6-K
KT CORP (KT)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGECOMMISSION
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 May 2025
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 ☐
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: May 16, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| KT Corporation | |
| By: | /s/ Youngkyoon Yun |
| Name: | Youngkyoon Yun |
| Title: | Vice President |
| By: | /s/ Sanghyun Cho |
| Name: | Sanghyun Cho |
| Title: | Director |
Report on Acquisition of Treasury Shares by Trust Agreement
1. KT Corp (the “Company”)’s contract for share repurchase trust
A. Date of disclosure with regards to contract for share repurchase trust: February 13, 2025
B. Trust agreement company: Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd
2. Acquisition of shares issued by the Company through the trust agreement
| Date | Type of Share | Number of Shares | Price paidPer share(KRW) | Aggregate value(KRW) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquired | Disposed | ||||||||
| February 17, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,436 | **** | 948,722,500 |
| February 18, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 46,741 | **** | 934,827,200 |
| February 19, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 46,963 | **** | 939,266,950 |
| February 20, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,326 | **** | 946,527,750 |
| February 21, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,595 | **** | 951,893,800 |
| February 24, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,978 | **** | 959,553,750 |
| February 25, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,880 | **** | 957,599,700 |
| February 26, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 48,141 | **** | 962,819,850 |
| February 27, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,292 | **** | 945,849,450 |
| February 28, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,154 | **** | 943,089,600 |
| March 4, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,570 | **** | 951,409,775 |
| March 5, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,158 | **** | 943,156,650 |
| March 6, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 48,233 | **** | 964,669,150 |
| March 7, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 48,373 | **** | 967,451,500 |
| March 10, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 48,309 | **** | 966,182,950 |
| March 11, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,790 | **** | 955,803,050 |
| March 12, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 19,938 | **** | — | **** | 48,464 | **** | 966,271,500 |
| March 13, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 20,000 | **** | — | **** | 49,563 | **** | 991,250,075 |
| March 14, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 49,266 | **** | 2,463,296,650 |
| March 17, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 49,712 | **** | 2,485,610,200 |
| March 18, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 49,782 | **** | 2,489,102,100 |
| March 19, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 50,688 | **** | 2,534,409,500 |
| March 20, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 51,142 | **** | 2,557,077,300 |
| March 21, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 50,791 | **** | 2,539,534,250 |
| March 24, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 49,596 | **** | 2,479,793,525 |
| March 25, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 49,760 | **** | 2,487,975,750 |
| March 26, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 50,048 | **** | 2,502,411,900 |
| March 27, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 50,393 | **** | 2,519,673,500 |
| March 28, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 49,744 | **** | 2,487,208,450 |
| March 31, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 49,085 | **** | 2,454,254,800 |
| April 1, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 49,108 | **** | 2,455,403,800 |
| April 2, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 48,347 | **** | 2,417,341,900 |
| April 3, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 48,450 | **** | 2,422,493,500 |
| April 4, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 48,675 | **** | 2,433,755,950 |
| April 7, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,450 | **** | 2,372,497,200 |
| April 8, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,685 | **** | 2,384,250,650 |
| April 9, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 46,728 | **** | 2,336,418,600 |
| April 10, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 46,739 | **** | 2,336,944,050 |
| April 11, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,301 | **** | 2,365,072,100 |
| April 14, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,251 | **** | 2,362,547,450 |
| April 15, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 47,453 | **** | 2,372,627,550 |
| April 16, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 48,987 | **** | 2,449,367,050 |
| April 17, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 48,891 | **** | 2,444,547,100 |
| April 18, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 49,554 | **** | 2,477,677,250 |
| April 21, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 49,415 | **** | 2,470,757,750 |
| April 22, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 49,442 | **** | 2,472,102,850 |
| April 23, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 49,831 | **** | 2,491,530,250 |
| April 24, 2025 | Common Share | **** | 50,000 | **** | — | **** | 49,653 | **** | 2,482,629,550 |
| April 25, 2025 | Common Share | 50,000 | — | 50,051 | 2,502,556,600 | ||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||||
| April 28, 2025 | Common Share | 50,000 | — | 51,545 | 2,577,265,600 | ||||
| April 29, 2025 | Common Share | 50,000 | — | 51,840 | 2,592,008,000 | ||||
| April 30, 2025 | Common Share | 50,000 | — | 51,993 | 2,599,662,700 | ||||
| May 2, 2025 | Common Share | 50,000 | — | 53,705 | 2,685,228,300 | ||||
| May 7, 2025 | Common Share | 50,000 | — | 53,252 | 2,662,597,600 | ||||
| May 8, 2025 | Common Share | 50,000 | — | 51,831 | 2,591,529,650 | ||||
| May 9, 2025 | Common Share | 50,000 | — | 51,877 | 2,593,855,450 | ||||
| May 12, 2025 | Common Share | 50,000 | — | 51,276 | 2,563,787,650 | ||||
| May 13, 2025 | Common Share | 50,000 | — | 50,944 | 2,547,222,900 | ||||
| May 14, 2025 | Common Share | 50,000 | — | 51,866 | 2,593,294,700 | ||||
| Total | Common Share | 2,409,938 | — | 49,484 | 119,253,666,825 |
3. The Company’s share ownership after acquiring issued shares through trust contract
(As of May 16, 2025)
| Type of Share | Treasury shares held by the Company | Share repurchase by trust contract | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Ratio | Number | Ratio | |||||
| Common Shares | **** | 6,188,739 | **** | 2.46 | **** | 2,409,938 | **** | 0.96 |
| Total | **** | 6,188,739 | **** | 2.46 | **** | 2,409,938 | **** | 0.96 |
4. Changes in shares held by the largest shareholder before and after share repurchase
(As of May 16, 2025)
| Name | Type of share | As of February 13, 2025 | As ofMay 16, 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | Common Shares | **** | 12,251,234 | **** | 12,251,234 |
| Hyundai Mobis | Common Shares | **** | 8,094,466 | **** | 8,094,466 |
| Total | Common Shares | **** | 20,345,700 | **** | 20,345,700 |
| Other Shares | **** | — | **** | — | |
| Total | **** | 20,345,700 | **** | 20,345,700 |
5. Other matters relating to protection of investors
A. Share repurchase agreement
| Date of contract | Contract period | Contract company | Contractamount | (Unit : KRW million)<br><br><br>Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 February 2025 | From February 14, 2025to August 13, 2025 | Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd. | **** | 250,000 | Subject of the report |
B. Ratio of Acquisition under the share repurchase agreement
(As of May 16, 2025)
| Type of share | Number ofshares acquired | Aggregate value(KRW) | Ratio ofacquisition to trustcontract amount | Contract company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Shares | **** | 2,409,938 | **** | 119,253,666,825 | **** | 47.7 | % | Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd. |