SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of May 2007
KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
167, Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-791, Korea
(Address of principal executive offices)
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 X Form 40-F
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Yes No X
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .
This Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K is deemed filed for all purposes under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including by reference in the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (Registration No. 33-99550) and the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-9180).
From May 10, 2007 to May 18, 2007, Korea Electric Power Corporation (“KEPCO”) will have meetings with certain institutional investors in Asia and Europe as part of its investor relations activities to provide such investors with recent information on KEPCO.
Attached hereto is the investor presentation material to be used at such meetings.
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.
| By: | /s/ Moon, Ho |
| Name : |
Moon, Ho | |
| Title : | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: May 9, 2007
Investor Presentation
May 2007
This material has been prepared by Korea Electric Power Corporation for the information of investors of the company. This is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument or securities. While reasonable care has been taken to ensure that the information contained herein is not untrue or misleading at the time of preparation, the company makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness. Any projections or estimates may be different from actual results.
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Table of Contents
I. Overview
II. Business & Operations
III. Financial Profile
IV. Industry Restructuring
Appendix
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I. Overview
KEPCO
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Power Monopoly in Korea
95%
100%
100%
Generation
Transmission
Distribution
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Based on gross generation (1Q 2007) |
Assets KRW 77.4 trillion (USD 83.3 billion)
Revenues KRW 27.4 trillion (USD 29.5 billion)
Generating Capacity 58,750 MW
Market Capitalization KRW 24.1 trillion (USD 25.6 billion)
Credit Rating A1(Moody’s), A(S&P)
• Assets & Revenues : as of December 31, 2006 (Consolidated, audited)
• Generating Capacity : as of March 31, 2007
• Market Cap.: as of March 31, 2007, KRW/USD=940.3
• Moody’s raised credit rating higher than the government on May 25, 2005
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II. Business & Operations
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Demand Growth
Historical Demand Growth & GDP (%)
Demand Growth GDP Growth Sales Volume
7.6 8.0 5.4 6.3 6.5 4.9 5.8
3.8 7.0 3.1 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.3
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007(E)
(Unit : 1,000 GWh)
Sales Volume 258 278 294 312 332 349 369
Demand Growth for 1Q 2007 (yoy)
Volume Revenue
0.8% 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% 4.1% 8.3% 3.0% 5.0%
Residential Commercial Industrial Overall
Demand Growth Forecast
2008 : 4.5% 2009 ~ 2012 : 3 – 4%
• Forecast value for 2009 onward by MOCIE1) & KPX2)
• Actual results may differ from the forecast
1) MOCIE : Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy
2) KPX : Korea Power Exchange
Unit Sales Price
(Won/kWh) 1Q 2007 1Q 2006
Residential 87.1 86.0 Commercial 94.0 93.4 Industrial 64.0 61.5 Average 75.7 74.3
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Tariff (1)
Formula
Fair Rate of Return = Cost of Debt × Debt Weighting + Cost of Equity * × Equity Weighting
Actual Rate of Return = Operating Income (1 - tax rate) ÷ Net Plant in Service + Working Capital (2 Months)
* Cost of Equity is determined by CAPM : Risk Free Rate + Beta × Market Premium
* Working Capital : Cash Operating Expense
Tariff Adjustment Flow
MOCIE
(Korean Electricity Commission) 2 Discussion MOFE1)
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Application 3 Authorization |
KEPCO 4 Put into Effect Notice & Operation
1) MOFE : Ministry of Finance & Economy
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Tariff (2)
History of Tariff Adjustment
5.3% 4.0% 0.0% -0.1% 0.0% -1.5% 2.8% 2.1% 1.9%
Nov99 Nov00 01 Jun02 03 Mar04 Dec05 Jan07
Tariff Rebalancing
Residential -2.0% -2.8% 1.5% 0.0% Commercial -2.2% -3.5% 1.9% 0.0% Industrial 2.5% 0.0% 2.4% 4.2%
Average 0.0% -1.5% 1.9% 2.1%
Jan03 Mar04 Dec05 Jan07
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In 2005, tariffs were increased by 1.9%, while the rate of The Electric Power Industry Basis Fund was decreased by 0.9% from 4.59 to 3.7% This resulted in 2.8% effective tariff increase |
Management Strategies on Tariff Adjustments
• Rebalancing tariffs among different customers to recover the different cost of supply in a timely manner
• Reclassifying commercial, industrial, and educational customers by voltage supplied
• Narrowing the gap between the highest and lowest tariffs within residential customer base
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Fuel Price & Expense (1)
Fuel Price & FX trends
2004 Average 2005 Average 1/4 2006 2/4 2006 3/4 2006 4/4 2006 2006 Average 1/4 2007
NEWC* Coal Price Index 53.3 47.3 47.6 52.8 49.7 45.3 48.9 52.5 USD/ton
Dubai Oil Price 33.6 49.4 58.6 64.9 66.0 57.3 61.7 55.5 USD/barrel
FX Rate* 1,143.7 1,024.1 976.0 949.6 955.2 938.3 954.8 939.0 KRW/USD
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NEWC : Newcastle |
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FX Rate Source : Bloomberg |
1Q 2007 Fuel Expense
Unit Price & FX Rate Change
(1,000Won/ton,Won/liter, KRW/USD)
1Q 2006 1Q 2007 yoy
B. Coal 57.8 54.4 -5.9% B.C. Oil 360.5 330.9 -8.2% LNG 585.3 600.9 2.7% FX Rate 976.0 939.0 -3.8%
Fuel Expense
(in billion Won)
1Q 2006 1Q 2007 yoy
B. Coal 649 644 -0.8% B.C. Oil 389 453 16.4% LNG 1,383 1,415 2.3% Nuclear 201 196 -2.5% Total 2,622 2,708 3.3%
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Fuel Price & Expense (2)
Strategy on Fuel Cost Saving
• Maintaining optimal proportion of generation based on fuel type
Sustaining over 80% of nuclear & coal generation, above 90% utilization rate of nuclear
• Securing shares of foreign mines & fuel suppliers
• Re-trying direct import of LNG
Generation Mix
1Q 2006 1Q 2007
18% LNG 16% 5% Oil 7% 38% Coal 39% 39% Nuclear & Hydro 38%
Fuel Cost Mix
1Q 2006 1Q 2007
51% LNG 50% 17% Oil 19% 25% Coal 24% 7% Nuclear & Hydro 7%
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III. Financial Profile
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Capital Structure
Capital Structure
• Total SH’s Equity : KRW 43.2 trillion (USD 46.5 billion)
Major Shareholders as of March 31, 2007
• Total Liabilities : KRW 34.2 trillion (USD 36.8 billion)
KDB1) 29.95% 51.07%
Government 21.12% Treasury Stock 3.14% Foreigners 30.19% Others 15.60%
Liab. 44% SH’s Equity 56%
as of Dec. 31, 2006 Consolidated
Interest Bearing Debt*
Local Currency Debt 84% Foreign Debt 16% Total Debt : KRW 19.5 trillion equivalent
USD 41% JPY 30% Others 29% Total Foreign Currency Debt : KRW 3.2 trillion equivalent
* Debt : KEPCO + GENCOs2), as of Mar. 31, 2007
1) KDB : Korea Development Bank 100% owned by the Korean Government
2) GENCOs : KEPCO’s six generation subsidiaries
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Debt Profile & Strategy
Debt Repayment Schedule
Total Maturing Debt FX Debt Target Schedule
2.7 4.7 4.0 2.7 2.3 0.9 0.6 1.6 Trillion Won
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0.1 0.3 1.1 0.3 0.8 |
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 & after
Debt Currency Mix
1Q 2007 Target
KRW 84% 70% USD 7% 15% JPY & Others 9% 15%
Fixed vs. Floating Mix
Total Fixed 68% Floating 32%
KRW Fixed 62% Floating 38%
FX Fixed 99% Floating 1%
* Debt : KEPCO + GENCOs, as of Mar. 31, 2007
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Improved Financial Status*
(Unit: KRW bn) yoy 2003 yoy 2004 yoy 2005 yoy 2006
KWh sold(GWh) 5.4% 293,599 6.3% 312,096 6.6% 332,413 4.9% 348,719
Revenues 6.6% 22,775 5.2% 23,956 6.2% 25,445 7.7% 27,409
EBITDA 3.6% 10,313(3.8%) 9,916(1.5%) 9,769(6.4%) 9,139
Operating Income 3.5% 5,224(14.5%) 4,467(12.2%) 3,922(13.4%) 3,395
Total Interest Cost **(13.5%) 1,354(22.4%) 1,051(19.2%) 849 10.5% 938
Interest Bearing Debt(3.5%) 22,645(14.8%) 19,300(2.7%) 18,777 4.6% 19,649
Net Income(23.8%) 2,323 24.1% 2,883(16.5%) 2,408(7.6%) 2,226
* Based on consolidated financial statements
** Interest cost is inclusive of the capitalized portion
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1Q 2007 Results*
(Unit : in billions of Korean Won) 1Q 2007 1Q 2006%change
Operating revenues: 7,199 6,852 5.1% Sale of electric power 7,077 6,740 5.0% Other operating revenues 41 26 57.7%
Revenues for other businesses 81 86 -5.8% Operating expenses: 6,094 5,841 4.3% Fuel 2,821 2,703 4.4% Power purchased for resale 589 511 15.3%
Maintenance 364 375 -2.9% Depreciation 1,201 1,215 -1.2% Commission 130 136 -4.4% Other 983 892 10.2%
Expenses for other businesses 6 9 -33.3% Operating income 1,105 1,011 9.3% Non-Operating income: 434 407 6.6% FX gain 3 191 -98.4%
Investment income from affiliates 116 89 30.3% Other 315 127 148.0% Non-Operating expenses: 362 361 0.3% Interest expenses 175 174 0.6%
FX loss 67 4 1575.0% Investment loss from affiliates 21 60 -65.0% Other 99 123 -19.5% Ordinary income 1,177 1,057 11.4%
Provision for income taxes 402 325 23.7% Net income 775 732 5.9%
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• Primarily due to 3.0% demand growth & 2.1% tariff hike, operating revenues increased by 5.1%
• Fuel cost was up by 4.4% mainly due to LNG price hike & increase in oil consumption
• Power purchased for resale was up by 15.3% due to LNG price hike
• Maintenance cost was down by 2.9% due to timely settlement
• Depreciation expense decreased by 1.2% due to decrease of historic costs by KHNP
• Operating income & Net income increased by 9.3% & 5.9% respectively
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This financial information is preliminary, un-audited and made by adjusting for major inter-company transactions among KEPCO and its six generating subsidiaries only. As such, these financial information may not have been prepared in accordance with Korean generally accepted accounting principles, and may not necessarily be indicative of the results of operations of KEPCO and its six generating subsidiaries as a group |
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Capital Expenditure
Conservative Official Forecast
Nuclear Plant
Thermal Plant
Transmission & Distribution Facility
(in billion Won)
7,782 1,553 2,572 3,657
9,803 3,035 2,218 4,550
10,168 3,441 2,032 4,695
9,912 3,607 1,540 4,765
2006A 2007F 2008F 2009F
New Capacity to be added
Nuclear Thermal 2,076(MW) 1,606 2,884 1,956 IPPs* 1,056 462 555 812
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Dividend
General
• Cash flow has been positive since Y2001
• Absolute amount of dividend will be gradually increased
• Long term dividend policy is being discussed and studied by management
DPS 1,400 (in Won) 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200
800 1,050 1,150 1,150 1,000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Payout Ratio
30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 16.7% 28.6% 25.1% 29.9% 30.0% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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Major Financial Statistics *
Operating & Net Profit Margin
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22.9% 18.6% 15.4% 12.4% |
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10.2% 12.0% 9.5% 8.1% |
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Return on Equity
8.8% 7.4% 6.3% 5.8% 5.1%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Borrowing to Equity Ratio
65.1% 59.9% 47.5% 44.4% 45.4%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Average Debt Cost
KEPCO+GENCOs
6.1% 5.2% 4.7% 4.4% 4.5%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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IV. Industry Restructuring
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Industry Restructuring (1) Initial Plan, Current Status & Future Plan Current Status Future Strategy
Generation GENCO setup + Sale 6 GENCOs in operation, 100% owned by KEPCO
• Be prepared to sell GENCOs when price is right
• Management control is on for sale
• Improving the asset value to get right price
• All GENCOs except for Nuke & Hydro to be sold
Distribution DISCO setup + Sale “Strategy Business Units” were launched within KEPCO
• 9 independent business divisions were established
• Each division is autonomous and competitive
• 7 district head offices maintain current system
• Further progress will be made after 2 year evaluation
Sale of KOSEP
• IPO has been delayed as the price quote was below book value
• KEPCO will proceed with selling management control at the right price (at least book value)
• This policy secures KEPCO’s value, and credit won’t be affected during the sale process
Scrapping DISCO setup
• DISCO setup was scrapped by MOCIE in June 2004
• Scrapped because expected benefits were uncertain while substantial risks involved were high
• This cleared the uncertainty, and saved the cost of DISCO setup
* DISCOs : Distribution Subsidiaries
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Industry Restructuring (2)
Asset Sale
Book Value* Ownership Plan of Sale
(in billion Korean Won)
KOSEP1) 2,035 100.0% • Listing on domestic stock exchange or selling management control
KPS2) 305 100.0% • Listing on domestic stock exchange
KEPID3) 48 49.0% • Timing & method of sale is to be set in consultation with government
KDHC4) 184 26.1% • Timing & method of sale is to be set in consultation with government
KOGAS5) 861 24.5% • Subject to government’s deregulation plan of the gas industry
KOPEC6) 41 97.9% • After government’s finalization of the plan to introduce competition into the market for designing nuclear reactors
LG Powercomm 377 43.1% • Listing on either domestic or foreign exchange, in relation to the bonds convertible into LG Powercomm shares issued in Euro market
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1) KOSEP: Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd.
2) KPS: Korea Plant Service & Engineering Co., Ltd.
3) KEPID: Korea Electric Power Industrial Development
4) KDHC: Korea District Heating Corporation
5) KOGAS: Korea Gas Corporation
6) KOPEC: Korea Power Engineering Co., Inc.
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Appendix
Company Information
Establishment : December 31, 1981
Company Type : Government Invested Company (Integrated Power Company)
Paid in Capital : KRW 3.2 trillion (USD 3.5 billion)*
Major Business : Electric Power Supply (Generation, Transmission & Distribution)
Number of Employees : 33,661 (KEPCO + GENCOs)*
Fiscal Year : From January 1 to December 31
Stock Listing: KRX (August 10, 1989, Ticker: 015760)/ NYSE (October 27, 1994, Ticker: KEP)
Head Office : 167, Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, #135-791
Home Page : www.kepco.co.kr
* As of December 31, 2006
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