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)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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Yes No X
Announcement of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for Fiscal Year 2008
On March 4, 2009, the Board of Directors of Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd. passed the following resolution to hold the annual general meeting of shareholders on March 27, 2009.
Key Details Relating to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
| • | Meeting Date and Time: March 27, 2009; 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 2008 |
| 2) | Approval of modifications to the Articles of Incorporation |
| 3) | Appointment of non-standing directors |
| 4) | Appointment of candidates for the members of the Audit Committee |
| 5) | Approval of directors’ compensation limit |
| • | Board of Directors’ Resolution Date: March 4, 2009 |
| • | Agenda details |
| – | Details regarding candidates for non-standing directors |
| Name |
Date of |
Term / |
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 | |||
| – | Details regarding candidates for non-standing directors to serve as Audit Committee members |
| 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 |
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 4, 2009 | By: | /s/ Byung-Ho Park | ||
| (Signature) | ||||
| Name: | Byung-Ho Park | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||