UNITED STATES

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 APRIL 2014

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-31811

 

 

Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

 

203 Hoehyon-dong, 1-ga, Chung-gu, Seoul 100-792, Korea

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

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On April 25, 2014, the Board of Directors of Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) passed a resolution to amend the previously announced plan to spin-off the Company’s businesses related to the holding of the shares and thereby controlling the business operations of Kwangju Bank and Kyongnam Bank, as disclosed in Exhibit 99.2 to the Report on Form 6-K submitted by the Company on August 27, 2013 (as amended and restated by Exhibit 99.1 to the Report on Form 6-K submitted by the Company on December 6, 2013 and as further amended by the Reports on Form 6-K submitted by the Company on January 7, 2014, February 7, 2014 and February 26, 2014). Pursuant to such amendment to the spin-off plan, the list of outside directors of KNB Financial Group Co., Ltd. has been amended to delete Mssrs. Ki-Woo Lee and Suk-Hee Lee and to add Mr. Young-Jun Kwon.

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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.

 

Date: April 29, 2014