6-K 1 d930542d6k.htm FORM 6-K Form 6-K
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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 May 2020

 

 

LG Display Co., Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

 

LG Twin Towers, 128 Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07336, Republic of 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  ☒            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):  ☐

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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):  ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes   ☐            No   ☒

 

 

 


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QUARTERLY REPORT

(From January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020)

THIS IS A TRANSLATION OF THE QUARTERLY REPORT ORIGINALLY PREPARED IN KOREAN AND IS IN SUCH FORM AS REQUIRED BY THE KOREAN FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION.

IN THE TRANSLATION PROCESS, SOME PARTS OF THE REPORT WERE REFORMATTED, REARRANGED OR SUMMARIZED AND CERTAIN NUMBERS WERE ROUNDED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF READERS. REFERENCES TO “Q1”, “Q2”, “Q3” AND “Q4” OF A FISCAL YEAR ARE REFERENCES TO THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, JUNE 30, SEPTEMBER 30 AND DECEMBER 31, RESPECTIVELY, OF SUCH FISCAL YEAR.

UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE, ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS PRESENTED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH KOREAN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS, OR K-IFRS, WHICH DIFFER IN CERTAIN RESPECTS FROM GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES. K-IFRS ALSO DIFFERS IN CERTAIN RESPECTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS AS ISSUED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD. WE HAVE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY OR QUANTIFY THE IMPACT OF THESE DIFFERENCES IN THIS DOCUMENT.

Contents

 

  1.    Company      3  
     A.    Name and contact information      3  
     B.    Credit rating      3  
     C.    Capitalization      5  
     D.    Voting rights (as of March 31, 2020)      5  
     E.    Dividends      6  
  2.    Business      6  
     A.    Business overview      6  
     B.    Industry      7  
     C.    New businesses      9  
  3.    Major Products and Raw Materials      9  
     A.    Major products      9  
     B.    Average selling price trend of major products      9  
     C.    Major raw materials      10  
  4.    Production and Equipment      11  
     A.    Production capacity and output      11  
     B.    Production performance and utilization ratio      11  
     C.    Investment plan      11  
  5.    Sales      12  
     A.    Sales performance      12  
     B.    Sales organization and sales route      12  
     C.    Sales methods and sales terms      13  
     D.    Sales strategy      13  
     E.    Major customers      13  
  6.    Purchase Orders      13  
  7.    Market Risks and Risk Management      13  
     A.    Market risks      13  
     B.    Risk management      14  

 

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  8.    Derivative Contracts      14  
     A.    Currency risks      14  
     B.    Interest rate risks      14  
  9.    Major Contracts      15  
  10.    Research & Development      15  
     A.    Summary of R&D-related expenditures      15  
     B.    R&D achievements      15  
  11.    Intellectual Property      17  
  12.    Environmental and Safety Matters      17  
  13.    Financial Information      20  
     A.    Financial highlights (Based on consolidated K-IFRS)      20  
     B.    Financial highlights (Based on separate K-IFRS)      21  
     C.    Consolidated subsidiaries (as of March 31, 2020)      22  
     D.    Status of equity investments (as of March 31, 2020)      22  
  14.    Audit Information      23  
     A.    Audit service      23  
     B.    Non-audit service      24  
  15.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      24  
  16.    Board of Directors      24  
     A.    Members of the board of directors      24  
     B.    Committees of the board of directors      24  
     C.    Independence of directors      25  
  17.    Information Regarding Shares      25  
     A.    Total number of shares      25  
     B.    Shareholder list      25  
  18.    Directors and Employees      26  
     A.    Directors      26  
     B.    Employees      26  
  19.    Other Matters      27  
     A.    Legal proceedings      27  
     B.    Material events subsequent to the reporting period      27  
     C.    Material change in management      28  

Attachment: 1. Financial Statements in accordance with K-IFRS

 

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1.

Company

 

  A.

Name and contact information

The name of our company is “EL-GI DISPLAY CHUSIK HOESA,” which shall be “LG Display Co., Ltd.” in English.

Our principal executive office is located at LG Twin Towers, 128 Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07336, Republic of Korea, and our telephone number is +82-2-3777-1010. Our website address is http://www.lgdisplay.com.

 

  B.

Credit rating

 

  (1)

Corporate bonds (Domestic)

 

Subject instrument

  

Month of rating

  

Credit rating(1)

  

Rating agency (Rating range)

Corporate bonds    February 2018    AA    NICE Information Service Co., Ltd. (AAA ~ D)
   May 2018
   February 2019    AA-
   April 2019
   November 2019
   February 2020    A+
   May 2018    AA    Korea Investors Service, Inc. (AAA ~ D)
   February 2019    AA-
   June 2019
   October 2019
   February 2020    A+
   February 2018    AA    Korea Ratings Corporation (AAA ~ D)
   April 2018
   April 2019    AA-
   November 2019
   February 2020    A+

 

(1)

Domestic corporate bond credit ratings are generally defined to indicate the following:

 

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Subject instrument

  

Credit rating

  

Definition

Corporate bonds   

AAA

 

  

Strongest capacity for timely repayment.

 

  

AA+/AA/AA-

 

  

Very strong capacity for timely repayment. This capacity may, nevertheless, be slightly inferior than is the case for the highest rating category

 

   A+/A/A-    Strong capacity for timely repayment. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse changes in circumstances or in economic conditions than is the case for higher rating categories.
   BBB+/BBB/BBB-    Capacity for timely repayment is adequate, but adverse changes in circumstances and in economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.
   BB+/BB/BB-    Capacity for timely repayment is currently adequate, but that there are some speculative characteristics that make the repayment uncertain over time.
   B+/B/B-    Lack of adequate capacity for repayment and speculative characteristics. Interest payment in time of unfavorable economic conditions is uncertain.
   CCC    Lack of capacity for even current repayment and high risk of default.
   CC    Greater uncertainties than higher ratings.
   C    High credit risk and lack of capacity for timely repayment.
   D    Insolvency.

 

  (2)

Corporate bonds (Overseas)

 

Subject instrument

  

Month of rating

  

Credit rating(2)

  

Rating agency (Rating range)

Corporate bonds(1)    November 2018    AA    Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (AAA ~ D)

 

(1)

Represents credit rating for our overseas corporate bonds guaranteed by the Korea Development Bank.

(2)

Overseas corporate bond credit ratings are generally defined to indicate the following:

 

Subject instrument

  

Credit rating

  

Definition

Corporate bonds   

AAA

 

  

Highest level of stability.

 

   AA+/AA/AA-   

Very high level of stability. This stability may be slightly more risky than is the case for the highest rating category but presents no issues.

 

   A+/A/A-   

High level of stability. There are no issues with repaying the principal, but there are characteristics that could be subject to future deterioration.

 

   BBB+/BBB/BBB-   

Level of stability is adequate. Current level of stability and profitability is adequate, but requires special attention during times of economic downturns.

 

   BB+/BB/BB-   

Speculative characteristics. There is no guarantee on future stability. Expected business performance is uncertain.

 

   B+/B/B-   

Inadequate as an investment target. Ability to make principal repayments or comply with contractual terms and conditions is uncertain.

 

   CCC/CC/C   

Very low level of stability. Ability to make payments of principal and interest is highly unlikely. Extremely speculative. Currently in default or undergoing a serious problem.

 

   D    Bankruptcy.

 

  (3)

Commercial paper

 

Subject instrument

  

Month of rating

  

Credit rating(1)

  

Rating agency (Rating range)

Commercial paper    May 2018    A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc. (A1 ~ D)
   May 2018    A1    NICE Information Service Co., Ltd. (A1 ~ D)
   November 2018    Cancelled(2)    Korea Investors Service, Inc. (A1 ~ D)
   November 2018    Cancelled(2)    NICE Information Service Co., Ltd. (A1 ~ D)

 

(1)

Domestic commercial paper credit ratings are generally defined to indicate the following:

 

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Subject
instrument

  

Credit rating

  

Definition

Commercial paper    A1   

Timely repayment capability is at the highest level with extremely low investment risk and is stable such that it will not be influenced by any reasonably foreseeable changes in external factors.

 

   A2   

Strong capacity for timely repayment with very low investment risk. This capacity may, nevertheless, be slightly inferior than is the case for the highest rating category.

 

   A3   

Capacity for timely repayment is adequate with low investment risk. This capacity may, nevertheless, be somewhat influenced by sudden changes in external factors.

 

   B   

Capacity for timely repayment is acknowledged, but there are some speculative characteristics.

 

   C   

Capacity for timely repayment is questionable.

 

   D    Insolvency.

 

(2)

Ratings have been cancelled due to repayment of our outstanding commercial paper on October 22, 2018 upon maturity.

LOGO ‘+’ or ‘-’ modifier can be attached to ratings A2 through B to differentiate ratings within broader rating categories.

 

  C.

Capitalization

 

  (1)

Change in capital stock (as of March 31, 2020)

There were no changes to our issued capital stock during the reporting period ended March 31, 2020.

 

  (2)

Convertible bonds (as of March 31, 2020)

 

Description

  Issue Date     Maturity Date     Issue Amount
(in Won)
    Class of
Shares
Subject to
Conversion
    Conversion
Period
    Conditions for Conversion     Outstanding Bonds     Notes  
  Conversion
Ratio
    Conversion
Price
    Issue Amount
(in Won)
    Number of
Shares subject
to conversion
 

Unsecured Foreign Convertible Bonds No. 3

    Aug. 22, 2019       Aug. 22, 2024       813,426,670,000 (1)(2)     

Registered
Common
Shares
 
 
 
   


Aug. 23,
2020 ~
Aug. 12,
2024



 
    100     W19,845       813,426,670,000 (1)      40,988,998      


Listed on
Singapore
Stock
Exchange
 
 
 
 

Total

    —         —         813,426,670,000       —         —         100     W19,845       813,426,670,000       40,988,998       —    

 

(1)

The issue amount for Unsecured Foreign Convertible Bonds No. 3 is calculated based on the application of the mid-point of the relevant Won-US dollar exchange rates as of noon, July 30, 2019 (Korea Standard Time) quoted on Bloomberg, which was W1,182.65 per U.S. dollar, to the actual issue amount of USD 687,800,000.

(2)

The proceeds of our Unsecured Foreign Convertible Bonds No. 3 were used for general corporate purposes.

 

  D.

Voting rights (as of March 31, 2020)

(Unit: share)

 

Description

   Number of shares  

A. Total number of shares issued(1):

   Common shares(1)      357,815,700  
   Preferred shares      —    

B. Shares without voting rights:

   Common shares      —    
   Preferred shares      —    

C. Shares subject to restrictions on voting rights pursuant to our articles of incorporation:

   Common shares      —    
   Preferred shares      —    

D. Shares subject to restrictions on voting rights pursuant to regulations:

   Common shares      —    
   Preferred shares      —    

E. Shares with restored voting rights:

   Common shares      —    
   Preferred shares      —    

Total number of issued shares with voting rights (=A – B – C – D + E):

   Common shares      357,815,700  
   Preferred shares      —    

 

(1)

Authorized: 500,000,000 shares

 

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  E.

Dividends

Dividends for the three most recent fiscal years

 

Description (unit)

   2020 Q1      2019      2018  

Par value (Won)

     5,000        5,000        5,000  

Profit (loss) for the year (million Won)(1)

     (198,991      (2,829,705      (207,239

Earnings (loss) per share (Won)(2)

     (556      (7,908      (579

Total cash dividend amount for the period (million Won)

     —          —          —    

Total stock dividend amount for the period (million Won)

     —          —          —    

Cash dividend payout ratio (%)(3)

     —          —          —    

Cash dividend yield (%)(4)

   Common shares      —          —          —    
   Preferred shares      —          —          —    

Stock dividend yield (%)

   Common shares      —          —          —    
   Preferred shares      —          —          —    

Cash dividend per share (Won)

   Common shares      —          —          —    
   Preferred shares      —          —          —    

Stock dividend per share (share)

   Common shares      —          —          —    
   Preferred shares      —          —          —    

 

(1)

Based on profit for the year attributable to the owners of the controlling company.

(2)

Earnings per share is based on par value of W5,000 per share and is calculated by dividing net income by weighted average number of common shares.

(3)

Cash dividend payout ratio is the percentage that is derived by dividing total cash dividend by profit for the year attributable to the owners of the controlling company.

(4)

Cash dividend yield is the percentage that is derived by dividing cash dividend by the arithmetic average of the daily closing prices of our common shares during the one-week period ending two trading days prior to the closing of the register of shareholders for the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to receive annual dividends.

 

2.

Business

 

  A.

Business overview

We were incorporated in February 1985 under the laws of the Republic of Korea. LG Electronics and LG Semicon transferred their respective LCD business to us in 1998, and since then, our business has been focused on the research, development, manufacture and sale of display panels, applying technologies such as TFT-LCD and OLED.

As of March 31, 2020, in order to support our business activities, we operated TFT-LCD and OLED production and research facilities in Paju and Gumi in Korea, and we have also established subsidiaries in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

As of March 31, 2020, our business consisted of the manufacture and sale of display and display related products utilizing TFT-LCD, OLED and other technologies under a single reporting business segment.

 

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Consolidated operating results highlights

(Unit: In billions of Won)

 

     2020  Q1      2019      2018  

Sales Revenue

     4,724        23,476        24,337  

Gross Profit

     278        1,868        3,085  

Operating Profit (loss)

     (362      (1,359      93  

Total Assets

     35,886        35,575        33,176  

Total Liabilities

     23,323        23,086        18,289  

 

  B.

Industry

 

  (1)

Industry characteristics

 

   

The entry barriers to manufacture display panels are relatively high due to the technology and capital intensive nature of the mass manufacturing process that is required to achieve economies of scale, among other factors.

 

   

While growth in the market for displays used in notebook computer, monitor and other traditional IT products has stagnated or declined, the market for small- and medium-sized displays (including those used in smartphones) in the rapidly evolving IT environment has shown gradual growth. The display market for televisions has also shown steady growth mainly due to growing demand from developing countries as well as from consumers in general for larger sized display panels. As for displays used in industrial, automobile and other value added products, we expect to see growth in these markets.

 

  (2)

Growth Potential

 

   

We are focusing on securing profitability through differentiated products such as “Cinematic Sound” OLED and “Wallpaper” display panels under our strategic plan to transition our business to center around OLED, which has a strong future growth potential. In the television business, we are expanding our offerings of premium products such as OLED and UHD products. In particular, with respect to large-sized OLED television display panels, we are continuing to secure additional production capacity of 8.5th generation OLED panels and are planning to further strengthen the fundamentals of our OLED business through building a successful line-up of new products and investments in the 8.5th and 10.5th generation OLED display panel production. In the IT business, we are increasing the proportion of premium products such as high resolution and wide screen products based on IPS and Oxide technologies. In the mobile business, we are continuously striving to secure mass production capabilities for 6th generation plastic OLED smartphones through additional investments. We are also strengthening the foundation for the expansion of small- and medium-sized OLED business.

 

  (3)

Cyclicality

 

   

The display panel business is highly cyclical and sensitive to fluctuations in the general economy. The industry experiences recurring volatility caused by imbalances between supply and demand due to capacity expansion and changing production utilization rates within the industry.

 

   

Macroeconomic factors and other causes of business cycles can affect the rate of growth in demand for display panels. Accordingly, if supply exceeds demand, average selling prices of display panels may decrease. Conversely, if growth in demand outpaces growth in supply, average selling prices may increase.

 

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  (4)

Market conditions

 

   

Most display panel manufacturers are located in Asia as set forth below. Pursuant to the Chinese government’s initiative and support, Chinese panel manufacturers have continued to invest in new fabrication facilities and additional supplies, and the concern over intensification of a structural oversupply in the LCD industry continues to exist.

 

  a.

Korea: LG Display, Samsung Display, etc.

 

  b.

Taiwan: AU Optronics, Innolux, CPT, HannStar, etc.

 

  c.

Japan: Japan Display, Sharp, Panasonic LCD, etc.

 

  d.

China: BOE, CSOT, CEC Panda, HKC, etc.

 

   

Our worldwide market share of large-sized display panels (i.e., panels that are 9 inches or larger) based on revenue is as follows:

 

     2020 Q1     2019     2018  

Panels for Televisions(1)(2)

     24.5     28.1     28.3

Panels for Monitors(1)

     26.3     27.5     30.7

Panels for Notebook Computers(1)

     23.3     22.3     23.7

Panels for Tablet Computers(1)

     23.5     24.8     31.0

Total(1)

     25.0     27.2     28.8

 

(1)

Source: Large-Area Display Market Tracker (IHS Technology). The relevant amounts for the first quarter of 2020 reflect IHS Technology’s estimates only, as the actual results for such period have not yet been released.

(2)

Includes panels for public displays.

 

  (5)

Competitiveness and competitive advantages

 

   

Our ability to compete successfully depends on factors both within and outside our control, including product pricing, our relationship with customers, timely investments, adaptable production capabilities, development of new and premium products through technological advances, competitive production costs, success in marketing to our end-brand customers, component and raw material supply costs, foreign exchange rates and general economic and industry conditions.

 

   

In order to compete effectively, it is critical to be cost competitive and maintain stable and long-term relationships with customers which will enable us to be profitable even in a buyer’s market.

 

   

A substantial portion of our sales is attributable to a limited number of end-brand customers and their designated system integrators. The loss of these end-brand customers, as a result of customers entering into strategic supplier arrangements with our competitors or otherwise, would result in reduced sales.

 

   

Developing new products and technologies that can be differentiated from those of our competitors is critical to the success of our business. It is important that we take active measures to protect our intellectual property internationally by obtaining patents and undertaking monitoring activities in our major markets. It is also necessary to recruit and retain experienced key managerial personnel and skilled line operators.

 

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As a leading technology innovator in the display industry, we continue to focus on delivering differentiated value to our customers by developing various technologies and products, including display panels with OLED, IPS, in-TOUCH and other technologies. With respect to OLED panels, following our supply of the world’s first 55-inch OLED 3D panels for televisions in January 2013, we have shown that we are technologically a step ahead of the competition by continuing to introduce differentiated products with a variety of unique features specific to OLED technology, such as our “Wallpaper,” “Cinematic Sound,” “Rollable” and “Transparent” OLED panels for televisions. Moreover, we have supplied plastic OLED products for foldable notebook computers, automotive products, smartphones and wearable devices, among others. With respect to TFT-LCD panels, we are leading the market with our competitive advantages in technology, including through our IPS technology-based ultra-large and high-resolution ultra-high definition (“Ultra HD” or “UHD”) television panels, desktop and notebook monitors featuring differentiated designs and high frequency refresh rates, and specialized products for automotive, commercial and medical uses. Our production facilities are also equipped to produce products incorporating in-TOUCH technology.

 

   

Moreover, we are maintaining and strengthening close long-term relationships with major global firms to secure customers and expand partnerships for technology development.

 

  C.

New businesses

For our continued growth, we are actively exploring and preparing for new business opportunities that may arise in the changing market environment. As such, we are continually reviewing and looking at opportunities in the display and promising new industries.

 

3.

Major Products and Raw Materials

 

  A.

Major products

We manufacture TFT-LCD and OLED panels, of which a significant majority is sold overseas.

(Unit: In billions of Won, except percentages)

 

                         2020 Q1  

Business area

  

Sales type

  

Items (By product)

  

Usage

  

Major
trademark

   Sales
Revenue
     Percentages
(%)
 

Display

  

Goods/

Products/ Services/ Other sales

   Televisions    Panels for televisions    LG Display      1,484        31.41
      Desktop monitors    Panels for monitors    LG Display      810        17.15
      Tablet products    Panels for tablets    LG Display      378        8.00
      Notebook computers    Panels for notebook computers    LG Display      559        11.83
      Mobile, etc.    Panels for smartphones, etc.    LG Display      1,493        31.61
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

                 4,724        100.0
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  B.

Average selling price trend of major products

While average selling prices of display panels are subject to change based on market conditions and demand by product category, the average selling price of display panels per square meter of net display area shipped in the first quarter of 2020 decreased by approximately 6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019 due to a decrease in the sales of plastic OLED mobile products, despite an increase in the selling prices of LCD television panels. There is no assurance that the average selling prices of display panels will not fluctuate in the future due to changes in market conditions.

 

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(Unit: US$ / m2)

 

Period

   Average Selling Price(1)(2)
(in US$ / m2)
 

2020 Q1

     567  

2019 Q4

     606  

2019 Q3

     513  

2019 Q2

     456  

2019 Q1

     528  

2018 Q4

     559  

2018 Q3

     500  

2018 Q2

     501  

2018 Q1

     522  

 

(1)

Quarterly average selling price per square meter of net display area shipped.

(2)

Excludes semi-finished products in the cell process.

 

  C.

Major raw materials

Prices of major raw materials depend on fluctuations in supply and demand in the market as well as on change in size and quantity of raw materials due to the increased production of large-sized panels.

(Unit: In billions of Won, except percentages)

 

Business area

  

Purchase type

  

Items

  

Usage

   Cost(1)      Ratio (%)     

Suppliers

      Printed circuit boards         500        19.6    Korea SMT Co., Ltd., etc.
      Polarizers         427        16.7    LG Chem, etc.
      Backlights         358        14.0    Heesung Electronics LTD., etc.

Display

   Raw materials   

 

Glass

   Display panel manufacturing      207        8.1    Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd., Asahi Electric Glass Co., Ltd., etc.
      Drive IC         222        8.7    Silicon Works Co., Ltd., MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, etc.
      Others         838        32.8    —  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

              2,552        100.0   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

Period: January 1, 2020 ~ March 31, 2020.

 

(1)

Based on total cost for purchase of raw materials which includes manufacturing and development costs, etc.

(2)

Among our major suppliers, LG Chem and Silicon Works Co., Ltd. are member companies of the LG Group, and Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd. is our affiliate.

 

   

The average price of EGI (Electrolytic Galvanized Iron), which is the main raw material for BLU components, decreased by 8.6% from 2018 to 2019 and by 1.7% from 2019 to the first quarter of 2020. Such decrease in the first quarter of 2020 was mainly due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The average price of resin decreased by 38.2% from 2018 to 2019 and by 12.2% from 2019 to the first quarter of 2020. Such decrease in the first quarter of 2020 was also mainly due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The average price of copper, the main raw material for PCB components, decreased by 8.0% from 2018 to 2019 and by 5.3% from 2019 to the first quarter of 2020. Such decrease in the first quarter of 2020 was also mainly due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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4.

Production and Equipment

A. Production capacity and output

 

  (1)

Production capacity

The table below sets forth the production capacity of our Gumi, Paju and Guangzhou facilities in the periods indicated.

(Unit: 1,000 glass sheets)

 

Business area

   Items    Location of facilities    2020 Q1(1)      2019(2)      2018(2)  

Display

   Display panel    Gumi, Paju, Guangzhou      1,860        9,408        10,161  

 

(1)

Calculated based on the maximum monthly input capacity (based on glass input substrate size for eighth-generation glass sheets) during the period multiplied by the number of months in the period (i.e., 3 months). The production capacity for facilities with adjusted utilization rates have been calculated based on the maximum input capacity during the period.

(2)

Calculated based on the maximum monthly input capacity (based on glass input substrate size for eighth-generation glass sheets) during the year multiplied by the number of months in a year (i.e., 12 months). The production capacity for facilities with adjusted utilization rates have been calculated based on the maximum input capacity during the period.

 

  (2)

Production output

The table below sets forth the production output of our Gumi, Paju and Guangzhou facilities in the periods indicated.

(Unit: 1,000 glass sheets)

 

Business area

   Items    Location of facilities    2020 Q1(1)      2019(1)      2018(1)  

Display

   Display panel    Gumi, Paju, Guangzhou      1,650        8,373        9,428  

 

(1)

Based on the production results (input standard) of each plant converted into eighth-generation glass sheets.

 

  B.

Production performance and utilization ratio

(Unit: Hours, except percentages)

 

Production facilities

   Available working hours
in 2020 Q1
    Actual working hours in
2020 Q1
    Average
utilization
ratio
 

Gumi

     2,184 (1)      2,184 (1)      100.0
     (24 hours x 91 days )(2)      (24 hours x 91 days )(2)   

Paju

     2,184 (1)      2,184 (1)      100.0
     (24 hours x 91 days )(2)      (24 hours x 91 days )(2)   

Guangzhou

     2,184 (1)      2,184 (1)      100.0
     (24 hours x 91 days )(2)      (24 hours x 91 days )(2)   

 

(1)

Based on the assumption that all 24 hours in a day have been fully utilized.

(2)

Number of days is calculated by averaging the number of working days for each facility.

 

  C.

Investment plan

In 2019, our total capital expenditures on a cash out basis was approximately W7 trillion. In 2020, we expect that investment in OLED technology for the future will be nearly completed and plan to reduce our capital expenditures by approximately at least half as that compared to 2019.

 

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5.

Sales

 

  A.

Sales performance

(Unit: In billions of Won)

 

Business area

  

Sales types

  

Items (Market)

   2020 1Q      2019      2018  
   Products    Display panel    Overseas(1)      4,442        22,180        22,722  
         Korea(1)      271        1,255        1,572  
         Total      4,713        23,435        24,294  
   Royalty    LCD, OLED technology patent    Overseas(1)      5        14        18  
         Korea(1)      0        0        0  
         Total      5        14        18  

Display

   Others    Raw materials, components, etc.    Overseas(1)      6        17        13  
         Korea(1)      1        10        1  
         Total      7        26        25  
   Total       Overseas(1)      4,452        22,211        22,747  
         Korea(1)      272        1,265        1,590  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
         Total      4,724        23,476        24,337  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Based on ship-to-party.

 

  B.

Sales organization and sales route

 

   

As of March 31, 2020, each of our television, IT, mobile and OLED businesses had individual sales and customer support functions.

 

   

Sales subsidiaries in the United States, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, China and Singapore perform sales activities and provide local technical support to customers.

 

   

Sales of our products take place through one of the following two routes:

1) LG Display Headquarters and overseas manufacturing subsidiaries g Overseas sales subsidiaries (USA/Germany/Japan/Taiwan/China/Singapore), etc. g System integrators and end-brand customers g End users

2) LG Display Headquarters and overseas manufacturing subsidiaries g System integrators and end-brand customers g End users

 

   

Sales performance by sales route

 

Sales performance

   Sales route      Ratio  

Overseas

     Overseas subsidiaries        93.7
     Headquarters        6.3

Overseas sales portion (overseas sales / total sales)

        94.2

Korea

     Overseas subsidiaries        1.0
     Headquarters        99.0

Korea sales portion (Korea sales / total sales)

        5.8

 

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  C.

Sales methods and sales terms

 

   

Direct sales and sales through overseas subsidiaries, etc. Sales terms are subject to change depending on the fluctuation in the supply and demand of LCD panels.

 

  D.

Sales strategy

 

   

As part of our sales strategy, we have secured stable sales to major personal computer manufacturers and leading consumer electronics manufacturers globally.

 

   

With respect to television products, we have led the premium television market with our OLED TVs and strengthened the differentiation of our OLED products through unique designs and integration of additional technologies (wallpaper, cinematic sound, rollable, etc.). We also strengthened sales of high-resolution, IPS, narrow bezel and other high-end display panels in the monitor, notebook computer and tablet markets.

 

   

With respect to smartphones, commercial products (including interactive whiteboards and video wall displays, among others), industrial products (including aviation and medical equipment, among others) and automobile display products, we have continued to build a strong and diversified business portfolio by expanding our business with customers with a global reach on the strength of our differentiated products applying IPS, plastic OLED, high-resolution, high-reliability, Super Narrow bezel, in-TOUCH and other technologies.

 

  E.

Major customers

 

   

Customers “A” and “B” each accounted for more than 10% of our sales revenue in each of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020, and our sales revenue derived from our top ten customers comprised 80% of our total sales revenue in the first quarter of 2019 and 83% in the first quarter of 2020.

 

6.

Purchase Orders

 

   

We do not have purchase order contracts that recognize unbilled revenue by implementing the cost-based method.

 

7.

Market Risks and Risk Management

 

  A.

Market risks

The display industry continues to experience continued declines in the average selling prices of TFT-LCD and OLED panels irrespective of cyclical fluctuations in the industry, and our margins would be adversely impacted if prices decrease faster than we are able to reduce our costs.

The display industry is highly competitive. We have experienced pressure on the prices and margins of our major products due largely to additional industry capacity from panel manufacturers in Korea, Taiwan, China and Japan coupled with changes in the production mix of such manufacturers.

Our ability to compete successfully depends on factors both within and outside our control, including product pricing, performance and reliability, timely investments, adaptable production capabilities, utilization of differentiated technologies in product development, success or failure of our end-brand customers in marketing their brands and products, component and raw material supply costs, and general economic and industry conditions. We cannot provide assurance that we will be able to compete successfully with our competitors on these fronts and, as a result, we may be unable to sustain our current market position.

 

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Our results of operations are subject to exchange rate fluctuations. To the extent that we incur costs in one currency and generate sales in a different currency, our profit margins may be affected by changes in the exchange rates between the two currencies. Our sales of display panels are denominated mainly in U.S. dollars, whereas our foreign currency denominated purchases of raw materials are denominated mainly in U.S. dollars and Japanese Yen. Seeking to achieve stable management, we take every precaution in our foreign currency risk management to minimize the risk of foreign currency fluctuations on our foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

 

  B.

Risk management

As the average selling prices of TFT-LCD and OLED panels can continue to decline over time irrespective of industry-wide cyclical fluctuations, we may find it hard to manage risks associated with certain factors that are outside our control. However, we counteract such declines in average selling prices by increasing the proportion of high value added panels in our product mix while also implementing various cost reduction measures. In addition, in order to manage our risk against foreign currency fluctuations, we eliminate such risk by matching foreign currency inflow and outflow by currency. We also continually monitor our currency position and risk, and when needed, we may from time to time enter into cross-currency interest rate swap contracts and foreign currency forward contracts.

 

8.

Derivative Contracts

 

  A.

Currency risks

 

   

We are exposed to currency risks on sales, purchases and borrowings that are denominated in currencies other than in Won, our functional currency. These currencies are primarily the U.S. dollar, the Chinese Yuan and the Japanese Yen.

 

   

Interest on borrowings is denominated in the currency of the borrowing. Generally, borrowings are denominated in currencies that match the cash flows generated by our underlying operations, primarily in Won, the U.S. dollar and the Chinese Yuan.

 

   

In respect of other monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, we have adopted a policy to maintain our net exposure within an acceptable level by buying or selling foreign currencies at spot rates, when necessary, to address short-term imbalances.

 

   

In 2019, in order to avoid risks of interest rate fluctuations and exchange rate fluctuations on foreign currency denominated borrowings with floating interest rates, we entered into an aggregate of $2,085 million in Won/US dollar cross currency swap agreements with Standard Chartered Bank and others, for which we have not applied hedge accounting.

 

   

Any rights or obligations arising from derivative contracts that do not apply hedge accounting are measured at fair value and are accounted for as assets and liabilities, whereas any resulting valuation gain or loss is recognized as profit or loss at the time such valuation gain or loss is incurred.

We recognized a net gain on valuation of derivative instruments in the amount of W73,658 million with respect to our foreign exchange derivative instruments held during the reporting period.

 

  B.

Interest rate risks

 

   

Our exposure to interest rate risks relates primarily to our floating rate long term loan obligations. We have established and are managing interest rate risk policies to minimize uncertainty and costs associated with interest rate fluctuations by monitoring cyclical interest rate fluctuations and enacting countermeasures.

 

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9.

Major Contracts

Our material contracts, other than contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, are set forth below:

 

Type of agreement

  

Name of party

  

Term

  

Content

Technology licensing agreement    Semiconductor Energy Laboratory    October 2005 ~    Patent licensing of LCD and OLED related technology
   Hewlett-Packard    January 2011 ~    Patent licensing of semi-conductor device technology
   Ignis Innovation, Inc.    July 2016 ~    Patent licensing of OLED related technology
Technology licensing/supply agreement    HannStar Display Corporation    December 2013 ~    Patent cross-licensing of LCD technology
   AU Optronics Corporation    August 2011~    Patent cross-licensing of LCD technology
   Innolux Corporation    July 2012 ~    Patent cross-licensing of LCD technology
   Universal Display Corporation    January 2015 ~ December 2022    Patent cross-licensing of OLED related technology

 

10.

Research & Development

 

  A.

Summary of R&D-related expenditures

(Unit: In millions of Won, except percentages)

 

Items(1)

  2020 Q1      2019      2018  

Material Cost

    78,601        388,444        496,789  

Labor Cost

    149,420        618,187        630,695  

Depreciation Expense

    143,033        523,631        351,936  

Others

    62,136        246,027        277,699  

Total R&D-Related Expenditures

    443,190        1,776,289        1,757,119  
   Selling &
Administrative
Expenses
    195,482        924,020        918,512  

Accounting Treatment(2)

   Manufacturing
Cost
    151,028        414,324        465,772  
   Development
Cost
(Intangible Assets)
    86,680        437,945        372,835  

R&D-Related Expenditures / Revenue Ratio

(Total R&D-Related Expenditures ÷ Revenue for the period × 100)

    9.2      7.6      7.2

 

(1)

Calculated based on the total R&D-related expenditures before subtracting government subsidies (state subsidies).

(2)

For accounting treatment purposes, selling & administrative expenses are presented as research and development expenses in our statements of comprehensive income, net of amortization of capitalized intangible asset development costs.

 

  B.

R&D achievements

Achievements in 2018

 

  (1)

Developed the world’s first glass-integrated LCD television product (Art Glass Series)

 

   

Achieved LCD modular appearance and simplicity in design by using glass material throughout product (including the panel, light guide plate and back cover)

 

   

Strengthened competitiveness of frameless design by decreasing bezel size from 7.8mm to 5.9mm

 

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  (2)

Developed our first 5.8-inch Ultra HD Mobile 4K product

 

   

Developed our first Ultra HD mobile product

 

   

Achieved high luminance, low power consumption and HD resolution by applying Ultra HD RGBW (M+) pixel structure

 

  (3)

Developed the world’s first 5.8-inch mobile FHD product applying M+

 

   

Our first product applying camera notch concept technology

 

  (4)

Developed the world’s first four-side borderless curved monitor with 1900R curvature radius

 

   

Our first product applying glass 0.25T (etching) bezel printing/reverse bonding process technology

 

   

Strengthened product competitiveness with our first shared design applying three-side/four-side borderless TFT Mask

 

   

Achieved high-speed driving at 144Hz, high color recall (DCI 98%) and HDR (peak luminance 550nit)

 

  (5)

Developed the world’s first 34-inch large-screen monitor/high-resolution four-sided borderless HDR

 

   

Pioneered HD Premium 21:9 monitor market through development of the world’s first WUHD(5K2K), four-side borderless monitor

 

   

Delivered Ultra HD (DCI 98Z%, sRGB 135%) by applying Adv. KSF LED PKG technology

 

   

Achieved high luminance (HDR 600); typ. 450 nit, maximum 600nit

 

  (6)

Developed LGD 6.01QHD+M+ Full Screen Display (LG Electronics)

 

   

Developed a full screen display concept smartphone product (G7) through strategic collaboration with other LG Group companies

 

   

Implemented a full screen display product concept through achievement of our first 19.5:9 screen aspect ratio and lower bezel of 2.7mm

 

  (7)

Developed the world’s narrowest bezel videowall product (0.44mm bezel, 55-inch FHD)

 

   

Achieved product competitiveness by developing the world’s narrowest bezel (originally 0.9mm ® 0.44mm, Even Bezel)

 

  (8)

Developed the world’s first automotive glassless 3D cluster product

 

   

Developed FHD glassless barrier type 3D model (12.3 inches, 167 ppi level)

 

   

Achieved customers’ eye-tracking movement by applying a top moving barrier panel at the top of the panel

 

   

Improved adhesion accuracy of image panel and barrier panel by using OCA bonding technology

 

   

Improved barrier contrast ratio by applying a copper-based metal barrier panel

 

  (9)

Developed the world’s first 6th generation a-Si Indirect DXD product (21.9-inch, 14 x 17 resolution, 14µm pixel pitches)

 

   

Entered the DXD market through development of the world’s first 6th generation a-Si Indirect DXD product

 

   

Set up infrastructure for DXD product development through the development of our first DXD product

 

  (10)

Developed the world’s first 17-inch large-sized and lightweight notebook monitor

 

   

Developed large-sized (17-inch) product with a new screen aspect ratio (16:10)

 

   

Developed light-weight product (268g) through securing 17-inch+ Slim Design model technology

Achievements in 2019

 

  (1)

Developed the world’s first ultra large-sized in-TOUCH product (50-inch UHD)

 

   

World’s first to apply in-TOUCH technology on ultra large-sized products (50-inch and larger)

 

   

World’s first to apply low temperature PAS to achieve in-TOUCH function

 

  (2)

Developed the world’s first transparent WOLED product (55-inch FHD)

 

   

Developed WOLED-based Top Emission OLED device and process technology

 

  (3)

Developed the world’s first OLED 8K product (88-inch 8K)

 

   

Developed gearing technology that secures and compensates aperture ratio for high resolution (8K) product implementation

 

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  (4)

Developed the world’s first gaming monitor product applying OLED (55” UHD)

 

   

Developed 55” UHD gaming monitor product using advantages of OLED (latency, gray to gray, color recall)

 

  (5)

Developed the world’s first curved gaming monitor product applying AH-IPS COT (37.5” WQ+)

 

   

Developed and produced the world’s first monitor product applying AH-IPS COT

 

   

Pioneered gaming/curved premium monitor product market

 

  (6)

Developed the world’s first monitor product applying Crystal Sound Display (“CSD”) (27.0” FHD)

 

   

Developed and produced the world’s first monitor product applying CSD

 

   

Developed large-sized, front-oriented stereo speaker through the application of exciter and piezo to the bottom cover of the liquid crystal module

 

  (7)

Developed the world’s first automotive product applying plastic OLED (16.9” + 7.2” / 14.2”)

 

   

Developed and produced the world’s first 1CG multi-display product applying plastic OLED (16.9” + 7.2” / 14.2”)

 

11.

Intellectual Property

As of March 31, 2020, our cumulative patent portfolio (including patents that have already expired) included a total of 45,948 patents, consisting of 20,118 in Korea and 25,830 in other countries.

 

12.

Environmental and Safety Matters

We are subject to a variety of environmental laws and regulations, and we may be subject to fines or restrictions that could cause our operations to be interrupted. Our manufacturing processes generate worksite waste, including water and air pollutants, at various stages in the manufacturing process, and we are subject to relevant laws and regulations in each area of the environment, including with respect to the treatment of chemical by-products. We have installed and currently operate various types of anti-pollution equipment, consistent with environmental standards, for the treatment of chemical waste and equipment for the recycling of treated waste water at our various facilities. However, we cannot provide assurance that environmental claims will not be brought against us or that the local or national governments will not take steps toward adopting more stringent environmental standards. Any failure on our part to comply with any present or future environmental regulations could result in the assessment of damages or imposition of fines against us, suspension of production or a cessation of operations. In addition, environmental regulations could require us to acquire costly equipment or to incur other significant compliance expenses that may materially and negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations.

In accordance with the Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth, we implemented the greenhouse gas emission and energy consumption target system from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, we implemented the greenhouse gas trading system, under which we are responsible to meet our emission targets based on the emission credits allocated to us by the Ministry of Environment of the Korean government. As a result, we have been investing in additional equipment and there may be other costs associated with meeting reduction targets, which may have a negative effect on our profitability or production activities.

In connection with the greenhouse gas emission and energy reduction target system, we [submitted] a statement of our domestic emissions and energy usage for 2019 to the Korean government in April 2020 after it was certified by BSI Korea, a government-designated certification agency. The table below sets forth yearly levels of our greenhouse gases emissions and energy usage in the statement submitted to the Korean government:

(Unit: thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent; Tetra Joules)

 

Category

   2019      2018      2017  

Greenhouse gases

     5,885        6,696        6,314  

Energy

     62,776        64,296        63,451  

As we were designated as a target company for the greenhouse gas emission trading system in 2015, we submit a plan for allocating and monitoring our greenhouse gas emissions to the government every year. In order to continually promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, we have set a short-term goal to reduce the emission level from 2014 to 2022 by 16.8% and a medium- to long-term goal to reduce the emission level from 2014 to 2045 by 65.1%. To achieve this, we are continually investing in facility improvements and monitoring our emission levels.

 

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We are making extensive investments to replace SF6 gas, which is the main component of greenhouse gases, with NF3 gas. In addition, as a short-term strategy, we are actively implementing measures in compliance with the emission trading system. In 2019, we reduced our carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emission levels by 1.21 million tons, which was 0.40 million tons more than our initial target of 0.81 million tons. As our medium- to long-term goal, we plan to develop low-carbon production technologies in order to eliminate greenhouse gas emission during our manufacturing process and to conserve energy.

The increase in greenhouse gas emission in 2018 is due to the inclusion of certain other greenhouse gas emissions (N2O used in deposition facilities and CO2 in cleaning facilities) during the second planning period (2018 to 2020) that were not included during the first planning period (2015 to 2017) in the overall amount of greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with guidelines issued by the Korean government.

Operations at our manufacturing plants are subject to regulation and periodic scheduled and unscheduled on-site inspections by the Ministry of Environment and local environmental protection authorities. We believe that we have adopted adequate anti-pollution measures and have minimized our impact on the environment by improving existing and developing new technologies for the effective maintenance of environmental protection standards consistent with local industry practice. In addition, we have continually monitored, and we believe that we are in compliance in all material respects with, the applicable environmental laws and regulations in Korea. Expenditures related to such compliance may be substantial. Such expenditures are generally included in capital expenditures. As required by Korean law, we employ licensed environmental specialists to manage our water and air pollution, toxic materials and waste. In December 2013, to ensure safe water quality and reduce costs, we entered into a contract with a specialist company to operate our waste water treatment facilities. In stages beginning in November 1997, we have obtained environmental management system ISO 14001 certifications for the operation of our domestic panel and module production facilities and our overseas module production plants in Paju, Gumi, Nanjing, Yantai, Guangzhou and Vietnam, and in December 2013, we have obtained energy management system ISO 50001 certifications for the operation of our domestic panel and module production plants and our overseas module production plants in Nanjing and Guangzhou and are operating such facilities in accordance with such certifications.

In addition, in August 2014, GP1, our newest 8th generation panel fabrication facility located in Guangzhou, China, was the first electronics plant in China to receive the “Green Plant” designation under China’s Green China Policy, in addition to receiving ISO 14001, ISO 50001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001, PAS 2050 and ISO 14064-1 certifications. Furthermore, with respect to our production facilities in Gumi, we were first certified by the Ministry of Environment as a “Green Company” for P1 in 1997, and we currently continue to maintain such certification. In recognition of our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we were awarded a commendation from the Minister of Environment in the efforts against climate change category in the 2013 Green Management Awards, which was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. In addition, in recognition of our efforts to improve recycling and reduce waste, we received a citation in 2014 for being a leading recycling company from the Prime Minister of Korea and, in recognition of our continued water conservation activities (reuse system investments, etc.), we attained the highest level, Leadership A, and received the grand prize award at the CDP Water Korea Best Awards in 2016 from the Carbon Disclosure Project, which was presided over by the Carbon Disclosure Project Korea Committee. Since then, we have continued to maintain our excellence in water conservation activities in 2018 and 2019. In addition, our continued efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have been recognized from 2017 to 2019 by becoming the only domestic information technology company to attain the Leadership A level and again receiving carbon management honors by ranking in the top five among all eligible companies. In May 2017, we were awarded a commendation from the Minister of Environment for having scored the highest grade among companies in the low- and medium-volume pollutant emitters category that had entered into voluntary agreements with the Metropolitan Air Quality Management Office, in recognition of having successfully met our voluntary targets for reduction of air pollutants as well as our overall efforts to enhance our relevant facilities and operational systems. In addition, in recognition of efficient control, management and operating systems implemented in our manufacturing facilities, we received the top-level certification, Level 1, in 2017 under the Factory Energy Management System evaluation presided by the Korea Energy Agency. Furthermore, in November 2017, we received the highest commendation, the Presidential Award, in the Korean Energy Efficiency Awards presided by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy in recognition of our energy management practices and energy saving measures. In May 2018, we received the CEM Insight Award, presented at the Clean Energy Ministerial Meetings, and also received certification for our energy business management (Energy Champion) presided by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Energy Agency in November 2018. Since 2019, we have been carrying out forest development activities around our manufacturing facilities after signing an agreement with Gyeong-gi Province to surround our facilities with forests to reduce air pollutants such as fine dust and have received a commendation for such efforts.

 

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In the case of the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2011/65/EU, with the adoption of Directive (EU) 2015/863 in 2016, four additional substances (four phthalate substances) have been added to the six already restricted substances, which additional restrictions became effective as of July 22, 2019. In order to address the latent risk elements of the four phthalate substances that became restricted in 2019 and to establish a more stable management system, we implemented in 2016 a preemptive response process with respect to such four phthalate substances. In implementing this process, we collaborated with external agencies to ascertain regulatory trends and establish our response strategy, and we formulated and applied effective management measures through the collaborative efforts of our development, procurement and quality teams. Beryllium (Be) was not designated internationally as a mandatorily restricted substance but has continued to be the subject of discussion for restriction, and certain of our customers have designated it as a restricted substance not to be used in products. Accordingly, we have completed verification of the parts used in products for customers who have banned the use of Beryllium. We have also conducted verification of the parts used in products for all customers who are expected to implement a ban and we have established a Beryllium verification process for parts in development. Through such efforts, we have established a voluntary hazardous substance response process that can be expanded to products for all customers, not only those who have requested a response.

In October 2005, we became the first display panel company to receive accreditation as an International Accredited Testing Laboratory by the Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme, which is operated by the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy. In September 2006, we received international accreditation from TUV SUD, EU’s German accreditation agency, as a RoHS testing laboratory. Our efforts to keep pace with the increasingly stringent accreditation standards and to receive and maintain such accreditations are part of our on-going efforts to systematically monitor environmentally controlled substances in our component parts inventory. Moreover, we participated in reforming IEC 62321, an international testing standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission and used by RoHS, and the commission adopted our halogen-free combustion ion chromatography method in as IEC 62321-3-2, which was published in June 2013. In 2017, in a joint effort with the global product testing/accreditation agency SGS, we became the first display panel company to develop Eco Label, an environmentally friendly accreditation program for television display modules, and received the SGS Eco Label accreditation for our OLED and LCD television models in 2017 and 2018. For the IPS Nano Color for LCD, we received the Quality & Performance Mark from Intertek, a global product testing/accreditation agency, by applying a technology to eliminate cadmium (Cd) and indium phosphide (InP). In 2018, we became the first display panel company to receive the “Green Technology Certification” from the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT for improving the light efficiency technology of OLED to promote energy use reduction.

In June 2017, we were assessed a fine of W1 million, which we subsequently paid, for failure to meet certain waste disposal subcontractor requirements under the Waste Management Act. To prevent such violations from occurring again, we are strengthening the periodic evaluation process for our waste management subcontractors.

In June 2017, we were audited by the Ministry of Employment and Labor in connection with the occurrence of a safety accident and found to be in violation of certain provisions of the Industrial Safety and Health Act relating to supervisory obligations. As a result, we were issued a corrective order and assessed a fine of W2.4 million. In addition, the trial court ordered a fine of W0.5 million on each of us and our chief production officer on the basis of certain other applicable provisions of the Industrial Safety and Health Act. In relation to the same matter, in May 2018, the Prosecutor’s Office sought a fine of W3.0 million on each of us and our chief production officer on the basis of certain other applicable provisions of the Industrial Safety and Health Act. The trial court (Goyang Branch of Uijeongbu District Court) issued a summary order confirming the same fine of W3.0 million on November 22, 2018. We and our chief production officer appealed the trial court’s decision, and the case is currently pending appeal at the Uijeongbu District Court. In order to prevent such accidents from occurring again, we are strengthening our safety management standards and training for our employees.

 

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In January 2018, we were audited by the Ministry of Employment and Labor in connection with the occurrence of another safety accident and found to be in violation of certain provisions of the Industrial Safety and Health Act relating to supervisory obligations. As a result, we were issued a corrective order and assessed a fine of W14.4 million. In relation to this matter, in January 2019, the trial court (Goyang Branch of Uijeongbu District Court) assessed a fine of W1 million as a summary order on each of us and our chief production officer pursuant to certain other provisions of the Industrial Safety and Health Act. In addition, in January 2019, the trial court sought a fine of W4 million and W2 million on us and the employee in charge of on-site safety management, respectively, on the basis of certain other provisions of the Industrial Safety and Health Act. Relevant authorities are currently conducting further investigations. In order to prevent such accidents from occurring again, we are strengthening our safety management standards and training for our employees.

Also in January 2018, the government of Gyeong-gi Province issued a warning and assessed a fine of W1 million on us, which we subsequently paid, for the failure to comply with certain requirements relating to air pollutant emission and prevention facilities under the Air Quality Management Act. To prevent such violations from occurring again, we have shortened the air pollutant emission maintenance reporting period and strengthened the verification process for relevant data.

In February 2018, we were assessed a fine of W0.04 million by Paju City for stopping a vehicle in front of a day care center in violation of certain provisions of the Road Traffic Law. We have since paid the fine and are in the process of strengthening our parking guidance procedures to prevent such recurrence.

In March 2018, we were audited by the Ministry of Employment and Labor in connection with our health and safety training practices, and we were found to have omitted requisite health and safety training sessions for certain employees in our P9 facilities in 2016 and 2017. As a result, we were assessed a fine of W6.95 million, which we subsequently paid, and have strengthened our efforts to promote health and safety training programs in advance as well as our management and supervision activities to ensure such programs are conducted.

In April 2018, we were assessed a fine of W0.24 million by Yeongdeungpo-gu Office for our failure to keep one of our rescue vehicles current with its statutory inspection requirements, which we subsequently paid. In order to prevent recurrence, we are continually monitoring the compliance of inspection requirements for our vehicles.

In June 2019, the government of Gyeong-gi Province reviewed the operational history and the number of self-measurements of our emission outlets and confirmed that there were certain deficiencies in self-measurements for our reserve facilities. As a result, we were assessed a fine of W1.6 million by the government of Gyeong-gi Province, which we subsequently paid, for the violation of Article 39 of the Air Quality Management Act. To prevent the recurrence, we have established a monthly self-measurement plan for our reserve facilities.

 

13.

Financial Information

 

  A.

Financial highlights (Based on consolidated K-IFRS)

(Unit: In millions of Won)

 

Description

   As of
March 31, 2020
     As of
December 31, 2019
     As of
December 31, 2018
 

Current assets

     10,158,676        10,248,315        8,800,127  

Quick assets

     7,848,585        8,197,160        6,108,924  

Inventories

     2,310,091        2,051,155        2,691,203  

Non-current assets

     25,726,896        25,326,248        24,375,583  

Investments in equity accounted investees

     105,791        109,611        113,989  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     22,308,692        22,087,645        21,600,130  

Intangible assets

     879,679        873,448        987,642  

Other non-current assets

     2,432,734        2,255,544        1,673,822  

Total assets

     35,885,572        35,574,563        33,175,710  

Current liabilities

     11,213,456        10,984,976        9,954,483  

 

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Non-current liabilities

     12,109,055        12,101,306        8,334,981  

Total liabilities

     23,322,511        23,086,282        18,289,464  

Share capital

     1,789,079        1,789,079        1,789,079  

Share premium

     2,251,113        2,251,113        2,251,113  

Retained earnings

     7,302,500        7,503,312        10,239,965  

Other equity

     26,119        (203,021      (300,968

Non-controlling interest

     1,194,250        1,147,798        907,057  

Total equity

     12,563,061        12,488,281        14,886,246  

(Unit: In millions of Won, except for per share data and number of consolidated entities)

 

Description

   For the three months ended
March 31, 2020
     For the year ended
December 31, 2019
     For the year ended
December 31, 2018
 

Revenue

     4,724,249        23,475,567        24,336,571  

Operating profit (loss)

     (361,919      (1,359,382      92,891  

Operating profit (loss) from continuing operations

     (198,897      (2,872,078      (179,443

Profit (loss) for the period

     (198,897      (2,872,078      (179,443

Profit (loss) attributable to:

        

Owners of the Company

     (198,991      (2,829,705      (207,239

Non-controlling interest

     94        (42,373      27,796  

Basic earnings (loss) per share

     (556      (7,908      (579

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

     (556      (7,908      (579

Number of consolidated entities

     22        22        22  

 

  B.

Financial highlights (Based on separate K-IFRS)

(Unit: In millions of Won)

 

Description

   As of
March 31, 2020
     As of
December 31, 2019
     As of
December 31, 2018
 

Current assets

     6,552,735        7,081,228        6,378,339  

Quick assets

     4,949,252        5,554,929        4,427,184  

Inventories

     1,603,483        1,526,299        1,951,155  

Non-current assets

     20,740,909        20,301,452        20,683,767  

Investments

     5,483,824        4,958,308        3,602,214  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     12,519,903        12,764,175        14,984,564  

Intangible assets

     705,695        708,047        816,808  

Other non-current assets

     2,031,487        1,870,922        1,280,181  

Total assets

     27,293,644        27,382,680        27,062,106  

Current liabilities

     10,123,492        9,140,483        7,416,630  

Non-current liabilities

     6,843,549        7,576,104        6,432,895  

Total liabilities

     16,967,041        16,716,587        13,849,525  

Share capital

     1,789,079        1,789,079        1,789,079  

Share premium

     2,251,113        2,251,113        2,251,113  

Retained earnings

     6,286,411        6,625,901        9,172,389  

Other equity

     0        0        0  

Total equity

     10,326,603        10,666,093        13,212,581  

 

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(Unit: In millions of Won, except for per share data)

 

Description

   For the three months ended
March 31, 2020
     For the year ended
December 31,
2019
     For the year ended
December 31,
2018
 

Revenue

     4,481,421        21,658,329        22,371,687  

Operating profit (loss)

     (553,709      (1,784,245      (472,995

Operating profit (loss) from continuing operations

     (337,577      (2,639,893      (442,291

Profit (loss) for the period

     (337,577      (2,639,893      (442,291

Basic earnings (loss) per share

     (943      (7,378      (1,236

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

     (943      (7,378      (1,236

 

  C.

Consolidated subsidiaries (as of March 31, 2020)

 

Company Interest

  

Primary Business

   Location    Equity  

LG Display America, Inc.

   Sales    U.S.A.      100

LG Display Germany GmbH

   Sales    Germany      100

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

   Sales    Japan      100

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

   Sales    Taiwan      100

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

   Manufacturing    China      100

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

   Sales    China      100

LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o. (1)

   Manufacturing    Poland      100

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

   Manufacturing    China      100

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

   Sales    China      100

LG Display Singapore Pte. Ltd.

   Sales    Singapore      100

L&T Display Technology (Fujian) Limited

   Manufacturing and sales    China      51

LG Display Yantai Co., Ltd.

   Manufacturing    China      100

LG Display (China) Co., Ltd.

   Manufacturing and sales    China      70

Nanumnuri Co., Ltd.

   Workplace services    Korea      100

Unified Innovative Technology, LLC

   Managing intellectual property    U.S.A.      100

Global OLED Technology LLC

   Managing intellectual property    U.S.A.      100

LG Display Guangzhou Trading Co., Ltd.

   Sales    China      100

LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd. (2)

   Manufacturing    Vietnam      100

Suzhou Lehui Display Co., Ltd.

   Manufacturing and sales    China      100

LG Display Fund I LLC (3)

   Investing in new emerging companies    U.S.A      100

LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd. (4)

   Manufacturing and sales    China      75

MMT (Money Market Trust)

   Money market trust    Korea      100

 

  D.

Status of equity investments (as of March 31, 2020)

 

  (1)

Consolidated subsidiaries

 

Company

   Investment
Amount
(in millions)
    

Initial Equity Investment
Date

   Equity
Interest
 

LG Display America, Inc.

   US$ 411      September 24, 1999      100

LG Display Germany GmbH

     EUR1      November 5, 1999      100

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

   ¥ 95      October 12, 1999      100

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

   NT$ 116      May 19, 2000      100

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

     CNY3,020      July 15, 2002      100

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

     CNY4      January 16, 2003      100

LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o. (1)

     PLN511      September 6, 2005      100

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

     CNY1,655      August 7, 2006      100

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.    

     CNY4      August 28, 2007      100

 

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Company

   Investment
Amount
(in millions)
    

Initial Equity Investment
Date

   Equity
Interest
 

LG Display Singapore Pte. Ltd.

   US$ 1.1      January 12, 2009      100

L&T Display Technology (Fujian) Limited

   CNY   116      January 5, 2010      51

LG Display Yantai Co., Ltd.

   CNY  1,008      April 19, 2010      100

Nanumnuri Co., Ltd.

   W  800      March 19, 2012      100

LG Display (China) Co., Ltd.

   CNY  8,232      December 27, 2012      70

Unified Innovative Technology, LLC

   US$ 9      March 21, 2014      100

LG Display Guangzhou Trading Co., Ltd.

   CNY  1.2      May 27, 2015      100

Global OLED Technology LLC

   US$ 138      December 23, 2009      100

LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

   US$ 600      May 13, 2016      100

Suzhou Lehui Display Co., Ltd.

   CNY  637      July 1, 2016      100

LG Display Fund I LLC (2)

   US$ 6      May 1, 2018      100

LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd.

   CNY  14,570      July 11, 2018      75

MMT (Money Market Trust)

   W  559,308      January 2, 2018      100

 

(1)

LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o. began a liquidation process as of July 1, 2019.

(2)

During the reporting period, we invested an additional W908 million in LG DISPLAY FUND I LLC.

 

  (2)

Affiliated companies

 

Company

   Carrying Amount
(in millions)
     Date of
Incorporation
     Equity
Interest
 

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

   W 45,041        January 2005        40

Wooree E&L Co., Ltd.

   W 7,375        June 2008        14

YAS Co., Ltd.

   W 21,911        April 2002        15

Avatec Co., Ltd.

   W 19,445        August 2000        14

Arctic Sentinel, Inc.

     —          June 2008        10

Cynora GmbH

   W 4,714        March 2003        12

Material Science Co., Ltd.

   W 2,225        January 2014        10

Nanosys Inc.

   W 5,080        July 2001        4

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2020, the aggregate amount of dividends we received from our affiliated companies was W7,502 million and W8,239 million, respectively.

 

14.

Audit Information

 

  A.

Audit service

(Unit: In millions of Won, hours)

 

Description

   2020 Q1   2019   2018

Auditor

   KPMG Samjong   KPMG Samjong   KPMG Samjong

Activity

   Audit by independent
auditor
  Audit by independent
auditor
  Audit by independent
auditor

Compensation(1)

   1,410 (540)(2)   1,280 (500)(2)   1,170 (450)(2)

Time required

   2,126   21,194   17,269

 

(1)

Compensation amount is the contracted amount for the full fiscal year.

(2)

Compensation amount in ( ) is for Form 20-F filing and SOX 404 audit.

 

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  B.

Non-audit service

(Unit: In millions of Won, hours)

 

Period

   Date of contract      Description of
service
     Period of service      Compensation  

2020 Q1

     —          —          —          —    

2019

     July 23, 2019       

Issuance of
comfort
letters
 
 
 
    
July 23, 2019 ~
August 31, 2019
 
 
     120  

2018

     September 11, 2018       
Green bond
verification
 
 
    
September 11, 2018
~ October 9, 2018
 
 
     45  

 

15.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Omitted in quarterly and semi-annual reports in accordance with Korean disclosure rules.

 

16.

Board of Directors

 

  A.

Members of the board of directors

As of the date of this report, our board of directors consisted of two non-outside directors, one non-standing director and four outside directors.

(As of the date of this report)

 

Name

  

Position

  

Primary responsibility

James (Hoyoung) Jeong(1)    Representative Director (non-outside), Chief Executive Officer and President    Overall head of business management
Donghee Suh(2)    Director (non-outside), Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President    Overall head of finances
Young-Soo Kwon    Director (non-standing)    Chairman of the board of directors
Sung-Sik Hwang    Outside Director    Related to the overall management
Kun Tai Han    Outside Director    Related to the overall management
Byung Ho Lee    Outside Director    Related to the overall management
Chang-Yang Lee    Outside Director    Related to the overall management

 

(1)

James (Hoyoung) Jeong was newly appointed as a non-outside director at the annual general meeting of shareholders and as the representative director at the board of directors’ meeting, both held on March 20, 2020.

(2)

Donghee Suh was reappointed for another term as a non-outside director at the annual general meeting of shareholders held on March 20, 2020.

 

  B.

Committees of the board of directors

We have the following committees that serve under our board of directors: Audit Committee, Outside Director Nomination Committee and Management Committee. The Management Committee consists of two non-outside directors, James (Hoyoung) Jeong and Donghee Suh.

As of March 20, 2020, the composition of the Outside Director Nomination Committee was as follows.

(As of March 20, 2020)

 

Committee

  

Composition

  

Member

Outside Director Nomination Committee(1)    1 non-standing director and 2 outside directors    Young-Soo Kwon, Kun Tai Han, Chang-Yang Lee

 

(1)

Each of Young-Soo Kwon, Kun Tai Han, Chang-Yang Lee was appointed as a member of the outside director nomination committee of the board of directors at the board of directors’ meeting on March 20, 2020.

 

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As of March 31, 2020, the composition of the Audit Committee was as follows.

(As of March 31, 2020)

 

Committee

  

Composition

  

Member

Audit Committee    3 outside directors    Sung-Sik Hwang(1), Kun Tai Han, Chang-Yang Lee(2)

 

(1)

Sung-Sik Hwang is the audit committee chairman.

(2)

Chang-Yang Lee was newly appointed as an audit committee member at the annual general meeting of shareholders held on March 15, 2019.

 

  C.

Independence of directors

Directors are appointed in accordance with the procedures of the Commercial Act and other relevant laws and regulations. Our board of directors is independent as four out of the seven directors that comprise the board are outside directors. Outside directors candidates are nominated for appointment at a shareholders’ meeting after undergoing rigorous review by the Outside Director Nomination Committee.

All of our current outside directors were nominated by the Outside Director Nomination Committee, and all of our current non-outside directors were nominated by the board of directors.

 

17.

Information Regarding Shares

 

  A.

Total number of shares

 

  (1)

Total number of shares authorized to be issued (as of March 31, 2020): 500,000,000 shares.

 

  (2)

Total shares issued and outstanding (as of March 31, 2020): 357,815,700 shares.

 

  B.

Shareholder list

 

  (1)

Largest shareholder and related parties as of March 31, 2020:

 

Name

  

Relationship

   Number of shares
of common stock
     Equity interest  

LG Electronics

   Largest shareholder      135,625,000        37.9

Donghee Suh

   Officer of member company      5,000        0.0

 

  (2)

Shareholders who are known to us that own 5% or more of our shares as of March 31, 2020:

 

Beneficial owner

   Number of shares
of common stock
     Equity interest  

LG Electronics

     135,625,000        37.90

National Pension Service

     28,115,952        7.86

 

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18.

Directors and Employees

 

  A.

Directors

 

  (1)

Remuneration for directors in 2020 Q1:

(Unit: person, in millions of Won)

 

Classification

   No. of directors(1)      Amount paid(2)     Per capita average
remuneration paid(3)
 

Non-outside directors

     3        824       275  

Outside directors who are not audit committee members

     1        20       20  

Outside directors who are audit committee members

     3        59       20  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     7        903 (4)      129  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Number of directors as at March 31, 2020.

(2)

Amount paid is calculated on the basis of amount of cash actually paid.

(3)

Per capita average remuneration paid is calculated by dividing total amount paid by the average number of directors for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

(4)

Due to Mr. Sang Beom Han’s resignation as a non-outside director and Mr. James (Hoyoung) Jeong’s nomination as a non-outside director at the annual general meeting of shareholders held on March 20, 2020, the total amount paid includes the remuneration paid to both directors.

 

  (2)

Standards of remuneration paid to non-outside and outside directors

 

   

Non-outside directors (excluding outside directors and audit committee members)

The remuneration system for non-outside directors consists of base salary, position salary and performance-related pay. The remuneration for non-outside directors is measured in accordance with the standards established by the board of directors (within the amount approved at the annual general meeting of shareholders), including the non-outside director’s position and job responsibilities.

 

   

Standards for base salary/position salary: relevant position and job responsibilities, among others

 

   

Standards for performance-related pay: financial performance of the company and achievement of individual management goals, among others

 

   

Outside directors, audit committee members and auditor

The remuneration for outside directors, audit committee members and auditor is measured in accordance with the standards established by the board of directors (within the amount approved at the annual general meeting of shareholders), including the individual’s job responsibilities, among others.

 

  (3)

Remuneration for individual directors and audit committee members

Not required for quarterly reports.

 

  (4)

Remuneration for the five highest paid individuals (among those paid over W500 million per year)

Not required for quarterly reports.

 

  (5)

Stock options

Not applicable.

 

  B.

Employees

As of March 31, 2020, we had 26,404 employees (excluding our directors). On average, our male employees have served 11.2 years and our female employees have served 9.1 years. The total amount of salary paid to our employees for the three months ended March 31, 2020 based on income tax statements submitted to the Korean tax authority in accordance with Article 20 of the Income Tax Act was W511,035 million for our male employees and W69,015 million for our female employees. The following table provides details of our employees as of March 31, 2020:

 

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(Unit: person, in millions of Won, year)

 

     Number of
employees(1)
     Total salary in
2019(2)(3)(4)
     Average salary
per capita(5)
     Average years
of service
 

Male

     22,306        511,035        23        11.2  

Female

     4,098        69,015        17        9.1  

Total

     26,404        580,050        22        10.9  

 

(1)

Includes part-time employees and employees hired for temporary needs or to serve as temporary replacements for employees on parental leave.

(2)

Welfare benefits and retirement expenses have been excluded. Total welfare benefit provided to our employees for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was W80,937 million and the per capita welfare benefit provided was W3.1 million.

(3)

Based on income tax statements, which are submitted to the Korean tax authority in accordance with Article 20 of the Income Tax Act.

(4)

Includes incentive payments to employees who have transferred from our affiliated companies.

(5)

Calculated using the cumulative salary and the average number of employees (male: 22,212, female: 4,100) for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

In December 2017, we were audited by the Ministry of Employment and Labor regarding our human resource practices (including in relation to employment contracts, hours of work, outsourcing and employees in pregnancy), and we were found to be in violation of certain provisions of the Labor Standard Act relating to overtime, night and holiday work. As a result, we were issued a corrective order in January 2018 and paid additional overtime wages of W2,893 million to 16,106 administrative employees of our Paju facilities for their nighttime work between January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017. In addition, we reviewed nighttime work records of our administrative employees outside of our Paju facilities during the same period and paid additional overtime wages of W2,166 million to eligible employees. In order to prevent such violation from occurring again, we are periodically monitoring the nighttime work records of our employees.

From December 2017 to January 2018, we were audited by the Ministry of Employment and Labor regarding our human resource practices relating to temporary and part-time employees, and we were found to have omitted certain required information (including the number of break hours and vacation days) in the employment contracts of 82 temporary employees. As a result, we were assessed a fine of W27 million, which we subsequently paid. In order to prevent such violation from occurring again, we have amended the relevant provisions of the applicable employment contracts.

 

19.

Other Matters

 

  A.

Legal proceedings

We are a defendant in three separate civil lawsuits (comprising one damages claim in the United Kingdom filed by private plaintiffs, one damages claim in Israel filed by private plaintiffs and one unjust enrichment claim in the United States filed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) filed against us and certain other TFT-LCD panel manufacturers in connection with alleged anticompetitive behavior of the defendants. In each of these cases, the amount being sought has not been determined, and no trial has been scheduled. While the expected outcome of each of these cases is unclear, we do not believe that any of these cases would have a material effect on our financial conditions. In August 2019, we also settled a civil lawsuit that was filed against us and certain other TFT-LCD panel manufacturers in connection with alleged anticompetitive behavior of the defendants by certain plaintiffs in the United Kingdom.

We are also a defendant in two patent infringement lawsuits (one in the United States and the other in Germany) filed against us by Solas OLED Ltd. In each of these cases, the amount being sought has not been determined. A court hearing for the case in Germany has been scheduled for May 29, 2020 and a pre-trial hearing for the case in the United States has been scheduled for May 22, 2020. The expected outcome of each of these cases is currently unclear.

 

  B.

Material events subsequent to the reporting period

None.

 

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  C.

Material change in management

At our annual general meeting of shareholders held on March 20, 2020, Mr. Sang Beom Han resigned as a non-outside director, Mr. James (Hoyoung) Jeong was newly appointed as a non-outside director and Donghee Suh was reappointed for another term as a non-outside director. At our meeting of the board of directors held on March 20, 2020, Mr. James (Hoyoung) Jeong was appointed as our Representative Director.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2020 and 2019

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Independent Auditors’ Review Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

LG Display Co., Ltd.:

Reviewed Financial Statements

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements of LG Display Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries (the “Group”) which comprise the condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position as of March 31, 2020, the condensed consolidated interim statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, and notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s Responsibility for the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards No. 1034, Interim Financial Reporting, and for such internal controls as management determines necessary to enable the preparation of condensed consolidated interim financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to issue a report on these condensed consolidated interim financial statements based on our reviews.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the Review Standards for Quarterly and Semiannual Financial Statements established by the Security and Futures Commission of the Republic of Korea. A review of interim financial information consists principally of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our reviews, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed consolidated interim financial statements referred to above are not presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards No. 1034, Interim Financial Reporting.

Other Matters

The procedures and practices utilized in the Republic of Korea to review such condensed consolidated interim financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries.

We audited the consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2019 and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, which are not accompanying this review report, in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing, and our report thereon, dated March 11, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion. The accompanying condensed consolidated statement of financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2019, presented for comparative purposes, is not different from that audited by us from which it was derived in all material respects.

 

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KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

May 14, 2020

 

This report is effective as of May 14, 2020 the review report date. Certain subsequent events or circumstances, which may occur between the review report date and the time of reading this report, could have a material impact on the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements and notes thereto. Accordingly, the readers of the review report should understand that the above review report has not been updated to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position

(Unaudited)

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019

 

(In millions of won)    Note      March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

     4, 25      W 3,558,386      3,336,003

Deposits in banks

     4, 25        78,157      78,757

Trade accounts and notes receivable, net

     5, 14, 25, 27        2,748,864      3,154,080

Other accounts receivable, net

     5, 25        204,638      474,048

Other current financial assets

     6, 25        72,379      70,945

Inventories

     7        2,310,091      2,051,155

Prepaid income taxes

        115,453      114,143

Other current assets

     5        1,070,708      969,184
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

        10,158,676      10,248,315

Deposits in banks

     4, 25        11      11

Investments in equity accounted investees

     8        105,791      109,611

Other non-current accounts receivable, net

     5, 25        8,478      9,072

Other non-current financial assets

     6, 25        166,791      111,510

Property, plant and equipment, net

     9, 17        22,308,692      22,087,645

Intangible assets, net

     10, 17        879,679      873,448

Deferred tax assets

     23        1,879,605      1,727,122

Defined benefit assets, net

     12        88,987      127,252

Other non-current assets

     5        288,862      280,577
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

        25,726,896      25,326,248
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

      W 35,885,572      35,574,563
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Trade accounts and notes payable

     25, 27      W 2,872,192      2,618,261

Current financial liabilities

     11, 25        2,894,315      1,977,084

Other accounts payable

     25        3,695,960      4,397,121

Accrued expenses

        544,246      675,270

Income tax payable

        117,276      120,034

Provisions

     13        178,617      189,525

Advances received

     14        858,427      925,662

Other current liabilities

     13        52,423      82,019
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

        11,213,456      10,984,976

Non-current financial liabilities

     11, 25        11,759,266      11,612,910

Non-current provisions

     13        65,349      67,118

Defined benefit liabilities, net

     12        1,510      1,338

Long-term advances received

     14        180,786      320,582

Deferred tax liabilities

     23        11,338      11,210

Other non-current liabilities

     13        90,806      88,148
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

        12,109,055      12,101,306
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

        23,322,511      23,086,282
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity

        

Share capital

     15        1,789,079      1,789,079

Share premium

        2,251,113      2,251,113

Retained earnings

        7,302,500      7,503,312

Reserves

     15        26,119      (203,021
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity attributable to owners of the Controlling Company

        11,368,811      11,340,483
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-controlling interests

        1,194,250      1,147,798
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

        12,563,061      12,488,281
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

      W 35,885,572      35,574,563
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019

 

(In millions of won, except earnings per share)

   Note      2020     2019  

Revenue

     16, 17, 27      W 4,724,249     5,878,781

Cost of sales

     7, 18, 27        (4,446,096     (5,246,021
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

        278,153     632,760

Selling expenses

     19        (199,854     (232,217

Administrative expenses

     19        (173,289     (199,448

Research and development expenses

        (266,929     (333,113
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

        (361,919     (132,018
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance income

     22        333,196     59,810

Finance costs

     22        (303,835     (83,697

Other non-operating income

     21        542,033     247,394

Other non-operating expenses

     21        (507,081     (224,254

Equity in income of equity accounted investees, net

        2,733     4,107
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income tax

        (294,873     (128,658

Income tax benefit

     23        (95,976     (66,018
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss for the period

        (198,897     (62,640
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

       

Items that will never be reclassified to profit or loss

       

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities

     12        (2,574     (2,913

Other comprehensive income from associates

        92     137

Related income tax

     12        661     776
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        (1,821     (2,000

Items that are or may be reclassified to profit or loss

       

Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations

        273,903     191,132

Other comprehensive income from associates

        1,595     400
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        275,498     191,532
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income for the period, net of income tax

        273,677     189,532
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the period

      W 74,780     126,892
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit (loss) attributable to:

       

Owners of the Controlling Company

        (198,991     (60,933

Non-controlling interests

        94     (1,707
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss for the period

      W (198,897     (62,640
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

       

Owners of the Controlling Company

        28,328     91,902

Non-controlling interests

        46,452     34,990
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the period

      W 74,780     126,892
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss per share (in won)

       

Basic and diluted loss per share

     24      W (556     (170
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity

(Unaudited)

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019

 

     Attributable to owners of the Controlling Company              
     Share      Share      Retained                 Non-controlling     Total  

(In millions of won)

   capital      premium      earnings     Reserves     Sub-total     interests     equity  

Balances at January 1, 2019

   W 1,789,079      2,251,113      10,239,965     (300,968     13,979,189     907,057     14,886,246
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period

                

Loss for the period

     —          —          (60,933     —         (60,933     (1,707     (62,640
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

                

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities, net of tax

     —          —          (2,137     —         (2,137     —         (2,137

Foreign currency translation differences

     —          —          —         154,435     154,435     36,697     191,132

Other comprehensive income from associates

     —          —          137     400     537     —         537
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

     —          —          (2,000     154,835     152,835     36,697     189,532
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period

   W —          —          (62,933     154,835     91,902     34,990     126,892
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transaction with owners, recognized directly in equity

                

Capital contribution from non-controlling interests

     —          —          (40     (80     (120     276,516     276,396
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at March 31, 2019

   W 1,789,079      2,251,113      10,176,992     (146,213     14,070,971     1,218,563     15,289,534
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at January 1, 2020

   W 1,789,079      2,251,113      7,503,312     (203,021     11,340,483     1,147,798     12,488,281
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period

                

Loss for the period

     —          —          (198,991     —         (198,991     94     (198,897
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

                

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities, net of tax

     —          —          (1,913     —         (1,913     —         (1,913

Foreign currency translation differences

     —          —          —         227,545     227,545     46,358     273,903

Other comprehensive income from associates

     —          —          92     1,595     1,687     —         1,687
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

     —          —          (1,821     229,140     227,319     46,358     273,677
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period

   W —          —          (200,812     229,140     28,328     46,452     74,780
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at March 31, 2020

   W 1,789,079      2,251,113      7,302,500     26,119     11,368,811     1,194,250     12,563,061
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019

 

(In millions of won)    Note      2020     2019  

Cash flows from operating activities:

       

Loss for the period

      W (198,897     (62,640

Adjustments for:

       

Income tax benefit

     23        (95,976     (66,018

Depreciation and amortization

     18        992,442     811,240

Gain on foreign currency translation

        (201,052     (104,117

Loss on foreign currency translation

        237,887     105,805

Expenses related to defined benefit plans

     12        40,223     49,222

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

        (3,579     (3,290

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

        4,377     6,919

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment

        5,912     4,182

Gain on disposal of intangible assets

        —         (552

Loss on disposal of intangible assets

        —         18

Impairment loss on intangible assets

        4,347     —    

Reversal of impairment loss on intangible assets

        (550     (215

Expense on increase of provisions

        69,646     97,240

Finance income

        (263,600     (42,547

Finance costs

        278,888     54,732

Equity in income of equity method accounted investees, net

     8        (2,733     (4,107

Other income

        (13,944     (1,728

Other expenses

        202     2,528
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        1,052,490     909,312

Changes in:

       

Trade accounts and notes receivable

        299,683     (610,551

Other accounts receivable

        6,160     49,157

Inventories

        (257,525     50,512

Lease receivables

        583     1,094

Other current assets

        (96,090     (118,703

Other non-current assets

        (27,205     (11,760

Trade accounts and notes payable

        151,249     (178,456

Other accounts payable

        (314,044     3,206

Accrued expenses

        (112,180     26,283

Provisions

        (70,545     (82,074

Advances received

        (19,211     (34,124

Other current liabilities

        (40,207     6,723

Defined benefit liabilities, net

        (4,440     (2,096

Other non-current liabilities

        3,427     2,603
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        (480,345     (898,186

Cash generated from operating activities

        373,248     (51,514

Income taxes paid

        (47,206     (52,632

Interests received

        17,043     14,979

Interests paid

        (158,391     (86,842
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

      W 184,694     (176,009
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated interim financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

(Unaudited)

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019

 

(In millions of won)    Note      2020     2019  

Cash flows from investing activities:

       

Dividends received

      W 7,739     —    

Increase in deposits in banks

        (600     (500

Proceeds from withdrawal of deposits in banks

        1,200     500

Acquisition of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

        (29     (80

Proceeds from disposal of financial asset at fair value through profit or loss

        —         27

Acquisition of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

        —         (21

Proceeds from disposal of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

        6     —    

Proceeds from disposal of investments in equity accounted investees

        600     600

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

        (1,027,979     (2,106,892

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

        269,174     13,508

Acquisition of intangible assets

        (119,264     (137,143

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

        —         1,945

Government grants received

        19,035     109,681

Receipt from settlement of derivatives

        21,615     5,385

Proceeds from collection of short-term loans

        6,134     11,320

Increase in short-term loans

        —         (8,225

Increase in long-term loans

        —         (1,500

Increase in deposits

        (791     (26,323

Decrease in deposits

        947     656

Proceeds from disposal of other assets

        11,000     —    
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

        (811,213     (2,137,062
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

     26       

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

        1,027,114     659,894

Repayments of short-term borrowings

        (877,007     (160,075

Proceeds from issuance of bonds

        —         388,447

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

        642,613     1,682,466

Repayments of current portion of long-term borrowings and bonds

        (19,059     (541,391

Payment of lease liabilities

        (17,675     (14,325

Capital contribution from non-controlling interests

        —         276,396
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
       

Net cash provided by financing activities

        755,986     2,291,412
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

        129,467     (21,659

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

        3,336,003     2,365,022

Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held

        92,916     60,833
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31

      W 3,558,386     2,404,196
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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1.

Reporting Entity

 

  (a)

Description of the Controlling Company

LG Display Co., Ltd. (the “Controlling Company”) was incorporated in February 1985 and the Controlling Company is a public corporation listed in Korea Exchange since 2004. The main business of the Controlling Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) is to manufacture and sell displays and its related products. As of March 31, 2020, the Group is operating Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display (“TFT-LCD”) and Organic Light Emitting Diode (“OLED”) panel manufacturing plants in Gumi, Paju and China and TFT-LCD and OLED module manufacturing plants in Gumi, Paju, China and Vietnam. The Controlling Company is domiciled in the Republic of Korea with its address at 128 Yeouidae-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, the Republic of Korea. As of March 31, 2020, LG Electronics Inc., a major shareholder of the Controlling Company, owns 37.9% (135,625,000 shares) of the Controlling Company’s common stock.

The Controlling Company’s common stock is listed on the Korea Exchange under the identifying code 034220. As of March 31, 2020, there are 357,815,700 shares of common stock outstanding. The Controlling Company’s common stock is also listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) under the symbol “LPL”. One ADS represents one-half of one share of common stock. As of March 31, 2020, there are 20,935,890 ADSs outstanding.

 

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1.

Reporting Entity, Continued

 

  (b)

Consolidated Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2020

 

(In millions)                                 

Subsidiaries

   Location    Percentage of
ownership
    Fiscal year
end
   Date of
incorporation
   Business    Capital stocks  

LG Display America, Inc.

   San Jose, U.S.A.      100   December 31    September 24, 1999    Sell display products    USD 411  

LG Display Germany GmbH

   Eschborn, Germany      100   December 31    November 5, 1999    Sell display products    EUR 1  

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

   Tokyo, Japan      100   December 31    October 12, 1999    Sell display products    JPY 95  

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

   Taipei, Taiwan      100   December 31    April 12, 1999    Sell display products    NTD 116  

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

   Nanjing, China      100   December 31    July 15, 2002    Manufacture display products    CNY 3,020  

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

   Shanghai, China      100   December 31    January 16, 2003    Sell display products    CNY 4  

LG Display Poland Sp. z o.o. (*1)

   Wroclaw, Poland      100   December 31    September 6, 2005    Manufacture display products    PLN 511  

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

   Guangzhou, China      100   December 31    June 30, 2006    Manufacture display products    CNY 1,655  

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

   Shenzhen, China      100   December 31    August 28, 2007    Sell display products    CNY 4  

LG Display Singapore Pte. Ltd.

   Singapore      100   December 31    January 12, 2009    Sell display products    USD 1.1  

L&T Display Technology (Fujian) Limited

   Fujian, China      51   December 31    January 5, 2010    Manufacture and sell LCD
module and LCD monitor
sets
   CNY 116  

LG Display Yantai Co., Ltd.

   Yantai, China      100   December 31    April 19, 2010    Manufacture display products    CNY 1,008  

Nanumnuri Co., Ltd.

   Gumi, South Korea      100   December 31    March 21, 2012    Provide janitorial services    KRW 800  

LG Display (China) Co., Ltd.

   Guangzhou, China      70   December 31    December 10, 2012    Manufacture and sell display
products
   CNY 8,232  

Unified Innovative Technology, LLC

   Wilmington,
U.S.A.
     100   December 31    March 12, 2014    Manage intellectual property    USD 9  

LG Display Guangzhou Trading Co., Ltd.

   Guangzhou, China      100   December 31    April 28, 2015    Sell display products    CNY 1.2  

Global OLED

Technology, LLC

   Sterling, U.S.A.      100   December 31    December 18, 2009    Manage OLED intellectual
property
   USD 138  

LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

   Haiphong,

Vietnam

     100   December 31    May 5,

2016

   Manufacture display products    USD 600  

Suzhou Lehui Display Co., Ltd.

   Suzhou, China      100   December 31    July 1,

2016

   Manufacture and sell LCD
module and LCD monitor
sets
   CNY 637  

LG DISPLAY FUND I LLC(*2)

   Wilmington,
U.S.A.
     100   December 31    May 1,

2018

   Invest in venture business
and acquire technologies
   USD 6  

LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd.

   Guangzhou, China      75   December 31    July 11,

2018

   Manufacture and sell display
products
   CNY 14,570  

Money Market Trust

   Seoul,

South Korea

     100   December 31    —      Money market trust    KRW  559,308  

 

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1.

Reporting Entity, Continued

 

(*1)

On July 1, 2019, LG Display Poland Sp. z o.o commenced the liquidation process.

(*2)

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, the Controlling Company contributed W908 million in cash for the capital increase of LG DISPLAY FUND I LLC.

 

2.

Basis of Presenting Financial Statements

 

  (a)

Statement of Compliance

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRSs”) No.1034, Interim Financial Reporting. They do not include all of the information required for full annual consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Group as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019.    

 

  (b)

Basis of Measurement

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for the following material items in the statement of financial position:

 

   

derivative financial instruments at fair value, financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”), financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”), financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”), and

 

   

net defined benefit liabilities (defined benefit assets) recognized at the present value of defined benefit obligations less the fair value of plan assets

 

  (c)

Functional and Presentation Currency

Each subsidiary’s financial statements within the Group are presented in the subsidiary’s functional currency, which is the currency of the primary economic environment in which each subsidiary operates. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements are presented in Korean won, which is the Controlling Company’s functional currency.

 

  (d)

Use of Estimates and Judgments

The preparation of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements in conformity with K-IFRSs requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies followed by the Group in the preparation of its condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those followed by the Group in its preparation of the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, except for the application of K-IFRS No. 1034, Interim Financial Reporting.

 

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4.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Deposits in Banks

Cash and cash equivalents and deposits in banks as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)      
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Current assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

     

Demand deposits

   W 3,558,386        3,336,003  

Deposits in banks

     

Time deposits

   W 1,400        1,500  

Restricted deposits (*)

     76,757        77,257  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 78,157        78,757  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current assets

     

Deposits in banks

     

Restricted deposits (*)

   W 11        11  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 3,636,554        3,414,771  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Includes funds deposited under agreements on mutually beneficial cooperation to aid LG Group companies’ suppliers, restricted deposits pledged to enforce the Group’s investment plans upon the receipt of grants from Gumi city and Gyeongsangbuk-do, and others.

 

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5.

Receivables and Other Assets

 

  (a)

Trade accounts and notes receivable as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

     
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Due from third parties

   W 2,270,195        2,576,391  

Due from related parties

     478,669        577,689  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 2,748,864        3,154,080  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (b)

Other accounts receivable as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Current assets

     

Non-trade receivables, net

   W 191,558        463,614  

Accrued income

     13,080        10,434  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 204,638        474,048  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current assets

     

Long-term non-trade receivables

     8,478        9,072  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 213,116        483,120  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Due from related parties included in other accounts receivable, as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are W1,267 million and W19,431 million, respectively.

 

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5.

Receivables and Other Assets, Continued

 

  (c)

The aging of trade accounts and notes receivable and other accounts receivable as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020  
     Book value      Allowance for impairment  
     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
 

Current

   W 2,738,612        213,288        (383      (3,500

1-15 days past due

     10,340        370        (2      (3

16-30 days past due

     297        2        —          —    

31-60 days past due

     —          1,312        —          (8

More than 60 days past due

     —          1,681        —          (26
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 2,749,249        216,653        (385      (3,537
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)    December 31, 2019  
     Book value      Allowance for impairment  
     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
 

Current

   W 3,119,914        208,086        (454      (3,292

1-15 days past due

     34,626        3,512        (6      (1

16-30 days past due

     —          598        —          (4

31-60 days past due

     —          61        —          —    

More than 60 days past due

     —          274,185        —          (25
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 3,154,540        486,442        (460      (3,322
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The movement in the allowance for impairment in respect of trade accounts and notes receivable and other accounts receivable for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  
     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
 

Balance at the beginning of the period

   W 460        3,322        477        1,281  

(Reversal of) bad debt expense

     (75      215        (17      2,041  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at the end of the reporting period

   W 385        3,537        460        3,322  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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5.

Receivables and Other Assets, Continued

 

  (d)

Other assets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Current assets

     

Advanced payments

   W 21,073        6,203  

Prepaid expenses

     195,935        114,145  

Value added tax refundable

     833,055        826,730  

Right to recover returned goods

     20,645        22,106  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 1,070,708        969,184  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current assets

     

Long-term prepaid expenses

   W 271,324        272,835  

Long-term advanced payments

     17,538        7,742  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 288,862        280,577  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Other Financial Assets

 

  (a)

Other financial assets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Current assets

     

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     

Derivatives(*)

   W 26,554        34,036  

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

     

Debt instruments

     

Government bonds

   W 9        6  

Financial assets carried at amortized cost

     

Deposits

   W 15,622        9,585  

Short-term loans

     24,216        21,623  

Lease receivables

     5,978        5,695  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 45,816        36,903  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 72,379        70,945  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current assets

     

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     

Equity instruments

     

Intellectual Discovery, Ltd.

   W 1,104        1,104  

Kyulux, Inc.

     637        1,889  

Fineeva Co., Ltd.

     4        4  

ARCH Venture Fund Vlll, L.P.

     6,685        6,302  

Sierra Ventures Fund XII, L.P.

     611        580  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 9,041        9,879  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Convertible bonds

   W 1,544        1,544  

Derivatives(*)

     82,397        15,640  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 92,982        27,063  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

     

Debt instruments

     

Government bonds

   W 62        70  

Financial assets carried at amortized cost

     

Deposits

   W 21,283        21,451  

Long-term loans

     30,988        40,827  

Lease receivables

     21,476        22,099  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 73,747        84,377  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 166,791        111,510  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Represents valuation gain from foreign currency interest rate swap contracts related to foreign currency denominated borrowings and bonds. The contracts are not designated as hedging instruments.

 

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Inventories

Inventories as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Finished goods

   W 786,480        730,009  

Work-in-process

     803,726        756,744  

Raw materials

     543,441        405,854  

Supplies

     176,444        158,548  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 2,310,091        2,051,155  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the amounts of inventories recognized as cost of sales including inventory write-downs and usage of inventory write-downs included in cost of sales are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2020      2019  

Inventories recognized as cost of sales

   W 4,446,096        5,246,021  

Including: inventory write-downs

     389,679        352,096  

Including: usage of inventory write-downs

     (472,885      (313,180

There were no significant reversals of inventory write-downs recognized during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

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8.

Investments in Equity Accounted Investees

Associates as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

                 

Associates

  Location     Fiscal year end     Date of
incorporation
    Business     March 31, 2020     December 31, 2019  
  Percentage
of
ownership
    Carrying
amount
    Percentage
of
ownership
   

 

    Carrying
amount
 

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

   

Paju,

South Korea


 

    December 31      

January

2005

 

 

   
Manufacture glass for
display
 
 
    40   W 45,041       40   W       50,697  

WooRee E&L Co., Ltd.

   

Ansan,

South Korea

 

 

    December 31      

June

2008

 

 

   

Manufacture LED
back light unit
packages
 
 
 
    14     7,375       14       7,310  

YAS Co., Ltd.

   

Paju,

South Korea

 

 

    December 31      

April

2002

 

 

   


Develop and
manufacture
deposition equipment
for OLEDs
 
 
 
 
    15     21,911       15       19,424  

AVATEC Co., Ltd.

   

Daegu,

South Korea

 

 

    December 31      

August

2000

 

 

   
Process and sell glass
for display
 
 
    14     19,445       14       19,929  

Arctic Sentinel, Inc.

   

Los
Angeles,
U.S.A.
 
 
 
    March 31      

June

2008

 

 

   

Develop and
manufacture

tablet for kids

 
 

 

    10     —         10       —    

Cynora GmbH

   

Bruchsal,

Germany

 

 

    December 31      

March

2003

 

 

   


Develop organic
emitting materials for
displays and lighting
devices
 
 
 
 
    12     4,714       12       4,714  

 

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Investments in Equity Accounted Investees, Continued

 

(In millions of won)

               

Associates

  Location     Fiscal year end     Date of
incorporation
    Business     March 31, 2020     December 31, 2019  
  Percentage
of
ownership
    Carrying
Amount
    Percentage
of
ownership
    Carrying
amount
 

Material Science Co., Ltd.

   

Seoul,

South Korea

 

 

    December 31      

January

2014


 

   

Develop, manufacture,
and sell materials for
display
 
 
 
    10   W 2,225       10   W 2,354  

Nanosys Inc.

   

Milpitas,

U.S.A.

 

 

    December 31      

July

2001

 

 

   

Develop, manufacture,
and sell materials for
display
 
 
 
    4     5,080       4     5,183  
           

 

 

     

 

 

 
            W 105,791       W 109,611  
           

 

 

     

 

 

 

Although the Controlling Company’s respective share interests in WooRee E&L Co., Ltd., YAS Co., Ltd., AVATEC Co., Ltd., Arctic Sentinel, Inc., CYNORA GmbH, Material Science and Nanosys Inc. are below 20%, the Controlling Company is able to exercise significant influence through its right to appoint a director to the board of directors of each investee. Accordingly, the investments in these investees have been accounted for using the equity method.

Dividends income recognized from equity method investees for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 amounted to W8,239 million and W7,502 million, respectively.

 

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Property, Plant and Equipment

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Group purchased property, plant and equipment of W745,993 million and W1,979,546 million, respectively. The capitalized borrowing costs and the annualized capitalization rate were W72,618 million and 4.18%, and W71,289 million and 3.04% for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. In addition, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Group recognized the right-of-use asset for use of vehicles, machinery and others of W18,863 million and W8,532 million, respectively. Also, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Group disposed of property, plant and equipment with carrying amounts of W3,101 million and W12,211 million, respectively, and recognized W3,579 million and W4,377 million, respectively, as gain and loss, on disposal of property, plant and equipment for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 (gain and loss for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019: W3,290 million and W6,919 million, respectively).

 

10.

Intangible Assets

The Group capitalizes expenditures related to development activities, such as expenditures incurred on designing, manufacturing and testing of products after those related activities meet the capitalization criteria of development costs including technical feasibility, future economic benefits and others. The balances of capitalized development costs as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are W386,741 million and W375,183 million, respectively. In addition, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, the Group recognized an impairment loss amounting to W3,674 million in connection with development projects.

 

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11.

Financial Liabilities

 

  (a)

Financial liabilities as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Current

     

Short-term borrowings

   W 889,556        696,793  

Current portion of long-term borrowings and bonds

     1,957,470        1,242,904  

Derivatives (*)

     4,423        —    

Lease liabilities

     42,866        37,387  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 2,894,315        1,977,084  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current

     

Won denominated borrowings

   W 2,283,125        2,692,560  

Foreign currency denominated borrowings

     6,937,431        6,107,117  

Bonds

     2,485,782        2,741,516  

Derivatives (*)

     1,787        20,592  

Lease liabilities

     51,141        51,125  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 11,759,266        11,612,910  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Represents currency interest rate swap contracts entered into the Group to hedge currency and interest rate risks with respect to foreign currency denominated borrowings and bonds.

 

  (b)

Short-term borrowings as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, USD and CNY)                     

Lender

   Annual interest rate
as of March 31, 2020 (%)(*)
     March 31, 2020      December 31,
2019
 

Standard Chartered Bank Korea Limited

     12ML + 0.98      W 366,780        347,340  

The Export-Import Bank of Korea

     1.55        190,900        —    

Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam and others

     3ML + 0.80~0.90        76,981        61,613  

Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited and others

    

PBOC LPR + 0.25

PBOC - 0.05

 

 

     254,895        287,840  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency equivalent

      USD 363      USD 353  
      CNY 1,478      CNY 1,737  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
      W 889,556        696,793  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

ML represents Month LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rates), PBOC represents the benchmark interest rate of People’s Bank of China and PBOC LPR represents Loan Prime Rate of People’s Bank of China.

 

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11.

Financial Liabilities, Continued

 

  (c)

Won denominated long-term borrowings as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                    

Lender

   Annual interest rate
as of
March 31, 2020 (%)(*)
    March 31, 2020      December 31,
2019
 

Woori Bank

     2.75     W 445        608  

Korea Development Bank and others

    

CD rate (91days) + 1.00~1.39,

2.21~3.25

 

 

    3,320,625        3,330,000  

Less current portion of long-term borrowings

       (1,037,945      (638,048
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W 2,283,125        2,692,560  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

CD represents Certificate of Deposit.

 

  (d)

Foreign currency denominated long-term borrowings as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, USD and CNY)  

Lender

   Annual interest rate
as of
March 31, 2020 (%)
     March 31, 2020      December 31,
2019
 

The Export-Import Bank of Korea and others

    

3ML+0.75~1.70

6ML+1.25~1.35

 

 

   W 1,791,109        1,696,177  

China Construction Bank and others

    

USD: 3ML+0.65~1.43

CNY: PBOCx(0.95~1.05)

 

 

     
    

PBOC LPR + 0.23~0.50

4.70

 

 

     5,456,264        4,606,094  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency equivalent

      USD 2,764      USD 2,767  
      CNY 22,434      CNY 18,699  

Less current portion of long-term borrowings

        (309,942      (195,154
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
      W 6,937,431        6,107,117  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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11.

Financial Liabilities, Continued

 

  (e)

Details of bonds issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, USD)                        
     Maturity    Annual interest rate
as of

March 31, 2020 (%)
   March 31, 2020      December 31,
2019
 

Won denominated bonds at amortized cost (*1)

        

Publicly issued bonds

   May 2020 ~

February 2024

   1.95~2.95    W 1,730,000        1,730,000  

Privately issued bonds

   May 2025 ~

May 2033

   3.25~4.25      110,000        110,000  

Less discount on bonds

           (2,942      (3,404

Less current portion

           (609,583      (409,702
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         W 1,227,475        1,426,894  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency denominated bonds at amortized cost (*2)

           

Publicly issued bonds

   November 2021    3.88    W 366,780        347,340  

Privately issued bonds

   April 2023    3ML+1.47      122,260        115,780  

Foreign currency equivalent

         USD 400      USD 400  

Less discount on bonds

           (6,392      (6,883
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         W 482,648        456,237  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

           

Foreign currency convertible bonds

   August 2024    1.50    W 775,659        858,385  

Foreign currency equivalent

         USD 634      USD 741  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         W 2,485,782        2,741,516  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1)

Principal of the won denominated bonds is to be repaid at maturity and interests are paid quarterly.

(*2)

Principal of the foreign currency denominated bonds is to be repaid at maturity and interests are paid quarterly or semi-annually.

 

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Financial Liabilities, Continued

 

  (f)

Details of the convertible bonds issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

(In won, USD)
        

Description

Type

     Unsecured foreign currency denominated convertible bonds

Issuance amount

     USD 687,800,000

Annual interest rate (%)

     1.50

Issuance date

     August 22, 2019

Maturity date

     August 22, 2024

Interest payment

     Payable semi-annually in arrear until maturity date in equal installments commencing on issuance

Principal redemption

    

1. Redemption at maturity: Redeemed on the maturity date, at their outstanding principal amount, which has not been early redeemed or converted.

2. Advanced redemption: The Controlling Company has a right to redeem in advance (call option) and the bondholders have a right to require the Controlling Company to redeem in advance (put option). At exercise, the outstanding principal amount together with accrued but unpaid interest are to be redeemed.

Conversion price

     W 19,845 per common share (subject to adjustment based on diluted effects of certain events)

Conversion period

     From August 23, 2020 to August 12, 2024

Redemption at the option of the issuer (Call option)

    

•   On or at any time after 3 years from the issuance, if the closing price of the shares for any 20 trading days out of the 30 consecutive trading days is at least 130% of the applicable conversion price

•   The aggregate principal amount of the convertible bonds outstanding is less than 10% of the aggregate principal amount originally issued, or

•   In the event of certain changes in laws and other directives resulting in additional taxes for the holders

Redemption at the option of the bondholders (Put option)

     On the day of 3 years from the issuance

The Controlling Company designated the convertible bonds as financial liabilities at fair value through profit of loss and recognized the change in fair value in profit or loss. The Controlling Company measures the convertible bond at fair value using the market price of convertible bonds disclosed on Bloomberg. The number of convertible shares as of March 31, 2020 is as follows:

 

(In won and No. of shares)       
     March 31, 2020  

Aggregate outstanding amount of the convertible bonds

   W 813,426,670,000  

Conversion price

   W 19,845  

Number of common shares to be issued at conversion

     40,988,998  

 

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12.

Employee Benefits

The Controlling Company and certain subsidiaries’ defined benefit plans provide a lump-sum payment to an employee based on final salary rates and length of service at the time the employee leaves the Controlling Company and certain subsidiaries.

 

  (a)

Net defined benefit liabilities (defined benefit assets) recognized as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Present value of partially funded defined benefit obligations

   W 1,474,437        1,481,339  

Fair value of plan assets

     (1,561,914      (1,607,253
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W (87,477      (125,914
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Defined benefit liabilities, net

   W 1,510        1,338  

Defined benefit assets

   W 88,987        127,252  

 

  (b)

Expenses recognized in profit or loss for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
             2020                              2019              

Current service cost

   W 40,999        48,918  

Net interest cost

     (776      304  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 40,223        49,222  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (c)

Plan assets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Guaranteed deposits in banks

   W 1,561,914        1,607,253  

As of March 31, 2020, the Controlling Company maintains the plan assets primarily with Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd., KB Insurance Co., Ltd. and others.

 

  (d)

Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liabilities (assets) included in other comprehensive income (loss) for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liabilities

   W (2,574      (2,913

Tax effect

     661        776  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liabilities, net of income tax

   W (1,913      (2,137
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Provisions and Other Liabilities

 

  (a)

Changes in provisions for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
     Warranties (*)      Others      Total  

Balance at January 1, 2020

   W 230,262        26,381        256,643  

Additions (reversal)

     58,646        (3,132      55,514  

Usage

     (67,413      (778      (68,191
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2020

   W 221,495        22,471        243,966  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current

   W 156,146        22,471        178,617  

Non-current

   W 65,349        —          65,349  

 

(*)

The provision for warranties on defective products is normally applicable for 18~36 months from the date of purchase. The provision is calculated by using historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and costs per claim to satisfy the Group’s warranty obligation.

 

  (b)

Other liabilities as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Current liabilities

     

Withholdings

   W 23,450        28,376  

Unearned revenue

     21,953        44,333  

Security deposits

     7,020        9,310  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 52,423        82,019  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

     

Long-term accrued expenses

   W 80,046        78,537  

Long-term other accounts payable

     1,135        1,069  

Long-term unearned revenue

     5,075        6,852  

Security deposits

     4,550        1,690  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 90,806        88,148  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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14.

Contingencies and Commitments

 

  (a)

Legal Proceedings

Anti-trust litigations

Some individual claimants filed “follow-on” damages claims against the Group and other TFT-LCD manufacturers alleging violations of EU competition law. While the Group continues its vigorous defense of the various pending proceedings described above, as of March 31, 2020, the Group cannot reliably estimate the timing and amount of outflows of resources embodying economic benefits relating to the proceedings.

Solas OLED Ltd. Litigations

In April 2019, Solas OLED Ltd. filed patent infringement actions against the Controlling Company and television manufacturers in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas as well as the Controlling Company and its subsidiary, LG Display Germany GmbH, and television manufacturers in Mannheim District Court in Germany. As of March 31, 2020, the Group cannot reliably estimate the timing and amount of outflows of resources embodying economic benefits relating to the proceedings.

Others

The Group is involved in various disputes in addition to pending proceedings described above. The Group cannot reliably estimate the timing and amount of outflows of resources embodying economic benefits relating to the disputes.

 

  (b)

Commitments

Factoring and securitization of accounts receivable

The Controlling Company has agreements with Korea Development Bank and several other banks for accounts receivable sales negotiating facilities of up to an aggregate of USD 1,160 million (W1,418,216 million) in connection with the Controlling Company’s export sales transactions with its subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2020, there are no outstanding short-term borrowings that are past due in connection with these agreements. In connection with all of the contracts in this paragraph, the Controlling Company has sold its accounts receivable with recourse.

 

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Contingencies and Commitments, Continued

 

The Controlling Company and overseas subsidiaries entered into agreements with financial institutions for accounts receivables sales negotiating facilities. The respective maximum amount of accounts receivables that could be sold under agreements and the amount of sold but not yet due accounts receivables by contracts are as follows:

 

(In millions of USD and KRW)                                 

Classification

  

Financial institutions

   Credit limit     

 

     Not yet due     

 

 
          Contractual
amount
     KRW
equivalent
     Contractual
amount
     KRW
equivalent
 

Controlling Company

   Shinhan Bank    KRW 90,000        90,000        —          —    
      USD 25        30,565        —          —    
   Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation    USD 20        24,452        —          —    
   Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ    KRW 130,000        130,000      KRW 9,470        9,470  
      USD 70        85,582      USD 35        42,195  
   BNP Paribas    USD 125        152,825      USD 53        65,137  
   ING Bank    USD 150        183,390        —          —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      USD 390        696,814      USD 88     
        

 

 

       
      KRW 220,000         KRW  9,470        116,802  
     

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subsidiaries

              

LG Display Singapore Pte. Ltd.

   Standard Chartered Bank    USD 300        366,780      USD 39        48,049  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

   BNP Paribas    USD 15        18,339        —          —    
   Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.    USD 70        85,582        —          —    
   Taishin International Bank    USD 180        220,068        —          —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LG Display Germany GmbH

   Citibank    USD 80        97,808        —          —    
   BNP Paribas    USD 75        91,695      USD 20        24,484  
   Commerzbank AG    USD 11        13,861      USD 6        7,690  
   DZ Bank AG    USD 4        5,004      USD 1        1,238  
   Oddo Bank    USD 2        1,919      USD 1        1,264  
   UniCredit Bank    USD 8        10,291      USD 2        2,947  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LG Display America, Inc.

   Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp.    USD 800        978,080      USD 365        446,249  
   Standard Chartered Bank    USD 600        733,560        —          —    
   Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation    USD 200        244,520        —          —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      USD 2,345        2,867,507      USD 434        531,921  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      USD 2,735        3,564,321      USD 522        648,723  
        

 

 

       

 

 

 
      KRW  220,000         KRW 9,470     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In connection with all of the contracts in the above table, the Group has sold its accounts receivable without recourse.

 

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Contingencies and Commitments, Continued

 

Letters of credit

As of March 31, 2020, the Controlling Company has agreements in relation to the opening of letters of credit up to USD 150 million (W183,390 million) with KEB Hana Bank, USD 50 million (W61,130 million) with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, USD 100 million (W122,260 million) with Industrial Bank of Korea, USD 100 million (W122,260 million) with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and USD 200 million (W244,520 million) with Shinhan Bank.

Payment guarantees

The Controlling Company obtained payment guarantees amounting to USD 875 million (W1,069,775 million) from KEB Hana Bank and others for advances received related to the long-term supply agreements. The Controlling Company also obtained payment guarantees amounting to USD 306 million (W373,886 million) from Korea Development Bank for foreign currency denominated bonds.

LG Display (China) Co., Ltd. and other subsidiaries are provided with payment guarantees from the China Construction Bank Corporation and other various banks amounting to CNY 1,038 million (W178,896 million), JPY 900 million (W10,177 million), EUR 2.5 million (W3,372 million), VND 46,394 million (W2,399 million), and USD 0.5 million (W611 million), respectively, for their local tax payments and utility payments.

License agreements

As of March 31, 2020, the Group has technical license agreements with Hitachi Display, Ltd. and others in relation to its LCD business and patent cross license agreement with Universal Display Corporation in relation to its OLED business. Also, the Group has a trademark license agreement with LG Corp. as of March 31, 2020.

Long-term supply agreement

As of March 31, 2020, in connection with long-term supply agreements with customers, the Controlling Company recognized USD 675 million (W825,255 million) in advances received. The advances received will be offset against outstanding accounts receivable balances after a given period of time, as well as those arising from the supply of products thereafter. The Controlling Company received payment guarantees amounting to USD 875 million (W1,069,775 million) from KEB Hana Bank and other various banks relating to advances received (see note 14(b) payment guarantees).

Pledged Assets

Regarding the secured bank borrowing amounting to CNY 18,650 million (W3,215,820 million) from China Construction Bank, as of March 31, 2020, the Group provided its property, plant and equipment with carrying amount of W671,307 million as pledged assets.

 

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15.

Capital and Reserves

 

  (a)

Share capital

The Controlling Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of capital stock (par value W5,000), and as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the number of issued common shares is 357,815,700. There have been no changes in the capital stock from January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020.

 

  (b)

Reserves

Reserves consist mainly of the following:

Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations

The translation reserve comprises all foreign currency differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign operations.

Other comprehensive income (loss) from associates

The other comprehensive income (loss) from associates comprises the amount related to change in equity of investments in equity accounted investees.

Reserves as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)  
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations

   W 49,093        (178,452

Other comprehensive income (loss) from associates

     (22,974      (24,569
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 26,119        (203,021
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Revenue

Details of revenue for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Sales of goods

   W 4,712,798        5,869,005  

Royalties

     4,717        3,569  

Others

     6,734        6,207  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 4,724,249        5,878,781  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

17.

Geographic and Other Information

The following is a summary of the Group’s revenue by region based on the location of the customers for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

  (a)

Revenue by geography

 

(In millions of won)              

Region

   2020      2019  

Domestic

   W 272,051        393,773  

Foreign

     

China

     3,043,061        3,753,565  

Asia (excluding China)

     587,685        610,595  

United States

     346,976        490,183  

Europe (excluding Poland) 685,232

     303,648        343,195  

Poland

     170,828        287,470  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 4,452,198        5,485,008  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 4,724,249        5,878,781  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sales to Company A and Company B amount to W1,647,686 million and W931,917 million, respectively, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 (the three-month period ended March 31, 2019: W2,040,447 million and W1,276,564 million). The Group’s top ten end-brand customers together accounted for 83% of sales for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 (the three-month period ended March 31, 2019: 80%).

 

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Geographic and Other Information, Continued

 

  (b)

Non-current assets by geography

 

(In millions of won)  

Region

   March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  
   Property, plant
and equipment
     Intangible
assets
     Property, plant
and equipment
     Intangible
assets
 

Domestic

   W 12,519,960        705,695        12,764,240        708,047  

Foreign

           

China

     7,735,945        39,803        7,391,279        34,337  

Vietnam

     2,042,731        8,325        1,923,765        7,630  

Others

     10,056        125,856        8,361        123,434  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 9,788,732        173,984        9,323,405        165,401  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 22,308,692        879,679        22,087,645        873,448  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (c)

Revenue by product and services

 

(In millions of won)       
     2020      2019  

Televisions

   W 1,484,054        2,123,180  

Desktop monitors

     810,097        982,022  

Tablet products

     377,779        694,230  

Notebook computers

     558,882        625,658  

Mobile and others

     1,493,437        1,453,691  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 4,724,249        5,878,781  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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18.

The Nature of Expenses and Others

The classification of expenses by nature for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Changes in inventories

   W (258,936      61,363  

Purchases of raw materials, merchandise and others

     2,671,442        3,159,971  

Depreciation and amortization

     992,442        811,240  

Outsourcing

     166,069        213,665  

Labor

     681,399        787,001  

Supplies and others

     166,749        206,024  

Utility

     209,831        219,628  

Fees and commissions

     151,029        181,033  

Shipping

     42,742        53,705  

Advertising

     42,538        14,464  

Warranty

     58,646        97,240  

Travel

     13,071        23,384  

Taxes and dues

     27,360        32,268  

Impairment loss on property, plant, and equipment

     5,912        4,182  

Impairment loss on intangible assets

     4,347        —    

Others

     135,350        159,301  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 5,109,991        6,024,469  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses consist of cost of sales, selling, administrative, research and development expenses and other non-operating expenses, excluding foreign exchange differences.

 

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19.

Selling and Administrative Expenses

Details of selling and administrative expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Salaries

   W 72,472        86,023  

Expenses related to defined benefit plans

     6,755        8,126  

Other employee benefits

     17,220        22,486  

Shipping

     33,690        45,140  

Fees and commissions

     52,193        57,493  

Depreciation

     55,710        54,355  

Taxes and dues

     12,896        16,506  

Advertising

     42,538        14,464  

Warranty

     58,646        97,240  

Insurance

     2,801        2,646  

Travel

     3,385        5,491  

Training

     900        3,336  

Others

     13,937        18,359  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 373,143        431,665  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

20.

Personnel Expenses

Details of personnel expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     2020      2019  

Salaries and wages

   W 554,897        656,194  

Other employee benefits

     106,243        123,601  

Contributions to National Pension plan

     17,027        18,150  

Expenses related to defined benefit plan and defined contribution plan

     40,276        49,238  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 718,443        847,183  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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21.

Other Non-operating Income and Other Non-operating Expenses

 

  (a)

Details of other non-operating income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     2020      2019  

Foreign currency gain

   W 527,740        241,793  

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     3,579        3,290  

Gain on disposal of intangible assets

     —          552  

Reversal of impairment loss on intangible assets

     550        215  

Rental income

     1,033        626  

Others

     9,131        918  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 542,033        247,394  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (b)

Details of other non-operating expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     2020      2019  

Foreign currency loss

   W 483,259        210,583  

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     4,377        6,919  

Loss on disposal of intangible assets

     —          18  

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment

     5,912        4,182  

Impairment loss on intangible assets

     4,347        —    

Donations

     73        14  

Other bad debt expense

     202        398  

Others

     8,911        2,140  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 507,081        224,254  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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22.

Finance Income and Finance Costs

Finance income and costs recognized in profit or loss for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Finance income

     

Interest income

   W 20,196        10,798  

Foreign currency gain

     74,087        18,278  

Gain on transaction of derivatives

     21,615        5,385  

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     85,563        25,345  

Gain on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     —          4  

Gain on valuation of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     131,735        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 333,196        59,810  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Finance costs

     

Interest expense

   W 72,908        18,701  

Foreign currency loss

     215,136        53,766  

Loss on sale of trade accounts and notes receivable

     2,062        6,303  

Loss on valuation of derivatives

     11,905        —    

Loss on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     1,252        3,960  

Others

     572        967  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 303,835        83,697  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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23.

Income Taxes

 

  (a)

Details of income tax expense (benefit) for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Current tax expense

   W 55,718        29,110  

Deferred tax expense (benefit)

     (151,694      (95,128
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

   W (95,976      (66,018
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (b)

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the deferred tax assets at the reporting date will be realized with the Group’s estimated future taxable income. The Group’s deferred tax assets and liabilities may differ from actual refundable or payable amount.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are attributable to the following:

 

(In millions of won)    Assets      Liabilities     Total  
     March, 31,
2020
     December,
31, 2019
     March,
31, 2020
    December,
31, 2019
    March,
31, 2020
    December,
31, 2019
 

Other accounts receivable, net

   W —          —          (111     (4,364     (111     (4,364

Inventories, net

     91,360        89,522        —         —         91,360       89,522  

Defined benefit liabilities, net

     —          —          (34,726     —         (34,726     —    

Investments in subsidiaries and associates

     —          —          (26,768     (20,015     (26,768     (20,015

Accrued expenses

     107,802        131,196        —         —         107,802       131,196  

Property, plant and equipment

     710,142        691,599        (24,045     (21,690     686,097       669,909  

Intangible assets

     18,968        21,886        (10,891     (10,759     8,077       11,127  

Provisions

     49,111        59,875        —         (4,446     49,111       55,429  

Other temporary differences

     118,937        137,667        (773     (328     118,164       137,339  

Tax losses carryforwards

     811,691        607,432        —         —         811,691       607,432  

Tax credit carryforwards

     57,570        38,337        —         —         57,570       38,337  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets (liabilities)

   W 1,965,581        1,777,514        (97,314     (61,602     1,868,267       1,715,912  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Loss Per Share

 

  (a)

Basic loss per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In won and No. of shares)    2020      2019  

Loss attributable to owners of the Controlling Company

   W (198,990,652,665      (60,933,209,389

Weighted-average number of common stocks

outstanding

     357,815,700        357,815,700  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic loss per share

   W (556      (170
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no events or transactions that resulted in changes in the number of common stocks used for calculating loss per share.

 

  (b)

Diluted loss per share is not different from basic loss per share due to loss for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020. As of March 31, 2020, 40,988,998 shares of potential common stock to be issued from conversion were excluded from the calculation of weighted-average number of common stocks due to antidilution.

 

25.

Financial Risk Management

The Group is exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk and market risks. The Group identifies and analyzes such risks, and controls are implemented under a risk management system to monitor and manage these risks at below an acceptable level.

 

  (a)

Market risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices, will affect the Group’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimizing the return.

 

  (i)

Currency risk

The Group is exposed to currency risk on sales, purchases and borrowings that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Controlling Company, Korean won (KRW). The currencies in which these transactions primarily are denominated are USD, CNY, JPY, etc.

Interest on borrowings is denominated in the currency of the borrowing. Generally, borrowings are denominated in currencies that match the cash flows generated by the underlying operations of the Group, primarily KRW, USD and CNY.

In respect of other monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, the Group adopts policies to ensure that its net exposure is kept to an acceptable level by buying or selling foreign currencies at spot rates when necessary to address short-term imbalances. Meanwhile, the Group entered into currency interest rate swap contracts to hedge currency risk with respect to foreign currency borrowings and bonds.

 

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Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  i)

Exposure to currency risk

The Group’s exposure to foreign currency risk based on notional amounts as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

(In millions)    March 31, 2020  
     USD     JPY     CNY     TWD     EUR     PLN      VND  

Cash and cash equivalents

     1,015       263       7,906       24       6       23        71,627  

Trade accounts and notes receivable

     2,082       10       274       —         —         —          —    

Non-trade receivables

     63       108       224       4       1       —          6,354  

Other assets denominated in foreign currencies

     131       3,132       9,411       412       3       551        3,968  

Trade accounts and notes payable

     (844     (8,215     (1,523     —         —         —          (329,337

Other accounts payable

     (377     (6,042     (1,581     (3     (4     —          (391,625

Financial liabilities

     (4,156     —         (23,912     —         —         —          —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Aggregate notional amounts

     (2,086     (10,744     (9,201     437       6       574        (639,013
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency swap contracts

     2,085       —         —         —         —         —          —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net exposure

     (1     (10,744     (9,201     437       6       574        (639,013
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(In millions)    December 31, 2019  
     USD     JPY     CNY     TWD     EUR     PLN      VND  

Cash and cash equivalents

     1,594       68       8,360       33       5       25        28,663  

Trade accounts and notes receivable

     2,485       19       550       —         —         —          —    

Non-trade receivables

     276       455       230       3       2       —          13,131  

Other assets denominated in foreign currencies

     29       526       5,668       369       5       503        4,032  

Trade accounts and notes payable

     (628     (9,043     (2,289     —         —         —          (291,891

Other accounts payable

     (488     (12,396     (3,239     (4     (10     —          (786,356

Financial liabilities

     (4,255     —         (20,436     —         —         —          —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Aggregate notional amounts

     (987     (20,371     (11,156     401       2       528        (1,032,421
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency swap contracts

     2,085       —         —         —         —         —          —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net exposure

     1,098       (20,371     (11,156     401       2       528        (1,032,421
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average exchange rates applied for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 and the exchange rates at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In won)    Average rate      Reporting date spot rate  
     2020      2019      March 31,
2020
     December 31,
2019
 

USD

   W 1,192.12        1,124.40        1,222.60        1,157.80  

JPY

     10.94        10.22        11.31        10.63  

CNY

     170.69        166.47        172.43        165.74  

TWD

     39.62        36.48        40.37        38.48  

EUR

     1,314.91        1,277.12        1,348.65        1,297.43  

PLN

     304.55        296.99        296.90        304.87  

VND

     0.0513        0.0485        0.0517        0.0500  

 

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25.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  ii)

Sensitivity analysis

 

A weaker won, as indicated below, against the following currencies which comprise the Group’s assets or liabilities denominated in a foreign currency as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, would have increased (decreased) equity and profit or loss by the amounts shown below. This analysis is based on foreign currency exchange rate variances that the Group considers to be reasonably possible as of the end of the reporting period. The analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular interest rates, would remain constant. The changes in equity and profit or loss would have been as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  
     Equity      Profit or loss      Equity      Profit or loss  

USD (5 percent weakening)

   W (22,247)        58,359        23,570        105,398  

JPY (5 percent weakening)

     (4,410      (4,387      (8,397      (6,418

CNY (5 percent weakening)

     (79,332      8        (92,454      11  

TWD (5 percent weakening)

     880        —          772        —    

EUR (5 percent weakening)

     447        83        221        (278

PLN (5 percent weakening)

     8,502        21        8,036        28  

VND (5 percent weakening)

     (1,198      (1,198      (1,871      (1,871

A stronger won against the above currencies as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 would have had the equal but opposite effect on the above currencies to the amounts shown above, on the basis that all other variables remain constant.

(ii) Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk arises principally from the Group’s bonds and borrowings. The Group establishes and applies its policy to reduce uncertainty arising from fluctuations in the interest rate and to minimize finance cost and manages interest rate risk by monitoring of trends of fluctuations in interest rate and establishing plan for countermeasures. Meanwhile, the Group entered into currency interest rate swap contracts amount of USD 1,785 million (W2,182,341 million) in notional amount to hedge interest rate risk with respect to variable interest bearing foreign currency denominated borrowings.

i) Profile

The interest rate profile of the Group’s interest-bearing financial instruments as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Fixed rate instruments

     

Financial assets

   W 3,636,614        3,414,838  

Financial liabilities

     (6,185,574      (6,066,554
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W (2,548,960)        (2,651,716
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Variable rate instruments

     

Financial liabilities

   W (8,367,790)        (7,414,336)  

 

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Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  ii)

Equity and profit or loss sensitivity analysis for variable rate instruments

 

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, a change of 100 basis points in interest rates at the reporting date would have increased (decreased) equity and profit or loss by the amounts shown below for each 12-month period following the reporting dates. This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular foreign currency rates, remain constant.

 

(In millions of won)    Equity      Profit or loss  
     1%p
increase
     1%p
decrease
     1%p
increase
     1%p
decrease
 

March 31, 2020

           

Variable rate instruments (*)

   W (44,848)        44,848        (44,848      44,848  

December 31, 2019

           

Variable rate instruments (*)

   W (38,774)        38,774        (38,774      38,774  

 

  (*)

Financial instruments related to non-hedging interest rate swap are excluded.

 

  (b)

Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations, and arises principally from the Group’s receivables from customers.

The Group’s exposure to credit risk of trade and other receivables is influenced mainly by the individual characteristics of each customer. However, management believes that the default risk of the country in which each customer operates, do not have a significant influence on credit risk since the majority of the customers are global electronic appliance manufacturers operating in global markets.

The Group establishes credit limits for each customer and each new customer is analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively before determining whether to utilize third party guarantees, insurance or factoring as appropriate.

In relation to the impairment of financial assets subsequent to initial recognition, the Group recognizes the changes in expected credit loss (“ECL”) in profit or loss at each reporting date.

 

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Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure. The maximum exposure to credit risk as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Financial assets carried at amortized cost

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   W  3,558,386        3,336,003  

Deposits in banks

     78,168        78,768  

Trade accounts and notes receivable, net

     2,748,864        3,154,080  

Non-trade receivables

     191,558        463,614  

Accrued income

     13,080        10,434  

Deposits

     36,905        31,036  

Short-term loans

     24,216        21,623  

Long-term loans

     30,988        40,827  

Long-term non-trade receivables

     8,478        9,072  

Lease receivables

     27,454        27,794  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 6,718,097        7,173,251  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     

Convertible bonds

   W 1,544        1,544  

Derivatives

     108,951        49,676  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 110,495        51,220  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

     

Debt instruments

   W 71        76  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 6,828,663        7,224,547  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Trade accounts and notes receivables are insured in order for the Group to manage credit risk if they do not meet the Group’s internal credit ratings. Uninsured trade accounts and notes receivables are managed by continuous monitoring of internal credit rating standards established by the Group and seeking insurance coverage, if necessary.

 

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25.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (c)

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or other financial assets. The Group’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Group’s reputation.

The Group has historically been able to satisfy its cash requirements from cash flows from operations and debt and equity financing. To the extent that the Group does not generate sufficient cash flows from operations to meet its capital requirements, the Group relies on other financing activities, such as external long-term borrowings and offerings of debt securities, equity-linked and other debt securities. In addition, the Group maintains a line of credit with various banks.

The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities, including estimated interest payments, as of March 31, 2020.

 

(In millions of won)           Contractual cash flows  
     Carrying
amount
     Total      6 months
or less
     6-12
months
     1-2 years      2-5 years     More than
5 years
 

Non-derivative financial liabilities

                   

Borrowings

   W 11,457,999        12,656,947        1,225,037        1,398,801        2,296,426        6,635,110       1,101,573  

Bonds

     3,095,365        3,362,009        296,983        384,636        1,036,357        1,509,193       134,840  

Trade accounts and notes payable

     2,872,192        2,872,192        2,872,192        —          —          —         —    

Other accounts payable

     1,594,355        1,594,355        1,593,229        1,126        —          —         —    

Other accounts payable (enterprise procurement cards)(*)

     2,101,605        2,132,527        782,912        1,349,615        —          —         —    

Long-term other accounts payable

     1,135        1,135        —          —          1,135        —         —    

Security deposits received

     11,570        11,570        4,420        2,600        4,550        —         —    

Lease liabilities

     94,007        100,042        29,028        16,315        18,777        25,714       10,208  

Derivative financial liabilities

                   

Derivatives

     6,210        4,071        3,747        6,225        1,145        (7,036     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 21,234,438        22,734,848        6,807,538        3,159,318        3,358,390        8,162,981       1,246,641  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*)

Represents the amount of utility expenses and others paid by enterprise procurement cards and the outstanding payables are settled at the end of the billing cycle. The payments to the card company arises from operating activities of purchasing of goods and services thus the related cash flow is disclosed as operating activities.

It is not expected that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier, or at significantly different amounts.

 

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Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (d)

Capital management

Management’s policy is to maintain a capital base so as to maintain investor, creditor and market confidence and to sustain future development of the business. Liabilities to equity ratio, net borrowings to equity ratio and other financial ratios are used by management to achieve an optimal capital structure. Management also monitors the return on capital as well as the level of dividends to ordinary shareholders.

 

(In millions of won)             
     March 31, 2020     December 31, 2019  

Total liabilities

   W  23,322,511       23,086,282  

Total equity

     12,563,061       12,488,281  

Cash and deposits in banks (*1)

     3,636,543       3,414,760  

Borrowings (including bonds)

     14,553,364       13,480,889  

Total liabilities to equity ratio

     186     185

Net borrowings to equity ratio (*2)

     87     81

 

(*1)

Cash and deposits in banks consist of cash and cash equivalents and current deposits in banks.

(*2)

Net borrowings to equity ratio is calculated by dividing total borrowings (including bonds and excluding lease liabilities) less cash and current deposits in banks by total equity.

 

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25.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (e)

Determination of fair value

 

  (i)

Measurement of fair value

A number of the Group’s accounting policies and disclosures require the determination of fair value, for both financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. Fair values have been determined for measurement and/or disclosure purposes based on the following methods. When applicable, further information about the assumptions made in determining fair values is disclosed in the notes specific to that asset or liability.

 

  i)

Current assets and liabilities

The carrying amounts approximate their fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

 

  ii)

Trade receivables and other receivables

The fair value of trade and other receivables is estimated as the present value of future cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the reporting date. This fair value is determined for disclosure purposes. The carrying amounts of current receivables approximate their fair value.

 

  iii)

Investments in equity and debt securities

The fair value of marketable financial assets at FVTPL and FVOCI is determined by reference to their quoted closing bid price at the reporting date. The fair value of non-marketable instruments is determined using the results of fair value assessment performed by external valuation institution and others.

 

  iv)

Non-derivative financial liabilities

Fair value, which is determined for disclosure purposes, except for the liabilities at FVTPL, is calculated based on the present value of future principal and interest cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the reporting date.

 

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25.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (ii)

Fair values versus carrying amounts

The fair values of financial assets and liabilities, together with the carrying amounts shown in the condensed consolidated interim statements of financial position as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                    
     March 31, 2020     December 31, 2019  
     Carrying
amounts
     Fair values     Carrying
amounts
     Fair values  

Financial assets carried at amortized cost

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   W 3,558,386        ( *)      3,336,003        ( *) 

Deposits in banks

     78,168        ( *)      78,768        ( *) 

Trade accounts and notes receivable

     2,748,864        ( *)      3,154,080        ( *) 

Non-trade receivables

     191,558        ( *)      463,614        ( *) 

Accrued income

     13,080        ( *)      10,434        ( *) 

Deposits

     36,905        ( *)      31,036        ( *) 

Short-term loans

     24,216        ( *)      21,623        ( *) 

Long-term loans

     30,988        ( *)      40,827        ( *) 

Long-term non-trade receivables

     8,478        ( *)      9,072        ( *) 

Lease receivables

     27,454        ( *)      27,794        ( *) 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

          

Equity instruments

   W 9,041        9,041       9,879        9,879  

Convertible bonds

     1,544        1,544       1,544        1,544  

Derivatives

     108,951        108,951       49,676        49,676  

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

          

Debt instruments

   W 71        71       76        76  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

          

Derivatives

   W 6,210        6,210       20,592        20,592  

Convertible bonds

     775,659        775,659       858,385        858,385  

Financial liabilities carried at amortized cost

          

Borrowings

   W 11,457,999        11,486,150       10,329,671        10,394,498  

Bonds

     2,319,706        2,355,357       2,292,833        2,345,867  

Trade accounts and notes payable

     2,872,192        ( *)      2,618,261        ( *) 

Other accounts payable

     3,695,960        ( *)      4,397,121        ( *) 

Long-term other accounts payable

     1,135        ( *)      1,069        ( *) 

Security deposits received

     11,570        ( *)      11,000        ( *) 

Lease liabilities

     94,007        ( *)      88,512        ( *) 

 

(*)

Excluded from disclosures as the carrying amount approximates fair value.

 

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Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

 

  (iii)

Fair values of financial assets and liabilities

 

  i)

Fair value hierarchy

The table below analyzes financial instruments carried at fair value based on the input variables used in the valuation method to measure fair value of assets and liabilities. The different levels have been defined by input variables as follows:

 

   

Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

 

   

Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly

 

   

Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data

 

  ii)

Financial instruments measured at fair value

Fair value hierarchy classifications of the financial instruments that are measured at fair value as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

           

Equity instruments

   W —          —          9,041        9,041  

Convertible bonds

     —          —          1,544        1,544  

Derivatives

     —          —          108,951        108,951  

Financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income

           

Debt instruments

   W 71        —          —          71  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

           

Derivatives

   W —          —          6,210        6,210  

Convertible bonds

     775,659        —          —          775,659  

 

(In millions of won)    December 31, 2019  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

           

Equity instruments

   W —          —          9,879        9,879  

Convertible bonds

     —          —          1,544        1,544  

Derivatives

     —          —          49,676        49,676  

Financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income

           

Debt instruments

   W 76        —          —          76  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

           

Derivatives

   W —          —          20,592        20,592  

Convertible bonds

     858,385        —          —          858,385  

 

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Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  iii)

Financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which the fair value is disclosed

Fair value hierarchy classifications, valuation technique and inputs for fair value measurements of the financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which the fair value is disclosed as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020      Valuation technique      Input  

Classification

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Liabilities

              

Borrowings

   W —          —          11,486,150        Discounted cash flow        Discount rate  

Bonds

     —          —          2,355,357        Discounted cash flow        Discount rate  
(In millions of won)    December 31, 2019      Valuation technique      Input  

Classification

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Liabilities

              

Borrowings

   W —          —          10,394,498        Discounted cash flow        Discount rate  

Bonds

     —          —          2,345,867        Discounted cash flow        Discount rate  

 

  iv)

The discount rates applied for determination of the above fair value as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2020   December 31, 2019

Borrowings, bonds and others

   2.04~4.21%   1.87~3.56%

 

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Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                          
                  Non-cash transactions        
     January 1,
2020
     Cash
flows
from
financing
activities
    Reclassification     Gain or
loss on
foreign
currency
translation
     Effective
interest
adjustment
     Others     March 31,
2020
 

Short-term borrowings

   W 696,793        150,107       —         42,656        —          —         889,556  

Current portion of long-term borrowings and bonds

     1,242,904        (19,059     718,671       14,779        175        —         1,957,470  

Long-term borrowings

     8,799,677        642,613       (518,965     297,231        —          —         9,220,556  

Bonds (*)

     2,741,516        —         (199,706     70,686        5,021        (131,735     2,485,782  

Lease liabilities

     88,512        (17,675     —         4,306        —          18,864       94,007  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 13,569,402        755,986       —         429,658        5,196        (112,871     14,647,371  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*)

Others include gain on valuation of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss amounting to W131.735 million.

 

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Related Parties and Others

 

  (a)

Related parties

Related parties as of March 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

Classification

  

Description

Associates (*)

   Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd. and others

Entity that has significant influence over the Controlling Company

   LG Electronics Inc.

Subsidiaries of the entity that has significant influence over the Controlling Company

   Subsidiaries of LG Electronics Inc.

 

(*)

Details of associates are described in note 8.

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

  (b)

Significant transactions such as sales of goods and purchases of raw material and outsourcing service and others, which occurred in the normal course of business with related parties for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2020  
     Sales and
others
            Purchase and others  
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of
raw material
and others
     Acquisition of
property,
plant and
equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other costs  

Associates and their subsidiaries

                 

AVATEC Co., Ltd.

   W —          200        —          —          14,983        199  

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

     —          7,739        74,280        —          —          973  

WooRee E&L Co., Ltd.

     —          —          1,583        —          —          5  

YAS Co., Ltd.

     —          300        1,484        1,114        —          970  

Material Science Co., Ltd.

     —          —          60        —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W —          8,239        77,407        1,114        14,983        2,147  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Entity that has significant influence over the Controlling Company

                 

LG Electronics Inc.

   W 196,295        —          3,621        126,792        —          29,837  

Subsidiaries of the entity that has significant influence over the Controlling Company

                 

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.

   W 13,992        —          —          —          —          65  

LG Electronics Vietnam Haiphong

Co., Ltd.

     71,901        —          —          —          —          199  

LG Electronics Nanjing New Technology Co., Ltd.

     89,650        —          —          —          —          241  

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

 

(In millions of won)    2020  
     Sales
and others
            Purchase and others  
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of
raw material
and others
     Acquisition of
property,
plant and
equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other costs  

LG Electronics RUS, LLC

     W 25,085        —          —          —          —          117  

LG Electronics do Brasil Ltda.

     30,024        —          —          —          —          40  

LG Innotek Co., Ltd.

     1,192        —          7,568        —          —          20,352  

Qingdao LG Inspur Digital Communication Co., Ltd.

     5,310        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Electronics Mexicali S.A. DE C.V.

     35,104        —          —          —          —          9  

LG Electronics Mlawa Sp. z o.o.

     100,238        —          —          —          —          528  

LG Electronics Reynosa S.A. DE C.V.

     129,300        —          —          —          —          530  

LG Electronics Egypt S.A.E.

     20,412        —          —          —          —          246  

LG Electronics Japan, Inc.

     —          —          —          8        —          1,503  

P.T. LG Electronics Indonesia

     20,779        —          —          —          —          98  

Others

     1,380        —          17        —          —          1,421  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W 544,367        —          7,585        8        —          25,349  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W 740,662        8,239        88,613        127,914        14,983        57,333  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)    2019  
     Sales and
others
            Purchase and others  
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of
raw material
and others
     Acquisition of
property,
plant and
equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other costs  

Associates and their subsidiaries

                 

INVENIA Co., Ltd.(*1)

   W —          180        343        28,204        —          53  

AVATEC Co., Ltd.

     —          265        —          —          21,157        201  

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

     —          6,057        90,616        —          —          964  

WooRee E&L Co., Ltd.

     —          —          1,305        —          —          1  

YAS Co., Ltd.

     —          1,000        1,647        80,418        —          958  

Material Science Co., Ltd.

     —          —          —          —          —          313  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W —          7,502        93,911        108,622        21,157        2,490  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Entity that has significant influence over the Controlling Company

                 

LG Electronics Inc.

   W 285,534        —          3,833        422,275        —          28,042  

Subsidiaries of the entity that has significant influence over the Controlling Company

                 

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.

   W 22,864        —          —          —          —          1  

LG Electronics Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

     62,783        —          —          1,515        —          121  

LG Electronics Nanjing New Technology Co., Ltd.

     56,558        —          —          29        —          99  

 

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(In millions of won)    2019  
     Sales
and others
            Purchase and others  
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of
raw material
and others
     Acquisition of
property,
plant and
equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other costs  

LG Electronics RUS, LLC

   W 26,978        —          —          —          —          743  

LG Electronics do Brasil Ltda.

     43,354        —          —          —          —          45  

LG Innotek Co., Ltd.

     3,033        —          15,560        —          —          24,731  

Qingdao LG Inspur Digital Communication Co., Ltd.

     2,588        —          —          —          —          —    

Inspur LG Digital Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.

     20,417        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Electronics Mexicalli S.A. DE C.V.

     38,472        —          —          —          —          27  

LG Electronics Mlawa Sp. z o.o.

     191,510        —          —          —          —          575  

LG Electronics Taiwan Taipei Co., Ltd.

     2,683        —          —          —          —          89  

LG Hitachi Water Solutions Co., Ltd. (*2)

     —          —          —          27,508        —          —    

LG Electronics Reynosa S.A. DE C.V.

     168,014        —          —          —          —          258  

LG Electronics Air-Conditioning (Shandong) Co., Ltd.

     —          —          33        4,014        —          17  

HiEntech Co., Ltd. (*2)

     18        —          —          3,666        —          7,111  

HiEntech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (*2)

     —          —          —          4,055        —          5,674  

LG Electronics S.A. (Pty) Ltd

     1,728        —          —          —          —          5  

LG Electronics Egypt S.A.E.

     27,913        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Electronics Alabama Inc.

     2,563        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Electronics Japan, Inc.

     —          —          —          3        —          1,552  

LG Electronics USA Inc.

     2,570        —          —          —          —          —    

Others

     543        —          1        —          —          1,592  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 674,589        —          15,594        40,790        —          42,640  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 960,123        7,502        113,338        571,687        21,157        73,172  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

(*1)

Represents transactions occurred prior to the Group’s disposal of the entire investments.

(*2)

Represents transactions occurred prior to LG Electronics Inc.’s disposal of the entire investments.

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

  (c)

Trade accounts and notes receivable and payable and others as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     Trade accounts and notes receivable
and others
     Trade accounts and notes payable
and others
 
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019      March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Associates and their subsidiaries

           

AVATEC Co., Ltd.

   W 200        —          2,288        1,029  

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

     —          —          63,295        62,853  

WooRee E&L Co., Ltd.

     —          —          1,571        1,888  

YAS Co., Ltd.

     300        —          23,389        27,489  

Material Science Co., Ltd.

     —          —          66        8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 500        —          90,609        93,267  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Entity that has significant influence over the Controlling Company

           

LG Electronics Inc.

   W 162,685        209,939        119,471        157,713  

Subsidiaries of the entity that has significant influence over the Controlling Company

           

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.

   W 6,172        6,113        —          —    

LG Electronics Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

     52,149        47,740        —          75  

LG Electronics Nanjing New Technology Co., Ltd.

     61,614        55,343        14        49  

LG Electronics RUS, LLC

     12,960        17,600        59        83  

LG Electronics do Brasil Ltda.

     17,984        14,805        5        26  

LG Innotek Co., Ltd.

     153        267        36,707        36,426  

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)       
     Trade accounts and notes receivable
and others
     Trade accounts and notes payable
and others
 
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019      March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

LG Electronics Mexicali, S.A. DE C.V.

   W 18,682        11,195        10        17  

LG Electronics Mlawa Sp. z o.o.

     34,430        124,390        47        75  

LG Electronics Reynosa, S.A. DE C.V.

     85,002        82,927        197        62  

LG Electronics Egypt S.A.E.

     12,691        9,432        —          —    

Qingdao LG Inspur Digital Communication Co., Ltd.

     —          7,221        —          —    

P.T. LG Electronics Indonesia

     13,079        7,696        —          16  

Others

     1,835        2,452        2,383        3,548  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  316,751        387,181        39,422        40,377  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 479,936        597,120        249,502        291,357  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

  (d)

Details of significant financing transactions such as loans and collection of loans, which occurred in the normal course of business with related parties for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     2019  

Associates

   Loans      Collection
of loans
 

INVENIA Co., Ltd.(*)

   W 1,000        —    

 

  (*)

Excluded from related parties due to disposal of equity investments during the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

  (e)

Conglomerate Transactions

Transactions, trade accounts and notes receivable and payable, and others between the Group and certain companies and their subsidiaries, which are included in LG Group, one of conglomerates according to the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 and as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows. These entities are not related parties according to K-IFRS No. 1024, Related Party Disclosures.

 

(In millions of won)  
     For the three-month period ended
March 31, 2020
     March 31, 2020  
     Sales
and others
     Purchase
and others
     Trade accounts and
notes receivable

and others
     Trade accounts and
notes payable

and others
 

LG International Corp. and its subsidiaries

   W  115,325        77,042        59,336        35,934  

LG Uplus Corp.

     —          561        —          —    

LG Chem Ltd. and its subsidiaries

     171        213,622        137        155,563  

S&I Corp. and its subsidiaries

     84        63,222        21,307        107,921  

Silicon Works Co., Ltd.

     36        152,488        36        127,663  

LG Corp.

     —          11,783        11,443        —    

LG Management Development Institute

     —          1,597        3,480        297  

LG CNS Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

     2        24,231        2        16,548  

LG Household & Health Care and its subsidiaries

     —          77        —          1  

LG Holdings Japan Co., Ltd.

     —          533        2,407        —    

G2R Inc. and its subsidiaries

     —          1,783        —          4,692  

Robostar Co., Ltd.

     —          406        —          1,636  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 115,618        547,345        98,148        450,255  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)  
     For the three-month period
ended March 31, 2019
     December 31, 2019  
     Sales
and others
     Purchase
and others
     Trade accounts and
notes receivable

and others
     Trade accounts and
notes payable

and others
 

LG International Corp. and its subsidiaries

   W 195,200        118,145        93,623        77,721  

LG Uplus Corp.

     —          560        —          208  

LG Chem Ltd. and its subsidiaries

     721        286,607        97        128,636  

S&I Corp. and its subsidiaries

     84        329,563        21,307        159,202  

Silicon Works Co., Ltd.

     92        150,292        —          126,856  

LG Corp.

     —          13,273        8,781        —    

LG Management Development Institute

     —          2,470        3,480        231  

LG CNS Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

     5        35,922        2        75,850  
           

LG Household & Health Care and its subsidiaries

     —          95        —          6  

LG Holdings Japan Co., Ltd.

     —          492        2,264        —    

G2R Inc. and its subsidiaries

     —          1,064        —          29,540  

Robostar Co., Ltd.

     —          5,347        —          2,332  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  196,102        943,830        129,554        600,582  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

  (f)

Key management personnel compensation

Compensation costs of key management for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Short-term benefits

   W 569        891  

Expenses related to the defined benefit plan

     96        100  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  665        991  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Key management refers to the registered directors who have significant control and responsibilities over the Controlling Company’s operations and business.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2020 and 2019

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Independent Auditors’ Review Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

LG Display Co., Ltd.:

Reviewed Financial Statements

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed separate interim financial statements of LG Display Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) which comprise the condensed separate interim statement of financial position as of March 31, 2020, the condensed separate interim statements of comprehensive loss changes in equity and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, and notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s Responsibility for the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these condensed separate interim financial statements in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards No. 1034, Interim Financial Reporting, and for such internal controls as management determines necessary to enable the preparation of condensed separate interim financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to issue a report on these condensed separate interim financial statements based on our reviews.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the Review Standards for Quarterly and Semiannual Financial Statements established by the Security and Futures Commission of the Republic of Korea. A review of interim financial information consists principally of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our reviews, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed separate interim financial statements referred to above are not presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards No. 1034, Interim Financial Reporting.

Other Matters    

The procedures and practices utilized in the Republic of Korea to review such condensed separate interim financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries.

We audited the separate statement of financial position as of December 31, 2019, and the related separate statements of comprehensive loss, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, which are not accompanying this review report, in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing, and our report thereon, dated March 11, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion. The accompanying condensed separate statement of financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019, presented for comparative purposes, is not different from that audited by us from which it was derived in all material respects.

 

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KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

May 14, 2020

 

This report is effective as of May 14, 2020, the review report date. Certain subsequent events or circumstances, which may occur between the review report date and the time of reading this report, could have a material impact on the accompanying condensed separate interim financial statements and notes thereto. Accordingly, the readers of the review report should understand that the above review report has not been updated to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Interim Statements of Financial Position

(Unaudited)

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019

 

(In millions of won)    Note    March 31,
2020
     December 31,
2019
 

Assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

   4, 24    W 797,883      1,105,245

Deposits in banks

   4, 24      76,757      77,257

Trade accounts and notes receivable, net

   5, 14, 24, 26      3,484,158      3,565,860

Other accounts receivable, net

   5, 24      176,944      439,940

Other current financial assets

   6, 24      50,779      55,665

Inventories

   7      1,603,483      1,526,299

Prepaid income tax

        111,719      111,129

Other current assets

   5      251,012      199,833
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

        6,552,735      7,081,228

Deposits in banks

   4, 24      11      11

Investments

   8      5,483,824      4,958,308

Other non-current accounts receivable, net

   5, 24      18,574      19,899

Other non-current financial assets

   6, 24      128,922      74,203

Property, plant and equipment, net

   9      12,519,903      12,764,175

Intangible assets, net

   10      705,695      708,047

Deferred tax assets

   22      1,506,384      1,367,714

Defined benefit assets

   12      88,987      127,252

Other non-current assets

   5      288,609      281,843
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

        20,740,909      20,301,452
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

      W 27,293,644      27,382,680
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Trade accounts and notes payable

   24, 26    W 3,288,097      2,682,403

Current financial liabilities

   11, 24      2,298,849      1,474,589

Other accounts payable

   24      3,062,866      3,329,040

Accrued expenses

        420,288      520,395
        

Provisions

   13      177,578      188,238

Advances received

   14      831,946      898,447

Other current liabilities

   13      43,868      47,371
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

        10,123,492      9,140,483

Non-current financial liabilities

   11, 24      6,500,876      7,094,405

Non-current provisions

   13      65,349      67,118
        

Long-term advances received

   14      188,971      328,677

Other non-current liabilities

   13      88,353      85,904
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

        6,843,549      7,576,104
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

        16,967,041      16,716,587
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity

        

Share capital

   15      1,789,079      1,789,079

Share premium

        2,251,113      2,251,113

Retained earnings

        6,286,411      6,625,901
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

        10,326,603      10,666,093
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

      W 27,293,644      27,382,680
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate interim financial statements.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Interim Statements of Comprehensive Loss

(Unaudited)

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019

 

(In millions of won, except earnings per share)    Note    2020     2019  

Revenue

   16, 26    W 4,481,421     5,383,604

Cost of sales

   7, 17, 26      (4,533,377     (4,975,246
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit (loss)

        (51,956     408,358
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling expenses

   18      (135,470     (151,929

Administrative expenses

   18      (102,604     (129,600

Research and development expenses

        (263,679     (329,610
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

        (553,709     (202,781
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance income

   21      284,887     47,870

Finance costs

   21      (264,734     (51,996

Other non-operating income

   20      451,006     141,396

Other non-operating expenses

   20      (392,892     (122,203
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income tax

        (475,442     (187,714

Income tax expense (benefit)

   22      (137,865     (73,773
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss for the period

        (337,577     (113,941
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

       

Items that will never be reclassified to profit or loss

       

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities

   12      (2,574     (2,913

Related income tax

   12      661     776
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss for the period, net of income tax

        (1,913     (2,137
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss for the period

      W (339,490     (116,078
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss per share (in won)

       

Basic and diluted loss per share

   23    W (943     (318
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate interim financial statements.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Interim Statements of Changes in Equity

(Unaudited)

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019

 

(In millions of won)    Share
capital
     Share
premium
     Retained
earnings
    Total equity  

Balances at January 1, 2019

   W 1,789,079      2,251,113      9,172,389     13,212,581
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss for the period

          

Loss for the period

     —        —        (113,941     (113,941

Other comprehensive loss

          

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities, net of tax

     —        —        (2,137     (2,137
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss for the period

   W —          —        (116,078     (116,078
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at March 31, 2019

   W 1,789,079      2,251,113      9,056,311     13,096,503
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at January 1, 2020

   W 1,789,079      2,251,113      6,625,901     10,666,093
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss for the period

          

Loss for the period

     —        —        (337,577     (337,577

Other comprehensive loss

          

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities, net of tax

     —        —        (1,913     (1,913
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss for the period

   W —          —        (339,490     (339,490
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at March 31, 2020

   W 1,789,079      2,251,113      6,286,411     10,326,603
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate interim financial statements.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Interim Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019

 

(In millions of won)    Note      2020     2019  

Cash flows from operating activities:

       

Loss for the period

      W (337,577     (113,941

Adjustments for:

       

Income tax expense (benefit)

     22        (137,865     (73,773

Depreciation and amortization

     9, 10, 17        663,270     563,232
       

Gain on foreign currency translation

        (165,344     (70,560

Loss on foreign currency translation

        182,048     81,153

Expenses related to defined benefit plans

     12        39,698     48,777

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

        (4,281     (15,100

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

        4,374     2

Impairment loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

        5,494     360

Gain on disposal of intangible assets

            (552

Loss on disposal of intangible assets

            18

Impairment loss on intangible assets

        4,347    

Reversal of impairment loss on intangible assets

        (550     (215

Expense on increase of provisions

        65,238     86,301

Finance income

        (257,734     (43,145

Finance costs

        258,264     49,102

Other income

        (13,944     (1,298

Other expenses

        259     3,192
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        643,274     627,494

Changes in

       

Trade accounts and notes receivable

        (48,552     (585,256

Other accounts receivable

        536     36,351

Inventories

        (77,184     22,748

Other current assets

        (39,710     (37,921

Other non-current assets

        (25,687     (12,530

Trade accounts and notes payable

        538,969     363,106

Other accounts payable

        (298,182     16,024

Accrued expenses

        (104,761     25,396

Provisions

        (65,889     (71,085

Advances received

        (18,388     (29,049

Other current liabilities

        (14,114     (7,043

Defined benefit liabilities, net

        (4,007     (1,638

Other non-current liabilities

        3,218     2,756
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        (153,751     (278,141

Cash generated from operating activities

        151,946     235,412

Income taxes refunded (paid)

        (734     (360

Interests received

        4,647     3,087

Interests paid

        (70,159     (49,909
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

      W 85,700     188,230
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate interim financial statements.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Interim Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

(Unaudited)

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019

 

(In millions of won)    Note      2020     2019  

Cash flows from investing activities:

       

Dividends received

      W 7,739     —    

Increase in deposits in banks

        —         (500

Proceeds from withdrawal of deposits in banks

        500     500

Acquisition of financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income

        —         (21

Proceeds from disposal of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

        6     —    

Acquisition of investments

        (525,516     (1,006,277

Proceeds from disposal of investments

        600     600

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

        (252,258     (511,321

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

        269,228     32,718

Acquisition of intangible assets

        (111,119     (132,695

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

        —         1,945

Receipt from settlement of derivatives

        21,615     5,385

Proceeds from collection of short-term loans

        6,134     11,320

Increase in short-term loans

        —         (8,225

Increase in long-term loans

        —         (1,500

Increase in deposits

        (8     (500

Decrease in deposits

        947     500

Proceeds from disposal other assets

        11,000     —    
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

        (571,132     (1,608,071
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

     25       

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

        644,178     496,655

Repayments of short-term borrowings

        (453,478     (160,075

Proceeds from issuance of bonds

        —         388,447

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

        —         759,423

Repayments of current portion of long-term borrowings and bonds

        (9,538     (263,144

Payment guarantee fee received

        —         543

Repayments of lease liabilities

        (3,092     (3,478
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

        178,070     1,218,371
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

        (307,362     (201,470

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

        1,105,245     473,283
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31

      W 797,883     271,813
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate interim financial statements.

 

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1.

Organization and Description of Business

LG Display Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) was incorporated in February 1985 and the Company is a public corporation listed in the Korea Exchange since 2004. The main business of the Company is to manufacture and sell displays and its related products. As of March 31, 2020, the Company is operating Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display (“TFT-LCD”) and Organic Light Emitting Diode (“OLED”) panel manufacturing plants in Gumi, Paju and China and TFT-LCD and OLED module manufacturing plants in Gumi, Paju, China and Vietnam. The Company is domiciled in the Republic of Korea with its address at 128 Yeouidae-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, the Republic of Korea. As of March 31, 2020, LG Electronics Inc., a major shareholder of the Company, owns 37.9% (135,625,000 shares) of the Company’s common stock.

The Company’s common stock is listed on the Korea Exchange under the identifying code 034220. As of March 31, 2020, there are 357,815,700 shares of common stock outstanding. The Company’s common stock is also listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) under the symbol “LPL”. One ADS represents one-half of one share of common stock. As of March 31, 2020, there are 20,935,890 ADSs outstanding.

 

2.

Basis of Presenting Financial Statements

 

  (a)

Statement of Compliance

The condensed separate interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRSs”) No.1034, Interim Financial Reporting. They do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the separate financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019.

These condensed interim financial statements are separate interim financial statements prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No.1027, Separate Financial Statements, presented by a parent, an investor in an associate, in which the investments are accounted for on the basis of the direct equity interest rather than on the basis of the reported results and net assets of the investees.

 

  (b)

Basis of Measurement

The condensed separate interim financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for the following material items in the statement of financial position:

 

   

derivative financial instruments at fair value, financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”), financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”), financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”), and

 

   

net defined benefit liabilities (defined benefit assets) recognized at the present value of defined benefit obligations less the fair value of plan assets

 

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2.

Basis of Presenting Financial Statements, Continued

 

  (c)

Functional and Presentation Currency

The condensed separate interim financial statements are presented in Korean won, which is the Company’s functional currency.

 

  (d)

Use of Estimates and Judgments

The preparation of the condensed separate interim financial statements in conformity with K-IFRSs requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies followed by the Company in the preparation of its condensed separate interim financial statements are the same as those followed by the Company in its preparation of the separate financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, except for the application of K-IFRS No. 1034, Interim Financial Reporting.

 

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4.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Deposits in Banks

Cash and cash equivalents and deposits in banks as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)      
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Current assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

     

Demand deposits

   W 797,883        1,105,245  

Deposits in banks

     

Restricted deposits (*)

     76,757        77,257  

Non-current assets

     

Deposits in banks

     

Restricted deposits (*)

     11        11  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 874,651        1,182,513  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Includes funds deposited under agreements on mutually beneficial cooperation to aid LG Group companies’ suppliers, restricted deposits pledged to enforce the Company’s investment plans upon the receipt of grants from Gumi city and Gyeongsangbuk-do, and others.

 

5.

Receivables and Other Assets

 

  (a)

Trade accounts and notes receivable as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

     
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Due from third parties

   W 142,132        221,243  

Due from related parties

     3,342,026        3,344,617  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 3,484,158        3,565,860  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (b)

Other accounts receivable as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

     
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Current assets

     

Non-trade receivables, net

   W 176,357        438,659  

Accrued income

     587        1,281  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 176,944        439,940  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current assets

     

Long-term non-trade receivables

   W 18,574        19,899  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 195,518        459,839  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Due from related parties included in other accounts receivable, as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are W34,538 million and W45,518 million, respectively.

 

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5.

Receivables and Other Assets, Continued

 

  (c)

The aging of trade accounts and notes receivable, and other accounts receivable as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020  
     Book value      Allowance for impairment  
     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
 

Current

   W 3,483,874        196,924        (7      (3,206

1-15 days past due

     55        214        —          (2

16-30 days past due

     236        2        —          —    

31-60 days past due

     —          81        —          —    

More than 60 days past due

     —          1,530        —          (25
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 3,484,165        198,751        (7      (3,233
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)    December 31, 2019  
     Book value      Allowance for impairment  
     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
 

Current

   W 3,565,795        184,991        (5      (2,952

1-15 days past due

     70        3,488        —          (1

16-30 days past due

     —          94        —          —    

31-60 days past due

     —          61        —          —    

More than 60 days past due

     —          274,183        —          (25
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 3,565,865        462,817        (5      (2,978
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The movement in the allowance for impairment in respect of trade accounts and notes receivable and other accounts receivable for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  
     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
 

Balance at the beginning of the period

   W 5        2,978        5        989  

(Reversal of) bad debt expense

     2        255        —          1,989  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at the end of the reporting period

   W 7        3,233        5        2,978  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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5.

Receivables and Other Assets, Continued

 

  (d)

Other assets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

     
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Current assets

     

Advanced payments

   W 18,430        1,849  

Prepaid expenses

     180,713        100,561  

Value added tax refundable

     31,224        75,317  

Right to recover returned goods

     20,645        22,106  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 251,012        199,833  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current assets

     

Long-term prepaid expenses

   W 271,070        274,101  

Long-term advanced payments

     17,539        7,742  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 288,609        281,843  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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6.

Other Financial Assets

Other financial assets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Current assets

     

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     

Derivatives(*)

   W 26,554        34,036  

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

     

Debt instruments

     

Government bonds

   W 9        6  

Financial assets carried at amortized cost

     

Short-term loans

   W 24,216        21,623  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 50,779        55,665  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current assets

     

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     

Equity instruments

     

Intellectual Discovery, Ltd.

   W 1,104        1,104  

Kyulux, Inc.

     637        1,889  

Fineeva Co., Ltd.

     4        4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 1,745        2,997  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Convertible bonds

   W 1,544        1,544  

Derivatives(*)

     82,397        15,640  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 85,686        20,181  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

     

Debt instruments

     

Government bonds

   W 62        70  

Financial assets carried at amortized cost

     

Deposits

   W 12,186        13,125  

Long-term loans

     30,988        40,827  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 43,174        53,952  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 128,922        74,203  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Represents valuation gain from foreign currency interest rate swap contracts related to foreign currency denominated borrowings and bonds. The contracts are not designated as hedging instruments.

 

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Inventories

Inventories as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Finished goods

   W 374,559        394,069  

Work-in-process

     712,494        696,993  

Raw materials

     410,236        341,004  

Supplies

     106,194        94,233  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 1,603,483        1,526,299  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the amounts of inventories recognized as cost of sales including inventory write-downs and usage of inventory write-downs included in cost of sales are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2020      2019  

Inventories recognized as cost of sales

   W 4,533,377        4,975,246  

Including: inventory write-downs

     335,255        317,892  

Including: usage of inventory write-downs

     (408,567      (280,323

There were no significant reversals of inventory write-downs recognized during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

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Investments

 

  (a)

Investments in subsidiaries consist of the following:

 

(In millions of won)                  March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Subsidiaries

   Location      Business      Percentage
of ownership
    Book
Value
     Percentage
of ownership
    Book
Value
 

LG Display America, Inc.

     San Jose, U.S.A.        Sell display products        100   W 36,815        100   W 36,815  

LG Display Germany GmbH

     Eschborn, Germany        Sell display products        100     19,373        100     19,373  

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

     Tokyo, Japan        Sell display products        100     15,686        100     15,686  

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

     Taipei, Taiwan        Sell display products        100     35,230        100     35,230  

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

     Nanjing, China        Manufacture display products        100     593,726        100     593,726  

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

     Shanghai, China        Sell display products        100     9,093        100     9,093  

LG Display Poland Sp. z o.o. (*1)

     Wroclaw, Poland        Manufacture display products        100     160,361        100     160,361  

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

     Guangzhou, China        Manufacture display products        100     293,557        100     293,557  

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

     Shenzhen, China        Sell display products        100     3,467        100     3,467  

LG Display Singapore Pte. Ltd.

     Singapore        Sell display products        100     1,250        100     1,250  

L&T Display Technology (Fujian) Limited

     Fujian, China       

Manufacture and sell LCD
module and LCD monitor
sets
 
 
 
     51     10,123        51     10,123  

LG Display Yantai Co., Ltd.

     Yantai, China        Manufacture display products        100     169,195        100     169,195  

Nanumnuri Co., Ltd.

     Gumi, South Korea        Provide janitorial services        100     800        100     800  

LG Display (China) Co., Ltd.

     Guangzhou, China       
Manufacture and sell display
products
 
 
     51     723,086        51     723,086  

Unified Innovative Technology, LLC

     Wilmington, U.S.A.        Manage intellectual property        100     9,489        100     9,489  

LG Display Guangzhou Trading Co., Ltd.

     Guangzhou, China        Sell display products        100     218        100     218  

Global OLED Technology LLC

     Sterling, U.S.A       
Manage OLED intellectual
property
 
 
     100     164,322        100     164,322  

LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

     Haiphong, Vietnam       
Manufacture
display products

 
     100     672,658        100     672,658  

Suzhou Lehui Display Co., Ltd.

     Suzhou, China       

Manufacture and sell LCD
module and LCD monitor
sets
 
 
 
     100     121,640        100     121,640  

LG DISPLAY FUND I LLC(*2)

     Wilmington, U.S.A       
Invest in venture business
and acquire technologies
 
 
     100     7,230        100     6,322  

LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd.

     Guangzhou, China       
Manufacture and sell display
products
 
 
     74     1,794,547        74     1,794,547  

Money Market Trust

     Seoul, Korea        Money market trust        100     559,308        100     34,700  
          

 

 

      

 

 

 
           W 5,401,174        W 4,875,658  
          

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Investments, Continued

 

  (*1)

On July 1, 2019, LG Display Poland Sp. z o.o. commenced the liquidation.

 

  (*2)

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, the Company contributed W908 million in cash for the capital increase of LG DISPLAY FUND I LLC. There was no change in the Company’s ownership percentage in LG DISPLAY FUND I LLC as a result of this additional investment.

 

  (b)

Investments in associates consist of the following:

 

(In millions of won)                            
            March 31, 2020   December 31, 2019

Associates

 

Location

 

Business

  Percentage
of ownership
   

Book

Value

  Percentage
of ownership
   

Book

Value

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

  Paju, South Korea   Manufacture glass for display     40   W45,089     40   W45,089

WooRee E&L Co., Ltd.

 

Ansan,

South Korea

  Manufacture LED back light unit packages     14   7,310     14   7,310

YAS Co., Ltd.

 

Paju,

South Korea

  Develop and manufacture deposition equipment for OLEDs     15   10,000     15   10,000

AVATEC Co., Ltd.

 

Daegu,

South Korea

  Process and sell glass for display     14   8,000     14   8,000

Arctic Sentinel, Inc.

  Los Angeles, U.S.A.   Develop and manufacture tablet for kids     10   —       10   —  

Cynora GmbH

 

Bruchsal

Germany

  Develop organic emitting materials for displays and lighting devices     12   4,714     12   4,714

Material Science Co., Ltd.

 

Seoul,

South Korea

  Develop, manufacture and sell materials for display     10   2,354     10   2,354

Nanosys Inc.

 

Milpitas,

U.S.A.

  Develop, manufacture and sell materials for display     4   5,183     4   5,183
       

 

   

 

        W82,650     W82,650
       

 

   

 

Dividends income recognized from subsidiaries and associates for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 amounted to W8,239 million and W7,502 million, respectively.

 

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Property, Plant and Equipment

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company purchased property, plant and equipment of W334,389 million and W547,808 million, respectively. The capitalized borrowing costs and the annualized capitalization rate were W25,463 million and 3.11%, and W41,752 million and 3.01%, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. In addition, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized the right-of-use asset for use of vehicles, machinery and others of W8,889 million and W1,260 million, respectively. Also, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company disposed of property, plant and equipment with carrying amounts of W4,650 million and W3,682 million, respectively, and recognized W4,281 million and W4,374 million, respectively, as gain and loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 (gain and loss for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019: W15,100 million and W2 million, respectively).

 

10.

Intangible Assets

The Company capitalizes expenditures related to development activities, such as expenditures incurred on designing, manufacturing and testing of products after those related activities meet the capitalization criteria of development costs including technical feasibility, future economic benefits and others. The balances of capitalized development costs as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, are W386,741 million and W375,183 million, respectively. In addition, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized an impairment loss amounting to W3,674 million in connection with development projects.

 

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11.

Financial Liabilities

 

  (a)

Financial liabilities as of March 31, 2020 and December 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)   

 

    

 

 
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Current

     

Short-term borrowings

   W 557,680        347,340  

Current portion of long-term borrowings and bonds

     1,720,884        1,117,218  

Current portion of payment guarantee

liabilities

     5,841        5,674  

Derivatives(*)

     4,423        —    

Lease liabilities

     10,021        4,357  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 2,298,849        1,474,589  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current

     

Won denominated borrowings

   W 2,283,125        2,692,560  

Foreign currency denominated borrowings

     1,717,753        1,626,709  

Bonds

     2,485,782        2,741,516  

Payment guarantee liabilities

     10,096        10,828  

Derivatives(*)

     1,787        20,592  

Lease liabilities

     2,333        2,200  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 6,500,876        7,094,405  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Represents currency interest rate swap contracts entered into by the Company to hedge currency and interest rate risks with respect to foreign currency denominated borrowings and bonds.

 

  (b)

Short-term borrowings as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 as follows:

 

(In millions of won and USD)                

Lender

   Annual interest rate as of
March 31, 2020 (%)(*)
     March 31,
2020
     December 31,
2019
 

Standard Chartered Bank Korea Limited

     12ML + 0.98      W 366,780        347,340  

The Export-Import Bank of Korea

     1.55        190,900        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency equivalent

      USD 300      USD 300  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
      W 557,680        347,340  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

ML represents Month LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rates).

 

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Financial Liabilities, Continued

 

  (c)

Won denominated long-term borrowings as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              

Lender

  

Annual interest rate as of

March 31, 2020 (%)(*)

   March 31,
2020
     December 31,
2019
 

Woori Bank

   2.75    W 445        608  

Korea Development Bank and others

  

CD rate (91days) + 1.00~1.39,

2.21~3.25

     3,320,625        3,330,000  

Less current portion of long-term borrowings

        (1,037,945      (638,048
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
      W 2,283,125        2,692,560  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

CD represents Certificate of Deposit.

 

  (d)

Foreign currency denominated long-term borrowings as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won and USD)                

Lender

   Annual interest rate as of
March 31, 2020 (%)
     March 31,
2020
     December 31,
2019
 

The Export-Import Bank of Korea and others

    

3ML+0.75 ~1.70

6ML+1.25 ~1.35

 

 

   W 1,791,109        1,696,177  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency equivalent

      USD 1,465      USD 1,465  

Less current portion of long-term borrowings

        (73,356      (69,468
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
      W 1,717,753        1,626,709  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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11.

Financial Liabilities, Continued

 

  (e)

Details of bonds issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
     Maturity      Annual interest rate as of
March 31, 2020 (%)
   March 31,
2020
     December 31,
2019
 

Won denominated bonds at amortized cost (*1)

           

Publicly issued bonds

    

May 2020~

February 2024


 

   1.95~2.95    W 1,730,000        1,730,000  

Privately issued bonds

    

May 2025~

May 2033

 

 

   3.25~4.25      110,000        110,000  

Less discount on bonds

           (2,942      (3,404

Less current portion

           (609,583      (409,702
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         W 1,227,475        1,426,894  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency denominated bonds at amortized cost (*2)

           

Publicly issued bonds

     November 2021      3.88    W 366,780        347,340  

Privately issued bonds

     April 2023      3ML+1.47      122,260        115,780  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency equivalent

           400        USD 400  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less discount on bonds

           (6,392      (6,883
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         W 482,648        456,237  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

           

Foreign currency convertible bonds

     August 2024      1.50    W 775,659        858,385  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency equivalent

           USD 634        USD 741  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         W 2,485,782        2,741,516  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1)

Principal of the won denominated bonds is to be repaid at maturity and interests are paid quarterly.

(*2)

Principal of the foreign currency denominated bonds is to be repaid at maturity and interests are paid quarterly or semi-annually.

 

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Financial Liabilities, Continued

 

  (f)

Details of the convertible bonds issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

(In won, USD)   
    

Description

Type

   Unsecured foreign currency denominated convertible bonds

Issuance amount

   USD 687,800,000

Annual interest rate (%)

   1.50

Issuance date

   August 22, 2019

Maturity date

   August 22, 2024

Interest payment

   Payable semi-annually in arrear until maturity date in equal installments commencing on issuance

Principal redemption

  

1.  Redemption at maturity:

Redeemed on the maturity date, at their outstanding principal amount, which has not been early redeemed or converted.

2.  Advanced redemption:

The Company has a right to redeem in advance (call option) and the bondholders have a right to require the Company to redeem in advance (put option). At exercise, the outstanding principal amount together with accrued but unpaid interest are to be redeemed.

Conversion price

  

W 19,845 per common share (subject to adjustment based on diluted effects of certain events)

Conversion period

  

From August 23, 2020 to August 12, 2024

Redemption at the option of the issuer (Call option)

  

-   On or at any time after 3 years from the issuance, if the closing price of the shares for any 20 trading days out of the 30 consecutive trading days is at least 130% of the applicable conversion price

-   The aggregate principal amount of the convertible bonds outstanding is less than 10% of the aggregate principal amount originally issued, or

-   In the event of certain changes in laws and other directives resulting in additional taxes for the holders

Redemption at the option of the bondholders (Put option)

  

On the day of 3 years from the issuance

The Company designated the convertible bonds as financial liabilities at fair value through profit of loss and recognized the change in fair value in profit or loss. The Company measures the convertible bond at fair value using the market price of convertible bonds disclosed on Bloomberg. The number of convertible shares as of March 31, 2020 is as follows:

 

(In won and No. of shares)       
     March 31, 2020  

Aggregate outstanding amount of the convertible bonds

   W 813,426,670,000  

Conversion price

   W 19,845  

Number of common shares to be issued at conversion

     40,988,998  

 

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12.

Employee Benefits

The Company’s defined benefit plans provide a lump-sum payment to an employee based on final salary rates and length of service at the time the employee leaves the Company.

 

  (a)

Net defined benefit liabilities (defined benefit assets) recognized as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Present value of partially funded defined benefit obligations

   W 1,469,811        1,476,866  

Fair value of plan assets

     (1,558,798      (1,604,118
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W (88,987      (127,252
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (b)

Expenses recognized in profit or loss for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Current service cost

   W 40,474        48,473  

Net interest cost

     (776      304  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 39,698        48,777  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (c)

Plan assets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Guaranteed deposits in banks

   W 1,558,798        1,604,118  

As of March 31, 2020, the Company maintains the plan assets primarily with Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd., KB Insurance Co., Ltd. and others.

 

  (d)

Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liabilities (assets) included in other comprehensive income (loss) for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2020      2019  

Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liabilities

   W (2,574      (2,913

Tax effect

     661        776  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liabilities, net of income tax

   W (1,913      (2,137
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Provisions and Other Liabilities

 

  (a)

Changes in provisions for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
     Warranties (*)      Others      Total  

Balance at January 1, 2020

   W 228,975        26,381        255,356  

Additions (reversal)

     54,238        (3,132      51,106  

Usage

     (62,757      (778      (63,535
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2020

   W 220,456        22,471        242,927  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current

   W 155,107        22,471        177,578  

Non-current

   W 65,349        —          63,349  

 

(*)

The provision for warranties on defective products is normally applicable for 18~36 months from the date of customer’s purchase. The provision is calculated by using historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims and costs per claim to satisfy the Company’s warranty obligation.

 

  (b)

Other liabilities as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Current liabilities

     

Withholdings

   W 11,218        13,049  

Unearned revenue

     25,630        25,012  

Security deposits

     7,020        9,310  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 43,868        47,371  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

     

Long-term accrued expenses

   W 77,607        76,300  

Long-term other accounts payable

     1,121        1,062  

Long-term unearned revenue

     5,075        6,852  

Security deposits

     4,550        1,690  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 88,353        85,904  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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14.

Contingent Liabilities and Commitments

 

  (a)

Legal Proceedings

Anti-trust litigations

Some individual claimants filed “follow-on” damages claims against the Company and other TFT-LCD manufacturers alleging violations of EU competition law. While the Company continues its vigorous defense of the various pending proceedings described above, as of March 31, 2020, the Company cannot reliably estimate the timing and amount of outflows of resources embodying economic benefits relating to the proceedings.

Solas OLED Ltd. Litigations

In April 2019, Solas OLED Ltd. filed patent infringement actions against the Company and television manufacturers in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas as well as the Company and its subsidiary, LG Display Germany GmbH, and television manufacturers in Mannheim District Court in Germany. As of March 31, 2020, the Company cannot reliably estimate the timing and amount of outflows of resources embodying economic benefits relating to the proceedings.

Others

The Company is involved in various disputes in addition to pending proceedings described above. The Company cannot reliably estimate the timing and amount of outflows of resources embodying economic benefits relating to the disputes.

 

  (b)

Commitments

Factoring and securitization of accounts receivable

The Company has agreements with Korea Development Bank and several other banks for accounts receivable sales negotiating facilities of up to an aggregate of USD 1,160 million (W1,418,216 million) in connection with the Company’s export sales transactions with its subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2020, there are no outstanding short-term borrowings that are past due in connection with these agreements. In connection with all of the contracts in this paragraph, the Company has sold its accounts receivable with recourse.

The Company has credit facility agreements with Shinhan Bank and several other banks pursuant to which the Company could sell its accounts receivables up to an aggregate of W696,814 million in connection with its domestic and export sales transactions and, as of March 31, 2020, W116,802 million accounts and notes receivable sold were outstanding in connection with the agreement. In connection with the contracts above, the Company has sold its accounts receivable without recourse.

Letters of credit

As of March 31, 2020, the Company has agreements in relation to the opening of letters of credit up to USD 150 million (W183,390 million) with KEB Hana Bank, USD 50 million (W61,130 million) with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, USD 100 million (W122,260 million) with Industrial Bank of Korea, USD 100 million (W122,260 million) with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and USD 200 million (W244,520 million) with Shinhan Bank.

 

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Contingent Liabilities and Commitments, Continued

 

  (b)

Commitments, Continued

 

Payment guarantees

The Company provides payment guarantees to LG Display Vietnam Haiphong, Co., Ltd. in connection with the principal amount of term loan credit facilities amounting to USD 1,299 million (W1,587,969 million) and payables for facilities amounting to USD 3 million (W3,102 million).

In addition, the Company obtained payment guarantees amounting to USD 875 million (W1,069,775 million) from KEB Hana Bank and others for advances received related to the long-term supply agreements. The Company also obtained payment guarantees amounting to USD 306 million (W373,886 million) from Korea Development Bank for foreign currency denominated bonds.

License agreements

As of March 31, 2020, the Company has technical license agreements with Hitachi Display, Ltd. and others in relation to its LCD business and patent cross license agreement with Universal Display Corporation in relation to its OLED business. Also, the Company has a trademark license agreement with LG Corp. as of March 31, 2020.

Long-term supply agreement

As of March 31, 2020, in connection with long-term supply agreements with customers, the Company recognized USD 675 million (W825,255 million) in advances received. The advances received will be offset against outstanding accounts receivable balances after a given period of time, as well as those arising from the supply of products thereafter. The Company received payment guarantees amounting to USD 875 million (W1,069,775 million) from KEB Hana Bank and other various banks relating to advances received (see note 14(b) payment guarantees).

 

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15.

Share Capital

The Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of capital stock (par value W5,000), and as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the number of issued common shares is 357,815,700. There have been no changes in the capital stock from January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020.

 

16.

Revenue

Details of revenue for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Sales of goods

   W 4,463,814        5,368,122  

Royalties

     10,036        9,238  

Others

     7,571        6,244  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 4,481,421        5,383,604  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

17.

The Nature of Expenses and Others

The classification of expenses by nature for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Changes in inventories

   W (77,184      22,748  

Purchases of raw materials, merchandise and others

     1,758,174        2,146,880  

Depreciation and amortization

     663,270        563,232  

Outsourcing

     1,536,613        1,464,153  

Labor

     515,915        629,691  

Supplies and others

     125,496        155,315  

Utility

     166,627        176,720  

Fees and commissions

     96,952        130,435  

Shipping

     13,276        18,562  

Advertising

     41,985        14,342  

Warranty

     54,238        86,301  

Travel

     11,622        21,119  

Taxes and dues

     14,150        15,107  

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment

     5,494        360  

Impairment loss on intangible assets

     4,347        —    

Others

     120,744        143,942  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 5,051,719        5,588,907  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses consist of cost of sales, selling, administrative, research and development expenses and other non-operating expenses, excluding foreign exchange differences.

 

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18.

Selling and Administrative Expenses

Details of selling and administrative expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Salaries

   W 47,834        58,573  

Expenses related to defined benefit plans

     6,231        7,679  

Other employee benefits

     10,368        14,898  

Shipping

     8,855        14,076  

Fees and commissions

     32,682        37,466  

Depreciation

     21,785        28,314  

Taxes and dues

     554        547  

Advertising

     41,985        14,342  

Warranty

     54,238        86,301  

Insurance

     1,631        1,351  

Travel

     2,463        3,999  

Training

     672        2,762  

Others

     8,776        11,221  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 238,074        281,529  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

19.

Personnel Expenses

Details of personnel expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Salaries and wages

   W 431,873        544,153  

Other employee benefits

     64,307        78,777  

Contributions to National Pension plan

     17,027        18,150  

Expenses related to defined benefit plan and defined contribution plan

     39,751        48,793  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 552,958        689,873  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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20.

Other Non-operating Income and Other Non-operating Expenses

 

  (a)

Details of other non-operating income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Foreign currency gain

   W 443,579        124,952  

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     4,281        15,100  

Gain on disposal of intangible assets

     —          552  

Reversal of impairment loss on intangible assets

     550        215  

Rental income

     410        487  

Others

     2,186        90  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 451,006        141,396  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (b)

Details of other non-operating expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Foreign currency loss

   W 376,303        119,683  

Other bad debt expense

     259        —    

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     4,374        2  

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment

     5,494        360  

Loss on disposal of intangible assets

     —          18  

Impairment loss on intangible assets

     4,347        —    

Donations

     6        —    

Others

     2,109        2,140  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 392,892        122,203  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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21.

Finance Income and Finance Costs

Finance income and costs recognized in profit or loss for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Finance income

     

Interest income

   W 4,428        2,785  

Dividend income

     8,239        7,502  

Foreign currency gain

     31,673        5,558  

Gain on transaction of derivatives

     21,615        5,385  

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     85,563        25,345  

Gain on valuation of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     131,735        —    

Other

   W 1,634        1,295  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     284,887        47,870  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Finance costs

     

Interest expense

   W 55,327        13,072  

Foreign currency loss

     195,360        33,440  

Loss on sale of trade accounts and notes receivable

     268        506  

Loss on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     1,252        3,960  

Loss on valuation of derivatives

     11,905        —    

Others

     622        1,018  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 264,734        51,996  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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22.

Income Taxes

 

  (a)

Details of income tax expense (benefit) for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Current tax expense (benefit)

   W 144        (109

Deferred tax expense (benefit)

     (138,009      (73,664
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

   W (137,865      (73,773
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (b)

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the deferred tax assets at the reporting date will be realized with the Company’s estimated future taxable income. The Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities may differ from actual refundable or payable amount.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are attributable to the following:

 

(In millions of won)    Assets      Liabilities     Total  
     March 31,
2020
     December 31,
2019
     March 31,
2020
    December 31,
2019
    March 31,
2020
    December 31,
2019
 

Other accounts receivable, net

   W —          —          (108     (4,364     (108     (4,364

Inventories, net

     79,306        78,730        —         —         79,306       78,730  

Defined benefit liabilities, net

     —          —          (34,726     —         (34,726     —    

Accrued expenses

     97,953        120,854        —         —         97,953       120,854  

Property, plant and equipment

     485,072        465,883        —         —         485,072       465,883  

Intangible assets

     16,453        19,422        —         —         16,453       19,422  

Provisions

     57,060        59,875        —         —         57,060       59,875  

Other temporary differences

     33,474        52,293        —         —         33,474       52,293  

Tax losses carryforwards

     714,330        536,684        —         —         714,330       536,684  

Tax credit carryforwards

     57,570        38,337        —         —         57,570       38,337  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets (liabilities)

   W 1,541,218        1,372,078        (34,834     (4,364     1,506,384       1,367,714  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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23.

Loss Per Share

 

  (a)

Basic loss per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In won and No. of shares)    2020      2019  

Loss for the period

   W (337,576,354,110      (113,941,204,549

Weighted-average number of common stocks outstanding

     357,815,700        357,815,700  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic loss per share

   W (943      (318
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no events or transactions that resulted in changes in the number of common stocks used for calculating loss per share.

 

  (b)

Diluted loss per share is not different from basic loss per share due to loss for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020. As of March 31, 2020, 40,988,998 shares of potential common stock to be issued from conversion were excluded from the calculation of weighted-average number of common stocks due to antidilution.

 

24.

Financial Risk Management

The Company is exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk and market risks. The Company identifies and analyzes such risks, and controls are implemented under a risk management system to monitor and manage these risks at below an acceptable level.

 

  (a)

Market risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices will affect the Company’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimizing the return.

 

  (i)

Currency risk

The Company is exposed to currency risk on sales, purchases and borrowings that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Company, Korean won (KRW). The currencies in which these transactions primarily are denominated are USD, JPY, etc.

Interest on borrowings is denominated in the currency of the borrowing. Generally, borrowings are denominated in currencies that match the cash flows generated by the underlying operations of the Company, primarily KRW and USD.

In respect of other monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, the Company adopts policies to ensure that its net exposure is kept to an acceptable level by buying or selling foreign currencies at spot rates when necessary to address short-term imbalances. Meanwhile, the Company entered into currency interest rate swap contracts to hedge currency risk with respect to foreign currency borrowings and bonds.

 

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24.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  i)

Exposure to currency risk

The Company’s exposure to foreign currency risk based on notional amounts as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

(In millions)    March 31, 2020  
     USD     JPY     CNY      EUR  

Cash and cash equivalents

     346       222       1        —    

Trade accounts and notes receivable

     2,694       2,909       —          —    

Non-trade receivables

     86       108       —          —    

Trade accounts and notes payable

     (1,418     (7,642     —          —    

Other accounts payable

     (124     (3,701     —          (1

Financial liabilities

     (2,794     —         —          —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Aggregate notional amounts

     (1,210     (8,104     1        (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency swap contracts

     2,085       —         —          —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net exposure

     875       (8,104     1        (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions)    December 31, 2019  
     USD     JPY     CNY      PLN      EUR  

Cash and cash equivalents

     907       3       2        1        2  

Trade accounts and notes receivable

     2,880       3,974       —          —          —    

Non-trade receivables

     306       452       —          —          —    

Trade accounts and notes payable

     (1,035     (7,346     —          —          —    

Other accounts payable

     (145     (3,619     —          —          (9

Financial liabilities

     (2,900     —         —          —          —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Aggregate notional amounts

     13       (6,536     2        1        (7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency swap contracts

     2,085       —         —          —          —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net exposure

     2,098       (6,536     2        1        (7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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24.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

Average exchange rates applied for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 and the exchange rates at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In won)    Average rate      Reporting date spot rate  
     2020      2019      March 31,
2020
     December 31,
2019
 

USD

   W 1,192.12        1,124.40        1,222.60        1,157.80  

JPY

     10.94        10.22        11.31        10.63  

CNY

     170.69        166.47        172.43        165.74  

PLN

     304.55        296.99        296.90        304.87  

EUR

     1,314.91        1,277.12        1,348.65        1,297.43  

 

  ii)

Sensitivity analysis

A weaker won, as indicated below, against the following currencies which comprise the Company’s assets or liabilities denominated in foreign currency as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, would have increased (decreased) equity and profit or loss by the amounts shown below. This analysis is based on foreign currency exchange rate variances that the Company considers to be reasonably possible as of the end of reporting period. The analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular interest rates, would remain constant. The changes in equity and profit or loss would have been as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  
     Equity      Profit
or loss
     Equity      Profit
or loss
 

USD (5 percent weakening)

   W 38,779        38,779        88,054        88,054  

JPY (5 percent weakening)

     (3,322      (3,322      (2,520      (2,520

CNY (5 percent weakening)

     6        6        12        12  

PLN (5 percent weakening)

     —          —          11        11  

EUR (5 percent weakening)

     (49      (49      (329      (329

A stronger won against the above currencies as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 would have had the equal but opposite effect on the above currencies to the amounts shown above, on the basis that all other variables remain constant.

 

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24.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (ii)

Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk arises principally from the Company’s bonds and borrowings. The Company establishes and applies its policy to reduce uncertainty arising from fluctuations in the interest rate and to minimize finance cost and manages interest rate risk by monitoring of trends of fluctuations in interest rate and establishing plan for countermeasures. Meanwhile, the Company entered into currency interest rate swap contracts amount of USD 1,785 million (W2,182,341 million) in notional amount to hedge interest rate risk with respect to variable interest bearing foreign currency denominated borrowings.

 

  i)

Profile

The interest rate profile of the Company’s interest-bearing financial instruments as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Fixed rate instruments

     

Financial assets

   W 874,711        1,182,579  

Financial liabilities

     (6,185,574      (6,066,554
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W (5,310,863      (4,883,975
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Variable rate instruments

     

Financial liabilities

   W (2,579,650      (2,458,789

 

  ii)

Equity and profit or loss sensitivity analysis for variable rate instruments

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, a change of 100 basis points in interest rates at the reporting date would have increased (decreased) equity and profit or loss by the amounts shown below for each 12-month period following the reporting dates. This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular foreign currency rates, remain constant.

 

(In millions of won)    Equity      Profit or loss  
     1%p
increase
     1%p
decrease
     1%p
increase
     1%p
decrease
 

March 31, 2020

           

Variable rate instruments (*)

   W (2,884      2,884        (2,884      2,884  

December 31, 2019

           

Variable rate instruments (*)

   W (2,847      2,847        (2,847      2,847  

 

(*)

Financial instruments related to non-hedging interest rate swap are excluded.

 

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24.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (b)

Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations, and arises principally from the Company’s receivables from customers.

The Company’s exposure to credit risk of trade and other receivables is influenced mainly by the individual characteristics of each customer. However, management believes that the default risk of the country in which each customer operates, do not have a significant influence on credit risk since the majority of the customers are global electronic appliance manufacturers operating in global markets.

The Company establishes credit limits for each customer and each new customer is analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively before determining whether to utilize third party guarantees, insurance or factoring as appropriate.

In relation to the impairment of financial assets subsequent to initial recognition, the Company recognizes the changes in expected credit loss (“ECL”) in profit or loss at each reporting date.

The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure. The maximum exposure to credit risk as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Financial assets carried at amortized cost

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   W 797,883        1,105,245  

Deposits in banks

     76,768        77,268  

Trade accounts and notes receivable, net

     3,484,158        3,565,860  

Non-trade receivables

     176,357        438,659  

Accrued income

     587        1,281  

Deposits

     12,186        13,125  

Short-term loans

     24,216        21,623  

Long-term loans

     30,988        40,827  

Long-term non-trade receivables

     18,574        19,899  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 4,621,717        5,283,787  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     

Convertible bonds

   W 1,544        1,544  

Derivatives

     108,951        49,676  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 110,495        51,220  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

     

Debt instruments

   W 71        76  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 4,732,283        5,335,083  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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24.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

In addition to the financial assets above, as of March 31, 2020, the Company provides payment guarantees in connection with the principal amount of credit facilities amounting to USD 1,299 million (W1,587,969 million) and payables for facility purchases amounting to USD 3 million (W3,102 million), for its subsidiary (see note 14).

Trade accounts and notes receivables are insured in order for the Company to manage credit risk if they do not meet the Company’s internal credit ratings. Uninsured trade accounts and notes receivables are managed by continuous monitoring of internal credit rating standards established by the Company and seeking insurance coverage, if necessary.

 

  (c)

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or other financial asset. The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Company’s reputation.

The Company has historically been able to satisfy its cash requirements from cash flows from operations and debt and equity financing. To the extent that the Company does not generate sufficient cash flows from operations to meet its capital requirements, the Company relies on other financing activities, such as external long-term borrowings and offerings of debt securities, equity-linked and other debt securities. In addition, the Company maintains a line of credit with various banks.

 

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24.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities, including estimated interest payments, as of March 31, 2020.

 

(In millions of won)         Contractual cash flows in  
    Carrying
amount
    Total     6 months
or less
    6-12
months
    1-2
years
    2-5
years
    More than
5 years
 

Non-derivative financial liabilities

             

Borrowings

  W 5,669,859       6,044,324       718,596       1,095,357       987,785       3,173,537       69,049  

Bonds

    3,095,365       3,362,009       296,983       384,636       1,036,357       1,509,193       134,840  

Trade accounts and notes payable

    3,288,097       3,288,097       3,288,097       —         —         —         —    

Other accounts payable

    961,261       961,261       960,135       1,126       —         —         —    

Other accounts payable (enterprise procurement cards)(*1)

    2,101,605       2,132,527       782,912       1,349,615       —         —         —    

Long-term other accounts payable

    1,122       1,122       —         —         1,122       —         —    

Payment guarantee(*2)

    15,937       1,700,530       124,149       122,705       439,960       938,752       74,964  

Security deposits received

    11,570       11,570       4,420       2,600       4,550       —         —    

Lease liabilities

    12,354       12,641       6,074       4,182       1,850       535       —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative financial liabilities

             

Derivatives

  W 6,210       4,071       3,737       6,225       1,145       (7,036     —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W 15,163,380       17,518,152       6,185,103       2,966,446       2,472,769       5,614,981       278,853  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*1)

Represents the amount of utility expenses and others paid by enterprise procurement cards and the outstanding payables are settled at the end of the billing cycle. The payments to the card company arises from operating activities of purchasing of goods and services thus the related cash flow is disclosed as operating activities.

(*2)

Contractual cash flows of payment guarantee is identical to timing of principal and interest payment and represent the maximum amount that the Company could be required to pay the guarantee amount.

It is not expected that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier, or at significantly different amounts.

 

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24.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (d)

Capital management

Management’s policy is to maintain a capital base so as to maintain investor, creditor and market confidence and to sustain future development of the business. Liabilities to equity ratio, net borrowings to equity ratio and other financial ratios are used by management to achieve an optimal capital structure. Management also monitors the return on capital as well as the level of dividends to ordinary shareholders.

 

(In millions of won)             
     March 31, 2020     December 31, 2019  

Total liabilities

   W 16,967,041       16,716,587  

Total equity

     10,326,603       10,666,093  

Cash and deposits in banks (*1)

     874,640       1,182,502  

Borrowings (including bonds)

     8,765,224       8,525,343  

Total liabilities to equity ratio

     164     157

Net borrowings to equity ratio (*2)

     76     69

 

(*1)

Cash and deposits in banks consist of cash and cash equivalents and current deposits in banks.

(*2)

Net borrowings to equity ratio is calculated by dividing total borrowings (including bonds and excluding lease liabilities) less cash and current deposits in banks by total equity.

 

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24.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (e)

Determination of fair value

 

  (i)

Measurement of fair value

A number of the Company’s accounting policies and disclosures require the determination of fair value, for both financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. Fair values have been determined for measurement and/or disclosure purposes based on the following methods. When applicable, further information about the assumptions made in determining fair values is disclosed in the notes specific to that asset or liability.

 

  i)

Current assets and liabilities

The carrying amounts approximate their fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

 

  ii)

Trade receivables and other receivables

The fair value of trade and other receivables is estimated as the present value of future cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the reporting date. This fair value is determined for disclosure purposes. The carrying amounts of current receivables approximate their fair value.

 

  iii)

Investments in equity and debt securities

The fair value of marketable financial assets at FVTPL and at FVOCI is determined by reference to their quoted closing bid price at the reporting date. The fair value of non-marketable instruments is determined using the results of fair value assessment performed by external valuation institution and others.

 

  iv)

Non-derivative financial liabilities

Fair value, which is determined for disclosure purposes, except for the liabilities at FVTPL, is calculated based on the present value of future principal and interest cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the reporting date.

 

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Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (ii)

Fair values versus carrying amounts

The fair values of financial assets and liabilities, together with the carrying amounts shown in the condensed separate interim statements of financial position as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  
     Carrying amounts      Fair values      Carrying amounts      Fair values  

Financial assets carried at amortized cost

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   W 797,883        (*      1,105,245        (*

Deposits in banks

     76,768        (*      77,268        (*

Trade accounts and notes receivable

     3,484,158        (*      3,565,860        (*

Non-trade receivables

     176,357        (*      438,659        (*

Accrued income

     587        (*      1,281        (*

Deposits

     12,186        (*      13,125        (*

Short-term loans

     24,216        (*      21,623        (*

Long-term loans

     30,988        (*      40,827        (*

Long-term non-trade receivables

     18,574        (*      19,899        (*

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

           

Equity instruments

   W 1,745        1,745        2,997        2,997  

Convertible bonds

     1,544        1,544        1,544        1,544  

Derivatives

     108,951        108,951        49,676        49,676  

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

           

Debt instruments

   W 71        71        76        76  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

           

Derivatives

   W 6,210        6,210        20,592        20,592  

Convertible bonds

     775,659        775,659        858,385        858,385  

Financial liabilities carried at amortized cost

           

Borrowings

   W 5,669,859        5,698,011        5,374,125        5,438,952  

Bonds

     2,319,706        2,355,357        2,292,833        2,345,867  

Trade accounts and notes payable

     3,288,097        (*      2,682,403        (*

Other accounts payable

     3,062,866        (*      3,329,040        (*

Long-term other accounts payable

     1,122        (*      1,062        (*

Payment guarantee liabilities

     15,937        (*      16,502        (*

Security deposits received

     11,570        (*      11,000        (*

Lease liabilities

     12,354        (*      6,557        (*

 

(*)

Excluded from disclosures as the carrying amount approximates fair value.

 

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Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (iii)

Fair values of financial assets and liabilities

 

  i)

Fair value hierarchy

The table below analyzes financial instruments carried at fair value based on the input variables used in the valuation method to measure fair value of assets and liabilities. The different levels have been defined by input variables as follows:

 

   

Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

 

   

Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly

 

   

Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data

 

  ii)

Financial instruments measured at fair value

Fair value hierarchy classifications of the financial instruments that are measured at fair value as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

           

Equity instruments

   W —          —          1,745        1,745  

Convertible bonds

     —          —          1,544        1,544  

Derivatives

     —          —          108,951        108,951  

Financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income

           

Debt instruments

     71        —          —          71  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

           

Derivatives

     —          —          6,210        6,210  

Convertible bonds

     775,659        —          —          775,659  

 

(In millions of won)    December 31, 2019  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

           

Equity instruments

   W —          —          2,997        2,997  

Convertible bonds

     —          —          1,544        1,544  

Derivatives

     —          —          49,676        49,676  

Financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income

           

Debt instruments

     76        —          —          76  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

           

Derivatives

     —          —          20,592        20,592  

Convertible bonds

     858,385        —          —          858,385  

 

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Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  iii)

Financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which the fair value is disclosed

Fair value hierarchy classifications, valuation technique and inputs for fair value measurements of the financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which the fair value is disclosed as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2020      Valuation technique      Input  

Classification

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Liabilities

              

Borrowings

   W —          —          5,698,011        Discounted cash flow        Discount rate  

Bonds

     —          —          2,355,357        Discounted cash flow        Discount rate  

 

(In millions of won)    December 31, 2019      Valuation technique      Input  

Classification

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Liabilities

              

Borrowings

   W —          —          5,438,952        Discounted cash flow        Discount rate  

Bonds

     —          —          2,345,867        Discounted cash flow        Discount rate  

 

  iv)

The discount rates applied for determination of the above fair value as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2020   December 31, 2019
Borrowings, bonds and others    2.04~4.21%   1.87~3.56%

 

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Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                 Non-cash transactions  
     January 1,
2020
     Cash flows
from
financing
activities
    Reclassification     Gain or loss on
foreign currency
translation
     Effective
interest
adjustment
     Others     March 31,
2020
 

Short-term borrowings

   W 347,340        190,700       —         19,640        —          —         557,680  

Current portion of long-term borrowings and bonds

     1,117,218        (9,538     609,141       3,888        175        —         1,720,884  

Payment guarantee liabilities

     16,502        —         —         —          —          (565     15,937  

Long-term borrowings

     4,319,269        —         (409,435     91,044        —          —         4,000,878  

Bonds (*)

     2,741,516        —         (199,706     70,686        5,021        (131,735     2,485,782  

Lease liabilities

     6,557        (3,092     —         —          —          8,889       12,354  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 8,548,402        178,070       —         185,258        5,196        (123,411     8,793,515  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*)

Others include gain on valuation of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss amounting to W131.735 million.

 

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Related Parties and Others

 

  (a)

Related parties

Related parties as of March 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

Classification

  

Description

Subsidiaries(*)    LG Display America, Inc. and others
Associates(*)    Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd. and others

Entity that has significant influence over the Company

   LG Electronics Inc.

Subsidiaries of the entity that has significant influence over the Company

   Subsidiaries of LG Electronics Inc.

 

(*)

Details of subsidiaries and associates are described in note 8.

 

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  (b)

Significant transactions such as sales of goods and purchases of raw material and outsourcing service and others, which occurred in the normal course of business with related parties for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2020  
                   Purchase and others  
     Sales
and others
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of raw
material and
others
     Acquisition of
property, plant
and equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other
costs
 

Subsidiaries

                 

LG Display America, Inc.

   W 1,852,293        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

     462,673        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Display Germany GmbH

     329,999        —          —          —          —          5,487  

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

     293,309        —          —          —          —          135  

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

     1,513        —          509        —          305,900        6,150  

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

     199,814        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

     3,343        —          2,276        —          450,323        5,512  

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

     213,150        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Display Yantai Co., Ltd.

     85        —          1,492        —          253,916        8,621  

LG Display (China) Co., Ltd.

     837        —          404,179        —          —          351  

LG Display Singapore Pte. Ltd.

     220,070        —          —          —          —          77  

L&T Display Technology (Fujian) Limited

     67,842        —          —          —          —          98  

Nanumnuri Co., Ltd.

     52        —          —          —          —          6,721  

Global OLED Technology, LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          1,275  

LG Display Guangzhou Trading Co., Ltd.

     227,072        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

     5,551        —          13,472        —          390,677        7,561  

Suzhou Lehui Display Co., Ltd.

     30,966        —          51        —          —          —    

LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd.

     7,233        —          660        —          95,459        994  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 3,915,802        —          422,639        —          1,496,275        42,982  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)    2020  
                   Purchase and others  
     Sales
and Others
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of raw
material and
others
     Acquisition of
property, plant
and equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other
costs
 

Associates and their subsidiaries

                 

WooRee E&L Co., Ltd.

   W —          —          25        —          —          5  

AVATEC Co., Ltd.

     —          200        —          —          14,983        199  

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

     —          7,739        74,280        —          —          973  

YAS Co., Ltd.

     —          300        1,484        50        —          970  

Material Science Co., Ltd.

     —          —          60        —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W —          8,239        75,849        50        14,983        2,147  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Entity that has significant influence over the Company

                 

LG Electronics Inc.

   W 194,019        —          2,039        19,539        —          29,661  

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)    2020  
                   Purchase and others  
     Sales
and others
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of raw
material and
others
     Acquisition of
property, plant
and equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other
costs
 

Subsidiaries of the entity that has significant influence over the Company

                 

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.

   W 13,992        —          —          —          —          65  

LG Electronics Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

     71,901        —          —          —          —          199  

LG Electronics Reynosa S.A. DE C.V.

     —          —          —          —          —          530  

LG Electronics Mexicalli, S.A. DE C.V.

     10,045        —          —          —          —          9  

LG Electronics RUS, LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          117  

LG Electronics Egypt S.A.E.

     20,412        —          —          —          —          246  

LG Innotek Co., Ltd.

     1,084        —          646        —          —          20,352  

Qingdao LG Inspur Digital Communication Co.,

Ltd.

     5,077        —          —          —          —          —    

Others

     29,372        —          —          —          —          2,709  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 151,883        —          646        —          —          24,227  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 4,261,704        8,239        501,173        19,589        1,511,258        99,017  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)    2019  
                   Purchase and others  
     Sales
and others
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of raw
material and
others
     Acquisition of
property, plant
and equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other
costs
 

Subsidiaries

                 

LG Display America, Inc.

   W 2,241,264        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

     518,697        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Display Germany GmbH

     481,297        —          —          —          —          6,560  

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

     322,530        —          —          —          —          153  

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

     2,700        —          1,212        —          378,197        7,742  

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

     189,495        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Display Poland Sp. z o.o.

     39        —          —          —          4,990        51  

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

     19,495        —          3,391        —          512,290        4,375  

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

     120,298        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Display Yantai Co., Ltd.

     1,364        —          2,072        —          244,149        2,669  

LG Display (China) Co., Ltd.

     —          —          322,724        —          —          370  

LG Display Singapore Pte. Ltd.

     285,969        —          —          —          —          45  

L&T Display Technology (Fujian) Limited

     87,960        —          —          —          —          1  

Nanumnuri Co., Ltd.

     49        —          —          —          —          5,772  

Global OLED Technology, LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          1,450  

LG Display Guangzhou Trading Co., Ltd.

     346,319        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

     2,373        —          20,647        —          191,539        8,051  

Suzhou Lehui Display Co., Ltd.

     36,101        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd.

     19,129        —          —          —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 4,675,079        —          350,046        —          1,331,165        37,239  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)    2019  
                   Purchase and others  
     Sales
and Others
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of raw
material and
others
     Acquisition of
property, plant
and equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other
costs
 

Associates and their subsidiaries

                 

WooRee E&L Co., Ltd.

   W —          —          1        —          —          1  

INVENIA Co., Ltd. (*1)

     —          180        343        254        —          53  

AVATEC Co., Ltd.

     —          265        —          —          21,157        201  

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

     —          6,057        90,616        —          —          964  

YAS Co., Ltd.

     —          1,000        1,647        7,342        —          958  

Material Science Co., Ltd.

     —          —          —          —          —          313  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W —          7,502        92,607        7,596        21,157        2,490  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Entity that has significant influence over the Company

                 

LG Electronics Inc.

   W 284,657        —          3,356        61,650        —          27,950  

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)    2019  
                   Purchase and others  
     Sales
and others
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of raw
material and
others
     Acquisition of
property, plant
and equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other
costs
 

Subsidiaries of the entity that has significant influence over the Company

                 

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.

   W 22,864        —          —          —          —          1  

LG Electronics Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

     62,783        —          —          —          —          121  

LG Electronics Reynosa S.A. DE C.V.

     —          —          —          —          —          258  

LG Electronics S.A. (Pty) Ltd.

     1,728        —          —          —          —          5  

LG Electronics Mexicalli, S.A. DE C.V.

     1,099        —          —          —          —          27  

LG Electronics RUS, LLC

     274        —          —          —          —          743  

LG Electronics Egypt S.A.E.

     27,913        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Electronics (Kunshan) Computer Co., Ltd.

     385        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Innotek Co., Ltd.

     2,996        —          12,842        —          —          24,731  

LG Hitachi Water Solutions Co., Ltd. (*2)

     —          —          —          24,361        —          —    

Inspur LG Digital Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.

     16,930        —          —          —          —          —    

Qingdao LG Inspur Digital Communication Co., Ltd.

     2,588        —          —          —          —          —    

HiEntech Co., Ltd. (*2)

     18        —          —          —          —          7,111  

Others

     5,732        —          —          —          —          2,988  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 145,310        —          12,842        24,361        —          35,985  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 5,105,046        7,502        458,851        93,607        1,352,322        103,664  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Represents transactions occurred prior to the Company’s disposal of the entire investments.

(*)

Represents transactions occurred prior to LG Electronics Inc.’s disposal of the entire investments.

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

  (c)

Trade accounts and notes receivable and payable and others as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     Trade accounts and notes receivable
and others
     Trade accounts and notes payable
and others
 
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019      March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Subsidiaries

           

LG Display America, Inc.

   W 1,065,490        937,409        —          —    

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

     328,971        274,964        5        5  

LG Display Germany GmbH

     315,910        382,463        2,383        2,794  

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

     378,878        454,563        53        104  

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

     2,882        1,358        91,375        220,327  

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

     166,656        172,259        —          3  

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

     6,968        12,465        317,752        313,756  

LG Display Guangzhou Trading Co., Ltd.

     336,214        351,322        —          —    

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

     239,536        116,494        —          2  

LG Display Yantai Co., Ltd.

     925        —          209,752        149,715  

LG Display (China) Co., Ltd.

     3,703        22        377,297        112,053  

LG Display Singapore Pte. Ltd.

     151,040        298,132        50        21  

L&T Display Technology (Fujian) Limited

     55,238        46,375        122,354        199,349  

Nanumnuri Co., Ltd.

     —          —          1,842        3,866  

LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

     30,749        24,385        402,964        395,429  

Suzhou Lehui Display Co., Ltd.

     24,594        24,830        —          46  

LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd.

     10,225        1,722        22,076        54,662  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 3,117,979        3,098,763        1,547,903        1,452,132  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)              
     Trade accounts and notes receivable
and others
     Trade accounts and notes payable
and others
 
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019      March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Associates and their subsidiaries

           

WooRee E&L Co., Ltd.

   W —          —          29        8  

AVATEC Co., Ltd.

     200        —          2,288        1,029  

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

     —          —          63,295        62,853  

YAS Co., Ltd.

     300        —          2,011        4,533  

Material Science Co., Ltd.

     —          —          66        8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 500        —          67,689        68,431  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Entity that has significant influence over the Company

           

LG Electronics Inc.

   W 161,225        208,870        37,802        110,784  

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)              
     Trade accounts and notes receivable
and others
     Trade accounts and notes payable
and others
 
     March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019      March 31, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Subsidiaries of the entity that has significant influence over the Company

           

LG Innotek Co., Ltd.

   W 4        4        29,039        29,613  

LG Electronics Reynosa S.A. DE C.V

     —          —          197        62  

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.

     6,172        6,113        —          —    

LG Electronics Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

     52,149        47,740        —          29  

LG Electronics RUS, LLC

     —          —          59        67  

LG Electronics Egypt S.A.E

     12,691        9,432        —          —    

Qingdao LG Inspur Digital Communication Co., Ltd.

     885        6,456        —          —    

Others

     24,959        12,757        751        1,768  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 96,860        82,502        30,046        31,539  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 3,376,564        3,390,135        1,683,440        1,662,886  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

  (d)

Details of significant financing transactions such as loans and collection of loans, which occurred in the normal course of business with related parties for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)  
     2019  

Associates

   Loans      Collection
of loans
 

INVENIA Co., Ltd.(*)

   W 1,000        —    

 

(*)

Excluded from related parties due to disposal of equity investments during the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

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Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

  (e)

Conglomerate Transactions

Transactions, trade accounts and notes receivable and payable, and others between the Company and certain companies and their subsidiaries, which are included in LG Group, one of conglomerates according to the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 and as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows. These entities are not related parties according to K-IFRS No. 1024, Related Party Disclosures.

 

(In millions of won)              
     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2020      March 31, 2020  
     Sales
and others
     Purchase and
others
     Trade accounts and
notes receivable

and others
     Trade accounts and
notes payable and
others
 

LG International Corp. and its subsidiaries

   W 115,325        21,669        59,336        14,366  

LG Uplus Corp.

     —          560        —          —    

LG Chem Ltd. and its subsidiaries

     118        117,817        16        81,721  

S&I Corp. and its subsidiaries

     84        56,445        21,307        94,279  

Silicon Works Co., Ltd.

     36        97,597        36        71,429  

LG Corp.

     —          11,783        11,443        —    

LG Management Development Institute

     —          1,597        3,480        297  

LG CNS Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

     —          10,614        —          9,845  

G2R Inc. and its subsidiaries

     —          1,285        —          4,692  

Robostar Co., Ltd.

     —          12        —          8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 115,563        319,379        95,618        276,637  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(In millions of won)  
     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2019      December 31, 2019  
     Sales
and others
     Purchase and
others
     Trade accounts and
notes receivable

and others
     Trade accounts and
notes payable and
others
 

LG International Corp. and its subsidiaries

   W 195,172        32,591        93,622        45,363  

LG Uplus Corp.

     —          558        —          208  

LG Chem Ltd. and its subsidiaries

     19        153,512        23        53,428  

S&I Corp. and its subsidiaries

     84        170,268        21,307        85,312  

Silicon Works Co., Ltd.

     92        150,292        —          88,355  

LG Corp.

     —          13,273        8,781        —    

LG Management Development Institute

     —          2,470        3,480        231  

LG CNS Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

     —          18,108        —          58,967  

G2R Inc. and its subsidiaries

     —          1,064        —          29,540  

Robostar Co., Ltd.

     —          714        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 195,367        542,850        127,213        361,404  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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  (f)

Key management personnel compensation    

Compensation costs of key management for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     2020      2019  

Short-term benefits

   W 569        891  

Expenses related to the defined benefit plan

     96        100  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 665        991  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Key management refers to the registered directors who have significant control and responsibilities over the Company’s operations and business.

 

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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.

 

    LG Display Co., Ltd.
    (Registrant)
Date: May 15, 2020     By:  

/s/ Heeyeon Kim

      (Signature)
    Name:   Heeyeon Kim
    Title:   Head of IR / Vice President