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Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement No. 333-136378

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

(To Prospectus Dated May 7, 2007)

LOGO

The Export-Import Bank of Korea

(A statutory juridical entity established under The Export-Import Bank of Korea Act of 1969, as amended, in the Republic of Korea)

US$1,500,000,000 5.50% Notes due 2012

Our US$1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes due 2012 (the “Notes”) will bear interest at a rate of 5.50% per annum. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 17 and October 17 of each year, beginning on April 17, 2008. The Notes will mature on October 17, 2012.

The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of US$100,000 principal amount and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. The Notes will be represented by one or more global securities registered in the name of a nominee of The Depository Trust Company, as depositary.

 


Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 


 

     Per Note     Total

Public offering price

   99.909 %   US$ 1,498,635,000

Underwriting discounts

   0.100 %   US$ 1,500,000

Proceeds to us, before expenses

   99.809 %   US$ 1,497,135,000

In addition to the initial public offering price, you will have to pay for accrued interest, if any, from and including October 17, 2007.

We have applied to the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the “SGX-ST”) for listing of the Notes. There can be no assurance that such listing will be obtained for the Notes. Currently, there is no public market for the Notes. The SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the correctness of any statements made, opinions expressed or reports contained herein. Admission of the Notes to the Official List of the SGX-ST is not to be taken as an indication of the merits of the issuer or the Notes.

The underwriters expect to deliver the Notes to investors through the book-entry facilities of The Depository Trust Company on or about October 17, 2007.

 


Joint Lead Managers and Bookrunners

 

ABN AMRO    BNP PARIBAS    Merrill Lynch & Co.    Morgan Stanley

Prospectus Supplement Dated October 10, 2007


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You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page
Prospectus Supplement   

Summary of the Offering

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Use of Proceeds

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Recent Developments

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Description of the Notes

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Clearance and Settlement

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United States Tax Considerations

   S-82

Underwriting

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Legal Matters

   S-87

Official Statements and Documents

   S-87

General Information

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Prospectus   

Certain Defined Terms and Conventions

   1

Use of Proceeds

   2

The Export-Import Bank of Korea

   3

Overview

   3

Capitalization

   4

Business

   5

Selected Financial Statement Data

   8

Operations

   10

Description of Assets and Liabilities

   16

Credit Policies, Credit Approval and Risk Management

   27

Capital Adequacy

   29

Overseas Operations

   29

Property

   30

Management and Employees

   30

Financial Statements and the Auditors

   32

The Republic of Korea

   87

Land and History

   87

Government and Politics

   88

The Economy

   92

The Financial System

   103

Monetary Policy

   108

Balance of Payments and Foreign Trade

   112

Government Finance

   116

Debt

   118

Tables and Supplementary Information

   120

Description of the Securities

   123

Description of Debt Securities

   123

Description of Warrants

   130

Terms Applicable to Debt Securities and Warrants

   131

Limitations on Issuance of Bearer Debt Securities and Bearer Warrants

   132

 

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Taxation

   133

Korean Taxation

   133

United States Tax Considerations

   135

Plan of Distribution

   144

Legal Matters

   145

Authorized Representatives in the United States

   145

Official Statements and Documents

   145

Experts

   145

Forward-Looking Statements

   145

Further Information

   147

 

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CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS

All references to “we” or “us” mean The Export-Import Bank of Korea. All references to “Korea” or the “Republic” contained in this prospectus supplement mean the Republic of Korea. All references to the “Government” mean the government of Korea. References to “US$” or “U.S. dollars” are to the lawful currency of the United States. Terms used but not defined in this prospectus supplement shall have the same meanings given to them in the accompanying prospectus.

In this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, where information has been provided in units of thousands, millions or billions, such amounts have been rounded up or down. Accordingly, actual numbers may differ from those contained herein due to rounding. Any discrepancy between the stated total amount and the actual sum of the itemized amounts listed in a table, is due to rounding.

Our principal financial statements are our non-consolidated financial statements. Unless specified otherwise, our financial and other information is presented on a non-consolidated basis and does not include such information with respect to our subsidiaries.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information in this prospectus supplement is in addition to the information contained in our accompanying prospectus dated May 7, 2007. The accompanying prospectus contains information regarding ourselves and Korea, as well as a description of some terms of the Notes. You can find further information regarding us, Korea, and the Notes in registration statement no. 333-136378, as amended, relating to our debt securities, with or without warrants, and guarantees, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT

We are responsible for the accuracy of the information in this document and confirm that to the best of our knowledge we have included all facts that should be included not to mislead potential investors. The address of our registered office is 16-1, Youido-dong, Yongdeungpo-ku, Seoul 150-996, The Republic of Korea. The SGX-ST takes no responsibility for the contents of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and makes no representation as to liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Admission of the Notes to the Official List of the SGX-ST is not to be taken as an indication of the merits of the issuer or the Notes.

NOT AN OFFER IF PROHIBITED BY LAW

The distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and the offer of the Notes, may be legally restricted in some countries. If you wish to distribute this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, you should observe any restrictions. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus should not be considered an offer and it is prohibited to use them to make an offer, in any state or country which prohibits the offering.

The Notes may not be offered or sold in Korea, directly or indirectly, or to any resident of Korea, except as permitted by Korean law. For more information, see “Underwriting—Foreign Selling Restrictions” on page S-84.

 

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INFORMATION PRESENTED ACCURATE AS OF DATE OF DOCUMENT

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are the only documents on which you should rely for information about the offering. This prospectus supplement may only be used for the purposes for which it has been published. We have authorized no one to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of each document.

 

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SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING

This summary highlights selected information from this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and may not contain all of the information that is important to you. To understand the terms of our Notes, you should carefully read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

The Notes

We are offering US$1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.50% notes due October 17, 2012 (the “Notes”).

The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 5.50% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 17 and October 17 of each year, beginning on April 17, 2008. Interest on the Notes will accrue from October 17, 2007, and will be computed based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. See “Description of the Notes—Payment of Principal and Interest.”

The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of US$100,000 principal amount and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. The Notes will be represented by one or more global securities registered in the name of a nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), as depositary.

We do not have any right to redeem the Notes prior to maturity.

Listing

We have applied to list the Notes on the SGX-ST. Settlement of the Notes is not conditioned on obtaining the listing. We cannot give assurance that the application to the SGX-ST for the Notes will be approved. The Notes will be traded on the SGX-ST in a minimum board lot size of US$200,000, for so long as the Notes are listed on the SGX-ST.

Form and settlement

We will issue the Notes in the form of one or more fully registered global notes, registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. Except as described in the accompanying prospectus under “Description of the Securities—Description of Debt Securities—Global Securities,” the global notes will not be exchangeable for Notes in definitive registered form, and will not be issued in definitive registered form. Financial institutions, acting as direct and indirect participants in DTC, will represent your beneficial interests in the global notes. These financial institutions will record the ownership and transfer of your beneficial interest through book-entry accounts. You may hold your beneficial interests in the Notes through Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (“Euroclear”) or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”) if you are a participant in such systems, or indirectly through organizations that are participants in such systems. Any secondary market trading of book-entry interests in the Notes will take place through DTC participants, including Euroclear and Clearstream. See “Clearance and Settlement—Transfers Within and Between DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream”.

Further Issues

We may from time to time, without the consent of the holders of the Notes, create and issue additional debt securities with the same terms and conditions as the Notes in all respects so that such further issue shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes.

 

 

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Delivery of the Notes

We expect to make delivery of the Notes, against payment in same-day funds on or about October 17, 2007, which we expect will be the fifth business day following the date of this prospectus supplement, referred to as “T+5”. You should note that initial trading of the Notes may be affected by the T+5 settlement. See “Underwriting—Delivery of the Notes.”

 

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We will use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes for our general operations, including repayment of our maturing debt and other obligations.

 

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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

This section provides information that supplements the information about our bank and the Republic included under the headings corresponding to the headings below in the accompanying prospectus dated May 7, 2007. Defined terms used in this section have the meanings given to them in the accompanying prospectus. If the information in this section differs from the information in the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information in this section.

THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

Overview

As of June 30, 2007, we had (Won)17,379.7 billion of outstanding loans, including (Won)11,528.6 billion of outstanding export credits, (Won)3,559.2 billion of outstanding overseas investment credits and (Won)1,571.4 billion of outstanding import credits, as compared to (Won)15,051 billion of outstanding loans, including (Won)9,818 billion of outstanding export credits, (Won)3,212 billion of outstanding overseas investment credits and (Won)1,300 billion of outstanding import credits as of December 31, 2006.

Capitalization

As of June 30, 2007, our authorized capital was (Won)4,000 billion and our capitalization was as follows:

 

     June 30, 2007(1)
     (billions of Won)
     (unaudited)

Long-Term Debt(2)(3)(4):

  

Borrowings in Korean Won

   (Won) —  

Borrowings in Foreign Currencies

     —  

Export-Import Financing Debentures

     9,066.4

The Notes offered hereby

     —  
      

Total Long-Term Debt

     9,066.4
      

Capital and Reserves:

  

Paid-in Capital(5)

     3,305.8

Legal Reserve(6)

     210.3

Voluntary Reserve(6)

     614.5

Unappropriated Retained Earnings

     88.5

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(7)

     651.5
      

Total Capital and Reserves

   (Won) 4,870.5
      

Total Capitalization(6)

   (Won) 13,936.9
      

(1) Except as described in this prospectus supplement, there has been no material adverse change in our capitalization since June 30, 2007.
(2) We have translated borrowings in foreign currencies into Won at the rate of (Won)926.8 to US$1.00, which was the market average exchange rate, as announced by the Seoul Monetary Brokerage Services Ltd., on June 30, 2007.
(3) As of June 30, 2007, we had contingent liabilities totaling (Won)52,916.8 billion, which consisted of (Won)25,691.1 billion under outstanding guarantees and acceptances and (Won)27,225.7 billion under contingent guarantees and acceptances issued on behalf of our clients. As of June 30, 2007, we had entered into 56 interest rate related derivative contracts with a notional amount of (Won)6,045.5 billion and 67 currency related derivative contracts with a notional amount of (Won)4,129.4 billion in accordance with our policy to hedge interest rate and currency risks.
(4) All our borrowings, whether domestic or international, are unsecured and unguaranteed.
(5) Authorized ordinary share capital is (Won)4,000 billion and issued fully-paid ordinary share capital is (Won)3,305.8 billion. See “Government Support and Supervision” in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
(6) See “Government Support and Supervision” in the accompanying prospectus for a description of the manner in which annual net income is transferred to the legal reserve and may be transferred to the voluntary reserve.
(7) Previously classified as capital adjustments. Effective January 1, 2007, we adopted a set of new accounting standards issued by the Korea Accounting Standard Board and reclassified certain components of our balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement. See “Notes to Non-Consolidated Financial Statements of June 30, 2007—Note 2”.

 

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Selected Financial Statement Data

The following tables present financial information for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2007 and as of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007:

 

    

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
     2007     2006  
     (billions of won)  
     (unaudited)  

Income Statement Data

    

Total Interest Income

   (Won) 466.0     (Won) 320.7  

Total Interest Expenses

     326.5       217.9  

Net Interest Income

     139.5       102.8  

Total Revenues

     938.1       789.7  

Total Expenses

     821.9       583.0  

Income before Income Taxes

     116.2       206.7  

Income Tax Benefit (expense)

     (27.7 )     (56.8 )

Net Income

     88.5       149.9  
    

As of

June 30,

2007

(unaudited)

   

As of

December
31,

2006

 
     (billions of won)  

Balance Sheet Data

    

Total Loans(1)

   (Won) 17,379.7     (Won) 15,050.5  

Total Borrowings(2)

     13,682.9       11,798.7  

Total Assets

     19,831.8       17,448.5  

Total Liabilities

     14,961.3       12,688.5  

Total Shareholders’ Equity(3)

     4,870.5       4,759.9  

(1) Includes bills bought, foreign exchange bought and others without present value discounts.
(2) Includes debentures.
(3) Includes unappropriated retained earnings.

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, we had net income of (Won)88.5 billion compared to net income of (Won)149.9 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2006.

The principal factors for the decrease in net income for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2006 included:

 

   

a decrease in gain on disposal of available-for-sale securities to (Won)55.6 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from (Won)184.4 billion in the same period of 2006; the (Won)55.6 billion gain in the six months ended June 30, 2007 reflected principally the sale of our equity interest in SK Networks and the (Won)184.4 billion gain in the six months ended June 30, 2006 reflected principally the sale of our equity interest in Korea Exchange Bank;

 

   

an increase in net foreign exchange trading losses to (Won)110.7 billion in the six months ended June 30, 2007 from (Won)44.8 billion in the same period of 2006, primarily due to losses on Euro-denominated liability transactions resulting from the appreciation of the Euro against the Won and losses on Dollar-denominated asset transactions resulting from the depreciation of the Dollar against the Won; and

 

   

an increase in provision for acceptance and guarantee losses to (Won)84.0 billion in the six months ended June 30, 2007 from (Won)28.2 billion in the same period of 2006, primarily due to an increase in guarantees.

 

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The above factors were partially offset by (1) net gain on derivative instruments of (Won)99.3 billion in the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to net loss on derivative instruments of (Won)28.3 billion in the same period of 2006 and (2) an increase in net interest income to (Won)139.5 billion in the six months ended June 30, 2007 from (Won)102.8 billion in the same period of 2006.

As of June 30, 2007, our total assets increased by 13.7% to (Won)19,831.8 billion from (Won)17,448.5 billion as of December 31, 2006, primarily due to a 15.5% increase in loans to (Won)17,379.7 billion as of June 30, 2007 from (Won)15,050.5 billion as of December 31, 2006.

As of June 30, 2007, our total liabilities increased by 17.9% to (Won)14,961.3 billion from (Won)12,688.5 billion as of December 31, 2006. The increase in liabilities was primarily due to a 21.7% increase in debentures to (Won)12,182.3 billion as of June 30, 2007 from (Won)10,011.8 billion as of December 31, 2006.

The increase in assets and liabilities was primarily due to an increase in the volume of loans and debt, respectively. The appreciation of the Won against the Dollar for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 partially offset the effect of the increase in the volume of loans and debt, as a majority of our assets and liabilities consisted of foreign currency loans and debt, respectively.

As of June 30, 2007, our total shareholders’ equity increased by 2.3% to (Won)4,870.5 billion from (Won)4,759.9 billion as of December 31, 2006 primarily due to an increase in retained earnings by (Won)71.7 billion.

Operations

Loan Operations

In the first half of 2007, we provided total loans of (Won)10,508.3 billion, an increase of 19.7% from the same period of 2006.

The following table sets out the total amounts of our outstanding loans, categorized by type of credit, as of June 30, 2007:

 

     June 30,
2007
  

As % of

June 30, 2007 Total

 
     (billions of Won)  

Export Credits(1)

     

Ships

   (Won) 4,088.7    23.5 %

Industrial Plants

     2,516.6    14.5  

Machinery

     473.0    2.7  

Foreign Exchange Bought

     664.7    3.8  

Trade Bill Rediscount

     956.4    5.5  

Others(2)

     2,829.2    16.3  
             

Sub-total

     11,528.6    66.3  
             

Overseas Investment Credits

     3,559.2    20.5  

Import Credits

     1,571.4    9.1  

Others(3)

     354.2    2.0  

Call Loans and Inter-bank Loans in Foreign Currency

     366.3    2.1  
             

Total

   (Won) 17,379.7    100.0 %
             

(1) Includes bills bought.
(2) Includes interbank export loans, offshore loans, and miscellaneous other items.
(3) Includes domestic usance, loans for debt-equity swap, advances for customers, and miscellaneous other items.
Source: Internal accounting records

 

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Export Credits

As of June 30, 2007, export credits in the amount of (Won)11,528.6 billion represented 66.3% of our total outstanding loans. Our disbursements of export credits amounted to (Won)7,957.8 billion in the first half of 2007, an increase of 17.1% over the same period of 2006, which was mainly due to an increase in demand for loan financing from both domestic exporters and foreign importers.

Overseas Investment Credits

As of June 30, 2007, overseas investment credits amounted to (Won)3,559.2 billion, representing 20.5% of our total outstanding loans. Our disbursements of overseas investment credits in the first half 2007 increased by 25.8% to (Won)1,044.2 billion over the same period of 2006, primarily due to an increase in natural resources development projects undertaken by Korean companies in the first half of 2007.

Import Credits

As of June 30, 2007, import credits in the amount of (Won)1,571.4 billion represented 9.1% of our total outstanding loans. Our disbursements of import credits amounted to (Won)1,488.3 billion in the first half of 2007, an increase of 41.0% over the same period of 2006, which was mainly due to an increase in demand for financing for raw materials used for export and domestic consumption.

Guarantee Operations

Guarantee commitments as of June 30, 2007 increased to (Won)52,916.8 billion from (Won)45,707.8 billion as of December 31, 2006. Guarantees we had confirmed as of June 30, 2007 increased to (Won)25,691.1 billion from (Won)22,313.6 billion as of December 31, 2006.

In the first half of 2007, we issued project related confirmed guarantees in the amount of (Won)9,739.0 billion, an increase of 50.1% over the same period of 2006, which was mainly due to increased demand for advance payment guarantees arising from the increasingly active shipbuilding sector.

For further information regarding our guarantee and letter of credit operations, see “Notes to Non-Consolidated Financial Statements of June 30, 2007—Note 11”.

 

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Description of Assets and Liabilities

Total Credit Exposure

The following table sets out our Credit Exposure as of June 30, 2007, categorized by type of exposure extended:

 

     June 30, 2007  
    

(billions of Won, except

for percentages)

 

A        Loans in Won

   (Won) 3,648     8.6 %

B         Loans in Foreign Currencies

     12,605     29.7  

C         Loans (A+B)

     16,253     38.3  

D        Other Loans

     761     1.8  

E         Call Loans and Inter-bank Loans in Foreign Currency

     366     0.9  

F         Loan Credits (C+D+E)

     17,380     41.0  

G        Allowances for Possible Loan Losses

     (646 )   (1.5 )

H        Present Value Discount (PVD)

     (41 )   (0.1 )

I          Loan Credits including PVD (F-G-H)

     16,693     39.4  

J          Guarantees

     25,691     60.6  

K        Credit Exposure (I+J)

     42,384     100.0  

Loan Credits by Geographic Area

The following table sets out the total amount of our outstanding Loan Credits (excluding call loans and inter-bank loans in foreign currency) as of June 30, 2007, categorized by geographic area(1)(2):

 

     June 30, 2007   

As % of

June 30, 2007

Total

 
     (billions of Won, except for percentages)  

Asia

   (Won) 6,585.0    38.7 %

Europe

     4,543.2    26.7  

Middle East

     2,571.7    15.1  

Central and South America

     666.2    3.9  

North America

     2,109.7    12.4  

Africa

     45.4    0.3  

Others

     492.2    2.9  
             

Total

   (Won) 17,013.4    100.0 %
             

(1) For purposes of this table, export credits have been allocated to the geographic areas in which the foreign buyers of Korean exports are located; overseas investment credits have been allocated to the geographic areas in which the overseas investments being financed are located; and import credits have been allocated to the geographic areas in which the sellers of the imported goods are located.
(2) Excludes call loans, inter-bank loans in foreign currency, and loan value adjustments.
Source: Internal accounting records.

Individual Exposure

As of June 30, 2007, our largest Credit Exposure was to Hyundai Heavy Industries Group companies in the amount of (Won)9,434 billion.

As of June 30, 2007, our second largest and third largest Credit Exposures respectively were to Samsung Group companies in the amount of (Won)6,799 billion and to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in the amount of (Won)3,612 billion.

 

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The following table sets out our five largest Credit Exposures as of June 30, 2007(1):

 

Rank   

Name of Borrower

   Loans    Guarantees    Total
          (billions of Won)
1    Hyundai Heavy Industries    (Won) 50.9    (Won) 9,382.7    (Won) 9,433.5
2    Samsung      53.1      6,746.1      6,799.2
3    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering      —        3,611.9      3,611.9
4    Hyundai Motor Co.      801.0      399.9      1,200.9
5    SK      625.5      503.3      1,128.8

(1) Includes loans and guarantees extended to affiliates.

Source: Internal accounting records.

As of June 30, 2007, our Credit Exposure to SK Networks and its subsidiaries amounted to (Won)213.3 billion and was classified as normal. Provisioning for such Credit Exposure was at 2.4% as of June 30, 2007.

Asset Quality

Asset Classifications

The following table provides information on our asset quality and loan loss reserves as of June 30, 2007:

 

     As of June 30, 2007
     Loan
Amount(1)
   Minimum
Reserve Ratio
    Loan Loss
Reserve(2)
     (in billions of Won, except percentages)

Normal

   (Won) 69,481.3    0.7 %   (Won) 871.6

Precautionary

     360.9    7.0 %     57.6

Sub-standard

     58.1    20.0 %     25.0

Doubtful

     15.7    50.0 %     13.9

Estimated Loss

     14.3    100.0 %     14.3
               

Total

   (Won) 69,930.3      (Won) 982.4
               

(1) These figures include loans (excluding interbank loans and call loans), domestic usance, bills bought, foreign exchange bought, advances for customers, and confirmed and unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees.
(2) These figures include present value discount.

Reserves for Credit Losses

The following table sets out our 10 largest non-performing assets as of June 30, 2007.

 

Borrower

   Loans    Guarantees    Total
     (billions of Won)

Banco Santos S.A.

   (Won) 3.9    —      (Won) 3.9

I-Texfil Ltd

     3.7    —        3.7

Choongnam Vietnam Textile Co., Ltd

     3.5    —        3.5

Pioneer (Cayman) Co., Ltd.

     2.0    —        2.0

Dongjin Global Textile Corp.

     1.7    —        1.7

Ajin Paper & Packing Co.

     1.7    —        1.7

Daewoo Electronics DE Mexico S.A.

     1.1    —        1.1

Choongnam Spinning Co., Ltd.

     1.1    —        1.1

Hyun Yang Co., Ltd.

     1.0    —        1.0

Government of the Russian Federation.

     1.0    —        1.0
                

Total

   (Won) 20.6    —      (Won) 20.6
                  

 

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As of June 30, 2007, our exposure to the government of the Russian Federation amounted to (Won)149.4 billion and we had established a 19% provisioning level for that credit exposure.

We cannot provide any assurance that our current level of exposure to non-performing assets will continue in the future or that any of our borrowers (including our largest borrowers as described above) is not currently facing, or in the future will not face, material financial difficulties.

As of June 30, 2007, the amount of our non-performing assets was (Won)27.6 billion, a decrease of 37.3% from (Won)43.8 billion as of December 31, 2006, which was mainly due to the enhanced overall asset quality of our assets.

The following table sets forth information regarding our loan loss reserves as of June 30, 2007:

 

     June 30, 2007  
    

(billions of Won,

except for percentages)

 

Loan Loss Reserve (A)

   (Won) 982.4  

NPA (B)(1)

     27.6  

Total Equity (C)

     4,870.5  

Reserve to NPA (A/B)

     3,559.4 %

Equity at Risk [(B-A)/C]

     —    

(1) Non-performing assets, which are defined as (a) assets classified as doubtful and estimated loss, (b) assets for which principal or interest payments are delinquent by more than 3 months or (c) assets exempted from interest payments due to restructuring or rescheduling.

Source: Internal accounting records.

Investments

As of June 30, 2007, our total investment in securities amounted to (Won)2,589.2 billion, representing 13.1% of our total assets.

The following table sets out the composition of our investment securities as of June 30, 2007:

 

Type of Investment Securities

   Amount    %  
     (billions of
Won)
      

Available-for-Sale Securities

   (Won) 2,496.9    96.4 %

Securities Held-to-Maturity

     —      —    

Investments in Associates

     92.2    3.6 %
             

Total

   (Won) 2,589.2    100.0 %
             

For further information relating to the classification guidelines and methods of valuation for unrealized gains and losses on our securities, see “Notes to Non-Consolidated Financial Statements of June 30, 2007—Note 2”.

Guarantees and Acceptances and Contingent Liabilities

As of June 30, 2007, we had issued a total amount of (Won)25,691.1 billion in confirmed guarantees and acceptances, of which (Won)25,688.9 billion, representing 99.99% of the total amount, was classified as normal and (Won)2.2 billion, representing 0.01% of the total amount, was classified as precautionary.

 

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Derivatives

As of June 30, 2007, our outstanding loans made at floating rates of interest totaled approximately (Won)11,279 billion, whereas our outstanding borrowings made at floating rates of interest totaled approximately (Won)7,712 billion, including those raised in Singapore dollars, Hong Kong dollars, and Euros and swapped into U.S. dollar floating rate borrowings. As of June 30, 2007, we had entered into 67 currency related derivative contracts with a notional amount of (Won)4,129.4 billion and valuation for BIS capital ratio purposes of (Won)21 billion and had entered into 56 interest rate related derivative contracts with a notional amount of (Won)6,045.5 billion and valuation for BIS capital ratio purposes of (Won)33 billion. See “Notes to Non-Consolidated Financial Statements of June 30, 2007—Note 14”.

Sources of Funding

We raised a net total of (Won)10,876 billion (new borrowings plus loan repayments by our clients less repayment of our existing debt) during the first half of 2007, an increase of 21.0% from (Won)8,986 billion in the same period of 2006. The total loan repayments, including prepayments by our clients, during the first half of 2007 amounted to (Won)825.1 billion, an increase of 22.1% from (Won)675.6 billion during the same period of 2006.

As of June 30, 2007, we had no outstanding borrowings from the Government. We issued Won-denominated domestic bonds in the aggregate amount of (Won)920 billion during the first half of 2007.

During the first half of 2007, we issued eurobonds in the aggregate principal amount of US$1,630.5 million in various types of currencies under our existing Euro medium term notes program (the “EMTN Program”), a 227.0% increase from US$498.6 million in the same period of 2006. These bond issues consisted of offerings of US$150 million, CHF 350 million, HK$2,063 million, Singapore $60 million, and Brazilian Real 1,827 million. In addition, we issued global bonds during the first half 2007 in the aggregate amount of US$300 million and Euro 750 million under our U.S. shelf registration statement (the “U.S. Shelf Program”) compared with US$600 million and Euro 325 million in the same period of 2006. As of June 30, 2007, the outstanding amounts of our notes and debentures were US$7,695 million, JPY 35,000 million, CHF 350 million, Euro 1,375 million, British Pound 15 million, Singapore $350 million, HK$3,874 million and Brazilian Real 2,227 million.

In the first half of 2007, we repaid all of the outstanding amounts previously borrowed from foreign financial institutions and as of June 30, 2007, we had no outstanding borrowings from foreign financial institutions.

As of June 30, 2007, our total paid-in capital amounted to (Won)3,306 billion, and the Government, The Bank of Korea and the Korea Development Bank owned 60.1%, 35.2% and 4.7%, respectively, of our paid-in capital.

As of June 30, 2007, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of our borrowings (including export-import financing debentures), (Won)13,683 billion, was equal to 10.8% of the authorized amount of (Won)126,570 billion.

 

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Debt

Debt Repayment Schedule

The following table sets out the principal repayment schedule for our debt outstanding as of June 30, 2007:

Debt Principal Repayment Schedule

 

     Maturing on or before December 31,

Currency(1)

   2008    2009    2010    2011    Thereafter
     (billions of won)

Won

   (Won) 790    (Won) 80    (Won) 130    (Won) —      (Won) —  

Foreign

     1,785      2,116      834      1,205      3,416
                                  

Total Won Equivalent

   (Won) 2,575    (Won) 2,196    (Won) 964    (Won) 1,205    (Won) 3,416
                                  

(1) Borrowings in foreign currency have been translated into Won at the market average exchange rates on June 30, 2007, as announced by the Seoul Money Brokerage Services Ltd.

As of June 30, 2007, our foreign currency assets maturing within three months, six months and one year exceeded our foreign currency liabilities coming due within such periods by US$850 million, US$1,023 million and US$1,314 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2007, our total foreign currency liabilities exceeded our total foreign currency assets by US$21 million.

Capital Adequacy

As of June 30, 2007, our capital adequacy ratio was 10.81%, a decrease from 11.88% as of December 31, 2006, which was primarily the result of an increase in guarantees.

The following table sets forth our capital base and capital adequacy ratios reported as of June 30, 2007:

 

     June 30, 2007  
    

(millions of Won,

except for percentages)

 

Tier I

   (Won) 4,217,604  

Paid-in Capital

     3,305,755  

Retained Earnings

     915,977  

Deductions from Tier I Capital

     4,128  

Capital Adjustments

     —    

Deferred Tax Asset

     (201 )

Others

     (3,927 )

Tier II (General Loan Loss Reserves)

     888,914  

Deductions from all capital

     —    

Total Capital

     5,106,518  

Risk Adjusted Assets

     47,250,711  

Capital Adequacy Ratios

  

Tier I

     8.93 %

Tier I and Tier II

     10.81 %

Source: Internal accounting records.

 

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Overseas Operations

The table below sets forth information regarding our subsidiaries as of June 30, 2007:

 

    

Principal Place

of Business

   Type of Business    Our Holding     Book Value
               (%)     (billions of Won)

Kexim Bank (UK) Ltd.

   United Kingdom    Commercial
Banking
   100.0 %   (Won) 43.0

KEXIM (Asia) Ltd.

   Hong Kong    Commercial
Banking
   100.0       29.3

P.T. Koexim Mandiri Finance

   Indonesia    Leasing and
Factoring
   85.0       11.7

Kexim Vietnam Leasing Co., Ltd.

   Vietnam    Leasing and
Guarantees
   100.0       6.8

Management and Employees

Management

The members of the Board of Executive Directors are currently as follows:

 

Name

   Age   

Executive Director Since

  

Position

Cheon-Sik Yang

   57    September 11, 2006    Chairman and President

Jung-Jun Kim

   58   

October 3, 2007

  

Deputy President

Sung-Uk Hong

   58    May 20, 2005    Executive Director

Tae-Sung Chung

   58    May 20, 2005    Executive Director

Yong-An Choi

   57    May 20, 2005    Executive Director

Jung-Ha Choi

   56    December 29, 2006    Executive Director

Doo-Hwan Kwon

   56    October 3, 2007    Executive Director

The members of the Operations Committee are currently as follows:

 

Name

   Age   

Member Since

  

Position

Cheon-Sik Yang

   56    September 11, 2006    Chairman and President of KEXIM

Sung-Jin Kim

   56    September 1, 2005    Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance and Economy

Tae-Yeol Cho

   52    January 16, 2007    Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Suk-Woo Hong

   54    March 19, 2007    Deputy Minister, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy

Dae-Dong Park

   56    March 28, 2007    Standing Commissioner, Financial Supervisory Commission

Han-Keun Yoon

   54    May 8, 2006    Assistant Governor, The Bank of Korea

Jang-Soo Kim

   62    February 27, 2006    Vice Chairman, The Korea Federation of Banks

Chang-Moo Yoo

   56    May 11, 2006    Executive Vice Chairman, Korea International Trade Association

Sung-Bum Park

   57    May 31, 2004    Deputy President, Korea Export Insurance Corporation

Employees

As of June 30, 2007, we had 656 employees. As of June 30, 2007, 343 employees were members of our labor union. We have never experienced a work stoppage of a serious nature.

 

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THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

NON-CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006

 

     Korean Won  
     2007     2006  
     (In millions)  

ASSETS

    

Due from banks (Notes 3, 15, 19 and 22)

   (Won) 77,281     (Won) 134,494  

Securities (Notes 4, 15 and 19)

     2,589,174       2,557,857  

Loans (Notes 5, 6, 15, 19 and 21)

     17,379,740       15,050,506  

Adjustment on loans in foreign currencies (Note 5)

     (33,465 )     (8,314 )

Allowance for possible loan losses (Note 6)

     (686,799 )     (643,400 )

Tangible assets (Note 7)

     37,712       39,010  

Other assets (Notes 8 and 14)

     468,121       318,320  
                
   (Won) 19,831,767     (Won) 17,448,473  
                

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

LIABILITIES:

    

Borrowings (Notes 9, 15, 19 and 21)

   (Won) 13,682,905     (Won) 11,798,737  

Other liabilities (Notes 2, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 18)

     1,278,364       889,802  
                
     14,961,269       12,688,539  
                

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

    

Capital stock (Note 13)

     3,305,755       3,305,755  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (Note 4)

     651,503       612,607  

Retained earnings (Note 13)

     913,240       841,572  
                
     4,870,498       4,759,934  
                
   (Won) 19,831,767     (Won) 17,448,473  
                

See accompanying notes to non-consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

     Korean Won
     Three months    Six months
     (In millions)

OPERATING REVENUES:

     

Interest income (Notes 15 and 21):

     

Interest on due from banks

   (Won) 1,965    (Won) 3,693

Interest on securities

     185      378

Interest on loans

     234,834      461,939
             
     236,984      466,010
             

Gain on disposal of available-for-sale securities (Note 4):

     35,758      55,555
             

Gain on disposal of loans

     —        575
             

Foreign exchange trading income

     —        23,226
             

Derivative instrument:

     

Gain on financial derivatives trading

     38,352      63,693

Gain on valuation of financial derivatives (Note 14)

     88,765      154,169

Gain on valuation of fair value hedged items

     21,955      56,124
             
     149,072      273,986
             

Commission income (Note 21)

     31,635      63,233
             

Dividend on available-for-sale securities

     48,513      52,152
             

Total operating revenues

     501,962      934,737
             

OPERATING EXPENSES:

     

Interest expenses (Notes 15 and 21):

     

Interest on call money

     5,766      12,974

Interest on borrowings

     15,219      29,427

Interest on debentures

     142,686      284,083

Other interest expenses

     12      12
             
     163,683      326,496
             

Provision for possible loan losses (Note 6)

     27,878      48,730
             

Foreign exchange trading losses

     68,601      133,910
             

Derivative instrument:

     

Loss on financial derivatives trading

     41,145      79,911

Loss on valuation of financial derivatives (Note 14)

     12,317      47,530

Loss on valuation of fair value hedged items

     25,670      47,260
             
     79,132      174,701
             

Commission expenses

     362      613
             

General and administrative expenses (Note 16)

     30,316      49,523
             

Other operating expenses:

     

Provision for acceptance and guarantee losses (Note 11)

     55,439      84,025

Provision for unused credit line of loan commitments (Note 11)

     651      2,519

Other operating expenses

     74      752
             
     56,164      87,296
             

Total operating expenses

     426,136      821,269
             

OPERATING INCOME

   (Won) 75,826    (Won) 113,468
             

NON-OPERATING INCOME (Notes 4 and 17)

     2,413      3,394

NON-OPERATING EXPENSES (Note 17)

     465      635
             

NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX

     77,774      116,227

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Note 18)

     17,153      27,728
             

NET INCOME

   (Won) 60,621    (Won) 88,499
             

See accompanying notes to non-consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the six months ended June 30, 2007

 

     Korean Won  
     2007  
     (In millions)  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

  

Net income

   (Won) 88,499  
        

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

  

Amortization of bond discounts

     21,884  

Provision for possible loan losses

     48,730  

Foreign exchange trading losses

     133,910  

Loss on financial derivatives trading

     79,911  

Loss on valuation of financial derivatives

     47,530  

Loss on valuation of fair value hedged items

     47,260  

Provision for acceptance and guarantee losses

     84,025  

Provision for unused credit line of loan commitments

     2,519  

Depreciation

     1,724  

Amortization

     990  

Provision for severance benefits

     1,907  

Loss on disposal of tangible assets

     1  

Dividends on securities using the equity method

     196  

Amortization of present value discount

     (2,591 )

Amortization of bond premium

     (532 )

Gain on disposal of available-for-sale securities

     (55,555 )

Gain on disposal of loans

     (575 )

Foreign exchange trading income

     (23,226 )

Gain on financial derivatives trading

     (63,693 )

Gain on valuation of financial derivatives

     (154,169 )

Gain on valuation of fair value hedged items

     (56,124 )

Gain on disposal of tangible assets

     (657 )

Gain on valuation of securities using the equity method

     (2,300 )
        
     111,165  
        

Changes in assets and liabilities resulting from operations:

  

Net decrease in available-for-sale securities

     85,158  

Net increase in loans

     (2,423,187 )

Net increase in accrued income

     (51,613 )

Net increase in financial derivatives assets

     (11,180 )

Net increase in unpaid foreign exchange liabilities

     179,367  

Net increase in payables

     2,018  

Net increase in accrued expenses

     92,107  

Net decrease in deferred income tax liabilities

     (7,375 )

Net decrease in deferred revenue

     (2,427 )

Net increase in financial derivatives liabilities

     17,001  

Payment of severance benefits

     (1,723 )

Others, net

     21,374  
        
     (2,100,480 )
        

Net cash used in operating activities

     (1,900,816 )
        

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THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

For the six months ended June 30, 2007

 

     Korean Won  
     2007  
     (In millions)  

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

  

Disposal of tangible assets

   (Won) 29  

Purchase of tangible assets

     (429 )

Purchase of intangible assets

     (361 )

Disposal of non-business use properties

     670  

Purchase of non-business use properties

     (730 )

Net increase in other assets

     (1,568 )
        

Net cash used in investing activities

     (2,389 )
        

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

  

Net increase in foreign borrowings

     70,257  

Net decrease in call money

     (356,670 )

Net increase in debentures

     511,412  

Net increase in foreign debentures

     1,637,816  

Payment of dividends

     (16,831 )
        

Net cash provided by financing activities

     1,845,984  
        

NET DECREASE IN DUE FROM BANKS

     (57,221 )

DUE FROM BANKS, BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD

     132,034  
        

DUE FROM BANKS, END OF THE PERIOD (Note 22)

   (Won) 74,813  
        

See accompanying notes to non-consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the six months ended June 30, 2007

 

    

Capital

Stock

  

Accumulated

other
comprehensive

income

   

Retained

earnings

    Total  
     (In millions)  

January 1, 2007

   (Won) 3,305,755    (Won) 612,607     (Won) 841,572     (Won) 4,759,934  

Dividends

     —        —         (16,831 )     (16,831 )
               

Retained earnings after appropriations

     —        —         824,741       —    

Net income

     —        —         88,499       88,499  

Gains on valuation of available-for-sale securities

     —        39,587       —         39,587  

Gains on valuation of securities using equity method

     —        (691 )     —         (691 )
                               

June 30, 2007

   (Won) 3,305,755    (Won) 651,503     (Won) 913,240     (Won) 4,870,498  
                               

See accompanying notes to non-consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

1.     General:

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (the “Bank”) was established in 1976 as a special financial institution under the Export-Import Bank of Korea Act (the “EXIM Bank Act”) to engage in facilitating export and import transactions, overseas investments and overseas resources development through the extension of loans and other financial facilities. The Bank has eleven domestic branches, four overseas subsidiaries and twelve overseas offices as of June 30, 2007.

The Bank has (Won)4,000,000 million of authorized capital and as of June 30, 2007, its paid-in capital is (Won)3,305,755 million through several capital increases. The Bank is owned by the Government of the Republic of Korea (the “Government”), the Bank of Korea (“BOK”) and Korea Development Bank with 60.11%, 35.24% and 4.65% shareholding, respectively, as of June 30, 2007.

The Bank, as an agent of the Government, has managed The Economic Development Cooperation Fund and the Inter-Korean Cooperation Fund (the “Funds”) since June 1987 and March 1991, respectively. The Funds are managed under separate accounts from the Bank’s own accounts and not included in the accompanying non-consolidated financial statements. The related management commissions are received from the Government.

2.     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

Basis of Non-consolidated Financial Statement Presentation

The Bank maintains its official accounting records in Korean Won and prepares statutory non-consolidated financial statements in the Korean language (Hangul) in conformity with the accounting principles and banking accounting standards generally accepted in the Republic of Korea. Certain accounting principles and banking accounting standards applied by the Bank that conform with financial accounting standards and accounting principles in the Republic of Korea may not conform with generally accepted accounting principles and banking accounting practices in other countries. Accordingly, these non-consolidated financial statements are intended for use by those who are informed about Korean accounting principles and practices. The accompanying financial statements have been condensed, restructured and translated into English (with certain expanded descriptions) from the Korean language non-consolidated financial statements. Certain information included in the Korean language financial statements, but not required for a fair presentation of the Bank’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows, is not presented in the accompanying financial statements.

The significant accounting policies followed by the Bank in preparing the accompanying financial statements are summarized below.

Interest Income Recognition

The Bank applies the accrual basis in recognizing interest income related to deposits, loans and securities, except for non-secured uncollectible receivables. Interest on loans, whose principal or interest is past due at the balance sheet date, is generally not accrued, with the exception of interest on certain loans secured by guarantee of governments or government agencies, or collateralized by bank deposits. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, previously accrued interest is generally reversed and deducted from current interest income; and future interest income is recognized on cash basis in accordance with the accounting standards of the banking industry. As of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the accrued interest income not recognized in the accompanying financial statements based on the above criteria, amounted to (Won)48,664 million and (Won)16,373 million, respectively.

 

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THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

Classification of Securities

At acquisition, the Bank classifies securities into one of the following categories: trading, available-for-sale, held-to-maturity and securities using the equity method, depending on marketability, acquisition purpose and ability to hold. Debt and equity securities that are bought and held for the purpose of selling them in the near term and actively traded over-the-counter are classified as trading securities. Debt securities with fixed and determinable payments and fixed maturity that an enterprise has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity securities. Securities that should be valuated with the equity method are classified as securities using the equity method. Debt and equity securities not classified as the above are categorized as available-for-sale securities.

If the objective and ability to hold securities of the Bank change, available-for-sale securities can be reclassified as held-to-maturity securities and vice-versa. However, if the Bank sells held-to-maturity securities or requires the issuer to redeem the securities early in the current year and the proceeding two years, or if it reclassifies held-to-maturity securities as available-for-sale securities, all debt securities that are owned or purchased cannot be classified as held-to-maturity securities. On the other hand, trading securities cannot be re-categorized as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity securities and the other categories cannot be reclassified as trading securities. Nevertheless, trading securities can be reclassified as available-for-sale securities only when the fair value of the trading securities cannot be readily determinable.

Valuation of Securities

(1)    Valuation of Trading Securities

Trading equity and debt securities are initially recognized at acquisition cost plus incidental expenses determined by the individual method. When the face value of trading debt securities differs from its acquisition cost, the effective interest method is applied to amortize the difference over the remaining term of the securities. After initial recognition, trading securities are valued at fair value if the fair value of trading securities differs from its acquisition cost. The carrying value is adjusted to the fair value and the resulting valuation gain or loss is charged to current operations.

(2)    Valuation of Held-to-maturity Securities

Held-to-maturity securities are initially recognized at acquisition cost plus incidental expenses, determined by the individual method. When the face value of held-to-maturity securities differs from its acquisition cost, the effective interest method is applied to amortize the difference over the remaining term of the securities. If collectible value is below the amortized cost and the pervasive evidence of impairment exists, the carrying value is adjusted to collectible value and the resulting valuation loss is charged to current operations.

(3)    Valuation of Available-for-sale Securities

Available-for-sale securities are initially recognized at acquisition cost plus incidental expenses, determined by the individual method. The effective interest method is applied to amortize the difference between the face value and the acquisition cost over the remaining term of the debt security. After initial recognition, available-for-sale securities are stated at fair value, with the net unrealized gain or loss presented as gain or loss on valuation of available-for-sale securities in accumulated other comprehensive income. Accumulated other comprehensive income of securities are charged to current operations in a lump sum at the time of

 

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THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

disposal or impairment recognition. Non-marketable equity securities are stated at acquisition cost on the financial statements if the fair value of the securities is not reliably determinable.

If the fair value of equity securities (net asset fair value in case of non-marketable equity securities stated at acquisition cost) is below the acquisition cost and the pervasive evidence of impairment exists, the carrying value is adjusted to fair value and the resulting valuation loss is charged to current operations. If the collectible value of debt securities is below the amortized cost and the pervasive evidence of impairment exists, the carrying value is adjusted to collectible value and the resulting valuation loss is charged to current operations. With respect to impaired securities, any unrealized valuation gain or loss of securities previously included in the accumulated other comprehensive income is reversed.

(4)    Valuation of Securities Using the Equity Method

Equity securities held for investment in companies in which the Bank is able to exercise significant influence over the investees are accounted for using the equity method. The Bank’s share in net income or net loss of investees is included in current operations. Changes in the retained earnings of investee are reflected in the retained earnings. Changes in the capital surplus, capital adjustments or accumulated other comprehensive income of investee are reflected as gain or loss on valuation of securities accounted for using the equity method in accumulated other comprehensive income.

(5)    Recovery of Loss on Impairment of Available-for-Sale Securities and Held-to-Maturity Securities

If the reasons for impairment losses on available-for-sale securities no longer exist, the recovery is recorded in current operations under operating revenue up to amount of the previously recognized impairment loss as reversal of impairment loss on available-for-sale securities and any excess is included in accumulated other comprehensive income as gain on valuation of available-for-sale securities. However, if the increases in the fair value of the impaired securities are not regarded as the recovery of the impairment, the increases in the fair value are recorded as gain on valuation of available-for-sale securities in accumulated other comprehensive income. For non-marketable equity securities, which were impaired based on the net asset fair value, the recovery is recorded up to their acquisition cost.

(6)    Reclassification of Securities

When held-to-maturity securities are reclassified to available-for-sale securities, those securities are accounted for at fair value on the reclassification date and the difference between the fair value and book value is reported in accumulated other comprehensive income as gain or loss on valuation of available-for-sale securities. When available-for-sale securities are reclassified to held-to-maturity securities, gain or loss on valuation of available-for-sale securities, which had been recorded until the reclassification date, continue to be included in accumulated other comprehensive income and be amortized using the effective interest rate method and the amortized amount is charged to interest income until maturity. The difference between the fair value at the reclassification date and face value of the reclassified securities to held-to-maturity securities is amortized using effective interest rate method and the amortized amount is charged to interest income. In addition, when certain trading securities lose their marketability, such securities are reclassified as available-for-sale securities at fair market value as of reclassification date.

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

The Supervisory Regulation of Banking Business (the “Supervisory Regulation”) legislated by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) requires the Bank to classify all credits into five categories as normal, precautionary, substandard, doubtful, or estimated loss based on borrowers’ repayment capability using Forward Looking Criteria (the “FLC”) as well as past due period and status of any bankruptcy proceedings. The Supervisory Regulation also requires the Bank to provide the minimum rate of loan loss provision for each category balance using the prescribed minimum percentages. Based on the standards, the Bank generates the credit ratings considering the borrowers’ industry risk, individual credit risk and financial risk based on the FLC as follows:

 

Classification

 

Credit ratings

 

Provision rates

Normal

  P1~ P6   0.70% or more

Precautionary

  SM   15% or more

Substandard

  S   40% or more

Doubtful

  D   90% or more

Estimated loss

  F   100%

Provisions are applied to all loans excluding call loans and inter-bank loans, which are classified as ‘normal’.

Loans classified as normal have been subdivided into domestic loans and overseas loans. The former was again subdivided into small and medium-sized business loans and big enterprise loans. The allowance was assessed based on the rate of basic provision and default risk by maturity (the variation of accumulated average bankruptcy rates for periods assessed by domestic credit rating agencies). The rate of basic allowance for small and medium-sized business loans was computed using the historical loss experience rate based on the loss experience for the past seven years. However, the domestic banks’ average provision rate for normal loans is applied to the allowance for big enterprise loans due to the lack of statistical significance of the difference between the historical loss experience rate and actual rate of losses on credits. The allowance for overseas normal loans is assessed based on the sovereign credit ratings and type of borrowers (public or private). The provisions are the differences between the discounted value of the sovereign loans and the present value of the risk-free loan with the same conditions. The applied rate for private business is one grade lower than the rate for the public business with the same credit risk. In addition, the Bank provided additional allowance for the top 5 businesses loan and for the 5 sovereign loans in terms of its balance whose credit ratings are lower than C1 in regards with sovereignty considering the credit centralization risk in terms of borrowers’ sovereignty and business.

Pursuant to the Supervisory Regulation of Banking Business, the Bank has provided the allowance for possible losses on acceptances and guarantees to unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees and unused credit line of loan commitments based on the credit classification and minimum rate of loss provision prescribed by the Financial Supervisory Service and the cash conversion factor of the respective exposures.

Restructuring of Loans

The equity interest in the debtors, net of real estates and/or other assets received as full or partial satisfaction of the Bank’s loans, collected through reorganization proceedings, court mediation or debt restructuring agreements of parties concerned, is recorded at fair value at the time of the restructuring. In cases where the fair value of the assets received are less than the book value of the loan (book value before allowances), the Bank offsets first the book value against allowances for loans and then recognizes provisions for loans. Impairment

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

losses for loans that were restructured in a troubled debt restructuring involving a modification of terms are computed by the difference between the present value of future cash flows under debt restructuring agreements discounted at effective interest rates at the time when loans are originated and the book value before allowances for loans. If the amount of allowances already established is less than the impairment losses under the workout plans, the Bank establishes additional allowances for the difference. Otherwise, the Bank reverses the allowances for loan losses.

Valuation of Receivables and Payables at Present Value

Receivables and payables incurred through long-term installment transactions, long-term borrowing and lending transactions, and other similar transactions are stated at the present value of expected future cash flows, unless the difference between nominal value and present value is immaterial. Present value discount or premium is amortized using the effective interest rate method and credited or charged to interest income or interest expense.

Valuation and Depreciation of Tangible Assets

Tangible assets are stated at acquisition cost or production cost including the incidental expenses and capital expenditures, except for assets revalued upward in accordance with the Asset Revaluation Law of Korea. Routine maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Expenditures that result in the enhancement of the value or extension of the useful lives of the facilities involved are capitalized as additions to tangible assets.

Depreciation is computed using the declining-balance method (straight-line method for buildings purchased since January 1, 1995 and leasehold improvements) based on the estimated useful lives of the assets as prescribed by the Corporate Income Tax Law of Korea as follows:

 

     Years

Buildings

   10~60

Vehicles

   4

Furniture and fixtures

   4~20

Valuation and Amortization of Intangible Assets

Intangible assets included in other assets are recorded at the production cost or purchase cost, plus incidental expenses and capital expenditures, and deducted by purchase discount, if any. Expenditures incurred in conjunction with the development of new products or technology and others, in which the elements of costs can be individually identified and future economic benefits expected, are capitalized as development costs under intangible assets. Intangible assets are amortized using the reasonable amortization method over the reasonable useful life under 5 years for development costs and other intangible assets.

Recognition of Asset Impairment

When the book value of assets (other than securities and assets valued at present value) exceeds the collective value of the assets due to obsolescence, physical damage or a sharp decrease in market value and the difference is material, the book value are adjusted to collective value in the balance sheet and the resulting impairment loss is charged to current operations. If the collective value of the assets increases in subsequent years, the increase in value is credited to operations as gain until the collective value equals the book value of

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

assets that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized. The Bank assessed the collective value based on expected selling price or appraisal value.

Amortization of Discount (Premium) on Debentures

Discount or premium on debentures issued is amortized over the period from issuance to maturity using the effective interest rate method. Amortization of discount or premium is recognized as interest expense or interest income on the debentures.

Contingent Liabilities

A possible obligation that arises from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the Bank is recognized as contingent liabilities when it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits required and the amount of the obligation can be measured with sufficient reliability. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the amount of the liabilities is the present value of the expenditures expected to be required to settle the obligation. In addition, as some or all expenditures required to settle a provision are expected to be reimbursed by another party, the reimbursement is recognized as separate assets in the balance sheet and related income may be offset against expense in the income statement.

Accrued Severance Benefits

Employees and directors with more than one year of employment are entitled to receive a lump-sum payment upon termination of their employment with the Bank, based on their length of employment and rate of pay at the time of termination. The Bank had deposited the partial amount of future estimated severance benefits in National Pension Fund in accordance with the former National Pension Law. These are recorded as contra accounts of accrued severance benefits of the Bank.

Accounting for Financial Derivative Instruments

The Bank accounts for financial derivative instruments pursuant to the Interpretations on Financial Accounting Standards 53-70 on accounting for financial derivative instruments. Financial derivative instruments are classified as used for trading activities or for hedging activities according to their transaction purpose. All derivative instruments are accounted for at fair value with the valuation gain or loss recorded as an asset or a liability. If the derivative instrument is not part of a transaction qualifying as a hedge, the adjustment to fair value is reflected in current operations.

The accounting for derivative transactions that are part of a qualified hedge based both on the purpose of the transaction and on meeting the specified criteria for hedge accounting differs depending on whether the transaction is a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge. Fair value hedge accounting is applied to a derivative instrument designated as hedging the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset or a liability or a firm commitment (hedged item) that is attributable to a particular risk. The gain or loss both on the hedging derivative instruments and on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk is reflected in current operations. Cash flow hedge accounting is applied to a derivative instrument designated as hedging the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows of an asset or a liability or a forecasted transaction that is attributable to a particular risk. The effective portion of gain or loss on a derivative instrument designated as a cash flow hedge is recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion is recorded in current operations. The

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

effective portion of gain or loss recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income is reclassified to current earnings in the same period during which the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense is the amount currently payable for the period added to or deducted from the changes in deferred income taxes. However, deferred income tax assets are recognized only if the future tax benefits from accumulated temporary differences and any tax loss carryforwards are realizable. The difference between the amount currently payable for the period and income tax expense is accounted for as deferred income tax assets or liabilities, which will be charged or credited to income tax expense in the period each temporary difference reverses in the future. Deferred income tax assets or liabilities are calculated based on the expected tax rate to be applied at the reversal period of the related assets or liabilities. Tax payable and deferred income tax assets or liabilities with regards to certain items are charged or credited directly to related components of shareholders’ equity.

Accounting for Foreign Currency Transactions and Translation

The Bank maintains its accounts in Korean Won. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded in Korean Won based on the prevailing rate of exchange on the transaction date. The Korean Won equivalent of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated in these financial statements based on the basic rate ((Won)926.80 and (Won)929.60 to USD 1.00 at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively) announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Service, Ltd. or cross rates for other currencies other than U.S. Dollars at the balance sheet dates. Translation gains and losses are credited or charged to operations. Financial statements of overseas branches are translated based on the basic rate at the balances sheet dates.

Discontinued Operation

A discontinued operation refers to a component of the Bank that is capable of being distinguished operationally for financial reporting purposes and is capable of being identified as a major line of business or geographical area of operations, and that the Bank, pursuant to a single plan of discontinuance, substantially disposes in its entirety, such as by selling it in a single transaction; sells off its assets and settles its liabilities individually or in small groups; or terminates it through abandonment. The income (loss) from continuing operation and discontinued operation was not distinguished and separately presented as there was no discontinued operation in the prior year and current period.

Application of the Statement of Korea Accounting Standards

The Korea Accounting Standard Board (KASB) under the Korea Accounting Institute (KAI) issued the Statements of Korea Accounting Standards (SKAS) for achieving a set of Korean accounting standards that should be internationally acceptable and comparable based on SKAS Act 92. The Bank adopted SKAS No.1 (Accounting Changes and Error Corrections) through SKAS No.20 (Related Party Disclosures) (excluding SKAS No.11 and No.14) as of or before December 31, 2006, and SKAS No.11 (Discontinued Operation) and SKAS No.21 (Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements) through SKAS No.25 (Consolidated Financial Statements) have been adopted since January 1, 2007.

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

With the adoption of SKAS No.21 (Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements) and SKAS No.24 (Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Financial Industry]), the Bank included the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity in the financial statements, and reclassified the components of the balance sheets as follows:

 

Classification

  

Before

  

After

Assets

  

- Due from banks

  

- Due from banks

  

- Securities

  

- Securities

  

- Loans

  

- Loans

  

- Fixed assets

  

- Tangible assets

  

- Other assets

  

- Other assets

Liabilities

  

- Borrowings

  

- Borrowings

  

- Debentures

  

- Other liabilities

  

- Other liabilities

  

Shareholders’ Equity

  

- Common stock

  

- Common stock

  

- Retained earnings

  

- Retained earnings

  

- Capital adjustments

  

- Accumulated other comprehensive incomes

In addition, a discontinued operation is separately presented in the income statements and extraordinary items are no longer reported separately. The Bank has reclassified the components of the income statements; such as, gains or losses relating to available-for-sale securities and sale of loans that were presented under non-operating revenue (expenses) are currently presented under operating revenue (expenses). The effect of the changes in the classification of the income statement for the six months ended June 30, 2007 is as follows (Unit: In millions):

 

Classification

   Before    After    Effect  

Operating Revenue

   (Won) 878,607    (Won) 934,737    (Won) 56,130  

Operating Expenses

     821,269      821,269      —    
                      

Operating Income

     57,338      113,468      56,130  

Non-operating Revenue

     59,524      3,394      (56,130 )

Non-operating Expenses

     635      635      —    
                      

Income before Income Tax

     116,227      116,227      —    

Income Tax Expense

     27,728      27,728      —    
                      

Net Income

   (Won) 88,499    (Won) 88,499    (Won) —    
                      

(*) Income from continuing operation was not separately presented as there was no gain (loss) from discontinued operation.

In addition, the Bank has reclassified the components of the cash flows; such as, changes in available-for-sale securities, held-to-maturity securities and loans that were presented under cash flows from investing activities are currently presented under cash flows from operating activities.

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

With earlier adoption of amended SKAS No.2 (Interim Financial Reporting), the Bank presented the statements of cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity for year-to-date period of the current fiscal year.

Earning Per Share

Earning per share is not computed because the capital of the Bank does not stem from stock issuance.

Reclassification

Certain accounts of the prior period were reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation for comparative purposes; however, reclassifications had no effect on the previously reported prior period net income or shareholders’ equity of the Bank.

3.    Due from Banks:

 

(1) Due from banks in local currency and foreign currencies as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     Financial institution    Interest (%)    2007    2006

Local currency:

           

Due from BOK

   BOK       (Won) 13    (Won) 53

Current deposits

   KEB and others         1,160      937

Time deposits

   Woori Bank    5.00      2,000      2,000

Others

   SC First Bank and others    3.60~4.43      14,068      64,860
                   
           17,241      67,850
                   

Foreign currency:

           

Current deposits

   KEB         5,332      7,618

Time deposits

   KEB    5.36      37,072      37,184

Demand deposits

   Bank of New York and others    3.00~5.00      15,876      18,191

Off-shore due from banks on demand

   JP Morgan Chase Bank,
N.A., New York and others
        1,760      3,651
                   
           60,040      66,644
                   
         (Won) 77,281    (Won) 134,494
                   

 

(2) Restricted due from banks as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     Financial institution    Interest (%)    2007    2006

Due from bank in local currency(*):

           

Time deposits

   Woori Bank    5.00    (Won) 2,000    (Won) 2,000

Others

   Industrial Bank of Korea    3.60      468      460
                   
         (Won) 2,468    (Won) 2,460
                   

(*) The deposit in Won is the amount remaining after settling the principal of the Daewoo Poland FSO loan with the proceeds from the sale of the related collateral (shares of Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd). This deposit is restricted for the settlement of additional incidental costs (legal costs and others) arising from the aforementioned loan.

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(3) Due from banks by financial institution as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007    2006
    

Local

currency

   Foreign
currencies
   Total   

Local

currency

   Foreign
currencies
   Total

Banks

   (Won) 17,241    (Won) 60,040    (Won) 77,281    (Won) 67,850    (Won) 66,625    (Won) 134,475

Others

     —        —        —        —        19      19
                                         
   (Won) 17,241    (Won) 60,040    (Won) 77,281    (Won) 67,850    (Won) 66,644    (Won) 134,494
                                         

 

(4) The maturities of due from banks as of June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

    

Due in

3 months

or less

  

Due after

3 months to

6 months

  

Due after

6 months
to 1 year

   Total

Due from bank in local currency

   (Won) 15,241    (Won) —      (Won) 2,000    (Won) 17,241

Due from bank in foreign currencies

     22,968      —        37,072      60,040
                           
   (Won) 38,209    (Won) —      (Won) 39,072    (Won) 77,281
                           

4.    Securities:

 

(1) Securities as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007    2006

Available-for-sale securities:

     

Marketable equity securities

   (Won) 1,403,174    (Won) 1,349,646

Unlisted equity securities

     1,082,271      1,106,046

Equity investments

     1,276      1,276

Government and public bonds

     1      1

Securities in foreign currencies

     10,208      10,332
             
     2,496,930      2,467,301
             

Securities using the equity method

     92,244      90,556
             
   (Won) 2,589,174    (Won) 2,557,857
             

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(2) Marketable equity securities as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

2007

 

     No. of shares   

Ownership

(%)

  

Book value

before

adjustment

  

Fair value

(Book value)

KEB

   40,314,387    6.25    (Won) 518,040    (Won) 554,323

Daewoo International Corporation(*1)

   10,996,400    11.58      369,006      404,261

SK Networks Co., Ltd.(*1)

   11,218,220    4.69      258,490      259,713

Industrial Bank of Korea

   8,501,153    2.10      145,795      160,247

Hyundai Corporation(*1)

   1,031,600    4.62      19,695      21,567

Hyundai IT Corporation(*1)

   2,337,955    9.06      4,660      2,928

DKME Co., Ltd.(*1)

   6,200    0.11      73      135
                   
         (Won) 1,315,759    (Won) 1,403,174
                   

(*1) The securities (except 260,820 shares of SK Networks Co., Ltd) were restricted to sale as of June 30, 2007.

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, 1,672,880 shares of common stock and 469,932 shares of callable preferred stock of SK Networks Co., Ltd. released from lock-up were disposed for (Won)85,157 million and its gain on disposal of available-for-sale securities amounting to (Won)55,555 million was recorded in operating revenues.

2006

 

     No. of shares   

Ownership

(%)

  

Book value

before

adjustment

  

Fair value

(Book value)

KEB

   40,314,387    6.25    (Won) 568,433    (Won) 518,040

Daewoo International Corporation(*1)

   10,996,400    11.58      420,612      369,006

SK Networks Co., Ltd.(*1)

   12,891,100    5.39      131,206      297,037

Industrial Bank of Korea

   8,501,153    2.10      149,195      145,795

Hyundai Corporation(*1)

   1,031,600    4.62      18,940      19,695

DKME Co., Ltd.(*1)

   6,200    0.11      95      73
                   
         (Won) 1,288,481    (Won) 1,349,646
                   

(*1) The securities were restricted to sale as of December 31, 2006.

In 2006, 49,485,973 shares of 5 companies including 49,134,208 shares of KEB were disposed for (Won)443,737 million and its gain on disposal of available-for-sale securities amounting to (Won)184,369 million was recorded in non-operating income.

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(3) Unlisted equity securities as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

2007

 

     No. of shares   

Ownership

(%)

  

Book value

before

adjustment

  

Fair value

(Book value)

Korea Highway Corp.

   95,000,000    4.82    (Won) 950,000    (Won) 950,000

Industrial Bank of Korea (Preferred stock)

   6,210,000    11.69      101,179      105,353

SK Networks Co., Ltd. (Preferred stock)

   317,501    9.64      21,500      25,483

Korea Ship Finance

   254,000    14.99      1,270      1,270

Daewoo Electronics Corp.

   224,580    0.21      263      152

Others

   4,959    —        13      13
                   
         (Won) 1,074,225    (Won) 1,082,271
                   

As of June 30, 2007, the Bank valuated the shares of Industrial Bank of Korea (Preferred stock), SK Networks Co., Ltd. (Preferred stock) and Daewoo Electronics Corp. at fair value based on the report of external evaluation agencies. The remaining shares were recorded at acquisition costs since the fair value was difficult to assess. The shares of SK Networks Co., Ltd. (Preferred stock) and Daewoo Electronics Corp. are restricted to sale as of June 30, 2007.

2006

 

     No. of shares   

Ownership

(%)

  

Book value

before

adjustment

  

Fair value

(Book value)

Korea Highway Corp.

   95,000,000    5.20    (Won) 950,000    (Won) 950,000

Industrial Bank of Korea (Preferred stock)

   6,210,000    11.69      103,539      101,179

SK Networks Co., Ltd. (Preferred stock)

   787,433    9.64      49,465      53,321

Korea Ship Finance

   254,000    14.99      1,270      1,270

Daewoo Electronics Corp.

   224,580    0.21      791      263

Others

   4,959    —        4      13
                   
         (Won) 1,105,069    (Won) 1,106,046
                   

As of December 31, 2006, the Bank valuated the shares of Industrial Bank of Korea (Preferred stock), SK Networks Co., Ltd. (Preferred stock) and Daewoo Electronics Corp. at fair value based on the report of external evaluation agencies. The remaining shares were recorded at acquisition costs since the fair value was difficult to assess. The shares of SK Networks Co., Ltd. (Preferred stock) and Daewoo Electronics Corp. are restricted to sale as of December 31, 2006.

 

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For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(4) Equity investments as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

2007

 

    

Ownership

(%)

  

Book value

before

adjustment

  

Fair value

(Book value)

Korea Asset Management Corporation

   0.47    (Won) 1,220    (Won) 1,220

Korea Money Broker Corporation

   0.56      56      56
                
      (Won) 1,276    (Won) 1,276
                

2006

 

    

Ownership

(%)

  

Book value

before

adjustment

  

Fair value

(Book value)

Korea Asset Management Corporation

   0.47    (Won) 1,220    (Won) 1,220

Korea Money Broker Corporation

   0.56      56      56
                
      (Won) 1,276    (Won) 1,276
                

 

(5) Government and public bonds as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

2007

 

     Acquisition cost    Fair value    Book value

Government and public bonds

   (Won) 1    (Won) 1    (Won) 1
                    

2006

        
     Acquisition cost    Fair value    Book value

Government and public bonds

   (Won) 1    (Won) 1    (Won) 1
                    

 

(6) Securities in foreign currencies as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007    2006
     Acquisition cost    Book
value
   Acquisition cost    Book
value

Foreign securities

   (Won) 10,152    (Won) 10,208    (Won) 10,183    (Won) 10,332
                           

The acquisition cost of securities in foreign currencies as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were translated in these financial statements based on the basic rate ((Won)926.80 and (Won)929.60 to USD 1.00 at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively). The book values of securities in foreign currencies as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were assessed by applying base prices per bond announced on a recent trading day by securities valuation agencies or by using a rate of return presented by experienced bond dealers.

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(7) Securities using the equity method as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

2007

 

    

Balance

sheet date

  

Ownership

(%)

  

Acquisition

cost

  

Net asset

value

   Book
value

KEXIM Bank UK Limited

   2007.6.30    100.00    (Won) 37,106    (Won) 44,605    (Won) 44,605

KEXIM Vietnam Leasing Co.

   2007.6.30    100.00      12,048      7,033      7,033

PT. KOEXIM Mandiri Finance

   2007.6.30    85.00      4,513      11,688      11,510

KEXIM Asia Limited

   2007.6.30    100.00      27,804      29,096      29,096
                          
         (Won) 81,471    (Won) 92,422    (Won) 92,244
                          

As of June 30, 2007, (Won)2,300 million of the valuation gain on securities using the equity method and (Won)691 million of the loss on valuation of securities using the equity method was recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income. The difference between the book value of the securities using the equity method and the net asset value of PT. KOEXIM Mandiri Finance, amounting to (Won)(178) million is the outstanding balance of negative goodwill as of June 30, 2007.

2006

 

    

Balance

sheet date

  

Ownership

(%)

  

Acquisition

cost

  

Net asset

value

   Book
value

KEXIM Bank UK Limited

   2006.12.31    100.00    (Won) 36,482    (Won) 43,029    (Won) 43,029

KEXIM Vietnam Leasing Co.

   2006.12.31    100.00      12,085      6,777      6,777

PT. KOEXIM Mandiri Finance

   2006.12.31    85.00      4,548      11,693      11,477

KEXIM Asia Limited

   2006.12.31    100.00      27,888      29,265      29,273
                          
         (Won) 81,003    (Won) 90,764    (Won) 90,556
                          

As of December 31, 2006, (Won)4,564 million of the valuation gain on securities using the equity method and (Won)3 million of the loss on valuation of securities using the equity method was recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income. The difference between the book value of the securities using the equity method and the net asset value of PT. KOEXIM Mandiri Finance, amounting to (Won)(216) million is the outstanding balance of negative goodwill as of December 31, 2006. The difference between the book value of the securities using the equity method and the net asset value of KEXIM Asia Limited amounted to (Won)8 million, which was unrealized gain from inter-company transactions as of December 31, 2006.

 

(8) Available-for-sale securities not recorded at fair value as of June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     Book value    Reason

Unlisted equity securities

   (Won) 951,283    Difficulty in calculation of the fair value

Equity investment

     1,276    Difficulty in calculation of the fair value
         
   (Won) 952,559   
         

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(9) The securities portfolio, by country, as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

2007

 

    

Available

-for-sale

securities

   Securities
using the
equity method
   Total    Ratio (%)

Securities in local currency

           

Korea

   (Won) 2,486,722    (Won) —      (Won) 2,486,722    96.05
                         

Securities in foreign currencies

           

UK

     —        44,605      44,605    1.72

Hong Kong

     2,782      29,096      31,878    1.23

Indonesia

     —        11,510      11,510    0.44

Vietnam

     —        7,033      7,033    0.27

India

     4,644      —        4,644    0.18

Korea

     2,782      —        2,782    0.11
                         
     10,208      92,244      102,452    3.95
                         
   (Won) 2,496,930    (Won) 92,244    (Won) 2,589,174    100.00
                         

2006

           
    

Available

-for-sale

securities

   Securities
using the
equity method
   Total    Ratio (%)

Securities in local currency

           

Korea

   (Won) 2,456,969    (Won) —      (Won) 2,456,969    96.06
                         

Securities in foreign currencies

           

UK

     —        43,029      43,029    1.68

Hong Kong

     2,811      29,273      32,084    1.26

Indonesia

     —        11,477      11,477    0.45

Vietnam

     —        6,777      6,777    0.26

India

     4,704      —        4,704    0.18

Korea

     2,817      —        2,817    0.11
                         
     10,332      90,556      100,888    3.94
                         
   (Won) 2,467,301    (Won) 90,556    (Won) 2,557,857    100.00
                         

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(10) Securities as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were classified as follows (Won in millions):

2007

 

    

Available

-for-sale

securities

   Securities
using the
equity method
   Total    Ratio (%)

Stock and equity investment

   (Won) 2,486,721    (Won) 92,244    (Won) 2,578,965    99.61

Fixed interest rate bonds

     10,209      —        10,209    0.39
                         
   (Won) 2,496,930    (Won) 92,244    (Won) 2,589,174    100.00
                         

2006

           
    

Available

-for-sale

securities

   Securities
using the
equity method
   Total    Ratio (%)

Stock and equity investment

   (Won) 2,456,968    (Won) 90,556    (Won) 2,547,524    99.60

Fixed interest rate bonds

     10,333      —        10,333    0.40
                         
   (Won) 2,467,301    (Won) 90,556    (Won) 2,557,857    100.00
                         

 

(11) Term structure of debt securities among available-for-sale securities as of June 30, 2007 was as follows (Won in millions):

 

    

Due in 1

year or
less

  

Due after 1

year to 5 years

   Total

Available-for-sale securities

   (Won) 10,208    (Won) 1    (Won) 10,209
                    

 

(12) Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

    

Beginning

balance

   

Increase

(decrease)

   

Disposal

(Realization)

  

Ending

balance

 

Securities using the equity method

   (Won) (31 )   (Won) (691 )   (Won) —      (Won) (722 )
                               

Available-for-sale securities:

         

Equity securities

     612,252       69,209       29,548      651,913  

Debt securities

     386       (74 )     —        312  
                               
     612,638       69,135       29,548      652,225  
                               
   (Won) 612,607     (Won) 68,444     (Won) 29,548    (Won) 651,503  
                               

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

5.    Loans:

 

(1) Loans as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007     2006  

Loans in local currency:

    

Loans for export

   (Won) 2,596,920     (Won) 2,101,265  

Loans for overseas investment

     65,171       64,266  

Loans for import

     730,090       700,011  

Others

     254,230       216,982  

Privately placed bonds

     1,251       1,801  

Debt for equity swap(*1)

     115       —    
                
     3,647,777       3,084,325  
                

Loans in foreign currencies:

    

Loans for export

     6,541,122       5,521,867  

Loans for overseas investment

     3,501,140       3,157,163  

Trading note rediscount loans

     956,378       776,828  

Loans for import

     841,349       599,988  

Overseas funding loans

     659,181       662,562  

Domestic usance bills

     88,567       108,720  

Privately placed bonds

     16,794       27,070  

Inter-bank loans

     19,959       41,091  

Others

     136       152  
                
     12,624,626       10,895,441  

Valuation adjustment of loans in foreign currencies(*2)

     (33,465 )     (8,314 )
                
     12,591,161       10,887,127  
                

Bills bought in local currency

     95,514       113,637  
                

Bills bought in foreign currencies

     664,689       616,029  
                

Advances for customers

     771       3,520  
                

Call loans:

    

Call loans in local currency

     —         160,000  

Call loans in foreign currencies

     346,366       177,554  
                
     346,366       337,554  
                

Allowance for loan losses

     (686,799 )     (643,400 )
                
   (Won) 16,659,479     (Won) 14,398,792  
                

(*1) Loans are expected to be swapped for equity based on the agreement of related parties. The loans are recognized at the lower of the book value of the loans or the fair value of the equities to be converted, and the difference in the values is recognized as allowances for loan losses.
(*2) Interest rate swap was contracted to hedge the changes in the fair value of loan commitment in foreign currencies resulting from the volatility in the interest rate. The loss on valuation of loan commitment, which was confirmed, was recognized as valuation adjustment of loans in foreign currencies.

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(2) Loans in local currency and foreign currencies, by customer, as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

2007

 

    

Loans in

local currency

  

Loans in

foreign currencies

   Total    Ratio (%)

Large corporations

   (Won) 2,522,635    (Won) 3,832,563    (Won) 6,355,198    39.06

Small and medium-sized company(*)

     1,125,142      784,353      1,909,495    11.73

Public and others

     —        8,007,710      8,007,710    49.21
                         
   (Won) 3,647,777    (Won) 12,624,626    (Won) 16,272,403    100.00
                         

2006

 

    

Loans in

local currency

  

Loans in

foreign currencies

   Total    Ratio (%)

Large corporations

   (Won) 2,114,949    (Won) 3,561,675    (Won) 5,676,624    40.60

Small and medium-sized company(*)

     969,376      749,886      1,719,262    12.30

Public and others

     —        6,583,880      6,583,880    47.10
                         
   (Won) 3,084,325    (Won) 10,895,441    (Won) 13,979,766    100.00
                         

(*) Small and medium-sized company is described in Paragraph 1 of Article 2 of the Small and Medium-sized Company Law.

The amount of loans in foreign currencies excluded valuation adjustment of loans in foreign currencies.

 

(3) Loans, by industry, as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

2007

 

    

Loans in

local currency

  

Loans in

foreign currencies

   Others    Total    Ratio (%)

Manufacturing

   (Won) 3,066,384    (Won) 4,051,649    (Won) 409,160    (Won) 7,527,193    43.31

Transportation

     58,580      4,498,098      38,151      4,594,829    26.44

Finance and insurance

     1,251      2,197,238      600,127      2,798,616    16.10

Wholesale and retail

     273,889      363,689      47,388      684,966    3.94

Real estate, renting and the related business

     210,960      57,666      —        268,626    1.55

Construction

     —        45,691      —        45,691    0.26

Public and others

     36,713      1,410,595      12,514      1,459,822    8.40
                                
   (Won) 3,647,777    (Won) 12,624,626    (Won) 1,107,340    (Won) 17,379,743    100.00
                                

 

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For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

2006

 

    

Loans in

local currency

  

Loans in

foreign currencies

   Others    Total    Ratio (%)

Manufacturing

   (Won) 2,671,405    (Won) 3,580,334    (Won) 338,190    (Won) 6,589,929    43.79

Transportation

     46,680      3,550,697      48,804      3,646,181    24.23

Finance and insurance

     1,801      2,005,727      286,072      2,293,600    15.24

Wholesale and retail

     263,568      388,569      39,321      691,458    4.59

Real estate, renting and the related business

     —        58,082      —        58,082    0.39

Construction

     70,486      122,750      —        193,236    1.28

Public and others

     30,385      1,189,282      358,353      1,578,020    10.48
                                
   (Won) 3,084,325    (Won) 10,895,441    (Won) 1,070,740    (Won) 15,050,506    100.00
                                

The amount of loans in foreign currencies excluded valuation adjustment of loans in foreign currencies.

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(4) Loans, by country of borrower, as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

2007

 

   

Loans in

local currency

 

Loans in

foreign currencies

  Others   Total   Ratio (%)

Asia:

         

Korea

  (Won) 3,647,777   (Won) 3,530,234   (Won) 501,677   (Won) 7,679,688   44.19

Iran

    —       869,943     145,237     1,015,180   5.84

China

    —       611,742     149,691     761,433   4.38

Indonesia

    —       514,199     —       514,199   2.96

Singapore

    —       388,125     20,584     408,709   2.35

India

    —       393,448     344     393,792   2.27

Saudi Arabia

    —       250,488     3,751     254,239   1.46

Others

    —       728,680     157,023     885,703   5.10
                           
    3,647,777     7,286,859     978,307     11,912,943   68.55
                           

Europe:

         

Netherlands

    —       330,739     —       330,739   1.90

France

    —       320,802     278     321,080   1.85

Belgium

    —       320,036     943     320,979   1.85

Russia

    —       292,835     2,171     295,006   1.70

Others

    —       1,460,877     90,081     1,550,958   8.92
                           
    —       2,725,289     93,473     2,818,762   16.22
                           

America:

         

USA

    —       325,042     32,681     357,723   2.06

Mexico

    —       130,238     —       130,238   0.75

Brazil

    —       92,247     —       92,247   0.53

Others

    —       912,944     63     913,007   5.25
                           
    —       1,460,471     32,744     1,493,215   8.59
                           

Africa:

         

South Africa

    —       3,707     1,924     5,631   0.03

Others

    —       414,884     59     414,943   2.39
                           
    —       418,591     1,983     420,574   2.42
                           

Oceania:

         

Australia and others

    —       733,416     833     734,249   4.22
                           
  (Won) 3,647,777   (Won) 12,624,626   (Won) 1,107,340   (Won) 17,379,743   100.00
                           

The amount of loans in foreign currencies excluded valuation adjustment of loans in foreign currencies.

 

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For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

2006

 

   

Loans in

local currency

 

Loans in

foreign currencies

  Others   Total   Ratio (%)

Asia:

         

Korea

  (Won) 3,084,325   (Won) 3,218,125   (Won) 528,074   (Won) 6,830,524   45.38

Iran

    —       824,278     180,702     1,004,980   6.68

China

    —       659,177     133,591     792,768   5.27

Indonesia

    —       500,603     85     500,688   3.33

India

    —       326,536     1,259     327,795   2.18

Vietnam

    —       162,517     10,504     173,021   1.15

Qatar

    —       95,005     —       95,005   0.63

Others

    —       378,672     73,659     452,331   3.00
                           
    3,084,325     6,164,913     927,874     10,177,112   67.62
                           

Europe:

         

France

    —       334,745     36     334,781   2.23

Russia

    —       323,694     6,140     329,834   2.19

Netherlands

    —       302,338     —       302,338   2.01

Belgium

    —       262,712     510     263,222   1.75

Others

    —       1,365,142     95,135     1,460,277   9.70
                           
    —       2,588,631     101,821     2,690,452   17.88
                           

America:

         

USA

    —       346,195     33,947     380,142   2.52

Mexico

    —       163,608     —       163,608   1.09

Brazil

    —       86,669     —       86,669   0.57

Others

    —       735,895     3,956     739,851   4.92
                           
    —       1,332,367     37,903     1,370,270   9.10
                           

Africa:

         

Liberia

    —       330,168     350     330,518   2.20

South Africa

    —       3,718     1,512     5,230   0.03
                           
    —       333,886     1,862     335,748   2.23
                           

Oceania:

         

Australia and others

    —       475,644     1,280     476,924   3.17
                           
  (Won) 3,084,325   (Won) 10,895,441   (Won) 1,070,740   (Won) 15,050,506   100.00
                           

The amount of loans in foreign currencies excluded valuation adjustment of loans in foreign currencies.

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(5) The loans that were restructured due to court receiverships and compositions as of June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

    

Company

   Amount    Allowances

Court receiverships and composition

  

Choongnam Spinning Co., Ltd. and 4 other companies

   (Won) 5,769    (Won) 3,425

Individual agreements

  

Financial loan to Russia and 3 other companies

     237,431      36,604
                
      (Won) 243,200    (Won) 40,029
                

 

(6) Changes in the present value discounts relating to the restructured loans for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

    

Discount

rate (%)

  

Term

(year)

  

Beginning

balance

   Increase    Decrease   

Ending

balance

Court receiverships and composition

   1.30~4.99    2~10    (Won) 657    (Won) 1,071    (Won) 158    (Won) 1,570

Individual agreements(*1)

   4.24~5.30    6~18      43,181      —        3,593      39,588
                                 
         (Won) 43,838    (Won) 1,071    (Won) 3,751    (Won) 41,158
                                 

(*1) The overdue financial loans to Russia amount to USD 422 million (the principal and interest amounting to USD 262 million and USD 160 million, respectively). In accordance with the bilateral agreement between the Government and Russia, the Bank restructured the remaining loan balances of USD 299 million after exempting the interest of the relevant loans amounting to USD 123 million. As of June 30, 2007, the amounts of restructured financial loans to Russia and their present value discounts are (Won)182,299 million and (Won)32,871 million, respectively.

 

(7) Term structure of loans as of June 30, 2007 was as follows (Won in millions):

 

   

Loans in

local currency

 

Loans in

foreign currencies

  Others   Total   Ratio (%)

Due in 3 months or less

  (Won) 644,492   (Won) 1,707,688   (Won) 870,480   (Won) 3,222,660   18.54

Due after 3 months to 6 months

    1,025,159     1,034,047     112,372     2,171,578   12.49

Due after 6 months to 1 year

    1,594,434     886,504     29,965     2,510,903   14.45

Due after 1 year to 2 years

    100,768     506,355     26,332     633,455   3.64

Due after 2 years to 3 years

    11,886     906,771     7,022     925,679   5.33

Due after 3 years to 4 years

    7,300     491,471     —       498,771   2.87

Due after 4 years to 5 years

    49,248     589,177     9,425     647,850   3.73

Due after 5 years

    214,490     6,502,613     51,744     6,768,847   38.95
                           
  (Won) 3,647,777   (Won) 12,624,626   (Won) 1,107,340   (Won) 17,379,743   100.00
                           

The amount of loans in foreign currencies excluded valuation adjustment of loans in foreign currencies.

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

6.    Allowances for Loan Losses:

 

(1) The allowances for loan losses as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007    2006

Loans in local currency

   (Won) 92,426    (Won) 87,506

Loans in foreign currencies

     552,119      504,808

Bills bought in local currency and foreign currencies

     42,247      50,621

Advances for customers

     7      465
             
   (Won) 686,799    (Won) 643,400
             

 

(2) As of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, loan balances and allowances for loan losses by credit risk classification were as follows (Won in millions):

2007

 

    Loan balance classification
    Normal   Pre-
cautionary
  Substandard   Doubtful   Estimated
loss
  Total

Loans in local currency

  (Won) 3,579,574   (Won) 13,001   (Won) 44,343   (Won) 5,570   (Won) 5,289   (Won) 3,647,777

Loans in foreign currencies

    12,332,508     243,128     13,289     6,773     8,969     12,604,667

Bills bought in local currency and foreign currencies

    653,770     102,634     440     3,359     —       760,203

Advances for customers

    771     —       —       —       —       771
                                   
  (Won) 16,566,623   (Won) 358,763   (Won) 58,072   (Won) 15,702   (Won) 14,258   (Won) 17,013,418
                                   

The present value discounts were not reflected to the amount of loans stated above. Inter-bank loans of (Won)19,959 million and call loans of (Won)346,366 million were excluded because these were classified as normal. The valuation adjustment of loans in foreign currencies of (Won)(33,465) million was also excluded.

 

    Allowance for loan losses classification
    Normal   Pre-
cautionary
  Substandard   Doubtful   Estimated
loss
  Total

Loans in local currency

  (Won) 60,107   (Won) 2,562   (Won) 19,200   (Won) 5,268   (Won) 5,289   (Won) 92,426

Loans in foreign currencies

    459,032     71,685     6,011     6,422     8,969     552,119

Bills bought in local currency and foreign currencies

    16,104     22,732     190     3,221     —       42,247

Advances for customers

    7     —       —       —       —       7
                                   
  (Won) 535,250   (Won) 96,979   (Won) 25,401   (Won) 14,911   (Won) 14,258   (Won) 686,799
                                   

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

2006

 

    Loan balance classification
    Normal   Pre-
cautionary
  Substandard   Doubtful   Estimated
loss
  Total

Loans in local currency

  (Won) 2,834,348   (Won) 241,792   (Won) —     (Won) 3,732   (Won) 4,453   (Won) 3,084,325

Loans in foreign currencies

    10,597,422     235,979     3,716     8,606     8,627     10,854,350

Bills bought in local currency and foreign currencies

    649,252     60,104     11,163     9,147     —       729,666

Advances for customers

    773     2,747     —       —       —       3,520
                                   
  (Won) 14,081,795   (Won) 540,622   (Won) 14,879   (Won) 21,485   (Won) 13,080   (Won) 14,671,861
                                   

The present value discounts were not reflected to the amount of loans stated above. Inter-bank loans of (Won)41,091 million and call loans of (Won)337,554 million were excluded because these were classified as normal. The valuation adjustment of loans in foreign currencies of (Won)(8,314) million was also excluded.

 

    Allowance for loan losses classification
    Normal   Pre-
cautionary
  Substandard   Doubtful   Estimated
loss
  Total

Loans in local currency

  (Won) 42,366   (Won) 37,156   (Won) —     (Won) 3,531   (Won) 4,453   (Won) 87,506

Loans in foreign currencies

    414,390     71,948     1,645     8,198     8,627     504,808

Bills bought in local currency and foreign currencies

    20,812     16,350     4,834     8,625     —       50,621

Advances for customers

    5     460     —       —       —       465
                                   
  (Won) 477,573   (Won) 125,914   (Won) 6,479   (Won) 20,354   (Won) 13,080   (Won) 643,400
                                   

 

(3) Changes in allowances for loan losses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007     2006  

Beginning balance

   (Won) 643,400     (Won) 570,161  

Provision for possible loan losses

     48,730       123,430  

Write-off

     —         (4,699 )

Debt for equity swap

     (1,668 )     (485 )

Decrease in present value discounts

     (2,680 )     (9,631 )

Changes in exchange rates and others(*)

     (983 )     (35,376 )
                

Ending balance

   (Won) 686,799     (Won) 643,400  
                

(*) Changes in exchange rates and others were mainly derived from the movements in foreign currency translation on allowances for loan losses and recovery of written-off loans.

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(4) Percentage of the allowance for loan losses to loans subject to allowance for loan losses as of June 30, 2007 and for the previous 2 years were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007.6.30    2006.12.31    2005.12.31

Loans subject to allowance for possible loan losses

   (Won) 17,013,418    (Won) 14,671,861    (Won) 11,837,894

Allowances for loan losses

     686,799      643,400      570,161
                    

Percentage (%)

     4.04      4.39      4.82
                    

7.    Tangible Assets:

 

(1) Tangible assets and the related accumulated depreciation as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007    2006
     Acquisition
cost
   Accumulated
depreciation
   Book
value
   Acquisition
cost
   Accumulated
depreciation
   Book
value

Land

   (Won) 4,484    (Won) —      (Won) 4,484    (Won) 4,484    (Won) —      (Won) 4,484

Buildings

     43,633      13,546      30,087      43,633      12,800      30,833

Vehicles

     1,730      1,324      406      1,689      1,274      415

Equipments

     14,120      11,385      2,735      13,868      10,590      3,278
                                         
   (Won) 63,967    (Won) 26,255    (Won) 37,712    (Won) 63,674    (Won) 24,664    (Won) 39,010
                                         

 

(2) The published value of land was (Won)94,674 million and (Won)81,246 million as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, based on the Laws on Disclosure of Land Price and Valuation of Land.

 

(3) Changes in book value of tangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

    

Beginning

balance

   Acquisition    Disposal    Depreciation   

Ending

balance

Land

   (Won) 4,484    (Won) —      (Won) —      (Won) —      (Won) 4,484

Buildings

     30,833      —        —        746      30,087

Vehicles

     415      126      2      133      406

Equipments

     3,278      303      1      845      2,735
                                  
   (Won) 39,010    (Won) 429    (Won) 3    (Won) 1,724    (Won) 37,712
                                  

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(4) Tangible assets, which have been insured as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

          2007    2006
     Insurance company    Book
value
   Insured
amount
   Book
value
   Insured
amount

Buildings

   LIG Insurance Co., Ltd. and
    others
   (Won) 30,087    (Won) 27,489    (Won) 30,833    (Won) 27,489

Equipments

   LIG Insurance Co., Ltd. and
    others
     2,735      3,103      3,278      2,866
                              
      (Won) 32,822    (Won) 30,592    (Won) 34,111    (Won) 30,355
                              

In addition to the above, the Company carries manufacturing liability insurance ((Won)80 million coverage per accidental death and maximum coverage of (Won)300 million per accident), gas liability insurance and comprehensive auto insurance.

8.    Other Assets:

 

(1) Other assets as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007    2006

Guarantee deposits

   (Won) 21,772    (Won) 20,212

Accounts receivable

     47      47

Accrued income

     240,100      188,487

Prepaid expenses

     20,500      34,604

Advance payments

     4      —  

Financial derivative assets (Note 14)

     166,117      55,652

Intangible assets

     3,751      4,380

Sundry assets

     15,830      14,938
             
   (Won) 468,121    (Won) 318,320
             

 

(2) Intangible assets as of June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     Book value

Acquisition cost

   (Won) 10,525

Accumulated amortization

     6,774
      
   (Won) 3,751
      

 

(3) Changes in intangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     Book value

Beginning balance

   (Won) 4,380

Increase

     361

Amortization

     990
      

Ending balance

   (Won) 3,751
      

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(4) Sundry assets as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007    2006

Other loans

   (Won) 8,405    (Won) 8,557

Other suspense payments

     1,274      1,002

Suspense payments on credit

     5      5

Others

     6,146      5,374
             
   (Won) 15,830    (Won) 14,938
             

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

9.    Borrowings:

 

(1) Borrowings as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

    Financial institution   Interest rate (%)   2007     2006  

Call money:

       

Local currency

  Woori CSAM and others   4.42~4.44   (Won) 40,000     (Won) 300,000  

Foreign currencies

  Sumitomo Mitsui Bank   Libor + 0.74     122,591       219,260  
                   
        162,591       519,260  
                   

Borrowings in foreign currencies:

       

Borrowings from banks

  Sumitomo Mitsui Bank   Libor + 0.77     3,762       224,034  

CP

  UBS AG and others   0.80~5.85     1,245,644       902,130  

Off-shore borrowings

  Bank of China and others   2.88~5.45     —         32,751  

Other borrowings

  Overseas banks   0.08~0.80     88,567       108,720  
                   
        1,337,973       1,267,635  
                   

Gain on valuation of fair value hedged items (current year portion)

    —         (667 )

Loss on valuation of fair value hedged items (prior year portion)

    —         748  
                   
        1,337,973       1,267,716  
                   

Debentures:

       

Local currency:

       

Fixed rate debentures in local currency

  4.63~5.44     1,230,000       680,000  

Discount on debentures

      (36,674 )     (14,827 )
                   
        1,193,326       665,173  
                   

Foreign currencies:

       

Floating rates debentures in foreign currencies

  Libor3M+0.04
and others
    2,861,432       6,095,087  

Fixed rates debentures in foreign currencies

  1.84~12.61     8,281,290       3,372,732  
                   
        11,142,722       9,467,819  
                   

Gain (Loss) on valuation of fair value hedged items (current year portion)

    (33,827 )     11,527  

Gain on valuation of fair value hedged items (prior year portion)

    (70,466 )     (84,040 )
                   
        11,038,429       9,935,306  
                   

Premiums on debentures

    406       939  

Discounts on debentures

    (49,820 )     (49,657 )
                   
        10,989,015       9,346,588  
                   
        12,182,341       10,011,761  
                   
      (Won) 13,682,905     (Won) 11,798,737  
                   

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(2) Call money and borrowings in foreign currencies from financial institutions as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007    2006
     Call money    Borrowings in
foreign
currencies
   Total    Call money    Borrowings in
foreign
currencies
   Total

Banks

   (Won) 162,591    (Won) 1,249,406    (Won) 1,411,997    (Won) 519,260    (Won) 1,158,915    (Won) 1,678,175

Others

     —        88,567      88,567      —        108,720      108,720
                                         
   (Won) 162,591    (Won) 1,337,973    (Won) 1,500,564    (Won) 519,260    (Won) 1,267,635    (Won) 1,786,895
                                         

 

(3) Term structure of borrowings as of June 30, 2007 was as follows (Won in millions):

 

   

Due in

3 months
or less

 

Due after

3 months to

6 months

 

Due after

6 months to

1 year

 

Due after

1 year to

3 years

 

Due after

3 years

  Total

Call money in local currency

  (Won) 40,000   (Won) —     (Won) —     (Won) —     (Won) —     (Won) 40,000

Call money in foreign currencies

    122,591     —       —       —       —       122,591

Borrowings in foreign currencies

    1,176,227     119,500     42,246     —       —       1,337,973

Debentures in local currency

    —       230,000     790,000     210,000     —       1,230,000

Debentures in foreign currencies

    473,728     1,038,016     774,533     3,574,837     5,281,608     11,142,722
                                   
  (Won) 1,812,546   (Won) 1,387,516   (Won) 1,606,779   (Won) 3,784,837   (Won) 5,281,608   (Won) 13,873,286
                                   

10.    Other Liabilities:

 

(1) Other liabilities as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007     2006  

Accrued severance benefits (Notes 2 and 12)

   (Won) 27,692     (Won) 27,509  

Less: Transfer to National Pension (Note 12)

     (9 )     (10 )

Allowance for possible losses on acceptances and guarantees (Note 11)

     336,481       253,543  

Allowance for unused credit line of loan commitments (Note 11)

     28,246       25,814  

Foreign exchange settlement account-credit

     194,497       15,130  

Accounts payable

     6,724       4,706  

Accrued expenses

     297,756       205,649  

Deferred income tax liabilities (Note 18)

     84,674       77,295  

Unearned revenues

     148,407       150,834  

Guarantees deposits received

     133       100  

Financial derivatives liabilities (Note 14)

     104,469       87,468  

Sundry liabilities

     49,294       41,764  
                
   (Won) 1,278,364     (Won) 889,802  
                

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(2) Sundry liabilities as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007    2006

Suspense receipts

   (Won) 48,109    (Won) 39,194

Taxes withheld

     1,146      2,504

Others

     39      66
             
   (Won) 49,294    (Won) 41,764
             

11.    Acceptances and Guarantees and Allowance for Possible Losses:

 

(1) Acceptances and guarantees as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007    2006

Confirmed acceptances and guarantees:

     

Local currency:

     

Guarantees for performance of contracts

   (Won) 19,965    (Won) 24,432

Guarantees for repayment of advances

     31,459      40,625

Others

     58,634      1,264
             
     110,058      66,321
             

Foreign currencies:

     

Guarantees for performance of contracts

     2,395,346      2,179,230

Guarantees for repayment of advances

     22,032,499      18,957,040

Acceptances for letters of guarantee for importers letter

     11,844      6,161

Acceptances on import credit memorandum

     26,517      75,097

Others

     1,114,866      1,029,793
             
     25,581,072      22,247,321
             
     25,691,130      22,313,642
             

Unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees:

     

Letters of credit

     124,455      123,688

Others

     27,101,236      23,270,464
             
     27,225,691      23,394,152
             
   (Won) 52,916,821    (Won) 45,707,794
             

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(2) Confirmed and unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees by classification and allowances for possible losses on confirmed and unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007    2006
    

Acceptances
and

guarantees

   Allowance    Ratio (%)   

Acceptances
and

guarantees

   Allowance    Ratio (%)

Confirmed acceptances and guarantees:

                 

Normal

   (Won) 25,688,976    (Won) 212,294    0.83    (Won) 22,311,455    (Won) 168,821    0.76

Precautionary

     2,154      168    7.78      2,187      172    7.86
                                     
     25,691,130      212,462    0.83      22,313,642      168,993    0.76
                                     

Unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees(*):

                 

Normal

     27,225,662      124,016    0.46      23,394,094      84,545    0.36

Precautionary

     29      3    10.34      58      5    8.62
                                     
     27,225,691      124,019    0.46      23,394,152      84,550    0.36
                                     
   (Won) 52,916,821    (Won) 336,481    0.64    (Won) 45,707,794    (Won) 253,543    0.55
                                     

(*) In 2005, the Bank started to provide allowance for possible losses on unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees at the same rate of allowance for loan losses applicable to the related borrowers, also considering the credit adjustment rates to off-balance sheet items announced by FSS (See Note 2).

 

(3) Changes in allowances for possible losses on confirmed and unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007     2006  

Beginning balance

   (Won) 253,543     (Won) 227,670  

Provision of allowance for possible losses

     84,025       45,026  

Changes in foreign exchange rates and others

     (1,087 )     (19,153 )
                

Ending balance

   (Won) 336,481     (Won) 253,543  
                

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(4) Acceptances and guarantees, by industry, as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

2007

 

     Confirmed    Unconfirmed    Total
    

Acceptances
and

guarantees

   Ratio (%)   

Acceptances
and

guarantees

   Ratio (%)   

Acceptances
and

guarantees

   Ratio (%)

Manufacturing

   (Won) 23,415,896    91.14    (Won) 27,054,509    99.37    (Won) 50,470,405    95.38

Construction

     1,540,525    6.00      27,444    0.10      1,567,969    2.96

Finance and insurance

     490,745    1.91      11,452    0.04      502,197    0.95

Wholesale and retail

     128,950    0.50      39,771    0.15      168,721    0.32

Services

     18,157    0.07      18,577    0.07      36,734    0.07

Others

     96,857    0.38      73,938    0.27      170,795    0.32
                                   
   (Won) 25,691,130    100.00    (Won) 27,225,691    100.00    (Won) 52,916,821    100.00
                                   

2006

 

     Confirmed    Unconfirmed    Total
    

Acceptances
and

guarantees

   Ratio (%)   

Acceptances
and

guarantees

   Ratio (%)   

Acceptances
and

guarantees

   Ratio
(%)

Manufacturing

   (Won) 20,248,696    90.75    (Won) 23,212,911    99.23    (Won) 43,461,607    95.09

Construction

     1,454,143    6.51      20,973    0.09      1,475,116    3.23

Finance and insurance

     365,404    1.64      36,946    0.16      402,350    0.88

Wholesale and retail

     128,576    0.58      17,107    0.07      145,683    0.32

Services

     33,525    0.15      18,011    0.07      51,536    0.11

Others

     83,298    0.37      88,204    0.38      171,502    0.37
                                   
   (Won) 22,313,642    100.00    (Won) 23,394,152    100.00    (Won) 45,707,794    100.00
                                   

 

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For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(5) Acceptances and guarantees, by country of borrower, as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

2007

 

    Confirmed   Unconfirmed   Total
   

Acceptances

and

guarantees

  Ratio (%)  

Acceptances

and

guarantees

  Ratio (%)  

Acceptances

and

guarantees

  Ratio (%)

Asia:

           

Korea

  (Won) 25,072,000   97.59   (Won) 27,141,868   99.69   (Won) 52,213,868   98.67

India

    91,789   0.36     72,372   0.27     164,161   0.31

Hong Kong

    55,608   0.21     —     —       55,608   0.11

Iran

    38,041   0.15     126   0.00     38,167   0.07

Japan

    18,265   0.07     —     —       18,265   0.03

Vietnam

    —     —       316   0.00     316   0.00
                             
    25,275,703   98.38     27,214,682   99.96     52,490,385   99.19
                             

America:

           

USA

    178,531   0.69     3,102   0.01     181,633   0.34

Mexico

    35,270   0.14     —     —       35,270   0.07

Dominican Rep.

    1,326   0.01     —     —       1,326   0.00
                             
    215,127   0.84     3,102   0.01     218,229   0.41
                             

Europe:

           

UK

    124,589   0.49     1,360   0.01     125,949   0.24

France

    75,711   0.29     6,547   0.02     82,258   0.16
                             
    200,300   0.78     7,907   0.03     208,207   0.40
                             
  (Won) 25,691,130   100.00   (Won) 27,225,691   100.00   (Won) 52,916,821   100.00
                             

 

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For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

2006

 

    Confirmed   Unconfirmed   Total
   

Acceptances

and

guarantees

  Ratio (%)  

Acceptances

and

guarantees

  Ratio (%)  

Acceptances

and

guarantees

  Ratio (%)

Asia:

           

Korea

  (Won) 21,790,047   97.66   (Won) 23,269,002   99.47   (Won) 45,059,049   98.58

India

    76,453   0.34     88,204   0.38     164,657   0.36

Iran

    40,881   0.18     126   0.00     41,007   0.09

Japan

    19,776   0.09     —     —       19,776   0.04

Vietnam

    —     —       397   0.00     397   0.00
                             
    21,927,157   98.27     23,357,729   99.85     45,284,886   99.07
                             

America:

           

USA

    127,960   0.58     3,112   0.01     131,072   0.29

Mexico

    58,665   0.26     —     —       58,665   0.13

Dominican Rep.

    2,660   0.01     —     —       2,660   0.01
                             
    189,285   0.85     3,112   0.01     192,397   0.43
                             

Europe:

           

UK

    126,227   0.56     1,364   0.01     127,591   0.28

France

    50,559   0.23     31,947   0.13     82,506   0.18

Poland

    20,414   0.09     —     —       20,414   0.04
                             
    197,200   0.88     33,311   0.14     230,511   0.50
                             
  (Won) 22,313,642   100.00   (Won) 23,394,152   100.00   (Won) 45,707,794   100.00
                             

 

(6) Percentages of allowances for possible losses to acceptances and guarantees subject to allowances for possible losses as of June 30, 2007 and for the previous 2 years were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007.6.30    2006.12.31    2005.12.31

Acceptances and guarantees subject to allowances for possible losses

   (Won) 52,916,821    (Won) 45,707,794    (Won) 36,538,422

Allowances

     336,481      253,543      227,670
                    

Percentage (%)

     0.64      0.55      0.62
                    

 

(7) Unused credit line of loan commitments and allowances for on credit line of loan commitments as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007    2006

Unused credit line of loan commitments

   (Won) 6,315,115    (Won) 6,827,643

Allowances

     28,246      25,814
             

Percentage (%)

     0.45      0.38
             

The Bank started to apply the rate of allowances for possible losses on loans, which is classified as normal and of which maturity is less than 1 year to unused credit line of loan commitments pursuant to the

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

guideline of allowances for possible losses to off-balance sheets items in 2005. The allowances for possible losses were recognized considering the credit adjustment rates to off-balance sheet items announced by the FSS and recorded as allowance for unused credit line of loan commitments.

 

(8) Changes in allowances for on credit line of loan commitments for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007     2006  

Beginning balance

   (Won) 25,814     (Won) 27,597  

Provision for allowance

     2,519       256  

Changes in exchange rates and others

     (87 )     (2,039 )
                

Ending balance

   (Won) 28,246     (Won) 25,814  
                

12.    Accrued Severance Benefits:

Changes in accrued severance benefits for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

2007

 

    

Beginning

balance

    Provision    Payment    

Ending

balance

 

Accrued severance benefits

   (Won) 27,509     (Won) 1,907    (Won) 1,724     (Won) 27,692  

National Pension

     (10 )     —        (1 )     (9 )
                               
   (Won) 27,499     (Won) 1,907    (Won) 1,723     (Won) 27,683  
                               

2006

 

    

Beginning

balance

    Provision    Payment   

Ending

balance

 

Accrued severance benefits

   (Won) 22,950     (Won) 6,337    (Won) 1,778    (Won) 27,509  

National Pension

     (10 )     —        —        (10 )
                              
   (Won) 22,940     (Won) 6,337    (Won) 1,778    (Won) 27,499  
                              

13.    Shareholders’ Equity:

 

(1) Capital stock

The authorized capital stock of the Bank as of June 30, 2007 was (Won)4,000,000 million and the capital stock amounted to (Won)3,305,755 million and (Won)3,305,755 million as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Bank increased its capital stock by (Won)10,000 million from the Government on July 3, 2006. The Bank does not issue share certificates.

 

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(2) Retained earnings

1) Legal reserve

In accordance with the EXIM Bank Act, the Bank reserves 20 percent of unappropriated retained earnings as the legal reserve, until the accumulated reserve equals to its capital stock.

2) Voluntary reserve

The Bank appropriates the remaining balance, net of legal reserve and dividend payments, to voluntary reserve.

14.    Contingencies and Commitments:

 

(1) Other commitments as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007    2006

Unused credit line of loan commitments

   (Won) 6,315,115    (Won) 6,827,643

Written-off loans

     135,029      136,002
             
   (Won) 6,450,144    (Won) 6,963,645
             

 

(2) Pending litigations.

Ten lawsuits were filed by the Bank with aggregate claims of (Won)195,000 million and 2 lawsuits were filed against the Bank involving aggregate damages of (Won)200 million; they are all pending as of June 30, 2007.

The management of the Bank believes that the ultimate liability from the lawsuits, if any, will not materially affect the financial position of the Bank.

The aforementioned pending litigations (the first trial is currently underway) have been filed by Jaesoon, Park claiming revocation of provisional attachment relating to the debt guarantees of Chungnam Spinning Co., Ltd. and by Kibo Technology Fund claiming action of cancellation of creditors on obliteration of mortgage.

 

(3) Sales of the shares of Korea Exchange Bank (“KEB”).

The Bank sold 30,865,792 shares of Korea Exchange Bank (“KEB”) to LSF-KEB Holdings, SCA (“LSF”) on October 30, 2003 at (Won)5,400 per share. LSF exercised its call option, which was issued by the Bank in relation to the aforementioned sales transaction, and additionally purchased 49,134,208 shares of KEB at (Won)8,487.50 per share in the current fiscal year (refer to Note 4 (2) to the financial statements).

In addition to the above, if certain conditions in the mutual agreement between the Bank and LSF are met when LSF sells its KEB shares; then, the Bank has the right to ask LSF to sell the remaining shares of KEB for the same conditions and LSF also has the right to ask the Bank to sell the remaining shares (when LSF sells theirs) for the same conditions.

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(4) Details of transactions of derivatives instruments were as follows as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006 (Won in millions):

2007

 

    Outstanding contract amount  

Gain (loss) on valuation (S/I)

   

Gain (loss)
on

Valuation
(B/S)

 
    Total   Hedging
Purpose
  Hedge
Accounting
  Total     Hedging
Purpose
   

Hedge

Accounting

   

Currency forwards

  (Won) 327,340   (Won) 327,340   (Won) —     (Won)

 

653

(1,604

 

)

  (Won)

 

653

(1,604

 

)

  (Won)

 

—  

—  

 

 

  (Won)

 

653

(1,604

 

)

Currency swaps

    3,802,090     2,040,077     1,762,013    

 

98,614

(20,095

 

)

   

 

45,404

(2,141

 

)

   

 

53,210

(17,954

 

)

   

 

116,188

(19,306

 

)

Interest rate swaps

    6,045,512     790,282     5,255,230    

 

54,650

(25,831

 

)

   

 

5,745

(391

 

)

   

 

48,905

(25,440

 

)

   

 

47,314

(83,559

 

)

Stock option

    7,500     7,500     —       252       252       —         1,962  
                                                 
  (Won) 10,182,442   (Won) 3,165,199   (Won) 7,017,243   (Won)

 

154,169

(47,530

 

)

  (Won)

 

52,054

(4,136

 

)

  (Won)

 

102,115

(43,394

 

)

  (Won)

 

166,117

(104,469

 

)

                                                 

2006

 

    Outstanding contract amount   Gain (loss) on valuation (S/I)    

Gain (loss)
on

Valuation
(B/S)

 
    Total   Hedging
Purpose
 

Hedge

Accounting

  Total     Hedging
Purpose
   

Hedge

Accounting

   

Currency forwards

  (Won) 501,498   (Won) 501,498   (Won) —     (Won)

 

1,304

(2,102

 

)

  (Won)

 

1,304

(2,102

 

)

  (Won)

 

—  

—  

 

 

  (Won)

 

1,304

(2,102

 

)

Currency swaps

    1,533,542     1,510,087     23,455    

 

67,436

(1,820

 

)

   

 

67,436

(971

 

)

   

 

—  

(849

 

)

   

 

36,074

(1,511

 

)

Interest rate swaps

    5,451,828     737,619     4,714,209    

 

26,636

(12,697

 

)

   

 

2,350

(1,472

 

)

   

 

24,286

(11,225

 

)

   

 

16,564

(83,855

 

)

Stock option

    7,500     7,500     —       1,710       1,710       —         1,710  
                                                 
  (Won) 7,494,368   (Won) 2,756,704   (Won) 4,737,664   (Won)

 

97,086

(16,619

 

)

  (Won)

 

72,800

(4,545

 

)

  (Won)

 

24,286

(12,074

 

)

  (Won)

 

55,652

(87,468

 

)

                                                 

The Bank holds derivative instruments for its trading activities and hedging activities, to manage the interest rate risk and foreign currencies exchange risk derived from loans, debentures and borrowings. Outstanding contractual amount and gain (loss) on valuation relating to hedge accounting resulted from derivative instruments accounted for using hedge accounting methods pursuant to the Interpretations on Financial Accounting Standards 53-70.

Hedged items consist of loans and debentures to which fair value hedge accounting is applied. Loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk amounting to (Won)24,963 million for loans and gain amounting to (Won)33,827 million for debentures have been recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2007.

 

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For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

15.    Interest Income and Interest Expenses:

The average balance of the interest bearing assets and liabilities, and the related interest income and expenses as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007
     Average
balance
   Interest
incomes/expenses

Interest income bearing assets

     

Loans

   (Won) 16,486,121    (Won) 461,939

Due from banks

     77,259      3,693

Securities

     10,388      378
             
   (Won) 16,573,768    (Won) 466,010
             

Interest expense bearing liabilities

     

Borrowings

   (Won) 1,946,636    (Won) 42,401

Debentures

     11,109,294      284,083
             
   (Won) 13,055,930    (Won) 326,484
             

Loans included call loans and borrowings included call money.

16.    General and Administrative Expenses:

General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007

Financial management expenses:

  

Salaries and wages

   (Won) 27,042

Others

     13,640
      
     40,682
      

Economic cooperation management expenses

     414
      

Other general and administrative expenses:

  

Severance benefits (Note 12)

     1,907

Depreciation (Note 7)

     1,724

Amortization expense of intangible assets (Note 8)

     990

Taxes and dues

     183

Fund contributions

     3,623
      
     8,427
      
   (Won) 49,523
      

 

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For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

17.    Non-operating Income and Expenses:

Non-operating income and expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007

Non-operating income:

  

Gain on disposal of tangible assets

   (Won) 657

Rental income

     10

Gain on valuation of securities using the equity method (Note 4)

     2,300

Others

     427
      
   (Won) 3,394
      

Non-operating expenses:

  

Loss on disposal of tangible assets

   (Won) 1

Others

     634
      
   (Won) 635
      

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

18.    Income Tax Expense:

 

(1) The differences between net income before income tax and taxable income pursuant to Korean Corporate Income Tax Law for the six months June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     Amount  

I. Net income before income tax

   (Won) 116,227  

II. Non temporary differences:

  

(1) Entertainment expenses

     2  

(2) Undesignated donations

     38  

(3) Interest paid

     157  

(4) Sundry profits

     (150 )

(5) Dividend earned

     (15,203 )
        
     (15,156 )
        

III. Temporary differences:

  

1. Additions:

  

(1) Loss (gain) on fair value hedges

     64,118  

(2) Gain on valuation of derivative instruments (prior period)

     43,119  

(3) Loss on valuation of derivative instruments (current period)

     83,559  

(4) Allowance for loan losses (current period)

     306,197  

(5) Allowance for possible losses of confirmed and unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees (current period)

     336,481  

(6) Unused credit line of loan commitments (current period)

     28,246  

(7) Allowance for severance benefits

     1,475  

(8) Depreciation

     753  

(9) Debt-to-equity swap

     1,668  

(10) Others

     8,624  
        
     874,240  
        

2. Deductions:

  

(1) Gain (loss) on fair value hedges

     70,828  

(2) Loss on valuation of derivative instruments (prior period)

     86,751  

(3) Gain on valuation of derivative instruments (current period)

     62,756  

(4) Allowance for loan losses (prior period)

     308,016  

(5) Allowance for possible losses of confirmed acceptances and guarantees (prior period)

     253,543  

(6) Unused credit line of loan commitments (prior period)

     25,814  

(7) Depreciation

     186  

(8) Gain on valuation of securities using the equity method

     2,300  

(9) Debt-to-equity swap

     25,972  

(10) Others

     12,087  
        
     848,253  
        

IV. Taxable income

   (Won) 127,058  
        

 

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NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(2) Changes in accumulated temporary difference for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     Beginning(*)     Decrease     Increase     Ending  

Loss (gain) on fair value hedges

   (Won) (64,118 )   (Won) (64,118 )   (Won) (70,828 )   (Won) (70,828 )

Depreciation

     2,162       186       753       2,729  

Allowance for severance benefits

     16,259       —         1,475       17,734  

Allowance for loan losses

     308,016       308,016       306,197       306,197  

Gain on valuation of securities using the equity method

     (18,675 )     —         (2,300 )     (20,975 )

Loss on valuation of derivative instruments

     86,751       86,751       83,559       83,559  

Gain on valuation of derivative instruments

     (43,119 )     (43,119 )     (62,756 )     (62,756 )

Available-for-sale securities (KEB)

     (114,692 )     —         —         (114,692 )

Convertible stock

     96,924       25,972       1,668       72,620  

Allowance for possible losses of confirmed and unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees

     253,543       253,543       336,481       336,481  

Unused credit line of loan commitments

     25,814       25,814       28,246       28,246  

Others

     15,527       12,087       8,624       12,064  
                                
     564,392       605,132       631,119       590,379  
                                

Statutory tax rate

     27.5 %         27.5 %

Tax effect

     155,209           162,354  
                    

Deferred tax effect from available-for-sale securities

     (232,370 )         (247,028 )
                    

Deferred tax liabilities

   (Won) (77,161 )       (Won) (84,674 )
                    

Difference amounting to (Won)134 million between closing statements and statement of tax reconciliation in 2006 was reflected in the current period. The beginning balance of accumulated temporary difference was adjusted on the prior-period final income tax.

 

(3) Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006 was as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007     2006  

Income tax currently payable

   (Won) 34,926     (Won) 34,767  

Changes in deferred tax assets (liabilities)

     7,513       (78,670 )

Changes due to adjustment for the prior-period final income tax

     (53 )     (83 )

Income tax expense charged to capital

     (14,658 )     107,343  
                
   (Won) 27,728     (Won) 63,357  
                

 

(4) The statutory income tax rate applicable to the Bank is 27.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006. However, due to tax adjustments, the effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006 were 23.9% and 27.3%, respectively.

 

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THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

19.    Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies:

 

(1) Significant assets denominated in foreign currencies as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows:

 

     2007    2006
    

USD in

thousands

  

Korean won

in millions

  

USD in

thousands

  

Korean won

in millions

Due from banks

   USD 64,782    (Won) 60,040    USD 71,690    (Won) 66,644

Available-for-sale securities

     11,014      10,208      11,115      10,332

Securities using the equity method

     99,530      92,244      97,413      90,556

Call loans

     373,722      346,366      191,000      177,554

Bills bought in foreign currencies

     717,187      664,689      662,682      616,029

Loans

     13,621,737      12,624,626      11,720,570      10,895,441

Advance for customers

     832      771      3,787      3,520
                           
   USD 14,888,804    (Won) 13,798,944    USD 12,758,257    (Won) 11,860,076
                           

 

(2) Significant liabilities denominated in foreign currencies as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows:

 

     2007    2006
    

USD in

thousands

  

Korean won

in millions

  

USD in

thousands

  

Korean won

in millions

Call money

   USD 132,274    (Won) 122,591    USD 235,865    (Won) 219,260

Borrowings

     1,443,648      1,337,973      1,363,635      1,267,635

Debentures

     12,022,790      11,142,722      10,184,831      9,467,819
                           
   USD 13,598,712    (Won) 12,603,286    USD 11,784,331    (Won) 10,954,714
                           

Foreign currencies other than U.S. Dollar were translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the exchange rates announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd. (See Note 2).

20.    Comprehensive Income:

Comprehensive income for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was as follows (Unit: In millions):

 

     2007  

Net income

   (Won) 88,499  

Other comprehensive income:

  

Gain on valuation of available-for-sale securities

     39,587  

Loss on valuation of securities using the equity method

     (691 )
        
   (Won) 127,395  
        

 

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THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

21.    Related Party Transactions:

 

(1) Related parties (all subsidiaries listed below are included in consolidation) as of June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     Capital    No. of shares    Ownership (%)

KEXIM Bank UK Limited

   (Won) 37,106    149,999    100.00

KEXIM Vietnam Leasing Co.

     12,048    400,000    100.00

PT. KOEXIM Mandiri Finance

     4,513    Limited company    85.00

KEXIM Asia Limited

     27,804    Limited company    100.00

 

(2) Significant balances of assets and liabilities, and income and expenses from significant transactions with related parties as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

(Assets)

 

    

Loans in

foreign currencies

   Call loans    Total

KEXIM Bank UK Limited

   (Won) 71,806    (Won) 42,633    (Won) 114,439

KEXIM Vietnam Leasing Co.

     49,584      —        49,584

PT. KOEXIM Mandiri Finance

     75,720      —        75,720

KEXIM Asia Limited

     45,468      9,268      54,736
                    
   (Won) 242,578    (Won) 51,901    (Won) 294,479
                    

(Liabilities)

 

    

Debentures in

foreign currencies

KEXIM Bank UK Limited

   (Won) 4,634
      

(Transactions)

 

    

Interest

income

  

Interest

expenses

  

Commission

income

KEXIM Bank UK Limited

   (Won) 3,079    (Won) 265    (Won) 15

KEXIM Vietnam Leasing Co.

     1,281      —        3

PT. KOEXIM Mandiri Finance

     2,086      —        —  

KEXIM Asia Limited

     1,435      —        1
                    
   (Won) 7,881    (Won) 265    (Won) 19
                    

 

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THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(3) Related parties (all subsidiaries listed below are included in consolidation) as of December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

Related parties

   Capital    No. of shares    Ownership (%)

KEXIM Bank UK Limited

   (Won) 36,482    149,999    100.00

KEXIM Vietnam Leasing Co.

     12,085    400,000    100.00

PT. KOEXIM Mandiri Finance

     4,548    Limited company    85.00

KEXIM Asia Limited

     27,888    Limited company    100.00

 

(4) Significant balances of assets and liabilities with related parties as of December 31, 2006 were as follows (Won in millions):

(Assets)

 

    

Loans in

foreign currencies

   Call
loans
   Total

KEXIM Bank UK Limited

   (Won) 106,164    (Won) 5,578    (Won) 111,742

KEXIM Vietnam Leasing Co.

     46,945      —        46,945

PT. KOEXIM Mandiri Finance

     76,227      —        76,227

KEXIM Asia Limited

     32,536      —        32,536
                    
   (Won) 261,872    (Won) 5,578    (Won) 267,450
                    

(Liabilities)

 

    

Debentures in

foreign currencies

KEXIM Bank UK Limited

   (Won) 4,648
      

22.    Statements of Cash Flows:

 

(1) The statements of cash flows for the Bank are presented by the indirect method. Cash flows from the Bank’s major business including loans on credit and security transactions are classified as cash flows from operating activities and those from the receipts and borrowings are classified as cash flows from financing activities. Other cash flows are included in cash flows from operating activities.

 

(2) Due from banks in the statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006 were as follows (won in millions):

 

     2007     2006  

Due from banks in local currency

   (Won) 17,241     (Won) 67,850  

Restricted due from banks

     (2,468 )     (2,460 )

Due from banks in foreign currencies

     60,040       66,644  
                
   (Won) 74,813     (Won) 132,034  
                

 

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THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

NOTES TO NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007

 

(3) Significant transactions not involving cash inflows and outflows for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007  

Increase in gain on valuation of available-for-sale securities

   (Won) 54,603  

Recognition of deferred income tax liabilities due to valuation of the securities using the equity method

     (691 )

Increase in available-for-sale securities resulting from the debt for equity swap

     4,659  
        
   (Won) 58,571  
        

23.    Employee Welfare:

The Bank extends housing loans and operates in-house cafeteria, scholarship, medical insurance, workmen’s compensation, physical training facilities and recreational facilities, in order to enhance the employee welfare. Employee welfare expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were as follows (Won in millions):

 

     2007

Meal expenses

   (Won) 39

Medical expenses

     23

Fringe benefits

     2,944

Healthcare expenses

     116
      
   (Won) 3,122
      

 

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THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

The Economy

Gross Domestic Product

The following table sets out the composition of the Republic’s GDP at current and constant 2000 market prices and the annual average increase in the Republic’s GDP.

Gross Domestic Product(1)

 

     2005     2006(2)    

As % of GDP

2006(2)

 
     (billions of won)  

Gross Domestic Product at Current Market Prices:

      

Private

   426,690.6     453,870.4     53.5  

Government

   114,838.2     125,526.8     14.8  

Gross Capital Formation

   243,659.5     252,536.9     29.8  

Change in Inventories

   6,420.0     6,345.4     0.7  

Exports of Goods and Services

   342,588.0     366,502.8     43.2  

Less Imports of Goods and Services

   (323,466.8 )   (357,154.9 )   (42.1 )

Statistical Discrepancy

   6,206.3     6,594.4     0.8  
                  

Expenditures on Gross Domestic Product

   810,515.9     847,876.4     100.0  

Net Factor Income from the Rest of the World

   (1,216.1 )   (15.2 )   (0.0 )
                  

Gross National Product(1)

   809,299.8     847,861.3     100.0  
                  

Gross Domestic Product at Constant 2000 Market Prices:

      

Private

   360,720.6     375,901.7     49.5  

Government

   88,120.6     93,267.9     12.3  

Gross Capital Formation

   208,076.6     214,224.9     28.2  

Change in Inventories

   21.8     (399.8 )   (0.1 )

Exports of Goods and Services

   390,443.5     438,805.2     57.8  

Less Imports of Goods and Services

   (323,604.7 )   (360,331.3 )   (47.5 )

Statistical Discrepancy

   (629.8 )   (2,634.0 )   0.3  
                  

Expenditures on Gross Domestic Product

   723,126.8     759,234.4     100.0  

Net Factor Income from the Rest of the World in the Terms of Trade

   (1,030.3 )   (29.5 )   (0.0 )
                  

Trading Gains and Losses from Changes

   (46,437.8 )   (68,118.2 )   (9.0 )
                  

Gross National Income(3)

   675,658.7     691,086.7     91.0  
                  

Percentage Increase (Decrease) of GDP over Previous Year

      

At Current Prices

   4.0     4.6    

At Constant 2000 Market Prices

   4.2     5.0    

(1) GDP plus net factor income from the rest of the world is equal to the Republic’s gross national product.
(2) Preliminary.
(3) GDP plus net factor income from the rest of the world and trading gains and losses from changes in the terms of trade is equal to the Republic’s gross national income.
Source: National Accounts Year 2006; The Bank of Korea.

 

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The following tables set out the Republic’s GDP by economic sector at current and constant 2000 market prices:

Gross Domestic Product by Economic Sector

(at current market prices)

 

     2005     2006(1)     As % of GDP
2006(1)
 
     (billions of won)  

Industrial Sectors:

      

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

   24,631.4     24,473.3     2.9  

Mining and Manufacturing

   207,327.2     212,503.3     25.1  

Mining and Quarrying

   2,626.2     2,667.9     0.3  

Manufacturing

   204,701.0     209,835.4     24.7  

Electricity, Gas and Water

   16,838.7     17,558.9     2.1  

Construction

   66,375.0     68,434.3     8.1  

Services:

   406,301.6     430,832.0     50.8  

Wholesale and Retail Trade, Restaurants and Hotels

   67,862.2     70,945.9     8.4  

Transportation, Storage and Communication

   52,429.5     54,194.3     6.4  

Financial Intermediation

   60,483.5     63,697.4     7.5  

Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities

   90,482.4     96,427.5     11.4  

Public Administration and Defense:

      

Compulsory Social Security

   45,429.4     49,018.4     5.8  

Education

   41,569.8     44,427.9     5.2  

Health and Social Work

   23,069.3     25,683.6     3.0  

Other Service Activities

   24,975.6     26,437.0     3.1  

Taxes less subsidies on products

   89,041.7     94,074.6     11.1  
                  

Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices

   810,515.9     847,876.4     100.0  
                  

Net Factor Income from the Rest of the World

   (1,216.1 )   (15.2 )   (0.0 )

Gross National Income at Current Price

   809,299.8     847,861.3     100.0  

(1) Preliminary.

Source: National Accounts Year 2006; The Bank of Korea.

 

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Gross Domestic Product by Economic Sector

(at constant 2000 market prices)

 

     2005    2006(1)    As % of GDP
2006(1)
     (billions of won)

Industrial Sectors:

        

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

   25,446.6    24,785.3    3.3

Mining and Manufacturing

   210,587.0    228,153.8    30.1

Mining and Quarrying

   1,913.7    1,965.8    0.3

Manufacturing

   208,673.3    226,188.0    29.8

Electricity, Gas and Water

   18,360.7    19,005.6    2.5

Construction

   51,413.0    51,360.9    6.8

Services:

   338,176.8    353,131.5    46.5

Wholesale and Retail Trade, Restaurants and Hotels

   60,687.0    62,792.5    8.3

Transportation, Storage and Communication

   53,254.2    55,748.9    7.3

Financial Intermediation

   48,392.3    50,683.5    6.7

Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities

   77,247.9    80,800.7    10.6

Public Administration and Defense:

        

Compulsory Social Security

   32,662.5    33,642.7    4.4

Education

   30,174.2    30,983.4    4.1

Health and Social Work

   14,752.8    15,811.5    2.1

Other Service Activities

   21,006.9    21,768.3    2.9

Taxes less subsidies on products

   79,141.8    83,697.4    11.0
              

Gross Domestic Product at Market Prices

   723,126.8    759,234.4    100.0
              

(1) Preliminary.

Source: National Accounts Year 2006; The Bank of Korea.

GDP growth in 2005 was 4.2% at constant market prices, as aggregate private and general government consumption expenditures increased by 3.9% and gross domestic fixed capital formation increased by 2.4%, each compared with 2004.

Based on preliminary data, GDP growth in 2006 was 5.0% at constant market prices, as aggregate private and general government consumption expenditures increased by 4.5% and gross domestic fixed capital formation increased by 3.2%, each compared with 2005.

Based on preliminary data, GDP growth in the first quarter of 2007 was 4.0% at constant market prices, as aggregate private and general government consumption expenditures increased by 4.3% and gross domestic fixed capital formation increased by 7.0%, each compared with the same period of 2006. Based on preliminary data, GDP growth in the second quarter of 2007 was 5.0% at constant market prices, as aggregate private and general government consumption expenditures increased by 4.5% and gross domestic fixed capital formation increased by 6.7%, each compared with the same period of 2006.

 

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Principal Sectors of the Economy

Industrial Sectors

The following table sets out production indices for the principal industrial products of the Republic and their relative contribution to total industrial production:

Industrial Production

 

     2000
Index
Weight(1)
   2000    2005    2006

Mining

   36.2    100.0    93.8    92.5

Coal

   4.7    100.0    88.5    91.1

Metal Ores

   0.8    100.0    107.1    121.3

Others

   30.7    100.0    94.2    91.9

Manufacturing

   9,362.9    100.0    134.0    148.1

Food Products and Beverages

   658.8    100.0    108.3    108.8

Tobacco Products

   53.4    100.0    113.5    126.9

Textiles

   472.7    100.0    63.5    58.2

Apparel and Fur Articles

   210.3    100.0    86.6    93.7

Tanning and Dressing of Leather

   97.6    100.0    58.8    58.6

Wood and Wood and Cork Products

   62.2    100.0    104.4    111.7

Pulp, Paper and Paper Products

   193.2    100.0    109.3    109.4

Publishing, Printing and Reproduction of Record Media

   226.8    100.0    92.6    92.6

Coke, Refined Petroleum Products and Nuclear Fuel

   309.9    100.0    97.0    98.2

Chemicals and Chemical Products

   856.9    100.0    122.7    127.0

Rubber and Plastic Products

   429.9    100.0    118.0    124.4

Non-Metallic Mineral Products

   331.5    100.0    101.3    101.9

Basic Metals

   566.2    100.0    118.0    121.3

Fabricated Metal Products

   414.8    100.0    98.4    101.7

Machinery and Equipment

   812.5    100.0    123.0    131.3

Office, Accounting and Computing Machinery

   330.8    100.0    78.0    77.9

Electrical Machinery and Apparatus and Others

   379.8    100.0    120.1    128.7

Radio, Television and Communication Equipment

   1,481.0    100.0    258.1    323.1

Medical Precision and Optical Instrument, Watches

   105.0    100.0    98.9    97.2

Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Semitrailers

   916.1    100.0    138.3    150.2

Other Transport Equipment

   274.6    100.0    156.3    173.8

Furniture and Other Manufactured Goods

   178.9    100.0    78.0    73.4

Electricity and Gas

   600.9    100.0    137.5    143.5

All Items

   10,000.0    100.0    134.1    147.6

Percentage Increase (Decrease) of All Items Over Previous Year

      16.8    6.3    10.1

(1) Index weights were established on the basis of an industrial census in 2000 and reflect the average annual value added by production in each of the classifications shown, expressed as a percentage of total value added in the mining, manufacturing and electricity and gas industries in that year.

Source: The Bank of Korea.

Industrial production increased by 10.1% in 2006 primarily due to strong exports and increased domestic consumption.

 

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Manufacturing

In 2006, the manufacturing sector increased production by 10.5%. In 2006, light industry recorded a 1.1% production increase due to increased production of wood, apparel and leather products.

Automobiles. In 2006, automobile production increased by 3.8%, domestic sales recorded an increase of 1.8% and exports recorded an increase of 2.3%, compared with 2005.

Electronics. In 2006, electronics production increased by 10.0%, based on preliminary data, and exports increased by 11.7%, each compared with 2005 primarily due to continued growth in exports of semiconductor memory chips and global information technology products. In 2006, export sales of semiconductor memory chips constituted approximately 11.5% of the Republic’s total exports.

Iron and Steel. In 2006, crude steel production totaled 48.4 million tons, an increase of 1.2% from 2005. Domestic sales increased by 5.3% and exports increased by 14.2%.

Shipbuilding. In 2006, the Republic’s shipbuilding orders amounted to 19.6 million compensated gross tons, an increase of 44.1% compared to 2005.

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Based on preliminary data, in 2006, production in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry decreased by 2.6% compared to 2005 primarily due to decreased production of rice, fruits and corns.

Construction

Based on preliminary data, in 2006, production in the construction industry decreased by 0.1% compared to 2005 primarily due to a slight decrease in residential and commercial construction.

Electricity and Gas

The following table sets out the Republic’s dependence on imports for energy consumption:

Dependence on Imports for Energy Consumption

 

     Total Energy Consumption    Imports   

Imports

Dependence Ratio

     (millions of tons of oil equivalents, except ratios)

2005

   228.6    221.1    96.7

2006

   231.5    224.0    96.8

Source: Korea Energy Economics Institute.

 

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The following table sets out the principal primary sources of energy consumed in the Republic, expressed in oil equivalents and as a percentage of total energy consumption.

Consumption of Energy by Source

 

     Coal    Petroleum    Nuclear    Others    Total
     Quantity    %    Quantity    %    Quantity    %    Quantity    %    Quantity    %
     (millions of tons of oil equivalents, except percentages)

2005

   54.8    24.0    101.5    44.4    36.7    16.1    35.6    15.5    228.6    100.0

2006

   56.7    24.5    101.4    43.8    37.2    16.1    36.2    15.6    231.5    100.0

Source: Korea Energy Economics Institute.

Services Sector

Based on preliminary data, in 2006, the output of the transportation, storage and communications sector increased by 4.7%. Based on preliminary data, in 2006, the output of the financing, real estate and business service subsector increased by 4.2% compared to 2005.

Prices, Wages and Employment

The inflation rate, on an annualized basis, was 2.1% in the first quarter of 2007 and 2.4% in the second quarter of 2007. The unemployment rate was 3.6% in the first quarter of 2006 and 3.2% in the second quarter of 2007.

The Financial System

Structure of the Financial Sector

In July 2007, the Korean National Assembly passed the Act on Capital Markets and Financial Investment Business, or ACMFIB, under which various industry-based capital markets regulatory systems currently in place will be consolidated into a single regulatory system. The ACMFIB, which will become effective in February 2009, will expand the scope of permitted investment-related financial products and activities through expansive definitions of financial instruments and function-based regulations that allow financial investment companies to offer a wider range of financial services, as well as strengthening investor protection and disclosure requirements.

Securities Markets

The following table shows the value of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index as of the dates indicated.

 

March 31, 2007

   1,452.6

April 30, 2007

   1,542.2

May 31, 2007

   1,700.9

June 30, 2007

   1,743.6

July 31, 2007

   1,933.3

August 31, 2007

   1,873.2

September 28, 2007

   1,946.5

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index was 2,012.8 on October 8, 2007.

 

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Monetary Policy

Interest Rates

On July 12, 2007, the Bank of Korea raised the benchmark call rate to 4.75% from 4.5%, which was further raised to 5.0% on August 9, 2007.

Foreign Exchange

The following table sets forth the market average exchange rate between the Won and the U.S. Dollar (in Won per U.S. Dollar) as announced by the Seoul Money Brokerage Service Ltd. on each of the dates indicated.

Exchange Rates

 

March 31, 2007

   940.3

April 30, 2007

   929.4

May 31, 2007

   929.9

June 30, 2007

   926.8

July 31, 2007

   923.2

August 31, 2007

   939.9

September 28, 2007

   920.7

The market average exchange rate was 916.0 to US$1.00 on October 8, 2007.

Balance of Payments and Foreign Trade

Balance of Payments

Based on preliminary data, the Republic recorded a current account deficit of approximately US$1.4 billion in the first half of 2007 compared with a current account deficit of US$0.4 billion in the same period of 2006, primarily due to an increase in deficit from the service account from US$8.9 billion to US$10.6 billion, which was partially offset by an increase in surplus from the goods account from US$12.6 billion to US$13.2 billion.

Trade Balance

Based on preliminary data, the Republic recorded a trade surplus of US$0.8 billion in the first half 2007. Exports increased by 14.5% to US$177.9 billion and imports increased by 13.8% to US$169.9 billion from US$155.4 billion of exports and US$149.3 billion of imports, respectively, in the same period of 2006.

In April 2007, the Republic and the United States reached an agreement on a bilateral free trade agreement, or FTA, which was subsequently signed by both nations in June 2007. The FTA was submitted for ratification to the Korean National Assembly in September 2007. The FTA is scheduled to be submitted for ratification to the U.S. Congress in the second half of 2007 or the first half of 2008.

Foreign Currency Reserves

The Government’s foreign currency reserves amounted to US$255.3 billion as of August 31, 2007.

 

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Government Finance

The following table shows consolidated Government revenues and expenditures for the periods indicated:

Consolidated Central Government Revenues and Expenditures

 

     2005    2006(1)
     (billions of won)

Total Revenues

   191,467    207,517

Current Revenues

   190,166    206,084

Total Tax Revenues

   127,466    165,359

Income Profits and Capital Gains

   54,456    60,367

Tax on Property

   4,683    6,281

Tax on Goods and Services

   53,401    54,996

Customs Duties

   6,318    6,858

Others

   8,608    8,954

Social Security Contribution

   24,906    27,315

Non-Tax Revenues

   37,795    40,725

Capital Revenues

   1,282    1,433

Total Expenditures and Net Lending

   187,946    202,880

Total Expenditures

   184,922    197,134

Current Expenditures

   160,274    171,134

Goods and Services

   36,165    38,987

Interest Payments

   10,094    12,150

Subsidies and Other Transfers(2)

   111,448    119,997

Subsidies

   724    764

Other Transfers(2)

   110,724    119,233

Non-Financial Public Enterprises Expenditures

   2,566    2,554

Capital Expenditures

   24,648    26,000

Net Lending

   3,024    5,746

(1) Preliminary.
(2) Includes transfers to local governments, non-profit institutions, households and abroad.

Source: Ministry of Finance and Economy; Korea National Statistical Office.

Based on preliminary data, in 2006, revenues increased by approximately 8.4% compared to 2005, which represented 27.3% of the Republic’s GDP, principally due to higher tax revenues. Tax revenues increased principally as a result of the country’s export growth and the accompanying increase in corporate income. The Republic had a fiscal surplus of (Won)4.6 trillion in 2006.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES

The following is a description of some of the terms of the Notes we are offering. Since it is only a summary, we urge you to read the fiscal agency agreement described below and the form of global note before deciding whether to invest in the Notes. We have filed a copy of these documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as exhibits to the registration statement no. 333-136378.

The general terms of our Notes are described in the accompanying prospectus. The description in this prospectus supplement further adds to that description or, to the extent inconsistent with that description, replaces it.

Governed by Fiscal Agency Agreement

We will issue the Notes under the fiscal agency agreement, dated as of August 1, 1991, between us and The Bank of New York (formerly JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), as fiscal agent, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Fiscal Agency Agreement”). The fiscal agent will maintain a register for the Notes.

Payment of Principal and Interest

The Notes are initially limited to US$1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount and will mature on October 17, 2012 (the “Maturity Date”). The Notes will bear interest at the rate of 5.50% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 17 and October 17 of each year (each an “Interest Payment Date”), beginning on April 17, 2008. Interest on the Notes will accrue from October 17, 2007. If any Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date falls on a day that is not a business day (as defined below), then payment will not be made on such date but will be made on the next succeeding day that is a business day, with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date (as the case may be), and no interest shall be payable in respect of such delay. The term “business day” as used herein means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or any other day on which banking institutions in The City of New York or Seoul are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.

We will pay interest to the person who is registered as the owner of a Note at the close of business on the fifteenth day (whether or not a business day) preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. We will make principal and interest payments on the Notes in immediately available funds in U.S. dollars.

Denomination

The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of US$100,000 principal amount and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof.

Redemption

We may not redeem the Notes prior to maturity. At maturity, we will redeem the Notes at par.

Form and Registration

We will issue the Notes in the form of one or more fully registered global notes, registered in the name of a nominee of and deposited with the custodian for DTC. Except as described in the accompanying prospectus under “Description of the Securities—Description of Debt Securities—Global Securities,” the global notes will not be exchangeable for Notes in definitive registered form, and will not be issued in definitive registered form. Financial institutions, acting as direct and indirect participants in DTC, will represent your beneficial interests in the global notes. These financial institutions will record the ownership and transfer of your beneficial interest

 

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through book-entry accounts. You may hold your beneficial interests in the Notes through Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (“Euroclear”) or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”) if you are a participant in such systems, or indirectly through organizations that are participants in such systems. Any secondary market trading of book-entry interests in the Notes will take place through DTC participants, including Euroclear and Clearstream. See “Clearance and Settlement—Transfers Within and Between DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream”.

The fiscal agent will not charge you any fees for the Notes, other than reasonable fees for the replacement of lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Notes. However, you may incur fees for the maintenance and operation of the book-entry accounts with the clearing systems in which your beneficial interests are held.

For so long as the Notes are listed on the SGX-ST and the rules of the SGX-ST so require, we will appoint and maintain a paying and transfer agent in Singapore, where the certificates representing Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment or redemption (if required), in the event that we issue the Notes in definitive form in the limited circumstances set forth in the accompanying prospectus. In addition, an announcement of such issue will be made through the SGX-ST. Such announcement will include all material information with respect to the delivery of the definitive Notes, including details of the paying and transfer agent in Singapore.

Notices

All notices regarding the Notes will be published in London in the Financial Times and in New York in The Wall Street Journal (U.S. Edition). If we cannot, for any reason, publish notice in any of those newspapers, we will choose an appropriate alternate English language newspaper of general circulation, and notice in that newspaper will be considered valid notice. Notice will be considered made on the first date of its publication.

 

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CLEARANCE AND SETTLEMENT

We have obtained the information in this section from sources we believe to be reliable, including DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream. We accept responsibility only for accurately extracting information from such sources. DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform the procedures described below, and they may modify or discontinue them at any time. Neither we nor the registrar will be responsible for DTC’s, Euroclear’s or Clearstream’s performance of their obligations under their rules and procedures. Nor will we or the registrar be responsible for the performance by direct or indirect participants of their obligations under their rules and procedures.

Introduction

The Depository Trust Company

DTC is:

 

   

a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law;

 

   

a “banking organization” under the New York Banking Law;

 

   

a member of the Federal Reserve System;

 

   

a “clearing corporation” under the New York Uniform Commercial Code; and

 

   

a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

DTC was created to hold securities for its participants and facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between its participants. It does this through electronic book-entry changes in the accounts of its direct participants, eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC is owned by a number of its direct participants and by the New York Stock Exchange Inc., the American Stock Exchange, Inc. and the National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.

Euroclear and Clearstream

Like DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream hold securities for their participants and facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between their participants through electronic book-entry changes in their accounts. Euroclear and Clearstream provide various services to their participants, including the safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement and lending and borrowing of internationally traded securities. Participants in Euroclear and Clearstream are financial institutions such as underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies. Some of the underwriters participating in this offering are participants in Euroclear or Clearstream. Other banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies have indirect access to Euroclear or Clearstream by clearing through or maintaining a custodial relationship with a Euroclear or Clearstream participant.

Ownership of Notes through DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream

We will issue the Notes in the form of one or more fully registered global notes, registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. Financial institutions, acting as direct and indirect participants in DTC, will represent your beneficial interests in the Notes. These financial institutions will record the ownership and transfer of your beneficial interests through book-entry accounts. You may also hold your beneficial interests in the Notes through Euroclear or Clearstream, if you are a participant in such systems, or indirectly through organizations that are participants in such systems. Euroclear and Clearstream will hold their participants’ beneficial interests in the global notes in their customers’ securities accounts with their depositaries. These depositaries of Euroclear and Clearstream in turn will hold such interests in their customers’ securities accounts with DTC.

 

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We and the fiscal agent generally will treat the registered holder of the Notes, initially Cede & Co., as the absolute owner of the Notes for all purposes. Once we and the fiscal agent make payments to the registered holder, we and the fiscal agent will no longer be liable on the Notes for the amounts so paid. Accordingly, if you own a beneficial interest in the global notes, you must rely on the procedures of the institutions through which you hold your interests in the Notes, including DTC, Euroclear, Clearstream and their respective participants, to exercise any of the rights granted to holders of Notes. Under existing industry practice, if you desire to take any action that Cede & Co., as the holder of the global notes, is entitled to take, then Cede & Co. would authorize the DTC participant through which you own your beneficial interest to take such action. The participant would then either authorize you to take the action or act for you on your instructions.

DTC may grant proxies or authorize its participants, or persons holding beneficial interests in the Notes through such participants, to exercise any rights of a holder or take any actions that a holder is entitled to take under the fiscal agency agreement or the Notes. Euroclear’s or Clearstream’s ability to take actions as holder under the Notes or the fiscal agency agreement will be limited by the ability of their respective depositaries to carry out such actions for them through DTC. Euroclear and Clearstream will take such actions only in accordance with their respective rules and procedures.

Transfers Within and Between DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream

Trading Between DTC Purchasers and Sellers

DTC participants will transfer interests in the Notes among themselves in the ordinary way according to DTC rules. Participants will pay for such transfers by wire transfer. The laws of some states require certain purchasers of securities to take physical delivery of the securities in definitive form. These laws may impair your ability to transfer beneficial interests in the global notes to such purchasers. DTC can act only on behalf of its direct participants, who in turn act on behalf of indirect participants and certain banks. Thus, your ability to pledge a beneficial interest in the global notes to persons that do not participate in the DTC system, and to take other actions, may be limited because you will not possess a physical certificate that represents your interest.

Trading Between Euroclear and/or Clearstream Participants

Participants in Euroclear and Clearstream will transfer interests in the Notes among themselves according to the rules and operating procedures of Euroclear and Clearstream.

Trading Between a DTC Seller and a Euroclear or Clearstream Purchaser

When the Notes are to be transferred from the account of a DTC participant to the account of a Euroclear or Clearstream participant, the purchaser must first send instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream through a participant at least one business day prior to the settlement date. Euroclear or Clearstream will then instruct its depositary to receive the Notes and make payment for them. On the settlement date, the depositary will make payment to the DTC participant’s account and the Notes will be credited to the depositary’s account. After settlement has been completed, DTC will credit the Notes to Euroclear or Clearstream, Euroclear or Clearstream will credit the Notes, in accordance with its usual procedures, to the participant’s account, and the participant will then credit the purchaser’s account. These securities credits will appear the next day (European time) after the settlement date. The cash debit from the account of Euroclear or Clearstream will be back-valued to the value date, which will be the preceding day if settlement occurs in New York. If settlement is not completed on the intended value date (i.e., the trade fails), the cash debit will instead be valued at the actual settlement date.

Participants in Euroclear and Clearstream will need to make funds available to Euroclear or Clearstream to pay for the Notes by wire transfer on the value date. The most direct way of doing this is to pre-position funds (i.e., have funds in place at Euroclear or Clearstream before the value date), either from cash on hand or existing lines of credit. Under this approach, however, participants may take on credit exposure to Euroclear and Clearstream until the Notes are credited to their accounts one day later.

 

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As an alternative, if Euroclear or Clearstream has extended a line of credit to a participant, the participant may decide not to pre-position funds, but to allow Euroclear or Clearstream to draw on the line of credit to finance settlement for the Notes. Under this procedure, Euroclear or Clearstream would charge the participant overdraft charges for one day, assuming that the overdraft would be cleared when the Notes were credited to the participant’s account. However, interest on the Notes would accrue from the value date. Therefore, in many cases the interest income on Notes which the participant earns during that one-day period will substantially reduce or offset the amount of the participant’s overdraft charges. Of course, this result will depend on the cost of funds (i.e., the interest rate that Euroclear or Clearstream charges) to each participant.

Since the settlement will occur during New York business hours, a DTC participant selling an interest in the Notes can use its usual procedures for transferring global securities to the depositories of Euroclear or Clearstream for the benefit of Euroclear or Clearstream participants. The DTC seller will receive the sale proceeds on the settlement date. Thus, to the DTC seller, a cross-market sale will settle no differently than a trade between two DTC participants.

Finally, day traders who use Euroclear or Clearstream and who purchase Notes from DTC participants for credit to Euroclear participants or Clearstream participants should note that these trades will automatically fail unless one of three steps is taken:

 

   

borrowing through Euroclear or Clearstream for one day, until the purchase side of the day trade is reflected in the day trader’s Euroclear or Clearstream account, in accordance with the clearing system’s customary procedures;

 

   

borrowing the Notes in the United States from DTC participants no later than one day prior to settlement, which would allow sufficient time for the Notes to be reflected in the Euroclear or Clearstream account in order to settle the sale side of the trade; or

 

   

staggering the value dates for the buy and sell sides of the trade so that the value date for the purchase from the DTC participant is at least one day prior to the value date for the sale to the Euroclear or Clearstream participant.

Trading Between a Euroclear or Clearstream Seller and a DTC Purchaser

Due to time-zone differences in their favor, Euroclear and Clearstream participants can use their usual procedures to transfer Notes through their depositaries to a DTC participant. The seller must first send instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream through a participant at least one business day prior to the settlement date. Euroclear or Clearstream will then instruct its depositary to credit the Notes to the DTC participant’s account and receive payment. The payment will be credited in the account of the Euroclear or Clearstream participant on the following day, but the receipt of the cash proceeds will be back-valued to the value date, which will be the preceding day if settlement occurs in New York. If settlement is not completed on the intended value date (i.e., the trade fails), the receipt of the cash proceeds will instead be valued at the actual settlement date.

If the Euroclear or Clearstream participant selling the Notes has a line of credit with Euroclear or Clearstream and elects to be in debit for the Notes until it receives the sale proceeds in its account, then the back-valuation may substantially reduce or offset any overdraft charges that the participant incurs over that period.

Settlement in other currencies between DTC and Euroclear and Clearstream is possible using free-of-payment transfers to move the Notes, but funds movement will take place separately.

 

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UNITED STATES TAX CONSIDERATIONS

Stated interest on the Notes will be treated as qualified stated interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to you if you invest in the Notes and are a U.S. holder, see “Taxation—United States Tax Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus.

 

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UNDERWRITING

Relationship with the Underwriter

We and the underwriters named below (the “Underwriters”) have entered into a Terms Agreement dated October 10, 2007 (the “Terms Agreement”) with respect to the Notes relating to the Underwriting Agreement—Standard Terms (together with the Terms Agreement, the “Underwriting Agreement”) filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. ABN AMRO Incorporated, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc are acting as representatives of the Underwriters. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, we have agreed to sell to each of the Underwriters, severally, and each of the Underwriters has severally agreed to purchase, the following principal amount of the Notes set out opposite its name below:

 

Name of the Underwriters

   Principal Amount of
the Notes

ABN AMRO Incorporated

   US$ 375,000,000

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     375,000,000

Merrill Lynch, Pierece, Fenner & Smith
                Incorporated

     375,000,000

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

     375,000,000
      

Total

   US$ 1,500,000,000
      

Under the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, if the Underwriters take any of the Notes, then the Underwriters are obligated to take and pay for all of the Notes.

The Underwriters initially propose to offer the Notes directly to the public at the offering price described on the cover page. After the initial offering of the Notes, the Underwriters may from time to time vary the offering price and other selling terms.

The Notes are a new class of securities with no established trading market. We have applied to the SGX-ST for listing of, and permission to deal in, the Notes. There can be no assurance that such listing will be obtained. The Underwriters have advised us that they intend to make a market in the Notes. However, they are not obligated to do so and they may discontinue any market making activities with respect to the Notes at any time without notice. Accordingly, we cannot assure you as to the liquidity of any trading market for the Notes.

We have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or to contribute to payments which the Underwriters may be required to make in respect of any such liabilities.

In connection with this offering, BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (the “Stabilizing Manager”) or any person acting on its behalf, on behalf of the Underwriters may purchase and sell Notes in the open market. These transactions may include over-allotment, covering transactions and stabilizing transactions. Over-allotment involves sales of Notes in excess of the principal amount of Notes to be purchased by the Underwriters in this offering, which creates a short position for the Underwriters. Covering transactions involve purchases of the Notes in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover short positions. Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or purchases of Notes made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the Notes while the offering is in progress. Any of these activities may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the Notes. They may also cause the price of the Notes to be higher than the price that otherwise would exist in the open market in the absence of these transactions. The Stabilizing Manager may conduct these transactions in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. If the Stabilizing Manager commences any of these transactions, it may discontinue them at any time, and must discontinue them after a limited period.

 

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The amount of net proceeds is US$1,497,135,000 after deducting underwriting discounts but not estimated expenses. Expenses associated with this offering are estimated to be US$150,000. The Underwriters have agreed to pay certain of our expenses incurred in connection with the offering of the Notes.

In the ordinary course of their respective businesses, some of the Underwriters and their affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in commercial banking and/or investment banking transactions and other related services with us and our affiliates for which the Underwriters and/or their affiliates have received or may receive customary fees and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses.

Delivery of the Notes

We expect to make delivery of the Notes, against payment in same-day funds on or about October 17, 2007, which we expect will be the fifth business day following the date of this prospectus supplement. Under Rule 15c6-l promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, U.S. purchasers are generally required to settle trades in the secondary market in three business days, unless they and the other parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, if you wish to trade in the Notes on the date of this prospectus supplement or the next succeeding business day, because the Notes will initially settle in T+5, you may be required to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of your trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers in other countries should consult with their own advisors.

Foreign Selling Restrictions

Each Underwriter has agreed to the following selling restrictions in connection with the offering with respect to the following jurisdictions:

Korea

Each Underwriter has represented and agreed that (i) it has not offered, sold or delivered and will not offer, sell or deliver, directly or indirectly, any Notes in Korea or to, or for the account or benefit of, any resident of Korea, except as permitted by applicable Korean laws and regulations; and (ii) any securities dealer to whom it sells Notes will agree that it will not offer any Notes, directly or indirectly, in Korea or to any resident of Korea, except as permitted by applicable Korean laws and regulations, or to any dealer who does not so represent and agree.

United Kingdom

Each Underwriter has represented and agreed that (i) it has not offered or sold and, prior to the expiry of a period of six months from the closing date, will not offer or sell, any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom, except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purpose of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of The Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995 (as amended); (ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of The Financial Services and Markets Act of 2000 (“FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any of the Notes in circumstances in which section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us; and (iii) it has complied, and will comply with, all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

 

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The Netherlands

Each Underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not, directly or indirectly, offered or sold and will not, directly or indirectly, offer or sell in the Netherlands any Notes other than to persons who trade or invest in securities in the conduct of a profession or business (which includes banks, stockbrokers, insurance companies, pension funds, other institutional investors and finance companies and treasury departments of large enterprises).

Japan

Each Underwriter has represented and agreed that the Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan; it will not offer or sell, directly or indirectly, any of the Notes in Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any resident of Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any resident for reoffering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any resident of Japan except (i) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, or otherwise in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan and (ii) in compliance with the other relevant laws and regulations of Japan.

Hong Kong

Each Underwriter has represented and agreed that:

 

   

it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell in Hong Kong, by means of any document, any Notes other than to (i) “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any rules made under that Ordinance; or (ii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of that Ordinance; and

 

   

it has not issued or had in its possession for the purposes of issue, and will not issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, any advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Notes, which is directed at, or the contents of which are or are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any rules made under that Ordinance.

Singapore

Each Underwriter represents and agrees that this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have not been and will not be registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289 of Singapore) (the “SFA”). Accordingly, each Underwriter represents, warrants and agrees that it has not offered or sold any Notes or caused the Notes to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase and will not offer or sell any Notes or cause the Notes to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, and has not circulated or distributed, nor will it circulate or distribute, this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Notes, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.

 

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Each Underwriter further represents, warrants and agrees to notify (whether through the distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or otherwise) each of the following relevant persons specified in Section 275 of the SFA which has subscribed or purchased Notes from or through that Underwriter, namely a person which is:

(a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or

(b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor,

that shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest in that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Notes under Section 275 of the SFA except:

(1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA;

(2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or

(3) by operation of law.

Italy

No solicitations in connection with the offering of the Notes will be made in Italy by any party, including the Underwriters. No copies of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any other documents relating to the Notes will be distributed in Italy. No Notes will be offered, sold or delivered in Italy.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the Notes is being passed upon for us by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, New York, and by Shin & Kim, Seoul, Korea. Certain legal matters will also be passed upon for the Underwriters by Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, New York. In giving their opinions, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell may rely as to matters of Korean law upon the opinion of Shin & Kim and Shin & Kim may rely as to matters of New York law upon the opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.

OFFICIAL STATEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS

Our Chairman and President, in his official capacity, has supplied the information set forth in this prospectus supplement under “Recent Developments—The Export-Import Bank of Korea.” Such information is stated on his authority. The documents identified in the portion of this prospectus supplement captioned “Recent Developments—The Republic of Korea” as the sources of financial or statistical data are derived from official public documents of the Republic and of its agencies and instrumentalities.

GENERAL INFORMATION

We were established in 1976 as a special governmental financial institution pursuant to the Export-Import Bank of Korea Act, as amended. Our corporate registry number is 11235-0000158. Our authorized share capital is (Won)4,000 billion. As of June 30, 2007, our paid-in capital was (Won)3,305.8 billion.

Our board of directors can be reached at the address of our registered office: c/o 16-1, Youido- dong, Yongdeungpo-ku, Seoul 150-996, The Republic of Korea.

The issue of the Notes has been authorized by our Chairman and President on October 10, 2007. On October 5, 2007, we filed our report on the proposed issuance of the Notes with the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Korea.

Except as disclosed in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, since December 31, 2006, there has been no material adverse change in our financial condition. In addition, except as disclosed in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, since June 30, 2007, there has been no material adverse change in our capitalization as described in the table appearing on page S-9 of this prospectus supplement which is material in the context of the issue of the Notes.

We are not involved in any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings that are material in the context of the issue of the Notes and are not aware of any such litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings whether pending or threatened.

The registration statement with respect to us and the Notes has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Additional information concerning us and the Notes is contained in the registration statement and post-effective amendments to such registration statement, including their various exhibits, which may be inspected at the public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at Room 1580, 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, USA.

The Notes have been accepted for clearance through DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream:

 

CUSIP   Common Code   ISIN
302154AS8   032620540   US302154AS85

 

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HEAD OFFICE OF THE BANK

 

16-1, Youido-dong,

Yongdeungpo-ku

Seoul 150-996

Korea

 

FISCAL AGENT AND PRINCIPAL PAYING AGENT

 

The Bank of New York

Global Finance Americas

101 Barclay St, 4E

New York, NY 10286

 

LEGAL ADVISORS TO THE BANK

 

as to Korean law   as to U.S. law
Shin & Kim   Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Ace Tower, 4th Floor

1-170, Soonhwa-dong, Chung-ku

Seoul 100-712

Korea

 

39th Floor

Bank of China Tower

One Garden Road

Hong Kong

 

LEGAL ADVISOR TO THE UNDERWRITERS

 

as to U.S. law

 

Davis Polk & Wardwell

18th Floor

The Hong Kong Club Building

3A Chater Road

Hong Kong

 

AUDITOR OF THE BANK

 

Deloitte Anjin LLC

14F, Hanwha Securities Bldg.

23-5 Youido-dong

Youngdeungpo-ku, Seoul

Korea

 

SINGAPORE LISTING AGENT

 

Allen & Overy Shook Lin & Bok

1 Robinson Road

#18-00 AIA Tower

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