SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 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 2005 SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. (Translation of registrant's name into English) 120, 2-Ga, Taepyung-Ro, Jung-Gu, Seoul 100-102, Korea (Address of principal executive offices) 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-_______. 1 Shinhan Financial Group 120, 2-Ga, Taepyungro, Jung Gu, Seoul 100-724, Korea March 11, 2005 To Shareholders: CONVOCATION NOTICE OF THE 4TH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS Notice is hereby given that the 4th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Group will be held as described hereunder and your attendance is cordially requested. DESCRIPTION 1. Date and Time March 30, 2005 10 A.M., Seoul time. 2. Venue Auditorium, 20th floor/Shinhan Bank, 120, 2Ga, Taepyung-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea 3. Agenda 1) Approval of balance sheet, income statement and statement of appropriation of retained earnings for the fiscal year 2004 (January 1, 2004 ~ December 31, 2004). 2) Appointment of directors 3) Appointment of Audit Committee members 4) Approval of Limitation on Director Compensation 5) Approval of stock option grant to the executives, department heads, and outside directors 2 REFERENCE DOCUMENT FOR THE EXERCISE OF THE VOTING RIGHT 1. NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS HELD BY ALL SHAREHOLDERS: 310,332,000 shares * The total number of our outstanding common stock is 319,319,011 shares as of December 31, 2004. Among this, 8,985,567 shares and 1,444 shares are held by Chohung Bank and Good Morning Shinhan Securities respectively. These shares do not have voting rights under the Financial Holdings Company Act of Korea, because both of Chohung Bank and Good Morning Shinhan Securities are our subsidiaries. 2. AGENDA ITEMS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS THEREOF: AGENDA ITEM NO. 1. Approval of Financial Statements (balance sheets, income statements and statements of appropriation of retained earnings for fiscal year 2004 [January 1, 2004 ~ December 31, 2004]) - Please refer to Appendix 1 for financial statements of the Group - Total Dividend Amount proposed by BOD 1) Common Stock: KRW 232,749 million (KRW 750 per share) 2) Preferred Stock: KRW 115,141 million 3) Total: KRW 347,890 million 3 AGENDA ITEM NO. 2 Appointment of Directors The candidates for Directors are as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME TENURE NEW APPOINTMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pyung Joo Kim 1 year ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Outside director Il Sup Kim 1 year candidates with professional expertise ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sang Yoon Lee 1 year ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Yoon Soo Yoon 1 year ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Shee Yul Ryoo 1 year O ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Byung Hun Park 1 year ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dong Hyun Kwon 1 year Outside director ----------------------------------------------------------------------- candidates Young Hoon Choi 1 year O ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Si Jong Kim 1 year O --------------------------- ------------------------------------------- Philippe Reynieix 1 year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Outside director candidates with professional expertise" means that these candidates have academic knowledge and professional experiences in such fields as economics, business administrations, accounting and laws. For the personal profiles of the candidates, please refer to Appendix 2. 4 AENDA ITEM NO. 3 Appointment of Audit Committee Members --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME TENURE CURRENT POSITION NEW APPOINTMENT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Il Sup Kim 1 year Outside Director --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sang Yoon Lee 1 year Outside Director --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dong Hyun Kwon 1 year Outside Director --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Si Jong Kim 1 year - O --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Seok Choi 1 year Non Executive Director --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Among the nominated outside director candidates, Il Sup Kim, Sang Yoon Lee, Dong Hyung Kwon and Si Jong Kim were recommended as candidates of the audit committee members of 2005 through the resolution of the audit committee meeting. Young Seok Choi, who is non-executive director with 3 year tenure appointed in 2004, was also nominated as a candidate for the audit committee member. For the personal profiles of the candidates, please refer to Appendix 2. AGENDA ITEM NO. 4 Approval of Limitation on Director Compensation Limitation on the aggregate compensation to the directors: KRW4 billion in 2005 AGENDA ITEM NO. 5 Approval of Stock Option Grant to the Executives, Department Heads, and Outside Directors A. Grant of Stock Options to Executives of Shinhan Financial Group and its Subsidiaries 1) Grantees: A total of 46 executives and officers of Shinhan Financial Group and its subsidiaries (Shinhan Bank, Chohung Bank, Good Morning Shinhan Securities, Shinhan Card, Shinhan Capital, and Shinhan Credit Information) 5 - See A.8 below for details 2) Number of options to be granted: Stock options to purchase 1,196,000 shares in total 3) Exercise price: Minimum exercise price calculated in accordance with Article 84.9 of the Enforcement Decrees of the Securities Exchange Act * Determination of exercise price: Based on the arithmetic mean of the three trading volume-weighted averages of closing prices during the 2-month, 1-month and 1-week periods counting backwards from the grant date 4) Date of grant: March 30, 2005 5) Exercise period: Exercisable during the 4 year period after the 3rd anniversary from the grant date. 6) Method of payment: Shinhan Financial Group will, at its option, choose between the following two methods - to issue new shares at the exercise price; or - to pay the grantees cash in an amount to the difference between the market price of shares at the exercise date and exercise price. 7) Conditions for Exercise (a) 50% of the volume granted -Stock options are exercisable when both of the following two conditions are met. [Condition1] Shinhan Financial Group's shareholder return(as defined below) is greater than 90% of the "Big 3" stock index growth (as defined below) * Shinhan Financial Group's shareholder return = [{Closing price of exercise date (Note.1) + Dividends per share paid between grant date and exercise date - Closing price of grant date (Note.2)}/{Closing price of grant date}] x 100 (Note. 1, 2) Closing price of the day of exercise and grant means the arithmetic mean of the three trading volume-weighted averages of closing prices during the 2-month, 1-month and 1-week periods counting backwards from the day of exercise and grant, as applicable. * "Big 3" stock index growth means the average growth rate of stock prices of the three major peer companies including Kookmin Bank, Hana Bank, and Worri Finance Holdings. 6 [Condition2] The sum of the net income of the relevant company (the company where the applicable executive or officer works) during the grant year and the following year should be greater than zero. (b) The other 50% of the volume granted - Exercisable volume shall be determined based on the achievement ROE targets of the relevant company during the grant year and the following year. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 (for the grant year) 2 (for the following year) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of stock options Half of the 50% of Half of the 50% of to be exercised (M) the total volume granted the total volume granted -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Determination of Number of shares(M) X (actual ROE/target ROE) exercisable number * Exercisable number of shares can not exceed "(M)" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 8) Details of Stock Options Granted to Executives and Officers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY TITLE NAME NO. OF SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chairman Eung Chan Ra 100,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- President & CEO Young Hwi Choi 90,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senior Exe. VP Jae Woo Lee 20,000 SFG --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senior Exe. VP Chil Sun Hong 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senior Exe. VP Byung Jae Cho 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senior Exe. VP Baek Soon Lee 20,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- President Sang Hoon Shin 80,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standing Auditor Jao Ho Cho 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Gwang Lim Yoon 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Min Ky Han 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Do Heui Han 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shinhan Bank Dep. President Jin Won Suh 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Shin Keun Yang 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Sang Young Oh 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Hyu Won Lee 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Sang Woon Choi 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Eun Sik Kim 20,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- President Dong Soo Choi 80,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standing Auditor Jee Hong Yoo 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Bhang Gil Choi 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Hee Soo Kim 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Kwang Yub Chung 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Hong Hee Chae 20,000 Chohung Bank --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Yong Uk O 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Jeong Woo Chang 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Jae Yoo Kim 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President In Joon Chaey 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Chang Seong Moon 20,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dep. President Sung Yoon Kim 20,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- President Sung Kyun Hong 40,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standing Auditor Tea Kyu Lee 15,000 Shinhan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Card Dep. CEO Sung Won Kim 15,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acting Dep. CEO Woo Yeop Shim 12,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acting Dep. CEO Moon Han Kim 12,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good Morning Vice Chairman Woo Keun Lee 40,000 Shinhan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Securities CEO Kang Won Lee 40,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standing Auditor Sung No Lee 15,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputy CEO Hyeon Jae Han 15,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY TITLE NAME NO. OF SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputy CEO Chae Young Jung 15,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputy CEO Seok Joong Kim 15,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputy CEO Jin Kook Lee 15,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputy CEO Yoo Shin Jung 15,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- President Dong Girl Lee 40,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shinhan Vice President Sang Dae Kim 15,000 Capital --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acting Vice President Seung Keun Oh 12,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shinhan Credit CEO Boem Seong Shin 15,000 Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,196,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Grant of Stock Options to Department Heads of Shinhan Financial Group and its Subsidiaries 1) Grantees: Department heads of Shinhan Financial Group and its subsidiaries 2) Number of options to be granted: Stock options to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares in total. Specific number of options granted to each individual will be determined in consideration of the evaluation results of the relevant individual as well as the company where such individual works. * The board of directors of Shinhan Financial Group has entrusted the CEO with the authority to decide the grantees and the numbers of options to be granted to each individual and the decision will be approved by the annual general shareholders' meeting on March 30, 2005. 3) Exercise price: Minimum exercise price calculated in accordance with Article 84.9 of the Enforcement Decree of Securities Exchange Act 4) Date of grant: March 30, 2005 5) Exercise period: Exercisable during the 4 year period after the 3rd anniversary from the grant date. 6) Method of payment: Shinhan Financial Group will, at its option, choose between the following two methods - to issue new shares at the exercise price; or - to pay the grantees cash in an amount to the difference between the market price of shares at the exercise date and exercise price. 7) Conditions for Exercise The sum of the net income of the relevant company (the company where the 9 applicable employee works) during the grant year and the following year should be greater than zero. C. Grant of Stock Options to Outside Directors of Shinhan Financial Group 1) Grantees: 5 outside directors with professional expertise * The stock options will be granted to outside directors with professional expertise to be appointed at the general shareholders meeting on March 30, 2005. 2) Number of options to be granted: 10,000 shares for each, 50,000 shares in total 3) Exercise price: Minimum exercise price calculated in accordance with Article 84.9 of the Enforcement Decree of Securities Exchange Act 4) Date of grant: March 30, 2005 5) Exercise period: Exercisable during the 4 year period after the 3rd anniversary from the grant date. 6) Method of payment: Shinhan Financial Group will, at its option, choose between the following two methods - to issue new shares at the exercise price; or - to pay the grantees cash in an amount to the difference between the market price of shares at the exercise date and exercise price. 7) Conditions for exercise Same as those for stock options granted to Executives. 10 APPENDIX 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP 1) BALANCE SHEETS SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD AND SUBSIDIARIES Non-Consolidated Balance Sheets December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 (In million of KRW) Year 2004 Year 2003 ----------------------- ----------------------- Assets I. Cash & Due from Banks 31,145 5,353 1. Due from Banks 31,145 5,353 II. Securities 8,262,439 5,714,392 (1) Equity Securities Accounted for by the Equity Method 8,262,439 5,714,392 1. Stocks 8,262,439 5,714,392 III. Loans 1,749,955 1,935,180 Allowance for Possible Loan Losses (-)8,794 (-)9,725 1. Loans in Won 1,550,000 1,637,200 2. Loans in Foreign Currency 135,609 107,705 3. Privately Placed Bonds 73,140 200,000 IV. Fixed Assets 2,164 2,020 (1) Premises and Equipment 1,302 1,606 1. Vehicles 425 391 Accumulated Depreciation 278 147 177 214 2. Equipment 1,168 993 Accumulated Depreciation 760 408 549 444 3. Other 1,493 1,404 Accumulated Depreciation 746 747 456 948 (2) Intangible Assets 862 414 1. Other 862 414 V. Other Assets 26,949 43,340 1. Guarantee Deposits 7,840 7,840 2. Accounts Receivable 6,234 7,612 3. Accrued Income 11,044 11,334 4. Advance Payments 10 10 5. Prepaid Expenses 12 1,667 6. Prepaid Income Taxes -- 13,867 7 . Sundry Assets 1,809 1,010 Total Assets 10,072,652 7,700,285 Liabilities I. Borrowings 154,380 165,868 1. Borrowings in Won 50,000 94,000 2. Borrowings in Foreign Currency 104,380 71,868 11 Year 2004 Year 2003 ----------------------- ----------------------- II. Debentures 1,948,102 1,980,543 1. Debentures in Won 1,920,000 1,950,000 Discounts 3,191 1,916,809 5,331 1,944,669 2. Debentures in Foreign Currency 31,314 35,934 Discounts 21 31,293 60 35,874 III. Other Liabilities 222,561 30,464 1. Taxes Withheld 464 1,176 2. Dividends Payable 937 928 3. Accounts Payable 180,980 14,492 4. Accrued Expenses 14,627 12,189 5. Income Taxes Payable 25,329 -- 6. Unearned Revenues -- 1,679 7. Accrued Severance Benefits 776 530 Deposits with Insurance Company for Severance Benefits 552 224 530 -- Total Liabilities 2,325,043 2,176,875 Stockholders' Equity I. Capital Stock 2,083,118 1,958,530 1. Common Stock 1,596,595 1,472,007 2. Preferred Stock 486,523 486,523 II. Capital Surplus 3,718,623 3,316,380 1. Paid-in Capital in excess of Par Value 3,718,564 3,316,380 2. Other Capital Surplus 59 -- III. Retained Earnings 1,608,185 865,391 1. Legal Reserve 118,692 82,469 2. Retained Earnings Before Appropriation 1,489,493 782,922 IV. Capital Adjustment 337,683 (-)616,891 1. Valuation Gain on Equity Securities 383,437 13,871 Accounted for by the Equity Method 2. Valuation Loss on Equity Securities Accounted for by the Equity Method (-)53,932 (-)640,388 3. Stock Options 8,178 9,626 Total Stockholders' Equity 7,747,609 5,523,410 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 10,072,652 7,700,285 12 2) INCOME STATEMENTS SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD AND SUBSIDIARIES Non-Consolidated Statements of Income Year ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 (In million of KRW) Year 2004 Year 2003 ----------------------- ----------------------- I. Operating Revenues 1,224,147 617,074 (1) Gain using the Equity Method of Accounting 1,108,952 519,287 (2) Interest Income 114,264 97,787 1. Interest on Due from Banks 640 631 2. Interest on Loans 102,213 83,720 3. Interest on Privately Placed Bonds 11,411 13,436 (3) Other Operating Revenues 931 -- 1. Reversal of Allowance for Possible Loan Losses 931 -- II. Operating Expenses 147,638 251,366 (1) Loss using the Equity Method of Accounting 212 129,886 (2) Interest Expenses 122,967 92,616 1. Interest on Borrowings 8,522 11,020 2. Interest on Debentures 113,816 81,362 3. Other 629 234 (3) Commission Expenses 235 4,962 (4) Selling and Administrative Expenses 24,224 23,902 1. Salaries 13,363 9,821 2. Retirement Allowance 505 140 3. Employee Benefits 866 601 4. Rent 497 142 5. Entertainment 663 1,455 6. Depreciation 652 568 7. Amortization on Intangible Assets 111 109 8. Bad Debt -- 5,879 9. Taxes and Dues 835 361 10. Advertising 28 22 11. Commissions 3,600 1,374 12. Other 3,104 3,430 III. Operating Income 1,076,509 365,708 IV. Non-Operating Income 18,989 425 1. Gain on Foreign Currency Translation 18,141 231 2. Gain on Foreign Currency Transaction 8 3 13 Year 2004 Year 2003 ----------------------- ----------------------- 3. Miscellaneous 840 191 V. Non-Operating Expenses 28,171 3,145 1. Loss on Foreign Currency Translation 18,132 231 2. Loss on Foreign Currency Transaction 2 2 3. Loss on Sale of Equity Securities -- 1,725 4. Loss on Available-for-Sale Securities -- 166 5. Contribution 13 34 6. Supplementary Payment of income taxes 10,024 -- 7. Miscellaneous -- 987 VI. Ordinary Income 1,067,327 362,988 VII. Extraordinary Gain or Loss -- -- VIII. Income Before Income Tax Expenses 1,067,327 362,988 IX. Income Tax Expenses 17,032 -- X. Net Income for the Period 1,050,295 362,988 3) STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS OF RETAINED EARNINGS Year ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 (In million of KRW) Year 2004 Year 2003 ----------------------- ----------------------- I. Retained Earnings Before Appropriation 1,489,493 782,922 1. Unappropriated Retained Earnings carried over from prior years 504,585 432,569 2. Change in Retained Earnings of Subsidiaries (-)65,387 (-)10,848 3. Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principles -- (-)1,787 4. Net Income for the Period 1,050,295 362,988 II. Appropriation of Retained Earnings 452,920 278,337 1. Legal Reserve 105,030 36,223 2. Dividends 347,890 242,114 (1) Cash Dividends on Common Stock 232,749 158,717 (2) Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock 115,141 83,397 III. Unappropriated Retained Earnings carried over to subsequent year 1,036,573 504,585 14 APPENDIX 2. PERSONAL PROFILES: CANDIDATES FOR DIRECTORS AND AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS YOUNG SEOK CHOI 1. Date of Birth: July 2, 1929 2. Current Position: President, C.Y.S. Ltd. 3. Education: BA in Commerce, Meiji University, Japan (1959) 4. Working Experience -- Nov. 1993: President, C.Y.S. Ltd. (current), Founding Director, AERTH 21 -- Jun. 1993: Advisor to the Peace Unification Advisory Group -- Feb. 1995: Director, Shinhan Bank -- Mar. 2003: Director, Shinhan Financial Group (current) PYUNG JOO KIM 1. Date of Birth: February 6, 1939 2. Current Position: Visiting Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management 3. Education: Ph. D in Economics, Princeton University, U.S.A. (1976) 4. Working Experience -- Sep. 1983: Dean, College of Commerce, Sogang University -- Nov. 1990: Dean, Graduate School of Economics & Policies, Sogang University -- Oct. 1999: Dean, Graduate School of International Studies, Sogang University -- Mar. 2004: Professor Emeritus, Sogang University (current) IL SUP KIM 1. Date of Birth: July 1, 1946 2. Current Position: President, Kwangang Accounting Corporation 3. Education: Ph.D., Business Administration, Seoul National University (1991) 4. Working Experience -- 1977~1981: Director of international affairs, KICPA -- 1985~1993: Head of Seoul Consulting Inc., Samil Consulting & Research Inc. and Samil Coopers & Lybrand Consulting Inc. -- 1990~1997: Member of the Advisory Committee on Accounting Establishment, Securities Supervisory Board -- 1993~1994: Chairman of the Auditing Research Committee, KICPA -- 1994~1998: Vice President of the KICPA in charge of international affairs -- 1995: Vice president of the Korean Accounting Association -- 1997~1998: Member of the Accounting Standards Deliberation Committee, Securities Supervisory Board -- 2002~2004: Vice President of Ewha Womans University 15 SANG YOON LEE 1. Date of Birth: September 13, 1942 2. Current Position: Representative Director and President, Nongsim Ltd. 3. Education: BA in Commerce, Seoul National Univ. (1966) 4. Working Experience -- Jul. 1968: Goldenbell Commerce -- Jan. 1971: Lotte Industry Ltd. (currently Nongsim Ltd.) -- Mar. 1978: Director, Nongsim Ltd. -- Jan. 1986: Senior Executive Director, Head of Sales Division, Nongsim Ltd. -- Sep. 1994: Representative Director and President, Nongsim Ltd. -- Oct. 1997: Representative Director & Vice Chairman, Nongsim Ltd -- Jan. 2001: Representative Director and President, Nongsim Ltd. (current) -- Feb. 2001: Non-statutory Vice-Chairman, Korea Food Industry Association (current) YOON SOO YOON 1. Date of Birth: March 5, 1946 2. Current Position: Chairman/CEO of FILA Korea Ltd. 3. Education: BA in Political Science & Diplomacy, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (1974) 4. Working Experience -- 1973 ~ 1975 A Shipping Public Corporation -- 1975 ~ 1981 JC Penney -- 1981 ~ 1984 Hwasung Co., Ltd (Export Director) -- Mar. 1984 President of Care Line Corp. (current) -- Jun. 1991 Chairman/CEO of FILA Korea Ltd.(current) SHEE YUL RYOO (NEW CANDIDATE) 1. Date of Birth: September 5, 1938 2. Current Position: Advisor, Shin & Kim 3. Education: LLB, Seoul National University (1961) 4. Working Experience -- Jan. 1995: Vice President, Bank of Korea -- Mar. 1997: President, Korea First Bank -- Nov. 1999: Chairman, The Korea Federation of Banks -- Apr. 2001: Steering Committee Member, Korea Center for International Finance (current) -- Dec. 2002: Advisor, Shin & Kim (current) 16 BYUNG HUN PARK 1. Date of Birth: September 10, 1928 2. Current Position: Chairman, Daeseong Precisions Ltd (current) 3. Education: BA in Economics at Meiji University, Japan (1953) 4. Working Experience -- Aug. 1982 Director, Shinhan Bank -- Mar. 1985 President, HQ of Korean Residents' Union in Japan -- Mar. 1985 Honorary Chairman, '88 Seoul Olympics Sponsor Group -- Mar. 1989 Chairman, Daeseong Electronics Ltd (current) -- Dec. 1989 President, Seongsang Co Ltd (current) -- Mar. 1990 Statutory Advisor, HQ of Korean Residents' Union in Japan (current) -- Jun. 1990 Honorary Chairman, Overseas Korean Representatives -- Aug. 2001 Outside Director, Shinhan Financial Group (current) DONG HYUN KWON 1. Date of Birth: November 27, 1936 2. Current Position: Chairman, Aichi Commerce (current) 3. Education: Tsukyo Commercial High School(1954) 4. Working Experience -- Apr. 1977 President, King Tour Ltd. -- Jun. 1984 Director, Aichi Commerce -- Aug. 1986 President, Douwa tour Ltd. Japan -- 1991 Advisor to the Peace Unification Advisory Group -- 1991 Vice-Chairman, Korean Motherland Investment Association -- Jun. 1993 Advisor, Aichiken Korean Commerce Chamber -- Feb. 1997 Outside Director, Shinhan Bank -- Jun. 2000 Chairman, Aichi Commerce (current) -- Mar. 2004 Outside Director, Shinhan Financial Group (current) YOUNG HOON CHOI (NEW CANDIDATE) 1. Date of Birth: November 8, 1928 2. Current Position: Chairman, Eishin Group 3. Education: LLB in Law, Ritsumeikan University, Japan (1953) 4. Working Experience -- Apr. 1953 CEO, New Metro, Japan -- Aug. 1982 Non Executive Director, Shinhan Bank. 17 SI JONG KIM (NEW CANDIDATE) 1. Date of Birth: April 16, 1937 2. Current Position Standing Advisor, Kanagawa Division, Korean Residents' Union in Japan (current) 3. Education: Sigaken Yashu High School (1955) 4. Working Experience -- May. 1982 Director, Yokohama Shogin -- Apr. 1987 Director, Korea Chamber of Office in Kanagawa, Japan -- April 1991 Vice president, Korean Residents' Union in Japan -- April 1997 Standing Advisor, Kanagawa Division, Korean Residents' Union in Japan (current) PHILIPPE REYNIEIX 1. Date of Birth: June 24, 1949 2. Current Position: CEO & GM for Korea, BNP Paribas, Seoul 3. Education: Master of Business Law (with award), Paris II Univ. (1973) 4. Working Experience -- 1974 - 1977: Assistant Professor at the Law School in Dakar, Senegal -- 1977 - 1984: B.I.A.O. (International Bank for West Africa) -- 1984 - 1986: Head of Credit & Marketing, Paribas, Gabon -- 1986 - 1990: Deputy General Manager, Paribas, Seoul -- 1990 - 1994: Deputy Head of Corporate Banking, Asia Pacific Division Paribas, Paris -- 1994 - 2000: Country Manager, Singapore, Regional Head of Corporate Banking for S.E. Paribas, Singapore -- 2000 - 2002: Chief Operating Officer BNP Paribas, Singapore -- July 2002 CEO & GM for Korea BNP Paribas, Seoul (current) 18 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. SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. By /s/ Byung Jae Cho ---------------------------------------- Name: Byung Jae Cho Title: Chief Financial Officer Date: March 11, 2005 19