Amendment No.1 to Form 20-F

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 15, 2011

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F/A

(Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One)

 

     ¨   REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

 

     x   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010

OR

 

     ¨   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

OR

 

     ¨   SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report

 

 

Commission File Number: 001-31798

 

 

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

N/A   The Republic of Korea

(Translation of Registrant’s

name into English)

  

(Jurisdiction of incorporation

or organization)

120, 2-Ga, Taepyung-Ro, Jung-Gu

Seoul 100-102, Korea

(Address of principal executive offices)

Sung Hun Yu, +822 6360 3071(T), irshy@shinhan.com, +822 6360 3082 (F), 120, 2- Ga, Taepyung-Ro, Jung-Gu, Seoul 100-102 Korea

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class:        Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered:
Common stock, par value Won 5,000 per share      New York Stock Exchange*
American depositary shares      New York Stock Exchange

 

 

* Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange, pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act

None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of Shinhan Financial Group’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the last full fiscal year covered by this Annual Report: 474,199,587 shares of common stock, par value of Won 5,000 per share.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes  x  No  ¨

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.   Yes  ¨  No  x

Note — Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x  No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  x  No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  x                Accelerated filer  ¨                Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

 

U.S. GAAP  x

     

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued

by the International Accounting Standards Board  ¨

    Other  ¨

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow:  Item 17  ¨  Item 18  ¨

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes  ¨  No  x

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court:  Yes  ¨  No  ¨

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  
EXPLANATORY NOTE      1   
SIGNATURE      2   
EXHIBIT INDEX      3   
EX101.INS    XBRL Instance Document   
EX101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document   
EX101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document   
EX101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document   
EX101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document   
EX101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document   

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

We are filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 20-F/A to our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2011, for the sole purpose of furnishing the Interactive Data File as Exhibit 101.

No other changes have been made to the Form 20-F. This Amendment does not reflect events that have occurred after the June 28, 2011 filing date of the Annual Report on Form 20-F, or modify or update the disclosures presented therein, except to reflect the amendment described above.

 

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SIGNATURE

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 on Form 20-F/A to its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.

Date: July 15, 2011

 

SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD.
By:     

/s/ Jung Kee Min

     Name:   Jung Kee Min
     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

   

Description

101.INS    XBRL Instance Document. *
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. *
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. *
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. *
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. *
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. *

 

* XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 

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