UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
| WiderThan Co., Ltd. ——————————————————————————————————— | ||||
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| Republic of Korea ——————————————————————————————————— | ||||
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| 17F, K1 REIT Building 463 Chungjeong-Ro 3-Ga Seodaemun-Gu Seoul, 120-709, Korea | ||||
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On April 19, 2006, Mr. Neeraj Bharadwaj tendered to WiderThan Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) his resignation from the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Bharadwaj’s resignation became effective on May 10, 2006 when his resignation letter was accepted by and registered with the Korean Commercial Registry. Mr. Bharadwaj is resigning as part of a transition plan to create more room for external directors on the Company’s Board. As Mr. Bharadwaj’s replacement, Mr. Andrew Kaplan has agreed to join the Board of Directors of the Company and to serve as a member of both the Audit Committee and the Board Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee of the Company’s Board. Mr. Kaplan’s biography is set forth below: Andrew P. Kaplan has agreed to join our Board of Directors and to serve as a member of our Audit Committee and our Board Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Kaplan is presently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Audible, Inc. and has served in such position since June 1999. Previously, Mr. Kaplan served as chief financial officer of each of Thomson Corporation Publishing International, Vertis Inc. and Time-Life Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kaplan was with Ernst & Young. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Kaplan received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Florida State University and his master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Kaplan’s term as a Director will commence upon (i) the approval of his nomination as a Director by the shareholders of the Company at a shareholders’ meeting to be called in the near future and (ii) the registration of Mr. Kaplan’s acceptance with the Korean Commercial Registry.
| 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. |
| WiderThan Co., Ltd. | ||
| Date: May 11, 2006 | By: | Dan Nemo |
| Name: | Dan Nemo | |
| Title: | Vice President and General Counsel | |