SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the Month of May 2004 SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. (Translation of registrant's name into English) 120, 2-Ga, Taepyung-Ro, Jung-Gu, Seoul 100-102, Korea (Address of principal executive offices) 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): _______ 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): _______ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form 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 ------ ------ If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_______. DETERMINATION OF EXERCISABLE NUMBER OF STOCK OPTIONS GRANTED TO THE MANAGEMENT OF SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES On May 21, 2004, the exercisable number of stock options granted on May 22, 2002 to the management of Shinhan Financial Group and its subsidiaries was determined as terms of the exercise conditions were finalized. The original number of stock options granted to the management was 530,000 and the exercisable number determined pursuant to the conditions was 406,967. The following is detailed information regarding the exercisable number of stock options. Number of shares Number of exercisable Grantee Originally granted on option determined on May 22, 2002 May 21, 2004 ----------------- --------------------- --------------------- Shinhan Ra, Eung-Chan 100,000 94,416 Financial Choi, Young Hwi 50,000 47,208 Group Shin, Sang Hoon 30,000 28,325 Choi, Bhang-Gil 20,000 18,883 Shinhan Lee, In-Ho 80,000 32,162 Bank Moon, Hong Soon 20,000 17,426 Oh, Young-Kook 20,000 8,041 Lee, Jae Woo 20,000 18,873 Nam, Kee Do 20,000 8,041 Huh, Joong Ok 20,000 15,564 Kim, Sahng-Dae 20,000 18,873 Jang, Myoung-Kee 20,000 14,918 Youn, Gwang Lim 20,000 18,873 Shin, Christopher 15,000 11,673 Lee, Dae Woon 15,000 11,673 Shinhan Lee, Dong Girl 30,000 26,953 Capital Son, Woong Man 10,000 3,828 Hwang, Jung Hun 10,000 3,828 Jung, Yun Kang 10,000 7,409 ------- ------- Total 530,000 406,967 ======= ======= SMALL-SCALE SHARE SWAP APPROVED BY CHOHUNG BANK'S SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING On May 24, 2004, Chohung Bank, one of our bank subsidiaries, held an extraordinary shareholders' meeting and approved the small-scale share swap with Shinhan Financial Group. With the consummation of share swap, Chohung Bank will be our wholly-owned subsidiary. For the detailed information of the small-scale share swap, please refer to our Form 6-K disclosure filed on April 13, 2004. 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. SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. By /s/ Byung Jae Cho ----------------------------------- Name: Byung Jae Cho Title: Chief Financial Officer Date: May 24, 2004