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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2004

Registration No. 333-



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts


KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

Not applicable
(Translation of issuer's name into English)

Republic of Korea
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

4 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004
Telephone (212) 552-4944
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)


Korea Electric Power Corporation, Manhattan Office
600 Third Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, New York 10016
(212) 973-9651
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copy to:

Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.
Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP
570 Lexington Avenue, 44th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(212) 319-7600
  Jin Hyuk Park, Esq.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
7th Floor, Asia Pacific Finance Tower
3 Garden Road, Central
Hong Kong SAR, China (852) 2514-7665

        If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. o

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


Title of each class of
Securities to be registered

  Amount
to be registered

  Proposed maximum
aggregate price per unit(1)

  Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price(2)

  Amount of
registration fee


American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing one-half of a common share of Korea Electric Power Corporation   200,000,000 American Depositary Shares   $0.05   $10,000,000   $1,267.00

(1)
Each Unit represents one American Depositary Share.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.

        The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.





PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

        The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt ("ADR" or "American Depositary Receipt") included as Exhibit A to the form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

Item Number and Caption

  Location in Form of American Depositary
Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus

(1)   Name and address of Depositary   Introductory paragraph

(2)

 

Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities

 

Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center

 

 

Terms of Deposit:

 

 

 

 

(i)

 

Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Shares

 

Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner

 

 

(ii)

 

Procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities

 

Paragraph (15) and (16)

 

 

(iii)

 

Collection and distribution of dividends

 

Paragraphs (12), (14) and (15)

 

 

(iv)

 

Transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material

 

Paragraphs (11), (15) and (16)

 

 

(v)

 

Sale or exercise of rights

 

Paragraph (13)

 

 

(vi)

 

Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization

 

Paragraphs (12) and (17)

 

 

(vii)

 

Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement

 

Paragraphs (20) and (21)

 

 

(viii)

 

Rights of holders of receipts to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of Holders of receipts

 

Paragraph (11)

 

 

(ix)

 

Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities

 

Paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6) and (8)

 

 

(x)

 

Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary

 

Paragraphs (13) and (18)

(3)

 

Fees and Charges

 

Paragraph (7)


Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Item Number and Caption

  Location in Form of American Depositary
Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus

(b)   Statement that Korea Electric Power Corporation is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, accordingly, files certainreports with the Securities and Exchange Commission and that such reports can be inspected by holders of American Depositary Receipts and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Commission in Washington, D.C.   Paragraph (11)


PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3. EXHIBITS


Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS



SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on May 6, 2004.

  Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares

 

By:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Depositary

 

By:

/s/ Joseph M. Leinhauser

  Name: Joseph M. Leinhauser
  Title: Vice President


SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Korea Electric Power Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Seoul, Korea, on May 6, 2004.

  KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION

 

By:

/s/ Kim, Myung-Whan

  Name: Kim, Myung-Whan
  Title: General Manager
  
Signatures

    
Title


 

 

 
*
Han, Joon-Ho
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

*

Park, Hee-Gab

 

Executive Vice President and Director

*

Lee, Hi-Taek

 

Chief Financial Officer and Director

*

Ham, Yoon-Sang

 

Director

*

Kim, Young-Man

 

Director

*

Jung, Tay-Ho

 

Director


Yoon, Meng-Hyun

 

Director

*

Park, You-Kwang

 

Director

*

Park, Chang-Rae

 

Director


Kim, Sung-Gi

 

Director

*

Chang, Suk-Whan

 

Director

*

Rhee, Byeong-Gyu

 

Director


Chang, Sang-Hyon

 

Director

*

Moon, Chung-Sook

 

Director
     


*

Lee, Seog-Yeon

 

Director

 

* By:

/s/ Mr. Kim, Myung-Whan

Mr. Kim, Myung-Whan
Power-of-Attorney


SIGNATURES OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

        Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Korea Electric Power Corporation has signed this Registration Statement or amendment thereto in the City of New York, New York on May 6, 2004.

  Korea Electric Power Corporation
Manhattan Office

 

By:

/s/ Jae Wan Chung

  Name: Jae Wan Chung
  Title: Senior Manager


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number

   
  Sequentially
Numbered Page

(a)   Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement.    

(d)

 

Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.

 

 

(f)

 

Power of Attorney

 

 



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PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
SIGNATURE
SIGNATURES
SIGNATURES OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS