SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of March, 2007
KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
167, Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-791, Korea
(Address of principal executive offices)
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This Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K is deemed filed for all purposes under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including by reference in the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (Registration No. 33-99550) and the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-9180).
At the 46th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Korea Electric Power Corporation (“KEPCO”) held on March 26, 2007, the following agenda was approved by the shareholders of KEPCO;
| Agenda | ||||||||||
| 1. Shareholders’ approval of the non-consolidated balance sheets, income statements and the proposed appropriation of retained earnings as of or for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, each prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Korea, or Korean GAAP. | ||||||||||
| * Preliminary, unaudited, non-consolidated financial statements as of or for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, prepared in accordance with Korean GAAP were filed at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov on March 8, 2007. | ||||||||||
| 2. Selection of the president of KEPCO
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| Nominee |
Age |
Term of office |
Nationality |
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| Lee, Won-Gul |
58 | 3 years | Republic of Korea | |||||||
| Mr. Lee, Won-Gul received a B.A. in public administration from Sungkyunkwan University and previously served as Vice Minister for Energy of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy. | ||||||||||
As a result of the resolution above, KEPCO will make the dividend payment in the aggregate amount of KRW621,081,746,000 for the fiscal year 2006 to its shareholders who are registered in the shareholders registry as of December 29, 2006. The declared dividend per share is KRW1,000.
Pursuant to the Commercial Code of The Republic of Korea, KEPCO is planning to pay the declared dividend within one month from March 26, 2007 when the resolution is passed at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
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.
| By: | /s/ Jong-kwang Hong | |
| Name: | Jong-kwang Hong | |
| Title: | Treasurer |
Date: March 26, 2007