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 2015
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)
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): ¨
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): ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form 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
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- N/A .
KB Financial Group Inc. and Kookmin Bank obtain Federal Reserve Board
approval to become Financial Holding Companies
On June 19, 2015, KB Financial Group Inc. (KBFG) and Kookmin Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KBFG, were notified by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System that elections filed by KBFG and Kookmin Bank to become Financial Holding Companies have been approved without objection as of June 18, 2015.
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 19, 2015 | By: /s/ Jong-Hee Yang | |||||||
(Signature) | ||||||||
Name: | Jong-Hee Yang | |||||||
Title: | Deputy President |