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 October 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

 

Woori Finance Holdings’ Key Financial Performance Figures for the third quarter of 2005

 

The preliminary financial performance figures for Woori Finance Holdings for the nine-month period ended on September 30, 2005 on a consolidated basis are as follows.

 

1. Key Earnings Figures

 

(Units: millions of KRW)

 

Item

    3Q 2005
    2Q 2005
    Change
     3Q 2004
    Change
  

Operating

    3Q    3,340,892    3,387,829    -1.39 %   2,638,513    26.62 %

Revenue

    Cumulative Basis    10,460,157    7,127,151    46.76 %   8,586,590    21.82 %

Operating

    3Q    518,518    606,891    -14.56 %   162,008    220.06 %

Profit

    Cumulative Basis    1,562,146    1,043,628    49.68 %   530,141    194.67 %

Recurring

    3Q    489,960    663,997    -26.21 %   273,545    79.11 %

Profit

    Cumulative Basis    1,676,111    1,186,151    41.31 %   560,880    198.84 %

Net Income

    3Q    557,289    464,832    19.89 %   252,474    120.73 %
     Cumulative Basis    1,384,145    826,856    67.40 %   426,783    224.32 %

 

The figures above are subject to adjustment as they are interim numbers and have not been reviewed by our independent auditors.

 

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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: October 26, 2005

   By:  

/s/ Youngsun Kim

    (Signature)
    Name:   Youngsun Kim
    Title:   Director

 

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