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 2016
Woori Bank
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
51, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, 100-792, Korea
(Address of principal executive office)
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Announcement of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for Fiscal Year 2015
On March 4, 2016, the Board of Directors of Woori Bank passed the following resolution to hold the annual general meeting of shareholders on March 25, 2016.
Key Details Relating to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
| • | Meeting Date and Time: March 25, 2016; 10:00 a.m. (local time) |
| • | Venue: Woori Bank Head Office Building, 5th floor, 51, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea |
| • | Agenda: |
| 1) | Approval of financial statements for the fiscal year 2015 |
| 2) | Approval of amendments to the Articles of Incorporation |
| 3) | Appointment of directors (5 directors) |
3-1 Candidate for standing director: Dong-Gun Lee
3-2 Candidate for standing director: Ki-Myung Nam
3-3 Candidate for non-standing director: Kwang-Woo Choi
3-4 Candidate for outside director: Ho-Geun Lee
3-5 Candidate for outside director: Sung-Yong Kim
| 4) | Appointment of Audit Committee member who serves as outside director |
- Candidate for member of the Audit Committee who serves as outside director: Sung-Yong Kim
| 5) | Approval of the maximum limit on directors’ compensation |
| • | Agenda details |
| • | Appointment of directors |
| Name |
Date of Birth |
Term |
Appointment |
Career Background | ||||
| Dong-Gun Lee |
January 1958 |
Until Dec. 30, 2016 |
New Appointment | – Current) Head, Business Support Group, Woori Bank – Deputy President, Woori Bank | ||||
| Ki-Myung Nam |
December 1958 |
Until Dec. 30, 2016 |
New Appointment | – Current) Head, Domestic Business Group, Woori Bank – Executive Vice President, Finance & Management Planning Unit, Woori Bank | ||||
| Kwang-Woo Choi |
March 1962 |
2 years |
New Appointment | – Current) Director, Office of Public Relations, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation – Director, Office of Fund Operation & Investment, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation | ||||
| • | Appointment of outside directors |
| Name |
Date of Birth |
Term |
Appointment |
Career Background |
Serving as director | |||||
| Ho-Geun Lee |
May 1960 |
2 years |
New Appointment |
– Current) Professor, School of Business, Yonsei University – Assistant Professor, Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
– | |||||
| Sung-Yong Kim |
March 1966 |
2 years |
New Appointment |
– Current) Professor, Law School, SungKyunKwan University – Attorney, Law Firm Woo Hyun |
– | |||||
In accordance with Article 18 of the Corporate Governance Code, information regarding outside director candidate recommendation is disclosed on Woori Bank’s website as well as the website of the Korea Federation of Banks.
| • | Appointment of Audit Committee member |
| Name |
Term |
Appointment | ||
| Sung-Yong Kim | 2 years | 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: March 4, 2016 |
By: /s/ Seung-Gyu Kim | |||||
| (Signature) | ||||||
| Name: Seung-Gyu Kim | ||||||
| Title: Executive Vice President | ||||||