-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, SCEBTk7icmubFnTnUEGKK072NjL+PnxbPq89MKKnokXGb7j6eOUL/IDLDfQUxcL8 Tm46jtibFe2Zjg1gdKbzoQ== 0001193125-04-220483.txt : 20041229 0001193125-04-220483.hdr.sgml : 20041229 20041229062208 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-04-220483 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20041224 FILED AS OF DATE: 20041229 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041229 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KT CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000892450 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14926 FILM NUMBER: 041229489 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 206 JUNG TA DONG BUNN DONG GU CITY: SUNGNAM CITY KOREA STATE: M5 ZIP: 463711 BUSINESS PHONE: 82317270932 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 206 JUNG JA DONG BUNN DONG GU CITY: SUNGNAM CITY KOREA STATE: M5 ZIP: 463711 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KOREA TELECOM CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19971006 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KOREA TELECOM DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950130 6-K 1 d6k.htm FORM 6-K Form 6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of December 2004

 

 

KT Corporation

 

 

206 Jungja-dong

Bundang-gu, Sungnam

Kyunggi-do

463-711

Korea

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

(indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of

Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

 

Form 20-F      X            Form 40-F              

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant

by furnishing the information contained in this

form

is also thereby furnishing the information to the

Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

 

Yes                      No      X    

 

This Current Report on Form 6-K is being filed to incorporate by reference into Registration Statement No. 333-100251 on Form F-3, effective December 27, 2002, relating to $1,210,050,000 0.25% Convertible Notes Due 2007, $500,000,000 4.30% Bonds Due 2005 and Warrants to Purchase 9,270,200 Common Shares.

 

Purchase of Asset from KTF

 

We hereby inform you that the board of directors of KT Corporation (NYSE symbol: KTC) resolved to purchase or rent certain transmission equipment from KTF. Details are as follows:

 

  1. Name of seller: KTF

 

  2. Relationship with KT Corporation: consolidated subsidiary under U.S. GAAP.

 

  3. Date of transaction: December 24, 2004.

 

  4. Equipment purchased:

 

  1) 861 kilometers of conduit line and 1,897 kilometers of transmission line (including 430 kilometers of underground line).

 

  2) 147 2.5Gigabit, Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing, 622M transmission equipment.

 

  3) 14 transmission stations in Pyeongtaek and Cheonan.

 

  5. Equipment rented:

 

  1) 2 transmission stations in Pyeongtaek and Cheonan.

 

  6. Transaction amount: Won 120,259,662,585.

 

  7. Purpose of transaction: to avoid redundant investment among companies of KT group and focus on their specialties.

 

  8. Decision date (date of board resolution): December 23, 2004.

 

  9. If it’s necessary, the transaction requires approval from the minister of the Ministry of Information and Communication pursuant to article 13 of The Telecommunication Business Act. Contract will be in effect from the date of contract (scheduled on 2004.12.24). If approval from minister of MIC is required, contract will be valid when approval of the minister is obtained.

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.

 

Dated: December 24, 2004

 

KT Corporation
By:  

/s/ Wha - Joon Cho

Name:   Wha - Joon Cho
Title:   Managing Director
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