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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement No. 333-265869
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus Dated July 27, 2022)
The Export-Import Bank of Korea
(A statutory juridical entity established under The Export-Import Bank of Korea Act of 1969, as amended, in the Republic of Korea)
US$1,000,000,000 4.000% Notes due 2024
US$1,000,000,000 4.250% Notes due 2027
US$500,000,000 4.500% Notes due 2032
Our US$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”) will bear interest at a rate of 4.000% per annum, our US$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”) will bear interest at a rate of 4.250% per annum and our US$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes,” and together with the 2024 Notes and the 2027 Notes, the “Notes”) will bear interest at a rate of 4.500% per annum. Interest on the 2024 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on March 15, 2023. Interest on the 2027 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on March 15, 2023. Interest on the 2032 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on March 15, 2023.
The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of US$200,000 principal amount and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. The Notes will be represented by one or more global notes registered in the name of a nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), as depositary.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Per Note | Total | Per Note | Total | Per Note | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Public offering price | 99.888% | US$ | 998,880,000 | 99.564% | US$ | 995,640,000 | 99.665% | US$ | 498,325,000 | |||||||||||||||
Underwriting discounts | 0.300% | US$ | 3,000,000 | 0.300% | US$ | 3,000,000 | 0.300% | US$ | 1,500,000 | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds to us, before expenses | 99.588% | US$ | 995,880,000 | 99.264% | US$ | 992,640,000 | 99.365% | US$ | 496,825,000 |
In addition to the initial public offering price, you will have to pay for accrued interest, if any, from (and including) September 15, 2022.
Applications will be made to the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the “SGX-ST”) for the listing and quotation of the Notes on the SGX-ST. There can be no assurance that we will obtain or be able to maintain a listing of the Notes on the SGX- ST. The SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the correctness of any of the statements made, opinions expressed or reports contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Approval in-principle from, admission to the Official List of, and listing and quotation of any Notes on, the SGX-ST are not to be taken as an indication of the merits of the issuer or the Notes.
The underwriters expect to deliver the Notes to investors through the book-entry facilities of DTC, in each case on or about September 15, 2022.
Joint Bookrunners and Lead Managers
BofA Securities | ||||||||||||
Crédit Agricole CIB | ||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank | ||||||||||||
NOMURA | ||||||||||||
Shinhan Investment | ||||||||||||
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking | ||||||||||||
Standard Chartered Bank |
Co-Manager
KEXIM Bank (UK) Limited
Prospectus Supplement Dated September 6, 2022
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You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted.
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Certain Defined Terms and Conventions | 1 | |||
Use of Proceeds | 2 | |||
The Export-Import Bank of Korea | 3 | |||
Overview | 3 | |||
Capitalization | 4 | |||
Business | 5 | |||
Selected Financial Statement Data | 7 | |||
Operations | 9 | |||
Description of Assets and Liabilities | 15 | |||
Debt | 25 | |||
Credit Policies, Credit Approval and Risk Management | 27 | |||
Capital Adequacy | 28 | |||
Overseas Operations | 29 | |||
Property | 30 | |||
Management and Employees | 30 | |||
Tables and Supplementary Information | 32 | |||
Financial Statements and the Auditors | 41 | |||
The Republic of Korea | 134 | |||
Land and History | 134 | |||
Government and Politics | 136 | |||
The Economy | 139 | |||
Principal Sectors of the Economy | 147 | |||
The Financial System | 154 | |||
Monetary Policy | 159 | |||
Balance of Payments and Foreign Trade | 163 | |||
Government Finance | 170 | |||
Debt | 174 | |||
Tables and Supplementary Information | 177 | |||
Description of the Securities | 180 | |||
Description of Debt Securities | 180 | |||
Description of Warrants | 186 | |||
Terms Applicable to Debt Securities and Warrants | 187 | |||
Description of Guarantees | 188 | |||
Limitations on Issuance of Bearer Debt Securities and Bearer Warrants | 189 | |||
Taxation | 190 | |||
Korean Taxation | 190 | |||
United States Tax Considerations | 192 | |||
Plan of Distribution | 201 | |||
Legal Matters | 202 | |||
Authorized Representatives in the United States | 202 | |||
Official Statements and Documents | 202 | |||
Experts | 202 | |||
Forward-Looking Statements | 203 | |||
Further Information | 205 |
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CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS
All references to “we” or “us” mean The Export-Import Bank of Korea. All references to “Korea” or the “Republic” contained in this prospectus supplement mean The Republic of Korea. All references to the “Government” mean the government of Korea. References to “W”, “Won” or “Korean won” are to the lawful currency of Korea and references to “US$” or “U.S. dollars” are to the lawful currency of the United States. Terms used but not defined in this prospectus supplement shall have the same meanings given to them in the accompanying prospectus.
In this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, where information has been provided in units of thousands, millions or billions, such amounts have been rounded up or down. Accordingly, actual numbers may differ from those contained herein due to rounding. Any discrepancy between the stated total amount and the actual sum of the itemized amounts listed in a table, is due to rounding.
Our financial information included in this prospectus supplement was prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by Korea (“Korean IFRS” or “K-IFRS”). References in this prospectus supplement to “separate” financial statements and/or information are to financial statements and/or information prepared on a non-consolidated basis. Unless specified otherwise, our financial and other information included in this prospectus supplement is presented on a separate basis in accordance with Korean IFRS and does not include such information with respect to our subsidiaries.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The information in this prospectus supplement is in addition to the information contained in our accompanying prospectus dated July 27, 2022. The accompanying prospectus contains information regarding ourselves and Korea, as well as a description of some terms of the Notes. You can find further information regarding us, Korea, and the Notes in registration statement no. 333-265869, as amended, relating to our debt securities, with or without warrants, and guarantees, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT
We are responsible for the accuracy of the information in this document and confirm that to the best of our knowledge we have included all facts that should be included not to mislead potential investors. The address of our registered office is 38 Eunhaeng-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07242, The Republic of Korea. The SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the contents of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and makes no representation as to liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Approval in-principle from, admission to the Official List of, and listing and quotation of any Notes on, the SGX-ST are not to be taken as an indication of the merits of the issuer or the Notes.
NOTICE TO CAPITAL MARKET INTERMEDIARIES AND PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 21 OF THE HONG KONG SFC CODE OF CONDUCT—IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS
Prospective investors should be aware that certain intermediaries in the context of this offering of the Notes, including certain underwriters, are “capital market intermediaries” (“CMIs”) subject to Paragraph 21 of the Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or Registered with the Securities and Futures Commission (the “Code”). This notice to prospective investors is a summary of certain obligations the Code imposes on such CMIs, which require the attention and cooperation of prospective investors. Certain CMIs may also be acting as “overall coordinators” (“OCs”) for this offering and are subject to additional requirements under the Code.
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Prospective investors who are the directors, employees or major shareholders of the Issuer, a CMI or its group companies would be considered under the Code as having an association (“Association”) with the Issuer, the CMI or the relevant group company. Prospective investors associated with the Issuer or any CMI (including its group companies) should specifically disclose this when placing an order for the Notes and should disclose, at the same time, if such orders may negatively impact the price discovery process in relation to this offering.
Prospective investors who do not disclose their Associations are hereby deemed not to be so associated. Where prospective investors disclose their Associations but do not disclose that such order may negatively impact the price discovery process in relation to this offering, such order is hereby deemed not to negatively impact the price discovery process in relation to this offering. Prospective investors should ensure, and by placing an order prospective investors are deemed to confirm, that orders placed are bona fide, are not inflated and do not constitute duplicated orders (i.e. two or more corresponding or identical orders placed via two or more CMIs). If a prospective investor is an asset management arm affiliated with any underwriter, such prospective investor should indicate when placing an order if it is for a fund or portfolio where the underwriter or its group company has more than 50 per cent. interest, in which case it will be classified as a “proprietary order” and subject to appropriate handling by CMIs in accordance with the Code and should disclose, at the same time, if such “proprietary order” may negatively impact the price discovery process in relation to this offering. Prospective investors who do not indicate this information when placing an order are hereby deemed to confirm that their order is not such a “proprietary order”. If a prospective investor is otherwise affiliated with any underwriter, such that its order may be considered to be a “proprietary order” (pursuant to the Code), such prospective investor should indicate to the relevant underwriter when placing such order. Prospective investors who do not indicate this information when placing an order are hereby deemed to confirm that their order is not such a “proprietary order”. Where prospective investors disclose such information but do not disclose that such “proprietary order” may negatively impact the price discovery process in relation to this offering, such “proprietary order” is hereby deemed not to negatively impact the price discovery process in relation to this offering.
Prospective investors should be aware that certain information may be disclosed by CMIs (including Private Banks) which is personal and/or confidential in nature to the prospective investor. By placing an order, prospective investors are deemed to have understood and consented to the collection, disclosure, use and transfer of such information by the underwriters and/or any other third parties as may be required by the Code, including to the Issuer, any OCs, relevant regulators and/or any other third parties as may be required by the Code, it being understood and agreed that such information shall only be used for the purpose of complying with the Code, during the bookbuilding process for this offering. Failure to provide such information may result in that order being rejected.
NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 309B(1)(C) OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT
2001 OF SINGAPORE
We have determined, and hereby notify all relevant persons (as defined in Section 309A(1) of the SFA), that the Notes are prescribed capital markets products (as defined in the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018 of Singapore) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).
UK FINANCIAL PROMOTION LEGEND
This communication is only being distributed to and is only directed at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) or (iii) high net worth companies, and other
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persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). The Notes are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such Notes will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.
NOT AN OFFER IF PROHIBITED BY LAW
The distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and the offer of the Notes, may be legally restricted in some countries. If you wish to distribute this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, you should observe any restrictions. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus should not be considered an offer and it is prohibited to use them to make an offer, in any state or country which prohibits the offering.
The Notes may not be offered or sold in Korea, directly or indirectly, or to any resident of Korea, except as permitted by Korean law. For more information, see “Underwriting—Foreign Selling Restrictions.”
The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (“EEA”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II.
The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (“UK”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“EUWA”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”) and any rules or regulations made under the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA.
INFORMATION PRESENTED ACCURATE AS OF DATE OF DOCUMENT
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are the only documents on which you should rely for information about the offering. This prospectus supplement may only be used for the purposes for which it has been published. We have authorized no one to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of each document.
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This summary highlights selected information from this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and may not contain all of the information that is important to you. To understand the terms of our Notes, you should carefully read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
The Notes
We are offering US$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.000% notes due September 15, 2024 (the “2024 Notes”), US$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.250% notes due September 15, 2027 (the “2027 Notes”) and US$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.500% notes due September 15, 2032 (the “2032 Notes,” and together with the 2024 Notes and the 2027 Notes, the “Notes”).
The 2024 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.000% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year. The first interest payment on the 2024 Notes will be made on March 15, 2023 in respect of the period from (and including) September 15, 2022 to (but excluding) March 15, 2023. Interest on the 2024 Notes will accrue from September 15, 2022 and will be computed based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. See “Description of the Notes—Payment of Principal and Interest—2024 Notes.”
The 2027 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.250% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year. The first interest payment on the 2027 Notes will be made on March 15, 2023 in respect of the period from (and including) September 15, 2022 to (but excluding) March 15, 2023. Interest on the 2027 Notes will accrue from September 15, 2022 and will be computed based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. See “Description of the Notes—Payment of Principal and Interest—2027 Notes.”
The 2032 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.500% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year. The first interest payment on the 2032 Notes will be made on March 15, 2023 in respect of the period from (and including) September 15, 2022 to (but excluding) March 15, 2023. Interest on the 2032 Notes will accrue from September 15, 2022 and will be computed based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. See “Description of the Notes—Payment of Principal and Interest—2032 Notes.”
The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of US$200,000 principal amount and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. The Notes will be represented by one or more global notes registered in the name of a nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), as depositary.
We do not have any right to redeem the Notes prior to maturity.
Listing
Applications will be made to the SGX-ST for the listing and quotation of the Notes on the SGX-ST. The SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the correctness of any of the statements made, opinions expressed or reports contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Approval in-principle from, admission to the Official List of, and listing and quotation of any Notes on, the SGX-ST are not to be taken as an indication of the merits of the issuer or the Notes. For so long as the Notes are listed on the SGX-ST and the rules of the SGX-ST so require, the Notes, if traded on the SGX-ST, will be traded in a minimum board lot size of S$200,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies). Accordingly, the Notes, if traded on the SGX-ST, will be traded in a minimum board lot size of US$200,000.
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Form and settlement
We will issue each series of the Notes in the form of one or more fully registered global notes, registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. Except as described in the accompanying prospectus under “Description of the Securities—Description of Debt Securities—Global Securities,” the global notes will not be exchangeable for Notes in definitive registered form, and will not be issued in definitive registered form. Financial institutions, acting as direct and indirect participants in DTC, will represent your beneficial interests in the global notes. These financial institutions will record the ownership and transfer of your beneficial interest through book-entry accounts. You may hold your beneficial interests in the Notes through Euroclear Bank SA/NV (“Euroclear”) and Clearstream Banking, S.A. (“Clearstream”) if you are a participant in such systems, or indirectly through organizations that are participants in such systems. Any secondary market trading of book-entry interests in the Notes will take place through DTC participants, including Euroclear and Clearstream. See “Clearance and Settlement—Transfers Within and Between DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream.”
Further Issues
We may from time to time, without the consent of the holders of the Notes, create and issue additional debt securities with the same terms and conditions as the Notes in all respects so that such further issue shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes. We will not issue any such additional debt securities unless the issuance would constitute a “qualified reopening” for U.S. federal income tax purposes or such additional debt securities would otherwise be part of the same “issue” for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Delivery of the Notes
We expect to make delivery of the Notes, against payment in same-day funds on or about September 15, 2022, which we expect will be the seventh business day following the date of this prospectus supplement, referred to as “T+7.” You should note that initial trading of the Notes may be affected by the T+7 settlement. See “Underwriting—Delivery of the Notes.”
Underwriting
KEXIM Bank (UK) Limited is an affiliate of ours and has agreed not to offer or sell any Notes in the United States or to any U.S. persons. See “Underwriting—Relationship with the Underwriters.”
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This section provides information that supplements the information about our bank and the Republic included under the headings corresponding to the headings below in the accompanying prospectus dated July 27, 2022. Defined terms used in this section have the meanings given to them in the accompanying prospectus. If the information in this section differs from the information in the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information in this section.
THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA
Unless specified otherwise, the information provided below is stated on a separate basis in accordance with K-IFRS. Our financial information as of March 31, 2022 and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 in this prospectus supplement is presented based on our unaudited internal management accounts.
Overview
As of March 31, 2022, we hadW83,792 billion of outstanding loans, includingW41,387 billion of outstanding export credits,W34,188 billion of outstanding overseas investment credits andW6,710 billion of outstanding import credits, as compared toW79,995 billion of outstanding loans, includingW38,638 billion of outstanding export credits,W32,830 billion of outstanding overseas investment credits andW6,122 billion of outstanding import credits as of December 31, 2021.
Capitalization
As of March 31, 2022, our authorized capital wasW15,000 billion and our capitalization was as follows:
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Borrowings in Foreign Currencies | 349 | |||
Export-Import Financing Debentures | 53,966 | |||
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Capital Adjustments | (134 | ) | ||
Retained Earnings | 2,089 | |||
Legal Reserve(8) | 446 | |||
Voluntary Reserve(8) | 862 | |||
Regulatory Reserve for Loan Losses(9) | — | |||
Unappropriated Retained Earnings | 780 | |||
Other Components of Equity | 774 | |||
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(1) | Except as described in this prospectus supplement, there has been no material adverse change in our capitalization since March 31, 2022. |
(2) | Consists of borrowings and debentures with maturities of more than a year remaining. |
(3) | We have translated borrowings in foreign currencies as of March 31, 2022 into Won at the rate of |
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(4) | As of March 31, 2022, we had contingent liabilities totaling |
(5) | As of March 31, 2022, we had entered into 790 interest rate related derivative contracts with a notional amount of |
(6) | See “The Export-Import Bank of Korea—Description of Assets and Liabilities—Sources of Funding” of the accompanying prospectus for an explanation of these sources of funds. All our borrowings, whether domestic or international, are unsecured and unguaranteed. |
(7) | As of March 31, 2022, authorized ordinary share capital was |
(8) | See “The Export-Import Bank of Korea—Business—Government Support and Supervision” of the accompanying prospectus for a description of the manner in which annual net income is transferred to the legal reserve and may be transferred to the voluntary reserve. |
(9) | If the estimated allowance for credit loss determined by K-IFRS for accounting purposes is lower than that for regulatory purposes as required by Supervisory Regulation of Banking Business, we reserve such difference as regulatory reserve for bad loans. |
Government Support
In June 2022, the Government made a contribution to our capital ofW25 billion in cash.
Selected Financial Statement Data
The following tables present selected separate financial information as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, which has been derived from our unaudited separate internal management accounts as of March 31, 2022 and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 prepared in accordance with K-IFRS:
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Net Interest Income | 242 | 233 | ||||||
Operating Income | 322 | 340 | ||||||
Income before Income Tax | 321 | 344 | ||||||
Income Tax Expense | 88 | 95 | ||||||
Net Income | 233 | 249 | ||||||
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Total Assets | 111,120 | 101,452 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 95,643 | 86,099 | ||||||
Total Shareholders’ Equity | 15,477 | 15,353 |
(1) | Gross amount, including domestic usance bills, foreign currency bills bought, advance payments on acceptances and guarantees, call loans, inter-bank loans in foreign currency, private placement corporate bonds in local currency and others and before deducting allowance for loan losses and net deferred loan origination fees and costs. |
(2) | Includes debentures. |
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For the first three months of 2022, we had net income of W233 billion compared toW249 billion for the first three months of 2022. The principal factor for the decrease in net income included:
• | an 85% decrease in net other operating income to |
• | a change in impairment loss on credit to a net loss of |
The above factor was partially offset by an 81.6% increase in net commission income toW87 billion for the first three months of 2022 fromW16 billion for the corresponding period of 2021, primarily due to an increase in commission income toW91 billion for the first three months of 2022 fromW22 billion for the corresponding period of 2021 attributable to an increase in commission income received in connection with our foreign currency derivatives.
As of March 31, 2022, our total assets increased toW111,120 billion fromW101,452 billion as of December 31, 2021, primarily due to an increase in Loan Credits toW83,792 billion as of March 31, 2022 fromW79,995 billion as of December 31, 2021, an increase in cash and due from financial institutions toW7,052 billion as of March 31, 2022 fromW4,463 billion as of December 31, 2021 and an increase in financial assets at fair value through profit or loss toW3,373 billion as of March 31, 2022 fromW1,638 billion as of December 31, 2021.
As of March 31, 2022, our total liabilities increased toW95,643 billion fromW86,099 billion as of December 31, 2021, primarily due to an increase in debentures toW82,576 billion as of March 31, 2022 fromW76,486 billion as of December 31, 2021.
As of March 31, 2022, our total shareholders’ equity increased toW15,477 billion fromW15,353 billion as of December 31, 2021, primarily due to an increase in retained earnings toW2,089 billion as of March 31, 2022 from 1,856 billion as of December 31, 2021.
Debt
Debt Repayment Schedule
The following table sets out the principal repayment schedule for our outstanding debt (consisting of borrowings and debentures) as of March 31, 2022:
Debt Principal Repayment Schedule
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(2) | This figure includes debentures, bank loans, commercial papers and repurchase agreements. |
As of March 31, 2022, our foreign currency assets maturing within three months, six months and one year exceeded our foreign currency liabilities coming due within such periods by US$1,843 million, US$1,867 million and US$4,775 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2022, our total foreign currency liabilities exceeded our total foreign currency assets by US$767 million.
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Management and Employees
Management
The members of our Board of Directors are currently as follows:
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Hee-sung Yoon | July 27, 2022 | Chairman and President | ||
Woo-seog Kwon | May 15, 2021 | Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer | ||
Tae-soo Kim | May 15, 2021 | Executive Director | ||
Bok-hwan Yu | January 6, 2020 | Non-standing Executive Director | ||
Tammy Chung | January 6, 2020 | Non-standing Executive Director | ||
Jaimin Lee | September 18, 2021 | Non-standing Executive Director | ||
Tae-ho Yun | September 18, 2021 | Non-standing Executive Director |
THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
The Economy
Gross Domestic Product
Based on preliminary data, GDP growth in the first half of 2022 was 2.9% at chained 2015 year prices, as aggregate private and general government consumption expenditures increased by 4.5% and exports of goods and services increased by 6.0%, which more than offset an increase in imports of goods and services by 3.5% and a decrease in gross fixed capital formation by 3.3%, each compared with the corresponding period of 2021.
Principal Sectors of the Economy
Prices, Wages and Employment
Based on preliminary data, the inflation rate was 4.6% and the unemployment rate was 3.3% in the first half of 2022.
The Financial System
Securities Markets
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index was 2,332.6 on June 30, 2022, 2,451.5 on July 29, 2022, 2,472.1 on August 31, 2022 and 2,403.7 on September 5, 2022.
Monetary Policy
Interest Rates
The Bank of Korea raised its policy rate from 1.75% to 2.25% on July 13, 2022 and to 2.50% on August 25, 2022 in response to rising levels of household debt and inflationary pressures.
Foreign Exchange
The market average exchange rate between the Won and the U.S. Dollar (in Won per one U.S. Dollar) as announced by the Seoul Money Brokerage Service Ltd. was Won 1,299.4 to US$1.00 on June 30, 2022, Won 1,304.0 to US$1.00 on July 29, 2022, Won 1,347.1 to US$1.00 on August 31, 2022 and Won 1,356.5 to US$1.00 on September 5, 2022.
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Balance of Payments and Foreign Trade
Balance of Payments
Based on preliminary data, the Republic’s current account surplus in the first half of 2022 decreased to US$24.8 billion from the current account surplus of US$41.8 billion in the corresponding period of 2021, primarily due to decreases in surpluses from the goods account and the income account, the effect of which was offset in part by a change from a deficit to a surplus from the services account.
Trade Balance
Based on preliminary data, the Republic recorded a trade deficit of US$10.3 billion in the first half of 2022. Exports increased by 15.6% to US$350.5 billion in the first half of 2022 from US$303.1 billion in the corresponding period of 2021, primarily due to an improvement in the domestic economic conditions of the Republic’s major trading partners. Imports increased by 26.2% to US$360.8 billion in the first half of 2022 from US$285.8 billion in the corresponding period of 2021, primarily due to an increase in oil prices, which also led to increased unit prices of other major raw materials.
Foreign Currency Reserves
The amount of the Government’s foreign currency reserves was US$438.6 billion as of July 31, 2022.
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The following is a description of some of the terms of the Notes we are offering. Since it is only a summary, we urge you to read the fiscal agency agreement described below and the form of global note before deciding whether to invest in the Notes. We have filed a copy of these documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as exhibits to the registration statement no. 333-265869.
The general terms of our Notes are described in the accompanying prospectus. The description in this prospectus supplement further adds to that description or, to the extent inconsistent with that description, replaces it.
Governed by Fiscal Agency Agreement
We will issue the Notes under the fiscal agency agreement, dated as of August 1, 1991, between us and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York) (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), as fiscal agent, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Fiscal Agency Agreement”). The fiscal agent will maintain a register for the Notes.
Payment of Principal and Interest
2024 Notes
The 2024 Notes are initially limited to US$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount. The 2024 Notes will mature on September 15, 2024 (the “2024 Note Maturity Date”). The 2024 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.000% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year (each a “2024 Note Interest Payment Date”). The first interest payment on the 2024 Notes will be made on March 15, 2023 in respect of the period from (and including) September 15, 2022 to (but excluding) March 15, 2023.
Interest on the 2024 Notes will accrue from September 15, 2022. If any 2024 Note Interest Payment Date or the 2024 Note Maturity Date falls on a day that is not a business day (as defined below), then payment will not be made on such date but will be made on the next succeeding day that is a business day, with the same force and effect as if made on such 2024 Note Interest Payment Date or the 2024 Note Maturity Date (as the case may be), and no interest shall be payable in respect of such delay. The term “business day” as used herein means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or any other day on which banking institutions in The City of New York, London or Seoul are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.
We will pay interest to the person who is registered as the owner of a 2024 Note at the close of business on the fifteenth day (whether or not a business day) preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest on the 2024 Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. We will make principal and interest payments on the 2024 Notes in immediately available funds in U.S. dollars.
2027 Notes
The 2027 Notes are initially limited to US$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount. The 2027 Notes will mature on September 15, 2027 (the “2027 Note Maturity Date”). The 2027 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.250% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year (each a “2027 Note Interest Payment Date”). The first interest payment on the 2027 Notes will be made on March 15, 2023 in respect of the period from (and including) September 15, 2022 to (but excluding) March 15, 2023.
Interest on the 2027 Notes will accrue from September 15, 2022. If any 2027 Note Interest Payment Date or the 2027 Note Maturity Date falls on a day that is not a business day (as defined below), then payment will not be made on such date but will be made on the next succeeding day that is a business day, with the same force and
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effect as if made on such 2027 Note Interest Payment Date or the 2027 Note Maturity Date (as the case may be), and no interest shall be payable in respect of such delay. The term “business day” as used herein means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or any other day on which banking institutions in The City of New York, London or Seoul are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.
We will pay interest to the person who is registered as the owner of a 2027 Note at the close of business on the fifteenth day (whether or not a business day) preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest on the 2027 Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. We will make principal and interest payments on the 2027 Notes in immediately available funds in U.S. dollars.
2032 Notes
The 2032 Notes are initially limited to US$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount. The 2032 Notes will mature on September 15, 2032 (the “2032 Note Maturity Date”). The 2032 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.500% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year (each a “2032 Note Interest Payment Date”). The first interest payment on the 2032 Notes will be made on March 15, 2023 in respect of the period from (and including) September 15, 2022 to (but excluding) March 15, 2023.
Interest on the 2032 Notes will accrue from September 15, 2022. If any 2032 Note Interest Payment Date or the 2032 Note Maturity Date falls on a day that is not a business day (as defined below), then payment will not be made on such date but will be made on the next succeeding day that is a business day, with the same force and effect as if made on such 2032 Note Interest Payment Date or the 2032 Note Maturity Date (as the case may be), and no interest shall be payable in respect of such delay. The term “business day” as used herein means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or any other day on which banking institutions in The City of New York, London or Seoul are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.
We will pay interest to the person who is registered as the owner of a 2032 Note at the close of business on the fifteenth day (whether or not a business day) preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest on the 2032 Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. We will make principal and interest payments on the 2032 Notes in immediately available funds in U.S. dollars.
Denomination
The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of US$200,000 principal amount and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof.
Redemption
We may not redeem the Notes prior to maturity. At maturity, we will redeem the Notes at par.
Form and Registration
The Notes will be represented by one or more fully registered global notes, which will be deposited with a custodian for, and registered in the name of a nominee of, DTC. Except as described in the accompanying prospectus under “Description of the Securities—Description of Debt Securities—Global Securities,” the global notes will not be exchangeable for Notes in definitive registered form, and will not be issued in definitive registered form. Financial institutions, acting as direct and indirect participants in DTC, will represent your beneficial interests in the global notes. These financial institutions will record the ownership and transfer of your beneficial interest through book-entry accounts. You may hold your beneficial interests in the Notes through Euroclear or Clearstream if you are a participant in such systems, or indirectly through organizations that are participants in such systems. Any secondary market trading of book-entry interests in the Notes will take place through DTC participants, including Euroclear and Clearstream. See “Clearance and Settlement—Transfers Within and Between DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream.”
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The fiscal agent will not charge you any fees for the Notes, other than reasonable fees for the replacement of lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Notes. However, you may incur fees for the maintenance and operation of the book-entry accounts with the clearing systems in which your beneficial interests are held.
For so long as the Notes are listed on the SGX-ST and the rules of the SGX-ST so require, in the event that a global note is exchanged for Notes in definitive form, we will appoint and maintain a paying agent in Singapore, where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment or redemption. In addition, in the event that a global note is exchanged for Notes in definitive form, an announcement of such exchange will be made by or on behalf of us through the SGX-ST and such announcement will include all material information with respect to the delivery of the Notes in definitive form, including details of the paying agent in Singapore.
Further Issues
We may from time to time, without the consent of the holders of the Notes, create and issue additional debt securities with the same terms and conditions as any series of the Notes in all respects so that such further issue shall be consolidated and form a single series with the relevant series of the Notes. We will not issue any such additional debt securities unless the issuance would constitute a “qualified reopening” for U.S. federal income tax purposes or such additional debt securities would otherwise be part of the same “issue” for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Notices
While the Notes are represented by the global note deposited with the custodian for DTC, notices to holders may be given by delivery to DTC, and such notices will be deemed to be given on the date of delivery to DTC. The fiscal agent may also mail notices by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each registered holder’s last known address as it appears in the security register that the fiscal agent maintains. The fiscal agent will only mail these notices to the registered holder of the Notes. You will not receive notices regarding the Notes directly from us unless we reissue the Notes to you in fully certificated form.
Neither the failure to give any notice to a particular holder, nor any defect in a notice given to a particular holder, will affect the sufficiency of any notice given to another holder.
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We have obtained the information in this section from sources we believe to be reliable, including DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream. We accept responsibility only for accurately extracting information from such sources. DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform the procedures described below, and they may modify or discontinue them at any time. Neither we nor the registrar will be responsible for DTC’s, Euroclear’s or Clearstream’s performance of their obligations under their rules and procedures. Nor will we or the registrar be responsible for the performance by direct or indirect participants of their obligations under their rules and procedures.
Introduction
The Depository Trust Company
DTC is:
• | a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law; |
• | a “banking organization” under the New York Banking Law; |
• | a member of the Federal Reserve System; |
• | a “clearing corporation” under the New York Uniform Commercial Code; and |
• | a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
DTC was created to hold securities for its participants and facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between its participants. It does this through electronic book-entry changes in the accounts of its direct participants, eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC is owned by a number of its direct participants and by the New York Stock Exchange Inc., the American Stock Exchange, Inc. and the National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.
Euroclear and Clearstream
Like DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream hold securities for their participants and facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between their participants through electronic book-entry changes in their accounts. Euroclear and Clearstream provide various services to their participants, including the safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement and lending and borrowing of internationally traded securities. Participants in Euroclear and Clearstream are financial institutions such as underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies. Some of the underwriters participating in this offering are participants in Euroclear or Clearstream. Other banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies have indirect access to Euroclear or Clearstream by clearing through or maintaining a custodial relationship with a Euroclear or Clearstream participant.
Ownership of Notes through DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream
We will issue each series of the Notes in the form of one or more fully registered global notes, registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. Financial institutions, acting as direct and indirect participants in DTC, will represent your beneficial interests in the Notes. These financial institutions will record the ownership and transfer of your beneficial interests through book-entry accounts. You may also hold your beneficial interests in the Notes through Euroclear or Clearstream, if you are a participant in such systems, or indirectly through organizations that are participants in such systems. Euroclear and Clearstream will hold their participants’ beneficial interests in the global notes in their customers’ securities accounts with their depositaries. These depositaries of Euroclear and Clearstream in turn will hold such interests in their customers’ securities accounts with DTC.
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We and the fiscal agent generally will treat the registered holder of the Notes, initially Cede & Co., as the absolute owner of the Notes for all purposes. Once we and the fiscal agent make payments to the registered holder, we and the fiscal agent will no longer be liable on the Notes for the amounts so paid. Accordingly, if you own a beneficial interest in the global notes, you must rely on the procedures of the institutions through which you hold your interests in the Notes, including DTC, Euroclear, Clearstream and their respective participants, to exercise any of the rights granted to holders of Notes. Under existing industry practice, if you desire to take any action that Cede & Co., as the holder of the global notes, is entitled to take, then Cede & Co. would authorize the DTC participant through which you own your beneficial interest to take such action. The participant would then either authorize you to take the action or act for you on your instructions.
DTC may grant proxies or authorize its participants, or persons holding beneficial interests in the Notes through such participants, to exercise any rights of a holder or take any actions that a holder is entitled to take under the fiscal agency agreement or the Notes. Euroclear’s or Clearstream’s ability to take actions as holder under the Notes or the fiscal agency agreement will be limited by the ability of their respective depositaries to carry out such actions for them through DTC. Euroclear and Clearstream will take such actions only in accordance with their respective rules and procedures.
Transfers Within and Between DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream
Trading Between DTC Purchasers and Sellers
DTC participants will transfer interests in the Notes among themselves in the ordinary way according to DTC rules. Participants will pay for such transfers by wire transfer. The laws of some states require certain purchasers of securities to take physical delivery of the securities in definitive form. These laws may impair your ability to transfer beneficial interests in the global notes to such purchasers. DTC can act only on behalf of its direct participants, who in turn act on behalf of indirect participants and certain banks. Thus, your ability to pledge a beneficial interest in the global notes to persons that do not participate in the DTC system, and to take other actions, may be limited because you will not possess a physical certificate that represents your interest.
Trading Between Euroclear and/or Clearstream Participants
Participants in Euroclear and Clearstream will transfer interests in the Notes among themselves according to the rules and operating procedures of Euroclear and Clearstream.
Trading Between a DTC Seller and a Euroclear or Clearstream Purchaser
When the Notes are to be transferred from the account of a DTC participant to the account of a Euroclear or Clearstream participant, the purchaser must first send instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream through a participant at least one business day prior to the settlement date. Euroclear or Clearstream will then instruct its depositary to receive the Notes and make payment for them. On the settlement date, the depositary will make payment to the DTC participant’s account and the Notes will be credited to the depositary’s account. After settlement has been completed, DTC will credit the Notes to Euroclear or Clearstream, Euroclear or Clearstream will credit the Notes, in accordance with its usual procedures, to the participant’s account, and the participant will then credit the purchaser’s account. These securities credits will appear the next day (European time) after the settlement date. The cash debit from the account of Euroclear or Clearstream will be back-valued to the value date, which will be the preceding day if settlement occurs in New York. If settlement is not completed on the intended value date (i.e., the trade fails), the cash debit will instead be valued at the actual settlement date.
Participants in Euroclear and Clearstream will need to make funds available to Euroclear or Clearstream to pay for the Notes by wire transfer on the value date. The most direct way of doing this is to pre-position funds (i.e., have funds in place at Euroclear or Clearstream before the value date), either from cash on hand or existing lines of credit. Under this approach, however, participants may take on credit exposure to Euroclear and Clearstream until the Notes are credited to their accounts one day later.
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As an alternative, if Euroclear or Clearstream has extended a line of credit to a participant, the participant may decide not to pre-position funds, but to allow Euroclear or Clearstream to draw on the line of credit to finance settlement for the Notes. Under this procedure, Euroclear or Clearstream would charge the participant overdraft charges for one day, assuming that the overdraft would be cleared when the Notes were credited to the participant’s account. However, interest on the Notes would accrue from the value date. Therefore, in many cases the interest income on Notes which the participant earns during that one-day period will substantially reduce or offset the amount of the participant’s overdraft charges. Of course, this result will depend on the cost of funds (i.e., the interest rate that Euroclear or Clearstream charges) to each participant.
Since the settlement will occur during New York business hours, a DTC participant selling an interest in the Notes can use its usual procedures for transferring global securities to the depositories of Euroclear or Clearstream for the benefit of Euroclear or Clearstream participants. The DTC seller will receive the sale proceeds on the settlement date. Thus, to the DTC seller, a cross-market sale will settle no differently than a trade between two DTC participants.
Finally, day traders who use Euroclear or Clearstream and who purchase Notes from DTC participants for credit to Euroclear participants or Clearstream participants should note that these trades will automatically fail unless one of three steps is taken:
• | borrowing through Euroclear or Clearstream for one day, until the purchase side of the day trade is reflected in the day trader’s Euroclear or Clearstream account, in accordance with the clearing system’s customary procedures; |
• | borrowing the Notes in the United States from DTC participants no later than one day prior to settlement, which would allow sufficient time for the Notes to be reflected in the Euroclear or Clearstream account in order to settle the sale side of the trade; or |
• | staggering the value dates for the buy and sell sides of the trade so that the value date for the purchase from the DTC participant is at least one day prior to the value date for the sale to the Euroclear or Clearstream participant. |
Trading Between a Euroclear or Clearstream Seller and a DTC Purchaser
Due to time-zone differences in their favor, Euroclear and Clearstream participants can use their usual procedures to transfer Notes through their depositaries to a DTC participant. The seller must first send instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream through a participant at least one business day prior to the settlement date. Euroclear or Clearstream will then instruct its depositary to credit the Notes to the DTC participant’s account and receive payment. The payment will be credited in the account of the Euroclear or Clearstream participant on the following day, but the receipt of the cash proceeds will be back-valued to the value date, which will be the preceding day if settlement occurs in New York. If settlement is not completed on the intended value date (i.e., the trade fails), the receipt of the cash proceeds will instead be valued at the actual settlement date.
If the Euroclear or Clearstream participant selling the Notes has a line of credit with Euroclear or Clearstream and elects to be in debit for the Notes until it receives the sale proceeds in its account, then the back-valuation may substantially reduce or offset any overdraft charges that the participant incurs over that period.
Settlement in other currencies between DTC and Euroclear and Clearstream is possible using free-of-payment transfers to move the Notes, but funds movement will take place separately.
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Korean Taxation
For a discussion of Korean tax considerations that may be relevant to you if you invest in the Notes, please refer to the section “Taxation—Korean Taxation” in the accompanying prospectus.
United States Tax Considerations
For a discussion of U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to you if you invest in the Notes and are a U.S. holder, see “Taxation—United States Tax Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus.
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Relationship with the Underwriters
We and the underwriters named below (the “Underwriters” and each an “Underwriter”) have entered into a Terms Agreement dated September 6, 2022 (the “Terms Agreement”) with respect to the Notes relating to the Underwriting Agreement—Standard Terms (together with the Terms Agreement, the “Underwriting Agreement”) filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, we have agreed to sell to each of the Underwriters, severally, and each of the Underwriters has severally agreed to purchase, the following principal amount of the Notes set out opposite its name below:
Names of the Underwriters | Principal Amount of 2024 Notes | Principal Amount of the 2027 Notes | Principal Amount of the 2032 Notes | |||||||||
BofA Securities, Inc. | US$ 150,000,000 | US$ 150,000,000 | US$ 75,000,000 | |||||||||
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 75,000,000 | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 75,000,000 | |||||||||
Nomura Singapore Limited | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 75,000,000 | |||||||||
Shinhan Investment Corp. | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 50,000,000 | |||||||||
Société Générale | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 75,000,000 | |||||||||
Standard Chartered Bank | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 75,000,000 | |||||||||
KEXIM Bank (UK) Limited | — | — | — | |||||||||
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KEXIM Bank (UK) Limited is an affiliate of ours and has agreed not to offer or sell any Notes in the United States or to any U.S. persons.
Under the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, if the Underwriters take any Notes of a series, then the Underwriters are obligated to take and pay for all of the Notes of such series.
The Underwriters initially propose to offer the Notes directly to the public at the offering prices described on the cover page. After the initial offering of the Notes, the Underwriters may from time to time vary the offering prices and other selling terms.
If a jurisdiction requires that the offering be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the Underwriters or any affiliate of the Underwriters is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the offering shall be deemed to be made by that Underwriter or its affiliate on behalf of us in such jurisdiction.
Certain of the underwriters are expected to make offers and sales both inside and outside the United States through their respective selling agents. Any offers or sales in the United States will be conducted by broker-dealers registered with the SEC.
The Notes are a new class of securities with no established trading market. Applications will be made to the SGX-ST for the listing and quotation of the Notes on the SGX-ST. The Underwriters have advised us that they intend to make a market in the Notes. However, they are not obligated to do so and they may discontinue any market making activities with respect to the Notes at any time without notice. Accordingly, we cannot assure you as to the liquidity of any trading market for the Notes.
We have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or to contribute to payments which the Underwriters may be required to make in respect of any such liabilities.
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In connection with this offering, any of the Underwriters appointed and acting in its capacity as stabilizing manager (the “Stabilizing Managers”) or any person acting on their behalf may purchase and sell the Notes in the open market. These transactions may include over-allotment, covering transactions and stabilizing transactions. Over-allotment involves sales of the Notes in excess of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased by the Underwriters in this offering, which creates a short position for the Underwriters. Covering transactions involve purchases of the Notes in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover short positions. Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or purchases of the Notes made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the Notes while the offering is in progress. Any of these activities may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the Notes. They may also cause the price of the Notes to be higher than the price that otherwise would exist in the open market in the absence of these transactions. The Stabilizing Managers may conduct these transactions in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. If the Stabilizing Managers commence any of these transactions, they may discontinue such transactions at any time, and must discontinue them after a limited period.
The amount of net proceeds of the 2024 Notes, the 2027 Notes and the 2032 Notes is US$995,880,000, US$992,640,000 and US$496,825,000, respectively, after deducting underwriting discounts but not estimated expenses. Our expenses associated with the Notes offering are estimated to be US$300,000. The Underwriters have agreed to pay certain of our expenses incurred in connection with the offering of the Notes.
The Underwriters and certain of their affiliates may have performed certain commercial banking, investment banking and advisory services for us and/or our affiliates from time to time for which they have received customary fees and expenses and may, from time to time, engage in transactions with and perform services for us and/or our affiliates in the ordinary course of their business.
The Underwriters or certain of their affiliates may purchase Notes and be allocated Notes for asset management and/or proprietary purposes but not with a view to distribution. The Underwriters or their respective affiliates may purchase Notes for its or their own account and enter into transactions, including credit derivatives, such as asset swaps, repackaging and credit default swaps relating to Notes and/or other securities of us or our subsidiaries or affiliates at the same time as the offer and sale of Notes or in secondary market transactions. Such transactions would be carried out as bilateral trades with selected counterparties and separately from any existing sale or resale of Notes to which this prospectus supplement relates (notwithstanding that such selected counterparties may also be purchasers of Notes).
Notice to capital market intermediaries and prospective investors pursuant to paragraph 21 of the Hong Kong SFC Code of Conduct—Important Notice to CMIs (including Private Banks)
This notice to CMIs (including Private Banks) is a summary of certain obligations the Code imposes on CMIs, which require the attention and cooperation of other CMIs (including Private Banks).
Prospective investors who are the directors, employees or major shareholders of the issuer, a CMI or its group companies would be considered under the Code as having an Association with the issuer, the CMI or the relevant group company. CMIs should specifically disclose whether their investor clients have any Association when submitting orders for the Notes. In addition, Private Banks should take all reasonable steps to identify whether their investor clients may have any Associations with the issuer or any CMI (including its group companies) and inform the Underwriters accordingly.
CMIs are informed that the marketing and investor targeting strategy for the offering includes institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, hedge funds, family offices and high net worth individuals, in each case, subject to the selling restrictions and any MiFID II product governance language set out elsewhere in this prospectus supplement.
CMIs should ensure that orders placed are bona fide, are not inflated and do not constitute duplicated orders (i.e. two or more corresponding or identical orders placed via two or more CMIs). CMIs should enquire with
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their investor clients regarding any orders which appear unusual or irregular. CMIs should disclose the identities of all investors when submitting orders for the Notes. CMIs should not place “X-orders” into the order book.
CMIs should segregate and clearly identify their own proprietary orders (and those of their group companies, including Private Banks as the case may be) in the order book and book messages.
CMIs (including Private Banks) should not offer any rebates to prospective investors or pass on any rebates provided by the issuer. In addition, CMIs (including Private Banks) should not enter into arrangements which may result in prospective investors paying different prices for the Notes.
The Code requires that a CMI disclose complete and accurate information in a timely manner on the status of the order book and other relevant information it receives to targeted investors for them to make an informed decision. In order to do this, those Underwriters in control of the order book should consider disclosing order book updates to all CMIs.
When placing an order for the Notes, Private Banks should disclose, at the same time, if such order is placed other than on a “principal” basis (whereby it is deploying its own balance sheet for onward selling to investors). Private Banks who do not provide such disclosure are hereby deemed to be placing their order on such a “principal” basis. Otherwise, such order may be considered to be an omnibus order pursuant to the Code. Private Banks should be aware that placing an order on a “principal” basis may require the Underwriters to apply the “proprietary orders” of the Code to such order and will require the Underwriters to apply the “rebates” requirements of the Code (if applicable) to such order.
Delivery of the Notes
We expect to make delivery of the Notes, against payment in same-day funds on or about September 15, 2022, which we expect will be the seventh business day following the date of this prospectus supplement. Under Rule 15c6-l promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, U.S. purchasers are generally required to settle trades in the secondary market in two business days, unless they and the other parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, if you wish to trade in the Notes on any day prior to the second business day before the settlement date, because the Notes will initially settle in T+7, you may be required to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of your trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers in other countries should consult with their own advisors.
Foreign Selling Restrictions
Each Underwriter has agreed to the following selling restrictions in connection with the offering with respect to the following jurisdictions:
Korea
Each Underwriter has severally represented and agreed that (i) it has not offered, sold or delivered and will not offer, sell or deliver, directly or indirectly, any Notes in Korea or to, or for the account or benefit of, any resident of Korea, except as permitted by applicable Korean laws and regulations; and (ii) any securities dealer to whom it sells Notes will agree that it will not offer any Notes, directly or indirectly, in Korea or to any resident of Korea, except as permitted by applicable Korean laws and regulations, or to any dealer who does not so represent and agree.
United Kingdom
Each Underwriter has severally represented and agreed that (i) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in
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investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us; and (ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to any Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
Prohibition of Sales to EEA Retail Investors
Each Underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus as contemplated by the final terms in relation thereto to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of this provision, the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following:
(a) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or
(b) a customer within the meaning of the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II.
Prohibition of Sales to UK Retail Investors
Each Underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus as contemplated by the final terms in relation thereto to any retail investor in the UK. For the purposes of this provision, the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following:
(a) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or
(b) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA.
Japan
Each Underwriter has severally represented and agreed that the Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No. 25 of 1948, as amended, the “Financial Instruments and Exchange Act”). Accordingly, each Underwriter has severally represented and agreed that it has not, directly or indirectly, offered or sold and will not, directly or indirectly, offer or sell any Notes in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan) or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and other relevant laws and regulations of Japan.
Hong Kong
Each Underwriter has severally represented and agreed that:
• | it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell in Hong Kong, by means of any document, any Notes other than (a) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong (the “SFO”) and any rules made under the SFO; or (b) in other circumstances which do |
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not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong (the “C(WUMP)O”) or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the C(WUMP)O; and |
• | it has not issued or had in its possession for the purposes of issue, and will not issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, any advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Notes, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” as defined in the SFO and any rules made under the SFO. |
Singapore
Each Underwriter has acknowledged that this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have not been and will not be registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore (the “SFA”). Accordingly, each Underwriter has severally represented and agreed that it has not offered or sold any Notes or caused the Notes to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase and will not offer or sell any Notes or cause the Notes to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, and has not circulated or distributed, nor will it circulate or distribute, this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Notes, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA; (ii) to a relevant person pursuant to Section 275(1) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA and (where applicable) Regulation 3 of the Securities and Futures (Classes of Investors) Regulations 2018 of Singapore; or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.
Where the Notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:
(a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or
(b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor,
securities or securities-based derivatives contracts (each term as defined in the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Notes pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA except:
(i) to an institutional investor or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA or to any person arising from an offer referred to in Section 275(1A) or Section 276(4)(c)(ii) of the SFA;
(ii) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer;
(iii) where the transfer is by operation of law;
(iv) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA; or
(v) as specified in Regulation 37A of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Securities and Securities-based Derivatives Contracts) Regulations 2018 of Singapore.
Italy
The offering of the Notes has not been registered with the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (“CONSOB”) pursuant to Italian securities legislation and, accordingly, no Notes may be offered, sold or
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delivered, nor may copies of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or of any other document relating to any Notes be distributed in the Republic of Italy (“Italy”), except, in accordance with any Italian securities, tax and other applicable laws and regulations.
Each Underwriter has severally represented and agreed that it has not offered, sold or delivered, and will not offer, sell or deliver any Notes or distribute any copy of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or any other document relating to the Notes in Italy except:
(a) to qualified investors (investitori qualificati), as defined pursuant to Article 100 of Legislative Decree no. 58 of February 24, 1998 (the “Financial Services Act”) and Article 34-ter, paragraph 1, letter (b) of CONSOB regulation No. 11971 of May 14, 1999 (the “Issuers Regulation”), all as amended from time to time; or
(b) in other circumstances which are exempted from the rules on public offerings pursuant to Article 100 of the Financial Services Act and Issuers Regulation.
In any event, any offer, sale or delivery of the Notes or distribution of copies of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or any other document relating to the Notes in Italy under paragraphs (a) or (b) above must be:
(i) made by an investment firm, bank or financial intermediary permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993 (the “Banking Act”) and CONSOB Regulation No. 20307 of February 15, 2018, all as amended from time to time;
(ii) in compliance with Article 129 of the Banking Act, as amended from time to time, and the implementing guidelines of the Bank of Italy, as amended from time to time; and
(iii) in compliance with any other applicable laws and regulations, including any limitation or requirement which may be imposed from time to time by CONSOB or the Bank of Italy or other competent authority.
Canada
The Notes may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the Notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.
Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.
Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the Underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.
Switzerland
The offering of the Notes in Switzerland is exempt from the requirement to prepare and publish a prospectus under the Swiss Financial Services Act (“FinSA”). The Notes will not be admitted to trading on any trading
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venue (exchange or multilateral trading facility) in Switzerland. This prospectus supplement does not constitute a prospectus pursuant to the FinSA, and no such prospectus has been or will be prepared for or in connection with the offering of the Notes.
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The validity of the Notes is being passed upon for us by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, New York, and by Yoon & Yang LLC, Seoul, Korea. Certain legal matters will also be passed upon for the Underwriters by Latham & Watkins LLP, Seoul, Korea. In giving their opinions, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP, Seoul, Korea may rely as to matters of Korean law upon the opinion of Yoon & Yang LLC.
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS
Our Chairman and President, in his official capacity, has supplied the information set forth in this prospectus supplement under “Recent Developments—The Export-Import Bank of Korea.” Such information is stated on his authority. The documents identified in the portion of this prospectus supplement captioned “Recent Developments—The Republic of Korea” as the sources of financial or statistical data are derived from official public documents of the Republic and of its agencies and instrumentalities.
We were established in 1976 as a special governmental financial institution pursuant to the Export-Import Bank of Korea Act, as amended. Our corporate registry number is 111235-0000158. Our authorized share capital isW15,000 billion. As of March 31, 2022, our paid-in capital wasW12,748 billion.
Our board of directors can be reached at the address of our registered office: c/o 38 Eunhaeng-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07242, The Republic of Korea.
The issue of the Notes has been authorized by our Chairman and President on August 4, 2022. On August 25, 2022, our report on the proposed issuance of the Notes has been accepted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Korea.
The registration statement with respect to us and the Notes has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Additional information concerning us and the Notes is contained in the registration statement and post-effective amendments to such registration statement, including their various exhibits, which may be inspected at the public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at Room 1580, 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, United States.
The Notes have been accepted for clearance through DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream:
CUSIP | ISIN | |||||||
2024 Notes | 302154 DP1 | US302154DP10 | ||||||
2027 Notes | 302154 DR7 | US302154DR75 | ||||||
2032 Notes | 302154 DS5 | US302154DS58 |
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HEAD OFFICE OF THE BANK
38 Eunhaeng-ro
Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 07242
Korea
FISCAL AGENT AND PRINCIPAL PAYING AGENT
The Bank of New York Mellon
Global Finance Americas
101 Barclay St, 4E
New York, NY 10286
United States of America
LEGAL ADVISORS TO THE BANK
as to Korean law | as to U.S. law | |
Yoon & Yang LLC | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | |
19th Floor, ASEM Tower, 517, Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu Seoul, | c/o 19th Floor, Ferrum Tower 19 Eulji-ro 5-gil, Jung-gu Seoul 04539 Korea |
LEGAL ADVISOR TO THE UNDERWRITERS
as to U.S. law |
Latham & Watkins LLP Seoul 07326 |
AUDITOR OF THE BANK
KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.
10th Floor, Gangnam Finance Center
152 Tehran-ro, Gangnam-gu
Seoul 06236
Korea
SINGAPORE LISTING AGENT
Shook Lin & Bok LLP
1 Robinson Road
#18-00 AIA Tower
Singapore 048542
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