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To: Norrin Radd who wrote (4755)3/12/1999 3:58:00 PM
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Korean banks' debt-to-equity swaps may be illegal, U.S. says
A service of Semiconductor Business News, CMP Media Inc.
Story posted 1:30 p.m. EST/10:30 a.m., PST, 2/23/99

By Jack Robertson

WASHINGTON -- Treasury and Commerce officials this week told a Senate Banking International Finance subcommittee hearing that the U.S. is watching closely to be sure South Korean banks don't attempt to bail out chip makers in that country by converting existing massive debts to equity, it was learned here today.

Timothy Geithner, undersecretary of the treasury, and Pat Malloy, director of market accessing and compliance at the Commerce Department, said such debt-to-equity swaps could violate the U.S. law barring IMF funding to Korean banks from bailing out chip companies. Subcommittee Chairman Michael Crapo (R-Ida.) expressed concern that a proposed debt-to-equity swap for Anam Semiconductor Co. might be just such a bailout (see Feb. 24 story).

The government officials said no deal has yet been completed and they were closely monitoring the situation
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