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 September 2007

 

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    

 

Inclusion of Woori Investment Asia Pte. Ltd.

as a second-tier subsidiary of Woori Finance Holdings

Woori Investment & Securities, a subsidiary of Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Woori Finance”), has added Woori Investment Asia Pte. Ltd. as its wholly-owned subsidiary as of September 20, 2007.

Key Details:

 

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Name of company: Woori Investment Asia Pte. Ltd.

 

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Business type: Established in Singapore for Southeast Asian investment banking activities

 

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Paid-in-capital: USD 50,000,000

 

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Summary Financial Information of Woori Investment Asia Pte. Ltd., as of September 3, 2007:

 

         (unit: Won in millions )

Total Assets

    Total Liabilities   

Shareholder’s

Equity

    Capital  

46,995

    0    46,995    46,995  

 

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Reason for inclusion: Newly established as a second-tier subsidiary of Woori Finance

 

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Date of inclusion: September 20, 2007

 

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Number of all subsidiaries of Woori Finance after inclusion of Woori Investment Asia Pte. Ltd.: 25

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: September 20, 2007     By:  

/s/ Byung-Ho Park

      (Signature)
    Name:   Byung-Ho Park
    Title:   Managing Director