6-K 1 d498744d6k.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 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April 2023

Commission File Number 1-14926

 

 

KT Corporation

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

90, Buljeong-ro,

Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si,

Gyeonggi-do,

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):  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether 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  ☒

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

 

 

 


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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: April 24, 2023
KT Corporation
By:  

/s/ Seunghoon Chi

Name:   Seunghoon Chi
Title:   Vice President
By:  

/s/ Sanghyun Cho

Name:   Sanghyun Cho
Title:   Director


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ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT

OF

KT CORPORATION

(From January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022)

(Translation of the Annual Report filed in Korean with the Financial Supervisory Service of Korea)


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I.

 

Corporate purpose of KT Corporation

     2  

II.

 

Business Details

     7  

III.

 

Financial Information

     34  

IV.

 

Auditors’ Opinion

     36  

V.

 

Management and Affiliated Companies

     40  

VI.

 

DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

     80  

 

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I.

Corporate purpose of KT Corporation

Business Objectives

 

  1.

Information and communications business;

 

  2.

New media business and internet multimedia broadcasting business

 

  3.

Development and sale of software and contents;

 

  4.

Sale and distribution of information communication equipment;

 

  5.

Testing and inspection of information communication equipment, device or facilities;

 

  6.

Advertisement business;

 

  7.

Retail business via telephone, mail order or online;

 

  8.

IT facility construction business, electrical construction business and fire protection facility business

 

  9.

Real estate and housing business

 

  9(1).

Business facilities management and business support service industry

 

  10.

Electronic banking and finance business;

 

  11.

Education and learning service business;

 

  12.

Security service business (Machinery system surveillance service, Facilities security service, etc);

 

  13.

Research and technical development, education, training and promotion, overseas businesses, and export and import, manufacture and distribution related to activities mentioned in Subparagraphs 1 through 12

 

  14.

Frequency-based telecommunications services and other telecommunications services

 

  15.

Value-added telecommunications business

 

  16.

Manufacture, provision (screening) and distribution of contents such as musical records, music videos, movies, videos and games

 

  17.

Issuance and management of pre-paid electronic payment instruments, and businesses related to electronic finance such as payment gateway services

 

  18.

Sales and leasing of equipment and facilities related to the activities mentioned in Subparagraphs 14 through 17

 

  19.

Any overseas business or export and import business related to activities mentioned in Subparagraphs 14 through 18

 

  20.

Tourism

 

  21.

(Deleted)

 

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  22.

New and renewable energy, energy generation business, electrical system design business and electrical safety management agent business

 

  23.

Health Informatics business

 

  24.

Manufacture of communication equipment, device or facilities for military purpose

 

  25.

Energy diagnostics business, professional business relating to energy conservation, and any and all other business in the field of energy use rationalization

 

  26.

Information securities, any and all other business in the field of identification service

 

  27.

Activities of management consultancy

 

  28.

Warehousing and storage

 

  29.

Total construction business

 

  30.

Specialized design services

 

  31.

Freight Transportation Business, Cargo Transportation Intermediation Business

 

  32.

Manufacturing and sales of medical device

 

  33.

Any and all other activities or businesses incidental to or necessary for attainment of the foregoing

 

  34.

Personal information management business and ancillary work

 

  35

Any and all other activities or businesses incidental to or necessary for attainment of the foregoing.

 

2.

History

 

A.

Changes since Incorporation

 

(1)

Date of Incorporation: December 10, 1981

 

(2)

Location of Headquarters:

90 Bulljeong-ro

Bundang-gu, Seongnam-city

Gyeonggi-do 13606

Korea

 

(3)

Major Changes in KT Corporation

 

   

On March 27, 2009, KT Corporation (“KT”) signed a merger agreement with its mobile subsidiary KTF, in which KT held a 54.25% interest, and on June 1, 2009, the merger was completed.

 

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At the annual general shareholders’ meeting held on March 11, 2011, KT’s shareholders approved the addition of the health bioinformatics business to KT’s business objectives, which is a new emerging industry that integrates IT with genetic data information sequencing, computation, accumulation, and application. The shareholders also approved the addition of military communication equipment, devices and facility manufacturing to its business objectives.

 

   

Mr. Suk Chae Lee was reelected as the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and President of KT at the annual general shareholders’ meeting held on March 16, 2012.

 

   

At the annual general shareholders’ meeting held on March 15, 2013, KT’s shareholders approved the addition of energy inspection, energy conservation, and the energy use rationalization business to KT’s business objectives.

 

   

Mr. Chang-Gyu Hwang was elected as the CEO and President of KT at the extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting held on January 27, 2014.

 

   

At the annual general shareholders’ meeting held on March 25, 2016, KT’s shareholders approved the addition of Information securities, any and all other business in the field of identification service.

 

   

Mr. Chang-Gyu Hwang was re-elected as the CEO and President of KT at the annual general shareholders’ meeting held on March 24, 2017. KT’s shareholders approved the addition of fire protection facility business, electrical system design business, activities of management consultancy, and warehousing & storage

 

   

At the annual general shareholders’ meeting held on March 23, 2018, KT’s shareholders approved the addition of electrical safety management agent business. They also approved the Total construction business for Clarification of Business Purpose and Specialized design services for Business Area Expansion.

 

   

Mr. Hyeon-Mo Ku was elected as the Representative Director of KT at the annual general shareholders’ meeting held on March 30, 2020.

 

   

At the annual general shareholders’ meeting held on March 31, 2021, KT’s shareholders approved the addition of “My data” business on the Article of Incorporation. They also approved change in notification and diversification of shareholders return method.

 

3.

Total Number of Shares and Related Matters

 

A.

Status of Capital Increase/Decrease (As of December 31, 2022) (Unit: KRW million, Shares)

There has been no change in capital stock for the past 5 business years.

 

Type of Stock

  

Category

   41th
(The end of 2022)
     40th
(The end of 2021)
     39th
(The end of 2020)
 

Common

Stock

   Current Number of Issued Shares      261,111,808        261,111,808        261,111,808  
   Par value      0.005        0.005        0.005  
   Capital Stock      1,564,499        1,564,499        1,564,499  

Preferred

Stock

   Current Number of Issued Shares         
   Par value         
   Capital Stock         

Others

   Current Number of Issued Shares         
   Par value         
   Capital Stock         

Total

   Capital Stock      1,564,499        1,564,499        1,564,499  

 

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Date of Shares Issued
(Retired)

  

Type of

Shares

Issued

(Retired)

  

Details of Issued (Retired) Shares

  

Type

  

Number of Issued
(Retired) Shares

  

Par Value

per Share

  

Par Value of
Issued per Share

  

Note

                 

 

B.

Total Number of Shares (As of December 31, 2022) (Unit: Shares)

 

Category

        Type of Shares      Total  
     Common shares      Preferred
shares
 

I. Total Number of Authorized Shares

     1,000,000,000        —          1,000,000,000  

II. Total Number of Issued Shares

     312,899,767        —          312,899,767  

III. Total Number of Reduced Shares

     51,787,959        —          51,787,959  

Details of

Reduced

Shares

   1. Reduction of Capital      —          —          —    
   2. Share Retirement      51,787,959        —          51,787,959  
   3. Redemption of Redeemable Shares      —          —          —    
   4. Other      —          —          —    

IV. Current Number of Issued Shares (II – III)

     261,111,808        —          261,111,808  

V. Number of Treasury Shares

        5,069,130        —          5,069,130  

VI. Current Number of Issued and Outstanding Shares

        256,042,678        —          256,042,678  

C. Acquisition and Disposal of Treasury Shares (As of December 31, 2022) (Unit: Shares)

 

Method of Acquisition

     Type of
Shares
   Beginning of
Term
     Acquisition
(+)
     Disposition
(-)
     Retirement
(-)
     End of Term  

Direct Acquisition

    

Over-the-

Counter

 

 

   Common
shares
     25,303,662        —          20,234,532        —          5,069,130  
      Preferred
shares
     —          —          —          —          —    
    
Exchange-
Traded

 
   Common
shares
     —          —          —          —          —    
      Preferred
shares
     —          —          —          —          —    

Indirect Acquisition

(e.g. Trust Contract)

      Common
shares
           —          —              
   Preferred
shares
     —          —          —          —          —    

Total

      Common
shares
     25,303,662                  20,234,532        —          5,069,130  
   Preferred
shares
     —          —          —          —          —    

 

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The above “Beginning of Term” means as of January 1, 2022 and “End of Term” means as of December 31, 2022, which is the most recent date of shareholder registry.

 

   

Details of trust agreement of treasury shares after the base date (From January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) are as follows :

- To enhance shareholder’s value, KT decided to enter into a trust agreement for the acquisition of treasury Shares

[Treasury shares acquisition through a trust agreement with Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd.]

- Contract Amount : KRW 300 billion

- Contract Period : From February 10, 2023 to August 9, 2023

- Decision to Retire Treasury Shares : A total of KRW 100 billion out of KRW 300 billion worth of treasury shares to be purchased through a trust contract will be retired

- Expected date of retirement : August 10, 2023

 

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II. Business Details

 

1.

(Manufacturing Service) Business Overview

Each division of KT is distinguished by a separate legal entity that provides independent services and products, and the business of each affiliated company is categorized into (1) ICT that provides wireless and wired communication/convergence services, (2) Finance business that provides credit card services, (3) Satellite broadcasting services, (4) Real estate business utilizing KT’s assets, and (5) Other businesses carried out by subsidiaries including content, information technology, global business, and others.

LOGO Revenue by division (Unit: KRW million)

 

Division

   FY2022     FY2021     FY2020  
   Revenue     Proportion     Revenue     Proportion     Revenue     Proportion  

ICT

     18,289,243       59.4     18,387,434       63.0     17,879,281       64.0

Finance

     3,613,981       11.7     3,525,211       12.1     3,343,010       12.0

Satellite Broadcasting

     704,928       2.3     655,354       2.2     660,404       2.4

Real Estate

     485,056       1.6     335,373       1.1     359,954       1.3

Other

     7,708,737       25.0     6,283,023       21.5     5,700,724       20.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sum

     30,801,945       100.0     29,186,395       100.0     27,943,373       100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cons’ Adjustment

     (5,151,934     —         (4,288,390     —         (4,026,706     —    

Total

     25,650,011       —         24,898,005       —         23,916,667       —    

LOGO Financial statements for the 41st, 40th, and 39th fiscal years are in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1116

 

A.

ICT : KT

KT operates wireless communications services for individual and corporate customers such as wireless communications, high-speed Internet, and corporate lines, pay TV services such as IPTV, and platform-based B2B businesses such as IDC, Cloud, and AI/DX. KT declared its change into a digital platform company (DIGICO) in 2020 and is accelerating innovation from various businesses such as media, finance, and B2B to customer-centered platforms. Based on the solid performance growth of Telco business in 2021, we are striving for the growth of B2B+DIGICO business.

 

B.

Satellite TV : Skylife

KT Skylife is leading the domestic HD broadcasting service market by commercializing H.264 based multi-channel HD for the first time in Korea. It is launching Korea’s largest UHD multi-channel service and reflecting customer trends that aim for rational consumption with ‘30% discount home combination’ products. In October 2020, it launched ‘SkyLife Mobile’, an affordable phone service, and started selling three types of combined products (TPS) including affordable phones, satellite broadcasting, and the Internet.

On September 30, 2021, KT completed the acquisition of Hyundai HCN, a comprehensive wired broadcasting operator, and expanded its wired subscriber base. Skylife TV, a subsidiary of KT Skylife, is a broadcasting channel user operator and has 12 channels including the representative channel ENA.

 

C.

Real Estate: KT Estate

In 2022, the real estate business achieved KRW 485.1 billion, an increase of KRW 149.7 billion (44.6%) from the previous year. The performance of Novotel, Ibis, and Sofitel hotels grew significantly compared to the previous year, affected by the endemic, and the opening of Le Meridien in Myeongdong and Moxy in November contributed to sales and profit growth. Profit recorded KRW 1.19 trillion, an increase of KRW 776 billion (188.7%) compared to the previous year.

 

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KT Group’s real estate business continues to pursue stable growth through an asset-focused business strategy and periodic portfolio strategy updates that reflect real estate market fluctuations, product selection, maximizing asset value and creating new spaces that reflect innovative ICT technology.

 

D.

Other Businesses (Commerce, Advertisements, etc.)

 

   

Genie Music, through the music platform ‘Genie’, provides customers with high quality music service. It also provides differentiated services by applying AI curation technology based on music listening history, for the first among domestic music streaming platforms, and provides various and wide content services through the original audio and live performance platform ‘STAYG’.

 

   

KT SAT’s satellite service business is a business that secures satellites and provides services to generate revenue by using orbit and frequency allocated by the government. It provides satellite services using a total of four self-owned satellites and overseas satellite relay services.

 

   

KT Alpha (formerly KT HiTel) is expanding the foundation of its commerce business from TV to mobile and creating synergy through the merger (merger date: July 1, 2021) with KT M-house, which has mobile coupon business capabilities. KT Alpha sold all shares of Alpha DX Solution, which it 100% owned, to KTDS (sale date: October 7, 2022).

 

   

Nasmedia is mainly engaged in internet and mobile, IPTV, and digital out-of-home advertising media sales centered on display advertising. It launched K-Deal, a CPS advertising product based on text, in 2021.

 

   

KT Studio Genie was established on January 28, 2021, to oversee and lead the group’s media/content business (content production/planning/investment/distribution, etc.), and it has established itself as a studio business operator by broadcasting original content in 2022.

 

   

kt cloud, which was launched on April 1, 2022, aims to become the best DX specialist company in Korea by strengthening its core competitiveness in IDC and cloud, which is inevitable in the digital era and for KT’s DIGICO strategy.

 

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2.

(Manufacturing Service) Main Products and Services

 

A.

ICT : KT

Price fluctuations of KT’s mobile plans, IPTV, broad band, fixed-line phones, and combined products are as follows. For more information, please refer to the product service contents on our website(https://product.kt.com). Prices below do not reflect additional discounts.

 

   

Mobile (Unit : KRW, VAT included)

 

Plan

   Monthly Rate  

5G Super Plan Choice

   Premium Choice      130,000  
   Special Choice      110,000  
   Basic Choice      90,000  

5G Simple

     69,000  

5G Simple Plus

     61,000  

5G Slim

     55,000  

5G Save

     45,000  

 

LOGO

On September 25th, 2020, KT released the 5G Super Plan Choice, followed by 5G Simple and Save on October 5th, Netflix content on October 28th, a Hyundai Card partnership benefit on June 2nd, 2021, Disney+ content on November 12th, 2021, Samsung Electronics and Woori Card partnership benefits on February 14th, 2022, YouTube Premium content on May 2nd, 2022, and Tving/Genie content on July 1st, 2022. On August 23rd, 2022, KT launched the 5G Slim Plus plan.

 

   

IPTV(Unit : KRW, VAT included)

 

  -

Revised TV subscription plans to “Choice” plans (June 2nd, 2022)

 

  -

Released new subscription plans: OTV Muse Choice, OTV CEO Choice (June 2nd, 2022)

 

  -

Rebranded to Genie TV (October 4th, 2022)

 

Plan

   Monthly Rate  
   No Contract      1 Year
Contract
     2 Year
Contract
     3 Year
Contract
     Broadband
bundle
 

OTV Slim

     16,500        15,675        14,850        13,200        11,000  

OTV Basic

     18,150        17,270        16,390        14,740        12,100  

OTV Lite

     19,800        18,810        17,820        15,840        13,200  

OTV Essence

     25,300        24,035        22,770        20,240        16,500  

OTV Essence Plus

     28,160        26,730        25,300        22,484        18,700  

OTV VOD Choice

     31,020        29,469        27,918        24,816        20,900  

OTV Kids Land Pack Choice

     31,020        29,469        27,918        24,816        20,900  

OTV Muse Choice

     34,540        32,175        29,810        25,080        20,900  

OTV Super Pack Choice

     36,300        34,540        32,890        29,480        25,300  

OTV CEO Choice

     47,300        43,450        39,600        31,900        25,300  

OTV Netflix Choice HD

     37,300        35,265        33,450        29,680        25,500  

OTV Netflix Choice UHD

     39,800        37,325        35,840        31,680        27,500  

 

LOGO

Above prices do not include additional costs such as call-out fees.

 

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Broadband(Unit : KRW, VAT included)

The following prices do not include additional costs such as equipment (modem) rental fees, call-out fees, etc.

- Prices of new plans in 2022 are as follows.

 

Plan

   Monthly Rate
   No
Contract
     1 Year
Contract
     2 Year
Contract
     3 Year
Contract
     T/M
bundle
    

Launch
Date

Secure Internet Premium

     64,900        58,300        52,250        45,650        40,150      7th Jan. 2022

Secure Internet Essence

     59,400        52,800        46,750        40,150        34,650      7th Jan. 2022

Secure Internet Basic

     50,600        45,100        40,150        34,650        29,150      7th Jan. 2022

Secure Internet Slim

     44,000        37,950        32,450        23,650        23,650      7th Jan. 2022

Secure Internet Premium Wifi

     73,700        65,450        57,750        45,650        40,150      7th Jan. 2022

Secure Internet Essence Wifi

     68,200        59,950        52,250        40,150        34,650      7th Jan. 2022

Secure Internet Basic Wifi

     59,400        52,250        45,650        35,750        30,250      7th Jan. 2022

Secure Internet Slim Wifi

     52,800        45,100        37,950        24,750        24,750      7th Jan. 2022

Secure Payment Internet Essence

     67,100        59,950        52,800        41,800        36,300      2nd Jun. 2022

Secure Payment Internet Basic

     58,300        52,250        46,200        36,300        30,800      2nd Jun. 2022

Secure Payment Internet Slim

     51,700        45,100        38,500        25,300        25,300      2nd Jun. 2022

Secure Payment Internet Essence Wifi

     75,900        67,100        58,300        42,900        37,400      2nd Jun. 2022

Secure Payment Internet Basic Wifi

     67,100        59,400        51,700        37,400        31,900      2nd Jun. 2022

Secure Payment Internet Slim Wifi

     60,500        52,250        44,000        26,400        26,400      2nd Jun. 2022

- Prices of new plans in 2021 are as follows.

 

Plan

   Monthly Rate
   No
Contract
     1 Year
Contract
     2 Year
Contract
     3 Year
Contract
    4 Year
Contract
     5 Year
Contract
     T/M
bundle
   

Launch
Date

GiGA Wi Internet Max 2.5G(ax)

     78,100        69,300        60,500        45,650 (*)      —          —          40,150 (*)    5th Mar. 21

GiGA Wi Internet Max 1G(ax)

     72,600        63,800        55,000        40,150 (*)      —          —          34,650 (*)    5th Mar. 21

GiGA Wi Internet Max 500M(ax)

     63,800        56,100        48,400        35,750 (*)      —          —          30,250 (*)    5th Mar. 21

GiGA Wi Internet Max 100M(ax)

     57,200        48,950        40,700        24,750 (*)      —          —          24,750 (*)    5th Mar. 21

Multinet Essence

     60,500        53,900        48,400        44,000 (*)      41,250        38,500        38,500 (*)    4th Nov. 21

Multinet Basic

     51,700        46,200        41,800        38,500 (*)      35,750        33,000        33,000 (*)    4th Nov. 21

Multinet Slim

     45,100        39,600        34,100        27,500 (*)      25,850        24,200        27,500 (*)    4th Nov. 21

 

(*)

Based on a 3-year contract for GiGA Wi internet plans with maximum speeds of 2.5G/1G/500M, and a TV/Mobile bundle. Based on a 3-year contract for Multi-Net Essence/Basic/Slim plans, and a Multi-Net (TV) bundle.

 

-

Prices of new plans in 2020 are as follows.

 

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Plan

   Monthly Rate      Rate with 1
year term
     Rate with 2
year term
     Rate with 3
year term
    Rate with 3
year term when
IPTV, mobile
and Broadband
are bundled
    Launch
Date
 

GiGA Wi Max 2.5G(ac)

     78,100        69,300        60,500        45,100 (*)      39,600 (*)      23th June 20  

GiGA Wi Max 1G(ac)

     72,600        63,800        55,000        39,600 (*)      34,100 (*)      23th June 20  

GiGA Wi Max 500M(ac)

     63,800        56,100        48,400        35,200 (*)      29,700 (*)      23th June 20  

GiGA Wi Max 100M(ac)

     57,200        48,950        40,700        24,200 (*)      24,200 (*)      23th June 20  

 

(*)

The price for the 3-year contract and TV/Mobile combination of GiGA Wi internet with speeds of up to 2.5G/1G/500M is the price after applying the GiGA WiFi Buddy launch promotion.

- Broadband plan names have been changed since September 25, 2021.

 

Classification    AS-IS    TO-BE
Internet only    10 GiGA MAX 10G    Internet Super Premium
   10 GiGA MAX 5G    Internet Premium Plus
   10 GiGA MAX 2.5G    Internet Premium
   GiGA MAX 1G    Internet Essence
   GiGA MAX 500M    Internet Basic
   GiGA MAX 200M    Internet Slim Plus
   GiGA MAX 100M    Internet Slim
WiFi Package    10G MAX 2.5G Plus    Internet Premium WiFi
   GiGA MAX 1G Plus    Internet Essence WiFi
   GiGA MAX 500M Plus    Internet Basic WiFi
   GiGA MAX 100M Plus    Internet Slim WiFi
GiGA Wi internet    GiGA Wi    Internet Wide
Family Secure Package    the Internet plus that reassures the family (10 GiGA Max 2.5G)    Internet Premium WiFi that reassures the family
   the Internet plus that reassures the family (10 GiGA Max 1G)    Internet Essence WiFi that reassures the family
   the Internet plus that reassures the family (10 GiGA Max 500M)    Internet Basic WiFi that reassures the family
   the Internet plus that reassures the family (10 GiGA Max 100M)    Internet Slim WiFi that reassures the family
   the Internet that reassures the family (10 GiGA Max 2.5G)    Internet Premium that reassures the family
   the Internet that reassures the family (10 GiGA Max 1G)    Internet Essence that reassures the family
   the Internet that reassures the family (10 GiGA Max 500M)    Internet Basic that reassures the family
   the Internet that reassures the family (10 GiGA Max 100M)    Internet Slim that reassures the family

 

   

Fixed Line Telephone Services (Unit : KRW, VAT included)

 

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2020~2021 – No changes occurred.

 

   

Bundled Rate Plans (Unit : KRW, VAT included)

 

2022

  

2021

  

2020

<2022.02>

● Premium Single Combination Promotion normalized (02.24~)

- Combining 500M or more speed with 5G mobile plans of KRW 80,000+ (LTE plans of KRW 65,890+) in a single line, 25% discount for monthly mobile fees

 

<2022.04>

● Newlywed combination Promotion normalized (04.01~)

- For engaged or newlywed couples, mobile discounts for upto 6 months without internet

● System improvements for collective contract buildings, reducing return amount of discounts by 100% from requests made after April 2022

● Additional Premium Single Bundle discounts for bundles within CEO Success Pack

 

<2022.05>

● 5G Premium Family Bundle Teen Discount Promotion (22.05.02~22.10.31)

- If teenagers under 18 and legal guardian’s mobile plans meet all following conditions, teenager gets additional KRW 5,500 (including VAT) monthly discount.

• Joining Premium Family Bundle Discount program

• Using a 5G plan of KRW 80,000 or more

● New discount option for Base plan of Premium Family Bundle

- Internet can be applied to mobile base plans instead

 

<2022.10>

● More plans to the multi-network Bundle discount program

- Additional products: home phone, internet phone (home and Centrex)

- Discounts are the same as CEO Success Pack Bundle discount.

 

<2022.11>

● 5G Premium Family Bundle Teen Discount Promotion normalized (11.1~)

- If teenagers under 18 and legal guardian’s mobile plans meet all following conditions, teenager gets additional KRW 5,500 (including VAT) monthly discount.

• Joining Premium Family Bundle Discount program

• Using a 5G plan of KRW 80,000 or more

 

<2022.12>

● Premium family and single mobile plans will be unified based on a single standard (80,000 KRW+ 5G Plans/65,890KRW+ LTE plans g 77,000KRW+ 5G/LTE plans, including VAT) by unifying the mobile plans provided for Premium Family and Single plans

  

<2021.04>

● Mobile bundle promotion ‘between friends’

- Equivalent discount benefit as the ‘Mobile bundle pack for my family’ for foreigners of same nationality

 

<2021.05>

● Renewal of the CEO Success Pack

- Added mobile bundle service

- Integrated VAN billing and relaxation of the discount condition

 

<2021.08>

● Promotion of the Premium Single bundling package

- 25% discount of the mobile tariff for the service usage of over 500Mbps internet and 5G mobile plan over 80k KRW (65,890 KRW for LTE subscriber)

 

<2021.10>

Pre-marriage Bundle Promotion

- Lump sum discount of mobile service for soon to be married or newly married couple for maximum 6 months

  

<2020.04>

● Renewal of the Internet Telephony Home bundle plan

- Change of the discount amount from 2,200 won to 1,100 won of the Internet Telephony Home bundle plan if bundled with Home Telephony with 3 year term

 

<2020.06>

● Renewal of the Home Telephony TPS bundle plan within home bundle

- Change of the discount amount from 4,620 won to 1,320 won for grade 8 or higher of the Home Telephony bundle plan if bundled with TPS with 3 year term including IPTV

 

<2020.07>

● CEO Success Pack launch

 

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  B.

Satellite TV – KT Skylife

 

   

TV (Unit : KRW, VAT Included)

 

Service Type

     2022      2021      2020  

Satellite only

   Android    sky UHD Family A+      Receiving        12,100        12,100        12,100  
     Bundle        8,800        8,800        8,800  
   sky UHD Blue A+      Receiving        14,300        14,300        14,300  
     Bundle        11,000        11,000        11,000  
   sky UHD Green A+      Receiving        12,100        12,100        12,100  
     Bundle        8,800        8,800        8,800  
   UHD    sky Family+ HD + sky UHD pack      Receiving        12,100        12,100        12,100  
     Bundle        8,800        8,800        8,800  
   HD    Sky On+ HD      Receiving        8,800        8,800        8,800  
     Bundle        8,250        7,700        7,700  

OTS

   —      UHD OTS Prime Kids Land /Entertainment (19)      Receiving        20,900        20,900        20,900  
   UHD OTS Essence (15)      Receiving        16,500        16,500        16,500  
   UHD OTS Light (12)      Receiving        13,200        13,200        13,200  
   UHD OTS Slim (10)      Receiving        11,000        11,000        11,000  
   OTS Prime Kids Land /Entertainment (19)      Receiving        20,900        20,900        20,900  
   OTS Essence (15)      Receiving        16,500        16,500        16,500  
   OTS Light (12)      Receiving        13,200        13,200        13,200  
   OTS Slim (10)      Receiving        11,000        11,000        11,000  
   OTS Basic (11)      Receiving        12,100        12,100        12,100  

 

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Based on products available as of the end of December 2022

  -

Receiving: based on 3-year contract (VAT included)

  -

Bundle: based on TV-Internet bundle (VAT included)

 

   

Broadband (Unit : KRW, VAT Included)

 

Service Type

     2022      2021      2020  

Internet

   sky 100M      Price        28,050        28,050        28,050  
     Bundle        19,800        19,800        19,800  
   sky GiGA 200M      Price        30,250        30,250        30,250  
     Bundle        22,000        22,000        22,000  
   sky GiGA 500M      Price        33,000        33,000        33,000  
     Bundle        27,500        27,500        27,500  
   sky GiGA 1G      Price        38,500        38,500        38,500  
     Bundle        33,000        33,000        33,000  

 

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Based on products available as of the end of December 2022

  -

Price : based on 3-year contract (VAT included), does not include rental fees, installation fees, etc.

  -

Bundle price: based on TV-internet combination (VAT included)

  -

AP rental fee discount promotion applied

 

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Promotion for a 2,000KRW discount on bundle price for sky 100M and sky Giga 200M applied

  -

Direct Secure discount promotion: Additional discount of 8,800 KRW per month for the sky Giga 500M/1G Safe combination product, only available through direct channels (customer center, online)

 

   

Mobile

SKY Life’s mobile plans are divided into 10,000 KRW data plans, selectable plans, and unlimited plans.

 

C.

Other Businesses

 

   

Genie Music

  -

Price change of major services Prices of music streaming service products are as follows. (30-day subscription price, based on Web payment. Unit: KRW, VAT excluded)

 

Service

  

Type

  

Product

   2022      2021      2020  

Music Service

   Unlimited Streaming    Data Safe Music Streaming      10,900        10,900        10,900  
   Music Streaming(PC+Mobile)      8,400        8,400        8,400  
   Smart Music Streaming (Mobile only)      7,400        7,400        7,400  
   MP3 Download + Unlimited Streaming    Streaming + 30 Downloads/month      N/A        N/A        10,800  
      Streaming + 50 Downloads/month      N/A        N/A        15,000  
   MP3 Download    5 Downloads/month      3,000        3,000        3,000  
      10 Downloads/month      5,500        5,500        5,500  
      30 Downloads/month      N/A        N/A        8,800  
   50 Downloads/month      N/A        N/A        12,500  
   Streaming by Play Count    1,000 songs      N/A        16,000        16,000  
      300 songs      4,800        4,800        4,800  
      100songs      1,600        1,600        1,600  
   20 songs      800        800        800  

Bundle Service

   Unlimited Music + e-book    Smart Streaming + e-book
(Genie + Millie’s library)
     13,000        13,000        —    

 

   

KT CS

 

  (1)

Price change of major services (Unit: KRW)

 

Item

  

2022

  

2021

  

2019~2020

114 Directory assistance

  

170

(190 won at Night/Holidays)

* all-day surge on Saturday

  

170

(190 won at Night/Holidays)

* all-day surge on Saturday)

  

120

(140 won at Night/Holidays)

* all-day surge on Saturday

Priority Number Assistance

  

Standard 40,000/month

Budget 10,000/month

(“Dong” standard)

   30,000/month
(“Dong” standard)
   30,000/month
(“Dong” standard)

 

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“Dong” is Korea’s address classification system.

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Quotation for contact center services may vary depending on the type of business (inbound, outbound) and industry (government agencies, general enterprises), and it cannot be considered as a single-task service due to the nature of the work. Therefore, the calculation of an average price would not be meaningful. For further detail, please refer to the following.

 

  (2)

Reasons for Price Fluctuation

 

 

Contact Center Outsourcing:

The outsourcing cost includes direct and indirect labor costs, management costs, and profits. Among them, labor costs account for approximately 85-90% (depending on the client), the largest proportion. The quotation (price) is usually calculated based on the cost per person /month, and it may also be calculated based on PPC (Pay Per Call) depending on the number of responses or processed cases. Since contact centers cannot be regarded as a single-task service due to the nature of the work, the calculation of an average price would not be meaningful. For total outsourcing contact centers, the cost of supporting system management and operation for the leased facilities is added to the calculation. For leased facilities, the unit cost is calculated based on the depreciation expense under the fixed asset method.

 

 

114 Directory Service:

History of fee increases for 114 directory service is as follows (Unit: KRW)

 

   

2021.2.1

 

2016.12.01

 

2003.11.01

 

2002.05.01

Price

 

Price increase

(Daytime 170, Night/Holidays 190),

Additional Service increase

(Direct connection 110, indirect connection 80)

  Saturday mornings: Weekday rates no longer apply  

Price increase

(Daytime 120, Night/Holidays 140),

  Price increase (80g100, 3 free monthly calls terminated)

 

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Free 114 Directory Assistance provided until 1996 has become paid service from 1997, as a cost recovery measure.

 

 

Priority Number Directory Assistance

The following are the changes to the priority number directory assistance fees since March 1, 2022 (Unit: KRW)

 

Service

  

Details

  

Before

  

After 22.3.1

  

Standard
Industry (1)

  

Budget
Industry (2)

Priority Number Guide Service for Dong (Eup, Myeon*)    Provides priority number guide service to registered district areas    30,000/month    40,000/month    10,000/month
Priority Number Guide Service for Gu (Gun*)    Provides priority number guide service to registered district areas    40,000/month    50,000/month    15,000/month
Priority Number Guide Service for Cities (Metropolitan/Non-metropolitan)    Provides priority number guide service to registered district areas    50,000/month    60,000/month    20,000/month

 

  *

Dong, Gu, Eup, Myeon, and Gun and are types of Korea’s address classification system

 

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Fee exceptions: Standard industry fees for customers with a membership history within one year of the fee change date (March 1, 2022) are based on the previous fees. However, if the service is re-subscribed after one year of termination, new fees will apply.

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Budget industry: Designated and operated for unpopular industries with no membership history within one year of the fee change.

 

 

Distribution

Telecommunications equipment follows pricing policy of the manufacturer. and major telecommunications services follows pricing policy of KT Corporation

 

   

KT IS

 

(1)

114 Directory Assistance Price: Daytime 170 KRW, Nighttime/holidays 190 KRW

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As of February 1, 2021, the daytime/nighttime/holiday fee increased by 50KRW.

 

(2)

Priority Number Directory Assistance Price (Unit: KRW, VAT excluded)

 

Item

          2022  
     Monthly Fee      Group 1      Group 2      Group 3      Group 4  
     City        55,000        53,000        50,000        45,000  
     Gu        44,000        42,000        40,000        36,000  

Priority Number Directory Assistance

     Dong        33,000        31,000        30,000        27,000  

 

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The sign-up fee for the Priority Number Information Service is divided into groups based on the service area and industry. Each area is divided into “city”, “district”, and “neighborhood” units, and the industry groups are divided into 1st group (moving centers, rental cars, etc.), 2nd group (flower shops/delivery, water purifier sales, etc.), 3rd group (quick delivery, key repair, etc.), and 4th group (industries outside of the 1st to 3rd groups) in order of high usage rates.

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The pricing of the Priority Number Directory Assistance has not undergone any price changes in the last 3 years.

 

(3)

Other contact center (outsourcing) businesses besides those mentioned above are difficult to view as single services due to their job characteristics, and pricing in the distribution business tends to be determined according to the policies of KT and terminal manufacturers, making it difficult to derive meaningful figures through average pricing calculations.

 

   

KT M Mobile

KT M Mobile’s mobile plans are divided into device bundle plans of post-paid plans, SIM-only plans, and pre-paid plans.

 

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KT Cloud

 

  1)

Cloud

 

Public

  

-  On-demand service that provides Cloud-based IT infrastructure (computing/storage/NW, etc.) tailored to client needs, available whenever and as much as needed

-  Offers high performance and stability without concerns for IT procurement, operation, or management

CDN

  

-  Contents Delivery service that delivers large-scale contents in real-time anywhere in the world

-  Supports 100+ countries and 200,000+ Edge services

Private

  

-  Client-specific Cloud service independently built at client’s location

-  Provides tailored services optimized for client business environments with high stability and excellent security

Marketplace

  

-  Digital catalog service that curates industry-leading 3rd party solutions to clients’ needs

-  Provides easy access to solutions that are optimized for clients’ business needs

 

  2)

IDC

 

Colocation

  

-  Provides advanced computing infrastructure by directly accessing KT IDC Internet backbone network to improve internet connectivity speed and by providing power, air conditioning, and security infrastructure.

MSP

  

-  Service where clients outsource the management of their IT systems and various computing infrastructure resources to KT. Includes leasing monitoring tools, IT infrastructure operation and maintenance, migration, consulting, and utilizing KT’s professional personnel, facilities, equipment, and network resources

DC/Infra

  

-  Service that builds and provides customers with customized DC/DR. Formerly classified as On-demand IDC.

Connectivity

  

-  Service that provides connectivity to all services (Neutral IDC/CSP) based on One IDC

3. (Manufacturing Service) Sales

 

  A.

ICT : KT

(1) Performance in terms of revenue (Unit: millions of Korean won, %)

 

Category

   2022      2021      2020  
   Amount      %      Amount      %      Amount      %  

Service revenue

     15,766,188        86.2        15,501,216        84.3        15,086,246        84.4  

Merchandise sales

     2,523,055        13.8        2,886,218        15.7        2,793,035        15.6  

Total

     18,289.243        100.0        18,387,434        100.0        17,879,281        100.0  

 

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(2) Sales Organization and Channels

Sales organization

<B2C>

 

 

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<B2B>

 

 

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Sales Channels

<B2C>

 

 

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<B2B>

 

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(3) Methods and Conditions of Sales

KT provides our products and services to customer through the sales organization and channel as above, basically, customers pay the service charges with cash, bank direct debit bill and credit card. In addition to monthly service fee, customers must pay the equipment rental fee and installment fee as well.

For the B2B business, the supply conditions and service fees are determined via a negotiation with enterprise customers.

(4) Sales Strategy

(a) Mobile Service

 

   

Device leadership : Differentiate wireless experience with pre-emptive adoption of differentiated 5G/LTE smartphones and new forms of emerging devices.

 

   

Network quality differentiation : 5G first C-DRX Application and 5G network quality based on edge communication center, tight national network LTE-A Network.

 

   

Innovative rate plans : ‘5G Choice plan’ to offer unlimited data and worldwide data roaming, and LTE data ON providing unlimited data across all plans

 

   

Segment marketing : Introducing products exclusively for young customers such as Y super pan, Y24 and providing premium single bundled rate plan optimized for single-person households

 

   

Loyalty program : A variety of mobile phone replacement programs and installment plans, including industry-leading membership benefits, long-term customer special benefits, and rental services to reduce inconvenience in device replacement.

 

   

Differentiated service : The CS system optimized for smartphones, the benefits of reducing telecommunication charge through affiliated cards, differentiated mobile phone insurance products, and ‘Dual Number’ service to use 2 phone numbers in 1 phone.

 

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(b) Broadband Internet Service

 

   

Lead the market with preemptive GiGA infrastructure investment and service quality enhancement

 

   

Expand sales synergy by bundling products between telco(5G, IPTV, etc.) and non-telco(CCTV, IoT, etc.) services

 

   

Broaden internet business coverage such as low cost market with skylife internet resale

 

   

Provide the optimized wireless internet environment through introducing advanced WiFi devices such as ‘GiGA WiFi home ax’, ‘GiGA WiFi Buddy ax’, ‘GiGA WiFi Premium 6E’, etc.

 

   

Offer the customized services for specific segments based on the customer behavior analysis to enhance customer convenience

 

   

Expand the product lineups including bundling, WiFi devices for small business owners

 

   

Acquire a number of broadband lines by winning the B2B/B2G orders e.g. mobile internet infrastructure installment business.

(c) Telephone Service

 

   

Preemptive care activities to minimize customer churn :

 

   

Uncombined customers using the Internet and TV products : Service bundling propulsion

 

   

Customers who need home telephony service : Promoting KT telephony 3000 price plan

 

   

Customers who did re-contract VoIP service : Promoting KT VoIP 3000 price plan

 

   

SOHO, small business customers : Pushing to sign up for converged products including Telephone manager, Ringo

 

   

Preventing from decreasing revenue by restructuring price plans :

 

   

Rolling out new VoIP price plan which is charging per second(February, 2020)

(d) IPTV Service

 

   

Improve the product’s marketability take into strategic partnerships considering the changes in the media environment

 

   

Increase IPTV sales by introducing new media devices

 

   

Based on AI, organizing personalized content and strengthening the recommendation

B. Satellite Business (KT skylife)

(1) Performance in Terms of Revenue (Unit: millions of Korean won, %)

 

Category

   2022      2021      2020  
   Amount      %      Amount      %      Amount      %  

Service revenue

     399,555        56.7        364,983        55.7        349,277        52.9  

Platform revenue

     217,167        30.8        219,218        33.5        216,968        32.9  

Others

     88,205        12.5        71,153        14.3        94,159        14.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     704,927        100.0        655,354        100.0        660,404        100.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The above numbers are written on a separate basis.

 

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Platform revenue: Advertisement revenue + Home shopping transmission fee + T-commerce transmission fee

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Service revenue: Broadcasting revenue + Internet revenue + Mobile revenue

(2) Sales Organization and Channels

KT Skylife currently has various sales channels such as skylife head office, customer center, 196 sales offices which are further organized under 9 branches (three in Seoul, two in Busan and one each in Daejeon, Daegu, Gwangju and etc.) and 2 local office (one each in Jeonju, Daejeon), KT.

Sales offices perform sales and services through consignment contracts with KT Skylife, and 2 customer centers(Suwon, Gwangju) perform business activities such as customer counseling, as well as defending customer churn and attracting new subscribers.

The combined products are sold through KT’s in-house/outdoor sales channels and group companies, which are nationwide, and we are continuously sold on the headquarters’ website.

In addition, we have been continuously partnering with various on and off-line companies such as companies, government offices, and online markets to secure sales channels.

As of the end of December 2022, sales by route are as follows (Accumulated from January to December 2022)

 

Category

   New Subscribers      %  

Sales office

     235,784        75.2  

KT

     3,041        1.0  

Headquarter, customer center

     74,588        23.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     313,413        100.  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

C. Others Business

KT Estate

(1) Performance in Terms of Revenue (Unit: millions of Korean won, %)

 

Category

   2022      2021      2020  
   Amount      %      Amount      %      Amount      %  

Rental business

     175,167        35.9        160,212        47.8        156,784        43.6  

Development business

     11,156        2.3        —          —          61,360        17.0  

PM fee

     58,073        11.9        45,513        13.6        106,506        29.6  

Real estate commission business

     140,098        28.7        99,424        29.6        7,753        2.2  

Others

     103,257        21.2        30,224        9.0        27,551        7.6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     487,751        100.0        335,373        100.0        359,954        100.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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KT Sat

(1) Performance in Terms of Revenue (Unit: millions of Korean won, %)

 

Category

   2022      2021      2020  
   Amount      %      Amount      %      Amount      %  

Gap filler rentals

     105,171        58.4        102,372        58.6        96,853        55.8  

Data transmission

     17,990        10.0        24,565        14.1        20,778        12.0  

Video transmission

     8,340        4.6        8,161        4.7        9,467        5.5  

Mobile satellite service

     24,507        13.6        22,051        12.6        20,059        11.6  

Others

     24,067        13.4        17,506        10.0        26,391        15.2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     180,075        100.0        174,655        100.0        173,548        100.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Performances were written in accordance with K-IFRS

(2) Sales Organization and Channels

KT SAT’s sales organization manages and operates customers by region. Due to the characteristics of the service, the company has a large number of corporate customers and is attracting new customers through sales of internal sales representatives and external distribution networks (partners).

2) Sales Organization and Channels

KT Estate’s main business is real estate leasing service and development. For this reason, this report does not disclose the sales organization and channels information.

KT alpha (Former KT Hitel)

(1) Performance in Terms of Revenue (Unit: millions of Korean won, %)

 

Category

   2022      2021      2020  
   Amount      %      Amount      %      Amount      %  

T-Commerce(K Shopping)

     325,515        69.3        307,181        72.5        228,424        65.4  

Mobile Gift Commerce

     96,067        20.5        61,886        14.6        —          —    

Content Distribution

     47,992        10.2        54,598        12.9        37,486        10.7  

ICT Platform

     —          —          —          —          83,404        23.9  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     469,574        100.0        423,664        100.0        349,314        100.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The performance above was written in accordance with K-IFRS 1116

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The revenues of ICT business in 2021 and 2022 were classified as a discontinued operation since the shares of AlphaDXSolution(which was a subsidiary company) was sold in a carve-out(October, 2022)

(2) Sales Organization and Channels

(a) Commerce

After the MD has signed a contract with the vendor to supply the product, the product information is provided directly to the general customer through platforms such as VOD, TV, Internet, and mobile. After receiving the customer’s order through TV remote control, internet, and mobile, if payment is made, we will ship the product through the delivery company.

 

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(b) Mobile Gift Commerce

KT alpha divides its customers to B2B and B2C depending on the purchasing entities and provides its service. For the B2B customers, the company carries out the sales activities directly to enterprise customers who want to purchase in bulk. Also, the company provides the mobile gift certificate purchase online service (“Giftishow biz”) optimized for business purchase process indirectly such as promotion planning and managing the budget, etc. For B2C customers, the company service through its own web/app and also a variety of affiliate channel such as mobile commerce channel and online open market, etc.

(c) Content

The content supply and demand representative make copyright agreements with the content creator or distributor. And we provide content VOD or library services to 150 platform companies such as IPTV, OTT, and Internet web hard.

Genie Music

(1) Performance in Terms of Revenue (Unit: millions of Korean won, %)

 

     2022      2021      2020  

Category

   Amount      %      Amount      %      Amount      %  

Music business

     222,660        92.7        235,257        96.4        236,652        95.8  
Others      17,610        7.3        8,696        3.6        10,316        4.2  

Total

     240,270        100.0        243,954        100.0        246,968        100.0  

 

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Music Business: Regular Music services and distribution of content

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Others: Irregular music service development service and Artist-related MD sales

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The numbers are on a separate basis and were written in accordance with K-IFRS 1115.

(2) Sales Organization and Channels

Genie Music serves as a service provider and content distributor within the digital music industry.

(a) Music Business (Music Services and Content Distributor)

Genie Music provides music services directly to the domestic customers through its own music platform Genie such as website, mobile app and etc. Also, the company is providing music services through the value-added services which telecom companies roll out.

As a content distributor, Genie Music distributes a variety of content including music sources to the domestic and overseas business players.

(b) Others (Performance, MD and etc.)

Genie Music generates others revenue through performance business, MD products, etc.. For the performance business, it shares ticket sales from performances with production/planning companies. For the MD business, the company is selling the MD products (which are bought or imported from MD vendor) to the online and offline stores.

 

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KT Telecop

(1) Performance in Terms of Revenue (Unit: millions of Korean won, %)

 

Category

   2021      2020      2019  
   Amount      %      Amount      %      Amount      %  

Security service

     510,384        98.8        502,075        98.3        380,575        97.5  

Distribution

     5,403        1.1        8,318        1.6        9,098        2.3  

Others

     647        0.1        608        0.1        660        0.2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     516,434        100.0        511,001        100.0        390,333        100.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(2) Sales Organization and Channels

KT Telecop operates the business department, regional headquarters strategic sales team, branch offices. And we provide dispatch security service and integrated security service.

Nasmedia

(1) Performance in Terms of Revenue (Unit: millions of Korean won, %)

 

Category

   2022      2021      2020  
   Amount      %      Amount      %      Amount      %  

Digital Advertising

     66,184        61.3        60,745        68.5        61,162        74.5  

Platform

     41,794        38.7        27,98        31.5        20,896        25.5  

Total

     107,977        100.0          88,726        100.0          82,058        100.0  

 

LOGO

The above numbers are written on a separate basis.

(2) Sales Organization and Channels

The online advertising industry can be divided into three areas: advertising companies, media reps, and media. Media reps generate revenue by selling media.

Nasmedia and its major subsidiaries generally deal with advertisers, advertising agencies, and media companies.

KT Studio Genie

(1) Performance in Terms of Revenue (Unit: millions of Korean won, %)

 

Category

   2022      2021  
   Amount      %      Amount      %  

Content Production

     95,083        93.7        10,578        89.5  

Distribution Agency

     3,096        3.0        293        2.5  

PR Agency

     2,442        2.4        

Others

     833        0.9        952        8.0  

Total

     101,454        100.0        11,824        100.0  

2) Sales Organization and Channels

KT Studio Genie’s main business are producing and selling media content (drama). For this reason, this report does not disclose the sales organization and channels information.

 

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kt cloud

 

4th Quarter 2022

  

3rd Quarter 2022

  

2nd Quarter 2022

  

1st Quarter 2022

  

2021

156,700

   144,100    129,700    —      —  

 

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Revenues are disclosed after its establishment on 1st April in 2022.

4. (Manufacturing Service) Other References

Matters related to the discharge of environmental substances or environmental protection

KT was designated as a company subject to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading System, which has been in effect since 2015 under the ‘ Framework Act on Low Carbon Green Growth’ and ‘Act on Allocation and Transaction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions’.

In 2018, KT was allocated a greenhouse gas emission allowance from the government, and we continue to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions.

KT’s greenhouse gas emissions are mainly due to the heating and cooling energy of office buildings nationwide and the use of electricity in telecommunication facilities, such as base stations, and repeaters. By 2050, we have set a goal to meet carbon neutrality.

5. (Finance) Business Overview

BC Card’s main business is issuing and managing credit cards, transaction processing of credit card and recruiting and managing of credit card merchants. Also, BC Card provides credit loans such as short-term card loans and long-term card loans to credit card members, while conducting supplementary businesses such as retail business via telephone, mail order or online, insurance, tourism service and loans.

Credit card companies are a typical domestic-based industry with a sensitive nature to changes in private consumption and overall domestic economic conditions, as they are based on the domestic market. Market entry requires approval from the Financial Services Commission, and considering the need for credit risk management for stable business operations, the entry barrier is high

BC Card is mainly engaged in credit card processing business, and has secured a stable revenue base for card issuers based on its position in the credit card processing market. Additionally, BC Card strives to provide customers with easy and convenient financial services through mobile platform ‘Paybook’ for simplified payments and various financial services.

Credit sales amounted to KRW 130.7968 trillion, long and short-term credit card loans to KRW 8.3931 trillion, financial lease to KRW 176 billion, factoring to KRW 197 billion, and other loans receivables to KRW 1.0582 trillion, resulting in operating revenue of KRW 3.8963 trillion related to those.

BC Card raises funds through the issuance of corporate bonds and CP, and the average balance of financing for the current year was KRW 1.468 trillion, with an average funding rate of 3.332%.

The adjusted capital adequacy ratio at the end of the current term was 27.34%, significantly exceeding the limit of 8% under the Regulation on Supervision of Credit-Specialized Financial Business. The delinquency ratio was 0.94%, and the KRW Liquidity Ratio was 123.01%.

 

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6. (Finance) Business Status

A. Performance in Terms of Revenue (Unit: KRW million, %)

 

Category

   2021      2020      2019  
   Amount      %      Amount      %      Amount      %  

Card processing revenue

     3,188,690        81.8        3,154,561        88.1        2,961,791        87.4  

Service fee revenue

     169,694        4.4        176,610        4.9        199,934        5.9  

Additional business fee revenue

     57,480        1.5        68,972        1.9        77,032        2.3  

Member Service Fee revenue

     55,560        1.4        57,182        1.6        49,860        1.5  

Private Label Credit Card revenue

     22,970        0.6        9,051        0.3        4,591        0.1  

Financial revenue

     70,427        1.8        29,935        0.9        24,186        0.7  

Foreign currency-related profit

     7,426        0.2        4,062        0.1        4,679        0.1  

Other operating revenue

     324,038        8.3        79,065        2.2        67,986        2.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     3,896,285        100.0        3,579,438        100.0        3,390,059        100.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The above numbers are written on a K-IFRS consolidated basis.

B. Fundraising and Operation

(1) Fundraising

(Unit: KRW million, %)

 

     2022      2021      2020  

Category

        Average
Balance
     amount of
payments
     Interest
rate
     %      Average
Balance
     amount of
payments
     Interest
rate
     %      Average
Balance
     amount of
payments
     Interest
rate
     %  
Short-term debt    CP      65,076        2,723        4.18        6.24        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —    
   General

debt

     39,274        1,445        3.68        3.77        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —    
   Other

debt

     3,287        123        3.74        0.32        247        8        3.24        0.08        —          —          —          —    
Lomg-term debt    CP      150,237        4,501        3.00        14.41        6,270        138        2.20        2.03        —          —          —          —    

Corporate Bonds

     784,488        18,327        2.34        75.26        301,794        5,195        1.72        97.89        52,186        823        1.58        100.00  

Total

     1,042,362        27,119        2.60        100.00        308,311        5,341        1.73        100.00        52,186        823        1.58        100.00  

 

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Financial Supervisory Service’s business report standard

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The other debt of short-term debt refer to borrowings under the credit line agreement

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% represents the proportion to the Average Balance

(2) Operation

(Unit: KRW million, %)

 

Category

   2022      2021      2020  
   Average
Balance
     Profit
amount
     ROI      %      Average
Balance
     Profit
amount
     ROI      %      Average
Balance
     Profit
amount
     ROI      %  

Credit Card assets

     110,064      20,582      18.70      13.13      30,676      9,889      32.24      3.66      12,749      4,042      31.70      1.52

Lease assets

     14,634      525      3.59      1.75      2,979      82      2.75      0.36      —        —        —        —  

Factoring

     70,358      4,241      6.03      8.39      61,041      3,709      6.08      7.28      27,879      1,827      6.55      3.33

General loan

     643,147      51,623        8.03      76.73      170,126      17,298      10.17      20.30      96,854      12,814      13.23      11.55

Total

     838,203      76,971      9.18      100.00      264,822      30,978      11.70      31.59      137,482      18,683      13.59      16.40

 

LOGO

Financial Supervisory Service’s business report standard

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Lease assets are comprised of Financial lease bonds

 

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C. Status by Business areas

(1) Business performance by department

(Unit: KRW billion, %)

 

Category

             2022      2021      2020  
   Amount      %      Amount      %      Amount      %  

Card

  

Credit

sales

   Lump sum payment      1,120,765        79.89        1,017,012        77.98        956,746        77.46  
   Installment      187,203        13.34        206,810        15.86        198,477        16.07  
  

Cash

loan

   Short-term card loan (cash advance)      83,874        5.98        76,905        5.89        78,521        6.36  
   Long-term card loan (card loan)      57        0.00        2        0.00        —          —    

Lease

     176        0.01        111        0.01        —          —    

Factoring

     197        0.01        413        0.03        387        0.03  

Loan

     10,582        0.75        2,987        0.23        1,035        0.08  

Total

     1,402,854        100.00        1,304,240        100.00        1,235,166        100.00  

 

LOGO

Financial Supervisory Service’s business report standard

LOGO

The amount of credit sales(Lump sum payment and Installment) and short-term card loans(cash advance) is the total performance of BC Card and its member companies

(2) Member status

(Unit: thousand, thousand, %)

 

     2022      2021      2020      YoY  

Category

   Change      % of Change  

Individual
member

   Number of cards      39,904        40,807        43,713        -903        -2.21  
   Number of members      33,963        30,154        31,732        3,809        12.63  

Corporate
member

   Number of cards      5,229        5,102        5,014        127        2.49  
   Number of members      3,353        1,993        2,014        1,360        68.24  

Total

   Number of cards      45,134        45,909        48,728        -775        -1.69  
   Number of members      37,316        32,146        33,746        5,170        16.08  

 

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Financial Supervisory Service’s business report standard

 

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(3) The number of affiliated merchants

(Unit : thousand, %)

 

Category

   2022      2021      2020      YoY  
   Change      % of Change  

Affiliated merchants

     3,455        3,333        3,119        122        3.66  

 

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Financial Supervisory Service’s business report standard

7. (Finance) Derivatives Transaction

A. The breakdown of derivatives currently held by BC Card for trading purposes or hedging purposes is as follows :

(1) Drag-along Right

BC card gave drag-along rights to financial investors participating in capital raise of K Bank. In case K Bank fails in IPO at an agreed conditions, financial investors can exercise drag-along rights.

(2) Interest rate Swap

This contract is aimed at avoiding cash flow fluctuation risks caused by changes in interest rates for BC Card’s held floating-rate KRW denominated bonds, and the major details are as follows

(Unit: KRW million)

 

Item

  

Counter Party

   Contract
Signing date
     Contract
expiration date
     Contract
amount
     Interest rate  
   Contract
interest rate
    Swap rate  

Interest rate swap

   Shinhan Bank      2022-03-25        2025-03-25        60,000        CMS (5Y)      2.70
     2022-03-25        2032-03-25        40,000        CMS (10Y)      2.64

B. Derivative assets and liabilities as of the reference date are as follows :

(1) 4Q22

(Unit: KRW million)

 

Item

   Trading purpose      Risk management purpose  
   Asset      Liability      Asset      Liability  

Drag-along Right

     —          134,881        —          —    

Interest rate Swap

     —          —          3,123        —    

Total

     —          134,881        3,123        —    

 

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(2) 4Q21

(Unit: KRW million)

 

Item

   Trading purpose      Risk management purpose  
   Asset      Liability      Asset      Liability  

Drag-along Right

     —          158,284        —          —    

(3) 4Q20

- None

C. The details of profits and losses related to derivatives during the disclosure period

(Unit: KRW million)

 

     2022      2021      2020  

Item

   Gain/Loss
On
Valuation
    Gain/Loss
On
Trading
     Other
comprehensive
income
     Gain/Loss
On
Valuation
     Gain/Loss
On
Trading
     Other
comprehensive
income
     Gain/Loss
On
Valuation
     Gain/Loss
On
Trading
     Other
comprehensive
income
 

Drag-along Right

     23,403       —          —          47,039           —          —          —          —    

Interest rate Swap

     (418     —          2,720        —          —          —             —          —    

forward exchange rate

     —         —          —          —          —          —          —          1,175        —    

Total

     22,985       —          2,720        47,039        —          —          —          1,175        —    

8. (Finance) Business Facilities

A. Branch offices and other establishments (Reference date : 31 Dec. 2022)

(Unit: KRW million)

 

Region

   Branch office      Sales office      Office      Sum  

Gyeongsang-do

     2        —          1        3  

Jeolla-do

     1        —          —          1  

Jeju-do

     —          —          1        1  

Total

     3        —          2        5  

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B. Equipment and other assets (Reference date : 31 Dec. 2022)

(Unit: KRW million)

 

Item

   Property      Building      Total  

Main office

     310,041        186,076        496,117  

Branch office

     465        2,989        3,454  

Sum

     310,506        189,065        499,571  

LOGO Main office includes real estate for investment (based on acquisition cost)

9. (Finance) Financial Stability

[Major Management Index]

 

Items

   2022      2021      2020     

Formula

Capital Adequacy

   Adjusted Equity Ratio      27.34        35.80        44.19      Adjusted Equity/ Adjusted Total Assets x 100
   Tangible Common Equity Ratio      25.78        35.44        41.43      Equity/Total Assets x 100

Asset Quality

   Loss Risk Weighted Non-performing Loans Ratio      0.29        0.08        0.12      Weighted Non-performing Loans/ Total Loans x 100
   Substandard Loans Ratio      0.41        0.11        0.15      Substandard Loans/ Total Loans x 100
   Loan Loss Provision Ratio      139.41        171.83        158.34      Loan Loss Provision Balance/ Required Provision Amount x 100

Profitability

   Return on Asset      1.74        2.47        2.15      Net profit / Total Assets x 100
   Return on Equity      6.10        7.46        6.32      Net profit/ Equity x 100
   Expenses to Total Assets      4.72        5.44        6.24      Total expenses/ Total Assets x 100

Liquidity

   Liquidity Ratio      123.01        114.90        112.27     

Current Asset/ Current Liability x 100

(Due in 90 days)

   Operating Assets Ratio      34.63        36.31        38.25      Operating Asset/ Equity

A. Characteristics of the Industry

Credit card business involves issuing and managing credit cards, settling card balances derived from the usage of the card holders, and managing credit card member stores. Credit card business generates revenues through transaction fee, annual fees, financial loans, and others.

If a company desires to enter into the credit card business, government licensing is required. Also, government regulations are strict, so this industry has an extremely high barriers to entry.

 

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B. Growth of the Industry

In early 2000, the credit card business grew exponentially with the supportive policies of the Korean government. However, since 2010, the industry is entering into the maturity stage. The growth in number of member stores is slowing down and Number of Credit Card Per Capital is decreasing.

C. Characteristics of Economic Cycle and Seasonality

The credit card industry is a typical domestic-oriented industry and has a sensitive nature to changes in consumer spending and overall domestic economic conditions due to fluctuations in the economy.

Furthermore, seasonal consumption patterns such as travel and leisure industries during vacation seasons, department stores and discount stores during major holidays such as Lunar New Year, Chuseok, and year-end season, and individual disposable income also have significant impact on the credit card industry.

D. Market Conditions

(1) Number of Credit Card and Member Merchant Store

 

Category

   Population
(in 10K)
     Population
Available for
Economic
Activity*1 (in
10K)
     Credit
Card
(in 10K)
     Number of
Credit
Card
Per
Capital
     Number of
Member
Stores*2
(in 10K)
 

2018

     5,164        2,758        10,506        3.8        269  

2019

     5,171        2,819        11,098        3.9        281  

2020

     5,178        2,801        11,373        4.1        290  

2021

     5,174        2,831        11,769        4.2        299  

2022.2Q

     5,163        2,923        12,084        4.1        —    

 

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Source : Credit Finance Association, Korea

*1 

Age 15 or order and must be eligible for employment activity

*2 

At least one sales transaction incurred annually from a member store

Accumulated number of credit card issuance is 120,840,000 as of 2Q22. Average credit card holdings of economically active population is 4.1 cards per person and the number of member merchant stores is 2.99 million as of the end of 2021

(2) Credit Card Usage in Korea (Unit : KRW billion)

 

     Credit Card Usage      Credit Card
Usage over
Private
Consumption
Expenditure*
 

Category

   Total      Lump-Sum
Payment
     Installment
Payment
     Card Loan
(Short-term)
 

2018

     724,781.5        539,284.6        124,728.6        60,768.3        68.4

2019

     760,075.9        572,183.9        128,768.1        59,123.9        71.7

2020

     759,330.1        572,943.2        132,303.3        54,083.6        75.2

2021

     834,172.9        634,315.1        144,719.5        55,138.3        77.8

2022.2Q

     454,234.2        351,118.0        74,911.7        28,204.5        80.9

 

LOGO

Source : Credit Finance Association, Korea

Credit card usage is in uptrend and the portion of credit card as a payment method is in very high level as the credit card usage over private consumption expenditure exceeds 70% as of 2Q22.

 

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E. Competitiveness

In credit card business, solicitation of member merchant stores, development of products and services, customer segment focused marketing services and risk management capabilities for stable asset portfolio are key management factors. With the technological advancement, boundary of financial services has become more abstract, and digital payment market has grown bigger in which competition among financial service providers are increasing. BC Card continues its efforts to provide various digital financial services in response to evolving market.

BC Card has lower credit card industry specific risk like deterioration risk of asset soundness while BC card focuses on core business, credit card processing business, and most of its receivables are from high credit institutions like banks and credit card companies. Based on strong foothold in credit card transaction processing market, BC card has built stable revenue stream from middle and small card issuers, which are not available of economy of scale. Moreover,

F. Tools to remain competitive in the competition

BC Card focuses on credit card processing as its main business and secures a stable revenue base targeting card issuers based on its position in the credit card processing market. In addition, BC Card strives to provide customers with easy and convenient financial services through simple payment and various financial services based on the mobile platform ‘Paybook’

10. Research and Development Activities

A. R&D Costs—Consolidated Basis (Unit: millions of Korean won, %)

 

Category

   2022     2021     2020  

Raw Materials

     —         —         —    

Labor Costs

     91,785       83,774       82,225  

Depreciation

     28,541       22,685       20,732  

Commissions

     —         —         —    

Others

     110,295       107,511       127,516  

Total R&D Costs ( LOGO 1)

     230,621       213,969       230,473  

(Subsidy from Government)

     8       8       211  
Accounting costs Research and Ordinary Development Costs      174,936       168,969       156,940  

treatment Development Costs (Intangible Assets)

     55,677     44,992       73,322  

Percentage of R&D Costs over Revenue ( LOGO 2)

     0.90 %     0.86     0.96

 

LOGO 1:

Total costs before deducted the subsidy from government

 

LOGO 2:

Rate of Total costs before deducted the subsidy from government and Total Revenue

B. R&D Organization Structure (KT)

 

 

Institute of Convergence Technology

 

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LOGO

 

 

Main Mission

 

   

Securing core technologies to strengthen future business and business competitiveness

 

   

Establishing mid- and long-term technology strategies for leading future technologies

 

   

Developing competitive technologies and supporting commercialization to strengthen business competitiveness

 

   

Developing and securing core technologies for mid- to long-term future

 

   

NW Platformer based on Smart Connectivity that satisfies market&customers

 

   

Development of network efficiency and optimization technology to strengthen infrastructure competitiveness

 

   

Realization of operation excellence based on AI/SDN2.0 and completion of intelligent control operating system

 

   

Development of core technology for OSP stable operation/quantum cryptography service

 

   

Research and development of 5G Access/Core network and 5G Mobility technology

 

   

5G core/wireless/control intelligence technology and SW-based infrastructure innovation

 

   

Innovation B2X business based on customer centric technology differentiation

 

   

Developing differentiated Biz solution/platform for B2B business innovation

 

   

Development of core AI technology/platform/service for industry biz innovation

 

   

Through the AI Core technology-based ‘Innovation Pipeline’, achieve fast delivery from discovering future growth engines to commercialization

 

   

Discover convergence future growth engine

 

   

Secure Number one AI Core technology capabilities

 

   

Fast deliver new growth business

 

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11. Other Matters Necessary for Making Investment Decisions

A. Intellectual Property Rights (as of December 31, 2022)

 

   

ICT (KT)

KT holds 4,033 domestic patents, 1,764 overseas patents.

 

   

Others

KT Skylife holds 18 patents.

KT alpha holds 79 patents.

Genic music holds 4 domestic patents and 78 trademarks.

KT Telecop holds 39 patents.

KTCS holds 1 patent.

KT M-mobile holds 4 trademarks 3 designs, and 1 patent.

Nasmedia holds 2 patents and 7 trademarks

PlayD holds 5 domestic patents.

KTDS holds 8 patents, 8 trademarks, 2 service marks and 12 trade/service marks

Initech holds 33 patents and 32 trademarks.

VP holds 22 patents

III. Financial Information

1. Summary of Financial Statements (Consolidated) (Unit : millions of Korean won)

 

     2022      2021      2020  

Current Assets

     12,681,532        11,858,350        11,154,180  

•  Cash and Cash Equivalents

     2,449,062        3,019,592        2,634,624  

•  Trade and Other Receivables

     6,098,072        5,087,490        4,902,471  

•  Inventories

     709,191        514,145        534,636  

•  Other Current Assets

     3,425,207        3,237,123        3,082,449  

Non-current Assets

     28,299,149        25,300,991        22,508,365  

•  Trade and Other Receivables

     1,491,046        1,091,326        1,250,769  

•  Property, plant and equipment

     14,772,179        14,464,886        14,206,119  

•  Investment Property

     1,933,358        1,720,654        1,368,453  

•  Intangible Assets

     3,129,833        3,447,333        2,161,258  

•  Investments in Joint Ventures and Associates

     1,480,722        1,288,429        557,881  

•  Other Non-Current Assets

     5,492,011        3,288,363        2,963,885  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     40,980,681        37,159,341        33,662,545  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

     10,699,268        10,072,432        9,192,472  

Non-Current Liabilities

     11,866,690        10,519,748        8,918,640  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     22,565,958        20,592,180        18,111,112  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Stock

     1,564,499        1,564,499        1,564,499  

Share Premium

     1,440,258        1,440,258        1,440,258  

Retained Earnings

     14,257,343        13,287,390        12,155,420  

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Expense

     (77,776      117,469        86,051  

Other Components of Equity

     (572,152      (1,433,080      (1,234,784

Non-Controlling Interests

     1,802,551        1,590,625        1,539,989  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Equity

     18,414,723        16,567,161        15,551,433  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     2022      2021      2020  

Operating Revenue

     25,650,011         24,898,005         23,916,667   

Operating Profit

     1,690,088        1,671,824        1,184,107  

Profit for the Period

     1,387,663        1,459,395        703,392  

Owners of the Controlling Company

     1,262,498        1,356,878        658,025  

Non-controlling interest

     125,165        102,517        45,367  

Earnings per share attributable to the equity holders of the Controlling Company during the year (in Korean won):

        

Basic earnings per share

     5,209        5,759        2,684  

Diluted earnings per share

     5,205        5,747        2,683  

Number of Consolidated Companies

     85        79        64  

 

LOGO

2022, 2021 and 2020 were written in accordance with K-IFRS 1116

2. Summary of Financial Statements (Separate) (Unit : millions of Korean won)

 

     2022      2021      2020  

Current Assets

     6,603,488        7,167,047        7,155,734  

•  Cash and Cash Equivalents

     966,307        1,708,714        1,541,210  

•  Trade and Other Receivables

     3,055,649        3,092,397        3,127,040  

•  Other Financial Assets

     232,837        104,062        268,046  

•  Inventories

     349,870        289,345        353,310  

•  Other Current Assets

     1,998,825        1,972,529        1,866,128  

Non-Current Assets

     23,814,286        22,195,322        20,872,192  

•  Trade and Other Receivables

     526,988        750,820        1,080,282  

•  Other Financial Assets

     1,993,893        591,201        180,780  

•  Property and equipment

     11,540,162        12,021,117        11,999,717  

•  Right-of-use assets

     983,049        1,078,129        1,152,153  

•  Investment Property

     1,137,489        997,344        735,563  

•  Intangible Assets

     1,855,679        2,236,564        1,583,456  

•  Investments in Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Ventures

     4,879,219        3,816,915        3,505,017  

•  Non-Current Assets held for Long-term Investment

     180,689        

•  Other Non-Current Assets

     717,118        703,232        635,224  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     30,417,774        29,362,369        28,027,926  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

     6,321,450        6,968,720        6,607,967  

Non-Current Liabilities

     9,238,244        8,528,755        8,216,402  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     15,559,694        15,497,475        14,824,369  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Stock

     1,564,499        1,564,499        1,564,499  

Share Premium

     1,440,258        1,440,258        1,440,258  

Retained Earnings

     12,347,403        11,931,481        11,233,714  

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

     (72,672      125,610        42,906  

Other Components of Shareholders’ Equity

     (421,408      (1,196,954      (1,077,820
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Equity

     14,858,080        13,864,894        13,203,557  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     2022      2021      2020  

Operating Revenue

     18,289,243        18,387,434        17,879,281  

Operating Profit

     1,168,103        1,068,273        878,239  

Profit for the Period

     763,750        990,491        665,493  

Earnings per share (in Korean won):

        

Basic earnings per share

     3,153        4,211        2,714  

Diluted earnings per share

     3,152        4,203        2,713  

 

LOGO

2022, 2021 and 2020 were written in accordance with K-IFRS 1116

3. Dividends and Related Matters

Dividend Policy from FY2020 to FY2022

 

   

Return 50% of normalized separate net income

 

   

Maintain equal to or greater than the dividends for FY2019(KRW 1,100 per share)

 

Category

   FY2022      FY2021      FY2020  

Par Value per Share (Won)

     5,000        5,000        5,000  

Net Profit of the Current Term (in Millions of Won)

     1,387,663        1,459,395        703,392  

Net Profit per Share (Won)

     5,209        5,759        2,684  

Year-end Cash Dividend (in Millions of Won)

     501,844        450,394        326,487  

Year-end Share Dividend (in Millions of Won)

     —          —          —    

Cash Dividend Pay Out (%)

     39.8        33.2        49.6  

Cash Dividend Yield (%)

   Common Shares      5.5        5.9        5.3  
   Preferred Shares      —          —          —    

Cash Dividend per Share (Won)

   Common Shares      1,960        1,910        1,350  
   Preferred Shares      —          —          —    

 

   

Net Profit, Net profit per share, Cash dividend Pay Out are based on consolidated result.

 

   

Cash dividend Pay Out(%) is calculated on a basis of Net Profit contribution to KT.

 

   

Cash dividend yield(%) is the percentage of dividends per share against the arithmetic average price of the final price formed in the exchange market for the past week from the date of the two trading days before the closing date of the shareholders ‘list to convene the general shareholders’ meeting.

IV. Auditors’ Opinion

1. Auditors’ opinion on the consolidated/separate financial statements

 

Fiscal Year

  

Auditor

  

Audit
Comments

  

Issues noted

  

Key Audit Matters

2022    Samil PwC    Unqualified    Not applicable.    1. Cash-Generating Unit Impairment Assessment in Parent
2. Business Impairment Assessment - HyundaiHCN(Consoliated)
2021    Samil PwC    Unqualified    Not applicable.    1. Cash-Generating Unit Impairment Assessment in Parent
2. Business Combination Accounting-HyundaiHCN(Consoliated)
3. Business Combination Accounting-Epsilon Global Communications (Consoliated)
2020    Samil PwC    Unqualified    The financial statements for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2019 are rewritten, as the retrospectively applying the effect of the change in accounting policy due to the change in the lease term calculation method.    Cash-Generating Unit Impairment Assessment

 

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2. Audit services contract (Unit : millions of Korean won, hours)

 

Fiscal Year

  

Auditor

  

Contents

   Contractual      Actual  
   Compensation      Total
Time
     Compensation      Total
Time
 

2022

   Samil PwC    Review interim financial statements      3,560        33,000        3,560        33,548  
   Audit of Separate financial statements
   Audit of the consolidated financial statements
   20-F Filing

2021

   Samil PwC    Review interim financial statements      3,200        33,000        3,200        33,028  
   Audit of Separate financial statements
   Audit of the consolidated financial statements
   20-F Filing

2020

   Samil PwC    Review interim financial statements      3,200        33,000        3,200        33,062  
   Audit of Separate financial statements
   Audit of the consolidated financial statements
   20-F Filing

LOGO Financial Statement Review and Audit Period, Internal Accounting Management System Audit (Review) Period

 

Category

  

2022

  

2021

  

2020

1st quarter review    From April 1, 2022
to May 16, 2021
   From April 1, 2021
to May 15, 2020
   From April 1, 2020
to May 15, 2020
2nd quarter review    From July 18, 2022
to August 16, 2022
   From July 12, 2021
to August 17, 2021
   From July 13, 2020
to August 14, 2020
3rd quarter review    From October 17, 2022
to November 14, 2022
   From October 11, 2021
to November 15, 2021
   From October 15, 2020
to November 16, 2020
Audit of systems and automatic internal controls   

From May 17, 2022
to June 30, 2022

From August 17, 2022
to September 30, 2022 From November 15, 2022
to December 30, 2022

  

From May 16, 2021
to June 30, 2021

From August 15, 2021
to September 30, 2021 From November 16, 2021
to December 31, 2021

  

From May 18, 2020
to June 30, 2020

From August 18, 2020
to September 29, 2020 From November 17, 2020
to December 31, 2020

Early proof audit    From May 10, 2022
to December 30, 2022
   From May 9, 2021
to December 30, 2021
   From May 11, 2020
to December 24, 2020
Internal Accounting Management System Audit (Review)    From May 10, 2022
to March 8, 2023
   From May 9, 2021
to March 10, 2022
   From May 11, 2020
to March 9, 2021
Update Early Proof Audit Procedure and Financial Statement Audit    From January 2, 2023
to March 8, 2023
   From January 3, 2022
to March 10, 2022
   From January 2, 2021
to March 9, 2021

 

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3. Non-Audit services contract (Unit : millions of Korean won)

 

Fiscal Year

   Contract date    Contents    Service period    Compensation  

2022

   August 2022    Comfort letter    August 2022      180  

2021

   July 2021    Comfort letter    July 2021      100  

2020

   August 2020    Comfort letter    August 2020      100  

4. The results of the Internal Audit Organization’s discussion with the auditor

 

Date

  

Attendee

  

Method

  

Main Discussion Content

March 8, 2022   

- KT Audit committee,

- Audit committee, executive secretary, Compliance officer, etc.

- Auditor : 3 people (Director of Business Conductor, etc.)

   A face-to-face meeting   

- Report on the results of external auditors’ end-of-term audit of 2021

- Results of Key Audit Matters

March 8, 2022   

- KT Audit committee,

- Auditor : 3 people (Director of Business Conductor, etc.)

   A face-to-face meeting    - Key matters related to external audit
April 12, 2022   

- KT Audit committee,

- Audit committee, executive secretary, Compliance officer, etc.

- Auditor : 3 people (Director of Business Conductor, etc.)

   A face-to-face meeting    - Annual audit plan for 2022
- Domestic/US audit results for 2021
May 10, 2022   

- KT Audit committee,

- Audit committee, executive secretary, Compliance officer, etc.

- Auditor : 3 people (Director of Business Conductor, etc.)

   A face-to-face meeting    - Results of the first quarter of 2022 review
May 10, 2022   

- KT Audit committee,

- Auditor : 3 people (Director of Business Conductor, etc.)

   A face-to-face meeting    - Key matters related to external audit
August 9, 2022   

- KT Audit committee,

- Audit committee, executive secretary, Compliance officer, etc.

- Auditor : 3 people (Director of Business Conductor, etc.)

   A face-to-face meeting    - Results of the second quarter of 2022 review
August 9, 2022   

- KT Audit committee,

- Auditor : 3 people (Director of Business Conductor, etc.)

   A face-to-face meeting    - Key matters related to external audit
November 8, 2022   

- KT Audit committee,

- Audit committee, executive secretary, Compliance officer, etc.

- Auditor : 3 people (Director of Business Conductor, etc.)

   A face-to-face meeting    - Results of the third quarter of 2022 review
November 8, 2022   

- KT Audit committee,

- Auditor : 3 people (Director of Business Conductor, etc.)

   A face-to-face meeting    - Key matters related to external audit
December 13, 2022   

- KT Audit committee,

- Audit committee, executive secretary, Compliance officer, etc.

- Auditor : 3 people (Director of Business Conductor, etc.)

   A face-to-face meeting    - Report on key audit matters for 2022

 

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1. Auditors’ opinion on the consolidated/separate financial statements

 

Fiscal Year

  

Auditor

  

Audit
Comments

  

Issues noted

  

Key Audit Matters

2021    Samil PwC    Unqualified    Not applicable.   

1. Cash-Generating Unit Impairment Assessment in Parent

2. Business Combination Accounting-HyundaiHCN(Consoliated)

3. Business Combination Accounting-Epsilon Global Communications(Consoliated)

2020    Samil PwC    Unqualified    The financial statements for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2019 are rewritten, as the retrospectively applying the effect of the change in accounting policy due to the change in the lease term calculation method.    Cash-Generating Unit Impairment Assessment
2019    Samil PwC    Unqualified    Not applicable   

1. Impairment of investment in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures

2. Cash-Generating Unit Impairment Assessment

2. Audit services contract (Unit : millions of Korean won, hours)

 

Fiscal Year

  

Auditor

  

Contents

   Contractual      Actual  
   Compensation      Total
Time
     Compensation      Total
Time
 

2021

   Samil PwC    Review interim financial statements      3,200        33,000        3,200        33,028  
   Audit of Separate financial statements
   Audit of the consolidated financial statements
   20-F Filing

2020

   Samil PwC    Review interim financial statements      3,200        33,000        3,200        33,062  
   Audit of Separate financial statements
   Audit of the consolidated financial statements
   20-F Filing

2019

   Samil PwC    Review interim financial statements      3,000        39,024        3,000        35,121  
   Audit of Separate financial statements
   Audit of the consolidated financial statements
   20-F Filing

 

LOGO

Financial Statement Review and Audit Period, Internal Accounting Management System Audit (Review) Period

 

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V. Management and Affiliated Companies

1. Overview of the Board of Directors and Committees

A. Matters on the Board of Directors

(1) Organization

As of December 31, 2022, the Board of Directors of KT consists of 10 Directors (2 Inside Directors and 8 Outside Directors). Under the Board of Directors, KT has eight different Committees as follows; Representative Director Candidate Examination Committee, Corporate Governance Committee, Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee, Audit Committee, Evaluation & Compensation Committee, Executive Committee, Related-Party Transaction Committee and Corporate Sustainability Management Committee. The Board of Directors may establish additional committees if necessary. The Chairman of the Board of Directors is elected separately with CEO and the Board of Directors appoints one of the outside director as a chairman annually. Currently, The Board Chairman is Director Chung-Gu Kang who has enough capabilities and experience to coordinate members of the Board.

 

LOGO

Please refer to ‘VIII. Directors, Senior Management and Employees’ to see each director’s major career.

• The Number of Outside Directors and its change (As of December 31, 2022)

 

The Number
of Directors

  The Number of
Outside Directors
    Change of Outside Directors  
  Appointment     Dismissal     Interim resignation  
10     8       3       —         —    

 

LOGO

Numbers are results of the 40th AGM 2021. Outside director Hee-Yol Yu, whose term has expired, is reappointed and Outside director Yong-Hun Kim and Benjamin Hong are newly appointed.

 

LOGO

Changes after reporting date(January 1, 2023 ~ March 23, 2023) : Changes on outside directors are as following

- On January 12, 2023, Outside director Gang-Cheol Lee resigned.

- On March 6, 2023, Outside director Benjamin Hong resigned.

 

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(2) Major Activities of the Board of Directors

 

Order

  

Date

  

Subject

  

Result of
Discussion

  

Outside Director

  

Inside Director

  

Dae-You
Kim

  

Gang-
Cheol Lee

  

Hee-Yol
Yu

  

Tae-Yoon

Sung

  

Hyun-
Myung
Pyo

  

Chung-Gu

Kang

  

Chan-Hi

Park

  

Eun-Jung

Yeo

  

Hyeon-Mo

Ku

  

Jong-Ook

Park

  

Kook-
Hyun

Kang

  

Attendance
100%

  

Attendance
100%

  

Attendance
100%

  

Attendance
85.7%

  

Attendance
100%

  

Attendance
100%

  

Attendance
100%

  

Attendance
95.7%

  

Attendance
95.7%

  

Attendance
100%

  

Attendance
100%

1st    2022. 1. 11    Proposal on Delegation of company representative authority    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
2nd    2022. 1. 17    Proposal on Strategic Alliance    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
3rd    2022.1.27    Proposal on Corporate Sustainability Management Plan in 2022    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
   Proposal on Investment in shares of Magazone Cloud    Amended proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
   Proposal of appointing Representative director in charge of safety and health duties by the Board    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    *
   Proposal on handling provided long term incentives    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    **    **    **
   Proposal on Amendment of regulations of Management committee    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
   Report on inspection results of compliance management    Original proposal accepted    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
   Report on outside issues    Original proposal accepted    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    **    **    **

 

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4th    2022.2.9    Approval of financial statements(separate and consolidated) of the 40th term    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
   Approval of Business reports of the 40th term    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
   Proposal on 2022 KT safety and Health plan    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
   Proposal on Pacific Asset Management’s lease contract for Gasan IDC    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
   Report on matters for resolution of executive committee for 2H 2021    Original proposal accepted    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
5th    2022.2.15    Proposal on Establishment of kt cloud    Amended proposal approved    For    For    For    Against    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
6th    2022.2.21    Amendment of the articles of incorporation    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    Absence    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
   Recommendation of Audit committee candidate    Recommendation of Audit committee candidate approved    For    For    For    Absence    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
   Agreement on Recommendation of inside director candidate    Recommendation of Inside Director Candidate agreed    For    For    For    Absence    For    For    For    For    For    **    **
   Approval of convening of the 40th regular general meeting of shareholders    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    Absence    For    For    For    For    For    For    For

 

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7th    2022.3.10    Approval of financial statements(separate and consolidated) of the 40th term    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    Absence    For    For    For
   Approval of Business reports of the 40th term    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    Absence    For    For    For
   Report on inspection results of the internal accounting management system in 2021 by Audit committee    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    Absence    For    For    For
   Report on the results of the audit committee’s evaluation of the operation status of the internal accounting management system in 2021    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    Absence    For    For    For
   Proposal on Standards and Method of Payment on Remuneration of CEO and Inside Directors    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    Absence    **    **    **
   Proposal on Limit of Remuneration of Directors    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    Absence    For    For    For
   Proposal on Limit of Remuneration, distinction and the number of administration executives    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    Absence    For    For    For

 

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                    Amendment of Severance Pay Regulations for Executives    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    Absence    For    For    For
      Evaluation result of CEO’s management goal achievement for 2021    Evaluation results confirmed    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    Absence    **    **    **

 

*

According to Article 9(Deliberation and Resolution) paragraph 4 of the Board regulations, Director Jong-Ook Park, who has an interest in, has no voting rights on this proposal

**

No voting right for Inside directors

 

LOGO

2022. 3. 31 the 40th AGM

- Term of Inside director Jong-Ook Park and Kook-Hyun Kang expired and Inside director Kyung-Lim Yun newly appointed

- Term of Outside director Tae-Yoon Sung, Chan-hi Park expired, Outside director Yong-Hun Kim and Benjamin Hong newly appointed, and Outside director Hee-Yol Yu reappointment

 

Order

  

Date

 

Subject

  

Result of
Discussion

  

Outside Director

  

Inside Director

  

Dae-You
Kim

  

Gang-
Cheol
Lee

  

Hee-Yol
Yu

  

Hyun-
Myung
Pyo

  

Chung-Gu
Kang

  

Eun-Jung
Yeo

  

Yong-
Hun Kim

  

Benjamin
Hong

  

Hyeon-Mo
Ku

  

Kyung-Lim
Yun

  

Attendance
100%

  

Attendance

100%

  

Attendance
100%

  

Attendance
100%

  

Attendance
100%

  

Attendance
95.7%

  

Attendance
100%

  

Attendance
100%

  

Attendance

95.7%

  

Attendance
100%

8th    2022. 3. 31   Proposal on election of the BOD chairman and committee organization    Chairman of BOD and members of committees appointed    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For

 

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9th    2022. 4. 14   Approval of US filing consolidate financial statements of FY2021    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on provision of long term incentive and disposition of treasury share for 2021    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
10th    2022.5.12   Report on financial statements(separate and consolidated) of 1Q FY2021    Original proposal accepted    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on fund transaction with K Bank    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on fund lending to kt cloud    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on donation and operational support for Gyeonggi Innovation Center    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on applying for complex development project of Incheon Geomam Station    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Report on financial performance of corporates invested less than 15 billion won in 2020    Original proposal accepted    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on establishment of regulations of management committee for safety and health    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on Amendment of regulations of the Board and Management committee    Amended proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For

 

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11th    2022.6.9   Proposal on code of ethics for outside directors    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on donation to mutual cooperation fund for operating collaboration programs with partners    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on support for employee stock acquisition through Employee Stock Owenership Program    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on amendment of 2022 Management plan    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on limit of long term incentive and criteria of stock compensation for 2022    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For

 

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12th    2022.7.14   Proposal on KT-CJ ENM Content business partnership    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
13th    2022.8.10   Report of financial statements(separate and consolidated) of the 1H 2021    Original proposal accepted    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Report on matters for resolution of Executive Committee for 1H 2021    Original proposal accepted    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
14th   

2022.

9.6

  Proposal on composition of Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee and selection criteria for Outside Director Candidate    Passed resolution organizing committee and confirmed Outside director candidate selection criteria    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on compliance system evaluation    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
15th    2022.9.7   Proposal on strategic partnership with HMG    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
16th    2022.10.11   Proposal on shareholders’ agreement between KT corp and LS Cable&System    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For

 

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17th    2022.10.13   Report on Results of compliance system evaluation    Original proposal accepted    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on securing media content production base    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on the 4th contribution to KT Group CSR fund    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
18th    2022.11.8   Proposal on nomination of KT representative director    Confirmed Representative director candidate selection criteria    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    *    For
19th    2022.11.9   Report on financial statements(separate and consolidated) of 3Q FY2022    Original proposal accepted    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
  Proposal on 2023 ITO internal transaction    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For
20th    2022.12.13   Matters on screening of Representative director candidates    Confirmed matters on screening    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    *    For
21st    2022.12.15   Proposal on 2023 management plan    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    Absence    For
  Proposal on donation to labor welfare fund in 2022    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    Absence    For
  Proposal on multiple candidates screening for Representative director appointment    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    *    For

 

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22nd    2022.12.20   Matters on the composition of candidate pool for Representative director appointment    Original proposal approved    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    *    For
23rd    2022.12.28   Confirmation of Representative director candidate    Confirmed Representative director candidate    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    For    *    For

 

*

According to Article 9(Deliberation and Resolution) paragraph 3 of the Board regulations, Representative Director has no voting rights on this proposal

(3) The Status of Committees under the Board of Directors

(a) Organization of the Committees under the Board of Directors (as of December 31, 2022)

 

Committee

  

Composition

  

Name

  

Purpose of Establishment

and Authority

Representative Director Candidate Examination Committee   

All Outside Directors
&

1 Inside Director

  

Chung-Gu Kang(Chairperson)

Gang-Cheol Lee,
Dae-You Kim,
Hee-Yol Yu,
Hyun-Myung Pyo,
Eun-Jung Yeo,
Yong-Hun Kim,
Benjamin Hong,
Kyung-Lim Yun

   According to Article 32(Representative Director Candidate Examination Committee), examine CEO candidates and make a short list

 

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(3) The Status of Committees under the Board of Directors

(a) Organization of the Committees under the Board of Directors (as of December 31, 2022)

 

Committee

  

Composition

  

Name

  

Purpose of Establishment

and Authority

Representative Director Candidate Examination Committee    All Outside Directors & 1 Inside Director    Chung-Gu Kang(Chairperson) Gang-Cheol Lee, Dae-You Kim, Hee-Yol Yu, Hyun-Myung Pyo, Eun-Jung Yeo, Yong-Hun Kim, Benjamin Hong, Kyung-Lim Yun    According to Article 32(Representative Director Candidate Examination Committee), examine CEO candidates and make a short list

Corporate Governance

Committee

   4 Outside Directors, & 1 Inside Director    Hee-Yol Yu (Chairperson), Hyun-Myung Pyo, Chung-Gu Kang, Benjamin Hong, Kyung-Lim Yun   

Matters related with corporate governance

ø Article 41-2(CG Committee)

Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee   

All Outside Directors

(exclude directors whose term to be expired) & 1 Inside Director

   Gang-Cheol Lee(Chairperson) Dae-You Kim, Hee-Yol Yu, Yong-Hun Kim, Benjamin Hong, Kyung-Lim Yun   

Recommendation of Outside candidates to the general meeting

ø See V. 1.(4) Independence of the Board of Directors for the Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee

ø Commercial Act §542: 8(appointment of Outside Directors), Article 42(Outside Director Candidates Recommendation Committee)

Audit Committee    4 Outside Directors    Eun-Jung Yeo(Chairperson), Dae-You Kim, Chung-Gu Kang, Yong-Hun Kim   

Matters related with financial and performance audit

ø See V. 2. Audit system

ø Commercial Law §542: 11 (Audit Committee) 1st article

ø Article 43(Audit Committee)

Evaluation & Compensation Committee    4 Outside Directors    Dae-You Kim(Chairperson), Hee-Yol Yu, Hyun-Myung Pyo, Benjamin Hong    Management Agreement with the CEO and Assessment
Executive Committee    3 Inside Directors    Hyeon-Mo Ku(Chairperson), Kyung-Lim Yun    Management matters authorized by the Board of Directors
Related-party Transaction Committee    4 Outside Directors    Gang-Cheol Lee(Chairperson), Hee-Yol Yu, Chung-Gu Kang, Eun-Jung Yeo   

Under the Commercial Act :

 

Matters about approval of using business opportunities of company, Transaction between directors and company, Transactions which need to be approved by the Board of Directors among transactions with the largest shareholder and specially related persons and Internal trading stipulated by the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act

Corporate Sustainability Management Committee    4 Outside Directors, & 1 Inside Director    Hyun-Myung Pyo(Chairperson), Gang-Cheol Lee, Yong-Hun Kim, Benjamin Hong, Kyung-Lim Yun    Matters about Corporate Sustainability Management

 

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(b) Activities of the Committees under the Board of Directors

 

   

Representative Director Candidate Examination Committee

 

Order

 

Date

 

Subject

 

Result of
Discussion

 

Outside Director

 

Inside
Director

 

Dae-You
Kim

 

Gang-
Cheol Lee

 

Hee-Yol
Yu

 

Hyun-Myung
Pyo

 

Chung-Gu

Kang

 

Eun-Jung

Yeo

 

Yong-Hun

Kim

 

Benjamin

Hong

 

Kyung-Lim

Yun

 

Attendance
100%

 

Attendance
75%

 

Attendance
100%

 

Attendance
100%

 

Attendance
100%

 

Attendance
100%

 

Attendance
100%

 

Attendance
75%

 

Attendance
100%

1st   2022. 11. 9   Proposal on operating plan for Representative Director Candidate Examination Committee   Amended proposal approved   For   For   For   For   For   For   For   For   For
2nd   2022. 12. 1   Evaluation of reappointment eligibility (Document Review)   Document review   For   For   For   *   For   For   For   For   For
3rd   2022.12.8   Evaluation of reappointment eligibility (Interview)   Interview   For   For   For   *   For   For   For   For   For
  2022.12.8   Evaluation results of Representative Director Candidate Examination Committee   Confirmed evaluative results   For   For   For   *   For   For   For   For   For
4th   2022.12.8   Selection of Representative director candidates   Selection of candidates   For   Absence   For   *   For   For   For   Absence   For

 

*

According to Article 5(Method of Resolution) of the Operating regulations of Representative director candidate examination committee, the Chairman shall have no voting rights

 

   

Corporate Governance Committee

 

Order

 

Meeting

Date

 

Agenda

 

Results

of discussion

 

Outside Director

 

Inside Director

 

Gang-Cheol Lee

 

Dae-You Kim

 

Hee-Yol Yu

 

Hyun-Myung Pyo

 

Jong-Ook Park

 

Attendance 50%

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 100%

1st   2021.02.09   Report on amendment of the articles of incorporation   Original proposal accepted   For   For   For   For   For

 

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ø

The 8th Board Meeting of 2022 (2022.3.31)

 

   

The Corporate governance committee was formed by outside director Hee-Yol Yu(Chairperson), Gang-Cheol Lee, Benjamin Hong and inside director Kyung-Lim Yun

 

Order

 

Meeting

Date

 

Agenda

 

Results

of discussion

 

Outside Director

 

Inside Director

 

Hee-Yol Yu

 

Gang-Cheol Lee

 

Hyun-Myung Pyo

 

Benjamin Hong

 

Kyug-Lim Yun

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 50%

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 100%

2nd   2022.5.10   Report on proposed amendment to regulations of the Board of Directors   Amended proposal accepted   For   For   For   For   For
3rd   2022.12.20   Matters related to the composition of Representative director candidate pool   Original proposal approved   For   Absence   For   For   For
4th   2022.12.22   Selection of Representative director candidates  

Candidates

selected

  For   Absence   For   For   For

 

   

Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee : Refer to “(4) Independence of the Board of Directors” for details

 

   

Audit Committee : Refer to “2. Audit System major Activities of the Audit Committee” for details

 

   

Evaluation & Compensation Committee

 

Order

 

Meeting

Date

 

Agenda

 

Results

of discussion

 

Outside Director

 

Tae-Yoon Sung

 

Hee-Yol Yu

 

Hyun-Myung Pyo

 

Chan-Hi Park

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 100%

1st   2022.3.8   Evaluation result of CEO’s management goal achievement for 2021   Evaluation results confirmed   For   For   For   For
  Proposal on CEO’s management goal for 2022   Original proposal approved   For   For   For   For
  Report on Standards and Method of Payment on Remuneration of CEO and Inside Directors   Original proposal accepted   For   For   For   For
    Report on proposed amendment of Severance Pay Regulations for Executives   Original proposal accepted   For   For   For   For

 

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ø

The 8th Board Meeting of 2022 (2022.3.31)

 

   

The Evaluation & Compensation Committee was formed by outside director Dae-You Kim(Chairperson), Hee-Yol Yu, Hyun-Myung Pyo and Benjamin Hong

 

Order

 

Meeting

Date

 

Agenda

 

Results

of discussion

 

Outside Director

 

Dae-You Kim

 

Hee-Yol Yu

 

Hyun-Myung Pyo

 

Benjamin Hong

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 100%

2nd   2022.04.12   Report on provision of long term incentive and disposition of treasury share for 2021   Original proposal accepted   For   For   For   For
3rd   2022.06.07   Report on limit of long term incentive and criteria of stock compensation for 2022   Original proposal accepted   For   For   For   For

 

   

Executive Committee

 

Order

 

Meeting

Date

 

Agenda

 

Results

of discussion

 

Inside Director

 

HYEON-MO KU

 

JONG-OOK PARK

 

KOOK-HYUN KANG

 

(ATTENDANCE:100%)

 

(ATTENDANCE: 100%)

 

(ATTENDANCE: 100%)

1st   2022.01.12   Plan for issuance of 196th KT corporate bonds   Original proposal approved   For   For   For
2nd   2022.02.08   KT Handset Account Receivable Selling Plan for 2022   Original proposal approved   For   For   For
3rd   2022.02.22   Approval of investment ‘Storm Ventures Fund IIV’   Original proposal approved   For   For   For

 

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LOGO

The 40th AGM on March 31, 2022

 

   

Term of Inside director Jong-Ook Park and Kook-Hyun Kang expired, and Kyung-Lim Yun newly appointed.

 

Order

 

Meeting

Date

 

Agenda

 

Results

of discussion

 

Inside Director

 

Hyeon-Mo Ku

 

Kyung-Lim Yun

 

(Attendance:100%)

 

(Attendance: 100%)

4th   2022.04.20   Proposal on the closure of branches   Original proposal approved   For   For
5th   2022.04.28   Proposal of acquisition plan for land and building for securing a telecom office and sales base within Pyeontaek Goduk New City   Original proposal approved   For   For
  Proposal on investment ‘TranLink Capital Fund V’   Original proposal approved   For   For
6th   2022.05.20   Proposal on Project Toronto   Original proposal approved   For   For
7th   2022.06.16   Plan for issuance of 197th KT corporate bonds   Original proposal approved   For   For
8th   2022.07.20   Plan for issuance of 2022 1st KT foreign currency corporate bonds   Original proposal approved   For   For
9th   2022.08.31   Proposal on diposition plan for the development remaining land of Bupyeong transmission station   Original proposal approved   For   For
10th   2022.12.28   Plan for issuance of 198th KT corporate bonds   Original proposal approved   For   For

 

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Related-Party Transaction Committee

 

Order

 

Meeting

Date

 

Agenda

 

Results

of discussion

 

Outside Director

 

Gang-Cheol Lee

 

Hee-Yol Yu

 

Chung-Gu Kang

 

Eun-Jung Yeo

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 100%

 

Attendance 100%

1st   2022.04.12   Proposal on transfer of B2C SIM card business to kt M Mobile   Original proposal approved   For   For   For   For
2nd   2022.08.10   Proposal on transfer of KT performing arts business to Genie Music   Original proposal approved   For   For   For   For
3rd   2022.09.06   Proposal on follow up measures(Debt assignment) after the transfer of B2C SIM card business to kt M Mobile   Original proposal approved   For   For   For   For
4th   2022.11.08   Proposal on 2023 ITO internal transaction   Original proposal accepted   For   For   For   For

 

   

Corporate Sustainability Management Committee

 

Order

 

Meeting

Date

 

Agenda

 

Results

of discussion

 

Outside Director

 

Inside Director

 

Hyun-Myung Pyo

 

Gang-Cheol Lee

 

Chan-Hi Park

 

Tae-Yoon Sung

 

Kook-Hyun Kang

 

(Attendance: 100%)

 

(Attendance: 100%)

 

(Attendance: 100%)

 

(Attendance: 100%)

 

(Attendance: 100%)

1st   2022.01.25   Report on 2022 ESG Management plan   Original proposal accepted   For   For   For   For   For

 

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LOGO

The 8th Board Meeting of 2022 (2022.3.31)

 

   

The Corporate Sustainability Committee was formed by outside director Hyun-Myung Pyo(Chairperson), Gang-Cheol Lee, Yong-Hun Kim and Benjamin Hong, and inside director Kyung-Lim Yun

 

Order

 

Meeting

Date

 

Agenda

 

Results

of discussion

 

Outside Director

 

Inside Director

 

Hyun-Myung Pyo

 

Gang-Cheol Lee

 

Chan-Hi Park

 

Tae-Yoon Sung

 

Kook-Hyun Kang

 

(Attendance: 100%)

 

(Attendance: 100%)

 

(Attendance: 100%)

 

(Attendance: 100%)

 

(Attendance: 100%)

2nd   2022.04.14   Proposal on donation for social contribution   Original proposal approved   For   For   For   For   For
3rd   2022.06.07   Proposal on tree donation for green area within DIGICO garden   Original proposal approved   For   For   For   For   For
4th   2022.08.10   Report on result of ESG Management assessment for the 1H 2022   Original proposal accepted   For   For   For   For   For
5th   2022.10.13   Proposal on extension of mutual cooperation fund for supporting KT partners   Original proposal approved   For   For   For   For   For

 

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(4) Independence of the Board of Directors

(a) Independence of appointing BOD members

In order to secure independence and transparency, outside director candidate should be recommended to the AGM by Outside director candidate committee and the outside search and advisory service may be conducted if necessary. Inside director, excluding representative director, should be recommended among executives by representative director with consent of the board of directors and selected from the AGM following the articles of incorporation.

 

Title

  

Name

  

Tenure(*)

   Consecutive
term

(number of
term)
  

Appointment
background

  

Recommendation

  

Acting area as a
director

  

Transactions
with the
company,
relationship with
major
shareholders

Representative director    Hyeon-Mo Ku    March of 2020 ~ AGM day of 2023    —                     ICT/Management expert    BOD    Executive committee    None
Inside director    Kyung-Lim Yun    March of 2022 ~ AGM day of 2023    —      ICT/Management expert   

Representative director

(w/ the consent of BOD)

  

Corporate governance committee

Executive committee

Corporate Sustainability management committee

Outside director candidate recommendation committee

Representative director candidate examination committee

   None
Outside director    Gang-Cheol Lee    March of 2021 ~ AGM day of 2024    Consecutive
term (1)
   Corporate relations expert    Outside director candidate recommendation committee   

Chairperson of Related party transaction committee

Chairperson of Outside director candidate recommendation committee

Corporate governance committee,

Corporate sustainability management committee

Representative director candidate examination committee

   None

 

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Outside director    Dae-You Kim    March of 2021 ~ AGM day of 2024    Consecutive
term (1)
   Corporate relations expert    Outside director candidate recommendation committee   

Chairperson of Evaluation and compensation committee

Audit committee

Outside director candidate recommendation committee

Representative director candidate examination committee

   None                    
Outside director    Hee-Yol Yu    March of 2022 ~ AGM day of 2025    —                            ICT expert           Outside director     candidate recommendation committee   

Chairperson of Corporate governance committee

Related-party transaction committee

Evaluation and compensation committee

Outside director candidate recommendation committee

Representative director candidate examination committee

   None

 

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Outside director    Hyun-Myung Pyo    March of 2020 ~ AGM day of 2023    —      ICT/Management expert    Outside director candidate recommendation committee   

Chairperson of Corporate sustainability management committee

Corporate governance committee

Evaluation and compensation committee

Representative director candidate examination committee

   None
Outside director    Chung-Gu Kang    March of 2020 ~ AGM day of 2023    —                     Telecommunication ICT expert    Outside director candidate recommendation committee   

Chairperson of the BoD

Chairperson of Representative director candidate examination committee

Audit committee,

Related-party transaction committee

   None                    

 

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Outside director    Eun-Jung Yeo    March of 2020 ~ AGM day of 2023       Accounting·Finance expert    Outside director candidate recommendation committee   

Chairperson of Audit committee,

Related-party transaction committee

Representative director candidate examination committee

   None
Outside director    Yong-Hun Kim    March of 2022 ~ AGM day of 2025       Legal expert    Outside director candidate recommendation committee   

Audit committee

Corporate sustainability management committee

Outside director candidate recommendation committee

Representative director candidate examination committee

   None
Outside director    Benjamin Hong    March of 2022 ~ AGM day of 2025       Global affairs and Management expert    Outside director candidate recommendation committee   

Corporate governance committee

Evaluation and compensation committee

Corporate sustainability management committee

Outside director candidate recommendation committee

Representative director candidate examination committee

   None

LOGO Tenure(*) : Tenure as a director

 

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The 14th Board meeting of 2022 (2022.9.6) : Chairperson and members of Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee appointed

 

Name

  

Whether Outside Director

  

Note

Gang-Cheol Lee (Chairperson)    O   

The number of Outside Directors should be more than 50%

(fulfilled requirements stipulated in Commercial Act 542(8) 4.)

Dae-You Kim    O
Hee-Yol Yu    O
Yong-Hun Kim    O
Benjamin Hong    O
Kyung-Lim Yun    X   

 

LOGO

Excluded Outside Director Hyun-Myung Pyo, Chung-Gu Kang and Eun-Jung Yeo whose tenure ended by the AGM of 2023

 

   

Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee

 

Order

  

Meeting

Date

  

Agenda

  

Results of

discussion

 

Outside Director

 

Inside
Director

 

Chung-Gu
Kang

 

Gang-Cheol
Lee

 

Dae-You
Kim

 

Hyun-
Myung Pyo

 

Eun-Jung
Yeo

 

Jong-Ook
Park

 

(Attendance:

100%)

 

(Attendance:

100%)

 

(Attendance:

100%)

 

(Attendance:

100%)

 

(Attendance:

100%)

 

(Attendance:
100%)

1st    2022.01.13    Matters related to the composition of the Board of Directors    Resolution on Matters related to the composition of the Board of Directors   For   For   For   For   For   For
2nd    2022.02.15    Selection of Outside Director candidates    Selection of Outside Director candidates   For   For   For   For   For   For

 

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LOGO The 9th Board meeting of 2022 (2022.9.16) : Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee Chairperson Gang-Cheol Lee and members of Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee Dae-You Kim, Hee-Yol Yu, Yong-Hun Kim, Benjamin Hong and Kyung-Lim Yun appointed

 

Order

  

Meeting

Date

  

Agenda

  

Results of

discussion

  

Outside Directors

  

Inside

Directors

  

Gang-Cheol
Lee

  

Dae-You
Kim

  

Hee-Yol Yu

  

Yong-Hun
Kim

  

Benjamin
Hong

  

Kyung-Lim
Yun

  

(Attendance:

100%)

  

(Attendance:

100%)

  

(Attendance:

100%)

  

(Attendance:

100%)

  

(Attendance:

100%)

  

(Attendance:
100%)

3rd    2022.12.8    Proposal on operating plan of Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee    Committee operating plan approved    For    For    For    For    For    For

The 1st Board meeting of 2023 (2023.1.19) : Chairperson and members of Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee appointed

 

Name

  

Whether Outside Director

  

Note

Benjamin Hong (Chairperson)    O   

The number of Outside Directors should be more than 50%

(fulfilled requirements stipulated in Commercial Act 542(8) 4.)

Dae-You Kim    O
Hee-Yol Yu    O
Yong-Hun Kim    O
Kyung-Lim Yun    X

 

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LOGO

Excluded Outside Director Hyun-Myung Pyo, Chung-Gu Kang and Eun-Jung Yeo whose tenure ended by the AGM of 2023

LOGO

Outside director Kyung-Lim Yun was absent from the Outside director candidate recommendation committee, which was formed in 2023 to examine and recommend outside director candidates

(5) Expertise of Outside Directors

KT established a dedicated team(corporate governance team) for outside directors to support the board meeting and committee activities. The corporate governance team provides explanatory meetings in advance, if necessary, to make agendas fully considered and information on business issues.

(a) Supportive team for Outside Directors

 

Department

  

Number of Staffs

  

Job Position(years served)

  

Activity history

BOD Office

of the Management Planning Department

   9   

Office Director 1 (4.9 years of service)

Team leader 2 (2.3 years of service on average)

Director 1 (3.2 years of service on average)

Vice director 2 (5.3 years of service on average)

Manager 3 (3.3 years of service on average)

  

- Operates Board meetings and Board committees

- Provides Outside directors with preliminary reports on major issues for

- Provides management information

- Provides other information needed for outside directors’ job and supports for their requests.

LOGO Years served are counted up to date of disclosure

(b) Education for outside directors

 

Date

  

Education provider

  

Attended outside director

  

Reasons for
absence

  

Education contents

2022. 03. 10    KT   

Hee-Yol Yu

Gang-Cheol Lee

Dae-You Kim

Hyun-Myung Pyo

Chung-Gu Kang

Chan-Hi Park

Tae-Yoon Sung

  

Health reasons

(Replaced with education materials)

   Major Technology trends – Review of MWC2022

 

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2022. 03. 24    KT   

Yong-Hun Kim

Benjamin Hong

   —      Introduction of KT Board of Directors, Management plan, Subsidiaries status and management plans, and etc.
2022. 06. 09    KT    All    —      Compliance training(Trends of High Court’s sentences on director role related cases)
2022. 09. 06    Samil PwC    All    —      Internal accounting management system

2. Audit Committee

(1) Personal Information of Members of the Audit Committee (As of December 31, 2022)

 

Name    Outside
Director
   Experience    Accounting/ Finance Expert
   Expert    Expertise    Relevant career

Eun-Jung Yeo

(Chair)

   Yes   

- Professor at College of Business, Chung-Ang University(Present)

- Member of Asset Management Committee for Employment Insurance / Industrial Insurance Fund, Ministry of Employment and Labor(Present)

- Member of Financial subcommittee, Consumer Policy Committee, Fair Trade Commission, Prime Minister’s Office(Present)

- Chairperson of the Financial Innovation Committee of the Korea Securities Associatio(Present)

- Non-executive director of Korea Money and Finance Association(Present)

- Outside Director of Krafton Co., Ltd. (Present)

   Yes    Ph.D. in Finance and accounting   

- Qualification : Ph.D. in Economics, University of Michigan

- Work Length : Profess at College of Business, Chung-Ang University (2009-Present)

 

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Dae-You Kim    Yes   

- Economic Policy Top Secretary, Presidential Secretariat (Vice Minister Level)

- Vice Chairman, Wonik Investment Partners

- Distinguished Professor of Hanyang University

- Outside Director, DB Life Insurance Co., Ltd(Present)

   —      —      —  
Chung-Gu Kang    Yes   

- Professor at College of Engineering, Korea University(present)

- Member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea(present)

- President at Korea Institute of Communication and Information Sciences

- Chair at Consultative Committee for Radio Policy, Ministry of Science and ICT

   —      —      —  
Yong-Hun Kim    Yes   

- Attorney of Law Firm Daeryuk Aju(present)

- Major Chair Professor of Sejong University Law(present)

- Audit committee member of HJ Heavy Industries(present)

- Secretary General of the Constitutional Court

        

 

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(a) Finance and accounting expert

At the 40th regular shareholders’ meeting on March 31, 2022, Director Kim Yong-hun was newly appointed as an audit committee member. Amongst Audit committee members, Director Eun-Jung Yeo is a finance/accounting expert. Director Eun-Jung Yeo received Ph,D in Economics and has worked from September, 2013 as a professor of School of Business, Chung-Ang University.

Director Eun-Jung Yeo is an expert in corporate finance (CSR, remuneration, governance, behavioral finance), Fintech (payment, virtual currency), financial brokerage (credit information, credit card, banking industry), financial investment business, and capital market, writing a number of papers related to Corporate Finance. She also has been in charge of evaluation and advisory services in accounting and finance related fields, such as in government agencies. Please refer to the following for specific major career and financial accounting-related activities.

 

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Qualification and work experience

 

Begin Year

  

End Year

  

Experience

  

Note

1996    1998    Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University   
2000    2006    Ph.D. in Economics, University of Michigan    Qualified : Master’s degree or higher in finance and accounting related field
2013    Present    Profess at College of Business, Chung-Ang University    Qualified : Worked for a university at least as an assistant professor or higher in accounting or finance for an aggregated period of at least five years

 

   

Other major work experience

 

   

2015~present : Evaluator of the Fund Evaluation Team of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance(except for ‘17 and ‘21)

 

   

2022~present : Asset Management Committee member of Deposit Insurance Corporation Deposit Fund

 

   

2021~present : Current member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Disease Eradication Fund

 

   

2022~present : Member of the Asset Management Committee of the Radioactive Waste Management Fund of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy

 

   

2020~present : Director of the Korean Securities Association, Chairman of the Financial Innovation Committee

 

   

2020~present : Korea Financial Information Society Audit

 

   

2016~2021 : Seoul Metropolitan Government Financial Planning Deliberation Committee member

 

   

2020~2021 : Member of the Financial Services Commission’s Financial Industry Competitiveness Evaluation Committee

 

   

2020~2021 : Director, Korean Finance Association

 

   

2019~2020 : Vice President of Korea Finance Association

 

   

2018~2020 : Vice President of Korea Financial Information Society

 

   

2017-2020 : Member of Financial Developments Council, Financial Services Commission

 

   

2020~2022 : Chung-Ang University International Management Certification (AACSB) Center Director

 

   

2019~2020 : Chung-Ang University Graduate School of Business (MBA) Head Professor

 

   

2017~2019 : Department of Business Administration, Chung-Ang University

 

   

2015~2016 : Director, Korea Finance Association

 

   

2015~2016 : Secretary, Korea Securities Association

 

   

2012~2014 : Financial Services Commission Public Fund Redemption Fund Operation Deliberation Member

 

   

2012~2014 : Korean Finance Association Finance Research Editor

 

   

2006~2009 : Research Fellow, Korea Institute of Finance

 

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(2) Independence of Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is established within the Board of Directors and members of the audit committee are appointed at the shareholders’ meeting. The Audit Committee is composed of four Outside Directors. Among the members, Eun-Jung Yeo is the financial expert.

The Audit Committee performs its duties and accounting work independently. If necessary, the Audit Committee and its members have the right to report on the company’s business and investigate the company’s financial status.

 

Outside
Director

  

Tenure*

  

Consecutive term

(number of term)

  

Reasons for
appointment

  

Recommender

  

Roles in the Board

  

Transaction with
the Company,
Relationship
with the largest
shareholder and
major
shareholders

Eun-Jung Yeo    March of 2020 ~ AGM of 2023    —     

Finance/Accounting Expert

(Article 37 (2) 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Commercial Act)

   Board of Directors   

Audit Committee Chairman

Related-party transaction committee

Representative Director Candidate Evaluation Committee

   None
Dae-You Kim    March of 2021 ~ AGM of 2024   

Consecutive term

(1)

   External Cooperation Expert    Board of Directors   

Evaluation and Compensation Committee (Chair)

Audit committee

Representative Director Candidate Evaluation Committee

Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee

   None

 

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Chung-Gu Kang   

March of 2020 ~

AGM of 2023

   —      ICT Expert   

Board of

Directors

  

Chairman of the board

Chairman of the Representative Director Candidate Evaluation Committee

Corporate Governance Committee

Audit committee

Related-party transaction committee

   None
Yong-Hun Kim   

  March of 2022 ~  

AGM of 2025

           —              legal expert       

Board of

  Directors  

  

Audit committee

Sustainability Management Committee

Representative Director Candidate Evaluation Committee

Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee

           None        

(3) Major Activities of the Audit Committee

 

Order

  

Date

  

Agenda

  

Result of
Discussion

  

Outside Director

  

Dae-You
Kim

  

Tae-Yoon
Sung

  

Chung-Gu
Kang

  

Eun-Jung
Yeo

  

(Attendance:
100%)

  

(Attendance:
75%)

  

(Attendance:
100%)

  

(Attendance:
100%)

1st    2022.02.08    Approval of audit and non-audit services for consolidated company for the Fiscal year 2022    Original proposal approved    for    for    for    for
   2021 audit results and 2022 audit plan report    Original proposal
accepted
   for    for    for    for
   2022 company-wide compliance promotion plan report    Original proposal
accepted
   for    for    for    for

 

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2nd    2022.3.3    2021 second half management executive recruitment results report    Original proposal accepted    for   

Non-

attendance

   for    for
   Report on operational condition of the internal accounting
management system for 2021
   Original proposal
accepted
   for   

Non-

attendance

   for    for
  

Appointment of the

chairman of the Compliance Committee

   Appointment of
chairperson
   for   

Non-

attendance

   for    for
3rd    2022.3.8    Report on final audit for fiscal year 2021    Original proposal accepted    for    for    for    for
   Evaluation report on operational status of internal compliance device of the audit committee for 2021    Original proposal approved    for    for    for    for
4th    2022.03.17    Evaluation Opinion on the Operation Status of the Audit Committee’s Internal Monitoring System    Original proposal approved    for    for    for    for
   Research result report on agenda and documents of the annual
general meeting of shareholders for the 40th term
   Original proposal
approved
   for    for    for    for
   Audit report of the annual general meeting of shareholders for
the 40th term
   Original proposal
approved
   for    for    for    for

 

LOGO

After the 40th General Meeting of Shareholders on March 31, 2021

 

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- Outside Director Yong-Hun Kim is appointed as Audit Committee member

 

Order

  

Date

  

Agenda

  

Result of Discussion

  

Outside Director

  

Eun-Jung
Yeo

  

Dae-You
Kim

  

Chung-Gu
Kang

  

Yong_Hun
Kim

  

(Attendance:
100%)

  

(Attendance:
100%)

  

(Attendance:
100%)

  

(Attendance:
100%)

5th    2022.03.31    Appointment of the chairman of Audit committee    Chairman appointed    for    for    for    for
   Delegation of authority for prior approval of non-audit service of external auditor    Original proposal approved    for    for    for    for
6th    2022.04.12    Report on US filing consolidated financial statements final audit for the Fiscal year 2021    Original proposal accepted    for    for    for    for
   Report on the status of audit performance by external auditors in fiscal year 2021    Original proposal accepted    for    for    for    for
7th    2022.05.10    Report on financial statements(separate and consolidated) of the 1Q 2022    Original proposal accepted    for    for    for    for

 

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8th    2022.08.9    Report on financial statements(separate and consolidated) of the 1H 2022    Original proposal accepted            for                    for                    for                    for        
   Report on final audit for the first half of fiscal year 2022    Original proposal accepted    for    for    for    for
   Report on audit result for the first half of fiscal year 2021 and audit plan for second half of fiscal year 2021    Original proposal accepted    for    for    for    for
   Approval of audit and non-audit services provided by external auditors to the company and consolidated companies    Original proposal approved    for    for    for    for
9th    2022.9.6    Decision on filing of lawsuit against directors requested by minority shareholders    decided not to sue    for    for    for    for
10th    2022.11.8    Report on financial statements(separate and consolidated) of the 3Q 2022    Original proposal accepted    for    for    for    for
   Report on compliance performance in 2022    Original proposal accepted    for    for    for    for
   Audit Committee’s Evaluation Results on Compliance Officer in 2022    Original proposal approved    for    for    for    for

 

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11th    2022.11.15    Approval of audit fees and non-audit service for fiscal year 2023 according to external auditor designation    Original proposal approved            for                    for                    for                    for        

(4) Education plan

Though auditors already have sufficient experience and knowledge, KT provides auditors with reports and education programs about related issues such as industry which KT belongs to, change in management environment, legal change and etc..

- Briefing on major change in management environment and compliance issue

- Seminars related with the Audit Committee

- Educational programs or conference

(5) Audit Committee Education status

 

Date

  

Education
provider

  

Attended audit member

  

Reasons for absence

  

Education contents

2022. 04. 19    Audit Committee Forum    All    —     

- Introduction of KSSB disclosure standards

- Supervision of ESG disclosure by the Audit Committee

2022.6.9    KT    All    —      Compliance Education (Trends in Supreme Court rulings regarding the role of directors)
2022.7.14    Audit Committee Forum    All    —     

- What is the importance of internal control for risk prevention and detection?

- Audit Committee considerations for overseeing risk and internal control

 

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2022. 9. 6    Samil Accounting Firm    All    —      Internal accounting management system training
2022. 09. 14    Audit Committee Forum    Eun-Jung Yeo    —     

- Global status and implications related to the audit committee’s ESG response

- The function and role of governance to secure the effectiveness of ESG management

2022.9.22    Samil Accounting Firm    Eun-Jung Yeo    —      Oversight of subsidiaries by the Audit Committee and consolidated internal accounting management system evaluation
2022.11.30    Audit Committee Forum    Eun-Jung Yeo    —     

- Review of the feasibility of the audit committee’s best practices and improvement plans

- The role of investigation and reporting by the audit committee based on cases

(6) Supportive team for Audit Committee

 

Department

  

Number
of
Staffs

  

Job Position(years served)

  

Activity history

Ethics Management Office    47   

Offce Head 1 (3 years of service)

Director 2 (3.6 years of service on average)

Team leader 8 (3.7 years of service on average)

Team members 36 (4.7 years of service on average)

  

•  Group/company-wide ethical management promotion and organizational soundness and ethics diagnosis/audit

•  Company-wide risk management and compliance status diagnosis and inspection

•  Group/company-wide accounting audit and internal control diagnosis

(7) Matters on Compliance officer

 

   

Name : Byung-Sam Park

 

   

Qualification : Passed the 35th Korean judicial examination(1993), Lawyer

 

   

Education

 

   

Graduated School of Law, Korea University (1990)

 

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Studied in Munich University, Germany (2007~2008)

 

   

Completed executive course in School of Law, Seoul University (2014)

 

   

Professional experience

 

   

Completed the 27th training of the Judicial Research and Training Institute (1998)

 

   

Judge of Daegu, Incheon, Seoul Central and Seoul Southern District Court (1998~2007)

 

   

Judge of Seoul High Court (2009~2010)

 

   

Delegated to Constitutional Court (2010~2012)

 

   

Judge in charge of warrant at Seoul Central District Court (2012~2013)

 

   

Vice president, Legal Affair Department of Legal Affair Center, KT Ethics Management Office / Legal Affair 1 Department, Legal Affairs office (2013~2015)

 

   

Head of KT Legal Affair Office, Corporate Planning Group (2017.12.~2018.11)

 

   

Head of KT Legal Affair Office (2018.11 ~ Present)

 

   

Major Activities and results

 

Items

  

Date/Period

  

Contents

  

Result

Compliance education    On occasion   

- Conducting compliance training by department by major position

- Online education including anti-graft/foreign anti-corruption laws for all employees

- Conducting compliance education for group companies and business partners

   Nothing significant to report

 

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Compliance Support    On occasion   

- Operation of the Compliance Committee (the highest decision-making body related to compliance control) and the Compliance Office

- Operation of ‘Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct’ to comply with the Anti-Corruption Act and FCPA

- 3rd party risk assessment and compliance due diligence

- Conducting legal review of executives and employees’ work and contracts

- Support smooth compliance activities of executives and employees through the compliance platform (Support for autonomous compliance activities such as regular access to compliance control data and inquiry of organizations subject to anti-corruption laws)

- Establishment/support of group compliance system (compliance management consulting for group companies, operation of group compliance support council, etc.)

- Report the plans and results of company-wide compliance activities to the Audit Committee

- Report the results of inspection on compliance with the compliance control standards to the board of directors

   Nothing significant to report
Compliance check    On occasion   

- Selection of major legal risk areas

- Establishment and implementation of self-inspection plans for each department

- Implementation of actual condition evaluation on self-inspection activity details

- Conduct regular inspections for high-risk areas

- Special inspection on timely potential risk issues

   Nothing significant to report

 

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Supportive team for the compliance officer

 

Department

  

Number of Staffs

  

Job Position(years served)

  

Activity history

Compliance Office    18   

Team leader 3 (4.7years of service on average)

Director 4 (2.7 year of service)

Senior Manager 7 (5.1 years of service on average)

Manager 1 (1.8 years of service on average)

Lawyer 3 (4.9 years of service on average)

   Support for major activities of compliance officers

3. Matters on Shareholder’s Exercise of Voting Rights

 

A.

Adoption of Cumulative Voting System

 

   

Automatic introduction of the cumulative voting system was implemented following the completion of the privatization process in 2002.

 

   

Where a general meeting of shareholders of a company is convened to appoint two or more directors, shareholders who hold no less than three percent of the total number of issued and outstanding shares excluding nonvoting shares may request the company to appoint directors based on cumulative voting, except as otherwise provided for by the articles of incorporation.

 

   

Each shareholder shall have the same number of voting rights per share as directors to be elected, with respect to the resolutions for election of directors, and the voting rights may be exercised based on cumulative voting for one or several candidates for directors

 

   

Where directors are to be elected by a vote, the directors shall be elected in order of candidates who obtain the most votes.

 

   

For further information, refer to Commercial Act Article 382-2(Cumulative Voting) and Article 542-7(Special cases concerning Cumulative Voting)

 

B.

Adoption of the Written Voting System or Electronic Voting

 

   

Adoption of the written voting system in accordance with the changes in the Articles of Incorporation at the 23rd General Meeting of Shareholders (March 11, 2005). The written voting system has been introduced and exercised to protect right of the minority shareholders. To support minority shareholders -exercise voting rights on each agenda with the written vote measure, KT sends voting papers with the AGM notice. Upon receipt of the documents, the shareholder can exercise voting rights by marking for/against on voting paper and mail the documents back to the company before the AGM.

Article 22-2 (Exercise of Voting Rights by Writing)

(1) The Shareholders may exercise their voting rights by writing without attending the General Meetings of Shareholders in person.

(2) In case of Paragraph (1) above, KT shall send the notice of convening the General Meeting of Shareholders, together with written documents and reference materials necessary for the Shareholders to exercise their voting rights.

 

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(3) The Shareholders desiring to exercise their voting rights by writing shall enter necessary matters in the written documents under paragraph (2) and submit them to KT by the date immediately preceding the date set for the Meeting.

 

   

To promote convenience of the shareholders to exercise voting rights in accordance with the Commercial Act Article 368-4(Exercise of Voting Rights by Electronic Means), KT adopted electronic voting through the BOD resolution on February 6, 2020.. On the AGM notice, KT will notify that shareholders may exercise vote by electronic means. In accordance with Article 368-4 (4) of the Commercial Act, shareholders may choose either electronic or written method if they exercise their voting rights without attending the general meeting.

4. Equity Investments

 

Name of Company or Item

   Beginning Balance   Increase(Decrease)   Ending Balance   Financial Facts
(Latest fiscal year)
   Number of
Shares
  Equity
Ratio
  Book Value   Acquisition(Disposal)   Valuation   Number of Shares   Equity
Ratio
    Book Value   Total Assets    

Net

Profits

  Shares   Amounts
                       

KT Linkus Co., Ltd.

     3,075,232           87.3           6,738           0           0           0           3,075,232           87.3           6,738           47,734           -614      
                       

KT Submarine Co., Ltd. (*1)

     8,085,000       39.3       24,370       0       0           0       8,085,000       32.9       24,370       120,255       -12,126  
                       

KT Telecop Co., Ltd.

     5,765,911       86.8       134,308       0       0       0       5,765,911       86.8       134,308       370,004       4,267  
                       

KTCS Corporation (*1)

     3,177,426       7.9       6,427       0       0       0       3,177,426       8.4       6,427       307,188       13,171  
                       

KTIS Corporation (*1)

     10,196,190       31.4       30,633       0       0       0       10,196,190       33.3       30,633       396,208       15,917  
                       

KT Skylife Co., Ltd. (*1)

         23,908,000       50.3       311,696       0       0       0       23,908,000       50.2       311,696       1,160,146       34,355  
                       

KT Service Bukbu Co.,

Ltd.

     476,094       67.3       3,873       0       0       0       476,094       67.3       3,873       74,673       3,227  
                       

KT Service Nambu Co., Ltd.

     531,127       76.4       10,160       0       0       0       531,127       76.4       10,160       80,450       3,067  
                       

KTDS Co., Ltd. (*1)

     2,400,000       95.6       19,616       0       0       0       2,400,000       95.6       19,616       307,153       27,596  
                       

KT Estate Inc.

     15,848,819           100.0           1,084,522       0       0       0       15,848,819       100.0           1,084,522           2,316,857           169,357  
                       

SkylifeTV Co., Ltd.

     0       0.0       0       0       0       0       0       0.0       0       153,683       2,892  
                       

KT GDH Co., Ltd. (KT SB

Data service)

     7,400,000       100.0       7,544       0       0       0       7,400,000       100.0       7,544       12,059       451  
                       

BC card Co., Ltd.

     3,059,560       69.5       633,004       0       0       0       3,059,560       69.5       633,004       5,519,461       108,423  
                       

H&C Network

     8,903       1.0       848       0       0       0       8,903       1.0       848       82,737       992  
                       

KT Sat Co., Ltd.

     10,000,000       100.0       390,530       0       0       0       10,000,000           100.0       390,530       677,980       28,073  
                       

KT Sprorts Co., Ltd.

     2,904,000       66.0       14,520           6,095,597           4,791       0       8,999,597       52.6       19,311       28,220       -7,302  
                       

KT-Michigan Global

Contents Fund

     9,420       53.5       0       0       0       0       9,420       53.5       0       2,371       -1,095  
                       

KT M mobile Co., Ltd.

     40,000,000       100.0       102,237       0       0       0       40,000,000       100.0       102,237       152,114       4,731  
                       

KT Music Contents

Investment Fund No.2

             26.7       4,000       0       0       0           4,000,000,000       26.7       4,000       15,718       735  
                       

KT Investment Co., Ltd.

     4,000,000       100.0       20,000       0       0       0       4,000,000       100.0       20,000       23,582       2,081  
                       

KT Strategic Investment

Fund No. 2

     79       90.9       2,381       0       0       0       79       90.9       2,381       7,277       844  
                       

KT Strategic Investment

Fund No. 3

     29       86.7       2,947       0       0       0       29       86.7       2,947       8,037       2,050  
                       

KT Strategic Investment

Fund No. 4

     190       95.0       19,000       -23       -2,280       0       167       95.0       16,720       19,203       6,949  
                       

KT Strategic Investment

Fund No. 5

     190       95.0       19,000       0       0       0       190       95.0       19,000       18,176       -1,069  
                       

Next connect PFV

     73,696,974       100.0       24,250       0       0       0       73,696,974       100.0       24,250       624,734       -3,712  
                       

KT Huimangjieum

     600,000       78.1       3,000       0       0       0       600,000       69.9       3,000       6,874       474  
                       

KT Engineering Co., Ltd.

(KT ENGCORE)

     1,400,000       59.8       28,000       0       0       0       1,400,000       59.8       28,000       141,463       10,302  
                       

Korea Telecom Japan Co.,

Ltd.

     1,671       100.0       0       0       0       0       1,671       100.0       0       1,888       226  
                       

East Telecom LLC

     0       91.6       23339       0       0       0       0       91.6       23,339       41,782       6,361  

 

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KT Hong Kong

Telecommunications Co.,

Ltd.

     405,000           100.0           460           0           0           0           405,000           100.0           460           10,505           51      
                       

KT Rwanda Networks Ltd

     5,100,000       51.0       0       0       0       0       5,100,000       51.0       0       126,721       -27,467  
                       

AOS Ltd.

     1,530,000       51.0       1,879       0       0       0       1,530,000       51.0       1,879       10,972       1,274  
                       

Korea Telecom America, Inc.

     4,500       100.0       2,376       0       0       0       4,500       100.0       2,376       5,945       37  
                       

KT Alpha Co., Ltd

     34,554,525       70.5       130,924       0       0       0       34,554,525       70.5       130,924       406,236       13,115  
                       

KT Commerce, Inc.

     266,000       19.0       1,782       0       0       0       266,000       19.0       1,782       130,110       5,352  
                       

KT M&S Co., Ltd.

     47,400,000           100.0       26,764       0       0       0       47,400,000       100.0       26,764       255,310       8,105  
                       

Genie Music Corporation

(*1)

     0       0.0       0       0       0       0       0       0.0       0       309,000       9,810  
                       

KT MOS Bukbu Co., Ltd.

(*1)

     409,991       100.0       6,334       0       0       0       409,991       100.0       6,334       38,684       4,607  
                       

KT MOS Nambu Co., Ltd.

(*1)

     248,515       98.4       4,267       0       0       0       248,515       98.4       4,267       42,011       5,035  
                       

Nasmedia Inc. (*1)

     4,116,646       44.0       23,051           411,664       0       0       4,528,310       44.0       23,051       375,141       23,968  
                       

PlayD Co., Ltd.

     3,008,989       23.5       20,000       0       0       0       3,008,989       23.5       20,000       162,643       4,953  
                       

Storywiz Co., Ltd.

     0       0.0       0       0       0       0       0       0.0       0       34,512       -5,393  
                       

kt studiogenie

     11,645,086       100.0           283,620       0       0       0       11,645,086       90.9           283,620       666,255           177,223  
                       

lolab

     2,387,600       80.0       22,008       -6,300       -58           0       2,381,300       79.8       21,950       35,091       -7,985  
                       

KT ES Pte. Ltd.

         108,000,000       57.6       96,878       0       0       0           108,000,000       57.6       96,878       172,050       -549  
                       

kt seezn

     0       0.0       0       0       0       0       0       0.0       0       72,098       1,952  
                       

KT Strategic Investment

Fund No. 6

     69       92.0       6,900       92       9,200       0       161       92.0       16,100       17,640       -279  
                       

Altimedia Corporation

     1,953,125       100.0       22,000       0       0       0       1,953,125       100.0       22,000       44,301       5,934  
                       

KTP Services Inc

     10,600,000       100.0       253       0       0       0       10,600,000           100.0       253       3,832       -255  
                       

CU Industrial Development

Co., Ltd.

     13,300       19.0       0       0       0       0       13,300       19.0       0       0       0  
                       

KIF Investment Fund

     100       33.3       115,636       0       0       0       100       33.3       115,636           512,937       7,505  
                       

Boston Global Film &

Contents Fund L.P

     8,696       27.7       0       -8,696       0       0       0       0.0       0       0       0  
                       

K-Realty Rental Housing

REIT No. 1

     5,592,065       30.1       30,000       -5,592,065       -30,000       0       0       0.0       0       0       0  
                       

LoginD Co., Ltd.

     28,150       20.4       621       0       0       0       28,150       20.4       621       752       -350  
                       

KT-DSC creative economy

youth start-up investment

fund

     2,520       17.1       2,520       0       0       0       2,520       17.1       2,520       77,793       -53  
                       

Korea Electronic Vehicle

Charging Service

     240,000       15.0       2,400       64,553       1,039       0       304,553       19.0       3,439       13,558       -235  
                       

KT-Smart Factory Investment

Fund

     5,000       29.4       5,000       0       0       0       5,000       29.4       5,000       15,959       -277  
                       

KT Young Entrepreneurs

DNA Investment Fund

     11,000       45.8       11,000       0       0       0       11,000       45.8       11,000       20,545       -2,620  
                       

AI RESEARCH INSTITUTE

     600,000       14.3       3,000       0       0       -3,000       600,000       14.3       0       5,935       -3,021  
                       

KT-IBKC Future Investment

Fund 1

     82       43.3       7,150       -35       -2,470       0       47       43.3       4,680       23,778       10,358  
                       

Gyeonggi-KT Yoojin

Superman Fund

     40       26.0       4,000       0       0       0       40       26.0       4,000       17,197       -237  
                       

K Bank Inc.

     0       0.0       0       0       0       0       0       0.0       0       16,632,144       86,498  
                       

Hyundai Robotics Co., Ltd.

     888,889       10.0       50,000       0       0       0       888,889       10.0       50,000       415,708       10,904  
                       

QTT Global (Group)

Company Limited

     160,000       25.0       0       0       0       0       160,000       25.0       0       4,346       -206  
                       

Virtua Realm Sendirian

Berhad

     1,960,000       49.0       550       0       0       0       1,960,000       49.0       550       22       -41  
                       

kt Early Stage Investment

Fund

     3,200       40.0       3,200       2,400       2,400       0       5,600       40.0       5,600       13,536       -372  
                       

Smart Korea KT Next

Venture Fund

     2,400       27.3       2,400       3,600       3,600       0       6,000       27.3       6,000       21,527       -487  
                       

IBK-KT Emerging Digital

Industry Investment Fund

     3,000       36.6       3,000       9,000       9,000       0       12,000       34.9       12,000       33,863       -673  
                       

KT RUS LLC

     0       0.0       0       0       1,532       0       0       100.0       1,532       996       -833  
                       

KT DX Vietnam Company

Limited

     0       0.0       0       0       1,860       0       0       100.0       1,860       1,815       26  
                       

KT Cloud Co., Ltd.

     0       0.0       0       17,712,048       901,504       0       17,712,048       100.0       901,504       1,348,244       14,744  
                       

Megazone Cloud Corporation

     0       0.0       0       24,058           130,001       0       24,058       6.7       130,001       875,755       -279,027  
                       

TeamFresh Corp

     0       0.0       0       7,000       7,158       0       7,000       4.4       7,158       213,405       -88,148  

 

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KB Three

Telecommunications

Companies ESG Fund

     0               0.0               0               4,000               4,000           0               4,000           25.0           4,000           15,990           -412      
                       

Kiamco Data Center Blind

Fund

             0       0.0       0       250,000,000       250       0       250,000,000       25.0       250       900       -104  
                       

Shinhan EZ General

Insurance, Ltd,

     0       0.0       0       2,102,896       12,376       0       2,102,896       9.9           12,376           241,096       -5,394  
                       

New Media Tech Fund

     0               0.0               0       1,200       1,200       0       1,200           20.0       1,200       6,003       -42  
                       

SH-KT Logistics Investment

Type Private Real Estate

Investment Trust No.1,

     0       0.0       0           8,700,000,000       8,700               0       8,700,000,000       30.0       8,700       28,668       -341  
                       

K-Realty Qualified Private

Real Estate Investment Trust

No. 1

     0       0.0       0       1,500,000,000       1,500       0           1,500,000,000       4.8       1,500       84,888       -390  

 

(*1)

The number of subsidiaries’ treasury stock is deducted from the total number of shares when calculating the equity ratio.

VI. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND

EMPLOYEES

1. Directors

 

LOGO

Changes since the preparation date

Inside and outside directors have been changed through the 31, December 2022 as follows.

 

Name                 

  

Date of

Birth

  

Position

   Years
with the
Company
     Expiration of
Term of
Office
 

Inside

Directors (1)

           

Hyeon-Mo Ku

  

January,

1964

  

Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer

Chairperson of the Management Committee

     13             -       
     

President, Head of Customer Business Group

     

Kyung-im Yun

   June, 1963    Group Transformation Division Head Governance Structure Committee Sustainable Management Committee, Management Committee Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee Representative Director Candidate Evaluation Committee      10             -       

Outside

Directors (1)

           

Gang-Cheol Lee

  

May

1947

  

Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Society Affairs

Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee

     4             -       

Dae-You Kim

  

July,

1951

  

Senior Secretary to the President for Economic Policy

Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee

    

4     

44     

 

     -       

Hee-Yol Yu

  

January,

1947

  

the Vice Minister of Science and Technology for the 18th Administration

Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee

     3             -       

 

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                    -            

Hyun

Myung Pyo

  

October

1958

  

the Representative Director of Lotte Rental

Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee

   2         -     

Chung-Gu

Kang

  

December

1962

  

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Professor, School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University

   2         -     

Eun-Jung

Yeo

  

February

1973

  

Professor, School of Business, Chung-Ang University

Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee

   1         -     

Yong-heon

Kim

  

March

1955

  

Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court

Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee

   -     

(9 months)  

   -     

Hong

Benjamin

  

February

1958

   CEO of LINA Life Insurance
Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee
   -  

(9 months)  

  

2. Senior Management (As of December 31, 2021)

 

Name

 

  

Title and Responsibilities

 

   Year of
Birth

 

Kook-Hyun Kang

  

President, Customer Business Group

   1963

Jong-Ook Park

  

President, Corporate Planning Group

   1962

Byung-Sam Park

  

Senior Executive Vice President, Ethics Office

   1966

Chang-Seok Seo

  

Senior Executive Vice President, Network Group

   1967

Jae-Ho Song

  

Senior Executive Vice President, AI/DX Convergence Business Group

   1966

Soo-Jung Shin

  

Senior Executive Vice President, Enterprise Business Group

   1965

Hyun-Yok Sheen

  

Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Management Group

   1968

Sang-Don Ahn

  

Senior Executive Vice President, Legal Affairs Office

   1962

Jeong-Min Woo

  

Senior Executive Vice President, IT Group

   1964

Bong-Gyun Kim

  

Executive Vice President, Busan / Gyeongnam Regional Headquarter

   1972

Young-Woo Kim

  

Executive Vice President, Group Management Office

   1967

Young-Jin Kim

  

Executive Vice President, Financial Management Office

   1967

Yi-Han Kim

  

Executive Vice President, Institute of Convergence Technology

   1966

Chae-Hee Kim

  

Executive Vice President, Strategy & Planning Office

   1974

Hoon-Bae Kim

  

Executive Vice President, Media Business Unit

   1963

Chang-Yong Ahn

  

Executive Vice President, Daegu / Gyeongbuk Regional Headquarter

   1966

Chi-Yong Ahn

  

Executive Vice President, Northern Seoul / Gangwon Regional Headquarter

   1966

Yul-Mo Yang

  

Executive Vice President, Public Relations Office

   1967

Kyung-Hwa Ok

  

Executive Vice President, IT Strategy Unit

   1968

Kong-Hwan Lee

  

Executive Vice President, Policy Cooperation Office

   1966

 

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Sun-Joo Lee

  

Executive Vice President, D-TF

   1969

Chang-Ho Yi

  

Executive Vice President, CEO Office

   1972

Hyeon-Seuk Lee

  

Executive Vice President, Chungnam / Chungbuk Regional Headquarter

   1966

Jong-Taek Lim

  

Executive Vice President, External Cooperation Office

   1964

Sang-Kwi Chang

  

Executive Vice President, Legal Affairs Department 1

   1968

Jung-Soo Jung

  

Executive Vice President, Southern Seoul/Western Seoul Regional Headquarter

   1966

Hoon Cho

  

Executive Vice President, SCM Strategy Office

   1966

Jung-Yong Ji

  

Executive Vice President, Jeonnam / Jeonbuk Regional Headquarter

   1968

Chan-Ki Choi

  

Executive Vice President, Sales Operating Business Unit

   1966

Jun Koh

  

Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs P-TF

   1971

Gang-Bon Koo

  

Senior Vice President, Customer Business Unit

   1972

Jae-Hyung Koo

  

Senior Vice President, Network Research Technology Unit

   1972

O-Ryung Kwon

  

Senior Vice President, Group Strategic Partnership Office

   1969

Hye-Jin Kwon

  

Senior Vice President, Network Strategy Unit

   1971

Hee-Keun Kwon

  

Senior Vice President, Metropolitan Wholesale Unit

   1970

Kwang-Dong Kim

  

Senior Vice President, Policy Cooperation Department

   1970

Moo-Seong Kim

  

Senior Vice President, ESG Management & Implementation office

   1972

Byung-Kyun Kim

  

Senior Vice President, Device Business Unit

   1968

Bong-Ki Kim

  

Senior Vice President, Convergence Laboratory

   1968

Sang-Kyoon Kim

  

Senior Vice President, Management Support Office

   1970

Seong-Il Kim

  

Senior Vice President, Chungnam / Chungbuk Network O&M Headquarter

   1966

Young-Sool Kim

  

Senior Vice President, External Cooperation P-TF

   1967

Young-Sik Kim

  

Senior Vice President, DX Platform Business Unit

   1972

Young-In Kim

  

Senior Vice President, Southern Seoul / Western Seoul Network O&M Headquarter

   1968

Jae-Kwon Kim

  

Senior Vice President, Biz Customer Business Unit

   1968

Jun-Ho Kim

  

Senior Vice President, Public/Finance Customer Business Unit

   1965

Jin-Chul Kim

  

Senior Vice President, Jeonnam / Jeonbuk Customer Sales Headquarter

   1967

Gil-Hyun Ryu

  

Senior Vice President, On External Training

   1968

Pyeong Ryu

  

Senior Vice President, Jeonnam / Jeonbuk Enterprise Customer Sales Headquarter

   1966

Sang-Ryong Moon

  

Senior Vice President, IT Consulting Unit

   1967

Sung-Uk Moon

  

Senior Vice President, Global Business Office

   1972

Young-Il Moon

  

Senior Vice President, Information Security Unit

   1966

 

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Hye-Byung Min

  

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Service DX Unit

   1969

Sun-Ha Park

  

Senior Vice President, Fieldwork Supporting Unit

   1965

Yong-Man Park

  

Senior Vice President

   1965

Jeong-Jun Park

  

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Customer Business Unit

   1967

Jung-Ho Park

  

Senior Vice President, Customer DX Business Unit

   1970

Jong-Ho Park

  

Senior Vice President, Network Control Unit

   1964

Hyo-Il Park

  

Senior Vice President, Customer Experience Innovation Unit

   1970

Soon-Min Bae

  

Senior Vice President, AI2XL Laboratory

   1980

Seung-Yun Paik

  

Senior Vice President, Strategic Investment Office

   1970

Ki-Hong Seo

  

Senior Vice President, Daegu / Gyeongbuk Enterprise Customer Sales Headquarter

   1967

Young-Soo Seo

  

Senior Vice President, Network O&M Unit

   1968

Jeong-Hyun Seo

  

Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs Department 3

   1971

Won-Je Sung

  

Senior Vice President, Southern Seoul Enterprise Customer Sales Headquarter

   1972

Hoon-Joo Shin

  

Senior Vice President, Corporate Image Strategy P-TF

   1971

Jin-Ho Yang

  

Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs Department 2

   1973

Jae-Min Eom

  

Senior Vice President, Busan / Gyeongnam Customer Sales Headquarter

   1965

Tae-Sung Oh

  

Senior Vice President, On External Training

   1968

Hun-Yong Oh

  

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Consulting & Implementation Unit 2

   1966

Heung-Jae Won

  

Senior Vice President, Western Seoul Customer Sales Headquarter

   1967

Yong-Kyu Yoo

  

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Strategy Unit

   1971

Chang-Kyu Yoo

  

Senior Vice President, Northern Seoul / Gangwon Enterprise Customer Sales Headquarter

   1966

Kyeong-Mo Youn

  

Senior Vice President, SCM Strategy Department

   1969

Jin-Hyoun Youn

  

Senior Vice President, Media R&D P-TF

   1968

Mi-Hee Lee

  

Senior Vice President, C-level Consulting Unit

   1970

Sang-Il Lee

  

Senior Vice President, Northern Seoul / Gangwon Network O&M Headquarter

   1964

Sang-Ho Lee

  

Senior Vice President, AI Robot Business Unit

   1975

Seong-Hwan Yi

  

Senior Vice President, Western Seoul Network O&M Headquarter

   1968

Young-Jun Lee

  

Senior Vice President, Chungnam / Chungbuk Enterprise Customer Sales Headquarter

   1968

Young-Jin Lee

  

Senior Vice President, Group Human Resources Office

   1972

Yong-Gyoo Lee

  

Senior Vice President, Busan / Gyeongnam Network O&M Headquarter

   1965

Jong-Sik Lee

  

Senior Vice President, Infra DX Laboratory

   1972

Seung-Hyouk Yim

  

Senior Vice President, Digital & Bio Health Business Unit

   1970

Jang-Mi Lim

  

Senior Vice President, Industry Biz 2 P-TF

   1966

 

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Dae-Jin Jang

  

Senior Vice President, C-TF

   1971

Kil-Sung Jung

  

Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy Department

   1974

Jae-Wook Jeong

  

Senior Vice President, CEO Office team 1

   1972

Seong-Eun Cho

  

Senior Vice President, S/W Development Unit

   1971

Young-Sim Jin

  

Senior Vice President, Group HR Development Academy

   1972

Kang-Rim Choi

  

Senior Vice President, AI Mobility Business Unit

   1974

Sung-Wook Choi

  

Senior Vice President, Daegu / Gyeongbuk Customer Sales Headquarter

   1965

Si-Hwan Choi

  

Senior Vice President, Eastern Seoul Customer Sales Headquarter

   1967

Joon-Ki Choi

  

Senior Vice President, AI / Big Data Business Unit

   1974

Ja-Kyung Hahn

  

Senior Vice President, Industry Biz 1 P-TF

   1971

Suk-Zoon Huh

  

Senior Vice President, Institute of Economic & Business Research

   1967

Tae-Jun Heo

  

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Consulting & Implementation Unit

   1970

Sung-Pil Hong

  

Senior Vice President, Group Real Estate Unit

   1965

3. Current Status of Employees

 

(Unit: Persons, Years, Won million)  

Type                         

   Number of Employees      Average
Years
in

Continuous
Service
     Total
Payroll
     Average
Payroll
per Person
     Non-
affiliated
workers
 
   General      Other      Total  

Total

     19,823        721        20,544        22.0        2,019,661        103        160  
   

Number of employees as of December 31, 2022.

   

Average years in continuous services was calculated based on workers excluding fixed-term workers.

   

Total Payroll and Average payroll per person are the amount of earned income under the income tax law of regular and unregistered executives.

4. Remuneration to Executive Officers

A. Total Remuneration paid to Directors (including Outside Directors) and Members of the Audit Committee (Auditors)

 

     (Unit: Won million)  

Category                 

   Total Amount Paid      Amount Approved by the
General Meeting of
Shareholders
     Average Amount Paid
per Person
 

2 Inside Directors

     2,994        5,800        1,497  

8 Outside Directors

     786           98  

 

   

The total amount paid and the average amount paid per person includes severance pay for former CEO and former inside directors following the Severance Pay Regulation for Executives.

 

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B. Standards for payment of remuneration for directors and auditors

(1) Standards for payment of remuneration for CEO and Inside Directors

(a) Earned income

Earned income consists of salary(base and position pay), bonus(short-term and long-term bonus), and other income.

 

   

Base pay : The amount determined by the board of directors’ resolution and the contract for delegation of management officers shall be paid 1/12 per month on the date of remuneration payment by the company.

 

   

Position pay : The amount determined by the board’s resolution and the contract for delegation of executive officers according to the importance of the position he performs shall be paid 1/12 per month on the date of remuneration payment by the company.

 

   

Short-term bonus : Short-term bonuses are paid after the resolution of the board of directors, reflecting the results of the evaluation of the annual target. The measurement index consisting of sales, operating profit, etc. and the non-measuring index for the major matters of the year are collected and paid within the range of 0-180% of the base salary.

 

   

Long-term bonus : It can be paid up to 0-180% of the base salary according to the management contract and the delegated contract, and it is paid in shares with limited transfer. (Payment based on TSR and Group EBITDA achievement)

 

   

The long-term performance bonus in 2020 has been changed to be paid within the range of 0~140% of the base salary.

 

   

Other income : Payment of medical examination expenses, medical expenses, etc. in accordance with the standards for executive benefits.

(b) Retirement income

Retirement income is determined by the average monthly wage and number of years of service. The CEO shall pay five times the average monthly wage multiplied by the number of years of service, and the Inside director shall pay three times the amount.

(2).Standards for payment of remuneration for Outside Directors

 

   

The monthly fixed amount : It shall be paid on the company’s remuneration payment date at the same level every month as determined by the board of directors.

 

   

Attendance expenses : Attendance expenses are calculated based on the amount determined by the board of directors’ resolution. This will be settled according to the number of meetings of the board of directors and committees and paid on the next month’s remuneration payment date.

 

   

Stock compensation : In accordance with the resolution of the board of directors, stock compensation shall be paid in the following year with a transfer restriction shares of 20 million won per person.

 

   

Other income : Payment of medical examination expenses, etc. in accordance with the standards for supporting outside directors

 

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C. Executives and employees with a remuneration of 500 million won or more

 

     (Unit: Won million)  

Name                                         

  

Position

   Total Amount Paid  

Hyeon-Mo Ku

   Chief Executive Officer      1,561  

Jong-Ook Park

   Former Inside Director      1,114  

Kook-hyun Kang

   Former Inside Director      1,107  

Kyung-lim Yun

   Inside Director      570  

 

   

The total amount paid includes severance pay for former CEO and former inside directors following the Severance Pay Regulation for Executives.

   

Tenure expired directors on 31st March 2022: Kook-hyun Kang, Jong-Ook Park

   

Newly elected director on 31st March 2022 : Kyung-lim Yun

 

Name

  

Type

  

Total

Amount
Paid

(KRW
million)

  

Note

Hyeon-Mo Ku

   Earned income    Salary    556    Based on the resolution of the board of directors, the total base pay was 356 million won, with 30 million won being paid out evenly each month. Based on the resolution of the board of directors, the position level will be set at 200 million won in total and 17 million won will be paid on a monthly basis.
   Incentives    973   

The incentives has been decided by evaluating revenue and operating profits
of the previous year as the quantitative indicators and considering the business
competitiveness and the status as the qualitative indicators comprehensively.
The short-term incentives can be 0~180% of the base pay and long-term
performance pay is a comprehensive evaluation of total shareholder return,
group EBITDA achievement, and group sales achievement can be paid within
the range of 0~140% of the base pay.

In accordance with the resolution of the board of directors, the performance
bonus of the previous year was comprehensively evaluated and bonus of
KRW 973 million was paid.

* 973 million won includes the amount calculated based on the number of
stocks awarded as a long-term incentive and the stock price at the time of
calculation.

  

Stock

option

     
         

Fringe

benefits

   32    Including medical expenses, health checkup costs
     Retirement income      
     Others      

Name

  

Type

  

Total

Amount
Paid

(KRW
million)

  

Note

Jong-Ook Park

   Earned income    Salary    440    Based on the resolution of the board of directors, the total base pay was 303 million won, with 25 million won being paid out evenly each month. Based on the resolution of the board of directors, the position level will be set at 160 million won in total and 13 million won will be paid on a monthly basis.

 

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          Incentives    650   

Based on the resolution of the board of directors, the incentives has been
decided by evaluating the management results comprehensively. The short-
term incentives can be 0~140% of the base pay and long-term performance
pay is a comprehensive evaluation of total shareholder return, group EBITDA
achievement, and group sales achievement can be paid within the range of
0~95% of the base pay.

-  In accordance with the resolution of the board of directors, the performance
of the previous year was comprehensively evaluated and a performance bonus
of KRW 650 million was paid.

* 650 million won includes the amount calculated based on the number of
stocks awarded as a long-term incentive and the stock price at the time of
calculation.

         

Stock

option

     
         

Fringe

benefits

   24    Including medical expenses, health checkup costs
     Retirement income      
     Others      

Name

  

Type

  

Total

Amount
Paid

(KRW
million)

  

Note

Kook-hyun Kang

  

Earned

income

   Salary    440    Based on the resolution of the board of directors, the total base pay was 303 million won, with 25 million won being paid out evenly each month. Based on the resolution of the board of directors, the position level will be set at 160 million won in total and 13 million won will be paid on a monthly basis.
   Incentives    639   

Based on the resolution of the board of directors, the incentives has been
decided by evaluating the management results comprehensively. The short-
term incentives can be 0~140% of the base pay and the long-term incentives
can be 0~95% of the base pay. - In accordance with the resolution of the
board of directors, the performance of the previous year was comprehensively
evaluated and a performance bonus of KRW 639 million was paid.

* 639 million won includes the amount calculated based on the number of
stocks awarded as a long-term incentive and the stock price at the time of
calculation.

  

Stock

option

     
         

Fringe

benefits

   28    Including medical expenses, health checkup costs
    

Retirement

income

     
     Others      

 

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Name

  

Type

  

Total

Amount
Paid

(KRW
million)

  

Note

Kyung-lim Yun

  

Earned

income

   Salary    460    Based on the resolution of the board of directors, the total base pay was 300 million won, with 25 million won being paid out evenly each month. Based on the resolution of the board of directors, the position level will be set at 160 million won in total and 13 million won will be paid on a monthly basis.
   Incentives    85    Based on the resolution of the board of directors, the incentives has been
decided by evaluating the management results comprehensively. It includes
quantitative indicators such as sales and operating profit, as well as
non-quantitative indicators related to major events of the year. The bonus
amount can range from 0% to 140% of the base salary, depending on the
overall performance evaluation.
  

Stock

option

     
         

Fringe

benefits

   25    Including medical expenses, health checkup costs
     Retirement income      
     Others      

D. Grant and Exercise of Stock Option

* Not applicable as of December 31, 2022.

 

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