Woori Financial Group Inc NT 20-F, filed May 2, 2022
Woori Financial Group Inc. (WF)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
SEC File Number: 001-31811
| (Check One): | ☐ Form 10-K ☒ Form 20-F ☐ Form 11-K ☐ Form 10-Q ☐ Form 10-D ☐ Form N-SAR ☐ Form N-CSR | |
| For Period Ended: December 31, 2021 | ||
| ☐ Transition Report on Form 10-K | ||
| ☐ Transition Report on Form 20-F | ||
| ☐ Transition Report on Form 11-K | ||
| ☐ Transition Report on Form 10-Q | ||
| ☐ Transition Report on Form N-SAR | ||
| For the Transition Period Ended: | ||
Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified any information contained herein.
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
PART I—REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Woori Financial Group Inc.
Full Name of Registrant
Former Name if Applicable
51, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Seoul, Korea 04632
City, State and Zip Code
PART II—RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)
| ☒ | (a) | The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;
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| (b) | The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-SAR or Form N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q or subject distribution report on Form 10-D, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and
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| (c) | The accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable. |
PART III—NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Form 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, 10-D, N-SAR, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.
The registrant is unable to file its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 by the prescribed date because it discovered on April 27, 2022 that an employee of one of its subsidiaries had misappropriated an aggregate of KRW 61.4 billion between 2012 and 2018 from such subsidiary. As the incident was discovered so close to the deadline for filing the Form 20-F, there was not sufficient time to evaluate the implications on our financial statements and other disclosure requirements without unreasonable effort or expense. The registrant will file its Annual Report on Form 20-F as soon as practicable, which it expects to be no later than the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date.
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PART IV—OTHER INFORMATION
| (1) | Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification | |||||||||||
| Ji-young Lee |
(+82-2) | 2125-2056 | ||||||||||
| (Name) | (Area Code) | (Telephone Number) | ||||||||||
| (2) | Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no, identify report(s). ☒ Yes ☐ No | |||||||||||
| (3) | Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof? ☐ Yes ☒ No | |||||||||||
| If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made. | ||||||||||||
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Woori Financial Group Inc.
(Name of Registrant as specified in charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: May 2, 2022 | By: | /s/ Sang-Wook Chun | ||||
| Name: Sang-Wook Chun | ||||||
| Title: President | ||||||
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