Form 6-K

 

 

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 December 2016

 

 

Woori Bank

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

51, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, 04632, Korea

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

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Announcement of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

On December 9, 2016, the Board of Directors of Woori Bank passed the following resolution to hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on December 30, 2016.

Key Details Relating to the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

 

    Meeting Date and Time: December 30, 2016; 10:00 a.m. (local time)

 

    Venue: Woori Bank Head Office Building, 5th floor, 51, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

 

    Agenda:

 

1) Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation

 

2) Appointment of directors (4 directors)

 

  2-1 Candidate for outside director: Sung-Tae Ro
  2-2 Candidate for outside director: Sang-Yong Park
  2-3 Candidate for outside director: Zhiping Tian
  2-4 Candidate for outside director: Dong-Woo Chang

 

3) Appointment of “outside director who will serve as Audit Committee Member”*

- Candidate for “outside director who will serve as Audit Committee Member”

: Sang-Hoon Shin

 

4) Appointment of Audit Committee Member who is an outside director

- Candidate for member of the Audit Committee who is an outside director

: Dong-Woo Chang

 

* Agenda 3) The appointment of outside director under agenda 3 is separately conducted pursuant to Article 19-5 of the Act on Corporate Governance of Financial Companies.


Information regarding the outside director candidate recommendation is disclosed on Woori Bank’s website as well as the website of the Korea Federation of Banks.

 

    Appointment of outside directors

 

Name

 

Date of

Birth

 

Term

  

Appointment

  

Career Background

 

Serving as

director of other
companies

Sung-Tae

Ro

 

September

1946

 

Until

Dec. 30, 2018

  

New

Appointment

  

-  President, Korea Economic Research Institute

-  President, Hanwha Life Economic Research Institute

  —  

Sang-Hoon

Shin

 

July

1948

 

Until

Dec. 30, 2018

  

New

Appointment

  

-  President and CEO, Shinhan Financial Group

-  Visiting Professor, School of Business, Sungkyunkwan University

  —  

Sang-Yong

Park

 

February

1951

 

Until

Dec. 30, 2018

  

New

Appointment

  

-  Chairman, Public Fund Oversight Committee

-  Current) Honorary Professor, School of Business, Yonsei University

  —  

Zhiping

Tian

 

February

1966

 

Until

Dec. 30, 2018

  

New

Appointment

  

-  Director-General Manager, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (“ICBC”) Middle East Limited / ICBC London Limited

-  Vice President, ICBC, Branch of Sichuan Province

-  Current) Vice General Manager, China Fellow Partners Limited

 

Vice General

Manager of

China Fellow

Partners Limited

Dong-Woo

Chang

 

January

1967

 

Until

Dec. 30, 2018

  

New

Appointment

  

-  Representative Partner, IMM Investment Management

-  Current) CEO, IMM Investment Corp.

 

CEO of IMM

Investment Corp.

 

    Appointment of Audit Committee member

 

   

Name

 

Term

 

Appointment

    
 

Sang-Hoon

Shin

  Until December 30, 2018   New Appointment   
 

Dong-Woo

Chang

  Until December 30, 2018   New Appointment   


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 Bank                

   

(Registrant)

Date: December 9, 2016

   

By: 

 

/s/ Kwang-Seok Kwon

   

(Signature)

   

Name: Kwang-Seok Kwon

   

Title:   Managing Director