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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 April 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 ☐

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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 17, 2025
KT Corporation
By: /s/ Youngkyoon Yun
Name: Youngkyoon Yun
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ Sanghyun Cho
Name: Sanghyun Cho
Title: Director
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ANNUAL REPORT OF KT CORPORATION

(From January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024)

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

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ANNUAL REPORT OF KT CORPORATION 1
I. Corporate Overview 2
II. Details of Businesses 7
III. Financial Information 32
IV. Auditors’ Opinion 37
V. Management 41
VI. Shareholder Information 66
VII. Directors, Senior Management and Employees 67
VIII. Affiliated Companies 84

Independent auditors’ reports on both Consolidated and Separate financial statements (K-IFRS) were filed to the SEC on March 13, 2025 (File Number 001-14926 / Film Number 25733702).

THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT ORIGINALLY PREPARED IN KOREAN WHICH IS IN SUCH FORM AS REQUIRED BY THE KOREAN FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION.

IN THE TRANSLATION PROCESS, SOME PARTS OF THE REPORT WERE REFORMATTED, REARRANGED OR SUMMARIZED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF READERS.

UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE, ALL FINANCIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS PRESENTED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS ADOPTED FOR USE IN KOREA (“K-IFRS”) WHICH DIFFER IN CERTAIN RESPECTS FROM GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES. THE COMPANY HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY OR QUANTIFY THE IMPACT OF THESE DIFFERENCES.

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I. Corporate Overview

1. Overview

A. Name ofthe Company : KT Corporation ****

B. Overview of Subsidiaries (As of December 31, 2024) : 83 Companies, excluding KT.****

- Increase/Decrease in number of Subsidiaries

(Unit : Companies)

Classification Subsidiaries The number of<br>consolidated<br>subsidiaries
year-beginning Increase Decrease year-end
Listed 9 0 0 9 9
Other 75 4 5 74 20
Total 84 4 5 83 29

※ Significant changes in Subsidiaries

Classification Name of Subsidiary Causes for Changes
Newly included Subsidiaries BC Strategic Investment Partnership No. 2 Established in Q2 2024
K-Logistics Hwaseong Co., Ltd. Established in Q3 2024
KT Net Core Co., Ltd. Established in Q4 2024
KT P&M Co., Ltd. Established in Q4 2024
Excluded from Subsidiaries Lolab Co., Ltd. Disposed in Q2 2024
Pocheon Jeonggyori Development Co., Ltd. Liquidated in Q2 2024
KT Healthcare Vina Company Limited Disposed in Q2 2024
Juice Co., Ltd. Disposed in Q4 2024
KT NexR Co., Ltd. Merged with KT Co., Ltd. in Q4 2024

C. Date of Incorporation: December 10, 1981 ****

D. Location of Headquarters: 90 Bulljeong-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-city, Gyeonggi-do 13606, Korea ****

E. Significant changes in management and auditor

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Date of change Types of<br>shareholders’<br>meetings Appointment End of term or dismissal
New appointment Reappointment
August 30, 2023 Extraordinary<br><br><br>Shareholders’<br> <br>Meeting (Representative Director) Young Shub Kim<br><br><br>(Inside Director) Chang-Seok Seo
June 30, 2023 Extraordinary<br><br><br>Shareholders’<br> <br>Meeting (Outside Director)<br><br><br>YangHee Choi<br> <br>Woo-Young Kwak<br><br><br>Jong Soo Yoon<br> <br>Yeong Kyun Ahn<br><br><br>Seung Hoon Lee<br> <br>Seongcheol Kim<br><br><br>Seung Ah Theresa Cho
March 31, 2023 Annual General<br><br><br>Shareholders’<br> <br>Meeting (Outside Director)<br><br><br>Hyunmyung Pyo<br> <br>Chung-gu Kang<br><br><br>Eunjeong Yeo *
March 28, 2023 (Representative Director) Hyeonmo Ku<br><br><br>(Outside Director)<br> <br>Huiyeol Yu<br>(resigned)<br> <br>Dae-yu Kim (resigned)
March 27, 2023 (Inside Director) Kyoung-Lim Yun (resigned)
March 06, 2023 (Outside Director)<br><br><br>Benjamin Hong (resigned)
January 12, 2023 (Outside Director)<br><br><br>Kang-chul Lee (resigned)
* At the general meeting of shareholders held on March 31, 2023, the terms of office for outside directors,<br>Hyeon-myeong Pyo, Chung-gu Kang, and Eunjeong Yeo, expired. However, in accordance with Article 386, Paragraph 1 of the Commercial Act, new outside directors were appointed at the 2023 extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, and the outgoing<br>directors maintained their rights and duties as outside directors until the new directors’ rights and duties commenced.
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2. Total Number of Shares and Related Matters

A. Status of Capital Increase/Decrease(As of December 31, 2024) (Unit: KRW million, Shares)

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

Type of Stock Category 43^rd^ FY<br>(End of 2024) 42^nd^ FY<br>(End of 2023) 41^st^ FY<br>(End of 2022)
Common Stock Current Number of<br>Issued Shares 252,021,685 257,860,760 261,111,808
Par value (KRW) 5,000 5,000 5,000
Capital Stock 1,564,499 1,564,499 1,564,499

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B. Total Number of Shares(As of December 31, 2024) (Unit: Shares)

Category Type of Shares Total
Commonshares Preferredshares
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 60,878,082 60,878,082
Details of Reduced Shares 1. Reduction of Capital
2. Share Cancellation 60,878,082 60,878,082
3. Redemption of Redeemable Shares
4. Other
IV. Current Number of Issued Shares (II – III) 252,021,685 257,860,760
V. Number of Treasury Shares 6,188,739 6,188,739
VI. Current Number of Issued and Outstanding Shares 245,832,946 245,832,946
VII. Treasury Share Ownership (%) 2.46 2.46

C. Acquisition and Disposal of Treasury Shares (As of December 31, 2024) (Unit: Shares)

Type of<br>Shares Beginning<br>of<br>Term Change End of Term
Method of Acquisition Acquired<br>(-) Disposed<br>(-) Cancelled<br>(-)
Direct Acquisition On the Market Common<br>Shares 695,775 695,775
OTC Transaction Common<br>Shares 11,447,338 115,299 5,143,300 6,188,739
Total Common<br>Shares 11,447,338 695,775 115,299 5,839,075 6,188,739

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3. Articles of Incorporation

Date of amendment The name of<br>Shareholders’<br>Meeting Significant Changes Causes for the Changes
March 28, 2024 The 42^nd^ Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Introduction of quarterly dividends (Article 49, Article 49-2)<br> <br><br><br><br>Change of dividend record date (Article 49)<br> <br><br><br><br>Clarification of terms (Article 34) Introduction of quarterly dividends and deletion of provisions related to interim dividends due to the introduction of quarterly<br>dividends<br> <br><br> <br>Establishment of grounds to change the dividend record date, which is set<br>as the end of the term in the articles of incorporation, to another date (after the dividend amount is confirmed)<br> <br><br><br><br>Clarification of the Representative Director’s term management plan to the management plan within the term
June 30, 2023 The First Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting in 2023 Reduction in the number of internal directors (Articles 24, 29)<br> <br><br><br><br>Abolition of multiple<br> <br>Representative Directors<br><br><br>(Articles 18, 25, 29)<br> <br><br><br><br>Upward revision of the resolution criteria for the appointment of Representative Directors (Article 25)<br><br><br><br> <br>Amendments to the provisions relating to the terms of directors (Article 26 (deleted),<br>Article 27, Article 28 (deleted))<br> <br><br> <br>Qualifications for Representative Directors<br>(Article 25)<br> <br><br> <br>Establishment of a Governance Structure Committee (Article 41-2)<br><br><br><br> <br>Establishment of a Nomination Committee for director candidates (Articles 25, 32, 33,<br>41, 42)<br> <br><br> <br>Composition of the Nomination Committee for director candidates (Article<br>42) Reduction in the number of internal directors to strengthen the independence of the board<br><br><br><br> <br>Abolition of the multiple Representative Directors system to strengthen the<br>accountability of the Representative Director<br> <br><br> <br>Increase in the approval criteria for<br>the appointment of the Representative Director to ensure the selection of the most qualified candidate with the support of majority shareholders<br> <br><br><br><br>Elimination of staggered terms and related regulations for outside directors and clarification of the basis for differentiated terms for directors<br><br><br><br> <br>Enhancement of the qualifications criteria for the Representative Director and<br>establishment of guidelines for the selection of Representative Director candidates<br> <br><br><br><br>Establishment of a Governance Structure Committee comprised of four outside directors to enhance independence (excluding internal directors)<br><br><br><br> <br>Integration of the Representative Director Candidate Evaluation Committee and Outside<br>Director Candidate Recommendation Committee into the “Director Candidate Recommendation Committee”<br> <br><br><br><br>Composition of the Director Candidate Recommendation Committee with all outside directors to strengthen independence (excluding internal<br>directors)

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March 31, 2023 The 41st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Addition of a new purpose of business (Article 2): 35. Facility rental business<br><br><br>Introduction of reporting obligations for treasury stock (Article 48-2)<br> <br><br><br><br>Introduction of obligation to obtain shareholder approval for acquisition of treasury stock through cross-shareholding (Article 48-3) Implementation of rental business to expand the customer base for DIGICO B2C<br><br><br><br> <br>Strengthening communication with shareholders regarding treasury stock<br><br><br><br> <br>Enhancing communication with shareholders regarding treasury stock
The latest amendment date of the Articles of Incorporation is March 28, 2024, and the agenda for the 43rd<br>regular shareholders’ meeting (scheduled to be held on March 31, 2025) includes a proposal to amend part of the Articles of Incorporation.
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II. Details of Businesses

1. (Consumer Services) Business Overview

All Consolidated companies of KT ( including KT) can be 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)Financebusiness that provides credit card services, (3)Satellitebroadcasting 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.

Revenue by division(Unit: KRW million)

FY2024 FY2023 FY2022
Business Division Revenue % Revenue % Revenue %
ICT 18,579,678 58.7 18,371,437 58.3 18,289,243 59.4
Finance 3,557,455 11.2 3,720,859 11.8 3,613,981 11.7
Satellite Broadcasting 706,305 2.2 708,217 2.2 704,928 2.3
Real Estate 595,814 1.9 583,504 1.9 485,056 1.6
Other 8,204,574 25.9 8,118,542 25.8 7,708,737 25
Sum 31,643,826 100 31,502,559 100 30,801,945 100
Cons’ Adjustments -5,212,622 -5,126,286 -5,151,934
Total 26,431,204 26,376,273 25,650,011

Financial statements for the 43^rd^, 42^nd^, and 41^st^ fiscal years are in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1116

A. ICT: KT Corporation

KT Corporation provides wireless communication, high-speed internet, corporate lines, and other fixed-line and wireless communication services for retail and corporate customers, as well as IPTV and other paid broadcasting services, AI/IT business, and B2B services. KT Corporation is integrating AX capabilities into its communication, media, and IT businesses to secure growth momentum.

B. Satellite Broadcasting Service Business:KT Skylife Co., Ltd.

KT Skylife Co., Ltd. pioneered the commercialization of multi-channel HD based on H.264 in Korea, leading the domestic HD broadcasting service market. It has launched the largest UHD multi-channel service in Korea and reflects customer trends towards rational consumption with its ‘30% discount home bundle’ product. Since 2020, it has launched the budget phone service ‘Skylife Mobile,’ offering a triple bundle product (TPS) combining MVNO phones, satellite broadcasting, and internet.

C. Real EstateBusiness: KT Estate Co., Ltd.

KT Group’s real estate business continues stable growth with a business strategy centered on owned assets. Through periodic portfolio strategy updates, it selects products reflecting real estate market fluctuations and maximizes asset value, while creating new spaces incorporating ICT innovative technologies.

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D. Other Businesses: Commerce, Advertising, etc.

Genie Music Co., Ltd. operates a digital music service business, with genie being a leading music service brand in Korea, strengthening its position as a domestic music service provider.

KT Alpha Co., Ltd. is expanding its commerce business base from TV to mobile and is creating synergies through its merger with KT M House Co., Ltd., which has capabilities in the mobile coupon business.

Nasmedia Co., Ltd. operates internet and mobile display advertising, IPTV, and digital outdoor advertising media sales as its main business.

KT Studio Genie Co., Ltd. was established on January 28, 2021, to lead the group’s media/content business (content production/planning/investment/distribution, etc.) and has since strengthened its position as a media operator through the discovery of quality content.

KT Sat Co., Ltd.’s satellite service business generates revenue by securing satellites and providing services using orbit and frequency allocated by the government. It provides satellite services using four self-owned satellites and satellite transponder services from overseas operators.

KT Cloud Co., Ltd. has been expanding its customer base in the DC and Cloud business since its launch on April 1, 2022, solidifying market leadership in Cloud, AI Cloud, DC, and other business areas, and continuing its growth.

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2. (Consumer Services) Major Products and Services

A. ICT : KT

Price fluctuations of KT’s mobile plans, IPTV, broadband, 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 Services (Unit : KRW, VAT included)
Plan Monthly Rate
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5G Choice Premium Choice 130,000
Special Choice 110,000
Basic Choice 90,000
5G Simple 110GB/90GB/70GB/50GB/30GB 69,000/67,000/65,000/63,000/61,000
5G Slim 21GB/14GB/10GB/7GB/4GB 58,000/55,000/50,000/45,000/37,000
- New Rate Plan: Online (KT.com) exclusive ‘Yogo’ rate plan (launched January 2024)<br>
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- IPTV
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TV rate plan restructured into a choice format (June 2, 2022), followed by an expansion of choice product lineup.<br>
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New rate plan launch: Genie TV Disney+ Choice Standard/Premium (June 2024).
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- Broadband
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Product lineup includes Essence (maximum speed 1Gbps), Basic (maximum speed 500Mbps), Slim Plus (maximum speed<br>200Mbps).
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New rate plan launch: Online (KT.com) exclusive ‘Affordable Discount’ rate plan (January 2024).<br>
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B. Satellite Broadcasting Service Business: KT Skylife Co., Ltd.

KT Skylife’s TV business is categorized into skyTV, GTS (formerly OTS), and UHD products. Internet rate plans are classified by speed (maximum 100Mbps, 200Mbps, 500Mbps, 1Gbps). Mobile rate plans are divided into data plans around 10,000 KRW, selectable plans, and unlimited plans. Detailed rate plan descriptions can be found on the website (skylife.co.kr).

C. Other Businesses

- Genie Music

The price trends of our main service, music service plans, are as follows (unit: KRW)

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Category Product Type Product (Pass) Composition 2024 2023 2022
Digital Music Service Unlimited Music 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 Device Only) 7,400 7,400 7,400
MP3 Download Monthly 5 Songs Download 3,000 3,000 3,000
Monthly 10 Songs Download 5,500 5,500 5,500
Music Streaming by Play Count 300 Plays 4,800 4,800 4,800
100 Plays 1,600 1,600 1,600
20 Plays 800 800 800
Partnership Service Music + E-book Unlimited Use (genie X millie) Music (Mobile) Streaming + E-book/Audiobook 13,000 13,000 13,000
- KT CS, KT IS
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Due to the nature of contact centers, it is difficult to derive meaningful figures through average price calculation.

- KT M Mobile Co., Ltd.

KT M Mobile’s mobile rate plans are divided into postpaid phone plans, terminal bundle plans, and USIM-only plans. Detailed rate plan descriptions can be found on the website (ktmmobile.com).

- KT Cloud
1) Cloud
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Public -  On-demand service that provides Cloud-based IT infrastructure<br>(computing/storage/NW, etc.) tailored to client needs, available whenever and as much as needed<br><br><br>-  Offers high performance and stability without concerns for IT procurement, operation, or<br>management
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CDN -  Contents Delivery service that delivers large-scale contents in real-time anywhere in<br>the world<br> <br>-  Supports 100+ countries and 200,000+ Edge services
Private -  Client-specific Cloud service independently built at client’s location<br><br><br>-  Provides tailored services optimized for client business environments with high stability and excellent<br>security
Marketplace -  Digital catalog service that curates industry-leading 3^rd^ party solutions to clients’ needs<br><br><br>-  Provides easy access to solutions that are optimized for clients’ business needs
AI Computing -  Service providing flexible and scalable AI accelerators for AI<br>learning/inference.<br> <br>-  Allows variable adjustment of the accelerator’s computing performance and<br>memory capacity, offering cost-saving benefits by charging only for usage.

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2) DC
Colocation -  Provides advanced computing infrastructure by directly accessing KT IDC Internet<br>backbone network to improve internet connectivity speed and by providing power, air conditioning, and security infrastructure.
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Managed Service -  IT outsourcing service managing the customer’s IT systems and various data<br>center infrastructure resources using KT Cloud’s infrastructure (including monitoring tool rental, IT infrastructure operation, maintenance, relocation, consulting, etc.).
DCx (DC Everything) -  Service that designs, builds, and operates the customer’s own data center<br>tailored to their needs.
Connectivity -  Service that provides various NW connections with DC/CSP for data center tenants<br>(including XC, HCX, DCI, etc.).

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3. (Consumer Services) Information about property, plant and equipment

A. Status of property, plant and equipment(As of December 31, 2024)

KT

- Land (Unit: KRW million)
Book value as of<br>January 1,<br>2024 Increase Decrease Book value as<br>of<br>December 31, 2024 official land price
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848,709 13,697 -1,928 860,478 5,655,421
- Building (Unit: KRW million)
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Book value as of<br>January 1,<br>2024 Increase Decrease Book value as<br>of<br>December 31, 2024 official land price
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983,714 64,641 (1,406 ) (70,010 ) 976,939
- Other property, plant and equipment (Unit: KRW million)
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Classification Book value as<br>of<br>January 1, 2024 Increase Decrease Depreciation<br><br><br>Cost Book value as<br>of<br>December 31, 2024
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Constructed Structure 43,684 963 (3,146 ) 41,501
Machinery facilities 5,134,670 1,528,420 (37,768 ) (1,722,260 ) 4,903,062
Cable facilities 3,615,847 612,630 (29,495 ) (592,995 ) 3,605,987
Financial Leasing 976,625 288,904 (24,476 ) (344,754 ) 896,299
Others 70,312 24,357 (1,305 ) (31,430 ) 61,934
Sum 9,841,138 2,455,274 (93,044 ) (2,694,585 ) 9,508,783

KT Skylife

- Operating equipment (Unit: KRW million)
Land(m^2^) Building(m^2^) Sum(m^2^) Book value
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396 22,732 23,128 16,440
  • Other business equipment

(Unit: KRW million)

Classification Asset value
Broadcast center 25,471
Satellite receiving device 64,564
Sum 90,035

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KT Estate

- Investment real estate (Unit: KRW million)
Book value as of<br><br><br>January 1, 2024 Acquisition<br>or<br>Subsitution Depreciation<br>cost Disposal Book value<br>as of<br><br><br>December 31,<br>2024
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1,139,102 (1,392 ) (38,017 ) (33,976 ) 1,065,717
- Tangible assets (Unit: KRW million)
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Book value as of<br><br><br>January 1, 2024 Acquisition<br>or<br>Subsitution Depreciation<br>cost Disposal Book value<br>as of<br><br><br>December 31,<br>2024
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79,036 3,286 (7,178 ) (1,696 ) 73,448

B. Capital Expenditure

KT, on stand alone basis, invested a total of KRW 2.299 trillion as CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) during 2024. Major subsidiaries’ CAPEX for 2024 was KRW 0.823 trillion for the growing businesses such as finance, media/content, cloud/IDC, and real estate.

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4. (Consumer Services) Revenue from Major Business Areas

A. ICT : KT

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

Category 2024 2023 2022
Amount % Amount % Amount %
Service revenue 16,153,402 86.9 15,932,421 86.7 15,766,188 86.2
Merchandise sales 2,426,276 13.1 2,439,016 13.3 2,523,055 13.8
Total 18,579,678 100.0 18,371,437 100.0 18,289.243 100.0

(2) 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.

(3) Sales Strategy

(a) Mobile Service

Device leadership : Differentiate wireless experience with pre-emptive adoption of<br>differentiated 5G/LTE smartphones and new forms of emerging devices.
Network quality differentiation : 5G first C-DRX Application and 5G network quality based on<br>edge communication center, tight national network LTE-A Network.
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Innovative rate plans : ‘5G Choice plan’ to offer unlimited data and worldwide data roaming, and LTE<br>data ON providing unlimited data across all plans
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Segment marketing : Introducing products exclusively for young customers such as Y super pan, Y24 and providing<br>premium single bundled rate plan optimized for single-person households
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Loyalty program : A variety of mobile phone replacement programs and installment plans, including<br>industry-leading membership benefits, long-term customer special benefits, and rental services to reduce inconvenience in device replacement.
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New additional service: New additional services (V Coloring, etc.) that will become the driving force for<br>additional sales based on the 5G platform.
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Differentiated service : The CS system optimized for smartphones, the benefits of reducing telecommunication<br>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<br>
Expand sales synergy by bundling products between telco (5G, IPTV, etc.) and non-telco (CCTV, IoT,<br>etc.) services
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Broaden internet business coverage such as low cost market with skylife internet resale
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Provide the optimized wireless internet environment through introducing advanced WiFi devices such as ‘GiGA<br>WiFi home ax’, ‘GiGA WiFi Buddy ax’, ‘GiGA WiFi Premium 6E’, etc.
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Offer the customized services for specific segments based on the customer behavior analysis to enhance customer<br>convenience
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Expand the product lineups including bundling, WiFi devices for small business owners
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Acquire a number of broadband lines by winning the B2B/B2G orders e.g. mobile internet infrastructure installment<br>business.
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AP sales expanded and additional sales increased with the launch of the new WiFi model (KT WiFi 6D) (launched on<br>24.01.02).
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Non-face-to-face channel-only benefits provided with the launch of the direct-only product.<br>
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(c) Telephone Service
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Preemptive care activities to minimize customer churn :
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Uncombined customers using the Internet and TV products : Service bundling propulsion
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Customers who need home telephony service : Promoting KT telephony 3000 price plan
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SOHO, small business customers : Pushing to sign up for converged products including Telephone manager, Ringo<br>
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Preventing from decreasing revenue by restructuring price plans :
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Rolling out new VoIP price plan which is charging per second(February, 2020)
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(d) IPTV Service

Improve the product’s marketability take into strategic partnerships considering the changes in the media<br>environment
Increase IPTV sales by introducing new media devices
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Based on AI, organizing personalized content and strengthening the recommendation
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B. Satellite Business (KT Skylife)

(1) Performance in Terms of Revenue(Unit: KRW millions, %) ****

Category 2024 2023 2022
Amount % Amount % Amount %
Service revenue 444,391 62.92 435,397 61.5 399,555 57.6
Platform revenue 203,977 28.88 209,602 29.6 217,167 31.4
Others 57,936 8.20 63,218 8.9 76,201 11.0
Total 706,305 100.0 708,217 100.0 693,778 100.0
The above numbers are written on a separate basis.
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Platform revenue: Advertisement revenue + Home shopping transmission<br>fee + T-commerce transmission fee
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Service revenue: Broadcasting revenue + Internet revenue + Mobile revenue
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(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 10 branches (3 in Seoul, 2 in Busan, and 1 each in Daegu, Wonju, Daejeon, Gwangju, and Jeonju), approximately 203 local business operators, KT, and HCN.

Sales offices perform sales and services through consignment contracts with KT Skylife, and 2 customer centers(one each in 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.

C. Others Business

KT Estate

(1) Performance in Terms ofRevenue(Unit: KRW millions, %) ****

Category 2024 2023 2022
Amount % Amount % Amount %
Rental business 188,788 31.0 184,477 31.2 175,167 35.9
Development business 78,148 12.8 89,073 15.1 11,156 2.3
PM fee 71,472 11.7 63,612 10.7 58,073 11.9
Real estate commission business 228,107 37.4 195,797 33.1 140,098 28.7
Others 43,051 7.1 58,826 9.9 103,257 21.2
Total 609,566 100.0 591,785 100.0 487,751 100.0
Performances were written in accordance with K-IFRS
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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 Sat

(1)Performance in Terms of Revenue(Unit: KRW millions, %) ****

Category 2024 2023 2022
Amount % Amount % Amount %
Gap filler rentals 109,752 58.3 108,661 59.7 105,171 58.4
Data transmission 13,663 7.3 14,019 7.7 17,990 10.0
Video transmission 7,559 4.0 7,979 4.4 8,340 4.6
Mobile satellite service 28,680 15.2 28,243 15.5 24,507 13.6
Others 28,560 15.2 23,246 12.8 24,067 13.4
Total 188,214 100.0 182,149 100.0 180,075 100.0
Performances were written in accordance with K-IFRS
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(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).

KT alpha

(1)Performance in Terms of Revenue(Unit: KRW millions, %) ****

Category 2024 2023 2022
Amount % Amount % Amount %
T-Commerce(K Shopping) 275,328 70.9 288,605 73.5 320,109 74.7
T-Commerce(K Shopping) 112,842 29.1 104,177 26.5 108,140 25.3
Total 388,170 100.0 392,782 100.0 428,249 100.0
Performances were written in accordance with K-IFRS.
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Sales figures for 2022 and 2023 have been restated to reflect the discontinuation of operations due to the<br>transfer of the content distribution business.
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(2) Sales Organization and Channels

(a) T-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.

(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.

Genie Music

(1) Performance in Terms ofRevenue (Unit: KRW millions, %)

2024 2023 2022
Category Amount % Amount % Amount %
Music business 187,489 82.0 200,410 80.0 222,660 92.7
Others 41,847 18.0 50,192 20.0 17,610 7.3
Total 229,336 100.0 250,602 100.0 240,270 100.0
The numbers are on a separate basis and were written in accordance with K-IFRS.
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(2) Sales Organization and Channels

(a) Music Business (Music Services, 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: KRW millions, %)
2024 2023 2022
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Category Amount % Amount % Amount %
Security service 527,472 99.2 521,519 99.2 510,384 98.8
Distribution 3,674 0.7 3,781 0.7 5,403 1.1
Others 524 0.1 646 0.1 647 0.1
Total 531,670 100.0 525,946 100.0 516,434 100.0

※ The above numbers are written on a separate basis.

(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: KRW millions, %)
2024 2023 2022
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Category Amount % Amount % Amount %
Digital Advertising 60,846 58.6 60,160 55.0 66,184 61.3
Platform 42,979 41.4 49,170 45.0 41,794 38.7
Total 103,825 100.0 109,329 100.0 107,977 100.0

※ The above numbers are written on a separate basis.

(2) Sales Organization and Channels

The online advertising industry can be divided into four areas: advertisers, advertising companies, media reps, and media. Media reps sells media time or space to advertisers and advertising for media owners and generate revenue based on commission from media owners.

KT Studio Genie

(1) Performance in Terms of Revenue (Unit: KRW millions, %)
2024 2023 2022
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Category Amount % Amount % Amount %
Content Production 125,502.1 91.5 206,574 93.3 95,083 93.7
Distribution Agency 5,253.8 3.8 8,063 3.6 3,096 3.0
PR Agency 3,209.6 2.3 5,409 2.4 2,442 2.4-
Others 511.1 0.4 1,315 0.7 833 0.9
Total 137,112.9 100.0 221,360 100.0 101,454 100.0

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2) Sales Organization and Channels

KT Studio Genie sells its content and televising rights through the captive channels (KT and KT’s subsidiaries), the domestic non-captive channels and global partners.

KT Cloud

(1) Performance in Terms of Revenue (Unit: KRW millions, %)
2024 2023 2022
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Category Amount % Amount % Amount %
Total 779,213 100.0 670,917 100.0 430,437 100.0

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

2) Sales Organization and Channels

KT Cloud operates 2 kinds of businesses(cloud and data center services).

For the cloud business, it is selling the service directly and indirectly. In case of the direct sale, KT Cloud makes a contract and provides the service in partnership with the sales organization of KT Enterprise Business Group. In case of the indirect sale, KT Cloud has around 150 external partner companies which are in charge of reselling. The partners resell and deliver the cloud service to the final customers.

For the data center business, there are domestic sales for the corporate/public/finance/Biz customers and global sales for the international corporate customers. KT Cloud are selling the data center service by using its own direct sales organization and KT’s sales channels as a consignment sale.

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5. (Consumer Services) Research and Development Activities

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

Category 2024 2023 2022
Raw Materials
Labor Costs 103,655 98,894 91,785
Depreciation 30,102 29,716 28,541
Commissions
Others 77,959 96,712 110,295
Total R&D Costs<br>( ※^1^) 211,716 225,322 230,621
(Subsidy from Government) 234 332 8
Accounting costs Research and Ordinary Development Costs 192,569 183,527 174,936
treatment Development Costs (Intangible Assets) 18,913 41,463 55,677
Percentage of R&D Costs over Revenue ( ※^2^) 0.80 % 0.85 % 0.90 %

※ 1: Total costs before deducted the subsidy from government

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

B. R&D Organization Structure (KT)

Research Institute under the Network Department and Technology Innovation Department

LOGO

Main Mission
Network Department
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Preemptive acquisition of future network evolution technology
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- Verification of core technology for preemptive response to 6G service
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- Securing core technology for future communication business such as quantum cryptography, UAM, and ORAN<br>
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Securing AI and cloud-based NW operation optimization technology
- AI-based IP/wireless core for preemptive recognition of large-scale failures, wired platform pre-detection<br>technology
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- Automation of communication pole safety inspection to respond to continuous decrease in personnel on the line<br>
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- Development of operation server virtualization conversion and CPU control technology for energy saving<br>
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Strengthening business competitiveness and supporting commercialization with customer-centered AI differentiation<br>technology
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- Strengthening AI-based customer protection (spam filter, phishing call blocking)
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- Lightweight private 5G and mobile corporate calls considering operating costs of B2B customers<br>
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Technology Innovation Department
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Securing core technology for future business and strengthening business competitiveness
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- Establishing mid- to long-term technology strategy to lead future technology
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- Supporting core technology development and commercialization to strengthen business competitiveness<br>
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- Mid- to long-term future core technology Development and Acquisition
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Customer-centered technology differentiation, performance creation through organic linkage of business and<br>technology
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- Development of differentiated Biz solutions/platforms for B2B business innovation
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- Development of Industry AI core technologies/platforms/services for Industry Biz innovation<br>
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Realization of Fast Delivery from discovery of future growth engines to commercialization through<br>‘Innovation Pipeline’ based on AI Core technology
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- Development of Korean AI models and application services
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- Establishment of No. 1 AI Core technology capabilities
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- Fast Delivery as a new growth business
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6. (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 services such as short-term and long-term card loans to cardholders, while conducting supplementary businesses such as retail business via telephone, mail order or online, insurance, tourism service and loans.

The credit card industry is a typical domestic-based sector, and it is highly sensitive to changes in private consumption and the overall economic conditions of the country. Entry into the market requires authorization from the Financial Services Commission, and a high level of credit risk management capability is essential for stable business operations, resulting in significant barriers to entry.

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 131.5316 trillion, long and short-term credit card loans to KRW 7.8766 trillion, financial lease to KRW 118.5 billion, factoring to KRW 40.7 billion, and other loans receivables to KRW 794.5 billion, resulting in operating revenue of KRW 3.8058 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 1.6083 trillion, with an average funding rate of 3.67%.

The adjusted capital adequacy ratio at the end of the current term was 29.92%, significantly exceeding the limit of 8% under the Regulation on Supervision of Credit-Specialized Financial Business. The delinquency ratio was 2.55%, and the KRW Liquidity Ratio was 115.62%.

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7. (Finance) Business Status

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

Category 2024 2023 2022
Amount % Amount % Amount %
Card processing revenue 3,033,416 79.7 3,236,100 80.4 3,188,689 81.8
Service fee revenue 168,218 4.4 173,209 4.3 169,694 4.4
Additional business fee revenue 72,319 1.9 64,301 1.6 57,480 1.5
Member Service Fee revenue 51,553 1.4 55,274 1.4 55,560 1.4
Private Label Credit Card revenue 37,865 1.0 24,069 0.6 22,971 0.6
Financial revenue 104,388 2.8 109,625 2.7 70,427 1.8
Foreign currency-related profit 17,962 5.6 12,805 0.3 7,426 0.2
Other operating revenue 320,049 8.4 351,528 8.7 324,038 8.3
Total 3,805,770 100.0 4,026,911 100.0 3,896,285 100.0
The above numbers are written on a K-IFRS consolidated basis.
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B. Financing and Operation

(1) Financing

(Unit: KRW million, %)

2024 2023 2022
Category Average<br>Balance amount of<br>payments Interest<br>rate % Average<br>Balance amount of<br>payments Interest<br>rate % Average<br>Balance amount of<br>payments Interest<br>rate %
Short-term debt CP 36,704 1,384 3.77 2.28 115,424 6,191 5.36 7.20 65,076 2,723 4.18 6.24
General<br>debt 29,068 1,766 6.07 1.82 39,274 1,445 3.68 3.77
Other<br>debt 2,531 116 4.58 0.16 4,877 229 4.70 0.30 3,287 123 3.74 0.32
Lomg-term debt CP 183,350 6,029 3.29 11.40 184,772 5,880 3.18 11.52 150,237 4,501 3.00 14.41
Corporate Bonds 1,385,720 51,524 3.72 86.16 1,269,428 43,034 3.39 79.16 784,488 18,327 2.34 75.26
Total 1,608,305 59,053 3.67 100.00 1,603,569 57,100 3.56 100.00 1,042,362 27,119 2.60 100.00
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
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(2) Operation

(Unit: KRW million, %)

2024 2023 2022
Category Average<br>Balance Profit<br>amount ROI % Average<br>Balance Profit<br>amount ROI % Average<br>Balance Profit<br>amount ROI %
Credit Card assets 569,702 83,752 14.70 34.06 287,274 46,063 16.03 21.07 110,064 20,582 18.70 13.13
Lease assets 58,352 3,080 5.28 3.49 25,349 1,434 5.66 1.86 14,634 525 3.59 1.75
Factoring 61,105 4,012 6.57 3.65 61,072 3,835 6.28 4.48 70,358 4,241 6.03 8.39
General loan 983,734 82,349 8.37 58.80 989,412 86,752 8.77 72.59 643,147 51,623 8.03 76.73
Total 1,672,893 173,193 10.35 100.00 1,363,107 138,084 10.13 100.00 838,203 76,971 9.18 100.00
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, %)

2024 2023 2022
Category Amount % Amount % Amount %
Card Credit<br> <br>sales Lump sum payment 1,125,254 80.17 1,171,936 79.67 1,120,765 79.89
Installment 190,062 13.54 210,115 14.28 187,203 13.35
Cash<br> <br>loan Short-term card loan (cash advance) 78,238 5.57 81,132 5.52 83,874 5.99
Long-term card loan (card loan) 528 0.04 445 0.03 57 0.00
Lease 1,185 0.08 478 0.03 176 0.01
Factoring 407 0.03 138 0.01 197 0.01
Loan 7,945 0.57 6,735 0.46 10,582 0.75
Total 1,403,619 100.00 1,470,979 100.00 1,402,854 100.00
Financial Supervisory Service’s business report standard
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The amount of credit sales(Lump sum payment and Installment) and short-term card loans(cash advance) is the<br>total performance of BC Card and its member companies
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(2) Member status
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(Unit: thousand, thousand, %)

2024 2023 2022 YoY
Category Change % of Change
Individual<br><br><br>member Number of cards 39,176 39,426 39,904 -250 -0.63
Number of members 32,801 36,671 33,963 -625 -1.87
Corporate member Number of cards 5,085 5,214 5,229 -129 -2.47
Number of members 3,086 3,245 3,353 -159 -4.90
Total Number of cards 44,261 44,640 45,134 -379 -0.85
Number of members 35,887 36,671 37,316 -784 -2.14
Financial Supervisory Service’s business report standard
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(3) The number of affiliated merchants
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(Unit : thousand, %)

Category 2023 2022 2021 YoY
Change % of Change
Affiliated merchants 3,481 3,427 3,455 54 1.58
Financial Supervisory Service’s business report standard
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8. (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 terms, financial investors may exercise their drag-along rights. In such a case, BC card may either comply with the drag-along request or exercise its own put option. If the drag-along rights are exercised by the financial investors, BC card must either exercise its put option or guarantee the investors a return in accordance with the agreed terms.

(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<br>Signing<br>date Contract<br>expiration date Contract<br>amount Interest rate
Contract<br>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) 2024

(Unit: KRW million)

Item Trading purpose Risk management purpose
Asset Liability Asset Liability
Drag-along Right 131,630
Interest rate Swap 295
Total 131,630 295

(2) 2023

(Unit: KRW million)

Item Trading purpose Risk management purpose
Asset Liability Asset Liability
Drag-along Right 133,293
Interest rate Swap 1,214
Total 133,293 1,214

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(2) 2022

(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

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

(Unit: KRW million)

2024 2023 2022
Item Gain/Loss<br>On<br>Valuation Gain/Loss<br>On<br>Trading Other<br>comprehensive<br>income Gain/Loss<br>On<br>Valuation Gain/Loss<br>On<br>Trading Other<br>comprehensive<br>income Gain/Loss<br>On<br>Valuation Gain/Loss<br>On<br>Trading Other<br>comprehensive<br>income
Drag-along Right 1,664 1,588 23,403
Interest rate Swap 57 (976 ) 48 (1,957 ) (418 ) 3,541
forward exchange rate
Total 1,720 (976 ) 1,636 (1,957 ) 22,985 3,541

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9. (Finance) Business Facilities

A. Equipment and other assets(As of 31 Dec, 2024)

(Unit: KRW million)

Item Property Building Total
Main office 362,529 186,076 548,605
Branch office 465 2,989 3,454
Sum 362,994 189,065 552,059
Main office includes real estate for investment (based on acquisition cost)
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10. (Finance) Financial Stability

[Major Management Index]

Items 2024 2023 2022 Formula
Capital<br><br><br>Adequacy Adjusted Equity Ratio 29.92 25.28 27.34 Adjusted Equity/ Adjusted Total Assets x 100
Tangible Common Equity Ratio 26.95 23.25 25.78 Equity/Total Assets x 100
Asset<br><br><br>Quality Loss Risk Weighted Non-performing Loans Ratio 0.72 0.84 0.29 Weighted Non-performing Loans/ Total Loans x 100
Substandard Loans Ratio 1.66 2.16 0.41 Substandard Loans/ Total Loans x 100
Credit Offering Ratio to Major Shareholders 0.40 Credit Exposure to Major Shareholders/ Equity x 100
Loan Loss Provision Ratio 122.67 123.72 139.41 Loan Loss Provision Balance/ Required Provision Amount x 100
Profitability Return on Asset 2.00 0.47 1.74 Net profit / Total Assets x 100
Return on Equity 7.47 1.87 6.10 Net profit/ Equity x 100
Expenses to Total Assets 4.02 4.14 4.72 Total expenses/ Total Assets x 100
Cost-to-Income Ratio 96.06 98.57 96.93 Annual Pre-Tax Expenses/ Annual Pre-Tax Income x 100
Liquidity Liquidity Ratio 115.62 111.19 123.01 Current Asset/ Current Liability x 100 (Due in 90 days)
Operating Assets Ratio 34.51 37.34 34.63 Operating Asset/ Equity
Credit Spread of Issued Bonds 0.538 0.42 1.57 Yield on Credit Card Company Bonds – Yield on Treasury Bonds with Same Maturity

A. Characteristics of the Industry

Credit card businesses engage in the business of issuing and managing credit cards, processing payments related to credit card usage, recruiting and overseeing credit card merchants. In addition, credit card companies also provide credit loans such as short-term and long-term card loans to their members.

The credit card industry is a typical domestic consumption-based industry and is sensitive to changes in overall domestic economic conditions, including fluctuations in business cycles.

Market entry requires approval from the Financial Services Commission, and considering the need for effective credit risk management for stable business operations, the barriers to entry are high.

Furthermore, seasonal consumption patterns such as travel and leisure industries during vacation seasons, department stores and discount stores during major holiday, as well as individuals’ disposable income, also have significant impacts on the credit card industry.

B. Market Conditions

(1) Number of Credit Card and Member Merchant Store
Category Population<br>(in 10K) Population<br>Available for<br>Economic<br>Activity^*1^ (in<br>10K) Credit<br>Card<br>(in 10K) Number of<br>Credit<br>Card<br>Per<br>Capital Number of<br>Member<br>Stores^*2^<br>(in 10K)
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2019 5,176 2,819 11,098 3.9 281
2020 5,184 2,801 11,373 4.1 290
2021 5,174 2,831 11,769 4.2 299
2022 5,163 2,801 12,417 4.4 310
2023 5,171 2,920 12,980 4.4 316
2024.2Q 5,175 2,971 13,212 4.4

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Source : Credit Finance Association, Korea
^*1^ Age 15 or older and must be eligible for employment activity
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^*2^ At least one sales transaction incurred annually from a member store
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(2) Credit Card Usage in Korea (Unit : KRW billion)

Category 2024.2Q 2023 2022 2021 2020
Lump-Sum Payment 401,473.7 779,805.2 728,183.2 634,315.1 572,943.2
Installment Payment 80,285.9 162,069.3 155,770.9 144,719.5 132,303.3
Short-term Card Loan 28,295.4 57,498.2 57,410.6 55,138.3 54,083.6
Long-term Card Loan 23,467.9 44,524.4 46,361.3 52,069.8 53,015.2
Total 533,522.9 1,043,897.1 987,726.0 886,242.7 812,345.3

※ Source : Credit Finance Association, Korea

C. Competitiveness

The credit card industry relies heavily on capabilities such as customer acquisition, development of products and services tailored to customer needs, expansion of merchant networks, provision of differentiated marketing services, and risk management to maintain a stable asset portfolio.

With the advancement of technology, the boundaries within the financial services sector are becoming increasingly blurred, accelerating the growth of the digital payments market and intensifying competition among financial service providers. In response to these rapidly changing market conditions, BC Card offers a wide range of digital payment services.

D. 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 ‘Paybooc’.

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III. Financial Information

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

2024 2023 2022
Current Assets 14,251,937 14,518,157 12,681,532
•   Cash and Cash Equivalents 3,716,680 2,879,554 2,449,062
•   Trade and Other Receivables 6,147,456 7,170,289 6,098,072
•   Inventories 940,209 912,262 709,191
•   Other Current Assets 3,447,592 3,556,052 3,425,207
Non-current Assets 27,628,020 28,191,825 28,299,149
•   Trade and Other Receivables 1,540,727 1,404,168 1,491,046
•   Property, plant and equipment 14,825,814 14,872,079 14,772,179
•   Investment Property 2,299,616 2,198,135 1,933,358
•   Intangible Assets 1,862,740 2,533,861 3,129,833
•   Investments in Joint Ventures and Associates 1,562,232 1,556,889 1,480,722
•   Other Non-Current Assets 5,536,891 5,626,693 5,492,011
Total Assets **** 41,879,957 **** **** 42,709,982 **** **** 40,980,681 ****
Current Liabilities 13,874,734 13,147,409 10,699,268
Non-Current Liabilities 10,008,674 11,001,436 11,866,690
Total Liabilities **** 23,883,408 **** **** 24,148,845 **** **** 22,565,958 ****
Capital Stock 1,564,499 1,564,499 1,564,499
Share Premium 1,440,258 1,440,258 1,440,258
Retained Earnings 13,779,776 14,494,430 14,257,343
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Expense 63,729 52,407 (77,776 )
Other Components of Equity (637,560 ) (802,418 ) (572,152 )
Non-Controlling Interests 1,785,847 1,811,961 1,802,551
Total Equity **** 17,996,549 **** **** 18,561,137 **** **** 18,414,723 ****

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2024 2023 2022
Operating Revenue 26,431,204 26,376,273 25,650,011
Operating Profit 809,471 1,649,774 1,690,088
Profit for the Period 417,094 988,718 1,387,663
Owners of the Controlling Company 470,286 1,009,861 1,262,498
Non-controlling interest (53,192 ) (21,143 ) 125,165
Earnings per share attributable to the equity holders of the Controlling Company during the year<br>(in Korean won):
Basic earnings per share 1,908 4,043 5,209
Diluted earnings per share 1,906 4,038 5,205
Number of Consolidated Companies 83 84 85

※ 2024, 2023 and 2022 were written in accordance with K-IFRS 1116

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

2024 2023 2022
Current Assets 6,892,601 7,088,565 6,603,488
•  Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,540,570 1,242,005 966,307
•  Trade and Other Receivables 2,904,846 3,190,269 3,055,649
•  Other Financial Assets 262,547 279,451 232,837
•  Inventories 224,678 368,117 349,870
•  Other Current Assets 1,959,960 2,008,723 1,998,825
Non-Current Assets 22,636,279 23,220,354 23,814,286
•  Trade and Other Receivables 309,106 370,717 526,988
•  Other Financial Assets 2,175,177 2,134,324 1,993,893
•  Property and equipment 11,477,680 11,492,776 11,540,162
•  Right-of-use assets 896,299 976,625 983,049
•  Investment Property 1,114,379 1,191,592 1,137,489
•  Intangible Assets 1,104,680 1,487,848 1,855,679
•  Investments in Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Ventures 4,831,186 4,796,606 4,879,219
•  Non-Current Assets held for Long-term Investment 60,590 180,689
•  Other Non-Current Assets 727,772 709,276 717,118
Total Assets **** 29,528,880 **** **** 30,308,919 **** **** 30,417,774 ****
Current Liabilities 7,633,219 6,957,491 6,321,450
Non-Current Liabilities 7,475,521 8,307,889 9,238,244
Total Liabilities **** 15,108,740 **** **** 15,265,380 **** **** 15,559,694 ****
Capital Stock 1,564,499 1,564,499 1,564,499
Share Premium 1,440,258 1,440,258 1,440,258
Retained Earnings 11,717,929 12,544,425 12,347,403
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 86,478 64,229 (72,672 )
Other Components of Shareholders’ Equity (389,024 ) (569,872 ) (421,408 )
Total Equity **** 14,420,140 **** **** 15,043,539 **** **** 14,858,080 ****

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2024 2023 2022
Operating Revenue 18,579,678 18,371,437 18,289,243
Operating Profit 346,489 1,185,392 1,168,103
Profit for the Period 326,916 933,337 763,750
Earnings per share (in Korean won):
Basic earnings per share 1,329 3,741 3,153
Diluted earnings per share 1,329 3,739 3,152
2024, 2023 and 2022 were written in accordance with K-IFRS 1116
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3. Dividends and Related Matters

[Dividend Policy from FY2023 to FY2025]

Return 50% of adjusted separate net income (Cash dividend, share buyback & cancellation)<br>
Maintain equal to or greater than the dividends for FY2022(KRW 1,960 per share)
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We are implementing share buybacks and cancellations to enhance shareholder value and corporate value. In February 2023, we purchased shares worth 300 billion KRW through a trust contract with Shinhan Investment Corp., and in August, we canceled shares worth a total of 100 billion KRW. According to the mid-term shareholder return policy, in March 2024, we executed share buybacks and cancellations based on the remaining funds of 27.1 billion KRW after cash dividends from the 2023 shareholder return funds. On May 9, 2024, we decided to cancel approximately 2% of the total issued shares out of the 4.41% of treasury shares held. The number of shares canceled is 5,143,300, amounting to approximately 178.9 billion KRW.

In November 2024, we announced the KT Corporate Value-Up Plan, including the following mid-to-long-term goals and strategies to achieve them.

[Mid-to-Long-Term Goal]

Achieve a consolidated ROE of 9%~10% by 2028

[Action Plans]

Transition to AICT Company: Triple AI/IT revenue by 2028 compared to 2023
Improve Profitability: Innovate business structure focusing on profitability to achieve a consolidated<br>operating profit margin of 9% by 2028
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Asset Liquidation: Secure capital for allocation through the liquidation of idle real estate and non-core<br>investment assets
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Capital Efficiency: Buyback and cancel treasury shares worth a total of 1 trillion KRW from 2025 to 2028<br>
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As part of the Corporate Value-Up Plan, a decision was made in February 2025 to buyback and cancel treasury shares worth a total of 250 billion KRW, and a trust contract was signed with Shinhan Investment Corp.

For detailed information, please refer to the ‘Corporate Value-UpPlan’ disclosed on November 5, 2024.

Category FY2024 FY2023 FY2022
Par Value per Share (Won) 5,000 5,000 5,000
Net Profit of the Current Term (in Millions of Won) 417,094 988,718 1,387,663
Net Profit per Share (Won) 1,908 4,043 5,209
Year-end Cash Dividend (in Millions of Won) 491,601 482,970 501,844
Year-end Share Dividend (in Millions of Won)
Cash Dividend Pay Out (%) 104.5 47.8 39.8
Cash Dividend Yield (%) Common Shares 5.0 5.5 5.5
Preferred Shares
Cash Dividend per Share (Won) Common Shares 2,000 1,960 1,960
Preferred Shares
Net Profit, Net profit per share, Cash dividend Pay Out are based on consolidated result.
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Cash dividend yield(%) is calculated on a basis of Net Profit contribution to KT.
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Cash dividend yield(%) is the percentage of dividends per share against the arithmetic average price of the final<br>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.
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IV. Auditors’ Opinion

1. Auditors’ Opinion on Consolidated/Separate Financial Statements

Fiscal Year Auditor Audit<br><br><br>Comments Issues noted Key Audit Matters
2024 Anjin<br><br><br>Deloitte Unqualified Not applicable. 1. Accruals and accuracy of wireless telecommunications services revenue and wireless device revenue
2023 Anjin<br><br><br>Deloitte Unqualified Not applicable. 1. Accruals and accuracy of wireless telecommunications services revenue and wireless device revenue
2022 Samil PwC Unqualified Not applicable. 1. Cash-Generating Unit Impairment Assessment in Parent<br><br><br>2. Business Impairment Assessment - HyundaiHCN(Consoliated)

2. Audit Services Contract (Unit : KRW millions, hours)

Fiscal Year Auditor Contents Contractual Actual
Compensation Total<br>Time Compensation Total<br>Time
2024 Anjin<br> <br>Deloitte Review interim financial statements 4,450 37,571 4,450 37,437
Audit of Separate financial statements
Audit of the consolidated financial statements
20-F Filing
2023 Anjin<br> <br>Deloitte Review interim financial statements 4,390 38,170 4,390 41,690
Audit of Separate financial statements
Audit of the consolidated financial statements
20-F Filing
2022 Samil<br>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

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Financial Statement Review and Audit Period, Internal Accounting Management System Audit (Review) Period<br>
Category 2024 2023 2022
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1st quarter review From April 8, 2024<br><br><br>to May 16, 2024 From March 20, 2023<br><br><br>to May 15, 2023 From April 1, 2022<br><br><br>to May 16, 2021
2nd quarter review From July 17, 2023<br><br><br>to August 14, 2023 From July 17, 2023<br><br><br>to August 14, 2023 From July 18, 2022<br><br><br>to August 16, 2022
3rd quarter review From October 16, 2023<br><br><br>to November 15, 2023 From October 16, 2023<br><br><br>to November 15, 2023 From October 17, 2022<br><br><br>to November 14, 2022
Audit of systems and automatic internal controls From April 24, 2023<br><br><br>to June 30, 2023<br> <br>From<br>August 28, 2023<br> <br>to October 30, 2023 From<br><br><br>November 13, 2023<br> <br>to<br>December 29, 2023 From April 24, 2023<br><br><br>to June 30, 2023<br> <br>From<br>August 28, 2023<br> <br>to October 30, 2023 From<br><br><br>November 13, 2023<br> <br>to<br>December 29, 2023 From May 17, 2022<br><br><br>to June 30, 2022<br> <br>From<br>August 17, 2022<br> <br>to September 30, 2022 From<br><br><br>November 15, 2022<br> <br>to<br>December 30, 2022
Early proof audit From May 1, 2023<br><br><br>to December 29, 2023 From May 1, 2023<br><br><br>to December 29, 2023 From May 10, 2022<br><br><br>to December 30, 2022
Internal Accounting Management System Audit (Review) From May 1, 2023<br><br><br>to March 18, 2024 From May 1, 2023<br><br><br>to March 18, 2024 From May 10, 2022<br><br><br>to March 8, 2023
Update Early Proof Audit Procedure and Financial Statement Audit From January 2, 2024<br><br><br>to March 18, 2024 From January 2, 2024<br><br><br>to March 18, 2024 From January 2, 2023<br><br><br>to March 8, 2023

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3. Non-Audit services contract (Unit : KRW millions)

Fiscal Year Contract date Contents Service period Compensation
2024 2024.07<br> <br>2024.08<br><br><br>2024.09<br> <br>2025.02 Evaluate an Electronic Signature Certificate Authority<br><br><br>Issuing ISAE 3402 Certification Reports<br><br><br>Comfort letter<br><br><br>Comfort letter Jul. 2024 ~ Oct. 2024<br><br><br>Aug. 2024 ~ Feb. 2025<br> <br>Sep. 2024 ~<br>Oct. 2024<br> <br>Feb. 2025 185<br> <br>220<br><br><br>180<br> <br>100
2023 Oct. 2023<br> <br>Jun. 2023 Issuing ISAE 3402 Certification Reports<br><br><br>Evaluate an Electronic Signature Certificate Authority Oct. 2023 ~ Feb. 2024<br><br><br>Jun. 2023 ~ Mar. 2024 200<br> <br>190
2022 Aug. 2022 Comfort letter Aug. 2022 180

4. Results of Internal Audit Organization’s Discussion with Auditor

Date Attendee Method Main Discussion Content
March 5, 2024 - KT Audit committee,<br> <br>- Audit committee,<br>executive secretary, etc.<br> <br>- Auditor : 4 people (Director of Business Conductor, etc.) A face-to-face meeting - Results of the FY2023
March 5, 2024 - KT Audit committee,<br> <br>- Auditor : 2 people<br>(Director of Business Conductor, etc.) A face-to-face meeting - Key matters related to external audit
April 9, 2024 - KT Audit committee,<br> <br>- Auditor : 2 people<br>(Director of Business Conductor, etc.) A face-to-face meeting - External Auditor for FY2023 PCAOB Audit Results Report (Including US 20-F Reporting)
April 9, 2024 - KT Audit committee,<br> <br>- Auditor : 2 people<br>(Director of Business Conductor, etc.) A face-to-face meeting - Audit Plan Report of FY2024
May 7, 2024 - KT Audit committee,<br> <br>- Auditor : 3 people<br>(Director of Business Conductor, etc.) A face-to-face meeting - Results of the first quarter of 2024 review
May 7, 2024 - KT Audit committee,<br> <br>- Auditor : 3 people<br>(Director of Business Conductor, etc.) A face-to-face meeting - Key matters related to external audit
August 6, 2024 - KT Audit committee,<br> <br>- Auditor : 3 people<br>(Director of Business Conductor, etc.) A face-to-face meeting - Results of the first half of 2024 review
August 6, 2024 - KT Audit committee,<br> <br>- Auditor : 3 people<br>(Director of Business Conductor, etc.) A face-to-face meeting - Key matters related to external audit
November 5, 2024 - KT Audit committee,<br> <br>- Auditor : 3 people<br>(Director of Business Conductor, etc.) A face-to-face meeting - Results of the third quarter of 2024 review
November 5, 2024 - KT Audit committee,<br> <br>- Auditor : 2 people<br>(Director of Business Conductor, etc.) A face-to-face meeting - Key matters related to external audit
December 26, 2024 - KT Audit committee,<br> <br>- Auditor : 3 people<br>(Director of Business Conductor, etc.) A face-to-face meeting - Report on key audit matters

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5. Change of Auditor for Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements

The Company changed its auditor for the fiscal year 2023 from Samil PwC to Anjin Deloitte. This was due to the periodic designation of an auditor pursuant to Regulations on External Audit and Accounting.

Fiscal Year 2024 2023 2022
Auditor Anjin Deloitte Anjin Deloitte Samil PwC

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V. Management

1. Overview of the Board of Directors and Committees

A. Matters on the Board of Directors

(1) Organization

As of December 31, 2024, the Board of Directors of KT consists of 10 Directors (2 Inside Directors and 8 Outside Directors). Under the Board of Directors, KT has 6 different Committees as follows; Corporate Governance Committee, Audit Committee, Evaluation and Compensation Committee, Related-Party Transactions Committee, Sustainability Management Committee and Director Candidate Recommendation Committee. The Board of Directors may establish additional committees if necessary. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors is elected separately with Representative Director and the Board of Directors appoints one of the outside directors as a Chairperson annually. Currently, The Board Chairperson is Director Jong-Soo Yoon who has enough capabilities and experience to coordinate members of the Board.

The Number of Outside Directors and its change (As of December 31, 2024)
Number<br><br><br>of Directors Number of<br><br><br>Outside Directors Change of Outside Directors
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Appointment Dismissal Interim resignation
10 8

(2) Major Activities of the Board of Directors

Order Date Subject Result of Discussion Outside Director Inside Director
Yong-Hun<br>Kim Yang-<br>Hee<br>Choi Woo-<br>Young<br>Kwak Yeong-kyun<br>Ahn Jong-<br>Soo<br>Yoon Seung-<br>Hoon<br>Lee Seong-<br>Cheol<br>Kim Seung<br>Ah<br>Theresa<br>Cho Young-<br>shub Kim Seo<br>Chang<br>Seok
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 93.30%
1st 2024.1.23 Proposal to allocate funds for social contribution in 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for Branch Name Change and Relocation Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Planned issuance of KT’s 200th corporate bonds Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
2nd 2024.2.7 Proposal for the Representative Director’s Business Plan During the Term Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for Point 1) Point 1)

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Proposed Approval of the 42nd Fiscal Year Financial Statements (Separate and Consolidated) Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for Acquisition and Cancellation of Treasury Stock Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposed approval of the 42nd fiscal year operating report Amended proposal approved for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the Current Status and Utilization Plan of Treasury Stock Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the Sale of Installment Receivables for Devices in 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposed Amendments to the Bylaws Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
3rd 2024.3.7 Report on Compliance with Regulatory Compliance Standards in 2023 Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Notice of Regular Shareholders’ Meeting for the 42nd term Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposed approval of the 42nd fiscal year operating report Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposed Approval of the 42nd Fiscal Year Financial Statements (Separate and Consolidated) Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for

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Report on the Operation Status of Internal Accounting Management System for the 2023 Fiscal Year Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Report on the Results of the Evaluation of the Operation Status of the Internal Accounting Management System for the 2023 Fiscal Year by the Audit Committee Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Board Compensation Limit Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Report on the Inspection Results of the Management and Protection Status of Personal Credit Information in MyData Services Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
KT’s Safety and Health Plan for 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for Adjustment of the Logistics Business Amended proposal approved for for for for for for for for for for
Approval for Directors Holding Concurrent Positions in Other Companies Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for Point 2) for for

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4th 2024.3.28 Appointment of Board of Directors Chairperson and Formation of Committees Appointment of Chairperson and Committee Formation Resolution for for for for for for for for for for
5th 2024.4.11 Proposal for Approval of the Consolidated Financial Statements for U.S. Reporting for 2023 Fiscal Year Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for Amendment of Board-Related Regulations Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the 2024 ESG Management Plan Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the Introduction of an Employee Stock Compensation Plan Using Treasury Stock Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the Payment of Long-Term Performance Bonuses/Stock Compensation and Disposal of Treasury Stock for 2023 Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for Point 3) Point 3)
6th 2024.4.30 Proposal for the First Quarter Dividend of 2024 Decision on the First Quarter Dividend Proposal for 2024 for for for for for for for for for Absence

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7th 2024.5.9 Report on the First Quarter Financial Statements (Separate and Consolidated) for Fiscal Year 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the Cancellation of Treasury Stock Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for Investment in Epsilon Conditional Approval for abstain for Absence for against for abstain for for
Report on Investments in Other Companies Under 50 Billion KRW and Sales of Shares in Other Companies Under 15 Billion KRW for 2023 Accepted as proposed for for for Absence for for for for for for
8th 2024.6.20 Proposal for the Criteria and Payment Methods for the Compensation of the Representative Director and Inside Directors Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for Point 4) Point 4)
Proposal for the Classification, Number, and Compensation Limits of Executive Officers Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the Compensation Limits and Stock Compensation Criteria<br>for Long-Term Performance Bonuses for 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for Point 3) Point 3)

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Proposal for the Handling of Previously Paid Long-Term Performance Bonuses Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
9th 2024.7.16 Proposal for the Second Quarter Dividend of 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the Handling of Long-Term Performance Bonuses and Disposal of Treasury Stock deferment of decision against against against against against against against against against against
Report on Ad-Hoc Organizational Improvements for 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the Sale of Remaining Shares in Former KT Submarine (Now LS Marine Solution Co., Ltd.) Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
10th 2024.8.13 Proposal for Approval of the Merger Between Rebellion Co., Ltd. and Sapeon Korea Co., Ltd. Accepted as proposed for for for for for against against for for for
Report on the First Half Financial Statements (Separate and Consolidated) for Fiscal Year 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for

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Proposal for the Issuance of KT Foreign Currency Bonds in 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for Amendment of Board-Related Regulations Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
11th 2024.9.24 2024 Internal Employee Welfare Fund Contribution Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for Contribution to the KT Mutual Growth Fund Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for Acquisition of Shares in kt NexR and Promotion of Merger Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for Promotion of Strategic Partnership Between KT and Microsoft Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
12th 2024.10.15 Proposal for Amendment of the Development Plan for the Beomeo Building in Daegu Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the Handling of Long-Term Performance Bonuses and Disposal of Treasury Stock Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for

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Proposal for Establishment of a Corporation and Innovation of Workforce Structure Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the Third Quarter Dividend of 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
13th 2024.11.5 Proposal for KT Corporate Value-up Plan Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
14th 2024.11.12 Proposal for Approval of the Merger Agreement Between KT and kt NexR Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for Promotion of Internal Transactions Between KT and kt cloud deferment of decision against against against against against against against against against against
Report on the Third Quarter Financial Statements (Separate and Consolidated) for Fiscal Year 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the Issuance of KT’s 201st Corporate Bond Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for Extension of the KT Mutual Growth Fund Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
15th 2024.12.26 Notice of Report on the Completion of the Merger Between KT and kt NexR Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for

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Report on Organizational Restructuring for 2025 Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the 2025 Business Plan Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for Asset Transfer to kt Cloud Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the Implementation of Project R Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Report on the Promotion of Internal Transactions Between KT and kt<br>Cloud Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for the Appointment of a Fair Trade Compliance<br>Officer Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for
Proposal for Amendment of Board Regulations Accepted as proposed for for for for for for for for for for

Point 1) The Representative Director and Inside Directors do not have voting rights: Board Regulations Article 9 (Deliberation and Resolution) Paragraph 3

Point 2) Director Seung-Ah Theresa Cho, who has an interest in the agenda, does not have voting rights: Board Regulations Article 9 (Deliberation and Resolution) Paragraph 4

Point 3) The Representative Director and Inside Directors do not have voting rights: Board Regulations Article 9 (Deliberation and Resolution) Paragraph 4, Representative Director Management Contract Article 11 (Long-Term Performance Bonuses, etc.) Paragraph 1

Point 4) The Representative Director and Inside Directors do not have voting rights: Articles of Incorporation Article 31 (Director’s Compensation and Retirement Benefits) Paragraph 3, Board Regulations Article 9 (Deliberation and Resolution) Paragraph 3

(3) The Status of Committees under the Boardof Directors

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Committee Composition Name Purpose of Establishment<br><br><br>and Authority
Corporate Governance Committee 4 Outside Directors Yang-Hee Choi(Chairperson), Woo-Young Kwak, Seung-Hoon Lee, Seong-Cheol Kim Overview of Governance Structure
※ AoI Article 41-2: Corporate Governance Committee
Director Candidate Recommendation Committee All Outside Directors Jong-Soo Yoon (Chairperson), Yong-Hun Kim, Yang-Hee Choi, Woo-Young Kwak, Seung-Hoon Lee, Yeong-Kyun Ahn, Seong-Cheol Kim, Seung-Ah Cho Composition and Development of Candidates for Representative Director, Selection of Representative Director Candidates
Composition and Evaluation of Outside Director Candidates, Recommendation of Outside Director Candidates at Shareholders’ Meeting
Audit Committee 4 Outside Directors Yeong-Kyun Ahn(Chairperson), Yong-Hun Kim, Seung-Hoon Lee, Seung-Ah Cho Matters related to accounting and business audits
※ refer to “VI-2. Matters pertaining to the audit system” for related information
※ Article 542-11 of the Commercial Act (Audit Committee), Paragraph 1, and Article 43 of the Articles of Incorporation (Audit Committee)
Evaluation and Compensation Committee 4 Outside Directors Seong-Cheol Kim(Chairperson), Yang-Hee Choi, Jong-Soo Yoon, Seung-Ah Cho Matters related to the Representative Director’s management contract and evaluation
Related-Party Transactions Committee 4 Outside Directors Woo-Young Kwak(Chairperson), Yong-Hun Kim, Jong-Soo Yoon, Yeong-Kyun Ahn The matters related to the approval of directors utilizing business opportunities of the company, as per the Commercial Law
The matters related to the approval of transactions between directors and the company
Transactions that require approval from the board of directors between the company and its major shareholders and related parties
Internal transactions under the Law on Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade
Sustainability Management Committee 4 Outside Directors<br> <br>& 1 Inside<br>Director Yang-Hee Choi(Chairperson), Woo-Young Kwak, Jong-Soo Yoon, Seong-Cheol Kim, Chang-Seok Seo Issues related to sustainable management

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

Corporate Governance Committee
Order Date Subject Result of Discussion Outside Director
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Yang-Hee<br><br><br>Choi Woo-Young<br>Kwak Jong-Soo<br><br><br>Yoon Seong-<br><br><br>Cheol Kim
(Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance:
100%) 100%) 100%) 100%)
1st 2024. 2. 6 Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation Amended proposal approved for for for for
Result of the 4th Board of Directors Meeting on March 28, 2024:
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Young Kwak, Seung-Hoon Lee, Seong-Cheol Kim

Order Date Subject Result of Discussion Outside Director
Yang-Hee<br>Choi Woo-Young<br>Kwak Jong-Soo<br>Yoon Seong-Cheol<br>Kim
(Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance:
100%) 100%) 100%) 100%)
2nd 2024.4.9 Amendment Proposal for Board of Directors’ Rule Accepted as proposed for for for for
3rd 2024.8.6 Amendment Proposal for Board of Directors’ Rule Accepted as proposed for for for for
4th 2024.12.19 Amendment Proposal for Board of Directors’ Rule Accepted as proposed for for for for
Audit Committee: Refer to “(3) Activities of the Audit Committee” in section “2. Mattersrelated to the Audit System” below.
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Evaluation and Compensation Committee
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Order Date Subject Result of Discussion Outside Director
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Seong-Cheol<br>Kim Yang-Hee<br>Choi Seung-Hoon<br>Lee Seung-Ah<br>Cho
(Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance:
100%) 80%) 100%) 80%)
1st 2024.3.5 Reporting on the Implementation of 2023 Representative Director Management Goal Accepted as proposed for for for for
2nd 2024.3.7 2023 Representative Director Management Goal Evaluation Results Evaluation results confirmed for for for for
March 28, 2024, Results of the 4th Board of Directors Meeting:
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Order Date Subject Result of Discussion Outside Director
Seong-Cheol<br>Kim Yang-Hee<br>Choi Seung-Hoon<br>Lee Seung-Ah<br>Cho
(Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance:
100%) 80%) 100%) 80%)
3rd 2024.4.9 Provision of Long-Term Performance Bonus/Equity Compensation and Share Disposal in 2023 Accepted as proposed for for for for
4th 2024.6.11 Reporting on the criteria and payment methods for the remuneration of executive directors and non-executive directors Accepted as proposed for for for Absence
2024 Long-Term Incentives Compensation Limit and Stock Compensation Criteria Accepted as proposed for for for Absence
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Related-Party Transactions Committee
Order Date Subject Result of Discussion Outside Director
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Woo-Young<br>Kwak Yong-Hun<br>Kim Jong-Soo<br>Yoon Yeong-Kyun<br>Ahn
(Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance:
100%) 100%) 50%) 100%)
1st 2024.8.13 Proposal for Follow-Up Actions Regarding the Transfer of the B2C USIM Business to KT M Mobile (Assignment of Claims) Accepted as proposed for for for for
2nd 2024.11.5 Proposal for Internal Transactions Between KT and KT Cloud Conditionally accepted for for Absence for
Sustainability Management Committee
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Order Date Subject Result of Discussion Outside Director Inside<br>Director
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Yang-Hee<br>Choi Woo-<br>Young<br>Kwak Jong-Soo<br>Yoon Seong-<br>Cheol Kim Chang-Seok<br>Seo
(Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance:
100%) 100%) 100%) 100%) 50%)
1st 2024.1.18 Extension of KT Win-Win Cooperation Fund Accepted as proposed for for for for for
2023 ESG Management Implementation Performance Report Accepted as proposed for for for for for
2nd 2024.4.9 2024 ESG Management Implementation Plan Report Accepted as proposed for for for for Absence
Director Candidate Recommendation Committee: Refer to the bottom section “(4). Independence ofDirectors”.
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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 Director Candidate Recommendation Committee and the outside search and advisory group may be conducted if necessary. Inside director, excluding Representative Director, should be selected from the AGM from among the candidates recommended by the Representative Director, with the consent of the Board of Director Candidate Recommendation Committee and the approval of the Board of Directors, who are executive officers governed by the articles of incorporation.

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Title Name Tenure* Consecutiveterm(numberof term) Appointmentbackground Recommendation Acting area as a director Transactions<br>with the<br>company,<br>relationship with<br>major<br>shareholders
Representative Director Young-Shub Kim August of 2023 ~ - Finance/<br>Management<br>expert BOD - None
AGM day of 2026.
Inside Director Chang-Seok Seo August of 2023 ~ ICT expert Representative Director<br><br><br>(w/ the consent of BOD) Sustainability Management Committee None
AGM day of 2026.
Outside Director Yong-Hun Kim March of 2022~ Legal expert ^Prevous)^Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee(Point 1) Audit Committee, Related-Party Transactions Committee, Director Candidate Recommendation Committee None
AGM day of 2025.
Outside Director Yang-Hee Choi June of 2023 ~ Futuristic<br> technology<br>expert Director Candidate Recommendation Committee Corporate Governance Committee Chairperson, Sustainability Management Committee Chairperson, Evaluation and Compensation Committee, Director Candidate Recommendation Committee None
AGM day of 2026.
Outside Director Woo-Young Kwak June of 2023 ~ ICT expert Director Candidate Recommendation Committee Related-Party Transactions Committee Chairperson, Corporate Governance Committee, Sustainability Management Committee, Director Candidate Recommendation Committee None
AGM day of 2025.
Outside Director Jong-Soo Yoon June of 2023 ~ ESG<br> <br>expert Director Candidate Recommendation Committee BoD Chairperson, Director Candidate Recommendation Committee Chairperson,<br><br><br>Evaluation and Compensation Committee,<br><br><br>Related-Party Transactions Committee,<br><br><br>Sustainability Management Committee None
AGM day of 2026.

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Outside Director Yeong-Kyun Ahn June of 2023 ~ - Accounting<br>expert Director Candidate Recommendation Committee Audit Committee Chairperson, Related-Party Transactions Committee, Director Candidate Recommendation Committee None
AGM day of 2026.
Outside Director Seung-Hoon Lee June of 2023 ~ Finance<br>expert Director Candidate Recommendation Committee Corporate Governance Committee, Audit Committee,<br><br><br>Director Candidate Recommendation Committee None
AGM day of 2025.
Outside Director Seong-Cheol Kim June of 2023 ~ Risk/<br>Regulation<br>expert Director Candidate Recommendation Committee Evaluation and Compensation Committee Chairperson, Corporate Governance Committee, Sustainability Management Committee, Director Candidate Recommendation Committee None
AGM day of 2025.
Outside Director Seung-Ah Cho June of 2023 ~ AGM day of 2026. Management<br>expert Director Candidate Recommendation Committee Audit Committee, Evaluation and Compensation Committee, Director Candidate Recommendation Committee None
* Tenure(*) : Tenure as a director
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(Point 1) Established the Director Candidate Recommendation Committee on June 30, 2023.

(by integrating the Representative Director Candidate Examination Committee and the Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee)

(b) Establishment of a separate committee for the selection of Outside Directors

According to the results of the 1st extraordinary shareholders’ meeting (June 30. 2023), Director<br>Candidate Recommendation Committee is established. (integrating the Representative Director Candidate Examination Committee and the Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee)
The 4th Director Candidate Recommendation Committee(March 28, 2024) :
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Appointment of the Director Candidate Recommendation Committee Chairperson

Name Outside Director Note
Jong-Soo Yoon (Chairperson) O All Outside Directors<br> <br>(fulfilled<br>requirements stipulated in Commercial Act 542(8) 4.)
Yong-Hun Kim O
Yang-Hee Choi O
Woo-Young Kwak<br><br><br>Seung-Hoon Lee<br> <br>Yeong-Kyun Ahn<br><br><br>Seong-Cheol Kim O<br><br><br>O<br> <br>O<br><br><br>O
Seung-Ah Cho O

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Activities of Director Candidate Recommendation Committee
Order Date Subject Result of<br>Discussion Outside Director
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Jong-Soo<br>Yoon Yong-Hun<br>Kim Yang-Hee<br>Choi Woo-Young<br>Kwak Seung-Hoon<br>Lee Yeong-<br>Kyun Ahn Seong-<br>Cheol Kim Seung-Ah<br>Cho
(Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance: (Attendance:
100%) 66%) 100%) 66%) 66%) 100%) 100%) 100%)
1st 2024.3.28 Appointment of Chairperson for Director Candidate Recommendation Committee Appointment of Chairperson for for for for for for for for
2nd 2024.11.12 Operating Plan for Director Candidate Recommendation Committee Operating Plan approved for (Point<br>1) for (Point<br>1) (Point<br>1) for (Point<br>1) for
Report on the Continuous Management of External Director Candidate Pool Original proposal approved for (Point<br>1) for (Point<br>1) (Point<br>1) for (Point<br>1) for
3rd 2024.12.19 Composition of the Advisory Group Composition of the Advisory Group for Absence for Absence Absence for (Point<br>1) for
Report on Outside Director Candidate Pool Original proposal approved for Absence for Absence Absence for (Point<br>1) for

(Point 1) Directors Yong-Hun Kim, Woo-Young Kwak, Seung-Hoon Lee and Seong-Cheol Kim, who are related to the agenda item, do not have voting rights : Article 42 (Director Candidate Recommendation Committee), Paragraph 3 of the Articles of Incorporation.

(5) Expertise ofOutside Directors

KT established a dedicated 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.

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(a) Supportive team for Outside Directors

Department Number of Staffs Job Position(years served) Activity history
BOD Office 9 Office Director 1 (1 years )<br> <br>Team leader 2 (2.4<br>years<br> <br>on average)<br> <br>Director 1 (4.8 years on average)<br><br><br>Vice director 3 (5.1 years<br> <br>on average)<br><br><br>Manager 2 (1.9 years on average) - Operates Board meetings and Board committees<br><br><br>- Provides preliminary reports on major issues to outside directors<br><br><br>- Provides management information<br> <br>- Provides other information<br>needed for outside directors’ job and supports for their requests.

(b) Education for outside directors

Date Educationprovider Attendedoutsidedirector Reasonsfor<br>absence Education contents
2024. 01. 18. KT All Major Technology Trends—CES 2024 Review
2024. 03. 05. KT All Major Technology Trends—MWC 2024 Review
2024. 04. 09. KT All KT Global Business Progress Status
2024. 04. 11. KT All 2024 KT Group Management Direction
2024. 06. 11. KT All Corporate Value-Up Guideline Finalization and Response Plan
2024. 06. 20. KT All KT Group Real Estate Status
2024. 09. 24. Deloitte Anjin LLC All Education on Internal Accounting Management System
2024. 11. 05. KT All KT Corporate Value Enhancement Plan

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2. Audit Committee

(1) Personal Information of Members of the Audit Committee(As of December 31, 2024)<br>
Name OutsideDirector Experience Accounting/ Finance Expert
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Expert Expertise Relevantcareer
Yeong Kyun<br><br><br>Ahn<br> <br>(Chairperson) Yes - Board Member of International Federation of Accountants (present)<br><br><br>- Vice President, Korean Institute of CPA<br> <br>- Member of<br>International Accounting Education Standards Board Yes Certified<br> Public<br>Accountant - Basic<br> Qualifications:<br><br> <br>. Possession<br>of<br>Korean<br>Certified<br>Public<br>Accountant<br>(KICPA)<br>qualification<br> <br><br> <br>.<br>Possession of<br>American<br>Certified<br>Public<br>Accountant<br>(AICPA)<br>qualification<br> <br><br><br><br>- Working<br>Period:<br> <br><br><br><br>. More than 5<br>years of<br>employment<br>at Samil<br>Accounting<br>Firm (1987-<br>2014)
Yong-Hun Kim Yes -  Attorney of Law Firm Daeryuk Aju(present)<br><br><br>-  External Director of Social Welfare Joint Fundraising Association (present)<br><br><br>-  Secretary General of the Constitutional Court
Seung Hoon Lee Yes -  Global Department Representative Partner at KCGI (present)<br><br><br>-  ESG Department Representative at K Global Asset Management<br><br><br>-  Executive Vice President, M&A Department, SK Telecom and SK Gas
Seung-Ah Theresa Cho Yes -  Professor at Business School of Seoul National University, Korea (present)<br><br><br>-  Vice President of International Affairs at Seoul National University, Korea<br><br><br>-  Vice President of Korean Strategic Management Society

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(2) The independence of audit committee members

The company has a separate audit committee within the board of directors, and the audit committee members are appointed by a resolution of the shareholders’ meeting. The audit committee consists of four outside directors, and one of them is a financial expert (outside director, Yeong Kyun Ahn).

The audit committee performs its duties independently of the company and audits the company’s accounting and operations. They have the authority to request reports on business matters and investigate the financial condition of the company.

OutsideDirector Tenure Consecutiveterm(number ofterm) Reasons forappointment Recommendor Roles in the Board Transaction with<br>the Company,Relationship<br>with the largest<br>shareholder and<br>majorshareholders
Yeong Kyun Ahn<br><br><br>(Chair) June of 2023 ~ AGM of 2026 Accounting<br>Expert<br>(relevant to<br>Article 37,<br>Paragraph 2,<br>Clause 1 of<br>the<br>Commercial<br>Act<br>Enforcement<br>Decree) BoD Audit Committee<br>(Chairperson), Related-<br>Party Transactions<br>Committee, Director<br>Candidate<br>Recommendation<br>Committee None
Yong-Hun Kim March of 2022 ~ AGM of 2025 Legal Expert BoD Audit Committee, ,<br>Related-Party<br>Transactions Committee,<br>Director Candidate<br>Recommendation<br>Committee None
Seung Hoon Lee .June of 2023 ~ AGM of 2025 Finance<br>Expert BoD Director Candidate<br>Recommendation<br>Committee(Chairperson),<br>Audit Committee,<br>Evaluation and<br>Compensation<br>Committee None
Seung-Ah Theresa Cho June of 2023 ~ AGM of 2026 Management<br>Expert BoD Audit Committee,<br>Evaluation and<br>Compensation<br>Committee, Director<br>Candidate<br>Recommendation<br>Committee None

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(3) Major Activities of the Audit Committee

Order Date Agenda Outside Director
Yeong-Kyun<br>Ahn Yong-Hun<br>Kim Seung-Hoon<br>Lee Seung-Ah<br>Theresa Cho
Result of<br><br><br>Discussion (Attendance:<br>100%) (Attendance:<br>100%) (Attendance:<br>100%) (Attendance:<br>100%)
1st 2024.2.6 Report on the recruitment of external executive officers for the Second Half of 2023 Accepted as proposed for for for for
Approval of audit and Non-Audit services provided by externalauditors to the company and its affiliates Original proposal approved for for for for
Report on operational condition of the internal accounting management system for 2023 Original proposal accepted for for for for
Report on final audit for fiscal year 2023 and audit plan for fiscal year 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for
2nd 2024.2.20 Report on compliance<br> <br>performance for<br>2023 Accepted as<br> <br>proposed for for for for
Evaluation of compliance officers and internal audit managers by the audit committee for 2023 Determination of evaluation grades for for for for
Report on the results of the audit for 2023 Accepted as proposed for for for for
3rd 2024.3.5 Evaluation results of the internal accounting management system operation by the audit committee for 2023 Original proposal approved for for for for
Report on the compliance plan for 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for
Evaluation opinion on the operation status of internal control devices by the audit committee Original proposal approved for for for for
4th 2024.3.14
Results of the investigation of agenda items and documents for the 42^nd^AGM Original proposal approved for for for for
Audit report for the 42^nd^AGM Original proposal approved for for for for
Selection of the chairperson of the audit committee Chairperson selected for for for for
5th 2024.3.28 Delegation of authority for pre-approval of non-audit services by external auditors Original proposal approved for for for for
Report on the audit results of the consolidated financial statements for the U.S. disclosure for Accepted as proposed for for for for
6th 2024.4.9 2023
Report on the audit performance of external auditors for 2023 Accepted as proposed for for for for

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7th 2024.5.7 Separate and consolidated financial statements for the First Quarter of 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for
Report on the recruitment of external executive officers for the first half of 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for
8th 2024.8.6 Separate and consolidated financial statements for the first half of 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for
Report on the audit results for the first half of 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for
Report on audit performance for the first half of 2024 and audit plan for the second half of 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for
9th 2024.11.5 Separate and consolidated financial statements for the third quarter of 2024 Accepted as proposed for for for for
Approval of audit fees for external auditors for 2025 Original proposal approved for for for for
10th 2024.12.19 Approval of audit services provided by external auditors to affiliates Approved with amendments 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
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(5) Audit Committee Education status

Date Educationprovider Attended auditmember Reasons forabsence Education contents
2024.5.23 Samil PWC Yeong-Kyun Ahn<br><br><br>(Chairperson)<br> <br><br><br><br>Yeong-Kyun Ahn, - Understanding stakeholder capitalism from an ESG perspective and board response measures<br><br><br><br> <br>- Issues and improvement tasks for Korean corporate boards<br><br><br><br> <br>- Support measures for corporate value-up program
2024.5.28 KT Yong-Hun Kim,<br> <br><br><br><br>Seung-Honn Lee<br> <br><br><br><br>Seung-Ah Theresa Cho - Operation and audit status of the internal accounting management system<br><br><br><br> <br>- Group-level internalization plan for the internal accounting management<br>system
2024.7.4 KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp., Seung-Ah Theresa Cho - Cybersecurity, IT controls, and digital audit<br> <br><br><br><br>- Compliance oversight by directors and auditors (committee members)<br> <br><br><br><br>- Corporate value-up program and the role of the board of directors
2024.10.7 KICPA Yeong-Kyun Ahn (Chairperson) - ESG-related accounting and taxation<br> <br>- ESG<br>management implementation, evaluation, reporting/disclosure standards, and guidelines
2024.11.29 Audit Committee Forum Yeong-Kyun<br><br><br>Ahn<br> <br>(Chairperson) - Understanding and responding to the Stewardship code<br> <br><br><br><br>- External audit supervision measures at the time of settlement and response to revised internal accounting management system evaluation ad reporting<br>standards

(6) Supportive team for Audit Committee

Department Numberof<br><br><br>Staff Job Position (years served) Activity history
Audit<br><br><br>Department 42 Offce Head 1 (1year 1 months)<br> <br>Director 2 (6<br>years 1 month on average)<br> <br>Team leader 6 (5years on average)<br><br><br>Team members 33 (3 years on average) •  Group/company-wide ethical promotion and organizational soundness and ethics<br>diagnosis/auditmanagement<br> <br><br><br><br>•  Company-wide Management Diagnosis and Risk Management<br><br><br><br> <br>•  Group/company-wide accounting<br>audit and internal control diagnosis

(7) Matters on Compliance officer

Name : Heo Tae-won
Qualification : Passed the 43rd Judicial Exam (2001), Lawyer.
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Education
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Graduated from Seoul National University, Department of Law (1994).

Professional experience
  • Completed the 33rd Judicial Training Institute (2004)

  • Worked as a prosecutor in the Criminal/Public Safety Department at the Seongnam, Busan, Suwon, and Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Offices (2004-2012).

  • Lawyer at Kim & Chang Law Firm (2012-2015).

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  • Outside Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Netmarble Corp. (2016-2022).

  • Representative Partner at A-In Law Firm (2015-2023).

Major Activities and results
Items Date/Period Contents Result
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Compliance education On occasion - Conducting compliance training by department by major position<br><br><br>- Online education including anti-graft/foreign anti- corruption laws for all employees<br><br><br>- Conducting compliance education for group companies and business partners Nothing significant report to
- Operation of the Compliance Committee (the highest decision-making body related to compliance control) and the Compliance Office<br><br><br>- Operation of ‘Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct’ to comply with the Anti-Corruption Act and FCPA<br><br><br>- 3rd party risk assessment and compliance due diligence<br> <br>-<br>Conducting legal review of executives and employees’ work and contracts
Compliance Support On occasion - Support smooth compliance activities of executives<br><br><br>and employees through the compliance platform (Support for autonomous compliance activities such as regular access to compliance control data and inquiry of<br>organizations subject to anti-corruption laws)<br> <br>- Establishment/support of group compliance system<br><br><br>- Report the plans and results of company-wide compliance activities to the Audit Committee<br><br><br>- Report the results of inspection on compliance with the compliance control standards to the board of directors<br><br><br>- Selection of major legal risk areas<br> <br>- Establishment and<br>implementation of self-inspection<br> <br>plans for each department Nothing significant to report
Compliance check On occasion - Implementation of actual condition evaluation on self-<br><br><br>inspection activity details<br> <br>- Conduct regular inspections for<br>high-risk areas<br> <br>- Special inspection on timely potential risk issues Nothing<br> <br>significant to<br><br><br>report

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Supportive team for the compliance officer
Department Number of Staffs Job Position(years served) Activity history
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Compliance Office 20 Team leader 5 (4years on average)<br> <br>Senior<br>Manager 6 (4.3 years on average)<br> <br>Manager 4 (3.2 years on average)<br><br><br>Assistant Manager 2 (0.7 years on average)<br> <br>Lawyer 3 (6.4 years on<br>average) Support for major activities of compliance officers

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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<br>privatization process in 2002.
Where a general meeting of shareholders of a company is convened to appoint two or more directors, shareholders<br>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<br>incorporation.
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Each shareholder shall have the same number of voting rights per share as directors to be elected, with respect<br>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
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Where directors are to be elected by a vote, the directors shall be elected in order of candidates who obtain the<br>most votes.
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For further information, refer to Commercial Act Article 382-2(Cumulative Voting) and<br>Article 542-7(Special cases concerning Cumulative Voting)
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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<br>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<br>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.<br>

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.

(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<br>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 shareholder may exercise vote by electronic means. In<br>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.

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C. Exercising the right of the minority shareholders

On August 22, 2022Thirty-five minority shareholders, including Cho, Tae-Wook requested KT to file a lawsuit for the damages against the former and current directors, exercising their minority shareholder rights under Article 542(6) of the Commercial Act and Article 403 of the Commercial Code. On September 6, 2022, the 9th Audit Committee decided not to file a lawsuit against directors requested by the minority shareholders.

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VI. Shareholder Information

1. Share Ownership of Largest Shareholder (As of December 31, 2024) (Unit: Shares, %)
Name Type of<br>Stock Number of Shares Owned and Percentage of Ownership
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Beginning of Term End of Term
Number of IssuedShares Percentage ofOwnership Number of IssuedShares Percentage ofOwnership
Hyundai Motor Company Common Stock 12,251,234 4.75 12,251,234 4.86
Hyundai Mobis Common Stock 8,094,466 3.14 8,094,466 3.21
Total Common Stock 20,345,700 7.89 20,345,700 8.07
2. Changes in Largest Shareholder
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On April 2, 2024, the largest shareholder changed from the NPS to Hyundai Motor Company and Hyundai Mobis.

3. Distribution of Shares (As of December 31, 2024) (Unit: Shares)
Category Name Number of<br>Shares Owned Percentage ofOwnership Note
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Shareholders Holding<br>5% or more Hyundai Motor Company /<br>Hyundai Mobis 20,345,700 8.07 Common Stock
NPS 19,572,583 7.77 Common Stock
Shinhan Bank 14,525,096 5.76 Common Stock
Employee Stockholders Association 8,057,639 3.20 Common Stock

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VII. Directors, Senior Management and Employees

1. Directors

※ Changes since the preparation date

Inside and outside directors have been changed through the 31, December 2024 as follows.

Name Date of<br>Birth Position Years<br>with the<br>Company Expiration of<br>Term of<br>Office
Inside<br> <br>Directors
Young Shub Kim April, 1959 Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer 1 year<br>4 months March 2026
Chang Seok Seo July, 1967 Senior Executive Vice President, Network Group<br><br><br>Sustainable Management Committee 10 years<br>11months March 2026
Outside<br> <br>Directors
Yong-Hun Kim March 1955 Audit Committee<br> <br>Internal Transactions<br>Committee<br> <br>Director Nomination Committee 2 years<br>9 months March 2025
Yanghee Choi July, 1955 Chairperson of the Corporate Governance Committee<br><br><br>Chairperson of the Sustainability Management Committee<br> <br>Evaluation<br>and Compensation Committee<br> <br>Director Nomination Committee 1 year<br>6 months March 2026
Woo-Young Kwak September, 1956 Chairperson of the Internal Transactions Committee<br><br><br>Corporate Governance Committee<br> <br>Sustainability Management<br>Committee<br> <br>Director Nomination Committee 1 year<br>6 months March 2025
Jong Soo Yoon August, 1958 Chairman of the Board of Directors<br> <br>Chairperson<br>of Director Nomination Committee<br> <br>Evaluation and Compensation Committee<br><br><br>Sustainability Management Committee<br> <br>Internal Transactions<br>Committee 1 year<br>6 months March 2026

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Yeong Kyun Ahn February,<br> <br>1959 Chairperson of the Audit Committee<br> <br>Internal<br>Transactions Committee<br> <br>Director Nomination Committee 1 year<br>6 months March<br>2026
Seung Hoon Lee December,<br> <br>1962 Nomination Committee for Director Candidates<br><br><br>Audit Committee<br> <br>Corporate Governance Committee 1 year<br>6 months March<br>2025
Seongcheol Kim June,<br> <br>1964 Chairperson of the Evaluation and Compensation Committee<br><br><br>Corporate Governance Committee<br> <br>Sustainability Management<br>Committee<br> <br>Director Nomination Committee 1 year<br>6 months March<br>2025
SeungAh Theresa Cho October,<br> <br>1967 Audit Committee<br> <br>Evaluation and Compensation<br>Committee<br> <br>Director Nomination Committee 1 year<br>6 months March<br>2026

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2. Senior Management (As of December 31, 2024)

Name Title and Responsibilities Year ofBirth
Soo-Jung Shin Executive Vice President, Non-duty 1965
Chang-Yong Ahn Senior Executive Vice President, Enterprise Business Group 1966
Seungpil Oh Senior Executive Vice President, Tech. Innovation Group 1970
Yong-bok Lee Senior Executive Vice President, Legal Affairs Office 1961
Hyunseok Lee Senior Executive Vice President, Customer Business Group 1966
Heon-gyu Im Senior Executive Vice President, Head of business support division 1964
Chung-rim Ko Executive Vice President, Group Human Resources Office 1967
Kwang-Dong Kim<br> <br><br><br><br>Byung-Kyun Kim Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations Office<br> <br><br><br><br>Executive Vice President, Daegu/Gyeongbuk Regional Headquarter 1970<br><br> <br>1968
Young-In Kim Executive Vice President, Western Seoul Regional Headquarter 1968
Young-Ho Kim Executive Vice President, Gangnam Regional Headquarter 1966
Chae-Hee Kim Executive Vice President, Media Business Group 1974
Hoon-Bae Kim<br> <br><br><br><br>Song-Yul Park Executive Vice President, Non-duty<br> <br><br><br><br>Executive Vice President, Northern Seoul/Gangwon Regional Headquarter 1963<br><br> <br>1969
Hyoil Park Executive Vice President, Strategy Office 1970
Jeonghyun Seo Executive Vice President, Legal Consulting Department 1971
Jinho Yang Executive Vice President, Litigation Management Department 1973
Kyung-Hwa Ok Executive Vice President, IT Ops Unit 1968
Yong-Kyu Yoo Executive Vice President, Public Customer Business Unit 1971
Won-Joon Lee Executive Vice President, Procurement Office 1967
Jong-Sik Lee Executive Vice President, Future Network Laboratory 1972
Chang-Ho Yi Executive Vice President, Chungnam / Chungbuk Regional Headquarter 1972
Min Jang Executive Vice President, Financial Management Office 1968
Woo Jin Jung Executive Vice President, Strategy&Business Consulting Group 1975
Jae-Wook Jeong Executive Vice President, Busan/Gyeongnam Regional Headquarter 1972
Si Hwan Choi Executive Vice President, Daegu / NETCORE TF Head 1967
Eui-Jeung Choo Executive Vice President, Audit Office 1976
Seong-Kwon Kang Senior Vice President, Cloud Lead 1971
Lee-Hwan Kang Senior Vice President, Micro Enterprise Business Unit 1970
Jae-Hyung Koo Senior Vice President, Network Technology Unit 1972
Kap-sok Kwon Senior Vice President, NETCORE TF General Management Planning 1975
Hye-Jin Kwon Senior Vice President, Network Strategy Unit 1971
Hee-Keun Kwon Senior Vice President, Sales Department Manager 1970
Mongryong Kim Senior Vice President, Western Seoul Enterprise Customer Sales Headquarter 1971

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Young Geol Kim Senior Vice President, Service Product Unit 1973
Young-Min Kim Senior Vice President, IT Dev Unit 1971
Yong Nam Kim Senior Vice President, Jeonnam / Jeonbuk Enterprise Sales Headquarter 1969
You-Tae Kim Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy Department 1972
Jun-Ho Kim Senior Vice President, Non-duty 1965
Jee-Hyeon Kim Senior Vice President, Partnership & Investment Department 1969
Jin-Chul Kim Senior Vice President, Jeonnam/Jeonbuk Customer Sales Headquarter 1967
Hoon-Dong Kim Senior Vice President, AI Lead 1976
Hyeong-Rae Roh Senior Vice President, Busan/Gyeongnam Enterprise Customer Sales Headquarter 1970
Je-Hoon Myung Senior Vice President, Enterprise Service Product Unit 1972
Min-Woo Bahk Senior Vice President, Modern IT Lead 1971
Sei-Keun Park Senior Vice President, NETCORE TF Head of Technology 1968
Jung-Ho Park Senior Vice President, Non-duty 1970
Cheal-Ho Park Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations Office Communication Policy Department 1972
Tae-ho Park Senior Vice President, P&M TF Head 1970
Soon-Min Bae Senior Vice President, AI Future Lab 1980
Ki-Hong Seo Senior Vice President, Non-duty 1967
Won-Je Sung Senior Vice President, Southern Seoul Enterprise Customer Sales Headquarter 1972
Je-Hyun Sung Senior Vice President, Northern Seoul/Gangwon Enterprise Customer Sales Headquarter 1972
Jeung-Yeup Son Senior Vice President, Device Business Unit 1972
Seung-Ho Song Senior Vice President, SPA Unit 1974
Young-Tae Song Senior Vice President, Chungnam/Chungbuk Enterprise Customer Sales Headquarter 1967
Chang-Seog Song Senior Vice President, Safety&Health Office
Dong-Hoon Shin Senior Vice President, Gen AI Lab 1976
Young-Woon Shin Senior Vice President, Group Human Resources Department 1971
Hoon-Joo Shin Senior Vice President, Non-duty 1971
Sung-Min Oh Senior Vice President, Sales Operating & Channel Business Unit 1972
Tae-Sung Oh Senior Vice President, ESG Management & Implementation Unit 1968
Taek-Gyun Oh Senior Vice President, Network O&M Unit 1968
Seo-Bong Yu Senior Vice President, AX Business Unit 1975
Kyung-A Yoon Senior Vice President, Agentic AI Lab 1973
Byoung-Hyu Yoon Senior Vice President, Chungnam/Chungbuk Customer Sales Headquarter 1972
Young-Kyoon Yun Senior Vice President, IR Department 1971
Jin-Hyoun Youn Senior Vice President, Platform Technology Unit 1968
Tae-Sik Yoon Senior Vice President, Brand Strategy Office 1969
Kyong-Chae Yi Senior Vice President, Western Seoul Customer Sales Headquarter 1971
Byeong-Moo Lee Senior Vice President, AX Innovation Support Department 1971

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Sang-Ki Lee Senior Vice President, Global Cooperation Department 1970
Sang-Ho Lee Senior Vice President, Non-duty 1975
Sung-Kyu Lee Senior Vice President, Northern Seoul/Gangwon Network O&M Headquarter 1969
Se-Jung Lee Senior Vice President, Decision Intelligence Lab 1974
Young-Jun Lee Senior Vice President, Non-duty 1968
Jeong-Soo Lee Senior Vice President, CEO Support Office 1972
Jung-Woo Lee Senior Vice President, Public Relations Office 1971
Jin-Kwon Yi Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Implementation Unit 1 1969
Bo-Heon Im Senior Vice President, Busan/Gyeongnam Network O&M Headquarter 1967
Seung-Hyouk Yim Senior Vice President, Non-duty 1970
Hye-Jin Lim Senior Vice President, Legal Consulting Group Legal Consulting Department 1978
Du-Seong Chang Senior Vice President, Non-duty 1969
Byung-Gwan Jang Senior Vice President, Win-Win Cooperation Unit 1970
Kil-Sung Jung Senior Vice President, Enterprise Strategy?Planning Department 1974
Seon-Il Jeong Senior Vice President, Jeonnam/Jeonbuk Network O&M Headquarter 1968
Chan-Ho Jung Senior Vice President, Human Resources Development Department 1968
Young-Geun Ji Senior Vice President, Southern Seoul Network O&M Headquarter 1972
Young-Sim Jin Senior Vice President, Education Business Cooperation Department 1972
Kwang-Chul Choi Senior Vice President, IPTV Business Unit 1971
Dong-Ryul Choi Senior Vice President, Daegu/Gyeongbuk Enterprise Customer Sales Headquarter 1971
Yung Choi Senior Vice President, Financial Planning Department 1971
Woo-Hyung Choi Senior Vice President, Network Core Service Unit 1970
Ho-Chang Choi Senior Vice President, On External Training 1971
Soo-Kyung Han Senior Vice President, Corporate Synergy Department 1977
Tae-Won Hur Senior Vice President, Compliance Office 1970
Tae-Jun Heo Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Unit 1970
Hae-Chon Hong Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Implementation Unit 2 1972
Kyeng-Hee Hwang Senior Vice President, Daegu/Gyeongbuk Network O&M Headquarter 1970

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3. Current Status of Employees

A. Employee Status

(As of December 31, 2024) (Unit : KRW million)
Business Division Gender Number of Employees AverageYearsofService TotalAnnualSalary AverageSalaryperPerson Male Female Total
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PermanentEmployee ContractEmployee Total
Total (Part-timeWorker) Total (Part-timeWorker)
Telecommunications Male 12,128 1,016 13,144 21.3 1,555,035 112 63 102 165
Telecommunications Female 3,684 99 3,783 17.8 373,097 101
Total 15,812 1,115 16,927 20.5 1,928,132 110

Calculation Criteria:

Permanent Employees: Regular employees + security guards + indefinite-term contract employees<br>
Contract Employees: Non-registered executives + assistant managers + professional career employees +<br>general/project contract employees
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Non-registered executives: 88 male executives + 11 female executives = 99 executives as of December 31, 2024<br>
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Average years of service: Limited to permanent employees
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Total annual salary and average salary per person: Based on the income tax law’s labor income amount for<br>regular employees/non-registered executives who were employed from January to December
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External workers: Workers employed by other employers but used by the company according to Article 4, Paragraph<br>1, Subparagraph 4 of the Enforcement Rules of the Basic Employment Policy Act
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B. Parental Support System Usage

Category<br><br><br>(Unit : Number of People) Current Year (43rd) Previous Year (42nd) Year Before Last (41st)
Male Parental Leave Users 20 11 14
Female Parental Leave Users 52 47 53
Total Parental Leave Users 72 58 67

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Male Parental Leave Usage Rate 11.6 % 6.7 % 7.3 %
Female Parental Leave Usage Rate 70.3 % 81.0 % 63.9 %
Total Parental Leave Usage Rate 29.3 % 26.2 % 24.3 %
Employees Working for More Than 12 Months After Returning from Parental Leave (Male) 273 193 165
Employees Working for More Than 12 Months After Returning from Parental Leave (Female) 498 420 409
Total Employees Working for More Than 12 Months After Returning from Parental Leave 771 613 574
Users of Shortened Working Hours for Childcare 16 (19cases) 12 (18cases) 8 (10cases)
Users of Spouse’s Paternity Leave 176 165 211

※ Number of parental leave users: Employees who applied for parental leave among those with children born in the relevant year

※ Parental leave usage rate: (Number of parental leave users) / (Number of employees with children born in the relevant year)

※ Employees working for more than 12 months after returning from parental leave: Employees who worked for more than 365 days after the initial parental leave application (excluding leave days)

※ Calculation criteria for spouse’s paternity leave: If used over two years, counted separately for each year

C. Flexible Working System Usage

Category<br><br><br>(Unit : Number of People) Current Year (43rd) Previous Year (42nd) Year Before Last (41st)
Flexible Working System Usage ° ° °
Users of Staggered Working Hours 7,417 6,411 3,123
Users of Selective Working Hours 15 33
Users of Remote Work (Including Telecommuting) 7,041 9,088 19,264

※ Includes users who used the flexible working system even once or for one day

※ Calculation criteria for staggered working hours: Quarterly user count, average value calculation

※ If staggered working hours and remote work (including telecommuting) are used simultaneously, counted separately for staggered working hours and remote work

D. Non-Registered Executive Remuneration

(As of December 31, 2024 (Unit : KRW million)
Category Number of People Total Annual Salary Average Salary per Person
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Non-Registered Executives 99 32,830 384

※ ‘Number of People’ excludes executives who retired during the year and is based on the number as of December 31, 2024.

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※ ‘Total Annual Salary’ includes the income tax law’s labor income amount paid to non-registered executives during the disclosure period (January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024), including amounts paid to executives who retired or were newly appointed during the year

※ ‘Average Salary per Person’ is the sum of the monthly average salary (total monthly salary divided by the average number of executives employed in the month) during the disclosure period (January 1, 2024—December 31, 2024)

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4. Remuneration to Executive Officers

A. Amount Approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders

(Unit: KRW million)

Position NumberofPeople Amount Approved bythe General Meetingof Shareholders Remarks
Inside Director 2 5,800 The amount approved by the general meeting includes both inside and outside directors.
Outside Directors 8

B. Remuneration Amount

(1) Total Remuneration Amount

(Unit: KRW million)

Number of People Total Amount Average Amount per Person
10 2,433 243

(2) Remuneration Amount by Position

(Unit: KRW million)

Position Number of People Total Amount AverageCompensation perPerson
Inside Directors (excluding Outside Directors and Audit Committee Members) 2 1,651 826
Outside Directors (excluding Audit Committee Members) 4 379 95
Audit Committee Members 4 403 101
Auditor

※ The “Number of People” is based on the reference date of December 31, 2024.

※ The “Total Amount” is the total income paid as directors during the disclosure period from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024.

※ The “Average amount per Person” is calculated by simply averaging the total compensation by the number of people as of the reference date of December 31, 2024.

<Individual Remuneration Status of Director/Auditor with Total Amounts Over KRW 500 Million>

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(1) Individual Remuneration Amount

(Unit: KRW million)

Name Position Total Amount Remuneration Not Included in Total Amount
Young-Shub Kim Representative Director 901
Chang-Seok Seo Inside Director 750

※ The total individual remuneration above is the total amount paid from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024.

(2) Criteria and Methods for Calculation

(Unit: KRW million)

Name Type of Remuneration TotalAmount Basis and Method of Calculation
Representative Director<br> <br><br><br><br>Young-Shub Kim Employment income Salary 556 The salary of KRW 556 million was paid in installments during the disclosure period, considering the rank, position, and contribution to the company based on the criteria and payment methods for director compensation determined by<br>the board resolution and internal guidelines such as management executive guidelines
Incentives 332 The bonus of KRW 332 million was determined and paid based on the criteria and payment methods for director compensation determined by the board resolution, considering the business performance such as sales and operating profit,<br>the performance and contribution as an executive, and the internal and external management environment.
Stock Option Exercise Profit Not applicable
Other employment income 13 The amount includes items considered as employment income among welfare items provided according to welfare standards, including health check-up fees and medical support funds.
Retirement Income Not applicable
Other Income Not applicable

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Name Type of Remuneration TotalAmount Basis and Method of Calculation
Inside Director<br> <br>Chang-Seok Seo Employment Income Salary 392 The salary of KRW 392 million was paid in installments during the disclosure period, considering the rank, position, and contribution to the company based on the criteria and payment methods for director compensation determined by<br>the board resolution and internal guidelines such as management executive guidelines
Incentives 339 The bonus of KRW 339 million was determined and paid based on the criteria and payment methods for director compensation determined by the board resolution, considering the business performance such as sales and operating profit,<br>the performance and contribution as an executive, and the internal and external management environment.
Stock Option Exercise Profit Not applicable
Other employment income 19 The amount includes items considered as employment income among welfare items provided according to welfare standards, including health check-up fees and medical support funds.
Retirement Income Not applicable
Other Income Not applicable

<Individual Remuneration Status of the Top 5 Recipients with Total Amounts Over KRW 500 Million>

(1) Individual Remuneration Amount

Name Position Total Amount Remuneration Not Included in Total Amount
Young-Shub Kim Representative Director 901
Chang-Seok Seo Inside Director 750
Hyeon-Seuk Lee Executive 683
Soo-Jung Shin Former Executive 1,677
Hoon-Bae Kim Former Executive 949

※ The total individual remuneration above is the total amount paid from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024.

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(2) Criteria and Methods for Calculation

(Unit: KRW million)

Name Type of Remuneration TotalAmount Basis and Method of Calculation
Representative Director<br> <br>Young-Shub Kim Employment income Salary 556 The salary of KRW 556 million was paid in installments during the disclosure period, considering the rank, position, and contribution to the company based on the criteria and payment methods for director compensation determined by<br>the board resolution and internal guidelines such as management executive guidelines
Incentives 332 The bonus of KRW 332 million was determined and paid based on the criteria and payment methods for director compensation determined by the board resolution, considering the business performance such as sales and operating profit,<br>the performance and contribution as an executive, and the internal and external management environment.
Stock Option Exercise Profit Not applicable
Other employment income 13 The amount includes items considered as employment income among welfare items provided according to welfare standards, including health check-up fees and medical support funds.
Retirement Income Not applicable
Other Income Not applicable
Inside Director<br> <br>Chang-Seok Seo Employment Income Salary 392 The salary of KRW 392 million was paid in installments during the disclosure period, considering the rank, position, and contribution to the company based on the criteria and payment methods for director compensation determined by<br>the board resolution and internal guidelines such as management executive guidelines
Incentives 339 The bonus of KRW 339 million was determined and paid based on the criteria and payment methods for director compensation determined by the board resolution, considering the business performance such as sales and operating profit,<br>the performance and contribution as an executive, and the internal and external management environment.
Stock Option Exercise Profit Not applicable
Other employment income 19 The amount includes items considered as employment income among welfare items provided according to welfare standards, including health check-up fees and medical support funds.
Retirement Income Not applicable
Other Income Not applicable

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Name Type of Remuneration TotalAmount Basis and Method of Calculation
Executive<br> <br>Hyeon-Seuk Lee Employment Income Salary 355 The salary of KRW 355 million was paid in installments during the disclosure period, considering the executive delegation contract, considering the position, title, and company contribution.
Incentives 302 The bonus of KRW 302 million was determined and paid based on the criteria and payment methods for executive compensation determined by the board resolution, considering the business performance such as sales and operating profit,<br>the performance and contribution as an executive, and the internal and external management environment.
Stock Option Exercise Profit Not applicable
Other employment income 26 The amount includes items considered as employment income among welfare items provided according to welfare standards, including health check-up fees and medical support funds.
Retirement Income Not applicable
Other Income Not applicable
Former Executive<br> <br>Soo-Jung Shin Employment Income Salary 408 The salary of KRW 408 million was paid in installments during the disclosure period, considering the executive delegation contract, considering the position, title, and company contribution.
Incentives 224 The bonus of KRW 224 million was determined and paid based on the criteria and payment methods for executive compensation determined by the board resolution, considering the business performance such as sales and operating profit,<br>the performance and contribution as an executive, and the internal and external management environment.
Stock Option Exercise Profit Not applicable
Other employment income 22 The amount includes items considered as employment income among welfare items provided according to welfare standards, including health check-up fees and medical support funds.
Retirement Income 1,023 The retirement income of KRW 1,023 million was calculated by reflecting the length of service (10.4 years) in the base annual salary for 2.5 months before the occurrence of the retirement reason, according to the executive<br>retirement payment regulations approved by the shareholders’ meeting.
Other Income Not applicable

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Name Type of Remuneration TotalAmount Basis and Method of Calculation
Former Executive<br> <br>Hoon-Bae Kim Employment Income Salary 230 The salary of KRW 230 million was paid in installments during the disclosure period, considering the executive delegation contract, considering the position, title, and company contribution.
Incentives 177 The bonus of KRW 177 million was determined and paid based on the criteria and payment methods for executive compensation determined by the board resolution, considering the business performance such as sales and operating profit,<br>the performance and contribution as an executive, and the internal and external management environment.
Stock Option Exercise Profit Not applicable
Other employment income 22 The amount includes items considered as employment income among welfare items provided according to welfare standards, including health check-up fees and medical support funds.
Retirement Income 520 The retirement income of KRW 520 million was calculated by reflecting the length of service (9.1 years) in the base annual salary for 2.5 months before the occurrence of the retirement reason, according to the executive retirement<br>payment regulations approved by the shareholders’ meeting.
Other Income Not applicable

C. Standards for payment of remuneration for directors and auditors

(1) Standards for payment of remuneration for Representative Director and Inside Director

(a) Employment income

Employment income consists of salary(base and position allowance), incentives(short-term and long-term bonus), and other income.

Base salary : It shall be paid monthly in 1/12 amounts as determined by the board resolution and management<br>executive delegation contract.
Position allowance : It shall be paid monthly in 1/12 amounts based on the importance of the position and as<br>determined by the board resolution and management executive delegation contract.
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Short-term Incentives : It can be paid based on performance evaluation of annual goals, determined by the board<br>decision, and consists of quantitative indicators such as sales and operating profit, and non-quantitative indicators. For the Representative Director, it is paid within the range of 0-180% of the base salary, and for inside directors, within the<br>range of 0-140% based on performance and contribution.
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Long-term Incentives : It can be paid in restricted stocks within the range of 0-140% (Representative Director),<br>0-95% (inside directors) of the base salary according to the management contract and delegation contract, considering the total shareholder return and other evaluation results.
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Other income : Payment of medical examination expenses, medical expenses, etc. in accordance with the standards<br>for executive benefits.
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(b) Severance Income

It can be paid according to the Executive Severance Payment Regulations.

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

Fixed monthly amount : It shall be paid monthly at a uniform level as determined by the board resolution.<br>

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Meeting Allowances : It shall be paid monthly based on the attendance at board and committee meetings, as<br>determined by the board resolution, and settled in the following month.
Stock compensation : It shall be paid in restricted stocks equivalent to 20 million won per person annually,<br>determined by board resolution.
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Other income : Payment of medical examination expenses, etc. in accordance with the standards for supporting<br>outside directors
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D. Grant and Exercise Status of Stock Options

(1) kt cloud Co., Ltd.

(As of December 31, 2024) (Unit: KRW million)
Category Number of Recipients *Total fair value of Stock optionsgranted Notes
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Registered Directors (excluding outside directors and audit committee members)
utside Directors (excluding audit committee members)
Audit Committee Members or Auditors
Executive Officers 9 212 Including 2 employees on leave
Total 9 212
* The compensation cost of the related stock options was calculated using the fair value approach with the<br>binomial model, and the assumptions and variables used to calculate the compensation cost are as follows.
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Fair Value of Granted Stock Options KRW 33,290
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Fair Value of Underlying Asset KRW 107,204
Stock Price volatility 31.66%
Dividend Yield Not applicable
Maturity 5 years
Risk-Free Rate 3.014%~3.332%
1) The fair value of the company’s common stock, which is the underlying asset of the stock options, was<br>calculated using the discounted cash flow method.
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2) The common stock of kt cloud Co., Ltd. is unlisted, and the expected stock price volatility was estimated by<br>averaging the historical volatility of similar listed companies’ stock prices over a certain period (1 year, 246 business days).
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E. The stock-based compensation system

(1) Restricted Stock Unit(RSU)

① To reward management performance and encourage the enhancement of corporate value, the company can grant restricted stock units (RSUs) to inside directors and management executives as stock-based compensation. For inside directors, including the Representative Director, the number of shares granted is determined based on the performance evaluation such as Total Shareholder Return (TSR) within the limits specified in the compensation payment standards resolved by the Board of Directors. For management executives, the total number of shares granted is determined based on the same performance evaluations and is differentially granted according to individual contracts.

The stock grants are executed through the disposal of treasury shares resolved by the Board of Directors, and the granted shares are subject to a three-year transfer restriction through the establishment of a pledge. During the disclosure period (2022-2024), a total of 366,538 shares of common stock were granted, all of which were paid out from the company’s treasury shares.

(As of December 31, 2024) (Unit: Shares)
Grant date May 11, 2022 July 17, 2023 May 29,<br>2024 November 15,<br>2024
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Recipient Inside directors and executives
Number of Recipient 91 96 98 1
number of shares granted 125,675 shares 128,962 shares 104,730<br>shares 7,171<br>shares
cumulative payment amount during the disclosure period 366,538 shares

② To secure excellent personnel and retain and motivate key talent with competitive capabilities, the Board of Directors resolved to grant restricted stock units (RSUs) to employees starting from April 2024. Based on individual contracts, RSUs can be granted differentially within an annual limit of 6 billion KRW. After granting RSUs, if employees meet the tenure and service requirements specified in their individual contracts, the company will transfer the RSUs to the employees by disposing of treasury shares through a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Since the introduction of the RSU system in April 2024, as of the end of 2024, one employee has been granted 766 shares of common stock as RSUs. There were no RSUs granted or canceled during 2024, and the outstanding RSUs as of the end of 2024 amount to 766 shares.

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(As of December 31, 2024) (Unit: Shares)
Grant date September 9, 2024
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Number of Recipient 1 employee
number of shares<br><br><br>granted 766 shares
Vesting<br><br><br>Conditions •  1 year of service from the grant date (50% of granted shares)<br><br><br><br> <br>•  4 years of service from the<br>grant date (50% of granted shares)<br> <br><br><br><br>•  Continuous employment until the date of stock disposal
Payment timing After meeting the service requirements, upon the resolution of the Board of Directors to dispose of the shares (twice a year: January/July)
Accumulated Number of Shares Granted During the Disclosure Period 766 shares

(2) Stock Grant

The company can pay part of the compensation for outside directors in the form of stock grants. These shares are granted through the resolution of the Board of Directors to dispose of treasury shares and are subject to a one-year transfer restriction through the establishment of a pledge. During the disclosure period (2022-2024), a total of 9,374 shares of common stock were granted, all of which were paid out from the company’s treasury shares.

(As of December 31, 2024) (Unit: Shares)
Grant date May 11, 2022 July 17, 2023 May 29, 2024
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Recipient Outside directors
Number of Recipient 8 8 11
number of shares granted 3,248 2,728 3,398
cumulative payment amount during the disclosure period 9,374 shares

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VIII. Affiliated Companies

(Units : KRW Million, Shares, %)

Name of Company Beginning Balance Increase(Decrease) Ending Balance Financial Facts<br>(Latest fiscal year)
Number of<br>Shares Equity<br>Ratio Book<br>Value Acquisition(Disposal) Valuation Number of<br>Shares Equity<br>Ratio Book<br>Value Total<br>Assets Net<br>Profits
Shares Amounts
KT Linkus Co., Ltd. 3,075,232 87.3 6,738 0 0 0 3,075,232 87.3 6,738 61,210 -1,633
LS Marine Solution 1,794,442 7.3 5,409 -1,794,442 -5,409 0 0 0 0 0 0
KT Telecop Co., Ltd. 5,765,911 86.8 134,308 5,286,915 4,233 0 11,052,826 92.7 138,541 400,437 8,793
KTCS (*1) 3,177,426 8.4 6,427 0 0 0 3,177,426 8.4 6,427 313,093 -1,308
KTIS (*1) 10,196,190 33.3 30,633 0 0 0 10,196,190 33.3 30,633 469,932 11,862
KT Skylife (*1) 23,908,000 50.6 311,696 0 0 0 23,908,000 50.5 311,696 880,108 -123,363
KT Service Bukbu 476,094 67.3 3,873 0 0 0 476,094 67.3 3,873 56,706 -6,665
KT Service Nambu 531,127 76.4 10,160 0 0 0 531,127 76.4 10,160 57,827 -5,881
KTDS Co., Ltd. (*1) 2,400,000 91.6 19,616 0 0 0 2,400,000 91.6 19,616 306,217 33,346
KT Estate Inc. 15,848,819 100 1,084,522 0 0 0 15,848,819 100 1,084,522 2,469,995 27,505
KT GDH 4,760,000 100 2,745 0 0 0 4,760,000 100 2,745 7,998 303
BC card 3,059,560 69.5 633,004 0 0 0 3,059,560 69.5 633,004 5,728,101 107,757
H&C Network 8,903 1 848 0 0 0 8,903 1 848 59,808 1,868
KT Sat Co., Ltd. 10,000,000 100 390,530 0 0 0 10,000,000 100 390,530 733,574 30,741
KT Sprorts Co., Ltd. 10,602,667 52.6 27,326 0 0 0 10,602,667 52.6 27,326 23,299 859
KT M mobile Co., Ltd. 40,000,000 100 102,237 0 0 0 40,000,000 100 102,237 195,196 13,142
KT Music Contents Investment Fund No.2 1,156,400,000 26.7 1,156 0 0 0 1,156,400,000 26.7 1,156 5,508 134
KT Investment Co., Ltd 4,000,000 100 20,000 0 0 0 4,000,000 100 20,000 26,468 587
KT Strategic Investment Fund No. 3 29 86.7 2,947 -16 -2,817 0 13 86.7 130 7,232 7,415
KT Strategic Investment Fund No. 4 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 95 0 15,189 2,636
KT Strategic Investment Fund No. 5 190 95 19,000 0 0 0 190 95 19,000 11,140 -1,391
Next connect PFV 73,696,974 100 24,250 0 0 0 73,696,974 100 24,250 1,429,260 -21,508
KT Huimangjieum 600,000 69.9 3,000 0 0 0 600,000 69.9 3,000 8,453 1,318
KT Engineering Co., Ltd. (KT ENGCORE) 1,400,000 59.8 28,000 0 0 0 1,400,000 59.8 28,000 183,753 2,634
KTJapan Co., Ltd. 1,671 100 0 0 0 0 1,671 100 0 1,750 -180
East Telecom LLC 0 91.6 23,339 0 0 0 0 91.6 23,339 74,525 6,848
KT Hong Kong Telecommunications Co., Ltd. 405,000 100 460 0 0 0 405,000 100 460 9,105 423
KT Rwanda Networks Ltd 5,100,000 51 0 0 0 0 5,100,000 51 0 131,362 -21,025
AOS Ltd. 1,530,000 51 1,879 0 0 0 1,530,000 51 1,879 14,305 643
Korea Telecom America, Inc. 4,500 100 2,376 0 0 0 4,500 100 2,376 6,843 192
KT Alpha Co., Ltd 34,554,525 70.5 130,924 0 0 0 34,554,525 70.5 130,924 464,180 20,682
KTJapan Co., Ltd. 1,671 100 0 0 0 0 1,671 100 0 1,750 -180
East Telecom LLC 0 91.6 23,339 0 0 0 0 91.6 23,339 74,525 6,848
KT Hong Kong Telecommunications Co., Ltd. 405,000 100 460 0 0 0 405,000 100 460 9,105 423
KT Rwanda Networks Ltd 5,100,000 51 0 0 0 0 5,100,000 51 0 131,362 -21,025
AOS Ltd. 1,530,000 51 1,879 0 0 0 1,530,000 51 1,879 14,305 643
Korea Telecom America, Inc. 4,500 100 2,376 0 0 0 4,500 100 2,376 6,843 192
KT Alpha Co., Ltd 34,554,525 70.5 130,924 0 0 0 34,554,525 70.5 130,924 464,180 20,682
KT Commerce, Inc. 266,000 19 1,782 0 0 0 266,000 19 1,782 138,577 8,122
KT M&S Co., Ltd. 47,400,000 100 26,764 30,000 150 0 47,430,000 100 26,914 261,539 19,681

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KT MOS Bukbu Co., Ltd. (*1) 409,991 100 6,334 0 0 0 409,991 100 6,334 50,262 1,287
KT MOS Nambu Co., Ltd. (*1) 248,515 98.4 4,267 0 0 0 248,515 98.4 4,267 51,458 3,719
Nasmedia Inc. (*1) 4,981,141 44.1 23,051 0 0 0 4,981,141 44.1 23,051 391,271 1,842
PlayD Co., Ltd. 3,008,989 23.5 20,000 0 0 0 3,008,989 23.5 20,000 134,657 4,483
kt studiogenie 11,645,086 90.9 283,620 0 0 0 11,645,086 90.9 283,620 561,551 212
lolab 2,382,200 79.8 21,958 -2,382,200 -21,958 0 0 0 0 0 0
KT ES Pte. Ltd. 108,000,000 57.6 13,641 67,500,000 68,270 -65,908 175,500,000 68.8 16,003 26,191 -75,860
KT Strategic Investment Fund No. 6 161 92 16,100 0 0 0 161 92 16,100 12,783 -4,550
kt altimedia 1,953,125 100 22,000 0 0 0 1,953,125 100 22,000 44,570 274
KTP SERVICES INC. 10,600,000 100 253 0 0 0 10,600,000 100 253 3,257 272
CU Construction Co., Ltd.(*2) 13,300 19 0 -13,300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KIF investment fund 100 33.3 115,636 0 0 0 100 33.3 115,636 573,376 37,187
Logind 28,150 20.4 621 0 0 -621 28,150 20.4 0 667 -136
KT-DSC Creative Economy Youth Start-up Investment Fund 2,220 17.1 2,220 -165 -165 0 2,055 17.1 2,055 56,231 -25,851
Korea Electric Vehicle Charging Service 304,553 7.6 3,439 0 0 0 304,553 7.6 3,439 43,787 -3,877
KT Smart Factory Investment Fund 5,000 29.4 5,000 0 0 0 5,000 29.4 5,000 14,087 1,961
KT Youth Startup DNA Investment Fund 11,000 45.8 11,000 0 0 0 11,000 45.8 11,000 16,253 2,133
Artificial Intelligence Research Institute 600,000 14.3 0 0 0 0 600,000 14.3 0 2,722 -1,382
KT-IBKC Future investment fund no.1 38 43.3 3,770 -18 -1,820 0 20 43.3 1,950 16,438 -558
Gyeonggi-KT Superman Investment Fund 25 35.7 2,500 -5 -500 0 20 35.7 2,000 12,476 28
HD Hyundai Robotics Co., Ltd. 888,889 10 50,000 0 0 0 888,889 10 50,000 0 0
QTT Global (Group) Company Limited 160,000 25 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
VRSB(Virtual Realm Sdn Bhd) 1,960,000 49 550 0 0 -550 1,960,000 49 0 14 0
KT Early-stage Investment Fund 5,600 40 5,600 2,400 2,400 0 8,000 40 8,000 18,666 -403
Smart Korea KT Next Investment Fund 6,000 27.3 6,000 0 0 0 6,000 27.3 6,000 21,001 -430
IBK-KT Digital New Industry Investment Fund 15,000 34.9 15,000 0 0 0 15,000 34.9 15,000 34,013 -7,544
KT RUS LLC 0 100 1,532 0 0 -1,532 0 100 0 420 -31
KT DX VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED 0 100 1,860 0 0 0 0 100 1,860 1,568 -262
KT Cloud Co., Ltd. 17,712,048 92.7 901,504 0 0 0 17,712,048 92.7 901,504 2,055,812 35,367
Megazone Cloud Corporation 24,058 6.7 130,001 0 0 0 24,058 6.7 130,001 1,456,061 -18,576
TeamFresh Corp. 7,000 4.2 7,158 0 0 -3,437 7,000 4.1 3,721 321,080 -11,543
KB Telecommunications 3 ESG Fund 10,000 25 10,000 0 0 0 10,000 25 10,000 39,774 282
Data Center Development Blind Fund 8,505,093,393 25 7,750 0 0 0 8,505,093,393 25 7,750 30,110 -465
Shinhan EZ General Insurance, Ltd. 2,102,896 9.9 12,376 0 0 0 2,102,896 9.9 12,376 289,867 -17,403
New Media Tech Fund 1,200 20 1,200 1,200 1,200 0 2,400 20 2,400 11,647 -97
Shinhan KT Logistics Private Real Estate Investment Trust No.1 8,715,317,064 30 8,715 45,219,769 45 0 8,760,536,833 30 8,760 29,101 380
K-Realty Qualified Private Real Estate Investment Trust No.4 1,500,000,000 4.8 1,500 0 0 0 1,500,000,000 4.8 1,500 79,220 -1,034
KT HEALTHCARE VINA COMPANY LIMITED 0 100 13,001 0 -13,001 0 0 100 0 0 0
TelcoCB Corp. 1,300,000 26 6,500 0 0 0 1,300,000 26 6,500 13,816 -8,116

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IBK-KT Young Enterpreneurs MARS Investment Fund 5,000 38.8 5,000 5,000 5,000 0 10,000 38.8 10,000 25,839 -107
kt netcore Co. Ltd 0 0 0 610,000 61,000 0 610,000 100 61,000 61,213 134
kt p&m 0 0 0 400,000 10,000 0 400,000 100 10,000 10,029 -67

※ The financial status of the recent business year is as of December 31, 2024.

(*1) The equity ratio is calculated by excluding the treasury shares held by subsidiaries from the total number of shares.

(*2) The equity in CU Construction has been fully impaired since the first half of 2011 due to doubts about the going concern assumption, and the total assets and net profit amounts for the last five years cannot be confirmed

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