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 March 2005
| 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
Request for the conversion of convertible bonds for 13,277,254 shares have been received.
Key Details
| • | Cumulative number of shares converted : 13,277,254 |
- Total number of shares issued : 792,738,086
* Before the conversion request of Dec. 21, 2004
- Percentage : 1.67%
<Convertible bond details>
(In won, shares)
| Bond Type |
||||||||||||
| Request Date |
Series |
Description |
Amount |
Convertible Price |
Number of shares issued |
Date of listing | ||||||
| Dec. 21, 2004 |
6 | Overseas Convertible Bonds |
20,000,000,000 | 5,380 | 3,717,472 | Dec. 28, 2004 | ||||||
| Feb. 17, 2005 |
6 | Overseas Convertible Bonds |
19,452,800,000 | 5,588 | 3,481,173 | Mar. 4, 2005 | ||||||
| Mar. 11, 2005 |
6 | Overseas Convertible Bonds |
43,250,400,000 | 7,313 | 5,914,180 | Mar. 30, 2005 | ||||||
| Mar. 11, 2005 |
6 | Overseas Convertible Bonds |
1,188,500,000 | 7,228 | 164,429 | Mar. 30, 2005 | ||||||
| • | The bonds that have been converted are Series No. 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, and 6-5 of the five issued in order (i.e., Series No. 6-1 ~ 6-5) |
| • | Requested amounts for US $16 million, US $36 million and US $1 million had applied exchange rates of Won 1,215.4, Won 1,201.4 and 1,188.5, respectively |
| • | Date of listing of the shares (converted from the convertible bonds) may change according to the related parties |
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: March 11, 2005 | By: /s/ Young Sun Kim | |
| (Signature) | ||
| Name: Young Sun Kim | ||
| Title: Director | ||