"Iran has secured its biggest post credit line deal since the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, (JCPOA), Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers, in a deal with South Korea, local media have reported. The $9.4 billion deal between South Korea’s Eximbank and Iranian banks was signed in Seoul on August 24." (Radio Farda, "Iran, South Korea Sign Record Deal," 8/27/2017.)
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"We engage in business related to Iran, including transactions involving as counterparties Iranian banks that may be indirectly owned or controlled by the Iranian government. The U.S. State Department has designated Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism, and U.S. law generally prohibits U.S. persons from doing business in Iran. We are a Korean bank and our activities with respect to Iran have not involved any U.S. person in either a managerial or operational role and have been subject to policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with applicable Korean laws and regulations. We believe that our activities related to Iran are not subject to the mandatory sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government (including, without limitation, Section 104 of the U.S. Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (“CISADA”) and the Iran Financial Sanctions Regulations issued by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury thereunder (the “IFSR”)).
Our business related to Iran consists solely of extensions of credit and financing provided in connection with exports of Korean goods and services to Iran and our disbursements of Iran-related credits are made directly to Korean suppliers or exporters except certain credits made to Iranian banks. Such activities have involved export-related credits to finance the export contracts of Korean exporters supplying goods and services to Iranian companies, credit line extensions to Iranian banks to finance consumer products exports by Korean exporters, extensions of credit through non-recoursediscounting of export trade bills, and purchases of promissory notes securing export transactions. Our Loans to Iran represented 0.1%, 0.3% and 0.5% of our total assets as of December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively, and also represented 0.1%, 0.3% and 0.7% of our Loan Credits as of those respective dates. Our total operating revenues from transactions with Iran in 2015, 2016 and 2017 represented 0.3%, 0.3% and 0.3% of our total operating revenues, respectively.
We are aware, through press reports and other means, of initiatives by governmental entities in the U.S. and by U.S. institutions such as universities and pension funds, to adopt laws, regulations or policies prohibiting transactions with or investment in, or requiring divestment from, entities doing business with Iran, including, without limitation, CISADA and IFSR. It is possible that such initiatives may result in our being unable to gain or retain entities subject to such prohibitions as customers or as investors in our debt securities. In addition, our reputation may suffer due to our association with Iran. Such a result could have significant adverse effects on our business or the price of our debt securities." (6/14/2018; SEC Post Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement Under Schedule B of the Securities Act of 1933).