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 2009
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 Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.
The annual general meeting of shareholders of Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd. was held on March 27, 2009 and all five 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 27, 2009; 9:00 a.m. |
| • | Agenda: |
1) Approval of non-consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year 2008
(units: in millions of KRW, unless indicated otherwise)
| Total Assets |
15,620,192 | Revenue | 666,267 | |||||
| Total Liabilities |
3,412,854 | Operating Income | 455,812 | |||||
| Paid-in-capital |
4,030,076 | Net Income | 454,478 | |||||
| Total shareholder’s Equity |
12,207,338 | Earnings per share (KRW) | 564 |
2) Approval of amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
3) Appointment of non-standing directors
| Name |
Date of |
Term / Appointment |
Career & Academic Background | |||
| Min Joon Bang |
Oct. 29, 1950 | 1 year / Re-appointment | - Arbitration Commissioner of Press Arbitration Commission - Head of Editorial Desk, Korea Times - Bachelor of Korean Language and Literature, Seoul National University | |||
| Hi Taek Shin |
Aug. 6, 1952 | 1 year / Re-appointment | - Current) Professor of College of Law, Seoul National University - Lawyer, Kim & Chang Law Firm - Bachelor of Laws, Seoul National University - Master of Laws, Seoul National University - J.S.D at Yale Law School | |||
| Hi Bock Kang |
June 14, 1946 | 1 year / New appointment | - Current) Executive Director, Market Economy Research Institute - Chief Executive Officer, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation - Bachelor of Public Administration, Seoul National University - Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University | |||
| Young Ho Lee |
Jan. 19, 1949 | 1 year / New appointment | - Current) Advisor, Kim & Chang Law Firm - Chairman, Market Oversight Commission of Korea Exchange - Assistant Governor, Financial Supervisory Service - Bachelor of Laws, Korea University | |||
| Hak Jin Kim |
Nov. 24, 1956 | 1 year / New appointment | - Current) Director General of Department of Planning & Coordination, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation - General Manager of Human Resources Development Department, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation - Bachelor of Economics, Chung-Ang University | |||
| Doo Hee Lee |
Jun. 12, 1957 | 1 year / New appointment | - Current) Professor of College of Business Administration, Korea University - President, Korea Advertising Society - Bachelor of Business Administration, Korea University - Master of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Ph.D. in Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Madison | |||
| Hun Lee |
Dec. 8, 1961 | 1 year / New appointment | - Current) Co-Head, The Lawyers for Citizens - Lawyer, Barun Law - Bachelor of Law, Chung-Ang University | |||
4) Appointment of candidates for the members of the Audit Committee
| Name |
Term / Appointment | |
| Min Joon Bang |
1 year / Re-appointment | |
| Hi Taek Shin |
1 year / Re-appointment | |
| Young Ho Lee |
1 year / New appointment | |
| Doo Hee Lee |
1 year / New appointment |
5) Approval of directors’ compensation limit
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, 2009 |
By: | /s/ Byung-Ho Park | ||||
| (Signature) | ||||||
| Name: | Byung-Ho Park | |||||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||||