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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 January 2022
Commission File Number: 001-31811
Woori Financial Group Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
51, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, 04632, 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.
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Announcement of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
On January 6, 2022, the Board of Directors of Woori Financial Group Inc. passed the following resolution to hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “EGM”) on January 27, 2022.
Key Details Relating to the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
| • | Meeting Date and Time: January 27, 2022; 10:00 a.m. (local time) |
| • | Venue: Synergy Hall, 5th floor, Woori Bank Head Office Building, 51, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea |
(subject to change in the case of extraordinary circumstances)
| • | Agenda: |
1. Appointment of directors (2 outside directors)
- 1-1 Candidate for outside director : In-Sub Yoon
- 1-2 Candidate for outside director : Yo-Hwan Shin
Agenda details
| • | Appointment of outside directors |
| Name |
Date of Birth |
Term |
Appointment |
Career Background |
Other | |||||
| In-Sub Yoon |
January 1956 |
From the time of appointment at the EGM in 2022 to the end of the AGM for FY2023 | New Appointment |
2018 - 2021 - Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman, Fubon Hyundai Life Insurance 2010 - 2017 - CEO, Korea Ratings |
— | |||||
| Yo-Hwan Shin | December 1962 |
From the time of appointment at the EGM in 2022 to the end of the AGM for FY2023 | New Appointment |
2020 - current - Advisor, Shinyoung Securities Co., Ltd. 2017 - 2020 - CEO, Shinyoung Securities Co., Ltd. 2015 - 2017 - General Executive Director, Shinyoung Securities Co., Ltd. 2011 - 2015 - Executive Director, Retail Business Headquarter, Shinyoung Securities Co., Ltd. |
— | |||||
Note 1) Applicable when serving as a Director, Executive officer, or Auditor of other company
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 Financial Group Inc. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: January 6, 2022 | By: | /s/ Sung-Wook Lee | ||||
| (Signature) | ||||||
| Name: Sung-Wook Lee | ||||||
| Title: Senior Managing Director | ||||||
