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 July 2008
Kookmin Bank
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
9-1, 2-Ga, Namdaemun-Ro, Jung-Gu, Seoul, Korea 100-703
(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
2008 First Half Earnings Conference
KB invites you to our 2008 First Half Earnings Conference on Monday, July 28, 2008. The conference will be web-cast live throughout the world on our IR website at www.kbstar.com. Investors can participate by telephone during the Q&A session following the presentation.
| • Date |
Monday, July 28, 2008 | |
| • Time |
15:30 (Korea time) | |
| • Format |
Live web-cast and conference call | |
| • Language |
Korean and English. Simultaneous translation will be available for the English-speaking participants. | |
| • Agenda |
2008 First Half Earnings Results and Q&A | |
| • Q&A via telephone | ||
| - From overseas |
82-31-810-3001 | |
| - From Korea |
031-810-3001 | |
| - Pass code |
6412# | |
| - Q&A code |
*1 | |
| • To listen to a recording of the web-cast and conference call | ||
| Instructions |
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| 1. Dial | ||
| - From overseas: |
82-31-810-3100 | |
| - From Korea: |
1566-2258 or 031-810-3100 | |
| 2. Press listening code: |
146524# | |
| - 1 min. F.F.: |
Press 1 | |
| - 5 min. F.F.: |
Press 7 | |
| - 1 min. REW: |
Press 3 | |
| - 5 min. REW: |
Press 9 | |
| - Pause: |
Press 5 | |
| - To cancel pause: |
Press 5 | |
The Conference will be web-cast in Korean and English at www.kbstar.com. The presentation material will also be available for viewing at the time of the web-cast and Q&A session.
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.
| Kookmin Bank | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: July 14, 2008 |
By: | /s/ Donald H. MacKenzie | ||
| (Signature) | ||||
| Name: | Donald H. MacKenzie | |||
| Title: | Senior EVP / CFO | |||
| Executive Director | ||||