Woori Financial Group Inc.

03/05/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/05/2021 05:06

Current Report by Foreign Issuer (SEC Filing - 6-K)

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 2021

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)

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Announcement of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for Fiscal Year 2020

On March 5, 2021, the Board of Directors of Woori Financial Group passed the following resolution to hold the annual general meeting of shareholders (the 'AGM') on March 26, 2021.

Key Details Relating to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Meeting Date and Time: March 26, 2021; 10:00 a.m. (local time)

Venue: Woori Bank Head Office Building, Synergy Hall, 5th floor, 51, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea (subject to change in the case of extraordinary circumstances)

Agenda:

1.

Approval of financial statements for the fiscal year 2020

2.

Approval of amendments to the Articles of Incorporation

3.

Approval of reduction of Capital Reserve

4.

Appointment of directors (1 standing director, 4 outside directors)

- 4-1 Candidate for standing director : Won-Duk Lee

- 4-2 Candidate for outside director : Sung-Tae Ro

- 4-3 Candidate for outside director : Sang-Yong Park

- 4-4 Candidate for outside director : Zhiping Tian

- 4-5 Candidate for outside director : Dong-Woo Chang

5.

Appointment of outside director who will serve as an Audit Committee Member

- Candidate for outside director who will serve as an Audit Committee Member : Chan-Hyoung Chung

6.

Appointment of Audit Committee Members who are outside directors

- 6-1 Candidate for Audit Committee Member who is an outside director : Sung-Tae Ro

- 6-2 Candidate for Audit Committee Member who is an outside director : Dong-Woo Chang

7.

Approval of the maximum limit on directors' compensation

Agenda details

Appointment of director

Name

Date of

Birth

Term

Appointment

Career Background

Won-Duk

Lee

January

1962

From the time of appointment at the AGM for FY2020 to the end of the AGM for FY2021

Re

Appointment

2021-Current - Senior Deputy President, Woori Financial Group

2020-2021 - Deputy President, Strategy Planning Unit, Woori Financial Group

2018-2020 - Executive Vice President, Management and Finance Planning Group, Woori Bank

2017-2018 - Managing Director, Management and Finance Planning Group, Woori Bank

2017-2017 - Managing Director, Future Strategy Division, Woori Bank

2014-2017 - Senior General Manager, Future Strategy Department, Woori Bank

Appointment of outside directors

Name

Date of

Birth

Term

Appointment

Career Background

Other Positions Held
(Institution Name
and Title)

Sung-Tae Ro

September

1946

From the time of appointment at the AGM for FY2020 to the end of the AGM for FY2021

Re

Appointment

2019-Current - Outside Director, Woori Financial

Group (Chairman of Board of Directors)

2018-Current - Chairperson, Samsung Dream

Scholarship Foundation

2017-Current - Outside Director, Woori Bank

(Chairman of Risk Management Committee)

-   Outside Director, Woori Bank

-   Chairperson, Samsung Dream Scholarship Foundation

Sang-Yong Park

February

1951

From the time of appointment at the AGM for FY2020 to the end of the AGM for FY2021

Re

Appointment

2019-Current - Outside Director, Woori Financial

Group(Chairman of Risk Management Committee)

2018-Current - Auditor, Educational Foundation of

Yonsei University

2017-Current - Outside Director, Woori Bank

(Chairman of Board of Directors)

-   Outside Director, Woori Bank

-   Auditor, Educational Foundation of Yonsei University

-   Director, Seoul Financial Forum

Zhiping Tian

February

1966

From the time of appointment at the AGM for FY2020 to the end of the AGM for FY2021

Re

Appointment

2019-Current - Outside Director, Woori Financial

Group

2017-2018 - Outside Director, Woori Bank

2016-Current - Vice President, Beijing FUPU DAOHE Investment Management Ltd.

-   Vice President, Beijing FUPU DAOHE Investment Management Ltd.

Dong-Woo Chang

January

1967

From the time of appointment at the AGM for FY2020 to the end of the AGM for FY2021

Re

Appointment

2019-Currrent - Outside Director, Woori Financial Group (Chairman of Officer Candidate Recommendation Committee)

2017-2018 - Outside Director, Woori Bank (Chairman of Officer Candidate Recommendation Committee)

2003-Current - CEO, IMM Investment Corp.

-   CEO, IMM Investment Corp.

Appointment of outside director who will serve as Audit Committee Member

Name

Date of
Birth

Term

Appointment

Career Background

Other Positions Held
(Institution Name and
Title)

Chan-Hyoung Chung

February

1956

From the time of appointment at the AGM for FY2020 to the end of the AGM for FY2021

Re

Appointment

2019-Current - Outside Director, Woori Financial

Group (Chairman of Audit Committee & Compensation Committee)

2018-Current - Outside Director, Woori Bank

(Chairman of Audit Committee)

2018-2019 - Advisor, POSCO Capital

2015-2018 - CEO, POSCO Capital

- Outside Director,

Woori Bank

Appointment of Audit Committee Members who are outside directors

Name

Date of
Birth

Term

Appointment

Career Background

Other Positions Held
(Institution Name and
Title)

Sung-Tae Ro

September

1946

From the time of appointment at the AGM for FY2020 to the end of the AGM for FY2021

Re

Appointment

2019-Current - Outside Director, Woori Financial

Group (Chairman of Board of Directors)

2018-Current - Chairperson, Samsung Dream

Scholarship Foundation

2017-Current - Outside Director, Woori Bank

(Chairman of Risk Management Committee)

- Outside Director,

Woori Bank

- Chairperson, Samsung Dream Scholarship Foundation

Dong-Woo Chang

January

1967

From the time of appointment at the AGM for FY2020 to the end of the AGM for FY2021

Re

Appointment

2019-Currrent - Outside Director, Woori Financial

Group (Chairman of Officer Candidate Recommendation Committee)

2017-2018 - Outside Director, Woori Bank

(Chairman of Officer Candidate Recommendation Committee)

2003-Current - CEO, IMM Investment Corp.

- CEO, IMM Investment Corp

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: March 5, 2021 By:

/s/ Sung-Wook Lee

(Signature)
Name: Sung-Wook Lee
Title: Senior Managing Director