TABLE-Korea Exchange Bank Q3 net profit surges

Nov 3 (Reuters) - Three months to Sept 30, 2009

(in billions of won unless specified)

Q3 2009 Q3 2008
Net profit 422.1 150.9
Operating profit 230.0 175.3
Revenue 3.25 trln 6.08 trln

Note: Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) (004940.KS) is South Korea's
sixth-largest lender, 51.02 percent owned by U.S. investment firm
Lone Star [LS.UL]. KB Financial Group (105560.KS), the parent
company of top domestic bank Kookmin, reiterated its interest in
KEB last week when it reported quarterly earnings. The CEO of
state-owned Korea Development Bank Min Euoo-sung also did not
deny its interest in KEB on Monday, saying the bank was looking
at acquisition targets to boost its deposit base.

(Reporting by Rhee So-eui and Marie-France Han ; Editing by
Jonathan Hopfner)