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 February 2008
Kookmin Bank
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
9-1, 2-Ga, Namdaemun-Ro, Jung-Gu, Seoul, Korea 100-703
(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
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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
Convocation of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
for the Fiscal Year 2007
On February 4, 2008, the board of directors of Kookmin Bank resolved to convene the general meeting of shareholders for the fiscal year 2007 as follows:
| • | Date and Time March 20, 2008, 10:00 A.M. |
| • | Venue Fourth Floor Auditorium, Kookmin Bank, 36-3 Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea |
| • | Agenda |
1) Approval of non-consolidated financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and statement of appropriation of retained earnings) for the fiscal year 2007
2) Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation
3) Appointment of director(s)
4) Appointment of candidate(s) for the members of the Audit Committee, who are not non-executive directors
5) Appointment of candidate(s) for the members of the Audit Committee, who are non-executive directors
6) Approval of the aggregate remuneration limit for directors
The shareholders may exercise their voting rights without attending the meeting in person by submitting voting cards by mail.
With respect to 3), the list of nominees is as follows:
List of Nominees for Non-Executive Directors
| Name (Date of Birth) |
Current Position |
Career |
Education |
Nationality |
Term | |||||
| Dam Cho (Reappointed) (08/01/1952) |
• Professor, Chonnam National Univ.
• Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
• Lecturer, Hongik Univ.
• Advisory Professor, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.
• President, Korean Financial Management Association |
• B.A. in Business Administration, Korea Univ.
• M.S. in Business Administration, Korea Univ.
• Ph. D. in Finance, Korea Univ. |
Republic of Korea | 3 yrs |
| Name (Date of Birth) |
Current Position |
Career |
Education |
Nationality |
Term of Office | |||||
| Suk Sig Lim (Newly appointed) (07/17/1953) |
Professor, Univ. of Seoul | • Assistant Professor, Univ. of Alberta
• Member, Examination Committee, FSS
• Vice President, Korea Accounting Institute |
• B.A. in Business Administration, Seoul National Univ.
• M.S. in Industrial Engineering, KAIST
• M.B.A., Pennsylvania State Univ.
• Ph. D. in Accounting, Univ. of Minnesota |
Republic of Korea | 3 yrs | |||||
| Sang Moon Hahm (Newly appointed) (02/02/1954) |
Dean, KDI School of Public Policy and Management | • Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech
• Chief Researcher, Korea Institute of Finance
• Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management |
• B.A. in Economics, Georgetown Univ.
• M.A. in Economics, Univ. of Chicago
• Ph. D. in Economics, Univ. of Chicago |
Republic of Korea | 3 yrs | |||||
| Han Kim (Newly appointed) (02/17/1954) |
President & Chairman, Uclick | • Executive Director, Daishin Securities Co., Ltd.
• Vice Chairman, Meritz Securities Co., Ltd.
• Non-executive Director, Dongyang Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. |
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National Univ.
• M.B.A., Yale Univ. |
Republic of Korea | 3 yrs | |||||
| Chan Soo Kang (Newly appointed) (11/23/1961) |
• President & Chairman, Kang & Company. Ltd.
• Non-executive Director, SK Holdings Co., Ltd. |
• Executive Director, BT Wolfensohn
• CEO, Seoul Securities Co., Ltd.
• Adjunct Professor, Ewha Womans Univ. |
• B.A. in Economics, Harvard Univ.
• M.B.A., Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania |
Republic of Korea | 3 yrs | |||||
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.
| Kookmin Bank | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: February 4, 2008 |
By: | /s/ Donald H. MacKenzie | ||
| (Signature) | ||||
| Name: | Donald H. MacKenzie | |||
| Title: | CFO / Senior EVP | |||