UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

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FORM 6-K

 

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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 2025

 

Commission File Number: 001-31798

 

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SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO., LTD.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

 

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20, Sejong-daero 9-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04513, Korea
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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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

 

 

 

 


Submission of Audit Report (Shinhan Bank)

 

On March 4, 2025, Shinhan Financial Group disclosed audit reports of Shinhan Bank, its wholly-owned subsidiary, for the fiscal year 2024 based on the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the Republic of Korea.

 

The financial statements with external auditor's report are not yet approved by stockholder's meeting approval process, thus contents are subjected to be changed in the due course of the approval process

 

Please refer to Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2 for Independent Auditor’s Reports on consolidated and separate financial statements.

 

Exhibit 99.1 : Independent Consolidated Auditor’s Report of Shinhan Bank as of December 31, 2024

 

Exhibit 99.2 : Independent Separate Auditor’s Report of Shinhan Bank as of December 31, 2024

 


 

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.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

    Date: March 04, 2025

 

By:

/s/ CHUN Sang-yung

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: CHUN Sang-yung

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 


Exhibit 99.1 : Independent Consolidated Auditor’s Report of Shinhan Bank as of December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHINHAN BANK AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2024 and 2023

(With Independent Auditors’ Report Thereon)

 

 


Contents

Page

Independent Auditors’ Report

1

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

3

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

4

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

8

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

refer to courtesy PDF



Independent Auditors’ Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of

Shinhan Bank:

Opinion

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Shinhan Bank and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Group”), which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and notes, comprising of material accounting policy information and other explanatory information.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”).

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audits in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing (KSAs). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the consolidated financial statements in the Republic of Korea, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Other Matter

The procedures and practices utilized in the Republic of Korea to audit such consolidated financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with K-IFRS, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process.

Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with KSAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with KSAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

ㆍIdentify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

ㆍObtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appro-priate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.

ㆍEvaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

ㆍConclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’


report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.

ㆍEvaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disc-losures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

ㆍObtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

/s/ KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

March 4, 2025

This report is effective as of March 4, 2025, the audit report date. Certain subsequent events or circumstances, which may occur between the audit report date and the time of reading this report, could have a material impact on the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. Accordingly, the readers of the audit report should understand that the above audit report has not been updated to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.


SHINHAN BANK AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023

(In millions of Korean won)

Notes

2024

2023

Assets

Cash and due from banks

3,6,9,40,41

W

32,161,687

28,056,776

Securities at fair value through profit or loss

3,7,41,43

25,950,314

23,663,110

Derivative assets

3,8,41,43

7,403,480

3,263,290

Loans at amortized cost

3,9,41,43

387,840,817

348,642,129

Loans at fair value through profit or loss

3,9

772,358

536,824

Securities at fair value through other comprehensive

income

3,10,18,43

52,203,335

50,609,366

Securities at amortized cost

3,10,18,43

28,856,882

30,719,163

Property and equipment

5,11,12,17,18

2,614,780

2,518,593

Intangible assets

5,13

1,012,388

1,087,206

Investments in associates

14

619,772

332,250

Investment properties

5,15

621,261

625,125

Net defined benefit assets

24

261,805

277,784

Current tax assets

37

61,722

38,814

Deferred tax assets

37

107,612

135,371

Other assets

3,9,16,41

16,173,365

17,955,031

Non-current assets held for sale

17

29,583

36,444

Total assets

W

556,691,161

508,497,276

Liabilities

Financial liabilities designated at fair value through

 profit or loss

19

W

261,299

 

254,832

Deposits

3,20,41

412,099,621

 

370,959,649

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

3,21

597,058

 

419,342

Derivative liabilities

3,8,41,43

7,536,786

 

3,512,594

Borrowings

3,22,40,41

22,719,172

 

26,701,198

Debt securities issued

3,23,40

46,692,753

 

37,750,685

Net defined benefit liabilities

24

8,274

 

6,977

Provisions

25,39,41

423,210

 

677,621

Current tax liabilities

37

266,634

 

164,681

Deferred tax liabilities

37

298,871

 

14,378

Other liabilities

3,12,26,41,44

29,022,748

 

34,504,106

Total liabilities

519,926,426

 

474,966,063

Equity

Capital stock

27

7,928,078

7,928,078

Hybrid bonds

27

2,088,595

1,988,535

Capital surplus

27

403,164

403,164

Capital adjustments

27,37

2,154

1,946

Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)

27,37

93,197

(618,125)

Retained earnings

27,28

26,235,404

23,815,520

(Regulatory reserve for loan loss)

(2,348,954)

(2,500,641)

(Required provision for (reversal of) regulatory reserve

 for loan loss)

(442,012)

((151,687))

(Expected provision for (reversal of) regulatory reserve

 for loan loss)

(442,012)

((151,687))

Total equity attributable to equity holder of Shinhan Bank

36,750,592

33,519,118

Non-controlling interests

27

14,143

12,095

Total equity

36,764,735

33,531,213

Total liabilities and equity

W

556,691,161

508,497,276

SHINHAN BANK AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023


`

Notes

2024

2023

Interest income

Financial instruments at fair value through

 profit or loss

W

697,467

584,502

Financial instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income and amortized cost

21,092,068

19,796,687

Interest expense

12,952,498

11,978,530

Net interest income

3,5,29,41,43

8,837,037

8,402,659

Fees and commission income

1,385,507

1,266,531

Fees and commission expense

362,535

355,580

Net fees and commission income

3,5,30,41,43

1,022,972

910,951

Dividend income

31,43

78,727

49,529

Net gain on financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss

32

354,535

740,907

Net foreign currencies transaction gain

339,943

161,476

Net gain (loss) on financial instruments designated at fair value through profit or loss

19

(6,466)

2,495

Net gain on disposal of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income

10

101,135

21,697

Net loss on disposal of securities at amortized cost

10

(41)

(107)

Provision for credit loss allowance

3,9,41

385,708

865,048

General and administrative expenses

33,41

3,913,170

3,813,872

Net other operating expenses

5,35,41

(1,369,718)

(1,463,490)

Operating income

5,059,246

4,147,197

Net non-operating expenses

5,36

(299,165)

(114,648)

Share of profit of associates

5,14

9,856

8,556

Profit before income taxes

5

4,769,937

4,041,105

Income tax expense

5,37

1,074,024

973,114

Profit for the year

5,28

3,695,913

3,067,991

(Adjusted profit after reflection of regulatory reserve for loan loss

For the year ended December 31, 2024:

3,253,901 million won

For the year ended December 31, 2023:

3,219,679 million won

 


(In millions of Korean won, except earnings per share data)

Notes

2024

2023

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year,

 net of income tax

Items that may be reclassified

 subsequently to profit or loss:

 Foreign currency translation differences for

  foreign operations

W

353,868

(7,811)

 Unrealized net change in fair value of

  securities at fair value through other

  comprehensive income

306,437

774,304

 Shares in other comprehensive income of associates

8,235

7,156

668,540

773,649

Items that will not be reclassified to

profit or loss:

 Remeasurements of defined benefit plans

(9,843)

(158,463)

 Unrealized net change in fair value of

  securities at fair value through other

  comprehensive income

60,076

24,652

 Changes in own credit risk on financial liabilities

designated at fair value through profit or loss

(1)

-

50,232

(133,811)

Other comprehensive income for the year,

net of income tax

3,27,37

W

718,772

639,838

Total comprehensive income for the year

W

4,414,685

3,707,829

Profit attributable to:

Equity holder of Shinhan Bank

W

3,695,449

3,067,681

 Non-controlling interests

464

310

Profit for the year

5

W

3,695,913

3,067,991

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

Equity holders of Shinhan Bank

W

4,412,637

3,707,329

 Non-controlling interests

2,048

500

Total comprehensive income for the year

W

4,414,685

3,707,829

Earnings per share:

Basic and diluted earnings per share in won

38

W

2,278

1,878

 


SHINHAN BANK AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

For the year ended December 31, 2023

 

Attributable to equity holder of Shinhan Bank

(In millions of Korean won)

Capital stock

Hybrid

bonds

Capital

surplus

Capital

adjustments

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Retained earnings

Non-controlling interests

Total

Balance at January 1, 2023

W

7,928,078

2,088,542

403,164

2,515

(1,260,828)

21,997,438

8,351

31,167,260

Total comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax

Profit for the year

-

-

-

-

-

3,067,681

310

3,067,991

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year

Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations

-

-

-

-

(7,995)

-

184

(7,811)

Unrealized net changes in fair values of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income

-

-

-

-

802,015

(3,055)

(4)

798,956

Share of other comprehensive income of associates

-

-

-

-

7,156

-

-

7,156

Remeasurements of defined benefit plans

-

-

-

-

(158,473)

-

10

(158,463)

Total comprehensive income for the year

-

-

-

-

642,703

3,064,626

500

3,707,829

Transactions with ownersin their capacity

as owner

Annual dividends to equity holder

-

-

-

-

-

(1,157,105)

-

(1,157,105)

Dividends to hybrid bond holders

-

-

-

-

-

(89,140)

-

(89,140)

Issuance of hybrid bonds

-

399,107

-

-

-

-

-

399,107

Repayment of hybrid bonds

-

(499,114)

-

(886)

-

-

-

(500,000)

Share-based payment transactions

-

-

-

18

-

-

-

18

Additional investments in subsidiaries

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,244

3,244

Others

-

-

-

299

-

(299)

-

-

Total transactions with owners in their capacity

as owners

-

(100,007)

-

(569)

-

(1,246,544)

3,244

(1,343,876)

Balance at December 31, 2023

W

7,928,078

1,988,535

403,164

1,946

(618,125)

23,815,520

12,095

33,531,213

 


Attributable to equity holder of Shinhan Bank

(In millions of Korean won)

Capital stock

Hybrid

bonds

Capital

surplus

Capital

adjustments

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Retained earnings

Non-controlling interests

Total

Balance at January 1, 2024

W

7,928,078

1,988,535

403,164

1,946

(618,125)

23,815,520

12,095

33,531,213

Total comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax

Profit for the year

-

-

-

-

-

3,695,449

464

3,695,913

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year

Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations

-

-

-

-

352,277

-

1,591

353,868

Unrealized net changes in fair values of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income

-

-

-

-

360,647

5,866

-

366,513

Share of other comprehensive income of associates

-

-

-

-

8,235

-

-

8,235

Remeasurements of defined benefit plans

-

-

-

-

(9,836)

-

(7)

(9,843)

Changes in own credit risk on financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss

-

-

-

-

(1)

-

-

(1)

Total comprehensive income for the year

-

-

-

-

711,322

3,701,315

2,048

4,414,685

Transactions with owners in their capacity

as owner

Annual dividends to equity holder

-

-

-

-

-

(1,196,396)

-

(1,196,396)

Dividends to hybrid bond holders

-

-

-

-

-

(84,150)

-

(84,150)

Issuance of hybrid bonds

-

399,387

-

-

-

-

-

399,387

Repayment of hybrid bonds

-

(299,327)

-

(673)

-

-

-

(300,000)

Share-based payment transactions

-

-

-

(4)

-

-

-

(4)

Others

-

-

-

885

-

(885)

-

-

Total transactions with owners in their capacity

as owners

-

100,060

-

208

-

(1,281,431)

-

(1,181,163)

Balance at December 31, 2024

W

7,928,078

2,088,595

403,164

2,154

93,197

26,235,404

14,143

36,764,735

 


SHINHAN BANK AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

 

(In millions of Korean won)

2024

2023

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the year

W

3,695,913

 

3,067,991

Adjustments for:

income tax expense

1,074,024

973,114

Interest income

(21,789,535)

 

(20,381,189)

Interest expense

12,952,498

 

11,978,530

Dividend income

(78,727)

 

(49,529)

(7,841,740)

 

(7,479,074)

Income and expense items without cash inflow/outflow:

Net gain on financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss

(370,581)

 

(589,019)

Net gain on non-cash foreign currencies transactions

(120,998)

 

(12,985)

Net loss (gain) on financial instruments designated at fair

 value through profit or loss

6,466

 

(2,495)

Net gain on disposal of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

(101,135)

 

(21,697)

Net loss on disposal of securities at amortized cost

41

 

107

Provision for credit loss allowance

385,708

 

865,048

Non-cash employee benefits

102,880

 

100,936

Depreciation and amortization

537,240

 

495,746

Net non-cash other operating expenses

200,889

 

409,261

Share of profit of associates

(9,856)

(8,556)

Non-operating expenses

204,130

54,977

834,784

1,291,323

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Deposits at amortized cost

651,994

 

710,400

Securities at fair value through profit or loss

(391,326)

 

(856,019)

Derivative assets

2,775,565

 

3,850,984

Loans at amortized cost

(35,816,009)

 

(5,439,288)

Loans at fair value through profit or loss

(233,117)

 

435,505

Other assets

1,547,064

 

(1,959,296)

Deposits due to customers

38,845,506

 

(2,030,733)

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

9,418

 

(66,307)

Derivative liabilities

(2,598,931)

 

(3,923,647)

Defined benefit liabilities

(80,266)

 

(43,906)

Provisions

(456,726)

 

(4,779)

Other liabilities

(6,527,440)

 

9,432,298

(2,274,268)

 

105,212

Income tax paid

(796,796)

 

(1,229,041)

Interest received

21,868,131

 

19,949,921

Interest paid

(12,414,047)

 

(10,594,650)

Dividends received

109,856

 

51,625

Net cash inflow from operating activities

3,181,833

 

5,163,307

 


(In millions of Korean won)

2024

2023

Cash flows from investing activities

Net cash flow of derivative financial instruments for hedges

W

45,974

 

13,687

Proceeds from decrease of securities at fair value through profit or loss

703,254

 

801,197

Acquisition of securities at fair value through profit or loss

(2,262,642)

 

(2,045,508)

Proceeds from decrease of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income

37,120,488

 

28,956,337

Acquisition of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income

(36,910,800)

 

(29,196,992)

Proceeds from decrease of securities at amortized cost

7,119,902

 

4,191,774

Acquisition of securities at amortized cost

(5,004,766)

 

(6,360,709)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

2,229

 

1,807

Acquisition of property and equipment

(132,172)

 

(166,282)

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

16

 

5

Acquisition of intangible assets

(361,266)

 

(343,814)

Proceeds from disposal of investments in associates

51,139

 

10,979

Acquisition of investments in associates

(349,121)

 

(54,936)

Proceeds from disposal of investment properties

-

 

55

Acquisition of investment properties

(3,202)

 

(5,367)

Proceeds from disposal of non-current assets for sale

-

 

3,663

Decrease in other assets

539,398

 

545,601

Increase in other assets

(511,758)

 

(539,326)

Net cash inflow (outflow) from investing activities

46,673

 

(4,187,829)

Cash flows from financing activities

Net cash flow of derivative financial instruments for hedges

(9,420)

 

333

Increase in financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss

-

 

209,969

Net increase (decrease) in borrowings

(5,329,664)

 

2,322,021

Proceeds from issuance of debt securities

36,665,988

 

32,950,691

Repayment of debt securities

(29,115,542)

 

(28,692,806)

Dividends paid

(1,280,546)

 

(1,247,209)

Issuance of hybrid bonds

399,387

 

399,107

Repayment of hybrid bonds

(300,000)

 

(500,000)

Increase in other liabilities

146,039

 

109,848

Decrease in other liabilities

(316,503)

 

(289,089)

Increase in non-controlling interests

-

 

3,244

Net cash inflow from financing activities

859,739

 

5,266,109

Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents held

150,386

 

(5,601)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

4,238,631

 

6,235,986

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year (Note 40)

27,615,908

 

21,379,922

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year (Note 40)

W

31,854,539

27,615,908

 


SHINHAN BANK AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

 

 

Please refer to attached courtesy PDF from page 10 to 129.


Exhibit 99.2 : Independent Separate Auditor’s Report of Shinhan Bank as of December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

SHINHAN BANK

 

 

 

 

Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2024 and 2023

(With Independent Auditors’ Report Thereon)

 


Contents

Page

Independent Auditors’ Report

1

Separate Statements of Financial Position

3

Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income

4

Separate Statements of Changes in Equity

6

Separate Statements of Cash Flows

8

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

Refer to courtesy PDF

Report on Independent Auditors’ Review of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

13

Report on the Effectiveness of the Internal Control over Financial Reporting

15

 


Independent Auditors’ Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of

Shinhan Bank:

Opinion

We have audited the separate financial statements of Shinhan Bank (the “Bank”), which comprise the separate statements of financial position as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the separate statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and notes, comprising of material accounting policy information and other explanatory information.

In our opinion, the accompanying separate financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the separate financial position of the Bank as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and its separate financial performance and its separate cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”).

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audits in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing (KSAs). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Separate Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Bank in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the separate financial statements in the Republic of Korea, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Other Matter

The procedures and practices utilized in the Republic of Korea to audit such separate financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Separate Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the separatefinancial statements in accordance with K-IFRS, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of separatefinancial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the separatefinancial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Bank’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Bank or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Bank’s financial reporting process.

Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Separate Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the separate financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with KSAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these separate financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with KSAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

ㆍIdentify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the separate financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

ㆍObtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appro-priate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Bank’s internal control.

ㆍEvaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used in the preparation of the separate financial statements and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

ㆍConclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Bank’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the separate financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion.


Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Bank to cease to continue as a going concern.

ㆍEvaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the separate financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the separatefinancial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

/s/ KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

March 4, 2025

This report is effective as of March 4, 2025, the audit report date. Certain subsequent events or circumstances, which may occur between the audit report date and the time of reading this report, could have a material impact on the accompanying separatefinancial statements and notes thereto. Accordingly, the readers of the audit report should understand that the above audit report has not been updated to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.


SHINHAN BANK

Separate Statements of Financial Position

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023

(In millions of Korean won)

Notes

2024

2023

Assets

Cash and due from banks

3,5,8,40,41

W

25,173,671

22,333,042

Securities at fair value through profit or loss

3,6,41

25,892,162

23,494,168

Derivative assets

3,7,41

7,400,039

3,262,590

Loans at amortized cost

3,8,41

351,575,129

317,062,249

Loans at fair value through profit or loss

3,8

745,412

515,564

Securities at fair value through other comprehensive income

3,9,17

51,096,393

49,630,720

Securities at amortized cost

3,9,17

27,011,804

28,907,293

Property and equipment

10,11,16,17

2,366,429

2,354,161

Intangible assets

12

936,272

1,020,354

Investments in subsidiaries and associates

13

2,854,736

2,557,874

Investment properties

14

611,208

615,303

Net defined benefit assets

23

261,805

277,784

Current tax assets

37

8,542

8,511

Deferred tax assets

37

-

23,686

Other assets

3,8,15,41

15,825,559

17,657,164

Non-current assets held for sale

16

-

6,590

Total assets

W

511,759,161

469,727,053

Liabilities

Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss

18

W

261,299

254,832

Deposits

3,19,41

375,641,186

339,769,070

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

3,20

597,058

419,342

Derivative liabilities

3,7,41

7,530,742

3,519,083

Borrowings

3,21,40,41

21,838,763

25,696,911

Debt securities issued

3,22,40

43,524,701

34,530,057

Provisions

24,39,41

447,008

702,887

Current tax liabilities

37

201,330

125,614

Deferred tax liabilities

37

303,872

-

Other liabilities

3,11,25,41,42

28,084,827

33,652,345

Total liabilities

478,430,786

438,670,141

Equity

Capital stock

26

7,928,078

7,928,078

Hybrid bonds

26

2,088,595

1,988,535

Capital surplus

26

398,080

398,080

Capital adjustments

26,37

6,103

5,895

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

26,37

(58,359)

(472,747)

Retained earnings

26,27

22,965,878

21,209,071

(Regulatory reserve for loan loss)

(2,233,852)

(2,418,175)

(Required provision for (reversal of) regulatory reserve for loan loss)

(396,038)

((184,323))

(Expected provision for (reversal of) regulatory reserve for loan loss)

(396,038)

((184,323))

Total equity

33,328,375

31,056,912

Total liabilities and equity

W

511,759,161

469,727,053

 


SHINHAN BANK

Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

 

(In millions of Korean won, except earnings per share data)

Notes

2024

2023

Interest income

Financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss

W

703,730

 

613,216

Financial instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income and amortized cost

18,964,453

 

17,960,601

Interest expense

12,017,026

 

11,193,171

Net interest income

3,28,36,41

7,651,157

 

7,380,646

Fees and commission income

1,293,877

 

1,167,226

Fees and commission expense

293,673

 

301,403

Net fees and commission income

3,29,36,41

1,000,204

 

865,823

Dividend income

30,36

76,658

 

47,776

Net gain on financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss

31,36,41

278,110

 

614,427

Net foreign currencies transaction gain

36

206,356

 

110,382

Net gain (loss) on financial instruments designated at fair

 value through profit or loss

18

(6,466)

 

2,495

Net gain on disposal of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income

9,36

98,164

 

19,488

Net loss on disposal of securities at amortized cost

9

(41)

 

(107)

Provision for credit loss allowance

3,8,41

308,568

 

729,912

General and administrative expenses

32,41

3,459,539

 

3,366,656

Net other operating expenses

34,36,41

(1,369,210)

 

(1,406,893)

 

Operating income

4,166,825

 

3,537,469

Net non-operating expense

35

(269,910)

 

(80,083)

Profit before income taxes

3,896,915

 

3,457,386

 

Income tax expense

37

864,543

 

845,274

 

Profit for the year

27

3,032,372

2,612,112

 (Adjusted profit after reflection of regulatory reserve

for loan loss

For the year ended December 31, 2024:

2,636,334 million won

For the year ended December 31, 2023:

2,796,435 million won)

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of income tax

Items that may be reclassified

 subsequently to profit or loss:

 Foreign currency translation differences for

  foreign operations

64,395

 

5,973

Unrealized net change in fair value of

securities at fair value through other

comprehensive income

304,897

 

782,466

 


(In millions of Korean won, except earnings per share data)

Notes

2024

2023

Items that will not be reclassified to

profit or loss:

 Remeasurements of defined benefit plans

W

(9,113)

 

(159,625)

  Unrealized net change in fair value of

   securities at fair value through other

   comprehensive income

60,076

 

24,367

Changes in own credit risk on financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss

(1)

-

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of income tax

3,26,37

420,254

653,181

Total comprehensive income for the year

W

3,452,626

 

3,265,293

Basic and diluted earnings per share in won

38

1,859

1,591

 


 

SHINHAN BANK

Separate Statements of Changes in Equity

For the year ended December 31, 2023

 

(In millions of Korean won)

Capital stock

Hybrid

bonds

Capital

surplus

Capital

adjustments

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Retained

earnings

Total

Balance at January 1, 2023

W

7,928,078

2,088,542

398,080

6,465

(1,128,983)

19,846,558

29,138,740

Total comprehensive income (loss), net of

income tax

Profit for the year

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,612,112

 

2,612,112

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the

year

Foreign currency translation differences for

 foreign operations

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

5,973

 

-

 

5,973

Unrealized net changes in fair values of

 securities at fair value through other

 comprehensive income

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

809,888

 

(3,055)

 

806,833

Remeasurements of defined benefit plans

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(159,625)

 

-

 

(159,625)

Total comprehensive income for the year

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

656,236

 

2,609,057

 

3,265,293

Transactions with owners in their capacity

 as owners

Annual dividends to equity holder

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(1,157,105)

 

(1,157,105)

Dividends to hybrid bond holders

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(89,140)

 

(89,140)

Issuance of hybrid bonds

-

 

399,107

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

399,107

Repayment of hybrid bonds

-

 

(499,114)

 

-

 

(886)

 

-

 

-

 

(500,000)

Share-based payment transactions

-

 

-

 

-

 

17

 

-

 

-

 

17

Others

-

-

-

299

-

(299)

-

Total transactions with owners in their capacity as owners

-

 

(100,007)

 

-

 

(570)

 

-

 

(1,246,544)

 

(1,347,121)

Balance at December 31, 2023

W

7,928,078

 

1,988,535

 

398,080

 

5,895

 

(472,747)

 

21,209,071

 

31,056,912

 

 


(In millions of Korean won)

Capital stock

Hybrid

bonds

Capital

surplus

Capital

adjustments

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Retained

earnings

Total

Balance at January 1, 2024

W

7,928,078

 

1,988,535

 

398,080

 

5,895

 

(472,747)

 

21,209,071

 

31,056,912

Total comprehensive income (loss), net of

income tax

Profit for the year

-

-

-

-

-

3,032,372

 

3,032,372

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the

year

Foreign currency translation differences for

 foreign operations

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

64,395

 

-

 

64,395

Unrealized net changes in fair values of

 financial assets at fair value through other

 comprehensive income

-

-

-

-

359,107

5,866

364,973

Remeasurements of defined benefit plans

-

-

-

-

(9,113)

-

(9,113)

Changes in own credit risk on financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss

-

-

-

-

(1)

-

(1)

Total comprehensive income for the year

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

414,388

 

3,038,238

 

3,452,626

Transactions with owners in their capacity

 as owners

Annual dividends to equity holder

-

-

-

-

-

(1,196,396)

(1,196,396)

Dividends to hybrid bond holders

-

-

-

-

-

(84,150)

(84,150)

Issuance of hybrid bonds

-

399,387

-

-

-

-

399,387

Repayment of hybrid bonds

-

(299,327)

-

(673)

-

-

(300,000)

Share-based payment transactions

-

-

-

(4)

-

-

(4)

Others

-

-

-

885

-

(885)

-

Total transactions with owners in their capacity as owners

-

100,060

-

208

-

(1,281,431)

(1,181,163)

Balance at December 31, 2024

W

7,928,078

 

2,088,595

 

398,080

 

6,103

 

(58,359)

 

22,965,878

 

33,328,375

 

 


SHINHAN BANK

Separate Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

 

(In millions of Korean won)

2024

2023

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit before income tax

W

3,032,372

2,612,112

Adjustments for:

  Income tax expense

864,543

845,274

Interest income

(19,668,183)

 

(18,573,817)

Interest expense

12,017,026

 

11,193,171

Dividend income

(76,658)

 

(47,776)

(6,863,272)

(6,583,148)

Income and expense items without cash inflow/outflow:

Net gain on financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss

(313,277)

 

(491,304)

Net non-cash foreign currencies transaction gain

(55,619)

 

(27,154)

Net (gain) loss on financial instruments designated at fair value through profit or loss

6,466

 

(2,495)

Net gain on disposal of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income

(98,164)

 

(19,488)

Net loss on disposal of securities at amortized cost

41

 

107

Provision for credit loss allowance

308,568

 

729,912

Non-cash employee benefits

100,853

 

99,818

Depreciation and amortization

464,406

 

429,566

Net non-cash other operating expenses

217,585

 

427,506

Non-operating expenses

174,960

 

47,854

805,819

1,194,322

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Deposits at amortized cost

274,779

 

41,338

Securities at fair value through profit or loss

(529,783)

 

(1,367,012)

Derivative assets

2,773,352

 

3,865,727

Loans at amortized cost

(33,131,186)

 

(2,553,165)

Loans at fair value through profit or loss

(228,127)

 

435,505

Other assets

1,663,999

 

(2,384,224)

Deposits due to customers

35,434,069

 

(2,710,068)

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

11,954

 

(66,764)

Derivative liabilities

(2,645,069)

 

(3,947,929)

Defined benefit liabilities

(78,378)

 

(44,060)

Provisions

(451,073)

 

(4,761)

Other liabilities

(6,369,658)

 

10,099,717

(3,275,121)

 

1,364,304

Income tax paid

(612,042)

(1,094,385)

Interest received

19,695,525

18,275,265

Interest paid

(11,563,384)

(9,946,094)

Dividends received

107,398

49,483

Net cash inflow from operating activities

1,327,295

5,871,859

 


(In millions of Korean won)

2024

2023

Cash flows from investing activities

Net cash flow of derivative financial instruments for hedges

W

45,974

 

13,687

Proceeds from decrease of securities at fair value through profit or loss

703,254

 

801,197

Acquisition of securities at fair value through profit or loss

(2,262,642)

 

(2,045,508)

Proceeds from decrease of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income

36,510,846

 

28,386,057

Acquisition of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income

(36,178,368)

 

(28,641,365)

Proceeds from decrease of securities at amortized cost

6,591,267

 

3,935,151

Acquisition of securities at amortized cost

(4,444,063)

 

(5,589,576)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

225

 

709

Acquisition of property and equipment

(117,127)

 

(154,552)

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

16

 

5

Acquisition of intangible assets

(346,662)

 

(336,832)

Proceeds from disposal of investments in associates

51,139

 

12,184

Acquisition of investments in associates

(349,121)

 

(229,925)

Proceeds from disposal of investment properties

-

 

55

Acquisition of investment properties

(2,893)

 

(3,084)

Proceeds from disposal of non-current assets for sale

-

 

3,663

Decrease in other assets

539,398

 

545,601

Increase in other assets

(511,758)

 

(539,326)

Net cash inflow (outflow) from investing activities

229,485

 

(3,841,859)

Cash flows from financing activities

Net cash flow of derivative financial instruments for hedges

(9,420)

 

333

Increase in financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss

-

 

209,969

Net increase (decrease) in borrowings

(5,318,929)

 

1,865,901

Proceeds from issuance of debt securities

25,075,509

 

23,283,985

Repayment of debt securities

(17,207,263)

 

(19,937,381)

Dividends paid

(1,280,546)

 

(1,247,209)

Issuance of hybrid bonds

399,387

 

399,107

Repayment of hybrid bonds

(300,000)

 

(500,000)

Increase in other liabilities

146,039

 

109,848

Decrease in other liabilities

(272,041)

 

(248,969)

Net cash inflow from financing activities

1,232,736

 

3,935,584

Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents held

145,081

 

(13,295)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

2,934,597

 

5,952,289

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year (Note 40)

22,052,038

 

16,099,749

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year (Note 40)

W

24,986,635

 

22,052,038

 


SHINHAN BANK

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

 

Please refer to attached courtesy PDF from page 10 to 182.

 

 


Independent Auditors’ Review Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

To the President of

Shinhan Bank:

We have reviewed the accompanying Report on the Operational Status of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (the “ICFR Report”) of Shinhan Bank (the “Bank”) as of December 31, 2024. The Bank’s management is responsible for designing and maintaining effective ICFR and for its assessment of the effectiveness of ICFR. Our responsibility is to review management's assessment and issue a report based on our review. In the accompanying report of management’s assessment of ICFR, it is stated that: “Based on the assessment of the operational status of the ICFR by Bank’s Chief Executive Officer and Internal Accounting Manager, the Bank’s ICFR has been effectively designed and is operating as of December 31, 2024, in all material respects, in accordance with the Conceptual Framework for Designing and Operating Internal Control over Financial Reporting (the “Conceptual Framework”) issued by the Operating Committee of Internal Control over Financial Reporting in the Republic of Korea (the “ICFR Committee”).”

We conducted our review in accordance with ICFR Review Standards issued by the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform the review to obtain assurance of a level less than that of an audit as to whether the Bank’s ICFR Report is free of material misstatement. Our review consists principally of obtaining an understanding of the Bank’s ICFR, inquiries of company personnel about the details of the report, and tracing to related documents we considered necessary in the circumstances.

A company’s ICFR is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”). A company's ICFR includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Bank, (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with K-IFRS, and that receipts and expenditures of the Bank are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Bank; and (3) regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Bank’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, ICFR may not prevent or detect material misstatements in the financial statements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Based on our review of the Bank’s ICFR Report, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the ICFR Report as of December 31, 20x3 is not prepared in all material respects, in accordance with the Management Guideline for Evaluation and Reporting of Internal Control over Financial Reporting issued by the ICFR Committee.

This report applies to the Bank’s ICFR in existence as of December 31, 2024. We did not review the Bank’s ICFR subsequent to December 31, 2024. This report has been prepared for Korean regulatory purposes, pursuant to the Act on External Audit of Stock Companies, Etc. and may not be appropriate for other purposes or for other users.


KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

March 4, 2025

Notice to Readers

This report is annexed in relation to the audit of the separate financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024.



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