Woori Financial (NYSE: WF) outlines major 2025 cash dividends

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Woori Financial Group Inc. plans a year-end cash dividend of KRW 760 per common share, with a record date of February 27, 2026, implying a total dividend of KRW 557,857,005,000 based on current outstanding shares. Including quarterly payments, the 2025 dividend totals KRW 1,360 per share, or KRW 998,893,466,200, with an annual dividend yield of 4.4%.

The dividend will be funded from retained earnings via a reduction of capital reserve and is generally not treated as taxable dividend income under Korean tax law, subject to specific rules for large resident shareholders. Separately, wholly owned subsidiary Woori Bank plans a year-end cash dividend of KRW 1,638 per common share, totaling KRW 1,172,808,000,000 on 716,000,000 shares, all payable to Woori Financial Group. Both dividends require external audit completion and approval at each company’s annual general meeting.

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Woori boosts shareholder returns with sizable 2025 cash dividends from both holding company and core bank.

Woori Financial Group proposes a year-end dividend of KRW 760 per share, bringing full-year 2025 dividends to KRW 1,360 per share and KRW 998,893,466,200 in total. The filing cites an annual dividend yield of 4.4%, based on both quarterly and year-end payouts.

At the subsidiary level, Woori Bank plans a year-end dividend of KRW 1,638 per share, totaling KRW 1,172,808,000,000 on 716,000,000 outstanding shares. Because Woori Financial owns all of Woori Bank’s common stock, this upstreams significant cash to the holding company.

Both dividends are subject to external audit results and approval at each annual general meeting, with payments expected within one month after approval under the Korean Commercial Code. Actual amounts for Woori Financial may adjust with treasury share activity as of the February 27, 2026 record date.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of February 2026

Commission File Number: 001-31811

Woori Financial Group Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

51, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, 04632, Korea

(Address of principal executive office)

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 ☒   Form 40-F ☐

Resolution Relating to Woori Financial Group’s Dividend Payments

On February 6, 2026, the board of directors of Woori Financial Group Inc. (“Woori Financial Group”) passed a resolution recommending a cash dividend of KRW 760 per common share. The record date is February 27, 2026.

Key Details

1. Category of dividends				Year-end dividend
2. Types of dividends				Cash dividend
- Details of dividends in kind				—
3. Dividends per share (KRW)		Common stock		760
		Different classes of stocks		—
- Differential dividends				No
4. Market price-dividend ratio (%)		Common stock		2.4
		Different classes of stocks		—
5. Total amount of dividends (KRW)				557,857,005,000
6. Dividend record date				2/27/2026
7. Scheduled dividend payout date				—
8. Hosting shareholders’ meeting (Y/N)				Yes
9. Scheduled date of shareholders’ meeting				—
10. Date of board resolution (decision date)				2/6/2026
- Attendance of outside directors		Present (No.)		7
		Absent (No.)		0
- Attendance of auditors (members of Audit Committee who are not outside directors)				—
11. Other matters to be factored into investment decisions
- The dividend per common share and the total dividend amount for the entirety of FY2025 are KRW 1,360 and KRW 998,893,466,200, respectively, which include previously-paid quarterly dividends of KRW 600 per share, of which KRW 200 was paid in each of the first, second, and third quarters of 2025. - The above ‘4. Market price-dividend ratio (%)’ excludes the quarterly dividend amounts paid per share in 2025 (KRW 600) and is based on the dividend per share as a percentage of the arithmetic average of the final market prices per share of Woori Financial Group’s shares during the period between the trading day immediately preceding the date listed above as ‘10. Date of board resolution (decision date)’ and the date exactly one week prior to such date. The annual dividend yield, including the quarterly dividends, is 4.4%. - The above ‘5. Total amount of dividends (KRW)’ was calculated based on our outstanding common shares of 734,022,375 shares, which is the current 734,076,320 shares issued less 53,945 treasury shares. The actual dividend amount is subject to change based on the number of outstanding shares as of the record date (February 27, 2026), following the acquisition of treasury shares as disclosed in the Form 6-K furnished on February 6, 2026 titled “Resolution to Enter into a Trust Agreement for Acquisition of Treasury Shares”. - The above ‘9. Scheduled date of shareholders’ meeting’ is currently undetermined. Please refer to the future disclosure regarding the ‘Decision on Calling Shareholders’ meeting’. - The cash dividend (KRW 760 per share) will be paid from funds converted into retained earnings through a reduction of capital reserve, and therefore will not be considered to be dividend income under the Income Tax Act of Korea or the Corporate Tax Act of Korea, and is thus not taxable income. However, in accordance with the relevant regulations (Article 26-3, Paragraph 6 of the Enforcement Decree of the Income Tax Act), in the case of certain resident shareholders who qualify as large shareholders, such dividend is excluded from dividend income only up to the book value of the shares held by such resident. - In accordance with the Korean Commercial Code, the dividends are expected to be paid within one month from the date of approval at the annual general meeting of shareholders of Woori Financial Group. - The decision to pay the above dividend is subject to the results of an external audit and approval at the annual general meeting of shareholders of Woori Financial Group.

Resolution Relating to Woori Bank’s Dividend Payments

On February 5, 2026, the board of directors of Woori Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Woori Financial Group, passed a resolution recommending a cash dividend of KRW 1,638 per common share. The record date is December 31, 2025.

Key Details

1. Category of dividends				Year-end dividend
2. Types of dividends				Cash dividend
- Details of dividends in kind				—
3. Dividends per share (KRW)		Common stock		1,638
		Different classes of stocks		—
- Differential dividends				No
4. Market price-dividend ratio (%)		Common stock		—
		Different classes of stocks		—
5. Total amount of dividends (KRW)				1,172,808,000,000
6. Dividend record date				12/31/2025
7. Scheduled dividend payout date				—
8. Hosting shareholders’ meeting?				Yes
9. Scheduled date of shareholders’ meeting				3/20/2026
10. Date of board resolution (decision date)				2/5/2026
- Attendance of outside directors		Present (No.)		6
		Absent (No.)		0
- Attendance of auditors (members of Audit Committee who are not outside directors)				Yes
11. Other matters to be factored into investment decisions
- The decision to pay the above dividend is subject to the results of an external audit and approval at the annual general meeting of shareholders of Woori Bank. - The total number of outstanding shares subject to dividend payment is 716,000,000 shares. - Woori Bank is not a publicly listed company, and as such, does not calculate a market-price dividend ratio. - The entirety of the dividend amount is to be paid to Woori Financial Group, which holds all of the common shares of Woori Bank. - In accordance with the Korean Commercial Code, the dividend is expected to be paid within one month from the date of approval at the annual general meeting of shareholders of Woori Bank. - The above ‘Scheduled date of shareholders’ meeting’ is subject to change.

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.

				Woori Financial Group Inc.
				(Registrant)
Date: February 6, 2026				By:  /s/ Seong Min Kwak
				(Signature)
				Name:  Seong Min Kwak
				Title:   Deputy President

FAQ

What dividend per share did Woori Financial Group (WF) propose for 2025?

Woori Financial Group proposed a year-end cash dividend of KRW 760 per common share. Combined with previously paid quarterly dividends of KRW 600 per share, the total 2025 dividend amounts to KRW 1,360 per share, subject to audit and annual general meeting approval.

What is the total 2025 cash dividend amount for Woori Financial Group (WF)?

The total 2025 cash dividend for Woori Financial Group is KRW 998,893,466,200. This includes a year-end dividend of KRW 557,857,005,000 and quarterly dividends, calculated using 734,022,375 outstanding shares and subject to final share count at the February 27, 2026 record date.

What dividend did Woori Bank declare and who receives it?

Woori Bank declared a year-end cash dividend of KRW 1,638 per common share, totaling KRW 1,172,808,000,000 on 716,000,000 shares. All of this dividend will be paid to Woori Financial Group, which holds 100% of Woori Bank’s common stock.

What are the record dates for Woori Financial Group (WF) and Woori Bank dividends?

The record date for Woori Financial Group’s year-end dividend is February 27, 2026. For Woori Bank’s dividend, the record date is December 31, 2025. Shareholders recorded on these dates are entitled to the respective year-end cash dividends once approved.

How are Woori Financial Group’s 2025 dividends treated for Korean tax purposes?

The KRW 760 per-share year-end dividend is paid from funds converted into retained earnings via a capital reserve reduction and is generally not treated as taxable dividend income. However, certain resident large shareholders may have amounts above book value treated as taxable, under Korean tax regulations.

What dividend yield does Woori Financial Group (WF) report for 2025?

Woori Financial Group reports an annual dividend yield of 4.4% for 2025. This figure combines the KRW 600 per-share quarterly dividends and the KRW 760 year-end dividend, using the company’s stated methodology for calculating market price-dividend ratios and yields.