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
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
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ON OCTOBER 15, 2007, KOOKMIN BANKFURNISHEDAPUBLICNOTICEREGARDINGTHECONVOCATIONOFITSEXTRAORDINARYGENERALMEETINGOFSHAREHOLDERSTOBEHELDON OCTOBER 31, 2007. THEAGENDAFORTHEEXTRAORDINARYGENERALMEETINGOFSHAREHOLDERSTOBEHELDON OCTOBER 31, 2007WASALSORELEASEDTHROUGHTWO KOREANDAILYNEWSPAPERS,ANDTHEDETAILEDCONTENTSOFSUCHAGENDAAREALSOCURRENTLYBEINGDISTRIBUTEDTOSHAREHOLDERSOF KOOKMIN BANKFORTHEIRREFERENCEASTHEYEXERCISETHEIRVOTINGRIGHTS. |
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Agenda for Extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders
AGENDUM 1. APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S)
List of Executive Director Nominees
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Name (Date of Birth) | | Current Position | | Career | | Relationship with the largest shareholder | | Transactions with the Bank during the past 3 years | | Recommended by |
Chung Won Kang (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 | | None | | None | | President Nominating Committee |
AGENDUM 2. APPOINTMENTOF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S)
List of Non-Executive Director Nominees
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Name (Date of Birth) | | Current Position | | Career | | Relationship with the largest shareholder | | Transactions with the Bank during the past 3 years | | Recommended by |
Chee Joong Kim (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 | | None | | None | | Non-Executive Director Nominating Committee |
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.
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| | | | | | Kookmin Bank |
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Date: October 15, 2007 | | | | By: | | /s/ Kap Shin |
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| | | | | | Name: | | Kap Shin |
| | | | | | Title: | | CFO / Senior EVP |
| | | | | | | | Executive Director |