UNITED STATES
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 2012
Commission File Number: 000-53445
KB Financial Group Inc.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
9-1, 2-ga, Namdaemoon-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-703, 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 ¨
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Yes ¨ No x
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-N/A.
Addition of a new subsidiary by KB Investment Co., Ltd.
On July 2, 2012, KB Investment Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of KB Financial Group Inc., added KoFC Value-up Private Equity Fund as its subsidiary. Key details of such second-tier subsidiary of KB Financial Group Inc. are as follows:
1. | Primary areas of business: investment and fund management |
2. | Date of addition: July 2, 2012 |
3. | Total number of companies affiliated with KB Financial Group Inc. after addition (including KB Financial Group Inc.): 20 |
4. | Other relevant information: |
| KoFC Value-up Private Equity Fund is a private equity fund established under the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act of Korea with KB Investment Co., Ltd. as the general partner and certain other investors as limited partners. |
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.
KB Financial Group Inc. | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
Date: July 3, 2012 |
By: /s/ Jong Kyoo Yoon | |||||
(Signature) | ||||||
Name: | Jong Kyoo Yoon | |||||
Title: | Deputy President & CFO |