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 | |||||
| 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 | ||||||