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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Yes No X
Announcement of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Woori Bank for Fiscal
Year 2008
The Board of Directors of Woori Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd., passed a resolution to hold the annual general meeting of shareholders on March 26, 2009.
Key Details Relating to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Woori Bank
| • | Meeting Date and Time: March 26, 2009; 10:00 a.m. |
| • | Venue: 203, Hoehyon-dong 1-ga, Woori Bank Head Office Building, Chung-gu, Seoul, Korea |
| • | Agenda: |
| 1) | Approval of financial statements for fiscal year 2008 |
| 2) | Approval of modifications to the Articles of Incorporation |
| 3) | Appointment of directors |
| • | Board of Directors’ Resolution Date: March 9, 2009 |
| • | Agenda details |
| – | Details regarding candidates for non-standing directors |
| Name |
Date of |
Term / |
Career & Academic Background | |||
| Pal Seung Lee | Feb. 2, 1944 | 1 year / Re-appointment |
- Current) Chairman & CEO, Woori Finance Holdings - Representative director of Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra - CEO, Woori Investment & Securities - Advanced Innovative Management (AIM) Course, KAIST - Master of Business Administration, Korea University | |||
| Yong Man Rhee | Aug. 29, 1933 | 1 year / New appointment |
- Current) Chairman, Korea Country Club - Advisor, Korea Federation of Banks - Chairman, Bank of Korea Monetary Policy Committee - Administration Development Program, Cornell University - Master of Public Administration, Seoul National University | |||
| Chang Ryul Baik | Mar. 17, 1948 | 1 year / New appointment |
- Secretary General, Seoul Economic Forum - President, Bizcom Management Consulting - Bachelor of International Trade, Sogang University | |||
| Tae Kyu Park | Oct. 9, 1949 | 1 year / Re-appointment |
- Current) Dean, College of Business and Economics, Yonsei University Dean, Graduate School of Economics, Yonsei University - Chairman, Non Profit Organization Research - Chairman, The Korean Association of Public Finance - Ph.D of Public Finance, Indiana University - Masters of Economics, Minnesota State University, Mankato | |||
| Jong Rok Park |
Sept. 25, 1952 | 1 year / Re-appointment |
- Current) Lawyer, Chungdam Law - Assistant Prosecutor General, West Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office - Superintendent Public Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office - Comparative Law Study Program, Chuo University - Bachelor of Law, Seoul National University | |||
| Chang Young Jun | Dec. 27, 1956 | 1 year / New appointment |
- Current) Lawyer, Yoon Yang Kim Shin & Yu Law - Public Prosecutor, Busan/Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office - Research Prosecutor, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office | |||
| Jae Yeol Lee |
Feb. 8, 1957 | 1 year / New appointment |
- Current) Director, Office of Property Investigation, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation - Human Resources Development Department, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation - Department of Insurance System & Research, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation - Master of Economics, Hitotsubashi University - Bachelor of Economics, SungKyunKwan University | |||
| Sung Hwan Shin | Feb. 17, 1963 | 1 year / New appointment |
- Current) Professor of College of Business Administration, Hongik University - Senior Financial Officer, World Bank - Research Fellow, Korea Institute of Finance - Ph.D. in Accounting & Control, MIT - Master of Business Administration, MIT - Bachelor of International Trade, 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 10, 2009 | By: | /s/ Byung-Ho Park | ||
| (Signature) | ||||
| Name: | Byung-Ho Park | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||