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 August 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-_______. SUMMARY OF 2004 1ST HALF BUSINESS REPORT On August 13, 2004, Shinhan Financial Group ("SFG") filed the 2004 1st half business report with the Financial Supervisory Service of the Republic of Korea ("Korea") pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of Korea (the "Business Report"). This is the summary of the Business Report translated into English. Non-material or previously disclosed information are omitted or abridged. The financial information in this report has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Korea. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction of the Group 2. Business 3. Independent Accountant 4. Performance of Affiliated Companies 5. Market Price Information of Our Equity Securities 6. Directors, Executive Officers and Employees Exhibit 1. Independent Accountant's Review Report (Non Consolidated Financial Statements) 2 1. INTRODUCTION OF THE GROUP COMPANY HISTORY - May 2000 Establishment of the Shinhan Financial Group announced. - Oct. 2000 Secretariat for the incorporation of SFG established - Jun. 2001 BOD of Shinhan Bank, Shinhan Securities, Shinhan Capital and Shinhan ITM approved a transition to the holding company structure / Signed a strategic alliance MOU with BNP Paribas - Jul. 2001 Preliminary license granted - Aug. 2001 Shareholders' Meeting of Shinhan Bank, Shinhan Securities, Shinhan Capital and Shinhan ITM approved stock transfer - Aug. 2001 Official license granted - Sep. 2001 Registered SFG incorporation (Capital stock: KRW 1.4617 trillion) / e-Shinhan and Shinhan Macquarie Financial Advisory co. became subsidiaries of the SFG - Dec. 2001 Signed the strategic alliance agreement with BNP Paribas - Apr. 2002 Announced the acquisition of the Good Morning Securities / Established an Integration Committee to coordinate the merger between Shinhan Securities and Good Morning Securities - May 2002 Jeju Bank included as SFG subsidiary - Jun. 2002 Credit card division of Shinhan Bank was spun off and established as a wholly-owned subsidiary, Shinhan Card. - Jul. 2002 Incorporated Shinhan Credit Information Co.,Ltd - Aug. 2002 Good Morning-Shinhan Securities launched and subsequently included as SFG subsidiary - Aug. 2002 Signed a strategic alliance agreement with BNP Paribas for investment trust business - Aug. 2002 Shinhan Credit Information included as SFG subsidiary - Sep. 2002 Sold 50%-1 shares of Shinhan ITMC to BNP Paribas Asset Management Group / Shinhan-BNP Paribas ITMC launched - Oct. 2002 SH&C Life Insurance, a bancassurance joint venture incorporated and included as the Group subsidiary - Jun. 2003 Sold 49% equity share of Shinhan Credit Information to Lone Star Fund - Aug. 2003 Acquired 80.04% equity ownership of Chohung Bank(CHB) from the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation 3 - Sep. 2003 SFG's inclusion of CHB as its subsidiary officially granted - Sep. 2003 Registered with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission and listed on the New York Stock Exchange - Nov. 2003 Acquired a bank holding company license in the US market from the Federal Reserve Board - Dec. 2003 Additional Capital injection into CHB (KRW 200billion) - Mar. 2004 Shinhan Bank sold out 29,873,359 common shares (Common Shares) or 10.15% of Shinhan Financial Group through the block trading before market opens (The Common Shares used to be recognized as treasury shares in our consolidated financial statements) - Apr. 2004 Decided to acquire the minority common shares (135,548,285 or 18.85% of total common shares) of CHB by the end of June 2004 through the small-scale share swap * Exchange ratio: 1 SFG common share = 0.1354 CHB common share - Apr. 2004 Provided a tender offer for the 20% or 27,109,657 shares of the Chohung minority shares before the share swap * Tender offer price : KRW 3,500 per share * Tender offer period: April 26, 2004 ~ May 17, 2004 - Apr. 2004 Terminated the joint venture in the credit information business and bought back Lone Star's 49% ownership in Shinhan Credit Information. - Jun. 2004 Small-scale share swap with CHB completed - July 2004 Delisting of CHB from the Korea Stock Exchange PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES UNDER KOREAN LAW AS OF JUNE 30, 2004 DIRECT SUBSIDIARIES Subsidiaries Ownerships by SFG ------------ ----------------- Shinhan Bank 100.0% Chohung Bank 100.0% Good Morning Shinhan Securities 1) 59.02%2) Shinhan Card 100.0% Shinhan Capital 100.0% Shinhan BNP Paribas ITMC 50.0% Jeju Bank 1) 62.4% SH&C life Insurance 50.0% e-Shinhan 73.7% Shinhan Macquarie 51.0% Shinhan Credit Information 3) 100.0% ----- 4 1. Good Morning Shinhan Securities, and Jeju Bank are listed on the Korea Stock Exchange. 2. Represents our ownership percentage of voting equity securities of Good Morning Shinhan Securities. Currently, both common and preferred stock of Good Morning Shinhan Securities have voting rights. We own 60.5% of common stock of Good Morning Shinhan Securities. 3. On April 29, 2004 we decided to buy back Lone Star's 49 % ownership in Shinhan Credit Information. With this transaction our equity ownership of Shinhan Credit Information increased to 100%. INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES HELD THROUGH DIRECT SUBSIDIARIES Ownerships by Direct Subsidiaries Indirect Subsidiaries the Parent ------------------- --------------------- ------------- Shinhan Bank Shinhan Data System 100.0% Shinhan Finance 100.0% Chohung Bank Chohung ITM 79.8% Chohung Finance 100.0% CHB America Bank 100.0% Chohung Bank GmbH 100.0% Chohung Vina Bank 50.0% CHB Valuemeet 2001 year 1st Securitization 50.0% CHB Valuemeet 2001 year 2nd Securitization 50.0% CHB Valuemeet 2002 year 1st Securitization 50.0% Good Morning Good Morning Shinhan Securities Europe 100.0% Shinhan Securities Good Morning Shinhan Securities USA 100.0% ----- CAPITALIZATION The table below sets forth the changes to the number of issued and outstanding shares of the Group since its incorporation on September 1, 2001. Number of Subscription Total amount Date of shares Par Value price per of capital issuance Purpose of issuance Types of shares issued (KRW) share stock (KRW) ------------ ------------------- ---------------- ----------- --------- ------------ ----------------- 2001.Sept.01 Incorporation Common Shares 292,344,192 5,000 11,761 1,461,720,960,000 2002.Jun. 06 Share Exchange (1) Common Shares 15,891 5,000 - 1,461,800,415,000 2002.Oct.01 Share Exchange (1) Common Shares 786 5,000 - 1,461,804,345,000 2002.Dec.31 Share Exchange (1) Common Shares 256 5,000 - 1,461,805,625,000 2003.Aug.19 Cash Subscription (2) Preferred Shares 6,000,000 5,000 150,000 1,491,805,625,000 2003.Aug.19 Share Exchange (3) Preferred Shares 46,583,961 5,000 18,086 1,724,725,430,000 2003.Aug.19 Share Exchange (4) Preferred Shares 44,720,603 5,000 18,086 1,948,328,445,000 2003.Sept.26 Cash Subscription (5) Common Shares 1,864,065 5,000 14,832 1,957,648,770,000 2003.Oct.01 Share Exchange (1) Common Shares 11,626 5,000 - 1,957,706,900,000 2003. Dec.31 Share Exchange (1) Common Shares 164,484 5,000 - 1,958,529,320,000 2004. Jun.22 Share Exchange (6) Common Shares 14,682,590 5,000 - 2,031,942,270,000 ----------- ----- ------- ----------------- 5 1. Issued in exchange for Shinhan Bank's common shares which were issued as a result of an exercise of warrants by the holders of bonds with warrants. 2. Redeemable preferred shares issued to a third party to raise cash for the Group's purchase of Chohung Bank shares which were held by Korean Deposit Insurance Corporation. 3. Redeemable preferred shares issued as consideration for the Group's purchase of Chohung Bank shares which were held by Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation. 4. Redeemable convertible preferred shares issued as consideration for the Group's purchase of Chohung Bank shares which were held by Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation. 5. BNP Paribas Luxembourg subscribed for 1,864,065 shares of the Group's common stock to maintain its 4% equity ownership on a fully diluted basis taking into account the full conversion of the 44,720,603 shares of redeemable convertible preferred shares issued by the Group to Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation. 6. On July 22, 2004, we issued 14,682,590 of common shares in exchange for Chohung Bank's 108,438,628 common shares. With the small-scale share swap, our equity ownership in Chohung Bank increased from 84.95% to 100.00%. NUMBER OF SHARES BY TYPE The table below sets forth the number of the issued and outstanding shares of the Group as of June 30, 2004. Total amount of Types of Shares Number of Shares par value ------------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------- Common Shares 309,083,890 1,545,419,450,000 Redeemable Preferred Shares 52,583,961 262,919,805,000 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares 44,720,603 223,603,015,000 --------------------------------------- ----------- ----------------- Total 406,388,454 2,031,942,270,000 --------------------------------------- ----------- ----------------- TREASURY STOCK On June 22, 2004, during the small-scale share swap with Chohung Bank, 18,979 numbers of fractional shares were issued because the share swap ratio was 0.1354, which means that one common share of Chohung Bank was exchanged into 0.1354 common share of SFG. On July 7, 2004, we acquired all of the 18,979 fractional shares as treasury stock and paid KRW 17,000 per share to each relevant shareholders of Chohung Bank. The share price was determined by the closing price of July 2, 2004 when our newly issued shares were listed on the Korea Stock 6 Exchange. We plan to reissue the treasury stock in the future with appropriate timing and schedule considered. STOCK OPTIONS Number of Number of Number of Exercise Name of the Granted Exercised Exercisable Price Grant date Guarantee Option (1) option option (KRW) Positions held at ---------- --------------- ---------- --------- ----------- -------- ----------------------- 22-May-02 Ra, Eung-Chan 94,416 - 94,416 18,910 Shinhan Financial Group 22-May-02 Choi, Young Hwi 47,208 - 47,208 18,910 Shinhan Financial Group 22-May-02 Shin, Sang Hoon 28,325 - 28,325 18,910 Shinhan Financial Group 22-May-02 Choi, Bhang-Gil 18,883 - 18,883 18,910 Shinhan Financial Group 22-May-02 Lee, In-Ho 32,162 - 32,162 18,910 Shinhan Bank 22-May-02 Moon, Hong Soon 17,426 - 17,426 18,910 Shinhan Bank 22-May-02 Lee, Jae Woo 18,873 - 18,873 18,910 Shinhan Bank 22-May-02 Huh, Joong Ok 15,564 - 15,564 18,910 Shinhan Bank 22-May-02 Kim, Sahng-Dae 18,873 - 18,873 18,910 Shinhan Bank 22-May-02 Youn, Gwang Lim 18,873 - 18,873 18,910 Shinhan Bank 22-May-02 Oh, Young-Kook 8,041 - 8,041 18,910 Shinhan Bank 22-May-02 Nam, Kee Do 8,041 - 8,041 18,910 Shinhan Bank 22-May-02 Jang, Myoung-Kee 14,918 - 14,918 18,910 Shinhan Bank 22-May-02 Shin, Christoper 11,673 - 11,673 18,910 Shinhan Bank 22-May-02 Lee, Dae Woon 11,673 - 11,673 18,910 Shinhan Bank 22-May-02 Lee, Dong Girl 26,953 - 26,953 18,910 Shinhan Capital 22-May-02 Jung, Yun Kang 7,409 - 7,409 18,910 Shinhan Capital 22-May-02 Son, Woong Man 3,828 - 3,828 18,910 Shinhan Capital 22-May-02 Hwang, Jung Hun 3,828 - 3,828 18,910 Shinhan Capital Song, Byung Kuk 22-May-02 and other 6 officers 13,325 - 13,325 18,910 Shinhan Financial Group 22-May-02 Kim, Duk Jung and 449,929 - 449,929 18,910 - other 329 officers 15-May-03 Ra, Eung-Chan 100,000 - 100,000 11,800 Shinhan Financial Group 15-May-03 Choi, Young Hwi 90,000 - 90,000 11,800 Shinhan Financial Group 15-May-03 Choi, Bhang-Gil 20,000 - 20,000 11,800 Shinhan Financial Group 15-May-03 Han, Min Ky 20,000 - 20,000 11,800 Shinhan Financial Group 15-May-03 Song, Youn Soo 20,000 - 20,000 11,800 Shinhan Financial Group 15-May-03 Shin, Sang Hoon 80,000 - 80,000 11,800 Shinhan Bank 15-May-03 Moon, Hong Soon 20,000 - 20,000 11,800 Shinhan Bank 15-May-03 Lee, Jae Woo 20,000 - 20,000 11,800 Shinhan Bank 15-May-03 Huh, Joong Ok 20,000 - 20,000 11,800 Shinhan Bank 15-May-03 Kim, Sahng-Dae 20,000 - 20,000 11,800 Shinhan Bank 15-May-03 Youn, Gwang Lim 20,000 - 20,000 11,800 Shinhan Bank 15-May-03 Cho, Woo Seop 20,000 - 20,000 11,800 Shinhan Bank 15-May-03 Kim, Hee Soo 20,000 - 20,000 11,800 Shinhan Bank 15-May-03 Han, Do Heui 20,000 - 20,000 11,800 Shinhan Bank 15-May-03 Shin, Christoper 15,000 - 15,000 11,800 Shinhan Bank 15-May-03 Lee, Dae Woon 15,000 - 15,000 11,800 Shinhan Bank 15-May-03 Hong Sung Kyun 30,000 - 30,000 11,800 Shinhan Card 15-May-03 Lee Tae Kyu 10,000 - 10,000 11,800 Shinhan Card 15-May-03 Kim Seong Won 10,000 - 10,000 11,800 Shinhan Card 15-May-03 Shim, Woo Yeob 10,000 - 10,000 11,800 Shinhan Card 15-May-03 Lee, Dong Girl 30,000 - 30,000 11,800 Shinhan Capital --------- -------------- ------ - ------ ------ --------------- 7 Number of Number of Number of Exercise Name of the Granted Exercised Exercisable Price Grant date Guarantee Option (1) option option (KRW) Positions held at ---------- --------------- ---------- --------- ----------- -------- ----------------------- 15-May-03 Jung, Yun Kang 10,000 - 10,000 11,800 Shinhan Capital 15-May-03 Jang, Myoung-Kee 10,000 - 10,000 11,800 Shinhan Capital 15-May-03 Shim, Beom Seong 10,000 - 10,000 11,800 Shinhan Credit Information 15-May-03 Song, Byung Kuk and 14,600 - 14,600 11,800 Shinhan Financial Group other 7 officers 15-May-03 Seo, Jin Won and 501,700 - 501,700 11,800 - other 339 officers 25-Mar-04 Ra, Eung Chan 100,000 - 100,000 21,595 Shinhan Financial Group 25-Mar-04 Choi, Young Hwi 90,000 - 90,000 21,595 Shinhan Financial Group 25-Mar-04 Choi, Bhang Gil 30,000 - 30,000 21,595 Shinhan Financial Group 25-Mar-04 Hong, Chil Sun 20,000 - 20,000 21,595 Shinhan Financial Group 25-Mar-04 Kim, Hee Soo 20,000 - 20,000 21,595 Shinhan Financial Group 25-Mar-04 Cho, Byung Jae 20,000 - 20,000 21,595 Shinhan Financial Group 25-Mar-04 Lee, Baek Soon 20,000 - 20,000 21,595 Shinhan Financial Group 25-Mar-04 Shin, Sang Hoon 80,000 - 80,000 21,595 Shinhan Bank 25-Mar-04 Cho, Jae Ho 20,000 - 20,000 21,595 Shinhan Bank 25-Mar-04 Lee, Jae Woo 20,000 - 20,000 21,595 Shinhan Bank 25-Mar-04 Youn, Gwang Lim 20,000 - 20,000 21,595 Shinhan Bank 25-Mar-04 Cho, Woo Sup 20,000 - 20,000 21,595 Shinhan Bank 25-Mar-04 Han, Min Ky 20,000 - 20,000 21,595 Shinhan Bank 25-Mar-04 Song, Youn Soo 20,000 - 20,000 21,595 Shinhan Bank 25-Mar-04 Han, Do Heui 20,000 - 20,000 21,595 Shinhan Bank 25-Mar-04 Suh, Jin Won 20,000 - 20,000 21,595 Shinhan Bank 25-Mar-04 Yang, Shin Keun 20,000 - 20,000 21,595 Shinhan Bank 25-Mar-04 Oh, Sang Young 15,000 - 15,000 21,595 Shinhan Bank 25-Mar-04 Hong, Sung Kyun 30,000 - 30,000 21,595 Shinhan Card 25-Mar-04 Lee, Tae Gyu 10,000 - 10,000 21,595 Shinhan Card 25-Mar-04 Kim, Seong Won 10,000 - 10,000 21,595 Shinhan Card 25-Mar-04 Shim, Woo Yeop 10,000 - 10,000 21,595 Shinhan Card 25-Mar-04 Kim, Moon Han 10,000 - 10,000 21,595 Shinhan Card 25-Mar-04 Lee, Dong Girl 30,000 - 30,000 21,595 Shinhan Capital 25-Mar-04 Kim, Sahng Dae 10,000 - 10,000 21,595 Shinhan Capital 25-Mar-04 Oh, Seung Keun 10,000 - 10,000 21,595 Shinhan Capital 25-Mar-04 Shim, Beom Seong 10,000 - 10,000 21,595 Shinhan Credit Information 25-Mar-04 Song, Byung Kuk and other 7 officers 13,900 - 13,900 21,595 Shinhan Financial Group 25-Mar-04 Kam, Hong Gon and 582,700 - 582,700 21,595 - other 400 officer --------- ----------------- --------- --- --------- ------ ------------------------- TOTAL 417 persons 3,328,121 - 3,328,121 - - --------- ----------------- --------- --- --------- ------ ------------------------- 1) Number of options granted on May 22, 2002 was adjusted to the current number on May 21 2004 as terms of the exercise condition were finalized. For more detailed information, please refer to our Form 6-Ks filed on May 24, 2004 and June 4, 2004. * The stock options granted in 2002 and 2003 are exercisable during the 4 year period after the second anniversary from the grant date. The stock options granted in 2004 are exercisable during 3 year period after the second anniversary from the grant date. 8 EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP ASSOCIATION BEGINNING BALANCE ENDING BALANCE TYPE OF STOCK (AS OF JANUARY 1ST 2004) INCREASE DECREASE (2) AS OF JULY 15, 2004 (1) ------------- ------------------------ -------- ------------ ------------------------ Common Stock 357,888 292,655 -241 650,302 1) Shinhan Capital participated in the employee stock ownership plan in May 2004. Therefore, the ending balance as of July 15, 2004 consists of as follows; 10,370 shares for Shinhan Financial Group, 633,085 shares for Shinhan Bank, and 6,847 shares for Shinhan Capital. 2) The decrease is due to the retirement of 2 employees of Shinhan Bank under the age limit. 2. BUSINESS SOURCE AND USE OF FUNDS SOURCE OF FUNDS (in millions of Korean Won) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 2003 2002 (Jan.1~Jun.30) (Jan.1~Dec.31) (Jan.1~Dec.31) -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Average Ratio Average Ratio Average Ratio Balance (1) (%) Balance (1) (%) Balance (1) (%) ----------- ------ ----------- ------ ----------- ------ Stockholders' Equity 6,380,716 72.97 4,768,492 73.82 3,877,215 89.45 Capital Stock 1,983,000 22.68 1,660,319 25.70 1,461,770 33.72 Capital Surplus 3,390,233 38.77 2,512,502 38.89 1,976,637 45.60 Retained Earnings 893,120 10.21 692,409 10.72 379,170 8.75 Capital Adjustment 114,362 1.31 (96,738) (1.50) 59,638 1.38 Borrowings 2,363,857 27.03 1,691,375 26.18 457,359 10.55 Debentures 2,030,154 23.22 1,434,951 22.21 359,240 8.29 Other liabilities 333,702 3.82 256,424 3.97 98,119 2.26 --------- ------ --------- ------ --------- ------ Total 8,744,572 100.00 6,459,867 100.00 4,334,574 100.00 --------- ------ --------- ------ --------- ------ 1. The Average Balance was calculated by averaging the ending balance of each quarter. 9 USE OF FUNDS (in millions of Korean Won) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2004 2003 2002 (Jan.1~Jun.30) (Jan.1~Dec.31) (Jan.1~Dec.31) -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Average Ratio Average Ratio Average Ratio Balance (1) (%) Balance (1) (%) Balance (1) (%) ----------- ------ ----------- ------ ----------- ------ Investments on equity stock 6,606,094 75.55 5,882,011 77.81 3,874,018 89.38 Shinhan Bank 3,517,304 40.22 3,139,126 41.53 3,134,106 72.30 Chohung Bank (2) 2,178,747 24.92 1,831,964 24.24 - - Good Morning Shinhan 551,578 6.31 537,265 7.11 447,117 10.32 Securities (3) Shinhan Card 160,363 1.83 191,094 2.53 149,800 3.46 Shinhan Capital 107,906 1.23 95,384 1.26 71,171 1.64 Shinhan BNP Paribas 22,389 0.26 22,109 0.29 39,010 0.90 E-Shinhan 2,641 0.03 3,331 0.04 4,281 0.10 Shinhan Macquarie 1,387 0.02 578 0.01 583 0.01 Jeju Bank 47,391 0.54 44,783 0.59 23,855 0.55 Shinhan Credit Information 3,263 0.04 2,392 0.03 1,169 0.03 SH&C Life Insurance 13,126 0.15 13,985 0.19 2,926 0.07 Investment on Bonds - 0.00 905 0.01 1,279 0.03 Loans 2,019,786 23.10 1,618,091 21.41 390,275 9.00 Fixed Assets 1,564 0.02 1,434 0.02 1,272 0.03 Intangible Assets 392 0.00 471 0.01 163 0.00 Cash Deposit in bank 76,806 0.88 25,326 0.34 57,241 1.32 Other Assets 39,930 0.46 30,808 0.41 10,325 0.24 --------- ------ --------- ------ --------- ------ Total 8,744,572 100.00 7,559,046 100.00 4,334,574 100.00 --------- ------ --------- ------ --------- ------ 1. The Average Balance was calculated by averaging the ending balance of each quarter. 2. The Average Balance of Good Morning Shinhan Securities for 2002 is the sum of the pre-merger balances of Shinhan Securities and Good Morning Securities. 10 OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION REQUISITE CAPITAL RATIO (in millions of Korean Won) ----------------------------------------------- 1st half of 2004 2003 (2) 2002 ---------- --------- --------- Aggregate Amount of Equity Capital (A) 10,256,581 8,847,673 4,842,795 Requisite Capital (B) 7,831,609 7,472,030 3,698,754 Requisite Capital Ratio (A/B) (1) 130.96% 118.41% 130.93% ---------- --------- --------- 1. Under the guidelines issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission applicable to financial holding companies, we, at the holding company level, are required to maintain a minimum requisite capital ratio of 100%. 2. The numbers for the 1st half of 2004 are provisional and are subject to change. WON LIQUIDITY RATIO (in millions of Korean Won) ----------------------------------------- 1st half of 2004 2003 2002 ---------- ------- ------ Won Assets due within 3 months (A) 253,038 16,687 14,945 Won Liabilities due within 3 months (B) 242,469 15,504 6,480 Won Liquidity Ratio (A/B) (1) 104.36% 107.63% 230.63% ------- ------ ------ 1. Under the guidelines issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission, we, at the holding company level, are required to maintain a Won liquidity ratio of not less than 100%. LIABILITIES TO EQUITY RATIO (in millions of Korean Won) ---------------------------------------------- 1st half of 2004 2003 2002 ---------- -------- --------- Liabilities (A) 2,380,977 2,176,875 774,759 Adjusted Equity (B) (1) 6,665,810 6,117,555 4,010,220 Liabilities to Equity Ratio (A/B) 35.72% 35.58% 19.32% --------- --------- --------- 1. Adjusted Equity was calculated by subtracting the amount of intangible assets from total net assets. CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIO AND OTHER RATIOS OF CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES 1) Total Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 11 1st half of 2004 2003 2002 Shinhan Bank 11.69 10.49 10.91 Chohung Bank 8.94 8.87 8.66 Jeju Bank 10.66 10.96 11.71 * The Total Capital Adequacy Ratios are computed in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission for commercial banks. Under these guidelines, commercial banks are required to maintain a minimum capital adequacy ratio of 8%. 2) Net Capital Ratio Jun.30 2004 Mar.31 2004 Mar.31 2003 Good Morning Shinhan Securities 464.5% 480.7% 412.6% * Net Capital Ratio is computed in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Financial Supervisory Service for securities investment trust businesses. Under these guidelines, Good Morning Shinhan Securities is required to maintain a minimum net capital ratio of 100%. 3) Adjusted Equity Capital Ratio 1st half of 2004 2003 2002 Shinhan Card 16.30% 13.78% 10.86% * The Adjusted Equity Capital Ratio represents the ratio of total adjusted shareholder's equity to total adjusted assets and is computed in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission for credit card companies. Under these guidelines, Shinhan Card is required to maintain a minimum adjusted equity capital ratio of 8%. 4) Non Performing Loans (in 100 millions of Korean Won) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec.31. 2003 Dec.31. 2002 (March 31, 2004 for GMS (March 31, 2003 for GMS Jun. 30. 2004 Securities) Securities) ------------------------- --------------------------- ------------------------- Balance of NPL to total Balance of NPL to total Balance of NPL to total NPL Loans (%) NPL Loans (%) NPL Loans (%) ---------- ------------ ----------- ------------ ---------- ------------ Shinhan Bank 1) 4,581 0.88 3,985 0.82 2,983 0.69 Chohung Bank 1) 15,146 3.43 18,796 4.19 19,811 4.02 Jeju Bank 1) 568 4.41 298 2.27 238 1.86 G.MS Securities 2) 343 15.85 382 13.48 410 19 Shinhan Card 3) 553 5.40 747 6.34 714 2.82 1. Non-performing loans of banks are defined as those loans are past due more than 90 days or those are placed on non-accrual status according to the guidelines of the Financial Supervisory Service. 12 2. Under the guidelines of the Financial Supervisory Service, every securities company shall classify its loans into five categories: "normal", "precautionary", "substandard", "doubtful", and "estimated loss". Under the Group's internal measures, non-performing loans of Good Morning Shinhan Securities includes loans classified as "substandard", "doubtful", and "estimated loss." 3. Under the guidelines of the Financial Supervisory Service, every credit card company shall classify its loans into five categories: "normal", "precautionary", "substandard", "doubtful", and "estimated loss. Under the Group's internal measures, non-performing loans of Shinhan Card includes loans classified as "substandard", "doubtful", and "estimated loss." 5) Loan Loss Allowances & Write-offs for the period (in 100 millions of Korean Won) ------------------------------------------------ Jan.1,2004~ Jan. 1, 2003~ Jan.1,2002~ Jun.30, 2004 Dec.31, 2003 Dec.31, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shinhan Bank Loan Loss Domestic 8,291 8,664 4,925 Allowance Overseas 741 745 733 ------ ------ ------ Total 9,032 9,409 5,658 ------ ------ ------ Write-offs 1,704 715 1,375 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chohung Loan Loss Domestic 14,456 16,026 16,988 Bank Allowance Overseas 620 563 563 ------ ------ ------ Total 15,076 16,589 17,551 ------ ------ ------ Write-offs 4,690 17,812 11,007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeju Bank Loan Loss Domestic 429 345 273 Allowance Overseas - - - ------ ------ ------ Total 429 345 273 ------ ------ ------ Write-offs 106 179 240 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GM Loan Loss Domestic 329 309 370 Shinhan Allowance Overseas - - - ------ ------ ------ Securities 1) Total 329 309 370 ------ ------ ------ Write-offs 211 - 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shinhan Card Loan Loss Domestic 696 946 961 2) Allowance Overseas - - - ------ ------ ------ Total 696 946 961 ------ ------ ------ Write-offs 1,291 2,770 544 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The fiscal year of Good Morning Shinhan Securities ends on March 31 of each year. Accordingly, the relevant periods for Good Morning Shinhan Securities are adjusted as follows: (i) from April 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004, (ii) from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004, and (iii) from April 1, 2002 to March 31 2003. 2. Shinhan Card was incorporated on July 1, 2002. 13 3. INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT COMPENSATION TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR AUDIT AND REVIEW SERVICES The following is a description of the fees for audit and review services performed by our independent auditor for the last three years in connection with our financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Korea. Year Auditor Payment (KRW) Working hours ---- ------- ------------- ------------- 2004 (1) KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. 300,000,000 450.5 hours(1H) 370.5 hours(1Q) 2003 KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. 210,000,000 1,560 hours 2002 KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. 150,000,000 1,484 hours ----------------------------- ----------- --------------- 1) The payment for 2004 is an engagement amount, and therefore, it has not been fully paid yet. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES OTHER THAN AUDIT AND REVIEW The following is a description of the fees and commissions paid to our independent auditor for the services set forth below for the last three years. Year Month Service description Payment (KRW) ---- ----- ------------------- ------------- 2004 (1) Jan. Consulting services for disclosure control and 1,375,000,000 procedure & Internal control system 2003 Sept. Due diligence on the Chohung Bank 904,000,000 July Valuation of common shares of Chohung Bank 100,000,000 2002 - - - ------ ---------------------------------------------- ------------- 14 4. PERFORMANCE OF AFFILIATED COMPANIES CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SUBSIDIARIES 1) Balance sheets Condensed balance sheets of subsidiaries as of June 30, 2004 are as follows: (In millions of Korean Won) ------------------------------------------------------- Total stockholders' Subsidiaries Total assets Total liabilities equity ------------------------------- ------------ ----------------- ------------ Shinhan Bank W 72,521,022 68,903,786 3,617,236 Chohung Bank 64,620,519 62,294,908 2,325,611 Good Morning Shinhan Securities 2,554,251 1,888,942 665,309 Shinhan Card 1,436,967 1,283,211 153,756 Shinhan Capital 1,348,949 1,240,385 108,564 Shinhan BNP Paribas ITMC 51,435 8,173 43,262 Jeju Bank 1,761,718 1,657,317 104,401 SH&C Life Insurance 188,844 162,073 26,771 e-Shinhan 3,993 672 3,321 Shinhan Macquarie 12,422 12,163 259 Shinhan Credit Information 8,605 2,387 6,218 ------------- ----------- --------- W 144,508,725 137,454,017 7,054,708 ============= =========== ========= 2) Statements of Earnings Condensed statements of earnings of subsidiaries for the 6 months ended June 30, 2004 are as follows: (In millions of Korean Won) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating Operating Operating Ordinary Net earnings Subsidiaries revenue expense income (loss) income (loss) (loss) ------------------------------- ----------- --------- ------------- ------------- ------------ SHINHAN BANK W 2,722,973 2,204,060 518,913 677,175 477,208 CHOHUNG BANK 2,810,913 2,645,046 165,867 129,118 127,508 GOOD MORNING SHINHAN SECURITIES 401,694 378,775 22,919 32,234 32,511 SHINHAN CARD 214,350 218,127 (3,777) (3,879) (3,879) SHINHAN CAPITAL 98,098 78,586 19,512 19,009 13,267 SHINHAN BNP PARIBAS ITMC 6,624 3,446 3,178 3,183 2,209 JEJU BANK 65,663 65,144 519 1,223 1,223 SH&C LIFE INSURANCE 16,741 17,447 (706) (282) (282) e-SHINHAN 1,300 1,694 (394) (378) (378) SHINHAN MACQUARIE 7,817 7,618 199 324 90 SHINHAN CREDIT INFORMATION 19,078 19,506 (428) (269) 2,356 ----------- --------- ------- ------- ------- W 6,365,251 5,639,449 725,802 857,458 651,833 =========== ========= ======= ======= ======= 15 5. MARKET PRICE INFORMATION OF OUR EQUITY SECURITIES COMMON SHARE TRADED IN KOREA STOCK EXCHANGE (in Korean Won or number of shares) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Apr. 2004 May. 2004 Jun. 2004 Jul. 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price per High 23,050 22,700 23,250 21,550 18,800 17,400 share Low 18,950 20,050 20,450 16,200 15,700 15,200 Trading Volume 27,301,403 67,106,149 21,938,659 27,771,913 32,986,317 27,090,639 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES Shinhan Financial Group listed its American Depositary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on September 16, 2003. American Depositary Shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (in US Dollars or number of shares) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Apr. 2004 May. 2004 Jun. 2004 Jul. 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price per High 39.63 38.50 40.80 37.27 32.00 30.23 share Low 32.80 34.05 35.15 27.60 27.76 26.50 Trading Volume 178,900 160,700 90,700 110,300 110,800 174,500 ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------- 6. CHANGES TO DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 1) Executive Directors Our executive directors are as follows Name Age Position ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eung Chan Ra 65 Chairman of BOD Chairman of the BOD Steering Committee Young Hwi Choi 58 President & CEO 2) Non-Executive Directors Currently, 13 non executive directors are in office, all of whom were nominated by our BOD and appointed or reappointed pursuant to the approval of general shareholders' meeting on March 25, 2004. Our non-executive directors are as follows. 16 Name Age Position ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In Ho Lee 60 Non-Executive Directors Young Seok Choi 75 Non-Executive Directors, Audit Committee member, Compensation Committee member Yong Woong Yang 56 Non-Executive Directors Pyung Joo Kim 65 Outside Director BOD Steering Committee member Chairman of Risk Management Committee Il Sup Kim 58 Outside Director Chairman of Audit Committee Compensation Committee member Sang Yoon Lee 61 Outside Director Audit Committee member Compensation Committee member Yoon Soo Yoon 58 Outside Director BOD Steering Committee member Risk Management Committee member Chairman of Compensation Committee Sang Chul Lee 56 Outside Director Compensation Committee member Byung Hun Park 75 Outside Director BOD Steering Committee member Moon Pil Oh 73 Outside Director Audit Committee member Young Soo Lee 70 Outside Director Dong Hyun Kwon 67 Outside Director Audit Committee member Philippe Reynieix 55 Outside Director Risk Management Committee member For the personal profiles of the directors, please refer to our Form 6-K filed on March 8, 2004, in which we included the resume of director candidates. 3) Executive Officers In addition to the executive directors who are also our executive officers, we currently have the following executive officers Name Age Position ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhang Gil Choi 52 Senior Executive Vice President of Integration Coordination Team I and II (taking charge of Chohung Bank related issues) Chil Sun Hong 57 Senior Executive Vice President of Subsidiary Management Team II, Public Relations Team, and Audit & Compliance Team Hee Soo Kim 53 Senior Executive Vice President of Subsidiary Management Team I and Integration Coordination Team I Byung Jae Cho 53 Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of Planning & Financial Management Team and Investor Relations Team Baek Soon Lee 51 Senior Executive Vice President of General Service Team, Information & Technology Planning Team and Integration Coordination Team II 17 EMPLOYEES (As of July 31, 2004) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Salaries and wages paid Average Payment per Number of for 1st half 2004 person (in mil. of Employees Average Tenure (in mil. of Korean Won) Korean Won) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Male 62 1year & 7months 4,371 70 Female 15 1year & 8months 381 25 Total 77 1year & 7months 4,752 61 EXHIBIT 1. The Independent Accountant's Review Report (under Korean GAAP) to the Non-consolidated Financial Statements of Shinhan Financial Group as of and for the 6 month period ended July 30, 2004. Page ---- |-| Independent Accountant's Review Report F-1 |-| Shinhan Financial Group Non-Consolidated Balance Sheets F-4 |-| Shinhan Financial Group Non-Consolidated Statements of Earnings F-5 |-| Shinhan Financial Group Non-Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows F-6 |-| Notes to Non-Consolidated Financial Statements F-8 18 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 : August 20, 2004 19