banking, over the past several years, we have
experienced a significant growth in home mortgage-based secured
consumer lending, both for home purchases as well as for general
purpose borrowing through home equity loans. Our mortgage and
home equity lending portfolio increased from an average balance
of W12,076 billion during 2003 to W21,408 billion
during 2004 and to W24,630 billion in 2005. The volume of
such lending by us is significantly dependent on competitive
conditions, real estate prices, interest rate levels and
government policies affecting these markets, and the trends
indicated by prior periods will be altered accordingly. In 2006,
given the relative low home ownership ratio in Korea, the
increasing demand for ownership of larger homes and the growing
trend within the newly financially independent young population
to seek their own housing, we expect the demand for home
mortgage-based secured lending to be fairly strong and the banks
to increase their lending. In addition, since the home
mortgaged-based loans were introduced only in 2004, we believe
that the market for such loans has a strong growth potential. We
believe that consumer demand for the
15-year or longer term
loans is likely to continue to grow given the tax benefits
applicable to their interest payments. However, this trend may
be counter-balanced by recent regulatory developments in Korea.
For example, in the consumer loan sector, the Korean government
enacted a number of changes to laws governing retail lending
volumes, including the lowering of maximum
loan-to-value ratio of
mortgage and home equity loans to 60%, and in certain cases to
40%. In recent years, the Korean government has issued several
policy-driven regulations to suppress the increasing real estate
prices in certain zones of the Seoul Metropolitan area that are
in high demand, including the further reduction of maximum
loan-to-value ratio
applicable to mortgage and home equity loans for real estate in
those regulated zones. We have also experienced a significant
increase in other consumer loans (principally general unsecured
loans) as we seek to diversify our consumer lending portfolio.
Our other consumer loans increased from an average balance of
W10,747 billion during 2003 to W14,481 billion during
2004 and to W15,552 billion in 2005.
In the credit card business, we have witnessed our customers
become more active borrowers until the first half of 2003 as the
credit card markets expanded rapidly. Beginning in 2003,
however, the growth in credit card usage and balances have been
moderated as a result of heightened concerns about increasing
delinquencies, credit defaults and asset quality deterioration.
Our growth in this sector, represented by Shinhan Card, was not
so dramatic as that experienced by other Korean banks and credit
card companies, some of whom were shifting from large corporate
lending to the credit card sector and others of whom chose to
expand more aggressively. Our credit card portfolio growth trend
reflects this difference, and this in turn was reflected in a
lower level of credit defaults and delinquencies. Three credit
card companies, including Shinhan Card, with sound asset quality
recorded profit in 2004. The credit card asset size stabilized
during 2005 and we also expect a continued improvement in the
profitability of the credit card companies in 2006 primarily as
a result of a decrease in the provision for credit losses due to
improved asset quality and, to a lesser extent, an increase in
lending. Our acquisition of Chohung Bank, on the other hand, has
led to a significant increase in our credit card assets,
including considerable amounts of credit card assets with higher
level of delinquencies and credit defaults compared to our
credit card assets of Shinhan Card. However, in 2005, our
provision for possible losses relating to the credit card assets
of Chohung Bank decreased significantly compared to prior years.
Simultaneous with the merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank,
the credit card division of Chohung Bank was merged into Shinhan
Card in April 2006. We believe that the credit card industry has
improved its overall asset quality resulting in lower
provisioning for loan losses. Our future outlook for our credit
card business, however, will largely depend on whether we will
be able to acquire LG Card and, if so, the form of the
acquisition as well as the overall asset quality of the credit
card assets of LG Card. See Item 3. Key Information
of the Company Risk Factors Developments
adversely affecting the business
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and liquidity of credit card companies in Korea, including LG
Card, may result in losses in respect of our exposure to such
companies.
In securities brokerage services, we expect an increase in
brokerage fees and commissions due primarily to improving stock
market performance based on increased investment in equity funds
by individual investors, growing interest in asset management
products and anticipated improvement in corporate earnings, as
well as an anticipated increase in volume through the use of our
banking network to promote our securities brokerage services and
products.
We believe that, over the long term, the establishment of the
Shinhan Financial Group as a diversified financial services
platform and the addition of subsidiaries, such as Chohung Bank
and Shinhan Life Insurance, to that platform will provide
significant opportunities to enhance our prospects as and when
economic conditions improve.
Results by Principal Business Segment Under Korean GAAP
During 2005, we were organized into twelve major business
segments as follows:
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Shinhan Bank, further consisting of the following: |
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retail banking; |
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|
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corporate banking; |
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|
|
treasury and securities investment; and |
|
|
|
other banking services; |
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|
|
|
|
Chohung Bank, further consisting of the following: |
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|
|
retail banking; |
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|
|
corporate banking; |
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|
|
treasury and international business; |
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|
|
credit card; and |
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|
|
other banking services; |
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|
|
|
|
securities brokerage services of Good Morning Shinhan Securities; |
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|
|
credit card services of Shinhan Card; and |
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|
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others. |
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The following discussion of our results of operations by
principal business segment is provided on a Korean GAAP basis
since this is the basis of accounting that we currently use to
manage our business. Our chief operating decision maker
regularly makes decisions about resources to be allocated to
these activities and assesses performance of the activities
using this information, and consequently this forms the basis of
our segment reporting included in Note 34 to our
consolidated financial statements in Item 18.
Financial Statements Notes to consolidated financial
statements of Shinhan Financial Group.
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Results(1) | |
|
Total Revenues(2) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Shinhan Bank:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail banking
|
|
W |
560 |
|
|
W |
655 |
|
|
W |
778 |
|
|
W |
1,221 |
|
|
W |
1,401 |
|
|
W |
1,350 |
|
|
Corporate banking
|
|
|
212 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
701 |
|
|
|
749 |
|
|
|
1,006 |
|
|
|
976 |
|
|
Treasury and securities investment
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
(67 |
) |
|
|
904 |
|
|
|
1,292 |
|
|
|
1,745 |
|
|
Other banking services
|
|
|
(148 |
) |
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
|
(346 |
) |
|
|
339 |
|
|
|
469 |
|
|
|
245 |
|
Chohung Bank:(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail banking
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
513 |
|
|
|
1,395 |
|
|
|
1,385 |
|
|
Corporate banking
|
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
333 |
|
|
|
407 |
|
|
Treasury and international business
|
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
208 |
|
|
|
2,611 |
|
|
|
3,379 |
|
|
Credit card
|
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
(320 |
) |
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
590 |
|
|
|
699 |
|
|
Other banking services
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
498 |
|
|
|
573 |
|
Good Morning Shinhan Securities
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
656 |
|
|
|
697 |
|
|
|
880 |
|
Shinhan Card
|
|
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
322 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
358 |
|
Other subsidiaries
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
620 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total(4)
|
|
W |
481 |
|
|
W |
1,527 |
|
|
W |
1,980 |
|
|
W |
5,584 |
|
|
W |
10,995 |
|
|
W |
12,617 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
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|
(1) |
Represents income per segment before income taxes. |
|
(2) |
Represents net interest income plus noninterest income. |
|
(3) |
As we acquired Chohung Bank in August 2003, the segment results
for Chohung Bank only reflect the results of operations from the
date of our acquisition to December 31, 2003 and is not
available on a meaningful comparative basis. |
|
(4) |
Before elimination or adjustments. |
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|
|
|
Shinhan Banks Retail Banking |
Shinhan Banks retail banking segment products include
mortgage and home equity loans and other consumer loans,
deposits and other savings products.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003/2004 | |
|
2004/2005 | |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
|
|
|
|
Income statement data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
W |
782 |
|
|
W |
844 |
|
|
W |
959 |
|
|
|
7.9 |
% |
|
|
13.6 |
% |
Noninterest income
|
|
|
439 |
|
|
|
557 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
26.9 |
|
|
|
(29.8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
1,221 |
|
|
|
1,401 |
|
|
|
1,350 |
|
|
|
14.7 |
|
|
|
(3.6 |
) |
Provision for credit losses(1)
|
|
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
(53.1 |
) |
|
|
(63.3 |
) |
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(597 |
) |
|
|
(716 |
) |
|
|
(561 |
) |
|
|
19.9 |
|
|
|
(21.6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment results(2)
|
|
W |
560 |
|
|
W |
655 |
|
|
W |
778 |
|
|
|
17.0 |
% |
|
|
18.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
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|
(1) |
Includes provision for guarantees and acceptances. We recorded
no such provision in 2003, 2004 and 2005. |
|
(2) |
Net income per segment before income taxes. |
|
|
|
Comparison of 2005 to 2004 |
Our overall segment result increased by 18.8% from
W655 billion in 2004 to W778 billion in 2005.
The 13.6% increase in net interest income from retail banking
activities was due primarily to an increase in average lending
volume to individuals and households, particularly, mortgage and
home equity loans, which more than offset the effects of an
increase in average deposits, particularly, certificates of
deposits, and the decrease in net interest margin.
The increase in average lending volume to individuals, mortgage
and home equity loans in particular, is due primarily to the
continuing trend and preference by commercial banks, including
ourselves, to lend to consumers on a secured basis. The increase
in average deposits, certificate of deposits in particular, is
due primarily to customer demand for short-term deposit products
in Korean Won which was partially offset by the decrease in time
deposit products that utilize Korean Won and Japanese Yen swaps
after such deposits were found to be subject to taxation. We are
currently experiencing a dispute with the Korean National Tax
Service in respect of these time deposit products as described
in Overview Certain Income Tax
Expenses and Provision for Other Losses.
Noninterest income decreased by 29.8% due primarily to a
decrease in transaction volume of derivatives resulting from the
decrease in time deposit products that utilize Korean Won and
Japanese Yen swaps as described above, which was partially
offset by an increase in agency fees and commissions income from
increased level of cross-selling bancassurance, investment trust
funds and asset management products, which we attribute to our
customers response to the generally low interest rate
environment.
Provision for credit losses on consumer loans decreased by 63.3%
due primarily to improved asset quality despite the increase in
Shinhan Banks average lending volume.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
decreased by 21.6% from W716 billion in 2004 to
W561 billion in 2005, due primarily to a decrease in costs
attributable to time deposit products that utilize Korean Won
and Japanese Yen swaps, which we ceased to offer during 2005
following the adverse tax rulings, which more than offset an
increase in salaries, wages, employee welfare and benefits paid
to Shinhan Banks employees.
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|
|
|
Comparison of 2004 to 2003 |
Our overall segment result increased by 17.0% from
W560 billion in 2003 to W655 billion in 2004.
The 7.9% increase in net interest income from retail banking
activities was due primarily to an increase in average lending
volume to individuals and households, particularly, mortgage and
home equity loans, partially offset by an increase in average
deposits, particularly, time deposits.
The increase in average lending volume to individuals, mortgage
and home equity loans in particular, is due primarily to the
trend and preference by commercial banks, including ourselves,
to lend to consumers on a secured basis. The increase in average
deposits, time deposits in particular, is due primarily to
customer demand for stable time deposit products in Korean Won
and the increase in time deposit products that utilize Korean
Won and Japanese Yen swaps, the return on which deposit were
initially deemed to be tax-free. We are currently experiencing a
dispute with the Korean National Tax Service in respect of these
time deposit products as described in
Overview Certain Income Tax
Expenses and Provision for Other Losses.
Noninterest income increased by 26.9% due primarily to an
increase in gross gains from derivatives transactions and an
increase in gains from foreign currency transactions, each as a
result of increase in transaction volume, partially offset by a
decrease in agency fees and commissions income from
cross-selling products of our other subsidiaries through Shinhan
Banks retail banking branch network. Agency fees decreased
due primarily to a decrease in agency fees from credit card
operations, which was substantially offset by increases in
agency fees from cross-selling bancassurance products and
beneficiary certificates.
Provision for credit losses on consumer loans decreased by 53.1%
due primarily to improved asset quality despite the increase in
Shinhan Banks average lending volume.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
increased by 19.9% from W597 billion in 2003 to
W716 billion in 2004, due primarily to an increase in gross
losses from derivatives transactions, resulting from higher
transaction volume and increased employee welfare and benefits
paid to Shinhan Banks employees, which more than offset a
decrease in fees for perfecting security interests and related
legal and administrative expenses.
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|
|
Shinhan Banks Corporate Banking |
Shinhan Banks large corporate banking segment handles its
transactions with all of its corporate customers, including
small- and medium-sized enterprises, chaebols and public
enterprises. Activities within the segment include loans,
overdrafts and other credit facilities, gathering deposits and
investment banking activities.
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|
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|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003/2004 | |
|
2004/2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
|
|
|
|
Income statement data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
W |
434 |
|
|
W |
530 |
|
|
W |
579 |
|
|
|
22.1 |
% |
|
|
9.2 |
% |
Noninterest income
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
476 |
|
|
|
397 |
|
|
|
51.1 |
|
|
|
(16.6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
749 |
|
|
|
1,006 |
|
|
|
976 |
|
|
|
34.3 |
|
|
|
(3.0 |
) |
Provision for credit losses(1)
|
|
|
(273 |
) |
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(75.8 |
) |
|
|
(81.8 |
) |
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(264 |
) |
|
|
(390 |
) |
|
|
(263 |
) |
|
|
47.7 |
|
|
|
(32.6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment results(2)
|
|
W |
212 |
|
|
W |
550 |
|
|
W |
701 |
|
|
|
159.4 |
% |
|
|
27.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Includes provision for guarantees and acceptances. We recorded
no such provision in 2003, 2004 and 2005. |
|
(2) |
Net income per segment before income taxes. |
211
|
|
|
Comparison of 2005 to 2004 |
Our overall segment result increased by 27.5% from
W550 billion in 2004 to W701 billion in 2005, due
primarily to a W127 billion decrease in noninterest expense
including depreciation and amortization and a W54 billion
decrease in provision for credit losses during the period under
review.
Net interest income increased by 9.2% due primarily to an
increase in average volume of lending to small- and medium-sized
enterprises, which results primarily from the continued growth
in the small- and medium-sized lending market, together with
Shinhan Banks continued efforts to focus its marketing on
this customer sector to achieve growth, which more than offset
the effects of increased funding cost resulting from an increase
in average balance of certificates of deposits.
Noninterest income decreased by 16.6% due primarily to a
decrease in gross gains from derivatives transactions resulting
from a volume increase in derivatives transactions, which more
than offset an increase in fees and commissions from Shinhan
Banks investment banking activities, including
asset-backed securitization, and gains on investment securities,
including gains from sale of investment securities, dividends
and valuation gains using the equity method of accounting.
Provision for credit losses on corporate loans decreased by
81.8% due primarily to improved asset quality despite the
increase in Shinhan Banks average lending volume.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
decreased by 32.6% due primarily to a decrease in gross losses
from derivatives transactions, resulting from a volume increase
in derivatives transactions.
|
|
|
Comparison of 2004 to 2003 |
Our overall segment result increased by 159.4% from
W212 billion in 2003 to W550 billion in 2004, due
primarily to a W257 billion increase in total revenues and
a W207 billion decrease in provision for credit losses
during the period under review.
Net interest income increased by 22.1% due primarily to the
increase in average volume of lending to small-and medium-sized
enterprises, which results primarily from the continued growth
in the small- and medium-sized lending market, together with
Shinhan Banks continued efforts to focus its marketing on
this customer sector to achieve growth.
Noninterest income increased by 51.1% due primarily to an
increase in gross gains from derivatives transactions and, to a
lesser extent, an increase in fees and commissions from Shinhan
Banks investment banking activities, including
asset-backed securitization.
The lower level of provision for credit losses in 2004 is due
primarily to resolutions of credit problems experienced by
certain large corporate borrowers, including SK Networks and LG
Card.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
increased by 47.7% due primarily to an increase in gross losses
from derivatives transactions, resulting from a volume increase
in derivatives transactions.
212
|
|
|
Shinhan Banks Treasury and Securities
Investment |
Shinhan Banks treasury and securities investment segment
primarily handles the trading of and investment in debt
securities and, to a lesser extent, in equity securities for its
own accounts, handling its treasury activities such as
correspondence banking, and entering into derivatives
transactions.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003/2004 | |
|
2004/2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
|
|
|
|
Income statement data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income (expense)
|
|
W |
65 |
|
|
W |
4 |
|
|
W |
(272 |
) |
|
|
(93.8 |
)% |
|
|
N/M |
|
Noninterest income
|
|
|
839 |
|
|
|
1,288 |
|
|
|
2,017 |
|
|
|
53.5 |
|
|
|
56.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
904 |
|
|
|
1,292 |
|
|
|
1,745 |
|
|
|
42.9 |
|
|
|
35.1 |
|
Provision for credit losses
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(853 |
) |
|
|
(1,202 |
) |
|
|
(1,812 |
) |
|
|
40.9 |
|
|
|
50.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment results(1)
|
|
W |
62 |
|
|
W |
82 |
|
|
W |
(67 |
) |
|
|
32.3 |
% |
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/ M = not meaningful
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Net income per segment before income taxes. |
|
|
|
Comparison of 2005 to 2004 |
Our overall segment result recorded a loss of W67 billion
in 2005 as compared to a gain of W82 billion in 2004.
We recorded net interest expense of W272 billion in 2005 as
compared to net interest income of W4 billion in 2004, due
primarily to a decrease in interest and dividend income from
securities resulting from the low average market interest rates
and a decrease in interest income from foreign
currency-denominated loans following the appreciation of the
Korean Won against foreign currencies.
Noninterest income increased by 56.6% from W1,288 billion
in 2004 to W2,017 billion in 2005 due primarily to an
increase in gains from increased volume of derivatives
transactions, principally foreign exchange hedging and advisory
services, as well as an increase in gains from foreign currency
transactions resulting from the appreciation of the Korean Won
against foreign currencies.
In 2005, Shinhan Bank did not record any provision for credit
losses in this segment as compared to provisions for loan losses
of W8 billion in 2004 since no event occurred during 2005
that required Shinhan Bank to adjust provision for credit losses
in this segment.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
increased by 50.7% due primarily to an increase in derivative
liabilities resulting from an increase in volume of
back-to-back
transactions to cover risk exposures that arose in connection
with Shinhan Banks transactions with customers and an
increase in losses from foreign currency transactions with
customers.
|
|
|
Comparison of 2004 to 2003 |
Our overall segment result increased by 32.3% from
W62 billion in 2003 to W82 billion in 2004.
Net interest income decreased by 93.8% due primarily to a
decrease in the volume of investment portfolio.
Noninterest income increased by 53.5% from W839 billion in
2003 to W1,288 billion in 2004 due primarily to an increase
in gains from increased volume of Shinhan Banks
derivatives transactions with customers as well as an increase
in gains from foreign currency transactions with customers.
213
In 2004, Shinhan Bank recorded provision for credit losses in
this segment of W8 billion in 2004 as compared to a
reversal of provisions for loan losses of W11 billion in
2003. The provision for credit losses in 2004 resulted from
Shinhan Banks converting its credit exposure to LG Card to
equity in connection with the rescue plan for LG Card. The
reversal of provision for credit losses in 2003 was necessary to
make adjustments in the contra-account to reflect increased
provisioning in Shinhan Banks overseas branches.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
increased by 40.9% due primarily to an increase in derivative
liabilities resulting from an increase in volume of
back-to-back
transactions to cover risk exposures that arose in connection
with Shinhan Banks transactions with customers, an
increase in losses from foreign currency transactions with
customers and, to a lesser extent, valuation losses from Shinhan
Banks equity investment in Shinhan Finance Limited, which
was partially offset by decreases in impairment losses from
securities and losses from dispositions of securities.
|
|
|
Shinhan Banks Other Banking Services |
The revenue-generating activities in this segment consist
primarily of Shinhan Banks trust account management
services and any gains and losses from our overseas branches.
This segment also reflects the expenses and provision for credit
losses of Shinhan Bank that are not, as a matter of management
policy, allocated to either retail banking or corporate banking.
For management reporting purposes, each of the retail banking
and corporate banking segments computes and reflects provision
for credit losses that are discounted based on average balances
of loans to show a meaningful comparison of performance within
and vis-à-vis other activities. This has the effect
of understating the provision for credit losses that are
reflected in our segment reporting as compared to the bankwide
provision for credit losses reflected in Shinhan Banks
financial statements. The excess provision for credit losses
arising from the difference in computations are not allocated to
retail banking or corporate banking but are reflected in this
segment. As a result, segment results will generally be in the
negative. In 2003, 2004 and 2005, those excess provision for
credit losses that were not allocated to either retail banking
or corporate banking amounted to W86 billion,
W124 billion and W166 billion, respectively. In
addition, in 2005, Shinhan Bank raised W99 billion of other
provisions as a result of our new policy to establish allowance
for losses on unused portions of lines of credits extended to
its customers in accordance with guidelines announced by the
Financial Supervisory Service.
In addition, Shinhan Bank frequently issues subordinated debt
securities, which carry interests that are higher than market
interest rates. As subordinated debt securities has the overall
effect of improving Shinhan Banks capital adequacy and
benefits Shinhan Bank in its entirety, the management believes
it is inappropriate to allocate the higher costs associated with
issuing subordinated debt to a particular business segment.
Accordingly, we allocate and reflect the difference between the
higher costs associated with subordinated debt and market
interest rates in this segment as interest expenses.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003/2004 | |
|
2004/2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
|
|
|
|
Income statement data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
W |
212 |
|
|
W |
182 |
|
|
W |
151 |
|
|
|
(14.2 |
)% |
|
|
(17.0 |
)% |
Noninterest income
|
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
287 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
126.0 |
|
|
|
(67.2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
339 |
|
|
|
469 |
|
|
|
245 |
|
|
|
38.3 |
|
|
|
(47.8 |
) |
Provision for credit losses(1)
|
|
|
(109 |
) |
|
|
(98 |
) |
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
|
(10.1 |
) |
|
|
53.1 |
|
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(378 |
) |
|
|
(458 |
) |
|
|
(441 |
) |
|
|
21.2 |
|
|
|
(3.7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment results(2)
|
|
W |
(148 |
) |
|
W |
(87 |
) |
|
W |
(346 |
) |
|
|
(41.2 |
)% |
|
|
297.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
214
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Includes provision for guarantees and acceptances of
W(0.3) billion, W(1.0) billion and W21.0 billion
in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. |
|
(2) |
Net income per segment before income taxes. |
|
|
|
Comparison of 2005 to 2004 |
Our overall segment result increased from a loss of
W87 billion in 2004 to a loss of W346 billion in 2005,
showing a 297.7% increase, primarily as a result of a 67.2%
decrease in noninterest income combined with a 53.1% increase in
provision for credit losses.
Net interest income decreased by 17.0% due primarily to a
decrease in recoveries of interest on non-performing loans by
Shinhan Banks division in charge of collection on such
non-performing loans, which in turn resulted from a decrease in
volume of non-performing loans following improvement in overall
asset quality of Shinhan Banks loan portfolio, and, to a
lesser extent, a decrease in net interest income from Shinhan
Banks overseas subsidiaries, reflecting the appreciation
of the Korean Won against foreign currencies.
Noninterest income decreased by 67.2% due primarily to the sale
by Shinhan Bank of common shares of the holding company in March
2004, resulting in a gain of W228 billion in the prior
period, and the effect of eliminating certain double-counting
between segments of investment banking and derivatives
transactions.
Provision for credit losses increased by 53.1% due to additional
provisioning on mortgage and home equity loans required by the
Financial Supervisory Service and the increased provisioning on
unused portions of credit lines to customers during 2005, all of
which provisions were allocated to this business segments,
despite improved asset quality of Shinhan Banks overall
loan portfolio.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
decreased by 3.7% due primarily to the incurrence of
W95 billion of expenses relating to the change in Shinhan
Banks employee retirement in 2004, which was substantially
offset by the increases in salaries and wages to Shinhan
Banks employees and donations and contributions in 2005.
|
|
|
Comparison of 2004 to 2003 |
Our overall segment result improved from a loss of
W148 billion in 2003 to a loss of W87 billion in 2004,
showing a 41.2% decrease, primarily as a result of a 126.0%
increase in noninterest income combined with a 10.1% decrease in
provision for credit losses.
Net interest income decreased by 14.2% due primarily to a
decrease in market interest which we use to record interest from
inter-segment lendings and borrowings and, to a lesser extent, a
decrease in net interest income from Shinhan Banks
overseas subsidiaries, reflecting the appreciation of the Korean
Won against foreign currencies.
Noninterest income increased by 126.0% due primarily to the sale
by Shinhan Bank of common shares of the holding company in March
2004, resulting in a gain of W228 billion, partially offset
by the effect of eliminating certain double-counting between
segments of investment banking and derivatives transactions.
Provision for credit losses decreased by 10.1% due to a lower
amount of allocation of provisions to Shinhan Banks other
business segments based on average balance calculation and
decreased provisioning at Shinhan Banks overseas branches
in 2004 resulting from improved asset quality of exposures to SK
Networks.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
increased by 21.2% due primarily to the incurrence of
W95 billion of expenses relating to the change in Shinhan
Banks employee retirement plan.
215
|
|
|
Chohung Banks Retail Banking |
Chohung Banks retail banking segment products include
mortgage and home equity loans and other consumer loans,
deposits and other savings products.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From | |
|
Year Ended | |
|
|
|
|
September 1 | |
|
December 31, | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
to December 31, | |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003/2004 | |
|
2004/2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
|
|
|
|
Income statement data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
W |
418 |
|
|
W |
1,107 |
|
|
W |
1,081 |
|
|
|
164.8 |
% |
|
|
(2.3 |
)% |
Noninterest income
|
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
304 |
|
|
|
203.2 |
|
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
513 |
|
|
|
1,395 |
|
|
|
1,385 |
|
|
|
171.9 |
|
|
|
(0.7 |
) |
Provision for credit losses
|
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
|
(466 |
) |
|
|
(246 |
) |
|
|
210.7 |
|
|
|
(47.2 |
) |
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(333 |
) |
|
|
(797 |
) |
|
|
(832 |
) |
|
|
139.3 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment results(1)
|
|
W |
30 |
|
|
W |
132 |
|
|
W |
307 |
|
|
|
340.0 |
% |
|
|
132.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Net income per segment before income taxes. |
|
|
|
Comparison of 2005 to 2004 |
Our overall segment result increased by 132.6% from
W132 billion in 2004 to W307 billion in 2005.
The 2.3% decrease in net interest income from retail banking
activities was due primarily to the effects of an increase in
average deposits and the decrease in net interest margin which
more than offset an increase in average lending volume.
The increase in average deposits is due primarily to customer
demand for short-term deposit products in Korean Won. We
attribute the decrease in net interest margin to the low market
interest environment. The increase in average lending volume to
individuals, mortgage and home equity loans in particular, is
due primarily to the continuing trend and preference by
commercial banks, including ourselves, to lend to consumers on a
secured basis.
Noninterest income increased by 5.6% due primarily to an
increase in agency fees and commissions income from increased
level of cross-selling bancassurance, investment trust funds and
asset management products, which we attribute to our
customers response to the generally low interest rate
environment.
Provision for credit losses on consumer loans decreased by 47.2%
due primarily to improved asset quality despite the increase in
Chohung Banks average lending volume.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
increased by 4.4% from W797 billion in 2004 to
W832 billion in 2005, due primarily to an increase in
salaries, wages, employee welfare and benefits paid to Chohung
Banks employees and payments of consulting fees in
connection branch network reconfiguration in anticipation of
Chohung Banks merger with Shinhan Bank in 2006.
|
|
|
Comparison of 2004 to 2003 |
Since we acquired Chohung Bank in August 2003, the segment
results relating to Chohung Banks business for the year
ended December 31, 2003 only exist from September 1,
2003 to December 31, 2003 while Chohung Banks segment
results for the year ended December 31, 2004 reflects the
segment results and other income statement information for this
segment for the full year ended December 31, 2004. As a
result, the comparison of the two periods is not available on a
comparable basis and thus is not meaningful.
216
|
|
|
Chohung Banks Corporate Banking |
Chohung Banks large corporate banking segment handles its
transactions with all of its corporate customers, including
small- and medium-sized enterprises, chaebols and public
enterprises. Activities within the segment include loans,
overdrafts and other credit facilities, gathering deposits and
investment banking activities.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From | |
|
Year Ended | |
|
|
|
|
September 1 to | |
|
December 31, | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003/2004 | |
|
2004/2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
|
|
|
|
Income statement data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
W |
62 |
|
|
W |
258 |
|
|
W |
294 |
|
|
|
316.1 |
% |
|
|
14.0 |
% |
Noninterest income
|
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
|
50.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
333 |
|
|
|
407 |
|
|
|
150.4 |
|
|
|
22.2 |
|
Provision for credit losses(1)
|
|
|
(145 |
) |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
(111 |
) |
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
(160 |
) |
|
|
(201 |
) |
|
|
247.8 |
|
|
|
25.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment results(2)
|
|
W |
(58 |
) |
|
W |
185 |
|
|
W |
95 |
|
|
|
419.0 |
% |
|
|
(48.6 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Includes provision for guarantees and acceptances of
W(35) billion in 2003, W(22) billion in 2004 and
W(49) billion in 2005. |
|
(2) |
Net income per segment before income taxes. |
|
|
|
Comparison of 2005 to 2004 |
Our overall segment result decreased by 48.6% from
W185 billion in 2004 to W95 billion in 2005, due
primarily to a W111 billion decrease in provision for
credit losses recorded in 2005 as compared to a reversal of
W12 billion in 2004 and a W41 billion increase in
noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization,
which more than offset a W74 billion increase in total
revenues.
Net interest income increased by 14.0% due primarily to an
increase in average volume of lending to small- and medium-sized
enterprises, which results primarily from the continued growth
in the small- and medium-sized lending market, together with
Chohung Banks continued efforts to focus its marketing on
this customer sector to achieve growth.
Noninterest income increased by 50.7% due primarily to an
increase in fees and commissions from export and import-related
trade financing that Chohung Bank focused on during 2005 and
increased fees and commissions from transactions, such as
foreign exchange transactions and discounting of commercial
paper.
We recorded W111 billion in provisions for credit losses in
2005 as compared to W12 billion reversal of provisions for
credit losses in 2004, due primarily to the new regulation
introduced by the Financial Supervisory Service which required
our banking subsidiaries to establish allowance for losses on
unconfirmed guarantees & acceptances and commitments.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
increased by 25.6% due primarily to an increase in salaries,
wages, employee welfare and benefits paid to Chohung Banks
employees.
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|
|
Comparison of 2004 to 2003 |
Since we acquired Chohung Bank in August 2003, the segment
results relating to Chohung Banks business for the year
ended December 31, 2003 only exist from September 1,
2003 to December 31, 2003 while Chohung Banks segment
results for the year ended December 31, 2004 reflects the
segment results and
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other income statement information for this segment for the full
year ended December 31, 2004. As a result, the comparison
of the two periods is not available on a comparable basis and
thus is not meaningful.
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|
Chohung Banks Treasury and International
Business |
Chohung Banks treasury and international business segment
primarily handles the trading of and investment in debt
securities and, to a lesser extent, in equity securities for its
own accounts, handling its treasury activities such as
correspondence banking, and entering into derivatives
transactions and any gains and losses from our overseas branches
and subsidiaries.
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|
|
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|
|
|
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From | |
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|
|
|
|
September 1 to | |
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003/2004 | |
|
2004/2005 | |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
|
|
|
|
Net interest income (expense)
|
|
W |
(26 |
) |
|
W |
(1 |
) |
|
W |
45 |
|
|
|
(96.2 |
)% |
|
|
N/M |
|
Noninterest income
|
|
|
234 |
|
|
|
2,612 |
|
|
|
3,334 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
27.6 |
% |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total revenues
|
|
|
208 |
|
|
|
2,611 |
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|
|
3,379 |
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|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
29.5 |
|
Provision for credit losses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
207.7 |
|
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(261 |
) |
|
|
(2,629 |
) |
|
|
(3,445 |
) |
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
31.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Segment results(1)
|
|
W |
(53 |
) |
|
W |
(5 |
) |
|
W |
(26 |
) |
|
|
(90.6 |
)% |
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/ M = not meaningful
Note:
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(1) |
Net income per segment before income taxes. |
|
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|
Comparison of 2005 to 2004 |
Our overall segment result deteriorated significantly from a
loss of W5 billion in 2004 to a loss of W26 billion in
2005.
We recorded net interest income of W45 billion in 2004 as
compared to net interest expense of W1 billion in 2005, due
primarily to an increase in interest income from foreign
currency-denominated loans as the average interest rates on such
loans increased by 52 basis points from 2.96% to 3.48%,
together with a decrease in interest expenses on Won-denominated
borrowings resulting from a decrease in the average balance of
such borrowings.
Noninterest income increased by 27.6% from W2,612 billion
in 2004 to W3,334 billion in 2005, due primarily to gains
from sale of available-for-sale securities, gains on foreign
exchange transactions and net gains on derivative trading
resulting from an increased volume of derivatives transactions,
principally foreign exchange hedging and advisory services, as
well as an increase in gains from foreign currency transactions
resulting from the appreciation of the Korean Won against
foreign currencies.
We recorded reversal of provision for credit losses in the
amount of W40 billion in 2005, a 207.7% increase from a
reversal of provision for credit losses in the amount of
W13 billion in 2004 due primarily to the improvement in our
asset quality, in particular the quality of our foreign
currency-denominated loans.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
increased by 31.0% due primarily to losses recorded on sales of
trading securities in 2005.
|
|
|
Comparison of 2004 to 2003 |
Since we acquired Chohung Bank in August 2003, the segment
results relating to Chohung Banks business for the year
ended December 31, 2003 only exist from September 1,
2003 to December 31, 2003 while Chohung Banks segment
results for the year ended December 31, 2004 reflects the
segment results and
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other income statement information for this segment for the full
year ended December 31, 2004. As a result, the comparison
of the two periods is not available on a comparable basis and
thus is not meaningful.
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|
Chohung Banks Credit Card |
Chohung Banks segment handles credit card activities
primarily managed by BC Card, Chohung Banks credit card
business.
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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From | |
|
Year Ended | |
|
|
|
|
September 1 to | |
|
December 31, | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003/2004 | |
|
2004/2005 | |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
|
|
|
|
Income statement data
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
W |
237 |
|
|
W |
588 |
|
|
W |
599 |
|
|
|
148.1 |
% |
|
|
1.9 |
% |
Noninterest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
590 |
|
|
|
699 |
|
|
|
148.9 |
|
|
|
18.5 |
|
Provision for credit losses
|
|
|
(199 |
) |
|
|
(673 |
) |
|
|
(392 |
) |
|
|
238.2 |
|
|
|
(41.7 |
) |
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(127 |
) |
|
|
(237 |
) |
|
|
(157 |
) |
|
|
86.6 |
|
|
|
(33.8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment results(1)
|
|
W |
(89 |
) |
|
W |
(320 |
) |
|
W |
150 |
|
|
|
259.6 |
% |
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Net income per segment before income taxes. |
|
|
|
Comparison of 2005 to 2004 |
Our overall segment result improved from a loss of
W320 billion in 2004 to a gain of W150 billion in 2005.
Net interest income increased by 1.9% due primarily to a
decreased level of delinquencies on Chohung Banks credit
card assets.
Noninterest income increased from W2 billion in 2004 to
W100 billion in 2005 due primarily to gains from sale of
written-off credit card receivables in 2005 amounting to
W93 billion.
Provision for credit losses decreased by 41.8% as a result of
continued improvement in the asset quality of Chohung
Banks credit card assets.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
decreased by 33.8% due primarily to a decrease in losses from
sale of credit card loans corresponding to a decrease in volume
of sale of such loans in 2005 as compared to 2004.
|
|
|
Comparison of 2004 to 2003 |
Since we acquired Chohung Bank in August 2003, the segment
results relating to Chohung Banks business for the year
ended December 31, 2003 only exist from September 1,
2003 to December 31, 2003 while Chohung Banks segment
results for the year ended December 31, 2004 reflects the
segment results and other income statement information for this
segment for the full year ended December 31, 2004. As a
result, the comparison of the two periods is not available on a
comparable basis and thus is not meaningful.
|
|
|
Chohung Banks Other Banking Services |
The revenue-generating activities in this segment consist
primarily of Chohung Banks merchant banking business and
trust account management services. Chohung Banks merchant
banking segment products include short-term financing for both
deposit and lending sides, including cash management accounts,
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factoring financing and bill discounting, leasing, investment
banking activities, mergers and acquisitions advice, and project
financing services. This segment also reflects the expenses
incurred by Chohung Banks support and management functions
performed at the headquarters level, including Chohung
Banks risk management and information technology systems.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From | |
|
Year Ended | |
|
|
|
|
September 1 to | |
|
December 31, | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003/2004 | |
|
2004/2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
|
|
|
|
Income statement data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income (expense)
|
|
W |
(10 |
) |
|
W |
138 |
|
|
W |
53 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
(61.6 |
)% |
Noninterest income
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
360 |
|
|
|
521 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
44.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
498 |
|
|
|
574 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
15.1 |
|
Provision for credit losses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
(12.0 |
) |
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(47 |
) |
|
|
(306 |
) |
|
|
(478 |
) |
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
56.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment results(1)
|
|
W |
(50 |
) |
|
W |
275 |
|
|
W |
169 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
(38.9 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Net income per segment before income taxes. |
|
|
|
Comparison of 2005 to 2004 |
Our overall segment result decreased by 38.9% from a gain of
W275 billion in 2004 to a gain of W169 billion in 2005.
The 61.6% decrease in net interest income was due primarily to
decreases in average interest rates and average volume of loans
to large corporate customers reflected in Chohung Banks
merchant banking accounts.
The 44.8% increase in noninterest income was due primarily to an
increase in upfront fees for arranging loans as a result of the
increased number of loan transactions of such loans and
increased fees and commissions from trust-related products.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
increased by 56.2%, due primarily to an increase in general and
administrative expenses principally related to severance
benefits for a special program for voluntary retirements.
|
|
|
Comparison of 2004 to 2003 |
Since we acquired Chohung Bank in August 2003, the segment
results relating to Chohung Banks business for the year
ended December 31, 2003 only exist from September 1,
2003 to December 31, 2003 while Chohung Banks segment
results for the year ended December 31, 2004 reflects the
segment results and other income statement information for this
segment for the full year ended December 31, 2004. As a
result, the comparison of the two periods is not available on a
comparable basis and thus is not meaningful.
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|
|
|
Securities Brokerage Services |
Securities brokerage services segment primarily reflects
securities brokerage and dealing services on behalf of
customers, which is conducted by Good Morning Shinhan
Securities, our principal securities brokerage subsidiary.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003/2004 | |
|
2004/2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
|
|
|
|
Income statement data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
W |
34 |
|
|
W |
54 |
|
|
W |
63 |
|
|
|
58.8 |
% |
|
|
16.7 |
% |
Noninterest income
|
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
643 |
|
|
|
817 |
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
|
|
27.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
656 |
|
|
|
697 |
|
|
|
880 |
|
|
|
6.3 |
|
|
|
26.3 |
|
Provision for credit losses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
(20.0 |
) |
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(587 |
) |
|
|
(658 |
) |
|
|
(763 |
) |
|
|
12.1 |
|
|
|
16.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment results(1)
|
|
W |
69 |
|
|
W |
44 |
|
|
W |
121 |
|
|
|
(36.2 |
)% |
|
|
175.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Net income per segment before income taxes. |
|
|
|
Comparison of 2005 to 2004 |
Our overall segment result increased by 175.0% from a gain of
W44 billion in 2004 to a gain of W121 billion in 2005.
The 16.7% increase in net interest income was due primarily to a
significant increase in the balance of interest-accruing
accounts receivables arising from trading of securities.
The 27.1% increase in noninterest income was due primarily to an
increase in brokerage fees resulting from an increased sales of
equity-linked securities and short-term marketable securities
and brokerage of marketable securities underlying investment
trust company products.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
increased 16.1%, due primarily to an increase in losses on
derivatives transactions.
|
|
|
Comparison of 2004 to 2003 |
Our overall segment result decreased by 36.2% from a gain of
W69 billion in 2003 to a gain of W44 billion in 2004.
The 58.8% increase in net interest income was due primarily to
interest income from equity-linked securities that Good Morning
Shinhan Securities acquired to hedge its position against the
equity-linked securities sold to its customers.
The 3.4% increase in noninterest income was due primarily to an
increase in brokerage fees resulting from increased sales of
equity-linked securities and short-term marketable securities.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
increased 12.1%, due primarily to an increase in losses from
sales of short-term marketable securities.
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|
|
|
Credit Card Services of Shinhan Card |
Credit Card Services segment handles credit card activities
primarily managed by Shinhan Card, our wholly-owned subsidiary.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003/2004 | |
|
2004/2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
|
|
|
|
Income statement data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
W |
322 |
|
|
W |
348 |
|
|
W |
356 |
|
|
|
8.1 |
% |
|
|
2.3 |
% |
Noninterest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
322 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
358 |
|
|
|
8.1 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
|
Provision for credit losses
|
|
|
(236 |
) |
|
|
(176 |
) |
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
(25.4 |
) |
|
|
(51.1 |
) |
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(176 |
) |
|
|
(166 |
) |
|
|
(213 |
) |
|
|
(5.7 |
) |
|
|
28.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment results(1)
|
|
W |
(90 |
) |
|
W |
6 |
|
|
W |
59 |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/ M = not meaningful
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Net income per segment before income taxes. |
|
|
|
Comparison of 2005 to 2004 |
Our overall segment result increased significantly from
W6 billion in 2004 to W59 billion in 2005.
The 2.3% increase in net interest income was due primarily to an
increase in fees received on credit card transactions, including
fees from participating merchants, which more than offset the
decrease in interest income from credit card loans or cash
advances.
Provision for credit losses decreased by 51.1%, in 2005 as a
result of continued improvement in the asset quality of Shinhan
Cards credit card assets.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
increased by 28.3% due primarily to an increase in fees paid on
credit card transactions and an increase in general and
administrative expenses.
|
|
|
Comparison of 2004 to 2003 |
Our overall segment result improved from a loss of
W90 billion in 2003 to a gain of W6 billion in 2004.
The 8.1% increase in net interest income was due primarily to a
reduction in funding costs corresponding to a decrease in
average market interest rates and a decrease in interest expense
as a result of reduced borrowings corresponding to reduced
credit card assets.
Provision for credit losses decreased by 25.4% in 2004 as a
result of improvement in the asset quality of Shinhan
Cards credit card assets.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
decreased by 5.7% due primarily to impairment losses recorded
from asset securitization transactions in 2003 and a reduction
in fees for handling credit cards that Shinhan Card pays to our
other distribution channels, primarily Shinhan Bank.
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Other segment primarily reflects all other activities of our
subsidiaries, including the results of operations of Jeju Bank,
Shinhan Capital, SH&C Life Insurance, Shinhan Credit
Information and Shinhan Macquarie Financial Advisory and
back-office functions maintained at the holding company as well
as the addition of Shinhan Life Insurance in 2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003/2004 | |
|
2004/2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won) | |
|
|
|
|
Income statement data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
W |
198 |
|
|
W |
155 |
|
|
W |
174 |
|
|
|
(21.7 |
)% |
|
|
12.3 |
% |
Noninterest income
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
446 |
|
|
|
86.9 |
|
|
|
123.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
620 |
|
|
|
16.4 |
|
|
|
74.6 |
|
Provision for credit losses
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
N/M |
|
|
|
(33.3 |
) |
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(278 |
) |
|
|
(312 |
) |
|
|
(559 |
) |
|
|
12.2 |
|
|
|
79.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment results(1)
|
|
W |
36 |
|
|
W |
10 |
|
|
W |
39 |
|
|
|
(72.2 |
)% |
|
|
290.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/ M = not meaningful.
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Net income per segment before income taxes. |
|
|
|
Comparison of 2005 to 2004 |
Our overall segment result increased by 290.0% from
W10 billion in 2004 to W39 billion in 2005, due
primarily to the consolidation of Shinhan Life Insurance in our
results of operations following our acquisition of 100% equity
ownership in Shinhan Life Insurance.
Net interest income increased by 12.3% from W155 billion in
2004 to W174 billion in 2005, due primarily to a
W16 billion increase in interest income from factoring of
receivables at Shinhan Capital and a W14 billion increase
in interest income of Shinhan Life, which more than offset a
decrease in interest income resulting from a reduced level of
lending by our holding company to our non-bank subsidiaries such
as Shinhan Card and Shinhan Capital.
Noninterest income increased by 123.0% from W200 billion in
2004 to W446 billion in 2005 due primarily to the effects
of including Shinhan Life Insurance into consolidation during
2005, which resulted in the insurance premiums received from
customers by Shinhan Life Insurance being recorded as
noninterest income in 2005.
Provision for credit losses decreased by 33.3% from
W33 billion in 2004 to W22 billion in 2005 due
primarily to improvements in asset quality experienced at Jeju
Bank and Shinhan Capital.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
increased by 79.2% from W312 billion in 2004 to
W559 billion in 2005 due primarily to the effects of
including Shinhan Life Insurance into consolidation during 2005,
which resulted in the insurance proceeds paid out to customers
by Shinhan Life Insurance and the reserves established in
connection with Shinhan Lifes insurance policies being
recorded as noninterest expense in 2005.
|
|
|
Comparison of 2004 to 2003 |
Our overall segment result decreased from W36 billion in
2003 to W10 billion in 2004, due primarily to a decrease in
net interest income and an increase in noninterest expense of
the holding company.
Net interest income decreased from W198 billion in 2003 to
W155 billion in 2004, due primarily to an increase in
interest expense as a result of increased average balance of
securities issued by our holding company to finance non-bank
subsidiaries such as Shinhan Card and Shinhan Capital and a
decrease in interest income from income Jeju Bank as a result of
reduced credit card assets.
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Noninterest income increased significantly due primarily to an
increase in gross gains from foreign currency translation
recorded at Shinhan Capital and the effects of including two
additional subsidiaries, which were Shinhan Macquarie Financial
Advisory and Shinhan Credit Information, into consolidation
during 2004.
We recorded provision for credit losses of W33 billion in
2004 due primarily to an increase in provision for credit losses
with respect to finance leases of Shinhan Capital.
Noninterest expense including depreciation and amortization
increased 9.4% due primarily to an increase in gross losses from
foreign currency translation recorded at Shinhan Capital and the
effects of including two additional subsidiaries, which were
Shinhan Macquarie Financial Advisory and Shinhan Credit
Information, into consolidation during 2004.
Financial Condition
The following table sets forth, as of the dates indicated, the
principal components of our assets.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003/2004 | |
|
2004/2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
W |
1,897 |
|
|
W |
2,444 |
|
|
W |
2,434 |
|
|
|
28.8 |
% |
|
|
(0.4 |
)% |
Restricted cash
|
|
|
3,662 |
|
|
|
3,301 |
|
|
|
3,644 |
|
|
|
(9.9 |
) |
|
|
10.4 |
|
Interest-bearing deposits
|
|
|
409 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
627 |
|
|
|
(46.2 |
) |
|
|
185.0 |
|
Call loans and securities purchased under resale agreements
|
|
|
1,898 |
|
|
|
1,591 |
|
|
|
1,499 |
|
|
|
(16.2 |
) |
|
|
(5.8 |
) |
Trading assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading securities
|
|
|
2,857 |
|
|
|
4,639 |
|
|
|
3,573 |
|
|
|
62.4 |
|
|
|
(23.0 |
) |
|
Derivative assets
|
|
|
520 |
|
|
|
1,678 |
|
|
|
934 |
|
|
|
222.7 |
|
|
|
(44.3 |
) |
Securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
18,099 |
|
|
|
18,108 |
|
|
|
22,480 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
24.1 |
|
|
Held-to-maturity securities
|
|
|
3,605 |
|
|
|
3,099 |
|
|
|
2,963 |
|
|
|
(14.0 |
) |
|
|
(4.4 |
) |
Loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
54,086 |
|
|
|
54,622 |
|
|
|
57,891 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
6.0 |
|
|
Consumer
|
|
|
41,209 |
|
|
|
42,458 |
|
|
|
47,957 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
12.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loans, gross
|
|
|
95,295 |
|
|
|
97,080 |
|
|
|
105,848 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
|
|
9.0 |
|
|
|
Deferred origination costs
|
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
(22.0 |
) |
|
|
11.1 |
|
|
|
Less allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
3,631 |
|
|
|
2,311 |
|
|
|
1,511 |
|
|
|
(36.4 |
) |
|
|
(34.6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loans, net
|
|
|
91,791 |
|
|
|
94,868 |
|
|
|
104,447 |
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
|
|
10.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customers liability on acceptances
|
|
|
2,365 |
|
|
|
2,012 |
|
|
|
1,879 |
|
|
|
(14.9 |
) |
|
|
(6.6 |
) |
Premises and equipment, net
|
|
|
2,003 |
|
|
|
1,848 |
|
|
|
1,876 |
|
|
|
(7.7 |
) |
|
|
1.5 |
|
Goodwill and intangible assets
|
|
|
1,676 |
|
|
|
1,660 |
|
|
|
2,957 |
|
|
|
(1.0 |
) |
|
|
78.1 |
|
Security deposits
|
|
|
966 |
|
|
|
968 |
|
|
|
1,078 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
11.4 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
4,601 |
|
|
|
7,072 |
|
|
|
4,724 |
|
|
|
53.7 |
|
|
|
(33.2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
W |
136,349 |
|
|
W |
143,508 |
|
|
W |
155,115 |
|
|
|
5.3 |
% |
|
|
8.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our assets increased by 8.1% from W143,508 billion as of
December 31, 2004 to W155,115 billion as of
December 31, 2005 principally due to increases in loans and
available-for-sale securities. Our loans increased 10.1%, on a
net basis, from W94,868 billion as of December 31,
2004 to W104,447 billion as of December 31, 2005. This
increase was due largely to an increase in mortgage and home
equity loans and other consumer loans. Mortgage and home equity
loans increased by 16.5% from W22,180 billion as of
December 31, 2004 to W25,840 billion as of
December 31, 2005, mainly due to increased demand for such
loans. Other consumer
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loans increased 15.0% from W15,546 billion as of
December 31, 2004 to W17,875 billion as of
December 31, 2005, mainly due to the inclusion of consumer
loans in connection with our acquisition of Shinhan Life
Insurance in 2005 and an increase in unsecured loans related to
housing construction.
Our assets increased 5.3% from W136,349 billion as of
December 31, 2003 to W143,508 billion as of
December 31, 2004 principally due to increased lending,
trading activities and derivatives transactions. Our loans
increased 3.4% from W91,791 billion as of December 31,
2003 to W94,868 billion as of December 31, 2004. This
increase was due largely to increases in mortgage and home
equity loans and other consumer loans. Mortgage and home equity
lending increased by 8.1% from W20,517 billion as of
December 31, 2003 to W22,180 billion as of
December 31, 2004, mainly due to increased demand for such
loans. Other consumer lending increased 6.6% from
W14,580 billion as of December 31, 2003 to
W15,546 billion as of December 31, 2004, mainly due to
a change in classification of certain loans to construction
companies from mortgage and home equity loans as of
December 31, 2003 to other unsecured loans as of
December 31, 2004 as described in Item 4.
Information on the Company Business
Overview Our Principal Activities Retail
Banking Services Consumer Lending Activities.
For further information on our assets, see Item 4.
Information on the Company Description of Assets and
Liabilities.
|
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
The following table sets forth, as of the dates indicated, the
principal components of our liabilities. -
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003/2004 | |
|
2004/2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Deposits:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest bearing
|
|
W |
82,161 |
|
|
W |
79,934 |
|
|
W |
83,278 |
|
|
|
(2.7 |
)% |
|
|
4.2 |
% |
|
Noninterest bearing
|
|
|
1,328 |
|
|
|
2,746 |
|
|
|
3,143 |
|
|
|
106.8 |
|
|
|
14.5 |
|
Trading liabilities
|
|
|
513 |
|
|
|
1,758 |
|
|
|
1,048 |
|
|
|
242.7 |
|
|
|
(40.4 |
) |
Acceptances outstanding
|
|
|
2,365 |
|
|
|
2,012 |
|
|
|
1,879 |
|
|
|
(14.9 |
) |
|
|
(6.7 |
) |
Short-term borrowings
|
|
|
11,204 |
|
|
|
10,954 |
|
|
|
11,968 |
|
|
|
(2.2 |
) |
|
|
9.3 |
|
Secured borrowings
|
|
|
6,316 |
|
|
|
6,308 |
|
|
|
7,502 |
|
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
18.9 |
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
21,218 |
|
|
|
23,617 |
|
|
|
26,172 |
|
|
|
11.3 |
|
|
|
10.8 |
|
Future policy benefit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,778 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/M |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
|
|
6,555 |
|
|
|
9,713 |
|
|
|
7,089 |
|
|
|
48.2 |
|
|
|
(27.0 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
131,660 |
|
|
|
137,042 |
|
|
|
146,857 |
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
|
7.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
583 |
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
(88.7 |
) |
|
|
21.2 |
|
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
711 |
|
|
|
736 |
|
|
|
368 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
(50.0 |
) |
Stockholders equity
|
|
|
3,395 |
|
|
|
5,664 |
|
|
|
7,810 |
|
|
|
66.8 |
|
|
|
37.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, minority interest and stockholders
equity
|
|
W |
136,349 |
|
|
W |
143,508 |
|
|
W |
155,115 |
|
|
|
5.3 |
% |
|
|
8.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/ M = not meaningful.
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Our total liabilities increased by 7.2% from
W137,042 billion as of December 31, 2004 to
W146,857 billion as of December 31, 2005. This
increase reflects an increase in interest-bearing deposits and
long-term debt.
Our interest-bearing deposits increased by 4.2% from
W79,934 billion as of December 31, 2004 to
W83,278 billion as of December 31, 2005 due primarily
to an increased volume of certificates of deposit and court
deposit.
Our long-term debt increased by 10.8% from W23,617 billion
as of December 31, 2004 to W26,172 billion as of
December 31, 2005 due primarily to increased funding
through issuance of financial debentures.
Our stockholders equity increased 37.9% from
W5,664 billion as of December 31, 2004 to
W7,810 billion as of December 31, 2005.
Our total liabilities increased 4.1% from W131,660 billion
as of December 31, 2003 to W137,042 billion as of
December 31, 2004. This increase reflects an increase in
trading liabilities and long-term debt.
Our trading liabilities increased 242.7% from W513 billion
as of December 31, 2003 to W1,758 billion as of
December 31, 2004 due primarily to increased volume of
derivatives transactions.
Our long-term debt increased by W2,399 billion from
W21,218 billion as of December 31, 2003 to
W23,617 billion as of December 31, 2004 due primarily
to increased funding through issuance of financial debentures.
Our stockholders equity increased 66.8% from
W3,395 billion as of December 31, 2003 to
W5,664 billion as of December 31, 2004.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We are exposed to liquidity risk arising from the funding of our
lending, trading and investment activities and in the management
of trading positions. The goal of liquidity management is for us
to be able, even under adverse conditions, to meet all of our
liability repayments on time and fund all investment
opportunities. For an explanation of how we manage our liquidity
risk, see Item 4. Information on the
Company Description of Assets and
Liabilities Risk Management Market Risk
Management of Shinhan Bank Liquidity Risk
Management and Risk Management of
Chohung Bank Liquidity Risk Management.
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The following table sets forth our capital resources as of
December 31, 2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of | |
|
|
December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of | |
|
|
Won) | |
Deposits
|
|
W |
86,421 |
|
Long-term debt(1)
|
|
|
26,172 |
|
Call money
|
|
|
994 |
|
Borrowings from the Bank of Korea
|
|
|
1,668 |
|
Other short-term borrowings
|
|
|
9,306 |
|
Asset securitizations
|
|
|
7,502 |
|
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
368 |
|
Stockholders equity
|
|
|
7,810 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
140,241 |
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Long-term debt includes Redeemable Preferred Stock. |
Due to our history as a traditional commercial bank, our primary
source of funding has historically been and continues to be
customer deposits. Deposits amounted to W82,680 billion and
W86,421 billion as of December 31, 2004 and 2005,
respectively, which represented approximately 63.6% and 61.6%,
respectively, of our total funding as of such dates.
As we offer competitive interest rates on our deposits, we do
not anticipate any material losses in deposit customers to other
banks and financial institutions. As of December 31, 2005,
approximately 90.7% of our total deposits had current maturities
of one year or less or were payable on demand. However, in the
past, a substantial portion of such customer deposits has been
rolled over upon maturity or otherwise maintained with us, and
such short-term deposits have been a stable source of funding
over time. For example, of our total deposits outstanding as of
December 31, 2005 with remaining maturities of four months
or less, 57.01% in the case of Chohung Bank and 54.46% in the
case of Shinhan Bank were rolled over or otherwise maintained
with us, respectively.
We may use secondary and other funding sources to complement,
or, if necessary, replace funding through customer deposits. As
Shinhan Bank (and, prior to the merger, Chohung Bank) maintains
the highest debt rating in the fixed-income market in Korea, we
believe that Shinhan Bank will be able to obtain replacement
funding through the issuance of long-term debt securities.
Shinhan Banks (and, prior to the merger, Chohung
Banks) interest rates on long-term debt securities are in
general 20 to 30 basis points higher than the interest
rates offered on their deposits. However, since long-term debt
are not subject to premiums paid for deposit insurance and the
Bank of Korea reserves, we estimate that our funding costs on
long-term debt securities are on a par with our funding costs on
deposits.
We depend on long-term debt as a significant source of funding,
principally in the form of corporate debt securities. Since
1999, we have actively issued and continue to issue long-term
debt securities with maturities of over one year in the Korean
fixed-income market. Shinhan Bank has maintained the highest
credit rating in the domestic fixed-income market since 1999 and
our holding company has also maintained the highest credit
rating since its inception in 2001. In 2004, Chohung Banks
domestic credit rating was upgraded to and maintained at the
highest credit rating in the domestic fixed-income market
following its inclusion into Shinhan Financial Group. In
addition, both Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank may also issue
long-term debt
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securities denominated in foreign currency in the overseas
market. As of March 31, 2006, the credit ratings by S&P
and Moodys assigned to Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank were
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
S&P | |
|
Moodys | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Shinhan Bank
|
|
|
A- |
|
|
|
Baa1 |
|
Chohung Bank
|
|
|
A- |
|
|
|
Baa1 |
|
The cost and availability of unsecured financing are influenced
by credit ratings. We expect our domestic credit ratings to
remain at the highest level and, accordingly, do not anticipate
any material increase in funding cost. Shinhan Banks
overseas credit ratings have continued to improve since the
financial crisis of late 1997 until 2002. During 2003, S&P
lowered the debt ratings of Shinhan Bank one notch to BBB
following the announcement of our acquisition of Chohung Bank.
Chohung Banks credit rating, on the other hand, was
upgraded to match that of Shinhan Bank to BBB from BBB- in April
2004. In September 2005, S&P upgraded the credit ratings of
Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank to A-. Our holding company did not
receive ratings by either of these credit rating agencies since
it has not obtained funding from overseas sources to date.
As of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, our long-term debt
amounted to W21,218 billion, W23,617 billion and
W26,172 billion, respectively.
Secondary funding sources include call money, borrowings from
The Bank of Korea and other short-term borrowings which amounted
to W11,204 billion, W10,954 billion and
W11,968 billion as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and
2005, each representing 8.9%, 8.4% and 8.5%, respectively, of
our total funding as of such dates.
Additional funding flexibility is provided by our ability to
access the repurchase and asset securitization markets. These
alternatives are evaluated on an ongoing basis to achieve the
appropriate balance of secured and unsecured funding. The
ability to securitize loans, and the associated gains on those
securitizations, are principally dependent on the credit quality
and yields on the assets securitized and are generally not
dependent on the ratings of the issuing entity. Transactions
between us and our securitization structures are reflected in
our consolidated financial statements. See Note 14 to our
consolidated financial statements in Item 18.
Financial Statements Notes to consolidated financial
statements of Shinhan Financial Group.
In limited situations, we may also issue Redeemable Preferred
Stock and Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (convertible
into our common shares). As consideration for our acquisition of
Chohung Bank, on August 18, 2003, we issued to the Korea
Deposit Insurance Corporation (i) 46,583,961 shares of
our Redeemable Preferred Stock, with an aggregate redemption
price of W842,517,518,646 and (ii) 44,720,603 shares
of our Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, with an aggregate
redemption price of W808,816,825,858, which were convertible
into shares of our common stock. Of these shares of our
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, in November 2005, Korea
Deposit Insurance Corporation converted 22,360,302 shares
into shares of our common stock, representing 6.22% of our total
issued shares (or 5.86% of our total issued common stock on a
fully diluted basis). In April 2006, Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation sold to BNP Paribas S.A. and other institutional
investors all of our common shares held by it. As of the date
hereof, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation does not hold any
share of our common stock but still holds 22,360,301 shares
of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, representing 6.22% of
the total issued shares (or 5.86% of the total issued shares on
a fully diluted basis) of our common stock. Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation is entitled to convert such shares into
our common stock beginning in August 2006.
In addition, in order to partly fund our acquisition of Chohung
Bank, in August 2003, we raised W900 billion in cash
through the issuance of 6,000,000 shares of Redeemable
Preferred Stock, all of which were sold in the domestic
fixed-income market through Strider Securitization Specialty
Co., Ltd., a special purpose vehicle. We are required to redeem
these preferred shares issued to the special purpose vehicle in
three installments in 2006, 2008 and 2010. See
Item 4. Information on the Company The
Merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank Liquidity
and Capital Resources and Item 10. Additional
Informa-
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tion Articles of Incorporation
Description of Capital Stock Description of
Redeemable Preferred Stock.
Our policy is to encourage our subsidiaries to secure their own
funding and liquidity source. With respect to Shinhan Capital
and Shinhan Card, we have, in certain cases, provided funding
through our holding company to take advantage of lower cost of
funding within regulatory limitations. Under the Monopoly
Regulation and Fair Trade Act of Korea, however, a financial
holding company is prohibited from borrowing funds in excess of
100% of its total stockholders equity. In addition,
pursuant to our liquidity risk management policies designed to
ensure compliance with required capital adequacy and liquidity
ratios, we have set limits to the amount of liquidity support by
our holding company to our subsidiaries to 70% of our total
stockholders equity and the amount of liquidity support to
a single subsidiary to 35% of our total stockholders
equity.
In light of the financial market instability in Korea resulting
from the liquidity problems faced by credit card companies
during the first quarter of 2003, in April 2003 the Korean
government announced temporary measures designed to provide
liquidity support to credit card companies. These measures
included, among other things:
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a request by the government for credit card companies to effect
capital increase in the aggregate amount of W4.6 trillion, as
part of their self-rescue efforts; |
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banks and other financial institutions agreeing with each other
to extend the maturity of all debt securities of credit card
companies that they hold; |
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asset management companies agreeing with each other to extend
the maturity of 50% of the aggregate amount of the debt
securities of credit card companies that they hold which are
schedule to mature by June 2003; and |
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with respect to the remaining 50% of such credit card company
debt securities, banks and other financial institutions agreeing
with each other to contribute an aggregate amount of W5.6
trillion to purchase such debt securities from asset management
companies. |
We funded this obligation through the issuance of debt
securities. In addition, Shinhan Bank agreed to extend the
maturities of the W436 billion of credit card company debt
securities that it held in April 2003 or that have become due in
June 2003 (including W426 billion of such debt securities
Shinhan Bank transferred from its trust accounts to its bank
accounts). Of the W5.6 trillion aggregate contribution made by
Korean financial institutions to purchase credit card company
debt securities held by asset management companies, the portion
allocated for Shinhan Bank to purchase was approximately
W263 billion, all of which were repaid as of July 31,
2003. Chohung Bank also agreed to extend the maturities of the
W177 billion of loans to and debt securities issued by
credit card companies that Chohung Bank held in April 2003 or
that have become due in June 2003. Of the W5.6 trillion
aggregate contribution made by Korean financial institutions to
purchase credit card company debt securities held by asset
management companies, the portion allocated for Chohung Bank to
purchase was approximately W183 billion, all of which was
repaid as of July 31, 2003.
We generally may not acquire our own shares except in certain
limited circumstances including, without limitation, a reduction
in capital. However, pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act
and regulations under the Financial Holding Companies Act, we
may purchase our own shares on the Stock Market Division of the
Korea Exchange or through a tender offer, or retrieve our own
shares from a trust company upon termination of a trust
agreement subject to the restrictions that (1) the
aggregate purchase price of such shares may not exceed the total
amount available for distribution of dividends at the end of the
preceding fiscal year less the amounts of dividends and reserves
for such fiscal year, subtracted by the sum of (a) the
purchase price of treasury stock acquired if any treasury stock
has been purchased after the end of the preceding fiscal year
pursuant to the Commercial Act or the Securities and Exchange
Act, (b) the amount subject to a trust contract, and
(c) the amount of dividends approved at the ordinary
general shareholders meeting after the end of the
preceding fiscal year and the amount of retained earnings
reserve required under the Commercial Act; plus if any treasury
stock has been disposed of after the end of the preceding fiscal
year, the acquisition cost of such treasury stock, and
(2) the purchase of such shares shall meet the requisite
ratio under the Financial Holding Companies Act and regulations
thereunder. We may purchase our own shares for
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the purpose of cancellation with profits through the Stock
Market Division of the Korea Exchange, or through a tender offer
acquire interests in our own shares through agreements with
trust companies, subject to the same restrictions on the
purchase price as described in this paragraph.
In July and August 2001, pursuant to these procedures, Shinhan
Bank repurchased 32,432,800 shares of common stock of
Shinhan Bank and sold 5,935,721 such shares to BNP Paribas in
connection with our alliance with BNP Paribas as described under
Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party
Transactions Related Party Transactions. We do
not use equity derivatives contracts to hedge the risk relating
to these repurchases. In addition, pursuant to the Securities
and Exchange Act of Korea, in certain limited circumstances,
dissenting holders of shares have the right to require us to
purchase their shares.
In connection with our restructuring into a holding company, in
August 2001, Shinhan Bank repurchased 3,376,216 shares of
its common stock from the dissenting shareholders of Shinhan
Bank. These shares were subsequently exchanged for shares of the
holding company and Shinhan Bank disposed of such shares in
March 2004. No share repurchases were made in 2002.
In June 2004, we acquired 108,438,628 shares of common
stock of Chohung Bank that we previously did not own through a
cash tender offer and a small-scale share swap pursuant to
Korean laws. In connection with the share swap transaction, we
issued 14,682,590 new shares of our common stock to the existing
shareholders of Chohung Bank in exchange for the shares of
Chohung Banks common stock, of which 8,985,567 shares
of our common stock were issued to Chohung Bank in exchange for
its treasury shares. Chohung Bank acquired these treasury shares
from its shareholders who dissented to the share swap at Chohung
Banks shareholders meeting pursuant to the exercise
by those dissenting shareholders the right to request Chohung
Bank to purchase their shares in accordance with Korean law.
Under the Financial Holding Companies Act of Korea, the voting
rights relating to the 8,985,567 shares of our common stock
currently held by Chohung Bank in treasury are restricted.
In December 2004, we issued 10,235,121 shares of our common
stock issued in exchange for the minority equity interest,
consisting of both common and preferred shares, of Good Morning
Shinhan Securities through a cash tender offer and a small-scale
share swap pursuant to Korean laws, of which 1,444 shares
of our common stock was issued to Good Morning Shinhan
Securities in exchange for its treasury shares. Good Morning
Shinhan Securities acquired these treasury shares from its
shareholders who dissented to the share swap at Good Morning
Shinhan Securities shareholders meeting pursuant to
the exercise by those dissenting shareholders the right to
request Good Morning Shinhan Securities to purchase their shares
in accordance with Korean law. Good Morning Shinhan Securities
sold in the market the 1,444 shares of our common stock
that it held in March 2005.
In December 2005, in a series of related transactions, we
acquired 100% of Shinhan Life Insurance, an insurance company,
through a small scale share exchange mechanism
provided under applicable Korean law, pursuant to which we
issued 17,528,000 new shares of our common stock to the
shareholders of Shinhan Life Insurance in exchange for all
outstanding common stock of Shinhan Life Insurance held by them
for an aggregate purchase price of W612 billion, or
W15,300 per share. See
Overview Financial Impact of
Acquisitions Acquisition of Shinhan Life
Insurance.
As of December 31, 2005, we had 11,610,197 treasury shares
of our common stock, which were held by Chohung Bank, Shinhan
Bank and Good Morning Shinhan Securities. Of such treasury
shares, 1,708,050 shares were granted to the employees of
the newly merged Shinhan Bank in April 2006 and
916,580 shares were sold in the market in June 2006. As of
the date hereof, 8,985,567 treasury shares of our common stock
are held by Shinhan Bank which must be disposed of by June 2007
in accordance with the Financial Holding Company Act of Korea.
Under the Financial Holding Company Act of Korea, the voting
rights on our treasury shares are subject to certain
restrictions and the treasury shares must be sold within six
months of acquisition with certain exceptions.
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Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Guarantees
In the ordinary course of our business, we have certain
contractual cash obligations and commitments which extend for
several years. As we are able to obtain liquidity and funding
through various sources as described in
Liquidity and Capital Resources above,
we do not believe that these contractual cash obligations and
commitments will have a material effect on our liquidity or
capital resources.
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Contractual cash obligations |
The following table sets forth our contractual cash obligations
as of December 31, 2005.
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December 31, 2005 | |
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Payments Due by Period | |
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Up to | |
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Between 1 | |
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Between 3 | |
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Beyond | |
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1 Year | |
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and 3 Years | |
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and 5 Years | |
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5 Years | |
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Long-term debt(1)
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W |
5,663 |
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W |
13,442 |
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W |
2,600 |
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W |
4,561 |
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W |
26,266 |
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Lease obligations
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8 |
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8 |
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Secured borrowings
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4,182 |
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2,528 |
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792 |
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7,502 |
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Provisions for accrued severance indemnities(2)
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13 |
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6 |
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8 |
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50 |
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77 |
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Deposits(3)
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41,091 |
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6,089 |
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1,606 |
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352 |
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49,138 |
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Total
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W |
50,957 |
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W |
22,065 |
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W |
5,006 |
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W |
4,963 |
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W |
82,991 |
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Notes:
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(1) |
Long-term debt includes senior debt, subordinated debt and
Redeemable Preferred Stock. |
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In accordance with our policy and the Korean Labor Standard Law,
employees with one year or more of service are entitled, upon
termination of employment, to receive a lump sum severance
payment based upon the length of their service and the average
of the last three months wages. We make provisions for
accrued severance indemnities based upon the assumption that all
employees terminate their employment with us at the same time. |
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Deposits include certificate of deposits, other time deposits
and mutual installment deposits. |
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Commitments and Guarantees |
The following table sets forth our commitments and guarantees as
of December 31, 2005. These commitments, apart from certain
guarantees and acceptances, are not included within our
consolidated balance sheet. Guarantees issued after
December 31, 2002 are recorded at their fair value at
inception, which is amortized over the life of guarantees.
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As of December 31, 2005 | |
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Commitment Expiration by Period | |
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(In billions of Won) | |
Commitments to extend credit:
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Corporate
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43,313 |
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W |
2,357 |
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W |
666 |
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W |
46,336 |
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Credit card lines(1)
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8,430 |
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7,507 |
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143 |
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16,080 |
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Consumer(2)
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5,644 |
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218 |
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1 |
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5,863 |
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Commercial letters of credit(3)
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2,759 |
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190 |
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11 |
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2,960 |
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Financial Standby letters of credit
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227 |
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29 |
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256 |
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Other Financial guarantees
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697 |
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168 |
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2 |
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867 |
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Performance letters of credit and guarantees
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743 |
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111 |
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141 |
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995 |
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Liquidity facilities to SPEs
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522 |
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1,765 |
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199 |
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2,486 |
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Acceptances
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1,879 |
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1,879 |
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Loans sold with recourse
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14 |
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Guarantee on trust accounts
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315 |
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312 |
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2,462 |
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3,089 |
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Total
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W |
64,529 |
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W |
12,657 |
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W |
3,639 |
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W |
80,825 |
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Notes:
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(1) |
Relates to the unused portion of credit card limits that may be
cancelled by us after notice to the borrower if we determine
that the borrowers repayment ability is significantly
impaired. |
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Excludes credit cards. |
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These are generally short-term and collateralized by the
underlying shipments of goods to which they relate. |
Commitments to extend credit represent unfunded portions of
authorizations to extend credit in the form of loans. The
commitments expire on fixed dates and a customer is required to
comply with predetermined conditions to draw funds under the
commitments.
Commercial letters of credit are undertakings on behalf of
customers authorizing third parties to draw drafts on us up to a
stipulated amount under specific terms and conditions.
Commitments to extend credit, including credit lines, are in
general subject to provisions that allow us to withdraw such
commitments in the event there are material adverse changes
affecting an obligor.
Financial standby letters of credit are irrevocable obligations
to pay third party beneficiaries when our customers fail to
repay loans or debt instruments, which are generally in foreign
currencies. A substantial portion of these standby letters of
credit are secured by underlying assets, including trade-related
documents.
Other financial guarantees are used in various transactions to
enhance the credit standing of our customers. They represent
irrevocable assurance, subject to satisfaction of certain
conditions, that we will make payment in the event that our
customers fail to fulfill their obligations to third parties.
Such financial obligations include a return of security deposits
and the payment of service fees.
Performance letters of credit and guarantees are issued to
guarantee customers tender bids on construction or similar
projects or to guarantee completion of such projects in
accordance with contractual
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terms. They are also issued to support a customers
obligation to supply products, commodities, maintenance or other
services to third parties.
Liquidity facilities to SPEs represent irrevocable commitments
to provide contingent credit lines including commercial paper
purchase agreements to SPEs for which we serve as the
administrator.
Loans sold with recourse represent certain non-performing loans
we sold to Korea Asset Management Corporation prior to 1999. The
sales agreements contain a recourse obligation under which Korea
Asset Management Corporation can obligate us to repurchase the
related loans. The recourse obligation has no expiration date.
Guarantees on trust funds represent guarantee of principal
issued to trust fund investors.
Acceptances are a guarantee by us to pay a bill of exchange
drawn on a customer. We expect most acceptances to be presented,
but reimbursement by the customer is normally immediate.
Details of our credit commitments and obligations under
guarantees are provided in Note 31 in Item 18.
Financial Statements Notes to the consolidated
financial statements of Shinhan Financial Group.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have several types of off-balance sheet arrangements,
including guarantees for loans, debentures, trade financing
arrangements, guarantees for other financings, credit lines,
letters of credit and credit commitments. In the normal course
of our banking activities, we make various commitments and
guarantees to meet the financing needs of our customers.
Commitments and guarantees are usually in the form of, among
others, commitments to extend credit, commercial letters of
credit, standby letter of credit and performance guarantees. The
contractual amount of these financial instruments represents the
maximum possible loss amount if the account party draws down the
commitment or we should fulfill our obligation under the
guarantee and the account party fails to perform under the
contract. See Item 4. Information on the
Company Description of Assets and
Liabilities Credit-Related Commitments and
Guarantees.
Details of our off-balance sheet arrangements are provided in
Note 31 in Item 18. Financial
Statements Notes to the consolidated financial
statements of Shinhan Financial Group.
Selected Financial Information under Korean GAAP
The selected consolidated financial and other data shown below
have been derived from our consolidated financial statements,
prepared in accordance with Korean GAAP.
Under Korean GAAP, consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of fully or majority owned subsidiaries and
substantially controlled affiliates that have assets in the
amount equal to or more than 7 billion as of the end of the
previous fiscal year. Substantial control is deemed to exist
when the investor is the largest shareholder and owns more than
30% of the investees voting shares. Korean GAAP does not
require the consolidation of subsidiaries, or substantially
controlled affiliates, where activities are dissimilar from ours.
Under Korean GAAP effective since 1994, financial statements of
our trust accounts, on which we guarantee a fixed rate of return
and/or the repayment of principal, are consolidated, whereby
assets and liabilities of third parties held by such trusts are
reflected as assets and liabilities, and revenues and expenses
generated from such third party assets are reflected in the
statement of operations. Activities between trust accounts and
us are eliminated.
Beginning January 1, 1999, the financial statements are
prepared in accordance with financial accounting standards
generally accepted for banking institutions issued by the Korean
Securities and Futures Commission.
Capital adequacy ratios have been calculated from the financial
statements prepared in accordance with Korean GAAP and using the
guidelines issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission.
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We have included narrative disclosure in the footnotes to more
clearly identify where significant accounting policy changes
have taken place, which line items would be affected and how the
balances would be affected. The areas where such significant
changes have occurred are as follows:
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Trading and investment securities; |
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Deferred taxation; |
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Guarantees and acceptances (including allowances for
losses); and |
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Provision for loan loss allowances. |
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Consolidated Income Statement Data |
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Year Ended December 31, | |
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2003(2) | |
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2004(2) | |
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2005(2) | |
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2005(2)(3) | |
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2001(1) | |
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2002(2) | |
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Shinhan | |
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Shinhan | |
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Shinhan | |
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Shinhan | |
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Shinhan | |
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Shinhan | |
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Interest income
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W |
3,607 |
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W |
3,646 |
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W |
4,996 |
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W |
7,016 |
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W |
7,885 |
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$ |
7,807 |
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Interest expense
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2,542 |
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2,352 |
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2,997 |
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3,986 |
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3,842 |
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3,804 |
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Net interest income
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1,065 |
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1,294 |
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1,999 |
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3,030 |
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4,043 |
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4,003 |
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Provision for credit losses
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510 |
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193 |
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1,150 |
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1,317 |
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667 |
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661 |
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Net interest income after provision for credit losses
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555 |
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1,101 |
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849 |
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1,713 |
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3,376 |
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3,342 |
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Noninterest revenue(4)
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1,206 |
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2,284 |
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3,076 |
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7,327 |
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7,626 |
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7,551 |
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Noninterest expenses(5)
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1,309 |
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2,446 |
|
|
|
3,139 |
|
|
|
7,570 |
|
|
|
9,226 |
|
|
|
9,134 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
452 |
|
|
|
939 |
|
|
|
786 |
|
|
|
1,470 |
|
|
|
1,776 |
|
|
|
1,759 |
|
Non-operating income (loss), net
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
(155 |
) |
|
|
(136 |
) |
|
|
235 |
|
|
|
233 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income before income tax Expense
|
|
|
496 |
|
|
|
853 |
|
|
|
631 |
|
|
|
1,334 |
|
|
|
2,011 |
|
|
|
1,992 |
|
Income tax expenses
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
255 |
|
|
|
254 |
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
264 |
|
|
|
261 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income before consolidation Adjustment
|
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
598 |
|
|
|
377 |
|
|
|
1,121 |
|
|
|
1,747 |
|
|
|
1,731 |
|
Minority interest in loss (earnings) of consolidated
subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
W |
347 |
|
|
W |
602 |
|
|
W |
363 |
|
|
W |
1,050 |
|
|
W |
1,732 |
|
|
$ |
1,716 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per common share data (in currency unit):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share-basic
|
|
W |
1,365 |
|
|
W |
2,294 |
|
|
W |
1,022 |
|
|
W |
3,197 |
|
|
W |
4,874 |
|
|
$ |
4.83 |
|
Earnings per share-diluted
|
|
|
1,160 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,063 |
|
|
|
2,820 |
|
|
|
4,591 |
|
|
|
4.55 |
|
Cash dividends per common share
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
0.79 |
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Represents the consolidated income statement of Shinhan Bank for
the periods indicated. |
|
(2) |
Represents the consolidated income statement of Shinhan
Financial Group for the periods indicated. |
|
(3) |
Won amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars at the rate of
W1,010.00 per US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on
December 31, 2005 as quoted by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York in the United States. |
|
(4) |
Noninterest revenue includes fees & commissions income,
dividends on securities, gains on security valuations and
disposals, gains on foreign currency transaction and gains from
derivative transactions. |
|
(5) |
Noninterest expense is composed of fees & commissions
paid or payable, general and administrative expenses, losses on
securities valuations and disposals, losses on foreign currency
transactions and losses from derivative transactions. |
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|
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
2003(1) | |
|
2004(2) | |
|
2005(2) | |
|
2005(2)(3) | |
|
|
2001(1) | |
|
2002(1) | |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
|
Shinhan | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Financial | |
|
Financial | |
|
Financial | |
|
Financial | |
|
|
Bank | |
|
Bank | |
|
Group | |
|
Group | |
|
Group | |
|
Group | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won and millions of US$) | |
Cash and due from banks
|
|
W |
2,144 |
|
|
W |
2,817 |
|
|
W |
6,418 |
|
|
W |
6,713 |
|
|
W |
8,476 |
|
|
$ |
8,392 |
|
Loans(4)
|
|
|
35,382 |
|
|
|
46,030 |
|
|
|
97,757 |
|
|
|
99,116 |
|
|
|
108,390 |
|
|
|
106,713 |
|
Less allowance for doubtful accounts(5)
|
|
|
(602 |
) |
|
|
(786 |
) |
|
|
(2,836 |
) |
|
|
(1,917 |
) |
|
|
(1,741 |
) |
|
|
(1,724 |
) |
Trading securities
|
|
|
2,042 |
|
|
|
2,076 |
|
|
|
4,877 |
|
|
|
7,065 |
|
|
|
5,496 |
|
|
|
5,441 |
|
Investment securities
|
|
|
13,403 |
|
|
|
13,408 |
|
|
|
23,127 |
|
|
|
20,785 |
|
|
|
24,746 |
|
|
|
24,501 |
|
Premises and equipments(6)
|
|
|
604 |
|
|
|
1,101 |
|
|
|
2,854 |
|
|
|
2,922 |
|
|
|
3,491 |
|
|
|
3,463 |
|
Other assets(7)
|
|
|
2,590 |
|
|
|
2,122 |
|
|
|
7,024 |
|
|
|
12,147 |
|
|
|
12,079 |
|
|
|
12,556 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
55,563 |
|
|
|
66,768 |
|
|
|
139,221 |
|
|
|
146,831 |
|
|
|
160,937 |
|
|
|
159,342 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits
|
|
|
34,217 |
|
|
|
38,722 |
|
|
|
87,593 |
|
|
|
87,528 |
|
|
|
91,521 |
|
|
|
90,615 |
|
Borrowings(8)
|
|
|
9,674 |
|
|
|
11,352 |
|
|
|
17,209 |
|
|
|
14,895 |
|
|
|
15,916 |
|
|
|
15,759 |
|
Debentures
|
|
|
3,513 |
|
|
|
8,395 |
|
|
|
17,748 |
|
|
|
20,114 |
|
|
|
22,840 |
|
|
|
22,614 |
|
Other liabilities(9)
|
|
|
4,988 |
|
|
|
4,337 |
|
|
|
10,552 |
|
|
|
16,459 |
|
|
|
20,408 |
|
|
|
20,206 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
52,392 |
|
|
|
62,806 |
|
|
|
133,102 |
|
|
|
138,996 |
|
|
|
150,685 |
|
|
|
149,194 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
596 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
Stockholders equity
|
|
|
3,171 |
|
|
|
3,641 |
|
|
|
5,523 |
|
|
|
7,747 |
|
|
|
10,137 |
|
|
|
10,037 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, minority interest and stockholders
Equity
|
|
W |
55,563 |
|
|
W |
66,768 |
|
|
W |
139,221 |
|
|
W |
146,831 |
|
|
W |
160,937 |
|
|
$ |
159,345 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Represents the consolidated balance sheet data of Shinhan Bank
as of the dates indicated. |
|
(2) |
Represents the consolidated balance sheet data of Shinhan
Financial Group as of the dates indicated. The balance sheet as
of December 31, 2003 include restatements to retroactively
apply the adoption of SKAS No. 15, Equity Method of
Accounting, and prior period adjustments that were not
material. |
|
(3) |
Won amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars at the rate of
W1,010.00 per US$1.00, noon buying rate in effect on
December 31, 2005 as quoted by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York in the United States. |
|
(4) |
Loans represent the gross amount of loans, before adjustment for
the allowance for loan losses. Accrued interest income is
included within other assets. The amount of credit card loans
was W2,093 billion, W2,796 billion,
W4,931 billion, W4,248 billion and W3,861 billion
in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively. The amount of
payment in guarantees was W39 billion, W90 billion,
W108 billion, W31 billion and W70 billion in
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. The amount of
bonds purchased under the resale agreement was W7 billion ,
W0 billion, W470 billion, W160 billion and
W140 billion in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005,
respectively. |
|
(5) |
Pursuant to the regulations promulgated by the Financial
Supervisory Commission, loans are classified as normal,
precautionary, substandard, doubtful or estimated loss, and the
allowance for loan losses is determined by applying a percentage
within a certain range to those classifications. |
|
(6) |
Accumulated depreciation is recorded as a deduction from
premises and equipment. |
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|
|
(7) |
Other assets include leasehold deposits, accounts receivables,
accrued interest income, prepaid expenses and unsettled debit of
domestic exchange (which represents outstanding balances due
from other banks generated in the process of fund settlements of
domestic exchange, such as checks, bills, drafts, remittance
exchange, ATM use and credit card network). Leasehold deposits
are recorded as other assets on the balance sheet. |
|
(8) |
Borrowings consist mainly of borrowings from Bank of Korea, the
Korean government and banking institutions. |
|
(9) |
Under Korean GAAP, contingent losses with respect to guarantees
and acceptances are recognized by applying the same
classification methods and provision percentages used in
determining the allowance for loan losses. Previously,
provisions were only applied to acceptances and guarantees
classified as substandard, doubtful and estimated loss.
Effective in 2005, provisions are applied to all acceptances and
guarantees, including those classified as normal and
precautionary as well as those classified as substandard or
below. The amounts of provisions as of December 31, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 were W13 billion,
W4 billion, W57 billion, W37 billion and
W60 billion, respectively. These amounts are included in
other liabilities. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
2002(1) | |
|
2003(2) | |
|
2004(2) | |
|
2005(2) | |
|
|
2001(1) | |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
|
Shinhan | |
|
Financial | |
|
Financial | |
|
Financial | |
|
Financial | |
|
|
Bank | |
|
Group | |
|
Group | |
|
Group | |
|
Group | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Percentages) | |
Net income as a percentage of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average total assets(3)
|
|
|
0.67 |
% |
|
|
0.91 |
% |
|
|
0.37 |
% |
|
|
0.72 |
% |
|
|
1.04 |
% |
|
Average stockholders equity(3):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common shares only
|
|
|
11.76 |
|
|
|
17.12 |
|
|
|
9.97 |
|
|
|
14.52 |
|
|
|
20.10 |
|
|
|
Including redeemable preferred shares(4)
|
|
|
11.21 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
8.42 |
|
|
|
14.08 |
|
|
|
19.93 |
|
Dividend payout ratio(5)
|
|
|
43.45 |
|
|
|
26.15 |
|
|
|
66.34 |
|
|
|
22.16 |
|
|
|
16.05 |
|
Net interest spread(6)
|
|
|
1.67 |
|
|
|
1.63 |
|
|
|
2.25 |
|
|
|
2.09 |
|
|
|
2.60 |
|
Net interest margin(7)
|
|
|
2.15 |
|
|
|
2.08 |
|
|
|
2.30 |
|
|
|
2.28 |
|
|
|
2.74 |
|
Efficiency ratio(8)
|
|
|
57.65 |
|
|
|
68.38 |
|
|
|
61.85 |
|
|
|
73.09 |
|
|
|
79.06 |
|
Cost-to average assets ratio(9)
|
|
|
2.50 |
|
|
|
3.67 |
|
|
|
3.19 |
|
|
|
5.18 |
|
|
|
5.52 |
|
Equity to average asset ratio(10):
|
|
|
5.91 |
|
|
|
5.27 |
|
|
|
4.38 |
|
|
|
5.10 |
|
|
|
5.20 |
|
|
|
Common shares only
|
|
|
5.63 |
|
|
|
5.27 |
|
|
|
3.70 |
|
|
|
4.95 |
|
|
|
5.15 |
|
|
|
Including redeemable preferred shares(4)
|
|
|
5.91 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
4.38 |
|
|
|
5.10 |
|
|
|
5.20 |
|
N/A = not applicable.
Notes:
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Represents the profitability ratios of Shinhan Bank for the
periods indicated. |
|
|
(2) |
Represents the profitability ratios of Shinhan Financial Group
for the periods indicated. |
|
|
(3) |
Average balances are based on (a) daily balances for
Shinhan Bank, Chohung Bank and Jeju Bank and (b) quarterly
balances for other subsidiaries. |
|
|
(4) |
In 2000 and 2001, Shinhan Bank had W292.5 billion of
Redeemable Preferred Stock outstanding that it had issued to the
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation in connection with its
acquisition of the assets |
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|
|
|
|
|
and liabilities of Dongwha Bank, one of the failed banks in
Korea, in 1998. All of these Redeemable Preferred Stock were
redeemed in 2001. As consideration for our acquisition of
Chohung Bank, in August 2003, we issued to the Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation (i) 46,583,961 shares of our
Redeemable Preferred Stock, with an aggregate redemption price
of W842,517,518,646 and (ii) 44,720,603 shares of our
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, with an aggregate
redemption price of W808,816,825,858, which were convertible
into shares of our common stock. In November 2005, Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation converted 22,360,302 shares of our
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock into
22,360,302 shares of our common stock, representing 6.22%
of our total issued shares (or 5.86% of our total issued common
stock on a fully diluted basis). In April 2006, Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation sold to BNP Paribas S.A. and other
institutional investors all of our common shares held by it. As
of the date hereof, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation does not
hold any share of our common stock but still holds
22,360,301 shares of Redeemable Convertible Preferred
Stock, representing 6.22% of the total issued shares (or 5.86%
of the total issued shares on a fully diluted basis) of our
common stock. Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation is entitled to
convert such shares into our common stock beginning in August
2006. Pursuant to the terms of the Redeemable Preferred Stock
issued to Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation, we are required
to redeem such shares in five equal annual installments
commencing three years from the date of issuance. These
Redeemable Preferred Stock are treated as debt under
U.S. GAAP. Pursuant to the terms of our Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock, we are required to redeem the full
amount of such shares outstanding five years from the date of
issuance to the extent not converted into our common shares.
Each share of our Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock is
convertible into one share of our common stock. The dividend
ratios on our Redeemable Preferred Stock and Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock are 4.04% and 2.02%, respectively.
In August 2003, we also raised W900 billion in cash through
the issuance of 6,000,000 shares of Redeemable Preferred
Stock, all of which were sold in the domestic fixed-income
market through Strider Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd., a
special purpose vehicle. These redeemable preferred shares have
terms that are different from the redeemable preferred shares
issued to Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation. We are required
to redeem these preferred shares issued to the special purpose
vehicle in three installments in 2006, 2008 and 2010. See
Item 4. Information on the Company The
Merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank Liquidity
and Capital Resources and Item 10. Additional
Information Articles of Incorporation
Description of Capital Stock Description of
Redeemable Preferred Stock. |
|
|
(5) |
The dividend payout ratio represents the ratio of total
dividends paid on common stock as a percentage of net income
attributable to common stock. |
|
|
(6) |
Net interest spread represents the difference between the yield
on average interest earning assets and cost of average interest
bearing liabilities. |
|
|
(7) |
Net interest margin represents the ratio of net interest income
to average interest earning assets. |
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|
|
|
|
(8) |
Efficiency ratio represents the ratio of noninterest expense to
the sum of net interest income and noninterest income, a measure
of efficiency for banks and financial institutions. Efficiency
ratio may be reconciled to comparable line-items in our income
statement for the periods indicated as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Shinhan | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
|
Shinhan | |
|
Financial | |
|
Financial | |
|
Financial | |
|
Financial | |
|
|
Bank | |
|
Group | |
|
Group | |
|
Group | |
|
Group | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Non-interest expense(A)
|
|
W |
1,309 |
|
|
W |
2,446 |
|
|
W |
3,139 |
|
|
W |
7,570 |
|
|
W |
9,226 |
|
Divided by
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The sum of net interest income and noninterest income(B)
|
|
|
2,271 |
|
|
|
3,578 |
|
|
|
5,075 |
|
|
|
10,357 |
|
|
|
11,669 |
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
|
1,065 |
|
|
|
1,294 |
|
|
|
1,999 |
|
|
|
3,030 |
|
|
|
4,043 |
|
|
Noninterest revenue
|
|
|
1,206 |
|
|
|
2,284 |
|
|
|
3,076 |
|
|
|
7,327 |
|
|
|
7,626 |
|
Efficiency ratio ((A) as a percentage of(B))
|
|
|
57.64 |
% |
|
|
68.36 |
% |
|
|
61.85 |
% |
|
|
73.09 |
% |
|
|
79.06 |
% |
|
|
|
|
(9) |
Cost-to-average-assets
ratio, a measure of cost of funding used by banks and financial
institutions, represents the ratio of noninterest expense to
average total assets. |
|
|
(10) |
Equity to average asset ratio represents the ratio of average
stockholders equity to average total assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of or for the Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Percentages) | |
Requisite capital ratio(1)
|
|
|
134.43 |
% |
|
|
130.93 |
% |
|
|
118.41 |
% |
|
|
129.41 |
% |
|
|
132.81 |
% |
Total capital adequacy (BIS) ratio of Shinhan Bank(2)
|
|
|
11.99 |
|
|
|
10.92 |
|
|
|
10.49 |
|
|
|
11.94 |
|
|
|
12.23 |
|
|
Tier I(2)
|
|
|
8.24 |
|
|
|
6.81 |
|
|
|
6.34 |
|
|
|
7.45 |
|
|
|
8.16 |
|
|
Tier II(2)
|
|
|
3.75 |
|
|
|
4.11 |
|
|
|
4.15 |
|
|
|
4.49 |
|
|
|
4.07 |
|
Total capital adequacy (BIS) ratio of Chohung Bank(2)
|
|
|
10.43 |
|
|
|
8.66 |
|
|
|
8.87 |
|
|
|
9.40 |
|
|
|
10.94 |
|
|
Tier I(2)
|
|
|
5.91 |
|
|
|
4.61 |
|
|
|
4.47 |
|
|
|
4.99 |
|
|
|
6.52 |
|
|
Tier II(2)
|
|
|
4.52 |
|
|
|
4.05 |
|
|
|
4.40 |
|
|
|
4.41 |
|
|
|
4.42 |
|
Adjusted equity capital ratio of Shinhan Card(3)
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
10.86 |
|
|
|
13.78 |
|
|
|
16.48 |
|
|
|
17.68 |
|
N/A = not applicable.
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
We were restructured as a financial holding company on
September 1, 2001 and became subject to minimum capital
requirements as reflected in the requisite capital ratio. Under
the guidelines issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission
applicable to financial holding companies, We, at the holding
company level, are required to maintain a minimum requisite
capital ratio of 100%. Requisite capital ratio represents the
ratio of net aggregate amount of our equity capital to aggregate
amounts of requisite capital. This computation is based on our
consolidated financial statement in accordance with Korean GAAP.
See Item 4. Information on the Company
Supervision and Regulation Principal Regulations
Applicable to Financial Holding Companies Capital
Adequacy. |
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|
|
(2) |
Shinhan Bank comprised 47.83% of our total assets and Chohung
Bank comprised 41.53% of our total assets as of
December 31, 2005. The capital adequacy ratios of Shinhan
Bank and Chohung Bank are computed in accordance with the
guidelines issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission, which
was revised as of December 31, 2002 to take into account
market risk as well as credit risk. For Shinhan Bank, the
capital ratios as of December 31, 2001 were recalculated
using these revised guidelines. For Chohung Bank, the capital
ratios as of December 31, 2002 were calculated using these
revised guidelines but the capital ratios as of
December 31, 2001 do not reflect the revised guidelines.
Under the guidelines of the Financial Supervisory Commission,
each of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank is required to maintain a
minimum capital adequacy ratio of 8%. This computation is based
on consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with
Korean GAAP of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank, as the case may
be. See Item 4. Information on the
Company Supervision and Regulation
Principal Regulations Applicable to Banks Capital
Adequacy. |
|
(3) |
Represents the ratio of total adjusted stockholders equity
to total adjusted assets and is computed in accordance with the
guidelines issued by the Financial Supervisory Service for
credit card companies. Under these guidelines, Shinhan Card is
required to maintain a minimum adjusted equity capital ratio of
8%. This computation is based on Shinhan Cards
nonconsolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with
Korean GAAP. |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
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|
| |
|
|
2001(1) | |
|
2002(1) | |
|
2003(2) | |
|
2004(2) | |
|
2005(2) | |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In billions of Won, except percentages) | |
Substandard and below loans(3)
|
|
W |
540 |
|
|
W |
843 |
|
|
W |
3,207 |
|
|
W |
1,660 |
|
|
W |
1,195 |
|
Substandard and below loans as a percentage of total loans
|
|
|
1.52 |
% |
|
|
1.83 |
% |
|
|
3.37 |
% |
|
|
1.70 |
% |
|
|
1.09 |
% |
Substandard and below loans as a percentage of total assets
|
|
|
0.97 |
|
|
|
1.26 |
|
|
|
2.30 |
|
|
|
1.13 |
|
|
|
0.74 |
|
Precautionary loans as a percentage of total loans(4)
|
|
|
2.74 |
|
|
|
1.72 |
|
|
|
3.55 |
|
|
|
3.18 |
|
|
|
2.75 |
|
Precautionary and below loans as a percentage of total loans(4)
|
|
|
5.17 |
|
|
|
3.55 |
|
|
|
6.92 |
|
|
|
4.88 |
|
|
|
3.84 |
|
Precautionary and below loans as a percentage of total assets(4)
|
|
|
3.30 |
|
|
|
2.45 |
|
|
|
4.73 |
|
|
|
3.25 |
|
|
|
2.61 |
|
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of substandard and
below loans
|
|
|
81.01 |
|
|
|
35.25 |
|
|
|
85.85 |
|
|
|
112.63 |
|
|
|
143.43 |
|
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of precautionary and
below loans(4)
|
|
|
22.51 |
|
|
|
25.38 |
|
|
|
41.80 |
|
|
|
39.21 |
|
|
|
40.75 |
|
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans
|
|
|
1.74 |
|
|
|
1.71 |
|
|
|
2.89 |
|
|
|
1.91 |
|
|
|
1.57 |
|
Substandard and below credits as a percentage of total credits(5)
|
|
|
1.44 |
|
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
3.57 |
|
|
|
1.66 |
|
|
|
1.07 |
|
Loans in Korean Won as a percentage of deposits in Korean Won(6)
|
|
|
83.36 |
|
|
|
96.35 |
|
|
|
99.37 |
|
|
|
99.30 |
|
|
|
107.79 |
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Represents the asset quality ratios of Shinhan Bank as of the
dates indicated. |
|
(2) |
Represents the asset quality ratios of Shinhan Financial Group
as of the dates indicated. |
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|
|
(3) |
Substandard and below loans are defined in accordance with
regulatory guidance in Korea, except excludes loans provided
from Shinhan Banks trust accounts and confirmed guarantees
and acceptances (including bills purchased and privately placed
debentures). In 1999, as well as classifying credit quality into
five categories, which are normal, precautionary, substandard,
doubtful and estimated loss, in accordance with standards
defined by the Financial Supervisory Commission, we also took
into account the repayment capability of borrowers. See
Item 4. Information on the Company
Supervision and Regulation Principal Regulations
Applicable to Banks. |
|
(4) |
As defined by the Financial Supervisory Commission. |
|
(5) |
Credits include loans provided from our trust accounts
(including bills purchased and privately placed debentures) and
confirmed guarantees and acceptances, as well as the total loan
portfolio of the banking accounts. |
|
(6) |
Under Korean GAAP, loans in Korean Won do not include bills
bought in Won, advances for customers, credit card accounts,
bonds purchased under resale agreements, call loans, private
placement corporate bonds and loans in restructurings that have
been swapped for equity in the restructured borrower. |
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting for Certain Loans or Debt Securities Acquired in a
Transfer
On January 1, 2005, Statement of Position
(SOP) No. 03-3. Accounting for Certain Loans or
Debt Securities Acquired in a Transfer (SOP 03-3), was
adopted for loan acquisitions. SOP 03-3 requires acquired loans
to be recorded at fair value and prohibits carrying over
valuation allowances in the initial accounting for acquired
impaired loans. Loans carried at fair value, mortgage loans held
for sale, and loans to borrowers in good standing under
revolving credit agreements are excluded from the scope of SOP
03-3.
SOP 03-3 limits the yield that may be accreted to the excess of
the undiscounted expected cash flows over the investors
initial investment in the loan. The excess of the contractual
cash flows over expected cash flows may not be recognized as an
adjustment of yield. Subsequent increases in cash flows expected
to be collected are recognized prospectively through an
adjustment of the loans yield over its remaining life.
Decreases in expected cash flows are recognized as impairments.
Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations
In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47,
Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations
(FIN 47) as used in SFAS 143. Conditional asset
retirement obligations are legal obligations to perform an asset
retirement activity in which the timing and/or method of
settlement are conditional based upon a future event that may or
may not be within our control. The obligation to perform the
asset retirement activity is unconditional even though
uncertainty exists about the timing and/or method of settlement.
FIN 47 clarifies that entities are required to recognize a
liability for the fair value of the conditional asset retirement
obligation if the fair value of the liability can be reasonably
estimated and provides guidance for determining when entities
would have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the
fair value of the obligation. We adopted FIN 47 on
December 31, 2005. The implementation did not have a
material impact on our financial position or results of
operations.
New Accounting Pronouncements
|
|
|
The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and its
Application to Certain Investments |
On September 30, 2004, the FASB voted unanimously to delay
the effective date of certain provisions of
EITF 03-1, The
Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and its Applications
to Certain Investments. The delay applies to both debt and
equity securities and specifically applies to impairments caused
by interest rate and sector spreads. In addition, the provisions
of EITF 03-1 that
were delayed relate to the requirements that a company declare
its intent to hold the security to recovery and designate a
recovery period in order to
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avoid recognizing an other-than-temporary impairment charge
through earnings. On November 3, 2005, the FASB issued FASB
Staff Position FAS 115-1, The Meaning of
Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and its Applications to Certain
Investments, revising the guidance in
EITF 03-1, which
did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial
statements. The disclosures required by
EITF 03-1 are
included in Note 7 to the consolidated financial
statements. The adoption of SFAS 115-1 is not expected to
have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R
(revised 2004), Share-based Payment (SFAS 123R),
which revises SFAS 123 and supersedes Accounting Principle
Board (APB) Opinion 25, Accounting for Stock Issued
to Employees. In March 2005, the SEC issued SAB 107
which provides interpretive guidance on SFAS 123R.
Accounting and reporting under SFAS 123R is generally
similar to the SFAS 123 approach, however, SFAS 123R
requires us to measure and record compensation expense for stock
options and other share-based payments based on the
instruments fair value reduced by expected forfeitures.
SFAS 123R permits adoption using one of two
methods modified prospective or modified
retrospective. SFAS 123R also amends SFAS 95,
Statement of Cash Flows, requiring the benefits of tax
deductions in excess of recognized cash flows to be reported as
a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as
previously required. In April 2005, the SEC approved a new rule
that, for public companies, delays the effective date of
SFAS 123R to no later than January 1, 2006. We adopted
SFAS 123R and SAB 107 beginning January 1, 2006
under the modified prospective method. We adopted fair value
method of accounting for stock-based compensation s of
January 1, 2003, as a result, the adoption of
SFAS 123R and SAB 107 did not have a material impact
on our consolidated financial statements.
|
|
|
Accounting for Exchange of Nonmonetary Assets |
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153,
Accounting for Exchange of Nonmonetary Assets
(SFAS 153), which eliminates the APB Opinion
No. 29 exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar
productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for
exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial
substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if
the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change
significantly as a result of the exchange. SFAS 153 is
effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal
periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of
SFAS 153 is not expected to have a material impact to our
consolidated financial statements.
|
|
|
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections |
In March 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154,
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (SFAS 154).
SFAS 154 establishes, unless impracticable, retrospective
applications as the required method for reporting a change in
accounting principle in the absence of explicit transition
requirements specific to a newly adopted accounting principle.
This statement will be effective for us for all accounting
changes and any error corrections occurring after
January 1, 2006. The impact of SFAS 154 will depend on
the accounting changes, if any, in a future period.
|
|
|
Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments |
On February 16, 2006, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid
Financial Instruments (SFAS 155), an amendment of
SFAS 140 and SFAS 133. SFAS 155 permits us to
elect to measure any hybrid financial instrument at fair value
(with changes in fair value recognized in earnings) if the
hybrid instrument contains an embedded derivative that would
otherwise be required to be bifurcated and accounted for
separately under SFAS 133. The election to measure the
hybrid instrument at fair value is made on an
instrument-by-instrument basis and is irreversible. The
Statement will be effective for all instruments acquired,
issued, or subject to a remeasurement event occurring after the
beginning of our fiscal year that begins after
September 15, 2006, with earlier adoption permitted as of
the beginning of our 2006 fiscal year,
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provided that financial statements for any interim period of
that fiscal year have not been issued. We have not yet decided
whether we will early adopt SFAS 155 effective
January 1, 2006, and are still assessing the impact of this
change in accounting.
|
|
|
Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets |
On March, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156,
Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets which amends
SFAS 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of
Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities, with
respect to the accounting for separately recognized servicing
assets and servicing liabilities. This Statement requires an
entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability
each time it undertakes an obligation to service a financial
asset by entering into a servicing contract in any of the
following situations, a) a transfer of the servicers
financial assets that meets the requirements for sale
accounting, b) a transfer of the servicers financial
assets to a qualifying special-purpose entity in a guaranteed
mortgage securitization in which the transferor retains all of
the resulting securities and classifies them as either
available-for-sale securities or trading securities in
accordance with SFAS 115 and c) an acquisition or
assumption of an obligation to service a financial asset that
does not relate to financial assets of the servicer or its
consolidated affiliates. SFAS No. 156 also requires
all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing
liabilities to be initially measured at fair value, if
practicable and permits an entity to choose either of
amortization method or fair value measurement method for each
class of separately recognized servicing assets and servicing
liabilities. The Statement is effective as of the beginning of
our first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006.
The requirements for recognition and initial measurement of
servicing assets and servicing liabilities should be applied
prospectively to all transactions after adoption. Our management
is currently evaluating the effect of SFAS 156, but does
not expect that it would have a material impact on our
consolidated financial statements.
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Reconciliation with Korean Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles
Our consolidated financial statements and related footnotes
appearing in Item 18. Financial Statements,
which are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and other
financial data appearing in Items 3, 4 and 5 are presented
on a consolidated basis under U.S. GAAP, unless otherwise
specifically mentioned. Our consolidated financial statements
prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, differ in certain
significant respects from Korean GAAP, the basis on which the
consolidated financial data appearing in
Selected Financial Information under Korean
GAAP are presented. Differences between Korean GAAP and
U.S. GAAP, which have significant effects on the
consolidated net income and stockholders equity of Shinhan
Financial Group, are summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
U.S. GAAP net income
|
|
W |
1,738,768 |
|
|
1. Provision for credit losses
|
|
|
(804,030 |
) |
|
2. Sale of loans to the Korea Asset Management Corporation
|
|
|
3,374 |
|
|
3. Deferred loan fees and costs
|
|
|
(14,676 |
) |
|
4. Securities and derivatives for hedging purposes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a. Changes in foreign exchange rates on available-for-sale
securities
|
|
|
(28,768 |
) |
|
|
b. Impairment loss and reclassification of securities
|
|
|
(43,291 |
) |
|
|
c. Reversal of hedge accounting treatment for derivatives
|
|
|
65,813 |
|
|
5. Stock based compensation
|
|
|
2,067 |
|
|
6. Formation of Shinhan Financial Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
7. Foreign currency translation
|
|
|
(3,623 |
) |
|
8. Derecognition and amortization and impairment of goodwill
|
|
|
(94,461 |
) |
|
9. Sale of Shinhan Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
10. Negative goodwill
|
|
|
685 |
|
|
11. Amortization of intangible assets
|
|
|
181,583 |
|
|
12. Recognition of minority interest
|
|
|
(565 |
) |
|
13. Reversal of asset revaluation
|
|
|
(37,773 |
) |
|
14. Adjustments for Redeemable (Convertible) Preferred Stock
|
|
|
128,606 |
|
|
15. Sale-leaseback
|
|
|
(14,163 |
) |
|
16. Fair valuation of long-term debt and bonds
|
|
|
(30,363 |
) |
|
17. Conforming depreciation accounting policy
|
|
|
(24,589 |
) |
|
18. Measurement of common stock issued for acquisition of
subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
19. Others
|
|
|
54,083 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total of adjustments
|
|
|
(660,091 |
) |
Tax effect of adjustments
|
|
|
653,390 |
|
|
|
|
|
Korean GAAP net income
|
|
W |
1,732,067 |
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. GAAP stockholders equity
|
|
W |
7,810,784 |
|
|
1. Provision for credit losses
|
|
|
(1,421,664 |
) |
|
2. Sale of loans to the Korea Asset Management Corporation
|
|
|
(38,830 |
) |
|
3. Deferred loan fees and costs
|
|
|
(43,557 |
) |
|
4. Securities and derivatives for hedging purposes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a. Changes in foreign exchange rates on available-for-sale
securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
b. Impairment loss and reclassification of securities
|
|
|
1,263,524 |
|
|
|
c. Reversal of hedge accounting treatment for derivatives
|
|
|
117,079 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
|
5. Stock based compensation
|
|
|
(31,981 |
) |
|
6. Formation of Shinhan Financial Group
|
|
|
(43,053 |
) |
|
7. Foreign currency translation
|
|
|
(4,070 |
) |
|
8. Derecognition and amortization and impairment of goodwill
|
|
|
(110,190 |
) |
|
9. Sale of Shinhan Securities
|
|
|
(10,642 |
) |
|
10. Negative goodwill
|
|
|
76,615 |
|
|
11. Amortization of intangible assets
|
|
|
462,171 |
|
|
12. Recognition of minority interest
|
|
|
79,758 |
|
|
13. Reversal of asset revaluation
|
|
|
76,614 |
|
|
14. Adjustments for Redeemable (Convertible) Preferred Stock
|
|
|
1,597,957 |
|
|
15. Sale-leaseback
|
|
|
7,356 |
|
|
16. Fair valuation of long-term debt and bonds
|
|
|
(101,263 |
) |
|
17. Conforming depreciation accounting policy
|
|
|
(22,028 |
) |
|
18. Measurement of common stock issued for acquisition of
subsidiaries
|
|
|
137,738 |
|
|
19. Others
|
|
|
(77,806 |
) |
Total of adjustments
|
|
|
1,913,728 |
|
Tax effect of adjustments
|
|
|
527,214 |
|
|
|
|
|
Korean GAAP stockholders equity
|
|
W |
10,251,726 |
|
|
|
|
|
The following is a summary of the significant adjustments made
to consolidated net income and stockholders equity to
reconcile the U.S. GAAP results with Korean GAAP. The
numbered paragraphs below refer to the corresponding item
numbers set forth above.
1. Under U.S. GAAP, the allowance for loan losses for
specifically identified impaired loans is based on (1) the
present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the
loans effective interest rate or as a practical expedient,
(2) the loans observable market price or (3) the fair
value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.
For homogeneous pools of corporate and consumer loans,
allowances are based on historical losses using a risk rating
migration model adjusted for qualitative factors, while a
delinquency roll-rate model adjusted for qualitative factors is
used for homogeneous pools of credit cards.
Under Korean GAAP, the allowance for loan losses is generally
established based on the classification guidelines promulgated
by the Financial Supervisory Commission, which requires that the
minimum allowance be established based on loan classification.
Both Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank used these guidelines, as
modified, to establish minimum allowances.
Our reserve is established based on the following percentages as
of December 31, 2005.
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Shinhan Bank | |
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Normal
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0.20 - 2.0 |
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0.75 |
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0.5 |
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0.75 |
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Precautionary
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4.0 |
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8.0 |
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2.0 |
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8.0 |
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Substandard
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20.0 |
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20.0 |
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20.0 |
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20.0 |
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Doubtful
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95.0 |
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55.0 |
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95.0 |
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55.0 |
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Estimated Loss
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100.0 |
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100.0 |
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100.0 |
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100.0 |
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This adjustment reflects the differences in the methodologies
used to determine the allowance for loan losses under
U.S. GAAP and Korean GAAP. It also includes the offsetting
effects of (1) the consolidation of
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our trust accounts, which include loans and related reserves
under Korean GAAP and (2) the deconsolidation of certain
securitized loans and related reserves, which it recorded as
sales under Korean GAAP.
2. We sold a number of non-performing loans to the Korea
Asset Management Corporation. For those loans sold to the Korea
Asset Management Corporation prior to fiscal year 2001, based on
the sales agreement, there was a recourse liability for the
obligation to repurchase such loans. The Korea Asset Management
Corporation can return certain loans to us when the performance
requirements of such loans are not met. We recognize a recourse
liability for the obligation to repurchase such loans. The
adjustment reflects the differences in classification of loans
and methodologies used to determine the loan losses as discussed
above.
3. Under U.S. GAAP loan origination fees and the
related costs are deferred and amortized over the life of the
loan as an adjustment to the yield of the loan. Under Korean
GAAP, origination fees were recognized in income when received
or paid and did not provide for the deferral or related costs.
4a. Under U.S. GAAP, effects of changes in foreign exchange
rates of foreign available-for-sale securities are reflected as
a component of other comprehensive income. Under Korean GAAP,
effects of such changes in foreign exchange rates are reflected
in earnings. This item reflects the adjustment of such effects
from earnings to other comprehensive income.
4b. Under U.S. GAAP, declines in the fair value of
held-to-maturity and
available-for-sale securities below their cost that are deemed
to be other-than-temporary are recorded in earnings. Various
quantitative and qualitative factors are assessed to determine
whether impairment is other-than-temporary such as the duration
and extent of the decline, the current operating and future
expected performance, market values of comparable companies,
changes in industry and market prospects, and the intent and
ability of the holder to hold the security for a sufficient
period of time for subsequent expected recovery in market value.
Under Korean GAAP, declines in the fair value that are deemed to
be permanent are recorded in earnings. The determination of
whether a decline in the fair value of a security is permanent
is generally based on whether the issuer is in bankruptcy or
liquidation. This item reflects the recognition of additional
losses, adjustment of the proper cost basis for the disposal
gains or losses and reclassification of securities that are not
within the scope of SFAS No. 115 into proper
categories under U.S. GAAP.
4c. Under U.S. GAAP, for a derivative to qualify for hedge
accounting, it must be highly effective at reducing the risk
associated with the exposure being hedged. The hedging
relationship must be designated and formally documented at
inception along with the particular risk management objective
and strategy for the hedge, identification of the derivative
used as the hedging instrument, the hedged item and the risk
exposure being hedged, and the method of assessing hedge
effectiveness. As the criteria for documenting the designation
of hedging relationships and hedge effectiveness are more
rigorous under U.S. GAAP, the majority of the derivatives
accounted for as hedges under Korean GAAP do not qualify for
hedge accounting under U.S. GAAP. This item reflects the
reversal of the hedge accounting treatment applied under Korean
GAAP.
5. Under U.S. GAAP, to apply fair value based method
of accounting for stock-based compensation, stock options issued
are valued based upon option-pricing model, which takes into
account certain assumptions whereas under Korean GAAP, a
different set of assumptions are taken into consideration. Under
Korean GAAP, compensation costs are allocated using the straight
line method whereas under U.S. GAAP, compensation costs are
allocated using the graded vesting method. The income statement
adjustment represents the difference in amortization expense
resulting from the difference in valuation of stock options
derived from different assumptions.
Under Korean GAAP, compensation costs related to stock options
to be settled in cash are recorded as a liability. Compensation
costs related to stock options to be settled in shares are
recorded as a separate component of stockholders equity.
Under U.S. GAAP, compensation costs related to all stock
options granted to employees are recorded as a separate
component of stockholders equity. The stockholders
equity adjustment reflects the amount of stock compensation
costs recorded as liability under Korean GAAP.
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6. Under Korean GAAP, the formation of a holding company
results in changes in Shinhan Banks original investment
cost basis in its investees, whereas under U.S. GAAP, the
transaction is accounted for under the purchase method with
Shinhan Bank being the accounting acquirer, resulting in no
change to Shinhan Banks original investment costs in
Shinhan Capital, Shinhan Securities and Shinhan Investment
Trust Management Company. In addition, under Korean GAAP,
the value of consideration was measured based on the stock price
on the consummation date of the acquisition, whereas under
U.S. GAAP, the value of consideration was measured based on
our average closing price on the Korea Exchange two days before
and after the date the formation was agreed to and announced.
Furthermore, costs that were directly related to the formation
were expensed under Korean GAAP, whereas such costs were
included in the cost of the formation under the U.S. GAAP.
This adjustment reflects differences in the accounting related
to the formation of the holding company under U.S. GAAP.
7. Under U.S. GAAP and Korean GAAP, assets and
liabilities of foreign branches and subsidiaries are translated
at current exchange rates established at balance sheet date from
the respective functional currency to the reporting currency,
the Korean Won. Under U.S. GAAP, income and expenses for
those foreign entities are translated at the average exchange
rate for the period. Under Korean GAAP, income and expenses for
those foreign entities are translated at the current exchange
rate at the balance sheet date. Under U.S. GAAP and Korean
GAAP, the resulting unrealized gains and losses arising from the
translation of foreign entities are recorded as a separate
component of stockholders equity. This reconciliation
adjusts the different rates used in the translation of income
statement items for foreign entities under U.S. GAAP to
Korean GAAP.
8. Under Korean GAAP, goodwill is amortized over its useful
life during which future economic benefits are expected to flow
to the enterprise, not exceeding twenty years. We amortize
goodwill over ten years. Under U.S. GAAP, goodwill is not
amortized, but rather it is tested for impairment at least
annually. The income statement adjustment reflects goodwill
impairment charge recorded under U.S. GAAP, net of the
goodwill amortization that was recorded under Korean GAAP. Under
Korean GAAP, acquisition of the remaining interest in its
consolidated subsidiary is accounted for under the book basis
with no goodwill recognized, rather, any excess amount paid
results in a reduction of capital surplus. Furthermore,
consolidation is required when the investor owns more than 30%
of the investees voting shares and is also the largest
shareholder. Under U.S. GAAP, acquisition of the remaining
interest in its equity investee is accounted for under the
purchase method with the excess cost over the fair value of the
net assets acquired recognized as goodwill. The
stockholders equity adjustment reflects the additional
amount of goodwill recognized under U.S. GAAP.
9. Under Korean GAAP, the merger of Shinhan Securities and
Good Morning Securities is accounted for as a common control
merger with no gain or loss recognized on this transaction.
Under U.S. GAAP, the merger was accounted for in accordance
with EITF 90-13 which accounts for the transaction as a
sale of portion of the Shinhan Financial Groups interest
in Shinhan Securities to the minority interest holders of the
Good Morning Securities and acquisition of additional interest
in Good Morning Securities. A gain is recognized to the extent
that Shinhan Securities was sold.
10. Under Korean GAAP, negative goodwill arising in
connection with an acquisition is not allocated as a reduction
to non-monetary assets. Under U.S. GAAP, negative good will
is first allocated as a reduction to non-current assets and any
remaining amount is recorded as extraordinary gain.
11. Under U.S. GAAP, finite-lived intangible assets
which meet certain criteria are recognized in a business
combination transaction and amortized over their useful lives.
Under Korean GAAP, because the criteria that must be met in
order to recognize intangible assets is not clearly specified,
in practice, they are included as part of goodwill. We did not
recognize any intangible assets in connection with the formation
of the Shinhan Financial Group and the acquisitions of Chohung
Bank, Jeju Bank and Good Morning Securities under Korean GAAP.
However, finite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets
were recognized under U.S. GAAP in connection with the
above transactions. The income statement adjustment represents
the amortization of the finite-lived intangible assets under
U.S. GAAP.
12. The operating results of each of our subsidiaries have
been affected by the conversion to U.S. GAAP from Korean
GAAP. Consequently, the minority interest holders share of
the difference in the results of the
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respective subsidiaries operations under U.S. GAAP
and Korean GAAP affect our consolidated net income and
stockholders equity.
Under Korean GAAP, minority interest is treated as a component
of stockholders equity. Under U.S. GAAP, minority
interest is not considered part of stockholders equity and
is disclosed in the consolidated balance sheet between the
liability section and the stockholders equity section.
13. Under Korean GAAP, certain fixed assets were revalued
upward in 1998. As a result, the revaluation gain is included in
stockholders equity, and depreciation expense related to
revalued fixed assets is determined based on the new cost basis.
Under U.S. GAAP, upward revaluation of fixed assets is not
permitted, and depreciation expense is based on the historical
cost basis adjusted for any impairment loss. This adjustment is
to reverse the revaluation effects on the fixed assets under
Korean GAAP, and to adjust the gain or loss relating to
subsequent disposals of those fixed assets under the different
cost basis.
14. Under Korean GAAP, Redeemable Preferred Stocks and
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stocks were recorded in
stockholders equity. Under U.S. GAAP, certain
financial instruments previously classified as
mezzanine equity, are classified as liabilities on
the balance sheet pursuant to SFAS No. 150.
Accordingly, Redeemable Preferred Stocks are classified as
liabilities and Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stocks are
classified as mezzanine equity. Dividends paid to
holders of Redeemable Preferred Stocks are recognized as
interest expense rather than reduction from the retained
earnings.
15. Under U.S. GAAP, a seller-lessee in a
sale-leaseback transaction of assets, such as equipment,
accounts for the lease meeting certain criteria as a capital
lease, otherwise, as an operating lease. Any profit or loss on
the sale of the asset is generally deferred and amortized in
proportion to the amortization of the leased asset, if capital
lease, or in proportion to the related gross rental charged to
expense over the lease term, if operating lease. Under Korean
GAAP, if sale-leaseback transaction of used assets meets certain
criteria as an operating lease, which differs in certain
respects from U.S. GAAP, any profit or loss on the sale of
the asset is recognized immediately in the income statement.
16. With respect our acquisition of the remaining interest
in a consolidated subsidiary, under U.S. GAAP, assets and
liabilities of such subsidiary are to be assigned with the
difference between acquisition cost and underlying equity in net
assets based on their fair value and any unassigned difference
will be designated as goodwill, whereas under Korean GAAP, the
difference is recognized as changes in shareholders equity
and no fair valuation of assets and liabilities are recorded.
The item reflects the difference between the fair values and
book values of long-term debt and bonds from additional
acquisition of a consolidated subsidiary and the difference is
recognized as interest expense in earnings for the remaining
life of long-term debt and bonds.
17. Under Korean GAAP, Capitalized Software Cost is
classified as premises and equipment. We recognize depreciation
cost of Capitalized Software Cost using declining balance method
in conjunction with other premises and equipment. Under
U.S. GAAP, Capitalized Software Cost is amortized on a
straight line basis in accordance with Statements of Position
98-1.
18. Under Korean GAAP, the value of consideration paid for
Chohung Bank, Good Morning Shinhan Securities and Shinhan Life
Insurance was measured based on our stock price on the
consummation date of the merger, whereas under U.S. GAAP,
the value of consideration was measured based on our average
closing stock price on the Stock Market Division of the Korea
Exchange two days before and after the date the merger was
agreed to and announced.
19. Under Korean GAAP, the value of consideration paid for
Shinhan Life Insurance was measured based on the price of our
common stock on the date the acquisition was consummated. Under
the U.S. GAAP, the value of consideration is measured based
on the average closing price of our common stock on the Stock
Market Division of the Korea Exchange two days before and after
the date the acquisition is agreed to and accounted. The
application of U.S. GAAP resulted in goodwill due to the
fact that the consideration paid was more than the fair value of
the net assets of Shinhan Life Insurance acquired.
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ITEM 6. |
DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES |
DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Executive Directors
Our executive directors are as follows.
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Eung Chan Ra
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68 |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors and Head of Board Steering
Committee |
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September 1, 2001 |
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March 25, 2007 |
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In Ho Lee
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63 |
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President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board
Steering Committee |
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September 1, 2001 |
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March 25, 2007 |
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Young Hwi Choi
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61 |
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Executive Director |
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March 31, 2003 |
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March 25, 2007 |
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Eung Chan Ra is the Chairman of our board of directors.
Prior to being elected to his current position in 2001, he was
the Vice-Chairman of Shinhan Bank and also served as President
and Chief Executive Officer of Shinhan Bank. Mr. Ra also
currently serves as Vice-Chairman of Korea-Japan Economy
Association and the chief of committee in the Economy and
Science Division of the Advisory Council on Democratic and
Peaceful Unification. Mr. Ra was a director of Cheil
Investment Finance from 1977 until 1982, when he first jointed
us as an executive vice president of Shinhan Bank. Mr. Ra
graduated from Seonrin Commercial High School.
In Ho Lee is our President and Chief Executive Officer.
Prior to being elected to his current position on May 17,
2005, he has served as a non-executive director of Shinhan
Financial Group since the date of our inception. Mr. Lee
previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Shinhan Bank. Mr. Lee first joined us as one of Shinhan
Banks incorporators in 1982. Mr. Lee received a B.A.
in economics from Yonsei University.
Young Hwi Choi currently serves as our executive
director. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Shinhan Financial Group between March 31, 2003 and
May 16, 2005. He also served as Deputy President of Shinhan
Bank before he joined Shinhan Financial Group in 2001.
Mr. Choi began his banking career by joining the Bank of
Korea in 1969. He served as a deputy director of the Ministry of
Finance and Economy from 1978 until 1982, when he first joined
us as one of the incorporators of Shinhan Bank. Mr. Choi
received a B.A. in economics from Sungkyunkwan University.
Non-Executive Directors
Non-executive directors are directors who are not our employees
and do not hold executive officer positions in us. Outside
directors are non-executive directors who also satisfy the
requirements set forth under the Securities and Exchange Act to
be independent of our major shareholders, affiliates and the
management. Our non-executive directors are selected based on
the candidates talents and skills in diverse areas, such
as law, finance, economy, management and accounting. Currently,
12 non-executive directors are in office, all of whom were
nominated by our board of directors.
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Our non-executive directors are as follows.
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Young Seok Choi
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77 |
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Non-Executive Director |
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March 31, 2003 |
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March 25, 2007 |
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Yong Woong Yang
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58 |
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Non-Executive Director |
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March 25, 2004 |
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March 25, 2007 |
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Il Sup Kim
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60 |
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Outside Director |
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March 31, 2003 |
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March 21, 2007 |
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Sang Yoon Lee
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64 |
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Outside Director |
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March 25, 2004 |
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March 21, 2007 |
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Yoon Soo Yoon
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61 |
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Outside Director |
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March 25, 2004 |
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March 21, 2007 |
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Shee Yul Ryoo
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67 |
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Outside Director |
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March 30, 2005 |
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March 21, 2007 |
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Byung Hun Park
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78 |
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Outside Director |
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September 1, 2001 |
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March 21, 2007 |
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Young Hoon Choi
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77 |
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Outside Director |
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March 30, 2005 |
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March 21, 2007 |
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Si Jong Kim
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69 |
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Outside Director |
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March 30, 2005 |
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March 21, 2007 |
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Philippe Reynieix
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57 |
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Outside Director |
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March 25, 2004 |
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March 21, 2007 |
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Haeng Nam Chung
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64 |
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Outside Director |
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March 21, 2006 |
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March 21, 2007 |
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Myoung Soo Choi
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48 |
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Outside Director |
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March 21, 2006 |
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March 21, 2007 |
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The date on which each term will end will be the date of the
general stockholders meeting in the relevant year. |
Young Seok Choi has been a non-executive director since
March 31, 2003. Mr. Choi is the founding member and
current Chief Executive Officer of AERTH 21. Mr. Choi
received a B.A. in business from Meiji University of Japan.
Mr. Choi previously served as a non-executive director of
Shinhan Bank.
Yong Woong Yang has been a non-executive director since
March 25, 2004. Mr. Yang is currently the President of
Doen. Mr. Yang previously served as an outside director of
Shinhan Bank and Shinhan Financial Group. He received a B.A.
from Chosun University.
Il Sup Kim has been an outside director since
March 31, 2003. Mr. Kim is currently the president of
Dasan Accounting Corporation. Mr. Kim was a professor of
Business Administration and served as Vice-President for
Planning & Finance at Ewha Womans University.
Mr. Kim previously served as Vice Chairman of Samil
Accounting Corporation and as chairman of Korea Accounting
Institute and Korea Accounting Standard Board. Mr. Kim
received a B.A., MBA and Ph.D in business administration from
Seoul National University.
Sang Yoon Lee has been an outside director since
March 25, 2004. Mr. Lee is currently the
Representative Director and President of Nongshim Ltd., and
serves as the Non-statutory Vice-Chairman of Korea Food Industry
Association. He received a B.A. in Commerce from Seoul National
University.
Yoon Soo Yoon has been an outside director since
March 25, 2004. Mr. Yoon is currently the Chairman/
CEO of Fila Korea Ltd. He received a B.A. in Political
Science & Diplomacy from Hankuk University of Foreign
Studies.
Shee Yul Ryoo has been an outside director since
March 30, 2005. Mr. Ryoo currently serves as an
advisor of Shin & Kim, a Korean law firm. Mr. Ryoo
previously served as President of Korea First Bank and as
chairman of the Korea Federation of Banks. Mr. Ryoo
received a bachelor of arts degree in law from Seoul National
University.
Byung Hun Park has been an outside director since the
date of our inception. Mr. Park currently serves as the
chairman of Daeseong Electric Industries Co., Ltd. Mr. Park
previously served as the chairman of the Korean Residents Union
in Japan. Mr. Park received a B.A. in economics and an
LL.B. from Meiji University of Japan. Mr. Park also
received an honorary Ph.D. in political science from Chung Ang
University.
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Young Hoon Choi has been an outside director since
March 30, 2005. Mr. Choi currently serves as chairman
of EISHIN Group. Mr. Choi previously served as a
non-executive director of Shinhan Bank. Mr. Choi received a
bachelor of arts degree in law from Ritsumeikan University of
Japan.
Si Jong Kim has been an outside director since
March 30, 2005. Mr. Kim currently serves as a standing
advisor to KANAGAWA Prefecture branch of Korean Residents Union
in Japan and as chairman of Star Limited Corporation.
Philippe Reynieix has been an outside director since
March 25, 2004. Mr. Reynieix was nominated by BNP
Paribas and elected to our board of directors pursuant to the
alliance agreement, dated December 2001, which we entered into
with BNP Paribas. See Item 7. Major Shareholders and
Related Party Transactions Related Party
Transactions. He is currently CEO and General Manager of
BNP Paribas Korea. Mr. Reynieix received a Master of
Business Law from Paris II University.
Haeng Nam Chung has been an outside director since
March 21, 2006. Mr. Chung served as a director of
Asuka Credit Union and as an advisor of the Korean Chamber of
Commerce and Industry in Japan.
Myoung Soo Choi has been an outside director since
March 21, 2006. Mr. Choi currently serves as the Head
of the Fund Management and Planning Department of Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation. Mr. Choi received a bachelor of arts
degree in economics from Kyonggi University.
Executive Officers
In addition to the executive directors who are also our
executive officers, we currently have the following executive
officers.
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Jae Woo Lee
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55 |
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Chief Operating Officer; Managing Director of General Affairs
Team, Public Relations Team, Human Resources Team |
Byung Jae Cho
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54 |
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Chief Financial Officer; Managing Director of Finance Planning
Team, Risk Management Team, Investor Relations Team |
Jin Won Suh
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54 |
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Chief Strategy Officer; Managing Director of Strategic Planning
Team, Future Strategy & Management Team,
Information & Technology Planning Team |
Jae Woon Yoon
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Group Synergy Officer; Managing Director of Joint Procurement
Team, Synergy Management Team, Audit & Compliance Team |
None of the executive officers have any significant activities
outside Shinhan Financial Group.
Jae Woo Lee has been our Chief Operating Officer and
Managing Director since December 22, 2004. Mr. Lee
currently serves as an outside director of Shinhan Bank, Shinhan
Card, Shinhan BNP Paribas ITMC and Jeju Bank and as a
non-executive director of Shinhan Life Insurance. He previously
served as Deputy President of Shinhan Bank. Mr. Lee
graduated from Kunsan Commercial High School and studied
business administration in Graduate School of Business
Administration, Dongguk University.
Byung Jae Cho has been our Chief Financial Officer and
Managing Director since September 5, 2003. Mr. Cho
currently serves as an outside director of SH Asset Management
Co., Ltd., and Shinhan BNP Paribas ITMC and as a non-executive
director of Shinhan Capital, Shinhan Private Equity and Shinhan
Macquarie Financial Advisory. Mr. Cho previously served in
various positions with Chohung Bank, including as a branch
manager. Mr. Cho received a B.A. in business administration
from Seoul National University.
Jin Won Suh has been our Chief Strategy Officer and
Managing Director since February 22, 2006. Mr. Suh
currently serves as an outside director of SH Asset Management
Co., Ltd. and Shinhan BNP Paribas
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ITMC and as a non-executive director of Shinhan Private Equity,
SH&C Life Insurance and Shinhan Macquarie Financial
Advisory. Mr. Suh received a B.A. in historical science
from Korea University.
Jae Woon Yoon has been our Group Synergy Officer and
Managing Director since August 26, 2005. Mr. Yoon
currently serves as an outside director of Good Morning Shinhan
Securities and Shinhan Card and as a non-executive director of
Shinhan Capital and Shinhan Credit Information. Mr. Yoon
received a B.A. in education from Seoul National University.
Any director wishing to enter into a transaction with Shinhan
Financial Group including the subsidiaries in his or her
personal capacity is required to obtain the prior approval of
the Board of Directors. The director having an interest in the
transaction may not vote at the meeting of the Board of
Directors to approve the transaction.
COMPENSATION
The aggregate remuneration paid and
benefits-in-kind paid
by us to our president and chief executive officer, our other
executive directors, our non-executive directors and our
executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2005 was
W7,615 million, consisting of W5,583 million in
salaries and wages and W2,032 million in bonus payments.
We do not have service contracts with any of our directors or
officers providing for benefits upon termination of their
employment with us.
We have granted stock options to our chairman, our president and
chief executive officer and other directors and executive
officers as described below in Share
Ownership Stock Options. For our options
granted prior to March 25, 2004, we will pay in cash the
difference between the exercise and the market price at the date
of exercise. For those options issued on or after March 25,
2004, we may either issue common stock or pay in cash the
difference between the exercise and the market price at the date
of exercise. These options contain restrictions on vesting, such
as vesting only after two or three years after grant and
continued employment for a specified period. Upon vesting,
options may be exercised during the following three or four
years.
In 2005, we recognized W45,459 million as compensation
expense for the stock options granted under our incentive stock
option plan.
Beginning on April 1, 1999, as a result of an amendment of
the Korean National Pension Law, we contribute an amount equal
to 4.5% of employee wages and contribute 4.5% of employees
wages which are deducted from such wages to the National Pension
Management Corporation. In accordance with our policy and the
Korean Labor Standard Law, employees with one year or more of
service are entitled, upon termination of employment, to receive
a lump sum severance payment based upon the length of their
service and the average of the last three months wages. We
make provisions for accrued severance indemnities based upon the
assumption that all employees terminate their employment with us
at the same time. As of December 31, 2005, the provisions
for accrued severance benefits were W255 billion
(US$251 million), which represents 100.3% of the amount
required under the Korean Labor Standard Law. By the end of
2006, we plan to deposit 56.9% of such provisions for accrued
severance indemnities with insurance companies and other banks.
Under Korean law, we may not terminate full time employees
except under certain circumstances.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
We are committed to high standards of corporate governance. We
complied throughout the year with the corporate governance
provisions of the Korean Commercial Code, the Financial Holding
Companies Act of Korea, the Securities and Exchange Act and the
Listing Rules of the Korea Exchange. We, like all other
companies in Korea, must comply with the corporate governance
provisions of the Korean Commercial Code. In addition, as a
listed company, we are subject to the Securities and Exchange
Act, and as a holding company, we are also subject to the
Financial Holding Companies Act. In addition, each financial
institution
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that is our subsidiary must comply with the corporate governance
provisions of the relevant laws under which it was established.
Differences in Korean/ New York Stock Exchange corporate
governance practices
In November 2003, the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission approved new corporate governance rules of the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for listed companies.
Under these new rules, as a NYSE-listed foreign private issuer,
we must disclose any significant ways in which its corporate
governance practices differ from those followed by
U.S. companies under NYSE listing standards. We believe the
following to be the significant differences between our
corporate governance practices and NYSE corporate governance
rules applicable to U.S. companies.
U.S. companies listed on the NYSE are required to adopt and
disclose corporate governance guidelines. The listing rules of
the Korea Exchange require each company, at the time of its
initial listing, to disclose information related to its
corporate governance, such as its board of directors, internal
audit, shareholder voting, and remuneration of officers and
directors. The Korea Exchange, among other things, will review
the corporate governance practices of the company in determining
whether to approve such company for listing, Under the Korea
Exchange listing rules and in accordance with the requirements
prescribed under the Securities and Exchange Act, at least
one-fourth of a listed companys directors must be outside
directors provided that there must be at least three outside
directors. In the case of Large Listed Company,
which is defined as a company that has total assets as of the
end of the most recent fiscal year of W2 trillion or more,
at least one-half of its directors must be outside directors
and, pursuant to an amendment to the Securities and Exchange
Act, more than one-half of a Large Listed Companys
directors must be outside directors effective from July 1,
2004. A Large Listed Company must also establish an audit
committee of which at least two-thirds of its members must be
outside directors and whose chairman must be an outside
director. In addition, effective from December 31, 2003, at
least one member of the audit committee who is an outside
director must also be an accounting or financial expert,
provided that companies have until the first occasion
when its existing audit committee member is replaced for any
reason or a new member is appointed to implement this change. A
company that has failed to satisfy any of the foregoing
requirements continuously for the past two years are prescribed
by the Securities and Exchange Act to be delisted from the Korea
Exchange. We qualify as a Large Listed Company under the
Securities and Exchange Act and have complied with these
corporate governance requirements throughout 2003.
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Majority of Independent Directors on the Board |
Under the NYSE listing standards, independent directors must
comprise a majority of the board of directors of a
U.S. company listed on the NYSE. As a foreign private
issuer, we are exempt from this requirement. The NYSE rules
include detailed tests for determining director independence
while the Financial Holding Companies Act of Korea, which we
follow, prescribes a different standard for determining
outside or non-executive directors. An
outside director for purposes of the Financial
Holding Companies Act and the Securities and Exchange Act means
a director who does not engage in the regular affairs of the
financial holding company, and who is elected at a shareholders
meeting, after having been nominated by the outside director
nominating committee. None of the largest shareholder, those
persons specially related to the largest shareholder of
such company, persons who during the past two years have served
as an officer or employee of such company, the spouses and
immediate family members of an officer of such company, and
certain other persons specified by law may qualify as an outside
director of such company. Currently, our board of directors
consists of fifteen directors, including ten outside directors.
Of our fifteen directors, four directors satisfy the
requirements of independence as set forth in
Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act.
Pursuant to the NYSE listing standards, non-management directors
of U.S. companies listed on the NYSE must meet on a regular
basis without management present and independent directors must
meet separately at least once per year. While no such
requirement currently exists under applicable Korean law or
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listing standards, pursuant to our board of directors
regulations, outside directors are required to hold two
exclusive sessions each year in order to promote the exchange of
diverse opinions by outsider directors.
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee |
Under the NYSE listing standards, U.S. companies listed on
the NYSE are required to have a nominating/corporate governance
committee, composed entirely of independent directors. In
addition to identifying individuals qualified to become board
members, this committee must develop and recommend to the board
a set of corporate governance principles. Under the Securities
and Exchange Act, large listed companies, financial holding
companies, commercial banks, and certain other financial
institutions are required to have an outside director nominating
committee of which at least one-half of its members must be
outside directors. However, there is no requirement to establish
a corporate governance committee under applicable Korean law. We
currently have an outside director recommendation committee and
a board of directors administration committee which manage
corporate governance practices applicable to us. The outside
director recommendation committee consists of five directors,
including four outside directors. The chairman of the committee
must be an outside director pursuant to our outside director
recommendation committee regulations. The board of director
administration committee consists of five directors, including
three outside directors.
Under the NYSE listing standards, U.S. companies listed on
the NYSE are required to have a compensation committee, composed
entirely of independent directors. While no such requirement
currently exists under applicable Korean law or listing
standards, we have a compensation committee composed of four
outside directors. Each member of the compensation committee
satisfies the independent director requirements as set forth in
Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act.
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Establish Corporate Governance Guidelines and Adopt Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics |
The NYSE listing standards require U.S. companies listed on
the NYSE to establish corporate governance guidelines and to
adopt a code of business conduct and ethics for directors,
officers and employees, and promptly disclose any waivers of the
code for directors or executive officers. As a foreign private
issuer, we are exempt from this requirement. While we have not
adopted official corporate governance guidelines, our board of
directors, outside director recommendation committee and board
of directors administration committee review and determine
corporate policies as needed to ensure efficient and transparent
corporate governance practices. Pursuant to the requirements of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, in July 2005, we adopted a Code of
Ethics applicable to our Chairman & Chief Executive
Officer and all other directors and executive officers including
the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Accounting Officer. In
May 2005, our board of directors approved a code of ethics for
such officers and we began implementing the code as of
July 1, 2005, together with an insider reporting system in
compliance with Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The
code of ethics is available on our website
www.shinhangroup.com. Several of our subsidiaries,
including Shinhan Bank, GoodMorning Shinhan Securities and
Shinhan Life Insurance, currently also have their own codes of
business conduct and ethics, and we are currently evaluating the
merit of adopting a groupwide code of business conduct and
ethics that applies to all of our employees.
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Shareholder Approval of Equity Compensation Plans |
The NYSE listing standards require the shareholders of
U.S. companies listed on the NYSE to approve all equity
compensation plans. We currently have two equity compensation
plans, consisting of a stock option plan for directors and key
employees and the Employee Stock Ownership Plan for all
employees. Stock options may be granted up to 20% of the total
number of outstanding shares in accordance with the relevant
rules set forth in our Articles of Incorporation. Under
applicable Korean laws, granting of stock options requires a
shareholder resolution at the extraordinary shareholders
meeting, which requires the approval of the holders of the
shares representing at least two-thirds of those shares present
or represented at such meeting and also representing at least
one-third of the total issued and outstanding shares. Under
applicable Korean
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laws and our Articles of Incorporation, stock options may be
granted up to 1% of the total number of outstanding shares by a
board of director, subject to the approval at the next
shareholders meeting. Shares under the Employee Stock
Ownership Plan may be granted up to the lower of 1% of the total
number of issued and outstanding shares and W300 million in
aggregate purchase price of such shares, and without a
shareholder resolution pursuant to applicable Korean laws.
Effective October 2005, the amended Framework Act on
Workers Welfare and the Enforcement Decree thereunder
allow a company to issue stock options up to 20% of its issued
and outstanding shares by a resolution at the shareholders
meeting with an individual limit of W6 million per each
member of the employee stock ownership association, if otherwise
permitted by the Articles of Incorporation. In addition, if a
company is issuing stock options by a 10% of its issued and
outstanding shares, only a board of director resolution is
required for such issuance if otherwise permitted by the
Articles of Incorporation. However, we have not adopted such
provision in our Articles of Incorporation.
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Annual Certification of Compliance |
Lastly, a chief executive officer of a U.S. company listed
on the NYSE must annually certify that he or she is not aware of
any violation by the company of NYSE corporate governance
standards. In accordance with NYSE listing rules applicable to
foreign private issuers, we are not required to provide the NYSE
with this annual compliance certification. However, in
accordance with rules applicable to both U.S. companies and
foreign private issuers, we are required to promptly notify the
NYSE in writing after any executive officer becomes aware of any
material noncompliance with the NYSE corporate governance
standards applicable to us. Beginning in 2005, foreign private
issuers, including us, are required to submit to the NYSE an
annual written affirmation relating to compliance with
Sections 303A.06 and 303A.11 of the NYSE listed company
manual, which are the NYSE corporate governance standards
applicable to foreign private issuers. All written affirmations
must be executed in the form provided by the NYSE, without
modification. In 2006, each foreign private issuer listed on the
NYSE must submit to the NYSE an initial annual written
affirmation no later than 30 days after July 31, 2006
(or August 30, 2006). In subsequent years, the annual
written affirmation must be submitted within 30 days of the
foreign private issuers filing of its annual report on
Form 20-F with the
SEC.
BOARD PRACTICES
Board of Directors
Our board of directors, which currently consists of three
executive directors and 12 non-executive directors, has the
ultimate responsibility for the management of our affairs.
Our Articles of Incorporation provide for no less than three but
no more than 15 directors and the number of executive
directors must be less than 50% of the total number of
directors. All outside directors are elected for a one-year term
of office, and all other directors are elected for a three-year
term. Terms are renewable and are subject to the Korean
Commercial Code, the Financial Holding Companies Act and related
regulations.
Our board of directors meets on a regular basis to discuss and
resolve material corporate matters. Additional extraordinary
meetings may also be convened at the request of the president
and chief executive officer or a director designated by the
board.
Committees of the Board of Directors
We currently have five management committees that serve under
the board:
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Each committee member is appointed by the board of directors,
except for members of the Audit Committee, who are elected at
the general meeting of stockholders.
The Board Steering Committee currently consists of three
directors, namely Shee Yul Ryoo, Yoon Soo Yoon and Philippe
Reynieix, together with the chairman of our Board of Directors
and the president and chief executive officer. The committee is
responsible for ensuring the efficient operations of the board
and the facilitation of the boards functions. The
committees responsibilities also include reviewing and
assessing the boards structure and the effectiveness of
that structure in fulfilling the boards fiduciary
responsibilities. The committee holds regular meetings every
quarter.
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Risk Management Committee |
The Risk Management Committee currently consists of three
outside directors, namely Shee Yul Ryoo, Yoon Soo Yoon and
Philippe Reynieix. The committee oversees and makes
determinations on all issues relating to our comprehensive risk
management function. In order to ensure our stable financial
condition and to maximize our profits, the committee monitors
our overall risk exposure and reviews our compliance with risk
policies and risk limits. In addition, the committee reviews
risk and control strategies and policies, evaluates whether each
risk is at an adequate level, establishes or abolishes risk
management divisions, reviews risk-based capital allocations,
and reviews the plans and evaluation of internal control. The
committee holds regular meetings every quarter.
The Audit Committee currently consists of four non-executive
directors, namely Il Sup Kim, Young Seok Choi, Si Jong Kim, and
Sang Yoon Lee. The committee oversees our financial reporting
and approves the appointment of and interaction with our
independent auditors and our internal audit-related officers.
The committee also reviews our financial information, audit
examinations, key financial statement issues and the
administration of our financial affairs by the board of
directors. In connection with the general meetings of
stockholders, the committee examines the agenda for, and
financial statements and other reports to be submitted by, the
board of directors for each general meeting of stockholders. The
committee holds regular meetings every quarter.
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Outside Director Recommendation Committee |
From January 12, 2006 to March 21, 2006, the Outside
Director Recommendation Committee consisted of Byung Hun Park,
Eung Chan Ra, Shee Yul Ryoo, Young Hoon Choi and Yoon Soo Yoon.
Members of this committee will be appointed by our board of
directors if and when necessary. This committee is responsible
for recommending and nominating candidates for our outside
director positions and related matters. The committee meetings
are called by the chairman of this committee, who must be an
outside director.
The Compensation Committee currently consists of four
independent directors, at least one-half of whom must also be
outside directors. This committee currently consists of Yoon Soo
Yoon, Il Sup Kim, Sang Yoon Lee and Shee Yul Ryoo. This
committee is responsible for reviewing and approving the
managements evaluation and compensation programs. The
committee meetings are called by the chairman of this committee,
who must be an outside director.
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EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 2005, at the holding company level, we
had approximately 94 regular employees employed, almost all of
whom are employed within Korea. As of December 31, 2005,
our subsidiaries had approximately 14,311 regular employees,
almost all of whom are employed within Korea. In addition, as of
December 31, 2005, we had four non-regular employees at the
holding company level and approximately 2,932 non-regular
employees at the subsidiary level. Of the total number of
regular and non-regular employees at both the holding company
and subsidiaries, 56.4% were managerial or executive employees.
Approximately 4,268 employees at Shinhan Bank, 4,757 employees
at Chohung Bank and 275 employees at Jeju Bank were members of
Korea Financial Industry Union and 1,200 employees at Good
Morning Shinhan Securities were members of Korea Securities
Trade Union as of December 31, 2005. In June 2003, our
then-proposed acquisition of Chohung Bank encountered opposition
from the labor union of Chohung Bank, including through actions
such as a strike. In connection with the finalization of our
acquisition, our management, together with the managements of
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation and Chohung Bank, reached a
written understanding with the labor union of Chohung Bank.
Labor related issues relating to Chohung Bank will be resolved
through consultation. See Item 4. Information on the
Company The Merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung
Bank The Acquisition. Except for the
foregoing, we have not experienced any general employee work
stoppages and consider our employee relations to be good.
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SHARE OWNERSHIP
As of June 8, 2006, the persons who are currently our
directors or executive officers, as a group, held an aggregate
of 5,003,110 shares of our common stock representing
approximately 1.39% of our outstanding common stock as of such
date. None of these persons individually held more than 1% of
our outstanding common stock as of such date.
Stock Options
The following table is the breakdown of stock options with
respect to our common stock that we have granted to our
directors and officers, describing the grant dates, positions
held by such directors and officers, exercise period, price and
the number of options as of March 21, 2006, the date of our
last shareholders meeting.
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Shinhan Financial Group
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Eung Chan Ra
(Chairman of Board of
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5/22/2002 |
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5/23/2004 |
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5/22/2008 |
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W18,910 |
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94,416 |
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5/15/2003 |
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5/16/2005 |
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5/15/2009 |
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11,800 |
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95,390 |
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3/25/2004 |
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3/25/2006 |
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3/25/2009 |
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21,595 |
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100,000 |
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3/30/2005 |
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3/30/2008 |
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3/29/2012 |
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28,006 |
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38,829 |
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120,000 |
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In Ho Lee
(President & CEO) |
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5/22/2002 |
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5/23/2004 |
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18,910 |
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32,162 |
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Young Hwi Choi
(Executive Director) |
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5/22/2002 |
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18,910 |
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Sang Yoon Lee
(Outside Director) |
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Yoon Soo Yoon
(Outside Director) |
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(Outside Director) |
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Jae Woo Lee
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5/22/2002 |
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18,910 |
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Byung Jae Cho
(Chief Financial Officer) |
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3/25/2004 |
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3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
24,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
257
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise Period | |
|
|
|
Number of | |
|
Percentage | |
|
Number of | |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Exercise | |
|
Granted | |
|
of Shares | |
|
Exercised | |
Name and Position |
|
Grant Date | |
|
From | |
|
To | |
|
Price | |
|
Options | |
|
Outstanding | |
|
Options | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Won) | |
|
|
|
(Percentage) | |
|
|
Jin Won Suh
(Chief Strategy Officer) |
|
|
3/25/2004 |
|
|
|
3/25/2006 |
|
|
|
3/25/2009 |
|
|
|
21,595 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Jae Woon Yoon
(Group Synergy Officer) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan Bank
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sang Hoon Shin
(President & CEO) |
|
|
5/22/2002 |
|
|
|
5/23/2004 |
|
|
|
5/22/2008 |
|
|
|
18,910 |
|
|
|
28,325 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5/15/2003 |
|
|
|
5/16/2005 |
|
|
|
5/15/2009 |
|
|
|
11,800 |
|
|
|
77,160 |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/25/2004 |
|
|
|
3/25/2006 |
|
|
|
3/25/2009 |
|
|
|
21,595 |
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
88,000 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
Jae Ho Cho
(Director & Standing Auditor) |
|
|
3/25/2004 |
|
|
|
3/25/2006 |
|
|
|
3/25/2009 |
|
|
|
21,595 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Hong Hee Chae
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Baek Soon Lee
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/25/2004 |
|
|
|
3/25/2006 |
|
|
|
5/15/2009 |
|
|
|
21,595 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/25/2009 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
24,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sang Young Oh
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/25/2004 |
|
|
|
3/25/2006 |
|
|
|
3/25/2009 |
|
|
|
21,595 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Hyu Won Lee
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sang Woon Choi
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Eun Sik Kim
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Chang Sung Moon
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Won Suk Choi
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shin Sung Kang
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Yoon Suk Gong
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nam Lee
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Chang Ki Huh
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
258
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise Period | |
|
|
|
Number of | |
|
Percentage | |
|
Number of | |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Exercise | |
|
Granted | |
|
of Shares | |
|
Exercised | |
Name and Position |
|
Grant Date | |
|
From | |
|
To | |
|
Price | |
|
Options | |
|
Outstanding | |
|
Options | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Won) | |
|
|
|
(Percentage) | |
|
|
Good Morning Shinhan Securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Woo Keun Lee
(Representative Director and Vice Chairman) |
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dong Girl Lee
(President and CEO) |
|
|
5/22/2002 |
|
|
|
5/23/2004 |
|
|
|
5/22/2008 |
|
|
|
18,910 |
|
|
|
26,953 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5/15/2003 |
|
|
|
5/16/2005 |
|
|
|
5/15/2009 |
|
|
|
11,800 |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/25/2004 |
|
|
|
3/25/2006 |
|
|
|
3/25/2009 |
|
|
|
21,595 |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
48,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sung Roh Lee
(Statutory auditor) |
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Hyeon Jae Han |
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
(Senior Exec. Vice |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
President) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jin Kook Lee
(Senior Exec. Vice President) |
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chae Young Jung
(Senior Exec. Vice President) |
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Yoo Shin Jung
(Senior Exec. Vice President) |
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Seok Joong Kim
(Senior Exec. Vice President) |
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan Life Insurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dong Woo Han
(CEO) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
44,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Seung Choo Kang
(Statutory Auditor) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
16,500 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Young Chul Bae
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Kun Jong Lee
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Byung Chan Lee
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ki Won Kim
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
12,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sam Seok Roh
(Deputy President) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
12,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
259
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise Period | |
|
|
|
Number of | |
|
Percentage | |
|
Number of | |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Exercise | |
|
Granted | |
|
of Shares | |
|
Exercised | |
Name and Position |
|
Grant Date | |
|
From | |
|
To | |
|
Price | |
|
Options | |
|
Outstanding | |
|
Options | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Won) | |
|
|
|
(Percentage) | |
|
|
Shinhan Card
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sung Kyun Hong
(President and CEO) |
|
|
5/15/2003 |
|
|
|
5/16/2005 |
|
|
|
5/15/2009 |
|
|
|
11,800 |
|
|
|
4,984 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/25/2004 |
|
|
|
3/25/2006 |
|
|
|
3/24/2009 |
|
|
|
21,595 |
|
|
|
27,484 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
44,000 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Tae Gyu Lee
(Standing Auditor) |
|
|
5/15/2003 |
|
|
|
5/16/2005 |
|
|
|
5/15/2009 |
|
|
|
11,800 |
|
|
|
1,661 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/25/2004 |
|
|
|
3/25/2006 |
|
|
|
3/24/2009 |
|
|
|
21,595 |
|
|
|
9,161 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
16,500 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sung Won Kim
(Executive Deputy CEO) |
|
|
5/15/2003 |
|
|
|
5/16/2005 |
|
|
|
5/15/2009 |
|
|
|
11,800 |
|
|
|
1,661 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/25/2004 |
|
|
|
3/25/2006 |
|
|
|
3/24/2009 |
|
|
|
21,595 |
|
|
|
9,161 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Yoo Yeop Shim
(Executive Deputy CEO) |
|
|
5/15/2003 |
|
|
|
5/16/2005 |
|
|
|
5/15/2009 |
|
|
|
11,800 |
|
|
|
1,661 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/25/2004 |
|
|
|
3/25/2006 |
|
|
|
3/24/2009 |
|
|
|
21,595 |
|
|
|
9,161 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/30/2005 |
|
|
|
3/30/2008 |
|
|
|
3/29/2012 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
12,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Doo Hwan Jun
(Executive Deputy CEO) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Hee Geon Kim
(Executive Deputy CEO) |
|
|
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
3/21/2009 |
|
|
|
3/20/2013 |
|
|
|
38,829 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,026,062 |
|
|
|
0.84 |
% |
|
|
133,059 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During 2000 and 2001, a number of our directors and executive
officers received options to purchase common stock of Shinhan
Bank. However, these options were not converted into options to
purchase common stock of our holding company following our
holding company restructuring in September 2001. Shinhan Bank
was delisted from the Korea Exchange and is currently not listed
elsewhere. On March 4, 2004, our shareholders resolved to
settle these stock options for cash based on the market price
calculated in reference to the market price of the common stock
of our holding company. On March 12, 2004, all of our
current directors and executive officers who then owned such
stock options exercised the cash settlement option and received
cash in the aggregate W9,587 million.
In addition, members of the employee stock ownership association
have certain pre-emptive rights in relation to our shares that
are publicly offered under the Securities and Exchange Act. As
of June 20, 2006, our employee stock ownership association
owned 3,497,531 shares of our common stock (including
1,942,052 shares paid for and currently held by us for the
benefit of eligible employees subject to certain conditions for
grant).
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|
|
ITEM 7. |
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information relating to
the share ownership of our common stock as of December 31,
2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Common | |
|
Percentage of Total | |
Name of Shareholder |
|
Shares Held | |
|
Common Shares | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation(1)
|
|
|
22,360,302 |
|
|
|
6.22 |
% |
Korea National Pension Fund
|
|
|
14,349,146 |
|
|
|
3.99 |
% |
BNP Paribas Luxembourg
|
|
|
13,557,832 |
|
|
|
3.77 |
% |
Euro-Pacific Growth Fund
|
|
|
11,949,400 |
|
|
|
3.33 |
% |
Chohung Bank(2)
|
|
|
8,985,567 |
|
|
|
2.50 |
% |
Capital World Growth
|
|
|
6,756,300 |
|
|
|
1.88 |
% |
NTC-GOV Spore
|
|
|
5,763,090 |
|
|
|
1.60 |
% |
Daekyo
|
|
|
5,344,397 |
|
|
|
1.49 |
% |
Templeton Foreign Fund
|
|
|
5,076,900 |
|
|
|
1.41 |
% |
Fidelity Investment Trust
|
|
|
3,949,840 |
|
|
|
1.10 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Emerging Market Growth
|
|
|
3,949,090 |
|
|
|
1.10 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Others
|
|
|
257,165,449 |
|
|
|
71.61 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total(3)
|
|
|
359,207,313 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
In April 2006, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation sold
22,360,302 common shares held by it, representing 6.22% of the
total issued shares (or 5.86% of the total issued shares on a
fully diluted basis) of our common stock to BNP Paribas and its
affiliates and other investors through an after-trading-hours
block sale of which 20,124,272 shares were sold to the BNP
Paribas group, making the BNP Paribas group our largest
shareholder with a total of 33,682,104 common shares, or 9.38%
of our total issued common shares. Currently, Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation does not own any of our common stock. |
|
(2) |
In June 2004, we acquired 108,438,628 shares of common
stock of Chohung Bank that we previously did not own through a
cash tender offer and a small-scale share swap pursuant to
Korean laws. In connection with the share swap transaction, we
issued 14,682,590 new shares of our common stock to the existing
shareholders of Chohung Bank in exchange for the shares of
Chohung Banks common stock, of which 8,985,567 shares
of our common stock were issued to Chohung Bank in exchange for
its treasury shares. Chohung Bank acquired these treasury shares
from its shareholders who dissented to the share swap at Chohung
Banks shareholders meeting pursuant to the exercise
by those dissenting shareholders the right to request Chohung
Bank to purchase their shares in accordance with Korean law.
Following this transaction, the total number of shares of our
common stock increased to 309,083,890 shares. Under the
Financial Holding Companies Act of Korea, the voting rights
relating to the 8,985,567 shares of our common stock
currently held by Chohung Bank in treasury are restricted. The
newly issued 14,682,590 shares of our common stock were
listed on the Stock Market Division of the Korea Exchange in
July 2004. |
|
(3) |
Includes 10,235,121 shares of our common stock issued in
exchange for the equity shares (both common and preferred
shares) of Good Morning Shinhan Securities in connection with
our obtaining the then minority interest in Good Morning Shinhan
Securities in December 2004 through a cash tender offer and a
small-scale share swap pursuant to Korean laws, of which
1,444 shares of our common stock was issued to Good Morning
Shinhan Securities in exchange for its treasury shares. Good
Morning Shinhan Securities acquired these treasury shares from
its shareholders who dissented to the share swap at Good |
261
|
|
|
Morning Shinhan Securities shareholders meeting
pursuant to the exercise by those dissenting shareholders the
right to request Good Morning Shinhan Securities to purchase
their shares in accordance with Korean law. Good Morning Shinhan
Securities sold the 1,444 shares of our common stock that
it held in March 2005. Following this transaction, the total
number of shares of our common stock increased to
319,319,011 shares. The newly issued 10,235,121 shares
of our common stock were listed on the Stock Market Division of
the Korea Exchange in January 2005. |
|
|
|
In November 2005, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation converted
22,360,302 shares of Redeemable Convertible Preferred
Shares into 22,360,302 shares of our common shares,
representing 6.22% of the total issued shares (or 5.86% of the
total issued shares on a fully diluted basis) of our common
stock. This conversion increased the total number of our common
shares from 319,319,011 to 341,679,313. |
|
|
In December 2005, in a series of related transactions, we
acquired 100% of Shinhan Life Insurance, an insurance company,
through a small scale share exchange mechanism
provided under applicable Korean law, pursuant to which we
issued 17,528,000 new shares of our common stock to the
shareholders of Shinhan Life Insurance in exchange for all
outstanding common stock of Shinhan Life Insurance held by them
for an aggregate purchase price of W612 billion, or
W15,300 per share. As part of this share exchange, Shinhan
Bank exchanged 5,524,772 shares of common stock of Shinhan
Life Insurance previously held by it into 2,420,955 shares
of our common stock and Good Morning Shinhan Securities
exchanged 464,800 shares of common stock of Shinhan Life
Insurance previously held by it into 203,675 shares of our
common stock. Similarly, as part of this transaction, Shinhan
Life Insurance also exchanged 9,000 shares of its common
stock, which Shinhan Life Insurance acquired as a result of the
exercise of appraisal rights by dissenting shareholders of
Shinhan Life Insurance, into 3,943 shares of our common
stock. All of such shares of our common stock received by
Shinhan Life Insurance were sold in the market on
December 29, 2005. |
|
|
As of December 31, 2005, we had 11,610,197 treasury shares
of our common stock, which were held by Chohung Bank, Shinhan
Bank and Good Morning Shinhan Securities. Of such treasury
shares, 1,708,050 shares were granted to the employees of
the newly merged Shinhan Bank in April 2006 and
916,580 shares were sold in the market in June 2006. As of
the date hereof, 8,985,567 treasury shares of our common stock
are held by Shinhan Bank which must be disposed of by June 2007
in accordance with the Financial Holding Company Act of Korea.
Under the Financial Holding Company Act of Korea, the voting
rights on our treasury shares are subject to certain
restrictions and the treasury shares must be sold within six
months of acquisition with certain exceptions. |
The following table sets forth certain information relating to
the share ownership of our Redeemable Preferred Stock as of
December 31, 2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Preferred | |
|
Percentage of Total | |
Name of Shareholder |
|
Shares Held | |
|
Preferred Shares | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
|
|
|
46,583,961 |
|
|
|
88.59 |
% |
Strider Securitization Specialty Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
|
11.41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
52,583,961 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In addition, we currently have a total of 22,360,301 shares
of convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock outstanding, all of
which are owned by Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Other than those listed above, no other shareholders own more
than 1% of our issued and outstanding shares. None of our
shareholders have different voting rights.
Currently, our total authorized share capital is 1,000,000,000
common stock, par value W5,000 per share. As of
December 31, 2005, 359,207,313 common shares were issued.
As of December 31, 2005, the latest date available on which
we closed our shareholders registry, 738 shareholders
of record were in the United States, holding in the aggregate
28.2% of our then total outstanding shares (including Citibank,
as the depositary for our global depositary shares, each
representing two shares of our common stock).
262
In September 2003, we issued 1,864,065 additional shares of our
common stock to BNP Paribas. See Related Party
Transactions below.
In December 2005, we issued 17,528,000 additional shares of our
common stock to the former shareholders of Shinhan Life
Insurance in exchange of 40,000,000 shares, or 100%, of
common stock of Shinhan Life Insurance.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
None of our directors or officers have or had any interest in
any transactions effected by us that are or were unusual in
their nature or conditions or significant to our business which
were effected during the current or immediately preceding year
or were effected during an earlier year and remain in any
respect outstanding or unperformed.
In December 2001, BNP Paribas acquired 4.00% of our common stock
in return for an investment of approximately W155 billion
in cash pursuant to an alliance agreement. As of
December 31, 2002, BNP Paribas owned 4.00% of our common
stock. Under the terms of the alliance agreement, for so long as
BNP Paribas does not sell or otherwise transfer (except to any
of its wholly-owned subsidiaries) any portion of its ownership
interest in our common stock and maintains, after any issuances
of new shares by us from time to time, its shareholding
percentage of not less than 3.5% of our issued common stock, we
are required to call a meeting of our shareholders to recommend
that one nominee of BNP Paribas be elected to our board of
directors. In addition, under the alliance agreement, BNP
Paribas has the right to subscribe for new issuances of our
common shares in the event that such new issuances would result
in the dilution of the shareholding percentage of BNP Paribas
below 3.5%. Although BNP Paribas still owns 4.25% of our common
stock, the shareholding percentage (on a diluted basis taking
into account our Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock) of BNP
Paribas fell to 3.469% following our acquisition of Chohung Bank
and as a result of our issuance of Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock to Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation as part
of the purchase price. BNP Paribas exercised its right to
subscribe for new issuances of our common shares under the
alliance agreement. As a result, in September 2003, we issued
1,864,065 additional shares of our common stock to BNP Paribas.
The alliance agreement further sets forth the parties
intention to enter into a number joint ventures, in particular
in the business areas relating to investment trust management
and bancassurance, pursuant to which we have formed Shinhan BNP
Paribas Investment Trust Management and SH&C Life
Insurance.
As of December 31, 2005, the outstanding balance of
beneficiary certificates invested into Shinhan BNP Paribas
Investment Trust were W2,317 billion.
In April 2006, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation sold
22,360,302 common shares, representing 6.22% of our total issued
common stock (or 5.86% of our total outstanding common stock on
a fully diluted basis), held by it to third parties through an
after-trading-hours block sale of which 20,124,272 shares
or 5.60% of total outstanding common shares were sold to the BNP
Paribas group. Following the conversion of the Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Shares owned by Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation in April 2006, 90.0% of which was purchased by BNP
Paribas and the remaining 10.0% was sold in the market, the BNP
Paribas group is currently our largest shareholder with a total
of 33,682,104 common shares, or 9.38% of our total issued
shares (or 8.83% of our total issued shares on a fully diluted
basis, after taking into account 22,360,301 shares of the
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares currently owned by Korea
Deposit Insurance Corporation).
In December 2005, in a series of related transactions, we
acquired 100% of Shinhan Life Insurance, an insurance company,
through a small scale share exchange mechanism
provided under applicable Korean law, pursuant to which we
issued 17,528,000 new shares of our common stock to the
shareholders of Shinhan Life Insurance in exchange for all
outstanding common stock of Shinhan Life Insurance held by them
for an aggregate purchase price of W612 billion, or
W15,300 per share. As part of this share exchange, Shinhan
Bank exchanged 5,524,772 shares of common stock of Shinhan
Life Insurance previously held by it into 2,420,955 shares
of our common stock and Good Morning Shinhan Securities
exchanged 464,800 shares of
263
common stock of Shinhan Life Insurance previously held by it
into 203,675 shares of our common stock. Similarly, as part
of this transaction, Shinhan Life Insurance also exchanged
9,000 shares of its common stock, which Shinhan Life
Insurance acquired as a result of the exercise of appraisal
rights by dissenting shareholders of Shinhan Life Insurance,
into 3,943 shares of our common stock. All of such shares
of our common stock received by Shinhan Life Insurance were sold
in the market on December 29, 2005.
As of May 31, 2006, we had principal loans outstanding to
our directors, executive officers and their affiliates in the
principal amount of W167 billion, which were made in the
ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms,
including interest rate and collateral, as those prevailing at
the time for comparable transactions with other persons, and did
not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or
present other unfavorable features.
In April 2006, the newly merged Shinhan Bank granted
1,708,050 shares of 2,420,955 treasury shares of our common
stock held by it to its employees in accordance with the
Financial Holding Company Act of Korea, which requires that the
treasury shares must be disposed of within six months of
acquisition. A total of 916,580 treasury shares of our common
stock were sold in the market in June 2006, consisting of
712,905 ungranted treasury shares held by Shinhan Bank and
203,675 shares held by Good Morning Shinhan Securities.
|
|
ITEM 8. |
FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Consolidated Financial Statements
Our consolidated financial statements are set forth under
Item 18. Financial Statements.
Dividend Policy
See Item 10. Additional Information
Articles of Incorporation Dividends. For a
description of tax consequences of dividends paid to our
shareholders, see Item 10. Additional
Information Taxation Korean
Taxation Dividends on Shares of Common Stock or
American Depositary Shares and Item 10.
Additional Information Taxation United
States Taxation Distributions on Shares or American
Depositary Receipts.
Legal Proceedings
As of March 31, 2005, Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank were
joint defendants in three different court proceedings. While we
are unable to predict the ultimate disposition of these claims,
the ultimate disposition of these claims will not, in the
opinion of management, have a material adverse effect on us.
Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries is involved in any
material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings
relating to claims which may have a significant effect on our
financial condition or results of operations, including the
financial condition or results of operations of Shinhan Bank,
Chohung Bank or our other consolidated subsidiaries, and we are
not aware of any such litigation, arbitration or administrative
proceeding that is pending or threatened except as described
below.
In October 2001, the trustees of the TRA Rights Trust (as sole
successor in interest to Seagate) instituted litigation against
several defendants, including Shinhan Bank. The plaintiff argued
that Shinhan Bank is jointly and severally liable for damages as
it had actively participated in certain financing activities
that contributed to the fraudulent inflation of the revenues,
income and assets as reflected in the financial statements of
L&H Korea, a principal subsidiary of Lernout &
Hauspie (L&H). The plaintiff seeks damages for
the impact of the fraud on the price of L&H shares and, in
particular, treble damages in the amount of approximately
US$167 million under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations, one of its alleged causes of claim ( Filler
Case).
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In April 2001, L&H also lodged a criminal complaint with the
prosecutors office in Korea against one of Shinhan
Banks branch managers, along with branch managers of other
Korean banks, alleging aiding and abetting a criminal act of
fraud in connection with this matter. The branch managers were
subsequently found not guilty and the criminal complaint was
dismissed on February 20, 2002.
In addition, in November 2001, Stonington Partners Inc.,
Stonington Capital Appreciation 1994 Fund L.P. and
Stonington Holdings, L.L.C., the former shareholders of L&H,
instituted litigation against several defendants, including
Shinhan Bank, alleging the same causes of action against Shinhan
Bank under the same operative facts as the above-described
litigation. (Stonington Case) These plaintiffs seek
compensatory damages for the impact of the fraud on the price of
L&H shares, and punitive damages to be determined at trial.
Alleging the same cause of action, Janet Baker, James Baker,
JKBaker LLC and JMBaker LLC also instituted litigation against
several defendants, including Shinhan Bank, in March 2002.
(Baker Case) However, the plaintiffs of the latter
two cases withdrew their claims filed in the State of
Massachusetts in September 2002 recognizing the lack of
jurisdiction. In October 2002, the plaintiffs in the Baker Case
and the Stonington Case brought their complaints to the State of
New York. In June 2003, the court dismissed the Stonington Case
in its entirety on procedural grounds. As for the Baker Case and
the Filler Case, the court ruled that the plaintiffs could not
claim damages under the RICO Act and the securities laws of the
United States and subsequently dismissed such complaint. The
common law fraud claims survived the dismissal but, in October
2004, the court issued its final decision generally in favor of
the defendants. In February 2002, the plaintiffs appealed this
decision, and in December 2005, the appellate court affirmed the
decision of the lower court, and the plaintiffs did not appeal
this decision within the statutory time limit. Accordingly, we
believe that the lawsuits described above have been concluded.
In addition to the proceedings described above, Chohung Bank
also claimed sovereign immunity from these lawsuits reinstituted
in the courts of the State of New York on the ground that Korea
Deposit Insurance Corporation, an entity controlled by the
Korean government, owned and controlled Chohung Bank at the time
this cause of action arose. In early 2003, the court granted
judgment in favor of Chohung Bank on the grounds that Chohung
Bank is entitled to sovereign immunity under the Foreign
Sovereign Immunity Act. In July 2003, these rulings were
overturned by the court, to which we subsequently appealed. A
hearing was held on April 2, 2004 to review this appeal but
the court dismissed the appeal in August 2004. As a result,
Chohung Bank were rejoined as parties to these lawsuits.
However, due to the conclusion of the underlying proceedings as
described above, Chohung Banks sovereign immunity claims
also have been concluded.
In addition, in August 2005, Scott L. Baena, as the trustee of
L&H, also instituted litigation (the Baena Case)
in the Southern District of New York against several defendants,
including Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank, alleging substantially
the same causes of action against Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank
under the same operative facts as the Baker Case, the Filler
Case and the Stonington Case for a damage claim of
US$50 million. No assurances can be given the court will
rule in favor of the defendants in the Baena Case.
We believe that the transactions with L&H Korea were
conducted in the ordinary course of our banking practices, where
the transaction involved a customary secured lending without any
financing for receivables. We intend to vigorously defend
against any additional claims or appeals.
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ITEM 9. |
THE OFFER AND LISTING |
MARKET PRICE INFORMATION AND TRADING MARKET
Market Prices of Common Stock and ADSs
Shares of our common stock were listed on the Korea Exchange on
September 10, 2001. The Korea Exchange is the principal
trading market for our shares of common stock. As of the date
hereof, we have 359,207,313 shares of common stock issued
(including 8,985,567 shares of common stock held in the
form of treasury shares). Our American depositary shares have
been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since
September 16, 2003 and are identified by the symbol
SHG. The table below sets forth, for the periods
indicated, the high and low closing prices and the average daily
volume of trading activity on the Korea Exchange for our common
stock since September 10, 2001, and their high and low
closing prices and the average daily volume of trading activity
on the New York Stock Exchange for our American depositary
shares since September 16, 2003.
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2001 (from September 10)
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W17,550 |
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9,400 |
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1,654,506 |
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Third Quarter (from September 10)
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11,650 |
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9,400 |
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1,180,076 |
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Fourth Quarter
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17,550 |
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10,100 |
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1,771,170 |
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2002
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20,600 |
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11,450 |
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1,639,306 |
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First Quarter
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20,450 |
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16,300 |
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2,050,143 |
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Second Quarter
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20,600 |
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16,150 |
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1,745,556 |
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Third Quarter
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18,150 |
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13,850 |
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1,152,088 |
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Fourth Quarter
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14,650 |
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11,450 |
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1,631,030 |
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2003
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19,700 |
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9,500 |
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1,408,358 |
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First Quarter
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13,650 |
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9,500 |
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1,504,051 |
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Second Quarter
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13,900 |
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10,100 |
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1,592,993 |
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18,300 |
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12,500 |
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1,341,422 |
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31.40 |
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27.40 |
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2,944 |
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Fourth Quarter
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19,700 |
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15,650 |
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1,200,222 |
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32.75 |
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27.70 |
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2,900 |
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2004
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23,400 |
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15,200 |
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1,372,443 |
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45.65 |
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26.50 |
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6,039 |
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First Quarter
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23,050 |
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18,000 |
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1,894,713 |
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39.63 |
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30.80 |
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6,566 |
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Second Quarter
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21,250 |
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15,700 |
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1,355,687 |
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40.80 |
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27.60 |
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5,111 |
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Third Quarter
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23,400 |
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15,200 |
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1,154,295 |
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37.20 |
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26.50 |
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6,798 |
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Fourth Quarter
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23,750 |
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20,500 |
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1,117,511 |
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45.65 |
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35.90 |
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5,655 |
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2005
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43,100 |
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24,100 |
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1,210,054 |
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74.31 |
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51.78 |
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14,419 |
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First Quarter
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29,750 |
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26,944 |
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1,348,839 |
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53.53 |
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52.72 |
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13,916 |
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Second Quarter
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27,650 |
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24,100 |
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1,054,949 |
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52.54 |
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51.78 |
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10,238 |
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Third Quarter
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37,200 |
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31,574 |
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1,184,651 |
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62.33 |
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61.50 |
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11,994 |
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Fourth Quarter
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43,100 |
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38,187 |
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1,256,327 |
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74.31 |
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73.38 |
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21,617 |
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2006 (through June 23)
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49,500 |
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36,500 |
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1,601,332 |
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106.60 |
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73.01 |
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33,128 |
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January
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42,300 |
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37,700 |
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1,164,508 |
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86.55 |
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76.50 |
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34,765 |
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February
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41,650 |
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38,100 |
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1,280,464 |
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86.90 |
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78.66 |
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35,279 |
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March
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43,700 |
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36,500 |
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1,923,926 |
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88.50 |
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73.01 |
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36,643 |
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April
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47,850 |
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43,450 |
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2,511,118 |
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99.69 |
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89.51 |
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21,816 |
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May
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49,500 |
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43,000 |
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1,417,193 |
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106.60 |
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88.50 |
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35,668 |
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June (through June 23)
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45,250 |
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39,750 |
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1,225,124 |
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95.48 |
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80.15 |
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33,394 |
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Trading of our American depositary shares on the New York Stock
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The Korean Securities Market
Pursuant to the Korea Stock and Futures Exchange Act, as of
January 27, 2005, Korea Exchange unified the Korea Stock
Exchange, which began its operations in 1956, the Korea
Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (KOSDAQ),
which began its operation in July 1, 1996 by the Korea
Securities Dealers Association, and the Korea Futures Exchange
(as an exchange operating futures market and options market),
which began its operation in February 1, 1999.
The Korea Exchange was established in a form of a limited
liability stock company in accordance with the Korean Commercial
Code with the minimum paid-in capital of W100 billion in
accordance with the Korea Stock and Futures Exchange Act. The
Korea Exchange is presently the only exchange in Korea that
serves as a spot market and a futures market. It operates and
supervises three market divisions, the Stock Market Division,
the KOSDAQ Market Division, and the Futures Market Division. It
has its principal office in Pusan.
The Korea Exchange has been introduced to support the national
economy by (i) making the capital market more effective,
(ii) reducing transaction fees to investors or users and
(iii) integrating computer networks used for transaction.
Even though the Korea Stock and Futures Exchange Act prescribed
that the Korea Exchange be established in a form of a limited
liability stock company, the Korea Exchange is expected to play
a public role as a public organization. In order to safeguard
against a possible conflict, the Korea Stock and Futures
Exchange Act placed restrictions on the ownership and operation
of the Korea Exchange as follows:
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Any persons ownership of shares in the Korea Exchange is
limited to 5% or less except for an investment trust company or
investment company established under the Act on Business of
Operating Indirect Investment and Assets, or the Korean
government. However, upon prior approval from the Financial
Supervisory Commission, more than 5% ownership in Korea Exchange
is permitted if necessary for forming strategic alliance with a
foreign stock or futures exchange; |
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The number of outside directors on the board of directors of the
Korea Exchange shall be more than half of the total number of
directors; |
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Any amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, transfer or
consolidation of business, spin off, stock swap in its entirety
or transfer of shares in its entirety of the Korea Exchange will
receive prior approval from the Minister of the Ministry of
Finance and Economy; and |
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In the event the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and Economy
determines that the chief executive officer of the Korea
Exchange is not appropriate for the position, the Minister of
the Ministry of Finance and Economy can request the Korea
Exchange upon reasonable cause, within one month from the chief
executive officers election, to dismiss the chief
executive officer. Subsequently, the chief executive officer
will be suspended from performing his duties and the Korea
Exchange will elect a new chief executive officer within two
months from the request. |
As of June 23, 2006, the aggregate market value of equity
securities listed on the Stock Market Division of the Korea
Exchange was approximately W600 trillion. The average daily
trading volume of equity securities for 2005 was approximately
468 million shares with an average transaction value of
W3.2 trillion.
The Korea Exchange has the power in some circumstances to
suspend trading in the shares of a given company or to de-list a
security. The Korea Exchange also restricts share price
movements. All listed companies are required to file accounting
reports annually, semiannually and quarterly and to release
immediately all information that may affect trading in a
security.
The Government has in the past exerted, and continues to exert,
substantial influence over many aspects of the private sector
business community which can have the intention or effect of
depressing or boosting the market. In the past, the Government
has informally both encouraged and restricted the declaration and
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payment of dividends, induced mergers to reduce what it
considers excess capacity in a particular industry and induced
private companies to offer publicly their securities.
The Korea Exchange publishes the Korea Composite Stock Price
Index (KOSPI) every thirty seconds, which is an
index of all equity securities listed on the Korea Exchange. On
January 4, 1983, the method of computing KOSPI was changed
from the Dow Jones method to the aggregate value method. In the
new method, the market capitalizations of all listed companies
are aggregated, subject to certain adjustments, and this
aggregate is expressed as a percentage of the aggregate market
capitalization of all listed companies as of the base date,
January 4, 1980.
Historical movements in KOSPI are set out in the following.
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1980
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100.00 |
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119.36 |
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100.00 |
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106.87 |
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1981
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97.95 |
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165.95 |
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93.14 |
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131.37 |
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1982
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123.60 |
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134.49 |
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106.00 |
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127.31 |
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1983
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122.52 |
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134.46 |
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115.59 |
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121.21 |
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1984
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116.73 |
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142.46 |
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114.37 |
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142.46 |
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1985
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139.53 |
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163.37 |
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131.40 |
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163.37 |
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1986
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161.40 |
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279.67 |
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153.85 |
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272.61 |
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1987
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264.82 |
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525.11 |
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264.82 |
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525.11 |
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1988
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532.04 |
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922.56 |
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527.89 |
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907.20 |
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1989
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919.61 |
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1,007.77 |
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844.75 |
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909.72 |
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1990
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908.59 |
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928.82 |
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566.27 |
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696.11 |
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1991
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679.75 |
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763.10 |
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586.51 |
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610.92 |
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1992
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624.23 |
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691.48 |
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459.07 |
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678.44 |
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1993
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697.41 |
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874.10 |
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605.93 |
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866.18 |
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1994
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879.32 |
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1,138.75 |
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855.37 |
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1,027.37 |
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1995
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1,013.57 |
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1,016.77 |
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847.09 |
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882.94 |
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1996
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888.85 |
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986.84 |
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651.22 |
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651.22 |
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1997
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653.79 |
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792.29 |
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350.68 |
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376.31 |
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1998
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385.49 |
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579.86 |
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280.00 |
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562.46 |
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1999
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587.57 |
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1,028.07 |
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498.42 |
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1,028.07 |
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2000
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1,059.04 |
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1,059.04 |
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500.60 |
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504.62 |
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2001
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520.95 |
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704.50 |
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468.76 |
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693.70 |
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2002
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724.95 |
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937.61 |
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584.04 |
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627.55 |
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2003
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635.17 |
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822.16 |
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515.24 |
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810.71 |
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2004
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821.26 |
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936.06 |
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719.59 |
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895.92 |
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2005
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893.71 |
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1,379.37 |
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870.84 |
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1,379.37 |
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2006 (through June 23)
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1,383.32 |
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1,464.70 |
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1,192.09 |
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1,228.62 |
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Source: The Korea Exchange
Shares are quoted ex-dividend on the first trading
day of the relevant companys accounting period.
Ex-dividend refers to a share no longer carrying the
right to receive the following dividend payment because the
settlement date occurs after the record date for determining
which shareholders are entitled to receive dividends.
Ex-rights refers to shares no longer carrying the
right to participate in the following rights offering or bonus
issuance because the settlement date occurs after the record
date for determining which shareholders are entitled to new
shares. The calendar year is the accounting period for the
majority of listed
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companies, this may account for the drop in KOSPI between its
closing level at the end of one calendar year and its opening
level at the beginning of the following calendar year.
With certain exceptions, principally to take account of a share
being quoted ex-dividend and ex-rights,
permitted upward and downward movements in share prices of any
category of shares on any day are limited under the rules of the
Korea Exchange to 15% of the previous days closing price
of the shares, rounded down as set out below:
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Rounded Down | |
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to Won | |
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Less than 5,000
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5 |
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5,000 to less than 10,000
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10 |
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10,000 to less than 50,000
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50 |
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50,000 to less than 100,000
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100 |
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100,000 to less than 500,000
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500 |
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500,000 or more
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1,000 |
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As a consequence, if a particular closing price is the same as
the price set by the fluctuation limit, the closing price may
not reflect the price at which persons would have been prepared,
or would be prepared to continue, if so permitted, to buy and
sell shares. Orders are executed on an auction system with
priority rules to deal with competing bids and offers.
Due to deregulation of restrictions on brokerage commission
rates, the brokerage commission rate on equity securities
transactions may be determined by the parties, subject to
commission schedules being filed with the Korea Exchange by the
securities companies. In addition, a securities transaction tax
of 0.15% of the sales price will generally be imposed on the
transfer of shares or certain securities representing rights to
subscribe for shares on the Korea Exchange. A special
agricultural and fishery tax of 0.15% of the sales prices will
also be imposed on transfer of these shares and securities on
the Korea Exchange. See Item 10. Additional
Information Taxation Korean
Taxation.
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The number of companies listed on the Korea Exchange, the
corresponding total market capitalization at the end of the
periods indicated and the average daily trading volume for those
periods are set forth in the following table.
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Total Market Capitalization | |
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Average Daily Trading Volume, Value | |
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Number of | |
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Listed | |
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(Millions of | |
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(Thousands of | |
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Thousands of | |
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(Millions of | |
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(Thousands of | |
Year |
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Companies | |
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Won) | |
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Dollars)(1) | |
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Shares | |
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Won) | |
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Dollars)(1) | |
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1979
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355 |
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|
W |
2,609,414 |
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$ |
5,391,351 |
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5,382 |
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W |
4,579 |
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$ |
4,641 |
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1980
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352 |
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2,526,553 |
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3,828,691 |
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5,654 |
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3,897 |
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5,905 |
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1981
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343 |
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2,959,057 |
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4,224,207 |
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10,565 |
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8,708 |
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12,433 |
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1982
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|
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334 |
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3,000,494 |
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4,407,711 |
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9,704 |
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6,667 |
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8,904 |
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1983
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328 |
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3,489,654 |
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4,386,743 |
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9,325 |
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5,941 |
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7,468 |
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1984
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336 |
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5,148,460 |
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6,222,456 |
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14,847 |
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10,642 |
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12,862 |
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1985
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342 |
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6,570,404 |
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7,380,818 |
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18,925 |
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12,315 |
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13,834 |
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1986
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355 |
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11,994,233 |
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13,924,115 |
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31,755 |
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|
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32,870 |
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38,159 |
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1987
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389 |
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26,172,174 |
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33,033,162 |
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20,353 |
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70,185 |
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88,584 |
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1988
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502 |
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64,543,685 |
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94,348,318 |
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10,367 |
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198,364 |
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289,963 |
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1989
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626 |
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95,476,774 |
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140,489,660 |
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11,757 |
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280,967 |
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414,431 |
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1990
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669 |
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79,019,676 |
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110,301,055 |
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10,866 |
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183,692 |
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256,500 |
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1991
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686 |
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73,117,833 |
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96,182,364 |
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14,022 |
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214,263 |
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281,850 |
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1992
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688 |
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84,711,982 |
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107,502,515 |
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24,028 |
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308,246 |
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391,175 |
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1993
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693 |
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112,665,260 |
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139,419,948 |
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35,130 |
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574,048 |
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676,954 |
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1994
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699 |
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151,217,231 |
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191,729,721 |
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36,862 |
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776,257 |
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984,223 |
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1995
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721 |
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141,151,399 |
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182,201,367 |
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26,130 |
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487,762 |
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629,614 |
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1996
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760 |
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117,369,988 |
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139,031,021 |
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26,571 |
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486,834 |
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575,733 |
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1997
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776 |
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70,988,897 |
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50,161,742 |
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41,525 |
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555,759 |
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392,707 |
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1998
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748 |
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137,798,451 |
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114,090,455 |
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97,716 |
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660,429 |
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471,432 |
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1999
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725 |
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349,503,966 |
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305,137,040 |
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278,551 |
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3,481,620 |
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3,039,654 |
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2000
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704 |
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188,041,490 |
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148,393,204 |
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306,154 |
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2,602,159 |
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2,053,796 |
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2001
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589 |
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255,850,070 |
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192,934,221 |
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473,241 |
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1,947,420 |
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1,506,236 |
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2002
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|
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683 |
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|
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258,680,756 |
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215,445,465 |
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857,245 |
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3,041,598 |
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2,533,820 |
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2003
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|
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684 |
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355,362,626 |
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298,121,331 |
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542,010 |
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2,216,636 |
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|
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1,859,594 |
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2004
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683 |
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412,588,139 |
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398,597,371 |
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372,895 |
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2,232,109 |
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|
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2,156,419 |
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2005
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|
|
702 |
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655,074,514 |
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648,588,628 |
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467,629 |
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3,157,662 |
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3,126,398 |
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2006 (through June 23)
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717 |
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599,889,895 |
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627,631,194 |
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337,652 |
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4,111,859 |
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4,302,007 |
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Source: The Korea Exchange
Note:
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(1) |
Converted at the Market Average Exchange Rate at the end of the
periods indicated. |
The Korean securities markets are principally regulated by the
Financial Supervisory Commission and the Securities and Exchange
Act. The Securities and Exchange Act was amended fundamentally
numerous times in recent years to broaden the scope and improve
the effectiveness of official supervision of the securities
markets. As amended, the law imposes restrictions on insider
trading and price manipulation, requires specified information
to be made available by listed companies to investors and
establishes rules regarding margin trading, proxy solicitation,
takeover bids, acquisition of treasury shares and reporting
requirements for shareholders holding substantial interests.
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Further Opening of the Korean Securities Market |
A stock index futures market was opened on May 3, 1996, and
a stock index option market was opened on July 7, 1997, in
each case at the Korea Exchange. Remittance and repatriation of
funds in connection with investment in stock index futures and
options are subject to regulations similar to those that govern
remittance and repatriation in the context of foreign portfolio
investment in Korean stocks.
In addition, the Korea Exchange opened new option markets for
seven individual stocks (Samsung Electronics, SK Telecom, KT,
KEPCO, POSCO, Kookmin Bank and Hyundai Motor Company) in January
2002. Non-Koreans are permitted to invest in such options for
individual stocks subject to certain procedural requirements.
Starting from May 1, 1996, foreign investors were permitted
to invest in warrants representing the right to subscribe for
shares of a company listed on the Stock Market Division or the
KOSDAQ Market Division of the Korea Exchange, subject to certain
investment limitations. A foreign investor may not acquire
warrants with respect to the class of shares of a company for
which the ceiling on aggregate investment by foreigners has been
reached or exceeded.
As of December 30, 1997, foreign investors were permitted
to invest in all types of corporate bonds, bonds issued by
national or local governments and bonds issued in accordance
with certain special laws without being subject to any aggregate
or individual investment ceiling. The Financial Supervisory
Commission sets forth procedural requirements for such
investments. The Government announced on February 8, 1998,
its plans for the liberalization of the money market with
respect to investment in money market instruments by foreigners
in 1998. According to the plan, foreigners have been permitted
to invest in money market instruments issued by corporations,
including commercial paper, starting February 16, 1998,
with no restrictions as to the amount. Starting May 25,
1998, foreigners have been permitted to invest in certificates
of deposit and repurchase agreements.
Currently, foreigners are permitted to invest in securities
including shares of all Korean companies which are not listed on
the Stock Market Division or the KOSDAQ Market Division of the
Korea Exchange and in bonds which are not listed.
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Protection of Customers Interest in Case of
Insolvency of Securities Companies |
Under Korean law, the relationship between a customer and a
securities company in connection with a securities sell or buy
order is deemed to be consignment and the securities acquired by
a consignment agent (i.e., the securities company) through such
sell or buy order are regarded as belonging to the customer in
so far as the customer and the consignment agents
creditors are concerned. Therefore, in the event of a bankruptcy
or reorganization procedure involving a securities company, the
customer of the securities company is entitled to the proceeds
of the securities sold by the securities company. In addition,
the Securities and Exchange Act recognizes the ownership of a
customer in securities held by a securities company in such
customers account.
When a customer places a sell order with a securities company
which is not a member of the Korea Exchange and this securities
company places a sell order with another securities company
which is a member of the Korea Exchange, the customer is still
entitled to the proceeds of the securities sold received by the
non-member company from the member company regardless of the
bankruptcy or reorganization of the non-member company.
Likewise, when a customer places a buy order with a non-member
company and the non-member company places a buy order with a
member company, the customer has the legal right to the
securities received by the non-member company from the member
company because the purchased securities are regarded as
belonging to the customer in so far as the customer and the
non-member companys creditors are concerned.
In addition, under the Securities and Exchange Act, the Korea
Exchange is obliged to indemnify any loss or damage incurred by
a counterparty as a result of a breach by its members. If a
securities company which is
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a member of the Korea Exchange breaches its obligation in
connection with a buy order, the Korea Exchange is obliged to
pay the purchase price on behalf of the breaching member.
Therefore, the customer can acquire the securities that have
been ordered to be purchased by the breaching member.
As the cash deposited with a securities company is regarded as
belonging to the securities company, which is liable to return
the same at the request of its customer, the customer cannot
take back deposited cash from the securities company if a
bankruptcy or reorganization procedure is instituted against the
securities company and, therefore, can suffer from loss or
damage as a result. However, the Depositor Protection Act
provides that the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation will, upon
the request of the investors, pay each investor up to
W50 million per financial institution in case of the
securities companys bankruptcy, liquidation, cancellation
of securities business license or other insolvency events. The
premiums related to this insurance are paid by securities
companies. Pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act, as
amended, securities companies are required to deposit the cash
received from its customers with the Korea Securities Finance
Corporation, a special entity established pursuant to the
Securities and Exchange Act. Set-off or attachment of cash
deposits by securities companies with the Korea Securities
Finance Corporation is prohibited. In addition, in the event of
bankruptcy or dissolution of the securities company, the cash so
deposited shall be withdrawn and paid to the customer prior to
payment to other creditors of the securities company.
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ITEM 10. |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Description of Capital Stock
This section provides information relating to our capital stock,
including brief summaries of material provisions of our Articles
of Incorporation, the Korean Commercial Code, the Securities and
Exchange Act, the Financial Holding Companies Act and certain
related laws of Korea, all as currently in effect. The following
summaries are intended to provide only summaries and are subject
to the full text of the Articles of Incorporation and the
applicable provisions of the Securities and Exchange Act, the
Korean Commercial Code, and certain other related laws of Korea.
As of December 31, 2005, our authorized share capital is
1,000,000,000 shares. Our Articles of Incorporation provide
that we are authorized to issue shares of preferred stock up to
one-half of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common
stock. Furthermore, through an amendment of the Articles of
Incorporation, we have created new classes of shares, in
addition to the common shares and the preferred shares. See
Description of Redeemable Preferred
Stock. As of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005,
294,401,300 shares, 319,319,011 shares and
359,207,313 shares, respectively, of common stock were
issued. Of these amounts, as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and
2005, we held 29,986,159 shares, 8,998,017 shares and
11,610,335 shares, respectively, of common stock as
treasury shares. All of the 1,444 treasury shares held by Good
Morning Shinhan Securities were sold in March 2005.
In June 2004, we acquired 108,438,628 shares of common
stock of Chohung Bank that we previously did not own through a
cash tender offer and a small-scale share swap pursuant to
Korean laws. In connection with this share swap transaction, we
issued 14,682,590 new shares of our common stock to the existing
shareholders of Chohung Bank in exchange for the shares of
Chohung Banks common stock, of which 8,985,567 shares
of our common stock was issued to Chohung Bank in exchange for
its treasury shares. Chohung Bank acquired these treasury shares
from its shareholders who dissented to the share swap at Chohung
Banks shareholders meeting pursuant to the exercise
by those dissenting shareholders the right to request Chohung
Bank to purchase their shares in accordance with Korean law.
Following this transaction, the total number of shares of our
common stock increased to 309,083,890 shares. Under the
Financial Holding Companies Act of Korea, the voting rights
relating to the 8,985,567 shares of our common stock
currently held by Chohung Bank in treasury are restricted. The
newly issued 14,682,590 shares of our common stock were
listed on the Stock Market Division of the Korea Exchange in
July 2004.
In December 2004, we acquired the then minority interest in Good
Morning Shinhan Securities that we previously did not own
through a cash tender offer and a small-scale share swap
pursuant to Korean laws. In connection with this share swap
transaction, we issued 10,235,121 new shares of our common stock
to the existing shareholders of Good Morning Shinhan Securities
in exchange for the equity shares (both common and preferred
shares) of Good Morning Shinhan Securities, of which
1,444 shares of our common stock was issued to Good Morning
Shinhan Securities in exchange for its treasury shares. Good
Morning Shinhan Securities acquired these treasury shares from
its shareholders who dissented to the share swap at Good Morning
Shinhan Securities shareholders meeting pursuant to
the exercise by those dissenting shareholders the right to
request Good Morning Shinhan Securities to purchase their shares
in accordance with Korean law. Good Morning Shinhan Securities
sold the 1,444 shares of our common stock that it held in
March 2005. Following this transaction, the total number of
shares of our common stock increased to 319,319,011 shares.
The newly issued 10,235,121 shares of our common stock were
listed on the Stock Market Division of the Korea Exchange in
January 2005.
In November 2005, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation converted
22,360,302 shares of Redeemable Convertible Preferred
Shares into 22,360,302 shares of our common shares,
representing 6.22% of our total issued common shares (or 5.86%
of our total issued common shares on a fully diluted basis).
This conversion increased the total number of our common shares
from 319,319,011 to 341,679,313.
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In December 2005, in a series of related transactions, we
acquired 100% of Shinhan Life Insurance, an insurance company,
through a small scale share exchange mechanism
provided under applicable Korean law, pursuant to which we
issued 17,528,000 new shares of our common stock to the
shareholders of Shinhan Life Insurance in exchange for all
outstanding common stock of Shinhan Life Insurance held by them
for an aggregate purchase price of W612 billion, or
W15,300 per share. As part of this share exchange, Shinhan
Bank exchanged 5,524,772 shares of common stock of Shinhan
Life Insurance previously held by it into 2,420,955 shares
of our common stock and Good Morning Shinhan Securities
exchanged 464,800 shares of common stock of Shinhan Life
Insurance previously held by it into 203,675 shares of our
common stock. Similarly, as part of this transaction, Shinhan
Life Insurance also exchanged 9,000 shares of its common
stock, which Shinhan Life Insurance acquired as a result of the
exercise of appraisal rights by dissenting shareholders of
Shinhan Life Insurance, into 3,943 shares of our common
stock. All of such shares of our common stock received by
Shinhan Life Insurance were sold in the market on
December 29, 2005.
As of December 31, 2005, there were 11,610,197 shares
of our treasury shares, which were held by Chohung Bank, Shinhan
Bank and Good Morning Shinhan Securities. Of such treasury
shares, 1,708,050 shares were granted to the employees of
the newly merged Shinhan Bank in April 2005 and
916,580 shares were sold in the market in June 2006. As a
result, there are currently 8,985,567 shares of our
treasury shares, which are held by Shinhan Bank in connection
with the merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank and which must
be disposed of by June 2007 in accordance with the Financial
Holding Company Act of Korea.
Other than the Redeemable Preferred Stock and the Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock discussed below, no shares of
preferred stock were issued and outstanding as of
December 31, 2005. All of the issued and outstanding shares
are fully-paid and non-assessable, and are in registered form.
As of the date hereof, our authorized but unissued share capital
consists of 565,848,425 shares. We may issue the unissued
shares without further shareholder approval but subject to a
board resolution as provided in the Articles of Incorporation.
See Preemptive Rights and Issuance of
Additional Shares and Distribution of
Free Shares. Share certificates are issued in
denominations of one, five, ten, 50, 100, 500, 1,000 and
10,000 shares.
Dividends are distributed to shareholders in proportion to the
number of shares of the relevant class of capital stock owned by
each shareholder following approval by the shareholders at an
annual general meeting of shareholders. We pay full annual
dividends on newly issued shares (such as the shares
representing the American depositary shares) for the year in
which the new shares are issued. We declare our dividend
annually at the annual general meeting of shareholders which is
held within three months after the end of the fiscal year. The
annual dividend must be paid to the shareholders of record as of
the end of the preceding fiscal year within one month after the
annual general meeting. Annual dividends may be distributed
either in cash or in shares provided that shares must be
distributed at par value and, if the market price of the shares
is less than their par value, dividends in shares may not exceed
one-half of the annual dividend. Under the Korean Commercial
Code we do not have an obligation to pay any annual dividend
unclaimed for five years from the scheduled payment date.
In addition, the Korean Commercial Code and our Articles of
Incorporation provide that we may pay interim dividends once
during each fiscal year (in addition to the annual dividends).
Unlike annual dividends, interim dividends may be paid upon the
resolution of the board of directors and are not subject to
shareholder approval. The interim dividends, if any, will be
paid to the shareholders of record at 12:00 a.m. midnight,
July 1 of the relevant fiscal year in cash.
Under the Korean Commercial Code, an interim dividend shall not
be more than the net assets on the balance sheet of the
immediately preceding fiscal period, after deducting
(i) the capital of the immediately preceding fiscal period,
(ii) the sum of the capital reserve and legal reserve
accumulated up to the immediately preceding fiscal period,
(iii) the amount of earnings for dividend payment approved
at the general shareholders meeting of the immediately
preceding fiscal period, (iv) other special reserves
accumulated up to the immediately preceding fiscal period,
either pursuant to the provisions of our Articles of
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Incorporation or to the resolution of the general meeting of
shareholders, and (v) amount of legal reserve that should
be set aside for the current fiscal period following the interim
dividend payment.
The Financial Holding Companies Act and the regulations
thereunder provide that a financial holding company shall not
pay an annual dividend unless it has set aside as its legal
reserve an amount equal to at least one-tenth of its net income
after tax and shall set aside such amount as its legal reserve
until its legal reserve reaches at least the aggregate amount of
its stated capital.
For information regarding Korean taxes on dividends, see
Taxation Korean Taxation.
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Distribution of Free Shares |
In addition to permitting dividends in the form of shares to be
paid out of retained or current earnings, the Korean Commercial
Code permits a company to distribute to its shareholders, in the
form of free shares, an amount transferred from the capital
surplus or legal reserve to stated capital. These free shares
must be distributed to all of the shareholders pro rata. Our
Articles of Incorporation require the same types of preferred
shares to be distributed to the holders of preferred shares in
case of distribution of free shares. For information regarding
the treatment under Korean tax laws of free share distributions,
see Taxation Korean
Taxation Dividends on Shares of Common Stock or
American Depositary Shares. Holders of American depositary
receipts will be able to participate in distributions of free
shares to the extent described in Item 12.
Description of Securities other than Equity
Securities Description of the American Depositary
Receipts American Depositary Shares
Dividends and Distributions.
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Preemptive Rights and Issuance of Additional Shares |
Unless otherwise provided in the Korean Commercial Code, a
company may issue authorized but unissued shares at such times
and upon such terms as the board of directors of the company may
determine. The company must offer the new shares on uniform
terms to all shareholders who have preemptive rights and who are
listed on the shareholders register as of the record date.
Our shareholders are entitled to subscribe for any newly issued
shares in proportion to their existing shareholdings. However,
as provided in the Articles of Incorporation, we may issue new
shares by resolution of board of directors to persons other than
existing shareholders if those shares are (1) publicly
offered pursuant to relevant provisions of the Securities and
Exchange Act (where the number of such shares so offered may not
exceed 50% of our total number of issued and outstanding
shares); (2) preferentially allocated to the members of our
employee stock ownership association pursuant to relevant
provisions of the Securities and Exchange Act; (3) issued
for the purpose of issuing depositary receipts pursuant to
relevant provisions of the Securities and Exchange Act (where
the number of such shares so issued may not exceed 50% of our
total number of issued and outstanding shares); (4) issued
to directors or employees as a result of exercise of stock
options we granted to them pursuant to the Securities and
Exchange Act; (5) issued to a securities investment company
authorized to exclusively engage in the financial business
pursuant to the Financial Holding Companies Act; or
(6) issued to any specified foreign investors, foreign or
domestic financial institutions or alliance companies for
operational needs such as introduction of advanced financial
technology, improvement of its or subsidiaries financial
structure and funding or strategic alliance (where such number
of shares so issued may not exceed 50% of our total number of
issued and outstanding shares). Under the Korean Commercial
Code, a company may vary, without stockholders approval,
the terms of such preemptive rights for different classes of
shares. Public notice of the preemptive rights to new shares and
the transferability thereof must be given not less than two
weeks (excluding the period during which the shareholders
register is closed) prior to the record date. We will notify the
shareholders who are entitled to subscribe for newly issued
shares of the deadline for subscription at least two weeks prior
to the deadline. If a shareholder fails to subscribe on or
before such deadline, the shareholders preemptive rights
will lapse. Our board of directors may determine how to
distribute shares in respect of which preemptive rights have not
been exercised or where fractions of shares occur.
Under the Securities and Exchange Act, members of a
companys employee stock ownership association, whether or
not they are shareholders, have a preemptive right, subject to
certain exceptions, to subscribe for up to 20% of the shares
publicly offered pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act.
However, this right is
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exercisable only to the extent that the total number of shares
so acquired and held by such members does not exceed 20% of the
total number of shares to be newly issued and shares then
outstanding. As of the date hereof, our employee stock ownership
association owns 2,785,683 shares of our common stock.
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General Meeting of Shareholders |
There are two types of general meetings of shareholders: annual
general meetings and extraordinary general meetings. We are
required to convene our annual general meeting within three
months after the end of each fiscal year. Subject to a board
resolution or court approval, an extraordinary general meeting
of shareholders may be held when necessary or at the request of
the holders of an aggregate of 3% or more of our outstanding
common shares or at the request of our audit committee. In
addition, under the Securities and Exchange Act of Korea, an
extraordinary general meeting of shareholders may be held at the
request of the shareholders holding shares for at least
6 months of an aggregate of 3% (1.5% in case of a listed
company whose capital at the end of the latest operating year is
W100 billion or more) or more of the outstanding shares
with voting rights of the company, subject to a board resolution
or court approval. Notwithstanding the regulation, the Korean
Supreme Court has ruled that the 6 months holding period is
not necessary for the shareholders to exercise its right to call
the extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders.
Furthermore, under the Financial Holding Companies Act of Korea,
an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders may be held at
the request of the shareholders holding shares for at least
6 months of an aggregate of 1.5% (0.75% in the case of a
financial holding company (i) whose total assets at the end
of the latest fiscal year is W5 trillion or more and
(ii) who is in control of two or more subsidiaries, each
with total assets of W2 trillion or more) or more of the
outstanding shares of the company, subject to a board resolution
or court approval. Holders of non-voting shares may be entitled
to request a general meeting of shareholders only to the extent
the non-voting shares have become enfranchised as described
under Voting Rights below (hereinafter
referred to as enfranchised non-voting shares).
Meeting agendas are determined by the board of directors or
proposed by holders of an aggregate of 3% or more of the
outstanding shares with voting rights by way of a written
proposal to the board of directors at least six weeks prior to
the meeting. In addition, under the Securities and Exchange Act,
the meeting agenda may be proposed by the shareholders holding
shares for at least 6 months of an aggregate of 1% (0.5% in
the case of a listed company whose capital at the end of the
latest operating year is W100 billion or more) or more of
the outstanding shares of the company. Furthermore, under the
Financial Holding Companies Act, the meeting agenda may be
proposed by the shareholders holding shares for at least
6 months of an aggregate of 0.5% (0.25% in the case of a
financial holding company (i) whose total assets at the end
of the latest fiscal year is W5 trillion or more and
(ii) who is in control of two or more subsidiaries, each
with total assets of W2 trillion or more) or more of the
outstanding shares of the company. Written notices stating the
date, place and agenda of the meeting must be given to the
shareholders at least two weeks prior to the date of the general
meeting of shareholders; provided, that, notice may be given to
holders of 1% or less of the total number of issued and
outstanding shares which are entitled to vote, by placing at
least two public notices at least two weeks in advance of the
meeting in at least two daily newspapers. Currently, we use
The Korea Economic Daily and Maeil Business Newspaper
for the publication of such notices. Shareholders who are
not on the shareholders register as of the record date are
not entitled to receive notice of the general meeting of
shareholders, and they are not entitled to attend or vote at
such meeting. Holders of enfranchised non-voting shares who are
on the shareholders register as of the record date are
entitled to receive notice of the general meeting of
shareholders and they are entitled to attend and vote at such
meeting. Otherwise, holders of non-voting shares are not
entitled to receive notice of or vote at general meetings of
shareholders.
The general meeting of shareholders is held at our executive
office (which is our registered executive office) or, if
necessary, may be held anywhere in the vicinity of our executive
office.
Holders of common shares are entitled to one vote for each
share. However, voting rights with respect to common shares that
we hold and common shares that are held by a corporate
shareholder, more than one-tenth of the outstanding capital
stock of which is directly or indirectly owned by us, may not be
exercised.
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Unless stated otherwise in a companys Articles of
Incorporation, the Korean Commercial Code permits holders of an
aggregate of 3% (1% under the Securities and Exchange Act, in
case of a company whose total capital as at the end of the
latest fiscal year is W2 trillion or more) or more of the
outstanding shares with voting rights to request cumulative
voting when electing two or more directors. Our Articles of
Incorporation currently do not prohibit cumulative voting. The
Korean Commercial Code and our Articles of Incorporation provide
that an ordinary resolution may be adopted if approval is
obtained from the holders of at least a majority of those common
shares present or represented at such meeting and such majority
also represents at least one-fourth of the total of our issued
and outstanding common shares. Holders of non-voting shares
(other than enfranchised non-voting shares) are not entitled to
vote on any resolution or to receive notice of any general
meeting of shareholders unless the agenda of the meeting
includes consideration of a resolution on which such holders are
entitled to vote. If our general shareholders meeting
resolves not to pay to holders of preferred shares the annual
dividend as determined by the board of directors at the time of
issuance of such shares, the holders of preferred shares will be
entitled to exercise voting rights from the general
shareholders meeting immediately following the meeting
adopting such resolution until the end of the meeting to declare
to pay such dividend with respect to the preferred shares.
Holders of such enfranchised preferred shares have the same
rights as holders of common shares to request, receive notice
of, attend and vote at a general meeting of shareholders.
The Korean Commercial Code provides that to amend the Articles
of Incorporation (which is also required for any change to the
authorized share capital of the company) and in certain other
instances, including removal of a director of a company,
dissolution, merger or consolidation of a company, transfer of
the whole or a significant part of the business of a company,
acquisition of all of the business of any other company or
issuance of new shares at a price lower than their par value, a
special resolution must be adopted by the approval of the
holders of at least two-thirds of those shares present or
represented at such meeting and such special majority must also
represent at least one-third of the total issued and outstanding
shares with voting rights of the company.
In addition, in the case of amendments to the Articles of
Incorporation or any merger or consolidation of a company or in
certain other cases which affect the rights or interest of the
shareholders of the preferred shares, a resolution must be
adopted by a separate meeting of shareholders of the preferred
shares. Such a resolution may be adopted if the approval is
obtained from shareholders of at least two-thirds of the
preferred shares present or represented at such meeting and such
preferred shares also represent at least one-third of the total
issued and outstanding preferred shares of the company.
A shareholder may exercise his voting rights by proxy given to
another shareholder. If a particular shareholder intends to
obtain proxy from another shareholder, a reference document
specified by the Financial Supervisory Service must be sent to
the shareholder giving proxy, with a copy furnished to the
companys executive office or the branch office, transfer
agent and the Financial Supervisory Commission. The proxy must
present the power of attorney prior to the start of the general
meeting of shareholders.
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Rights of Dissenting Shareholders |
Pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act, in certain limited
circumstances (including, without limitation, if we transfer all
or any significant part of our business or if we merge or
consolidate with another company), dissenting holders of shares
have the right to require us to purchase their shares. Pursuant
to the Financial Holding Companies Act, the Securities and
Exchange Act and the Korean Commercial Code, if a financial
holding company acquires a new direct or indirect subsidiary
through the exchange or transfer of shares, the dissenting
holders of such shares have the right to require us to purchase
their shares. To exercise such a right, shareholders must submit
to us a written notice of their intention to dissent prior to
the general meeting of shareholders. Within 20 days (or
10 days under certain circumstances according to the
Financial Holding Companies Act) after the date on which the
relevant resolution is passed at such meeting, such dissenting
shareholders must request in writing that we purchase their
shares. We are obligated to purchase the shares of dissenting
shareholders within one month after the end of such request
period at a price to be determined by negotiation between the
shareholder and us. If we cannot agree on a price with the
shareholder through such negotiations, the purchase price will
be the arithmetic mean of (1) the weighted average of the
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daily closing share prices on the Stock Market Division of the
Korea Exchange for two months prior to the date of the adoption
of the relevant board of directors resolution,
(2) the weighted average of the daily closing share prices
on the Stock Market Division of the Korea Exchange for one month
prior to the date of the adoption of the relevant board of
directors resolution and (3) the weighted average of
the daily closing share prices on the Stock Market Division of
the Korea Exchange for one week prior to the date of the
adoption of the relevant board of directors resolution.
However, the Financial Supervisory Commission may adjust such
price if we or at least 30% of the dissenting shareholders who
requested purchase of their shares do not accept such purchase
price.
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Register of Shareholders and Record Dates |
We maintain the register of our shareholders at our transfer
agents in Seoul, Korea. Korea Securities Depository as our
transfer agent, registers transfers of shares on the register of
shareholders upon presentation of the share certificates.
The record date for annual dividends is December 31. For
the purpose of determining the holders of shares entitled to
annual dividends, the register of shareholders may be closed for
the period from January 1 of each year up to January 15 of such
year. Further, the Korean Commercial Code and the Articles of
Incorporation permit us upon at least two weeks public
notice to set a record date and/or close the register of
shareholders for not more than three months for the purpose of
determining the shareholders entitled to certain rights
pertaining to the shares. The trading of shares and the delivery
of certificates in respect thereof may continue while the
register of shareholders is closed.
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Description of Redeemable Preferred Stock |
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Description of Series 1/2/3/4/5 Redeemable Preferred
Stock |
On July 9, 2003, our board of directors authorized the
issuance of 46,583,961 redeemable preferred shares of non-voting
stock (Redeemable Preferred Stock). The Redeemable
Preferred Stock consist of 9,316,792 shares of
Series 1 Redeemable Preferred Stock, 9,316,792 shares
of Series 2 Redeemable Preferred Stock,
9,316,792 shares of Series 3 Redeemable Preferred
Stock, 9,316,792 shares of Series 4 Redeemable
Preferred Stock and 9,316,793 shares of Series 5
Redeemable Preferred Stock. All of the Redeemable Preferred
Stock are issued in registered form and subscribed by the Korea
Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The dividends on each share of the Redeemable Preferred Stock
are (i) for the fiscal year 2003, an amount equal to 4.04%
of the subscription price per share multiplied by the number of
days elapsed from the date of issuance to December 31, 2003
and divided by 365 and (ii) thereafter, an amount equal to
4.04% of the subscription price per share. The dividends on such
Redeemable Preferred Stock rank senior to the dividends on the
common shares. If in any fiscal year we do not pay any dividend
as provided above, the holders of the Redeemable Preferred Stock
are entitled to receive such accumulated unpaid dividend prior
to the holders of our common shares from the dividends payable
in respect of the next fiscal year. If dividends are not paid to
the holders of Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Redeemable
Preferred Stock becomes enfranchised. See
Voting Rights.
The Redeemable Preferred Stock is subject to redemption as set
forth below. The redemption periods for each class of the
Redeemable Preferred Stock are (i) for Series 1
Redeemable Preferred Stock, from the first anniversary of the
issuance date until the third anniversary of the issuance date;
(ii) for Series 2 Redeemable Preferred Stock, from the
second anniversary of the issuance date until the fourth
anniversary of the issuance date; (iii) for Series 3
Redeemable Preferred Stock, from the third anniversary of the
issuance date until the fifth anniversary of the issuance date;
(iv) for Series 4 Redeemable Preferred Stock, from the
fourth anniversary of the issuance date until the sixth
anniversary of the issuance date; and (v) for Series 5
Redeemable Preferred Stock, from the fifth anniversary of the
issuance date until the seventh anniversary of the issuance
date; provided that, if the shares of Redeemable Preferred Stock
are not redeemed in full within the redemption period or the
dividends to the Redeemable Preferred Stock are not paid in
full, the redemption period shall be extended until the shares
of Redeemable Preferred Stock are redeemed in full.
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We are obligated to redeem any outstanding Redeemable Preferred
Stock at the end of the relevant redemption period to the extent
that distributable profits are available for such redemption.
Furthermore, we may, at our option, elect to redeem all or part
of any outstanding shares of the Redeemable Preferred Stock at
any time during the redemption period to the extent that
distributable profits are available for such redemption.
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Description of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock |
On July 9, 2003, our board of directors authorized the
issuance of 44,720,603 shares of redeemable convertible
non-voting preferred stock (Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock). All of our Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock is issued in registered form and subscribed by
the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The dividends on each share of our Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock are (i) for the fiscal year 2003, an amount
equal to 2.02% of the subscription price per share multiplied by
the number of days elapsed from the date of issuance to
December 31, 2003 and divided by 365 and
(ii) thereafter, an amount equal to 2.02% of the
subscription price per share. The dividends on such Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock rank senior to the dividends on the
common shares. If in any fiscal year we do not pay any dividend
as provided above, the holders of our Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock are entitled to receive such accumulated unpaid
dividend prior to the holders of our common shares from the
dividends payable in respect of the next fiscal year. If
dividends are not paid to the holders of Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock, the Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
becomes enfranchised. See Voting Rights.
Our Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock is subject to
redemption and conversion as set forth below. The redemption
period for our Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock is from
the third anniversary of the issuance date until the fifth
anniversary of the issuance date; provided that, if the shares
of Redeemable Preferred Stock are not redeemed in full within
the redemption period or the dividends on our Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock are not paid in full, the redemption
period shall be extended until the shares of Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock are redeemed in full.
We are obligated to redeem any outstanding Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock at the end of the redemption period
to the extent that distributable profits are available for such
redemption. Furthermore, we may, at our option, elect to redeem
all or part of any outstanding shares of Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock at any time during the redemption period to the
extent that distributable profits are available for such
redemption.
The holders of our Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock may,
at their option, convert all or part of any outstanding
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock into our shares of common
stock at any time during the conversion period. The conversion
period for our Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock is from
the first anniversary of the issuance date until the fourth
anniversary of the issuance date. The number of common shares to
be issued upon conversion shall be the same as the number of
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock subject to conversion. As
consideration for our acquisition of Chohung Bank, in August
2003, we issued to the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
(i) 46,583,961 shares of our Redeemable Preferred
Stock, with an aggregate redemption price of W842,517,518,646
and (ii) 44,720,603 shares of our Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock, with an aggregate redemption price
of W808,816,825,858, which were convertible into shares of our
common stock In November 2005, Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation converted 22,360,302 shares of our Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock into 22,360,302 shares of our
common stock, representing 6.22% of our total issued shares (or
5.86% of our total issued common stock on a fully diluted
basis). In April 2006, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation sold
to BNP Paribas S.A. and other institutional investors all of our
common shares held by it. As of the date hereof, Korea Deposit
Insurance Corporation does not hold any share of our common
stock but still holds 22,360,301 shares of Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock, representing 6.22% of the total
issued shares (or 5.86% of the total issued shares on a fully
diluted basis) of our common stock. Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation is entitled to convert such shares into our common
stock beginning in August 2006. Pursuant to the terms of the
Redeemable Preferred Stock issued to Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation, we are required to redeem such shares in five
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equal annual installments commencing three years from the date
of issuance. These Redeemable Preferred Stock are treated as
debt under U.S. GAAP. Pursuant to the terms of our
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, we are required to
redeem the full amount of such shares outstanding five years
from the date of issuance to the extent not converted into our
common shares. Each share of our Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock is convertible into one share of our common
stock. The dividend ratios on our Redeemable Preferred Stock and
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock are 4.04% and 2.02%,
respectively. In August 2003, we also raised W900 billion
in cash through the issuance of 6,000,000 shares of
Redeemable Preferred Stock, all of which were sold in the
domestic fixed-income market through Strider Securitization
Specialty Co., Ltd., a special purpose vehicle. These redeemable
preferred shares have terms that are different from the
redeemable preferred shares issued to Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation. We are required to redeem these preferred shares
issued to the special purpose vehicle in three installments in
2006, 2008 and 2010. See Item 4. Information on the
Company The Merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung
Bank Liquidity and Capital Resources and
Item 10. Additional Information Articles
of Incorporation Description of Capital
Stock Description of Redeemable Preferred
Stock.
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Description of Series 6/7/8 Redeemable Preferred
Stock |
On July 29, 2003, our board of directors authorized
issuance of 6,000,000 redeemable preferred shares of non-voting
stock (Second Issue of Redeemable Preferred Stock).
The Second Issue of Redeemable Preferred Stock consists of
3,500,000 shares of Series 6 Redeemable Preferred
Stock, 2,433,334 shares of Series 7 Redeemable
Preferred Stock and 66,666 shares of Series 8
Redeemable Preferred Stock. All of the Second Issue of
Redeemable Preferred Stock were issued through public offering.
The dividends on each share of the Second Issue of Redeemable
Preferred Stock are (i) for the Series 6 Redeemable
Preferred Stock, an amount equal to 7.00% of the subscription
price per share, (ii) for the Series 7 Redeemable
Preferred Stock, an amount equal to 7.46% of the subscription
price per share and (iii) for the Series 8 Redeemable
Preferred Stock, an amount equal to 7.86% of the subscription
price per share. The dividends on such Second Issue of
Redeemable Preferred Stock rank senior to the dividends on the
common shares. If we in any fiscal year do not pay any dividend
as provided above, the holders of the Second Issue of Redeemable
Preferred Stock are entitled to receive such accumulated unpaid
dividend prior to the holders of our common shares from the
dividends payable in respect of the next fiscal year. If
dividends are not paid to the holders of Second Issue of
Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Second Issue of Redeemable
Preferred Stock becomes enfranchised. See
Voting Rights.
The Second Issue of Redeemable Preferred Stock is subject to
redemption as set forth below. The redemption periods for each
class of the Second Issue of Redeemable Preferred Stock are
(i) for Series 6 Redeemable Preferred Stock, from one
(1) month immediately preceding the third anniversary date
of the issuance date until the third anniversary date of the
issuance date; (ii) for Series 7 Redeemable Preferred
Stock, from one (1) month immediately preceding the fifth
anniversary date of the issuance date until the fifth
anniversary date of the issuance date; and (iii) for
Series 8 Redeemable Preferred Stock, from one
(1) month immediately preceding the seventh anniversary
date of the issuance date until the seventh anniversary date of
the issuance date; provided that, if the Second Issue of
Redeemable Preferred Stock are not redeemed in full within the
redemption period or the dividends on the Second Issue of
Redeemable Preferred Stock are not paid in full, the redemption
period shall be extended until the Second Issue of Redeemable
Preferred Stock are redeemed in full.
We are obligated to redeem any outstanding Second Issue of
Redeemable Preferred Stock at the end of the relevant redemption
period to the extent that distributable profits are available
for such redemption. Furthermore, we may, at our option, elect
to redeem all or part of any outstanding Second Issue of
Redeemable Preferred Stock at any time during the redemption
period to the extent that distributable profits are available
for such redemption.
At least one week before the annual general meeting of
shareholders, we must make our annual report written in the
Korean language and audited nonconsolidated financial statements
prepared under Korean GAAP available for inspection at our
principal office and at all of our branch offices. Copies of
annual reports,
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the audited nonconsolidated financial statements and any
resolutions adopted at the general meeting of shareholders will
be made available to our shareholders.
Under the Securities and Exchange Act, we must file with the
Financial Supervisory Commission and the Korea Exchange an
annual report within 90 days after the end of our fiscal
year, a semiannual report within 45 days after the end of
the first six months of our fiscal year and quarterly reports
within 45 days after the end of the first three months and
nine months of our fiscal year, respectively. Copies of such
reports are available for public inspection at the Financial
Supervisory Commission and the Korea Exchange.
Under the Korean Commercial Code, the transfer of shares is
effected by the delivery of share certificates. In order to
exercise shareholders rights, the transferee must have his
name and address registered on the register of shareholders. For
this purpose, shareholders are required to file with us their
name, address and seal. Nonresident shareholders must notify us
of the name of their proxy in Korea to which our notice can be
sent. Under the Financial Supervisory Commission regulations,
nonresident shareholders may appoint a standing proxy and may
not allow any person other than the standing proxy to exercise
rights regarding the acquired share or perform any task related
thereto on his behalf, subject to certain exceptions. Under
current Korean regulations, certain qualified securities
companies and banks in Korea (including licensed branches of
non-Korean securities companies and banks) and the Korea
Securities Depository are authorized to act as standing proxy
and provide related services. Certain foreign exchange controls
and securities regulations apply to the transfer of shares by
nonresidents or non-Koreans. See Exchange
Controls. As to the ceiling on the aggregate shareholdings
of a single shareholder and persons who have a special
relationship with such shareholder, please see
Item 4. Information on the Company
Supervision and Regulation Principal Regulations
Applicable to Financial Holding Companies
Restriction on Financial Holding Company Ownership.
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Acquisition of our Shares |
We generally may not acquire our own shares except in certain
limited circumstances, including, without limitation, a
reduction in capital.
Notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions, pursuant to the
Securities and Exchange Act and regulations under the Financial
Holding Companies Act, we may purchase our own shares on the
Stock Market Division of the Korea Exchange, through a tender
offer, or through a trust agreement with a trust company, or
retrieve our own shares from a trust company upon termination of
a trust agreement, subject to the restrictions that (1) the
aggregate purchase price of such shares may not exceed the total
amount available for distribution of dividends at the end of the
preceding fiscal year less the amounts of dividends and reserves
for such fiscal year, subtracted by the sum of (a) the
purchase price of treasury stock acquired if any treasury stock
has been purchased after the end of the preceding fiscal year
pursuant to the Commercial Act or the Securities and Exchange
Act, (b) the amount subject to trust agreements, and
(c) the amount of dividends approved at the ordinary
general shareholders meeting after the end of the
preceding fiscal year and the amount of retained earnings
reserve required under the Commercial Act; plus if any treasury
stock has been disposed of after the end of the preceding fiscal
year, the acquisition cost of such treasury stock and
(2) the purchase of such shares shall meet the requisite
capital ratio under the Financial Holding Companies Act and the
guidelines issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission.
In general, under the Financial Holding Companies Act, our
subsidiaries are not permitted to acquire our shares.
In the event we are liquidated, the assets remaining after the
payment of all debts, liquidation expenses and taxes will be
distributed to shareholders in proportion to the number of
shares held by such shareholders. Holders of preferred shares
may have preferences over holders of common shares in
liquidation.
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EXCHANGE CONTROLS
General
The Foreign Exchange Transaction Act of Korea the related
Presidential Decree and the regulations under such Act and
Decree (collectively the Foreign Exchange Transaction
Laws) herein, regulate investment in Korean securities by
nonresidents and issuance of securities by Korean companies
outside Korea. Under the Foreign Exchange Transaction Laws,
nonresidents may invest in Korean securities only to the extent
specifically allowed by these laws or otherwise permitted by the
Ministry of Finance and Economy of Korea. The Financial
Supervisory Commission has also adopted, pursuant to its
authority under the Securities and Exchange Act, regulations
that restrict investment by foreigners in Korean securities and
regulate issuance of securities by Korean companies outside
Korea.
Under the Foreign Exchange Transaction Laws, (1) if the
Korean government determines that it is inevitable due to the
outbreak of natural calamities, wars, conflict of arms or grave
and sudden changes in domestic or foreign economic circumstances
or other situations equivalent thereto, the Ministry of Finance
and Economy may temporarily suspend payment, receipt or the
whole or part of transactions to which the Foreign Exchange
Transaction Laws apply, or impose an obligation to safekeep,
deposit or sell means of payment in or to certain Korean
governmental agencies or financial institutions; and (2) if
the Korean government determines that international balance of
payments and international finance face or are likely to face
serious difficulty or the movement of capital between Korea and
abroad will cause or is likely to cause serious obstacles in
carrying out its currency policies, exchange rate policies and
other macroeconomic policies, the Ministry of Finance and
Economy may take measures to require any person who intends to
perform capital transactions to obtain permission or to require
any person who performs capital transactions to deposit part of
the payments received in such transactions at certain Korean
governmental agencies or financial institutions, in each case
subject to certain limitations.
Reporting Requirements for Holders of Substantial
Interests
Under the Securities and Exchange Act, any person whose direct
or beneficial ownership of our common stock with voting rights,
whether in the form of shares of common stock or American
depositary shares, certificates representing the rights to
subscribe for shares and equity-related debt securities
including convertible bonds and bonds with warrants (which we
refer to collectively as Equity Securities),
together with the Equity Securities beneficially owned by
certain related persons or by any person acting in concert with
the person, accounts for 5% or more of the total outstanding
shares (including Equity Securities of us held by such persons)
is required to report the status of the holdings and the purpose
of the holdings (for example, whether the intent is to seek
management control) to the Financial Supervisory Commission and
the Korea Exchange within five business days after reaching the
5% ownership level. In addition, any change in the ownership
interest subsequent to the report that equals or exceeds 1% of
the total outstanding Equity Securities or change in the purpose
of the holdings is required to be reported to the Financial
Supervisory Commission and the Korea Exchange within five
business days from the date of the change (within ten days of
the end of the month in which the change occurred, in the case
of an institutional investor with no intent to seek management
control). Furthermore, the above reporting requirement applies
to a person who has already reported the ownership of the stock
accounting for 5% or more of the total outstanding shares (plus
equity securities of us held by such persons) but has changed
its intent to seek management control.
Violation of these reporting requirements may subject a person
to criminal sanctions such as fines or imprisonment and/or a
loss of voting rights with respect to the portion of ownership
of Equity Securities exceeding 5% of the total outstanding
shares. In addition, the Financial Supervisory Commission may
order the disposal of the unreported Equity Securities. Any
persons who reports management control as the purpose for its
holdings is prohibited from acquiring additional shares of the
issuer or from exercising voting rights during the following
five days following the reporting date.
In addition to the reporting requirements described above, any
person whose direct or beneficial ownership of our stock
accounts for 10% or more of the total issued and outstanding
shares (which we refer to
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as a major stockholder) must report the status of
his/her shareholding to the Korea Securities Futures Commission
and the Korea Exchange within ten days after he/she becomes a
major stockholder. In addition, any change in the ownership
interest subsequent to the report must be reported to the Korea
Securities Futures Commission and the Korea Exchange by the
10th day of the month following the month in which the
change occurred. Violation of these reporting requirements may
subject a person to criminal sanctions such as fines or
imprisonment. Any single stockholder or persons who have a
special relationship with such stockholder that jointly acquire
more than 10% (4% in case of non-financial business group
companies) of the voting stock of a Korean financial holding
company who controls national banks will be subject to reporting
or approval requirements pursuant to the Financial Holding
Company Act. See Item 4. Information on the
Company Supervision and Regulation
Principal Regulations Applicable to Financial Holding
Companies Restriction on Financial Holding Company
Ownership.
Restrictions Applicable to Shares
As a result of amendments to the Foreign Exchange Transaction
Laws and Financial Supervisory Commission regulations (which we
refer to collectively as the Investment Rules)
adopted in connection with the stock market opening, from
January 1992 and thereafter, foreigners may invest, with limited
exceptions and subject to procedural requirements, in any shares
of any Korean companies, whether listed on the Stock Market
Division or the KOSDAQ Market Division of the Korea Exchange,
unless prohibited by specific laws. Foreign investors may trade
shares listed on the Stock Market Division or the KOSDAQ Market
Division of the Korea Exchange only through the Korea Exchange,
except in limited circumstances, including:
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acquisition of shares (which we refer to as Converted
Shares) by exercise of warrants, conversion rights,
exchange rights or options under bonds with warrants,
convertible bonds, exchangeable bonds, stock options or
withdrawal rights under depositary receipts issued by a Korean
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acquisition of shares by exercise of rights as a shareholder; |
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acquisition of shares as a result of inheritance, donation,
bequest or exercise of stockholders rights, including
preemptive rights or rights to participate in free distributions
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sale or purchase of securities through a public bidding among
large number of bidders; |
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acquisition of shares by exercising rights granted under a
covered warrant; |
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transactions between foreigners of a class of shares for which
the ceiling on aggregate acquisition by foreigners, as explained
below, has been reached or exceeded subject to certain
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For over-the-counter
transactions of shares between foreigners outside the Stock
Market Division or the KOSDAQ Market Division of the Korea
Exchange for shares with respect to which the limit on aggregate
foreign ownership has been reached or exceeded, a securities
company licensed in Korea must act as an intermediary. Odd-lot
trading of shares outside the Stock Market Division or the
KOSDAQ Market Division of the Korea Exchange must involve a
licensed securities company in Korea as the other party. Foreign
investors are prohibited from engaging in margin transactions
involving borrowed securities with respect to which shares are
subject to a foreign ownership limit.
The Investment Rules require a foreign investor who wishes to
invest in shares on the Stock Market Division or the KOSDAQ
Market Division of the Korea Exchange (including Converted
Shares and shares
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being issued for initial listing on the Stock Market Division or
the KOSDAQ Market Division of the Korea Exchange) to register
its identity with the Financial Supervisory Service prior to
making any such investment; however, the registration
requirement does not apply to foreign investors who acquire
Converted Shares with the intention of selling such Converted
Shares within three months from the date of acquisition of the
Converted Shares. Upon registration, the Financial Supervisory
Service will issue to the foreign investor an investment
registration card, which must be presented each time the foreign
investor opens a brokerage account with a securities company.
Foreigners eligible to obtain an investment registration card
include foreign nationals who have not resided in Korea for a
consecutive period of six months or more, foreign governments,
foreign municipal authorities, foreign public institutions,
international financial institutions or similar international
organizations, corporations incorporated under foreign laws and
any person in any additional category designated by decree of
the Ministry of Finance and Economy under the Securities and
Exchange Act. All Korean branch offices of a foreign corporation
as a group are treated as a separate foreigner from the offices
of the corporation outside Korea for the purpose of investment
registration. However, a foreign corporation or depository
issuing depositary receipts may obtain one or more investment
registration cards in its name in certain circumstances as
described in the relevant regulations.
Upon a foreign investors purchase of shares through the
Stock Market Division or the KOSDAQ Market Division of the Korea
Exchange, no separate report by the investor is required because
the investment registration card system is designed to control
and oversee foreign investment through a computer system.
However, a foreign investors acquisition or sale of shares
outside the Stock Market Division or the KOSDAQ Market Division
of the Korea Exchange (as discussed above) must be reported by
the foreign investor or his standing proxy to the governor of
the Financial Supervisory Service at the time of each such
acquisition or sale; provided, however, that a foreign investor
must ensure that any acquisition or sale by it of shares outside
the Stock Market Division or the KOSDAQ Market Division of the
Korea Exchange in the case of trades in connection with a tender
offer, odd-lot trading of shares or trades of a class of shares
for which the aggregate foreign ownership limit has been reached
or exceeded, is reported to the governor of the Financial
Supervisory Service by the securities company engaged to
facilitate such transaction. A foreign investor may appoint a
standing proxy from among the Korea Securities Depository,
foreign exchange banks (including domestic branches of foreign
banks), securities companies (including domestic branches of
foreign securities companies), asset management companies,
futures trading companies and internationally recognized
custodians which will act as a standing proxy to exercise
stockholders rights or perform any matters related to the
foregoing activities if the foreign investor does not perform
these activities himself. Generally, a foreign investor may not
permit any person, other than its standing proxy, to exercise
rights relating to his shares or perform any tasks related
thereto on his behalf. However, a foreign investor may be
exempted from complying with these standing proxy rules with the
approval of the governor of the Financial Supervisory Service in
such cases as determined to be inevitable by reason of conflict
between laws of Korea and those of the home country of the
foreign investor.
Certificates evidencing shares of Korean companies must be kept
in custody with an eligible custodian in Korea. Only foreign
exchange banks (including domestic branches of foreign banks),
securities companies (including domestic branches of foreign
securities companies), the Korea Securities Depository, asset
management companies, futures trading companies and
internationally recognized custodians are eligible to act as a
custodian of shares for a nonresident or foreign investor. A
foreign investor must ensure that his custodian deposits his
shares with the Korea Securities Depository. However, a foreign
investor may be exempted from complying with this deposit
requirement with the approval of the governor of the Financial
Supervisory Service in circumstances where compliance with that
requirement is made impracticable, including cases where
compliance would contravene the laws of the home country of such
foreign investor.
Under the Investment Rules, with certain exceptions, foreign
investors may acquire shares of a Korean company without being
subject to any foreign investment ceiling. One exception to such
rules is investment in designated public corporations, which is
subject to a 40% ceiling on the acquisition of shares by
foreigners in the aggregate. With certain exceptions, companies
designated by the Korean government as a public
corporation may set a ceiling on the acquisition of shares
by a single person within 3% of the total number of shares. A
foreigner who has acquired shares in excess of any ceiling may
not exercise his voting rights with
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respect to the shares exceeding the limit, and the Financial
Supervisory Commission may take necessary corrective action
against such foreigner pursuant to the Securities and Exchange
Act. Currently, Korea Electric Power Corporation is the only
designated public corporation which has set such a ceiling.
Furthermore, an investment by a foreign investor in 10% or more
of the outstanding shares with voting rights of a Korean company
is defined as a foreign direct investment under the Foreign
Investment Promotion Act of Korea. Generally, a foreign direct
investment must be reported to the Minister of the Ministry of
Commerce, Industry and Energy of Korea, which delegates its
authority to receive such reports to foreign exchange banks or
the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency under relevant
regulations. The acquisition of shares of a Korean company by a
foreign investor may also be subject to certain foreign or other
shareholding restrictions in the event that any restrictions are
prescribed in a specific law that regulates the business of the
subject Korean company. For a description of such restrictions
applicable to Korean banks, see Item 4. Information
on the Company Supervision and
Regulation Principal Regulations Applicable to
Banks Restrictions on Bank Ownership.
Under the Foreign Exchange Transaction Laws, a foreign investor
who intends to acquire shares must designate a foreign exchange
bank at which he must open a foreign currency account and a Won
account exclusively for stock investments. No approval is
required for remittance into Korea and deposit of foreign
currency funds in the foreign currency account. Foreign currency
funds may be transferred from the foreign currency account at
the time required to make a deposit for, or settle the purchase
price of, a stock purchase transaction to a Won account opened
at a securities company. Funds in the foreign currency account
may be remitted abroad without any Korean governmental approval.
Dividends on shares of Korean companies are paid in Won. No
Korean governmental approval is required for foreign investors
to receive dividends on, or the Won proceeds of the sale of, any
shares to be paid, received and retained in Korea. Dividends
paid on, and the Won proceeds of the sale of, any shares held by
a nonresident of Korea must be deposited either in a Won account
with the investors securities company or in his Won
account. Funds in the investors Won account may be
transferred to his foreign currency account or withdrawn for
local living expenses, provided that any withdrawal of local
living expenses by any one person exceeding US$10,000 per
day needs to be reported to the commissioner of the National Tax
Service and the governor of the Financial Supervisory Service by
the foreign exchange bank at which the Won account is
maintained. Funds in the Won account may also be used for future
investment in shares or for payment of the subscription price of
new shares obtained through the exercise of preemptive rights.
Securities companies and asset management companies are allowed
to open foreign currency accounts with foreign exchange banks
exclusively for accommodating foreign investors stock
investments in Korea. Through these accounts, securities
companies and asset management companies may enter into foreign
exchange transactions on a limited basis, such as conversion of
foreign currency funds and Won funds, either as a counterparty
to or on behalf of foreign investors, without the investors
having to open their own accounts with foreign exchange banks.
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TAXATION
The following summary is based upon tax laws of the United
States and the Republic of Korea as in effect on the date of
this Annual Report on
Form 20-F, and is
subject to any change in United States or Korean law that may
come into effect after such date. Investors in shares of common
stock or American depositary shares are advised to consult their
own tax advisers as to the United States, Korean or other tax
consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of such
securities, including the effect of any national, state or local
tax laws.
Korean Taxation
The following summary of Korean tax considerations applies to
you so long as you are not:
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Dividends on Shares of Common Stock or American Depositary
Shares |
We will generally deduct Korean withholding tax from dividends
paid to you at a rate of 27.5%. However, if you are a resident
of a country that has entered into a tax treaty with Korea, you
may qualify for a reduced rate of Korean withholding tax. For
example, if you are a qualified resident of the United States
for purposes of the income tax treaty currently in effect
between Korea and the United States and you are the
beneficial owner of a dividend, a reduced
withholding tax rate of 16.5% will generally apply.
In order to obtain the benefits of a reduced withholding tax
rate under a tax treaty, you must submit to us, prior to the
dividend payment date, such certificate of residence for the
purpose of the tax treaty as may be required by the Korean tax
authorities. Certificate of residence may be submitted to us
through the depositary bank. In addition, effective July 1,
2002, to obtain the benefit of a non-taxation or tax exemption
available under applicable tax treaties, you must submit an
application for non-taxation or tax exemption prior to the time
of the first dividend payment, together with a certificate of
your tax residence issued by a competent authority of your tax
residence country. Excess taxes withheld may not be recoverable
even if you subsequently produce evidence that you were entitled
to have tax withheld at a lower rate.
If we distribute to you free shares representing a transfer of
certain capital reserves or certain asset revaluation reserves
into paid-in-capital,
such distribution may be deemed a dividend which is subject to
Korean tax.
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You may be exempt from Korean taxation on capital gains
recognized from the sale of our shares effected through the
Korea Exchange, if you have owned, together with certain related
parties, less than 25% of our total issued and outstanding
shares during the year of sale and the five calendar years
before the year of sale. According to a ruling issued by the
Korean taxation authorities, capital gains earned by a
nonresident or foreign corporation without any Korean permanent
establishment from the transfer of American depositary shares to
other nonresidents or foreign corporations which have no
permanent establishment in Korea are not subject to Korean
taxation. In addition, capital gains earned by a nonresident or
foreign corporations from the transfer of American depositary
shares outside of Korea are exempt from Korean taxation provided
that the issuance of American depositary shares is deemed to be
an overseas issuance under the Tax Incentives Limitation Law.
If you are subject to tax on capital gains with respect to a
sale of American depositary shares, or of shares of common stock
which you acquired as a result of a withdrawal, your gain will
be calculated based on your cost of acquiring the American
depositary shares although there are no specific Korean tax
provisions or rulings on this issue. In the absence of the
application of a tax treaty which exempts capital gains taxes ,
the amount of Korean tax imposed on your capital gains will be
the lesser of 11.0% of the gross realization
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proceeds or, subject to the production of satisfactory evidence
of the acquisition cost of the American depositary shares, 27.5%
of the net capital gain.
If you sell your shares of common stock or American depositary
shares, the purchaser or, in the case of the sale of shares of
common stock through a licensed securities company in Korea, the
licensed securities company is required to withhold Korean tax
from the sales price in an amount equal to 11.0% of the gross
realization proceeds and to make payment of this amount to the
Korean tax authorities, unless you establish your entitlement to
an exemption under an applicable tax treaty or produce
satisfactory evidence of your acquisition cost for the shares of
common stock or the American depositary shares. To obtain the
benefit of an exemption pursuant to a tax treaty, you must
submit to the purchaser or the securities company, or through
the depositary bank, as the case may be, prior to the time of
payment, such certificate of your tax residence as the Korean
tax authorities may require in support of your claim for treaty
protection. Effective July 1, 2002, in order to qualify for
the exemption under a tax treaty, a nonresident seller must
submit an application for non-taxation or tax exemption together
with a certificate of residence issued by a competent tax
authority of the sellers country of tax residence prior to
the time of payment of the gross realization proceeds . Excess
taxes withheld may not be recoverable even if you subsequently
produce evidence that you were entitled not to have any taxes
withheld.
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If you die while holding an American depositary share or donate
an American depositary share, it is unclear whether, for Korean
inheritance and gift tax purposes, you will be treated as the
owner of the shares of common stock underlying the American
depositary shares. If you are treated as the owner of the shares
of common stock, your heir or the donee (or in certain
circumstances, you as the donor) will be subject to Korean
inheritance or gift tax presently at the rate of 10.0% to 50.0%,
provided that the value of the American depositary shares is
greater than a specified amount.
If you die while holding a share of common stock or donate a
share of common stock, your heir or donee (or in certain
circumstances, you as the donor) will be subject to Korean
inheritance or gift tax at the same rate as indicated above.
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If you transfer shares of common stock, you will be subject to a
securities transaction tax at the rate of 0.15% and an
agriculture and fishery special tax at the rate of 0.15% of the
sale price of the shares of common stock when traded on the
Stock Market Division of the Korea Exchange. In addition, if
your transfer is not made on the Stock Market Division of the
Korea Exchange, subject to certain exceptions, you will be
subject to a securities transaction tax at the rate of 0.5%.
To date, the imposition of the securities transaction tax has
not been enforced on transfers of American depositary shares
however, the Ministry of Finance and Economy issued a ruling on
February 25, 2004 to the Korean National Tax Service, in
which it held that depositary receipts fall under the meaning of
share certificates that are subject to the same securities
transaction tax. In this ruling, the Ministry of Finance and
Economy treats transfers of depositary receipts equally with the
transfer of the underlying Korean shares. In light of this
ruling, the securities transaction tax that would be due on
transfers of American depositary shares will be 0.5% of the
sales price of the American depositary shares, unless the
American depositary shares are listed or registered on the New
York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ National Market, Tokyo Stock
Exchange, London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Stock Exchange or
other such stock exchange utilizing trading by standardized
procedure and method pursuant to the Presidential Decree of the
Securities and Exchange Act and regulations thereunder.
According to the tax rulings issued by the Korean tax
authorities in 2000, foreign stockholders are not subject to
securities transaction tax upon the deposit of underlying stock
and receipt of depositary shares or upon the surrender of
depositary shares and withdrawal of the originally deposited
underlying stock. However, there were uncertainties as to
whether holders of American depositary shares other than initial
holders would not be subject to securities transaction tax when
they withdraw underlying shares upon surrendering the
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American depositary shares. Pursuant to the 2004 tax ruling that
seems to view the American depositary shares as underlying
shares subject to securities transaction tax, the securities
transaction tax would not apply to deposits of common shares in
exchange for American depositary shares regardless of whether
the holder is the initial holder because the transfer of
American depositary shares by the initial holder to a subsequent
holder would have already been subject to securities transaction
tax under such tax ruling.
The securities transaction tax, if applicable, must be paid in
principle by the transferor of the shares on the rights to
subscribe to such shares. When the transfer is effected through
a securities settlement company or a securities company, such
settlement company or securities company is generally required
to withhold and pay the tax to the Korean tax authority. Where
the transfer is effected by a non-resident without a permanent
establishment in Korea, other than through a securities company,
the transferee is required to withhold the securities
transaction tax and pay it to the Korean tax authority. The
failure to file the securities transaction tax return will
result in a penalty of 10% of the tax due and the failure to pay
the securities transaction tax will result in a penalty of
10.95% per annum of the tax due for the days outstanding.
The penalty is imposed on the party responsible for paying the
securities transaction tax or, if the securities transaction tax
is to be paid via withholding, the penalty is imposed on the
party that has the withholding obligation.
United States Taxation
The following summary describes the material United States
federal income tax considerations for beneficial owners of our
shares or American depositary receipts that hold the shares or
American depositary receipts as capital assets and are
U.S. holders. You are a
U.S. holder if you are for U.S. federal
income tax purposes:
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corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created
or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any
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(iii) an estate the income of which is subject to
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a court within the United States and one or more
U.S. persons has authority to control all substantial
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applicable U.S. Treasury Department regulations to be
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In addition, this summary only applies to you if you are a
U.S. holder that is a resident of the United States
for purposes of the current tax treaty between the United States
and Korea, your shares or American depositary receipts are not,
for purposes of the treaty, effectively connected with a
permanent establishment in Korea and you otherwise qualify for
the full benefits of the treaty.
This summary is based upon the provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) and
regulations, rulings and judicial decisions thereunder as of the
date hereof, which are subject to change, perhaps retroactively.
It is for general purposes only and you should not consider it
to be tax advice. In addition, it is based in part on
representations by the depositary and assumes that each
obligation under the Deposit Agreement will be performed in
accordance with its terms. This summary does not represent a
detailed description of all the federal tax consequences to you
in light of your particular circumstances. In addition, it does
not represent a detailed description of the U.S. federal
tax consequences applicable to you if you are subject to special
treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws including
if you are:
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a trader in securities that has elected to use a
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a person holding shares or American depositary receipts as part
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a partnership or other investor in a pass-through entity for
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We cannot assure you that a later change in law will not alter
significantly the tax considerations that we describe in this
summary.
You should consult your own tax advisor concerning the
particular U.S. federal tax consequences to you of the
ownership and disposition of shares or American depositary
receipts as well as any consequences arising under the laws of
any other taxing jurisdiction.
If a partnership holds our shares or American depositary
receipts, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend
upon the status of the partner and the activities of the
partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership holding our
shares or American depositary receipts, you are urged to consult
you tax advisor.
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In general for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a holder
of American depositary receipts will be treated as the owner of
the underlying shares that are represented by such American
depositary receipts. However, the U.S. Treasury Department
has expressed concerns that parties to whom depositary shares
are pre-released may be taking actions that are inconsistent
with the claiming of foreign tax credits by the holders of
American depositary receipts. Accordingly, the analysis of the
creditability of Korean taxes described herein could be affected
by future actions that may be taken by the U.S. Treasury
Department. Deposits or withdrawal of shares for American
depositary receipts generally will not be subject to
U.S. federal income tax.
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Distributions on Shares or American Depositary
Receipts |
The gross amount of distributions on our shares or American
depositary receipts (including amounts withheld to reflect
Korean withholding tax) will be taxable as dividends to the
extent paid out of our current and accumulated earnings and
profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax
principles). Such income (including withheld taxes) will be
includable in your gross income as ordinary income on the day
you actively or constructively receive it, in the case of our
shares, or the day actively or constructively received by the
depositary, in the case of American depositary receipts. Such
dividends will not be eligible for the dividends-received
deduction allowed to corporations under the Code.
With respect to non-corporate U.S. holders, certain
dividends received before January 1, 2011 from a qualified
foreign corporation may be subject to reduced rates of taxation.
A qualified foreign corporation includes a foreign corporation
that is eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax
treaty with the United States which the U.S. Treasury
Department determines to be satisfactory for these purposes and
which includes an exchange of information provision. The
U.S. Treasury Department has determined that the current
income tax treaty between the United States and Korea meets
these requirements, and we believe we are eligible for the
benefits of that treaty. However, a foreign corporation is also
treated as a qualified foreign corporation with respect to
dividends paid by that corporation on shares (or American
depositary receipts backed by such shares) that are readily
tradable on an established securities market in the United
States. Our shares will generally not be considered readily
tradable for these purposes. U.S. Treasury Department
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guidance indicates that our American depositary receipts, which
are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, are readily tradable
on an established securities market in the United States. There
can be no assurance that our American depositary receipts will
be considered readily tradable on an established securities
market in later years. Non-corporate U.S. holders that do
not meet a minimum holding period requirement during which they
are not protected from a risk of loss or that elect to treat the
dividend income as investment income pursuant to
section 163(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code) will not be eligible for the
reduced rates of taxation. In addition, the rate reduction will
not apply to dividends if the recipient of a dividend is
obligated to make related payments with respect to positions in
substantially similar or related property. This disallowance
applies even if the minimum holding period has been met. If you
are a non-corporate U.S. holder, you should consult your
own tax advisor regarding the application of these rules given
your particular circumstances.
The amount of any dividend paid in Korean Won will equal the
U.S. dollar value of the Korean Won received calculated by
reference to the exchange rate in effect on the date you receive
the dividend, in the case of our shares, or the date received by
the depositary, in the case of American depositary receipts,
regardless of whether the Korean Won are converted into
U.S. dollars. If the Korean Won received are not converted
into U.S. dollars on the day of receipt, you will have a
basis in the Korean Won equal to their U.S. dollar value on
the date of receipt. Any gain or loss realized on a subsequent
conversion or other disposition of the Korean Won will be
treated as U.S. source ordinary income or loss.
Subject to certain significant conditions and limitations,
Korean taxes withheld from dividends (at the rate provided in
the treaty) may be treated as foreign income tax eligible for
credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability. See
Korean Taxation Dividends on
Shares of Common Stock or American Depositary Shares for
discussion of the treaty rate. Korean taxes withheld in excess
of the rate provided in the treaty will not be eligible for
credit against your federal income tax until you exhausts all
effective and practical remedies to recover such excess
withholding, including the seeking of competent authority
assistance from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. For
purposes of the foreign tax credit, dividends paid on our shares
or American depositary receipts will be treated as income from
sources without the United States and will generally constitute
passive income.
Further, in certain circumstances, if you have held our shares
or American depositary shares for less than a specified minimum
period during which you are not protected from risk of loss, or
are obligated to make payments related to the dividends you will
not be allowed a foreign tax credit for foreign taxes imposed on
dividends paid on our shares or American depositary receipts.
The rules governing the foreign tax credit are complex. You are
urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the availability of
the foreign tax credit under your particular circumstances.
To the extent that the amount of any distribution exceeds our
current and accumulated earnings and profits for a taxable year,
as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles, the
distribution will first be treated as a tax-free return of
capital, causing a reduction in the adjusted basis of our shares
or the American depositary shares (thereby increasing the amount
of gain, or decreasing the amount of loss, to be recognized by
you on a subsequent disposition of our shares or American
depositary shares), and the balance in excess of adjusted basis
will be taxed as capital gain recognized on a sale or exchange.
Consequently, such distributions in excess of our current and
accumulated earnings and profits would generally not give rise
to foreign source income and you would generally not be able to
use the foreign tax credit arising from any Korean withholding
tax imposed on such distributions unless such credit can be
applied (subject to applicable limitations) against
U.S. federal income tax due on other foreign source income
in the appropriate category for foreign tax credit purposes.
However, we do not expect to keep earnings and profits in
accordance with U.S. federal income tax principles.
Therefore, you should expect that a distribution will generally
be treated as a dividend (as discussed above).
Distributions of our shares or rights to subscribe for our
shares that are received as part of a pro rata distribution to
all of our shareholders generally may not be subject to
U.S. federal income tax. Consequently such distributions
will not give rise to foreign source income and you will not be
able to use the foreign tax credit arising from any Korean
withholding tax unless such credit can be applied (subject to
applicable
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limitations) against U.S. tax due on other income derived
from foreign sources. The basis of the new common stock or
rights so received will be determined by allocating your basis
in our old shares between our old shares and our new shares or
rights received, based on their relative fair market value on
the date of distribution. However, the basis of the rights will
be zero if (i) the fair market of the rights is less than
15 percent of the fair market value of our old shares at
the time of distribution, unless the taxpayer elects to
determine the basis of our old shares and of the rights by
allocating between the old shares and our new shares the
adjusted basis of our old shares or (ii) the rights are not
exercised and thus expire.
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Disposition of Shares or American Depositary
Receipts |
Subject to the discussion under Passive
Foreign Investment Company Rules, upon the sale, exchange
or other disposition of our shares or American depositary
receipts, you generally will recognize capital gain or loss
equal to the difference between the amount realized upon the
sale, exchange or other disposition and your adjusted tax basis
in our shares or American depositary receipts as the case may
be. The capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or
loss if at the time of sale, exchange or other disposition our
shares or American depositary receipts have been held for more
than one year. Capital gains of individuals derived with respect
to capital assets held for more than one year are eligible for
reduced rates of taxation. The deductibility of capital losses
is subject to limitations. Any gain or loss you recognize on the
sale, exchange or other disposition of our shares or American
depositary receipts will generally be treated as
U.S. source gain or loss.
You should note that any Korean securities transaction tax
generally will not be treated as a creditable foreign tax for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, although you may be
entitled to deduct such taxes, subject to applicable limitations
under the Code.
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Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules |
Based on the projected composition of our income and valuation
of our assets, including goodwill, we do not believe that we
will be a passive foreign investment company for the current
taxable year and do not expect to become one in the future,
although there can be no assurance in this regard. However,
passive foreign investment company status is a factual
determination that is made annually. Accordingly, it is possible
that we may become a passive foreign investment company in the
current or any future taxable year due to changes in valuation
or composition of our income or assets.
In general, we will be considered a passive foreign investment
company for any taxable year if either:
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The 50% of value test is based on the average of the value of
our assets for each quarter during the taxable year. For this
purpose, passive income generally includes dividends, interest,
royalties and rents (other than royalties and rents derived in
the active conduct of a trade or business and not derived from a
related person). If we own at least 25% by value of another
companys stock, we will be treated, for purposes of the
passive foreign investment rules, as owning our proportionate
share of the assets and receiving our proportionate share of the
income of that company.
If we are a passive foreign investment company for any taxable
year during which you hold our shares or American depositary
receipts, you will be subject to special tax rules with respect
to any excess distribution that you receive and any
gain you realize from the sale or other disposition (including a
pledge) of our shares or American depositary receipts. These
special tax rules generally will apply even if we cease to be a
passive foreign investment company in future years.
Distributions you receive in a taxable year that are greater
than 125% of the average annual distributions you received
during the shorter of the three preceding taxable years
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or your holding period for our shares or American depositary
receipts will be treated as excess distributions. Under these
special tax rules:
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the amount allocated to the current taxable year, and any
taxable year prior to the first taxable year in which we are a
passive foreign investment company, will be treated as ordinary
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the amount allocated to each other year will be subject to tax
at the highest tax rate in effect for that year, and the
interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax
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In certain circumstances, you could make a
mark-to-market
election, under which in lieu of being subject to the excess
distribution rules discussed above, you will include gain on our
shares or American depositary receipts as ordinary income,
provided that our shares or American depositary receipts are
regularly traded on a qualified exchange or other market. Our
shares are listed on the Korea Exchange, which must meet certain
trading, listing, financial disclosure and other requirements to
be treated as a qualified exchange under applicable
U.S. Treasury regulations for purposes of the
mark-to-market
election, and no assurance can be given that the shares are or
will continue to be regularly traded for purposes of
the mark-to-market
election. Our American depositary receipts are currently listed
on the New York Stock Exchange, which constitutes a qualified
market, although there can be no assurance that the American
depositary receipts are or will be regularly traded.
If you made a valid
mark-to-market
election, you will include in each year as ordinary income the
excess of the fair market value of your passive foreign
investment company shares or American depositary receipts at the
end of the year over your adjusted tax basis in the shares or
American depositary receipts. You will be entitled to deduct as
an ordinary loss each year the excess of your adjusted tax basis
in the shares or American depositary receipts over their fair
market value at the end of the year, but only to the extent of
the net amount previously included in income as a result of the
mark-to-market election.
A U.S. holders adjusted tax basis in passive foreign
investment company shares or American depositary receipts will
be increased by the amount of any income inclusion and decreased
by the amount of any deductions under the
mark-to-market rules.
If a U.S. Holder makes a
mark-to-market
election, it will be effective for the taxable year for which
the election is made and all subsequent taxable years unless the
shares or American depositary receipts are no longer regularly
traded on a qualified exchange or the Internal Revenue Service
consents to the revocation of the election. You should consult
your tax advisor about the availability of the
mark-to-market
election, and whether making the election would be advisable
with respect to your particular circumstances.
In addition, a holder of shares in a passive foreign investment
company can sometimes avoid the rules described above by
electing to treat the company as a qualified electing
fund under section 1295 of the Code. This option is
not available to you because we do not intend to comply with the
requirements necessary to permit holders to make this election.
If you hold our shares or American depositary receipts in any
year in which we are classified as a passive foreign investment
company, you would be required to file Internal Revenue Service
Form 8621.
Non-corporate U.S. holders will not be eligible for reduced
rates of taxation on any dividends received from us prior to
January 1, 2011, if we are a passive foreign investment
company in the taxable year in which such dividends are paid or
in the preceding taxable year. You should consult your tax
advisor concerning the determination of our passive foreign
investment company status and the U.S. federal income tax
consequences of holding our shares or American depositary
receipts if we are considered a passive foreign investment
company in any taxable year.
Korea may impose an inheritance tax on your heir who receives
our shares (and possibly American depositary receipts), even if
the decedent was not a citizen or resident of Korea. See
Korean Taxation
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Inheritance Tax and Gift Tax. The amount of any
inheritance tax paid to Korea may be eligible for credit against
the amount of U.S. federal estate tax imposed on the estate
(or heirs) of a U.S. holder. Korea may also impose a gift
tax. The Korean gift tax generally will not be treated as a
creditable foreign tax for U.S. tax purposes. You should
consult your tax advisor regarding the consequences of the
imposition of the Korean inheritance or gift tax.
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Information Reporting and Backup Withholding |
In general, information reporting requirements will apply to
certain distributions on our shares or American depositary
receipts and to the proceeds of the sale, exchange or redemption
of our shares or American depositary receipts paid to you within
the United States (and in certain cases, outside the
United States) unless you are an exempt recipient (such as
a corporation). A backup withholding tax may apply to such
payments if you fail to provide a correct taxpayer
identification number or certification of foreign or other
exempt status or fail to report in full dividend and interest
income.
Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be
allowed as a refund or a credit against your U.S. federal
income tax liability provided you furnish the required
information to the Internal Revenue Service.
DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY
We are subject to the information requirements of the
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, in
accordance therewith, are required to file reports, including
annual reports on
Form 20-F, and
other information with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. You may inspect and copy these materials, including
this annual report on
Form 20-F and the
exhibits thereto, at the Commissions public reference
rooms at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the Commission at
1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information on the public reference rooms. Any filings
we make electronically will be available to the public over the
Internet at the Commissions web site at
http://www.sec.gov.
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ITEM 11. |
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK |
See Item 4. Information on the Company
Description of Assets and Liabilities Risk
Management for quantitative and qualitative disclosures
about market risk.
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ITEM 12. |
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY
SECURITIES |
DESCRIPTION OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
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American Depositary Shares |
Citibank, N.A. has agreed to act as the depositary bank for the
American Depositary Shares. Citibanks depositary offices
are located at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013.
American Depositary Shares are frequently referred to as
ADSs and represent ownership interests in securities
that are on deposit with the depositary bank. ADSs are normally
represented by certificates that are commonly known as
American Depositary Receipts or ADRs.
The depositary bank typically appoints a custodian to safekeep
the securities on deposit. In this case, the custodian is Korea
Securities Depository, located at 33, Yoido-dong,
Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea.
We appoint Citibank as depositary bank pursuant to a deposit
agreement. A copy of the deposit agreement is on file with the
SEC under cover of a Registration Statement on
Form F-6. You may
obtain a copy of the deposit agreement from the SECs
Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549.
We are providing you with a summary description of the material
terms of the ADSs and of your material rights as an owner of
ADSs. Please remember that summaries by their nature lack the
precision of the
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information summarized and that a holders rights and
obligations as an owner of ADSs will be determined by reference
to the terms of the deposit agreement and not by this summary.
We urge you to review the deposit agreement in its entirety.
Each ADS represents the right to receive two (2) shares of
common stock, par value 5,000 won per share, on deposit with the
custodian. An ADS will also represent the right to receive any
other property received by the depositary bank or the custodian
on behalf of the owner of the ADS but that has not been
distributed to the owners of ADSs because of legal restrictions
or practical considerations.
If you become an owner of ADSs, you will become a party to the
deposit agreement and therefore will be bound to its terms and
to the terms of the ADR that represents your ADSs. The deposit
agreement and the ADR specify our rights and obligations as well
as your rights and obligations as owner of ADSs and those of the
depositary bank. As an ADS holder you appoint the depositary
bank to act on your behalf in certain circumstances. The deposit
agreement and the ADRs are governed by New York law. However,
our obligations to the holders of Shares will continue to be
governed by the laws of The Republic of Korea, which may be
different from the laws in the United States.
As an owner of ADSs, you may hold your ADSs either by means of
an ADR registered in your name or through a brokerage or
safekeeping account. If you decide to hold your ADSs through
your brokerage or safekeeping account, you must rely on the
procedures of your broker or bank to assert your rights as ADS
owner. Please consult with your broker or bank to determine what
those procedures are. This summary description assumes you have
opted to own the ADSs directly by means of an ADR registered in
your name and, as such, we will refer to you as the
holder. When we refer to you, we assume
the reader owns ADSs and will own ADSs at the relevant time.
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Dividends and Distributions |
As a holder, you generally have the right to receive the
distributions we make on the securities deposited with the
custodian bank. Your receipt of these distributions may be
limited, however, by practical considerations and legal
limitations. Holders will receive such distributions under the
terms of the deposit agreement in proportion to the number of
ADSs held as of a specified record date.
Whenever we make a cash distribution for the securities on
deposit with the custodian, we will notify the depositary bank
and deposit the funds with the Custodian. Upon receipt of such
notice and of confirmation of the deposit of the requisite
funds, the depositary bank will arrange for the funds to be
converted into U.S. dollars and for the distribution of the
U.S. dollars to the holders, subject to Korean laws and
regulations.
The conversion into U.S. dollars will take place only if
practicable and if the U.S. dollars are transferable to the
United States. The amounts distributed to holders will be net of
the fees, expenses, taxes and governmental charges payable by
holders under the terms of the deposit agreement. The depositary
will apply the same method for distributing the proceeds of the
sale of any property (such as undistributed rights) held by the
custodian in respect of securities on deposit.
The distribution of cash will be made net of the fees, expenses,
taxes and governmental charges payable by holders under the
terms of the deposit agreement.
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Distributions of Shares |
Whenever we make a free distribution of Shares for the
securities on deposit with the custodian, we will notify the
depositary bank and deposit the applicable number of Shares with
the custodian. Upon receipt of notice of such deposit, the
depositary bank will either distribute to holders new ADSs
representing the Shares deposited or modify the
ADS-to-Shares ratio, in
which case each ADS you hold will represent rights and interests
in the additional Shares so deposited. Only whole new ADSs will
be distributed. Fractional entitlements will be sold and the
proceeds of such sale will be distributed as in the case of a
cash distribution.
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The distribution of new ADSs or the modification of the
ADS-to-Shares ratio
upon a distribution of Shares will be made net of the fees,
expenses, taxes and governmental charges payable by holders
under the terms of the deposit agreement. In order to pay such
taxes or governmental charges, the depositary bank may sell all
or a portion of the new Shares so distributed.
No such distribution of new ADSs will be made if it would
violate a law (i.e., the U.S. securities laws) or if
it is not operationally practicable. If the depositary bank does
not distribute new ADSs as described above, it may sell the
Shares received upon the terms described in the deposit
agreement and will distribute the proceeds of the sale as in the
case of a distribution of cash.
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Distributions of Rights |
Whenever we intend to distribute rights to purchase additional
Shares, we will give prior notice to the depositary bank and we
will assist the depositary bank in determining whether it is
lawful and reasonably practicable to distribute rights to
purchase additional ADSs to holders.
The depositary bank will establish procedures to distribute
rights to purchase additional ADSs to holders and to enable such
holders to exercise such rights if it is lawful and reasonably
practicable to make the rights available to holders of ADSs, and
if we provide all of the documentation contemplated in the
deposit agreement (such as opinions to address the lawfulness of
the transaction). You may have to pay fees, expenses, taxes and
other governmental charges to subscribe for the new ADSs upon
the exercise of your rights. The depositary bank is not
obligated to establish procedures to facilitate the distribution
and exercise by holders of rights to purchase new Shares other
than in the form of ADSs.
The depositary bank will not distribute the rights to you
if:
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We do not timely request that the rights be distributed to you
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We fail to deliver satisfactory documents to the depositary
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It is not reasonably practicable to distribute the rights. |
The depositary bank will sell the rights that are not exercised
or not distributed if such sale is lawful and reasonably
practicable. The proceeds of such sale will be distributed to
holders as in the case of a cash distribution. If the depositary
bank is unable to sell the rights, it will allow the rights to
lapse.
Whenever we intend to distribute a dividend payable at the
election of shareholders either in cash or in additional shares,
we will give prior notice thereof to the depositary bank and
will indicate whether we wish the elective distribution to be
made available to you. In such case, we will assist the
depositary bank in determining whether such distribution is
lawful and reasonably practicable.
The depositary bank will make the election available to you only
if it is reasonably practical and if we have provided all of the
documentation contemplated in the deposit agreement. In such
case, the depositary bank will establish procedures to enable
you to elect to receive either cash or additional ADSs, in each
case as described in the deposit agreement.
If the election is not made available to you, you will receive
either cash or additional ADSs, depending on what a shareholder
in Korea would receive upon failing to make an election, as more
fully described in the deposit agreement.
Whenever we intend to distribute property other than cash,
Shares or rights to purchase additional Shares, we will notify
the depositary bank in advance and will indicate whether we wish
such distribution to be made to you. If so, we will assist the
depositary bank in determining whether such distribution to
holders is lawful and reasonably practicable.
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If it is reasonably practicable to distribute such property to
you and if we provide all of the documentation contemplated in
the deposit agreement, the depositary bank will distribute the
property to the holders in a manner it deems practicable.
The distribution will be made net of fees, expenses, taxes and
governmental charges payable by holders under the terms of the
deposit agreement. In order to pay such taxes and governmental
charges, the depositary bank may sell all or a portion of the
property received.
The depositary bank will not distribute the property to
you and will sell the property if:
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We do not request that the property be distributed to you or if
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We do not deliver satisfactory documents to the depositary
bank; or |
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The depositary bank determines that all or a portion of the
distribution to you is not reasonably practicable. |
The proceeds of such a sale will be distributed to holders as in
the case of a cash distribution.
The Shares held on deposit for your ADSs may change from time to
time. For example, there may be a change in nominal or par
value, a split-up, cancellation, consolidation or
reclassification of such Shares or a recapitalization,
reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale of assets.
If any such change were to occur, your ADSs would, to the extent
permitted by law, represent the right to receive the property
received or exchanged in respect of the Shares held on deposit.
The depositary bank may in such circumstances deliver new ADSs
to you or call for the exchange of your existing ADSs for new
ADSs. If the depositary bank may not lawfully distribute such
property to you, the depositary bank may sell such property and
distribute the net proceeds to you as in the case of a cash
distribution.
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Issuance of ADSs upon Deposit of Shares |
The depositary bank may create ADSs on your behalf if you or
your broker deposit Shares with the custodian. The depositary
bank will deliver these ADSs to the person you indicate only
after you pay any applicable issuance fees and any charges and
taxes payable for the transfer of the Shares to the custodian.
Your ability to deposit Shares and receive ADSs may be limited
by U.S. and Korean legal considerations applicable at the time
of deposit.
To the extent the laws or regulations of Korea require the
Company to give its consent for subsequent deposits of Shares
under the deposit agreement, the depositary bank will not accept
Shares for deposit without receiving the consent of the Company.
The Company and the Depositary have agreed that consent will be
deemed given as long as the number of Shares proposed for
deposit does not exceed the difference between the aggregate
number of Shares deposited with the custodian with the consent
of the Company (including any Shares deposited by the Company as
a distribution of stock dividends or any exercise of rights) and
the number of Shares on deposit with the custodian at the time
of the proposed deposit.
The issuance of ADSs may be delayed until the depositary bank or
the custodian receives confirmation that all required approvals
have been given and that the Shares have been duly transferred
to the custodian. The depositary bank will only issue ADSs in
whole numbers.
When you make a deposit of Shares, you will be responsible for
transferring good and valid title to the depositary bank. As
such, you will be deemed to represent and warrant that:
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The Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid,
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All preemptive (and similar) rights, if any, with respect to
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You are duly authorized to deposit the Shares. |
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The Shares presented for deposit are free and clear of any lien,
encumbrance, security interest, charge, mortgage or adverse
claim, and are not, and the ADSs issuable upon such deposit will
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The Shares presented for deposit have not been stripped of any
rights or entitlements. |
If any of the representations or warranties are incorrect in any
way, we and the depositary bank may, at your cost and expense,
take any and all actions necessary to correct the consequences
of the misrepresentations.
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Transfer, Combination and Split Up of ADRs |
As an ADR holder, you will be entitled to transfer, combine or
split up your ADRs and the ADSs evidenced thereby. For transfers
of ADRs, you will have to surrender the ADRs to be transferred
to the depositary bank and also must:
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ensure that the surrendered ADR certificate is properly endorsed
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provide such proof of identity and genuineness of signatures as
the depositary bank deems appropriate; |
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provide any transfer stamps required by the State of New York or
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pay all applicable fees, charges, expenses, taxes and other
government charges payable by ADR holders pursuant to the terms
of the deposit agreement, upon the transfer of ADRs. |
To have your ADRs either combined or split up, you must
surrender the ADRs in question to the depositary bank with your
request to have them combined or split up, and you must pay all
applicable fees, charges and expenses payable by ADR holders,
pursuant to the terms of the deposit agreement, upon a
combination or split up of ADRs.
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Withdrawal of Shares Upon Cancellation of ADSs |
As a holder, you will be entitled to present your ADSs to the
depositary bank for cancellation and then receive the
corresponding number of underlying Shares at the
custodians offices. Your ability to withdraw the Shares
may be limited by U.S. and Korea legal considerations applicable
at the time of withdrawal. In order to withdraw the Shares
represented by your ADSs, you will be required to pay to the
depositary the fees for cancellation of ADSs and any charges and
taxes payable upon the transfer of the Shares being withdrawn.
You assume the risk for delivery of all funds and securities
upon withdrawal. Once canceled, the ADSs will not have any
rights under the deposit agreement.
If you hold an ADR registered in your name, the depositary bank
may ask you to provide proof of identity and genuineness of any
signature and such other documents as the depositary bank may
deem appropriate before it will cancel your ADSs. The withdrawal
of the Shares represented by your ADSs may be delayed until the
depositary bank receives satisfactory evidence of compliance
with all applicable laws and regulations. Please keep in mind
that the depositary bank will only accept ADSs for cancellation
that represent a whole number of securities on deposit.
You will have the right to withdraw the securities represented
by your ADSs at any time except for:
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Temporary delays that may arise because (i) the transfer
books for the Shares or ADSs are closed, or (ii) Shares are
immobilized on account of a shareholders meeting or a
payment of dividends. |
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Obligations to pay fees, taxes and similar charges. |
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Restrictions imposed because of laws or Principal Regulations
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The deposit agreement may not be modified to impair your right
to withdraw the securities represented by your ADSs except to
comply with mandatory provisions of law.
As a holder, you generally have the right under the deposit
agreement to instruct the depositary bank to exercise the voting
rights for the Shares represented by your ADSs. The voting
rights of holders of Shares are described in Item 10.
Additional Information Articles of
Incorporation Description of Capital
Stock Voting Rights.
At our request, the depositary bank will distribute to you any
notice of shareholders meeting received from us together
with information explaining how to instruct the depositary bank
to exercise the voting rights of the securities represented by
ADSs.
If the depositary bank timely receives voting instructions from
a holder of ADSs, it will endeavor to vote the securities
represented by the holders ADSs in accordance with such
voting instructions.
Please note that the ability of the depositary bank to carry out
voting instructions may be limited by practical and legal
limitations and the terms of the securities on deposit. We
cannot assure you that you will receive voting materials in time
to enable you to return voting instructions to the depositary
bank in a timely manner. Securities for which no voting
instructions have been received will not be voted.
As an ADS holder, you will be required to pay the following
service fees to the depositary bank:
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Issuance of ADSs
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Up to U.S. 5¢ per ADS issued |
Cancellation of ADSs
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Up to U.S. 5¢ per ADS canceled |
Exercise of rights to purchase additional ADSs
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Up to U.S. 2¢ per ADS held |
Distribution of cash dividends
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No fee (so long as prohibited by NYSE) |
Distribution of ADSs pursuant to stock dividend or other free
stock distributions
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No fee (so long as prohibited by NYSE) |
Distributions of cash proceeds (i.e., upon sale of rights
or other entitlements)
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Up to U.S. 2¢ per ADS held |
Distribution of securities other than ADSs or rights to purchase
additional ADSs
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Up to U.S. 5¢ per share (or share
equivalent) distributed |
Annual Depositary Services Fee
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calendar year, except to the extent of any cash dividend fee(s)
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As an ADS holder you will also be responsible to pay certain
fees and expenses incurred by the depositary bank and certain
taxes and governmental charges such as:
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registrar and transfer agent for the Shares in Korea
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Expenses incurred for converting foreign currency into
U.S. dollars. |
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Expenses for cable, telex and fax transmissions and for delivery
of securities. |
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Taxes and duties upon the transfer of securities (i.e.,
when Shares are deposited or withdrawn from deposit). |
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Fees and expenses incurred in connection with the delivery or
servicing of Shares on deposit. |
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We have agreed to pay certain other charges and expenses of the
depositary bank. Note that the fees and charges you may be
required to pay may vary over time and may be changed by us and
by the depositary bank. You will receive prior notice of such
changes.
We have agreed to pay certain other charges and expenses of the
depositary bank. Note that the fees and charges you may be
required to pay may vary over time and may be changed by us and
by the depositary bank. You will receive prior notice of such
changes.
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Amendments and Termination |
We may agree with the depositary bank to modify the deposit
agreement at any time without your consent. We undertake to give
holders 30 days prior notice of any modifications
that would materially prejudice any of their substantial rights
under the deposit agreement. We will not consider to be
materially prejudicial to your substantial rights any
modifications or supplements that are reasonably necessary for
the ADSs to be registered under the Securities Act or to be
eligible for book-entry settlement, in each case without
imposing or increasing the fees and charges you are required to
pay. In addition, we may not be able to provide you with prior
notice of any modifications or supplements that are required to
accommodate compliance with applicable provisions of law.
You will be bound by the modifications to the deposit agreement
if you continue to hold your ADSs after the modifications to the
deposit agreement become effective. The deposit agreement cannot
be amended to prevent you from withdrawing the Shares
represented by your ADSs (except as permitted by law).
We have the right to direct the depositary bank to terminate the
deposit agreement. Similarly, the depositary bank may in certain
circumstances on its own initiative terminate the deposit
agreement. In either case, the depositary bank must give notice
to the holders at least 30 days before termination.
Upon termination, the following will occur under the deposit
agreement:
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for a period of six months after termination, you will be
able to request the cancellation of your ADSs and the withdrawal
of the Shares represented by your ADSs and the delivery of all
other property held by the depositary bank in respect of those
Shares on the same terms as prior to the termination. During
such six months period the depositary bank will continue
to collect all distributions received on the Shares on deposit
(i.e., dividends) but will not distribute any such
property to you until you request the cancellation of your ADSs. |
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After the expiration of such six months period, the
depositary bank may sell the securities held on deposit. The
depositary bank will hold the proceeds from such sale and any
other funds then held for the holders of ADSs in a non-interest
bearing account. At that point, the depositary bank will have no
further obligations to holders other than to account for the
funds then held for the holders of ADSs still outstanding. |
The depositary bank will maintain ADS holder records at its
depositary office. You may inspect such records at such office
during regular business hours but solely for the purpose of
communicating with other holders in the interest of business
matters relating to the ADSs and the deposit agreement.
The depositary bank will maintain in New York facilities to
record and process the issuance, cancellation, combination,
split-up and transfer
of ADRs. These facilities may be closed from time to time, to
the extent not prohibited by law.
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Limitations on Obligations and Liabilities |
The deposit agreement limits our obligations and the depositary
banks obligations to you. Please note the following:
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We and the depositary bank are obligated only to take the
actions specifically stated in the deposit agreement without
negligence or bad faith. |
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The depositary bank disclaims any liability for any failure to
carry out voting instructions, for any manner in which a vote is
cast or for the effect of any vote, provided it acts in good
faith and in accordance with the terms of the deposit agreement. |
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The depositary bank disclaims any liability for any failure to
determine the lawfulness or practicality of any action, for the
content of any document forwarded to you on our behalf or for
the accuracy of any translation of such a document, for the
investment risks associated with investing in Shares, for the
validity or worth of the Shares, for any tax consequences that
result from the ownership of ADSs, for the credit-worthiness of
any third party, for allowing any rights to lapse under the
terms of the deposit agreement, for the timeliness of any of our
notices or for our failure to give notice. |
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We and the depositary bank will not be obligated to perform any
act that is inconsistent with the terms of the deposit agreement. |
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We and the depositary bank disclaim any liability if we are
prevented or forbidden from acting on account of any law or
regulation, any provision of our Articles of Incorporation, any
provision of any securities on deposit or by reason of any act
of God or war or other circumstances beyond our control. |
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We and the depositary bank disclaim any liability by reason of
any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided
for the deposit agreement or in our Articles of Incorporation or
in any provisions of securities on deposit. |
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We and the depositary bank further disclaim any liability for
any action or inaction in reliance on the advice or information
received from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting
Shares for deposit, any holder of ADSs or authorized
representatives thereof, or any other person believed by either
of us in good faith to be competent to give such advice or
information. |
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We and the depositary bank also disclaim liability for the
inability by a holder to benefit from any distribution,
offering, right or other benefit which is made available to
holders of Shares but is not, under the terms of the deposit
agreement, made available to you. |
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We and the depositary bank may rely without any liability upon
any written notice, request or other document believed to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
parties. |
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We and the depositary bank also disclaim liability for any
consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of
the deposit agreement. |
The depositary bank may, in certain circumstances, issue ADSs
before receiving a deposit of Shares or release Shares before
receiving ADSs for cancellation. These transactions are commonly
referred to as pre-release transactions. The deposit
agreement limits the aggregate size of pre-release transactions
and imposes a number of conditions on such transactions
(i.e., the need to receive collateral, the type of
collateral required, the representations required from brokers,
etc.). The depositary bank may retain the compensation received
from the pre-release transactions.
You will be responsible for the taxes and other governmental
charges payable on the ADSs and the securities represented by
the ADSs. We, the depositary bank and the custodian may deduct
from any distribution the taxes and governmental charges payable
by holders and may sell any and all property on
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deposit to pay the taxes and governmental charges payable by
holders. You will be liable for any deficiency if the sale
proceeds do not cover the taxes that are due.
The depositary bank may refuse to issue ADSs, to deliver,
transfer, split and combine ADRs or to release securities on
deposit until all taxes and charges are paid by the applicable
holder. The depositary bank and the custodian may take
reasonable administrative actions to obtain tax refunds and
reduced tax withholding for any distributions on your behalf.
However, you may be required to provide to the depositary bank
and to the custodian proof of taxpayer status and residence and
such other information as the depositary bank and the custodian
may require to fulfill legal obligations. You are required to
indemnify us, the depositary bank and the custodian for any
claims with respect to taxes based on any tax benefit obtained
for you.
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Foreign Currency Conversion |
The depositary bank will arrange for the conversion of all
foreign currency received into U.S. dollars if such
conversion is practical, and it will distribute the
U.S. dollars in accordance with the terms of the deposit
agreement. You may have to pay fees and expenses incurred in
converting foreign currency, such as fees and expenses incurred
in complying with currency exchange controls and other
governmental requirements.
If the conversion of foreign currency is not practical or
lawful, or if any required approvals are denied or not
obtainable at a reasonable cost or within a reasonable period,
the depositary bank may take the following actions in its
discretion:
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Convert the foreign currency to the extent practical and lawful
and distribute the U.S. dollars to the holders for whom the
conversion and distribution is lawful and practical. |
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Distribute the foreign currency to holders for whom the
distribution is lawful and practical. |
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Hold the foreign currency (without liability for interest) for
the applicable holders. |
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ITEM 13. |
DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES |
Not applicable.
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ITEM 14. |
MATERIAL MODIFICATION TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS
AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
Not applicable.
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ITEM 15. |
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
An evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the
participation of our management, including our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the
design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act)
as of December 31, 2005.
A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can
provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
objectives of the control system are met. As such, disclosure
controls and procedures or systems for internal control over
financial reporting may not prevent all errors and all fraud.
Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact
that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of
controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of
the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation
of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control
issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have
been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities
that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that
breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.
Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual
acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by
management override of the control. The design of any system of
controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about
the likelihood of future events, and any design may not succeed
in achieving its stated goals under all potential future
conditions; over time, control may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of
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the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system,
misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be
detected.
Based upon the evaluation referred to above, our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded, subject to the
limitations noted above, that the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2005
were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information
required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under
the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
as and when required.
As a company with ADSs listed on the New York Stock Exchange, we
are required to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Section 404 of the Act and the applicable rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission require foreign private
issuers such as us to assess and report internal controls over
financial reporting on an annual basis, commencing with the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2006. In order to comply
with the relevant requirements for 2006, in 2004 we formed a
task force team comprised of representatives from us, Shinhan
Bank and are currently in the process of preparing and
upgrading, with the assistance of a third party advisory firm,
our proprietary internal control operating system known as
FRICS, which stands for the financial reporting
internal control system, to assist our management to assess the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
(as defined under
Rules 13a-15(c)
and 15d-15(c) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934). We currently plan to launch
the implementation of the FRICS system in the second half of
2006.
Other than as described in this report, there were no
significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors
that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the
date of their evaluations.
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ITEM 16A. |
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT |
Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Il-Sup Kim,
our outside director and the chairman of our Audit Committee, is
an audit committee financial expert, as such term is
defined by the regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission issued pursuant to Section 407 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Mr. Kim is an independent
director as such term is defined under Section 301 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us
either to adopt a code of ethics that applies to our principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, principal
accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar
functions or, if no such code of ethics has been adopted, to
disclose the reason for not adopting such a code. In May 2005,
our board of directors approved a code of ethics for such
officers and we have implemented the code as of July 1,
2005, together with an insider reporting system in compliance
with Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The code of
ethics is available on our website www.shinhangroup.com.
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ITEM 16C. |
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed for
professional services rendered by KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.
for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005, our
principal accountants for the respective period, depending on
the various types of services and a brief description of the
nature of such services.
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Audit fees
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4,451 |
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4,624 |
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Audit service for Shinhan Financial Group and its subsidiaries. |
Audit-related fees
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28 |
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Accounting advisory service. |
Tax fees
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209 |
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146 |
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Tax return and consulting advisory service. |
All other fees
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All other services which do not meet the three categories above. |
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Total
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4,688 |
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4,770 |
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United States law and regulations in effect since May 6,
2003, and our own policies, generally require all engagements of
our principal accountants be pre-approved by our Audit Committee
or pursuant to policies and procedures adopted by it. Our Audit
Committee has adopted the following policies and procedures for
consideration and approval of requests to engage our principal
accountants to perform audit and non-audit services. Engagement
requests must in the first instance be submitted as follows:
(i) in the case of audit and non-audit services for our
holding company, to our Planning & Financial Management
subject to reporting to our Chief Financial Officer; and
(ii) in the case of audit and non-audit services for our
subsidiaries, to our Audit and Compliance Team subject to
reporting to the Senior Executive Vice President of
Audit & Compliance Team. If the request relates to
services that would impair the independence of our principal
accountants, the request must be rejected. If the engagement
request relates to audit and permitted non-audit services, it
must be forwarded to the Audit Committee for consideration. To
facilitate the consideration of engagement requests between its
meetings, the Audit Committee has delegated approval authority
of the following: (i) permitted non-audit services to our
holding company, (ii) audit services to our subsidiaries
and (iii) permitted non-audit services to our subsidiaries,
to one of its members who is independent as defined
by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock
Exchange. Such member in our case is Mr. Il-Sup Kim, the
chairman of our Audit Committee, and he is required to report
any approvals made by them to the Audit Committee at its next
meeting. Our Audit Committee meets regularly once every quarter.
Additionally, United States law and regulations in effect since
May 6, 2003 permit the pre-approval requirement to be
waived with respect to engagements for non-audit services
aggregating no more than five percent of the total amount of
revenues we paid to our principal accountants, if such
engagements were not recognized by us at the time of engagement
and were promptly brought to the attention of our Audit
Committee or a designated member thereof and approved prior to
the completion of the audit. In 2003, the percentage of the
total amount of revenue we paid to our principal accountants
represented by non-audit services in each category that were
subject to such a waiver was less than 5%.
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ITEM 16D. |
EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT
COMMITTEES |
Not applicable.
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ITEM 16E. |
PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED
PURCHASERS |
Not applicable.
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ITEM 17. |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
We have responded to Item 18 in lieu of responding to this
item.
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ITEM 18. |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
Reference is made to Item 19(a) for a list of all financial
statements filed as part of this annual report.
(a) List of Financial Statements:
The following financial statements and related notes, together
with the report of independent auditors thereon, are filed as
part of this annual report.
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Audited consolidated financial statements of Shinhan
Financial Group prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP
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Report of KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp., Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm, on the consolidated financial statements
of Shinhan Financial Group
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Report of Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm, on the consolidated financial statements
of Shinhan Financial Group
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F-3 |
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Consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2004 and
2005 of Shinhan Financial Group
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F-4 |
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Consolidated statements of income for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 of Shinhan Financial Group
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F-6 |
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Consolidated statements of changes in stockholders equity
for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 of
Shinhan Financial Group
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F-8 |
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Consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005
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F-10 |
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements of Shinhan
Financial Group
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F-13 |
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(b) Exhibits
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1 |
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Articles of Incorporation (in English)* |
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2 |
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Form of Common Stock Certificate (in English)** |
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Form of Deposit Agreement to be entered into among Shinhan
Financial Group, Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all owners
and holders from time to time of American depositary receipts
issued thereunder, including the form of American depositary
receipt** |
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Long-term debt instruments of Shinhan Financial Group, Shinhan
Bank and other consolidated subsidiaries for which financial
statements are required to be filed are omitted pursuant to
Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K. Shinhan
Financial Group agrees to furnish the Commission on request a
copy of any instrument defining the rights of holders of its
long-term debt and that of any subsidiary for which consolidated
or unconsolidated financial statements are required to be
filed.** |
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Stock Purchase Agreement by and between Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation and Shinhan Financial Group dated July 9,
2003*** |
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4 |
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Investment Agreement by and between Shinhan Financial Group and
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation dated July 9, 2003** |
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Agreed Terms, dated June 22, 2004, by and among the
President of Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation, CEO of Shinhan
Financial Group, CEO of Chohung Bank, Chairman of the National
Financial Industry Labor Union of Korea and the Head of the
Chohung Bank Chapter of the National Financial Industry Labor
Union** |
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Merger Agreement between Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank (in
English)* |
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Split-Merger Agreement between Shinhan Card and Chohung Bank (in
English)* |
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List of all Subsidiaries of Shinhan Financial Group |
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12 |
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Certifications of our Chief Executive Officer required by
Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act |
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12 |
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Certifications of our Chief Financial Officer required by
Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act |
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Certifications of our Chief Executive Officer required by
Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of
the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) |
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Certifications of our Chief Financial Officer required by
Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of
the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) |
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A fair and accurate translation from Korean into English. |
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Incorporated by reference to the registrants previous
filing on
Form 20-F
(No. 001-31798), filed on September 15, 2003. |
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Incorporated by reference to the registrants previous
filing on
Form 20-F
(No. 001-31798), filed on September 15, 2003.
Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions
of the Stock Purchase Agreement. |
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SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on
Form 20-F and that
it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this
annual report on its behalf.
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Shinhan Financial Group
Co, Ltd.
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Title: |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Date: June 30, 2006
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the
Group) as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related
consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders
equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the
Groups management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred
to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. and its
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, the results
of their operations and their cash flows for the years then
ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles.
/s/ KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.
Seoul, Korea
June 13, 2006
F-2
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated statements of
income, changes in stockholders equity and cash flows for
the year ended December 31, 2003, present fairly, in all
material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the
Group) for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Groups management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these
statements in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
/s/ Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers
Seoul, Korea
June 4, 2004
F-3
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2004 and 2005
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ASSETS |
Cash and cash equivalents
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2,443,900 |
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2,434,382 |
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2,410,279 |
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Restricted cash (Note 4)
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3,300,710 |
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3,643,767 |
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3,607,690 |
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Interest-bearing deposits
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220,478 |
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626,771 |
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620,565 |
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Call loans and securities purchased under resale agreements
(Note 5)
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1,591,095 |
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1,499,438 |
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1,484,592 |
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Trading assets (Note 6)
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6,316,341 |
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4,507,043 |
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4,462,419 |
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Securities:
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Available-for-sale securities (Note 7)
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18,108,229 |
|
|
|
22,479,721 |
|
|
|
22,257,149 |
|
|
Held-to-maturity securities (Note 7)
|
|
|
3,099,322 |
|
|
|
2,963,074 |
|
|
|
2,933,736 |
|
Loans (net of allowance for loan losses of W2,310,555 in 2004
and W1,511,503 in 2005) (Note 8)
|
|
|
94,868,094 |
|
|
|
104,446,954 |
|
|
|
103,412,826 |
|
Customers liability on acceptances
|
|
|
2,012,499 |
|
|
|
1,878,866 |
|
|
|
1,860,264 |
|
Premises and equipment, net (Note 9)
|
|
|
1,848,053 |
|
|
|
1,876,496 |
|
|
|
1,857,916 |
|
Intangible assets (Note 10)
|
|
|
1,043,756 |
|
|
|
1,834,881 |
|
|
|
1,816,714 |
|
Goodwill (Note 10)
|
|
|
615,915 |
|
|
|
1,122,605 |
|
|
|
1,111,490 |
|
Security deposits
|
|
|
967,783 |
|
|
|
1,077,658 |
|
|
|
1,066,988 |
|
Other assets (Note 11)
|
|
|
7,071,847 |
|
|
|
4,723,657 |
|
|
|
4,676,888 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets
|
|
W |
143,508,022 |
|
|
W |
155,115,313 |
|
|
$ |
153,579,516 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-4
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
(See Note 1) | |
|
|
(In millions of Korean Won, | |
|
(In thousands | |
|
|
except share data) | |
|
of US$, except | |
|
|
|
|
share data) | |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-bearing (Note 12)
|
|
W |
79,933,558 |
|
|
W |
83,278,197 |
|
|
$ |
82,453,660 |
|
|
Non-interest-bearing (Note 12)
|
|
|
2,745,925 |
|
|
|
3,143,170 |
|
|
|
3,112,050 |
|
Trading liabilities (Note 6)
|
|
|
1,757,577 |
|
|
|
1,048,157 |
|
|
|
1,037,779 |
|
Acceptances outstanding
|
|
|
2,012,499 |
|
|
|
1,878,866 |
|
|
|
1,860,264 |
|
Short-term borrowings (Note 13)
|
|
|
10,953,555 |
|
|
|
11,968,300 |
|
|
|
11,849,802 |
|
Secured borrowings (Note 14)
|
|
|
6,308,093 |
|
|
|
7,501,707 |
|
|
|
7,427,433 |
|
Long-term debt (Notes 15 and 22)
|
|
|
23,616,683 |
|
|
|
26,171,822 |
|
|
|
25,912,695 |
|
Future policy benefits (Note 16)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,777,568 |
|
|
|
4,730,265 |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (Note 17)
|
|
|
9,714,129 |
|
|
|
7,089,112 |
|
|
|
7,018,922 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities
|
|
|
137,042,019 |
|
|
|
146,856,899 |
|
|
|
145,402,870 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies (Note 31)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
65,540 |
|
|
|
79,758 |
|
|
|
78,969 |
|
Redeemable convertible preferred stock, W5,000 par value;
44,720,603 shares authorized; 44,720,603 shares issued
and outstanding in 2004; 22,360,301 shares issued and
outstanding in 2005 (Note 22)
|
|
|
735,744 |
|
|
|
367,872 |
|
|
|
364,229 |
|
Stockholders equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, W5,000 par value; 1 billion shares
authorized; 319,319,011 shares issued and
310,320,994 shares outstanding in 2004;
359,207,313 shares issued and 347,597,116 shares
outstanding in 2005 (Note 21)
|
|
|
1,596,595 |
|
|
|
1,796,037 |
|
|
|
1,778,254 |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
1,658,189 |
|
|
|
2,406,665 |
|
|
|
2,382,836 |
|
Retained earnings (Note 23)
|
|
|
2,455,893 |
|
|
|
3,953,742 |
|
|
|
3,914,596 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
(Note 37)
|
|
|
157,873 |
|
|
|
(100,202 |
) |
|
|
(99,210 |
) |
Less: treasury stock, at cost, 8,998,017 shares in 2004 and
11,610,197 shares in 2005 (Note 21)
|
|
|
(203,831 |
) |
|
|
(245,458 |
) |
|
|
(243,028 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
5,664,719 |
|
|
|
7,810,784 |
|
|
|
7,733,448 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, minority interest, redeemable convertible
preferred stock and stockholders equity
|
|
W |
143,508,022 |
|
|
W |
155,115,313 |
|
|
$ |
153,579,516 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
(See Note 1) | |
|
|
(In millions of Korean Won, | |
|
(In thousands | |
|
|
except per share data) | |
|
of US$, except | |
|
|
|
|
per share data) | |
Interest and dividend income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and fees on loans
|
|
W |
4,187,380 |
|
|
W |
6,142,356 |
|
|
W |
6,295,473 |
|
|
$ |
6,233,141 |
|
|
Interest and dividends on securities (Note 7)
|
|
|
927,354 |
|
|
|
1,264,839 |
|
|
|
932,395 |
|
|
|
923,163 |
|
|
Interest and dividends on trading assets
|
|
|
102,206 |
|
|
|
168,152 |
|
|
|
111,070 |
|
|
|
109,970 |
|
|
Other interest income
|
|
|
114,002 |
|
|
|
136,558 |
|
|
|
148,603 |
|
|
|
147,131 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest income
|
|
|
5,330,942 |
|
|
|
7,711,905 |
|
|
|
7,487,541 |
|
|
|
7,413,405 |
|
Interest expense Interest on deposits
|
|
|
1,765,509 |
|
|
|
2,369,936 |
|
|
|
2,234,689 |
|
|
|
2,212,563 |
|
|
Interest on short-term borrowings
|
|
|
315,116 |
|
|
|
340,733 |
|
|
|
339,855 |
|
|
|
336,490 |
|
|
Interest on secured borrowings
|
|
|
207,446 |
|
|
|
299,173 |
|
|
|
239,663 |
|
|
|
237,290 |
|
|
Interest on long-term debt
|
|
|
702,603 |
|
|
|
1,099,175 |
|
|
|
1,182,132 |
|
|
|
1,170,428 |
|
|
Other interest expense
|
|
|
7,379 |
|
|
|
28,976 |
|
|
|
17,564 |
|
|
|
17,390 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest expense
|
|
|
2,998,053 |
|
|
|
4,137,993 |
|
|
|
4,013,903 |
|
|
|
3,974,161 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
|
2,332,889 |
|
|
|
3,573,912 |
|
|
|
3,473,638 |
|
|
|
3,439,244 |
|
Provision (reversal) for credit losses (Note 8)
|
|
|
965,587 |
|
|
|
135,414 |
|
|
|
(183,488 |
) |
|
|
(181,673 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income after provision (reversal) for credit
losses
|
|
|
1,367,302 |
|
|
|
3,438,498 |
|
|
|
3,657,126 |
|
|
|
3,620,917 |
|
Non-interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commissions and fees (Note 18)
|
|
|
840,469 |
|
|
|
1,178,814 |
|
|
|
1,505,703 |
|
|
|
1,490,795 |
|
|
Net trust management fees
|
|
|
58,985 |
|
|
|
84,496 |
|
|
|
100,216 |
|
|
|
99,224 |
|
|
Net trading profits (Note 6)
|
|
|
72,077 |
|
|
|
142,562 |
|
|
|
100,998 |
|
|
|
99,998 |
|
|
Net gains (losses) on securities (Note 7)
|
|
|
(127,799 |
) |
|
|
(77,115 |
) |
|
|
96,227 |
|
|
|
95,274 |
|
|
Gain on other investment
|
|
|
27,528 |
|
|
|
53,356 |
|
|
|
283,619 |
|
|
|
280,811 |
|
|
Net gain on foreign exchange
|
|
|
91,337 |
|
|
|
352,696 |
|
|
|
93,771 |
|
|
|
92,842 |
|
|
Insurance income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
188,722 |
|
|
|
186,853 |
|
|
Other (Note 19)
|
|
|
155,757 |
|
|
|
357,884 |
|
|
|
332,525 |
|
|
|
329,233 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total non-interest income
|
|
|
1,118,354 |
|
|
|
2,092,693 |
|
|
|
2,701,781 |
|
|
|
2,675,030 |
|
Non-interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee compensation and other benefits (Note 27)
|
|
|
704,656 |
|
|
|
1,216,625 |
|
|
|
1,480,293 |
|
|
|
1,465,636 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
247,016 |
|
|
|
428,835 |
|
|
|
377,350 |
|
|
|
373,614 |
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
392,375 |
|
|
|
542,821 |
|
|
|
515,882 |
|
|
|
510,774 |
|
|
Credit card fees
|
|
|
89,535 |
|
|
|
147,190 |
|
|
|
134,489 |
|
|
|
133,157 |
|
|
Provision for other losses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,037 |
|
|
|
112,944 |
|
|
|
111,826 |
|
|
Other fees and commission expense
|
|
|
250,483 |
|
|
|
363,918 |
|
|
|
416,645 |
|
|
|
412,520 |
|
|
Taxes (except income taxes)
|
|
|
61,844 |
|
|
|
92,096 |
|
|
|
109,918 |
|
|
|
108,830 |
|
|
Insurance operating expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
199,968 |
|
|
|
197,988 |
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
25,846 |
|
|
|
153,428 |
|
|
|
16,079 |
|
|
|
15,920 |
|
|
Other (Note 19)
|
|
|
191,181 |
|
|
|
343,379 |
|
|
|
314,185 |
|
|
|
311,076 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total non-interest expense
|
|
|
1,962,936 |
|
|
|
3,304,329 |
|
|
|
3,677,753 |
|
|
|
3,641,341 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-6
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
(See Note 1) | |
|
|
(In millions of Korean Won, | |
|
(In thousands | |
|
|
except per share data) | |
|
of US$, except | |
|
|
|
|
per share data) | |
Income before income tax expense, extraordinary item and
cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
|
|
|
522,720 |
|
|
|
2,226,862 |
|
|
|
2,681,154 |
|
|
|
2,654,606 |
|
Income tax expense (Note 25)
|
|
|
247,402 |
|
|
|
764,451 |
|
|
|
942,386 |
|
|
|
933,055 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle
|
|
|
275,318 |
|
|
|
1,462,411 |
|
|
|
1,738,768 |
|
|
|
1,721,551 |
|
Extraordinary item (Note 20)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,508 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of
taxes (Note 10)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(23,049 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
W |
275,318 |
|
|
W |
1,466,870 |
|
|
W |
1,738,768 |
|
|
$ |
1,721,551 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share of common stock (Note 26)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle
|
|
W |
1,024 |
|
|
W |
4,860 |
|
|
W |
5,190 |
|
|
$ |
5.14 |
|
|
Extraordinary item
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(79 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share
|
|
W |
1,024 |
|
|
W |
4,875 |
|
|
W |
5,190 |
|
|
$ |
5.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle
|
|
W |
984 |
|
|
W |
4,333 |
|
|
W |
4,882 |
|
|
$ |
4.83 |
|
|
Extraordinary item
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(68 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share
|
|
W |
984 |
|
|
W |
4,347 |
|
|
W |
4,882 |
|
|
$ |
4.83 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average common shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
262,986,588 |
|
|
|
292,464,924 |
|
|
|
333,424,397 |
|
|
|
|
|
Average diluted common shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
279,744,926 |
|
|
|
337,479,411 |
|
|
|
356,140,320 |
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-7
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS
EQUITY
Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock | |
|
Additional | |
|
|
|
Comprehensive | |
|
|
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
Paid-In | |
|
Retained | |
|
Income (loss), | |
|
Treasury | |
|
Stockholders | |
|
|
Shares | |
|
Capital | |
|
Capital | |
|
Earnings | |
|
Net of Taxes | |
|
Stock | |
|
Equity | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Korean Won and in thousands of US$, except share and per share data) | |
Balance at January 1, 2003
|
|
|
292,361,125 |
|
|
W |
1,048,085 |
|
|
W |
1,048,085 |
|
|
W |
1,076,906 |
|
|
W |
70,361 |
|
|
W |
(394,551 |
) |
|
W |
3,262,607 |
|
Comprehensive income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
275,318 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
275,318 |
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,956 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,956 |
) |
|
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,309 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,309 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
275,318 |
|
|
|
(12,265 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
263,053 |
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
2,040,175 |
|
|
|
10,201 |
|
|
|
18,183 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,384 |
|
Cash dividends declared (W600 per share)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(157,493 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(157,493 |
) |
Dividends on redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,043 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,043 |
) |
Acquisition of treasury stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,149 |
) |
|
|
(2,149 |
) |
Grant of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,038 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,038 |
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2003
|
|
|
294,401,300 |
|
|
W |
1,472,007 |
|
|
W |
1,073,307 |
|
|
W |
1,188,688 |
|
|
W |
58,096 |
|
|
W |
(396,700 |
) |
|
W |
3,395,398 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2004
|
|
|
294,401,300 |
|
|
W |
1,472,007 |
|
|
W |
1,073,307 |
|
|
W |
1,188,688 |
|
|
W |
58,096 |
|
|
W |
(396,700 |
) |
|
W |
3,395,398 |
|
Comprehensive income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,466,870 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,466,870 |
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(18,462 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(18,462 |
) |
|
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
118,239 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
118,239 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,466,870 |
|
|
|
99,777 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,566,647 |
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
24,917,711 |
|
|
|
124,588 |
|
|
|
427,305 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
551,893 |
|
Cash dividends declared (W600 per share)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(158,717 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(158,717 |
) |
Dividends and Accretion of discount on redeemable convertible
preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(40,948 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(40,948 |
) |
Acquisition of treasury stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(203,827 |
) |
|
|
(203,827 |
) |
Sale of treasury stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
158,361 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
396,696 |
|
|
|
555,057 |
|
Grant of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(784 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(784 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2004
|
|
|
319,319,011 |
|
|
W |
1,596,595 |
|
|
W |
1,658,189 |
|
|
W |
2,455,893 |
|
|
W |
157,873 |
|
|
W |
(203,831 |
) |
|
W |
5,664,719 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-8
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS
EQUITY (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock | |
|
Additional | |
|
|
|
Comprehensive | |
|
|
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
Paid-In | |
|
Retained | |
|
Income (loss), | |
|
Treasury | |
|
Stockholders | |
|
|
Shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
Capital | |
|
Earnings | |
|
Net of Taxes | |
|
Stock | |
|
Equity | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Korean Won and in thousands of US$, except share and per share data) | |
Balance at January 1, 2005
|
|
|
319,319,011 |
|
|
W |
1,596,595 |
|
|
W |
1,658,189 |
|
|
W |
2,455,893 |
|
|
W |
157,873 |
|
|
W |
(203,831 |
) |
|
W |
5,664,719 |
|
Comprehensive income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,738,768 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,738,768 |
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,024 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,024 |
) |
|
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(246,051 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(246,051 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,738,768 |
|
|
|
(258,075 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,480,693 |
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
17,528,000 |
|
|
|
87,640 |
|
|
|
485,775 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
573,415 |
|
Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock into common
stock
|
|
|
22,360,302 |
|
|
|
111,802 |
|
|
|
256,070 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
367,872 |
|
Cash dividends declared (W750 per share)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(232,749 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(232,749 |
) |
Dividends on redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,170 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,170 |
) |
Acquisition of treasury stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(42,392 |
) |
|
|
(42,392 |
) |
Sale of treasury stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
765 |
|
|
|
845 |
|
Grant of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,551 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,551 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005
|
|
|
359,207,313 |
|
|
W |
1,796,037 |
|
|
W |
2,406,665 |
|
|
W |
3,953,742 |
|
|
W |
(100,202 |
) |
|
W |
(245,458 |
) |
|
W |
7,810,784 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2005
|
|
|
319,319,011 |
|
|
$ |
1,580,787 |
|
|
$ |
1,641,771 |
|
|
$ |
2,431,577 |
|
|
$ |
156,310 |
|
|
$ |
(201,813 |
) |
|
$ |
5,608,632 |
|
Comprehensive income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,721,553 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,721,553 |
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,905 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,905 |
) |
|
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(243,615 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(243,615 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,721,553 |
|
|
|
(255,520 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,466,033 |
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
17,528,000 |
|
|
|
86,772 |
|
|
|
480,965 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
567,737 |
|
Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock into common
stock
|
|
|
22,360,302 |
|
|
|
110,695 |
|
|
|
253,535 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
364,230 |
|
Cash dividends declared ($0.74 per share)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(230,446 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(230,446 |
) |
Dividends of discount on redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,088 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,088 |
) |
Acquisition of treasury stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(41,972 |
) |
|
|
(41,972 |
) |
Sale of treasury stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
757 |
|
|
|
836 |
|
Grant of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,486 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,486 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005
|
|
|
359,207,313 |
|
|
$ |
1,778,254 |
|
|
$ |
2,382,836 |
|
|
$ |
3,914,596 |
|
|
$ |
(99,210 |
) |
|
$ |
(243,028 |
) |
|
$ |
7,733,448 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-9
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(See Note 1) | |
|
|
|
|
(In thousands | |
|
|
(In millions of Korean Won) | |
|
of US$) | |
Cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
W |
275,318 |
|
|
W |
1,466,870 |
|
|
W |
1,738,768 |
|
|
$ |
1,721,550 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
(used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision (reversal) for credit losses
|
|
|
965,587 |
|
|
|
135,414 |
|
|
|
(183,488 |
) |
|
|
(181,673 |
) |
|
Provision for future policy bebefit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58,284 |
|
|
|
57,707 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
247,016 |
|
|
|
428,835 |
|
|
|
377,350 |
|
|
|
373,614 |
|
|
Accretion of discounts on long-term debt
|
|
|
583,869 |
|
|
|
324,866 |
|
|
|
181,038 |
|
|
|
179,246 |
|
|
Amortization on deferred loan fees and origination costs
|
|
|
87,820 |
|
|
|
92,399 |
|
|
|
47,071 |
|
|
|
46,605 |
|
|
Amortization on investment debt securities
|
|
|
20,740 |
|
|
|
16,482 |
|
|
|
30,863 |
|
|
|
30,557 |
|
|
Net (gain) loss on equity investments
|
|
|
12,992 |
|
|
|
(16,004 |
) |
|
|
(66,526 |
) |
|
|
(65,867 |
) |
|
Net (gain) loss on valuation of trading assets
|
|
|
18,680 |
|
|
|
(141,819 |
) |
|
|
(100,936 |
) |
|
|
(99,937 |
) |
|
Net (gain) loss on sale of available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
2,550 |
|
|
|
(73,786 |
) |
|
|
(101,553 |
) |
|
|
(100,548 |
) |
|
Impairment loss on investment securities
|
|
|
125,249 |
|
|
|
150,901 |
|
|
|
5,326 |
|
|
|
5,273 |
|
|
Net gain on sale of premises and equipment
|
|
|
(13,938 |
) |
|
|
(15,275 |
) |
|
|
(20,318 |
) |
|
|
(20,117 |
) |
|
Net loss on sales of subsidiaries
|
|
|
378 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (gain) on sales of other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,678 |
) |
|
|
(79,261 |
) |
|
|
(78,476 |
) |
|
Net unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss
|
|
|
(91,337 |
) |
|
|
(151,351 |
) |
|
|
55,868 |
|
|
|
55,315 |
|
|
Minority interest in net income of subsidiaries
|
|
|
25,846 |
|
|
|
153,428 |
|
|
|
16,079 |
|
|
|
15,920 |
|
|
Expense on stock option
|
|
|
5,688 |
|
|
|
(1,604 |
) |
|
|
45,459 |
|
|
|
45,009 |
|
|
Impairment loss on intangible assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,893 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment loss on other investments
|
|
|
39,541 |
|
|
|
15,521 |
|
|
|
20,958 |
|
|
|
20,750 |
|
|
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,049 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Extraordinary gain
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(27,508 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net gain on sale of loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,032 |
) |
|
|
(94,411 |
) |
|
|
(93,476 |
) |
|
Net gain on retirement of bonds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,922 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net changes in:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
|
(1,620,257 |
) |
|
|
361,287 |
|
|
|
(338,795 |
) |
|
|
(335,441 |
) |
|
|
Trading assets
|
|
|
71,774 |
|
|
|
(2,797,829 |
) |
|
|
2,229,119 |
|
|
|
2,207,049 |
|
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
972,715 |
|
|
|
(2,466,414 |
) |
|
|
3,035,963 |
|
|
|
3,005,905 |
|
|
|
Trading liabilities
|
|
|
(137,904 |
) |
|
|
1,244,516 |
|
|
|
(713,088 |
) |
|
|
(706,028 |
) |
|
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
|
|
(767,410 |
) |
|
|
3,030,857 |
|
|
|
(3,147,189 |
) |
|
|
(3,116,029 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
824,917 |
|
|
|
1,728,096 |
|
|
|
2,996,581 |
|
|
|
2,966,908 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-10
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(See Note 1) | |
|
|
|
|
(In thousands | |
|
|
(In millions of Korean Won) | |
|
of US$) | |
Cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in interest-bearing deposits
|
|
W |
(56,570 |
) |
|
W |
189,962 |
|
|
W |
(13,563 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,429 |
) |
|
Net change in call loans and securities purchased under resale
agreements
|
|
|
317,103 |
|
|
|
295,274 |
|
|
|
66,636 |
|
|
|
65,976 |
|
|
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
11,032,423 |
|
|
|
12,071,514 |
|
|
|
13,295,391 |
|
|
|
13,163,753 |
|
|
Purchases of available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
(12,153,357 |
) |
|
|
(11,845,324 |
) |
|
|
(16,156,100 |
) |
|
|
(15,996,139 |
) |
|
Proceeds from maturities, prepayments and calls of
held-to-maturity securities
|
|
|
3,630,392 |
|
|
|
2,142,497 |
|
|
|
1,307,473 |
|
|
|
1,294,529 |
|
|
Purchases of held-to-maturity securities
|
|
|
(2,833,074 |
) |
|
|
(1,596,763 |
) |
|
|
(1,178,122 |
) |
|
|
(1,166,457 |
) |
|
Loan originations and principal collections, net
|
|
|
(6,030,212 |
) |
|
|
(3,773,137 |
) |
|
|
(8,318,374 |
) |
|
|
(8,236,014 |
) |
|
Payments for repurchase of loans from KAMCO
|
|
|
(37,470 |
) |
|
|
(24,031 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment
|
|
|
54,414 |
|
|
|
29,546 |
|
|
|
95,971 |
|
|
|
95,021 |
|
|
Purchases of premises and equipment
|
|
|
(213,882 |
) |
|
|
(222,825 |
) |
|
|
(282,909 |
) |
|
|
(280,108 |
) |
|
Net change in security deposits
|
|
|
(22,731 |
) |
|
|
1,757 |
|
|
|
(57,195 |
) |
|
|
(56,629 |
) |
|
Cash acquired from acquisitions, net of cash paid
|
|
|
1,125,128 |
|
|
|
1,553 |
|
|
|
27,225 |
|
|
|
26,955 |
|
|
Sale of equity interest in subsidiaries
|
|
|
1,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73,489 |
|
|
|
72,761 |
|
|
Acquisition of equity interest in subsidiaries
|
|
|
(928,423 |
) |
|
|
(99,293 |
) |
|
|
(42,568 |
) |
|
|
(42,147 |
) |
|
Dividends from equity investees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,220 |
|
|
|
5,724 |
|
|
|
5,667 |
|
|
Net change in other investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,360 |
|
|
|
(206,786 |
) |
|
|
(204,739 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(6,114,730 |
) |
|
|
(2,814,690 |
) |
|
|
(11,383,708 |
) |
|
|
(11,271,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in interest-bearing deposits
|
|
|
5,338,968 |
|
|
|
(2,103,071 |
) |
|
|
3,447,855 |
|
|
|
3,413,718 |
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in non-interest-bearing Deposits
|
|
|
(124,905 |
) |
|
|
1,417,722 |
|
|
|
397,246 |
|
|
|
393,313 |
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in secured borrowings
|
|
|
266,164 |
|
|
|
(8,167 |
) |
|
|
1,193,614 |
|
|
|
1,181,796 |
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
|
|
|
(2,974,990 |
) |
|
|
(230,353 |
) |
|
|
1,059,981 |
|
|
|
1,049,486 |
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
|
|
|
12,244,298 |
|
|
|
9,385,571 |
|
|
|
26,507,592 |
|
|
|
26,245,142 |
|
|
Repayment of long-term debt
|
|
|
(7,707,107 |
) |
|
|
(7,059,193 |
) |
|
|
(23,942,920 |
) |
|
|
(23,705,861 |
) |
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
|
|
|
27,504 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of treasury stock
|
|
|
(2,149 |
) |
|
|
(204,150 |
) |
|
|
(479 |
) |
|
|
(473 |
) |
|
Reissuance of treasury stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
622,190 |
|
|
|
845 |
|
|
|
837 |
|
|
Cash dividends paid
|
|
|
(157,493 |
) |
|
|
(166,670 |
) |
|
|
(260,775 |
) |
|
|
(258,192 |
) |
|
Cash payment on capital reduction of subsidiary
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,750 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
6,910,290 |
|
|
|
1,652,129 |
|
|
|
8,402,959 |
|
|
|
8,319,766 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
(6,004 |
) |
|
|
(18,432 |
) |
|
|
(25,350 |
) |
|
|
(25,098 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
1,614,473 |
|
|
|
547,103 |
|
|
|
(9,518 |
) |
|
|
(9,424 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of year
|
|
|
282,324 |
|
|
|
1,896,797 |
|
|
|
2,443,900 |
|
|
|
2,419,703 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of year
|
|
W |
1,896,797 |
|
|
W |
2,443,900 |
|
|
W |
2,434,382 |
|
|
$ |
2,410,279 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-11
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(See Note 1) | |
|
|
|
|
(In thousands | |
|
|
(In millions of Korean Won) | |
|
of US$) | |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of net assets acquired
|
|
W |
2,012,190 |
|
|
W |
1,062,640 |
|
|
W |
243,067 |
|
|
$ |
240,660 |
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
341,271 |
|
|
|
(411,456 |
) |
|
|
289,800 |
|
|
|
286,931 |
|
|
Cash paid
|
|
|
928,423 |
|
|
|
99,293 |
|
|
|
1,405 |
|
|
|
1,391 |
|
|
Consideration other than cash
|
|
|
1,425,038 |
|
|
|
551,893 |
|
|
|
531,462 |
|
|
|
526,200 |
|
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans repurchased from KAMCO in exchange for held-to-maturity
securities
|
|
|
1,593 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities and other investments received in connection with
loan restructuring
|
|
|
307,545 |
|
|
|
214,758 |
|
|
|
27,328 |
|
|
|
27,057 |
|
Preferred stocks acquired from Hanmaum Financial Company in
exchange for non-performing loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,618 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in cumulative translation adjustments, net
of taxes
|
|
|
(1,956 |
) |
|
|
(18,461 |
) |
|
|
(12,024 |
) |
|
|
(11,905 |
) |
Increase (decrease) in unrealized gains (losses) on
available-for-sale securities, net of taxes
|
|
|
(10,309 |
) |
|
|
118,240 |
|
|
|
(246,051 |
) |
|
|
(255,368 |
) |
Account payable for contingent consideration
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
166,516 |
|
|
|
20,461 |
|
|
|
20,258 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-12
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005
|
|
1. |
General Information and Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies |
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. is a financial holding company
incorporated in the Republic of Korea (Korea) under the
Financial Holding Company Act of Korea. Shinhan Financial Group
Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively the Group) engage
in banking and a variety of related businesses to provide a wide
range of financial services to corporations, governments,
institutions and individuals.
The principal subsidiaries of the Group at December 31 are
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of | |
|
|
|
|
Ownership(1) | |
|
|
Country of | |
|
| |
|
|
Incorporation | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Shinhan Bank
|
|
|
Korea |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Chohung Bank
|
|
|
Korea |
|
|
|
81.15 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Good Morning Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
Korea |
|
|
|
60.47 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Shinhan Card Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
Korea |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Shinhan Capital Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
Korea |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Jeju Bank
|
|
|
Korea |
|
|
|
62.42 |
% |
|
|
62.42 |
% |
|
|
62.42 |
% |
Shinhan Credit Information Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
Korea |
|
|
|
51.00 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Shinhan Private Equity Inc.
|
|
|
Korea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Shinhan Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
Korea |
|
|
|
12.90 |
% |
|
|
12.90 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Direct and indirect ownership are combined. |
|
(2) |
All holdings are in the common stock of the respective
subsidiaries. |
The Group is subject to the provisions of the Financial Holding
Company Act of Korea. Shinhan Bank, Chohung Bank and Jeju Bank
conduct operations in accordance with the provisions of the Bank
Act of Korea, including their activities in the commercial
banking business. Shinhan Bank, Chohung Bank and Jeju Bank also
engage in the trust business subject to the Korean Trust
Business Act and other relevant laws.
|
|
|
Principles of Consolidation |
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. and its majority-owned
subsidiaries. The Group consolidates subsidiaries in which it
holds, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting
rights or where it exercises control. All significant
intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in
consolidation. Operating results of companies purchased are
included from the dates of the acquisition. Assets held in an
agency or trust management capacities are not included in the
consolidated financial statements. The Group accounts for
investments in companies in which it owns voting or economic
interest of 20% to 50% and for which it has significant
influence over operating and financing decisions using the
equity method of accounting, and the pro rata share of their
income (loss) is included in other noninerest income (expense).
Investments in joint ventures, where the Group does not have
unilateral control, are also accounted for using the equity
method of accounting. Investments in companies where the Group
owns less than 20% and does not have the ability to exercise
significant influence over operating and financing decisions are
accounted for using the cost method of accounting. Income from
these investment is recognized when dividends are received. As
discussed below, the Group consolidates entities deemed to be
variable interest entities (VIEs) when the Group is determined
to be the primary beneficiary of the VIEs.
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
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Variable Interest Entities |
An entity is referred to as a variable interest entity
(VIE) if it meets the criteria outlined in FASB
Interpretation No. 46R, Consolidation of Variable
Interest Entities (revised December 2003) (FIN 46R),
which are: (1) the entity has equity that is
insufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities
without additional subordinated financial support from other
parties, or (2) the entity has equity investors that cannot
make significant decisions about the entitys operations or
that do not absorb the expected losses or receive the expected
residual returns of the entity. In addition, as specified in
FIN 46R, a VIE must be consolidated by the Group if it is
deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE, which is the
party involved with the VIE that has a majority of the expected
losses or a majority of the expected residual returns or both.
Along with the VIEs that are consolidated in accordance with
these guidelines, the Group has significant variable interests
in other VIEs that are not consolidated because the Group is not
the primary beneficiary. These includes Special Purpose Entities
(SPEs) where the Group provides credit enhancement or liquidity
guarantees, and various investment trust funds. All other
entities not deemed to be VIEs, with which the Group has
involvement, are evaluated for consolidation under ARB
No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, and
SFAS No. 94, Consolidation of All Majority-Owned
Subsidiaries (SFAS 94).
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Foreign Currency Translation |
Assets, liabilities and operations of foreign branches and
subsidiaries are recorded based on the functional currency of
each entity. For certain foreign operations, the functional
currency is the local currency, in which case assets and
liabilities are translated, for consolidation purposes, at
current exchange rates from the local currency to the reporting
currency, the Korean Won. Income and expenses are translated at
the weighted-average exchange rate for the period. The resulting
translation adjustments are reported as a component of
accumulated other comprehensive income within stockholders
equity on an after-tax basis.
Foreign currency transactions executed by domestic Korean
entities are accounted for at the exchange rates prevailing on
the related transaction dates. Assets and liabilities
denominated in foreign currencies are translated to the Korean
Won using period-end exchange rates. Gains and losses resulting
from the settlement of foreign currency transactions and from
the translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies are recognized in the consolidated statements of
income except for gains and losses arising from the translation
of available-for-sale securities which are recorded as a
component of accumulated other comprehensive income within
stockholders equity on an after-tax basis.
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements
requires management of the Group to make a number of estimates
and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
period. Significant items subject to such estimates and
assumptions include the carrying amount of securities,
intangibles and goodwill, valuation allowances for loans losses
and unfunded lending commitment, deferred income tax assets,
future policy benefits and valuation of derivative instruments.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents |
For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash
and cash equivalents include cash on hand, cash items in the
process of collection and amounts due from banks, other
financial institutions and the Bank of Korea (BOK), all of which
have original maturities within 90 days.
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
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Securities Purchased under Resale Agreements and
Securities Sold under Repurchase Agreements |
Securities purchased under resale agreements and securities sold
under repurchase agreements are treated as collateralized
financing transactions and are carried in the consolidated
balance sheets at the amount at which the securities will be
subsequently resold or repurchased, including accrued interest,
as specified in the respective agreements. Interest earned on
resale agreements and interests incurred on repurchase
agreements are reported as interest income and interest expense,
respectively. The Groups policy is to take possession of
securities purchased under agreements to resell. The market
value of securities to be repurchased and resold is monitored,
and additional collateral is obtained where appropriate to
protect the Group against credit exposure.
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Trading Assets and Liabilities, including
derivatives |
Trading assets include securities that are bought and held
principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term.
Trading positions are carried at fair value and recorded on a
trade date basis. The Group recognizes changes in the fair value
of trading positions as they occur in net trading profits.
Interest and dividends are included in net interest income on
trading assets.
Trading assets and liabilities also include derivatives used for
trading purposes and for non-trading purposes that do not
qualify for hedge accounting treatment and foreign exchange
contracts which are recognized on the consolidated financial
statements at fair value. Trading and non-trading derivatives
include interest rate and foreign currency swaps, equity
conversion options, credit indexed contracts, puts and calls,
caps and floors, warrants, futures and forwards. The Group
recognizes changes in the fair value of trading and non-trading
derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment
and foreign exchange contracts as they occur in net trading
profits.
The fair value of trading securities, derivative financial
instruments and foreign exchange contracts is determined using
quoted market prices, including quotes from dealers trading
those securities or instruments, when available. If quoted
market prices are not available, the fair value is determined
based on pricing models, quoted prices of instruments with
similar characteristics, discounted cash flows or the net asset
value of the investee, counterparty quotes or external
valuations performed by qualified independent evaluators.
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Derivatives and Hedging Activities |
As part of its asset and liability management process, the Group
uses various derivative instruments including interest rate and
foreign currency swaps to manage various interest rate and
foreign exchange exposures or modify interest rate
characteristics of various balance sheet accounts. Certain
derivative contracts such as interest rate swaps and cross
currency swaps are entered into for non-trading purposes and
intended to serve as economic hedges of risk but do not qualify
for hedge accounting.
The Group accounts for derivative and hedging activities in
accordance with the FASB Statement No. 133 (SFAS 133),
amended by SFAS 138 and SFAS 149, Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, which
requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the
balance sheet at their respective fair value.
On the date a derivative contract is entered into, the Group
designates the derivative as either a hedge of the fair value of
a recognized asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm
commitment (fair value hedge), a hedge of a forecasted
transaction or the variability of cash flows to be received or
paid related to a recognized asset or liability (cash flow
hedge), a foreign-currency fair-value or cash-flow hedge
(foreign currency hedge), or a hedge of a net investment in a
foreign operation. For all hedging relationships the Group
formally documents the hedging relationship and its
risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking the
hedge, the hedging instrument, the hedged item, the nature of
the risk being hedged, how the hedging instruments
effectiveness in offsetting the hedged risk will be assessed
prospectively and retrospectively, and a description
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
of the method of measuring ineffectiveness. This process
includes linking all derivatives that are designated as
fair-value, cash-flow, or foreign-currency hedges to specific
assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm
commitments or forecasted transactions. The Group also formally
assesses, both at the hedges inception and on an ongoing
basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging
transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair
values or cash flows of hedged items.
Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is highly
effective and that is designated and qualifies as a fair-value
hedge, along with the loss or gain on the hedged asset or
liability or unrecognized firm commitment of the hedged item
that is attributable to the hedged risk, are recorded in
earnings. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is
highly effective and that is designated and qualifies as a
cash-flow hedge are recorded in other comprehensive income to
the extent that the derivative is effective as a hedge, until
earnings are affected by the variability in cash flows of the
designated hedged item. Changes in the fair value of derivatives
that are highly effective as hedges and that are designated and
qualify as foreign-currency hedges are recorded in either
earnings or other comprehensive income, depending on whether the
hedge transaction is a fair-value hedge or a cash-flow hedge.
However, if a derivative is used as a hedge of a net investment
in a foreign operation, its changes in fair value, to the extent
effective as a hedge, are recorded in the cumulative translation
adjustments account within other comprehensive income. The
ineffective portion of the change in fair value of a derivative
instrument that qualifies as a cash-flow hedge is reported in
earnings. Changes in the fair value of derivative trading
instruments are reported in current period earnings.
The Group discontinues hedge accounting prospectively when it is
determined that the derivative is no longer effective in
offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged
item, the derivative expires or is sold, terminated, or
exercised, the derivative is dedesignated as a hedging
instrument because it is unlikely that a forecasted transaction
will occur, a hedged firm commitment no longer meets the
definition of a firm commitment, or management determines that
designation of the derivative as a hedging instrument is no
longer appropriate.
In all situations in which hedge accounting is discontinued and
the derivative is retained, the Group continues to carry the
derivative at its fair value on the balance sheet and recognizes
any subsequent changes in its fair value in earnings. When hedge
accounting is discontinued because it is determined that the
derivative no longer qualifies as an effective fair-value hedge,
the Group no longer adjusts the hedged asset or liability for
changes in fair value. The adjustment of the carrying amount of
the hedged asset or liability is accounted for in the same
manner as other components of the carrying amount of that asset
or liability. When hedge accounting is discontinued because the
hedged item no longer meets the definition of a firm commitment,
the Group removes any asset or liability that was recorded
pursuant to recognition of the firm commitment from the balance
sheet, and recognizes any gain or loss in earnings. When it is
probable that a forecasted transaction will not occur, the Group
discontinues hedge accounting if not already done and recognizes
immediately in earnings gains and losses that were accumulated
in other comprehensive income.
The short-cut method of hedge accounting assumes no
ineffectiveness in a hedging relationship involving an interest
rate swap and an interest-bearing asset or liability. The
changes in the fair value or cash flows that are attributable to
the risk being hedged will be completely offset at the
hedges inception and on an on-going basis. Under the
short-cut method, among other requirements, the critical terms
of the derivative instrument and the hedged item should be
initially the same and subsequently stay the same throughout the
hedges life to support the ongoing application of hedge
accounting.
Investments securities primarily consist of Korean Treasury,
mortgage-backed, corporate debt, and equity securities with
readily determinable fair values. The Group classifies its debt
securities in one of three categories: trading,
available-for-sale, or
held-to-maturity and
its equity securities into trading or available-for-sale.
Trading securities are bought and held principally for the
purpose of selling them in the near term.
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Held-to-maturity debt
securities are those securities in which the Group has the
positive intent and ability to hold the security until maturity.
All securities not included in trading or
held-to-maturity are
classified as available-for-sale.
Available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value.
Held-to-maturity debt
securities are recorded at amortized cost, adjusted for the
amortization or accretion of premiums or discounts. Unrealized
holding gains and losses, net of the related tax effect, on
available-for-sale securities are excluded from earnings and are
reported as a separate component of other comprehensive income
until realized. Realized gains and losses from the sale of
available-for-sale securities are determined using moving
average method for equity securities or specific identification
method for debt securities.
A decline in the market value of any available-for-sale or
held-to-maturity
security below cost that is deemed to be other-than-temporary
results in a reduction in carrying amount to fair value. The
impairment is charged to earning and a new cost basis for the
security is established. To determine whether an impairment is
other-than-temporary, the Group considers whether it has the
ability and intent to hold the investment until a market price
recovery and considers whether evidence indicating the cost of
the investment is recoverable outweighs evidence to the
contrary. Evidence considered in this assessment includes the
reasons for the impairment, the severity and duration of the
impairment, changes in value subsequent to year-end, and
forecasted performance of the investee.
Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the life
of the related
held-to-maturity or
available-for-sale security as an adjustment to yield using the
effective interest method. Dividend and interest income are
recognized when earned.
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Non-marketable or restricted equity securities |
The Group holds certain equity securities that do not have
readily determinable fair values or have sales restrictions
exceeding one year investments, which are not within the scope
of SFAS 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt
and Equity Securities. Those investments are recorded as
other investments under Other Assets in the consolidated balance
sheets and are accounted for at cost, with dividend income
earned on these securities recorded as non-interest income and
any other-than-temporary impairment recorded as non-interest
expenses.
Loans are reported at their outstanding principal balances net
of any unearned income, charge-offs, unamortized deferred fees
and costs on originated loans, and premiums or discounts on
purchased loans. Loan origination fees and certain direct
origination costs are deferred and recognized as adjustments to
income over the lives of the related loans. Unearned income,
discounts and premiums are amortized using methods that
approximate the interest method.
The Group generally ceases the accrual of interest when
principal or interest payments become one day past due. Any
unpaid interest previously accrued on such loans is reversed
from income, and thereafter interest is recognized only to the
extent payments are received. In applying payments on delinquent
loans, payments are applied first to delinquent interest, normal
interest, and then to the loan balance until it is paid in full.
Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and
interest amounts contractually due are brought current. Interest
accruals are continued for past-due loans collateralized by
customer deposits.
Securities received by the Group involving loans that are
restructured or settled are recorded at the fair value of the
security at the date of restructuring or settlement. Any
difference between the securitys fair value and the net
carrying amount of the loan is recorded as a charge-off or
recovery, as appropriate, on the loan through the allowance for
loan losses.
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Transfers of loans to third parties are accounted for as sales
when control is surrendered to the transferee. The Group
derecognizes the loans from the balance sheet including any
related allowance, and recognizes all assets obtained, and
liabilities incurred, including any recourse obligations to the
transferee, at fair value. Any resulting gain or loss on the
sales is recognized in earnings. Conversely, the Group only
recognizes loans transferred from third parties on the balance
sheet when the Group obtains control of the loans.
The Group provides equipment financing to its customers through
a variety of lease arrangements. Direct financing leases are
carried at the aggregate of lease payments receivable plus
estimated residual value of the leased property, less unearned
income. Unearned income is recognized using the effective
interest method.
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Allowance for Loan Losses |
The Groups allowance for loan losses is based upon
managements continuing review and evaluation of the loan
portfolio and is managements best estimate of probable
losses that have been incurred as of the balance sheet date. The
determination of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses
hinges upon various judgments and assumptions, including but not
limited to, managements assessment of potential losses on
individual loans, domestic and international economic
conditions, loan portfolio composition, transfer risks and prior
loan loss experience. The allowance for loan losses is increased
by the provision for loan losses, which is charged against
current period operating results and decreased by the amount of
charge-offs, net of recoveries.
The Groups allowance for loan losses consists of
(a) specific allowances for specifically identified
impaired borrowers, and (b) general allowances for
homogeneous pools of commercial and consumer loans, and other
loans which are not specifically identified as impaired.
A commercial loan is considered impaired when, after
consideration of current information and events, it is probable
that the Group will be unable to collect all amounts due,
including principal and interest, according to the contractual
terms of the loan agreement. The Group considers the following
types of loans to be impaired:
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Loans classified as substandard or below according
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Loans that are 90 days or more past due; and |
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Loans which are troubled debt restructurings under
US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) |
Once a loan has been identified as individually impaired,
impairment is measured in accordance with SFAS 114,
Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan, as
amended by SFAS 118. The Groups measurement of the
impairment of a loan, with the exception of large groups of
smaller-balance homogeneous loans that are collectively
evaluated for impairment, is based on the present value of
expected future cash flows discounted at the loans
effective interest rate or, as a practical expedient, on the
loans observable market price or on the fair value of the
collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. If the resulting
value is less than the book value of the loan, a specific
allowance is established for an amount equal to the difference.
Any amounts deemed uncollectible are charged against the
allowance for loan losses. Recoveries of previously charged-off
amounts are credited to the allowance for loan losses.
Impairment criteria are applied to the entire loan portfolio,
exclusive of leases and smaller-balance homogeneous loans such
as residential mortgage, consumer loans and credit cards, which
are evaluated collectively for impairment. Smaller-balance
commercial loans, managed on a portfolio basis, are also
evaluated collectively for impairment.
The allowance for non-impaired corporate loans, consumer loans
and credit card loans is determined using several modeling
tools, including a delinquency roll-rate model for credit cards,
as well as a risk rating migration model for homogeneous pools
of consumer and commercial loans. The loss factors developed
through the use of such models are based on the Groups
historical loss experiences and may be adjusted for
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
significant factors that, in managements judgment, affect
the collectibility of the portfolio as of the evaluation date.
The Group charges off unsecured consumer and credit card loan
amounts past due greater than 180 days and the amount
deemed uncollectible on financing leases is charged off when
past due greater than one year.
With regard to loans sold with recourse obligations, the
allowance for loan losses was re-established if loans sold with
recourse obligations were reacquired, at an amount measured as
of the date of reacquisition prior to January 1, 2005.
Loans acquired on January 1, 2005 or after are recorded at
fair value at the reacquisition and the Group does not
reestablish the allowance for loan losses for such loans. Any
movement in the allowance in relation to these loans after
reacquisition is included within the overall provision for loan
losses during the relevant year. The related specific allowance
for loan losses is transferred as cost of the net book value of
the loan as of the date of sale when non-performing loans are
sold and derecognized from the balance sheet.
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Allowance for off-balance sheet credit instruments |
The Group maintains an allowance for credit losses on
off-balance sheet credit instruments, such as commitments to
extend credit, guarantees, acceptance, standby and commercial
letters of credit and other financial instruments to absorb
estimated probable losses related to these unfunded credit
facilities. The allowance is estimated based on the assessment
of the probability of commitment usage and credit risk factors
for loans outstanding to these same customers. The allowance for
credit losses for off-balance sheet credit instruments is
included in other liabilities.
Assets acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosures are
held for sale and are initially recorded at fair value at the
date of foreclosure, establishing a new cost basis. Subsequent
to foreclosure, the assets are carried at the lower of their
carrying amounts or fair values, less cost to sell, based on
periodic valuation reviews performed by management. Revenues and
expenses from operations and changes in the valuation allowance
are included in other non-interest expenses.
The Group primarily securitizes corporate loans, credit card
receivables, mortgages and student loans.
There are two key accounting determinations that must be made
relating to securitizations. First, in the case where the Group
originated or owned the financial assets transferred to the
securitization entity, a decision must be made as to whether
that transfer is considered a sale under generally accepted
accounting principles. If it is a sale, the transferred assets
are removed from the Groups consolidated balance sheet
with a gain or loss recognized. Alternatively, when the transfer
would not be considered as a sale but rather a financing, the
assets will remain on the Groups balance sheet with an
offsetting liability recognized in the amount of received
proceeds.
Second, determination must be made as to whether the
securitization entity is sufficiently independent. If so, the
entity would not be included in the Groups consolidated
financial statements. For each securitization entity with which
it is involved, the Group makes a determination of whether the
entity should be considered a subsidiary of the Group and be
included in its consolidated financial statements or whether the
entity is sufficiently independent that it does not need to be
consolidated. If the securitization entitys activities are
sufficiently restricted to meet accounting requirements to be a
Qualifying Special Purpose Entities (QSPE), the securitization
entity is not consolidated by the seller of transferred assets.
If the securitization entity is determined to be a VIE, the
Group consolidates the VIE if it is the primary beneficiary.
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
For all other securitization entities determined not to be VIEs
in which the Group participates, a consolidation decision is
made by evaluating several factors, including how much of the
entitys ownership is in the hands of third-party
investors, who controls the securitization entity, and who reaps
the rewards and bears the risks of the entity. Only
securitization entities controlled by the Group are consolidated.
Interest in the securitized and sold loans may be retained in
the form of subordinated debts. Retained interests are primarily
recorded as available-for-sale investments. Gains or losses on
securitization and sale depend in part on the previous carrying
amount of the loans involved in the transfer and are allocated
between the loans sold and the retained interests based on their
relative fair values at the date of sale. Gains are recognized
at the time of securitization and are reported in non-interest
income or expense.
The Group values its securitized retained interest at fair value
using either financial models, quoted market prices, or sales of
similar assets. Where quoted market prices are not available,
the Group estimates the fair value of these retained interests
by determining the present value of expected future cash flows
using modeling techniques that incorporate managements
best estimates of key assumptions, including prepayment speeds,
credit losses, and discount rates.
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Transfers of Financial Assets |
For a transfer of financial assets to be considered a sale, the
assets must have been isolated from the Group, even in
bankruptcy or other receivership; the purchaser must have the
right to sell the assets transferred, or the purchaser must be a
QSPE. If these sale requirements are met, the assets are removed
from the Groups consolidated balance sheet. If the
conditions for sale are not met, the transfer is considered to
be a secured borrowing, and the assets remain on the
consolidated balance sheet. The sale proceeds are recognized as
the Groups liability. A legal opinion on a sale is
generally obtained for complex transactions or where the Group
has continuing involvement with assets transferred or with the
securitization entity. Those opinions must state that the asset
transfer is considered a sale and that the assets transferred
would not be consolidated with the other assets in the event of
the Groups insolvency.
Buildings, equipment and furniture, leasehold improvements and
operation lease assets are stated at cost less accumulated
depreciation and amortization. Equipment under capital leases
are stated at the present value of minimum lease payments.
Depreciation of buildings and operating lease assets is
calculated on the straight-line method over the estimated useful
lives of the assets. Depreciation of equipment and furniture is
calculated on a declining balance method over the useful lives
of the assets. Equipment under capital leases and leasehold
improvements are amortized straight-line method over the shorter
of the lease term or estimated useful life of the asset. Gains
or losses on sale of premises and equipment are determined by
reference to their carrying amounts. Maintenance and repairs are
charged to expense as incurred.
The Group capitalizes certain direct costs related to developing
software for internal use, and amortizes such costs on a
straight-line basis once the software is available for use in
accordance with the Statements of Position 98-1, Accounting
for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for
Internal Use.
The estimated useful lives of premises and equipment are as
follows:
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Buildings
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4 5 years |
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets |
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired
business in excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired.
Other intangible assets represent purchased assets that also
lack physical substance but can be distinguished from goodwill
because of contractual or other legal rights, or because the
asset is capable of being sold or exchanged either on its own or
in connection with a related contract, asset, or liability.
Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a purchase business
combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are
not amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least
annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Intangible assets
with estimable useful lives are amortized over their respective
estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and
reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS 144,
Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets.
The Groups finite-lived intangible assets are comprised of
core deposit, credit card relationship, brokerage customer
relationship and Korea Securities Finance Corporation
(KSFC) deposit, valuation of business acquired
(VOBA) intangibles. Core deposit intangibles
represent the value of the funding provided by a base of
acquired demand and savings accounts, which the Group can expect
to maintain for an extended period of time because of generally
stable customer relationships. Credit card relationship and
brokerage customer relationship intangibles reflect the value of
revenues to be derived from a base of acquired customer credit
card and brokerage accounts activities, which the Group
can expect to maintain for an extended period of time. KSFC
deposit intangibles represent the positive spread realized on
the differences between the interest rate paid to the customers
and the interest rate earned on the deposit with KSFC, which the
Group can expect to maintain for an extended period of time.
VOBA intangible represents the present value of future profits
embedded in the acquired business, which is determined by
estimating the net present value of future cash flows from the
contracts in force at the date of acquisition. The Group has
established VOBA primarily for its acquired traditional,
interest-sensitive and variable businesses. Each of traditional
and interest-sensitive businesses is composed of life insurance
and annuity contacts.
The finite-lived intangibles except VOBA are amortized using
sum-of-the-years-digit
method over their estimated useful lives, which range from 1 to
18 years. The estimated weighted-average life of brokerage
customer relationship intangibles, KSFC deposit intangibles and
Chohung Banks core deposit intangibles and credit card
relationship intangibles are approximately 3, 3, 10
and 5 years, respectively, reflecting the run-off of
economic value. VOBA is amortized over the effective lives of
the acquired contracts. For acquired traditional business, VOBA
is amortized in proportion to gross premiums of insurance in
force, as applicable. For acquired interest-sensitive and
variable businesses, VOBA is amortized in proportion to gross
profits arising from the contracts and anticipated future
experience, which is evaluated regularly.
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
During 2004, the Group decided to change its method of
calculating amortization on other intangible assets from the
straight-line method to the
sum-of-the-years-digits
(SYD) method. The Group changed its amortization method for
intangible assets because it is believed that the SYD method
better reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of
other intangible assets are consumed or otherwise used up. The
new method has been applied retroactively to the acquisitions of
other intangible assets of prior years. The adjustment of
W(23,049) million (net of W8,743 million in income
taxes) included in 2004 income is the cumulative effect of
applying the new method retroactively. The pro forma amounts
shown below have been adjusted for the effect of the retroactive
application of the new amortization method and the related
income taxes.
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2003
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Income before extraordinary gain
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275,318 |
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256,972 |
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Basic net income per share of common stock
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1,024 |
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954 |
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Diluted net income per share of common stock
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984 |
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919 |
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Net income
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275,318 |
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256,972 |
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Basic net income per share of common stock
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1,024 |
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954 |
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Diluted net income per share of common stock
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984 |
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919 |
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2004
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Income before extraordinary gain
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1,462,411 |
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1,462,411 |
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Basic net income per share of common stock
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4,860 |
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4,860 |
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Diluted net income per share of common stock
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4,333 |
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4,333 |
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Net income
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1,466,870 |
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1,489,919 |
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Basic net income per share of common stock
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4,875 |
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4,954 |
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4,347 |
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4,415 |
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The Groups indefinite-lived intangible assets are composed
of court deposits of Chohung Bank and KSFC borrowings. Court
deposit intangible asset represent the value of the funding
provided by a base of acquired court deposit accounts which the
Group can expect to maintain for an indefinite period because
that court deposit will be maintained indefinitely once
appointed by courts. KSFC borrowing represents the value of the
low cost funding from KSFC compared to the next available
funding source in the market, and the Group expects to benefit
from the borrowing agreement indefinitely because that borrowing
agreement lasts indefinitely in accordance with the Securities
and Exchange Law in Korea.
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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (DAC) |
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (DAC), included in other
assets, represent the costs of acquiring new business,
principally commissions, certain underwriting and agency
expenses, and the cost of issuing policies.
For traditional business, DAC is amortized over the
premium-paying periods of the related policies, in proportion to
the ratio of the annual premium revenue to the total anticipated
premium revenue in accordance with SFAS No. 60,
Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises
(SFAS 60). Assumptions as to the anticipated premiums
are made at the date of policy issuance or acquisition and are
consistently applied over the life of the policy.
For Interest-sensitive and variable businesses, DAC is amortized
at a constant rate based upon the present value of estimated
gross profits expected to be realized in accordance with
SFAS No. 97, Accounting and Reporting by Insurance
Enterprises for Certain Long-Duration Contracts and for Realized
Gains and
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Losses from Sale of Investments (SFAS 97). The
effect of changes in estimated gross profits on unamortized
deferred acquisition costs is reflected in the period such
estimated gross profits are revised.
Deferred policy acquisition costs are reviewed to determine if
they are recoverable from future income, including investment
income, and, if not recoverable, are charged to expense. All
other acquisition expenses are charged to operations as incurred.
The groups liability for future policy benefits is
primarily comprised of the present value of estimated future
payments to or on behalf of policyholders, where the timing and
amount of payment depends on policyholder mortality or
morbidity, less the present value of future net premiums. Major
assumptions used for future policy benefits are mortality and
interest rate assumption. Expected mortality is generally based
on the Groups historical experience including a provision
for the risk of adverse deviation. Interest rate assumptions are
based on factors such as market conditions and expected
investment returns. Although mortality and interest rate
assumptions are locked-in upon the issuance of new
insurance or annuity business with fixed and guaranteed terms,
significant changes in experience or assumptions may require the
Group to provide for expected future losses on a product by
establishing premium deficiency reserves. Premium deficiency
reserves, if required, are determined based on assumptions at
the time the premium deficiency reserve is established and do
not include a provision for the risk of adverse deviation.
The groups liability for future policy benefits also
includes a liability for unpaid claims and claim adjustment
expenses. The Group does not establish loss reserves until a
loss has occurred. However, unpaid claims and claim adjustment
expenses includes estimates of claims that the Group believes
have been incurred but have not yet been reported as of the
balance sheet date. The Groups liability for future policy
benefits also includes liabilities for guarantee benefits
related to certain nontraditional long-duration life and annuity
contracts and unearned revenues.
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Separate account assets and liabilities. |
Separate account assets and liabilities are reported at fair
value and represent segregated funds that are invested for
certain policyholders. The assets consist of equity securities,
fixed maturities, policy loans and cash equivalents. The assets
of each account are legally segregated and are generally not
subject to claims that arise out of any other business of the
Group. Investment risks associated with market value changes are
borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum
guarantees made by the Group with respect to certain accounts.
The investment income and gains or losses for separate accounts
generally accrue to the policyholders and are not included in
the consolidated statements of income. Separate account assets
and liabilities amounts are included in Other assets
and Accrued expenses and other liabilities,
respectively and amount of each account is W124,249 million.
Insurance Premiums from long-duration contracts, principally
life insurance, are earned when due as determined by the
respective contract. Premiums from short-duration insurance
contracts, principally accident and health policies, are earned
over the related contract period.
In accordance with SFAS 144, long-lived assets, such as
property, plant, and equipment, and purchased intangibles assets
subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of the asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of
assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the
carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the
carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash
flows or quoted market prices in active markets if available, an
impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the
carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the
asset. Assets to be disposed of would be separately presented in
the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying
amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer
depreciated. The assets and liabilities of a disposal group
classified as held for sale would be presented separately in the
appropriate asset and liability sections of the balance sheet.
Goodwill and intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives
are tested annually for impairment, and are tested for
impairment more frequently if events and circumstances indicate
that the asset might be impaired. An impairment loss is
recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the
assets fair value. For goodwill, the impairment
determination is made at the reporting unit level and consists
of two steps. First, the Group determines the fair value of a
reporting unit and compares it to its carrying amount. Second,
if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair
value, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the
carrying amount of the reporting units goodwill over the
implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of
goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the
reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price
allocation, in accordance with SFAS 141, Business
Combinations. The residual fair value after this allocation is
the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill.
The Group uses a fair value method of accounting for stock-based
compensation provided to its employees and key executives. The
Group values stock options issued based upon an option-pricing
model, and recognizes this value as an expense, adjusted for
forfeitures, over the period in which the options vest. See
Note 28 for further information.
Commissions and fees primarily consist of brokerage fees and
commissions, credit card fees, fees on guarantees and import/
export letters of credit, and commissions received on
remittance, cash dispenser service, cash management services and
others. These fees are recognized over the period during which
the related services are rendered.
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Net Trust Management Fees |
The Group manages funds on behalf of its customers through
operations of various trust accounts. The Group receives fees
for managing those funds which are recognized when earned. The
Group is also entitled to receive performance-based fees for
certain trust accounts. These fees, if earned, are recognized at
the end of the performance period. In addition, the Group is
liable to compensate trust account holders for losses incurred
in certain trust accounts, subject to minimum return and
principal guarantees. Such losses arising from the trusts
underperforming the guaranteed level are accrued at the end of
each applicable year when they are considered probable and
reasonably estimable, and are included in net trust management
fees.
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Co-branding Credit Card Arrangements |
The Group has co-brand arrangements with certain vendors that
entitle a cardholder to receive benefits, such as airline
frequent-flyer points, based on purchases made with the card.
These arrangements have remaining terms not exceeding five
years. The Group makes monthly payments to the certain co-brand
partners based on the volume of cardholders purchases and
on the number of points awarded to cardholders, and to the other
co-brand partners, based on the numbers of points used when
cardholders use the points awarded. The probable amount of
payments to the co-brand partners is estimated considering
historical payment experience and is recorded in other liability.
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Customers deposit with a positive balance but no earnings
for an extended period of time is considered as dormant
accounts. Pursuant to the Korean Commercial Code, the Group is
legally discharged of these dormant accounts if customers do not
redeem deposits within five years after their contractual
maturities. However, the Group is obliged to return these
deposits with interest upon customers requests consistent
with Korean Banking Practices. With respect to the dormant
accounts, the Group estimates redemption ratio based on past
experience and recognizes gain on dormant accounts excluding
expected redemption amounts as other non-interest income.
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability
method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for
the future tax consequences attributable to differences between
the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss
and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to
apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect
on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates
is recognized in income in the period that includes the
enactment date.
Deferred tax assets, including the tax effect on the
carryforward tax losses, are recognized to the extent it is more
likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax
assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred
tax assets depends upon the generation of future taxable income
during the periods in which those temporary differences become
deductible. To the extent the deferred tax assets are not
realizable, a valuation allowance is recognized.
Earnings per share is computed after recognition of preferred
stock dividend requirements. Basic earnings per share is
computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the
period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential
dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to
issue common stock were exercised. It is computed after giving
consideration to the weighted average dilutive effect of the
Groups stock option, bonds with stock purchase warrants
and redeemable convertible preferred stock. Dilutive potential
common shares are calculated using the treasury stock method and
if-converted method.
The Group records unrealized gains and losses on
available-for-sale securities and foreign currency translation
adjustments in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI),
net of taxes. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale
securities are reclassified to net income as the gains or losses
are realized upon sale of the securities. Other-than-temporary
impairment charges are reclassified to net income at the time of
the charge. Translation gains or losses on foreign currency
translation adjustments are reclassified to net income upon sale
or liquidation of investments in foreign operations.
The Group operates primarily in Korea and its official
accounting records are maintained in Korean Won. The US dollar
amounts are provided herein as supplementary information solely
for the convenience of the reader. Korean Won amounts are
expressed in US dollars at the rate of W1,010.00: US$1, the
United States Federal Reserve Bank of New York noon buying
exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2005. Such
convenience into US dollar should not be construed as
representations that the Korean Won amounts have
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
been, could have been, or could in the future be converted into
US dollars at this or any other rate of exchange.
Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior
years consolidated financial statements to conform to the
current year presentation for comparability purposes.
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Accounting Changes and Future Application of Accounting
Standards |
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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities |
On July 1, 2003, the Group adopted SFAS No. 149,
Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities (SFAS 149). SFAS 149 amends and
clarifies accounting for derivative instruments, including
certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and
for hedging activities under SFAS No. 133,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
(SFAS 133). In particular, SFAS 149 clarifies
under what circumstances a contract with an initial net
investment meets the characteristic of a derivative and when a
derivative contains a financing component that warrants special
reporting in the statement of cash flows. This Statement is
generally effective for contracts entered into or modified after
June 30, 2003 and did not have a material impact on the
Groups consolidated financial statements.
On July 1, 2003, the Group adopted SFAS No. 150,
Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with
Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity
(SFAS 150). SFAS 150 establishes standards for how an
issuer measures and classifies certain financial instruments
with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. It requires
that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within
its scope as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances)
when that financial instruments embodies an obligation of the
issuer. SFAS 150 is effective for financial instruments
entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise
is effective July 1, 2003. Further, SFAS 150 requires
disclosure regarding the terms of those instruments and
settlement alternatives. The impact of adopting SFAS 150 on
the consolidated financial statements is described in
Note 22.
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Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities |
In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an
Interpretation of ARB 51 (FIN 46), which provides a new
framework for identifying variable interest entities (VIEs) and
determining when a company should include the assets,
liabilities, non-controlling interests and results of activities
of VIEs in its consolidated financial statements. FIN 46
requires VIEs to be consolidated by a company if that company is
subject to a majority of the risk of loss from the VIEs
activities or entitled to receive a majority of entitys
residual returns, or both.
The provisions of FIN 46 were effective immediately to
variable interests in VIEs created after January 31, 2003.
Variable interests in VIEs created before February 1, 2003
were originally subject to the provisions of FIN 46 no
later than the beginning of the first interim or annual
reporting period beginning after June 15, 2003. In October
2003, the FASB issued guidance (FASB Staff Position
FIN 46-6) that provided for a deferral of the effective
date of applying FIN 46 to entities created before
February 1, 2003. According to that deferral, a public
entity needed not apply the provisions of FIN 46 until
December 31, 2003.
In December 2003, the FASB issued a revision to FIN 46
(FIN 46R) to address certain technical corrections and
implementation issues that had arisen since the issuance of
FIN 46. A public entity that is not a small business issuer
shall apply FIN 46 or FIN 46R to the SPEs no later
than as of December 31, 2003 and no later than
March 31, 2004 to the Non-SPEs.
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
As a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI), as defined in the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission regulations,
the Group prepares its consolidated financial statements in
accordance with US GAAP on an annual basis. Based on views
published by the SEC staff, the Group should apply the
provisions of FIN 46 or FIN 46R to those entities
considered SPEs on January 1, 2004, and to other entities
no later than December 31, 2004 as a FPI.
In 2003, the group immediately applied FIN 46 to variable
interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and the
group applied FIN 46R to all variable interest entities
created before February 1, 2003 on January 1, 2004 as
a FPI. There was no significant effect from the application of
FIN 46 & FIN 46R. More information related to
the adoption of FIN 46 and FIN 46R is presented in
Note 36.
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Accounting for Loan Commitments Accounted for as
Derivatives |
In March 2004, the Securities Exchange Commission
(SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 105,
Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments
(SAB 105) which summarizes the views of the SEC staff
regarding the application of US GAAP to loan commitments
accounted for as derivative commitments. SAB 105 specifies
that servicing assets embedded in commitments for loans to be
held for sale should be recognized only when the servicing asset
has been contractually separated from the associated loans by
sale or securitization. On April 1, 2004, this Bulletin is
effective for loan commitments entered into after March 31,
2004 and did not have a material impact on the Groups
consolidated financial statements.
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Employers Disclosure about Pensions and Other
Postretirement Benefits |
In December 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 132R
(Revised 2003), Employers Disclosure about Pensions and
Other Postretirement Benefits (SFAS 123R). The
SFAS 132R requires additional disclosure in financial
statements about expected future benefit payments, which must be
disclosed for fiscal years ending after June 15, 2004. The
disclosures required by this Standard are included in
Note 27 to the consolidated financial statements.
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Accounting for Certain Loans or Debt Securities Acquired
in a Transfer |
On January 1, 2005, Statement of Position
(SOP) No. 03-3. Accounting for Certain Loans or
Debt Securities Acquired in a Transfer (SOP 03-3), was
adopted for loan acquisitions. SOP 03-3 requires acquired loans
to be recorded at fair value and prohibits carrying over
valuation allowances in the initial accounting for acquired
impaired loans. Loans carried at fair value, mortgage loans held
for sale, and loans to borrowers in good standing under
revolving credit agreements are excluded from the scope of SOP
03-3.
SOP 03-3 limits the yield that may be accreted to the excess of
the undiscounted expected cash flows over the investors
initial investment in the loan. The excess of the contractual
cash flows over expected cash flows may not be recognized as an
adjustment of yield. Subsequent increases in cash flows expected
to be collected are recognized prospectively through an
adjustment of the loans yield over its remaining life.
Decreases in expected cash flows are recognized as impairments.
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Application to Certain Investments |
On September 30, 2004, the FASB voted unanimously to delay
the effective date of certain provisions of
EITF 03-1, The
Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and its Applications
to Certain Investments. The delay applies to both debt and
equity securities and specifically applies to impairments caused
by interest rate and sector spreads. In addition, the provisions
of EITF 03-1 that
were delayed relate to the requirements that a company declare
its intent to hold the security to recovery and designate a
recovery period in order to avoid recognizing an
other-than-temporary impairment charge through earnings. On
November 3, 2005, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position
FAS 115-1, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary
Impairment and its
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Applications to Certain Investments, revising the
guidance in
EITF 03-1, which
did not have a material impact on the Groups consolidated
financial statements. The disclosures required by
EITF 03-1 are
included in Note 7 to the consolidated financial
statements. The adoption of SFAS 115-1 is not expected to
have a material impact on the Groups consolidated
financial statements.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R
(revised 2004), Share-based Payment (SFAS 123R),
which revises SFAS 123 and supersedes Accounting Principle
Board (APB) Opinion 25, Accounting for Stock Issued
to Employees. In March 2005, the SEC issued SAB 107
which provides interpretive guidance on SFAS 123R.
Accounting and reporting under SFAS 123R is generally
similar to the SFAS 123 approach, however, SFAS 123R
requires the Group to measure and record compensation expense
for stock options and other share-based payments based on the
instruments fair value reduced by expected forfeitures.
SFAS 123R permits adoption using one of two
methods modified prospective or modified
retrospective. SFAS 123R also amends SFAS 95,
Statement of Cash Flows, requiring the benefits of tax
deductions in excess of recognized cash flows to be reported as
a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as
previously required. In April 2005, the SEC approved a new rule
that, for public companies, delays the effective date of
SFAS 123R to no later than January 1, 2006. The Group
adopted SFAS 123R and SAB 107 beginning
January 1, 2006 under the modified prospective method. The
Group adopted fair value method of accounting for stock-based
compensation s of January 1, 2003, as a result, the
adoption of SFAS 123R and SAB 107 did not have a
material impact on the Groups consolidated financial
statements.
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Accounting for Exchange of Nonmonetary Assets |
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153,
Accounting for Exchange of Nonmonetary Assets
(SFAS 153), which eliminates the APB Opinion
No. 29 exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar
productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for
exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial
substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if
the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change
significantly as a result of the exchange. SFAS 153 is
effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal
periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of
SFAS 153 is not expected to have a material impact to the
Groups consolidated financial statements.
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Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement
Obligations |
In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47,
Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations
(FIN 47) as used in SFAS 143. Conditional asset
retirement obligations are legal obligations to perform an asset
retirement activity in which the timing and/ or method of
settlement are conditional based upon a future event that may or
may not be within the control of the Group. The obligation to
perform the asset retirement activity is unconditional even
though uncertainty exists about the timing and/ or method of
settlement. FIN 47 clarifies that entities are required to
recognize a liability for the fair value of the conditional
asset retirement obligation if the fair value of the liability
can be reasonably estimated and provides guidance for
determining when entities would have sufficient information to
reasonably estimate the fair value of the obligation. The Group
adopted FIN 47 on December 31, 2005. The
implementation did not have a material impact on its financial
position or results of operations.
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Accounting Changes and Error Corrections |
In March 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154,
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (SFAS 154).
SFAS 154 establishes, unless impracticable, retrospective
applications as the required method for reporting a change in
accounting principle in the absence of explicit transition
requirements specific to a
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
newly adopted accounting principle. This statement will be
effective for the Group for all accounting changes and any error
corrections occurring after January 1, 2006. The impact of
SFAS 154 will depend on the accounting changes, if any, in
a future period.
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Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments |
On February 16, 2006, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid
Financial Instruments (SFAS 155), an amendment of
SFAS 140 and SFAS 133. SFAS 155 permits the Group
to elect to measure any hybrid financial instrument at fair
value (with changes in fair value recognized in earnings) if the
hybrid instrument contains an embedded derivative that would
otherwise be required to be bifurcated and accounted for
separately under SFAS 133. The election to measure the
hybrid instrument at fair value is made on an
instrument-by-instrument basis and is irreversible. The
Statement will be effective for all instruments acquired,
issued, or subject to a remeasurement event occurring after the
beginning of the Groups fiscal year that begins after
September 15, 2006, with earlier adoption permitted as of
the beginning of the Groups 2006 fiscal year, provided
that financial statements for any interim period of that fiscal
year have not been issued. The Group has not yet decided whether
it will early adopt SFAS 155 effective January 1,
2006, and is still assessing the impact of this change in
accounting.
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Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets |
On March, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156,
Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets which amends
SFAS 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of
Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities, with
respect to the accounting for separately recognized servicing
assets and servicing liabilities. This Statement requires an
entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability
each time it undertakes an obligation to service a financial
asset by entering into a servicing contract in any of the
following situations, a) a transfer of the servicers
financial assets that meets the requirements for sale
accounting, b) a transfer of the servicers financial
assets to a qualifying special-purpose entity in a guaranteed
mortgage securitization in which the transferor retains all of
the resulting securities and classifies them as either
available-for-sale securities or trading securities in
accordance with SFAS 115 and c) an acquisition or
assumption of an obligation to service a financial asset that
does not relate to financial assets of the servicer or its
consolidated affiliates. SFAS No. 156 also requires
all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing
liabilities to be initially measured at fair value, if
practicable and permits an entity to choose either of
amortization method or fair value measurement method for each
class of separately recognized servicing assets and servicing
liabilities. The Statement is effective as of the beginning of
the Groups first fiscal year that begins after
September 15, 2006. The requirements for recognition and
initial measurement of servicing assets and servicing
liabilities should be applied prospectively to all transactions
after adoption. Management of the Group is currently evaluating
the effect of SFAS 156, but does not expect that it would
have a material impact on the Gorups consolidated
financial statements.
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Business Changes and Developments |
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Formation of Shinhan Financial Group |
On September 1, 2001, the Group was formed through a
business combination involving exchanges of the Groups
common stock with the former stockholders of Shinhan Bank,
Shinhan Capital Co., Ltd. (Shinhan Capital), Shinhan Securities
Co., Ltd. (Shinhan Securities) and Shinhan Investment
Trust Management Co., Ltd. (Shinhan ITM). The respective
ratios of exchange for one share of Shinhan Bank, Shinhan
Capital,
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Shinhan Securities and Shinhan ITMs common stock into the
Groups common stock and the related number of shares of
the Groups common stock issued to the respective former
stockholders were as follows:
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Shares of the Groups | |
|
|
|
|
Common Stock | |
|
|
Exchange Ratio | |
|
Issued | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Shinhan Bank
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
275,182,814 |
|
Shinhan Capital
|
|
|
0.3048 |
|
|
|
4,877,424 |
|
Shinhan Securities
|
|
|
0.3594 |
|
|
|
8,570,322 |
|
Shinhan ITM
|
|
|
0.4642 |
|
|
|
3,713,632 |
|
Upon formation of the Group, Shinhan Bank, Shinhan Capital,
Shinhan Securities and Shinhan ITM became wholly-owned
subsidiaries of the Group, and the former stockholders of
Shinhan Bank, Shinhan Capital, Shinhan Securities and Shinhan
ITM owned 94.13%, 1.67%, 2.93% and 1.27% of the Group,
respectively, on September 1, 2001. The formation of the
Group was accounted for using the purchase method, with Shinhan
Bank being the accounting acquirer. The fair value of the
acquired net assets of Shinhan Capital, Shinhan Securities and
Shinhan ITM amounted to W31,917 million,
W253,880 million and W19,053 million, respectively.
The acquired assets and liabilities of Shinhan Capital, Shinhan
Securities and Shinhan ITM were recorded at fair value, with the
differences between the fair value of the net assets acquired
and the purchase consideration representing goodwill or negative
goodwill, as appropriate. With respect to the acquisitions of
Shinhan Capital and Shinhan ITM, goodwill of W1,616 million
and W2,432 million, respectively, was recognized. The
acquisition of Shinhan Securities resulted in negative goodwill,
which was initially allocated to the identifiable intangible
assets, premises and equipment on a pro rata basis. After those
asset balances were reduced to zero, the remaining unallocated
negative goodwill in the amount of W63,811 million was
recognized as an extraordinary gain.
On April 4, 2002, the Group acquired 51.0% of the total
outstanding common stock of Jeju Bank from Korea Depository
Insurance Corporation (KDIC). On July 5, 2002, the Group
acquired additional common stock of Jeju Bank and increased its
ownership to 62.4%. The total purchase price was approximately
W42,935 million in cash. The acquisition of Jeju Bank was
accounted for using the purchase method and has been reflected
in the consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition
date. The fair value of net assets acquired amounted to
W68,628 million. Furthermore, an initial negative goodwill
of W25,693 million was recognized, and allocated to the
identifiable intangible assets, premises and equipment on a pro
rata basis.
|
|
|
Spin-off of Shinhan Card Co., Ltd |
Shinhan Card Co., Ltd. (Shinhan Card) was established on
June 1, 2002 under the Specialized Credit Financial
Business Act through the spin-off of the credit card division of
Shinhan Bank. Shinhan Card is engaged principally in credit card
services, factoring, consumer loan and installment financing.
|
|
|
Acquisition of Good Morning Securities Co., Ltd. (Good
Morning Securities) |
Between June 18, 2002 and July 9, 2002, the Group
acquired 31.7% of the total outstanding common stock of Good
Morning Securities Co., Ltd. (Good Morning Securities) for
approximately W405,216 million in cash. Subsequently, Good
Morning Securities acquired W360,499 million of its own
stock as treasury stock, increasing the Groups ownership
in Good Morning Securities to 45.4%. On July 31, 2002, the
Group contributed its 100% interest in Shinhan Securities to
Good Morning Securities to obtain an additional 15.0% of
ownership interest and subsequently Shinhan Securities was
merged into Good Morning Securities. The Group recognized a gain
of W10,642 million on the sale of its 39.53% investment in
Shinhan Securities. After
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
the transaction, the Group effectively owned 60.47% of the
combined entity, which changed its name to Good Morning Shinhan
Securities Co., Ltd. (Good Morning Shinhan Securities). The
aggregate fair value of net assets acquired amounted to
W236,628 million. In connection with this acquisition, the
Group recorded goodwill of W282,366 million. The goodwill
was assigned to the brokerage and capital market units in the
amounts of W244,736 million and W37,630 million,
respectively. None of the amount is deductible for tax purposes.
On September 17, 2004, the Group decided to incorporate
Good Morning Shinhan Securities as a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Group through a tender offer and share exchange, at the
board of directors meeting. Pursuant to the resolution,
the Group provided a tender offer for 11.99% of preferred shares
in Good Morning Shinhan Securities at W2,500 per share from
September 24, 2004 to October 13, 2004, and the Group
purchased 8.95% of preferred shares in the market and through
over-the-counter
trading during the period. Additionally, on October 21,
2004, the Group purchased 27.26% of preferred shares in Good
Morning Shinhan Securities at W2,495 per share in cash,
which had been held by Good Morning Shinhan Securities, and with
respect to the remaining shares, one share of common and
preferred stock of Good Morning Shinhan Securities were
exchanged for 0.1633 share and 0.0977 share in the
Group, respectively, as of December 23, 2004. As a result,
as of December 23, 2004, the Groups percentage of
ownership increased to 100% and Good Morning Shinhan Securities
became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Group. The aggregate
fair value of net assets acquired amounted to
W358,828 million. In connection with additional
acquisition, the Group recorded negative goodwill of
W149,791 million. The negative goodwill was allocated to
non-current assets acquired. Pursuant to SFAS 141, the
Group recognized W27,508 million of extraordinary gain for
the year ended December 31, 2004, which is the excess
negative goodwill after allocation to premises and equipment,
brokerage customer relationship and other intangible assets. See
Note 20 for further information related to the
extraordinary gain.
The Group sold its 50% interest in its wholly-owned subsidiary,
Shinhan ITM, to BNP Paribas in October 2002. Subsequently,
Shinhan ITM changed its name to Shinhan BNP Paribas Investment
Trust Management Co., Ltd., and became an equity investee
of the Group.
|
|
|
Acquisition of Chohung Bank |
On August 19, 2003 (the Closing Date), the Group acquired
543,570,144 shares or 80.04% of the issued and outstanding
common stock of Chohung Bank from KDIC to achieve greater
economies of scale in the Groups banking operations,
predominantly in its retail banking operations, as well as
gaining an additional distribution channel for the Groups
various financial products offered by its subsidiaries. Chohung
Banks predecessor entity, Han Sung Bank, was founded as
the nations first financial institution on
February 19, 1897. On October 1, 1943, Chohung Bank
became the new name of the combined entity subsequent to the
merger between Han Sung Bank and Dong Il Bank, one of the
nations oldest financial institutions which was founded on
August 8, 1906. The acquisition was accounted for using the
purchase method, with the Group being the accounting acquirer.
The consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year
ended December 31, 2003 include the operations of Chohung
Bank from September 1, 2003. The assets and liabilities of
Chohung Bank were recorded at fair value, with the excess of the
purchase consideration over the fair value of the net assets
acquired, after allocating to identifiable intangible assets,
recorded as goodwill.
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the
assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of
acquisition:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Millions of | |
|
|
Korean Won) | |
|
|
| |
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
W |
900,552 |
|
Deposits
|
|
|
723,630 |
|
Call loans
|
|
|
1,322,150 |
|
Trading assets
|
|
|
1,617,579 |
|
Securities
|
|
|
6,651,839 |
|
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
34,547,592 |
|
Premises and equipment, net
|
|
|
1,008,855 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
4,144,543 |
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
50,916,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
Due to depositors
|
|
|
33,076,845 |
|
Borrowings and debentures
|
|
|
12,671,215 |
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
4,285,705 |
|
Minority interest at book value
|
|
|
11,675 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
50,045,440 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of net assets of Chohung Bank
|
|
W |
871,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
The allocation of the purchase consideration is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Millions of | |
|
|
Korean Won) | |
|
|
| |
Market value of consideration
|
|
W |
2,325,038 |
|
Direct acquisition costs
|
|
|
28,423 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
W |
2,353,461 |
(1) |
|
|
|
|
Allocation of purchase price:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of net assets of Chohung Bank (excluding effect of
deferred taxes)
|
|
W |
1,329,932 |
|
|
Deferred tax
|
|
|
(458,632 |
) |
|
Core deposit intangible asset
|
|
|
770,705 |
|
|
Court deposit intangible asset
|
|
|
186,093 |
|
|
Credit card relationship intangible asset
|
|
|
184,092 |
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
341,271 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
W |
2,353,461 |
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
The total purchase price is approximately
W2,353,461 million, which comprised of the following: |
|
|
|
|
1. |
Cash of W900,000 million; |
|
|
2. |
46,583,961 newly issued shares of the Groups redeemable
preferred stock (RPS) with an aggregate estimated fair
value of W710,258 million; |
|
|
3. |
44,720,603 newly issued shares of the Groups redeemable
convertible preferred stock (RCPS) with an aggregate estimated
fair value of W714,780 million; and |
|
|
4. |
Direct acquisition costs of W28,423 million. |
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
See Note 22 for more detailed information about the RPS and
the RCPS.
Core deposit intangible reflects the estimated fair value of the
acquired demand deposits and savings accounts which the Group
can expect to maintain for an extended period of time because of
generally stable customer relationships. The core deposit
intangible is amortized over its estimated useful life on a
sum-of-the
years-digits basis. The estimated weighted average life of
the core deposit intangible is approximately 10 years. The
fair value of this asset was based principally upon the
estimates of (i) the funding benefits that these deposits
provide relative to our alternative funding sources and
(ii) the projected run-off of the related customer accounts.
Credit card relationship intangible reflects the estimated fair
value of the credit card relationships acquired from Chohung
Bank from which the Group expects to derive future benefits over
the estimated life of such relationships. The customer
relationship intangible is amortized over its estimated useful
life on a sum-of-the
years-digits basis. The estimated weighted average life of
the customer relationship intangible is approximately
11 years. The fair value of this asset was based
principally upon the estimates of (i) the profitability of
the acquired accounts and (ii) the projected run-off of the
acquired accounts.
The Stock Purchase Agreement and the Investment Agreement (the
Agreements) with KDIC to purchase 80.04% of Chohung Bank
stipulates that the Group will pay KDIC certain contingent
consideration. The first element of contingent consideration of
W652,284 million, referred to as the Asset Indemnity,
relates to reimbursement of 80.04% of future credit losses
related to acquired assets. The second element of contingent
consideration of W166,516, referred to as the General Indemnity,
relates to reimbursement of losses from certain pre-acquisition
contingencies and any breach of representations and warranties
of the Agreements. The third element of contingent consideration
relates to a profit earn-out.
With regards to the Asset Indemnity clause in the Stock Purchase
Agreement, eligibility of most of indemnifiable items were
settled during 2005. Accordingly, the Group additionally
recorded liability of W220,714 million of which
W200,253 million was paid to KDIC in 2005 and made an
adjustment to reflect the aforementioned Asset Indemnity Payment
as an addition to goodwill.
With regards to the General Indemnity clause in the Stock
Purchase Agreement, eligibility of most of indemnifiable items
expired during 2004 and as for the remaining items,
indemnification appeared unlikely as of December 31, 2004.
Accordingly, the Group recorded a liability of
W166,516 million and made an adjustment of
W166,516 million to reflect the aforementioned General
Indemnity Payment as an addition to goodwill. General Indemnity
of 166,516 million was paid to KDIC in 2005.
A profit earn-out will be paid in an amount equal to 20% of
Chohung Banks consolidated net income for the years ended
2004, 2005, and 2006 in the aggregate, determined under Korean
GAAP, in excess of W1.8 trillion. In the event that Chohung
Banks operation is merged into that of Shinhan
Banks, the net incomes of the Chohung Bank and Shinhan
Bank of the two fiscal years prior to such merger shall be used
as the basis for the calculation of net income for the fiscal
year during the merger occurs.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreements, the Group is required
to obtain the consent of KDIC, to the extent permitted under
applicable law, to declare and pay dividends on the Groups
common stock in excess of W750 per share, representing 15%
of par value (W5,000), if the Groups net income as
determined under Korean GAAP is below W800 billion in a
given fiscal year and any of the RPS and the RCPS are
outstanding.
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
On December 30, 2003, the Group acquired an additional
1.11% interest in Chohung Bank. The Group recorded goodwill of
W14,138 million and intangible assets consisting of core
deposit intangible asset of W10,688 million, court deposit
intangible asset of W2,065 million and credit card
relationship intangible asset of W2,553 million.
Additionally, the Group acquired 18.85% of minority shares in
Chohung Bank through tender offer and share exchange in 2004.
The Group provided a tender offer for 3.77% of shares in Chohung
Bank at W3,500 per share from April 26, 2004 to
May 17, 2004. With respect to share exchange for 15.08% of
shares in Chohung Bank, the shareholders, who were against the
share exchange, were entitled for rights to sell their shares at
W3,067 per share from May 25, 2004 to June 3,
2004, with a resolution of an extraordinary shareholders
meeting of Chohung Bank held on May 24, 2004, and the
remaining shares were subject to share exchange, at the exchange
ratio of 0.1354 share in the Group to each Chohung Bank
share, on June 22, 2004.
As a result, the Groups percentage of ownership increased
to 100% and Chohung Bank became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Group. Upon the acquisition of 66,363,126 shares in Chohung
Bank from shareholders, who were against the share exchange,
Chohung Bank became the shareholder of the Group with
8,985,567 shares of common stock in the Group. The assets
acquired and liabilities assumed of Chohung Bank were recorded
at fair value. The acquisition resulted in negative goodwill,
which was allocated to the identifiable intangible assets,
premise and equipment on a pro rata basis.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of | |
|
|
Korean Won) | |
|
|
| |
Cash
|
|
W |
94,884 |
|
Stock exchange
|
|
|
331,263 |
|
Direct acquisition cost
|
|
|
565 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
W |
426,712 |
|
|
|
|
|
Allocation of purchase price:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of net assets of Chohung Bank
|
|
W |
403,111 |
|
|
Core deposit intangible asset
|
|
|
133,151 |
|
|
Court deposit intangible asset
|
|
|
115,364 |
|
|
Credit card relationship intangible asset
|
|
|
35,264 |
|
|
Negative goodwill
|
|
|
(260,178 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
W |
426,712 |
|
|
|
|
|
The negative goodwill was allocated to non-current assets
acquired as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Premises and equipment
|
|
W |
169,040 |
|
Core deposit intangible asset
|
|
|
89,067 |
|
Court deposit intangible asset
|
|
|
77,170 |
|
Credit card relationship intangible asset
|
|
|
23,589 |
|
Deferred tax
|
|
|
(98,688 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total allocation
|
|
W |
260,178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of Shinhan Credit Information Co., Ltd. |
On May 21, 2004, the Group decided to acquire 49% of total
outstanding shares in Shinhan Credit Information Co., Ltd.
(Shinhan Credit Information) from LSH Holdings LLC. As a result,
the Groups
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
ownership increased to 100% and Shinhan Credit Information
became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Group.
|
|
|
Incorporation of Shinhan Private Equity Inc. |
On December 8, 2004, the Group incorporated Shinhan Private
Equity Inc. (Shinhan Private Equity) as a wholly-owned
subsidiary, which is included in the consolidated financial
statements as of December 31, 2004 and 2005.
|
|
|
Acquisition of Shinhan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. |
Shinhan Life Insurance Co., Ltd.(Shinhan Life Insurance) was
incorporated in January 1990 under the laws of the Republic of
Korea to engage in life insurance and related businesses. On
December 13, 2005, the Group acquired the remaining
34,010,428 shares or 85.03% of the issued and outstanding
common stock of Shinhan Life Insurance where the Group had owned
14.97% interest in exchange to cash and shares of common stock
of the Group. As a result, the Groups ownership increased
to 100% and Shinhan Life Insurance became a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Group. 5,989,572 shares or 14.97% of
common stock of Shinhan Life Insurance acquired before
December 13, 2005 and owned by Shinhan Bank and Good
Morning Shinhan Securities were also exchanged to common stock
of the Group. The Group issued 17,528,000 shares at the
exchange ratio 0.4382 share of the Group to each Shinhan
Life Insurance share.
The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method,
with the Group being the accounting acquirer. The assets and
liabilities of Shinhan Life Insurance were recorded at fair
value, with the excess of the purchase consideration over the
fair value of the net assets acquired, after allocating to
identifiable intangible assets, recorded as goodwill. The
consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year
ended December 31, 2005 include the operations of Shinhan
Life Insurance from December 1, 2005.
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the
assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of
acquisition:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of | |
|
|
Korean Won) | |
|
|
| |
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
W |
5,108 |
|
Deposits
|
|
|
389,627 |
|
Trading securities
|
|
|
268,980 |
|
Available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
1,529,922 |
|
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
1,155,413 |
|
Premises and equipment, net
|
|
|
12,446 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
409,067 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
W |
3,770,563 |
|
|
|
|
|
Future policy benefit
|
|
W |
4,012,622 |
|
Borrowings
|
|
|
39,962 |
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
453,444 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
W |
4,506,028 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of net liabilities of Shinhan Life Insurance
|
|
W |
(735,465 |
) |
|
|
|
|
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The allocation of the purchase consideration is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of | |
|
|
Korean Won) | |
|
|
| |
Cash
|
|
W |
138 |
|
Stock exchange
|
|
|
531,394 |
|
Direct acquisition costs
|
|
|
1,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
W |
532,867 |
|
|
|
|
|
Allocation of purchase price:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of net liabilities of Shinhan Life Insurance
|
|
W |
(735,465 |
) |
|
Value of business acquired
|
|
|
978,532 |
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
289,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
W |
532,867 |
|
|
|
|
|
Value of business acquired intangible asset(VOBA) represents the
present value of future profits embedded in acquired business,
which is determined by estimating the net present value of
future cash flows from the contracts in force at the date of
acquisition. VOBA is amortized over the effective lives of the
acquired contracts.
The following table presents restricted cash at December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Reserve deposits with the BOK
|
|
W |
2,615,574 |
|
|
W |
2,711,000 |
|
Cash restricted for investment activities
|
|
|
199,183 |
|
|
|
220,997 |
|
Other
|
|
|
485,953 |
|
|
|
711,770 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
3,300,710 |
|
|
W |
3,643,767 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reserve deposits with BOK represent the amounts required under
the Bank of Korea Act for payment of certificate of deposits,
other time deposits and mutual installment deposits. Cash
restricted for investment activities represents the amounts that
the Group is contractually restricted for lending purposes and
is reserved solely for purposes of performing investment
activities for its customers.
|
|
5. |
Call Loans and Securities Purchased under Resale
Agreements |
Call loans and securities purchased under resale agreements, at
their respective carrying values, consisted of the following at
December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Call loans
|
|
W |
1,431,095 |
|
|
W |
1,359,738 |
|
Securities purchased under resale agreements
|
|
|
160,000 |
|
|
|
139,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
1,591,095 |
|
|
W |
1,499,438 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Call loans are short-term lending among banks and financial
institutions, with maturities of 30 days or less.
Typically, call loans have maturities of one day.
F-36
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Interest income from call loans and securities purchased under
resale agreements, as included in other interest income,
amounted to W48,351 million, W93,091 million and
W84,572 million during the years ended December 31,
2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively.
The fair value of collateral received in connection with resale
agreements that may be sold or repledged by the Group is
W111,190 million at December 31, 2005.
Trading assets, at fair value, consisted of the following at
December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Debt securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korean treasury and governmental agencies
|
|
W |
1,994,688 |
|
|
W |
492,776 |
|
|
Corporations
|
|
|
964,837 |
|
|
|
1,307,131 |
|
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
|
20,003 |
|
|
|
140,052 |
|
|
Financial institutions
|
|
|
1,322,329 |
|
|
|
1,145,210 |
|
Equity securities
|
|
|
311,636 |
|
|
|
464,596 |
|
Derivative instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange derivatives
|
|
|
1,435,690 |
|
|
|
681,441 |
|
|
Interest rate derivatives
|
|
|
208,814 |
|
|
|
173,130 |
|
|
Equity derivatives
|
|
|
29,875 |
|
|
|
68,117 |
|
|
Credit derivatives
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
Commodity derivatives
|
|
|
3,159 |
|
|
|
11,167 |
|
Other trading assets commodity indexed deposits
|
|
|
25,272 |
|
|
|
23,323 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
6,316,341 |
|
|
W |
4,507,043 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading liabilities, at fair value, consisted of the following
at December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Derivative instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange derivatives
|
|
W |
1,493,120 |
|
|
W |
692,923 |
|
|
Interest rate derivatives
|
|
|
190,234 |
|
|
|
237,853 |
|
|
Equity derivatives
|
|
|
35,888 |
|
|
|
71,884 |
|
|
Credit derivatives
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
371 |
|
|
Commodity derivatives
|
|
|
3,154 |
|
|
|
11,120 |
|
Other trading liabilities commodity indexed deposits
|
|
|
35,131 |
|
|
|
34,006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
1,757,577 |
|
|
W |
1,048,157 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-37
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following represents trading profits (losses) for the years
ended December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Debt securities
|
|
W |
(2,292 |
) |
|
W |
97,844 |
|
|
W |
66,716 |
|
Equity securities
|
|
|
35,025 |
|
|
|
14,703 |
|
|
|
116,353 |
|
Derivative instruments
|
|
|
38,905 |
|
|
|
29,272 |
|
|
|
(82,133 |
) |
Other trading activities commodity indexed deposits
|
|
|
439 |
|
|
|
743 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net trading profits
|
|
W |
72,077 |
|
|
W |
142,562 |
|
|
W |
100,998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, net
unrealized gains (losses) on trading securities of
W(18,680) million, W(27,887) million and
W98,922 million, respectively, were included in net trading
profits.
The amortized costs and estimated fair values of the
Groups available-for-sale and
held-to-maturity
securities and the related unrealized gains and losses at
December 31 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Gross | |
|
Gross | |
|
|
|
|
|
Gross | |
|
Gross | |
|
|
|
|
Amortized | |
|
Unrealized | |
|
Unrealized | |
|
|
|
Amortize | |
|
Unrealized | |
|
Unrealized | |
|
|
|
|
Cost | |
|
Gains | |
|
Losses | |
|
Fair Value | |
|
Cost | |
|
Gains | |
|
Losses | |
|
Fair Value | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korean treasury and governmental agencies
|
|
W |
8,724,892 |
|
|
W |
128,443 |
|
|
W |
18,318 |
|
|
W |
8,835,017 |
|
|
W |
8,442,283 |
|
|
W |
13,176 |
|
|
W |
156,942 |
|
|
W |
8,298,517 |
|
|
Corporations
|
|
|
1,275,621 |
|
|
|
17,979 |
|
|
|
848 |
|
|
|
1,292,752 |
|
|
|
1,971,273 |
|
|
|
6,878 |
|
|
|
25,871 |
|
|
|
1,952,280 |
|
|
Financial institutions
|
|
|
5,644,618 |
|
|
|
30,419 |
|
|
|
326 |
|
|
|
5,674,711 |
|
|
|
9,322,309 |
|
|
|
2,767 |
|
|
|
70,542 |
|
|
|
9,254,534 |
|
|
Foreign governments
|
|
|
56,599 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
56,500 |
|
|
|
51,615 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
1,956 |
|
|
|
49,698 |
|
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
|
1,733,939 |
|
|
|
8,643 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1,742,579 |
|
|
|
946,843 |
|
|
|
1,892 |
|
|
|
2,479 |
|
|
|
946,256 |
|
Marketable equity securities
|
|
|
442,232 |
|
|
|
67,936 |
|
|
|
3,498 |
|
|
|
506,670 |
|
|
|
1,818,040 |
|
|
|
173,951 |
|
|
|
13,555 |
|
|
|
1,978,436 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
17,877,901 |
|
|
W |
253,420 |
|
|
W |
23,092 |
|
|
W |
18,108,229 |
|
|
W |
22,552,363 |
|
|
W |
198,703 |
|
|
W |
271,345 |
|
|
W |
22,479,721 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Held-to-maturity securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korean treasury and governmental agencies
|
|
W |
1,661,777 |
|
|
W |
152,210 |
|
|
W |
59 |
|
|
W |
1,813,928 |
|
|
W |
1,686,368 |
|
|
W |
28,218 |
|
|
W |
8,349 |
|
|
W |
1,706,237 |
|
|
Corporations
|
|
|
218,424 |
|
|
|
7,092 |
|
|
|
416 |
|
|
|
225,100 |
|
|
|
65,818 |
|
|
|
649 |
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
66,320 |
|
|
Financial institutions
|
|
|
1,219,121 |
|
|
|
49,188 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
1,268,257 |
|
|
|
1,210,888 |
|
|
|
1,809 |
|
|
|
5,085 |
|
|
|
1,207,612 |
|
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
3,099,322 |
|
|
W |
208,490 |
|
|
W |
527 |
|
|
W |
3,307,285 |
|
|
W |
2,963,074 |
|
|
W |
30,676 |
|
|
W |
13,581 |
|
|
W |
2,980,169 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Bank of Korea (BOK) is the central bank that
establishes monetary policies for Korea. Korea Development Bank
(KDB) is owned and controlled by Korean government. Of the
total amounts listed above in the financial institutions
category at December 31, 2004 and 2005, the fair value of
available-for-sale debt securities included
W3,519,768 million and W5,453,090 million,
respectively, that were issued by BOK and KDB. Of the total
amounts listed above in the financial institutions category at
December 31, 2004 and 2005, the amortized cost of
held-to-maturity debt
securities included W484,365 million and
W901,154 million, respectively, that were related to BOK
and KDB.
F-38
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Group has recognized impairment losses on available-for-sale
as a charge to net gains (losses) on securities, where decreases
in value were deemed to be other-than-temporary during the years
ended December 31, as follows;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Available-for-sale securities
|
|
W |
125,249 |
|
|
W |
150,901 |
|
|
W |
5,326 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses
|
|
W |
125,249 |
|
|
W |
150,901 |
|
|
W |
5,326 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table presents the current fair value and the
associated unrealized losses on investments in
available-for-sale debt securities, marketable equity securities
and held-to-maturity
debt securities with unrealized losses at December 31,
2005. The table also discloses whether these securities have had
unrealized losses for less than 12 months, or for
12 months or longer:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less Than 12 Months | |
|
12 Months or Longer | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Gross | |
|
|
|
Gross | |
|
|
|
Gross | |
|
|
Fair | |
|
Unrealized | |
|
Fair | |
|
Unrealized | |
|
Fair | |
|
Unrealized | |
|
|
Value | |
|
Losses | |
|
Value | |
|
Losses | |
|
Value | |
|
Losses | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korean treasury and governmental agencies
|
|
W |
4,467,601 |
|
|
W |
(144,152 |
) |
|
W |
613,385 |
|
|
W |
(12,790 |
) |
|
W |
5,080,986 |
|
|
W |
(156,942 |
) |
|
Corporations
|
|
|
1,207,968 |
|
|
|
(25,594 |
) |
|
|
19,723 |
|
|
|
(277 |
) |
|
|
1,227,691 |
|
|
|
(25,871 |
) |
|
Financial institutions
|
|
|
6,426,158 |
|
|
|
(70,140 |
) |
|
|
82,073 |
|
|
|
(402 |
) |
|
|
6,508,231 |
|
|
|
(70,542 |
) |
|
Foreign governments
|
|
|
45,310 |
|
|
|
(1,880 |
) |
|
|
988 |
|
|
|
(76 |
) |
|
|
46,298 |
|
|
|
(1,956 |
) |
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
|
|
|
203,024 |
|
|
|
(1,670 |
) |
|
|
26,691 |
|
|
|
(809 |
) |
|
|
229,715 |
|
|
|
(2,479 |
) |
Marketable equity securities
|
|
|
146,641 |
|
|
|
(13,520 |
) |
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
146,815 |
|
|
|
(13,555 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,496,702 |
|
|
|
(256,956 |
) |
|
|
743,034 |
|
|
|
(14,389 |
) |
|
|
13,239,736 |
|
|
|
(271,345 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Held-to-maturity securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korean treasury and governmental agencies
|
|
|
420,891 |
|
|
|
(8,349 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
420,891 |
|
|
|
(8,349 |
) |
|
Corporations
|
|
|
19,835 |
|
|
|
(147 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,835 |
|
|
|
(147 |
) |
|
Financial institutions
|
|
|
851,331 |
|
|
|
(5,085 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
851,331 |
|
|
|
(5,085 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,292,057 |
|
|
|
(13,581 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,292,057 |
|
|
|
(13,581 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total temporarily impaired securities
|
|
W |
13,788,759 |
|
|
W |
(270,537 |
) |
|
W |
743,034 |
|
|
W |
(14,389 |
) |
|
W |
14,531,793 |
|
|
W |
(284,926 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Included in W271,345 million of gross unrealized losses on
AFS securities at December 31, 2005 was
W14,389 million of unrealized losses that have existed for
a period greater than 12 months. These securities primarily
include Korean Treasury and government agencies debt securities.
The unrealized losses for these securities is due soly to the
current interest rate environment, i.e., the unrealized loss is
unrelated to the credit of the securities.
Management has determined that the unrealized losses on the
Groups investments in equity and debt securities at
December 31, 2005 are temporary in nature. The Group
conducts a periodic review to identify and evaluate investments
that have indications of possible impairment. An investment in a
debt or equity security is impaired if its fair value falls
below its cost and the decline is considered
other-than-temporary. Factors considered in determining whether
a loss is temporary include the length of time and extent to
which
F-39
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
fair value has been below cost; the financial condition and
near-term prospects of the issuer; and the Groups ability
and intent to hold the investment for a period of time
sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery. The
Groups review for impairment generally entails:
|
|
|
|
|
Identification and evaluation of investments that have
indications of possible impairment |
|
|
|
Analysis of individual investments that have fair values less
than 80% of amortized cost, including consideration of the
length of time the investment has been in an unrealized loss
position |
|
|
|
Discussion of evidential matter, including an evaluation of
factors or triggers that would or could cause individual
investments to qualify as having other-than-temporary
impairments and those that would not support
other-than-temporary impairment |
|
|
|
Documentation of the results of these analyses as required under
business policies |
Any deterioration in Korean economic conditions or specific
situations of the issuers of the securities could adversely
affect the fair value of securities held by the Group.
Interest and dividends on securities comprised of the following
for the years ended December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Interest income
|
|
W |
923,222 |
|
|
W |
1,200,356 |
|
|
W |
911,417 |
|
Dividends
|
|
|
4,132 |
|
|
|
64,483 |
|
|
|
20,978 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
927,354 |
|
|
W |
1,264,839 |
|
|
W |
932,395 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005,
proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities amounted to
W11,032,423 million, W12,071,514 million and
W13,295,391 million, respectively. Gross realized gains
amounted to W75,906 million, W146,002 million and
W158,210 million for the years ended December 31,
2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. Gross realized losses
amounted to W78,456 million, W72,216 million and
W56,657 million for the years ended December 31, 2003,
2004 and 2005, respectively.
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Groups
available-for-sale and
held-to-maturity debt
securities at December 31, 2005 by contractual maturity are
shown in the table below. Expected maturities may differ from
contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to
call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment
penalties:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale | |
|
Held-to-maturity | |
|
|
Debt Securities | |
|
Debt Securities | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Amortized Cost | |
|
Fair Value | |
|
Amortized Cost | |
|
Fair Value | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Within 1 year
|
|
W |
8,108,840 |
|
|
W |
8,096,892 |
|
|
W |
721,317 |
|
|
W |
724,469 |
|
Over 1 year through 5 years
|
|
|
9,711,477 |
|
|
|
9,542,554 |
|
|
|
2,194,415 |
|
|
|
2,211,904 |
|
Over 5 years through 10 years
|
|
|
980,114 |
|
|
|
933,651 |
|
|
|
47,147 |
|
|
|
43,597 |
|
Over 10 years
|
|
|
94,331 |
|
|
|
92,795 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities not due at a single maturity date
|
|
|
1,839,561 |
|
|
|
1,835,393 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
20,734,323 |
|
|
W |
20,501,285 |
|
|
W |
2,963,074 |
|
|
W |
2,980,169 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-40
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The composition of the loan portfolio at December 31 was as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Commercial:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and industrial
|
|
W |
35,653,127 |
|
|
W |
35,728,132 |
|
|
Other commercial
|
|
|
17,988,288 |
|
|
|
21,408,703 |
|
|
Lease financing
|
|
|
981,002 |
|
|
|
754,473 |
|
Consumer:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage and home equity
|
|
|
22,180,112 |
|
|
|
25,840,334 |
|
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
4,731,913 |
|
|
|
4,241,562 |
|
|
Other consumer
|
|
|
15,545,796 |
|
|
|
17,874,852 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loans, gross
|
|
|
97,080,238 |
|
|
|
105,848,056 |
|
|
|
Deferred loan origination costs
|
|
|
98,411 |
|
|
|
110,401 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
97,178,649 |
|
|
|
105,958,457 |
|
|
|
Less: Allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
2,310,555 |
|
|
|
1,511,503 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loans, net
|
|
W |
94,868,094 |
|
|
W |
104,446,954 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During 2004 and 2005, the Group received convertible debt
securities with a fair market value of W1,450 million and
W0 million, respectively, and equity securities with a fair
market value of W213,308 million and W27,328 million,
respectively, through the restructuring of 36 loans in 2004 and
12 loans in 2005, with an aggregate book value of
W354,074 million in 2004 and W39,668 million in 2005.
The Group recognized aggregate charge-offs of
W139,316 million and W12,340 million related to these
transactions during the years ended December 31, 2004 and
2005, respectively.
Impaired loans are those on which the Group believes it is
probable that it will not be able to collect all amounts due
according to the contractual terms of the loan. The following
table sets forth information about the Groups impaired
loans at December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Impaired loans with an allowance
|
|
W |
3,113,325 |
|
|
W |
2,268,924 |
|
|
W |
1,794,283 |
|
Impaired loans without an allowance
|
|
|
374,711 |
|
|
|
376,606 |
|
|
|
490,913 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
3,488,036 |
|
|
W |
2,645,530 |
|
|
W |
2,285,196 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for impaired loans
|
|
W |
1,349,272 |
|
|
W |
885,332 |
|
|
W |
703,529 |
|
Average balance of impaired loans during the year
|
|
|
2,867,370 |
|
|
|
2,057,663 |
|
|
|
2,039,445 |
|
Interest income recognized on impaired loans
|
|
|
51,986 |
|
|
|
90,548 |
|
|
|
70,116 |
|
Included in the above table were smaller balance commercial
loans managed on a portfolio basis which were collectively
identified as impaired amounting to W649,017,
W738,946 million and W784,945 million at
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively.
Loans that are 14 days or less past due in case of
commercial loans and 30 days or less past due in case of
consumer loans are regarded as nonaccrual loans in a repayment
grace period and the Group does not generally request borrowers
with such past due loans to make immediate repayment of the
outstanding principal balances and related accrued interest. At
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, nonacccrual loans,
F-41
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
excluding the past due loans within the repayment grace period,
totaled W3,132,349, W2,453,038 million and
W2,052,473 million, respectively.
The following table summarizes the changes in the allowance for
credit losses for the years ended December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for Off-balance Sheet | |
|
|
Allowance for Loan Losses | |
|
Credit Instrument(1) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Balance at beginning of the year
|
|
W |
995,725 |
|
|
W |
3,630,728 |
|
|
W |
2,310,555 |
|
|
W |
81,512 |
|
|
W |
176,653 |
|
|
W |
115,616 |
|
Provision (reversal) for loan losses
|
|
|
1,011,366 |
|
|
|
195,446 |
|
|
|
(255,146 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision (reversal) for off balance sheet credit commitment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(45,779 |
) |
|
|
(60,032 |
) |
|
|
71,658 |
|
Allowance relating to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of Shinhan Life Insurance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,792 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of Chohung Bank
|
|
|
2,739,297 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
140,920 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans reacquired from
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KAMCO subject to recourse
|
|
|
31,831 |
|
|
|
1,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reclassification to other liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,005 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,771,128 |
|
|
|
1,900 |
|
|
|
2,792 |
|
|
|
140,920 |
|
|
|
(1,005 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Charge-offs
|
|
|
(1,395,907 |
) |
|
|
(1,824,897 |
) |
|
|
(946,022 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recoveries
|
|
|
248,416 |
|
|
|
307,378 |
|
|
|
399,324 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at end of the year
|
|
W |
3,630,728 |
|
|
W |
2,310,555 |
|
|
W |
1,511,503 |
|
|
W |
176,653 |
|
|
W |
115,616 |
|
|
W |
187,274 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
The allowance for off-balance sheet credit instruments is
included in other liabilities. |
The Group originates direct financing leases on certain
machinery, computers and various other equipment, automobiles
and ships for customers in a variety of industries. Income
attributable to these leases is initially recorded as unearned
income and subsequently recognized as interest income, using the
effective interest method, over the term of the leases. The
terms of the leases are generally from 3 to 10 years. The
F-42
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
components of the net investment in direct financing leases at
December 31, as included in the respective loan balances,
were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Gross lease payments receivable
|
|
W |
1,056,681 |
|
|
W |
807,291 |
|
Estimated unguaranteed residual values
|
|
|
31,125 |
|
|
|
24,030 |
|
Unearned income
|
|
|
(106,804 |
) |
|
|
(76,848 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
981,002 |
|
|
W |
754,473 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The scheduled maturities of net lease payments receivable at
December 31 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of | |
Years Ending |
|
Won) | |
|
|
| |
2006
|
|
W |
285,995 |
|
2007
|
|
|
193,234 |
|
2008
|
|
|
115,689 |
|
2009
|
|
|
63,606 |
|
2010
|
|
|
44,350 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
51,599 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
754,473 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9. |
Premises and Equipment |
Premises and equipment at December 31 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Lands
|
|
W |
942,717 |
|
|
W |
937,711 |
|
Buildings
|
|
|
697,075 |
|
|
|
730,675 |
|
Equipment and furniture
|
|
|
594,132 |
|
|
|
631,264 |
|
Capitalized software costs
|
|
|
106,320 |
|
|
|
195,063 |
|
Leasehold improvements
|
|
|
108,312 |
|
|
|
134,368 |
|
Construction in progress
|
|
|
2,781 |
|
|
|
10,164 |
|
Operating lease assets
|
|
|
173,634 |
|
|
|
116,859 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total premises and equipment, gross
|
|
|
2,624,971 |
|
|
|
2,756,104 |
|
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(776,918 |
) |
|
|
(879,608 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total premises and equipment, net
|
|
W |
1,848,053 |
|
|
W |
1,876,496 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense on buildings, equipment and furniture,
leasehold improvements and operating lease assets amounted to
W163,211 million, W214,994 million and
W187,748 million, and amortization expense on capitalized
software costs amounted to W28,669 million,
W26,273 million and W2,196 million for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. Accumulated
depreciation on operating lease assets at December 31, 2004
and 2005 were W80,426 million and W58,049 million,
respectively.
F-43
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
10. |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets |
The Group recorded goodwill of W355,409 million and
intangible assets consisting of core deposit intangible asset of
W781,393 million, court deposit intangible asset of
W188,158 million and credit card relationship intangible
asset of W186,645 million in connection with the
acquisition of Chohung Bank in 2003. Additionally, the Group
recorded intangible assets consisting of core deposit intangible
asset of W44,083 million, court deposit intangible asset of
W38,195 million and credit card relationship intangible
asset of W11,675 million in connection with the acquisition
of the remaining 18.85% shares of Chohung Bank in 2004.
The Group recorded goodwill of W282,366 million, which were
reduced to W145,364 due to impairment charge, and intangible
assets consisting of brokerage customer relationship intangible
asset of W68,226 million, KSFC deposit intangible of
W10,941 million, and KSFC borrowing intangible of
W2,293 million in connection with the acquisition of Good
Morning Securities and merger between Good Morning Securities
and Shinhan Securities in 2002. The Group also recorded core
deposit intangible assets of W5,004 million, which were
reduced to W2,508 due to impairment charge, in connection with
the acquisition of Jeju Bank in 2002. The Group did not have any
goodwill prior to July 1, 2001.
The Group recorded goodwill and intangible assets of
W289,800 million and W978,532 million, respectively,
in connection with the acquisition of Shinhan Life Insurance in
2005.
The changes in goodwill for the years ended December 31,
2004 and 2005 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Good Morning | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chohung | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
Shinhan | |
|
|
|
|
Bank | |
|
Securities | |
|
Capital | |
|
Life Insurance | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Balance at January 1, 2004
|
|
W |
355,409 |
|
|
W |
145,364 |
|
|
W |
1,616 |
|
|
W |
|
|
|
W |
502,389 |
|
Acquisition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disposition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
113,526 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
113,526 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2004
|
|
|
468,935 |
|
|
|
145,364 |
|
|
|
1,616 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
615,915 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
289,800 |
|
|
|
289,800 |
|
Disposition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
216,890 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
216,890 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005
|
|
W |
685,825 |
|
|
W |
145,364 |
|
|
W |
1,616 |
|
|
W |
289,800 |
|
|
W |
1,122,605 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-44
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The changes in goodwill by reportable segment for the years
ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury & | |
|
|
|
Other | |
|
Securities | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail | |
|
Corporate | |
|
International | |
|
Credit | |
|
Banking | |
|
Brokerage | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banking | |
|
Banking | |
|
Business | |
|
Card | |
|
Services | |
|
Services | |
|
Other(1) | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Balance at January 1, 2004
|
|
W |
223,200 |
|
|
W |
32,345 |
|
|
W |
20,489 |
|
|
W |
51,500 |
|
|
W |
5,439 |
|
|
W |
129,285 |
|
|
W |
40,131 |
|
|
W |
502,389 |
|
Acquisition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disposition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
71,295 |
|
|
|
1,072 |
|
|
|
6,545 |
|
|
|
16,450 |
|
|
|
1,737 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,427 |
|
|
|
113,526 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2004
|
|
|
294,495 |
|
|
|
33,417 |
|
|
|
27,034 |
|
|
|
67,950 |
|
|
|
7,176 |
|
|
|
129,285 |
|
|
|
56,558 |
|
|
|
615,915 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
289,800 |
|
|
|
289,800 |
|
Disposition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
136,209 |
|
|
|
15,456 |
|
|
|
12,503 |
|
|
|
31,428 |
|
|
|
3,319 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,975 |
|
|
|
216,890 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005
|
|
W |
430,704 |
|
|
W |
48,873 |
|
|
W |
39,537 |
|
|
W |
99,378 |
|
|
W |
10,495 |
|
|
W |
129,285 |
|
|
W |
364,333 |
|
|
W |
1,122,605 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Includes goodwill relating to Shinhan Life Insurance. |
The Group allocated the goodwill resulting from its acquisition
of Chohung Bank to the reporting units based on their relative
fair values as of the acquisition date. The fair values of the
reporting units were determined using a discounted cash flow
model. The discounted cash flows were calculated by taking the
net present value of estimated cash flows using a combination of
historical results, estimated future cash flows, and other
factors. The Group used internal forecasts to estimate future
cash flows and actual results may differ from forecasted
results. The Group believed that this methodology provides a
reasonable means to determine fair values. Cash flows were
discounted using a discount rate based on a weighted average
cost of capital resulting in a range of 6.76% to 16.89%. The
weighted average cost of capital was determined using the
long-term U.S. Treasury rate adjusted for country risk,
estimated required market returns and risk/return rates for
companies in similar industries of the respective reporting
unit. The reporting units utilized above were those that were
identified as business segments in Note 34 or one level
below those business segments.
As discussed in Note 3, during 2004, General Indemnity, an
element of contingent consideration, has mostly expired during
2004 and the possibility of indemnification is assumed to be
remote. As a result, additional goodwill in the amount of
W166,516 million was recognized, offset by adjustments to
goodwill of W52,990 million mainly relating to tax benefit
from the valuation allowance recognized for operating loss
carryforwards of Chohung Bnak. In addition, during 2005, Asset
Indemnity indemnification, an element of another contingent
consideration, was settled by the additional payment of
W220,714 million, which, as a result, was recognized as an
additional goodwill, offset by adjustments to goodwill of
W3,824 million relating to tax benefits from the valuation
allowance recognized for operating loss carryforwards of Chohung
Bank.
The Groups evaluation for impairment of the carrying value
of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005
indicated that no goodwill was impaired.
F-45
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Gross Carrying | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
Net Carrying | |
|
Gross Carrying | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
Net Carrying | |
|
|
Amount | |
|
Amortization | |
|
Amount | |
|
Amount | |
|
Amortization | |
|
Amount | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
|
|
|
|
Core deposit of Jeju Bank
|
|
W |
2,508 |
|
|
W |
(2,508 |
) |
|
W |
|
|
|
W |
2,508 |
|
|
W |
(2,508 |
) |
|
W |
|
|
Brokerage customer relationship
|
|
|
68,266 |
|
|
|
(64,551 |
) |
|
|
3,715 |
|
|
|
68,266 |
|
|
|
(66,207 |
) |
|
|
2,059 |
|
KSFC deposit
|
|
|
10,941 |
|
|
|
(10,415 |
) |
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
10,941 |
|
|
|
(10,649 |
) |
|
|
292 |
|
Core deposit of Chohung Bank
|
|
|
825,477 |
|
|
|
(156,342 |
) |
|
|
669,135 |
|
|
|
825,477 |
|
|
|
(284,041 |
) |
|
|
541,436 |
|
Credit card relationship of Chohung Bank
|
|
|
198,320 |
|
|
|
(54,693 |
) |
|
|
143,627 |
|
|
|
198,320 |
|
|
|
(106,688 |
) |
|
|
91,632 |
|
VOBA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
978,532 |
|
|
|
(5,822 |
) |
|
|
972,710 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total intangible assets subject to amortization
|
|
|
1,105,512 |
|
|
|
(288,509 |
) |
|
|
817,003 |
|
|
|
2,084,044 |
|
|
|
(475,915 |
) |
|
|
1,608,129 |
|
KSFC borrowing
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
400 |
|
Court deposit of Chohung Bank
|
|
|
226,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
226,353 |
|
|
|
226,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
226,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets
|
|
|
226,753 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
226,753 |
|
|
|
226,753 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
226,753 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
1,332,265 |
|
|
W |
(288,509 |
) |
|
W |
1,043,756 |
|
|
W |
2,310,797 |
|
|
W |
(475,915 |
) |
|
W |
1,834,882 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization expense on intangible assets was
W55,136 million, W187,568 million and
W187,406 million for the years ended December 31,
2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively.
On January 1, 2004, the Group changed its amortization
method of intangible assets from the straight-line method to the
sum-of-the-years
digits method to better reflect the run-off of the economic
value of intangibles. The cumulative effect of accounting change
was W23,049 million, net of taxes of W8,743 million.
The estimated aggregate amortization expenses on intangible
assets subject to amortization for the years ending
December 31 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of | |
Years Ending |
|
Won) | |
|
|
| |
2006
|
|
W |
263,481 |
|
2007
|
|
|
262,807 |
|
2008
|
|
|
215,837 |
|
2009
|
|
|
170,691 |
|
2010
|
|
|
135,244 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
560,069 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
1,608,129 |
|
|
|
|
|
During 2004, the Group performed an impairment test for the
carrying amount of indefinite-lived intangible assets. As a
result of the test, the Group determined that an impairment
charge of W1,893 million was necessary related to KSFC
borrowing intangible asset because the fair value of KSFC
borrowing
F-46
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
intangible asset was less than the carrying amount on
December 31, 2004. The impairment charge was measured based
on the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of
KSFC borrowing intangible asset. There was no impairment charge
in 2005.
Other assets consisted of the following at December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Accrued interest and dividends receivable
|
|
W |
455,262 |
|
|
W |
555,193 |
|
Receivables for foreign exchange spot contracts
|
|
|
2,463,992 |
|
|
|
512,457 |
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
2,042,601 |
|
|
|
1,512,779 |
|
Accrued interest income
|
|
|
64,358 |
|
|
|
83,916 |
|
Deferred tax assets
|
|
|
829,276 |
|
|
|
183,604 |
|
Other investments(1)
|
|
|
1,076,326 |
|
|
|
1,419,128 |
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
56,183 |
|
|
|
82,009 |
|
Separate account assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
124,249 |
|
Others
|
|
|
83,849 |
|
|
|
250,322 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
7,071,847 |
|
|
W |
4,723,657 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Other investments include unlisted equity securities, securities
with sales restriction, and investments accounted for by the
equity method. |
Deposits at December 31 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
Balance | |
|
Interest Rate | |
|
Balance | |
|
Interest Rate | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won, except percentages) | |
Interest-bearing deposits
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Demand deposits
|
|
W |
5,620,644 |
|
|
|
1.33 |
% |
|
W |
6,997,857 |
|
|
|
1.90 |
% |
|
Savings deposits
|
|
|
24,427,179 |
|
|
|
1.24 |
% |
|
|
27,142,438 |
|
|
|
0.96 |
% |
|
Certificate of deposits
|
|
|
8,051,525 |
|
|
|
4.08 |
% |
|
|
10,649,687 |
|
|
|
3.81 |
% |
|
Other time deposits
|
|
|
39,449,288 |
|
|
|
3.83 |
% |
|
|
36,901,099 |
|
|
|
3.69 |
% |
|
Mutual installment deposits
|
|
|
2,384,922 |
|
|
|
4.54 |
% |
|
|
1,587,116 |
|
|
|
4.16 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
79,933,558 |
|
|
|
2.93 |
% |
|
|
83,278,197 |
|
|
|
2.71 |
% |
Non-interest-bearing deposits
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Demand deposits
|
|
|
2,745,925 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,143,170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
82,679,483 |
|
|
|
2.85 |
% |
|
W |
86,421,367 |
|
|
|
2.63 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-bearing demand deposits on December 31, 2005
primarily represented court related deposits held at Chohung
Bank. Other time deposits include premium accounts for top
customers, tax savings accounts for
F-47
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
high net worth customers and savings accounts for household
financing, and foreign currency deposits. Mutual installment
deposits enable customers to become eligible for mortgage and
other consumer loans as well as corporate loans while
maintaining an account with the Group.
The aggregate amount of time deposit accounts (including CDs) in
denominations of W100 million or more at December 31,
2004 and 2005 were W30,130,360 million and
W31,464,799 million, respectively.
The contractual maturities of certificate of deposits, other
time deposits and mutual installment deposits at
December 31 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of | |
Years Ending |
|
Won) | |
|
|
| |
2006
|
|
W |
41,090,629 |
|
2007
|
|
|
4,964,700 |
|
2008
|
|
|
1,124,837 |
|
2009
|
|
|
516,644 |
|
2010
|
|
|
1,089,384 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
351,708 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
49,137,902 |
|
|
|
|
|
The KDIC provides deposit insurance up to a total of
W50 million per depositor in each bank pursuant to the
Depositor Protection Act for deposits due after January 1,
2001, regardless of the placement date of deposit.
|
|
13. |
Short-Term Borrowings |
Short-term borrowings consist of borrowed funds with original
maturities of less than one year at December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
Balance | |
|
Interest Rate | |
|
Balance | |
|
Interest Rate | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won, except percentages) | |
Borrowings from BOK
|
|
W |
1,567,708 |
|
|
|
2.32 |
% |
|
W |
1,668,335 |
|
|
|
1.85 |
% |
Borrowings in foreign currencies
|
|
|
3,999,173 |
|
|
|
1.09 |
% |
|
|
4,473,370 |
|
|
|
1.57 |
% |
Borrowings from trust accounts
|
|
|
706,578 |
|
|
|
3.84 |
% |
|
|
877,858 |
|
|
|
3.15 |
% |
Call money
|
|
|
1,155,569 |
|
|
|
3.30 |
% |
|
|
994,121 |
|
|
|
3.24 |
% |
Other borrowings(1)
|
|
|
3,524,527 |
|
|
|
3.41 |
% |
|
|
3,954,616 |
|
|
|
3.48 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
10,953,555 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
11,968,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
The majority of other borrowings relate to borrowings from other
financial institutions. |
Total interest expense on short-term borrowings amounted to
W315,116 million, W340,733 million and
W339,855 million, of which W63,789 million,
W115,780 million and W94,921 million, respectively,
related to call money, during 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively.
F-48
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
A summary of the secured borrowings and relevant collateral at
carrying values at December 31 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collateral | |
|
|
|
Collateral | |
|
|
|
|
Secured | |
|
| |
|
Secured | |
|
| |
|
|
Maturity | |
|
Borrowings | |
|
Loans(1) | |
|
Securities | |
|
Borrowings | |
|
Loans(1) | |
|
Securities | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Shinhan 2nd Securitization Specialty L.L.C.
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
W |
10,737 |
|
|
W |
19,303 |
|
|
W |
7,549 |
|
|
W |
|
|
|
W |
|
|
|
W |
|
|
|
7.85% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan 4th Securitization Specialty L.L.C.
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
19,074 |
|
|
|
3,371 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20.00% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sprout I ABS Specialty Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
2013 |
|
|
|
407,186 |
|
|
|
791,405 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
385,859 |
|
|
|
731,038 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1M Libor+0.60% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan Fun and Joy 2nd Securitization Specialty
L.L.C.
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
27,953 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.20%-5.69% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Good & Secure Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
81,522 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73,142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.68%-7.00% Asset-Backed Commercial Papers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goldwing Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
383,167 |
|
|
|
94,140 |
|
|
|
320,023 |
|
|
|
328,000 |
|
|
|
39,256 |
|
|
|
346,681 |
|
|
4.30%-5.47% Asset-Backed Commercial Papers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan Card 2003-1 Securitization Specialty L.L.C.
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
406,086 |
|
|
|
801,694 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
406,086 |
|
|
|
701,366 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.65% Type 1 beneficiary certificate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CSC 1st Securitization Specialty L.L.C.
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
59,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,576 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CD+1.57% Asset-Backed Commercial Papers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan 5th Securitization Specialty L.L.C.
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
44,888 |
|
|
|
131,287 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,999 |
|
|
|
65,490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.75%-3.86% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CHB NPL 2004-1 ABS Specialty Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
89,759 |
|
|
|
197,116 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
79,904 |
|
|
|
98,897 |
|
|
|
1,474 |
|
|
3.91%-4.49% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CHB NPL 2004-2 ABS Specialty Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
104,679 |
|
|
|
276,813 |
|
|
|
556 |
|
|
|
84,865 |
|
|
|
141,239 |
|
|
|
2,541 |
|
|
3.54%-3.85% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auto 1st ABS Specialty Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
72,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CD+0.70%-7.00% ABCP and collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KTF 3rd ABS Specialty Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
199,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
199,853 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
5.67% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dongbu Hannong Chemical 1st ABS Specialty Co.
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
96,980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
97,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.65%-6.75% ABCP and collateralized bond Obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dogong 1st ABS Specialty Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
326,499 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
326,500 |
|
|
|
143,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
152,500 |
|
|
3.94%-7.00% ABCP and collateralized bond Obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Enclean 3rd ABS Specialty Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
155,498 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
200,433 |
|
|
|
150,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
200,233 |
|
|
4.05%-30% ABCP and collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Miraedon Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
157,776 |
|
|
|
407,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
616,761 |
|
|
4.22%-4.68% Asset-Backed Commercial Papers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Work and Joy 2004-1 ABS Specialty Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
149,592 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
149,765 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
3.75% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan 6th Securitization Specialty L.L.C.
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
124,668 |
|
|
|
144,677 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.94%-6.40% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HiBrand ABCP Ltd.
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,050 |
|
|
|
47,191 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.95%-7.00% ABCP and collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SamsungShinhan 4th ABS Specialty Co. Ltd
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
250,346 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
250,500 |
|
|
4.13%-7.00% ABCP and collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-49
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collateral | |
|
|
|
Collateral | |
|
|
|
|
Secured | |
|
| |
|
Secured | |
|
| |
|
|
Maturity | |
|
Borrowings | |
|
Loans(1) | |
|
Securities | |
|
Borrowings | |
|
Loans(1) | |
|
Securities | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Dongbu Steel 2nd ABS Specialty Co. Ltd
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74,649 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85,000 |
|
|
4.07% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auto 2nd ABS Specialty Co., Ltd
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
196,050 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
195,000 |
|
|
4.22%-7.00% ABCP and collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blooming 2nd ABS Specialty Co., Ltd
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,000 |
|
|
4.13% Asset-Backed Commercial Papers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CHB NPL 2005-1 ABS Specialty Co., Ltd
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55,829 |
|
|
|
124,146 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
4.19%-4.52% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CHB NPL 2005-2 ABS Specialty Co., Ltd
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,805 |
|
|
|
102,392 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.13%-5.78% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cheongge ABS Specialty Co., Ltd
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96,712 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
97,307 |
|
|
4.11%-6.00% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Humax 1st ABS Specialty Co., Ltd
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,328 |
|
|
4.36% Asset-Backed Commercial Papers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other secured borrowings
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
40,182 |
|
|
|
3,904 |
|
|
|
21,187 |
|
|
|
12,861 |
|
|
|
3,840 |
|
|
|
2,745 |
|
|
5.85%-25% collateralized bond obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities sold under repurchase agreements
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
3,531,175 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,094,006 |
|
|
|
4,161,206 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,257,244 |
|
|
2.50%-15.6%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
6,308,093 |
|
|
W |
2,334,745 |
|
|
W |
8,823,119 |
|
|
W |
7,501,707 |
|
|
W |
2,199,532 |
|
|
W |
9,658,377 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Represents the carrying amounts, exclusive of the related
specific allowance for loan losses. |
F-50
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following table is a summary of long-term debt at
December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rates (%) | |
|
Maturity | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Senior
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Won-denominated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes payable to the Small Business Corporation
|
|
|
2.00-4.90 |
|
|
|
2006-2015 |
|
|
W |
703,641 |
|
|
W |
492,543 |
|
|
Notes payable to the Industrial Bank of Korea
|
|
|
1.00-4.25 |
|
|
|
2006-2013 |
|
|
|
22,501 |
|
|
|
190,558 |
|
|
Notes payable to the Institute of Information Technology
Assessment
|
|
|
0.62-5.00 |
|
|
|
2006-2010 |
|
|
|
233,091 |
|
|
|
150,821 |
|
|
Notes payable to the Korea Energy Management Corporation
|
|
|
1.50-6.00 |
|
|
|
2006-2020 |
|
|
|
225,641 |
|
|
|
265,740 |
|
|
Notes payable to other Korean Government Funds
|
|
|
0.63-5.50 |
|
|
|
2006-2020 |
|
|
|
177,610 |
|
|
|
255,685 |
|
|
Fixed and floating rate debentures(1)(2)
|
|
|
0.50-11.95 |
|
|
|
2006-2015 |
|
|
|
14,229,164 |
|
|
|
15,281,503 |
|
|
Other notes payable
|
|
|
2.00-8.12 |
|
|
|
2006-2014 |
|
|
|
388,063 |
|
|
|
1,684,662 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,979,711 |
|
|
|
18,321,512 |
|
Foreign currency-denominated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Floating rate debentures(1)
|
|
|
5.23-5.43 |
|
|
|
2006-2008 |
|
|
|
599,386 |
|
|
|
714,384 |
|
|
Other floating rate notes payable
|
|
|
1.95-6.83 |
|
|
|
2006-2035 |
|
|
|
1,400,962 |
|
|
|
701,598 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,000,348 |
|
|
|
1,415,982 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total senior debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,980,059 |
|
|
|
19,737,494 |
|
Subordinated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Won-denominated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hybrid bonds(3)
|
|
|
5.70-7.80 |
|
|
|
2033-2034 |
|
|
|
495,033 |
|
|
|
495,033 |
|
|
Other fixed rate notes payable(4)
|
|
|
4.56-14.45 |
|
|
|
2006-2014 |
|
|
|
3,325,202 |
|
|
|
3,640,192 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,820,235 |
|
|
|
4,135,225 |
|
Foreign currency-denominated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Floating rate debentures(1)
|
|
|
5.94 |
|
|
|
2014 |
|
|
|
52,190 |
|
|
|
50,650 |
|
|
Other fixed rate notes payable
|
|
|
5.12-6.25 |
|
|
|
2013-2015 |
|
|
|
260,950 |
|
|
|
607,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
313,140 |
|
|
|
658,450 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total subordinated debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,133,375 |
|
|
|
4,793,675 |
|
F-51
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rates (%) | |
|
Maturity | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Redeemable preferred stock(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series 1 Redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
4.04 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
168,503 |
|
|
|
168,503 |
|
|
Series 2 Redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
4.04 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
168,503 |
|
|
|
168,503 |
|
|
Series 3 Redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
4.04 |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
168,504 |
|
|
|
168,504 |
|
|
Series 4 Redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
4.04 |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
168,504 |
|
|
|
168,504 |
|
|
Series 5 Redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
4.04 |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
168,504 |
|
|
|
168,504 |
|
|
Series 6 Redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
7.00 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
525,000 |
|
|
|
525,000 |
|
|
Series 7 Redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
7.46 |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
365,000 |
|
|
|
365,000 |
|
|
Series 8 Redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
7.86 |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,742,518 |
|
|
|
1,742,518 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt, gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,855,952 |
|
|
|
26,273,687 |
|
Less: Unamortized discounts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(239,269 |
) |
|
|
(101,865 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
23,616,683 |
|
|
W |
26,171,822 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Interest rates on floating rate debt were those rates in effect
at December 31, 2005. |
|
(2) |
|
Majority of these debentures related to miscellaneous bank
borrowings from individual lenders. |
|
(3) |
|
Chohung Bank and Shinhan Bank have a call option that can be
exercised five years after the issuance date, or earlier with
the approval of the Financial Supervisory Service. The call
options mature in 30 years from the issuance date, but may
be extended by Chohung Bank and Shinhan Bank at any time. |
|
(4) |
|
Majority of these debentures related to miscellaneous bank
borrowings from corporate lenders and Korean governmental
entities. |
|
(5) |
|
See Note 22 for the terms of the RPS. |
Long-term debt is denominated predominately in Korean Won, US
dollars, or Japanese Yen with both fixed and floating interest
rates. Floating rates are generally determined periodically by
formulas based on certain money market rates tied to the
six-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or the monthly
Public Fund Prime Rate published by the Korean government,
and are reset on a monthly, quarterly or semi-annual basis. The
weighted-average interest rate for long-term debt was 5.46% and
5.32% at December 31, 2004 and 2005, respectively. Certain
long-term debt agreements contain cross-default provisions and
accelerating clauses for early termination in the event of
default.
F-52
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The aggregate amount of long-term debt by contractual maturities
at December 31 was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of | |
Years Ending |
|
Won) | |
|
|
| |
2006
|
|
W |
5,670,958 |
|
2007
|
|
|
6,108,247 |
|
2008
|
|
|
7,333,576 |
|
2009
|
|
|
1,429,343 |
|
2010
|
|
|
1,170,510 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
4,561,053 |
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt, gross
|
|
|
26,273,687 |
|
Less: Unamortized discount
|
|
|
(101,865 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net
|
|
W |
26,171,822 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16. |
Future Policy Benefits |
Future policy benefits at December 31 comprised of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of | |
|
|
Won) | |
Life insurance
|
|
W |
2,590,044 |
|
Annuity contracts
|
|
|
1,388,679 |
|
Other contract liabilities
|
|
|
603,333 |
|
Unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses
|
|
|
195,512 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
4,777,568 |
|
|
|
|
|
Life insurance liabilities include reserves for death and
endowment policy benefits, and certain health benefits. Annuity
contract liabilities include reserves for individual life
contingent immediate annuities. Other contract liabilities
include unearned revenue and certain other reserves for group
and individual life and health products.
Future policy benefits are calculated using net level premium
method based upon mortality, morbidity, persistency, and
interest rate assumptions including provision for adverse
deviation. The best-estimated net investment rate used as the
interest rate assumptions has been set equal to 5.5%, which is
based on Shinhan Life Insurances 2006 planned asset
allocation and investment return.
F-53
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
17. |
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities at December 31
comprised of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Accrued interest and dividend payables
|
|
W |
1,778,560 |
|
|
W |
1,901,498 |
|
Payables for foreign exchange spot contracts
|
|
|
2,606,201 |
|
|
|
750,144 |
|
Accrued severance benefits
|
|
|
74,835 |
|
|
|
181,767 |
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
85,491 |
|
|
|
157,453 |
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
2,280,240 |
|
|
|
1,096,240 |
|
Unearned income
|
|
|
157,192 |
|
|
|
147,502 |
|
Income tax payable
|
|
|
277,818 |
|
|
|
221,993 |
|
Withholding value-added tax and other taxes
|
|
|
43,114 |
|
|
|
88,221 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
525,407 |
|
|
|
302,339 |
|
Guarantee deposits received
|
|
|
305,649 |
|
|
|
299,814 |
|
Due to agencies
|
|
|
938,465 |
|
|
|
1,118,606 |
|
Allowance for losses on off-balance sheet credit instruments
|
|
|
115,616 |
|
|
|
187,273 |
|
Utility bill payments received on behalf of government
|
|
|
108,035 |
|
|
|
59,112 |
|
Separate account liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
124,249 |
|
Other
|
|
|
417,506 |
|
|
|
452,901 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
9,714,129 |
|
|
W |
7,089,112 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Details of commissions and fees from non-trust management
activities for the years ended December 31 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Brokerage fees and commissions
|
|
W |
260,412 |
|
|
W |
231,520 |
|
|
W |
345,265 |
|
Other fees and commissions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit card fees
|
|
|
255,775 |
|
|
|
360,624 |
|
|
|
421,249 |
|
|
Commissions received on remittance
|
|
|
59,685 |
|
|
|
78,657 |
|
|
|
72,626 |
|
|
Commissions received on import and export letters of credit
|
|
|
51,166 |
|
|
|
80,528 |
|
|
|
70,625 |
|
|
Financial guarantee fees
|
|
|
9,102 |
|
|
|
24,916 |
|
|
|
21,358 |
|
|
Commissions received in foreign exchange activities
|
|
|
30,273 |
|
|
|
68,391 |
|
|
|
70,325 |
|
|
Commission received as agency
|
|
|
5,987 |
|
|
|
49,132 |
|
|
|
71,032 |
|
|
Commission received as electronic charge receipt
|
|
|
42,583 |
|
|
|
74,232 |
|
|
|
69,962 |
|
|
Commission received as early repayment
|
|
|
36,350 |
|
|
|
33,958 |
|
|
|
35,245 |
|
|
Other fees
|
|
|
89,136 |
|
|
|
176,856 |
|
|
|
328,016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other fees and commissions
|
|
|
580,057 |
|
|
|
947,294 |
|
|
|
1,160,438 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
840,469 |
|
|
W |
1,178,814 |
|
|
W |
1,505,703 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-54
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
19. |
Other Non-interest Income and Other Non-interest Expenses |
Components of other non-interest income for the years ended
December 31 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Gain on sale of premises and equipment
|
|
W |
22,609 |
|
|
W |
30,408 |
|
|
W |
74,868 |
|
Income from operating leases
|
|
|
39,922 |
|
|
|
52,787 |
|
|
|
42,227 |
|
Rental income
|
|
|
11,924 |
|
|
|
15,199 |
|
|
|
15,870 |
|
Extinguished prescription of deposits
|
|
|
16,053 |
|
|
|
13,353 |
|
|
|
1,383 |
|
Other
|
|
|
65,249 |
|
|
|
246,137 |
|
|
|
198,177 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
155,757 |
|
|
W |
357,884 |
|
|
W |
332,525 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of other non-interest expenses for the years ended
December 31 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Impairment loss on intangible assets
|
|
W |
|
|
|
W |
1,893 |
|
|
W |
|
|
Impairment loss on other investments
|
|
|
39,541 |
|
|
|
15,521 |
|
|
|
20,958 |
|
Loss on sale of premises and equipment
|
|
|
8,670 |
|
|
|
15,134 |
|
|
|
54,550 |
|
Loss on sale of other real estate
|
|
|
3,199 |
|
|
|
1,448 |
|
|
|
6,758 |
|
Other
|
|
|
139,771 |
|
|
|
309,383 |
|
|
|
231,919 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
191,181 |
|
|
W |
343,379 |
|
|
W |
314,185 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As discussed in Note 3, on December 23, 2004, the
Group acquired all the remaining 39.53% of the outstanding
common shares of Good Morning Shinhan Securities that it did not
already own. The exchange ratio was 6.1237 share of Good
Morning Shinhan Securities common stock for one share of the
Groups common stock as determined based on the relative
stock prices of the Groups common stock to those of the
common stock of Good Morning Shinhan Securities on certain
agreed periods and dates. The acquisition was accounted for
using the purchase method.
Prior to the share swap, certain dissenting minority
shareholders exercised their right to have Good Morning Shinhan
Securities repurchase their shares at W3,330 per share.
Accordingly, Good Morning Shinhan Securities purchased 2,992
common shares as treasury stock at an aggregate price of
W10 million. Of the 10,041,638 common shares of the Group
issued, 489 shares were issued in exchange for the treasury
shares of Good Morning Shinhan Securities.
The purchase price for the outstanding shares of Good Morning
Shinhan Securities was approximately W209,037 million based
on the fair value of the common stock issued by the Group. The
fair value of 39.53%
F-55
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
of net assets acquired was W358,828 million. The excess of
the fair value of the net assets acquired over the purchase
consideration resulted in a negative goodwill of
W149,791 million.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of | |
|
|
Won) | |
|
|
| |
Fair value of net assets of Good Morning Shinhan Securities
|
|
W |
301,334 |
|
KSFC deposit intangible asset
|
|
|
6,276 |
|
Brokerage customer relationship intangible asset
|
|
|
50,956 |
|
KSFC borrowing intangible asset
|
|
|
262 |
|
Negative goodwill
|
|
|
(149,791 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
W |
209,037 |
|
|
|
|
|
The negative goodwill was allocated to non-current assets
acquired as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of | |
|
|
Won) | |
|
|
| |
Premises and equipment
|
|
W |
111,172 |
|
KSFC deposit intangible asset
|
|
|
6,276 |
|
Brokerage customer relationship intangible asset
|
|
|
50,956 |
|
KSFC borrowing intangible asset
|
|
|
262 |
|
Deferred tax asset
|
|
|
(46,383 |
) |
Extraordinary gain
|
|
|
27,508 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total allocation
|
|
W |
149,791 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pursuant to SFAS 141, the Group first allocated the
negative goodwill to the identifiable intangible assets,
premises and equipment acquired on a pro rata basis. After the
value of the identifiable intangible assets, premises and
equipment was reduced to zero, the Group recognized an
extraordinary gain of W27,508 million for the year ended
December 31, 2004, which related to the unallocated
negative goodwill.
|
|
|
Issuances of common stock |
As of December 31, 2005, the Group had
359,207,313 shares of common stock issued and
347,597,116 shares of common stock outstanding. On
September 16, 2003, the Group listed its shares on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and transferred its global depository
shares listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange to NYSE as
American depository shares.
The Korean Commercial Law requires companies involved in
business combination transactions to obtain the approval of the
acquiring companys stockholders and to provide an
opportunity for dissenting stockholders to exercise appraisal
rights. Upon exercise of the appraisal rights, these companies
would be required to purchase stocks from those stockholders at
a predetermined price.
The treasury stocks held by Shinhan Bank were
29,986,159 shares as of December 31, 2003. Shinhan
Bank sold 29,873,295 shares of treasury stock in the Korean
stock market at W21,000 per share through after-hour block
trading on March 3, 2004, and 112,864 shares of
treasury stock in the Korean stock market at various prices.
F-56
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
In 2004, Chohung Bank and Good Morning Shinhan Securities
purchased their respective common stocks from dissenting
stockholders. Those shares were subsequently exchanged to common
stock of Shinhan Financial Group and became the treasury stock
of the Group. The treasury stock held by Chohung Bank, Shinhan
Bank and Good Morning Shinhan Securities were 8,985,567, 11,006
and 1,444 shares, respectively, as of December 31,
2004.
In 2005, as discussed in Note 3, shares of Shinhan Life
Insurance held by Shinhan Bank and Good Morning Shinhan
Securities were subsequently exchanged to common stock of
Shinhan Financial Group and became the treasury stock of the
Group. The treasury stock held by Chohung Bank, Shinhan Bank and
Good Morning Shinhan Securities were 8,985,567, 2,420,955 and
203,675 shares, respectively, as of December 31, 2005.
|
|
22. |
Redeemable Preferred Stock and Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock |
In August 2003, in connection with the acquisition of Chohung
Bank, the Group issued 46,583,961 shares of RPS, par value
of W5,000 per share, with an aggregate estimated fair value
of W710,258 million and 44,720,603 shares of RCPS, par
value of W5,000 per share, with an aggregate estimated fair
value of W714,780 million to KDIC, as well as
6,000,000 shares of RPS, par value of W5,000 per
share, with an aggregate estimated fair value of
W900,000 million to Strider ABS Specialty Co., Ltd.
(Strider), a SPE established by the Group.
The RPS was issued in five series (Series 1 to 5) to
KDIC and in three series (Series 6 to 8) to Strider on
August 19, 2003, redeemable over seven years after the
issued date. If there is any RPS outstanding on the last day of
the redemption period (RPS Final Redemption Date), the
Group will be obligated to redeem all outstanding RPS to the
extent that distributable profits are available for such
purchase. In the event that the Group does not have sufficient
distributable profits to redeem all outstanding RPS on the RPS
Final Redemption Date, the RPS will remain outstanding
until sufficient distributable profits are available. The Group
may, at its option, elect to redeem all or part of the
outstanding RPS at any time during the redemption period. The
holder of RPS will not have any voting rights, unless dividends
on the RPS are not distributed in any given year, in which case
each share of RPS will be given one voting right. The Group may
redeem the RPS from KDIC and Strider at W18,086 and
W150,000 per share, respectively.
The dividends on the RPS are cumulative and non-participating on
dividends on the common stock of the Group, and the stated
dividend rates are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
RPS issued to KDIC (Series 1 to 5)
|
|
|
4.04 |
% |
RPS issued to Strider:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series 6
|
|
|
7.00 |
% |
|
Series 7
|
|
|
7.46 |
% |
|
Series 8
|
|
|
7.86 |
% |
The RPS was initially measured at fair value as determined by
the present value of its future cash dividend payments and
repayments provisions, and amortized over the period from the
date of issuance to the redemption date using the effective
interest method. The RPS was classified as long-term debt on the
Groups consolidated balance sheet as of December 31,
2005.
The Series 9 RCPS were issued to KDIC on August 19,
2003, redeemable at any time after the third anniversary date of
the issue date and from time to time until the fifth anniversary
date of the issue date. If there is any RCPS outstanding on the
last day of the redemption period (RCPS Final
Redemption Date), the Group is obligated to redeem the
outstanding RCPS to the extent that distributable profits are
available for the purchase. In the event that the Group does not
have sufficient distributable profits to redeem all
F-57
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
outstanding RCPS on the RCPS Final Redemption Date, the
RCPS will remain outstanding until sufficient distributable
profits are available.
The Group may, at its option, elect to redeem all or part of the
outstanding RCPS at any time during the redemption period. KDIC
may convert the RCPS into newly issued common stock of the Group
at a conversion ratio of 1:1, based on a conversion schedule
after the first anniversary date of the issue date until the
fourth anniversary of the issue date. The holder of RCPS will
not have any voting rights, unless dividends on the RCPS are not
distributed in any given year, in which case each RCPS will be
given one voting right. The dividends on the RCPS are cumulative
and non-participating on dividends on the common stock of the
Group, and the stated dividend rate is 2.02%. The RCPS were
initially recorded at fair value as determined by the present
value of its future cash dividend payments, repayment provisions
and associated conversion features. The option to convert the
RCPS to the Groups common stock was valued using a
continuous binomial option-pricing model. The RCPS were
classified outside stockholders equity as of
December 31, 2005.
The discount on the RCPS has been amortized over the period from
the date of issuance to the redemption date using the effective
interest method through 2004, However, the Group did not
amortize the discount on RCPS in 2005 because the Group believes
it is not probable that the RCPS will become redeemable as the
Group expects the RCPS to be converted into common stock prior
to the redemption date. During 2005, 22,360,302 shares out
of 44,720,603 shares were converted to common stock.
The aggregate amount of RCPS by contractual maturities at
December 31, 2005 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of | |
Years Ending |
|
Won) | |
|
|
| |
2006
|
|
W |
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
404,408 |
|
Discount on RCPS
|
|
|
(36,536 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
367,872 |
|
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings consisted of the following at December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Appropriated retained earnings for legal reserves under
Korean GAAP
|
|
W |
118,692 |
|
|
W |
223,722 |
|
Unappropriated retained earnings under US GAAP
|
|
|
2,337,201 |
|
|
|
3,730,020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
2,455,893 |
|
|
W |
3,953,742 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Financial Holding Company Act requires the Group to
appropriate as a legal reserve under accounting principles
generally accepted in Korea (Korean GAAP), an amount equal to a
minimum of 10% of annual net income of Shinhan Financial Group
until such reserve equals 100% of its paid-in capital. This
reserve is not available for payment of cash dividends, but may
be transferred to capital stock or used to reduce an accumulated
deficit, if any, by an appropriate resolution of the
Groups board of directors.
F-58
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
24. |
Regulatory Requirements |
The Group and its subsidiaries, including Shinhan Bank, Chohung
Bank, and Jeju Bank are subject to various regulatory capital
requirements administered by the Financial Supervisory
Commission (FSC), which are based on the Basel Committee on
Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices. Failure to meet
minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and
possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if
undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the
Groups consolidated financial statements.
In conformity with the FSC regulations on financial holding
companies, the Group applied the net equity to requisite capital
ratio calculated under the FSC guidelines to evaluate its
capital adequacy. All Korean financial holding companies must
meet the minimum requisite capital ratio of 100%, as regulated
by the FSC. Requisite capital, as required and defined by FSC,
represents the sum of (a) the minimum equity capital amount
necessary to meet the FSC guidelines for Shinhan Bank, Chohung
Bank and Jeju Bank, (b) 8% of its total assets on its
balance sheet (including off-balance assets, if any) for other
subsidiaries, and (c) 8% of its total assets on its balance
sheet (including off-balance assets, if any, but excluding the
book value of investments in and financial supports to its
direct and indirect subsidiaries) for the Group.
The FSC regulations also require that the computation be based
on the Groups consolidated financial statements under
Korean GAAP and regulatory guidelines, which vary in certain
significant respects from US GAAP.
The Groups requisite capital adequacy ratio mandated by
the FSC is presented in the table below at December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won, | |
|
|
except capital ratio) | |
Equity Capital
|
|
W |
9,867,854 |
|
|
W |
11,434,801 |
|
Requisite Capital
|
|
|
7,625,261 |
|
|
|
8,609,121 |
|
Requisite Capital Ratio
|
|
|
129.41 |
% |
|
|
132.81 |
% |
In conformity with the FSC regulations, Shinhan Bank, Chohung
Bank and Jeju Bank apply the FSCs risk-adjusted capital
ratios to evaluate their capital adequacies. Korean banking
organizations engaged in international banking are required to
maintain a minimum 8% total risk-based capital ratio calculated
by dividing total risk-adjusted capital by total risk-weighted
assets, including a Tier 1 capital ratio of at least 4%.
All Korean banking organizations subject to the FSC regulations
on minimum capital adequacy ratio are also subject to periodic
inspection by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). In the
event that Shinhan Bank, Chohung Bank or Jeju Bank does not
maintain a consolidated capital ratio of 8%, it is subject to
corrective actions to be imposed by the FSS, as recommended by
the FSC based on the actual financial position and capital ratio
of the respective banking subsidiaries.
F-59
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
As required by the FSC regulations, the following capital ratios
were calculated based on the consolidated financial statements
of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank under Korean GAAP and
regulatory guidelines which vary in certain significant respects
from US GAAP at December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan Bank | |
|
Chohung Bank | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won, except capital ratio) | |
Tier 1 capital
|
|
W |
3,618,254 |
|
|
W |
4,381,101 |
|
|
W |
2,023,051 |
|
|
W |
2,968,489 |
|
Tier 2 capital
|
|
|
2,183,527 |
|
|
|
2,287,736 |
|
|
|
2,023,051 |
|
|
|
2,172,639 |
|
Less: Treasury stock, etc
|
|
|
(257 |
) |
|
|
(100,712 |
) |
|
|
(230,373 |
) |
|
|
(157,383 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total risk-adjusted capital
|
|
W |
5,801,524 |
|
|
W |
6,568,125 |
|
|
W |
3,815,729 |
|
|
W |
4,983,745 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Risk-weighted assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On-balance sheet assets
|
|
W |
44,603,127 |
|
|
W |
49,216,505 |
|
|
W |
38,841,232 |
|
|
W |
43,258,274 |
|
|
Off-balance sheet assets
|
|
|
3,886,979 |
|
|
|
4,305,776 |
|
|
|
1,796,797 |
|
|
|
2,292,389 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total risk-weighted assets
|
|
W |
48,490,106 |
|
|
W |
53,522,281 |
|
|
W |
40,638,029 |
|
|
W |
45,550,663 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital adequacy ratio
|
|
|
11.96 |
% |
|
|
12.27 |
% |
|
|
9.39 |
% |
|
|
10.94 |
% |
|
Tier 1 capital ratio
|
|
|
7.46 |
% |
|
|
8.19 |
% |
|
|
4.98 |
% |
|
|
6.52 |
% |
|
Tier 2 capital ratio
|
|
|
4.50 |
% |
|
|
4.27 |
% |
|
|
4.98 |
% |
|
|
4.77 |
% |
Effective January 1, 2002, in addition to the existing
capital ratio calculations, all banks in Korea are required to
report to the FSC an alternative set of capital ratios, as
follows, with components based on credit and market risks.
Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank are subject to the same existing
requirements to maintain minimum adequacy ratios at
December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan Bank | |
|
Chohung Bank | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won, except capital ratio) | |
Tier 1 capital
|
|
W |
3,618,254 |
|
|
W |
4,381,101 |
|
|
W |
2,023,051 |
|
|
W |
2,968,489 |
|
Tier 2 capital
|
|
|
2,183,270 |
|
|
|
2,187,024 |
|
|
|
1,792,678 |
|
|
|
2,015,256 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total risk-adjusted capital
|
|
W |
5,801,524 |
|
|
W |
6,568,125 |
|
|
W |
3,815,729 |
|
|
W |
4,983,745 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total risk-weighted assets
|
|
W |
48,578,597 |
|
|
W |
53,708,592 |
|
|
W |
40,580,874 |
|
|
W |
45,546,697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital adequacy ratio
|
|
|
11.94 |
% |
|
|
12.23 |
% |
|
|
9.40 |
% |
|
|
10.94 |
% |
|
Tier 1 capital ratio
|
|
|
7.45 |
% |
|
|
8.16 |
% |
|
|
4.99 |
% |
|
|
6.52 |
% |
|
Tier 2 capital ratio
|
|
|
4.49 |
% |
|
|
4.07 |
% |
|
|
4.41 |
% |
|
|
4.42 |
% |
The Groups other subsidiaries, including Jeju Bank,
Shinhan Card, Shinhan Life Insurance, Shinhan Capital and Good
Morning Shinhan Securities are also subject to the capital ratio
pursuant to other regulatory capital requirements of the FSC. At
December 31, 2004 and 2005, the Groups other
subsidiaries met the regulatory capital requirements of the FSC.
F-60
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
All but an insignificant portion of income before income tax
expense and income tax expense is from Korean sources.
Allocation of national and local income taxes between current
and deferred portions is as follows for the years ended
December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Current tax expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
National
|
|
W |
218,340 |
|
|
W |
392,306 |
|
|
W |
414,073 |
|
|
Local
|
|
|
21,834 |
|
|
|
39,231 |
|
|
|
41,408 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current tax expense
|
|
|
240,174 |
|
|
|
431,537 |
|
|
|
455,481 |
|
Deferred tax expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
National
|
|
|
6,571 |
|
|
|
302,649 |
|
|
|
442,641 |
|
|
Local
|
|
|
657 |
|
|
|
30,265 |
|
|
|
44,264 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred tax expense
|
|
|
7,228 |
|
|
|
332,914 |
|
|
|
486,905 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total tax expense
|
|
W |
247,402 |
|
|
W |
764,451 |
|
|
W |
942,386 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The preceding table does not reflect the tax effects of
unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities.
The tax effects of these items are recorded directly as other
comprehensive income within stockholders equity. See
Note 37 for further information.
A reconciliation of income tax expense at the Korean statutory
income tax rate to actual income tax expense for the years ended
December 31 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won, except tax rates) | |
Statutory tax rate
|
|
|
29.7 |
% |
|
|
29.7 |
% |
|
|
27.5 |
% |
Income before income tax expense, minority interest,
extraordinary item and cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle
|
|
W |
548,566 |
|
|
W |
2,380,290 |
|
|
W |
2,697,233 |
|
Income tax calculated at the statutory tax rate
|
|
|
162,924 |
|
|
|
706,946 |
|
|
|
741,739 |
|
Income not assessable for tax purposes
|
|
|
(8,939 |
) |
|
|
(75,926 |
) |
|
|
(25,519 |
) |
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes
|
|
|
19,880 |
|
|
|
171,556 |
|
|
|
205,402 |
|
Foreign tax rate differentials
|
|
|
(359 |
) |
|
|
(205 |
) |
|
|
(429 |
) |
Adjustment of deferred tax liability on investment in
subsidiaries and associates
|
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
13,502 |
|
|
|
(7,670 |
) |
Change in statutory tax rate(1)
|
|
|
56,462 |
|
|
|
(33,688 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Change in valuation allowance
|
|
|
15,507 |
|
|
|
(18,125 |
) |
|
|
27,374 |
|
Other
|
|
|
1,636 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
1,489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
W |
247,402 |
|
|
W |
764,451 |
|
|
W |
942,386 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
In December 2003, the Korean government reduced the corporate
income tax rate from 29.7% to 27.5%, effective from
January 1, 2005. |
F-61
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The components of net deferred income tax assets and liabilities
included in other assets and accrued expenses and other
liabilities, respectively, at December 31, are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Deferred income tax assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for loan losses
|
|
W |
276,859 |
|
|
W |
14,078 |
|
|
Other allowances
|
|
|
51,376 |
|
|
|
172,768 |
|
|
Valuation of trading assets
|
|
|
15,733 |
|
|
|
12,588 |
|
|
Premises and equipment
|
|
|
58,942 |
|
|
|
40,349 |
|
|
Available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
233,868 |
|
|
|
323,181 |
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
26,906 |
|
|
|
118,976 |
|
|
Future policy benefits
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
144,833 |
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
33,492 |
|
|
|
35,763 |
|
|
Other temporary differences
|
|
|
9,819 |
|
|
|
5,704 |
|
|
Net operating loss carry forwards
|
|
|
177,905 |
|
|
|
32,520 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
884,900 |
|
|
|
900,760 |
|
|
Less: Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(55,624 |
) |
|
|
(79,173 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income tax assets
|
|
|
829,276 |
|
|
|
821,587 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income tax liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation of trading assets
|
|
|
(1,701 |
) |
|
|
(8,006 |
) |
|
Foreign exchange contracts and derivative instruments
|
|
|
(566 |
) |
|
|
(22,956 |
) |
|
Allowance for loan losses
|
|
|
(78,424 |
) |
|
|
(191,901 |
) |
|
Accrued interest and dividend receivable
|
|
|
(73,952 |
) |
|
|
(52,393 |
) |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
(354,922 |
) |
|
|
(660,365 |
) |
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
(8,594 |
) |
|
|
(294 |
) |
|
Other temporary differences
|
|
|
(7,248 |
) |
|
|
(4,407 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income tax liabilities
|
|
|
(525,407 |
) |
|
|
(940,322 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred income tax assets/ (liabilities)
|
|
W |
303,869 |
|
|
W |
(118,735 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes at December 31, 2004 and 2005 are
reflected in the consolidated balance sheets under the following
captions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Deferred tax assets
|
|
W |
829,276 |
|
|
W |
183,604 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
(525,407 |
) |
|
|
(302,339 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net deferred tax assets/ (liabilities)
|
|
W |
303,869 |
|
|
W |
(118,735 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets,
management considered whether it was more likely than not that
some portion or all of the deferred tax assets would not be
realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is
dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during
the periods in which those temporary differences became
deductible. Management considered the scheduled reversal of
deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and
tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon
the level of historical taxable income and projections for
future taxable income over the periods in which
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
the deferred tax assets were deductible, management believed it
was more likely than not that the Group would realize the
benefits of these deductible differences, net of the existing
valuation allowances at December 31, 2005. The amount of
the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be
reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income
during the carryforward period were reduced.
The valuation allowance was W69,299 million as of
January 1, 2003. During the years ended December 31,
2003, 2004 and 2005, the valuation allowance increased/
(decreased) by W66,023, W(79,698) and W23,549 million,
respectively. The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets in
the amount of W3,824 was credited to goodwill during the year
ended December 31, 2005. At December 31, 2005, the
Group had tax net operating losses totaling
W118,254 million. These net operating losses expire in
periods ranging from 2006 to 2010 as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of | |
Years Ending |
|
Won) | |
|
|
| |
2006
|
|
W |
97,823 |
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
1,118 |
|
2009
|
|
|
437 |
|
2010
|
|
|
18,876 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
118,254 |
|
|
|
|
|
F-63
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following is a reconciliation of the income and share data
used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computation for
the years ended December 31:
The following table is a summary of the computation of earnings
per share (EPS) for the years ended December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won, except per share data) | |
Basic EPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income before extraordinary gain and cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle
|
|
W |
275,318 |
|
|
W |
1,462,411 |
|
|
W |
1,738,768 |
|
|
Extraordinary gain, net of taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,508 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of
taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(23,049 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Accretion and dividends on redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
(6,043 |
) |
|
|
(40,948 |
) |
|
|
(8,169 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income attributable to common stock shareholders
|
|
W |
269,275 |
|
|
W |
1,425,922 |
|
|
W |
1,730,599 |
|
|
Weighted-average number of common stocks outstanding
(in thousands)
|
|
|
262,987 |
|
|
|
292,465 |
|
|
|
333,424 |
|
Net earnings per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income before extraordinary gain and cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle
|
|
W |
1,024 |
|
|
W |
4,860 |
|
|
W |
5,190 |
|
|
Extraordinary gain
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(79 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net income per share
|
|
W |
1,024 |
|
|
W |
4,875 |
|
|
W |
5,190 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted EPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income before extraordinary gain and cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle for purposes of computing diluted
net income per share
|
|
W |
275,318 |
|
|
W |
1,462,411 |
|
|
W |
1,738,768 |
|
|
Extraordinary gain, net of taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,508 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of
taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(23,049 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income attributable to common stock shareholders
|
|
W |
275,318 |
|
|
W |
1,466,870 |
|
|
W |
1,738,768 |
|
|
Weighted-average number of common stocks outstanding
(in thousands)
|
|
|
262,987 |
|
|
|
292,465 |
|
|
|
333,424 |
|
|
Diluted effect of redeemable convertible preferred stock
(in thousands)
|
|
|
16,540 |
|
|
|
44,721 |
|
|
|
22,360 |
|
|
Diluted effect of bond with warrants (in thousands)
|
|
|
212 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted effect of stock options (in thousands)
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
294 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average number of common stock outstanding, Assuming
dilution (in thousands)
|
|
|
279,745 |
|
|
|
337,480 |
|
|
|
356,140 |
|
F-64
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won, except per share data) | |
Net earnings per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income before extraordinary gain and cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle
|
|
W |
984 |
|
|
W |
4,333 |
|
|
W |
4,882 |
|
|
Extraordinary gain
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(68 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted net income per share
|
|
W |
984 |
|
|
W |
4,347 |
|
|
W |
4,882 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27. |
Employee Severance Plans |
Employees with one or more years of service are entitled to
receive a lump-sum payment upon termination of their employment
with the Group, based on their length of service and rates of
pay at the time of termination (the severance plan). Under the
Korean National Pension Fund Law, the Group was required to
pay a certain percentage of employee severance benefits to the
National Pension Fund prior to April 1999. Additionally, the
Group contributes voluntarily a certain percentage of employee
severance benefits to a severance insurance deposit account
(Severance Insurance Deposit) maintained for the benefit of
employees at an insurance company. The Group has no additional
liability once the amount has been contributed, thus the Group
deducts contributions made to the National Pension Fund and the
Severance Insurance Deposit from its accrued employee severance
plan obligations. The compensation cost of employees
severance benefit is recognized based on the vested benefits to
which the employees are entitled if they separate immediately.
Under limited circumstances, employees can withdraw their
accumulated unpaid severance amounts before their termination of
employment (interim severance payment). Such withdrawals were
included in the amount of plan payments for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Total interim severance
payments made by the Group in 2003, 2004 and 2005 were
W22,317 million, W259,476 million and
W10,296 million, respectively. The Group paid severance
benefits of W3,350 million, W7,841 million and
W95,234 million for the years ended December 31, 2003,
2004 and 2005, respectively.
Accrued employee severance plan obligations included in accrued
expenses and other liabilities at December 31 are as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Balance at beginning of the year
|
|
W |
348,264 |
|
|
W |
175,861 |
|
Severance benefits
|
|
|
94,914 |
|
|
|
181,603 |
|
Balance from the acquisition of subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,784 |
|
Plan payments
|
|
|
(267,317 |
) |
|
|
(105,530 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
175,861 |
|
|
|
254,718 |
|
Less: Balance of payments remaining with National Pension Fund
and severance insurance deposit
|
|
|
(101,026 |
) |
|
|
(72,951 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at end of the year
|
|
W |
74,835 |
|
|
W |
181,767 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-65
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Group expects to pay the following future benefits to its
employees upon their normal retirement age:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of | |
Years Ending |
|
Won) | |
|
|
| |
2006
|
|
W |
21,494 |
|
2007
|
|
|
12,096 |
|
2008
|
|
|
11,026 |
|
2009
|
|
|
12,773 |
|
2010
|
|
|
14,771 |
|
2011-2015
|
|
W |
124,163 |
|
The above amounts were determined based on the employees
current salary rates and the number of service years that will
be accumulated upon their retirement date. These amounts do not
include amounts that might be paid to employees that will cease
working with the Group before their normal retirement age.
|
|
28. |
Employee Stock Option Plans |
The Group has various stock-based compensation plans to reward
its employees and key executives of the Group. The Group
measures stock-based compensation expense using the fair value
based method of accounting.
Stock-based compensation expense was W5,885 million,
W3,715 million and W45,459 million in 2003, 2004 and
2005, respectively. The per share weighted fair value of the
stock options granted to key employees, executives and directors
of the Group was W7,351 for 2004 and W11,201 for 2005. These
amounts were estimated on the date of the grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
The weighted-average assumptions used for grants made in 2004
and 2005 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan Financial Group | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
|
4.39 |
% |
|
|
4.07 |
% |
Expected lives
|
|
|
3.50 years |
|
|
|
5.00 years |
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
42.26 |
% |
|
|
42.31 |
% |
Expected dividend rate
|
|
|
2.82 |
% |
|
|
2.79 |
% |
|
|
|
Shinhan Financial Group Plan |
Shinhan Financial Group has authorized 63,863,802 shares of
options to be granted to purchase its common stock. Shinhan
Financial Group granted to its key employees, managements and
directors of the Group 1,004,200 options, 1,156,300 options,
1,301,600 options and 2,695,200 options at an exercise price of
W18,910, W11,800, W21,595, and W28,006 per share with a
vesting period of two years from the grant date in 2002, 2003,
2004, and 2005, respectively. Upon vesting, options may be
exercised between three to seven years from the grant date.
Options granted to managements and directors are performance
based and linked to the bank industrial index.
For the options granted except options issued on May 22,
2002 and May 15, 2003, Shinhan Financial Group may issue
common stock or pay in cash the difference between the exercise
and market price at the date of exercise. With regard to options
granted on May 22, 2002 and May 15, 2003, Shinhan
Financial Group decided to pay the difference between the
exercise price and market price in cash at the date of exercise
on May 21, 2004 and May 17, 2005, respectively.
Subsequently, with respect to options granted on May 25,
2004, Shinhan Financial Group decided to pay the difference
between the exercise price and market price in cash at the date
of exercise on May 25, 2006.
F-66
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Shinhan Bank has authorized 24,436,037 shares of options to
be granted to purchase its common stocks. Shinhan Bank granted
to certain executives 280,000 options and 265,000 options at an
exercise price of W11,700 and W13,900 per share with a
vesting period of two years form the grant date in 2000 and
2001, respectively. On March 4, 2004, Shinhan Bank decided
to settle all outstanding stock options for cash based on price
calculated in reference to the market price of the common stock
of Shinhan Financial Group.
On March 27, 2000, March 9, 2001, March 29, 2002,
March 28, 2003, and March 25, 2004, Chohung Bank
granted stock options to certain executives with a vesting
period of two years from the grant date. The number of stock
options granted used to be determined depending on the relative
stock price increase rate of Chohung Bank over the banking
industrys stock price increase rate, Chohung Banks
non-performing loans ratio, and the risk-adjusted capital ratio.
On March 30, 2005, Chohung Bank decided to settle all
outstanding stock options for cash based on the price in
reference to the market price of the common stock of Shinhan
Financial Group, multiplied by the exchange ratio.
Change in options during the years ended December 31, is as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan Financial Group | |
|
Shinhan Bank | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
|
|
Exercise | |
|
|
|
Exercise | |
|
|
Number of | |
|
Price Per | |
|
Number of | |
|
Price Per | |
|
|
Shares | |
|
Share | |
|
Shares | |
|
Share | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
(In Won) | |
|
|
|
(In Won) | |
Outstanding at January 1, 2003
|
|
|
1,004,200 |
|
|
W |
18,910 |
|
|
|
472,543 |
|
|
W |
12,686 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
1,156,300 |
|
|
|
11,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(113,955 |
) |
|
|
16,483 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2003
|
|
|
2,046,545 |
|
|
|
15,028 |
|
|
|
472,543 |
|
|
|
12,686 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
1,301,600 |
|
|
|
21,595 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(3,500 |
) |
|
|
18,910 |
|
|
|
(469,043 |
) |
|
|
12,693 |
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(247,703 |
) |
|
|
16,219 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2004
|
|
|
3,096,942 |
|
|
|
17,698 |
|
|
|
3,500 |
|
|
|
11,700 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
2,695,200 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(363,665 |
) |
|
|
15,054 |
|
|
|
(1,750 |
) |
|
|
11,700 |
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(101,684 |
) |
|
|
26,360 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2005
|
|
|
5,326,793 |
|
|
W |
22,848 |
|
|
|
1,750 |
|
|
W |
11,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2005
|
|
|
1,506,227 |
|
|
W |
15,079 |
|
|
|
1,750 |
|
|
W |
11,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-67
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chohung Bank | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
|
|
Exercise | |
|
|
Number of | |
|
Price Per | |
|
|
Shares | |
|
Share | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In Won) | |
Outstanding at September 1, 2003
|
|
|
934,286 |
|
|
W |
5,033 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(365,580 |
) |
|
|
4,856 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2003
|
|
|
568,706 |
|
|
|
5,147 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
340,000 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(5,316 |
) |
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2004
|
|
|
903,390 |
|
|
|
5,093 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(19,739 |
) |
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2005
|
|
|
883,651 |
|
|
W |
5,093 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2005
|
|
|
581,301 |
|
|
W |
5,264 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information pertaining to options outstanding at
December 31, 2005 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan Financial Group | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Options Outstanding | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Options Exercisable | |
|
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Average | |
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
|
Remaining | |
|
Average | |
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
Number | |
|
Contractual | |
|
Exercise | |
|
Number | |
|
Exercise | |
Exercise Price |
|
Outstanding | |
|
Life(1) | |
|
Price | |
|
Exercisable | |
|
Price | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Won) | |
|
|
|
(In Won) | |
W18,910
|
|
|
694,643 |
|
|
|
2.39 |
|
|
|
18,910 |
|
|
|
694,643 |
|
|
|
18,910 |
|
11,800
|
|
|
811,584 |
|
|
|
3.38 |
|
|
|
11,800 |
|
|
|
811,584 |
|
|
|
11,800 |
|
21,595
|
|
|
1,248,605 |
|
|
|
3.24 |
|
|
|
21,595 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,006
|
|
|
2,571,961 |
|
|
|
6.25 |
|
|
|
28,006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,326,793 |
|
|
|
4.60 |
|
|
|
22,848 |
|
|
|
1,506,227 |
|
|
|
15,079 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan Bank | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Options Outstanding | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Options Exercisable | |
|
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Average | |
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
|
Remaining | |
|
Average | |
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
Number | |
|
Contractual | |
|
Exercise | |
|
Number | |
|
Exercise | |
Exercise Price |
|
Outstanding | |
|
Life(1) | |
|
Price | |
|
Exercisable | |
|
Price | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Won) | |
|
|
|
(In Won) | |
W11,700
|
|
|
1,750 |
|
|
|
0.24 |
|
|
|
11,700 |
|
|
|
1,750 |
|
|
|
11,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-68
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chohung Bank | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Options Outstanding | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Options Exercisable | |
|
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Average | |
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
|
Remaining | |
|
Average | |
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
Number | |
|
Contractual | |
|
Exercise | |
|
Number | |
|
Exercise | |
Exercise Prices |
|
Outstanding | |
|
Life(1) | |
|
Price | |
|
Exercisable | |
|
Price | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In Won) | |
|
|
|
(In Won) | |
W5,260
|
|
|
99,054 |
|
|
|
2.24 |
|
|
|
5,260 |
|
|
|
99,054 |
|
|
|
5,260 |
|
5,000
|
|
|
579,301 |
|
|
|
0.24-3.23 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
276,951 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
5,598
|
|
|
187,200 |
|
|
|
1.24 |
|
|
|
5,598 |
|
|
|
187,200 |
|
|
|
5,598 |
|
5,860
|
|
|
18,096 |
|
|
|
1.24 |
|
|
|
5,860 |
|
|
|
18,096 |
|
|
|
5,860 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
883,651 |
|
|
|
1.83 |
|
|
|
5,097 |
|
|
|
581,301 |
|
|
|
5,264 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Contractual life indicates the sum of service
(vesting) period and exercisable period. |
|
|
|
Employee Stock Ownership Association |
In 2002, the Group and Shinhan Bank established an employee
stock ownership association (the ESOA) covering most of their
employees. The Group makes discretionary cash contributions to
the ESOA on a periodic basis as determined by the Groups
Board of Directors. Shinhan Bank makes cash contributions to the
ESOA on a periodic basis based on Shinhan Banks actual
performance relative to pre-specified net income. The Group and
Shinhan Bank contributions are used to purchase shares of the
common stock of the Group on the Korean Stock Exchange. All
shares acquired by the ESOA are unallocated, and are restricted
for a period of four years pursuant to the plan agreements and
regulations governing the ESOA. Under the Securities and
Exchange Act of Korea, employees participating in the ESOA have
a preemptive right, subject to certain exceptions, to subscribe
for up to 20% of the shares publicly offered by the Group
pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of Korea.
Furthermore, this right is exercisable only to the extent that
the total number of shares so acquired and held by such
employees does not exceed 20% of the Groups total number
of shares then outstanding. For the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, the Group recorded in
aggregate W5,500 million, W20,852 million and
W7,744 million in expenses related to the ESOA
contributions, respectively.
|
|
29. |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
The fair value of a financial instrument is the current amount
that would be exchanged between willing parties, other than in a
forced sale or liquidation. Fair value is best determined based
on quoted market prices. However, in many instances, there are
no quoted market prices for the Groups various financial
instruments. In cases where quoted market prices are not
available, the fair values are estimated using present value or
other valuation techniques.
Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions
used, which include expected future cash flows and discount
rates. Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized
in an immediate settlement of the instruments. Certain financial
instruments and all nonfinancial instruments are excluded from
the scope of SFAS 107, Disclosure about Fair Value of
Financial Instruments. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value
amount of the items presented under SFAS 107 may not
necessarily represent the total underlying fair value of the
Group since the fair value of the excluded items are not
obtained.
F-69
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following methods and assumptions are used by the Group in
estimating fair value disclosures for its financial instruments:
Assets and liabilities for which fair value approximates
carrying value: The carrying values of certain financial assets
and liabilities are reported at cost, including cash and cash
equivalents, restricted cash, call loans, accrued interest and
dividends receivable, accrued interest payable, security
deposits, other assets except for nonmarketable equity
investments and other liabilities. The carrying values of these
financial assets and liabilities are considered to approximate
their fair values due to their short-term nature and negligible
losses due to credit risks.
Interest-bearing deposits in banks: The carrying amounts of
short-term interest-bearing deposits approximate their fair
value because they are short-term in nature or carry variable
interest rates. Fair value of other interest-bearing deposits is
estimated using discounted cash flow analysis on current rates
for similar types of deposits.
Trading assets and liabilities: Fair values for trading assets,
including derivative financial instruments so classified are
based on quoted market prices, where available. If quoted market
prices are not available, fair values are based on quoted market
prices of comparable instruments except for certain options and
swaps for which pricing models are used.
Securities: Fair values for available-for-sale and
held-to-maturity
securities are based on quoted market prices, or quoted market
prices of comparable instruments if the quoted market prices are
not available.
Nonmarketable equity investments: Nonmarketable equity
investments, which are recorded in other assets, consist
primarily of private equity investments. The fair values of
these investments are based on the latest obtainable net asset
value of the investees and adjusted for other-than-temporary
impairment losses.
Loans: Loans and advances are net of allowance for loan losses.
The fair value of fixed rate loans is estimated by discounting
contractual cash flows based on current rates at which similar
loans would be made to borrowers for the same maturities. The
fair values of variable rate loans that re-price frequently with
no significant changes in credit risk are considered to
approximate their carrying values in the consolidated balance
sheets.
Deposits: The carrying amounts of variable-rate interest and
non-interest-bearing deposits approximate their fair values at
the balance sheet date. Fair values for fixed rate
interest-bearing deposits are estimated using discounted cash
flow analysis using interest rates currently offered for
deposits with similar maturities.
Short-term borrowings: The carrying amounts of call money,
securities sold under repurchase agreements and short-term
borrowings approximate their fair values due to their short-term
nature and negligible losses due to credit risks.
Long-term debt: The fair values of the Groups long-term
borrowings are estimated based on quoted market prices, where
available. For those notes where quoted market prices are not
obtainable, a discounted cash flow analysis is used based on the
Groups current incremental borrowing rates for similar
types of borrowing arrangements.
Derivative financial instruments: All derivatives are recognized
on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value based on quoted
market prices, dealer or counterparty quotes, where available.
If quoted market prices are not available, pricing or valuation
models are applied to current market information to estimate
fair value.
Redeemable convertible preferred stock: The fair value of
redeemable convertible preferred stock are estimated based on
the market price of common stock of Shinhan Financial Group.
F-70
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The estimated fair values, and related carrying or notional
amounts of the Groups financial instruments at
December 31 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Carrying | |
|
|
|
Carrying | |
|
|
|
|
Amount | |
|
Fair Value | |
|
Amount | |
|
Fair Value | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Financial assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial assets for which carrying value approximates fair value
|
|
W |
8,758,750 |
|
|
W |
8,758,750 |
|
|
W |
9,210,439 |
|
|
W |
9,210,439 |
|
|
Interest-bearing deposits in banks
|
|
|
220,478 |
|
|
|
220,478 |
|
|
|
626,771 |
|
|
|
626,771 |
|
|
Trading assets
|
|
|
6,316,341 |
|
|
|
6,316,341 |
|
|
|
4,508,435 |
|
|
|
4,508,435 |
|
|
Securities
|
|
|
21,207,551 |
|
|
|
21,415,514 |
|
|
|
25,442,795 |
|
|
|
25,459,890 |
|
|
Loans
|
|
|
94,868,094 |
|
|
|
95,261,537 |
|
|
|
104,446,954 |
|
|
|
104,569,756 |
|
|
Non-marketable equity investments included in other assets
|
|
|
1,076,326 |
|
|
|
1,217,285 |
|
|
|
1,419,127 |
|
|
|
2,603,441 |
|
Financial liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial liabilities for which carrying value approximates fair
value
|
|
|
2,934,129 |
|
|
|
2,934,129 |
|
|
|
1,901,498 |
|
|
|
1,901,498 |
|
|
Deposits
|
|
|
82,679,483 |
|
|
|
83,034,668 |
|
|
|
86,421,367 |
|
|
|
87,043,877 |
|
|
Trading liabilities
|
|
|
1,757,577 |
|
|
|
1,757,577 |
|
|
|
1,061,289 |
|
|
|
1,061,289 |
|
|
Short-term borrowings
|
|
|
10,935,555 |
|
|
|
10,935,555 |
|
|
|
11,968,300 |
|
|
|
11,968,300 |
|
|
Secured borrowings
|
|
|
6,308,093 |
|
|
|
6,388,404 |
|
|
|
7,501,707 |
|
|
|
7,547,573 |
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
23,616,683 |
|
|
|
25,398,145 |
|
|
|
26,171,822 |
|
|
|
25,423,632 |
|
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
|
W |
735,744 |
|
|
W |
1,046,462 |
|
|
W |
367,871 |
|
|
W |
917,890 |
|
The differences between the carrying amounts and the fair values
of guarantees, commercial letters of credit, standby letters of
credit, and other lending commitments are immaterial to the
consolidated financial statements.
|
|
30. |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities |
The Group enters into derivative and foreign exchange futures,
forwards, options and swaps, to enable customers to transfer,
modify or reduce their interest rate, foreign exchange and other
market risks; it also trades these products for its own account.
In addition, the Group uses derivatives as an end-user in
connection with its risk management activities. Derivatives are
used to manage interest rate risk relating to specific groups of
on-balance sheet assets and liabilities, including investments,
loans, and long-term debt. In addition, foreign exchange
contracts are used to hedge the foreign currency denominated
debt, net capital exposures and foreign exchange transactions.
For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, the
Group applied fair value hedge accounting exclusively to
interest rate swap transactions with the hedged items of fixed
rate debts that qualified for the short-cut method. Since the
Group assumed no ineffectiveness for those transactions, no
ineffective portion was recognized in the consolidated
statements of income for the years presented.
The Group enters into various types of derivative transactions
in the course of its trading and non-trading activities. Futures
and forward contracts are commitments to buy or sell at a future
date a financial instrument, commodity or currency at a
contracted price and may be settled in cash or through delivery.
Swap contracts are commitments to settle in cash at a future
date or dates which may range from a few days to a number of
years, based on differentials between specified financial
indices, as applied to a notional principal
F-71
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
amount. Option contracts give the purchaser, for a fee, the
right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell within a limited
time, a financial instrument or currency at a contracted price
that may also be settled in cash, based on differentials between
specified indices.
Derivatives may expose the Group to market risk, credit risk or
liquidity risk in excess of the amounts recorded on the
Consolidated Balance Sheet. Market risk on a derivative or
foreign exchange product is the exposure created by potential
fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and other
values, and is a function of the type of product, the volume of
transactions, the tenor and terms of the agreement, and the
underlying volatility. Credit risk is the exposure to loss in
the event of nonperformance by the other party to the
transaction where the value of any collateral held is not
adequate to cover such losses. The recognition in earnings of
unrealized gains on these transactions is subject to
managements assessment as to collectibility. Liquidity
risk is the potential exposure that arises when the size of the
derivative position may not be able to be rapidly adjusted in
periods of high volatility and financial stress at a reasonable
cost.
|
|
31. |
Commitments and Contingencies |
|
|
|
Legal and Tax Contingencies |
In the ordinary course of business, the Group is involved in tax
and legal proceedings, claims and litigation. As of
December 31, 2005, the Group has 237 pending lawsuits as a
defendant (total amount: W944,719 million). In the opinion
of management, based on current knowledge and after consultation
with external counsel, the outcome of such matters will not have
a material adverse effect on the Groups consolidated
financial statements.
At December 31, 2005, the Group is obliged under a number
of non-cancelable operating leases for premises and equipment
used primarily for banking purposes. Total rent expense for the
years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 was
W43,138 million, W105,280 million and
W115,920 million, respectively. Pursuant to the terms of
non-cancelable lease agreements pertaining to premises and
equipment in effect at December 31, 2005, future minimum
rental commitments under various non-cancelable operating leases
are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of | |
Years Ending |
|
Won) | |
|
|
| |
2006
|
|
W |
29,725 |
|
2007
|
|
|
13,981 |
|
2008
|
|
|
7,910 |
|
2009
|
|
|
4,578 |
|
2010
|
|
|
1,485 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
57,814 |
|
|
|
|
|
In lieu of rent, certain lease agreements require the Group to
advance a non-interest-bearing refundable security deposit to
the landlord for the Groups use during the lease term. The
amount of the advance is determined by the prevailing market
rate. The Group has recorded rent expense and interest income
related to these leases of W35,868 million,
W28,743 million and W28,822 million on deposit
balances of W864,768 million, W924,093 million and
W1,019,030 million for the years ended December 31,
2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. Such amounts were calculated
based on the fixed interest rate for time deposits with similar
maturities.
F-72
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
Credit Commitments and Guarantees |
The following table summarizes the contractual amounts relating
to unused credit commitments at December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Commitments to extend credit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
W |
39,322,638 |
|
|
W |
46,335,824 |
|
|
Credit card lines
|
|
|
23,605,859 |
|
|
|
16,080,414 |
|
|
Consumer(1)
|
|
|
5,960,613 |
|
|
|
5,862,898 |
|
Commercial letters of credit
|
|
|
3,364,005 |
|
|
|
2,960,190 |
|
|
|
W |
72,253,115 |
|
|
W |
71,239,326 |
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
excluding credit card |
Commitments to extend credit represent unfunded portions of
authorizations to extend credit in the form of loans. The
commitments expire on fixed dates and a customer has to comply
with predetermined conditions to draw funds under the
commitments. With respect to credit risk on commitments to
extend credit, the Group is potentially exposed to loss in an
amount equal to the total unused commitments. The majority of
the Groups unfunded commitments are not guarantees under
FIN 45.
Commercial letters of credit are undertakings by the Group on
behalf of customers authorizing third parties to draw drafts on
the Group up to a stipulated amount under specific terms and
conditions. They are generally short-term and collateralized by
the underlying shipments of goods to which they relate and
therefore have significantly less risk.
The Group provides a variety of guarantees to its customers to
enhance their credit standing and enable them to complete a
variety of business transactions. The maximum potential amount
of future payments represents the notional amounts that could be
lost under the guarantees if there were a total default by the
guaranteed parties, without consideration of possible recoveries
under recourse provisions or from collateral held or pledged.
Certain guarantees issued or modified after December 31,
2002 that are not derivative contracts have been recorded on the
Groups consolidated balance sheet at their fair value at
inception. The Group has recorded this amount in other
liabilities with an offsetting entry in Other assets. As cash is
received under such arrangements and applied to Other assets,
the liability recorded at inception is amortized into income as
commissions and fees over the life of the contract. . The
majority of these guarantees expire without being drawn upon. As
a result, total contractual amounts are not representative of
the Groups actual credit exposure.
F-73
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The table below summarizes all of the Groups guarantees
under FIN 45 at December 31, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total | |
|
Current | |
|
Amount of | |
|
Potential | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional | |
|
Carrying | |
|
Recourse or | |
|
Amount of | |
|
|
Expire within | |
|
Expire after | |
|
Amount | |
|
Liability | |
|
Collateral | |
|
Future | |
|
|
One Year | |
|
One Year | |
|
Outstanding | |
|
Amount(1) | |
|
Held | |
|
Payments | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Financial stand-by letters of credit
|
|
W |
227,385 |
|
|
W |
28,630 |
|
|
W |
256,015 |
|
|
W |
3,357 |
|
|
W |
67,972 |
|
|
W |
256,015 |
|
Other financial guarantees
|
|
|
696,860 |
|
|
|
170,073 |
|
|
|
866,933 |
|
|
|
9,930 |
|
|
|
177,329 |
|
|
|
866,933 |
|
Performance letters of credit and guarantees
|
|
|
743,770 |
|
|
|
251,690 |
|
|
|
995,460 |
|
|
|
10,974 |
|
|
|
113,275 |
|
|
|
995,460 |
|
Liquidity facilities to SPEs
|
|
|
521,524 |
|
|
|
1,963,778 |
|
|
|
2,485,302 |
|
|
|
31,781 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,485,302 |
|
Loans sold with recourse
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,225 |
|
|
|
14,225 |
|
|
|
4,069 |
|
|
|
11,527 |
|
|
|
14,225 |
|
Guarantees on trust accounts
|
|
|
314,728 |
|
|
|
2,773,884 |
|
|
|
3,088,612 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,088,612 |
|
Credit derivatives
|
|
|
25,325 |
|
|
|
40,520 |
|
|
|
65,845 |
|
|
|
371 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65,845 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
2,529,592 |
|
|
W |
5,242,800 |
|
|
W |
7,772,392 |
|
|
W |
60,482 |
|
|
W |
370,103 |
|
|
W |
7,772,392 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(1) |
Includes allowance for guarantees and acceptances, allowance
for unfunded loan commitment and liabilities recorded under FIN.
45. |
Financial stand-by letters of credit represent irrevocable
obligations to pay third party beneficiaries when its customers
fail to repay loans or debt instruments, which are generally in
foreign currencies.
Other financial guarantees are used in various transactions to
enhance the credit standing of the Groups customers. They
represent irrevocable assurance, subject to satisfaction of
certain conditions, that the Group will make payment in the
event that the customers fail to fulfill their obligations to
third parties. Such financial obligations include a return of
security deposits and the payment of service fees.
Performance letters of credit and guarantees are issued to
guarantee customers tender bids on construction or similar
projects or to guarantee completion of such projects in
accordance with contractual terms. They are also issued to
support a customers obligation to supply specified
products, commodities, maintenance or other services to third
parties.
Liquidity facilities to SPEs represent irrevocable commitments
to provide contingent liquidity credit lines including
commercial paper purchase commitments to SPEs for which the
Group serves as the administrator. The SPEs are established by
clients to obtain funding from the commercial paper market or
the corporate debt market by transferring assets to the SPEs.
The Group has commitments to provide liquidity to the SPEs in
amounts up to W2,485,302 million at December 31, 2005.
Although the Group does not sell assets to these SPEs, it would
be required to provide funding under the liquidity facilities in
the event that the SPEs do not hold enough funds to make
scheduled payments on their outstanding senior debt securities.
Under the commercial paper purchase commitments, the Group is
required to purchase commercial paper issued by the SPEs when
enough funding is not available in the commercial paper market.
The Group has limited credit exposure to these SPEs because the
risk of first loss is borne by the clients or other third
parties, or the SPEs are over-collateralized with the assets
sold to them.
Loans sold with recourse represent certain nonperforming loans
the Group sold to Korea Asset Management Cooperation
(KAMCO) prior to 1999. These are accounted for as sales and
derecognized from the consolidated balance sheet since the
controls over these loans have been surrendered. The sales
agreements contain a recourse liability under which KAMCO can
obligate the Group to repurchase certain of
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
these related loans if the related debtors fail to perform in
accordance with specific restructuring plans. The recourse
liability has no expiration date. Outstanding loans for which
the Group has a recourse obligation amounted to
W29,688 million and W21,953 million at
December 31, 2004 and 2005, respectively. At
December 31, 2004 and 2005, the Group has recorded in
accrued expenses and other liabilities, W8,735 million and
W4,069 million, respectively, representing its estimated
obligation to repurchase the loans with recourse.
Guarantees on trust accounts represent guarantee on the
Guaranteed Principal Money Trusts which require the Group to
guarantee the return of the principal amount invested at the
termination of a fixed term deposit. The Group manages and
administers trust assets in a capacity of agent for fiduciary on
behalf of its customers. Trust assets and liabilities are
excluded from the consolidated financial statements of the
Group, and are recorded in separate accounts from those of the
Groups business. The guarantees on trusts funds qualify as
derivatives under SFAS 133, and are included in trading
liabilities at fair value on the Groups consolidated
balance sheet with corresponding changes included in earnings.
See Note 36 and 37 for further discussion related to trust
accounts.
The Group enters into certain guarantee contracts that meet the
characteristics of a derivative under SFAS No. 133.
Such derivatives effectively guarantee the return on
counterpartys referenced portfolio of assets. These credit
derivatives will expire on various dates up to March 20,
2011 and have an aggregate notional amount of
W65,845 million, which represents the maximum potential
amount of future payments on the contracts. At December 31,
2005, these derivatives were recorded on the balance sheet at
fair value of W100 million and W371 million in trading
assets and liabilities, respectively.
The primary components of assets pledged as collateral for
borrowings and other purposes at December 31 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Short-term and long-term deposits
|
|
W |
21,314 |
|
|
W |
64 |
|
Trading securities
|
|
|
423,243 |
|
|
|
663,229 |
|
Available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
12,683,355 |
|
|
|
11,473,807 |
|
Held-to-maturity securities
|
|
|
758,446 |
|
|
|
1,546,167 |
|
Loans
|
|
|
2,975,468 |
|
|
|
2,430,559 |
|
Real estate
|
|
|
29,326 |
|
|
|
31,361 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
31,362 |
|
|
|
29,910 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
16,922,514 |
|
|
W |
16,175,097 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32. |
Concentrations of Geographic and Credit Risks |
Loans to borrowers based in Korea represented approximately 98%
of the Groups loan portfolio at December 31, 2004 and
2005. Investments in debt and equity securities of Korean
entities represented approximately 99% and 99% of the
Groups investment portfolio at December 31, 2004 and
2005, respectively.
Concentrations of credit risk arise when a number of customers
are engaged in similar business activities, or activities in the
same geographic region, or have similar economic characteristics
that would cause their
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
ability to meet their contractual obligations to be similarly
affected by changes in economic conditions. Note 6 and
Note 7 discuss the types of securities in which the Group
invests. Note 8 discusses the type of loans in which the
Group engages.
The Group regularly monitors various segments of its credit risk
portfolio to assess potential concentration of risks and to
obtain collateral when deemed necessary. Except for securities
issued by KDIC, BOK and other governmental entities, no entity
was responsible for 10% or more of the Groups total loans
outstanding, trading assets and liabilities, available-for-sale
securities,
held-to-maturity debt
securities or total interest and dividend income at
December 31, 2004 and 2005 and for each of the three years
ended on December 31, 2005.
The table below indicates major products including both
on-balance sheet (principally loans) and off-balance sheet
(principally commitments to extend credit) exposures at
December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
On-Balance | |
|
Off-Balance | |
|
|
|
On-Balance | |
|
Off-Balance | |
|
|
Credit Exposure | |
|
Sheet | |
|
Sheet | |
|
Credit Exposure | |
|
Sheet | |
|
Sheet | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Commercial and industrial
|
|
W |
58,789,035 |
|
|
W |
35,653,127 |
|
|
W |
23,135,908 |
|
|
W |
66,211,349 |
|
|
W |
35,728,132 |
|
|
W |
30,483,217 |
|
Other commercial
|
|
|
40,946,060 |
|
|
|
17,988,288 |
|
|
|
22,957,772 |
|
|
|
44,825,210 |
|
|
|
21,408,703 |
|
|
|
23,416,507 |
|
Lease financing
|
|
|
981,002 |
|
|
|
981,002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
754,473 |
|
|
|
754,473 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage and home equity
|
|
|
22,439,050 |
|
|
|
22,180,112 |
|
|
|
258,938 |
|
|
|
26,142,838 |
|
|
|
25,840,334 |
|
|
|
302,504 |
|
Credit cards
|
|
|
28,337,772 |
|
|
|
4,731,913 |
|
|
|
23,605,859 |
|
|
|
33,955,266 |
|
|
|
17,874,852 |
|
|
|
16,080,414 |
|
Other consumer
|
|
|
21,247,470 |
|
|
|
15,545,796 |
|
|
|
5,701,674 |
|
|
|
9,801,956 |
|
|
|
4,241,562 |
|
|
|
5,560,394 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
172,740,389 |
|
|
W |
97,080,238 |
|
|
W |
75,660,151 |
|
|
W |
181,691,092 |
|
|
W |
105,848,056 |
|
|
W |
75,843,036 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33. |
Related Party Transactions |
A number of banking transactions are entered into with related
parties in the normal course of business. These include trust
accounts managed by the Group, and loans to executives,
directors and affiliated parties.
Under the Korean Trust Law and the Korean
Trust Business Act, the Group serves as trustees to the
trust accounts in a trust management capacity in the normal
course of business. See Note 35 for more information on
trust accounts.
|
|
|
Loans to Executives, Directors and Affiliated
Parties |
The table below summarizes the changes in the amount of loans to
executive officers, directors, director nominees, their
immediate families and companies affiliated with the directors
at December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Loans at beginning of the year
|
|
W |
132,410 |
|
|
W |
213,270 |
|
New loans
|
|
|
108,893 |
|
|
|
26,660 |
|
Repayments
|
|
|
(28,033 |
) |
|
|
(59,233 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans at end of the year
|
|
W |
213,270 |
|
|
W |
180,697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The outstanding balances at December 31, and the related
income and expenses for the years ended for related party
transactions are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Executives, | |
|
|
|
Executives, | |
|
|
|
Executives, | |
|
|
|
|
Directors and | |
|
|
|
Directors and | |
|
|
|
Directors and | |
|
|
Trust | |
|
Affiliated | |
|
Trust | |
|
Affiliated | |
|
Trust | |
|
Affiliated | |
|
|
Accounts | |
|
Parties | |
|
Accounts | |
|
Parties | |
|
Accounts | |
|
Parties | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Loans
|
|
W |
|
|
|
W |
132,410 |
|
|
W |
|
|
|
W |
213,270 |
|
|
W |
|
|
|
W |
180,697 |
|
Accrued expenses and other assets
|
|
|
27,659 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91,624 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65,795 |
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term borrowings
|
|
|
859,974 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
600,924 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
669,427 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
669 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
354 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
768 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net trust management fees
|
|
|
50,177 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
115,711 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
104,955 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense on short-term borrowings
|
|
|
10,910 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,985 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,714 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest on loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,526 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,828 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,538 |
|
It is the Groups policy to make loans available to
employees and officers on terms equivalent to those at which it
extends credit to unrelated parties. The Group does not
customarily track or aggregate the total earnings on such loans
as outstanding amounts are not material.
For management reporting purposes, the Groups business
segment results are reported to management under Korean GAAP.
The Group is organized into six major business segments through
its two primary distribution channels for the Groups
financial products and services consisting of Shinhan Bank and
Chohung Bank (acquired in August 2003): retail banking,
corporate banking, securities brokerage services, credit card,
treasury and securities investment of Shinhan Bank and treasury
and international business for Chohung Bank, and other banking
services. The Groups reportable segments are based on the
nature of the products and services provided, the type or class
of customers, and the Groups management organization, and
provide the basis on which the Group reports its primary segment
information:
|
|
|
|
|
Retail banking Activities within this segment
include savings and demand deposits, consumer loans and
mortgages of individual customers and sole proprietors who
borrowed W1,000 million or less. |
|
|
|
Corporate banking Activities within this
segment include loans, overdrafts, other credit facilities,
deposits in foreign currencies and other foreign currency
activities. The corporate banking segments assets and
liabilities are mainly from transactions with customers
including small and medium sized private companies, publicly
traded enterprises and sole proprietors who borrowed more than
W1 billion. |
|
|
|
Securities brokerage services Activities
within this segment include a full range of brokerage services,
investment advice and financial planning to retail customers,
and various investment banking services to corporate customers
conducted through Good Morning Shinhan Securities. |
|
|
|
Credit card Activities within this segment
include processing domestic as well as overseas credit and debit
card operations conducted through Shinhan Card and Chohung Bank.
The credit card segments assets and liabilities are mainly
from transactions with individual or corporate cardholders and
card merchants. |
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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury and securities investment Activities
within this segment include Shinhan Banks internal asset
and liability management, proprietary trading in securities and
derivatives, and proprietary investment in security portfolios
using Shinhan Banks capital. |
|
|
|
Treasury and international business
Activities within this segment include Chohung Banks
internal asset and liability management, proprietary trading in
securities and derivatives, proprietary investment in security
portfolios using Chohung Banks capital, and operation of
Chohung Banks overseas branches. |
|
|
|
Other banking services Activities within this
segment include Shinhan Banks impaired loan management,
administration of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank operations, and
operation of Shinhan Banks overseas branches. |
Other operations of the Group comprise activities of the holding
company and other subsidiaries such as Jeju Bank, Shinhan
Capital and Shinhan Life Insurance, none of which constitutes a
separately reportable segment.
Operating revenues and expenses and interest income and expense,
related to both third party and intersegment transactions, are
included in determining the operating earnings of each
respective segment. The provision for income tax is comprised of
corporate income tax and resident tax surcharges. The income tax
expenses are allocated to the respective segment based upon
performance.
Transactions between the business segments are reflected on
terms established by management.
The Group continuously assesses its assumptions, methodologies
and reporting classifications to better reflect the nature and
activities of the Groups business segments. The
Groups business segments for the year ended
December 31, 2005 have not changed, except that Shinhan
Life Insurance was included in the other operations of the
Group. The Group operates and evaluates business segments of
Shinhan Bank and Chohung bank separately.
F-78
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Information about reporting segments at and for the years ended
December 31, is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Shinhan Bank | |
|
|
|
Chohung Bank | |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury & | |
|
Other | |
|
Securities | |
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury & | |
|
|
|
Other | |
|
|
|
Subtotal | |
|
|
|
|
Retail | |
|
Corporate | |
|
Securities | |
|
Banking | |
|
Brokerage | |
|
Credit | |
|
Retail | |
|
Corporate | |
|
International | |
|
Credit | |
|
Banking | |
|
|
|
before | |
|
US GAAP | |
|
Inter-Segment | |
|
|
|
|
Banking | |
|
Banking | |
|
Investment | |
|
Services | |
|
Services(1) | |
|
Card(2) | |
|
Banking | |
|
Banking | |
|
Business | |
|
Card | |
|
Services | |
|
Other | |
|
Elimination | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
Transactions(3) | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Net interest income
|
|
W |
781,600 |
|
|
W |
433,993 |
|
|
W |
64,630 |
|
|
W |
211,695 |
|
|
W |
34,272 |
|
|
W |
321,686 |
|
|
W |
418,054 |
|
|
W |
62,404 |
|
|
W |
(26,154 |
) |
|
W |
236,974 |
|
|
W |
(10,425 |
) |
|
W |
197,907 |
|
|
W |
2,726,636 |
|
|
W |
(401,139 |
) |
|
W |
7,392 |
|
|
W |
2,332,889 |
|
Non-interest income
|
|
|
439,446 |
|
|
|
314,895 |
|
|
|
839,330 |
|
|
|
127,300 |
|
|
|
621,902 |
|
|
|
636 |
|
|
|
94,601 |
|
|
|
70,855 |
|
|
|
234,214 |
|
|
|
577 |
|
|
|
7,317 |
|
|
|
495,552 |
|
|
|
3,246,625 |
|
|
|
(103,211 |
) |
|
|
(2,025,060 |
) |
|
|
1,118,354 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
1,221,046 |
|
|
|
748,888 |
|
|
|
903,960 |
|
|
|
338,995 |
|
|
|
656,174 |
|
|
|
322,322 |
|
|
|
512,655 |
|
|
|
133,259 |
|
|
|
208,060 |
|
|
|
237,551 |
|
|
|
(3,108 |
) |
|
|
693,459 |
|
|
|
5,973,261 |
|
|
|
(504,350 |
) |
|
|
(2,017,668 |
) |
|
|
3,451,243 |
|
Provision for credit losses
|
|
|
63,765 |
|
|
|
272,639 |
|
|
|
(10,841 |
) |
|
|
109,488 |
|
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
235,936 |
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
145,037 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
199,454 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
(8,797 |
) |
|
|
1,156,955 |
|
|
|
(179,065 |
) |
|
|
(12,303 |
) |
|
|
965,587 |
|
Non-interest expense
|
|
|
562,619 |
|
|
|
261,096 |
|
|
|
851,750 |
|
|
|
344,475 |
|
|
|
564,012 |
|
|
|
176,449 |
|
|
|
296,062 |
|
|
|
33,330 |
|
|
|
249,639 |
|
|
|
120,378 |
|
|
|
39,686 |
|
|
|
234,475 |
|
|
|
3,733,971 |
|
|
|
(6,667 |
) |
|
|
(2,011,384 |
) |
|
|
1,715,920 |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
34,971 |
|
|
|
3,194 |
|
|
|
592 |
|
|
|
33,385 |
|
|
|
23,575 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36,962 |
|
|
|
13,385 |
|
|
|
11,106 |
|
|
|
6,785 |
|
|
|
7,119 |
|
|
|
42,074 |
|
|
|
213,148 |
|
|
|
33,653 |
|
|
|
215 |
|
|
|
247,016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) before tax
|
|
|
559,691 |
|
|
|
211,959 |
|
|
|
62,459 |
|
|
|
(148,353 |
) |
|
|
68,613 |
|
|
|
(90,063 |
) |
|
|
29,631 |
|
|
|
(58,493 |
) |
|
|
(52,685 |
) |
|
|
(89,066 |
) |
|
|
(50,213 |
) |
|
|
425,707 |
|
|
|
869,187 |
|
|
|
(352,271 |
) |
|
|
5,804 |
|
|
|
522,720 |
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
|
|
166,228 |
|
|
|
62,952 |
|
|
|
18,550 |
|
|
|
(37,997 |
) |
|
|
32,801 |
|
|
|
(239 |
) |
|
|
26,883 |
|
|
|
711 |
|
|
|
2,436 |
|
|
|
(8,370 |
) |
|
|
3,171 |
|
|
|
3,042 |
|
|
|
270,168 |
|
|
|
11,040 |
|
|
|
(33,806 |
) |
|
|
247,402 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
393,463 |
|
|
|
149,007 |
|
|
|
43,909 |
|
|
|
(110,356 |
) |
|
|
35,812 |
|
|
|
(89,824 |
) |
|
|
2,748 |
|
|
|
(59,204 |
) |
|
|
(55,121 |
) |
|
|
(80,696 |
) |
|
|
(53,384 |
) |
|
|
422,665 |
|
|
|
599,019 |
|
|
|
(363,311 |
) |
|
|
39,610 |
|
|
|
275,318 |
|
US GAAP adjustments
|
|
|
32,708 |
|
|
|
57,164 |
|
|
|
(37,207 |
) |
|
|
(8,013 |
) |
|
|
(2,633 |
) |
|
|
62,440 |
|
|
|
156,506 |
|
|
|
141,382 |
|
|
|
(116,432 |
) |
|
|
(22,170 |
) |
|
|
(45,687 |
) |
|
|
(581,369 |
) |
|
|
(363,311 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intersegment transactions
|
|
|
(141,024 |
) |
|
|
(181,445 |
) |
|
|
9,971 |
|
|
|
209,100 |
|
|
|
15,387 |
|
|
|
114,660 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,135 |
) |
|
|
20,345 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,249 |
) |
|
|
39,610 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated net income (loss)
|
|
W |
285,147 |
|
|
W |
24,726 |
|
|
W |
16,673 |
|
|
W |
90,731 |
|
|
W |
48,566 |
|
|
W |
87,276 |
|
|
W |
159,254 |
|
|
W |
78,043 |
|
|
W |
(151,208 |
) |
|
W |
(102,866 |
) |
|
W |
(99,071 |
) |
|
W |
(161,953 |
) |
|
W |
275,318 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
275,318 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segments total assets
|
|
W |
24,851,188 |
|
|
W |
21,757,503 |
|
|
W |
18,421,101 |
|
|
W |
5,041,401 |
|
|
W |
2,928,017 |
|
|
W |
1,778,191 |
|
|
W |
23,837,861 |
|
|
W |
14,938,062 |
|
|
W |
11,308,167 |
|
|
W |
3,569,073 |
|
|
W |
3,111,520 |
|
|
W |
14,979,278 |
|
|
W |
146,521,362 |
|
|
W |
(1,358,680 |
) |
|
W |
(8,813,351 |
) |
|
W |
136,349,331 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Securities brokerage business is conducted through Good Morning
Shinhan Securities. |
|
(2) |
Credit card business is conducted through Shinhan Card. |
|
(3) |
Includes eliminations for consolidation, intersegment
transactions and certain differences in classification under
management reporting system. |
F-79
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Shinhan Bank | |
|
|
|
Chohung Bank | |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury & | |
|
Other | |
|
Securities | |
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury & | |
|
|
|
Other | |
|
|
|
Subtotal | |
|
|
|
|
Retail | |
|
Corporate | |
|
Securities | |
|
Banking | |
|
Brokerage | |
|
Credit | |
|
Retail | |
|
Corporate | |
|
International | |
|
Credit | |
|
Banking | |
|
|
|
before | |
|
US GAAP | |
|
Inter-Segment | |
|
|
|
|
Banking | |
|
Banking | |
|
Investment | |
|
Services | |
|
Services(1) | |
|
Card(2) | |
|
Banking | |
|
Banking | |
|
Business | |
|
Card | |
|
Services | |
|
Other | |
|
Elimination | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
Transactions(3) | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income
|
|
W |
844,382 |
|
|
W |
529,838 |
|
|
W |
3,662 |
|
|
W |
182,097 |
|
|
W |
54,043 |
|
|
W |
347,968 |
|
|
W |
1,107,296 |
|
|
W |
257,782 |
|
|
W |
(718 |
) |
|
W |
587,550 |
|
|
W |
137,663 |
|
|
W |
(2,607 |
) |
|
W |
4,048,956 |
|
|
W |
(541,271 |
) |
|
W |
66,227 |
|
|
W |
3,573,912 |
|
Non-interest income(4)
|
|
|
557,114 |
|
|
|
475,536 |
|
|
|
1,288,449 |
|
|
|
286,953 |
|
|
|
643,209 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
287,694 |
|
|
|
74,997 |
|
|
|
2,612,061 |
|
|
|
2,350 |
|
|
|
360,342 |
|
|
|
1,710,856 |
|
|
|
8,299,561 |
|
|
|
(5,974,088 |
) |
|
|
(205,272 |
) |
|
|
2,120,201 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
1,401,496 |
|
|
|
1,005,374 |
|
|
|
1,292,111 |
|
|
|
469,050 |
|
|
|
697,252 |
|
|
|
347,968 |
|
|
|
1,394,990 |
|
|
|
332,779 |
|
|
|
2,611,343 |
|
|
|
589,900 |
|
|
|
498,005 |
|
|
|
1,708,249 |
|
|
|
12,348,517 |
|
|
|
(6,515,359 |
) |
|
|
(139,045 |
) |
|
|
5,694,113 |
|
Provision for credit losses
|
|
|
29,712 |
|
|
|
65,943 |
|
|
|
7,820 |
|
|
|
97,605 |
|
|
|
(4,696 |
) |
|
|
175,799 |
|
|
|
465,565 |
|
|
|
(12,176 |
) |
|
|
(12,631 |
) |
|
|
672,851 |
|
|
|
(83,472 |
) |
|
|
23,977 |
|
|
|
1,426,297 |
|
|
|
(1,257,428 |
) |
|
|
(33,454 |
) |
|
|
135,415 |
|
Non-interest expense(5)
|
|
|
684,550 |
|
|
|
386,902 |
|
|
|
1,201,264 |
|
|
|
422,726 |
|
|
|
642,572 |
|
|
|
160,998 |
|
|
|
744,102 |
|
|
|
158,775 |
|
|
|
2,627,917 |
|
|
|
235,565 |
|
|
|
266,068 |
|
|
|
508,387 |
|
|
|
8,039,826 |
|
|
|
(4,921,411 |
) |
|
|
(219,872 |
) |
|
|
2,898,543 |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
30,981 |
|
|
|
2,832 |
|
|
|
632 |
|
|
|
35,126 |
|
|
|
15,560 |
|
|
|
5,348 |
|
|
|
53,215 |
|
|
|
1,489 |
|
|
|
768 |
|
|
|
1,263 |
|
|
|
39,982 |
|
|
|
46,458 |
|
|
|
233,654 |
|
|
|
195,181 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
428,835 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) before tax
|
|
|
656,253 |
|
|
|
549,697 |
|
|
|
82,395 |
|
|
|
(86,407 |
) |
|
|
43,816 |
|
|
|
5,823 |
|
|
|
132,108 |
|
|
|
184,691 |
|
|
|
(4,711 |
) |
|
|
(319,779 |
) |
|
|
275,427 |
|
|
|
1,129,427 |
|
|
|
2,648,740 |
|
|
|
(531,701 |
) |
|
|
114,281 |
|
|
|
2,231,320 |
|
Income tax expense(benefit)
|
|
|
194,907 |
|
|
|
163,260 |
|
|
|
24,471 |
|
|
|
(24,813 |
) |
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,233 |
|
|
|
1,723 |
|
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
(2,984 |
) |
|
|
2,570 |
|
|
|
32,202 |
|
|
|
392,765 |
|
|
|
300,093 |
|
|
|
71,593 |
|
|
|
764,451 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
461,346 |
|
|
|
386,437 |
|
|
|
57,924 |
|
|
|
(61,594 |
) |
|
|
43,576 |
|
|
|
5,823 |
|
|
|
130,875 |
|
|
|
182,968 |
|
|
|
(4,667 |
) |
|
|
(316,795 |
) |
|
|
272,857 |
|
|
|
1,097,225 |
|
|
|
2,255,975 |
|
|
|
(831,793 |
) |
|
|
42,688 |
|
|
|
1,466,870 |
|
US GAAP adjustments
|
|
|
(54,683 |
) |
|
|
159,677 |
|
|
|
(43,514 |
) |
|
|
(6,867 |
) |
|
|
15,784 |
|
|
|
35,602 |
|
|
|
(48,736 |
) |
|
|
423,706 |
|
|
|
(83,376 |
) |
|
|
199,194 |
|
|
|
(176,632 |
) |
|
|
(1,251,948 |
) |
|
|
(831,793 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intersegment transactions
|
|
|
(1,185 |
) |
|
|
(93,011 |
) |
|
|
(622 |
) |
|
|
(239 |
) |
|
|
9,849 |
|
|
|
110,954 |
|
|
|
(5,893 |
) |
|
|
57,452 |
|
|
|
(3,871 |
) |
|
|
(576 |
) |
|
|
(2,114 |
) |
|
|
(28,056 |
) |
|
|
42,688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated net income (loss)
|
|
W |
405,478 |
|
|
W |
453,103 |
|
|
W |
13,788 |
|
|
W |
(68,700 |
) |
|
W |
69,209 |
|
|
W |
152,379 |
|
|
W |
76,246 |
|
|
W |
664,126 |
|
|
W |
(91,914 |
) |
|
W |
(118,177 |
) |
|
W |
94,111 |
|
|
W |
(182,779 |
) |
|
W |
1,466,870 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
1,466,870 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segments total assets
|
|
W |
28,076,926 |
|
|
W |
21,648,284 |
|
|
W |
14,734,042 |
|
|
W |
5,666,668 |
|
|
W |
2,956,183 |
|
|
W |
1,469,925 |
|
|
W |
25,363,826 |
|
|
W |
11,894,605 |
|
|
W |
16,584,883 |
|
|
W |
2,486,816 |
|
|
W |
9,058,969 |
|
|
W |
18,816,473 |
|
|
W |
158,757,600 |
|
|
W |
(4,932,814 |
) |
|
W |
(10,316,764 |
) |
|
W |
143,508,022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Securities brokerage business is conducted through Good Morning
Shinhan Securities. |
|
|
(2) |
Credit card business is conducted through Shinhan Card. |
|
|
(3) |
Includes eliminations for consolidation, intersegment
transactions and certain differences in classification under
management reporting system. |
|
|
(4) |
Includes extraordinary gain of W27,507 million. |
|
|
(5) |
Includes cumulative effect of change in accounting principle of
W23,049 million. |
F-80
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Shinhan Bank | |
|
|
|
Chohung Bank | |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury & | |
|
Other | |
|
Securities | |
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury & | |
|
|
|
Other | |
|
|
|
Subtotal | |
|
|
|
|
Retail | |
|
Corporate | |
|
Securities | |
|
Banking | |
|
Brokerage | |
|
Credit | |
|
Retail | |
|
Corporate | |
|
International | |
|
Credit | |
|
Banking | |
|
|
|
before | |
|
US GAAP | |
|
Inter-Segment | |
|
|
|
|
Banking | |
|
Banking | |
|
Investment | |
|
Services | |
|
Services(1) | |
|
Card(2) | |
|
Banking | |
|
Banking | |
|
Business | |
|
Card | |
|
Services | |
|
Other(3) | |
|
Elimination | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
Transactions(4) | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Net interest income
|
|
W |
958,715 |
|
|
W |
578,981 |
|
|
W |
(272,097 |
) |
|
W |
151,058 |
|
|
W |
63,580 |
|
|
W |
355,238 |
|
|
W |
1,080,661 |
|
|
W |
293,639 |
|
|
W |
45,288 |
|
|
W |
598,671 |
|
|
W |
52,994 |
|
|
W |
271,882 |
|
|
W |
4,178,610 |
|
|
W |
(706,977 |
) |
|
W |
2,005 |
|
|
W |
3,473,638 |
|
Non-interest income
|
|
|
391,467 |
|
|
|
397,438 |
|
|
|
2,016,760 |
|
|
|
93,845 |
|
|
|
816,703 |
|
|
|
2,292 |
|
|
|
303,767 |
|
|
|
113,550 |
|
|
|
3,334,388 |
|
|
|
99,738 |
|
|
|
521,428 |
|
|
|
2,135,598 |
|
|
|
10,226,974 |
|
|
|
(7,191,557 |
) |
|
|
(333,636 |
) |
|
|
2,701,781 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
1,350,182 |
|
|
|
976,419 |
|
|
|
1,744,663 |
|
|
|
244,903 |
|
|
|
880,283 |
|
|
|
357,530 |
|
|
|
1,384,428 |
|
|
|
407,189 |
|
|
|
3,379,676 |
|
|
|
698,409 |
|
|
|
574,422 |
|
|
|
2,407,480 |
|
|
|
14,405,584 |
|
|
|
(7,898,534 |
) |
|
|
(331,631 |
) |
|
|
6,175,419 |
|
Provision for credit losses
|
|
|
11,364 |
|
|
|
12,287 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
149,952 |
|
|
|
(3,550 |
) |
|
|
86,177 |
|
|
|
246,092 |
|
|
|
111,330 |
|
|
|
(40,352 |
) |
|
|
392,147 |
|
|
|
(73,443 |
) |
|
|
23,714 |
|
|
|
915,718 |
|
|
|
(1,094,656 |
) |
|
|
(4,550 |
) |
|
|
(183,488 |
) |
Non-interest expense
|
|
|
530,567 |
|
|
|
260,034 |
|
|
|
1,811,618 |
|
|
|
405,600 |
|
|
|
747,699 |
|
|
|
207,459 |
|
|
|
777,890 |
|
|
|
198,521 |
|
|
|
3,443,661 |
|
|
|
155,436 |
|
|
|
442,205 |
|
|
|
343,776 |
|
|
|
9,324,466 |
|
|
|
(5,623,340 |
) |
|
|
(400,723 |
) |
|
|
3,300,403 |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
30,130 |
|
|
|
3,316 |
|
|
|
326 |
|
|
|
34,995 |
|
|
|
15,082 |
|
|
|
5,478 |
|
|
|
53,611 |
|
|
|
2,660 |
|
|
|
1,174 |
|
|
|
1,073 |
|
|
|
36,057 |
|
|
|
40,869 |
|
|
|
224,771 |
|
|
|
152,579 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
377,350 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) before tax
|
|
|
778,121 |
|
|
|
700,782 |
|
|
|
(67,281 |
) |
|
|
(345,644 |
) |
|
|
121,052 |
|
|
|
58,416 |
|
|
|
306,835 |
|
|
|
94,678 |
|
|
|
(24,807 |
) |
|
|
149,753 |
|
|
|
169,603 |
|
|
|
1,999,121 |
|
|
|
3,940,629 |
|
|
|
(1,333,117 |
) |
|
|
73,642 |
|
|
|
2,681,154 |
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
|
|
212,824 |
|
|
|
191,671 |
|
|
|
(18,402 |
) |
|
|
(94,537 |
) |
|
|
33,812 |
|
|
|
4,175 |
|
|
|
(19,257 |
) |
|
|
(5,942 |
) |
|
|
(15,200 |
) |
|
|
(9,399 |
) |
|
|
(10,645 |
) |
|
|
29,945 |
|
|
|
299,045 |
|
|
|
543,082 |
|
|
|
100,259 |
|
|
|
942,386 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
565,297 |
|
|
|
509,111 |
|
|
|
(48,879 |
) |
|
|
(251,107 |
) |
|
|
87,240 |
|
|
|
54,241 |
|
|
|
326,092 |
|
|
|
100,620 |
|
|
|
(9,607 |
) |
|
|
159,152 |
|
|
|
180,248 |
|
|
|
1,969,176 |
|
|
|
3,641,584 |
|
|
|
(1,876,199 |
) |
|
|
(26,617 |
) |
|
|
1,738,768 |
|
US GAAP adjustments
|
|
|
(43,949 |
) |
|
|
180,345 |
|
|
|
(56,282 |
) |
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
(11,575 |
) |
|
|
35,521 |
|
|
|
15,784 |
|
|
|
(186,138 |
) |
|
|
(146,123 |
) |
|
|
241,033 |
|
|
|
(89,241 |
) |
|
|
(1,815,726 |
) |
|
|
(1,876,199 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intersegment transactions
|
|
|
(15,544 |
) |
|
|
(88,837 |
) |
|
|
(6,012 |
) |
|
|
(1,485 |
) |
|
|
6,572 |
|
|
|
84,727 |
|
|
|
(39,039 |
) |
|
|
82,496 |
|
|
|
(18,467 |
) |
|
|
(3,049 |
) |
|
|
(15,860 |
) |
|
|
(12,119 |
) |
|
|
(26,617 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated net income (loss)
|
|
W |
505,804 |
|
|
W |
600,619 |
|
|
W |
(111,173 |
) |
|
W |
(252,440 |
) |
|
|
82,237 |
|
|
|
174,489 |
|
|
|
302,837 |
|
|
|
(3,022 |
) |
|
|
(174,197 |
) |
|
|
397,136 |
|
|
|
75,147 |
|
|
|
141,331 |
|
|
|
1,738,768 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,738,768 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segments total assets
|
|
W |
31,194,906 |
|
|
W |
23,571,673 |
|
|
W |
17,347,719 |
|
|
W |
3,527,670 |
|
|
W |
3,882,713 |
|
|
W |
1,532,291 |
|
|
W |
27,755,451 |
|
|
W |
11,985,147 |
|
|
W |
13,342,010 |
|
|
W |
2,156,188 |
|
|
W |
11,370,730 |
|
|
W |
27,281,908 |
|
|
W |
174,948,406 |
|
|
W |
(10,200,361 |
) |
|
W |
(9,632,732 |
) |
|
W |
155,115,313 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Securities brokerage business is conducted through Good Morning
Shinhan Securities. |
|
(2) |
Credit card business is conducted through Shinhan Card. |
|
(3) |
Includes, among others, the life insurance business conducted
through Shinhan Life Insurance. |
|
(4) |
Includes eliminations for consolidation, intersegment
transactions and certain differences in classification under
management reporting system. |
F-81
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Following is a reconciliation of the business segments
total assets to the consolidated total assets at
December 31.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Segments total assets
|
|
W |
158,757,600 |
|
|
W |
174,948,406 |
|
US GAAP adjustments
|
|
|
(4,932,814 |
) |
|
|
(10,200,361 |
) |
Intersegment transactions
|
|
|
(10,316,764 |
) |
|
|
(9,632,732 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated total assets
|
|
W |
143,508,022 |
|
|
W |
155,115,313 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Following is a reconciliation of the business segments
total revenues to the consolidated total revenues for the years
ended December 31.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Segments total revenues
|
|
W |
5,973,261 |
|
|
W |
12,348,517 |
|
|
W |
14,405,584 |
|
US GAAP adjustments
|
|
|
(504,350 |
) |
|
|
(6,515,359 |
) |
|
|
(7,898,534 |
) |
Intersegment transactions
|
|
|
(2,017,668 |
) |
|
|
(139,045 |
) |
|
|
(331,631 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated total revenues
|
|
W |
3,451,243 |
|
|
W |
5,694,113 |
|
|
W |
6,175,419 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The adjustments presented in the tables above represent
adjustments made to consolidated total assets and consolidated
total revenues not specifically allocated to individual business
segments.
Geographic segment disclosures have been excluded as assets and
revenues attributable to external customers in foreign countries
are not significant.
35. Trust Accounts
The Group offers a variety of asset management and
administrative services under trust arrangement in accordance
with the Korean Trust Law and the Korean
Trust Business Act. In a trust management capacity, the
Group is required to exercise due care in managing and
preserving the trust assets. The trust accounts managed by the
Group are classified into performance based trusts and
guaranteed trusts in terms of the nature of the trusts, and the
guaranteed trusts consist of Guaranteed Principal Money Trusts
and Guaranteed Fixed Rate Money Trusts.
The Guaranteed Principal Money Trusts require the Group to
guarantee the return of the principal amount invested at the
termination of a fixed term deposit. Additionally, the Group
guarantees a specified rate of return on the principal amount
invested in Guaranteed Fixed Rate Money Trusts. Based on the
Groups analysis of potential risk and reward generated
from the guaranteed trusts, the Guaranteed Fixed Rate Money
Trusts were consolidated in the Groups consolidated
financial statements in accordance with FIN 46R. See
Note 36 for further discussion on the consolidation scope
of the trust accounts,
With respect to managing of the trust accounts, the Group
charges investment management fees on the Guaranteed Principal
Money Trusts and other performance based trusts, and receives
commission income, including penalty charges for early
withdrawal of fixed term deposits.
36. Securitizations and Variable
Interest Entities
The Group primarily securitizes, sells and services corporate
loans, credit card receivables, mortgage and student loans. In
certain situations, the Group also provides liquidity guarantees
to investors in the beneficial interests and standby letters of
credit as discussed in Note 31.
F-82
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Group recognized net gain (loss) of W(46,604) million,
W1,023 million, and W94,411 million in 2003, 2004, and
2005, respectively, related to securitizations and sale of loans
in which the Group has surrendered control.
The Group may, in the normal course of its business, provide
various products and services to various entities which may be
deemed to be variable interest entities such as asset-backed
securitization of performing and/or non-performing loans,
various investment funds, guaranteed trusts and SPEs created for
structured financing. The Group may provide liquidity
facilities, may be a party to derivative contracts with VIEs,
may provide loss enhancement in the form of credit and other
guarantees to the VIEs, may be the investment manager and may
also have an ownership interest or other investment in certain
VIEs. In general, the investors in the obligations of
consolidated VIEs have recourse only to the assets of those VIEs
and do not have recourse to the Group, except where the Group
has provided a guarantee to the investors or is the counterparty
to a derivative transaction involving the VIE.
The following table represents the carrying amounts and
classification of consolidated assets that are collateral for
VIE obligations, including VIEs where the Group is the primary
beneficiary:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Loans
|
|
W |
2,527,651 |
|
|
W |
2,008,800 |
|
Securities
|
|
|
4,115,372 |
|
|
|
4,710,614 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
416,940 |
|
|
|
529,467 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
7,059,963 |
|
|
W |
7,248,881 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Of the W7,059,963 million and W7,248,881 million of
total assets of VIEs consolidated by the Group at
December 31, 2004 and 2005, respectively,
W4,416,037 million and W4,810,734 million represent
structured transaction where the Group packages and securitizes
assets or the Group provides credit enhancement or liquidity
guarantees; W2,597,262 million and W2,406,142 million
represent investment trusts that holds investments on behalf of
the Group; W46,664 million and W32,005 million
represent the Guaranteed Fixed Rate Money Trusts constructed by
the Group.
The Group consolidated its Guaranteed Fixed Rate Money Trusts
because the Group was deemed to be the primary beneficiary.
These trusts were constructed by the Group and the Group would
absorb the majority of the expected losses of the trusts by
providing a guarantee of the principal and a fixed rate of
return on the principal amount invested. The Group did not
consolidate its Guaranteed Principal Money Trusts or performance
based trusts because the Group was not the primary beneficiary.
In addition to the VIEs that are consolidated in accordance with
FIN 46R, the Group has significant variable interests in
certain other VIEs that are not consolidated because the Group
is not the primary beneficiary. These VIEs are structured by
other third parties. In all cases, the Group does not absorb the
majority of the VIEs expected losses nor does it receive a
majority of the VIEs expected residual returns, or both.
These VIEs facilitate client transactions, and the Group
provides the VIEs with administration services and liquidity.
The transactions with these VIEs are conducted at an arms
length, and individual credit decisions are based upon the
analysis of the specific VIE, taking into consideration of the
quality of the underlying assets. The Group records and reports
these transactions with the VIEs similar to any other third
party transactions.
F-83
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following table presents, by type of VIE, the total assets
and maximum exposure to loss as a result of the involvement of
significant VIEs which have not been consolidated at
December 31, 2004 and 2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Maximum | |
|
|
|
Maximum | |
|
|
Total Assets | |
|
Exposure | |
|
Total Assets | |
|
Exposure | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
SPEs created for structured financing
|
|
W |
2,946,962 |
|
|
W |
1,514,870 |
|
|
W |
4,302,822 |
|
|
W |
2,743,489 |
|
Credit enhancement provided to SPEs
|
|
|
2,880,693 |
|
|
|
1,123,710 |
|
|
|
13,554,109 |
|
|
|
3,055,887 |
|
Collateralized loan obligation
|
|
|
10,117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,342 |
|
|
|
|
|
Guaranteed principal money trusts
|
|
|
3,199,292 |
|
|
|
3,124,430 |
|
|
|
3,160,917 |
|
|
|
3,060,652 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
W |
9,037,064 |
|
|
W |
5,763,010 |
|
|
W |
21,031,190 |
|
|
W |
8,860,028 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As most of these liquidity facilities expire without being
drawn, the total variable interest in these VIEs is not, in the
Groups view, representative of the Groups actual
future funding requirement.
F-84
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
37. Other Comprehensive
Income
The components of other comprehensive income and related tax
effects for the years ended December 31 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign | |
|
Net Unrealized | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
Currency | |
|
Gain on | |
|
Other | |
|
|
Translation | |
|
Available-for- | |
|
Comprehensive | |
|
|
Adjustments | |
|
Sale Securities(1) | |
|
Income | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Balance at January 1, 2003
|
|
W |
7,995 |
|
|
W |
62,366 |
|
|
W |
70,361 |
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax effect of
W742
|
|
|
(1,956 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,956 |
) |
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax
effect of W5,518
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,549 |
|
|
|
14,549 |
|
Less: Reclassification adjustment for net realized gain included
in income, net of tax effect W9,428
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,858 |
|
|
|
24,858 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2003
|
|
|
6,039 |
|
|
|
52,057 |
|
|
|
58,096 |
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax effect of
W7,003
|
|
|
(18,462 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(18,462 |
) |
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax
effect of W47,851
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
128,195 |
|
|
|
128,195 |
|
Less: Reclassification adjustment for net realized gain included
in income, net of tax effect W3,776
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,956 |
|
|
|
9,956 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2004
|
|
|
(12,423 |
) |
|
|
170,296 |
|
|
|
157,873 |
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax effect of
W4,561
|
|
|
(12,024 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,024 |
) |
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax
effect of W81,975
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(220,975 |
) |
|
|
(220,975 |
) |
Less: Reclassification adjustment for net realized gain included
in income, net of tax effect W9,512
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,076 |
|
|
|
25,076 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005
|
|
W |
(24,447 |
) |
|
W |
(75,755 |
) |
|
W |
(100,202 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) |
Equity method investments included. |
38. Subsequent Events
On March 21, 2006, the Group approved at its general
shareholders meeting dividend payments of
W278,077 million or W800 per share of common stock,
and W8,169 million on RCPS.
On March 21, 2006, Shinhan Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Group, approved at its shareholders meeting
dividend payments of W428,412 million or W2,000 per
share of common stock.
On April 3, 2006, Chohung Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Group, merged with Shinhan Bank at the merge ratio of
1:3.8678 and the newly merged bank changed its name to Shinhan
Bank. Additionally, Chohung Bank entered into an agreement to
spin-off its credit card operation and merge it with Shinhan Card
F-85
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Group. Each share of
Chohung Bank was converted into 0.9809 shares of Shinhan
Card on April 3, 2006.
39. Shinhan Financial Group Co.,
Ltd.
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. (the Parent Company) was
incorporated on September 1, 2001 as the holding company
for Shinhan Bank and other subsidiaries. The Parent Company
coordinates the activities of its various subsidiaries to offer
a comprehensive line of financial services to its customers, and
serves as the primary source of funding for its non-banking
subsidiaries including Good Morning Shinhan Securities, Shinhan
Capital and Shinhan Card.
Distributions of retained earnings of Shinhan Bank, Chohung Bank
and Jeju Bank are restricted in order to meet the minimum
capital ratio requirements under the FSC regulations. Also,
retained earnings of Shinhan Bank, Chohung Bank and other
subsidiaries of the Parent Company are restricted in accordance
with the Bank Act of Korea, the Korean Commercial Law and other
laws.
In certain instances, the Parent Company provided guarantees to
other financial institutions that provided funding to its
subsidiaries. At December 31, 2005, the Parent Company has
provided W500,000 million in guarantees, including any
related interest, to a financial institution that provide
financing to Good Morning Shinhan Securities.
The cash dividends paid to the Parent Company by its
subsidiaries and affiliates for the three years ended
December 31, 2005 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Won) | |
Cash dividends paid by:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
W |
185,896 |
|
|
W |
252,807 |
|
|
W |
|
|
|
Equity method investees
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
3,730 |
|
|
|
4,846 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W |
186,896 |
|
|
W |
256,537 |
|
|
W |
4,846 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shinhan Bank and Shinhan Capital paid to the parent company
W367,210 million and W12,000 million, respectively,
through the retirement of treasury stock instead of the cash
dividend in 2005.
F-86
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Parent Companys condensed balance sheets as of
December 31, 2004 and 2005, and the related condensed
statements of income and cash flows for each of three-year
period ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 are as
follows:
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Korean Won) | |
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits with banking subsidiary
|
|
W |
31,145 |
|
|
W |
64,374 |
|
Advances to, and receivables from, subsidiaries:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banking subsidiaries
|
|
|
73,140 |
|
|
|
93,140 |
|
|
Non-banking subsidiaries
|
|
|
1,685,609 |
|
|
|
1,390,910 |
|
Investment (at equity) in subsidiaries:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banking subsidiaries
|
|
|
7,546,185 |
|
|
|
8,729,742 |
|
|
Non-banking subsidiaries
|
|
|
1,064,808 |
|
|
|
1,848,179 |
|
Premises and equipment
|
|
|
2,165 |
|
|
|
2,290 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
63,559 |
|
|
|
159,698 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
W |
10,466,611 |
|
|
W |
12,288,333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term debt
|
|
W |
50,000 |
|
|
W |
85,188 |
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
3,688,841 |
|
|
|
3,860,573 |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
|
|
327,307 |
|
|
|
163,917 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
4,066,148 |
|
|
|
4,109,678 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
735,744 |
|
|
|
367,872 |
|
Stockholders equity
|
|
|
5,664,719 |
|
|
|
7,810,784 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and
stockholders equity
|
|
W |
10,466,611 |
|
|
W |
12,288,333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-87
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Korean Won) | |
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from banking subsidiaries
|
|
W |
185,896 |
|
|
W |
244,807 |
|
|
W |
367,210 |
|
|
Dividends from non banking subsidiaries
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
11,730 |
|
|
|
16,846 |
|
|
Interest income from banking subsidiaries
|
|
|
6,007 |
|
|
|
6,111 |
|
|
|
7,189 |
|
|
Interest income from non banking subsidiaries
|
|
|
91,819 |
|
|
|
108,153 |
|
|
|
88,622 |
|
|
Other interest income
|
|
|
961 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income
|
|
|
735 |
|
|
|
19,253 |
|
|
|
4,749 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income
|
|
|
286,418 |
|
|
|
390,054 |
|
|
|
484,616 |
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
136,889 |
|
|
|
247,711 |
|
|
|
240,609 |
|
|
Salaries and employee benefits
|
|
|
9,998 |
|
|
|
15,328 |
|
|
|
23,163 |
|
|
Other expense
|
|
|
16,712 |
|
|
|
32,490 |
|
|
|
14,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
|
163,599 |
|
|
|
295,529 |
|
|
|
278,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income tax expense and undistributed net income
(loss) of subsidiaries
|
|
|
122,819 |
|
|
|
94,525 |
|
|
|
206,444 |
|
Income tax expense (benefits)
|
|
|
5,682 |
|
|
|
46,480 |
|
|
|
(2,879 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before undistributed net income (loss) of
subsidiaries
|
|
|
117,137 |
|
|
|
48,045 |
|
|
|
209,323 |
|
Equity in undistributed net income (loss) of subsidiaries:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banking subsidiaries
|
|
|
252,766 |
|
|
|
1,259,134 |
|
|
|
1,320,723 |
|
|
Non-banking subsidiaries
|
|
|
(94,585 |
) |
|
|
159,691 |
|
|
|
208,722 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
W |
275,318 |
|
|
W |
1,466,870 |
|
|
W |
1,738,768 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-88
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In millions of Korean Won) | |
Cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
W |
275,318 |
|
|
W |
1,466,870 |
|
|
W |
1,738,768 |
|
|
Less: Net income of subsidiaries
|
|
|
(345,077 |
) |
|
|
(1,675,362 |
) |
|
|
(1,913,501 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent Company net income (loss)
|
|
|
(69,759 |
) |
|
|
(208,492 |
) |
|
|
(174,733 |
) |
|
Depreciation on premises and equipment
|
|
|
696 |
|
|
|
763 |
|
|
|
767 |
|
|
Grant of stock options
|
|
|
6,802 |
|
|
|
1,988 |
|
|
|
7,087 |
|
|
Cash dividends from subsidiaries
|
|
|
186,896 |
|
|
|
256,537 |
|
|
|
384,056 |
|
|
Loss on sale of investment (at equity) in subsidiaries
|
|
|
378 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss on sale of available-for-sales securities
|
|
|
1,755 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
42,936 |
|
|
|
42,919 |
|
|
|
29,487 |
|
|
Unrealized foreign exchange gain
|
|
|
(231 |
) |
|
|
(18,141 |
) |
|
|
(2,156 |
) |
|
Unrealized foreign exchange loss
|
|
|
231 |
|
|
|
18,132 |
|
|
|
2,156 |
|
|
Other assets, net
|
|
|
(35,921 |
) |
|
|
53,937 |
|
|
|
(34,905 |
) |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, net
|
|
|
166,385 |
|
|
|
94,656 |
|
|
|
82,011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
300,168 |
|
|
|
242,299 |
|
|
|
293,770 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments (Advances) from subsidiaries
|
|
|
(1,176,009 |
) |
|
|
168,024 |
|
|
|
272,543 |
|
|
Purchases of investment (at equity) in subsidiaries
|
|
|
(1,128,423 |
) |
|
|
(111,894 |
) |
|
|
(368,104 |
) |
|
Disposition of investment (at equity) in subsidiaries
|
|
|
1,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,912 |
|
|
Net change in premises and equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,706 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sales securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sales
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
(2,302,902 |
) |
|
|
54,424 |
|
|
|
(92,649 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in short-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(44,000 |
) |
|
|
35,188 |
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
|
|
|
2,146,129 |
|
|
|
246,036 |
|
|
|
780,000 |
|
|
Repayments of long-term debt
|
|
|
(18,666 |
) |
|
|
(230,921 |
) |
|
|
(635,600 |
) |
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and stock related awards
|
|
|
27,504 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in treasury stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
Cash dividends paid
|
|
|
(157,493 |
) |
|
|
(242,105 |
) |
|
|
(347,542 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
1,997,474 |
|
|
|
(270,931 |
) |
|
|
(167,892 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks
|
|
|
(5,260 |
) |
|
|
25,792 |
|
|
|
33,229 |
|
Cash and due from banks, beginning of the year
|
|
|
10,613 |
|
|
|
5,353 |
|
|
|
31,145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and due from banks, end of the year
|
|
W |
5,353 |
|
|
W |
31,145 |
|
|
W |
64,374 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
|
W |
93,952 |
|
|
W |
204,791 |
|
|
W |
211,122 |
|
F-89
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
.1 |
|
Articles of Incorporation (in English)* |
|
|
2 |
.1 |
|
Form of Common Stock Certificate (in English)** |
|
|
2 |
.2 |
|
Form of Deposit Agreement to be entered into among Shinhan
Financial Group, Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all owners
and holders from time to time of American depositary receipts
issued thereunder, including the form of American depositary
receipt** |
|
|
2 |
.3 |
|
Long-term debt instruments of Shinhan Financial Group, Shinhan
Bank and other consolidated subsidiaries for which financial
statements are required to be filed are omitted pursuant to
Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K. Shinhan
Financial Group agrees to furnish the Commission on request a
copy of any instrument defining the rights of holders of its
long-term debt and that of any subsidiary for which consolidated
or unconsolidated financial statements are required to be
filed.** |
|
|
4 |
.1 |
|
Stock Purchase Agreement by and between Korea Deposit Insurance
Corporation and Shinhan Financial Group dated July 9,
2003*** |
|
|
4 |
.2 |
|
Investment Agreement by and between Shinhan Financial Group and
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation dated July 9, 2003** |
|
|
4 |
.3 |
|
Agreed Terms, dated June 22, 2004, by and among the
President of Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation, CEO of Shinhan
Financial Group, CEO of Chohung Bank, Chairman of the National
Financial Industry Labor Union of Korea and the Head of the
Chohung Bank Chapter of the National Financial Industry Labor
Union** |
|
|
4 |
.4 |
|
Merger Agreement between Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank (in
English)* |
|
|
4 |
.5 |
|
Split-Merger Agreement between Shinhan Card and Chohung Bank (in
English)* |
|
|
8 |
.1 |
|
List of all Subsidiaries of Shinhan Financial Group |
|
|
12 |
.1 |
|
Certifications of our Chief Executive Officer required by
Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act |
|
|
12 |
.2 |
|
Certifications of our Chief Financial Officer required by
Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act |
|
|
13 |
.1 |
|
Certifications of our Chief Executive Officer required by
Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of
the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) |
|
|
13 |
.2 |
|
Certifications of our Chief Financial Officer required by
Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of
the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) |
|
|
* |
A fair and accurate translation from Korean into English. |
|
|
** |
Incorporated by reference to the registrants previous
filing on
Form 20-F
(No. 001-31798), filed on September 15, 2003. |
|
|
*** |
Incorporated by reference to the registrants previous
filing on
Form 20-F
(No. 001-31798), filed on September 15, 2003.
Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions
of the Stock Purchase Agreement. |
E-1