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 June, 2008
Commission File Number 000-51138
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GRAVITY Co., Ltd.
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(Translation of registrants name into English) |
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Nuritkum Square Business Tower 15F, 1605 Sangam-Dong, Mapo-Gu, Seoul, Korea 121-270 |
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(Address of principal executive office) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form
20-F or Form 40-F: þ Form 20-F o Form 40-F
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Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
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Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o
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: o Yes þ No
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule 12g3-2(b): n/a
Gravity Appoints New Officers
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA June 10, 2008 Gravity Co., Ltd. (NasdaqGM: GRVY) (Gravity or the
Company) today announced that Mr. Brian Yoon Seok Kang has been appointed as Chief Executive
Officer, Co-Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors. Mr. Kang replaces Mr. Il Young Ryu, who has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Mr. Kyu Hyeong Lee, who has resigned as Chief Compliance
Officer.
Mr. Kang was most recently Managing Director of the Korea Venture Fund in charge of structuring the
funds investments and overseeing the funds portfolio companies, from 2000 to 2008. In this
capacity, Mr. Kang was recognized as a leading professional in the turnaround and value enhancement
of many IT and technology companies. Investors of the Korea Venture Fund include State Street
Global Advisors, Vertex Management and the Korean Small Business Corporation a quasi-government
investment company. Prior to managing the Korea Venture Fund, Mr. Kang was a Fund Manager for the
Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, one of Koreas leading venture capital companies. Mr. Kang
was also a Manager of the Strategy and Business Development Group at Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Kang stated: I am honored to join Gravity as CEO. I feel great
responsibility to open a new chapter in the Companys history by jumpstarting Gravitys performance
and streamlining the Companys business operations. Gravity has enormous potential as an early
mover in the online game industry and I look forward to enhancing shareholder value and building
the Companys competitive advantages.
Mr. Kang earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Utah and Master of Science from the
Polytechnic University in New York. He also attended an executive course at the Stanford University
Graduate School of Business.
The Company also announced that Mr. Yoshinori Kitamura will serve as the Companys Co-Chief
Operating Officer.
Mr. Jonathan J. Lee will continue as the Companys Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations
Officer.
About GRAVITY Co., Ltd.
Based in Korea, Gravity is a developer and publisher of online games. Gravitys principal product,
Ragnarok OnlineTM, is a popular online game in many markets, including Japan, Taiwan and
Thailand, and is currently commercially offered in 23 countries. For more information about
Gravity, please visit http://www.gravity.co.kr.
Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain statements in this press release may include, in addition to historical information,
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act 1995. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by
the use of forward-looking terminology, such as may, will, expect, intend, estimate,
anticipate, believe project, or continue or the negative thereof or other similar words,
although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Investors should consider the
information contained in our submissions and filings with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC), including our registration statement on Form F-1, as amended, and our
annual reports on Form 20-F, together with such other documents and we may submit to or file with
the SEC from time to time, on Form 6-K. The forward-looking statements speak only as of this press
release and we assume no duty to update them to reflect new, changing or unanticipated events or
circumstances.
Contact:
Mr. Jonathan J. Lee
Chief Financial Officer / Investor Relations Officer
Gravity Co., Ltd.
Email: jlee@gravity.co.kr
Telephone: +82-2-2132-7800
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