UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November 2024

Commission File Number: 000-53445

 

 

KB Financial Group Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

26, Gukjegeumyung-ro 8-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07331, Korea

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒    Form 40-F ☐

 

 

 


Update on the Acquisition of Treasury Shares through Trust Agreements

On November 26, 2024, KB Financial Group Inc. (“KB Financial Group”) disclosed the interim results for its two currently ongoing share buyback programs. The first program commenced on August 26, 2024 through a trust agreement with Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. to acquire treasury shares within its profits available for dividends, as disclosed on July 23, 2024 (the “First Trust Agreement”), and the second program commenced on November 1, 2024, through a trust agreement with Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. to acquire treasury shares within its profits available for dividends, as disclosed on October 24, 2024 (the “Second Trust Agreement” and, together with the First Trust Agreement, the “Trust Agreements”).

Details of KB Financial Group’s treasury shares as of November 26, 2024 are as follows:

 

(1)

Treasury shares acquired pursuant to the First Trust Agreement from August 26, 2024 to November 26, 2024:

 

   

Type of Shares

  Common Shares
   

Number of Shares Acquired

  4,575,874
   

Average Acquisition Price per Share (Unit: KRW)

  87,414
   

Total Acquisition Amount (Unit: millions of KRW)

  400,000
   

Contracted Amount (Unit: millions of KRW)

  400,000

 

(2)

Treasury shares acquired pursuant to the Trust Agreements as of November 26, 2024:

 

     

(Units: millions of KRW, shares)

 

First Trust Agreement

 

Second Trust Agreement

     

Date of Agreement

 

August 26, 2024

 

November 1, 2024

         

Contract Period

 

From

   August 26, 2024  

From

   November 1, 2024
 

To

   March 4, 2025  

To

   April 30, 2025
     

Contracting Party

 

Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.

 

Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.

     

Contracted Amount (A)

 

400,000

 

100,000

     

Type of Shares Acquired

 

Common Shares

 

Common shares

     

Number of Shares Acquired

 

4,575,874

 

200,000

     

Total Acquisition Amount (B)

 

400,000

 

19,152

     

Total Acquisition Amount as a Percentage of the Contracted Amount (B/A)

 

100%

 

19%


(3)

Details of KB Financial Group’s treasury shares as of November 26, 2024:

 

     

Treasury shares held prior to the acquisition of shares under the Trust Agreements (A)

  

 

 

Type of Shares

 

   Common Shares
  

 

 

Number of Shares

 

   14,262,733
  

 

Percentage of Total Issued Shares(1)

 

   3.62%
  

 

Total Amount (Unit: millions of KRW)

 

   1,101,297
     

Treasury shares acquired pursuant to the Trust Agreements (B)

  

 

Type of Shares

 

   Common Shares
  

 

Number of Shares Acquired

 

   4,775,874
  

 

Percentage of Total Issued Shares(1)

 

   1.21%
  

 

Contracted Amount (Unit: millions of KRW)

 

   500,000
     

Total treasury shares held (A+B)

  

 

Type of Shares

 

   Common Shares
  

 

Number of Shares

 

   19,038,607
  

Percentage of Total Issued Shares(1)

 

   4.84%
  

 

Aggregate Amount (Unit: millions of KRW)(2)

 

   1,601,297

 

Notes:(1)

Based on the total number of 393,528,423 shares of common stock issued.

 

   (2)

The aggregate amount is based on the sum of the total amount held prior to the acquisition of shares under the Trust Agreements and the total contracted amount of shares to be acquired pursuant to the Trust Agreements.

The acquisition of treasury shares pursuant to the Second Trust Agreement is still ongoing.


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.

 

      

KB Financial Group Inc.

  
       (Registrant)
Date: November 26, 2024     By:   

/s/ Jae Kwan Kim

  
       (Signature)
       Name: Jae Kwan Kim
       Title: Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Finance Officer

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