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Item 4A. History and Development of the Company
Overview
We were established as a new financial holding company on September 29, 2008
pursuant to a “comprehensive stock transfer” under Korean law, whereby holders
of the common stock of Kookmin Bank and certain of its subsidiaries transferred
all of their shares to us in return for shares of our common stock. We were
established pursuant to the Financial Holding Company Act, which was enacted in
October 2000 and which, together with associated regulations and a related
presidential decree, has enabled banks and other financial institutions,
including insurance companies, investment trust companies, credit card companies
and securities companies, to be organized and managed under the auspices of a
single financial holding company.