Form 6-K

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 2006

 


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              

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):              

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):              

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submission to furnish a report or other document that the registration foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes                      No      X    

 



Results of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for Fiscal Year 2005

The annual general meeting of shareholders of Woori Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Woori Finance Holdings Co., was held on March 24, 2006 and all three agenda items listed below were approved and ratified as originally proposed.

Key Details Relating to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

 

    Meeting Date & Time: March 24, 2006, 10:00

 

    Venue: 203, Hoehyon-dong 1-ga, Woori Bank head office building, 22nd floor, Chung-ku, Seoul, Korea

 

    Agenda:

 

  1) Approval of non-consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year 2005

 

  2) Partial amendment to the Articles of Incorporation

 

  3) Appointment of directors

 

  - Non-standing Directors

 

  - Sung-Keun Ha (Incumbent)

 

  - Kyung-Hee Yoon (Incumbent)

 

  - Seok-won Kim (Incumbent)

 

  - Sang-Kee Min (Incumbent)

 

  - Kyung-Soo Choi (New)

 

  - Joon Park (Incumbent)


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 24, 2006

  By:  

/s/ Youngsun Kim

  (Signature)
  Name:   Youngsun Kim
  Title:   Director