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 May, 2010

 

 

KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

411, Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-791, Korea

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

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):             

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):             

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form 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

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-            .

 

 

 

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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).

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On May 17, 2010, Korea Electric Power Corporation (“KEPCO”) held an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders. At the meeting, Mr. Kim, Woo Kyum was newly appointed as a standing director of KEPCO for a term of two years, and Mr. Kim, Sun-Jin whose term was extended for one year as a outside director was reappointed as a member of the audit committee of KEPCO for a term of one year. Brief biographies of these two individuals are set forth below:

 

Name:		Kim, Woo Kyum
Birth Date:		September 22, 1953
Term of Appointment:		Two years
Whether Being Newly Appointed:		Yes
Current Position		Executive Vice President, Head of Power Grid Construction Division, KEPCO
Major Prior Work Experience:		Head of Transmission Construction Department, KEPCO   Head of Daegu Power Transmission District Office, KEPCO
Highest Educational Degree:		Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Hanyang University
Nationality:		Republic of Korea
Name:		Kim, Sun-Jin
Birth Date:		November 5, 1953
Term of Appointment:		One year
Whether Being Newly Appointed:		Reappointment
Whether an Outside Director:		Yes. Also a member of the Audit Committee
Current Position		Professor of material science, Hanyang University
Major Prior Work Experience:		Chairman of the Major Policy Review Committee of the Korean Intellectual Property Office; Member of the Electric Power Policy Review Committee of the Ministry of Knowledge and Economy of Korea
Highest Educational Degree:		Ph.D., Material Science and Engineering, University of Iowa; Bachelor of Science, Material Science, Hanyang University
Nationality:		Republic of Korea

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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.

 

Date: May 18, 2010