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 December 2003
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Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
203, Hoehyon-dong, 1-ga, Chung-gu, Seoul, Korea
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(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
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in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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security holders.
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in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
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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
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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
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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
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Stock Cancellation of Woori Card Common Shares
The stock cancellation of Woori Card common shares was executed on December 22,
2003.
Key Details of Stock Cancellation
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Date of cancellation : December 22, 2003
No. of shares cancelled : 380,000,000 common shares
(Cancellation ratio : 94.38%)
Total no. of common shares before cancellation
: 402,600,000 common shares
Common stock (amount) : 2,013,000,000,000 Won
Common stock after cancellation : 113,000,000,000 Won
The resolution to cancel common shares of Woori Card was passed by Woori Card's
Board of Directors' on December 9, 2003.
* Woori Card is a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Woori Finance Holdings Co.,
Ltd.
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.
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(Registrant)
Date: December 23, 2003 By: /s/ Won Gihl Sohn
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(Signature)
Name: Won Gihl Sohn
Title: Managing Director