UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June 2014
Commission File Number: 000-53445
KB Financial Group Inc.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
84, Namdaemoon-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-703, Korea
(Address of principal executive office)
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Acquisition of Shares of LIG Insurance Co., Ltd.
On June 27, 2014, the board of directors of KB Financial Group Inc. (KB Financial Group) passed a resolution to approve the acquisition of shares of LIG Insurance Co., Ltd. (LIG Insurance). The key details of the acquisition are as follows:
| Number of shares to be acquired: 11,682,580 common shares |
| Purchase price (KRW): 685,000,000,000 |
| Total number of shares to be owned by KB Financial Group following the acquisition: 11,682,580 common shares (representing 19.47% of LIG Insurances outstanding shares) |
| KB Financial Group will enter into the related share purchase agreement and the closing is expected to occur on October 1, 2014, on which date the purchase price will be finalized. |
| The acquisition remains subject to the regulatory approval process of Korea. |
| LIG Insurances subsidiaries include LIG Investment & Securities Co., Ltd., LIG Claims Survey & Adjusting Co., Ltd., Tomorrowplus Co., Ltd., Leading Insurance Services, Inc., PT. LIG Insurance Indonesia Inc., and LIG Insurance (China) Co., Ltd. Upon acquiring the shares of LIG Insurance, KB Financial Group is planning to add such subsidiaries of LIG Insurance as second-tier subsidiaries of KB Financial Group. |
| Key financial data of LIG Insurance Co., Ltd.: |
Period |
Total assets |
Total liabilities |
Total equity |
Capital stock |
Operating revenue |
Net income |
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(in millions of Won) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
FY2013 |
20,637,167 | 19,134,786 | 1,502,381 | 30,000 | 8,365,796 | 117,202 | ||||||||||||||||||
FY2012 |
18,882,727 | 17,288,117 | 1,594,610 | 30,000 | 10,666,032 | 200,404 | ||||||||||||||||||
FY2011 |
15,766,920 | 14,412,855 | 1,354,065 | 30,000 | 9,500,834 | 203,777 |
* | Note: On a consolidated basis |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
KB Financial Group Inc. | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
Date: June 27, 2014 | By: /s/ Woong-Won Yoon | |||||
(Signature) | ||||||
Name: | Woong-Won Yoon | |||||
Title: | Deputy President & CFO |