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 October 2007
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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Yes No X
Results of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
On October 31, 2007, Kookmin Bank held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, and all two agenda items listed below were approved and ratified as originally proposed.
| • | Agendum 1. Appointment of Executive Director(s) |
| • | Agendum 2. Appointment of Non-Executive Director(s) |
For details of the originally proposed agenda, please refer to <Agenda for Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders>, which was disclosed on October 15, 2007.
Appointed Executive Director and Non-Executive Director
Executive Director
| Name (Date of Birth) |
Current |
Career |
Education |
Nationality |
Term of | |||||
| Chung Won Kang (Reappointed) (12/19/1950) |
President & CEO, Kookmin Bank | • Chief Country Officer, Bankers Trust Group, Korea
• Chief Country Officer, Deutsche Bank Group, Korea
• President & CEO, former Seoul Bank |
• Hong Kong International School
• B.A. in Economics, Dartmouth College
• M.A. in Law & Diplomacy, The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy |
Republic of Korea | 3 yrs | |||||
| Non-Executive Director | ||||||||||
| Name (Date of Birth) |
Current |
Career |
Education |
Nationality |
Term of | |||||
| Chee Joong Kim (Newly appointed) (12/11/1955) |
Partner, Barun Law | • Presiding Judge, Seoul Eastern District Court
• Presiding Judge, Seoul Administrative Court
• Presiding Judge, Patent Court
• Presiding Judge, Seoul High Court |
• Yangchung High School, Seoul
• Seoul National Univ., College of Law
• Seoul National Univ., Graduate School of Law |
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: October 31, 2007 | By: | /s/ Kap Shin | ||
| (Signature) | ||||
| Name: | Kap Shin | |||
| Title: | CFO / Senior EVP Executive Director | |||