UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE13a-16 OR15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of February 2019
Commission File Number:000-53445
KB Financial Group Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
26,Gukjegeumyung-ro8-gil,Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07331, Korea
(Address of principal executive office)
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Convocation of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
of KB Financial Group Inc. for Fiscal Year 2018
On February 22, 2019, the board of directors of KB Financial Group Inc. resolved to convene the annual general meeting of shareholders for fiscal year 2018 as follows:
| • | Date and Time: March 27, 2019, 10:00 A.M. local time |
| • | Venue: Fourth Floor Auditorium, Kookmin Bank, 26,Gukjegeumyung-ro8-gil, |
Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea
| • | Agenda: |
1) Approval of financial statements and the proposed dividend payment for fiscal year 2018
2) Amendment of the articles of incorporation
3) Appointment of directors (threenon-executive directors)
3-1)Non-Executive Director Candidate: Suk Ryul Yoo
3-2)Non-Executive Director Candidate: Stuart B. Solomon
3-3)Non-Executive Director Candidate: Jae Ha Park
4) Appointment of a non-executive director, who will serve as a member of the Audit Committee*
Non-Executive Director Candidate: Kyung Ho Kim
5) Appointment of members of the Audit Committee, who arenon-executive directors
5-1) Audit Committee Member Candidate: Suk Ho Sonu
5-2) Audit Committee Member Candidate: Kouwhan Jeong
5-3) Audit Committee Member Candidate: Jae Ha Park
6) Approval of the aggregate remuneration limit for directors
| * | Pursuant to Article 19, Paragraph (5) of the Act on Corporate Governance of Financial Companies |
Shareholders may exercise their voting rights without attending the meeting in person by submitting their voting cards by mail.
Nominees forNon-Executive Directors
Name | Date of Birth | Term of Office | New Appointment | Career (including current position) | Name of Other Entities of Which the Nominee Serves as a Director | |||||
| Suk Ryul Yoo | April 1950 | 1 year | No | • Visiting Professor, Seoul National University • Chairman, Credit Finance Association • President & CEO, Samsung Total Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. • President & CEO, Samsung Card Co., Ltd. • President & CEO, Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. • President & CEO, Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. • President & CEO, Samsung Capital Co., Ltd. | President & CEO, Jungmok | |||||
| Stuart B. Solomon | July 1949 | 1 year | No | • Chairman, Metlife Insurance Co. of Korea, Ltd. • President & CEO, Metlife Insurance Co. of Korea, Ltd. • Executive Vice President & Representative Director, Metlife Insurance Co. of Korea, Ltd. • Executive Managing Director, Metlife Insurance Co. of Korea, Ltd. | — | |||||
| Jae Ha Park | November 1957 | 1 year | No | • Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute of Finance (Current) • Deputy Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute • Vice President, Korea Institute of Finance • Vice Chairman, Korea Money and Finance Association • Senior Counselor to the Minister, Ministry of Economy and Finance • Outside Director, Shinhan Bank • Outside Director, Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd. • Outside Director, Jeonbuk Bank | — | |||||
Nominee forNon-Executive Director, Who Will Serve as a Member of the Audit Committee*
Name | Date of Birth | Term of Office | New Appointment | Career (including current position) | ||||
| Kyung Ho Kim | December 1954 | 2 years (Including 1 year as a member of the Audit Committee) | Yes | • Professor, Hongik University School of Business Administration (Current) • Vice President, Hongik University • Outside Director, Shinhan Investment Corp. • Outside Director, Citibank Korea Inc. • Vice Chairman, Korea Accounting Standards Board • President, The Korean Association for Government Accounting |
| * | Pursuant to Article 19, Paragraph (5) of the Act on Corporate Governance of Financial Companies |
Nominees for Members of the Audit Committee, Who AreNon-Executive Directors
Name | Date of Birth | Term of Office | New | Career (including current position) | ||||
| Suk Ho Sonu | September 1951 | 1 year | No | • Visiting Professor, Seoul National University Business School (Current) • President, Korea Money and Finance Association • President, Korea Finance Association • Dean, Hongik University Graduate School of Business Administration | ||||
| Kouwhan Jeong | September 1953 | 1 year | No | • President Attorney at Law, Nambujeil Law and Notary Office Inc. (Current) • Branch Chief Prosecutor, Bucheon Branch Office, Incheon District Prosecutor’s Office • Standing Mediator, Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration • Chairperson, Consumer Dispute Settlement Commission, Korea Consumer Agency | ||||
Name | Date of Birth | Term of Office | New | Career (including current position) | ||||
| Jae Ha Park | November 1957 | 1 year | No | • Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute of Finance (Current) • Deputy Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute • Vice President, Korea Institute of Finance • Vice Chairman, Korea Money and Finance Association • Senior Counselor to the Minister, Ministry of Economy and Finance • Outside Director, Shinhan Bank • Outside Director, Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd. • Outside Director, Jeonbuk Bank |
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.
KB Financial Group Inc. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
Date: February 22, 2019 | By: | /s/Ki-Hwan Kim | ||||
| (Signature) | ||||||
| Name: | Ki-Hwan Kim | |||||
| Title: | Deputy President and Chief Finance Officer | |||||
