HONG KONG (Standard&Poor's) April 11, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today affirmed its 'A-/A-2' ratings on Woori Bank (Woori), and its 'BBB/A-2' ratings on Woori Finance Holdings Co. Ltd. (WFH), as well as its ratings on Woori's senior unsecured, subordinated and hybrid debt, and its commercial paper (CP). At the same time, Standard&Poor's revised its outlook on the long-term credit ratings on Woori and WFH to negative from stable. The ratings affirmation reflects our belief that the bank should maintain its satisfactory financial risk profile, backed by its strong asset quality and modest capitalization for the current ratings level, despite the industry-wide risks that lie ahead, including its large exposure to the fragile residential property development