KT Corporation - Form 6-K

Completion of Share Repurchase for Share Retirement

KT Corporation(NYSE symbol:KTC) has completed its share repurchase for
retirement of shares.

1. Purpose of share repurchase : Share retirement

2. Number of shares repurchased : 13,124,000 common shares

3. Total value of shares repurchased : KRW 508,606,626,500

4. Average purchase price of shares repurchased : KRW 38,754 per share

5. Period of share repurchase : March 10, 2009 ~ April 17, 2009

6. Date of share retirement : April 22, 2009

7. Number of total issued shares after share retirement : 260,411,700 shares

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.

		KT Corporation

Date: April 23, 2009	By:	Thomas Bum Joon Kim
	Name:	Thomas Bum Joon Kim
	Title:	Managing Director

		KT Corporation

Date: April 23, 2009	By:	Young Jin Kim
	Name:	Young Jin Kim
	Title:	Director

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KT Corporation ———————————————————————————————————
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

206 Jungja-dong Bundang-gu, Sungnam Kyunggi-do 463-711 Korea
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