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 2021
Commission File Number: 001-31811
Woori Financial Group Inc.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
51, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, 04632, Korea
(Address of principal executive office)
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Change in the Largest Shareholder
On December 10, 2021, Woori Financial Group Inc. (Woori Financial Group) disclosed that, as of December 9, 2021, its largest shareholder changed (the Change) from the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (the KDIC) to the Employee Stock Ownership Association (the ESOA) of Woori Financial Group, including the shares held by its related party, as a result of the KDICs sale of Woori Financial Groups equity shares. After the Change, the ESOA of Woori Financial Group and its related party collectively held an aggregate of 71,346,178 shares, 9.80% of Woori Financial Groups equity shares.
Details of the Change are as follows:
Name |
Relationship |
Before the Change Note 1) |
After the Change | |||||||
Number of Shares |
Shareholding Ratio (%) |
Number of Shares |
Shareholding Ratio (%) | |||||||
KDIC |
The largest shareholder before the Change |
110,159,443 | 15.13 | 42,217,960 | 5.80 | |||||
ESOA of Woori Financial Group |
The largest shareholder after the Change |
30,721,073 | 4.22 | 38,560,579 Note 2), Note 3) |
5.30 | |||||
ESOA of Woori Bank |
A related entity of the largest shareholder after the Change |
33,340,107 | 4.58 | 32,785,599 Note 4) |
4.50 |
Note 1) The number of shares and shareholding ratio before the Change are as of September 30, 2021, based on the 2021 Third Quarter Business Report.
Note 2) Acquisition of 7,280,605 shares from KDICs sale of Woori Financial Groups equity shares on December 9, 2021.
Note 3) Including the shares purchased by employees since October 1, 2021.
Note 4) After taking into consideration the shares withdrawn by employees since October 1, 2021.
Note 5) The effective date of the Change is December 9, 2021, the closing date for the KDICs sale of Woori Financial Groups equity shares.
For details about the KDICs sale of Woori Financial Groups equity shares, please refer to the Form 6-K filed on November 22, 2021, Material Business Matters Related to Investment Decisions.
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: December 10, 2021 | By: | /s/ Sung-Wook Lee | ||||
(Signature) | ||||||
Name: Sung-Wook Lee | ||||||
Title: Senior Managing Director |