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 for Fiscal Year 2006
The annual general meeting of shareholders of Woori Finance Holdings was held on March 30, 2007, and all four agenda items listed below were approved and ratified as originally proposed.
Key Details Relating to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
| • | Meeting Date and Time: March 30, 2007; 09:00 a.m. |
| • | Venue: 203, Hoehyon-dong 1-ga, Woori Bank head office building, 5th floor, Chung-ku, Seoul, Korea |
| • | Agenda: |
| 1) | Approval of non-consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year 2006 |
| 2) | Appointment of director |
| 3) | Appointment of non-standing directors as Audit Committee members |
| 4) | Approval of directors’ compensation limit |
| • | Agenda details |
1) Approval of financial statements for fiscal year 2006
(units: in millions of won)
| Total Asset | 13,793,521 | Revenue | 2,031,611 | |||
| Total Liability | 1,860,449 | Operating Revenue | 1,893,248 | |||
| Paid-in-capital | 4,030,077 | Net Income | 2,029,319 | |||
| Shareholder’s Equity | 11,933,073 | Earnings per share (KRW) | 2,518 |
| * Approval of Dividend for fiscal year 2006 | (units: in won | ) | |
| Items |
FY 2006 | ||
| Dividend per share |
600 | ||
| Dividend amount |
483,607,671,000 | ||
| Dividend Yield |
2.7 | % | |
2) Appointment of Directors
| Name |
Date of Birth |
Work & Academic Background | ||
| Byong-Won Bahk |
Sep. 24, 1952 | - 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 |
3) Appointment of non-standing directors as Audit Committee members
| Name |
Date of Birth |
Work & Academic Background | ||
| Bong Soo Park | Dec. 24, 1948 | - Current) Executive Advisor at the Korea Institute for International Economics Policy - Chief Director of Korea Technology Credit Guarantee Fund - B.B.A. in Business Administration, Seoul National University - M.S. in Economics, George Washington University | ||
| Woon-Youl Choi | Apr. 2, 1950 | - Current) Vice President of Sogang University - Member of Monetary Policy Committee - B.B.A. in Business Administration, Seoul National University - Ph.D. in Finance, University of Georgia | ||
| Pyoung Wan Har | Aug. 22, 1945 | - Current) N/A - Standing Audit Committee Member of Korean Exchange Bank - B.B.A. in Business Administration, Sungkyunkwan University - Masters in Business Administration, Yonsei University | ||
| Kwang-Dong Kim | Jun. 12, 1948 | - Current) N/A - Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Federative Republic of Brazil - B.S in Political Science and International Studies, Yonsei University - Institut International d’Administration Publique | ||
| In Bong Ha | Jan. 30, 1950 | - Current) Professor of School of Economics and Trade, Kyungpook National University - President of Institute of Korean Business Administration and Economy - B.S. in Geology, Kyungpook National University - Masters in Economics, Kyungpook National University - Ph.D. in Economics, University of Minnesota | ||
| Myoung-Soo Choi | Aug. 5, 1957 | - Current) Director General of Fund Management & Planning Department of KDIC - Director General of Investigation Department of KDIC - B.S. in Economics, Kyonggi University | ||
4) Approval of directors’ compensation limit
| Item |
2007 |
2006 | ||
| Compensation Limit |
4 billion won | 4 billion won |
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 30, 2007 | By: | /s/ Byung-Ho Park | ||
| (Signature) | ||||
| Name: | Byung-Ho Park | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||