Form 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

Form 6-K

 


 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

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

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of December 2004

 


 

Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 


 

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

(Address of principal executive office)

 


 

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

 

Form 20-F      X            Form 40-F              

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Yes                      No      X    

 



Report regarding conversion of outstanding convertible bonds

 

The requests to convert the convertible bonds issued on March 26, 2003 were made on November 4, 2004, and December 2, 2004, respectively.

 

Key Details

 

  Cumulative number of shares converted : 8,661,914

 

  Total number of shares issued : 784,742,473

 

  Percentage : 1.1%

 

<Convertible bond details>

 

(In won, shares)

 

Request
Date


  

Bond Type


   Amount

   Convertible
Price


  

Number of

shares

issued


   Date of
listing


  

Series


  

Description


           
Nov. 4, 2004    6   

Overseas

Convertible Bonds

   3,584,700,000    5,380    666,301    Nov. 18,
2004
Dec. 2, 2004    6   

Overseas

Convertible Bonds

   43,016,400,000    5,380    7,995,613    Dec. 15,
2004

 

  The bond being converted is Series No. 6-3 of the five issued in order (i.e., Series No. 6-1 ~ 6-5)

 

  Requested amounts are US $3 million and US $36 million, respectively, which equal to the aggregate sum of US $39 million of which the exchange rate of Won 1,194.90 was applied. The exchange rate was fixed at the date of issuance of the bond

 

  Date of listing of the shares (converted from the convertible bonds) may change according to the related parties


<Convertible bond balance>

 

(Shares)

 

Series


   Face value at the time of issuance

  

Balance not converted at

the date of filing


   Converted price

   Shares convertible

6    36,000,000    USD    36,000,000    USD    7,313    5,914,180
6    16,000,000    USD    16,000,000    USD    5,588    3,481,173
6    20,000,000,000    KRW    20,000,000,000    KRW    5,380    3,717,472
6    1,000,000    USD    1,000,000    USD    7,228    164,429

 

  Bonds not being converted are Series No. 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-5 of the five issued in order (i.e., Series No. 6-1 ~ 6-5)


SIGNATURES

 

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

 

   

Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.

   

(Registrant)

Date: December 2, 2004

 

By:

 

/s/ Young Sun Kim


       

(Signature)

   

Name:

 

Young Sun Kim

   

Title:

 

Director