According to related laws and regulations, the Korean Governor of Financial Supervisory Service has to identify and notify the list of large business groups to the financial institutions in Korea, when the aggregated financial credit of the business group is over 0.1% of total balance of the financial credit provided by all the financial institutions in Korea and when the aggregated asset of the business group is over 2 trillion Korean Won. 25 large business groups were notified in 2004. These business groups are required to prepare combined financial statements to show their financial conditions.

This 2004 LEADING BUSINESS GROUPS IN KOREA provides streamlined financial information(combined F/S, consolidated F/S), affiliated companies, and internal equity investment of 25 large business groups. 2005 LEADING BUSINESS GROUPS IN KOREA will be released after 2005.