SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2007
Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
203, Hoehyon-dong, 1-ga, Chung-gu, Seoul, Korea
(Address of principal executive office)
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Results of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Woori Bank for Fiscal Year 2006
The annual general meeting of shareholders of Woori Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd., was held on March 26, 2007 and all three agenda items listed below were approved and ratified as originally proposed.
Key Details Relating to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
| • | Meeting Date & Time: March 26, 2007, 10:00 a.m. |
| • | Agenda: |
1) Approval of financial statements for fiscal year 2006
2) Partial amendment of the articles of association
3) Appointment of directors
| • | Agenda details |
1) Approval of financial statements for fiscal year 2006
| (units: in millions of won) | ||||||
| Total Asset |
166,405,304 | Revenue | 14,280,872 | |||
| Total Liability |
155,108,700 | Operating Revenue | 1,623,990 | |||
| Paid-in-capital |
3,179,783 | Net Income | 1,642,734 | |||
| Shareholder’s Equity |
11,296,604 | Earnings per share (KRW) | 2,583 | |||
| * Approval of dividend for fiscal year 2006 |
(units: in KRW | ) | |
| Items |
FY 2006 | ||
| Dividend per share |
668 | ||
| Dividend amount |
424,818,995,440 | ||
2) Partial amendment of the articles of association
Amendments to the articles of association to delineate more clearly the roles of the Bank CEO and the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
3) Appointment of Directors
– Executive directors
| Name |
Date of Birth | Work & Academic Background | ||
| Hae-Choon Park | May 25, 1948 | - CEO of LG Card - B.B.A. in Mathematics, Yonsei University - Completed Advanced Management Program of Korea University | ||
| Soon Woo Lee | Dec. 15, 1950 | - Head, Consumer Banking Business Unit - B.B.A. in Law, Sungkyunkwan University | ||
| Won-Keun Yang | Sep. 17, 1956 | - Chief Research Analyst, IBK Economy Research Institute - B.B.A. in Economics, Korea University - Ph.D. in Business Administration, University of Georgia | ||
– Appointment of non-standing directors as Audit Committee members
| Name |
Date of Birth | Work & Academic Background | ||
| Byong-Won Bahk | Sep. 24, 1952 | - Current) Chairman of Woori Finance Holdings-designate - Vice Minister of Finance and Economy - B.B.A. in Law, Seoul National University - Masters in Law, Seoul National University - Masters in Economics, University of Washington | ||
| Moon Hwan Kim | Jan. 10, 1946 | - Current) President of Kookmin University - Dean, Graduate School of Intellectual Property, Kookmin University - B.B.A. in Law, Seoul National University - Ph.D. in Law, Seoul National University | ||
| Sung-Keun Ha | Aug. 10, 1946 | - Current) Professor, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University - Non-standing Commissioner of Financial Supervisory Commission - B.B.A. in History, Yonsei University - Masters in Political Science, Yonsei University - Ph. D in Economics, Indiana State University | ||
| Kyung-Hee Yoon | Jan. 05, 1947 | - Current) Country Head, ABN Amro Asia Limited Seoul Branch - Non-standing Director of Kookmin Bank - B.B.A. in Law, Seoul National University - Completed Advanced Management Program of Korea University - Completed Executive Education of Stanford University | ||
| Kyung-Soo Choi | Nov. 25, 1950 | - Current) Professor, College of Business Administration, Keimyung University - Administrator of Public Procurement Service - B.B.A. in Geography, Seoul National University - Masters in Economics, Keio University - Ph.D. in Economics, Soongsil University | ||
| Jong-Man Kang | Oct. 11, 1952 | - Current) Senior research fellow, Korea Institute of Finance - Member of Committee, Financial Policy Advisory Council - B.B.A. in Business Administration, Seoul National University - Masters in Business Administration, Seoul National University - Ph. D in Business Administration, Florida State University | ||
| Heyon-Chul Joe | July 04, 1957 | - Current) Director General, Office of Strategic Innovation, KDIC - Head of Yeongnam Regional Office, KDIC - B.B.A. in Economics, Dankook University - Masters in Economics, Yonsei University | ||
| Han-Ju Kim | Oct. 22, 1960 | - Current) Representative Lawyer, Dongsuh Law Offices - Director, Public Sector Management Bureau of Government Reform - B.B.A. in Law, Seoul National University | ||
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.
| Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: March 27, 2007 | By: | /s/ Byung-Ho Park | ||
| (Signature) | ||||
| Name: | Byung-Ho Park | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||