Form 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May 2007

 

Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

203, Hoehyon-dong, 1-ga, Chung-gu, Seoul, Korea

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F      X            Form 40-F              

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):             

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):             

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submission to furnish a report or other document that the registration foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes                      No      X    

 

Woori Finance Holdings’ Preliminary Financial Performance Figures

For the First Quarter of 2007

The preliminary financial performance figures for Woori Finance Holdings for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2007, on a consolidated basis, are as follows:

(Units: millions of KRW)

 

Item

    1Q 2007    4Q 2006   

Change

(1Q 2007 versus

4Q 2006)

     1Q 2006   

Change

(1Q 2007 versus

1Q 2006)

  

Operating Revenue

    6,043,559    5,648,275    7.00 %   4,745,985    27.34 %

Operating Profit

    1,276,585    558,555    128.55 %   619,944    105.92 %

Recurring Profit

    1,272,110    583,400    118.05 %   630,164    101.87 %

Net Income

    887,022    432,163    105.25 %   440,107    101.55 %

The figures above are subject to adjustment as they are interim numbers and have not been reviewed by our independent auditors.

To reflect changes in the applicable Korean accounting standards, necessary adjustments have been made to historical data.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.
  (Registrant)
Date: May 3, 2007   By:  

/s/ Byung-Ho Park

    (Signature)
  Name:   Byung-Ho Park
  Title:   Managing Director

 

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