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 March 2004
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Kookmin Bank
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
9-1, 2-Ga, Namdaemun-Ro, Jung-Gu, Seoul, Korea 100-703
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(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 _____
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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
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Partial Disposition of Treasury Stocks
On March 19, 2004, Kookmin Bank officially submitted a statement of disposition
of treasury stocks to Financial Supervisory Commission with regard to the
exercise of stock options, which were granted to 10 directors and 55 employees
on March 15, 2001.
The disposition will be implemented upon the option holders' requests during the
option exercise period starting from March 26, 2004. The disposition details are
as follows:
1 Number of treasury stocks to be disposed of
: 198,093 registered common shares
2 Exercise price
: KRW 28,027
3 Amount of disposition
: Approximately KRW 5,551,952,511
4 Disposition method
: After-Trading Hour transaction
(The stocks will be distributed to the option holders upon their requests
through the Kookmin Bank's account of Daishin Securities Co.)
5 Disposition period
: From March 26, 2004 to March 15, 2009
Kookmin Bank holds 29,972,390 shares as treasury stocks, approximately 8.91% of
total issued registered common stocks of the Bank as of March 19, 2004,
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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.
Kookmin Bank
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(Registrant)
Date: March 19, 2004 By: /s/ Ki Sup Shin
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(Signature)
Name: Ki Sup Shin
Title: Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
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