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Form 6-K Current Reports

KB’s 2003 Third Quarter Results

2003-10-27

On October 24, 2003, Kookmin Bank held an earnings conference and released its operating results for the third quarter of 2003. Followings are the key figures released during the conference, and full presentation material is available at Kookmin Bank website (www.kbstar.com) for further information.

The figures presented in this section have not been fully reviewed by our independent auditor yet, and therefore they may be subject to changes in the due course of review process.

Financial Highlights

Balance sheet figures

Balance sheet figures
(tn Won) As of the date indicated
Sep. 30, 2003 Dec. 31, 2002 % Change (YTD)
Total Assets 190.2 171.5 10.9
Loans in Won 124.7 116.4 7.1
Total Liabilities 180.1 161.5 11.5
Deposits in Won 131.2 125.2 4.8
Total Stockholders' Equity 10.1 10.0 1.0

• Operating results

Operating results
(bn Won) For the 9 month periods ended June 30
2003 2002 % Change (YoY)
Operating Income 478.2 1,988.3 △75.9
Operating Income before Provisioning 3,191.8 2,947.0 8.3
Non-operating Income △1,214.9 197.9 N.A
Net Income △382.1 1,512.9 N.A

• Key financial indicators are as follows

NIS (cumulative): 3.74%

NIM (cumulative): 3.26%

Return on assets (annualized): △0.21%

Return on equity (annualized): △3.32%

• Asset Quality

Asset Quality
(bn Won) As of the date indicated
Sep. 30, 2003 Dec. 31, 2002 % Change (QoQ)
Total Loans for NPL Management 144,020.5 132,178.2 9.0
Allowance for Loan Loss 4,572.1 2,498.3 83.0
Substandard & Below Ratio 4.84% 2.89% 1.95%p
Coverage Ratio 65.6% 65.4% 0.2%p
Delinquency Ratio 3.49% 2.84% 0.65%p

This document and the attached presentation material contain forward-looking statements, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect Kookmin Bank’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Although Kookmin Bank believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Kookmin Bank undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.